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Men who have enlarged prostates can now choose a one-hour treatment rather than drugs or surgery: a machine that literally microwaves the prostate to relieve urinary symptoms.
The Food and Drug Administration approved a device called the Prostatron, which kills excess prostate tissue by heating the gland with microwaves, based on studies showing it may help 75 percent of patients.
While not a cure, it effectively treats the symptoms," said the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. David A. Kessler.
The Prostatron is used in a one-hour, outpatient procedure that appears to work better than drugs and clearly is safer than surgery, said Dr. John Lynch, urology chief at Georgetown University Medical Center.
"It's not 100 percent" effective, Dr. Lynch said, but he said it would appeal to a broad spectrum of men with troublesome symptoms.
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that surrounds the urethra, which carries urine to the penis. Prostates enlarge as men age, squeezing the urethra and making it difficult to urinate.
Surgery to trim the prostate is the most common and most effective treatment. But the operation, costing $8,000 to $12,000, usually requires up to three days in the hospital and can cause impotence or incontinence. Two drugs are approved to shrink the prostate or relax its hold, but they offer only modest relief and cost hundreds of dollars a year.
With the Prostatron, a catheter is threaded through the urethra into the prostate. A computer pulses microwaves through the catheter, heating the prostate to at least 111 degrees Fahrenheit, killing prostate tissue and clearing room for the urethra to better function.
Cooling water circulates inside the catheter so the urethra is not burned and so patients do not feel heat.
The Prostatron, used under local anesthetic, treats most symptoms effectively with no significant effect on sexual function, the Food and Drug Administration said.
In a test of 375 men over 45, 75 percent experienced improvement in symptoms like frequent urination, awaking during the night to urinate and loss of control over urination.
The Prostatron's one significant side effect was swelling in a third of men that left them temporarily unable to urinate.
The manufacturer, EDAP Technomed Inc., said the treatment was immediately available at hospitals that tested it: Georgetown, Rush Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, the Kidney Stone Center in Denver, and the Mayo Clinics in Rochester, Minn., and Jacksonville, Fla. The Prostatron went on sale to other hospitals today.
Company officials did not give an exact price.


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Cajun Jambalaya Gourmet Cooking Sauce
Product Overview
Serves: 3 to 4
Shelf life: up to 18 months
Strictly no preservatives, no colourings, no artificial additives: no compromises
Authentic Cajun Flavours for the Discerning Food Lover
Fiery, dry-roasted Cajun spices provide the kick overlaying the sweet tartness of bell peppers, coriander and garlic.
Cooking Guidelines
Jambalaya Sauce Serves 3 to 4. Kitchen to Table in 25 to 30 minutes
1) Cook four sausages, then cut into chunks
2) In the meantime, heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and stir-fry 2-3 diced chicken breasts
3) Once cooked, mix the Jambalaya Sauce with the chicken & sausages and bring to a simmer
4) Stir in four portions of cooked rice and serve hot
Cajun Jambalaya Gourmet Cooking Sauce is also good with vegetables, ham, prawns, shrimps – or, if available, alligator!
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Dietary Requirements: Gluten Free Vegetarian Vegan Coeliacs Dairy Free
Water, Celery, Onion, Green Peppers (9%), Red Peppers (9%), Sunflower Oil, Cajun Spice Blend* (Cayenne Pepper*, Green Cardamom*, Cumin Seed*, Black Peppercorns*, Sea Salt*, Fennel*, Garlic*, Coriander Seed*, Red Chillies*, Oregano*, Thyme*) (0.9%), Sea Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Coriander, Garlic, Vegetable Boullion Powder (contains celery), Natural Thickener: Xanthan Gum
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Typical Values per 100g serving:
Energy 259kJ/62kcal, Fat 5.1g, of which saturates 0.6g, Carbohydrate 3.2g, of which sugars 2.2g, Fibre 1.0g, Protein 0.8g, Salt 0.2g
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I love this sauce as you can use up any left over sausages.
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This sauce is superb. I use chorizo sausage with the chicken and all the family love it !!!
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Impressive sauce,with a nice kick.
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I was so pleased that many of your sauces are suitable for coeliacs. The Jambalaya sauce was really delicious. I used chicken and gluten free sausages. Betty Calder
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I am very fond of Jambalaya and was unable to find a decent one in any supermarket (one even smelt of curry!). Luckily I found one of these sauces in a Farm Shop at a Stately Home of all places. Since then I have never looked back. I make up a batch once a month, add chicken, cumberland sausage, chorizo sausage and just a dash of hot West Indian sauce. This makes 5 good portions for the freezer. Defrost, add a little chicken stock, prawns and rice and it's a meal fit for a king! Best I've ever found, so much so that I've given up making my own in favour of this one.
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perfect accompaniment to any meat but prawns and chorizo with a little chicken is perfect
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Delicious, always reminds me of New Orleans, where my cousin lives.
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Cyril Barnett (verified owner) –
What a truly wonderful tasty sauce this is, warmly spiced and fruity, we did ours with chicken thighs, though we may try it along side Glamorgan sausages next time, I'm sure it would also be just as superb with roasted squash or stuffed roasted peppers for a meat free option. Magnifico!
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New Sword of the Stars expansion announced!
Sword of the Stars series expands with Argos Naval Yard
NEW YORK – May 22nd, 2009 – Paradox Interactive and Kerberos Productions today announced an expansion to the critically acclaimed 4X space strategy game series Sword of the Stars.
The new expansion, Argos Naval Yard, can be combined with either the original game or any of its previous expansions and will provide players with:
· 19 new technologies, including advanced drones, over thrusters, two new satellite designs, defensive interceptor micro-missiles, and polarized plasmatics which will unlock a new weapon type
· Over 75 new ship sections to build
· 10 new weapons, including the new inertial cannons, kelvinic torpedoes, and the fearsome rail cannon
· 3 new scenarios
"With the successful release of the Sword of the Stars Ultimate Collection, the expansion Argos Naval Yard is a natural extension of the Sword of the Stars series," said Chris Stewart, COO of Kerberos. "The new ships, weapons and technologies in Argos Naval Yard will present gamers with new challenges and capabilities."
Argons Naval Yard is scheduled for release June 17 with an SRP of $8.99 / € 7.49 / £6.99
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Well Christmas is almost here and I have been looking for an outfit for the Christmas parties coming up. I had no problem finding a top or trousers, however it was difficult to find a bolero or cardigan or jacket to wear over the top.
I found this top in New Look and it is quite nice but I thought it could be adapted and made into a jacket.
So I cut it down the middle and pinned some pale pink binding onto the rough seams. I also added it to the bottom to make the top look finished.
I then used the sewing machine to carefully stitch the binding.
Yay! I now have a lovely jacket that goes well with my pink top :)
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At 7 April 2007 at 21:00, Elena - Gatti e Crocette
E' fantastico confezionato così...manine d'oro!!!Complimenti!Elena
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Very pretty finish. Love the colors.
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Very pretty finish!
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I keep a to-do list. Every Thursday I fold an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of recycled paper in half and begin the two columns that make up my task list for the week ahead. The first elements to make it on the list are the to-dos that were left undone from the previous week. Some of those to-dos were left over from the prior week and the week before that. It's hard to imagine that I won't remember these items on my own; they're like a splinter in a knuckle that's an ever-present irritant, but not a large enough problem to require an immediate response. Still, I note my chronically undone to-dos faithfully on my sheet as if the very fact of their appearance on the list will somehow boost me into action. Action that will result in the ultimate mark of success: a thick Sharpie line that renders the item completely unreadable, the twin burdens of past inaction and future procrastination obliterated with a simple stroke of a black felt pen.
The to-dos on my list are written in my own particular shorthand: codes and glyphs understood, mercifully, only by me. There are arrows and ampersands, capital letters that stand in for first names or locations, ordinary words represented by their desiccated text-message counterparts. Often one word will be the icon for an entire event. Just as one brush against the splinter in the knuckle can conjure the complete narrative, it takes very few scratches on the page to trigger my recollection of what needs to be done. For instance, Lane4Bark might mean that I need to find a day when it's not raining and head over to Lane Forest Products to pick up some mulch to put around the bushes. I live in Oregon. It rains here. A lot. So Lane4Bark might appear on my list for several weeks until the synchronicity of dry-day and sloth-relegated-to-the-kennel puts me in the pickup truck with sufficient enthusiasm to get a dreaded yard chore done. And then, well, the Sharpie gets to work its magic.
One item that has been appearing on the list for many more weeks than I care to admit is a four letter word spelled b-l-o-g. As in, Pick something out of the air and talk about it. As in, They've been asking, so give it to them. As in, Monday morning's as good a time as any to make a fresh start. So welcome to Monday Morning! Now where's that Sharpie?
Welcome to Monday Morning!
Nancy Carol Moody
I'm a poet and a letter-writer. Yup, that kind. The kind who uses pens and paper and actual stamps. The kind who will leave the house with nothing on the agenda but to get to the mailbox before the scheduled pick-up time. The kind who understands that technology is a wondrous thing, but nothing quite beats finding a real letter with a real stamp on it amid the credit card solicitations, pizza coupons and seminar catalogs.


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Caring for our Community"Scouts in the Community — Good Turn Week Care Packages" has grown from an idea developed by two Rovers into a Good Turn that will involve multiple Scouts and Scouters from Cascadia Council in British Columbia.
Scouting Spring Clean-upFor over 100 years, Scouts across Canada have demonstrated their concern for the environment through conservation, reforestation and, sometimes, cleaning up what others may have left behind.
Sponsor a MealThis project looks to assist the Edmonton Mustard Seed by serving hot meals to those in need in the local area.
Portaging for a MissionThis project has Scouting members, along with other members of the community, collecting donations for a local homeless shelter called Siloam Mission.
One for the BooksBig things are happening in Cochrane, Ontario with the 1st Cochrane Scout Group as they prepare to launch their book share program for Scouts Canada's Good Turn Week.
Scouts Plant PositivityThe 1st Portland Estates Scout Group will be seeding trees and native flowers in the Portland Estates and Hills area, helping to improve the diminishing bee and monarch butterfly populations.
First Kings Cub Pack Food DriveThe 1st Kingston Cub Scouts are setting out to make a major impact on their local food banks. Working with Atlantic Superstore, T&S Signage and Greenwood Auto Sales, 1st Kingston hopes to amass food donations while strengthening their community ties.
Toronto Cleanup with E-waste driveFor this year's Good Turn Week, the 401st Venturers will be holding an e-waste drive to collect broken and used electronics. We would like to make it convenient for community residents to safely dispose of the electronic waste when they do their spring cleaning.
Updating the HallOver the years, the Group has been looking for an opportunity to give back to their sponsor and local community who has been helping them for 35 years.
Scouts Help Revitalize Youth ShelterThe 26th St. Peters Venturers are helping to beautify YESS' youth emergency shelter. YESS assists youth aged 13-17 by providing shelter, tools and the support they need to build their futures.
Westmount Park RevitalizationLondon area Scout Groups including the 80th Beaver Scouts, Cubs Scouts, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers in accompany with the City Of London, schools and businesses will be Building an observation deck in Westmount Park.
The Great Scouts Collection BlitzMembers of the 1st Torbay Scout Group will be setting up at various locations throughout the community collecting non-perishables, clothes, books and pet supplies.
Providing Help — Providing HopeThe 1st MacDonald Drive Beavers, Cubs and Scouts along with their Scouters from St. John's, Newfoundland are providing help and hope to local families as part of their Good Turn Week community project.
Scouts Support FamiliesThe 18th St. Thomas Cub Pack wanted to make a positive impact on local families and youth affected by cancer. Together, they decided to contribute program supplies to Camp Trillium.


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Tagiilima Iatala, MBBS
Fuata Tagiilima I'atala served the children of American Samoa in both the ER and the pediatric clinic from 1993 until his passing. He graduated as a general practitioner from the Medical Faculty of Papua New Guinea many moons ago but over the years gravitated toward working mostly with children. He was an esteemed leader in his village and also served several terms as a Senator in the American Samoan Fono (Territorial legislature). Dr. Iatala is missed by the many children, families, and colleagues whose lives he touched through the years.


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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Back in the Saddle
I'm sure most of you have forgotten about me. I know that I have been a very poor blogger lately. I'm sure you all know the way life works. Working 10-12 hours daily, your son being in two to three sports at the same time, and a wife that doesn't really like, understand, or support my hobby. Not only does life take up most of my time, but I have only been able to look at the Internet for the last month on my phone. One morning my computer decided to revert back to it's factory settings. All my files were there, but getting back online and resetting everything is a pain.
I have decided that now that baseball season is over, I can really start to focus on what I want to do with my collections, and maybe try to thin out some of these extra cards. One thing I would really like to wrap up is 2012 Topps. I know that it's been out for a while and I still need 7 cards from Update to put this last season's Mariners to bed:
18 Tom Wilhelmsen
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204 Jesus Montero
245 Erasmo Ramirez
303 Kevin Millwood
Besides those cards for 2012, I am down around 200 total cards needed to fill out the nearly 3400 base cards of the Mariners since starting in 1977. I'm thinking I might have to break down and hit up some sites and buy these cards if I can't find them soon. It is a personal goal to get the Super Set done so I can focus on player collections. In the next few weeks or months, I'm hoping to have definitive want lists for my three player collections, and any new players that my son decides he wants to collect. The players on those lists:
Willie Stargell
Dale Murphy
Alvin Davis
Tim Lincecum(Andrew's collection)
The other order of business probably starting in the next year is to really try to focus on my Angels in the Desert collection. I think I am about half way on getting that one done, but it will be my second priority after I can hopefully get the Mariners Super Set done. Let's hope my work schedule will start to slow down soon, and I can get back to more regular posts, and hopefully I can get some trading done to work on my projects!!
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I know all about life and the real world taking over so much that blogging suffers. I've been a really poor blogger lately also. I missed the entire month of September w/my card blogs. I usually try to get at least one post in a month. I've been very good at that with my regular blog, but my card blog(s) since they are more specific and I'm more picky about what I write for them they suffered for September. This entire year I had been more into the baseball season since the Nationals had done so well. Then when they made the playoffs my already slow blogging was almost non-existent.
I feel your pain! Glad to see this post and hope things even out for you.ReplyDelete
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Welcome back... seems like work & life in general are impacting a lot of us in the blogworld.ReplyDelete
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Off Grid Solar Power Water Pumping Applications
The Green Power Company design off-grid water pumping systems to suit your requirements, and can be integrated with our plumbing division for a total water pumping solution.
Off grid water pumping systems are generally required when it is too difficult or costly to trench cable to the required location. Solar pumping applications can consist of a small ground mounted array or solar tracker suitably designed to generate enough power to activate the water pump, and is usually coupled with a suitably sized battery bank and enclosure.
The most common solar water pumps installed by GreenPower consist of Solar PV panels mounted to single axis solar tracker, which create a greater window of power generation, thereby reducing the size (or need) for battery storage, allowing greater periods of UPS water pumping.
UPS Basement Water Pumping Applications
Stand alone water pumping applications are also common in basements that require water to be displaced in flooding situations, that can often coincide with blackouts associated with adverse weather conditions.
We are able to couple highly efficient, high volume water pumps with a UPS battery storage system that will displace flood water for selected periods of autonomy. These systems can also be integrated with renewable energy systems and fuel generators to provide on-going pumping capabilities.
GreenPower installed a solar water pump on flemings Nursery's winning entry for 2013 The Chelsea Flower Show in England. The award was presented by the Queen.
Benefits of Solar Pumps
Considering that most water pumping applications are used during summer periods and located in isolated positions away from mains connection, using solar energy to generate the power required to operate the water pump makes complete sense.
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- Panels can be installed on solar trackers to maximise pumping time
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- 25 year panel efficiency warranty
- 2 year pump and controller manufacture warranty
- Heads from 0-80m
- Flow reaches from 2000L to 40,000L a day
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High Efficiency Water Pumps
GreenPower solar water pumping applications are more reliable and more cost effective than either windmills or diesel motors, and are designed for either daytime or 24 hour UPS applications. Water Pumping Solar Technology is simple, reliable and requires almost no maintenance. Our highly efficient water pumps are able to lift water to great heights or high volume at low heads, and are also suitable for water transfer applications such as dam to storage tank, storage tank to header tank, stock watering and many other types of irrigation applications.


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S: Texas Sports: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
BC: About the Author | Cat Sanders has lived in Texas ever since she was two and moved from Florida. She has always been artistic and won first place in 6th Grade Ceramics for HCMS Art UIL. She currently goes to Hill Country Middle School in Austin, Texas.
FC: Texas Sports | The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | A - Z Project By: Cat Sanders
1: Table of Contents | A..........................2 B..........................3 C..........................4 D.........................5 E..........................6 F..........................7 G.........................8 H.........................9 I..........................10 J...........................11 K........................12 L.........................13 M........................14 | N.........................15 O.........................16 P..........................17 Q.........................18 R..........................19 S........................20 T..........................21 U........................22 V........................23 W.......................24 X........................25 Y........................26 Z.........................27
2: h | A | nne Marie Hartung | Individual | Anne Marie Hartung is a young basketball player from Bowling Green, Missouri. She plays for the University of Texas Longhorns Women's Basketball Team. | Basketball
3: B | 5A | aseball Playoffs | Competition | The 5A Baseball playoffs are in every state including the greatest state of all! (aka Texas!) | Baseball
4: C | olonial Golf Course | Venue | Colonial Golf Course is on the property of Colonial Golf Club in Ft. Worth, TX. It is one of the BIGGEST golf courses in the U. S. | Golf
5: D | allas Mavericks | Team | The Dallas Mavericks (a.k.a the Mavs) are an NBA team located in (duh!) Dallas, TX. They were founded in 1980 and have one three division titles. | Basketball
6: E | questrian | History | Equestrian or Equestrianism is the art of riding horses. Even though people all over the world have been riding horseback for several centuries, the activity became a recreational sport in 1917. The riders and horses are trained to jump hurdles and run fast. Many books like Thundercloud and the Pony Pals series, and movies like Secratariat have been based on the art of equestrian. | Alternative
7: Track and | ield | F | History | Track and Field have been an enjoyable sport for decades. The track activities include jumping hurdles, running sprints and running long distances. They field part on the other hand includes other activities like ultimate frisbee and long jump. It was invented by the ancient Greeks around 776 B.C. | Track ad Field
8: G | regory | G | ym | Venue | Gregory Gym, located on the UT campus in Austin, has everything from steam rooms to conditioning rooms and badminton to table tennis. It is the perfect place to kill time for UT students | Gym
9: H | H | utto | ippos | Team | Volleyball | Hutto High School, located in Hutto, TX, is the proud home of the fierce Hippos. It has a giant hippo statue outside of it symbolizing it's pride.
10: I | Texas | ce | Venue | Hockey | Texas Ice Stadium is a large state of the art ice rink in Houston, TX. It offers traditional ice sports like figure skating and hockey. It also holds an annual lock in at the facility for skating and fun. It is one of the biggest rinks in Texas. | Stadium
11: J | Long | ump | History | Track and Field | Long jump history dates all the way back to the ancient Greek Olympic games where it formed part of the pentathlon. At this time it was the only jumping event that was included in the games and as such it is one of the oldest and most important of the track and field events.
12: K | Capitol 10 | Competition | Track and Field | The Statesmen Annual Capitol 10K is one of the most enjoyable parts of Austin citizenship. It is a great example of the city's slogan "Keep Austin Weird". Every year, thousands of people come to Austin for a big run around the city. Some people wear costumes and run dressed as Superman, fairy princesses, or even hot dogs.
13: L | Texas | onghorns | Team | Football | University of Texas Longhorns, most famous of their four year national champions football team, is home to Bevo, the amazing longhorn that cheers the football team on at their games. After one of the national champion games, as seen in the picture, coaches lit up the Texas Tower on UT campus up to say #1.
14: M | otocross | History | Extreme | Motocross is the art of riding a dirt bike through sand dunes. It may sound easy but 2 out of 3 riders don't cross the finish line. The riders can do mind blowing tricks including jumping and twisting their bikes in the air. You need a lot of practice though.
15: N | Dirk | owitzki | Individual | Basketball | 7 foot, 245 pound Dirk Nowitzki came over to Texas from Wurzburg, Germany. He is a star player for the Dallas Mavericks and has been in the NBA for 12 years. He is number 41.
16: O | dessa Baseball Stadium | Venue | Baseball | The Odessa High School Baseball Stadium is home to the Odessa Bronchos. The team is state ranked 278 and nationally ranked 2308.
17: P | Texas Girls Volleyball | layoffs | Competition | Volleyball | Lady Longhorns compete annually in a competition for state, which they usually win. UT has a champion volleyball team so next time they compete, they will crush the opponent with their lady hooves
18: Q | uentin Jammer | Individual | Football | San Diego Charger cornerback, Quentin Jammer is from the city of Angleton, Texas. He owns the Jammer Family Foundation and happily lives with his wife and their two children.
19: R | ose Bowl Lanes | Venue | Bowling | Rose Bowl Lanes in West Texas is fun for the whole family. They offer 24 lanes, pizza, and lounges with TV's to watch sporting events. It is a really fun place to be.
20: S | Texas 5A | Competition | occer | Tournament | Soccer | Soccer is a fun sport. It is even more fun to watch. The 5A Soccer Tournament is very fun to watch and play in. It is a competition between two teams which go head to head for state. It is mainly a high school thing and is competed all over the US.
21: T | ennis | History | Tennis | Tennis is fun because it is possibly the easiest sport to play, for fun at least. Major Walter Clopton Wingfield invented land tennis in 1873, which later became the "tennis" we know today. You hit a ball and keep hitting it back and forth until you are out. It has been being played for centuries, and changing every play. It is an awesome sport.
22: U | IL Regional Athletic Competition | Competition | Soccer | The UIL Regional Athletic Competition, or UIL RAC, is sponsored by Texas Tech University.. It gathers all schools in the districts to play a game in any sport. Hill Country middle School won UIL Football 7A UIL District Champions 2010
23: V | anessa Ibewuike | Individual | Soccer | Vanessa Ibewieke, born on March, 26, 1991, is a native Plano, Texan. She plays for Purdue and is a softmore. She plays forward in her team.
24: W | estlake Chaps | Team | Volleyball | Westlake High School in Austin has a pride and joy to their Athletic Department. Their football team has won several state awards and their volleyball team has too.
25: X | avier Lawson- Kennedy | Individual | Football | Xavier Lawson- Kennedy is from Duncanville, TX. He plays defensive tackle for Oklahoma State and is 6-1 weighing 318 lbs. He was drafted to the NFL in 2007.
26: Y | oakum Bulldogs | Team | Swimming | The Yoakum Bulldogs founded in 1937 is a very athletic school. It has a pride for all their sports. They may not be the richest school in Texas but they try their hardest to keep their audiance in the gyms cool with big fans in replace of air conditioning.
27: Z | Babe Didrikson | aharius | Individual | Golf | Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. She was named the 10th Greatest North American Athlete of the 20th Century by ESPN, and the 9th Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century by the Associated Press.
28: C itations | A | http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/hartung_annemarie00.html | B | http://www.h5ab.com/ | C | D | E | F | G | J | http://www.golfcolonial.com/ | The Walking Encyclopedia of Steve Sanders | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian | The Walking Encyclopedia of Cat Sanders | http://www.utrecsports.org/facilities/locations/greaq.php
29: C itations C ont. | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | http://www.hutto.txed.net/education/school/school.php?sectionid=8 | http://www.texasicehockey.com/ | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump | http://www.statesman.com/cap10k/ | http://www.texassports.com/ | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross | http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dirk_nowitzki/
30: Citations Cont. Again | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | http://www.ectorcountyisd.org/ode/site/default.asp | http://www.uiltexas.org/volleyball | http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3533 | http://www.rosebowllanes.com/ | http://www.stxsoccer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=378&start=50 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis | http://www.uiltexas.org/athletics
31: Citations Cont. Again, Again | V | W | X | Y | Z | http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/ibewuike_vanessa00.html | http://www.whschaps.com/ | http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=8687&draftyear=2007&genpos=DT | http://www.famoustexans.com/babedidrikson.htm | http://www.yoakumisd.net/high_school/site/default.asp
32: Map of A - Z | A | B | C | D | G | H | I | K | L | N | O | Q | R | V | W | X | Y | Z
33: I would like to dedicate my A-Z book to Coach Kee for being the most awesome Texas History teacher EVER!!! | Dedication


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Lincolnshire PEEL 2015
Other inspections
How well has the force performed in our other inspections?
In addition to the three core PEEL pillars, HMICFRS carries out inspections of a wide range of policing activity throughout the year. Some of these are conducted alongside the PEEL inspections; others are joint inspections.
Findings from these inspections are published separately to the main PEEL reports, but are taken into account when producing the rounded assessment of each force's performance.
Other reports
This section sets out the reports published by HMIC this year that help to better understand the performance of Lincolnshire Police.
Honour-based violence (HBV)
Lincolnshire Police is not yet prepared across all areas to protect people from harm from HBV.
The force has prepared its leadership and governance structures in order to support its ability to identify and respond to cases of HBV.
The force is prepared in respect of its awareness and understanding of HBV, and ensures that its officers and staff recognise, understand and identify victims from the first point of contact.
The force is not yet prepared in respect of the levels of protection to be offered to victims of HBV.
The force is not yet prepared in respect of enforcement against perpetrators of HBV. The force is not yet prepared to prevent offences occurring.
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The depths of dishonour: Hidden voices and shameful crimes – a national overview of forces' preparedness to deal with honour-based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
Published: 8 December 2015
Firearms licensing
The firearms licensing arrangements in Lincolnshire are efficient, effective and legitimate, which means that public safety is being appropriately considered in licensing decisions and Home Office guidance and authorised professional practice applied in most respects.
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Targeting the risk – a national overview of the efficiency and effectiveness of firearms licensing in police forces in England and Wales.
Published: 15 September 2015
Police custody
Police custody in Lincolnshire Police had not improved sufficiently since its last inspection.
Lincolnshire Police had made insufficient progress since the previous inspection. Better strategic oversight and working with partners to ensure safe and appropriate detention for the most vulnerable detainees was needed. Systems for checking the practice of custody staff and officers across the custody suites were insufficient to provide reassurance that detainees were held safely and staff were supervised or monitored. The report is critical of police custody being used too often as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act, although the street-based mental health triage service and diversion schemes were good starts to reversing this trend. This report provides recommendations to the force and the police and crime commissioner to improve provision further. We expect our findings to be considered and for an action plan to be provided in due course.
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Lincolnshire – Joint inspection of police custody
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Paul Lewis shows you how to complain effectively by using Twitter, if you receive shoddy service from companies.
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Paul Lewis shows you how to complain effectively by using Twitter, if you receive shoddy service from companies.
Twitter complaints can garner instant results
Every year customers make millions of complaints. About holidays, mobile phones, energy bills, bank accounts, credit cards, or things we have bought that are not quite what we paid for.
Most firms have established procedures for dealing with complaints - often involving an expensive, time-consuming and frustrating phone call. But there may be a short cut: Twitter.
Judging by the results of people on my Twitter feed complaining using tweets can be swift and effective.
@geofffallon - Twice. A train operator AND a district council. Both answered in minutes. Very impressive.
@andynun @npowerhelp - Resolved my issue very quickly. Email wasn't answered and phoning told me holding time was 25 mins.
@factoidfan - Very effective. Helped a friend's mum get a £600 gas bill refund after she went into a care home. She had tried for months.
@Ticklecustomers - Instant reaction from a major department store over a faulty table when I complained on Twitter!
Other tweeps have told me they had got no better response tweeting than by other means.
But it is always worth trying, especially with firms that are aware of a poor public image like energy companies and banks, those that care about their reputation and, of course, those that have a Twitter feed for customer complaints.
And because Twitter is instant, the teams that deal with the responses want an instant answer.
Read our guide to complaining effectively.
Twitter is effective because, unlike email, phones, and letters, it is public. Half a billion people around the world could see your tweet - and 15 million of them are in the UK.
The search facility means that anyone researching a firm can find all the tweets mentioning it. And if the complaint strikes a chord with others it will be retweeted and could go viral!
Find and use the firm's @name - many have dedicated customer twitterfeeds which twitter will find once you start typing it.
Explain your problem in 140 characters. It can be a challenge. But the essence of it can always be boiled down. Resist writing a string of tweets. One strong message is more likely to be retweeted.
Avoid abuse and irrelevant material. But be strong in your complaint.
If you get no response make the lack of response your next complaint!
Don't agree to divert to direct messaging. You might as well email.
It is also useful to repeat your complaint to someone with a lot of Twitter followers who may be influential. 'I am having a real problem of yyy with @xxxxxx about zzz. What can I do?'
What are your rights if a delivery is late?
As more and more of us use Twitter to complain, it may become less useful. But the fact it is public and has the potential to go viral and embarrass the firm is a huge advantage over all other ways of complaining.
Next time you hit a brick wall, a long delay, or complete indifference why not try it? And let me know how it goes @paullewismoney
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Opportunities for Apprentices and Graduates
Our aim is to recruit the very best candidates who will relish the opportunity of real responsibility early on in their careers. We offer apprenticeship and graduate training programmes to provide individuals with a strong blend of work experience coupled with academic and theoretical learning.
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Our apprentice and graduate programmes are not just for anyone. They are for people who have a passion to want to succeed in an organisation who will in return for hard work and dedication, provide an excellent training platform, career and personal progression within the company and a competitive salary and benefits package.
Ready to maximise your career?
Based at our modern office in Wombwell, just off junction 36 of the M1 in South Yorkshire and within easy commuting distance of either Sheffield or Leeds, successful candidates will follow a structured training programme in their desired field. Typical training roles include apprenticeships in Fabrication and Welding, Electrical Maintenance and graduate schemes in Structural Engineering, Project Management and Quantity Surveying. Billington Structures are also an IStructE accredited training provider and we have a proven track record of developing graduates through to their professional review.
Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to gain experience in all areas of the business ranging from Sales and Estimating to Quantity Surveying and Fabrication to gaining an appreciation of our site operations as part of their development programme.
So, what next… you're interested and want to find out more information…
If the brief summary above of the types of apprentice and graduate opportunities we have available sound of interest to you and would like to submit your CV or find out more information, please send a covering letter and CV to email@example.com or call Claire Upperdine, Group Human Resources on 01226 340666.
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Feel free to share YOUR jokes in the comments - maybe we'll include some of them in later blog posts!
***Countdown today: SEVEN BOOKS under the Christmas tree, see below***
To get to the other tide.
What's for lunch on Christmas Day for snowmen?
Answer: Icebergers!
Answer: By icicle!
Answer: Ice to meet you.
Answer: A puddle.
Answer: Brrrr- itos.
Answer: Cold cash!
Answer: You wake up wet!
Answer: Cold cash!
Some jokes from one of our readers, flchen1:
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What do you call a bunch of grandmasters of chess bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?
Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.
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And OHHHH this made me wince! From A Christmas Story - Tongue Stuck to Pole ...
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Follow this on each post during Dec as the books mount up. Comment on any post to to be entered in the draw. Final prize giveaway on Jan 2!
Blinded by Our Eyes by Clare London
Dead Silent - Shirley Wells
Sea of Suspicion by Toni Anderson
Under Fire by Rita Henuber
The Shoeless Kid - Marcelle Dube
No One to Trust - Julie Moffett
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Just two days into New York fashion week, the new mood for the catwalk season is already emerging – and it's not pretty.
Thorny issues of racism on the catwalk, of the impact of fashion on our relationship with food, of the decreasing relevance of the traditional catwalk show in the digital age, and of the bloated size of the fashion industry are the topics engrossing the front row.
In an industry known for champagne-drenched parties and sequinned celebrities – and where a crisis usually refers to a snapped stiletto – this newly gritty tone is an unexpected new trend. Glamour and gossip are out. Controversy, protest and soul-searching are in.
Discontent has been rumbling at New York fashion week since 2010, when the official catwalks were relocated from the more intimate Bryant Park space to the Lincoln Centre. New York designers, long sensitive to criticism that their city is overly commercial and lacks the creative spark of fashion in Paris or London, have complained that the venue has a "trade show" feel which exacerbates the problem. The event may move as early as next year – but with no new venue lined up, a mood of insecurity has taken hold.
Diane von Fürstenberg, one of the city's star designers and president of its fashion council, the CFDA, has openly speculated that physical fashion shows may be made extinct by digital substitutes within the next few years. Oscar de la Renta, one of the most revered American designers, stoked the fire last week when he told Womenswear Daily that he was cutting his invitation list from 632 to 350 this season in an attempt to avoid "huge crowds of people with no connections to the clothes".
Into this fraught atmosphere, the emotive issue of racism on the catwalk is being brought into focus by Bethann Hardison, a former model and agent who has waged a longstanding campaign for more diversity on the catwalk.
During this week's shows she plans to use social media to "name and shame" the designers who use only white models. The model Iman, lending her support to Hardison, told the New York Times that "it feels to me like the times need a real hard line drawn like in the 1960s, by saying if you don't use black models, then we boycott".
Calvin Klein, a label once known for racially diverse catwalk casting but which has become more homogeneously white in recent seasons, is one of the shows that will come under scrutiny this week.
Meanwhile, the influential French fashion blogger Garance Doré has revived the longstanding debate about how the industry's worship of clothes showcased on very thin models affects our eating habits. After commenters reacted negatively to a video in which Doré and her friends referred to not eating dessert at lunch because of the need to fit into their fashion week outfits, Doré responded with a post attacking the double standards and dishonesty rife in the media, where ultra-slender actresses maintain a pretence of eating cheeseburgers.
"I'm trying to talk about femininity, exactly how it is in life … not that weird distorted version that I see in certain media outlets … What I like to show are the real women around me who aren't trying to make others believe they live in some magic world where they only eat burgers, never work out, and by the way also wear two million dollar outfits as if they were falling from the skies."
Hardison's social media campaign and Doré's use of her blog to weigh into debate are symptomatic of how the internet has energised and expanded fashion.
But faultlines are developing within a once tight-knit world, as the huge growth in numbers of fashion bloggers has brought a backlash among traditionalists who feel their industry is being overtaken by amateurs.
Suzy Menkes, who has been fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune for 25 years, this year prompted controversy with an article lamenting the advent of "mob rule" in the industry, and drew a distinction between the professionals and the "peacocks" who create a "streetstyle" circus around every show.
Ahead of London fashion week, which begins next Friday, the British Fashion Council this week tackled this issue with the announcement of more stringent guidelines on the accreditation of bloggers. The move comes in response to a 25% rise in ticket applications from bloggers in each of the past two years. Only those bloggers who have a wide reach and evidence that they support the work of British designers will be accredited in future, a move which the established blogger Susie Lau of Style Bubble welcomed as helping "establish blogging as a legitimate media channel".


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Aras run isn't for me, says Kenny
Pat Kenny has revealed he has no intention of ever putting himself forward as a candidate for the Presidency.
The broadcaster (64) – who threw his support behind Gay Byrne when he considered running – has ruled himself out of ever making a move into politics.
"I wouldn't feel worthy to be President of this nation of ours. It's for somebody in the political domain," he said, jokingly suggesting it might be a role for RTE colleague Miriam O'Callaghan.
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Release Date: December 29, 2011
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Ghosts harass and annoy Tess to save their souls. Sometimes she helps them. Other times she ignores them. But one ghost will give her no choice. Kipp, a former cop with the Memphis Police Department, will stop at nothing to gain her help, including using his ghostly charms to seduce her.
Tess must help solve the five-year-old cold case of Hannah Reid's disappearance, because solving the case will save Kipp. But a bigger problem presents itself. Tess is falling in love with a ghost. Now she must decide. Keep Kipp forever, or find the killer.
"That's why it's impossible to regret all of this," Kipp continued. "Too much good came out of our meeting."


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City issues challenge to create 'green' home
Carbon Challenge offers prizes to designers, architects
Baltimore City officials are asking for home designers and architects to show their green thumbs in a new citywide competition called the Carbon Challenge.
The competition is challenging architects and building designers to produce homes with fewer greenhouse gasses and lower fossil fuel use. Architects are being asked to submit designs for an environmentally friendly urban row house.
The designs will be judged according to several important environmental- and construction-related criteria that will result in the smallest carbon footprint.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists, which will be a share of $10,000. There are also prizes in categories like Best use of Wood and Best Curb Appeal.
Final submittals are due March 4. For more information, click here.


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Steph and Dave had the most gorgeous sunny wedding day in August. However, this down-to-earth couple had some last minute stress, as their venue was suddenly unable to host their reception. The Stone House Inn was still the perfect place to get ready though, and the couple decided to have two ceremonies – an intimate one with only close family and then one that included all their guests. The Acoaxet Country Club down the road stepped in and Steph and Dave got to have a second, beautiful ceremony overlooking the golf course with ocean views. It's definitely fortuitous to get to say "I do" twice in one day!
Steph followed the "somethings" tradition: borrowed pearls, wore a blue sapphire ring from Dave, carried her great-grandmother's scarf, and had a stunning new dress. I loved the lace backless detail! The teal, gray, and white color scheme was bright and airy, and went perfectly with the hydrangeas that decorated the cake and tables. Dave loves Steph's rare ability to enjoy life and relish the moment. Steph loves Dave's dance moves, which we got to see first hand as they danced the night away!
We were so honored to be a part of this pretty wedding day. Cheers to Mr. + Mrs. Oikarinen!!


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Dead man found at California shooting wearing armor
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Police were nearly certain Sunday that a man found dead at the property where five members of a Southern California family were shot -- two fatally -- was the killer because he was wearing body armor, clutching a handgun and had a bullet hole in his head.
The loaded handgun was a .38 caliber revolver registered to 55-year-old Desmond John Moses, who lived in a bungalow set ablaze before the deadly shooting spree at his neighbor's house in Inglewood, said Police Lt. James Madia.
The body, burned beyond recognition, was found inside the bungalow late Saturday and an autopsy will determine whether it is Moses.
The dead man had "what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head," wore body armor and carried additional ammunition in his pockets, a police statement said.
While police couldn't conclude that the body is that of Moses until the autopsy is concluded, "the evidence suggests this is the case," the statement added.
The shooting rampage before dawn Saturday killed 33-year-old Filimon Lamas and his 4-year-old son. The father was shielding three of his children when he was shot, Police Chief Mark Fronterotta said. Lamas' 28-year-old wife, Gloria Jiminez, was shot in both legs but managed to carry the wounded 4-year-old out of the house.
Paramedics found her collapsed on the street. The child, who suffered a bullet wound to the head, died at a hospital.
Investigators believe Moses set his own home ablaze before entering the family's home around 4 a.m. wearing a dark cap and a white painter's mask.
Authorities said he fired 10 times. In addition to the deaths of the father and child and injury to the mother, a 7-year-old girl was wounded in the chest and a 6-year-old boy suffered a bullet wound in the pelvis. An 8-year-old boy escaped injury.
The mother and daughter remained hospitalized in stable condition, Madia said. The 6-year-old boy was released.
Relatives said Lamas and Jiminez were high school sweethearts who recently got approval for a home loan, and were looking to buy a bigger house for their tight-knit family.
Authorities launched a manhunt and evacuated surrounding homes after the shooting rampage, but it wasn't until hours later that they found the charred body because it was hidden under layers of debris.
"He was kind of a hoarder or pack rat," Madia said.
Moses lived in the bungalow for 17 years, while the family lived in the front house for 8 years, he said.
Fronterotta would not discuss the nature of the dispute, but the property owner told the Los Angeles Times that Moses had been fighting an eviction notice and recently lost his case in court.
A woman who knew the family, Judy Castellanos, told the Times that the suspect was reclusive and would not let anyone look inside his home.
"He had been asked to leave by the end of this month," she told the newspaper.


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Microsoft to issue six fixes on a light Patch Tuesday
It's said that March comes in like a lion, but this month's patch bulletin from Microsoft looks more lamb-like.
Among the six fixes to be released on Tuesday, just one is labeled "critical" – a patch that addresses a remote code execution flaw in several Windows systems. Users of Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2, as well as Windows 7, Vista, and Windows XP SP 3, will all need to reboot their systems to apply the patch.
Also included will be four "important" patches, two of which will also require a restart of Windows systems (including a denial of service flaw and an elevation of privilege issue affecting all current versions of Windows Server). There is also one moderate patch affecting operating systems after Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista.
One of the important patches addresses an privilege escalation vulnerability in the Visual Studio development tool; affected versions include VS 2008 SP1, VS 2010 and VS 2010 SP 1.
Keep an eye out for the full report next week, and visit SearchWindowsServer.com for a full rundown of February's patches.


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Divorce is a potentially messy and complicated process, and this holds true for LGBT couples as much as heterosexual couples. A person facing a divorce from their same sex spouse should consult with an experienced New Haven same sex divorce lawyer who can walk them through the process and make sure that it is handled in a fair manner.
Role of Pre-Nuptial or Post-Nuptial Agreement
One of the requirements for a pre-nuptial agreement is that there be a fair and frank financial disclosure prior to the signing of the agreement. What a pre-nuptial agreement does is basically set the terms if there was ever going to be a divorce, or the terms of what would happen during a separation during the marriage, or if certain things happen during the course of a marriage.
Theoretically, it may not just apply to a divorce, it could apply to other triggering events during a course of a marriage—inheritances or things along those lines.
A post-nuptial agreement basically is an agreement that occurs before a divorce, but after a marriage, and addresses the same type of things as a pre-nuptial. Basically, those agreements are ways to protect certain assets or indemnify for debt. Both a pre-nuptial and a post-nuptial agreement should be created with the assistance of a lawyer, such as a New Haven same sex divorce attorney.
Potential Complications
In almost all divorces, there can be complications that arise as a result of conflicts over property, assets, debts, and other considerations. With an experienced attorney's help, an LGBT couple going through a divorce can seek to settle their conflicts as amicably as possible.
Property Settlement
The property settlement issues in a same sex divorce are the same type of issues as divorces for heterosexual couples. Who is responsible for the assets? Who is responsible for the debts? Was it marital debts and assets or was it non-marital debts or assets? We have to figure all that out and see who gets what. Who is responsible for which debt? Are they are mutually entitled to assets and mutually responsible for the debts? All of these questions have to be asked and answered.
Child Custody
When the non-biological parent wants to share custody with the biological parent in an LGBT divorce, this becomes a very complicated issue. One of the main considerations will have to do with whether or not there was an adoption proceeding and whether or not there was an order of custody from a court or a probate court prior to the dissolution. It is a very complicated proceeding, but can be smoother with an experienced legal professional.
Hiring a New Haven Same Sex Divorce Lawyer
An individual who is going through a divorce needs somebody who is experienced, not just in divorces between LGBT couples, but in all divorces because the issues are the same. The attorneys need to be able to protect their client's assets and also reach an agreement that both parties can live with going forward and move on with their lives.
A same sex divorce lawyer in New Haven basically expedites the process a little bit and will also make it easier to deal with a rather difficult time in their client's life.
An LGBT getting a divorce will need a lawyer for division assets, liabilities, and property division, but also when there is a child involved—whether by adoption or if one of the parents is the biological parent. There are custody and visitation rights associated with it. The divorce litigation for same sex couples is the same as it would be for any other marriage, there is no difference.


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Monday, August 8, 2011
Foxy, Fast Dude and a Fist Full of Straws
if you use 6 straws...you'll finish your smoothie 6 times faster!
Alani and her "Six shooter Blueberry and Acai Smoothie"!...I'm still laughing about all these straws as I look at this picture and type this!
OUR NEW-old PET:
BLAKEY's "wooley bully" (AKA Rolley Pollie bug)
OK, well it's not really our pet since Blakey let him go shortly after this picture, upon my suggestion that he would be happier not living in a box.
Blakey: Foxy
He got another, bigger "wooley bully", that he named "Fast Dude"....and he couldn't have picked a better name because as soon as he told me his name, Fast Dude has scurried real FAST down between the planks on the patio at my moms house! We'll miss you Mr. Dude.
We went to Whole Foods and stocked up on more goodies to make smoothies with tonight!
handfulls of straws....kandee


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Fish can drink and drive
Tired of seeing your goldfish swim in circles around its bowl? Would you be happier seeing it drive in circles? Well, now you can with Studio diip's motorized 'Fish on Wheels.'
"We came up with the idea to make something controllable by animals to show that the technology we use is so easy that even animals can benefit from it," Thomas de Wolf, of Studio diip, told TreeHugger. "We then decided that we should enable an animal to do something they previously couldn't. A logical result was to choose to enable fish to move around on land and we decided to build this vehicle."
In the design, a fish tank is attached to four sturdy wheels. Above the tank, a camera tracks the goldfish as it swims around. When the goldfish moves in one direction, so does the vehicle.Goldfish use environmental cues to map out the space around them, so if they can see out of their water tank, they can learn to remember their surroundings.
Not everyone is a fan of the device, however. "The black shape of the camera looming over the top of the tank would be perceived by the fish as a predator, triggering stress and avoidance behavior," Pamela Raymond, a developmental neurobiologist from the University of Michigan, told us.
But de Wolf says that precautions were taken to avoid harming the goldfish. "Our own fish Michael has been with us for more than a year now, so he seems to be doing fine," he said.
Other scientists see this as an opportunity to learn more about fish.
"Although I'm not sure if goldfish can enjoy driving the vehicle, I think it's worth developing this sort of gadget for better understanding of fish's life," Masa Yoshida, from the National Institute of Genetics in Japan told us.
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It's no secret that St. Louis' size allows for unique collaborations. Startups are able to gain access to corporate leadership and big businesses can feed off of the growing energy in the innovation space. We asked leaders in the startup space, corporate space and community to speak on what each sector can learn from one another and about what's happening right now in our region.
Suzanne Magee is co-founder & CEO of Bandura.
What are some things that startups need support on that larger enterprises can provide? What are challenges that larger enterprises have that startups can help solve?
Collaborations attract and retain talent, encourage startups to locate in the region and give large enterprises a competitive advantage globally.
How has your organization or company created or facilitated corporate-startup partnerships?
Bandura started the Cyber Security Meetup to provide a venue
for cyber startups to demonstrate their capability to enterprise in the region.
What's one challenge in creating these partnerships?
Building trust—accelerator programs, like Prosper, SixThirty and Capital Innovators shortcut that and provide enterprises introductions to vetted startups.
In the future, what are some levels of engagement you'd like to see happen at your organization, in terms of startup-corporate relationships?
Enterprise investment–collaboration on next-gen cyber capabilities.


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So 3 years ago I opened this fansite for one of my favorite actresses, Joey King. I remember the first day of the opening or a few days later (I don't remember :D), I wrote Joey about this site and she immediately supported me. She still supports us and I am very grateful to her!
I can't believe that 3 years have passed and so many people have visited this site. Thank you for your comments and for visiting the site. This is important not only for us but also for Joey, because you show your support and admiration.
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- How to Define Spiritual Excellence
Knowing how to find spiritual excellence is a great comfort, because there is a reassurance therin that gives us the confidence to keep on. We need some form of reassurance to bolster our faith, else we feel we are just whistling in the dark, and sometimes lack the courage to go on along our chosen path.
- How to Define a Job Well Done
I had considerable dialog with a friend about what constitutes spiritual excellence, starting from the point that we well knew what constituted excellence in our daily round of work. The 'Job Well Done'; the 'satisfied client'; the feeling of accomplishment at the end of each task. The challenge was to transfer those criteria across to the spiritual realm and come up with a blue-print for 'spiritual excellence'.
- We Need to know BEFORE Judgment Day
Of course, we could just wait till the 'end of the film', then read the 'credits', but somehow that didn't satisfy us, we needed to define some standard that we could apply to our everyday spiritual walk. We need to KNOW that we are in His will and that what we are doing is meeting approval within the 'throne room'.
- OK Lord, I Did It Your Way
So the answer we devised was this: Spiritual Excellence consists in being able to go to bed each night, and at 'sign-off' time, to be able to say; "OK Lord, today I did everything you asked!" What more is to say? You can't do better than that!


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HISTORY IN PRINT An increasing amount of research in accounting history is being published throughout the world in various books and periodicals other than those published by the Academy. The editors of The Notebook provide this section to identify accounting history research that may be of interest and use by members of the Academy. We encourage you, the readers of The Notebook, to advise us of such publications in an effort to provide the broadest coverage and recognition of accounting history research. Accounting, Business and Financial History Vol. 9, No. 1 (1999), (Selected Items): Annisette, Marcia. "Importing Accounting: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago." pp.103-134. Carnegie, Garry D. and Robert H. Parker. "Accountants and Empire: The Case of Co-membership of Australian and British Accountancy Bodies, 1885 to 19l4."pp.77-102. Fleishman, Richard K. and Thomas Tyson. "Opportunity Lost? Chances for Cost Accountants' Professionalization Under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933."pp.51-76. Maltby, Josephine. "A Sort of Guide, Philosopher and Friend: The Rise of the Professional Auditor in Britain." pp.29- 50. McMillan, Keith P. "The Institute of Accounts: A Community of the Competent." pp.7-28. Accounting, Business and Financial History, Vol. 9, No. 2 (1999), (Selected Items): Baxter, W.T. "Mckesson & Robbins: A Milestone in Auditing." pp.157-174. Lemarchand, Yannick. "Introducing Double- Entry Bookkeeping in Public Finance: A French Experiment at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century." pp.225-254. Mckinstry, Sam. "Engineering Culture and Accounting Development at Albion Motors, 1900-C.1970." pp.203-224. Oldroyd, David. "Through a Glass Clearly: Management Practice on the Bowes Family Estates c 1700-70 As Revealed by the Accounts." pp.175-202. AHA, Yearbook of Accounting History Association, Osaka, Japan, No. 17 (1998), (Selected Items): Imamura, Satoshi. "Main Principles of Cost Accounting for Industries in Wartime Japan." pp.25-33. Kanamori, Eri. "Toward the Legislation of Group Accounts in the United Kingdom." pp.68-78. Kasukabe, Mitsunori. "Accounting Practices in the Early Period of U.S. Steel." pp. 56-67. Kubo, Junji. "Toward the More Useful Accounting Information: Developments in Accounting Standards for Earnings Per Share." pp.44-55. Morita, Chikako. "The Historical Development of Credit Analysis Up to the 1920s in America." pp. 34-43. Okajima, Kei. "Emergence of 'Financial Statements Audit' in the UK Auditing." pp. 12-24. Sakaki, Shigeto. "The Accounting Practice for Fixed Assets in the London and Birmingham Railway Company from 1833 to 1846."pp.l-ll. Adams, C. A and G. Harte. "The Changing Portrayal of the Employment of Women in British Banks' and Retail Companies' Corporate Annual Reports. Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 23, No. 8, 1998, pp. 781-812. Aiken, Maxwell and Wei Lu. "The Evolution of Bookkeeping in China: Integrating Historical Trends with Western Influences." Abacus, Vol. 34, No .2, 1998, pp. 220-242. The Accounting Historians Notebook, October, 1999 29
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For our lesson, I collected a bunch of great first lines from published poems, and put them into a GoogleDoc. In class, I shared the document and told the students to choose one line as the inspiration for their poem. I asked them to keep in mind all of the poetry tools they've developed thus far (line breaks, rhythm, repetition, figurative language, narrative, humor), but otherwise allowed them total freedom in regards to style, length and content.
Some 'stubs' we've used:
Come, Let us roam the night together, Singing
I am standing, feet apart, hands on hips
I love music
I love music
Sunday mornings at our house
Lucy was 7 and wore a head of blue barrettes
Thank you for
Picture this, with your eyes closed
The sea is always the same
Approach if you dare
We are ankle deep in the cool water
Maps are more than tiny lines
I dream I am
I've got books on the bunk bed
Each of these stubs lend themselves to interesting writing from students, and they've been a nice way to differentiate within my classroom, as struggling writers can rely on a stub as a prompt, giving them some guidance and clues about what their poem might ultimately be about. My classes expressed more enthusiasm about this assignment than any of the other poetry prompts I've used this semester (onomatopoeia, alliteration, silly poems, haiku, found poems), asking again and again to see the list of first lines. Yesterday, one student suggested a nice extension of this lesson - to use a list of stubs composed not by famous poets but by the students themselves.
It's been most fun to see a group of students take the same opening line and send it on very different journeys through writing. Yesterday, I gave every 5th Grader the same stub. Here are a few of the second lines they came up with:
I dream I am...
a grownup, not scared of anything
a superhero, brave and strong
a fairy with wings to carry me across the world
a whale swimming through the deep blue sea
magical. When I close my eyes a new world opens up.
a sorcerer. I perform tricks, like turning an innocent prince into a frog.


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In this month's spotlight Andy is going to give us some useful advice on how we identify and manage pressure in the workplace.
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Next time you feel mounting anger or frustration, try to stop and ask yourself whether the target of your anger is really worth your energy. That might sound obvious, but you should remind yourself that there are two types of stress.
First, there is the long-term stress of a demanding job, where you have valuable objectives to achieve but various obstacles in your way. Second, there are daily hassles, which range from irritating colleagues interrupting you through to slow broadband speed.
Research suggests that the daily hassles actually affect your health and happiness more seriously, especially when combined with the long-term pressures. So that means that a lot of your energy and emotion could be getting wasted on insignificant annoyances when it should be saved for the big stuff. Try to stop yourself getting dragged in emotionally to trivial but infuriating hassles. When you feel that is about to happen, redirect your attention to your true goals. That's one way to score a victory over frustrations over which you have little control.
It depends on the circumstances, as you may already be aware. The basic model of stress and performance is a curve: with a little added pressure your performance improves (because you are motivated and focused); this reaches a peak at some point, after which any further stress has a negative effect on your performance. So the key thing is that you want to be at the top of that curve, not on either side.
That's the basics, but there is more to it than that. Imagine you are playing tennis or pool. Now imagine the following alternative possibilities and what effect they might have on your performance:
- You think you are quite good at the game – or not very good.
- A small crowd gathers to watch – or a big crowd.
- You know the people in the crowd – or they are strangers.
- The crowd are supporting you – or hostile.
Different people react in different ways to each of these. And the different variables interact with each other. So if you think you are good at something, you might actually be spurred on by a hostile crowd. What this means is that the top of your curve will shift its position according to various circumstances. In other words, the amount of stress that brings out the best in you depends on a complex set of factors.
Bear in mind that you can sometimes change some of these factors, sometimes not. But you can always change what you think about. So thinking obsessively about the negative aspects ('They might hate my presentation' … 'I don't know enough about this subject' … 'I can't do this in the time allotted') is self-defeating. Instead, think through the negative scenarios realistically, preferably with the help of a calm friend. But also think about what you can control. Think about what counts as success for you in the given circumstances. Think about what someone who personifies professional excellence would do if they were unlucky enough to be dealt the hand that you are being forced to play… and then do that.
Strategies for coping with stress fall into two groups: problem-focused and emotion focused. Both are useful.
A problem-focused approach is more common among males. It involves trying to remove the source of the stress, rather than dwelling on your feelings. This works well if you are an assertive person, which means you are able to express emotions constructively and have difficult conversations as a way of reducing – not increasing – stress. It also works well if you are dealing with a familiar type of problem. For example, surgeons, athletes, soldiers and pilots are able to fall back on training and experience to guide them through – and defuse – situations far more pressurised than most of us have known.
But beware: many workers feel it is more 'professional' to use a problem-focused approach rather than admit they are upset or over-stressed. That's a problem because their emotional state has not been relieved and their judgment is impaired. This can make their attempts to solve the problem counterproductive or inflammatory. Trying to use a problem-focused approach is also disastrous if the situation is actually outside your control, and it is important to recognise when this is the case.
Emotion-focused coping is usually recommended as a first resort. So before you set about tackling the problem that is stressing you out, take a step back and use some of these techniques before you re-enter the fray:
- Exercise relieves stress. This needn't – and shouldn't – mean pushing yourself to the limit in the gym. Small but frequent stints are more valuable than macho marathons and swimming, running and yoga all enhance your physiological state in the short term, which partly determines your psychological state.
- Don't rely on coffee, cigarettes and alcohol. You don't have to be an angel, and we all need to let off steam, but look for other tactics when stress is mounting.
- Relax actively. This means taking a moment to be by yourself, breathe evenly, think powerful thoughts and gather your focus. You can do this in two or three minutes.
- Use support networks. Your friends and family can take a load off your mind. And make sure you don't just rant about the sources of your frustration. Take care to admit your feelings – that's a strength not a weakness.