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With Adidas Ultra Boost, you will feel like you are going to run a whole lot of distance before any wear and tear comes through. Like other running shoes, there are some things that you will like about the Ultra Boost. Up to now, the Adidas has not made a strong showing of Primeknit upper in its performance running line, except Primeknit Boost. Now they are attempting to change that with the release of Knit upper. The new Adidas Ultra Boost received a lot of praise for its appealing look, its durable components and the responsiveness of its mid-sole. Many runners felt they were comfortable throughout their running activities while using this running shoe. The price of Ultra Boost Running Shoe may be little high, but it was worth the investment because of its overall quality. Ultra Boost was released as a possible replacement for the slightly more affordable Energy Boost which gained popularity over the years.
The Adidas Energy Boost works great as a high mileage trainer, but the Boost Midsole bolstered on top increases the unstable feel while running. On Ultra Boost, the developers used a thin layer of continental tire rubber on the outsole of the shoe to improve the grip and to protect the Boost Midsole. Adidas uses elastic-knit in forefoot and midfoot, and a bootie construction in the rear which relies on traditional stretch fabrics. Just like engineered meshes, the single piece Primeknit has several zones of a stretch. It will bring more elastic feeling in the places like the top of the forefoot. The edges and the toe bumper has a closed knit construction to provide better structural support. Moreover, the forefoot top is more porous and breathable, which brings more accommodating space for stretching. Overall Adidas Ultra Boost is ideal for neutral runners.
Features of Adidas Ultra Boost
- Ultra forefoot on this running shoe feels much roomier, or should we say, enough space for stretching. There is no open space, but the Primeknit upper is fully able to expand and fit around the foot. It also has a lower toe spring, which contributes to the relatively forgiving nature of the shallow toe box.
- The Front midsole of Ultra Boost is much thinner than in the Back and upper, it provides a better relationship between the foot and the running surface. It also makes the forefoot extremely flexible.
- Adidas Ultra Boost comes with a Torsion shank – a plastic component which is attached to the underside of the foam midfoot. It will bring you more splay and softer outsole feel.
- Strobel – a sheet of synthetic leather with the angular holes had separated the midsole and insole. Boost foam is exposed through these holes, and if you were to hold the outsole against bright light, a part of the shine would illuminate the foam.
- In Adidas Ultra Boost, the compression moulded EVA insole is used along with the lattice-like Strobel. The smooth fabric lining on the top and textured underside reflect the grid like Strobel design and outsole.
- Sprintweb – a single piece of soft rubber with rectangular perforations exposes the Boost midsole. Scores of rounded rubber nubs jut out of its surface, and they grip tenaciously at first.


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This conversation has been merged. Please reference the main conversation: Lightroom: Search or Filter by Pixel Dimensions, Long Edge Dimension & Aspect Ratio
I'd love to be able to sort by "long edge pixel dimension". A pretty simple addition I would think. A Plug-In even?
I wonder if it's something John could add to List View. Seems like it would be a perfect fit. http://www.beardsworth.co.uk/list-vie...
It'd be tricky for a plugin to maintain the sort order after closing the plugin's dialog box, since there is no API to support it - not necessarily impossible, but I wouldn't know how, at least not without kyping the label text or hacking the user order...
Please cast vote for the API necessary for plugins to support features like this:
One thing you can do now is to use DevMeta which supports crop-width & crop-height metadata for lib filters. You can't sort by long-edge pixel dimension, but you can filter by crop width and/or crop height - may be next best thing for now...
I might try some of those.
It just seems weird that LR's sister program Bridge can do it!
It just seems weird that LR's sister program Bridge can do it!
I wouldn't consider Bridge and Lightroom to be sister programs. The former is a file browser a la Windows Explorer or Mac Finder. The latter is a catalog based database. Sure, there is a lot of overlapping functionality, but they run under very different philosophies.
But it is somewhat surprising to find that LR lacks a type of organizational capability that Bridge has.
But it is somewhat surprising to find that LR lacks a type of organizational capability that Bridge has.
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Design/construction of an arsenic biosensor and implementing a comprehensive water testing programme involves a complex mix of social, political, geographic and science/engineering issues. Therefore RR&I frameworks the development of the bacterial arsenic biosensor and requires the engagement of a variety of stakeholders to build an effective network of individuals representing biological research, engineering, social science, business, government, NGOs and affected populations. The resulting network provides support and guidance for the implementing the use, social acceptance, distribution, regulation, manufacturing and engineering of an effective arsenic biosensor.
Stakeholder engagement is an essential element for the arsenic biosensor development. This aspect of the project includes a broad range of individuals and organisations from both here in the UK/Europe as well as in the major affected regions such Nepal. As noted above, our involvement in Nepal finds its roots in a meeting organised by Dr Grimshaw in Kathmandu in 2009. Dr Grimshaw's contacts in Nepal include Dr Suman Shakya the Director of ENPHO and we were able to arrange for Dr Shakya to come to Cambridge for initial discussions in December 2013. This meeting greatly facilitated our subsequent visit to Nepal.
Our team (except Chris French and Jim Haseloff) visited Nepal between 4 and 14 February 2013 for the purposes of meeting with stakeholders and collecting water samples from the field. The time of the visit was delayed from our original target date due to risk and uncertainty prevalent in Nepal after the failure of the Government to agree a constitution.
After talking with Dr Shakya it became clear that ENPHO not only had suitable laboratory facilities in Kathmandu but also were engaged in development projects in Nawalparasi District where JICA were funding interventions on local capacity building for arsenic mitigation. At this point, given that Dr Grimshaw no longer works for Practical Action it was decided to work with the local communities in the Terai that ENPHO were already engaged with. This would ensure on-going access to key people in the communities and lay the foundations for later testing of prototype sensors.
In Nawalparasi District we visited the ENPHO field office to talk with staff and then visited four villages: Unwach, Kunawar, Pachgaun and Kirtipur. All these villages were known to have levels of arsenic in the drinking water in excess of safe limits. The team collected water samples from tube wells in accordance with our declared milestone. We also collected samples from Kanchan filters in order to help understand the biofilm conditions. Dung samples were also collected to determine arsenic levels.
In Kathmandu we met with UNICEF, DWSS, RWSS, ENPHO, Practical Action, the National Agriculture Research Centre and scientists from Kathmandu University, including Dr Sanjay Khanal. With each of these stakeholders we explained our project and then listened for feedback. Each organization is keen to be helpful and be involved where it could make a positive contribution. Since returning to the UK we have also had preliminary conversations with Water Aid Nepal.
Stakeholder needs are diverse but there is agreement on a number of key issues. The price of the device needs to be low, so our target price is suitable. The device needs to be simple to operate, so that local community workers can administer the test with appropriate training. Concerns over colour displays in the sensor were largely overcome by our design idea to have green for OK and shades of indigo for progressively higher concentrations of arsenic set against a numeric scale. One issue that was raised when discussing the need for water testing was the need for coliform bacteria testing. ENPHO, the distributors of the coliform test thought that it might be a good idea to include a coliform test strip with our biosensor so it would provide two tests for each water sample (in Nepal there are ten times more coliform test kits than arsenic kits).
At this point, we cannot use the arsenic biosensor in the field within the EU because the legal and regulatory framework has not been tested for this kind of product. In the spirit of Responsible Research and Innovation, we believe that a biosensor that might be used in Nepal, Bangladesh, India or other affected region should be subject to the conditions for use in the UK and the EU. Therefore, in our discussions with the appropriate government agencies in Nepal, India and Bangladesh for approval to use the device for well-testing in affected regions, we will make our position clear by having already started the process of seeking EU approval for field use of the arsenic biosensor.
We are seeking approval for the field use of the arsenic biosensor to be considered as a contained use of a genetically modified micro-organism under EU Directive 2009/41/EC. We have been working with DEFRA and the HSE in pursuing this approach. With their guidance we have submitted a risk assessment document to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification. With the approval by this Advisory Committee, the risk assessment will be forwarded to the EU for consideration.


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Psalm 104
reinterpreted by
Deborah Beach Giordano
© October 22, 2012
There are a thousand thousand reasons to be grateful, Holy One,
but we are often blinded by distractions and disturbances.
Open our eyes to Your glorious nature, O Source of every blessing,
Strength that sustains us, Grace that upholds us.
When I quiet the noise and worries, I can almost hear Your voice.
It is in the still small silence of a moonlit night, in the rising wind,
the trembling leaves, in the rain as it splashes on the sidewalk.
Outside the walls of "pure reason," freed
from the prison of the five senses, I catch a glimpse of You —
in a deer peering over the garden gate,
a coyote slipping through the high grass,
a salmon leaping in the stream,
the morning fog as it disappears from sight.
At that moment there are no words.
You are beyond all telling — though we never tire of trying,
awash in abundant phrases;
adrift on a sea of "as ifs," carried away on a tide of metaphors:
You are like the sun at its rising, the moon in its fulness,
a mother bear, a roaring lion, a jealous lover,
a fearsome warrior, an anxious father,
a just judge, a mighty king, a generous redeemer….
Similar to, but different. Far outside anything
we have ever beheld or imagined; beyond our experience or understanding.
You are Utterly Other: a rider on the clouds, serene and untouched
by the worries that trouble and confuse life on earth.
Yet You are neither distant nor disinterested. We are precious to You,
for you established our tribe just below the blessed angels.
You designed this planet as our home, adorning it with a blue-green cloak;
the life-giving waters that race down the mountains, into the valleys,
gathering together at last in the deep.
Along the way the streams bring refreshment to the wild creatures;
the birds that nest in the trees, the moose, the mice, the bears,
the otters frolicking in the shallows.
All creation is nourished by Your works:
grain and grasses for the animals;
and for us, vegetables to eat, wine to cheer the spirit,
oil to soothe the skin, and bread to sustain our strength.
The trees lift up their branches in praise
cedars and sycamores, figs, firs, and junipers;
the forests and the orchards reach out to You.
You have shaped the constellations to mark the seasons,
set the sunlight to awaken us and the darkness as a time for rest.
Your handiwork is vast and awe-inspiring,
spanning our earth and stretching across the cosmos.
With perfect understanding you created everything that lives:
all creatures great and small.
May God rejoice in His works for ages yet to come
through our wise and careful stewardship of the gifts we have been given.
May the glory of the Lord last forever.
Let us give praise to the Lord all our days. As long as we have breath
may our thoughts and deeds bring delight to God,
as God's works bring delight to us.
May all people turn from wickedness,
and evildoing disappear from our world, as if it has never been.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. Bless the Lord!


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The second problem is that unfortunately, we are not always given the opportunity to read those genres that we love. In general, classical literature is taught in educational institutions, which may not attract certain students. It is difficult to say how to combine the interests of all at once, include modern literature in the program and at the same time ask serious books for reading. I believe that there should be a separation between school and personal reading.
Alternatively, government can develop an individual approach to the students. That is, by means of the test, find out what themes and genres attract each student and give each his book, according to which he can perform a kind of project and present it to classmates. If he does everything right and passionately tells about his favorite book, maybe he will interest other students, and they will read it. But again, for this, a reform of the whole system of this subject needs to be done.
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R12: ZX: Error When Calculating Tax When Default Recovery Settlement Option Code is DEFERRED
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Last updated on DECEMBER 03, 2019
Applies to:Oracle Payables - Version 12.1.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
When user attempts to calculate tax, the following error message occurs:
Unexpected error occurred during Tax Calculation.Exception: The Tax Recoverable /Liability account has not been setup for either the tax rate or the account source tax rate.
Please enter it using the Tax Rate Accounts window.(TAXRATE=...) (SOURCE_TAXRATE= Tax Recovery Rate)
The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Using Payables Manager responsibility
2. Navigate to Invoices : Inquiry > Invoices
3. Query the invoice to be validated and choose Actions.
4. In the Invoice Actions window, select Validate Invoices and choose OK to have Payables validate the invoice.
5. Click on Validate Invoices
6. The following error is displayed: Unexpected error occurred during Tax Calculation. Exception: The Tax Recoverable/Liability account has not been setup for either the tax rate or the account source tax rate. Please eneter it using the Tax Rate Accounts window (TAXRATE=India Input IGST Rate) (SOURCE_TAXRATE=) Please correct the problem or contact your System Administrator.
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Be the first to know about any major changes regarding legislation in the truck driving industry with this informative blog that is managed by lawyers who is dedicated to transportation legislation in the whole of the United States. You are also able to get in touch with the firm governing the site if you have any legal questions or queries that need the attention of someone who is clued up with the law.
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An open forum for entry level and experienced truck drivers alike, you will be entertained by reading Truckie D's blog entries and stories from the road. The fact that the articles published here are true and relatable helps a lot, but also the fact that it comes from someone who has been in the truck driving business for a couple of years too. Join Truckie D's blog and enjoy his 'philosophical musings from the road'.
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This blog and forum are run by an old hand, Allen Smith, who basically uses his blog to educate other people looking at joining the truck driving and OTR driving industry. As the name of the forum states, everyone reading and following the author is welcome to post questions they have concerning anything related to the truck driving industry – simply Ask Allen!
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Life as a trucker is an open forum and blog that is used by truck drivers from all walks of life and all over the US looking to join in on the conversation. Whether you have an experience or story to share, perhaps some handy tips you would like to contribute, you name it, you are able to post it right here. The site also offers handy information for those looking to start a career as a truck driver or where to get CDL training.
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It was great news when our Alps article appeared in Europe. The UK/French travel magazine Holiday Magazine published Irene Shaland's latest travel article "The Non-Skier's Guide to Enjoying the Swiss Alps" This used to be a legendary travel US magazine that was reborn in its new home, Paris, recently. Read the article and enjoy the photos at http://www.holidaymag.co.uk/murren.html
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If you point to unusually cold weather as a sort of counter-evidence to the theory of catastrophic manmade global warming, you get met with jeers from the left who argue that you can't use "localized" weather patterns to disprove something that they argue is happening globally on average. In other words, "so what if it's cold in the winter?" But what is it that they do to "prove" global warming is still happening? They point to localized weather patterns.
A recent report released by the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) claimed that there is no global warming hiatus, and things like hot weather and unusually cold weather are "proofs" of manmade global warming. The Daily Caller reported:
"There is no standstill in global warming," said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud in a statement. "The warming of our oceans has accelerated, and at lower depths. More than 90 percent of the excess energy trapped by greenhouse gases is stored in the oceans. Levels of these greenhouse gases are at record levels, meaning that our atmosphere and oceans will continue to warm for centuries to come. The laws of physics are non-negotiable."
According to the WMO, oceanic and atmospheric warming contributed to heat waves across the Southern Hemisphere, droughts in California and Brazil, as well as heavy rain storms and flooding in parts of Africa and Europe.
Oddly enough, warming is also responsible for the "frigid polar air [that] plummeted into parts of Europe and the southeast United States," and "Antarctic sea ice extent [that] reached a record daily maximum."
Global warming also meant that "Israel, Jordan, and Syria were struck by unprecedented snowfall," according to the WMO.
But this is just one division within the UN. The UN's own "climate change" division, the IPCC, claims that there isn't enough data to show any kind of upward trend with catastrophic weather patterns. The Daily Caller continued:
The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that there "is limited evidence of changes in extremes associated with other climate variables since the mid-20th century." The IPCC also said current data shows "no significant observed trends in global tropical cyclone frequency over the past century. … No robust trends in annual numbers of tropical storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes counts have been identified over the past 100 years in the North Atlantic basin."
"In summary, there continues to be a lack of evidence and thus low confidence regarding the sign of trend in the magnitude and/or frequency of floods on a global scale," the IPCC said, adding that "that there is not enough evidence at present to suggest more than low confidence in a global-scale observed trend in drought or dryness (lack of rainfall) since the middle of the 20th century due to lack of direct observations, geographical inconsistencies in the trends."
So, which group is right? Maybe that's the wrong question. Which is the more politically profitable position to hold? The one that elicits this sort of reaction from the masses: "How much money do we throw at you so that you can keep us safe?!"


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Oh, she's DEFINITELY my favorite female video game villain as of right now. - ModernSpongeBobSucks
She look like an cool girl!
Reminds me of handsome jack a misunderstod person where her children betrey her and she trys to get power by relying on a Non human power and is also some what of a psychotic person
She defends on her's nihilego? or training her's nihilego? training.
A very sick female
Just the best
I didn't know she even had a gender.
Master of deception and manipulation with deep knowledge of the sith and the jedi.
Great villain and character. And the game is really good.
She is NOT a villain if you've seen the ending. - HeavyDonkeyKong
Responsible for millions of deaths, strong, sexy, weird and powerful an Adult villian not an Anime baby villian harming Pokemons or something. The Queen of Blades, she will slaughter your planet how is she number 10 smfh
She Reminds me of Lusamine from Sun and Moon God I wish
I love her boss track and I'm big fan of Queen Sectonia she is my favorite Kirby Villain I wish she'll be in Smash Ultimate with Jibanyan, Crash, Sora, Spyro & 2 of Jibanyan's Echo fighters Komasan and Usapyon
The Contenders
One of the best Metal Gear characters and in video games overall. Great backstory to the character and I love the look of her. Menacing and compassionate.
My favorite villain! - MeeMeeCandy777
She is the queen of despair and will torture every inch of humanity and would do anything just to deepen her own despair
She's so sexy
Yay undertale
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From New Zealand to France and England to the U.S., fruit and vegetable growers are grappling with shortages of workers to bring the crops home.
In April, New Zealand started its kiwifruit harvest, and needed thousands of seasonal workers. Growers were on edge, though they were able to get most of them from neighboring Pacific islands.
At least they didn't have to go too far to find workers. French growers haven't been so lucky. Last week, at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, CA, John Purcell, Monsanto Global Vegetables R&D Lead, told of a recent trip to the South of France. Curious about where the workers were coming from, he was told they were flown in from Ecuador, nearly 6,000 miles away.
Now come reports from the United Kingdom, where more than three-quarters of British berry growers are reportedly already scaling back production for this year.
According to an article in The Guardian, strawberry and other soft fruit farmers are warning of potential shortages because they are struggling to find enough workers to pick fruit.
The British Summer Fruits (BSF) trade body said its members were 10% to 15% short of labor and expect to be more than 30% short by the autumn as the government drags its feet on a seasonal agricultural workers scheme.
Nick Marston, the BSF chairman, told the newspaper: "The industry is now threatened by lack of government action with regard to seasonal labor."
He said more than three-quarters of British berry-growers were already scaling back production and trimming investment plans amid fears that fruit would be left rotting in the fields.


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Why You Should Walk In The Footsteps of Jesus
The Lord wants to give you revelation and insight. It is essential that each of us hears his voice and follows his leadings. I'm confident that you already recognize this, but this is precisely how Jesus acted as He walked the earth.
First of all, we see Jesus positioning Himself to listen to the Father. He said, "I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me" (John 5:29).
He wasn't going to say or do anything until He understood his Father's heart on the matter. Jesus makes an explicit reference to this approach later in this same Gospel account:
"For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say" (John 12:49-50).
After hearing from the Father, He was ready to act. Jesus proclaimed, "The world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me" (John 14:31). Just like Him, we should accomplish whatever the Father is directing us to do.
With Jesus, it wasn't just listening, but seeing and perceiving. Jesus was watching to discover what his Father was up to and was ready to act. He declared, "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does" (John 5:19).
As Jesus envisioned the heart of the Father, he was ready to respond. Believers, today, must follow this same model. When we spend time with the Father, it empowers us to advance.
Some things need to be considered as we endeavor to follow Jesus. Many would point out that a flawed human being couldn't minister like Jesus. After all, he is God and can do things we cannot. I understand that line of thinking.
It is true that Jesus was and is God. However, while he was ministering on earth, he did not access his deity. Instead, he functioned as a man—providing a practical model for all of us (See Philippians 2:5-8).
So if Jesus operated as a man, how did he obtain power and insight? That is a crucial question that demands to be examined. I believe that the answer is in the following passage:
"Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick" (Luke 5:15-17).
We observe from this passage that Jesus withdrew from the crowds and earnestly pursued the Father. As he pressed into the Creator, more power and insight was released. It may appear that I'm referencing different biblical sections, but I'm not. Luke wants his audience to know that it was the intimate prayer in verse 16 that enabled "the power of the Lord" to be present for Him to heal the sick in verse 17.
Following Jesus' pattern, we need to press into the heart of the Father and listen to His voice.
Whenever I allude to this, Christians tend to "push back." They say it's too complicated. People often make hearing from God harder than it should be. God has no intention of remaining silent to those who love Him. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice" (John 10:27). It can't get any simpler than this.
As we press into God and hear His voice, it will position us to reflect his nature. It will also permit us to operate in supernatural power. The overflow of our worship and prayer brings spiritual gifts that impact multitudes.
A focus on God in private moments will enable us to perceive those who need ministry. When we press into the Father, we gain insight into who to touch. They will usually stand out.
The more connected we are to God, the more effective we will be in outreach.


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An Idaho witness at Idaho Falls reported watching and photographing a fire-colored, shape-shifting object that seemed to silence natural sounds in the area when it passed over, according to testimony in Case 81932 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was inside meditating when a sibling came inside to alert family that an unknown object was moving towards the house.
"While I was getting ready to go outside, my two nephews were already outside, and one of them turned on his phone camera to take video," the witness stated. "But he said the phone kept giving him an error when trying to take video. He switched to take pictures and he managed to take four images of the object."
The witness went outside and was informed by the nephews that the object could be seen in the northwest sky.
"I saw the object when it was leaving. It had a very intense red and orange color to it – very bright. My nephew was the one who took the images. He told me the object, before passing over the house,that it remained a sphere shape, but once it passed over the house it started to change shape. He said, 'The closest thing that this can resemble is one of those light sabers from that movie "StarWars."' It had that same effect. It would stretch. It would go from a sphere to a cigar shape and once it passed the house it went back to just…
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Trudging On
by Nancy
I've officially been at this blogging thing for 2 months now. Boy, time flies! I have certainly had a lot of fun writing the posts and trying new recipes along the way. Hard to believe the posts already number 50+ recipes. I can't thank all of my loyal followers enough, THANK YOU THANK YOU! All of you are what keep me cooking [Glenn thanks you for that] 😉 I also returned to canning this year, thanks in part to this […]
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I arrived at the 2008 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference a day early, filled with excitement and a sense of expectancy. I'd attended two small writers seminars, but this was my first major conference. I was determined not to waste a moment.
After dinner Thursday night, I attended Tim Riter's early bird workshop, "Maximizing Your Writer's Conference Experience." I'd heard Mount Hermon could be a bit intimidating for a first-timer, so I looked forward to tips to help me make the most of the next five days.
A number of agents and editors from across the country attend the Mount Hermon conference. We conferees are encouraged to set up appointments with them. Tim introduced us to a tool that would help us make the most of those meetings: the one sheet. Since I was in the second row, he may have noticed the puzzled look on my face. "What's a one sheet?" I asked myself.
The single page document presents a writer's current project(s) along with a brief bio and photograph on, you guessed it, one piece of paper. It not only provides a concise, professional summary of the book(s) or article(s) a writer is pitching, but it also serves to reduce one's anxiety because the most important information is in print.
Tim spent the two hour workshop teaching us how to prepare our one sheets and role playing with workshop participants who had come with one already written. I watched in awe as one person after another volunteered for mock interviews, and I saw just how valuable this document can be.
I've recently discovered a blog I find quite helpful. Author Mary DeMuth has a heart for unpublished writers and shares her knowledge on her blog: So You Wanna Be Published. On the side bar there is a link to a free online Query Letter Workshop you can download. It's only a few pages, but I found it very helpful. She tells her readers how to construct a one sheet, and she shows excellent examples.
I'll have my first ever agent and editor appointments this summer. I'll be pitching my Golden Heart® finalist manuscripts at the Romance Writers of America® national conference this summer, and you can be sure I'll have my one sheet in hand. Thanks, Tim and Mary.


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Chorlton High School Winter Fayre 2012
Last year Chorlton High School held a very successful Winter Fayre. All the proceeds that the school raised were donated to our linked school in Chisila, Africa. We made an impressive £3,455.00 which the small community school in Zambia used to train 5 local volunteers to become trained teachers and set some money aside to buy much needed resources for pupils.
They're holding another Winter Fayre this year on Saturday 1st December 11-1pm. The cost of a stall is £10.00 for two tables (tables are provided).
Last year we had a vast array of stalls such as cakes, jams, honey, handmade wrapping paper, toys, sweets, gifts, jewellery, plants, cards, etc…
To enable us to have the success we had last year we would be grateful for your support if you were to book a table.
If you are interested and would like to book a stall or know more about the event, please call 0161 882 1150 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Today's guest blog comes from Lilly's Senior Director of Corporate Responsibility, Rob Smith.
Over the last few weeks, Lilly has been advocating for greater public investments in high-quality early education. Our partner, the United Way of Central Indiana, has been doing great work in this area for quite some time. However, our city – and ultimately, the State of Indiana – must provide more public funds to accelerate the work.
We know that getting children, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, into high-quality pre-K will help them achieve at higher levels and will lead to stronger schools and a better Indianapolis. We are proud to stand next to many great companies in insisting we do more to ensure that more children are ready—academically and socially—on day one when they enter kindergarten.
While high-quality early education is necessary, it cannot be the end of the story. We have to ensure that every child has access to a great school, regardless of their home ZIP code. Over the last five years, Lilly has committed more than $6 million in philanthropic donations to strengthen the educational landscape in Indy. We have advocated at every opportunity that the status quo is going to fail too many children.
What's being done?
- The Mind Trust, our primary partner in this work, has been devoted to dramatically improving educational opportunities for all students. They utilize a network of talented people who are working to transform public education in Indianapolis, as well as develop bold plans to change the city's education system.
- The George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academy (PLA), a $1 million recipient of The Mind Trust's Charter School Incubator funding, is just one impressive display of this work in action. PLA's model is focused on giving students who are not thriving in a traditional educational model an opportunity in a different setting that incorporates technology. PLA's results have been impressive, as illustrated by Founder and CEO Earl Martin Phalen.
- We are also excited about the future direction of our largest public school district – Indianapolis Public Schools. IPS, under the leadership of Dr. Lewis Ferebee, is taking some bold steps to transform the district. One example is a teacher-led turnaround program called T3, which is being implemented at three underperforming IPS schools. We have committed up to $1 million over the next four years to help IPS make this successful.
- IPS School #61 Clarence Farrington Elementary School, one of the T3 schools, has been one of the lowest performing schools in Indianapolis. Principal Carole Wilson believes T3 will provide teachers with more of a leadership role in turning around the school and making it a beacon of excellence in its Westside neighborhood.
We care about improving educational outcomes because this will be the best way to strengthen the city that is home to our corporate headquarters and largest R&D and manufacturing footprints. Among other things, a strong, vibrant community will help us recruit, retain and engage great talent from here and around the world.
We also care because it is the right thing to do. And, we also know that we don't have time to waste. The forces of global competition are not going to abate. For kids from disadvantaged backgrounds to have a shot at a better life, they must graduate high school fully prepared to successfully pursue and persist in obtaining a college degree or an equally important technical degree or certification.
To make this a reality will require, among other things, much greater investments when children are younger—as their brains are developing—and an improved K-12 system.
We will do our part to make a positive difference, respectful of all voices in the debate, but firmly committed to what is in the best interest of kids. We must do this because, as one of my friends dryly says, "It's only the future that is at stake."


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Roger Federer: Setting Records Around The World
Tennis fans have been very amused at the new NetJets television advertisement featured Roger Federer pulled a luggage rack full of all of his Grand Slam tournament trophies to his private jet. Federer indeed leads a jet-set lifestyle that really began to take shape in 2004 – the first year that he won the US Open. The following chapter from the Federer biography THE ROGER FEDERER STORY: QUEST FOR PERFECTION by Rene Stauffer ($24.95, New Chapter Press, www.RogerFedererBook.com) – entitled "Setting Records Around The World" – documents a bit of the high-life of Federer and the tail end of his 2004 season.
Following his triumph at the US Open, Roger Federer and his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec experienced four very exciting and diverse weeks. Arthur Cohn, an Academy Award-winning producer and, like Federer, a native of Basel, invited his friend to celebrate his US Open victory with him in Los Angeles. Roger and Mirka got their first introduction to Hollywood's glamorous world. They took up residence in a luxury suite in Beverly Hills, went shopping on Rodeo Drive, visited attractions such as the Walk of Fame and met film greats such as Kirk Douglas and Danny de Vito. In between it all, Federer treated his body to hours of relaxation in the spa. Another highlight of this trip was an excursion in a private jet to Las Vegas to take in magician David Copperfield's show at the Hotel Bellagio. Following the show, Federer met with Copperfield—a meeting of two magicians, one could say.
The jet-set life continued smoothly. Federer then jetted across the Pacific Ocean and the International Date Line and made a stop-over in Hong Kong, where he conducted a media day for the Asian press. The next stop was Bangkok and the Thailand Open. Traveling in a minivan from the tournament facilities to his hotel through the humid, rain-soaked metropolis, Federer explained that he enjoyed moving about in the world of the beautiful, the rich and the famous. "I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't want to," he said. "I find getting to know show business exciting. I used to have trouble with the world of red carpets and formal dinners but now I'm having fun. It's also not difficult for me to talk to other people. There's always something to say."
He particularly enjoyed Asia's hospitality and the enthusiasm of the people—he was also enamored with Asian cuisine. In contrast to the other players at the event, Federer stayed at the Oriental Hotel on the Chao Phraya River, a traditional, colonial-styled structure and the best hotel in the city. Federer, in the meantime, made the conscious decision to avoid the official tournament hotels. He noticed that he could settle down quicker and relax better when he stayed away from the tournament crowd. Hotel rooms were havens where he could recuperate and escape—and he was willing to pay extra dollar for this extra luxury, but as the king of the tennis world, he was still often offered special rates to stay in the best suites in the best hotels. In Paris, it may have been the noble Hotel du Crillon, or the seven star Burj al Arab in Dubai, or the Peninsula in New York.
Federer's trip to Bangkok ended in success—he won the Thailand Open with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Andy Roddick in a sold-out final in front of 10,000-plus spectators. It was his 12th consecutive victory in a tournament final, tying the all-time record set by Björn Borg and John McEnroe. He received the "Trophy of the King" at the award ceremony from Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya and expressed his gratitude in the country's customary way, making a slight bow with hands folded over his chest. "I was surprised at how attractive the Princess was. She looked 35," he said later after a long walk through many hallways accompanied by five bodyguards while retiring to his plain and windowless single dressing room. "She's supposed to be 55!"
His "jet-set" world tour was now in its sixth week but he did not return directly home after Bangkok. For the third time during the 2004 calendar year, Federer went to Dubai. What nobody knew was that the Australian coach Tony Roche was also in Dubai, on assignment to spend a few days of training with Federer in the initial stages of what later became their fascinating player-coach relationship.
By early October, Federer already won ten titles in the 2004 season. His match record stood at 69-6 and there were still four tournaments remaining on his schedule. Two more important ATP records were within reach—most victories in a season (86) and most tournament titles in a season (12), both set in 1995 by the left-handed Austrian clay courter Thomas Muster. But then, the unexpected happened. Federer withdrew from the event in Madrid because he didn't feel sufficiently rested after his world tour. He preferred to concentrate his energies on winning the event that was as high on his wish-list as the French Open—the Swiss Indoors. At the tournament's Monday opening presentation in Basel's town hall, Federer was in a fine mood, upbeat and told all the assembled media how well prepared he was for the week. However, just a few hours later, he was overtaken during a practice session by what must have been the curse of Basel—he suddenly felt an unusual pain in his left thigh. The pain persisted during his practice session on Tuesday. He hastily underwent a magnetic resonance imaging examination, which revealed a muscle fiber rupture—an injury common for tennis players.
Instead of his long-desired triumph in his hometown, the Swiss Indoors brought him some of the bitterest hours of his career. He showed up at the St. Jakobshalle Tuesday evening—when he was scheduled to make his tournament start—wearing street clothes. He withdrew from the tournament and explained to the media and the public what happened. "I never imagined that it would turn out like this," he said. "I had made perfect preparations and had a good chance at winning the tournament."
Federer recovered just in time to travel to Houston in his attempt to defend his title at the Tennis Masters Cup. However, the second year at the Westside Tennis Club was completely different than the previous year. Jim McIngvale—"Mattress Mack"—took last year's criticisms by Federer and his fellow players to heart and significantly improved the conditions of the tournament. Each of the eight participants now had their own dressing room. The differences between Federer and McIngvale were resolved and the tournament promoter and his wife warmly welcomed the world's No. 1 player and congratulated him graciously for his impressive 2004 season. Federer finally felt welcome and appreciated in Texas. McIngvale even facilitated for Federer a lunch with former American President George Bush Sr., a self-confessed tennis fan, and his wife Barbara, both residents of Houston. However, there was something that McIngvale could not facilitate with his influence and his deep pocketbook—good weather. Most of the week featured rainy and windy weather, spreading gloom among fans, players and officials and causing long and persistent match delays.
At least Federer was fully recovered from his thigh injury. Six weeks went by since his last tournament competition in Bangkok, but surprisingly, he had little trouble immediately finding his rhythm. Federer negotiated round-robin wins over Gaston Gaudio, Lleyton Hewitt and Carlos Moya to reach the semifinals, where he faced Marat Safin, who was now tutored by Federer's old coach Peter Lundgren.
The Federer-Safin semifinal was highlighted by the second-set tie-break that lasted 27 minutes and ended 20-18 in Federer's favor. The 38 points matched the record for the longest tie-break in tennis history—equaling the amount of points Björn Borg and Premjit Lall played at Wimbledon in 1973 and that Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor played at the 1993 US Open. "Too bad we didn't break the record," Federer joked. "We should have made an arrangement to do this." Federer was in a good mood because even though he blew seven match points, he also fought off six set points and won the match 6-3, 7-6 (18). Interestingly enough, television replays showed that Federer actually won the match on his third match point when leading 10-9, when the TV replay showed Federer was the victim of a bad line call. "I even saw the mark Safin's shot made and it was out," he stated. Almost any other player would have frantically protested such an injustice, especially at such a critical point in the match. Federer, however, reacted as if nothing had happened, even though he would have won the match on Safin's mistake. He remained entrenched in the dog fight and said he intentionally convinced himself that Safin's stroke probably landed in. "I would have gone nuts otherwise," he said.
In the other semifinal, Roddick's game buckled against Hewitt as the American lost the last 20 points of the match, losing 6-3, 6-2. Some cynics actually offered that Roddick may have welcomed defeat to avoid a fourth final-round loss to Federer for the year. Instead, it was now Federer against Hewitt for the sixth time on the season, and for the sixth time, Federer emerged the winner. The 6-3, 6-2 win gave Federer his 13th consecutive victory in a tournament final, breaking the record he previously shared with McEnroe and Borg for most consecutive victories in tournament finals.
As Federer toasted with Champagne in the player's lounge after his post-match interview with the press, he seemed like anybody who had just ended a normal work week. But on this day, a dream year came to a close. Federer won 11 titles, three Grand Slam tournaments as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. His won-loss record for the year stood at 74-6, marking the best winning percentage since John McEnroe went 82-3 in 1984. His reward was lavish. Just in this week—like the year before in Houston—he set a personal record in prize money winning $1.52 million and raised his season earnings to $6,357,547.
Since his devastating loss to Berdych at the Olympic Games, Federer went undefeated for the remainder of the year. He was now the champion of four Grand Slam tournaments and finished the year as the No. 1 player in the world. Federer still had one more wish before he and Mirka jetted off to the Maldive Islands for some rest and relaxation—"I would like to make time stand still and just enjoy this moment." But nobody, of course, could fulfill this wish.
U.S. Presidents and Connections To Tennis
As the Presidential campaign winds down in the United States, it is interesting to speculate whether Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain will be a "friend of tennis" in the Oval Office. Tennis players with high incomes may be partial to John McCain for tax purposes, while Barack Obama seems to be more engaged in the sport. Obama played tennis while growing up in Hawaii and follows the sport, as witnessed by a friend of mine who works in political circles who, back 2007, spoke with Obama, who gushed over watching the US Open on television the previous night – in particular James Blake's five-set win over Fabrice Santoro (Blake's first career five-set victory). As a working member of the tennis industry, author of the new book On This Day In Tennis History ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennistomes.com) and as the great, great, great nephew of James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States, I have a great interest in tennis and in U.S. Presidential history.
Who was the most tennis friendly President? Teddy Roosevelt might warrant consideration as he was the man responsible for creating the White House tennis court in 1902. Tennis was part of his exercise regimen and had a group of Washingtonians who comprised of what was called his "tennis cabinet" – a group of players with whom he would talk policy between serves and forehands. Roosevelt may have been inspired in his tennis pursuits by two of the greatest American players of the time – Bill Larned and Robert Wrenn – who were members of his famed "Rough Riders" that fought under his command in the Spanish-American War in Cuba in 1898. Roosevelt in his book, The Rough Riders, bragged of the enlistment of Wrenn and Larned along with "an eclectic group of eastern dudes and western deadshots." Roosevelt prided in the fact that on two occasions as U.S. tennis champion, Wrenn had "saved this championship from going to an Englishman" referencing Wrenn's final-round victories over Brits Manliffe Goodbody in 1894 and Wilberforce Eaves in 1897. Larned won a record seven U.S. singles titles – 1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911.
Warren Harding, the 29th President, played tennis early in his life and became re-engaged in the game when the United States recaptured the Davis Cup in 1920. He hosted the winning U.S. team and the Cup to the White House on May 6, 1921 – the first time the famous trophy visited the home of the President. U.S. team members Bill Tilden, Bill Johnston, Dick Williams and Watson Washburn competed in exhibition matches against each other on the White House court, with Harding enjoying the action with his family and staff. President Harding, in fact, appointed Davis Cup founder Dwight Davis as his Assistant Secretary of War in 1923. Davis was subsequently elevated to Secretary of War (the modern day Secretary of State) in the next administration of President Calvin Coolidge starting in 1923.
Coolidge, the 30th President, was the first U.S. President to host and preside over the making of the Davis Cup draw – no doubt at the urging of Davis himself – and hosted the festivities on March 17, 1927. The draw was held on the front lawn of the White House and Coolidge picked out of the Cup the card with Czechoslovakia on it – drawn against Greece in the first round of the European Zone. Wrote the New York Times of the event, "Surrounded by diplomats from the twenty-five nations entered into the tournament, he drew the card bearing the name of Czechoslovakia from the bowl of the trophy. Joseph C. Grew, Under Secretary of State, then picked Greece, which was paired with the nation of the President's choice. The various diplomats then formed in line and each withdrew the name of one nation from the cup."
Herbert Hoover, the 31st President, was also a fan of the game. When running against Democrat Al Smith in 1928, Hoover received a great tennis endorsement from all-time great Helen Wills, who made her public announcement of her support of Hoover for President the day before her win at the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills. In her press announcement in support of Hoover, Wills stated, "All youth can admire Herbert Hoover because of his sincerity, intelligence and great industry. His achievements in the past have been marked with success because of his ability for organization and his wonderful powers of perservance." During his administration (1929 to 1933), four U.S. Davis Cup matches were played at the nearby Chevy Chase Country Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland – 1929 vs. Japan, 1930 vs. Mexico, 1931 vs. Argentina and 1932 vs. Canada – with Hoover dispatching his wife to represent him at the matches.[ad#adify-300×250]
Franklin Roosevelt's connections to tennis came from his cousins Grace and Ellen, who were both U.S. champions – Ellen winning the singles title in 1890 and the pairing with Grace to win the doubles – becoming the first sisters to win a major title. It is interesting to note what President Roosevelt did NOT do in one famous episode in tennis history. On July 20, 1937, the United States Davis Cup team competed against Nazi Germany in the decisive day of the Davis Cup Inter-zone Final at Wimbledon in what many call the most dramatic and politically important Davis Cup match of all time. American Don Budge and Germany's Gottfried von Cramm played the decisive fifth match where, famously, von Cramm received a pre-match phone call from German dictator Adolf Hitler, who told von Cramm that winning the match was of great political importance to the Fatherland. Budge, who won the match when he came back from two-sets-to-love to win 6-8, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 8-6, said later of Hitler's phone call, "I thought why didn't Franklin Roosevelt call me? Didn't he give a damn?"
Harry Truman, the 33rd President, was the second Commander in Chief to host the Davis Cup draw as he presided over the ceremonies on February 3, 1947. Said Truman shortly before reaching into the Davis Cup trophy to pull of the names of nations in the second post-World War II staging of the competition, "I hope the time will come when we can settle our international differences in courts, just as we settle our tennis differences on a court."
President Dwight Eisenhower was more of a fan of golf and delegated "tennis duty" to his vice president Richard Nixon, who gave out the winner's trophy at the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills and Davis Cup Challenge Rounds. In 1957, he famously presented Althea Gibson, the first black to win the U.S. singles title, with her winner's trophy at Forest Hills. Two years earlier, Nixon also presented the Australian Davis Cup team with the Davis Cup trophy after the Aussies completed a 5-0 shutout of the United States at Forest Hills. Nixon was told by Australian Davis Cup Harry Hopman that day that he might someday be "the youngest president in American history." Nixon next touched the Davis Cup in 1969 when, as the 37th President, he welcomed the victorious 1968 U.S. Davis Cup team that defeats Hopman's Australian team in the 1968 Davis Cup final in Adelaide, Australia. That ceremony, that also featured the challenging Romanian Davis Cup team, featured some awkward moments as Bud Collins documented in his book The Bud Collins History of Tennis. Wrote Collins; "President Richard M. Nixon, a bowler and golfer who secretly despised tennis, hosted both final-round teams at a White House reception. This was a nice gesture, but the Chief Executive caused a few awkward stares when, as a memento of the occasion, he presented each player with a golf ball. Perhaps these were left over, some speculated, from the golf-happy Eisenhower administration. "I'm a Republican, but I'll never vote for him again," grumbled Cliff Richey. "Why he do this?" said a puzzled Ion Tiriac. "No golf courses in Romania."
Lyndon Johnson, Nixon's precedessor, was not a tennis enthusiast but did host the winning 1963 U.S. Davis Cup team at the White House. On January 15, 1964, Johnson hosted the victorious U.S. team at the White House and spent 45 minutes with team members Dennis Ralston, Chuck McKinley and Marty Riessen as well as U.S. captain Bob Kelleher and U.S. Lawn Tennis Association President Ed Turville. As Johnson introduced the team to his press secretary Pierre Salinger he said, "There's my tennis player. If I can teach Salinger to ride a horse, maybe he can teach me to play tennis."
Gerald Ford, the 38th President, was known as an avid player and used the White House tennis court more than any President since Teddy Roosevelt. After watching 14-year-old Tracy Austin beat Virgina Ruzici in the fourth round of the 1977 U.S. Open on television, President Jimmy Carter placed a call to the pig-tailed wunderkind to offer his best wishes and congratulations.
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President, played tennis in his youth and was known as perhaps the biggest sports fan among U.S. chief executives. He hosted many athletes and sports teams – including tennis stars such as John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Arthur Ashe, Pam Shriver and others. On September 15, 1981, Reagan and his wife Nancy hosted a U.S. Tennis Association contingent to the White House that included U.S. Open champions McEnroe and Austin and the U.S. Davis Cup and Wightman Cup teams. Said Reagan of the 1981 U.S. Open finals, "Nancy and I watched the TV Saturday and Sunday and the matches were so breathtaking I nearly turned blue." Stan Smith and Marty Riessen hit tennis balls for the assembled group on the White House tennis court – highlighted by Smith hitting a ball that broke through the flimsy, deteriorating net. "I don't oversee the operation as closely as my predecessor" said Reagan of the White House tennis operations. Nineteen-year-old Shriver proudly told Reagan during the 90-minute visit, "This was my first election and I voted for you, sir." Ashe then chimed in to Reagan, "Well I didn't vote for you. But I'm all for you, and I hope your policies work, Mr. President."
Reagan left the tennis-playing to his Vice President and successor George Bush, who not only had a strong penchant for playing the game but came from a strong tennis bloodline. Bush's great uncles Joseph Wear and Arthur Wear were bronze medalists in tennis at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis – Joseph pairing with Allen West and Arthur pairing with Clarence Gamble. Joseph Wear also went on to serve as U.S. Davis Cup captain in 1928 and 1935 – having the opportunity to work with both Bill Tilden and Don Budge. Bush, whose mother Dorothy was also a standout ranking junior player, also entertained many tennis players during his term and remains an active player, competing often at Chris Evert's annual charity event and frequented the U.S. Clay Court Championships, the Tennis Masters Cup and Davis Cup as a fan when held at the Westside Tennis Club in his hometown of Houston, Texas
Bush attended the U.S. Open when he was Vice President under Reagan, but Bill Clinton was the first sitting President to attend the U.S. Open when he took in the men's semifinals on September 9, 2000, watching Marat Safin beat Todd Martin and Pete Sampras beat Lleyton Hewitt. He also called Venus Williams after she won the U.S. Open women's singles title that year and told her "You worked really hard" prompting the witty Williams to ask Clinton for a tax cut on her hard-earned U.S. Open prize money.
After leaving office, Clinton again created tennis headlines when he attended the French Open in 2001 and was, in fact, jokingly blamed for Andre Agassi's quarterfinal loss to Sebastien Grosjean. Clinton sat to watch the match after Agassi won the first set 6-1, but Agassi proceeded to lose 12 of the next 14 games to go down two sets to one. The five-months-out-of-office Clinton then briefly left the court, as Agassi went up a service break in the fourth set 2-1, but when Clinton returned to watch the match, Agassi lost his service break and proceeded to win only one more game in the match, losing 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. "I was bad for him," Clinton said afterward, referring to Agassi. "I was bad luck. I left, and he won three games. I hated to come back."
Like his father, George W. Bush, the 43rd President, was a tennis player, but later in life did not play the game as much as he resorted to jogging and cycling for exercise. As governor of Texas in 1999, Bush penned a note of congratulations and good luck to U.S. player Alex O'Brien when named to the U.S. Davis Cup team to face Britain in the Centennial year of the competition, writing "All athletes should consider it an honor to represent their country. Sadly, a number of America's top tennis players do not share this view. I commend you and your teammates for stepping forward when asked by Captain Tom Gullikson and the USTA. Your patriotism, team spirit and work ethic are inspirations for athletes of all ages."
His most infamous connection to tennis came just five days before the 2000 Presidential election when it was revealed publicly for the first time that he was arrested for drunken driving in Maine on Sept. 4 1976 with Aussie tennis legend John Newcombe in the car with the future president. "I was drinking beers, yeah, with John Newcombe," Bush said in a briefing with the press. "I'm not proud of that. I made some mistakes. I occasionally drank too much, and I did that night. I learned my lesson. I told the guy (the arresting officer) I had been drinking, what do I need to do? He said, 'here's the fine.' I paid the fine." Newcombe didn't comment on the incident for another two weeks until after the election. "When it came out I just did the first thing that came into my mind – I went underground mate. I didn't put my head up," Newcombe told the Australian Associated Press of when news of the arrest first surfaced. Newcombe described Bush as a "good bloke" who would make a "pretty good president" and said the drunk-driving incident was a minor one in terms of how far Bush was over the limit. "That's something I've laughed about with George for the last 24 years," Newcombe said. "That's something that just happened that night. We were just a couple of young blokes going out and having a good time. We didn't do anything wrong, basically. We probably shouldn't have been driving at that stage but it wasn't that anyone was badly inebriated."
George Bush's DAVIS CUP Connection – A Strange Tale From 80 Years Ago
The United States and France will renew their storied Davis Cup rivalry this week in the quarterfinals in Winston-Salem, N.C. as captain Patrick McEnroe's U.S. squad – Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob and Mike Bryan – will look to continue their run towards a second consecutive Davis Cup title against French captain Guy Forget and his nominated team of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Michael Llodra.
Interestingly, this 15th meeting between the two Davis Cup superpowers (series tied 7-7) comes 80 years after one of the most famous and most-politically involved Davis Cup matches in the history of the competition, in which, perhaps appropriately enough, the great, great uncle of President George W. Bush – Joseph Wear – was a central figure.
In the spring of 1928, Wear, a former player who medaled in tennis at the 1904 Olympic Games, was the Davis Cup Committee Chairman for the United States Lawn Tennis Association – now the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA). The United States was, for the first time since 1919, not in possession of the Davis Cup after the four French Musketeers – Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon and Jean Borotra – snatched the Cup from Bill Tilden and the U.S. team the previous year in Philadelphia – ending the U.S. record seven-year stranglehold on the Cup.
Wear met with USLTA President Sam Collom and the Davis Cup Selection Committee to decide which Americans would represent the United States in Davis Cup play. The United States were due to meet Italy in the Davis Cup Inter-zone Final in Paris, and presumably, in the Davis Cup Challenge Round against the French in what would be the christening event for its' new tennis stadium, Stade Roland Garros (now the site of the French Championships). On the agenda of the Davis Cup Selection Committee and the USLTA Executive Committee was whether Tilden, regarded as one of the world's most famous athletes at the time, had violated his amateur status when he filed newspaper reports from Wimbledon, for which he was paid. Wear, and USLTA President Sam Collom, reviewed the evidence at the USLTA Davis Cup Selection Committee and no suspension or discipline was discussed in depth.
Wear and Collom set sail on July 6 for Paris and the Davis Cup matches on the S.S. France. While on board, radio dispatches were sent to Colom and Wear of the meeting of the USLTA's Advisory Committee, where charges were, in fact, filed against Tilden for a breach of his amateur status. Collom advised the USLTA's Advisory Committee that no suspension would be issued until Collom would get to speak to Tilden in person. While Collom and Wear were on board the S.S. France, the USLTA's Advisory, Davis Cup and Amateur Rule Committee met in New York – minus the USLTA President and Davis Cup Committee Chairman – and voted to suspend Tilden as the playing captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team. The Committees also voted to have Wear replace Tilden as captain of the U.S. team. Under USLTA rules, Collom and Wear were helpless to overrule the committee. Wear, upset at the committee members' decision, cabled the USLTA in New York and resigned his post as USLTA Davis Cup Committee Chairman upon setting foot back on U.S. soil upon his return from France.
At the draw ceremony to announce the line-ups for the Inter-zone Final between the United States and Italy, Collom announced publicly Tilden's suspension from the team. Headlines in the world press resulted as Tilden was regarded as one of the world's most famous sports personalities. The story was particularly sensitive in France, where the French Tennis Federation had invested significant financial resources in the construction of Stade Roland Garros, expecting to reap a financial windfall to help pay for the stadium's construction with the match-up between the Tilden-lead U.S. team and their "Four Musketeers." Without Tilden, the French Tennis Federation would not have its' marquee match-up for the opening of its stadium and would face a severe financial crisis. Fans that already had purchased tickets for a potential U.S. vs. France Challenge Round had already requested refunds upon learning of Tilden's suspension from the U.S. team.
The French Tennis Federation contacted the French Foreign Ministry to inquire whether the issue of Tilden's suspension could be turned over to the American Ambassador to France, Myron Herrick. It is believed that Herrick brought the issue as far as the White House, where President Calvin Coolidge endorsed Tilden's reinstatement. (Coolidge had an interest in the Davis Cup since his Secretary of War from 1923-1925 was none-other than Dwight Davis, the event's founder). Herrick allowed the USLTA to devise some sort of punishment after the conclusion of the Davis Cup in exchange for re-instatement to the team "in the interest of international good feeling."
While the diplomatic gears moved in full motion, Wear captained the Tilden-less U.S. team to a 4-1 win over Italy to advance the United States into the Davis Cup Challenge Round against France. Tilden rejoined the U.S. team for the Challenge Round, while Wear remained as U.S. Captain. The French went on to defeat Tilden and the U.S. by a 4-1 margin in front of overflowing and enthusiastic French crowds at Roland Garros.
Wear returned to the U.S. Davis Cup captaincy in 1935, when he steered the United States into the Davis Cup Challenge Round with a 4-1 victory over Germany. The United States would then lose to the Fred Perry-led British team 5-0 at Wimbledon, but Wear did have the opportunity to coach an up-and-coming young red-headed future champion by the name of Don Budge. Wear, in fact, is the only U.S. Davis Cup Captain to captain both Bill Tilden (1928) and Don Budge (1935). The uncle of George W. Bush's grandmother Dorothy, was himself an accomplished tennis player himself having won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo.
"No one in tennis is held in higher regard than the Philadelphian," wrote Allison Danzig in The New York Times in 1931, who noted that Wear won the 1914 "Racquets" championship with Dwight Davis. (Racquets is a sport similar to court tennis or squash.) "His appointment as Davis Cup chairman in 1928 was hailed as the entry of one of the country's most representative sportsmen into its lawn tennis councils and was forseen as a guarantee of the maintenance of the association's international relations upon their high plane of noblesse oblige…From the beginning, he won the confidence of the candidates for the team and became their warm friend, and no one was ever a more welcome or respected figure in an American Davis Cup camp."
We hope that the drama in this week's United States vs. France Davis Cup series remains only on the court.


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Pierre Guiotel–1862
- Name
- Pierre Guiotel
- Given names
- Pierre
- Surname
- Guiotel
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The American Revolutionfrom 1775 to 1783
Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://goo.gl/kvWJnX
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Note: 1789-12-08 + Johann Georg Rauhut Schmiegel
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Yellow Fever Epidemicbetween 1793 (I) and 1798 (VI)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://goo.gl/4c1Pp5
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The Louisiana Purchase1803 (XI)
Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://goo.gl/yH4MPB
| Birth of a son
|Jean Marie Michel Guiotel
December 13, 1815
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War of 1812between 1812 and 1815
Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://goo.gl/cu6BNB
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Trail of Tearsbetween 1830 and 1830
Note: The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory in eastern sections of the present-day state of Oklahoma. The phrase originated from a description of the removal of the Choctaw Nation in 1831. In 1831 the Choctaw were the first to be removed, and they became the model for all other removals. After the Choctaw, the Seminole were removed in 1832, the Creek in 1834, then the Chickasaw in 1837, and finally the Cherokee in 1838. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
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Cholera Epidemic1832
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://goo.gl/0602J7
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The Texas Revolutionbetween October 1835 and April 1836
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://goo.gl/4B84q9
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Mexican-American Warfrom 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://goo.gl/dGxJ1k
|Historical Event
Influenza Epidemicbetween 1857 and 1859
Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://goo.gl/XVwD6F
|Death of a wife
|Anne Galle
before April 28, 1862 (on the date of death)
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American Civil Warbetween April 1861 and May 1865
Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://goo.gl/ETtxkC
| before April 28, 1862
|Family with Anne Galle
Pierre Guiotel
Death: before April 28, 1862
Anne Galle
Death: before April 28, 1862
Jean Marie Michel Guiotel
Birth: December 13, 1815 — Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne
- Generation 1
Pierre Guiotel. He died before April 28, 1862.
Children of Pierre Guiotel and Anne Galle:
- Jean Marie Michel Guiotel (1815–)
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Jean Marie Michel Guiotel, son of Pierre Guiotel and Anne Galle, was born on December 13, 1815 in Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne. He married Thérèse Joséphine Maupillé, daughter of Jean Maupillé and Anne Petit, on April 28, 1862 in La Selle-en-Luitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne. She was born on November 27, 1842 in La Selle-en-Luitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne.


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School(s): Arkadelphia Promise
Influenced by the success of Arkansas's existing El Dorado Promise, the Arkadelphia Promise was founded in 2010. In part, the Arkadelphia Promise is an effort to revitalize and strengthen the city. The Arkadelphia Promise both entices businesses to locate to the area and cultivates a pipeline of educated workers through the opportunity to access higher education.
The program serves graduates of Arkadelphia High school, helping students pay for tuition and fees for up to 30 college credit hours per year. To be eligible, students must first qualify for the Arkansas Academic Challenge (Lottery) Scholarship by scoring a 19 on the ACT or have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, among other criteria.
The Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship will pay up to $4,000 for freshman year while the Lottery Scholarship will pay $1,000. Most college fees, though not all, will be covered by The Arkadelphia Promise. Both scholarships will be sent directly to the college each semester, and students will continue to receive funding as long as they remain enrolled throughout the academic year. Unlike many other College Promise programs, students can use funds from Arkadelphia Promise Scholarship at out of state colleges or universities.
Arkadelphia Promise - 235 N. 11th St, Arkadelphia, AR 71923


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- Skin tightening creams: There is virtually no scientific evidence that these creams tighten skin, even skin that retains most of its elasticity. The abdominal skin targeted by tummy tuck surgery has already lost almost all of its elasticity (which is why surgery is needed).
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It requires an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon to get the type of results seen in these tummy tuck before-and-after photos of one of my patients:
If you are considering a tummy tuck, I invite you to leave any questions in the comment field below. I am here to help!


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Welcome to the latest edition of In Clover. We are so excited to give you a glimpse of some of the great things happening across the Clover School District during the month of November! From beautiful Veteran's Day programs to sharing the staff members at each school voted employee of the month by their peers, and a great program at Kinard Elementary where our young girls get to work with Duke Energy, we are confident you will be impressed!
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DiPascali, Admitted Madoff Accomplice, Free on BailFrank DiPascali Jr. , who pleaded guilty to helping Bernard L. Madoff carry out history's biggest Ponzi scheme, was released on bail on the conditions that he stay at home and wear a monitoring device.
S&P 500's Retreat After 50% Recovery Signals Caution to Technical AnalystsTraders who base day-to-day decisions about whether to buy stocks on chart patterns say yesterday's decline in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may signal additional losses this week.
Prosecutors Seek $5 Million Forfeiture From Ex-Madoff Employees in LawsuitU.S. prosecutors sued two former longtime employees of convicted con man Bernard Madoff seeking forfeiture of $5 million the government claims is traceable to Madoff's fraud.
Steven Cohen's Manet Fetches Record $33.2 MillionEdouard Manet's "Self Portrait with a Palette" sold tonight in London for 22.4 million pounds ($33.2 million) with fees, a record for the artist at auction.