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Why Rick Perry didn't debate in this last governor's race
It has become painfully apparent to many of the governor supporters why Rick Perry did not choose to debate Mayor Bill White in his last governor's race and that he was wise to not do so. Recent events in the presidential race indicate Perry is not a very good debater, does not think well on his feet, and embarrassing facts seem to emerge every time he makes such a high-profile appearance.
Perry attempted to revive his declining image by attacking Republican primary leader Mitt Romney by suggesting the Romney medical plan created while governor is the precursor to "Obamacare." Romney handled it very well by pointing out that Massachusetts has less than 1 percent of its children without medical insurance, while Perry's state, Texas, leads the nation with over a million children without health care.
It seems all of Perry's efforts blow up in his face. Perry refused to disavow a right-wing religious preacher who chose to belittle the Mormon religion as a cult, demonstrating that perhaps Perry is less than enamored with such a thing as religious freedom in the United States.
Perry would like to join the chorus of Republican candidates who want to criticize President Obama for approving the federal grant given to Solyndra, but is in no position to do so. (Solyndra is a company attempting to develop solar power.) The criticism is the federal government gave a large sum of money to a company that failed. Unfortunately, Perry has a hard time with such criticism in view of the fact he has given away more than $300 million in Texas tax money to companies whose principals have given Perry $70 million in campaign contributions. Many of them have turned out to be real busts. A medical company, for example, received several millions from Perry's slush fund, agreeing to furnish at least 1,200 new jobs in Texas. With recent layoffs, their job numbers are down to less than 400.Recently Perry was also criticized for the fact that some of his other buddies were paid $45 million in taxpayer money to distribute $1 billion in federal grant money from Hurricane Ike. Though they were able to give Perry huge campaign gifts in a timely fashion, the company has distributed less than 20 percent of the federal grant to the needy Texans who are entitled to it.
What Perry has demonstrated to America is that catchy phrases and Chamber of Commerce clichés can be real cute. They can be very helpful in "wowing" a conservative crowd in a short speech. They do not stand up well, however, under close examination, in practice and under withering retort from a skilled competitor in a debate.
Perry now wants to join in with the call at the national level for a balanced budget amendment. It will be only a short time before someone snaps to the fact we have such an amendment in the Texas Constitution. Perry and his legislative team have found innovative ways to ignore it. In spite of our constitutional mandate against the state going in debt, on Perry's watch, Texas now owes more than $170 million for highway construction.
I'm certain it will also not be long before one of his Republican primary opponents wakes up to the reason Perry is having such a hard time articulating his economic policy. It is simple — give away taxpayer money to corporations, ignore pollution and shortchange our school children.
Looking at the Perry campaign for president tells us a lot about what's important to Republicans. Even though Perry bombed on three debates and has a mediocre record in providing health and jobs for the people of Texas and cannot articulate a plan to better the economics of the nation, Republican operatives still say he is a viable candidate. Why do the Republican experts think Perry is a viable candidate to lead the United States of America? Of all reasons, because he can raise big bucks from multi-millionaires. That says a lot about the Republican Party and about who Rick Perry would be concerned about were he to be elected president of this nation.
Carl Parker has practiced law in Port Arthur since 1958. He is a 1958 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and the Senate in 1976, Parker continued to practice law while writing and sponsoring hundreds of bills that became laws relating to every aspect of life in Texas, including many regarding consumer safety.


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Time for Cuteness
While I contemplate what to write about next, I wanted to share with y'all the youtube video that I've been watching obsessively. Seriously. Adorable. Otters.
While I contemplate what to write about next, I wanted to share with y'all the youtube video that I've been watching obsessively. Seriously. Adorable. Otters.
Salut mes amies! Aujourd'hui est la Fête Nationale en France. Oui, je parle français.
Hey Readers! I'm back after a long break due to the fact that I forgot my password to get on and school. I'm excited to get back to writing new posts. I'd love to hear from you with any ideas or questions that you want to talk about or answered.
I grew up in a house with two stepbrothers, which I was right in between age wise, and a retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel as my step dad. Needless to say we watched
a lot of all of the James Bond movies (and war movies and my personal favorites Indiana Jones) when we had pizza night. I grew into the awkward teenage years looking at these gorgeous, cultured, and frankly the sexiest women to play in action movies.
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Greetings bloggers! Welcome to my blog! I'm trying this as an outlet for my creativity that my studies won't allow me to have. As a self taught, aside from a little practice for extravagant stage makeup, and after much frustration decided to start my own blog after finding very few and far between for pale girls like myself. I love the ones I've found and read them more often than I do the news. Here's the first step toward being creative. Wish me luck!
1. How many times do you wash your face daily? Twice, but sometimes less depending on how dry my skin gets.
2. What type of skin do you have? Very dry and sensitive.
3. Current face wash? Cetaphil's Gentle Cleanser.
4. Do you exfoliate? Not often, my skin tends to flare up and it hurts like hell after.
5. What brand do you use? I usually add a pinch of oats to my face wash or some honey (bonus: it makes a great mask too!)
6. What moisturizer do you use? I switch between Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream during fall and winter and then I switch to St. Ives Collagen Elastin facial moisturizer since its lighter and never feels oily when its hot during spring and summer
7. Do you have freckles? Yes, and I adore them!
8. Do you use an eye cream? Nope, I don't need to yet.
Knock on wood.
9. Are you acne prone? I get one every once and a while, its usually due to stress.
10. Did you ever have to use Pro Active? Nope, I would borrow the spot treatment from my brother for my random flare ups.
11. What foundation do you use? I use Almay's foundation that recognizes your skin's coloring. The name is escaping me. I also use L'Oreal True Match in Alabaster (the palest in the cool undertones).
12. Which concealer? I use a combination of the palest concealer in a pot from NYX and a "light" (which is dark on me) concealer stick from Maybelline.
13. Your undertones? Cools
14. What are your thoughts on false eyelashes? I love, love, love them. I wear them every weekend when I go out with my girls. I even had to fix my friend's falsies the other night. I'm hoping its because I carry lash glue in my makeup bag on weekends instead of just being a picky person.
15. Do you change your mascara every three months? Yea, mostly because by the time three months comes around, I've fully made up my mind if I'll buy that one again.
16. What brand of mascara do you use? Right now I'm using Smashbox Lash DNA, not really liking it, thank god it came in my stocking as a sample from my mum.
17. Sephora or Mac? I've never been to a Mac counter or store, sigh, so as a default I'm gonna have to go with Sephora.
18. Do you have a Mac pro card? I wish, course I'd be broke from it.
19. What tools do you use in your application? I hate using my fingers or touching my face with them. I'm a strong believer of brushes. I've been using Eco Tools brushes for a bit and they feel awesome. I can't manage a foundation brush, I just get streaks, I just use one of those little sponges that I can throw away when I'm done.
20. Do you use a primer for the eye? Not a primer per se. Its actually the liquid version of Stila's fabulous color Kitten.
21. What about for the face? I use Smashbox Color Correcting Primer in green to combat the ever present redness in my skin.
22. What is your favorite eyeshadow? Color or Shade? I like wearing earthy tones with a pop of color in the outer corner. Right now I'm a big fan of purples there, I tried a green there, not so much. Course when I go out with my girls, I'm all for color!
23. Pencil or liquid? Neither, I'm a gel liner kind of girl. I do like laying down a base line to follow with a sharp pencil though.
24. How often do you poke yourself in the eye with eyeliner? I don't even really recall a time aside when I first started wearing eyeliner in high school.
25. Thoughts on pigments? I like the color payoff and when they are done right, they look beautiful. But making them look right can be messy.
26. What about mineral makeup? I do you a finishing veil to set all my face makeup, never tried the rest.
27. Favorite lipstick? I haven't found one yet, I am looking for one that looks like my lips but better.
28. Favorite lip gloss? I love the Buxom Babes, especially Bambi and Ginger.
29. Favorite blush? I like NARS Orgasm, the name is what originally drew me to it, but the color has kept me. It looks super natural on me, not too pink or really anything.
30. Have you ever bought makeup on Ebay? To be honest, I don't know how to work Ebay at all. Plus I'd get too anxious trying to win all the time.
31. Do you like drugstore makeup? For the most part, some of its hit and miss. I cannot stand Cover Girl (love the song and RuPaul!) because the makeup has poor color payoff, plus the foundations are always off on me.
32. Do you go to Cosmetic Company Outlet? Oh how I wish I knew where one is.
33. Did you ever consider taking makeup classes? I took a class in middle school for stage makeup for a class. I can now do body makeup and I can contour and highlight like its no one's business.
34. Are you clumsy at putting make up on? I used to be, but it went away with a bunch of practice.
35. Name a makeup crime you can't stand? Fake tanning, I don't understand how frying your skin is fashionable. I for one don't want to look like my Michael Kors purse by the time I'm 30.
36. Do you prefer neutrals or colors? Each has a place in my beauty routine. but in some places the bright colors need to be kept away.
37. Which celebrity do you think has flawless makeup? Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester. She always looks so chic and put together.
38. Pick the one product that can leave the house wearing, and only one. I can't leave without some form of chapstick or lip balm.
39. Can you leave the house without makeup? I do many days when I go to university. I have too much to do for school than to bother with makeup. Besides, I'm sure my calculus book cares that I look pretty for it. :)
40. Do you think you look good without makeup? My boyfriend thinks I do and I don't mind it. I do wish my lashes weren't so light, that way I wouldn't feel the need to constantly wear mascara.
41. What do you think, in your opinion is the best make up line? I've only tried bits and pieces of multiple lines so I haven't really had a chance to really decide. I can safely say thought its not gonna be Cover Girl.
42. What do you think of makeup? I think of it as a form of self expression. It should be used to enhance the beauty that you already have, such as full lips or a set of gorgeous eyes.
Hope you enjoyed getting to know me. Check back for more about me and my love for extravagant makeup.
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Katy Perry + Her Boobies Cover Marie Claire Australia [PHOTO]
Katy Perry continues to turn up on the cover of every magazine known to (wo)man. Her latest cover is the December 2013 issue of the Australian edition of Marie Claire.
The singer's baby blues and her beautiful boobies are the two things you notice first and most on this smoldering cover. She shows a little belly skin, thanks to her halter top and high-waisted pencil skirt, a chic monochromatic combo. Her hair also matches her outfit and the overall presentation is sleek and stunning.
But her girls are popping out all over the place, but not in a vulgar way. It's just a tease of skin.
We have to say. We're loving this version of Perry -- you know, the one that ditched the candy-coated image and colorful wigs and Hershey's Kiss dresses in favor of a more classic, pinup girl look.
It was a smart stylistic choice at this point in her lava-hot career.
PopCrushers and KatyCats, are you loving KP's look on her latest mag cover? Sound off in the comments below.


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Found this one on Billboard. You guys knew this, but it's a nice review. "Rapper B.o.B previews his forthcoming second set, as its title cut, "Strange Clouds," bounds onto the Hot 100 at No. 7. The track, co-written and produced by Dr. Luke and featuring Lil Wayne, begins at No. 3 on Digital Songs with 197,000 downloads." Get psyched.


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We've acomplished elimination to redbull flugtag 2015 this year and we have this kind of project. it's not designed yet but gives slight idea of what we need to build.
- we have 6m high ramp and 30m to gain speed
- wingspread max = 10m
we need help with:
- structure advices (cheap and beautiful) we thought about paper boards to form profile and alu T profs as suporting beams and stretch foil as a wing surface.
- profile shape decisions thinner fatter longer... we have no idea.
- angles between wings - to have constant direction.
- delta (if needed) angle for both wings. we thought that this way we can have a balance point a bit further to the center of a plane and don't have to add weight in front
- best proportoin between lenght and width of wings and a tail wing(?)
if u know any experts please help us out.


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What have I forgotten, that will let out the magic smoke?
It's a good idea to include series resistors on the SPI lines (the wires connected to pins 11, 12, and 13 on your Arduino) while programming.
Not smoke related but still a good idea... On the target (the ATtiny)...• 10K resistor connected from RESET to VCC• 0.1uF capacitor connected from VCC to GND as close as possible to the pins on the target
How large? I would grab 330 or 1k, something like that?
10k as pullup to make sure it is not accidentally sent low by some naughty stray electrons and resets?
The capacitor? To reduce noise?
And this is for Tiny85s: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,148155.0.html
Quote from: fungus on Mar 05, 2013, 06:31 pmAnd this is for Tiny85s: http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,148155.0.htmlNice!I put mine on a 9X5 piece of veroboard.(As soon as it was soldered, I realized that some things could have been made a bit smarter. I'll do that next time)It leaves me with access to all the pins, a very reasonable size..... and a craving for new things to put tinies in!


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David Gordon White is the J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he focuses on "delineating the parameters of Tantra as the most perennial and pervasive 'great tradition' of South Asia."
His books include Yoga in Practice (Princeton), Sinister Yogis, and, most recently, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography, which Library Journal calls "a fascinating presentation of the rise, fall, and rediscovery of the Yoga Sutra [that] will appeal to those looking to expand their knowledge."
Now, on to the questions!
What inspired you to get into your field?
A high school history teacher who had been to India showed us slides of the country and spoke with great emotion about the people and culture there. At about the same time, the Beatles began sporting beads and Nehru collars, picked up during their stay with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh.
These non-fiction subjects have been as magical and wondrous as anything that surrealist or magical realist authors have ever produced.
What would you have been if not a professor of comparative religion?
I long fancied myself as a novelist, and do have a completed novel, written in the 1980s, sitting in a drawer. Graduate school stifled my creative writing mojo, although I do work very hard at making my academic writing readable and enjoyable for a non-specialist readership. I hope to get back to writing fiction at some point, although it must be said that the non-fiction subjects I have written on over the past decades (Hindu alchemy, the lives of yogis, the mythology of dog-headed men, tantric sex, etc.) have been as magical and wondrous as anything that surrealist or magical realist authors have ever produced.
What was the most interesting thing you learned from writing a biography of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali?
Apart from the period between about 700 and 1200 CE, no one in South Asia was interested in the Yoga Sutra until the twentieth century. Other works, such as the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Yajnavalkya, and Yoga Vasistha, were the principal guides to yoga.
Who do you see as the audience for the book?
Any practitioner of yoga who is curious about the origins and history of their practice.
What is your next project?
A book on the spread of demonology along the Silk Road, in which one finds Buddhist demons in Manichean sources, Roman demons in Indian sources, and so forth. Demons and the spells and charms used against them were far more portable than gods or theological doctrines. Working title: Demons are Forever.
David is the author of:
|The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography
David Gordon WhiteHardcover | 2014 | $24.95 / £16.95 | ISBN: 9780691143774
296 pp. | 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 | 1 table.
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PIANY applauds Cahill appointment to Assembly Insurance Committee Chair by Speaker Silver
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. are praising Speaker Silvers announcement today that he has appointed Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, D-103, as insurance committee chairman in the State Assembly. As the representative of the 103st Assembly District, Kevin Cahill has been an informed protector of insurance consumers in New York state, and supportive of professional agents and their employees.
"We congratulate Mr. Cahill for his well-deserved appointment and congratulate Speaker Silver for this informed and sensible appointment," said Kevin Ryan, CIC, CPIA, past President of PIANY and principal at Valley Group Inc., an independent insurance agency in Kingston, N.Y. "He has long maintained relationships with local PIANY agents in the Mid-Hudson Valley, meeting regularly to discuss insurance-related issues and he has an understanding of insurance that will benefit his constituents and all of New Yorks insurance-buying public."
Cahill has a consistent voting record in favor of PIANY priority legislation to help promote better understanding of the applicability and amount of hurricane windstorm deductibles in homeowners and dwelling fire policies and to establish reasonable standards for the operation of hurricane windstorm deductible triggers; and to restrict direct-writer commercial advertisements in official state mailings to avoid misleading the public and to help contain automobile insurance premium costs by preventing the imposition of surcharges for minor accidents. He also was sponsor of legislation introduced last year in response to PIANYs request to require insurers of property to eliminate from the claims record of an insured, any claim of loss made and paid in good faith, which is discovered to be false and the proceeds of such claim are repaid to the insurer.
PIANY is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state.


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The US Humane Society Doesn't Like Animals? That's a Crock
An angry Huffington Post blogger has tried to build himself up by tearing down the work of The Humane Society of the United States. So we'll reply. On our terms. The red-in-the-face online writer thinks he could do a better job for animals if only he could command an organization as big and proud and as deeply rooted in our culture as the HSUS. Allow us, just once, to borrow from his own inelegant writing: "This is a complete crock."


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Happy 25th, Adobe Illustrator!
Adobe's first software product is as relevant today as it was when it first launched.
When Adobe® Illustrator® shipped on March 19, 1987, it was the first software application for a young company that had, until then, focused solely on Adobe PostScript®. The new product not only altered Adobe's course dramatically, it changed drawing and line art forever.
Adobe Co-Founder John Warnock first conceived of Illustrator as a PostScript drawing tool. He saw parallels between what his wife Marva, a graphic artist, created with pen and paper and what PostScript printed with dots on paper. John recognized that PostScript's Bézier curves could be applied to the shapes illustrators painstakingly created by hand, so he set out to develop a drawing application.
Today, it's hard to imagine getting through even a part of our day without seeing the influence of Illustrator.
"Most people have no idea how many things in their lives were created in Illustrator. It's not just packaging and logo design, it's maps, car dashboards, shoes and watches," said Brenda Sutherland, product manager, Adobe Illustrator. "From paper dolls to online avatars, from animated cartoons to collectable characters, Illustrator has touched us all."
A New Level of Creative Freedom
Adobe Illustrator gave designers an entirely new level of creative freedom, so they could focus on what they wanted to create rather than how to do it. The secret to its success was the use of vector graphics — a way to draw objects using points, lines, curves and shapes.
The groundbreaking new software went on to become a flagship product of Adobe's future software line. Illustrator celebrates its 25th anniversary this week.
From One Digital Revolution to the Next
Illustrator played a significant role in the first digital publishing revolution. That revolution transformed what had once been done by a relatively small number of people—perhaps 20,000 worldwide—into the modern graphic design industry, involving millions of people integrated into industries as varied asarchitecture, media and film making, web design, printing and publishing, and much more.
"It's so hard for young designers today to even imagine how their predecessors worked before Illustrator," Brenda said. "And what's really exciting is that 25 years later, Illustrator continues to be an important part of the next digital revolution!"
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Ian Bell's unbeaten 86 guided England to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge on Friday as the hosts kept the five-match series alive.
England's first victory in a limited overs contest against major opposition this season, left them 2-1 down and with a chance of squaring the series in today's Edgbaston climax.
England skipper Andrew Strauss told Sky Sports: "There are still slight errors but overall it was a better performance and we're starting to turn things around. The guys are going to enjoy it tonight, there's no doubt about that."
His Pakistan counterpart Inzamam-ul-Haq praised the hosts who were registering only their fifth win in 25 contests in shorter forms of cricket.
He said: "I think 270-plus is a good score on this wicket but overall England are playing better, their bowlers played very well."
Set 236 for victory, England finished on 237 for two with 22 balls to spare after Bell put on 110 for the second wicket with Strauss (78) and an unbroken 89 with Kevin Pietersen (41 not out off 48 balls).
Bell faced 111 balls with 10 fours and finished two short of his career-best 88, made against Pakistan in last week's washed-out opener in Cardiff.
He said: "As I got myself in and the light got darker it got easier by the end."
Earlier Abdul Razzaq's dynamic 75 not out revived Pakistan as the tourists recovered from 165 for eight to 235 for eight.
Razzaq, whose runs came from just 72 balls with five sixes and five fours, counter-attacked having been dropped on six, and launched a furious assault that saw Pakistan score 47 runs off their final two overs.
Together with Rana Naved (nine not out) he put on 70 in 28 balls after spinner Michael Yardy took three wickets on his one-day international debut.
The left-armer finished with miserly figures of three for 24 in 10 overs and together with off-spinner Jamie Dalrymple, who dismissed Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, was responsible for a middle-order collapse that saw three wickets lost for two runs in 11 balls.
In reply, Strauss opened with fellow Middlesex left-hander Ed Joyce.
Ireland-born Joyce replaced Marcus Trescothick, dropped for the first time in his international career 48 hours after saying he was unavailable for next month's Champions Trophy tournament in India while he recovered from a stress-related illness.
There was controversy in the fourth over when Strauss, on five, edged Mohammad Asif and first slip Inzamam claimed the catch.
Strauss, who told Inzamam "no way," stood his ground and Daryl Harper, after consulting with on-field colleague Mark Benson, called for replay assistance.
Television pictures were inconclusive and third umpire Ian Gould gave Strauss not out.
Inzamam, facing disciplinary charges following Pakistan's forfeit of the fourth Test at The Oval last month, where he fell out with another Australian umpire in Darrell Hair, risked further action as he continued to talk animatedly to Harper.
But there was no doubt when Joyce, on 13 at the time, edged Asif and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal took an excellent catch, diving low to his left.
New batsman Bell then made sure Razzaq didn't have it all his own way with three fours off the pace bowling all-rounder in as many balls, including one textbook cover-drive
Strauss then completed his fifty and England, at the 25-over halfway mark, were well placed at 118 for one.


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HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA-In the #23 Tigers' 38-14 win over Ferrum College, senior wide receiver Kyle Vance (Onley, VA/Broadwater Academy) tallied a program record 228 receiving yards and one touchdown on 14 receptions. Senior place kicker David Prizzia (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Episcopal) also connected on all five of his PATs putting him at a record 62 consecutive makes spanning back to 2009.
Vance and Prizzia both began their marks early, as the Tigers scored just under two minutes into the game when Travis Lane (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) hit Vance in the end zone on a 19 yard pass. Though the Tigers would not score again in the first quarter, the defense was again solid holding Ferrum to just 38 yards in the quarter, including a fumble recovery from Charlie Shoemaker (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park). Hampden-Sydney was unable to convert on the turnover as Marcco McNeal picked off a Lane pass at the Ferrum nine-yard line. The defense clamped down on the Panthers - whose fake punt attempt was foiled by a Zach Sadovszky (Richmond, VA/Mills Godwin) pass break up on fourth and five.
Hampden-Sydney was able to use that turnover-on-downs into seven points when Lane hit Vance for three yards, followed by a pitch to Kirk Rohle (Mechanicsville, VA/Hanover) that led to a 12 yard scamper to the end zone.
Just four minutes later, Prizzia and the Tigers tacked on a field goal to take a 17-0 lead with 4:28 to play in the first half.
It took Ferrum five plays, 77 yards and two and a half minutes to make it a 17-7 game courtesy a Joe Finn four yard rush. After the score, the Tigers had just 1:51 remaining in the half. After back-to-back passes from Lane to Rohle and Vance for 33 yards, Rohle ran for 11 yards right into the end zone putting the Tigers up 24-7 just before the half.
The defense held Ferrum to a three-and-out to start the third stanza, and the Tigers again took advantage. Lane hit Steelman for 20 yards and then Vance for 33, before Rohle ran in for six more points - this time on a six yard run.
After Finn ran the ensuing kick off back to the Hampden-Sydney 30-yard line, sophomore Zach Morgan (Virginia Beach, VA/Ocean Lakes) prevented a Panther run with an interception on the one yard line.
Neither team could find the end zone for the remainder of the third quarter, but Hampden-Sydney took its final drive of the third into the fourth quarter where Evan King (Lewisburg, WV/Episcopal) pushed the lead to 38-7 on an eight yard run.
The Panthers fought back, scoring on a one yard run from quarterback Marcus Mayo with just over six minutes in the game.
After a Hampden-Sydney turnover, the Panthers were knocking on the door, but Shreve Rohle (Mechanicsville, VA/Hanover) came up with the big interception in the end zone to give the offense the ball back to run out the clock.
On the day, Lane was 25-of-42 with 362 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Vance had another strong performance with 14 receptions for 228 yards and a touchdown. Rohle added three receptions, 48 yards and a score to go with 52 rushing yards and two scores on the ground. Sophomore tight end Mike Goad (Chesterfield, VA/Matoaca) hauled in three receptions for 44 yards.
Defensively, the charge was led by sophomore Sean Stewart's (Alexandria, VA/Mount Vernon) game-high 11 tackles, including 2.5 for-loss. Morgan and Kenny Fryman (Mechanicsville, VA/Hanover) each tallied eight tackles, while Steven Fogleman (Mechanicsville, VA/Hanover) added seven.
Mayo led the Panther offense, throwing for 232 yards, but two interceptions, while completing 13 of his 28 attempts. He was also the team's leading rusher with 62 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Mayo's favorite target was Derrick West who caught three passes for 139 yards.
Hampden-Sydney returns to action next Saturday, as it travels to Montgomery, Alabama to face the Hawks of Huntingdon College. Kick-off is set for 1:00 pm central time.


text: Tom Bowman 19 November 2007 International Testing, testing. A, B, C. Tom Bowman 19 November 2007 International 80 testing-testing-a-b-c The Conservative Party's latest idea on ensuring that all children are able to read by the age of seven is noble. Yet they've once again slipped into the idea of measuring standards through centrally set testing. For the vast majority of children in Britain they face repeated testing throughout their days at school, and most of this is merely for the whim of the politicians. As Michael Gove MP told the Andrew Marr Show on the BBC: "We want to introduce a simple test which means at the end of two years of primary school we know whether or not children have mastered the skills they need to read." It is rather shocking to read that a Conservative MP wants to know whether a child can read or not. This type of nannying interference is typical of the politics of the moment, and as an opposition party the conservatives should be offering an alternative not aping it. The over emphasis on the state to monitor (by turning the exam and test results into statistics) the development of children has removed this role from the parents. The most important people in a child's education are its parents and they need to become more involved and not further alienated. The Conservatives should be focusing on removing the state from the lives of children and allowing the teachers the freedom to teach the children in their care how they best see fit. It is noticeable, after all, that children are not only different but they develop and learn at a range of speeds. A teacher should be endowed with a wide range of skills so that these disparities are equalised in the way the children are taught.


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W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Grants $30,000 to Devereux
Funds will Benefit Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Behavioral Health Services and Community Services' Programs Specializing in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges
(Villanova, PA, April 5, 2012) – W.W Smith Charitable Trust, a private foundation in West Conshohocken focused on providing basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter, recently announced a grant of $30,000 to Devereux, a leading nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization headquartered in Villanova.
The funds will be used to purchase essential items for children with behavioral and emotional healthcare needs that receive care through Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Behavioral Health Services and Community Services programs. Items in high demand include hygiene kits to be distributed to students in the School District of Philadelphia, in which Devereux provides School-Based Social Services to select schools, as well as basic clothing.
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In addition to the $30,000 being donated by the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust in 2012, the organization previously provided a $21,000 grant to Devereux Pennsylvania in 2010 and $15,000 in 2009.
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So the holiday season is over, it's snowing for the 20th time this month, and the road to spring looks long and arduous. You want to be some place warm. Like Tahiti, or Oahu. But there's that cost thing. If only there were a place in New York where you could go and pretend to be in a tropical paradise. Some place with Mai Tai's and an occasionally overactive radiator, for example.
So read the beginning of the invitation for my Brooklyn tiki party. The end of January seemed like the perfect time to throw one, in conjunction with Foodbuzz's 24x24 event, wherein 24 bloggers around the world host food-themed events of their choosing on the same night. Tiki seemed like a natural choice; Chinese food plays a pretty big role in tiki culture as we know it in the US, and donning a lei and drinking tropical punches seemed like the perfect way to spend a winter's evening.
We no longer have a Trader Vic's in New York, but the city has seen some high-profile Polynesian-themed establishments open in the past year, including Lani Kai, The Hurricane Club, and Painkiller. Years ago, before the tiki revival trend, for a fun night out I used to go to Otto's Shrunken Head on East 14th, where you can get highly potent concoctions and listen to The Ventures cover bands. My current apartment, with its open kitchen layout, seemed like the perfect spot to recreate a tiki bar.
When tiki bar legends Victor Bergeron (founder of trader Vic's) and Don the Beachcomber created their legendary establishments in California in the 1930's, and grew their franchises in the 1940's, they sparked off a tiki trend that would last for 3 decades. In creating their menus, they drew a lot of culinary influence from Asia and the South Pacific, or at least their own versions of Asia and the South Pacific. Their appetizer menus, in particular, took a lot of cues from Chinese restaurants. In one or two decades, pupu platters (drawing from a Hawaiian concept for appetizer buffets) became tiki standards, serving foods such as Cantonese roast pork, barbecue spare ribs, chicken wings, fried wontons, dumplings, and egg rolls. If you've ever wondered where pupu platters at your local Chinese take-out came from, here's your answer.
My menu for the tiki party was a range of finger foods that would go well with the tropical drinks on hand. For the buffet table, I made a big bowl of cold sesame noodles and a bowl of Sichuan cucumber salad. Hot foods, including pork and spinach dumplings and garlic-lemon shrimp shewers, came out of the kitchen with regular frequency.
I also made my signature char siu (glazed with a fool-proof sauce of honey, soy sauce, five spice, and sugar), which someone promptly stuck a paper umbrella on.
Because chicken wings are so integral to the pupu platter, and because every party needs chicken wings, I decided to alter my sauce for Kung Pao Chicken for these wings. Thus Kung Pao Chicken Wings were born, juicy golden brown wings and drummettes roasted in a marinade of soy sauce, black vinegar, hoisin sauce, chili flakes, and Sichuan pepper, topped with chopped peanuts. (Recipe at the end of the post).
If you're enticed by all the photos so far, here's a primer on throwing your own tiki party:
Guests: Invite everyone! Or, invite as many people as you can reasonably fit into your apartment without creating a fire hazard. Like most cocktail parties, you don't need to worry about the exact number of chairs, as most people will congregate around the "bar". Even with a short notice invitation, I was able to have 16 guests floating around and having a jolly good time. (Kian from Red Cook helped take some great party shots.) Guests were encouraged to dress in tiki-themed attire, such as Hawaiian or neon green shirts. Plastic lei's came in handy.
Decor: It was hard to decorate on a limited budget, but I was able to find some big versions of drink umbrellas at Pearl River Mart, for about $2 to $4 each. Beyond that, bamboo placemats, bright-colored bowls, and a whole fresh pineapple go a long way in transforming your humble apartment into a tiki paradise.
Music: The 1940's to 1960's were a golden age of the tiki love affair in the US, so all you really need is an iTunes list of favorites from that era, such as few surf-themed classics like Elvis's Blue Hawaii and anything by The Ventures. I rounded out my playlist with some Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Chubby Checker, and the Mad Men Season 1 album. Here are a few recommendations for individual songs:
- Walk Don't Run (The Ventures)
- Blue Hawaii (Elvis)
- Kon-tiki (The Shadows)
- Concrete and Clay (Unit 4 + 2)
- Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra)
- Rock-a-hula Baby (Elvis)
- Dance Around (Chubby Checker)
- Memories are Made of This (Dean Martin)
- Botch-a-Me (Rosemary Clooney)
- Hawaii Five-O Theme (The Ventures)
Food: Everyone loves pupu platters (even the ones who say they don't). And you don't necessarily need to make fried foods. I didn't want deep-fry anything with a lot of people in my apartment, especially with the bartending being done two inches away, so I served pan-fried dumplings and oven-roasted wings. Roast pork and Chinese barbecued spare ribs are also easy to do in your oven. If your kitchen is separate from your mingling area, and you want to deep-fry, by all means include egg rolls and fried wontons.
Drinks: I had to take advantage of my open kitchen with a counter that's the perfect height for mixing drinks. But you can still create a great bar area with a dining room table, console table, or random Ikea table. Make a menu for your guests with Word or Photoshop that lists the house cocktails. Print out a few copies of favorite drink recipes so you don't accidentally splash rum all over your laptop (this has happened). I didn't plan out how the drink-making would go, but with 16 guests, many were excited to jump in and play bartender. We were never short on willing bartenders. (Yes, contrary to what the Times reported in December, it is socially acceptable to bartend your own parties.)
To make a wide range of drinks, it helps to have good rum. I bought dark rum, gold rum, and white rum, along with other tropical cocktailing needs such as brandy, orange Cointreau, bitters, and a range of fruit juices. We made Mai Tai's, Scorpions, mojito's, but the most popular drink of the night, based on an entirely unscientific pole, was the Planter's Punch.
The recipe for the party, tweaked during a grueling session of cocktail testing the previous evening, calls a nice dark Jamaican rum base, simple syrup, lime, pineapple juice, and orange bitters. If I did the party all over again, I would have just made a punch bowl of this, since guests asked for it again and again. Another version of the Planter's Punch we did as the Pom Punch, which subsituted pomegrate juice for pineapple juice and Angostura bitters for orange bitters. More herbal, a tad more sophisticated, but no less sugary and potent.
I really need to make mid-winter tiki-ing a yearly tradition.
Kung Pao Chicken Wings
- 2 pounds chicken wings, tips removed, wings and drummettes separated
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper
- 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
- Prepare the marinade: In a large bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, sugar, red pepper flakes, and Sichuan pepper. Toss wings with the marinade, cover, and allow the chicken to marinate in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Roast the wings for 20 minutes. Turn the oven up to broil, and broil the wings for another 3 minutes to develop a nice golden brown exterior. (If you don't have a broil setting on your oven, crank the heat up to 400 degrees F). Garnish the wings with chopped peanuts and serve.
Planter's Punch
- 1 1/2 ounces dark Jamaican rum
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 2 to 3 ounces pineapple juice
- 3 dashes orange bitters
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the ingredients and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled glass and garnish with fresh pineapple or a paper umbrella.
Pom Punch
- 1 ounce dark Jamaican rum
- 1 ounce white Puerto Rican rum
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 2 to 3 ounces pomegranate juice
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the ingredients and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled glass and garnish with fresh pineapple or a paper umbrella.


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Shelton treasures days in Arizona Fall League
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Derek Shelton well remembers his time spent at the Arizona Fall League.
"You couldn't help notice all the talent out there," said Shelton, who is now the Rays' hitting coach. "That was 2002 and I was coaching in the Yankees' organization. I was the secondary hitting coach for the Maryvale Saguaros. I wasn't the official coach, but organizations could send coaches. The team wanted me out there because Drew Henson was there."
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Derek Shelton well remembers his time spent at the Arizona Fall League.
"You couldn't help notice all the talent out there," said Shelton, who is now the Rays' hitting coach. "That was 2002 and I was coaching in the Yankees' organization. I was the secondary hitting coach for the Maryvale Saguaros. I wasn't the official coach, but organizations could send coaches. The team wanted me out there because Drew Henson was there."
Henson was a former University of Michigan quarterback and a highly regarded third-base prospect, as per the six-year, $18-million contract he signed with the Yankees rather than heading for the NFL. Shelton, who served as the Staten Island manager at the time, specifically worked with Henson to try and help him shorten his swing. Employing a looping swing to that point, Henson had struck out 151 times that summer at Triple-A Columbus.
Thus, Shelton and Henson embarked on their journey while with the Saguaros.
"[Henson] was great, he worked hard," Shelton said. "He worked every day. And I had coached him the year before that, so we had a good relationship. So, he was a hard worker and he was good. I think there was a situation there where he was still learning the game because of having played football and going back and forth.
"He's a long-armed guy, so he had long action. We were trying to shorten it up to make it more serviceable. There was so much power there, trying to get more contact."
While going about his daily business with Henson, Shelton could not help noticing his surroundings.
"I remember how good of a developmental league it was," Shelton said. "Teams were sending all their top prospects [to the AFL]."
Included on the Saguaros' roster were future Major Leaguers Corey Hart, Bill Hall and Mike Adams.
"We had a good group of guys," Shelton said.
Shelton also got to see the likes of other future Major Leaguers like Rocco Baldelli, Jorge Cantu, Scott Hairston, Matt Holliday, Adam LaRoche, John Buck, Garrett Atkins, Cody Ross, Gerald Laird, Mark Teixeira, Shane Victorino, Brandon Phillips, Bobby Jenks, Brandon Webb, Chone Figgins, Kevin Youkilis and David DeJesus.
Of that group, Shelton remembers seeing Teixeira for the first time.
"You could just tell he was going to be really good," Shelton said. "The thing with Teixeira, he does everything so well, but he never looks that good doing it. But the ball just jumped off his bat so hot all the time."
Shelton noted that the AFL is a good place for players to develop.
"Playing there helps a ton," Shelton said. "Getting all of those extra innings or at-bats, or something as simple as being in a different environment can expedite a player's path to the Major Leagues, and I think a lot of things are learned because you're subjected to different people from different organizations. So, you're exposed to different thoughts, which can allow you to get outside of your mindset a little bit. It's very important for development for getting to the Major Leagues."
Shelton gained valuable experience while in Arizona, too.
"When you're inside your own organization, you get solely focused on what you're doing," Shelton said. "So [it's a good experience] any time you get the chance to interact with different people and talk to them about how they do things and what they do. And I was a young coach. I was really young. So it was good for me to be around different people. To see what's going on.
"Blaise Ilsley was our pitching coach, and he's now the bullpen coach for St. Louis. So you meet guys along the way that you become friends with. So that was kind of cool."
Shelton parlayed what he learned while in Arizona and during his six seasons in the Yankees' organization to move on to a position as the Indians Minor League hitting coordinator. At the age of 34, he advanced to take over the reins as Indians hitting coach, replacing Hall of Famer Eddie Murray on June 4, 2005.
Shelton was hired by the Rays on Oct. 21, 2009, following Steve Henderson as the sixth hitting coach in club history.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com.


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We invite you to read along and hopefully join in as our family seeks out the real food in a processed food world. Our hope is since our family (that does not live on a farm, has two young children, and a husband that travels frequently) went 100 days without eating a single ounce of processed food or refined ingredients that you will consider taking our 10 Days of Real Food pledge. To make the boundaries clear we set some ground rules. If we did it for 100 days, then I am absolutely convinced that anyone can do it for only 10 days! And in case you need some more convincing, check out our list of 10 reasons to cut out processed food. If you would like to make some changes without going "cold turkey" also check out our 100 Days of Real Food Mini-Pledges, a 14-week guide for slowly cutting out processed food.
Our original 100 Days of Real Food pledge ended September 4, 2010 and boy was it a wild journey. You can start reading the blog from the beginning on "Day 1" if you'd like. During that pledge, one piece of feedback we heard often was…isn't real food expensive? And the honest answer? Yes. So we decided to set out on yet another real food journey by taking a 100 Days of Real Food on a Budget pledge. This one began on October 4, 2010 and allowed us to spend only $125/week on food for the four of us. That is less money than a family would have on full food stamp benefits! You can read more about the rules for this second pledge by starting on "Budget Day 1." Thanks for stopping by!
A little more about our family and why we are doing this…
At the beginning of 2010 our eating habits were just like those of any other average family. We thought we were making fairly healthy food choices, although we certainly weren't following any special rules. Then came along the Oprah show "Food 101 with Michael Pollan". After the show, Jason and I (Lisa) both decided to read Pollan's book "In Defense of Food" which ended up being life changing for us. As it turned out, a lot of what we thought were "healthy" food choices were actually just highly processed and what the food industry was labeling as "healthy."
Jason's background is fairly different from mine. As a young child he lived with his parents and aunts and uncles on a hippie commune in Oregon. They grew and raised all of their own food. Jason and his parents have since become more industrialized when it comes to eating, but that doesn't change their basic understanding of where our food comes from. On the other hand, as a child I had both Doritos and Kraft macaroni & cheese as staples in my diet, and I barely stepped foot on a farm. This shaped my views as an adult. As most other wives and moms can relate, I do most of the meal planning and food shopping, therefore I was (and still am) the biggest influence on our family's food choices. And after reading "In Defense of Food" I decided it was time to make some big changes to those food choices.
So it wasn't easy at first, but we slowly revamped everything from what we bought, to where we shopped, to how we cooked. It's been such an eye opening experience for us that we didn't want to keep all this exciting information to ourselves. So soon after we started making changes I launched a blog called The Food Illusion (which has now been moved over to this site) and began to build an audience. After a few months of blogging I decided it was time to do something big, something bold, and something that would get as many other people as we can to not only read about eating real foods, but to also make a commitment to this important change. Which is when the original 100 Days of Real Food pledge was born. You see, every time we food shop or eat a meal we are voting for either processed food-like substances or real food. If all of us make the right choices together then we can make a big impact, which will help change our country's food system for the better.
Disclaimer: Lisa Leake is not a trained dietician, nutritionist, chef, or medical professional. The information on this blog is based on facts, research, and personal experiences. This information is not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure any disease. Never dismiss any advice your health physician gives. The author shall in no event be held liable for any loss or other damages including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or any other damages.


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The performance war between AMD and Intel has been more than a little one-sided lately, with the Core 2 Duo offering a better price/performance ratio than AMD's Athlon 64 X2. Now, it appears Intel is going to up ante, at least from a public relations perspective.
According to DigiTimes, Intel's first quad-core 45nm desktop processor will debut on Nov 11. The chip carries the official title of Core 2 Extreme QX9650, and will be a 3GHz part running on a 1333MHz FSB with 12MB of onboard cache. As with past launches, the official price will be $999 in 1,000 unit quantities. In this case, it's not so much about the sales, as it is about the statement. Just as the FX-51 established AMD as the performance leader in 2003, Intel's upcoming QX9650 will further reinforce the idea that if you want high performance, Intel is the way to go.
Meanwhile, according to a CNET news report, Intel CEO Craig Barrett has stated he believes Intel is regaining market share, performing strongly vs. AMD, and will continue to do so in the near future. Compare the roadmaps of the two companies, and it's hard to disagree. If AMD has a Phenom-packed bunch to take the wind out of Intel's November launch, we've yet to hear about it.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
7: Planning for Assessment
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With Apologies to Julie Andrews
Messages piped out that should be rewritten
(Supposed to read "Congratulations Wojtek From Thunder Road")
Bakers make some of the wreckiest things!
Though these cakes are bad!
BIG thanks to Katie G., Victoria L., J.R., Vanessa M., Lisa H., Pete Z., Andrea G., Darla H., Becca T., Rachel L., and J.C. You know you're my favorites, right?


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Feather - 18"x24" Original Marbling Art / Marbled Graphics™ by Robert Wu
Feather - 18"x24" Original Marbling Art / Marbled Graphics™ by Robert Wu
Marbling is an ancient art of floating colours onto a bath of liquid gelatine. Combs and rakes are used to manipulate the colours into patterns. A sheet of chemically treated paper is then laid onto the surface to transfer the colours/image. Once transferred, the bath is cleaned and you would need to repeat the process for the next sheet of paper. Thus, each print is unique and original.
I have been using the traditional marbling technique to produce unique art pieces since 2000. Collections of my marbling art can be found worldwide, most notably Fisher Rarebooks Library Toronto and The Met in NYC.
Please note that since each sheet is original, no two will be the same. The one I choose for you will be different to the one pictured in turns of movement, colour intensity, etc.....
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We are grateful for the philanthropic support each year from alumni, parents, and friends. In appreciation of this investment in our mission, Luther recognizes donors of all levels with programs, donor lists, and events throughout the year.
View the Impact of Giving Annual Report.
Donor recognition programs include
Luther Loyalty Society recognizes 3 or more years of consecutive giving (in a calendar year) to Luther. Your loyal support each and every year has an immediate and lasting impact on Luther's campus.
President's Council recognizes all gifts of $1,500 or more in a calendar year to any designation (and gifts of $750 or more for the First-Decade Society, alumni in their first decade after graduation). Planned gifts qualify donors for President's Council membership for one year. Members are invited to the President's Council event each year. President's Council donors are recognized annually through the following levels:
Life Membership in President's Council honors those donors whose cumulative giving totals $100,000 or more. Select planned gifts also qualify donors for life membership. Life members are invited to the President's Council event each year, and they are recognized as members of the President's Circle at the following levels:
Heritage Club recognizes planned gifts to Luther College. Planned gifts qualify donors for President's Council membership for one year, and select planned gifts may qualify donors for President's Council life membership.
Heritage Club Members are recognized annually during Commencement Weekend at the Heritage Club Dinner.
Legacy Trust This Scholarship Program recognizes donors who have established annual or endowed scholarships. Scholarship donors are invited to the Legacy Trust Scholarship Luncheon event each year.
Endowed scholarships are listed in two directories; one is sorted by academic area, the other by donor name.


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Gun control battle moves to Main St.
President Barack Obama responded to last December's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre by calling for the nation to end its indifference toward gun violence, but one year and one failed Senate vote later, Washington's major players in the gun control push have beat a public retreat.
The fight has moved from Capitol Hill to Main Street.
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Out is an immediate public push for legislation in Congress, with all the accompanying flashy public events. In is a series of local events across the country and painstakingly building a political infrastructure able to compete with the National Rifle Association.
( PHOTOS: Newtown school shooting remembered)
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which organized a successful campaign this summer to pressure Starbucks into banning guns from its cafes, is preparing a similar effort aimed at McDonald's, founder Shannon Watts told POLITICO.
It's part of the larger political shift from gun control advocacy groups , and a recognition that, like much of Obama's second-term agenda, gun control is buried under the reality of a divided Congress.
Saturday's anniversary wasn't a big political moment in D.C. The Newtown families asked the White House and major gun control organizations not to make a big political production out of Saturday's anniversary, preferring to maintain it as a solemn remembrance.
( PHOTOS: Politicians with guns)
Obama, for instance, marked the massacre's anniversary not with a visit to Connecticut or even Saturday's National Cathedral memorial service but with a private moment of silence at the White House.
"There's no question that Congress failed to do the right thing," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday. "And in the end, there's a limit on what a president can do. Other actions require congressional movement."
News of the nation's latest school shooting, which left a Colorado shooter dead and a classmate in critical condition on Friday, didn't come as a great shock. The White House released a perfunctory statement saying Obama was briefed about the situation and that federal officials remain in touch with their local law enforcement counterparts.
Gun control advocates say they've learned the political lessons from the Newtown shooting, where the Senate waited four months to vote on background check legislation. Not only did they lose momentum and give the NRA a chance to rally its supporters, but the 20 years of inaction on gun control meant lawmakers were not well-versed on the issue.
"The infrastructure just wasn't there to turn it around quickly — the knowledge wasn't there among Hill staff, among members of Congress who hadn't voted on it for a decade," said Lanae Erickson Hatalsky, the director of social policy and politics at Third Way, a centrist think tank. "Now all of us know a heck of a lot more about this. We won't need to take so much time to figure that out. If there is a tragedy that specifically involves one of the policies we're talking about, were going to see more swift action."
( Also on POLITICO: Colorado high school shooting)
Last year when Obama returned to Washington after speaking at the Newtown memorial service , Dan Gross, the president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, was the first gun control activist to get a White House meeting. That was in part because he was the only game in town.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's Americans for Responsible Solutions, the Sandy Hook Promise and Moms Demand Action have all formed this year. The post-Obama campaign nonprofit Organizing for Action launched in January with gun violence prevention as one of its four main policy areas.
OFA solicited its members recently to host Newtown anniversary vigils but said it was not using the date to make a policy push; volunteers were simply "coming together in their communities in remembrance of the tragic events in Newtown a year ago," a spokesman said.
The low-key events were meant to keep activists engaged and lawmakers from forgetting the issue. They are also planning for the midterm elections while doing the macabre job of preparing a response for what they see as the inevitability of the next mass shooting while at the same time making the fight as much cultural as political.
( Flashback: Obama visits Sandy Hook memorial service)
"I hope there's not a next time, but if there is, we've laid the groundwork; we've got momentum across the country," said Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Democrats' gun violence task force.
On the forefront of this effort is Shannon Watts, a spunky Indiana woman and political neophyte who started Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America as a Facebook group after the Newtown massacre. Now Watts, a mother and stepmother of five, is the head of an organization vying to become the MADD of gun control.
Watts hopes to make background checks a women's issue the same way abortion rights are — something candidates, particularly Democrats, are forced to forcefully support. The McDonald's campaign, coming off the successful Starbucks effort, won't be the last.
"There are more white whales out there," she said in an interview at a Capitol Hill Starbucks.


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EndodonticsFor an appointment call our office today at 757-564-8942 or Make an Appointment
Internal Bleaching
It's possible that a tooth can undergo staining from within the tooth itself. Typically this is due to a structural defect within the tooth, a dying tooth, or because blood and other bodily fluids penetrated the tooth during prior root canal treatment. Regardless of the cause, it's possible to restore such a tooth to match the color of its adjacent teeth by bleaching the tooth from the inside-out – a process known as internal tooth bleaching.
Internal bleaching is much different than whitening the outside of the tooth. Despite the general ease and affordability of the procedure, many aren't even aware of the possibility to bleach teeth in such a manner, causing them to go years with stained teeth in their "smile-zone." Studies show the procedure is safe and has good long-term results.Read more about Internal Bleaching
Underneath the exterior of a tooth is a pocket filled with nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. This is known as the "pulp" of the tooth. When a tooth has a bad cavity, the pulp of the tooth is exposed. This can be very painful because the sensitive nerves and tissue are vulnerable. If your child is complaining of a toothache, it might be because he or she has a large cavity. In this case, we'll do a pulpotomy to remove the damaged pulp. A pulpotomy is a fairly common procedure for decayed baby molars.
During a pulpotomy, we first remove damaged tissue, sterilize the area, and then replace the pulp with a medicated filling. Sometimes, it is then necessary to place a crown to restore the structure and appearance of the tooth. A pulpotomy is usually very successful in saving a badly decayed baby molar.
Cavities that affect the pulp of the tooth can be quite painful. If your child is experiencing severe tooth pain, he or she may need a pulpotomy. Call Lifetime Family Dental at 757-564-8942 to schedule an appointment.
Root Canal Therapy
According to the American Association of Endodontists, root canal therapy is the most feared dental procedure.
Despite this stigma, root canal therapy is actually a pain-free, quick and relatively comfortable procedure. In fact, it relieves your pain and can prevent more complicated oral issues down the road. Here at Lifetime Family Dental, we can put your fears at ease.Read more about Root Canal Therapy


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Major Areas of Research
- Virulence determinants of Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus
- Mechanism by which Cryptococcus neoformans invades the brain
- Mechanism by which cryptococci adapt to the brain environment and produce fulminating disease
- The signaling mechanism involved in the cryptococcal adaptation to human brain environment
- The mechanism of cryptococcal adaptive resistance to azole drugs and flucytosine
- Identification of pathobiological differences between Cryptococcus neoformans and its sibling species, Cryptococcus gattii
- Identification of host factors that predispose patients to invasive aspergillosis
Program Description
The Molecular Microbiology Section is focused on the pathobiology of Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus, two of the most common and serious fungal pathogens that primarily affect immunocompromised patients. Both C. neoformans and A. fumigatus are environmental pathogens that cause life-threatening systemic disease upon inhalation. The fatality rate of these diseases is high even if treated with the most effective antimycotic agents currently available.
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans, an environmental yeast species most commonly found in pigeon droppings and soil contaminated with avian guano, is the etiologic agent of cryptococcosis. Cryptococcosis has been recognized as an AIDS-defining disease because the major risk group of the disease is people infected with HIV. Although C. neoformans can cause lesions in almost every organ after being inhaled by the host, the most common clinical manifestation and most common cause of death is meningoencephalitis, an infection of the brain. Cryptococcus gattii, a sibling species of C. neoformans, also causes cryptococcosis but more frequently in otherwise healthy patients without well defined underlying risks. The two species share 85 to 90 percent genomic sequence homology but differ significantly in their ecology, epidemiology, and biochemistry. Our section is currently focusing on their differences in pathobiology as well as the way the host responds to the two pathogens.
Aspergillus fumigatus
Pathogenic Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in our environment, and humans regularly inhale numerous Aspergillus spores (conidia) during daily life. Of those species, Aspergillus fumigatus is known to be the major cause of life-threatening invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in immunocompromised patients throughout the world. The major risk for IPA is profound neutropenia and chronic granulomatous diseae (CGD). However, more than 50 percent of CGD patients, as well as neutropenic patients, do not experience IPA in their lifetime. The Molecular Microbiology Section is currently focused on the pathobiological differences between multiple sibling species that belong to Aspergillus sSection Fumigati and host genetic factors that predispose patients to IPA.
Dr. Kwon-Chung received her B.S. and M.S. in biology from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, prior to receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue her doctoral work in the bacteriology department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After receiving her Ph.D., she joined the Medical Mycology Section of the NIAID Laboratory of Microbiology as a visiting fellow. She became a senior investigator in the NIAID Laboratory of Clinical Investigation in 1973 and has been the chief of the Molecular Microbiology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, since 1995.
Research Group
Yun C. Chang, Ph.D.; Ashok Varma, Ph.D; Janyce Sugui, Ph.D.; Michael Davis, Ph.D.; Arpita Singh, Ph.D.; Michael Davis, Ph.D.; Ami Kahanal-Lamichhane, M.S.
Selected Publications
Chang YC, Khanal Lamichhane A, Garraffo HM, Walter PJ, Leerkes M, Kwon-Chung KJ. Molecular mechanisms of hypoxic responses via unique roles of Ras1, Cdc24 and Ptp3 in a human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS Genet. 2014 Apr 24;10(4):e1004292.
Saijo T, Chen J, Chen SC, Rosen LB, Yi J, Sorrell TC, Bennett JE, Holland SM, Browne SK, Kwon-Chung KJ. Anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies are a risk factor for central nervous system infection by Cryptococcus gattii in otherwise immunocompetent patients. MBio. 2014 Mar 18;5(2):e00912-14.
Singh A, Panting RJ, Varma A, Saijo T, Waldron KJ, Jong A, Ngamskulrungroj P, Chang YC, Rutherford JC, Kwon-Chung KJ. Factors required for activation of urease as a virulence determinant in Cryptococcus neoformans. MBio. 2013 May 7;4(3):e00220-13.
Sugui JA, Peterson SW, Clark LP, Nardone G, Folio L, Riedlinger G, Zerbe CS, Shea Y, Henderson CM, Zelazny AM, Holland SM, Kwon-Chung KJ. Aspergillus tanneri sp. nov., a new pathogen that causes invasive disease refractory to antifungal therapy. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Oct;50(10):3309-17.
Ngamskulrungroj P, Chang Y, Sionov E, Kwon-Chung KJ. The primary target organ of Cryptococcus gattii is different from that ofCryptococcus neoformans in a murine model. MBio. 2012 May 8;3(3). pii: e00103-12.
Lee H, Khanal Lamichhane A, Garraffo HM, Kwon-Chung KJ, Chang YC. Involvement of PDK1, PKC and TOR signalling pathways in basal fluconazole tolerance in Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Apr;84(1):130-46.


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OCEAN CITY – Maryland homeowners can be reimbursed through federal and state rebate programs to improve energy efficiency.
This week the Maryland Coastal Bays Citizens Advisory Committee hosted a presentation on reducing energy waste and rebate programs available to homeowners.
Allen Luzak of Total Home Performance has been performing energy audits for 25 years. He said that most homeowners are under the impression that their homes are energy efficient because the builder told them so, as well as the builder has to follow certain building codes.
Over time the infrastructure of a house changes and it is important to test your home in energy efficiency. For example, the insulation in your home is displaced, allowing conditioned air to be replaced by unconditioned air, resulting in additional energy expenses.
According to Luzak, the best way to make a home more energy efficient is to start with an energy audit, the least expensive method. It is a common belief that by installing renewable energy it is the best way to make a home "green", but also the most expensive.
"That's not where you start that's where you end up, you start with fixing the problem that you live in," Luzak said.
According to Luzak, the best way to make your home energy efficient is to "air seal and insulate".
An energy audit is an affordable and practical way to increase a home's efficiency and value. By using methods such as a door blower test or infrared scan, participating contractors can identify problem areas in your home as well as a solution.
A door blower test is a fan that mounts into the frame of an exterior door. The fan pulls air out of the house, causing outside air to flow through unsealed cracks and openings.
An infrared scan, or thermal imaging, allows the contractor to spot where the cold or hot air is entering the home, usually through attics or crawl spaces.
"Both the door blower test and the infrared scan are important tools," Luzak said. "Both give you a lot of information, but one without the other only gives you a piece of the puzzle."
Once the problem areas are identified, the contractor will go to those areas and seal the cracks and openings. They do this with different methods, such as adding cellulose blown insulation in the attic or crawl space, a crawl space encapsulation, or duct sealing.
Cellulose insulation takes on a liquid like property that lets it flow into cavities and around obstructions to completely fill walls and seals every crack and seam. The contractor could also use spray foam insulation, which has the same properties.
"In my opinion…they should outlaw fiberglass insulation," Luzak said. "Spray foam, spray foam, spray foam everything."
According to Total Home Improvement, 30 percent of floor air comes from the crawl space. A crawl space encapsulation results in a space that will contribute to the overall health and safety of a home.
Other areas conditioned air can escape is through attic hatches, basements, windows, doors, recessed lighting, plumbing stack vents, bathroom fan vents, electrical outlets, and dryer vents.
There are federal and state incentives that assist a homeowner in making their home more energy efficient. Governor Martin O'Malley's statewide EmPOWER Maryland is a goal to reduce Maryland's energy consumption by 15 percent by 2015.
One incentive is through the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) Home Performance Rebate program, which offers homeowners rebates in home energy efficiency improvements.


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33510B Waveform Generator
Agilent/Keysight - 33500B Series
33500B Series waveform generators with exclusive Trueform signal generation technology offer more capability, fidelity and flexibility than traditional DDS generators. Use them to accelerate your development process from start to finish.
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Whether you're buying a gift for someone, organizing a party, or you're in search of holiday merchandise and accessories for your own home, you'll find that Sam's Club has wide range of options, making it simple for you to choose the right merchandise according to the special occasion. Shop for merchandise according to the occasion which includes holidays and holiday décor, gift baskets, weddings, party and gift supplies, and more.
When shopping for the holidays, it's easy to overspend and pick up things that you don't really need. Consider making a list of the things you need and browse our listings for great ideas. Set a budget for each of the items, then go ahead and shop the items at great prices only at Sam's Club.


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This is an original illustration by Rick St. Dennis MFA for use in your own craft projects!
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You can print it, resize it, use it as a repeating design or combine it with other images then color it by hand (or color it digitally and then print).
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The copyright of this image belongs to Rick St Dennis MFA Artist/Designer and may not be resold or redistributed in any form.
You have permission to use the image for your personal use and in creating handmade items.
You may sell your handmade items but must not claim the image as your own.
Your items for sale must be handmade and not mechanically or mass produced.
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You may not sell or give this design as a digital file or printed sheet.
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Welcome to my ZIBBET superstore!
Here you will find a wide array of products from digital Stamps to PDF downloads of my colouring books, colouring pages and even original art for sale.
I have combined all my designs into one shop - simply use the sections to the left to go to the individual departments to target the images you are looking for- some images are cross referenced.