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Summers Past is a collection of work that produces a sense of mystery and at times nostalgia with a sense of the grandeur in the experience of life.
Hope Kahn's depiction of the poetry and musicality of women; Peggy Weiss' use of amateur photographs to create digitally assembled photomontage visions; Mary Anne Mitchell's combination of interpretive images and lyrical text; and Gary Salazar's attention to light, form and most especially metaphor and archetypal themes … all touch back to a collective sense of Summers Past. "Work that can inspire you to remember a fond long ago past or better yet make you yearn for a memory of people or places you've never known," says Art Director, Alisandra Wederich, "it stays with you and gives you an experience you aren't soon to forget."
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The Re launching of GOIN IN HARD IS HERE!!!!
Friday, August 22nd at the new GeoBar location in Centrul Vechi
Kent Archie and Dj Phenom will be playing those urban hits we know you want to hear.
The combination of Kent Archie's energetic hyped style of mcing and Dj Phenom intense and unique playlist will make this one of the most memorable GOIN IN HARD parties ever.
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The GOIN IN HARD Party is for the Urban music listeners out there who wants to hear something FRESH! We know you stay at home on YouTube and Soundcloud jamming in the comfort of your apartment, wishing you could hear your favorite songs being played in the club. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE DO THE SAME!
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The Fair Representation Act
In June 2017, Virginia Congressman Don Beyer (VA-8) introduced the Fair Representation Act (HR 3057), which would institute ranked choice voting for U.S. Congressional elections nationwide.
I'm sponsoring the Fair Representation Act because Congress is broken. It is hyper-partisan. It is far too polarized. The Fair Representation Act creates a structure where members of Congress are incentivized to work together. This is the right thing to do to give voters the strong voice that they deserve in our elections.
-- Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08)
The Act was drafted in partnership with the national FairVote office and cosponsored by Representatives from California, Maryland, and Tennessee. Though FairVote Virginia focuses on state and local elections, we applaud Congressman Beyer and his cosponsors for promoting more competitive, representative elections for "The People's House".


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Every Tuesday is Ladies Night at Bass Pro Shops!
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Top wedding dress boutiques – A boutique wedding can be thought as a store that sells wedding as the main product. The bridal shops can be found in two versions: the traditional brick and mortar stores and online. Apart from wedding dresses and wedding gifts a boutique bridal is known for selling clothes with floral arrangements for girls, dresses for bridesmaids and mothers of the bride. Best bridal shops make the shopping experience enjoyable. (See Reference 1 at the end of this article.)
Bridal Garden
One of top wedding dress boutiques called Bridal Wedding Garden and is distinguished by its uniqueness. Located in the city of New York, is the only boutique bridal throughout the city that is handled in a model nonprofit. Features couture and designer bridal gowns selling prices that are up to 75 percent of the price of purchase. All proceeds from this boutique bridal are used to benefit the education of children in the city of New York. This boutique sells designer brands from the likes of Mon Cheri and Eugenia. (See Reference 2 at the end of this article).
Bridal Reflections
Reflections Bridal is a top wedding dress boutiques located on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It is known for the customer service of the highest quality with great attention being paid to every detail. With 37 years of experience in the business and under family ownership, Bridal Reflections displays a wide range of fashion for the weddings of some first-class designers in bridal wear. In addition, this boutique also offers bridal accessories such as jewelry, shoes, headpieces and veils to give a special touch.


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Many people bandy about the 80:20 rule, yet don't know where it came from. As a proud Italian-American, I know that it comes from early 20th century Italian engineer and economist Vilfredo Pareto, who observed that 20% of the land-owners in Italy owned 80% of the land.
The Pareto principle has been applied to many other situations–and although the math might sometimes lack rigor, it nonetheless holds up pretty well in principle. For example, 20% of clients yield 80% of sales, 20% of effort yields 80% of the results, and so on.
So if 80% of sales comes from 20% of effort, a likely explanation is that much of existing business comes from repeat business.
Which comes from satisfying your existing clients.
Therefore, if you do nothing else but provide stellar service on your existing projects, that effort alone, will generate new business.
However, we often need reminding that the quickest path to new business development is often through your existing clients. You can think of this new work as 'low hanging fruit.' It can be much easier and more cost effective to obtain because rather than executing an elaborate business development process, you simply have to do great work.
Okay, doing great work isn't necessarily simple or easy which is why this month we are focusing our training topic around delivering great service. In this post, I want to elaborate on 2 of the 10 strategies we are going to cover in our monthly training and subsequent email coaching on this topic.
By practicing these strategies, your chance of repeat work with existing clients should increase dramatically.
#1 Be responsive and honest.
Being responsive is an art in the world of civil engineering. It's an art because clients often want answers immediately to questions that require thought and investigation, which makes this almost a losing proposition for you as a civil engineering professional.
Here's one approach that I have found to work very well as a civil engineer. When a client asks for information that you don't have immediately, say to the client, "That's a great question, and while I don't have the answer immediately, I am going to look into it right away and get back to you." Saying, "I don't know," or, "It's hard to tell," or, "It is going to take us days or weeks to figure that out," are all not going to help you with that client relationship. You might say something like, "You know that might take a few days for us to figure out, but as soon as I hang up the phone, we'll get on it and get back to you as soon as possible."
Always be responsive and show urgency, even if you don't have the answers immediately. This acknowledgement and urgency will help the client to feel like they are being heard and serviced.
Also, whenever you respond to clients, it may be obvious, but you should always be honest. Failure to do so is only going to hurt the relationship, eventually. For example, if you keep telling a client that their specifications will be done tomorrow or in two days, and you continue to miss your deadline, the odds of them hiring you again will decline. Practice responding in these types of situations like, "I understand what you need and typically it takes us a week to complete specifications like this, but we are pushing hard for you and may have something sooner." Remember, your honesty is a direct reflection on your credibility and reputation.
#2 Listen first. Understand the need. Only respond with a solution or proposal AFTER understanding the requirements.
Here is another one that many civil engineering professionals struggle with. Don't jump to conclusions or assume you have solutions for your clients until they have given you all of the information regarding a certain problem or situation.
Many civil engineering professionals jump to conclusions as soon as they sense a hint of frustration with their clients, instead of digging deeper and extracting all of the problems around a situation.
When dealing with clients, always take a listen first approach. Failure to do so could end up in you preparing solutions that don't 100% address the client's needs; and at the end of the day, great client service, is about fulfilling the client's needs.
In this month's Seller-Doer Academy live training sessions, we will dig deeper into these points and cover eight other strategies to keeping clients happy and generating additional business from existing clients.
If your company is not a member of The Seller-Doer Academy for Civil Engineers, please contact us for membership information through this form or by calling 800-WIN-1734.
To your success,
Anthony Fasano, PE
Author of Engineer Your Own Success
Co-Host of The Civil Engineering Podcast


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The Japanese government is continuing its push into clean technologies, with the latest a program to incentivize the roll out of energy efficiency and storage technologies. The program will be aimed at the commercial sector, targeting factories and small businesses.
BNEF reported the subsidy program today, saying that METI has requested 18 billion yen ($779 million) for the program, as a part of the supplementary budget. LED lighting, efficient boiler technology and distributed energy storage will be targeted under the proposed program.
In terms of storage, METI is looking to provide incentives for energy storage systems at PV power plants and grid substations. The deployment of the battery systems will aim at strengthening electricity grids to facilitate growing levels of renewable energy penetration.
BNEF notes that solar comprises the bulk of Japans renewable capacity since the FIT program was instigated in July 2012.
Japanese solar consultants RTS Corporation reported in December that some 17.5 GW of solar projects, with approval from METI under the FIT, could be threatened by limited grid capacity in a number of regional electricity grids. Japans utilities function essentially as regional monopolies with interconnectivity between the grids seen as being weak.


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Luca Francesconi
(17 mars 1956 — )
- Accordo
- Aeuia
- A fuoco. 4° studio sulla memoria
- Animus. A brainstorm.
- Animus II
- Aria
- Aria novella
- Attesa
- Attraverso
- Ballata
- Ballata del rovescio del mondo
- Body electric
- Bread, Water and Salt
- Buffa Opera
- Charlie Chan
- Chemtrails
- Cobalt and Scarlet
- Cobalt Scarlet - Two colours of Dawn
- Controcanto
- Da capo
- Da capo II
- Das Ding singt
- Dentro non ha tempo
- Dia-ballein
- Driven by tears
- Duende
- Encore da capo
- Encore/Da capo
- Etymo
- Etymo II
- Fil rouge
- Finta di nulla
- Fresco
- Fresco
- Gesualdo considered as a Murderer
- Hard pace
- Herzstück
- Honk to monk
- Impulse II
- Inizio di Dùolon
- Inquieta limina
- Insieme
- Insieme II
- Islands
- Jeu di musica (JDM)
- Kubrick's Bone
- La scena che verrà
- La voce
- Les barricades mystérieuses
- Let Me Bleed
- Linee di forza
- Lips Eyes Bang
- Lontananza e ora qui
- Macchine in echo
- Mambo
- Memoria
- Memoria II
- Miniature
- Notte
- Onda sonante
- Passacaglia
- Piano concerto
- Piccola trama
- Plot II
- Plot in fiction
- Quartett
- Quartetto n. 1
- Quartetto n.2. L'abisso
- Quartetto n.3 Mirrors
- Quarto quartetto. I voli di Niccolò
- Rafale
- Respiro
- Respondit
- Respondit II
- Rest (Luciano Berio in memoriam)
- Richiami (decoys)
- Richiami II. 1° Studio sulla memoria
- Risonanze d'Orfeo
- Riti neurali. 3° Studio sulla memoria
- Sans
- Sea Shell
- Secondo concerto
- Sirene/Gespenster
- Sirènes
- Strade parallele
- Strano non abitare più questa terra
- Tardo Meriggio
- Terra
- Terre del rimorso
- Time, Real and Imaginary
- Tracce
- Tracce
- Tracce
- Tracce
- Trama
- Trama II
- Trompe-la-mort
- Una atopia
- Unexpected end of formula
- Venti Radio-Lied
- Vertical Invaders
- Vertige
- Viaggiatore insonne
- Voci
- Wanderer
Luca Francesconi studied piano at the Milan Conservatory and composition with Azio Corghi, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Luciano Berio. He also spent a period in Boston studying jazz._x000D_
He was an assistant to Berio 1981–84. In 1990 he founded AGON acustica informatica musica, a centre for music research and production in Milan._x000D_
He has written more than a hundred works, ranging from solo to large orchestral pieces, from opera to multimedia, for a wide range of instrumental, commissioned and performed all over the world. He collaborates regularly with leading conductors, soloists and ensembles._x000D_
He has composed five radio-operas and nine works of music theatre including Ballata (La Monnaie, Brussels); Buffa Opera which he conducted in many performances; Gesualdo Considered as a Murderer for Holland Festival, the dramatic oratorio; Terra, which opened the Teatro San Carlo 2011 Season and the opera Quartett (2011) based on the play by Heiner Müller, commissioned by Teatro alla Scala/Wiener Festwochen, (director Àlex Ollé / Fura dels Baus, conductor Susanna Mälkki). Quartett was performed more than 40 times since its premiere (Wiener Festwochen, Cité de la Musique , Holland Festival, Oporto, Musica Strasbourg, Opéra de Lille, Gulbenkian Lisbon, London Royal Opera House-Covent Garden (new production), Opera di Mälmo (new production) and Teatro Colón Buenos Aires._x000D_
Works in his wide catalogue include: Etymo for soprano, live electronics and chamber orchestra, (Kairos CD with Ensemble Intercontemporain and Barbara Hannigan); Wanderer for large orchestra (commissioned by Filarmonica della Scala) conducted by Riccardo Muti; Cobalt, Scarlet commissioned by Mariss Jansson for the Oslo Philharmonic and performed a lot of times by important orchestras among them Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Gewandhaus di Lipsia, BBC Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique Radio France, Göteborg Symphoniker, Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philarmonic; the trumpet concerto Hard Pace for Håkan Hardenberger commissioned by Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra (under Antonio Pappano) along with Zaterdag Matinée-Concertgebouw, Göteborg Symphoniker, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Festival MITO; video-opera Striaz; the cello concerto Unexpected End of Formula commissioned and performed by musikFabrik in Cologne, dedicated to Helmuth Lachenmann; Terre del rimorso for soloists, choir and orchestra premiered in Strasbourg by the SWR Symphony Orchestra and the Vokalensemble Stuttgart under the direction of Peter Eötvös; Sirènes (2009) for 5 choirs, electronics and orchestra commissioned by IRCAM and conducted by Michael Tabachnik (Festival AGORA, Cité de la Musique Paris)._x000D_
In recent years he wrote: Duende, The Dark Notes (2013), a violin concerto for Leila Josefowicz commissioned by Swedish Radio Orchestra, BBC Proms, RAI Orchestra (conductor Susanna Mällki); Piano Concerto (2013) for Nicolas Hodges commissioned by Casa da Mùsica (Porto); Dentro non ha tempo (2014) orchestra piece commissioned by Teatro alla Scala and performed under Esa-Pekka Salonen; Vertical Invader (2015) written for Calefax wind quintett and Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and premiered at Amsterdam Concertgebouw; Macchine in echo (2015), concerto for Grau-Schumacher Piano Duo commissioned by WDR, Festival MUSICA and Wiener Konzerthaus/Ernst von Siemens Foundation and premiered in Cologne; Bread, Water and Salt (2015) for choir and orchestra inspired to Nelson Mandela premiered in Rome under Antonio Pappano. It was a joint commission of Accademia di Santa Cecilia and Radio France._x000D_
Francesconi is also an active conductor and has taught at conservatories and masterclasses around the world for 30 years. He is Head of Composition at the Musikhögskolan, Malmö (Sweden)._x000D_
He has been Music Director of the Venice Biennale (2008-2011), Director of the Ultima Festival in Oslo. In 2012 he was professor in residence at the Gulbenkian Foundation, taking over Emanuel Nunes position. In the same year he was professor in residence and featured composer at the new Academie Achantes at IRCAM in Paris. In 2013 he was composer in residence at the Casa de Musica of Porto._x000D_
His future plans include: a new opera - Trompe la Mort - on Balzac commissioned by Opera Bastille Paris in 2017; an opera commissioned by Covent Garden in 2020 and another for Zurich Opernhaus in 2022._x000D_


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This collection of MOL art by Neal Jacobe tells the story of a typical secret military space mission, from pre-launch preparation, through launch and in-orbit activities, to re-entry and splashdown, focusing exclusively on the human aspects of that mission for which Douglas had overall responsibility and remaining silent about the classified reconnaissance activity that was the mission's driving goal.
The set contains two additional paintings that don't fit into that sequence, a hint of at least one more painting that would complete the series, and vestiges of an earlier portfolio of paintings on the same topic. These are described below.


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My Dear Friends,
I was recently introduced to a new soda on the market called Zevia. I have to admit the name was what caught my eye first.
Zevia is made with Stevia instead of sugar or saccharine so right off the bat, it's healthier than other sodas. Right now, there are fifteen flavors:
- Cola – 45mg / 12oz can
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Zevia natural soda is free of calories, MSG, sugar, sodium, net carbs and gluten. They're also vegan & certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union! It is made from all natural ingredients and produced right here in the USA in Culver City, CA.
For those of you unfamiliar with Stevia, here's a crash course: Stevia is a little green plant from the sunflower family, originally native to South America. The stevia leaf is up to 300x sweeter than sugar but has no caloric value or effect on blood sugar levels.
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Now as you know I'm quite a bright cat and I understand all the 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 365 days in a year stuff. But where did the 29th of February come from then? Huh?
I had my usual read of the calendar this morning (the humans have one of the quote a day thingies, lots of silly motivational quotes to set you for the day, that sort of nonsense) and I thought I had gone bonkers!
There it was, 29th February 2016. A whole extra day.
Been listening to the humans chatting about 'leap years', that's what they are called apparently, these years with an extra day, something to do with keeping everything running smoothly and in sync with the stars. It all sounds complicated to me and a lot of effort for little gain – I don't seem to have received any bonus food so what's the point of it!
Apparently if you are born on 29th February then you really only have a birthday once every four years! How terrific is that? You would take forever to get old. That's a concept I could get on board with.


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To some clients, whether you are a good attorney or not is solely based on results. If you get a good outcome, you are a great attorney. Bad outcome—no so much.
Regardless of the outcome, however, most clients put a strong emphasis on their working relationship with you. Did you keep them informed, did you listen to them, did you achieve their goals? An easy way to improve this facet of your legal skills is to ask for feedback from your clients.
Case closed? Call your client
In today's busy-busy world, many cases are closed without seeing the client for a final meeting. Even if you do have a final meeting with your client, there is still work to be done.
Give them a call a week or so after the case is closed. Not a letter, not an email, call them up. Taking the time to call should also display how important client service is to you and your firm. Ask them if they were happy with the service you provided and if you could have done anything better. You can even invite them to send you an email if they think of something later.
For the most part, clients will probably give you good feedback. But they might also mention something that you had never thought of.
Online survey?
An easier, and perhaps less effective route, is to send an email questionnaire for clients to fill out. The problem with this method is that it comes across as impersonal to a certain extent. On the other hand, clients may feel more open to respond to an anonymous survey as opposed to telling you over the phone that you were rude to them throughout their case.
Whatever method you choose, following up with your clients is an important element of improving your client service.


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After Wilson's had a chance to settle in, House makes a suggestion. "How 'bout we head over to the hospital. Bug Cuddy, grab a late lunch."
Earlier, House had called Cuddy to let her know he'd be bringing Wilson in; could she make sure House's team left them alone? He wasn't coming in to work, just wanted Wilson to get back on the horse, so to speak. House figured a quick lunch and a short visit with a friendly face ought to do it. Cuddy'd thought the idea was a bad one, but House had overridden her objections. So she'd reluctantly agreed to notify his team to keep their distance. And she'd promised to make herself available after lunch. Perfect.
Wilson hadn't fallen off this particular horse—he'd been pushed. And House considers that since he's the one who started the pushing, it's his responsibility to see that Wilson climbs back on soon, and safely.
Wilson is hesitant. "I don't know. I'm not… it's been a long day. Can't we just hang out here?"
"No food here; gotta eat. Cuddy's not here either. It's a lot easier to make her miserable when we're in the same room. Or at least the same building." House resolutely ignores Wilson's unhappy expression, and grabs the car keys. "C'mon, let's go. I'm hungry."
Wilson reluctantly follows House out the door.
At the hospital, House heads straight for the cafeteria. It's late for lunch; Wilson's relieved to see that the place is almost deserted. But as they set their trays on a table, there's a doctor headed straight for them. Wilson doesn't recognize him.
"Dr. House!" the man says, with an insincere smile. "Care to introduce me to your friend?"
House matches the fake smile with one of his own. "Doctor… uh… Hemlock…."
"Henley," the man corrects smoothly, as he turns to Wilson. "And you are?"
"James Wilson." Wilson forces himself to meet Henley's eyes, and to offer his hand.
"James Wilson, MD," House says jovially. "Boy Wonder—once and future head of Oncology, at this very establishment! Slays dragons, eradicates big, bad cancers—and still manages to file his taxes on time! Wilson, meet the man who's been keeping your chair warm during your temporary absence."
"House," Wilson warns.
"Ah, so you're the legendary Dr. Wilson," Henley says. "I've heard… many interesting things about you."
"Sure you have," House says quickly. "Unfortunately, Wilson can't say the same about you. Seems you just aren't all that… interesting."
"Yes. Well. Be that as it may, here's one fascinating fact for you to chew on, Dr. House. I've been Acting Head of Oncology for over four months now. Rumor has it that the Board will be voting to make my position permanent next week." Henley turns to Wilson. "Don't worry. I'm sure that with your… mmm… current credentials… you'll quickly be able to find a position… uh… somewhere." Henley smiles coldly, nods, and leaves.
"Wouldn't have 'em engrave that plate for the door just yet, Hemlock!" House calls after him loudly.
There's an uncomfortable silence at the table. House is beginning to think he shouldn't have forced this today.
"He seems… pleasant enough," Wilson finally offers.
"He's an arrogant jerk," House says shortly.
Wilson smiles at that. "Yeah, actually, he is. As a matter of fact, under… different circumstances… I might even count him among my closest friends." Wilson laughs at the honestly confused look on House's face, and he's just starting to relax when he spots Chase approaching their table, with Cameron not far behind.
"Dr. Wilson! It's good to see you," Chase says with a wide smile.
Wilson smiles back. "Good to see you, too, Chase."
But Chase has already turned to House. "Glad you're here," he tells him. "Seems our patient has cholangiocarcinoma, a Klatskin tumor, and we're going to—"
"If you've already diagnosed her, my job is done," House interrupts, scowling. Hadn't he told Cuddy to confine the puppies to their pen? "Go find what's-his-name and—why have you suddenly developed a head twitch? You might wanna see Foreman about that."
Chase twitches his eyes this time—and now House catches on. All this seizure-like activity is aimed in Wilson's direction, although Wilson is unaware of it; Cameron has him wrapped in a hug.
House's eyes widen. "Ah!" he says loudly, "A Klatskin, one of the rarest of the liver cancers. Hemlock won't be able to handle it; maybe we'd better keep this patient for ourselves."
Wilson disentangles himself from Cameron. "House, you can't do that. Your patient needs an oncologist!"
"Actually, Dr. Wilson, I think we can handle it, if we could just get a few questions answered. Could you do that, do you think?" Chase asks, holding out the file to Wilson.
"I can't, Chase." Wilson shakes his head, but his eyes are on the file. "Don't have my license back yet."
"Just a formality!" House booms. "Besides, the children aren't asking you to practice; they're merely asking for the knowledge of an older, wiser physician, such as yourself! Right, kids?"
Cameron and Chase are both quick to assure Wilson that all they want is his guidance. This time, when Chase offers the file, Wilson takes it eagerly. Within seconds, he and Cameron are deep in discussion. Wilson's eyes are bright, his demeanor serious and purposeful.
House leans over and whispers to Chase, "Remind me to pad your paycheck this week."
"You're welcome," Chase whispers back, and then joins the discussion.Up next:
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Sanctuary holds 7 cows saved from slaughter to promote peace
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) - An Arizona sanctuary is sheltering seven cows that were intended for slaughter as part of an effort that owners believe promotes peace and good health.
Goshala cow sanctuary President Naren Koka told the Casa Grande Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2luqVqh) that the organization protects cows while educating people about how saving these animals promotes a sustainable ecosystem.
"We believe that kindness to animals leads to kindness to humans and hence a peaceful world," Koka said.
In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, photo, Prayag Narayan Misra stands by Laila, a cow rescued by the Goshala cow sanctuary in San Tan Valley, Ariz. (Melissa St. Aude/Casa Grande Dispatch via AP)
Groups visit the farm and cows make public appearances to spread awareness.
Support comes from the Indian community and some animal advocates. One cow's care can cost $150 monthly.
A volunteer said the cows' milk cannot be sold but is shared with groups for religious uses. "One of the purposes in establishing Goshala was so milk may be offered for deity worship at temple," said one of the founders, Prayag Narayan Misra.
Cows are good for the Earth when they are given proper care, Koka said.
"Cows eat grass, and the cow dung is very good for the earth. It protects the topsoil, and the manure can be used to feed the corn," he said. "The manure has anti-bacterial properties. In India, it's mixed with water and used as a floor cleanser, and the cow urine is a natural way to repel insects from plants."
The sanctuary plans to bring cows to the Festival of Colors on March 19 in Tempe.
Information from: Casa Grande Dispatch.
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David King, M.D.
Dr. King is a native of Oklahoma. After serving in the Peace Corps and living and working around the world for six years, he obtained his doctorate in medicine from the University of Oklahoma in 1996. This same year he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
He completed his residency at UAMS West in 1999. After completing his residency, he spent time as an Air Force physician and in private practice. Dr. King returned to UAMS West as a faculty member in July 2007.
Dr. King and his wife, Virginia, have four children. His outside interests include fly fishing, University of Oklahoma football and politics.
- Family Medicine
- Residency – UAMS Fort Smith, 1999
- Medical School – University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1996
Professional Certifications
- American Board of Family Medicine
- ACLS, ATLS, NRF, STABLE Certifications
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- ALSO Approved Instructor
- Served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone from 1984-1987
- Worked in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America


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Oslo -> Stavanger -> Stockholm -> Helsinki: 2.081 km in 37,50 hours
Part 2 Stavanger -> Stockholm: 1002 km in 13h31 if you don't take a wrong turn
After 2 nights in Stavanger, it was time to leave for Helsinki, after all, there's a schedule to follow and besides that, money's tight, so let's not waste it. There were 2 ferries to take, the first one from Horten (Norway) to Moss (Norway), the second one from Stockholm (Sweden) to Turku (Finland). I decided to take 2 days for the drive to Stockholm, most of all because it's partly through Norway and although not conquering any huge mountains, routeplanner says it's 557 km in 07h36 to Horten without taking breaks. That will be enough for Evi for one day. Got my food & drinks, Evi had her long walk, off we went. This time I was fully prepared, I knew it would be a one lane highway and a slow drive. This made it far less annoying which left time to enjoy the landscape and it didn't let me down, Norway is a very beautiful country!
What did surprise me were two things: the cars. There are normal cars of course, but also there're a lot of old timers. The big American ones. In a country with so many mountains/hills, why drive an old timer? They use a huge amount of petrol and going uphill for +50% of the time only makes it worse. It's not that petrol in Norway is supercheap, so it makes me wonder why there're so many of them. There's a lot of men wearing cowboy heads too by the way, can we link the two? The other sort of car that amazes me are the ones that can go really fast. I saw a lot of Porches and Alfa's for instance. So there you are, riding this beautiful red Alfa, you can hear the engine roar, you can feel the power under your feet, you know she wants to go full force and you're stuck on a one lane highway doing 70, 80 if you're lucky. Why? It would be the most frustrating thing in the world to me to have a fast car and never be able to use it. Yet, there're many of them in Norway.
All in all, things went well. We arrived in Horten 8 hours later, got on the ferry and 20 minutes later we were in Sweden, or so I thought. I never checked the map because the route-planner makes things so simple, so I automatically assumed the other side of the water we crossed was Sweden. I was happy, we made it, only needed to find a piece of land to park the car and spend the night and all was fine. I typed in Stockholm, it gave a route, thought I'd ride for half an hour longer to find a supermarket (Norway is ridiculously expensive!), get some urgently needed petrol and then sleep.
We drove along, there're still a lot of Norwegian license plates. Seemed no problem, if I was living in Norway close to the Swedish border, I'd be doing my shopping there as well. Half an hour later, there was still no Swedish license plate in sight, but, surprisingly enough, there were a lot of Norwegian flags at the houses doorsteps. It slowly dawned to me I never passed customs, more over, I was on some country side road, not a highway. Right. Let's check the phone. First I opened a map of Scandinavia and learned I was still in Norway and the Swedish border is some 50 km inland. Secondly I checked the route-planner. Apparently there's this mini town in Norway called Stockholm or something similar written, because that's where I was heading. Typing in Stockholm in Norway instead of Sweden takes you to a place you don't want to be.
I took a deep breath, cursed at myself for being this stupid, then forgave myself for being this stupid, typed in Stockholm Sweden and it gave 2 options, where the option: riksweg was 26 minutes faster. Decision made, let's take the fast route cause I really really needed some petrol now! Let me explain a language thing: in Holland, the highway is called: rijksweg. In Germany, the highway is called; reichsweg. Riksweg sounds like both of them, so good option. In Norway, this riksweg was a country road. And I truly mean country. I was in farmersland. Every 4 km or so, there was a farm. Between those farms there was nothing. No gas station, no shops, only land.
It was 22h00, Evi was angry at me, the tank was at its last drop of fuel, it was getting darker and I did not want to sleep on the riksweg without fuel. Doing 50 km for economic driving, after having crossed 2 hills, I finally say a small village: a group of 15 houses, a gasoline station and a small supermarket! All was closed, but who cares, we made it! Parked behind the supermarket in a field so Evi could get out and run around, smoked a cigarette, enjoyed the quiet of nature until after 5 minutes the supermarket air conditioner turned on, and, as I found out, it continued to do so for the rest of the night, but I fell happily asleep until 6 am. Why 6 am? I completely missed that on the other side of the supermarket there is a group of containers to dump your waste, all separated in plastic, paper, glass and other stuff. These villagers are busy people cause most of them dump their stuff at 6 am. 1 family means 4 containers being opened, waste being thrown in, lid being closed by simply letting it fall (containers are made of iron) and then drive off. Big thing in a farmer's village; honk your horn at everybody you meet, let them know you're still alive:). Yes, I was still in Norway.
Ps for some reason I didn't take many pics on this route, so I've taken some from google to give you an impression (car, map, troll). I did however take up making pictures of bus stops made of wood, cause I think it's art (don't ask me why, they're just cool). This one is from farmer land and it's multi functional;


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Drugs and Alcohol
Above the Influence – Site created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Cool Spot – A site mainly for pre-teens and early teens on alcohol, peer pressure, and the facts
Control Tonight – An interactive site answering the questions: What happens if your friend drinks too much alcohol? What could go wrong?
The Dangers of Drug Driving – An interactive site showing the effects on the brain while using certain drugs and how that effects driving skills
Drugs + HIV – Learn the link between drug abuse and the spread of HIV infection in the United States
Drugs + Your Body – A website showing you what using drugs does to the brain, skin, mouth, and more
Drugs: Shatter the Myths (PDF download)
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction (PDF download)
Fresh Empire – FRESH EMPIRE salutes those who represent Hip Hop, stay on their grind, and live tobacco-free.
Half of Us Rx – An awareness campaign designed to educate teens on addiction and recovery. Hear from celebrities like Macklemore about his story.
Meth Project – A large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach
Natural High – A substance abuse prevention organization that inspires young people to say yes to their passions, and no to drugs and alcohol
NIDA for Teens – Teen site sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that examines the science behind drug abuse
PeerX – Online educational initiative that provides science-based information about teen prescription drug abuse prevention.
Alcohol-related injuries (Infographic)
The Truth – Find out what's really in a cigarette!
What's Really at Stake? – Information about underage gambling and the risks
Publicolor – A nonprofit that engages youth by teaching them commercial painting so they can renovate their schools and community centers
Student Youth Travel Association Youth Foundation – Promotes educational travel for young people, and offers scholarship and grant programs
Youth Action Net – Information, social networking, and discussion for young social entrepreneurs
Youth Radio – Original news articles and commentaries from youth ages 14 to 24 about the hot-button issues affecting young people today
Games & Other Great Resources
Mouse Party by University of Utah – Game demonstrates the effects of different drug use on the brain
SPEAK UP – Dedicated to the prevention of gun and weapon violence in schools and communities
STD Wizard – Free, confidential five-minute quiz helps youth determine if they are at risk for a sexually transmitted disease
Xperiment – Site provides an interactive way to demonstrate how various drugs effect the body
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The most common reaction to hearing that I was staying in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for a week was usually a face that gave away an equal combination of disgust and confusion. This lovely look was almost always shortly followed by the words, but why?
Well, you see, I caught a stomach infection while in Indonesia and it had definitely slowed me down, like, pitifully slow. Luckily, I'm a semi-professional napper so a few days rest wasn't too difficult for me, but for someone that moves pretty fast it was a serious struggle to say the least. Fortunately, it was the only time in the past four months of traipsing about Southeast Asia that I'd gotten really ill so I'll count that as a win. Feeling crappy (in every sense of the word) was why I actually chose to spend six days in KL; half of them were dedicated to running back and forth between my bed and the porcelain throne down the hall.
In general, KL isn't really a vacation destination but more of a layover spot; it's a place you stop thru and say, well I'm here so why not? For most people, 2 days, maybe 3, are sufficient and then you move on. To be fair, it's not a bad place by any means, just nothing truly spectacular either. It's a big city with even bigger buildings and it's contrasted with smaller Islamic and Indian architecture that adds a bit of character to the largely sterile landscape. The infrastructure is decent too and there doesn't seem to be a lot of traffic. Amazing! Honking isn't overbearing, crosswalks are used and cars actually stay in their designated lanes. Crazy, right? Honestly, having any one of those three things occur on their own in any one city on this side of the world is like asking for a small miracle.
Sure, KL is still a busy place with a lot of people just kind of hanging out, but that's an unavoidable sight in Asia unless you are hiding in the Nepalese mountains. It's a little polluted and a bit difficult to breathe at times but it's not too bad relatively speaking. Ahem, Jakarta, ahem. Plus, there are quite a few travelers here, at least compared to Indonesia (and I don't include Bali in that because Bali isn't really Indonesia, I mean, it is but it really isn't). Overall, Kuala Lumpur treated me pretty well, although it really had less to do with the city and more to do with the people; it really was the fellow travelers I met along the way made KL an alright place for me.
The hostel I stayed at in Chinatown (The Explorers Guesthouse, ~$8/night) was also pretty sweet and where I met said wonderful people. Not only was it very clean, ultra comfortable and home to an ever-so delightful pillow, but the staff were especially welcoming when I checked in at 2am in a near-zombie state and with my energy in the negatives I would've been happy to just book one of their bathroom stalls for the week. And speaking of bathrooms, I took my first real shower (with heat!) in weeks and reveled in all its toasty and pressurized glory. (To be clear, I showered before going there, I swear, just you know, with a bucket and a cup and not with a water-spewing shower head.)
Despite being utterly pathetic and essentially useless to the world for a few days, I'm glad I got some much needed rest in a comfortable and clean place, and did I mention there was a nice pillow!? Luckily, by day 4 I was feeling semi-alive again, or at least alive enough, and was able to see the city.
Equally as random as it is cool.
Glad I saw it but was a bit more underwhelmed than I had hoped. It requires going up 300 steps and battling an equal amount of fruit hungry monkeys and selfie-stick wielding tourists. On the plus side, it's easy to get to using the LRT, the main cave is free and if you happen to fancy monkeys they add to the entertainment value. I'm still deciding if having an empty milk carton thrown at us by a monkey falls under "entertaining" though… Seriously, monkeys are just little assholes.
Aka, home to life changing falafels. I ate 4 within a 48-hour period; I couldn't stop eating them and became a powerless slave to their deliciousness. We also took a picture with Omar, the master himself, because that's what you do when you find the greatest falafels apparently. He moved to KL from Syria 4 years ago, opened up a tiny shop and has been thriving ever since. Thank you Omar for your beautiful and vital contribution to this world, you truly are a falafel saint.
It's really quite a sight and the circular architecture and small details are pretty amazing. I don't usually use the word "beautiful" when describing skyscrapers, but it really was just that, especially at night.
It is ultra clean and the best place to see the towers and a squirrel or two. Or five.
Overwhelming and underwhelming all at the same time. It's huuuuuge, as in geographically it is large, but within that space I didn't find a lot to offer. It's a nice reprieve from the city with playgrounds and small areas to picnic, but it's a little too big with not a whole lot going on. We stopped at the orchid garden, mouse deer park and small garden oases. On a scale of one to awesome, I'd give it a solid meh.
Skyline views galore! We went to Luna Bar but there are many places scattered throughout the city. Some have a minimum you must spend (~$25/person) or a cover charge (~$15/person), so a little research is duly advised.
Didn't go in but the outside was neat.
So there you have it, six days (but really more like three) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! It may not be a perfect place but it was exactly what I needed.


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The Ultimate Four Product Routine
When it comes to skin and its care, keeping it simple delivers the best results.
In my experience, complicated, laborious, multiple product routines always get left by the wayside after a week or two. With busy lives, I'm not surprised. Undoubtedly, the end result is a frustrated client making no headway with improving their skin health and a cabinet full of unused products going to waste. All leading to a massive 'treatment failure'.
My philosophy when designing a homecare routine for any client is to start with the most basic products needed to improve and maintain their skin health. Everything else can be built around this approach.
The key products that form the basis of any routine include:
This is the opening act that sets the scene for further steps in your routine. It ensures the surface of your skin is clean and free from the days dirt and pollution. Ideally this cleanser will also have a gentle exfoliating effect with an Alpha/Beta/Poly Hydroxy Acid to help rid your skin of old skin cells, tackle textural irregularities and improve the moisture retaining capabilities of your skin.
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Antioxidants fight free radical damage from the environment e.g. Pollution, UV rays and prevent harmful oxidative stress that damage and cause mutations in skin cells. This is the work horse of your regime. Usually a lightweight serum and with the thinnest most penetrable texture, you need an antioxidant laden step to tackle imperfections at deeper within the skin.
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A Vitamin A derivative that is extremely important as an antioxidant treatment and a must have for any effective skincare regime. It enables better cell functioning as well as bolsters collagen in the deeper layers of skin, improves exfoliation and cell turnover meaning hyperpigmentation and dark marks are tackled quickly. A fantastic night time treatment for skin.
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The sun emits UVA and UVB rays - chief aggressors to the skin and responsible for premature ageing factors – depletion of collagen and elastin, loose/crepey skin, development of fine lines and wrinkles, exacerbating dark marks and hyperpigmentation. Therefore it is essential to apply a minimum SPF 30 broad spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen during the day when out and about.
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Living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be a cultural shock for many. Years after I left Dubai, I still think twice about eating in public because of the Ramadan restrictions and it took me a long time to hold hands again too.
But there are several other things that make the UAE a peculiar place. Read on for some interesting and surprising facts about Dubai.
1. Petrol is cheaper than water
Filling the car in the UAE is very cheap thanks to heavy Government subsidies so expect to pay very little. On the other hand, water is more of an essential resource given the dryness of the desert. So you are likely to pay 1.75 Dhs for a litre of petrol whereas water will cost much more.
2. For the price of a Volkswagen Golf you can drive a Porsche
Yes, that's right, cars are ridiculously cheap. So much so that not having a luxury sports car is very rare. For the price of a Golf back home I could own a Porsche. And given the very active second hand market with most expat salaries you can buy a Ferrari if that is your dream.
3. Drinking is allowed but only under the roof of a 4/5 star hotel
In all of Emirates, except for Sharjah, drinking is allowed in the premises of luxury hotels and resorts. That means that almost all high end restaurants and all clubs are within hotels. However the definition of hotel premises can be quite wide as space is not an issue and they tend to occupy vast expanses.
4. Dressing inappropriately is illegal
You will find all sorts of signs everywhere reminding you to cover shoulders and knees. When I lived in Dubai these signs were not there but with the more recent influx of tourists the Government has had to add little stickers in public places to remind everyone that it is not just frowned upon but that such behaviours can carry fines.
5. Camels still cross the road
Aside from the main 6-lane highways crossing the country there are several side roads which are built through the desert. Outside of the main urban centres, is a large desert where nomads and Bedouins still live there herding camels and goats. It is not a rare sight to see a camel by the side of the road or crossing it as soon as you leave the main cities. In fact, when I moved to Dubai I used to drive through the desert to a residential area slightly away from the sea and camels by the side of the road were a daily affair.
6. It is ridiculously safe
Safety is no one's concern. Being robbed is unheard of. You could go to the beach, leave a stack of money on the towel, have a swim and come back to it untouched. At most, someone may get up to keep it safe if the wind picks up. Be careful when you go back home, I have the bad habit of behaving as if I was still in UAE, leaving by bag unattended and my wallet on the table.
7. You can bathe in natural pools
Despite its very arid and dry desert like landscapes the UAE also has a few natural wadis and pools which fill during the winter season. They are a refreshing and revitalising stop a couple of hours away from Dubai that make for a wonderful day trip. You can also camp at night and enjoy a clear sky or take a room at the nearby hotel. The pools are formed in the small canyon in the Hajar mountains and feel very much like arriving at an oasis.
8. You can spot dolphins
Off the coast of Musandam, a piece of land sandwiched by the UAE but actually belonging to Oman, you can join a dhow cruise and spot dolphins swimming in the sea. Although diving is also possible, the corals and marine life are not so much something to write home about.
9. Women cannot drive or be alone in a car in Sharjah
Women can drive and be in a car with male strangers anywhere but in Sharjah, where alcohol is also completely forbidden. As the UAE is made of 7 Emirates each with their own Sheikh and laws, you may run into the conundrum of trying to get to the airport in Sharjah where a few of the low cost airlines operate from Dubai with a male taxi driver and suddenly get into trouble when crossing into the other Emirate. Luckily, there are female only taxis ready to solve this problem.
10. You can go skiing, indoors
Yes, if you had yet to hear, there is an indoor ski slope in a shopping mall in Dubai. You come out of the 45 degree heat and into the 17 degree AC and then change into winter gear to access the ski slopes where you can play with snow or even take a chance at skiing. Now, that will give you true bragging rights.
BONUS: Click here for my personalised travel guide to Dubai. If you're looking for a place to eat, read this post. And last but not least, here are some facts to know before you go.


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Georgia Travel Adapter Kit | Going In Style
Georgia Travel Adapter Kit | Going In Style
Georgia Travel Adaptor Plug Kit has the adapters necessary to plug in your United States appliance plugs into Georgia wall outlets.
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These adaptor plugs enable your appliance's plug configuration to fit into India electrical power outlets. Adapter plugs allow electrical connections up to 240 volts. An adapter plug does NOT change the current or voltage (this requires a converter) unless your appliance is dual voltage. Grounded adapter plugs maintain the ground from the electrical outlet to your appliance.
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- An adapter plug does NOT change the current or voltage (this requires a converter).
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If you are traveling with a grounded United States dual/multi-voltage appliance or using a grounded Transformer you will need to use a grounded adaptor plug. A grounded United States plug has two flat blades and one round pin.
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Georgia operates on 220 volt electricity and is generated at 50Hz (Cycles) Alternating Current. United States 110-120 volt electricity is generated at 60Hz (Cycles) Alternating Current. This difference in cycles may cause the motor in your 60Hz United States appliance to operate slightly slower when used on 50Hz foreign electricity. Most modern electronic equipment including battery chargers, computers, iPods, etc., will not be affected by the difference in cycle.
Check to see if your electrics are dual voltage before you leave on your trip.
Computers and Apple Products
If you are traveling overseas with a laptop or apple device such as an iPad, chances are you won't need a voltage converter. Your iPad, iPhone, iPod is dual voltage and will not need a converter, however you will still need an adapter for the country you are visiting. Most laptops are multi-voltage and will operate on voltages ranging from 100 to 240 volts. However, computers do need to make safe connections to foreign power systems and a surge protector is recommended.


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What can you say about Moroso Performance Products! They always bring a ton of great new products to PRI.
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2016 PRI Show Spotlight: Moroso Performance Products
What can you say about Moroso Performance Products! They always bring a ton of great new products to PRI.
Get a closer look at the crew and their build on Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout 2, featuring Moroso's Sealed Battery Box (74051) and heavy-duty Battery Disconnect Switch (74101)!
Team Bigun made its debut during the first season of the Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout and won the on-track competition with a holeshot win in the final round against the COMP Cams Dream Team.
Take a look inside Midwest Mayhem's build on Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout 2, featuring Moroso's Trick Front Springs (47130) and GM LS Series All Billet Aluminum Valve Covers (68470)!
If there is a team that closely matches the ideals of the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout, it is Midwest Mayhem. These guys, with a background in grassroots no-time and street racing, have a proven history of getting the most out of the least when it comes to building ultra-fast race cars on a budget. They have dominated the true street and no-prep racing categories throughout the center of America.
We're at Episode 6 on Horsepower Wars $10k Drag Shootout 2!
Midwest Mayhem eats popcorn as the other three teams scramble to get their cars tuned on the dyno and ready for the race. Transmission issues plague Team Bigun and Enemies Everywhere as the clock ticks down. How much power will the big-block nitrous combo make compared to its turbo'd LS competitors? Will they all even make it?
A big thank you to Horsepower Wars for the shoutout and for featuring our products! Here at Moroso we are not just about winning races, but also value keeping the driver safe to cross the finish line.
Tune in to Episode 5, where our Sealed Battery Box Part No. 74051 and heavy-duty Battery Disconnect Switch Part No. 74101 are featured!
Things really start to come together as engine builds are finalized, and all four engine combinations are broken down in detail. One team even hits the dyno, as the other teams watch cautiously. Does the early bird get the worm or does slow and steady win the race?


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Falls can cause serious injuries among seniors, including broken hips and head trauma. The majority of elderly emergency room visits result from fall-related injuries, which makes it important to know how to help prevent your senior loved one from losing his or her balance. The staff at Home Care Assistance, a leading Palm Beach home care provider, offers these tips for senior fall prevention.
Encourage Exercise and Balance Training
Your loved one's risk of falling can increase if he or she is inactive, as weak bones and muscles typically lead to less coordination. Seniors looking to reduce their risk of falls should stay active and receive balance training from their doctor or physical therapist. Exercises such as calf raises, squats, or even walking can build muscle mass and stronger bones to help prevent falls. Balance training, which can occur virtually anywhere, can show your loved one the right way to get up out of a chair or the best way to pick up something off the floor.
Watch for Changes in Vision
It is also important for your loved one to stay on top of any changes in vision. If his or her eyesight has changed, it could easily affect depth perception. Impaired vision and problems with depth perception can make the easiest tasks, like walking or reaching for objects that seem very close, more difficult, leading to a bad fall. Treating this may be as simple as getting glasses or may require more extensive measures like laser surgery.
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Collects data from connected GPU clusters to show:
- All attached Xpander enclosures
- GPUs within each Xpander enclosure
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I already wanted to go see this movie (in English 'The Life of Others') for a while, but somehow never got to it until yesterday. I'm so happy that I did since I really liked it! And this wasn't only because of my fondness of German, the story really keeps you interested through all 139 minutes. That Oscar for 'Best Foreign Movie' was well deserved.
For those who haven't seen the movie or heard of it yet, here's a short description:
- "In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more…"
The styling of this movie is brilliant! They have carefully chosen locations that looks east-germanish and the general grayish mood is very well recreated. Interesting was to see how the houses were decorated, typical sober eighties style (which I have only seen in pictures since I am too young to remember). I just loved the twist in the story in the last 20 minutes. A brilliant movie that anyone even remotely interested should see!


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Penny Bach Evins (M.Ed. '96 Couns Ed)
is head of St. Paul's School for Girls in Baltimore. Previously, she was an administrator at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, the Lovett School in Atlanta and the Webb School of Knoxville. She is proud that many of her students have gone on to attend the University.


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Natalie Portmas was glowing in a chic Azzaro column gown.
Mila Kunis was easily BEST DRESSED of the night in
Alexander McQueen...STUNNING!
I love how Sofia Vergara embraces all her assets in this
curve hugging Roberto Cavalli creation, love this color.
Biggest Risktaker of the night was Julie Bowen who traded in
the traditional gown for a (gasp) Valention Jumpsuit, I loved that it
stood out from everything else on the red carpet.
Leah Michelle looked classically beautiful in Oscar De La Renta.
Let's be honest, usually the red carpet is all about what the ladies are wearing because how interesting can a suit get? However there were 3 gentlemen who made "the suit" look so good that I just had to give them a bit of the spotlight...Kudos gentlemen.
John Krasinski looking absolutely dashing in head to toe
blue Valentino. He definitely earns my vote for
BEST DRESSED MAN of the evening.
Justin Timberlake looked as handsome as ever in a black
2-button gros grain peak lapel tuxedo, shirt, and black tie
all by Simon Spurr.
Gosh, I love this guy, he's smart, funny, talented and so down
to earth....not to mention handsome. He looked ever so studly in
GUCCI. If you haven't seen 127 hours you must, I definitely recommend it!


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Enjoy a longer lasting hot drink in the Alex Clark Rooster Crush Mug. With a large 500ml capacity, tea and coffee lovers are sure to appreciate those extra gulps.
The Alex Clark Rooster Crush Mug is made of fine china for the best drinking experience. It features illustrated roosters in beautiful natural colours surrounded by pretty polka dots.
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A first or upper second-class honours degree or master's degree in a biomedical or life science discipline. Other closely related disciplines can be considered (e.g. mathematics, computer science or physics). You should also have some background in mathematics or computer science, (e.g. A-levels or application of mathematical modelling/computational methods in undergraduate research).
Months of entry
Course content
Neural dynamics is the study of the nervous system's remarkable capacity to change and, at a systems level, the dynamic interplay between integration and segregation of brain regions that enables all aspects of behaviour, including learning, memory, homeostasis and sensorimotor control.
The Wellcome Trust PhD programme is different to a traditional PhD route, in that it provides you with a year of taught units and two extensive research projects before you embark on your primary research focus. This innovative structure presents an opportunity to explore several areas of neural dynamics research, giving you a broad understanding of the foundations underpinning your core interests. This means you can make a fully informed decision about the major research focus of the remaining three years of your PhD.
Bristol is a fantastic place to live, with a lively neuroscience student community that creates and is involved in several groups and activities.
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Price: EUR 100/4 guests
individual course: EUR 400/1 guest
The price includes the rental of technical equipment: climbing harness, helmet, crampons, ice tools, rope.
Duration: 4h
The course includes:
Introduction to ice climbing equipment
Using ice tools
Using crampons
Movement on ice
Fitness level
Tehnical level
The glacial trough of the Logarska dolina valley is home to numerous waterfalls, which the winter cold often transforms into beautiful ice formations. Many of them are perfect for ice climbing, even for beginners. You'll be given ice tools, crampons, climbing harness, rope… everything you need for a safe introduction to this beautiful sport. Then we'll teach you how to use this equipment. And once you put on a helmet and gloves, you'll be ready to enter the world of vertical ice crystals, which are formed from pristine clean water and have healing properties. This will be the perfect setting in which you'll learn how to climb these magical, vertical ice structures. We'll try to show you the path to that lucid moment when body and mind work as one and moving over ice is pure joy.
Course requirements
Equipment: warm clothing, winter hiking boots, gloves
Guests should be over 18 or take part in the course in the company of their parents. All guests should have suitable medical insurance.
The price includes the rental of technical equipment:
climbing harness
ice tools
Book now
What happens after you book:
We will contact you and discuss the route, equipment and any special needs of your group.
We will tailor course plan to fitness level of your group.
We will send you our standard contract and payment instructions (credit card, PayPal, cheques, wire transfer).
3 weeks before the agreed date, we will let you know how to prepare for the course.
1 weeks before the agreed date, we will let you know about weather conditions and how to prepare for the travel to destination.
Expertise - Safety
Our courses, trekkings and expeditions have been tried, tested, altered and perfected over decades. We, IFMGA mountain guides, have gained experience in the Alps, Yosemite, on expeditions in the Andes, the Himalayas and the Karakorum. Our knowledge and experience have been transferred to all spheres of our organization, from the first call to safe return home.
We are focusing on smaller groups of clients as we provide higher level of individual assistance. A very important part of our activity is to advise our clients on how to get a proper fitness condition and how to choose correct quality equipment for their safety. By doing so, we ensure the highest possible safety and comfort for our clients.
We put a lot of attention to making reliable relationships with local partners (Sherpas, porters) and we treat them as members of our Alpguide family. We always asses risks and follow safety procedures that ensure safety of our clients, partners and guides.


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But neither does he hold back on who he trusts, or about his own weakness:
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Dracula: The Bloody Truth
05:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Vertigo Theatre - 115 9 Ave SEwww.vertigotheatre.com
Dracula: The Bloody TruthBy Le Navet Bete & John Nicholson
Professor Abraham Van Helsing leaps off the pages of Dracula and onto the stage to tell you, dear theatre-goer: Bram Stoker's novel had it all wrong! At last, Van Helsing hopes to set the record straight and bring the 'truth' of the legendary vampire and his terrifying story to light...even if he only has three amateur actor's to help him do it! Van Helsing and his troupe leap into 40 different characters on a breakneck journey from the Transylvanian mountains to the seaside town of Whitby. This North American Premiere will be a farcical side-splitter for family audiences and vampire lovers alike.
Stage & Screen
Catalyst Theatre's The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Book, lyrics and music by Jonathan ChristensonMay 22, 2019
Europe, 1939. Adolf Hitler's armies are conquering nation after nation, and in the face of the Nazi ... Read More
Verrtigo Theatre - 115 9 Avenue SE
Festivals & Fanfare
YYComedy FestivalMay 22, 2019
Shows at The Grand and various smaller venues in the city. ... Read More
Lecture & Education
Strengthening Mental Toughness and ResilienceMay 22, 2019
There are countless lists describing what leaders need to be successful in the volatile, uncertain, ... Read More
05:00 pm - 05:00 pm
University of Calgary Downtown Campus
Art & Galleries
Christian Dior @ the GlenbowMay 22, 2019
In Calgarys first major international fashion exhibition, visitors will experience a selection of b... Read More
09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Glenbow Museum - 130 9 Ave SE
Stage & Screen
Arts Commons Presents TD Jazz: Joshua Redman QuartetNovember 19, 2019
Critics and fans have been blown away by Grammy-nominated saxophonist Joshua Redmans passionate liv... Read More
07:30 pm - 07:30 pm
225 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
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to the AWE #6November 20, 2019
:: to the AWE #6 :: A ROUGH AND READY SERIES OF THE LIVE // NOV 20 - 7:30 PM /// INSIDE OUT TH... Read More
07:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Two-week Letterpress Workshop at Penland School of Crafts
Studio artist; teaching: Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia), University of the Arts (Philadelphia), Common Press (Philadelphia); Herhusid residency (Iceland); collections: Museum of Modern Art (NYC), St. Bridge Foundation (UK), School of the Art Institute of Chicago; exhibitions: Print Gallery Tokyo, International Print Center (NYC). mariannedages.com
Friday, January 29th, 6-8pm
Readings begin at 6:15 p.m., reception following until 8:00 p.m
:: Marianne Dages, Dictionary I, Gouache, pencil, and silver point on paper ::
Jacintha Clark, Marianne Dages and Nichola Kinch present in collaboration three, short experimental performances in conjunction with the Wind Challenge 2 series. Each artist has selected a piece of text related to their work to be performed in the space of their solo exhibitions in the style and method of their choosing. Live and one night only.
Fleisher Art Memorial
719 Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition runs December 4th -January 30th
Monday-Thursday- 9am-9pm
Friday- 9am-5pm
Saturdays- 9-4pm
NAPOLEON Collective at COOP Gallery
January 2- January 31 2016
COOP Gallery and the NAPOLEON Artist Collective in Philadelphia are pleased to present Far More Real, a group exhibition featuring members of the NAPOLEON collective in a month-long exchange between the two spaces.
Far More Real is a group show from the members of the NAPOLEON Collective in Philadelphia that examines the work of each artist-member through Plato's "Allegory of the Cave.
More about COOP:
COOP is a curatorial collective made up of artists, curators, thinkers and professors who are committed to expanding Nashville's dialogue with contemporary art by presenting challenging new or under-represented artists/artworks to our community. COOP is committed to exhibiting art of diverse media and content, with a goal to provide an alternative venue for artists free from the constraints of the retail market. COOP seeks to initiate a discourse between Nashville and art scenes across the country by inviting artists to show, develop projects and interact with the Nashville community.


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Demystifying homosexuality and its pseudoscience:
The history, causes, politics and consequences of an ancient, addictive
and destructive behavior
Nathaniel S. Lehrman, M.D.
Abstract: I examine the changing attitudes toward same-sex relationships over history, sexual relationships which can be most simply regarded as habit: their universality in antiquity; their being banned for the first time by Judaism, and then by Christianity; and their resurgence after the invention by German same-sex afficianados of a permanent homosexual (Uranian) "identity": "the sodomite, [who] had been a temporary aberration," thus became the "homosexual, [who] was now a species." After examining the Lamarckian fallacy underlying 19th century German scientists' erroneously seeing homosexuality as both fixed and inborn, as well as the dubious efforts of German-speaking psychiatrists Sigmund Freud and Magnus Hirschfeld, I scrutinize the rapid political growth of homosexuality in Germany, and the central role of its devotees (one of them Hitler himself) within Nazism. I then outline some of the skillful political efforts in the USA to legitimatize homosexual behavior, including the scientific lies underlying the Supreme Court's decision to decriminalize it. The paper concludes by defining some overlooked attitudes and behaviors often associated with homosexuality: defiance, promiscuity, disease and premature death.
Nathaniel S. Lehrman, M.D.
Demystifying homosexuality and its pseudoscience:
The history, causes, politics and consequences
of an ancient, addictive and destructive behavior
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It's hoppening! From Ibiza's barefoot Balearic beats to the castaway islands of Croatia or turquoise waters and ancient ruins of Greece and Turkey, summertime in Europe is all a boat island hopping.
Here are some of our favourite European islands for this summer.
Clubbing capital of the world.
The planet's coolest island, not even the Vengaboys' 1999 trip here on Venga Airways could muddy the sunbleached and celebrity sheen of Spain's beautiful White Isle. Europe's original hippy haven, home to feathered dreamcatchers and world-famous DJs in equal measure, it's impossible not to lose your heart and your head(onism) to Ibiza.
What's hot
The Old Town
Loved by both locals and clubbing island veterans, Ibiza Town's cobbled streets, whitewashed terraces and seafood tavernas are an olde worlde away from the island's star-gazing super clubs and sweaty dancefloors.
Yoga retreats
Go shake your asana off! Downward facing dogs are almost as popular on Ibiza's spiritual shores as the clubs are. Head to the sleepy north of the island for quiet coves, boho beach bars and mindfulness retreats.
Pioneers of international house music, Ibiza's raving royalty includes Amnesia, Ushuaïa, Privilege, Hï Ibiza, DC10, Pacha and more.
Set sail for a day trip shipwrecked on the sparkling white beaches and crystal-clear waters of Formentera, Ibiza's better-behaved younger sister and the smallest island in the Balearics.
We've got the Ibiza Blast party tour! Check it out here.
Europe's old timer.
White and blue painted clifftop villages, crumbled ruins and water clearer than an ouzo-free hangover, the Greek Islands have been the travellers' choice for island hopping hols since the 1960s. You might say, it's something of a Greek classic. Add to that unspoiled beaches, big fat Greek hospitality, Medieval old towns, carafes of cheap local wine and platefuls of deep-fried Saganaki. Because, well, fried cheese is never something to be sniffed at.
What's hot
The Cyclades
This idyllic cluster of picture-perfect islands are easily accessible from Pireaus (the port near Athens) and includes the boutique charms of Santorini, hedonistic Mykonos, backpacker-favourite Ios and the fishing village charms of Naxos and Paros – perfect for a two-week island hopping trip.
The biggest island in Greece and the centre of Minoan civilization, larger-than-life Crete has ancient ruins, busy bars, long sandy beaches and if you believe the myths, a half-man half-bull Minotaur that lives in a labyrinth.
Once a bit of a dive, Athens is now more hipster dive bars and beard trimmers. For jam jar cocktails and dancing on the cobbles until the early hours, head for the graffiti-covered neighbourhood of Gazi.
Want to incorporate it all on a sailing trip between the islands? Great choice. We've got 9 to 11 day trips – an ideal way to spend your European summer.
Hvar a good time.
Hotter than Jon Snow at bath time, Croatia's 1,000-plus paradise islands were known to travellers long before the Game of Thrones' location scouts rocked up and declared Dubrovnik King's Landing. From uninhabited limestone karsts to insomniac party islands, the Adriatic is a season-long cycle of sailing decks and spinning decks, with some of the world's greatest DJs setting up camp for the summer.
What's hot
sland hopping
Party islands, paradise beaches and storybook Medieval forts, Split to Dubrovnik via Brač, Hvar and Korčula is one of the most popular island hopping itineraries, and possible to do in just over a week. These tours are great for combining a bunch of places into one trip, with accommodation thrown in and a few activities for good measure.
The festivals
Croatia is home to some of Europe's best music festivals, including Hideout, Soundwave, Ultra, Suncébeat and Love International. Tag one onto a sailing trip for an unforgettable summer of music, culture and beaches.
We have the perfect escape for you to explore Croatia! Read more about it here.
One hot mezze.
Hidden coves, near-empty beaches and jade-coloured waters, Turkey's Turquoise Coast is a real gem. Wander around Byzantine ruins, explore sunken cities and take your snorkel on daily underwater adventures in search of wrecks and sea turtles. Add to that, it's a total bargain, with pretty much everything included onboard.
What's hot
The price
No haggling skills required, a week-long sailing trip in Turkey is the cheapest of all the European island hopping destinations.
The food
Fresh seafood, smoked aubergine dips and barbecue kebabs… we're only a tahini bit in love with the food here.
The diversity
Snorkel in crystal-clear waters, hike to ancient ruins, explore old-school fishing villages and go clubbing in Bodrum.
The boats
Most sailing trips are onboard traditional gulets, wooden sailing boats with pirate-esq masts and heaps of tanning space.
Get your trip sorted now, with some amazingly affordable tours or for instance, our new Turkey package! And swot up on your research with our collection of Europe travel guides, for hints, tips, best time to visit, costs etc.


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How Do You Like Them Apples/
We ran out of apples two days ago. Two. Days. Ago. I should know better…Read More
delicate and vulnerable
We ran out of apples two days ago. Two. Days. Ago. I should know better…Read More
Today was a hard day. The truth is, most days are. Today also happens to mark the one year anniversary of Conor's diagnosis…Read More
"Call Baapa. Call Baapa. Call Baapa. Call Baapa. Call Baapa."
Conor repeated this over and over and over (and over and over) while he paged through a book on the living room floor. He was stuck…Read More
Retard. Mentally retarded. Mental retardation. These are not words that you want to hear in association with your child. These are fighting words. You call a kid retarded...you can wait for mama bear to come get you. She will come. And you won't need to wait long either.Read More
There is so much I have wanted to say lately but when I try to type it out, I get stuck. I want to talk about Laine and I want to share all about our summer. I'll get there. Eventually. But tonight I'm overwhelmed and I am ready to share why.Read More
Welcome to the world, Laine!Read More
I had an interesting conversation with some of my coworkers at lunch a few weeks ago. Of course we talked about our kids. My pregnancy came into the conversation and so did transitioning Conor to his new room. Then the topic of potty training came up…Read More
Progress is a hard topic for me to write about. Up until my last post everything I have shared on this blog has been written in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. My mind has an especially hard time shutting down these days and I find myself word vomiting into the notes section on my iPhone at 2 AM…Read More
My pregnancy? I love being pregnant. I'm the definition of the annoying friend who feels like a damn goddess when she is pregnant and has zero complaints...Read More
Since sharing our story I have gotten quite a few questions. Most frequently, "How did you know?" How did we know? We didn't...Read More
I'm not sure how to describe some of the thoughts that have flooded my mind this past month. It feels like my future is being taken away from me one memory at a time...Read More
Do you believe that your dreams have meaning? Last night I had a dream that Conor and I were in a plane crash...Read More
Our journey of raising a child with Fragile X Syndrome.
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I haven't done this in ages. Luckily I've found some stuff that I'd like to have, but I'm too poor to buy it.
First off, I have some great news. Adam Ant is coming to Perth!!!! I finally get to see him, I'm so excited. Adam Ant is one of those people I thought I'd never see in concert.
PVC Corset, Renaissance Cloth. I already have a PVC under bust corset but I'd love one with buckles. The metal rings on the side are awesome too.
Jersey Body with Mesh Shoulders, Asos Curve £25.00. The fishnet insert looks awesome! I'm not sure this will suit me though.
Coventry, Fluevog $335usd. I really, really want these shoes. Me and my friend are planning to go to Wave-Gotik-Treffen next year and I need some Goth walking shoes. Does anyone have these shoes, or do you know if Fluevogs are comfortable?
I'll also be visiting my family in Leicester and sightseeing in Europe, if you'd like me to visit you drop me a line! :)
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Cap-8 all-conference awards for spring sports
The Cap-8 Conference has released its all-conference teams in baseball, softball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and girls soccer.
Each Cap-8 sport does their all-conference team a different way. Some have a first team and second team, while others just combine the lists into one. Some name a player or coach of the year and others do not.
Boys lacrosse names an assistant coach of the year, while baseball has a "newcomer of the year" category. Girls soccer did not do a player of the year, but Wakefield's Kat McDonald was named state player of the year.
The six conference championship teams represented in the five lists are: Heritage and Wake Forest softball, Leesville Road baseball, Wakefield girls lacrosse, Broughton girls soccer and Leesville Road boys lacrosse.
Individuals honored as players of the year include: Leesville Road's Jack Conley and Andrew Papp and Millbrook's Alex Royalty in baseball; Leesville Road's Davis Sampere and Graham Holmes and Enloe's Tanner Hudson in boys lacrosse; Heritage's Laura Williams and Jordan Gontram and Wakefield's Erin Fox in softball.
Player of the year: Jack Conley, Leesville Road.
Co-pitcher of the year: Andrew Papp, Leesville Road; Alex Royalty, Millbrook.
Newcomer of the year: Vinny Bailey, Heritage.
Coach of the year: Guy Civitello, Leesville Road.
Broughton: Thomas Walden; Will Baldwin.
Enloe: Ali Nunn.
Heritage: Justin Kunz; Vinny Bailey; Caleb Coyle; Dylan Reget; Blake Walters; Joe Procopio; Ryan Pifer.
Leesville Road: Andrew Papp; Dillon Cooper; Jack Conley; Jakob Arnold; Ryan Sande; Conner Tracy; Tommy Perrin.
Millbrook: Alex Royalty; Reid Herring; Basil Rodts; Bryce Carnevale; Spencer Williams.
Sanderson: Vance Lassiter; Ryan Jeffers; Cory Wood; Walker Lozaw.
Wake Forest: Cole Absire.
Wakefield: Kyle Grewe.
Girls lacrosse
First team
Attack: Casey Sprague, junior, Wakefield; Carol Seigler, sophomore, Broughton; Brooke Elsam, senior, Millbrook; Maddy Ade, senior, Heritage; Maria Codispoti, junior, Leesville; Corinne Newbern, senior, Sanderson.
Midfield: Megan Blawas, junior, Wakefield; Julianne Pretty, junior, Wakefield; Hannah Anderson, sophomore, Wakefield; Farrell Guest, junior, Broughton; Hattie Warner, junior, Broughton; Maggie Ashburn, senior, Sanderson.
Defense: Sam Begin, junior, Wakefield; Sydney Fry, senior, Broughton; Augusta Brook, senior, Broughton; Erin Brooks, senior, Millbrook; Camille Howell, junior, Heritage.
Goalie: Jessica Lynch, junior, Wakefield.
Second team
Attack: Hannah Emerson, senior, Wakefield; Sydney Russell, sophomore, Broughton; Dana Florian, freshman, Millbrook; Becky Mennard, senior, Heritage; Lexi Beaudet, senior, Heritage; Izzie Akers, freshman, Leesville.
Midfield: Haley Cissel, senior, Wakefield; Natalie Broooks, sophomore, Millbrook; Makenna Neubert, sophomore, Millbrook; Megan Alexander, senior, Heritage; Varsha Kulasekarapandian, senior, Enloe; Gabi Tran, sophomore, Enloe.
Defense: Tori Kimball, junior, Wakefield; Mary Neil Hodl, senior, Broughton; Natia Jones, senior, Millbrook; Eliza Hardy, sophomore, Sanderson; Shelby Lattimore, junior, Leesville.
Goalie: Sydney Hardee, junior, Sanderson.
Boys lacrosse
Player of the Year: Davis Sampere, Leesville Road
Offensive player of the year: Tanner Hudson, Enloe
Defensive player of the year: Graham Holmes, Leesville Road
Coach of the year: Chase Kasnowski, Enloe
Assistant coach of the year: Jeff Spear, Leesville Road
First team
Attack: Zach Burgess, Broughton; Anthony Florian, Millbrook; Mitchell Snyder, Broughton; Tanner Hudson, Enloe.
Midfield: Trey Sterling, Millbrook; William Rice, Broughton; Connor New, Leesville
Faceoff: Davis Sampere, Leesville Road; Garrett Hess, Sanderson.
Defense Justin Magin, Enloe; Jonathan Tine, Wakefield; Jack Williams, Broughton
LSM: Ethan O'Neil, Leesville Road.
Goalie: Graham Holmes, Leesville Road; Cameron Elliott, Sanderson; Blake Glenn, Heritage.
Second team
Attack: Caelan Eckard, Enloe; Griffin McNamara, Leesville Road; Reeves Felton, Wakefield.
Midfield: Austin Bell, Broughton; Eric Fitz, Leesville Road; Dan Izatt, Enloe.
Faceoff: Nyles Fleming, Enloe.
Defense: Joseph Winstead, Broughton; Nate Yando, Leesville Road; Gabe Braga, Leesville Road.
LSM: Brendan Sheehan, Wakefield.
Goalie: Andrew Lem, Wakefield.
Girls soccer
Broughton: Meredith Brown, freshman midfielder/forward; Allie Cutler, senior goalkeeper; Kelly Ann Evans, junior midfielder; Sarah Grace Lasso, junior defender/forward; Lily Schneider, junior midfielder; Julia Stevens, junior forward; Carson Taylor, senior defender; Emma Willard, junior forward.
Enloe: Colleen Brown, senior midfielder; Sierra Cartano, junior defender.
Heritage: Naara Mendez, senior midfielder; Julianne Rodgers, junior midfielder; Marisa Sloan, junior midfielder.
Leesville Road: Rachel Golden, junior midfielder ; Shannon Hardy, junior goalkeeper; Madison Hoffman, junior midfielder; Megan Purich, senior defender; Caroline Smith, senior defender; Isabelle White, junior forward.
Millbrook: Rachel Adamkowski, senior defender; Alexa Asher, senior defender; Lauren Griffiths, sophomore midfielder; Brianna Morris, sophomore midfielder.
Sanderson: Katie Crawford, sophomore midfielder; Grace Densmore, freshman forward; Carley Maierhoffer, sophomore defender; Lauren Prakke, freshman defender; Ana Sheridan, junior midfielder; Libby Stancil, sophomore goalkeeper; Taylor Van Dyke, sophomore defender.
Wake Forest: Hannah Dion, freshman forward; Maddie McNally, sophomore goalkeeper
Wakefield: Ashley Skinner, freshman midfielder/defender; Christina McCartney, sophomore forward; Kat McDonadl, senior midfielder; Morgan Nanni, sophomore forward; Courtney Senter, junior defender.
Co-player of the year: Jordan Gontram, Heritage; Erin Fox, Wakefield.
Pitcher of the year: Laura Williams, Heritage.
Coach of the year: Danny Inscoe, Wakefield.
Broughton: English Dean; Reagan Curtis; Bianca Dunn.
Enloe: Andrea Wearing.
Heritage: Jordan Gontram; Laura Williams; Laura Sales; Ashley Ferguson; Haley Lambertson; Imani Rochelle.
Leesville Road: Rebecca Jones.
Millbrook: Devin Williams; Nichole Mooney; Katie Thomas; Catherine Collins; Emiley Burriss.
Sanderson: Nichole Mitchell.
Wake Forest: Chelsea Cunningham; Anna Wolfe; Katy Holt; Cassidy Dahle; Sarah Walker; Jessica Barbour.
Wakefield: Erin Fox; Alyssa Losurdo; Bella Buccellato; Amanda Dacunto.
Blake: 919-460-2606;
Twitter: @JMBpreps


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Girls use science to crack the case
Who stole the theater tickets out of the school dressing room? And what dastardly villain drank that cream soda? Over the past three summers, 160 girls, ages 10 to 14, have used science and advanced technology to solve such mysteries at Click!, a camp designed by the Girls, Math & Science Partnership (GMSP), a program of... Read More