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Posted by R. Berg on July 08, 2001
In Reply to: Found phrase: fleecing the Lord posted by ESC on July 08, 2001
: FLEECING THE LORD - To "fleece" someone ordinarily means "to strip of money or belongings, to rob or cheat: 'The gamblers fleeced him of all his money." The term takes its meaning from fleece, "the wool that covers the skin of a sheep or similar animal: 'Spring clipping of sheep cleans the animals of their long fleece worn through the winter.'" (World Book Dictionary, 1988). But I found a different meaning of "fleece" in a book about the religious practice of handling snakes: "The Serpent Handlers: Three Families and Their Faith" by Fred Brown and Jeanne McDonald (John F. Blair, Publisher, Winston-Salem, N.C., 2000).
: Page 40. "From the very beginning, the Browns have 'fleeced the Lord' to advise them about what is best for the children. This means asking God to send them a sign. Peggy's son Mark explains what she means: 'That's like when they took the kids. My dad put a fleece before the Lord (to ask) if the Lord wanted them to fight for 'em, (and to) let them have the money (to hire a lawyer) on a certain day (if He did). Not by their money, but by His means. Come that certain day, they had the money they needed.'"
: Page 60. ".We had been praying about the Lord letting us take up serpents.What we did, we put what we call a fleece out. Let me give you an example. In the days of Gideon, the angel of the Lord come unto Gideon and said that God had chose him to deliver Israel out of the hands of the Midianites, their enemies. So Gideon fleeced the Lord. He put a piece of wool out on the ground and said, 'Now, Lord, if this is You, let all the ground around this wool be wet, but let the fleece of wool be dry.' So next morning, he got up. The ground was wet, and the wool was dry. .So he prayed again and said, 'Lord, don't be angry at me,' but he put it out there again and said, 'Now, let the wool be wet, and the ground be dry.' So the next morning, the wool was wet, and the ground was dry. So that is why we say a 'fleece.' We put it before the Lord, and if that comes to pass, we go ahead and mind the Lord. So that copperhead (that crawled in the door by itself) was a fleece."
That might interest the editors of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), who solicit examples of regional usage. They've already published the volume containing the Fs, though. Have you anything from P through Z?


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Britain's most successful Olympian has said it would be "a shame" if sprint superstar Usain Bolt has been talking down Glasgow's Commonwealth Games.
The fastest man in the world is said to have told the Times the Games were "a bit s***" and that he was "not really" having fun in Scotland.
Jamaican Bolt, 27, later sent a tweet describing the claim as "nonsense", but the newspaper said it stood by the story and printed a transcript of the short conversation in Thursday's edition.
The Times newspaper's Scottish editor Angus Macleod said: "We stand by this story 100%. We have utter confidence in this story."
Scottish Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time, said he had not spoken to any athletes who "haven't been absolutely blown away by the Games".
"I haven't heard anybody who has said anything derogatory," he told ITV News.
"It's a shame if he (Bolt) has, but I would say take the 99.9% of the athletes' opinions and use them as your barometer."
Bolt is said to have made the comments outside the athletes' village yesterday but said on Twitter this morning: "I'm waking up to this nonsense ... journalist please don't create lies to make headlines."
He later described the Games as "awesome" as he headed to the women's netball match between Jamaica and New Zealand at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, having previously promised to watch the Reggae Girlz in action.
Scottish Commonwealth Games Secretary Shona Robison tonight welcomed Bolt's public endorsement of the games.
"Of course Usain Bolt today also said the Games are 'awesome' and awesome they are," she told STV's Scotland Tonight.
"I haven't met a single person who hasn't said these Games are fantastic."
Bolt's manager Ricky Simms, meanwhile, told BBC Sport the remarks attributed to the athlete in The Times were "utter rubbish".
He said: "The atmosphere in and around the stadiums has been absolutely fantastic and I have absolutely no idea where these quotes have come from.''
Bolt arrived in Glasgow on Saturday and confirmed he would be running the 4x100m relay heats on Friday as well as in the sprint relay final on Saturday, the final day of athletics competition.
Asked on Saturday what he expected from Glasgow, he said: ''A lot of rain maybe, seeing a lot of kilts around the place. I didn't come here with expectations, I'm just coming out and trying to see the country. I guess they will try to show me their culture."
Bolt has yet to race this year after taking time to recover from a foot injury but said he was in "pretty good shape" and looking forward to getting races under his belt.
He said he was eager to make his Commonwealth Games debut having missed the Melbourne Games through injury in 2006 and not appearing at the Delhi Games in 2010, which were held in October.
Bolt's decision to compete in Glasgow gave the Games a huge boost with other stars like Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mark Cavendish not appearing in Glasgow.
Jamaica sprint team-mate Jason Livermore was asked today if Bolt was enjoying Glasgow, and said: "I hope so, better than me."
Asked what he meant, Livermore responded: "It's been lovely so far, the people in Scotland are very welcoming, I can't complain. Nice atmosphere, nice crowd, I'm enjoying myself."
Asked how he was coping with the food in the village, Livermore said: "Ooof, sometimes."
The Commonwealth Games Federation said it was "pleased" with Bolt's response to the report.
Chief executive Mike Hooper told this morning's Games briefing: "We take Mr Bolt at his word.
"We're very pleased with how he's responded and that's our position."
Glasgow 2014 spokeswoman Jackie Brock-Doyle said: "I think he woke up to the story like everyone else.
"His tweet says it all. He has woken up to something he didn't believe he said yesterday.''
Mr Hooper said of Bolt's press conference appearance on Saturday: "He's very upbeat, very positive, very focused on delivering for his fellow countrymen in the relay events.
''He has said what he's said and I don't wish to comment on the journalistic work of The Times."
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We Are SO Gonna Get In Trouble For This One...
You know when your waiter at a restaurant tells you that you look like somebody really famous, and you're always secretly terrified they're going to say it's Gary Busey or a "heftier" version of Macauley Culkin?
Or is that just me?
Well, we got this awesome Batman cake in a while ago, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out who it reminded me of. Here, see if it rings any bells for you...
Let's see, strong chin, luscious full lips, surgically enhanced cheek bones...Who could it be?
Oh, wait, now I remember.
This lady:
[clickety-click, mouse, mouse, click] (that's the sound of mad-Photoshop-skills at work)
Ok, how 'bout now?
Enjoy it while you can, Cewest; I figure we have approximately 4 minutes before someone tries to sue us.
Related Wreckage: Rooby Dooby DOOO!
Note: The woman pictured is the infamous "Cat Woman." She has had extensive plastic surgery, and enjoys being seen and photographed in public like any other celebrity. Since she chooses to look this way, we thought including her photo would be more appropriate than, say, Jay Leno's. Since some of you have still found this offensive, however, rest assured that we've nixed all the jokes about Owen Wilson's nose in future posts.


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Englishman John Parry secured his return to The European Tour in swashbuckling style by winning the Qualifying School Final Stage by four shots courtesy of a two under par 70 in the sixth and final round.
The 26 year old began the day four shots clear and his lead was never threatened at PGA Catalunya Resort in northern Spain, where 28 players earned their playing rights for The 2013 European Tour International Schedule.
The gruelling event has become synonymous with drama over the years, and this edition was no different, providing emotions at either end of the spectrum. Young Englishman Chris Lloyd saved the best until last with a five under par 67 to make a late jump into the qualifying spots, and Scot Callum Macaulay holed fantastic putts on the 17th and 18th greens to finish on six under par, one shot inside the mark.
However, another Scotsman, George Murray, was in despair after missing a short putt on the last, a double bogey meaning he missed out by one shot.
At the top of the leaderboard though, Parry soared to a convincing win, posting four birdies and two bogeys to finish four ahead of Mikael Lundberg, who closed with a 69, and six clear of Andy Sullivan, who repeated his 2011 performance in taking third place.
"I'm delighted," said Parry, who won the 2010 Vivendi Cup but then lost his card the following season after finishing 126th in The Race to Dubai. "I knew I had my card sewn up before today started, but I was going for the win and I'm happy to have got the job done.
"It was nice to do it with a bit of a cushion going into the last few holes. I played pretty poorly for the first seven holes. The first two I made good up-and-downs and I was lucky to have a shot out of the trees on the third and made birdie there.
"I was playing too negatively, and I think the bogey on the seventh gave me a bit of a kick to start playing how I was in the previous rounds. After that it was plain sailing."
Parry, who is the fourth consecutive English winner of the Final Stage, following Simon Khan (2009), Simon Wakefield (2010) and David Dixon (2011), believes the presence of his fitness trainer during the tournament was an important factor in the victory, as was the decision to arrive at PGA Catalunya Resort six days before the first round for some intensive practice.
"It's been great having my trainer here and he has guided me through the week," he said. "It's easy to think with six rounds to play the down-time should be spent relaxing, but I've been doing weights every evening this week and I feel great. Even today I felt very fresh.
"I arrived nearly a week before the start, so I was able to get five full practice rounds in and it has turned out to be a good move.
"I've been playing like this for the last couple of months, but the difference this week was my putting. I've been working hard on all areas of my game, but on my putting in particular, so it is nice that it is paying off.
"I'll be playing the next couple of weeks in South Africa, so there won't be much time to reflect on this, but after Christmas it looks like I'll have a good few weeks off so my break can come then."
Lundberg was five shots back at the start of round six, and admitted he was just relieved to be finished after a long and tiring week.
"I started really nicely, but lost a bit of concentration on the tenth and 11th, where I had my only two bogeys of the day," he said. "I knew it was going to be difficult to catch John, so I'm just happy to take second place and finish the week with a Tour card. It's a relief."
Peter Erofejeff shared fourth spot with Argentine Estanislao Goya and German amateur Moritz Lampert, and the Finn was glad to be able to return home in time for the birth of his first child.
He said: "The baby was due yesterday and I agreed with my wife that if it came early I would stay here and play. So I'm very glad it hasn't happed yet. I'm absolutely delighted and it's going to be a very exciting few months coming up."
Former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson finished with a level par 72 and a three under par aggregate score, two shy of the required mark. Scotsman Gary Orr became the oldest player to win a card at the Qualifying School Final Stage, at 45 years and 202 days, 20 years after he first achieved the feat.


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Parts Rack - July 2014Posted in Product Reviews on June 3, 2014
2014 Ram Lift
BDS Suspension's complete 6-inch lift is crafted for the '14 Ram 1500. The kit is designed to fit up to 37-inch-tall tires and includes a pair of high-clearance crossmembers, CNC-machined ductile-iron steering knuckles, heavy-duty tie-rod ends, differential skidplate, billet aluminum driveshaft spacer, front and rear sway bar links, stainless-steel brake lines, bumpstop extensions, rear control-arm link relocation, rear track bar bracket, and front strut/preload spacers. You can also choose between 3- or 5-inch Proride rear coils and BDS-5500 or Fox 2.0 rear shocks.
Info: BDS Suspension
517/279-2135, bds-suspension.com
Classic Mickey
Mickey Thompson's Classic Baja Lock wheel is one of several new additions to the company's wheel line. The Classic Baja Lock sports a finely-machined simulated beadlock, matte-black protective finish, and comes embossed with Mickey Thompson logos on the lock ring and center cap. Available in 15-, 16-, and 17-inch sizes, the Classic Baja Lock has a high load rating, special trailer applications, a lifetime limited warranty for structural defects, and a one-year warranty on the finish.
Info: Mickey Thompson Tires
330/928-9092, mickeythompsontires.com
Defender racks (now part of Smittybilt), are comprised of 16-gauge, fully-welded 1-inch steel tubing and finished with a black textured powdercoat. Each rack has four front and two rear light tabs, integrated flooring, and multiple mounting options. Racks are offered as a one-piece welded unit or bolt together, the latter for its ability to ship by UPS, while the former requires shipment by truck freight.
Info: Smittybilt
888/717-5797, smittybilt.com
ATX Wheel's Blade (AX192) is the newest addition to its product lineup. The Blade is a deep-lip, eight-spoke wheel that features a unique steep-angled spoke design and simulated beadlock rim treatment. The wheel is available in five- and six-lug applications and offered in a 17x8.5, 18x8.5, and 20x9.
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JK Skids
Rugged Ridge's undercarriage skidplates are new for the '07-'13 Jeep Wrangler JK. The 3⁄16-inch-steel skidplates are designed to be a bolt-on upgrade. The skidplates attach using existing factory bolt holes and incorporate unique gussets and fully-welded brackets. All skidplates come with a black powdercoat finish and rust-resistant E-coating.
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OMC Bumpers
OMC Offroad introduces the Rock Krusher winch bumper for the '84-'01 Jeep Cherokee XJ and '86-'92 Jeep Comanche MJ. The 3⁄16-inch-steel Rock Krusher bumper includes ½-inch-thick D-ring tabs and two notches for Hi-Lift jacking. The bumper is fitted with a 3⁄8-inch-thick winch plate, Grade 8 and L9 mounting hardware, and replacement steering-box bolts. All bumpers ship bare and can be optioned with a stinger hoop.
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951/534-4843, omcoffroad.com
Wheel Vision
Vision Wheel's Fury wheel is part of the company's V-Tec off-road wheel line. The aggressive design is available in a black painted-and-milled finish or phantom chrome. Wheels with the phantom chrome finish carry an extended three-year cosmetic warranty. Current sizes include 17x8.5, 18x8.5, and 20x8.5, with a variety of popular truck and SUV bolt patterns.
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866/645-2664, visionwheel.com
GPS Speed
Auto Meter's GPS Rally-Nav speedometers are engineered to interpret data from an included high-speed antenna assembly. The speedometers are built in the USA utilizing race-proven, digital-stepper motor drives for smooth pointer readings and heightened resistance to shock and vibration. The Rally-Nav red LED digital display includes standards like odometer and trip, in addition to providing satellite signal information such as compass, heading, and coordinates for navigation, an hour-meter for tracking vehicle maintenance, GPS date and time, and Peak Speed Recall. Available now with 140 mph scales in popular Ultra-Lite, Sport-Comp, and Phantom designs in 33⁄8-inch and 5-inch sizes.
Info: Auto Meter
866/248-6356, autometer.com
Grand Flare
Bushwacker's Pocket Style Fender Flares are built for the '11-'14 Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2. The flares offer ½-inch of tire coverage, minimalist pockets, and matching style lines. Backed by a limited lifetime warranty, each WK2 Fender Flare set is made with Bushwacker's exclusive Dura-Flex 2000 ABS material. The company states that the high-impact material is 100 percent UV protected, and guards against fading, chalking, and cracking. Each set comes ready to paint in a matte-black finish and includes stainless steel bolt-on hardware.
Info: Bushwacker
Light Rack
The Aries Ultimate Lightbar for '07-current Jeep Wrangler JKs is built to accommodate a combination of LED lightbars, pods, square driving lights or high-intensity round housings up to nine inches in diameter. A textured-black powdercoat finish coats the aluminum alloy plate and is said to mount easily to existing holes. The Ultimate Lightbar's design is contoured to fit the windshield without interfering with the operation of either soft or hardtops.
Info: Aries
888/800-2743, ariesjeep.com
Swoop and Stop
Hawk Performance offers a variety of performance brake systems for most late-model ½-ton pickup and SUV applications. The brake upgrade includes billet aluminum Talon calipers with stainless steel pistons, Quiet Slot rotors, and preloaded Hawk Performance brake pads. All systems are made to be a direct fit and do not require any additional modifications to the vehicle.
Info: Hawk Performance
909/342-5200, hawkperformance.com


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Have any of you noticed that "pet friendly" accommodations are often a little run down and dirty? We take Scarlett with us as much as we can when we travel, but I am starting to notice that these "pet friendly" rooms seem to be subpar to other rooms in the same resort. I suspect that resorts slap the name "pet friendly" on older rooms and charge a non-refundable pet fee rather than refurbish a room that needs a little fixing up ( and I am not talking about cheap hotels.) We just returned from a week in a cabin in the mountains, but I had to spend the first night cleaning the bathrooms! Has anyone else noticed this? If so, how do you avoid it?


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So Creed joined his first soccer team this year. He was pretty excited about the new shoes that he said helped him run super fast.
We loved cheering for Creed. My parents made it to almost every game and Larry's parents came to help out at the two games that I missed so he had quite the cheering section.
He's so big he was about a head taller than the rest of the team.
His favorite Gal Pal from our neighborhood, Lydia was on his team so most of the games he'd prefer to sit on the sidelines snacking with her.
He was so thrilled to get his medal at the end of the game last night. He's been dying to have a medal or a trophy and that's about the only thing that motivated him to sign up for soccer so Larry had a plan to run out and buy him a trophy if they didn't get anything because he would have been crushed. Luckily, he was all smiles and he's been wearing his medal all day today.


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GREENSBORO � Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins says he cannot make payments to his ex-wife or pay his daughter's school.
Perkins testified in court Monday that he has no assets other than his clothes, a few pieces of furniture and about $2,100 in the bank, the News & Record of Greensboro (http://bit.ly/18HfLyO) reported.
Perkins says he cannot afford the $11,000 in monthly post-separation support owed his ex-wife, or the more than $30,000 owed to his daughter's private school.
Perkins works as a commercial real estate broker and says his business has dropped sharply in recent years. He filed for bankruptcy in April. Court records indicate he had nearly $11 million in debts.
His condominium was foreclosed and auctioned earlier this month. He now lives in a two-bedroom apartment.
Judge Tom Foster asked that the two sides return to court Friday.
Carole Perkins filed a motion for contempt last month saying her former husband owed more than $12,000 in post-separation support for May and June. She said Perkins has not made any payments for August, either.
The couple married in 1988 and has three children. They separate in 2011 and their divorce became final in April.


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The NFL draft's top picks share about their moms
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NEW YORK (AP) - Top prospects in the NFL draft took some special guests to Radio City Music Hall's red carpet: their mothers.
Before the clock started ticking Thursday in the first round, the AP asked players and their moms to share stories about each other ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday. The players told us what they most loved and admired about their moms, and the moms gave us a few of their proudest moments and most precious memories.
Blake Bortles, the Central Florida quarterback picked third by Jacksonville, said it best of his mother, Suzy: "She's my hero."
Here's more from the NFL Class of 2014 and their moms:
JADEVEON CLOWNEY, picked first by the Houston Texans: "She did everything she could to raise me to the young man I am today. She took care of me and did a great job. You can't tell? Look at me!"
JOSENNA CLOWNEY: "That's my baby. He was not this outgoing like he is today."
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER surprised his mom, a breast cancer survivor, with a pink Cadillac for her birthday earlier this week, provided by the car company. The Minnesota Vikings' pick had promised her the car when he was 9 years old.
"She told me that I'm blessed and God blessed me with talent so use it to the best of my ability and take advantage. She told me to have a purpose in life and that's one thing that I take away from her, besides her fight, determination and sacrifices that she made. To live that purpose out loud."
ROSE MURPHY: "When he was in third grade he was talking about the pink Escalade. I love it! I can't wait to get it back home to drive it."
SAMMY WATKINS, who was picked fourth by Buffalo: "She's beautiful, she's wonderful. She's supported me all my life. That's the one that birthed me, that's the one that disciplined me, took care of me all my life and grinded and struggled for me."
NICOLE McMILLER: "Everything in Sammy's life has been precious to me. His college years were precious because we never thought we would be able to afford him going to college."
C.J. MOSLEY, picked 17th by Baltimore: "My whole personality is based off her. She's laid back and quiet most of the time and I'm pretty much the same way. She raised me and my brother right and I'm proud to say that I grew up in a happy home. She was willing to do whatever she could to put food on the table and do whatever she could to keep us safe."
TRACY MOSELY: "Walking across the stage getting his degree. That was the best."
KHALIL MACK, picked fifth by Oakland: "Oh man, she's beautiful. Her persistence, her intelligence and her wisdom. She's very wise. Her guidance has put me in the position to be able to talk to you."
YOLANDA MACK: "When he was a little boy he would get up every morning at 7 and listen to praise and worship on TV."
TAYLOR LEWAN, picked 11th by Tennessee: "She's always been a person, like myself, who goes to the beat of their own drum and is not really focused on money, just kind of enjoying yourself and being yourself. And she really taught me that."
KELLY RILEY: "He's kind of Mr. Tough Guy but then he does this little soft, sweet 'I love you mom' thing. He has a very tender heart. He always had that really loving heart."
MIKE EVANS, who has a 2-year-old daughter and was picked seventh by Tampa Bay: "She's a strong woman. I watched her struggle a little bit when we were growing up, making sure we had everything we needed, just doing the best she could for us. I want to give her the world."
HEATHER KILGORE: "He never gave up. There were plenty of times he'd be upset and mad: 'I quit, I quit.' The next day he'd get back up."


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Muscle Mustangs & Fast FordsNews & Views
Horse's Mouth - Mustang and Ford News and Notes - July 2014
The Latest News in the Ford World
Presented by UPRProducts.com
Boss 302S On TrackAs a result of the success of the '12 and '13 Boss 302S, Ford Racing will be offering a '14 race-prepared Mustang Boss 302S. We caught a few in action recently at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix during the Pirelli World Challenge event.
The Ford Racing Mustang Boss 302S is a factory-built race car, ready for track days and road racing in a number of SCCA and NASA classes. Minor modifications are required to meet different requirements for each series. Ford Racing has partnered with Watson Racing in Brownstown, Michigan, to build the cars.
Pricing for the 2014 Mustang Boss 302S is $89,995 in colors Oxford White, Grabber Blue, or Satin Black ($5,995 MSRP option).
Since reintroduction in 2011 the Boss 302S has won the World Challenge GTS Manufacturers Championship, World Challenge GTS Driver Championship, World Challenge GTS Team Championship, and NASA American Iron Championship NASA ST2 Championship.
First-Ever 7s in True StreetFor the first time ever, True Street competitors broke into the coveted 7-second zone in Bradenton, Florida, at the recent NMRA Spring Break Shootout. The feat was done not just once, but three times by three different racers (Javier Leiva 7.99, shown; Blair Brannock, 7.69; Chris Escobar, 7.97). While none of them could hold on for a 7-second average, it was still a monumental achievement in the True Street class. You can read about the Spring Break Shootout and True Street competition on page 104.
Valarie Clements To Join Watson Racing TeamRecent news is that 20-year-old NMRA Renegade racer Valerie Clements will campaign a '14 Ford Mustang for the expanding Watson Racing Team.
"We're elated to add Valerie Clements to the Watson team," said John Phillips, business development manager for Watson Racing. "And we're just as excited to apply some radical ideas to the '14 Mustang we're building for her to drive in NMRA competition."
Clements, an NMRA national event winner in the brutally -tough Renegade division, shares Phillips' excitement. "It means so much to be selected for this opportunity. To be able to go into competition with this kind of support gives us more confidence than we've ever had."
Mustangs Sweep Podium in NMCA True Street OpenerJust weeks after the NMRA Spring Break Shootout sizzled the track in Bradenton, Florida, the NMCA came to town and Ford Mustangs ruled the True Street category, taking the top three spots in the multi-brand True Street field.
Multi-time TS champ Chris Escobar topped the nearly 50-car field and secured his 12th TS win when he clocked the winning average e.t. of 8.12 seconds with his LaMotta Performance-backed twin-turbo Coyote SVO. Julio Don took the runner-up spot with a strong 8.66, and NMRA Blow-By Racing Spring Break Shootout class winner Randy Seward drove to the third spot with an 8.76 average.
Special Stangs Set for CarlisleAs Carlisle Events celebrates its 40th Anniversary season, the 2014 schedule will host some additional milestones, including 110 years of Ford and the 50th Anniversary of the Mustang as part of the Carlisle Ford Nationals. By combining the season-long Carlisle celebration with the Ford honors, the annual summer gathering will wow enthusiasts like never before on June 6-8 at the fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Part of the three-day wowing session is a special display dedicated strictly to Special Edition Mustangs, which were built for specific purposes, promotional agendas, events, or even regions of the world. Dozens of cars will be on display, and while not every one of them can be singled out in print, the following will be "must see" rides for attendees of the Carlisle Ford Nationals.


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Five US soldiers were killed by a bomb in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Saturday, a US forces spokesman said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year.
The attack underscored the dangers faced by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), even as they hand over much of the fighting to the Afghans ahead of a planned departure next year.
Nineteen US personnel have been killed in the last week in three air crashes and Saturday's bombing. Three British soldiers were also killed on Tuesday by a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand.
"This afternoon, five ISAF soldiers died when their vehicle struck an ... IED (improvised explosive device) in Maiwand district," the Kandahar government said via its official Twitter feed.
Maiwand borders Helmand province to the west and is considered one of the most volatile of Kandahar's districts.
Last month nine Afghan men working for a mine clearance organisation were taken captive by Taliban fighters there, though they were later released.


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Among the different marine areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the Alboran Sea represents a unique element given its ecological wealth, due to its blend of Atlantic and Mediterranean marine biodiversity, its socioeconomic importance, and its geopolitical location between Europe and Africa. The adequate management of this space, and in particular the conservation of certain areas, is essential for the three bordering countries of the Alboran Sea: Algeria, Morocco, and Spain.
The Med-RAS initiative for the Identification of Priority Representative Areas and Species to be conserved in the Mediterranean Sea, developed by IUCN, aims to identify the most important habitats and species so as to adequately protect and manage them. Med-RAS considers the Alboran Sea to be a pilot area for creating a coherent network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Mediterranean, based on the identification of its most representative features, like habitats, species, underwater structures, and hydrological phenomena.
On 6 and 7 July 2009, researchers, members of the civil service, and experts from Spain, Morocco and the Mediterranean region took part in a workshop for the identification and planning of a network of marine protected areas in the Alboran Sea. The meeting was held at the Civic Centre in Malaga, Spain, and organised jointly by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and Malaga County Council.
This workshop was a pilot experiment in the Mediterranean region to begin developing a common methodology for identifying and effectively managing MPAs, as well to promote the development of a joint programme for adequately managing the region and making concerted decisions.
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• To identify priority areas for conservation, and define a coherent and representative network of MPAs in the Alboran Sea, based on specific criteria and biological, physical, chemical, and socioeconomic indicators.
• To review existing scientific information in order to establish this network, and evaluate its usefulness for defining ecologically and biologically important areas and species.
• To integrate biological information, interactions, and the impacts of human activities with natural processes for determining sites and conservation objectives.
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• Develop cooperation between research and management organizations from the three countries, and where necessary, with support from external experts.
• Define common criteria for identifying important sites and species, criteria which could be applied to the whole Mediterranean.
• Carry out an analysis of existing information for each important theme, define the limits of the knowledge, and propose main lines of research to fill the gaps.
• On the basis of the above, to propose priority sites for conservation, concerning all important factors (habitats, species, geological structures and hydrodynamic features).
The results of this workshop, the criteria, and the thematic analyses will be discussed during a second workshop planned for October 2009, and should be distributed or presented at international forums, such as the Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention, due to take place in Marrakech (Morocco) in November 2009.
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Virginia 4th-grade textbook criticized over claims on black Confederate soldiers
Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 12:53 AM
A textbook distributed to Virginia fourth-graders says that thousands of African Americans fought for the South during the Civil War -- a claim rejected by most historians but often made by groups seeking to play down slavery's role as a cause of the conflict.
The passage appears in "Our Virginia: Past and Present," which was distributed in the state's public elementary schools for the first time last month. The author, Joy Masoff, who is not a trained historian but has written several books, said she found the information about black Confederate soldiers primarily through Internet research, which turned up work by members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Scholars are nearly unanimous in calling these accounts of black Confederate soldiers a misrepresentation of history. Virginia education officials, after being told by The Washington Post of the issues related to the textbook, said that the vetting of the book was flawed and that they will contact school districts across the state to caution them against teaching the passage.
"Just because a book is approved doesn't mean the Department of Education endorses every sentence," said spokesman Charles Pyle. He also called the book's assertion about black Confederate soldiers "outside mainstream Civil War scholarship."
Masoff defended her work. "As controversial as it is, I stand by what I write," she said. "I am a fairly respected writer."
The issues first came to light after College of William & Mary historian Carol Sheriff opened her daughter's copy of "Our Virginia" and saw the reference to black Confederate soldiers.
"It's disconcerting that the next generation is being taught history based on an unfounded claim instead of accepted scholarship," Sheriff said. "It concerns me not just as a professional historian but as a parent."
Virginia, which is preparing to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, has long struggled to appropriately commemorate its Confederate past. The debate was reinvigorated this spring, when Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) introduced "Confederate History Month" in Virginia without mentioning slavery's role in the Civil War. He later apologized.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group of male descendants of Confederate soldiers based in Columbia, Tenn., has long maintained that substantial numbers of black soldiers fought for the South The group's historian-in-chief, Charles Kelly Barrow, has written the book "Black Confederates."
The Sons of Confederate Veterans also disputes the widely accepted conclusion that the struggle over slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. Instead, the group says, the war was fought "to preserve their homes and livelihood," according to John Sawyer, chief of staff of the Sons of Confederate Veterans' Army of Northern Virginia. He said the group was pleased that a state textbook accepted some of its views.
The state's curriculum requires textbook publishers and educators to explore the role African Americans played in the Confederacy, including their work on plantations and on the sidelines of battle. Those standards have evolved in recent years to make lessons on the Civil War more inclusive in a state that is growing increasingly diverse.
When Masoff began work on the textbook, she said she consulted a variety of sources -- history books, experts and the Internet. But when it came to one of the Civil War's most controversial themes -- the role of African Americans in the Confederacy -- she relied primarily on an Internet search.


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Ok so this week at work we have had the PAT testers doing the rounds
I casually observed then doing visual inspections on some IT equipment they were told couldn't be shut down. and were visual inspection only.
Their "visual" inspection consisted of replacing the labels with new ones. all marked up with a retest date in March 2015 & have no way of differentiating from the label between visual only and a full test.
But my main concerns id like to get opinions on are two items they failed
1 a PC on the workbench which had the top case removed as it was being worked on
2 a printer which was missing a plastic cover that clips over the power and network cables and is purely cosmetic as far as i know (HP laserjet 2300 Side panel)
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It has been quite a while since I've had much to talk about, so I sure hope you are ready to take this all in.
First of all, I'd like to start out by saying happy New Year to all my friends and family in Owen County and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well.
I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather we had last week. I'm not sure we are going to be enjoying it for much longer. It is really beginning to look a lot like winter already this week.
On Sunday, while out doing some shopping I even overheard several people discussing the weather for this week. I heard a couple of folks saying that they were calling for snow on Halloween. Snow ... on Halloween?
If it were to do this, I would really be surprised. I can't recall seeing snow in October. I am praying this storm passes us by.
What a wonderful day it turned out to be for the Monterey Homecoming Fair 2012.
We could not have asked for better weather especially for October. I have heard several people say (and I have to agree) that this was the best fair in a very long time as far as the weather and the attendance. It seemed there were a lot more booths this year despite the fact that several food vendors didn't show up. This left the ones that were there running out of food sooner than they had planned. I believe they even ran out of burgoo too.
A very good friend of mine from Frankfort - Jana Moore - has been asking me for weeks to come up and go to church with her and her family at North Frankfort Baptist Church.
She had also called another friend of ours Laurie to come join us too.
Laurie and I finally had made plans to go. This same weekend, Evelyn also called to see if I would come go to church with her at Old Cedar.
I ended up having Evelyn to join us and we all ended up meeting up with Jana a few weeks ago.
It was a very nice church and we really enjoyed it.
The Atha family held its annual family reunion at the Monterey Park Sept. 2.
Despite some rumors that this had been postponed until further notice, there were several people who showed up after all.
I was going to mention the reunion the week before last but I couldn't get in touch with anyone to confirm the rumor.
With the threat of rain they were calling for that day, I also figured there wouldn't be very many to attend either.
We ended up having about 57 to attend.
I hope each and everyone had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend and had the opportunity to spend some quality time with your families.
Lori (Smoot) Onan has recently (at least temporarily) returned back to work after being off for the last couple of weeks.
Thank you all for expressing your thoughts and concerns to me and my family over the last week in regards to my brother, Ray Jesse.
Ray has been in the hospital since last Saturday. He had been having some issues with his stomach and has been in some tremendous pain. Gina had taken him to the Frankfort Regional Medical Center Saturday morning where they transported him to Central Baptist that afternoon.
He ended up having to have surgery last Monday. He is feeling a little better and got to come home on Saturday.
It has recently been brought to my attention that I have been missed lately by many readers. This makes one's heart feel very good. Unfortunately, I apologize for not submitting any news lately and for taking such a long break from this. With a new job and a new grandbaby, I felt as though I just didn't have the time. However, I have promised many people that I am really going to try and get back into this once more. Often times I have just thought that the good people of Owen County were just getting tired of hearing about Dana Burke and her news.
A lot of time has come and gone since I last had an opportunity to submit any news. I'm hoping each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas as well as a happy and safe New Year. I'm hoping, as many of you are, that 2012 has more to offer us and will be a much better year for all of us.
As many of you know by now, Monterey has lost a very dear man. Dan and his wife Kim (Fisher) Ballard were recently in a very tragic automobile accident. It was very unfortunate that Dan did not survive.
What a beautiful November weekend.
Although it was a little windy, we still enjoyed it. I wanted to spend some time with Jade and Dani, so on Saturday I went to Lawrenceburg to pick them up for the weekend. We came back to Frankfort and went to visit with Ray, Gina and Leslie Jesse for a while.
This was the first time they had gotten to see Dani since she was born. We spent several hours over there hanging out playing with Dani.
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RICHARDSON, Texas (Reuters) - MetroPCS Communications Inc PCS.N shareholders voted Wednesday to approve a merger with No. 4 U.S. wireless service provider T-Mobile USA after T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE) sweetened its terms under pressure from activist shareholders.
The deal, first announced in early October 2012, had looked set for defeat until earlier this month, when Deutsche Telekom gave in to pressure to reduce the combined company's debt.
Activist shareholder P. Schoenfeld Asset Management had led a proxy battle against the original deal, while the biggest MetroPCS shareholder, Paulson & Co, had also threatened to vote against it. Both investors have said they were pleased with the improved terms.
But some shareholders said they were happy to see MetroPCS combine with a larger player, regardless of the details.
"It was significant that they sweetened the offer, but I would have voted in favor of the previous terms," said Robert Capps, a Dallas-area shareholder and telecom executive.
Of the MetroPCS shares that were voted, the company said about 93 percent were cast in favor of the main proposal related to the deal.
MetroPCS shares were down 5 cents at $11.64 in afternoon trading.
Shareholders will receive $4.06 per share in cash plus stock equivalent to 26 percent of the combined company in the reverse merger and Deutsche Telekom will own the rest.
Deutsche Telekom said the combined company will be called T-Mobile US and trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TMUS." The deal is expected to close at the end of this month.
MetroPCS, a provider to cost-conscious consumers who pay for calls in advance, and T-Mobile USA are looking to combine their spectrum assets to compete better with bigger rivals.
By tying up with MetroPCS, Deutsche Telekom hopes to provide T-Mobile USA with the spectrum to build a network capable of handling the vast data volumes that U.S. consumers and businesses use on smartphones and tablets.
Some Deutsche Telekom shareholders, however, worry that even a successful merger might not be enough for T-Mobile USA to catch up with rivals.
T-Mobile USA lost 515,000 contract customers in the fourth quarter of 2012, although it recently announced smaller losses of 199,000 contract customers in the first quarter.
The company recently overhauled its price structure to eliminate most phone subsidies and started selling Apple's iPhone for the first time. But its network quality lags Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N), which have invested massively in fourth-generation mobile technology in recent years.
The United States is key to the investment case for Deutsche Telekom. It earned 26 percent of group revenue there last year and 20 percent of its operating profit.
The German group has long searched for a way to help T-Mobile USA gain critical mass to compete. In 2011, antitrust regulators blocked a $39 billion deal bid for AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA.
The merger also paves the way for what some investors and bankers think Deutsche Telekom really wants - to ultimately reduce its exposure to a highly competitive market.
For now, Deutsche Telekom has committed to holding its shares in the new combined entity for 18 months.
Additional reporting by Sinead Carew in New York, Harro ten Wolde in Frankfurt and Leila Abboud in Paris; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Bernadette Baum and Andre Grenon


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When both G.I. Joe and The Transformers proved to be massive after school hits for Hasbro when the animated series' debuted in the eighties, it only made sense that each series would receive an animated theatrical release to cash in on the success of their respective TV series'. G.I. Joe: The Movie, directed by Don Jurwich, debuted on screens around the world in 1987 and while it wasn't exactly considered a masterpiece of animated entertainment, it rightfully found its fan base.
The movie starts off with a bang, as the instantly recognizable opening theme song from the TV series blares at us and thrusts us head first into a battle between G.I. Joe and the evil forces of Cobra squaring off at the Statue of Liberty. The results of this battle wind up with Serpentor putting Cobra Commander on trial for screwing up and not doing his job all that well. Before the trial can really get moving, however, a bizarre woman named Pythona shows up, claiming to be from the land of Cobra-La and seeking the aid of Serpentor in her quest to retrieve the BET (Broadcast Energy Transmitter), an energy creating device that could allow Cobra to finally rule the world. Cobra-La, if you didn't already know, was essentially a bizarre city-state under an ice dome full of evil bugs and was the birth place of Cobra Commander and Serpentor. The baddies at Cobra figure they can use the BET to send some spores into the Earth's atmosphere that will destroy mankind as we know it
Meanwhile, somewhere innocuous and snowy, the Joe team are testing the very same BET that Cobra so desperately wants to get their hands on. Cobra attacks, and in the ensuing battle, team leader Duke gets seriously injured and if that weren't bad enough, the leader of Cobra-La, Golobulus (Burgess Meredith) has got a heavy hitter named Nemesis Enforcer on his side. Cobra is seriously bringing their A-game this time around, but thankfully for all of humanity, Duke and his brother, Falcon (Don Johnson), have got a whole bunch of brand new Joe's on their side to help them stop Cobra before it's too late. Some of the more notable newbies include a female Asian martial arts expert named Jinx, a tough guy who doesn't talk named, an underground specialist guy named Tunnel Rat, a do-gooder named Law and his pet dog, a guy named Big Lob and last but not least, Sgt. Slaughter and his Renegades, made up of Mercer, Red Dog and Taurus.
The most common complaint about G.I. Joe: The Movie is that it was basically a feature length advertisement for a bunch of new toys, and that's a pretty valid and obvious complaint to make. It's hard to deny that the new Joe's are put front and center as a means to make the intended children's audience bug their parents for the new figures, vehicles and accessories that were made available on store shelves around the same time that this movie came out. The movie was also meant to tie together the second and third seasons of the show, but since the third season of the show never happened, that aspect of it doesn't really work and so the movie just kind of stands alone, focusing on newer characters that we don't really care about as much as the more established ones who are really just tooling around in the background.
The movie does deserve credit for trying to branch out a bit from the formulaic TV series, however. This is G.I. Joe on a much larger scale than anything that had come before it, and it's also a fair bit more violent and quite a bit darker than the animated series it was spun off of. Duke was originally supposed to die after what happens to him in the movie (the original script included with the extras confirms this) but because of fan backlash to what happened to Optimus Prime in Transformers: The Movie this was changed and he instead simply falls into a coma.
The animation in the film is pretty decent by the standards of the day. It's more effective and a bit more realistic than the television series and while it looks dated in this day and age of Pixar and Dreamworks animated titles, it still looks pretty decent in its own right. The plot, however, is completely ludicrous even by the sensational standards of the franchise. The whole 'Cobra-La' subplot is interesting in that it lets us know that there's more to Cobra than just Cobra Commander and his cockamamie plans and that there is in fact a more sinister force at work, but it doesn't quite come together the way that it should. On top of that, Cobra-La is a dumb name. The emphasis on the Falcon character is decent enough and Don Johnson doesn't do a bad job with the voice work at all, but it's hard not to watch the movie and wish we had Flint or Duke in the lead instead. The introduction of Sgt. Slaughter and his crew is pretty cool, especially when Slaughter takes on Nemesis Enforcer, the fight scene that, opening sequence notwithstanding, is absolutely the high point of the film.
Logic gaps and blatant 'KEY KIDS BUY NOW' advertising aside, G.I. Joe: The Movie is still entertaining enough. It moves at a pretty quick pace and although not every one of its action sequences if mind blowing or even all that inspired, it definitely delivers all the action and adventure a ten year old kid in the eighties could want. It's a fun movie, if a flawed one, and if the inevitable nostalgia rush it's sure to provide makes it hard to look at it objectively, so be it. Children of the eighties will appreciate this one on its own merits.
G.I. Joe arrives on Blu-ray in an AVC encoded 1080p high definition transfer in 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen. How does it look? It's not bad. It's not perfect, mind you, but it's not bad at all. Colors tend to look quite good and the bolder and brighter hues really stand out here but they don't impress the way a more modern animated feature might. There's a fair bit of film grain present on the picture and some really mild print damage here and there but there aren't any problems with compression artifacts to note nor is there really any obvious edge enhancement. Detail is improved over the DVD version (also included, fullframe) in pretty much every way but there's still only going to be so much you can do with this movie. It looks like the eighties animated feature that it is, and you can't really fault Shout! for that at all. Those accustomed to the film's visuals should be pleased with the high definition transfer.
The only audio option on the disc is a Linear PCM 2.0 48kHz 1.5 Mbps track that actually sounds pretty good. There's a fair bit of noticeable channel separation throughout the movie, with the left and right channels used well as far as directionality goes. Levels are well balanced and there aren't any problems with hiss or distortion. A lossless surround mix would have been fun, what with all the battle sequences that are scattered throughout the movie, but what's here is pretty good. Dialogue is clean, clear and easy to follow, which is good because there are no alternate tracks or subtitles provided.
First up is a commentary track with story consultant Buzz Dixon, who is quite frank and honest about the film's positives and negatives. He talks quite earnestly about his involvement on the film and about what he feels works and what he feels doesn't work quite so well. He's got some interesting stories to tell about his involvement on the picture and talks about some of the story ideas that were originally intended to be used for the film and which were eventually tossed and used in the animated series instead. He also speaks quite frankly about which characters he feels are strong and interesting and which ones don't work at all in the 'Joe Universe.' He slows the talk down now and then and isn't constantly bombarding us with facts and trivia, but for the most part he keeps it going at a good pace and fans of the film and the animated series alike should enjoy this quite a bit.
The Blu-ray disc also includes a collection of the still enjoyable G.I. Joe Public Service Announcements, the likes of which have cause an entire generation of kids to use the catchphrase 'knowing is half the battle' far more often than they should have the right to. As corny as these are, they're still going to provide a huge nostalgia rush for anyone who remembers the original animated series and it's nice to see them included here. A still gallery and some snazzy menus are also included.
The Blu-ray release is a combo pack, and so it also includes a DVD version of the movie. The transfer on the DVD is fullframe, so those who want that format have got it. The extras are identical to those found on the Blu-ray disc, but the DVD does include the film's script in PDF format that you can access through your DVD-Rom.
This isn't a reference quality release by any stretch but it does definitely offer a nice upgrade to the previous out of print standard definition release that came out years back. The inclusion of the commentary and public service announcements is a nice touch and while G.I. Joe: The Movie may not be the be all, end all of Blu-ray releases, it should please the film's fans and it comes recommended.
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BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Maine Human Rights Commission on Monday ruled there are reasonable grounds to believe the Brunswick School Department discriminated against a Brunswick Junior High School student.
In a complaint filed in 2012, the student's mother claimed her 13-year-old son was emotionally and physically abused by fellow students for more than two years and eventually decided to leave Brunswick Junior High School in October 2012.
In a 3-2 vote, commissioners meeting Monday in Augusta upheld conclusions reached by Maine Human Rights Commission investigator Victoria Ternig and contained in a report released in June.
In her report, Ternig found that the school department "allowed a hostile education environment to persist for a lengthy period of time," and that the student was discriminated against on the basis of his "perceived sexual orientation and sex."
The abuse against the student continued despite the school's efforts to stop and prevent it, Ternig found.
In a statement issued after Monday's ruling, Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski said the department was "extremely disappointed" by the commission's vote and "wholeheartedly" disagreed with the decision.
"Contrary to the conclusion, Brunswick Junior High School took the complaints serious and moved quickly and decisively to respond to complaints that were brought to the school's attention," Perzanoski said
The school will continue to take measures to combat bullying and harassment at Brunswick Junior High School , Perzanoski said.
"We will continue to review our procedures and practices on this issue and also continue our school-wide assemblies, staff trainings and peer mediation," he added.
Maine Human Rights Commission Executive Director Amy Sneirson said Monday afternoon that the commission's decision means the two parties and the Maine Human Rights Commission have 90 days to negotiate a settlement.
If the parties are unable to reach an agreement within that time, the complainant and the Maine Human Rights Commission are allowed to file a civil lawsuit in the case, Sneirson said.


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While no two brands' commercialization strategies are the same, a recent study identifies spending patterns among brands' launch spending allocations
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As drugs move through development, pharmaceutical brand teams shift more than one quarter of their market research spending allocations to advertising and promotions, according to a new study by Cutting Edge Information.
To compete in today's pharmaceutical market place, drug manufacturers pay particular attention to brands' commercialization efforts between Phase 3 trials and the six months following launch. Brand teams develop pharmaceutical marketing mix strategies that effectively support their brands' needs through the commercialization period. While no two strategies will look alike, there are trends that carry across successful commercialization spending mixes.
"Launching Pharmaceutical Brands: Formulas for Commercialization Success," a recent study from Cutting Edge Information, found between Phase 3a and market approval for US launches, brand teams allocated an average of 20.8% of their spending to decision support and 34.6% to advertising and promotion. Decision support allocation drops to 14.3% during the market approval to launch period, and again to 7.4% from launch to six months post-launch. Conversely, advertising allocations rise to 40.6% during market approval to launch and 53.8% from launch to six months post-launch.
"Typically, all of the necessary market research spending is exhausted prior to launch, with only minimal amounts necessary for continued coverage," explains David Richardson, senior research analyst at Cutting Edge. "This leaves the majority of funding available for providing the brand the best marketing support to garner the greatest market share within its first six months following launch."
"Launching Pharmaceutical Brands: Formulas for Commercialization Success" (http://www.cuttingedgeinfo.com/research/marketing/pharmaceutical-brand-launch/) examines 15 pharmaceutical brand's marketing resource allocations across three key phases of drug commercialization: Phase 3 to regulatory approval; approval to launch; and launch to six months post launch. Use this report to:
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For the latest research on global pharmaceutical marketing and brand launch strategy, contact Eric Bolesh at +1 919-403-6583 or visit http://www.cuttingedgeinfo.com/
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September 20, 2013
New rules for Muslims living in the West are allowing women to take off their headscarves, allowing Muslim families to take out mortgages (in Islam interest is normally forbidden) and are even permitting intermarriage to non-Muslims. Loyola University New Orleans Islamic Studies professor Adil Khan, Ph.D., will explore the topic in a free, public lecture Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in Nunemaker Auditorium, located on the third floor of Monroe Hall on Loyola's main campus.
This interpretation is known as fiqh al-aqalliyat—the term used to describe the latest evolution of Islamic law that affects Muslims living as minorities in non-Muslim countries. The legal reforms, though controversial to some, are intended to cater to this population.
"These issues are being reinterpreted and conceived as a way of allowing Muslims to function more effectively in Western society where they live as minorities," Khan said.
Though the laws may be new, the actions they address are nothing new. "These laws are a little behind the times," Khan said. "Western Muslim women are already intermarrying; Muslim women are already taking off their headscarves. They don't need someone to sanctify it for them."
The lecture, sponsored by Loyola's College of Humanities and Natural Sciences and the Department of Religious Studies, is part of The H. James Yamauchi, S.J., Lectures in Religion series. Begun in 1985, the Yamauchi lectures are in memory of Loyola professor H. James Yamauchi, S.J., a celebrated former chair of the Department of Religious Studies who taught at Loyola from 1956 to 1966.
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The earliest people to settle in the area of Gran Quivira likely came from--or were influenced by--the Mogollon (muggy-own) culture that occupied much of the land to the west and south. As the Mogollon prospered, they extended out from their original lands. They obtained much of their food from small-game hunting and gathering roots, seeds, berries, and insects. Evidence from archaeological studies tells us that the people had a sophisticated and varied diet. Bones from antelope, deer, and rabbit indicate the villagers hunted successfully. Numerous bison bones show that either they occasionally hunted big game on the Great Plains or they traded for it with the Plains Indians. The ruins also show that the villagers ate a variety of small-eared corn and that they used salt, which was gathered from the salt lakes to the north.
Archeologists believe the first Mogollon-style houses found in the Gran Quivira area date from about A.D. 600. The people made simple pithouses by digging a shallow hollow in the ground and covering it with a domed framework of branches and mud. A hearth near the center of the pithouse kept residents warm. Because the houses were very small, cooking and most other activities usually took place outside. As time passed, the Mogollon people improved the pithouses by using a framework of posts and timbers to support the roof. Many houses had a cutout doorway that led through a small room to the main room. The entry had no door to close and lock because the people had no metal tools or knowledge of metal fasteners. In the later, more strongly-built pithouses, residents entered by climbing a ladder to the roof and then crawling down a second ladder that emerged through a hatchway in the roof. If homeowners feared an intruder, they simply pulled the ladders through the hatchway into the house, leaving the trespasser without means of entering.
Substantial Mogollon villages flourished in the Salinas basin by the 10th century. However, influences from the north became evident by about 1150. The Anasazi culture spread from the Four Corners area (where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet), influencing and perhaps intermarrying with the population at Gran Quivira. The pottery made by the people at Gran Quivira began to change from the simple brownware of the Mogollon to the intricately painted type used by the Anasazi. A new type of housing called jacales (hah-CALLS) also began to appear. Jacales featured walls of wooden posts and adobe or wattle-and-daub (woven twigs plastered with clay). The placement of upright stone slabs separated the space into as many as 10 rooms. Villages consisted of up to 50 such houses.
By 1300 jacales had evolved into large, multistory stone complexes, some with hundreds of small rooms, surrounding plazas. Residents used the rooms for sleeping, for storing food and clothing, and for protection from bad weather. They performed daily activities on the roofs and in the plazas. Women cooked and made pottery, children played or helped with chores, and men fashioned tools and weapons. Underground ceremonial structures, called kivas, dotted the village plazas. Everyone became a member of one of the pueblo's kiva societies, and each society took charge of particular religious ceremonies important to the well being of the tribe. Members performed these sacred ceremonies and rituals in kivas. They also used kivas to carry out initiation rights and to instruct the young. Typically, kivas had flat timber roofs supported by posts set in the floor and wall. An opening in the roof provided access by ladder and served as a smoke hole for the fire pit in the floor. Some archaeologists believe the design of the kiva evolved from the early pithouses.
More changes to the pueblo occurred during the 16th century, including the construction of new rectangular room blocks on top of the old structures and the introduction of a new pottery style known as Tabira Black-on-White. A change in burial practices occurred when the people of Gran Quivira began to practice cremation in addition to traditional burial. Despite these changes, many old cultural practices continued.
During its heyday from about A.D. 1000 to the 1600s, Gran Quivira and the nearby villages of Abó and Quarai became major regional centers for trade with people from Mexico, the Plains, and the Pacific Coast. The Puebloans exported salt, pottery, corn, cotton, and piñon nuts. In return, they received bison meat and hides from the Great Plains, freshwater shells and flint from the panhandle of Texas, macaw feathers from southern Mexico, and alabaster shells from the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Coast. This bustling trade center reached its peak by the early 17th century.
Questions for Reading 1
1. Who were the first settlers of Gran Quivira?
2. How did they build their houses at first? What do those houses indicate about the technology of the time?
3. What changes took place when the Anasazi culture came to the region?
4. What is a kiva and how was it used?
5. Why do you think trading with other Indian groups was important to the Puebloans?
Reading 1 was compiled from Dan Murphy, Salinas Pueblo Missions (Tucson, Ariz: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1993); and the text of an exhibit at the Gran Quivira Museum, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, prepared on September 25, 1985.


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