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Skip to comments.Possibility Of First Head Transplant Fraught With Ethical And Medical Dilemmas
Posted on 08/01/2013 7:56:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
A leading neurosurgeon has revealed a project to carry out the first human head transplantation with spinal linkage within the next two years. The project is code-named HEAVEN/GEMINI.
Published in the June issue of Surgical Neurology International, the project has been outlined by Italian neuroscientist and functional neurosurgeon, Dr. Sergio Canavero. He says the procedure would take 100 surgeons 36 hours to complete, and would cost around £8.5 million ($12.6 million).
In 1970, US neurosurgeon Robert Joseph White performed an operation to transplant a monkey's head onto another monkey's body. However, the inability to repair the severed spinal cord due to lack of required technology proved a problem, and the monkey was left paralyzed, passing away days later.
But Canavero believes today's technology will overcome this hurdle and refers to previous studies in which scientist have reconnected spinal cords to rats. Canavero explains that the transplant will work if surgeons can successfully link the spinal cord to the head by fusing severed axons, the nerve cells that transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands.
In the paper, Canavero explains:
"The greatest technical hurdle to such endeavor is of course the reconnection of the donor's and recipient's spinal cords. It is my contention that the technology only now exists for such linkage."
He explains that cut axons can be reconstituted using molecules such as poly-ethylene glycol (PEG), used in many areas ranging from industrial manufacturing to pharmaceutical products. Another molecule that can be used is chitosan.
The surgery would involve putting the recipient's head into a "hypothermia mode" for around 45 minutes between 12°C and 15°C (the HEAVEN process). It is thought that this time frame would create virtually no neurological damage.
The GEMINI procedure would involve surgeons cutting the cooled spinal cords with an "ultra-sharp blade," before reconnecting the recipient's head to the donor body. In the paper, Canavero explains that this clean cut is the key to spinal cord fusion, as it allows the severed axons to be fused accurately with the molecules.
He explains that what is equally important is that the motorneuronal pools, responsible for the contraction of muscle fibers and skeletal muscle, remain fully intact so they can be engaged by spinal cord stimulation. Canavero says that this is a technique that has proven effective for motor control in patients with spinal injuries.
As the human brain can only survive without oxygen for one hour, the surgeons would have to remove both heads and connect the recipient's head to the circulatory system of the donor body within this time frame.
Canavero says that it is clear the procedure would extend some patients' lives and would be far-reaching. However, he says that a select group of gravely ill individuals would be the target, such as people with muscular dystrophies.
But he cautions that as the procedure is deployed within the clinical area, it needs proper regulation. He adds that a risk could develop whereby people with adequate funds try to secure the bodies of healthy young individuals on the black market and have them transplanted by dishonest surgeons - something he says needs to be addressed by society.
This scene always made me think of Nuns.
If they could take a stem cell and make it grow a complete body minus the brain they could then move a person's brain/head to the new body and since the new body would have an ample supply of stem cells it may revitalize even a brain that may be degraded...
This could literally be a form of immortality...
Which is both scary and exciting...
That would be kinda like taking the hard drive from one computer and putting it in another without reloading the OS. The OS would wake up to a new set of hardware and software it doesn't recognize. I know Windows would crater. Hope the human brain can overcome.
Three seconds.
That's got to be some kind of record.
Scientist: How many bodies do you have?
Head: None.............
Is it a head transplant or a body transplant?
Attaching the spinal axons is easy. Getting Window 8 up and running in that sucker is a bitch.
Then we must use only APPLE brains.........
But I honestly believe that the emotional and mental issues will render the patient insane.
With my Sacral Chordoma tumor and complete sacrectomy, the several surgical teams (Neuro Surgeons, Bone Specialists & surgeons, anisthesiologists, pain sepcialists, blood specialists, plastic surgeons,etc.) performed three major surgeries on me that cost upwards of 2 million dollars. They literallty took me apart and put me back together again.
I was in the hospital for almost four months, and then went through several months of very intensive rehab afterwards.
Overcoming all of that and learning to walk and be able to function again was very, very difficult...physically, emoytionally, and mentally. There was a lot of very significant emotional and mental attidue difficulties and adjustments in addition to the shear physcial issues associated woith it.
It's been almost four years since I was diagnosed and three and one half years since the surgery.
I do not believe a person waking up in a different body and having to learn to use all of those body parts (those that they can make work) will be able to overcome it. But that's just my own opinipon.
Heads or tails............call it while it's in the air...........
A head traansfer?
Steven Hawkings comes to mind as a potential patient, it would have ot be someone who needs a new body, not a new head. Otherwise, you are just keeping a body around, say if someone had a bad head injury.
The other thing is, transferring say Stalin's head to a new body, which could allow for super bad guys to live a lot longer
This practice needs to be heavily regulated if it becomes medically viable
The Saracen's Head (revisited!)
I was in on a similar double post where they showed up the same second. JimRob had to go to the photo and I lost by a nose.
Well, the transgender crowd will be excited......
Do you think that if Stalin, Mao, Hitler, or the late Kim Jong Il could have used this, they would give a rat's rear end about 'regulations'?.......
well Red you got a point there, I am sure that Kim Young One in North Korea is watching this development with bated breath ready to scoop up the technology to get himself a new body when the old one craps out............
One of the unintentionally funniest movies ever was about a failed head transplant gone wrong. (The host woke up early.)
The problem is where you get the body.
What if the current user isn't quite finished with it yet?.......
No body is getting my head-get it no body.:)
Kim Young One will probably pick out one with a sixpack, a bout 6 feet tall and simply have him kidnapped....
They tried it with Pelosi and Biden...
....the problem is that they forgot the brain in both cases.
And you won't be angry?
I will *not* be angry!
Anthony Weiner would pick one with........oh, well, never mind.....
If it ever becomes truly viable, look for the death penalty to be applied for less serious crimes. Once voters realize they can vote for longer lives at the expense of the convicted and executed, young men and women's bodies will become valuable resources.
Hopefully synthetic organs or self-cloned organs will come along before human-human transplant technology and technique becomes so perfect that it becomes a temptation to kill humans to extend the life of other humans.
Once you ahead stay a head.Hehehehhehe
Anthony does need a head trasplant
cue Van Halen:
"Oh IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ain't got no body"
Boz-de-boz-de-bop, titty-bop
The Muslim medical supply house stands ready to provide any quantities necessary.
Piffle! Sis and I used to exchange the heads of our GI Joe and Barbie dolls all the time.
Mom had us tested - we're normal. :)
Well, that's ONE way to get rid of your thunder thighs.
That movie scared the bejeebers out of me as a kid. I recently bought it off the DVD bargain bin. Not so scary now.
Or maybe it is, a girlfriend that's all head and no body? I might prefer the opposite knowing what I know now.
This thread is just beggin' for this joke....
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check
for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you
began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive,
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and
practising law.
Speaking of Barbie & Ken, this medical development gives a whole new meaning to sex reassignment surgery.
Don't give Hillary any ideas! Huma might be in danger!......
So, I have a question....
How do they know it's a "head transplant."
Why isn't this considered a "body transplant"?
Does the identity of this person go with the body?
Shouldn't the identity of the new person go with the head?
No thanks. With the stuff people are putting in themselves nowadays. I'll pass.
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The Friends of Richards Memorial Library are planning two events. On September 16, 7-9 p.m., the Friends will sponsor the annual Antique Appraisal Night with Antique Road Show authority, Stuart Whitehurst. A ticket is required for each item appraised and only one ticket may be purchased per person. Everyone is invited to attend whether or not they have an item for appraisal. Tickets will be on sale for $5 each at the library the first week in August. Check your attic and closets for a family treasure or just come and have some fun.
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Monster has earned a rep for some of CES's flashiest press events, but this year, the company outdid itself with an event that was so heavy on celebs, strutting models, and co-marketing announcements that the products themselves seemed lost in all the glamor. Few details or prices were provided; fortunately, I was able to get more info from the online press kit.
Most of the event focused on headphones, but the company also debuted a line of active HDMI cables, which include internal amplification for better performance at long distances. Head Monster Noel Lee also mentioned the new Katana, a $699 one-piece audio system that combines Bluetooth with wireless multiroom streaming using Monster's Streamcast transmitter/receiver systems.
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Skip to comments.51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse
Posted on 01/16/2007 10:04:04 AM PST by shrinkermd
For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results.
In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse, up from 35 percent in 1950 and 49 percent in 2000.
Coupled with the fact that in 2005 married couples became a minority of all American households for the first time, the trend could ultimately shape social and workplace policies, including the ways government and employers distribute benefits.
Several factors are driving the statistical shift. At one end of the age spectrum, women are marrying later or living with unmarried partners more often and for longer periods. At the other end, women are living longer as widows and, after a divorce, are more likely than men to delay remarriage, sometimes delighting in their newfound freedom.
In addition, marriage rates among black women remain low. Only about 30 percent of black women are living with a spouse, according to the Census Bureau, compared with about 49 percent of Hispanic women, 55 percent of non-Hispanic white women and more than 60 percent of Asian women.
In a relatively small number of cases, the living arrangement is temporary, because the husbands are working out of town, are in the military or are institutionalized. But while most women eventually marry, the larger trend is unmistakable.
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I cannot believe how many women I run into who are single mothers by choice.
I guess the fruits of women's liberation are finally here.
I thought this was the feminist goal?
And of course, women are living longer than men...
Well when they have the $$$ from the father and none of the obligations; I'm sure they are happy.
Child support collection makes the IRS look tame.
That's makes them a minority. That makes them a protected class. It's now hate speech to say anything against them.
Being married is slavery and a husband's death causes delight.
Thanks for the subtlety, MSM.
Are they happy?
I like being a stay home mom and wife. It's the best job in the world. I only have to work one job instead of two.
Why do most married men die before their spouses?...............Because they want to.
The fish does without the bicycle as long as the fish can have a significant portion of the bicycle's earnings.
Hell - too many of the women out there not only don't have a husband, or think they don't need a husband - actually couldn't attract an intelligent or responsible husband..
Who in hell wants to marry the current version of "woman" that far too many women in America represent?
Tattooed, half naked in public, jumping into the sack with at the drop of a hat and then burdened with the result of that "free and self expressive" life...
Loud, uncouth, unclean, unnatural, unfeminine, tattoos, bastard children in tow, drug dependent and a potential carrier of STDs...
American women have been ill served by the "feminist" movement..
Look how many men are looking elsewhere for a wife..
Semper Fi
Throw in the guys who watch the tube all the time, and the number of spouseless women goes up.
And spousal and 'child support' payments
Not all women are without spouses by choice. Steinem herself has been widowed for the last three years.
In an ideal feminist's world -- a woman will have possession of the man's house, car, kids,money, yacths, jet ..whatever else, she will sleep with a different man each week and have at least one abortion every year 8 months into her pregnancy ..hopefully they will be twins each time so she can get 2 for 1 deals.
Why the government...of course!
Am I inferring correctly from the article that the article thinks women want it this way?
I'd like to know what percent of each sub-group want to be without spouse and what percent want to be with spouse? I'll bet there are significant percentages in both the Yes and No columns.
Group Want to be with a spouse
. . . . . . . Yes No
Never Married
Divorced, etc
Work/Military, etc
Widowed, etc
So one question to ask is why women who want to be with a spouse refuse to settle on a man who wants them and why women hold out for some idealized prince charming.
Another question is why some women do not want to be with a spouse. Do they really prefer the single life? Or have they given up on finding prince charming? Or what?
In both my IT and white collar contacts, and in my blue collar contacts, virtually every available woman wants to be with a spouse, but wants something different/better than the many available men she meets. The available men are typically boring hard workers, nerds, geeks, etc. The women are looking for someone who will both provide money and ENTERTAIN them, be romantic, etc. The hard working available men are not Hugh Grant, not even Fedex.
Oh yea, living off that child support is real easy. And that's when you actually GET the child support.
Makes it sooooo much easier for me to get dates. :)
Always look for the upside to stuff!
lots easier to get all the welfare when single. free food, cash assistance, medical insurance, cheap housing, utilities paid, free daycare, huge tax breaks, etc.
also, child support is not counted when looking at their income. A woman could be getting thousands a month in child support, but working part time for low pay, and get everything handed to her by the government. All she has to pay for is her car.
Boys especially need a father in the home, both as a role model, and as a disciplinarian. So many social ills can be traced to this phenomenon.
Does that mean 49% of men live without a spouse?
In the distant past, women needed men to hunt the game, plant/harvest the crops, etc.
Men in turn needed a woman to cook and preserve food, make clothes, etc.
Nowadays we have WalMart.
How do we know that wasn't by choice? Any ethylene glycol in the toxicology reports?
I can't believe how badly most of them want a date.
"Look how many men are looking elsewhere for a wife.. "
I looked around at the folks I know, not a one is "looking elsewhere" for a wife...I wonder about guys that need to "look elsewhere", I suspect something wrong with them...
I was a single mom once and I hated it! I'm no longer a single mom and choose to live with a wonderful man, husband, father. More women need to see that children need a family!
Heh Heh - Child Support is but one piece of the huge redistribution puzzle.
they can get the financial support through alimony and child support, with none of the responsibilities associated with having the husband living at home. in many cases, this was exactly the reason they got married in the first place - this was their plan.
HUH? You want to explain that?
Lymphoma of the brain is a tough way out, so I am sure it was not by choice. Your joke is feeble, but it may be the best you can do. :)
why are tattoos part of your equation?
That's a strong factor, too. I know many people who insist they are 'great catches' but the opposite sex leaves them alone, or when they get to know them they run away. This is true for men and women. A person tends to be rejected by the opposite sex for substantive, rather than shallow reasons.
Another handicap many single mothers have is that many men just don't want to get involved in a long term relationship with a woman with children. Not all, but many. I know I never would.
for every woman without a "spouse" there is a man without a spouse....it goes both ways.....
the Playboy philosophy is coming full cirle....
and people will say that morality has nothing to do with anything......
49% of men breathe a sigh of relief.
Oh my... I guess I'm going to be hit big time, but I am a single woman... divorced after raising our family. I have a wonderful job that requires travel about 50% of the time. I never would have done that with a husband and/or family. So I am enjoying seeing the world!
My marriage was horrible at the end and I was hurt deep to the core. I'm not willing to experience that kind of hurt ever again. I am enjoying my freedom and my life in a way I never thought possible.
I am free to serve the Lord in the way He directs. I am free to enjoy my grandkids to the fullest and can for the first time in my life, enjoy friendships.
I am not ugly or stupid or crude or any of the other negative traits another poster suggested as a reason for not having a husband. I just choose to be single. I was married and would have remained so because I believe that is what you do as directed by God. He divorced me, but I still believe that he was my husband... now he is no longer but that doesn't give me a reason to take another.
The Lord has provided for me in a way that no man could do. Would I have liked to have that perfect marriage? Sure, I love family and my dream was to have the American family.
Fortunately in this day and age, marriage isn't the only way to financial security, there are so many other reasons to be married. I just choose my very peaceful and fulfilled single life.
That is the common joke but study has proven that men do not go to the doctor more often when there is something wrong. Also my experience with Diabeties has shown that men don't follow the doctors orders when they should.
well sure, divorce some unemployed bum and it isn't there. but divorce an employed man, a professional with a decent income - and believe me, they pay - unless they want to be fugitives the rest of their lives.
But the fact is that there are also many single, conservative, religous, intelligent, attractive women with no tatoos who want to get married and claim that they "can't find a good man." And the fact is that in the same church or workplace or group of casual contacts are equally conservative, hard working single men who want a good woman.
But the woman doesn't want that guy. She wants someone else she hasn't met yet.
The percentage of men who pay support is MUCH higher then the number who do not.
and the hard working available women are not going to be Jessica Simpsons ....
Why do all these threads become anti-woman..like all these women wanted to divorce their husbands. I'd like to know the statistics about who usually leaves whom.
Yeah, they want a wife that will actually respect the institution of marriage and that won't bleed them bone-dry.
I mean, how sick is that??? (/sarc)
Nah, child support will cover that.
this was exactly the reason they got married in the first place - this was their plan.
You really need to upgrade the type of women you hang around.
Makes it sooooo much easier for me to get dates. :)
No kidding. Hey ladies, I'm single and ready to mingle.
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More than a decade ago, I was standing on a ramp at a California airport with an investment banker and his Dassault Falcon 900. Between incessant taps on his Blackberry, he was discussing the airplane and how he used it.
The night before, he said, he and his team had arrived back from China–a 14-hour flight, counting the fuel stop and crew change in Hawaii. They had all kinds of unapproved things aboard to make the trip more comfortable, including loose coolers with extra beverages and sandwiches plus sheets of plywood and rolls of memory foam to change the seats into impromptu beds.
When not dispatched on business, the airplane saw charter duty or transported the principal's family, including small children, to rural domestic locales with short runways. As you might expect with this kind of use, the airplane's cabin was somewhat the worse for wear. Actually, it looked like the inside of a family's sedan after six college kids had used it to drive from Chicago to Florida on spring break.
Given his success, this man certainly could have afforded the larger airplane with longer legs that his missions seemed to require, but he wouldn't hear of it. He intended to refurbish his 900 and keep it for many more years. No other airplane, he said, combined the 900's unique combination of cabin comfort, mission versatility and favorable operating economics. Over the years, I've encountered many 900 owners who feel the same way about their airplanes—for good reason.
More than 25 years after it first entered service, the Falcon 900 remains in a class by itself; from its three-engine layout to its advanced computer design to its construction using lightweight alloys and composites, the 900 series is truly peerless. Dassault has made many improvements to the aircraft in terms of range, avionics and engine power, but the guts of the airplane and its value proposition remain largely unchanged: the trijet design lets you go where twinjets cannot and the lightweight construction means you burn less fuel while doing so.
A new copy of the latest iteration, the 900LX, will set you back nearly $42 million. However, its predecessor, the 900EX, offers much of the same utility. Dassault produced it from 1996 to 2010, and used prices start around $14 million.
For that you get a lot of airplane: cabin seating for 12 to 14, a range of 4,630 nautical miles (four passengers, NBAA IFR reserves) and the ability to use much shorter runways and have much greater peace of mind when traversing large bodies of water than you can with comparable twinjets.
The standup, flat-floor cabin yields 1,264 cubic feet of space and is 77 inches wide. The optional forward crew lavatory cuts down on galley space but is a must-have for longer missions. The galley is adequate: it offers hot and cold running water, a convection/microwave oven, ice drawer and stowage. Eliminating a forward closet can clear the way for an optional third crew seat. Typical cabin layouts include a forward club-four grouping followed by four smaller seats arrayed around a hi-lo conference table opposite a credenza. Behind that there is room for more single seats or a pair of three-place divans. This aft part of the cabin can be closed off with a solid pocket door, creating a private suite. Behind this space you will find the generous aft lavatory with in-flight, walk-through access to the baggage compartment. The 900 is pressurized to maintain a sea-level cabin through 25,000 feet, significantly reducing fatigue.
The EX arrived from the factory with several improvements, chief among them the new Honeywell TFE731-60 engines with autothrottles and Primus 2000 avionics. The engines weighed a few hundred pounds more than their predecessors but provided 500 pounds of additional thrust each (to 5,000 pounds each). The EX also featured more fuel stored in two belly tanks, one near the forward wing box and the other in the aft, which collectively add nearly an hour of endurance. However, that forward belly tank was the subject of a European airworthiness directive that required a modification, often referred to as the "dry bay mod," to structurally strengthen the area to protect it in the event of a main-landing-gear collapse. Dassault has issued a corresponding service bulletin. Doing the mod at the same time as the six-year "C Check" major inspection can be a real time and money saver. This is also the optimum time to add winglets.
Aviation Partners' High Mach Blended Winglets are standard equipment on new Falcon 2000 and 900 series aircraft and available for retrofit on older models, including the 900EX. The winglets cut time to climb, smooth out turbulence, reduce drag, increase range by 250 miles and cut overall fuel burn by 5 to 7 percent, depending on phase of flight. Base price for the kit is $575,000 plus installation, according to Gary Dunn, the company's vice president of sales. Installation time is approximately five weeks, which is why it makes sense to add the winglets when you have the airplane down for other reasons. Approximately 40 of the 900s have been fitted with the winglets since they became available in 2011. Dunn notes that 25 percent of those modifications were made when an aircraft changed hands and was undergoing other work.
In 2003, Dassault began offering the EX with the new EASy digital cockpit, which is based on the point-and-click architecture of personal computers. EASy is a definite advance in the way it presents data, improves situational awareness and lessens pilot workload. It is also modular, meaning it can easily be upgraded with next-generation air-traffic-control technology and the ability to perform precision GPS-based approaches. "It gives the pilots more and better information and management," said Mark Verdesco, director of preowned sales for Dassault Falcon Jet. The Falcon 900EX EASy command a substantial premium over a straight EX—as much as $3 million, according to the aircraft valuation service Vref. Currently, an upgrade option is not available for owners of a straight EX to convert to the EASy cockpit, but Verdesco said Dassault is considering whether such an offering would make sense.
Otherwise, aside from refreshing the paint and fabrics and updating the in-flight entertainment and information system with goodies such as digital monitors and satphone/Internet, 900EX owners need to do little to these airplanes, a testament to the strength of the original airplane's design. Perhaps because of its military fighter heritage, Dassault has always approached the corporate market differently, with aircraft that are overbuilt and brilliantly engineered, feature the latest technology and are fun to fly. Vive la difference.
One Maintenance Facility's Experience
Standard Aero's Springfield, Illinois facility specializes in Falcon maintenance and modification services and sees 25 to 50 Falcon 900s each year, according to Chuck Siehr, director of modification sales and customer service. Siehr said Falcon 900 customers typically opt for a wide array of upgrades in conjunction with major maintenance and inspections.
While a standard six-year "C check" inspection can take four to six weeks at a cost of $300,000 to $700,000, Siehr said most customers don't stop there. Often, Falcon 900 owners opt to update the avionics, repaint the airplane, refresh the interior with new leather and LED lighting, add cabin soundproofing and upgrade the inflight entertainment and cabin-management systems. Collectively these improvements can cost anywhere from $500,000 to $2 million, depending on the systems and quality of the materials and equipment selected, Siehr said. Doing the C check and major modifications together can increase aircraft downtime to 12 to 16 weeks.
With more customers using their airplanes internationally, Siehr said, he is seeing demand for upgraded, full-berthing seats with leg rests. He said his company even installed an exercise bicycle in the aft cabin for one CEO. On these longer flights, a quieter cabin can make a big difference, and a noise-reduction system can cut interior noise by between three and seven decibels. Siehr said approximately 30 percent of his customers decide to add it.
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I have a question, i want to know with this description if this one is a falcon and witch one it is?
have 2 pilots and one more crew member. When you walk into the plane you will come to the forward bathroom then the galley and crew seats then to the main cabin where there are 7 seats and tables. After the main cabin is a 2nd cabin that has 2 couches one on either side of the plane. One of these will fold down into a bed and then another bathroom. This cabin is separated from the main cabin by a door so it is private. This did fly from usa to Australia, the fly would take 23 hours, so it had to do 2 stops.
Thank you so much, i appreciate the information.
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In short: As usual excellentIn full: As usual brilliant organisaton for this friendly 10k with a few twists and turns. Lovely sunshine this year. As always an excellent t-shirt too. Thanks to the Eynsham Roadrunners!Date of review: November 27, 2011
In short: A great raceIn full: One for your permanent schedule-friendly marshalls,less-friendly hills and a great t-shirt. what more do you want?Date of review: November 6, 2011
In short: As usual...greatIn full: Stroud as always was well organised with happy marshalls and a lovely Sunday-run-like course. An old fave. Thanks to all involved.Date of review: October 23, 2011
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In short: Rural friendly and funIn full: Struggled today but will be back to improve next year. Lovely route and friendly atmosphere...Date of review: February 21, 2010
In short: As usual...brilliantIn full: Fantastic organisation and great venue & weather combined to make another stunning marathon at Abingdon-well done everyone involved!Date of review: October 18, 2009
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JazzSet: The Keys to New Orleans
November 12, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: allen toussaint, coal mine, compositions, duke, extended versions, familiar song, great spirit, hand piano, henry butler, JazzSet, jon cleary, kennedy center, left hand, Listening Post, mardi gras, mark schramm, markos, pianists, rich baritone, storytelling, tunes, warm relationship
JazzSet recorded the "Keys to New Orleans" concert, featuring pianists Jon Cleary, Henry Butler and Allen Toussaint, at the Kennedy Center on November 9. Mark Schramm was our onsite producer, Duke Markos at the recording console. Mark says the music was FANTASTIC, and more.
"Jon Cleary got us off to great start with his fast-moving set of short tunes, a mix of originals and Bayou classics. He plays and sings with great spirit. Infectious!"
"Henry Butler! Man, what an INCREDIBLE talent. He PLAYS the piano, the whole instrument -- what a left hand! He did a couple of his own tunes, and then (touchingly) one of Allen's compositions, 'Workin' in the Coal Mine.' Allen was and is an inspiration for Henry. They have a warm relationship on and off the stand. Henry sings in a deep, rich baritone."
Listen to Henry Butler play "Workin' in the Coal Mine."
"And then there was Allen. What can you say? The man is a legend for a reason. He opened both sets with two of his tunes, 'We are America' and 'Yes We Can,' which seemed appropriate given the setting and timing of this concert. Henry joined Allen for a little four-hand piano on Allen's tune 'Mr. Mardi Gras,' and Allen gave out some mardi gras presents to the audience while Henry played solo. Allen finished both his sets with extended versions of 'Southern Night' -- he painted a lovely picture of growing up in New Orleans, the people, the houses, the streets -- wonderful storytelling, and then the familiar song itself to finish up."
Catch the full set on JazzSet in early 2009! In Surround Sound.


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Skip to comments.Destroy The Idols, Egyptian Jihadist Calls For Removal Of Sphinx, Pyramids
Posted on 11/12/2012 10:04:36 AM PST by blam
Destroy The Idols, Egyptian Jihadist Calls For Removal Of Sphinx, Pyramids
Monday, 12 November 2012
By AL ARABIYA
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such idols. (Courtesy: Dream TV)
An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such idols.
All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues, he said on Saturday during a television interview on an Egyptian private channel, widely watched by Egyptian and Arab audiences.
God ordered Prophet Mohammed to destroy idols, he added. When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do.
His comments came a day after thousands of ultraconservative Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square to call for the strict application of Sharia law in the new constitution.
But in retaliation to Goharys remarks, the vice president of Tunisias Ennahda party, Sheikh Abdel Fattah Moro, called the live program and told Gohary that famous historic military commander Amr ibn al-Aas did not destroy statues when he conquered Egypt.
So who are you to do it? he wondered. The Prophet destroyed the idols because people worshiped them, but the Sphinx and the Pyramids are not worshiped.
Gohary, 50, is well-known in Egypt for his advocacy of violence, Egypt Independent reported.
He was sentenced twice, one of the two sentences being
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Destroy the biggest idol of all, the Kaaba.
He just wants to destroy them because they were built by Jews.......
Islam is as Islam does: wanton destruction, mass murder, pedophilia, homosexuality, bestiality, etc.
One would hope this might be a moment when Islam would look within itself and grow. How many such moments have there been?
At any rate, we see a modern day religion terrified by relics from a religion that died off thousands of years ago.
It's current believers who claim their's is a supreme being, proving to non-believers that they suffer from an inferiority complex on his behalf.
A case study in devolution.
I have a better idea: destroy the idiots. Leave no islamist alive.
One day all Islamists will be thrown into the lake of fire.
I don't know how serious this guy is but at least I have seen the pyramids. I recommend everyone go see them while they can.
Maybe they could just ask the Israelis to nuke the Giza Plateau for them and make a clean breast of it.
That Stupid
If they destroy the Pyrminds
Who want go to Egypt NOWWW HELLO
That good way destroy your tourist industry
May we expect that after Islamists have achieved their goal of controlling all of North Africa, have levelled the Sphinx and pyramids, and desroyed the Suez canal as well (no more tanker shipments to Europe), then the Kaaba will be destroyed?
That fugly face belongs in a Nuremburg noose.
Then elevate the bearded muzzie slowly until he's dancing on his tippytoes.
Bring the popcorn. Enjoy for as long as it lasts.
Saudi Arabia is already liquidating many of the old important landmarks of Islam to build new crap about the Kaaba. The biggest hypocrisy about Islam is that they hate "idolatry" BUT THEY PRAY TO A HUGE IDOL!
Mubarak should have had him shot.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary , I bet his real name is Oscar
OK, muzzie! Here's a pack of plastic teaspoons — have at it! (And pay no attention to the bullets...)
Lets see, fellow country men starving vs. keeping infidels out, which do you think a good muslim would choose?
But the ancient monuments are making people distracted????
The fact that these people are insane is as plain as day. The fact that most of the world will not face up to this fact is one of the great mysteries of our time - perhaps the great mystery of our time.
How about Egypt simply remove all Islamists by execution for treason?
I'm imagining ;^) hints that you're being sarcastic, kind of? But actually, that's depraved.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary is depraved. Islam is a depraved false religious cult. If muzzies worshipped the G-d of Creation they wouldn't give a rip about the antique remnants of vanished religions. But they do.
And since al-Gohary served with the Taliban in Afghanistan commiting unspeakable atrocities in the name of Islam, yes he deserves to die slowly & horribly at the hands of the hated "infidels".
Well, you cannot say the Devil doesn't have a sense of humor or at least irony.
The intended, enjoyed infliction of extreme pain, the "lets' get the popcorn" "do it slowly and horribly" part is depraved.
The early Judges and Kings of Israel killed ---- but didn't torture --- their death-deserving enemies. As I just read this morning (really) Samuel finished off the Amalekite king, Agag, swiftly with the sword. And he --- Amalek--- was as wicked as any hell-bent Muslim cleric/warlord.
Be careful. Torture-enthusiasts resemble their masters, the demons.
Islam is not the religion of peace, it is the religion of destruction. It is an ape hammering a chronometer to bits and claiming they invented the gear.
Good description.
So.... offing Osama bin Laden with a round through the eye socket is OK, after all the human destruction he caused.
All right, then, I withdraw the slow death scenario for this al-Gohary creep. Too gruesome, got it. Not that there was ever a snowball's chance it would actually happen.
How about a nice surgically clean al-Alwaki style drone strike, then? More civilized, for sure.
And by the way, the Nuremburg defendants were hanged not with a trapdoor drop, but hauled up off the floor. Took some of them twenty minutes to die. Wonder what the motivation was.
Good God - and here I didn't think anyone could be more stupid in misunderstanding "idols" than certain religious forum posters. These 'people' are beyond sick in the head.
Thank you. There is a significant difference between legitimate capital punishment and revenge-torture. In these extreme cases, and with the felon's guilt proven beyond doubt, you'll find me a defender of the death penalty: swift, severe, and certain.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such "idols." ...called for the "destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt... When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do."Note: this topic is from 11/12/2012. Thanks blam.
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Back to School Day TWO –Petaloo and Sweet Stamp Shop
We have a fun week for you this week! We have teamed up with Petaloo and Sweet Stamp shop for some FUN! If you love flowers make sure you buy Petaloo flowers that core'dinate with our cardstock PERFECTLY! No worrying about matching them yourself, we did that for you.
Don't forget to head over to Petaloo blog and the Sweet Stamp Shop blog to check things out. I heard some rumors there are goodies up for grabs over there, too! (Keep in mind SSS is PST time so they be up a bit later).
We will be giving away some goodies here on the blog for commenting ALL WEEK long (make sure to comment on every post here for more chances to win)
AND head over to our Facebook page, too! Leave a comment over there about what the first day of school is like in your house! I know it is a crazy day here!!! And if you don't have kids in school then share a found memory you have about your first day of school. We want to here it…we are gearing up for 8000 likes over there and can't wait!
Today, Day Two, we have Shaunte Wadley working some skills on a fun little treat box and soda treat that is sure to get any kid an "A" with their teacher! Shaunte used the School's Out Stamp set from SSS…anyone that has kids in school NEEDS this stamp!
And some fabulous details of the Petaloo flower (they core'dinate so well, don't they???) and Sweet Stamp Shop stamps…
and Shaunte used Spectrum Noir markers to do the coloring. They are beautiful and smooth and just so easy to use.
In addition to stamping, Shaunte printed on her Core'dinations Cardstock, too! Don't be afraid to mix up those fonts and colors!
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This report is Deliverable D2.5 "Final Architecture for SmartHouse/SmartGrid" of the SmartHouse/SmartGrid project sponsored by the European Commission Seventh Framework Program. This "project deliverable" describes the architecture that could facilitate future business cases in a smart grid, as developed within the SmartHouse/SmartGrid project. The experiences made in the project trials, as far as it is already available and relevant in this context, are also described in relation to the architecture presented in this deliverable.
All public deliverables are:
D1.1 High-Level System Requirements
D1.2 Technology Trends for SmartHouse/SmartGrid
D2.1 In-House Architecture and Interface Description
D2.2 Coordination Algorithm and Architecture Document
D2.5 Final Architecture for SmartHouse/SmartGrid
D3.1 Field Trial Demonstrator Designs
D3.4 General Evaluation Report Including Lessons-Learned from all Three Field Tests
D4.1 Case Study for 1 Million End-Users
D4.2 Report on Simulation Programme and Results for Mass Application
D5.1 Dissemination Plan
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Here is wheel thrown and altered dragonfly cup. It has one of my favorite types of handles. I like it low on the cup. Handle is sized to fit one finger going through with three supporting fingers below to pick up and or to hold the cup.
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Norma, and how does he turn them out at the same time when the difference in temps for each style is pretty significant? Does he bake the Neo pies longer?
And if u do wind up going with a mobile ny, I would certainly lend a hand if u need it. And....you can take of northern part nj and I will take care of Southern nj...no need to compete
What, Chaz, I can't have ALL of NJ? Seriously, though, that's very kind of you to offer to help. If you do pursue this, I would be happy to lend a hand as well.


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Whether you want to relive the experience or just feel like you were born in the wrong decade, Neil Young's Live At The Cellar Door will take you right back to his six solo acoustic shows that occured between November 30th - December 2nd, 1970. As part of his ongoing Archive Performance Series, the two-disc set will be be released December 10th on both CD and vinyl.
Proceeding the releases of Live at Massey Hall 1971 and Live at the Fillmore, Live at the Cellar Door features Young's first known performances of cult favourites "Old Man", "See the Sky About to Rain", and "Bad Fog of Loneliness", as well as a rare piano performance of "Cinnamon Girl".
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All members of the Ithaca College community are encouraged to achieve excellence in their chosen fields and to share the responsibilities of citizenship and service in the global community. Accordingly, the College is striving to improve the diversity of its work force and developing an environment where students experience the multicultural society they will enter upon graduation. These experiences are enriched by a faculty and staff with a variety of perspectives, with a wide-range of life experiences, and with a rich array of teaching approaches. At Ithaca College, we are committed to building and fostering a diverse academic community that values and respects difference and encourage members of underrepresented groups to apply. Experience that contributes to the diversity of the college is appreciated.
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EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski has confirmed that talks have taken place to have Yves Rossy, the Swiss pilot who flies with a wing on his back and a prayer in his brain, perform during EAA AirVenture 2013. His only flight controls are, like Superman, his body and a throttle for his jet engines. By adjusting his legs and moving his arms, he can perform a loop when and where he likes. He has flown in formation with a Douglas DC-3.
There are still details to complete, including an agreement with Rossy's main sponsor, Breitling. "I am optimistic," said Knapinski. Known as Jetman, the airline pilot uses four JetCat P200 jet engines intended for model airplanes. In this country, JetCat distributors grit their teeth and hope no one will attempt to copy Rossy's carefully engineered flights. The engines are intended to power model airplanes, not humans. In Germany, where JetCat is headquartered, the company is an enthusiastic sponsor.
Rossy has flown down the Grand Canyon after the FAA classified him as an airplane. As this is written, he is preparing to perform at air shows in New Zealand. He has enough kerosene mixed with five percent turbine oil to fly 10 minutes. He averages 107 knots but has gone faster. When it is all over, he pops his Parachutes de France Spectra 230–another fine sponsor–and steers to a target on the ground. If he needs to dump the wing, it has its own automatic parachute, but usually he lands with the 66-pound wing still attached. The wing's takeoff wing weight, accounting for the mixture of fuel and oil, is 121 pounds.
An FAA official in Milwaukee said Rossy's act must still be approved for an AirVenture appearance. Previous approval by the FAA for Rossy to fly the Grand Canyon has no bearing on the AirVenture decision, the official said. However, starting the flight at a high altitude and ending with a pinpoint parachute landing are generally reassuring factors to FAA officials.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
NASA Flies UAS to Study Volcano's Chemical Environment
NASA recently demonstrated another example of how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for civilian purposes, by launching AeroVironment's Dragon Eye UAS into the San Jose, Costa Rica Turrialba Volcano's sulfur dioxide plume to study its chemical environment.
(The three Dragon Eye unmanned aircraft systems used by NASA for the study. Photo, courtesy of NASA/Randy Berthold)
The "In Situ Validation and Calibration of Remotely Sensed Volcanic Emission Data and Models" study featured 10 flights between March 11-14. NASA said the project's objectives were to improve satellite data research products, such as maps of concentration and distribution of volcanic gases and transport-pathway models of volcanic plumes.
"It is very difficult to gather data from within volcanic eruption columns and plumes because updraft wind speeds are very high and high ash concentrations can quickly destroy aircraft engines," said David Pieri, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL).
(The study launched 10 flights into the volcanic plume along the rim of the Turrialba summit crater, approximately 10,500 feet above sea level. Photo, courtesy of Google.)
The Dragon Eye is a small electric UAS with a 3.75 foot wingspan and a one-pound instrument payload, with small electric motors that ingest little contaminated air which was a great match for NASA's project objectives. NASA acquired three Dragon Eyes from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). USMC typically uses the Dragon Eye for "over-the-next-hill" tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, according to AeroVironment.
Computer models derived from the study will help to improve global climate predictions and mitigate environmental hazards for people who live near volcanoes.
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quote CaroleScratch the brown hair, I'm going purple.As for purple hair, bring it on! The more colors the better. I would never have purple hair IRL, but would like it in Animal Crossing.
quote Sonic RushWOT. I learned something new today. xDquote Pikachusonic rush
Sideburns? Lolwat I thought you were like 13 xDOMG no lol. I'm turning 18 on May 29th.
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Sideburns? Lolwat I thought you were like 13 xD
quote snowI play a guy character about a third of the time in ACCF, even though I'm not a guy either. Sometimes I play two characters in the same town (right now, my characters are Alice and Rodney).I've always started all the AC games with a guy character even though I'm a girl. In AC:CF I had my usual guy named Lake, I didn't realize it was going to so popular and people still call me Lake.
I'd really like to break my Ac pattern this time and be Kat or Kathy, not sure if I can though XD
quote FluidityThe "anime" eyes are my favorites, too.I usually go with the "anime" eyes and a basic ponytail or pigtails. Imo that's the cutest combo, and I love looking at my character and thinking she's adorable. Now that there is much more customization, I'll most likely model this one off of me, but I won't go so far as to use my Mii because I feel like that takes away from the Animal Crossing experience. Sooo this one will have green eyes, long brown hair, and Idk a serious-looking face maybe? We'll see. (:
quote JustinEwwies, I wouldn't make my outfits match myself. XD Probably just my eyes and hair. Though, I would sometimes do a random hair colour like purple or blue. At some point of my life I'd like to dye my hair one of those colours, so yeah. :3I usually base the character off of whatever I'm feeling at the moment. I usually name him my name, etc. but will dress him up in nintendo-related clothing and whatnot for fun. I think it'd be silly to dress your character up like your boring ol' self in real life, to be honest.
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so no closing no panic, but here is the letter I sent to my lovely volunteers who will hopefully show up (though it might be a bit of a short notice...)
Anyone from here is more then welcome
"Hi Dear people of FOH group,
I'm organizing an Action Day for this Sunday to keep the cafe nice and clean. Here you have a list of things that I would like to get done by the end of the day. The more people we have, the sooner we finish with the work and can stuff our belly with food (and drinks) and dance to crazy space music on the volunteer party!!!! (For more details on this party check the walls in the building or search for the event on FB : 'Volunteer Party - Jacques Costeau's Space Age Fancy Dinner'
Soo back to the serious part
ACTION DAY TO DO LIST- SUNDAY, 22th of May, 10-7pm
- take care of the library: take off the books from the shelves, clean them put 'SWAP BOOK' stickers on the ones that has no such thing on them, collect the books wondering around the building
- keep the flyers, posters in order: get rid of old/non forest posters flyers in the building. Make signs on the boards: FOREST EVENTS/NON-FOREST EVENTS
- keep the front room, window sales, stage area tidy: get rid of all the crap that is always in the way when you try to close the shades, the leftover free-shop stuff that no one takes,
- put the board-games in the board-games box and put a sign on each of them saying: 'Please put me back to the box after playing!'
- clean the staircases going up to the hall and down to the bathroom – broom+mop party
- get rid of graffiti (use white paint, be cruel!)
- get rid of the crap furniture in the café, fix those that are worth fixing (superglue/screw in the seat to the actual chair....if that makes sense), if you find any nice chairs around, bring it along on Sunday. (we can do this IF THE CAFÉ IS NOT TOO BUSY)
- take off the collage in the last toilet, think of something cool instead (THINK OF PROPOSALS FOR SUNDAY!)
- if we have time and motivated people make the ladie's toilet a cool and clean space. There was an idea of putting a 'guest book' where people could leave messages, express themselves, make art etc. instead of scrawling on the walls. what do you think? Would be grate to have a nice table, where girls can put their bags etc.+ maybe useful stuff for the bathroom.
- put new locks (hooks) on the toliet doors (it's illegal to have unclosable toilets in the uk (!??!!) really...)
- fix the door in the hole on the door in the men's toilet
If iiIf you have any additional ideas of things that needs to be done (and possible to do on a Sunday when the cafe is NOT closed) please add. + if you have anything that you would like to realize from the last 'to do list', please don't keep it for yourself! We need your creativity, your talent, your handy hands and we need your energy to keep the Forest an always changing but still the same, vibrant art and social space.....SO PLEASE COME ON SUNDAY AND FEEDBACK IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OR NOT!!!!!!!!!!! BIG THANK YOU!
p.s: I would like to have a meeting soon where we can all sit down together and discuss and distribute the work we have to do in the future. Here is a doodle pool where you can vote for the dates which are the bests for you! http://doodle.com/fkd4htzud7eiseyn So please vote, I would like to meet you all personally! "


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For shaping/sanding wood, some plastics, and aluminum. A very versatile tool good for removing both large and small amounts of material depending on what grit sanding disc is on the machine.
- Don't sand or leave anything wet unless you meticulously clean up afterwards, the table will rust.
- For safe control, rest your workpiece on the table if possible. If this is not possible, hold your workpiece and rest your hands on the table (but away from the disc!). The danger is that the disc could grab your workpiece and jerk your hand onto the disc. Please be aware that any part of your hand that gets sanded will be removed, not smoothed.
- The table should be close to the disc, but not touching the disc. If a thin workpiece gets jammed into the gap, both the workpiece and the sander could be damaged. If you must hand-hold a thin workpiece, try sanding on the side of the disk that moves upward.
- Let your workpiece touch the disc and have the disc do the work. If you have to use force to press your workpiece into the disc, the disc is worn out (and unsafe).
- The table can be adjusted anywhere between 90 and 45 degrees.
- Sander can be used with a miter gauge for more precise sanding.
- The small black lever just behind the top of the disc is a brake. Use this lever when you need to stop the disc.
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- Periodically cleaning the sanding disc with the big natural rubber stick extends the life of the disc.
- The sander takes 12" adhesive backed discs.
- To change the disc; loosen the table to allow easier access to the disc, peel off the used disc, clean the metal platter with denatured alcohol, peel backing off half of new disc, carefully slip the exposed half of disc between the table and disc, align sanding disc on platter and peel remaining backing off of disc, press disc onto platter to ensure good adhesion, readjust and tighten the table, SAND!
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- Cleanup with shop vac or brush
- How to tell when the sandpaper needs to be replaced
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Designers Barry Dixon and Evette Ríos go for a spin with these fresh takes on an American classic that will keep the conversation moving
15 Cabinets That Set The Bar High
No longer relegated to office furniture, the modern upholstered swivel chair is a fresh take on living room seating.More
For those occasions that require a little extra movement, a swivel chair can be a godsend. Thomas Jefferson, the inventor of the rotating seat, sat in one while drafting the Declaration of Independence. But even if your ambitions aren't any loftier than kicking back on a lazy Sunday, there are plenty of reasons to introduce swivel chairs into a room.
"People mostly think of them as office furniture," says designer and television host Evette Ríos. "But they're ideal for making any kind of space multifunctional, or allowing two spaces to communicate with each other." We like to "rock and roll" in our seats, she adds. "They make you feel powerful. You feel like a badass in a swivel chair."
Designer Barry Dixon says he likes to put rotating chairs "wherever there's a television." He notes that many have a hidden mechanism, so they pass as conventional chairs. "Then you sit down and immediately realize you're in control," he says. "I love that little surprise."
The Brooklyn-born designer has developed a second career as a television personality. She is a correspondent for ABC's The Chewand host of CBS's Recipe Rehab.evetterios.com
Virginia-based Dixon brings Southern sophistication to homes in places from the Caribbean to Beijing. His new collections include accessories for Arteriors, fabrics for Vervain, and paint colors for C2. barrydixon.com
Designers Evette Ríos and Barry Dixon with swivel chairs by, from left, Thayer Coggin and Moroso.
Evette Ríos admires the traditional, clean-line shape, which can be ordered in any Baker fabric or leather, or c.o.m.: "It's great for a living room," she says. "I'd do a pair in a bright print to add some fun." Barry Dixon raves about the chair, which he has used multiple times: "It's comfortable enough to relax in, yet supportive enough to work on a laptop." 31" w. x 40" d. x 34" h.; $3,549;bakerfurniture.com
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text: LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULAR GUIDE Management Associate in Business Degree Curriculum Code: 0245 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004) A manager plans, organizes, delegates, and controls entire projects from start to finish. The role cuts across all areas of business and organizational life and has as its central purpose the increase of resources: personnel, money, machines, and materials. Managers supply the encouragement, coordination, and leadership to achieve company goals. Graduates of this program may qualify for entry-level positions. Addition of a technical or business specialty increases one's employability. Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course. PREREQUISITES Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog. GENERAL EDUCATION General education is an important part of this program and includes a mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page 22. INFORMATION Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210, telephone number (517) 483-1522. REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 48 CREDITS CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS BUSN 118 Introduction to Business 3 BUSN 201 International Business 3 CISB 200 Info Sys Tech/Problem Solving 3 LABR 200 Intro to Labor Relations 3 LABR 204 Employment Law for Managers 3 MGMT 200 Creative Thinking for Business 3 MGMT 223 Supervision 3 MGMT 224 Human Resource Management 3 MGMT 225 Principles of Management 3 MGMT 228 Organizational Behavior 3 MGMT 231 Team Development 3 MGMT 234 Diversity in the Workplace 3 MGMT 237 Managing/Continual Improvement 3 MKTG 200 Principles of Marketing 3 SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3 WRIT 127 Business Communications 3 LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 12-15 CREDITS Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below. CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 0 Credits (See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above) Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0 Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on how to fulfill this requirement) CHOICE 2: Accounting 3-4 Credits ACCG 101 Accounting Info for Management 3 ACCG 210 Principles of Accounting I 4 CHOICE 3: Management Related (See Note 2) 9-11 Credits ACCG 211 Principles of Accounting II 4 BUSN 191 Independent Study/Management 1-3 BUSN 229 Public Relations 2 BUSN 295 Small Business Management 3 ECON 201 Principles of Economics-Micro 3 ECON 202 Principles of Economics-Macro 3 LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3 MGMT 227 Training/Development for Busn 2 MGMT 239 Time and Stress Management 3 MGMT 280 Management Internship 3 MGMT 300 Managerial Leadership 3 MKTG 119 Mktg/Manage Your Profess Image 3 MKTG 202 Managerial Marketing 3 MINIMUM TOTAL 60 NOTES: 1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for this Core area. 2. Students may also choose a maximum of 2 credits total from the T.I.M.E. Series (course codes MGMT 240 through MGMT 279) and/or a maximum of 2 credits of CABS-prefix courses of 110 or above. SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments. I II III IV BUSN 118 BUSN 201 MGMT 225 LABR 204 CISB 200 MGMT 223 MGMT 228 MGMT 200 LABR 200 MGMT 224 MKTG 200 MGMT 237 MGMT 234 MGMT 231 SPCH 110 Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. WRIT 127 Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch.


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Has anyone else heard this? It's a very nutty recording, of Moog sound effects. Sounded like George had a lot of fun messing around with the Moog and playing with the dials etc. Many of the effects recorded would be great for films and Dr Who etc. I wouldn't recommend it as essential listening, but if you can get hold of it, it definitely puts another slant on George as a musician that perhaps you otherwise would not expect of him.


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Guns involved in 'terrible crimes'
Editor, OBSERVER:
First let me state that I am not against gun owners – I own a couple of guns for hunting purposes myself.
I have many friends and relatives that own all types of guns. There is nothing wrong with good people owning any type of gun although sometimes I question for what purpose they own certain types of weapons.
With this being said, let's get back to the letter "No guns used in Boston" (April 21). Sorry , but to say guns were not involved in the Boston bombing is just wrong. Maybe no guns were seen before or during the initial planting and detonation of these devices, but do you honestly think those two men did not have guns with them at the time?
Oh, I'm sure if they did have guns they were registered and only held seven rounds. What about the MIT security officer, what did they shoot him with a slingshot?
Last but not least, when the suspects were finally confronted, why were there hundreds of bullet casings found on the ground afterward and one of the suspects shot dead if no guns were involved? I don't believe all these casings were from police weapons. When the police finally did find the second suspect I believe they reported he was armed.
Unfortunately in this country, guns are in some way involved in most terrible crimes. I know it is upsetting to the good, honest and law-abiding citizens who own guns but law enforcing agencies need some help and we have to start somewhere.
If you own a gun – or guns – and are one of these citizens, I'm sure you have nothing to worry about.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (614 votes).
In short: Good course and well organised. Date of review: November 8, 2007
In short: My second race here, and enjoyed both! Supporters and marshals on top form!Date of review: April 23, 2007
In short: Good race - well organised, nice scenery and PB potential (even with a couple of slight inclines).Date of review: March 24, 2007
In short: Good first raceDate of review: March 23, 2007
In short: Great Race, great weather, great supporters, great organisationIn full: Need I say more. Oh I didn't have a good run. But hey, good raceDate of review: March 22, 2007
In short: This is the second time I have ran this race and have enjoyed both times. Only complaint is they should increase the toilet facilities in general - at the start and through the course .Date of review: March 18, 2007
In short: Superb trfice free course though not the most scenic though I didn't allow myself the pleasure to look around too much !Date of review: March 17, 2007
In short: top 100 finish with a PB by over 5 mins happy daysIn full: bit of a traffic jam getting from the field to the start with more than 200 with sub 90 times makes it a fast field Date of review: March 16, 2007
In short: first half marathon wont be the last (converted)In full: Everyone helpful enthusiastic and encouraging not made to feel out of place for my first half marathon. Will run this race again, A big thank you to Fleet.Date of review: March 16, 2007
In short: pb potential on a nice day with good local supportIn full: goodie bag at end was not the best and charging £10 for a t-shirt is a rip off. shame as this spoilt a decent race with the chance to talk to a 'celeb' at race start!Date of review: March 16, 2007
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Tourmalines are probably the most versatile gems in the jewelry game. Bright, bold and beautiful, these semiprecious stones come in just about every color imaginable, often with multiple hues within one stone. This multifaceted aspect of the stone allows for designers to explore their creative side when creating these tiny sculptures. One such designer, Palm Beach County native Natalie Lambert, specializes in a rather juicy-sounding stone: the watermelon tourmaline.
"I had worked in the jewelry business most of my life, but the first time I came across a watermelon tourmaline, I immediately connected with it," says Lambert, who launched her eponymous line in 2004. "The colors, the brightness and uniqueness of it really jumped out at me."
Specializing in watermelon tourmaline, a stone made of a milieu of greens and pinks, giving the resemblance of a slice of the large melon. Lambert is one of just a handful of jewelers who works primarily with the bi-colored stone.
"No two are alike," says Lambert, who utilizes a proprietary mount for her designs, allowing for the stone's natural beauty to shine through. "These stones are really one-of-a-kind. They can't be massed produced."
Tourmalines are found in just about every continent; Lambert (left) gathers hers from Brazil, in the foothills of Minas Gerais. "In my experience, the most beautiful and unique stones are coming from Brazil," she says.
Through a coordinated effort and a career of cultivating relationships with mine owners, Lambert hand selects each of the stones directly from the mine, with an eye and mind for color, quality, vibrancy and, most of all, inspiration.
"When I connect with a stone, it inspires me to create a design that captures the essence and brilliance of the stone," she says.
Utilizing what Lambert calls a "three-dimensional" design, the stone is set in a golden mount, but instead of laying flat against the backing it is set apart, allowing light to refract and bounce off the stone and gold. This fiery display "captures the essence of each stone," she says.
Lambert's designs are largely dictated by the stone and the cut itself. But when it comes to her commissioned pieces, Lambert has the unique ability to match the perfect stone with a client. "I like to create based off my client's personality," she says. Picking up on the subtle cues from each client, Lambert adds a dash of artistic intuition to create something wholly one-of-a-kind and unique.
Although Lambert is one of the few jewelry designers who specializes in watermelon tourmaline, the stone does not define her. Pulling from a array of hand-selected tourmalines in a rainbow of colors, Lambert's creations are limited only to her imagination.
- Lambert will be in Palm Beach showcasing her designs November 17 for a designer trunk show at Neiman Marcus Palm Beach from 10 a.m. to5 p.m.
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Violence Against Women and Asylum Seeking: Global Problems and Local Practices Applied to Guatemalan Women Immigrating for Safety
This paper, based on broader discussions surrounding gender violence and immigration in the U.S., provides critical information on the historical context of extreme violence against women and femicide plaguing Central American societies today. Drawing on experiences of precedent setting cases of Guatemalan women, the authors offer suggestions for culturally specific treatment of and support for women who seek asylum in the U.S. out of justified fear for their and their family members' lives should they return to their country of origin. The arguments presented are predicated on the belief that women worldwide share experiences of myriad forms of male domination and gender inequality which, however, play out differently on their bodies and lives in ways that must be accounted for in our attempt to offer them appropriate care and assist them in creating the tools they need to change their circumstances.
Guatemala, femicide, violence against women, asylum, social work practice, immigration, battered women, PTSD, gender violence, trauma, interpersonal violence
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Culley, Martha Thomas, 78, of Henrico, Virginia, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Culley, Sr., and brother, Clarence Thomas. Martha was a member of the Red Hat Society. She is survived by her sons, William A. Culley, Jr. and Herman Dennis Culley; grandchildren, William "Bill" James Conner, Jennifer Morgan Culley, Alyssa Michele Culley; great-grandson, Justin Michael Culley; and sister, Dian Bean. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23231. Inurnment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.
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U.S. Beach Teams Reach Guatemala Semis
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 31, 2012) – Both the U.S. women's team of Jenny Kropp (Hawthorne, Calif.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and the U.S. men's team of Matt Heagy (Phoenix, Md.) and Tony Pray (Tucson, Ariz.) have advanced to Sunday's semifinals of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour event in Guatemala.
The two teams took different routes to the semis.
Kropp and Pavlik won their second pool play match on Saturday over the Guatemala 2 team of Nadia Galan and Anna Villagran, 21-8, 21-11 in 25 minutes to win their pool and advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Kropp and Pavlik beat Brenda Allen and Shanicia Dyer of Saint Kitts & Nevis, 21-7, 21-8 in 23 minutes to advance to Sunday's semifinals, where they will face Anthazia Mason and Shari Matthews of Barbados.
On the men's side, Heagy and Pray, who lost their first match of the double-elimination tournament on Friday, had to win three matches in the consolation bracket on Saturday to reach the semifinals.
First, the pair defeated David Toussaint and Jullian Seraphine of Dominica, 21-16, 21-9 in 30 minutes. Next, they beat El Salvador's Luis Morales and Carlos Escobar, 23-21, 21-14 in 40 minutes. Finally, Heagy and Pray topped Fabien Whitfield and Daniel Williams of Trinidad & Tobago, 21-13, 20-22, 15-8 in 44 minutes.
In Sunday's semifinals, Heagy and Pray will go up against Andy Blanco and Erick Garrido of Guatemala 1.


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Norway Garden Club plans bus trip June 19
NORWAY – The Norway Garden Club has announced plans for a bus trip on June 19.
Yorkshire buses will provided roundtrip transportation to the following locations:
– Lakenenland Sculpture Park: A sculpture park created by Tom Lakenen with more than 80 iron sculptures made of scrap metal from various construction sites. It started in 2003 as a place to display his artwork. It was featured on HGTV's Offbeat America.
– Meister Showplace Greenhouse in Harvey, Mich.: Nursery, garden supplies and gift shop.
– Plant Whispers Garden: Home of Cindy Baker. She looks for plants that you don't see in most gardens, plants that grow well and can tolerate the dry conditions and don't require constant care. She loves ornamental grasses and has about 30 different varieties. She has hops, porcelain vine, arctic kiwi (that bears delicious fruit) and climbing roses. She is licensed to sell plants in Michigan and sells at the local Farmer's Market. She sells houseplants and specialized in miniature African violets. She will have perennials and house plants for sale and also leaf sculptures that can be used as bird baths, bird feeders, yard art and home decor.
– Jimmy John's Box Lunch at Presque Island Park included, which persons can choose from seven different lunch choices of 8-inch subs, chips, pickle and cookie.
– Park Cemetery Public Gardens: Marquette was one of the first communities to create a cemetery with the design of a park. It now consists of two primarily rose gardens mixed with perennials for a longer bloom season, a memorial garden, a terraced Grotto gardens around the first columbium, a rock garden near the Grotto where a wild orchid decided to grow in the middle. Several container gardens, a garden originally planned as a memorial garden for children, three gardens between the Fit Strip and a cemetery pond, two new gardens inside the cemetery, four gardens along the fence, gardens by Potters field memorial, raise garden by a flag, a garden on an island with daffodils and a maroon lady slipper, the Shillinger garden. Many people use Park Cemetery as a park for walking, picnicking and for photography. Currently there are three master gardener volunteers and three to five known and unknown volunteers that work on the gardens.
– Carp River Gardens consists of approximately five acres of garden beds, mostly perennials, three ponds, two waterfalls, all set within a grove of 150 years old white pines. The gardens are 25 years old. There are more than 25 formal beds, some small, others rather large. They do sell plants, depending on the time of year. The gardens are designed and maintained by Mike Wirtanen and Jim Somers.
Total costs is $45, which includes lunch, bus trip and entrance fees to gardens.
To sign up for the trip call Rosemary Ball at (906) 221-5833 send payment to W5689 Summit Road, Norway, MI 49870. Full payment is required to make your reservations. Please specify pick up spot of Norway fire hall at 5:45 a.m. or Home Depot at 6 a.m. Refunds will be provided up to 30 days prior to trip. Please provide an e-mail address with reservation.


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DescriptionEmery, Sevier, and Wayne counties--Boundary begins at the crossing of I-70 over the Green River; south along the Green River to the Colorado River; south along the Colorado River and the west shoreline of Lake Powell to SR-95; north on SR-95 to a point two miles south of Hanksville and the SR- 95/SR-24 Jct; west along a line two miles south of SR-24 to a point on the Notom road two miles south of SR-24; north on this road to SR-24; east on this road to Caineville and the Caineville Wash road; north along this road to the Cathedral Valley road; west on this road to Rock Springs Bench and the Last Chance Desert road; north on this road to the Blue Flats road; north and east on this road to the Willow Springs road; north on this road towards Windy Peak and the Windy Peak road; west on this road to SR- 72, I-70, and the SR-10 junction; north on SR-10 to SR-6 at Price; east on SR-6 to I-70; east on this road to the crossing of the Green River. EXCLUDES ALL NATIONAL PARKS. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Escalante, Loa, Hanksville, Hite Crossing, Huntington, Salina, San Rafael Desert. Boundary questions? Call the Price office, 435-613-3700. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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Inspired by historic collaborations between Chanel, Cocteau, Dalí and Schiaparelli respectively, the celebratory 'Fashion and Art Collusion: Britain Creates' project has been established by the BFC/Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation in conjunction with London's 2012 Festival. Harnessing the talents of Mary Katrantzou, Mark Titchner, Peter Pilotto and Francis Upritchard to name just some of the creatives involved, nine duos have produced sculpture, garments and audio - captured as part of this stunning boxset. As well as two photographic books, this pack includes a DVD of Hussein Chalayan and Gavin Turk's work 'Four Minute Mile' and nine commemorative posters.
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