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What is Separate Property in Virginia?
In a divorce case in Virginia, before a court can even think about dividing property between the parties or taking any other action with regard to the prpperty, it must be classified. The property can be be classified as either separate, marital, or hybrid (part marital-part separate).
Virginia Code Section 20-107.3 defines separate property" as follows:
(i) all property, real and personal, acquired by either party before the marriage;
(ii) all property acquired during the marriage by bequest, devise, descent, survivorship or gift from a source other than the other party;
(iii) all property acquired during the marriage in exchange for or from the proceeds of sale of separate property, provided that such property acquired during the marriage is maintained as separate property; and
(iv) that part of any property classified as separate pursuant to subdivision A 3. Income received from separate property during the marriage is separate property if not attributable to the personal effort of either party.
The increase in value of separate property during the marriage is separate property, unless marital property or the personal efforts of either party have contributed to such increases and then only to the extent of the increases in value attributable to such contributions. The personal efforts of either party must be significant and result in substantial appreciation of the separate property if any increase in value attributable thereto is to be considered marital property.
For purposes of this subdivision, the nonowning spouse shall bear the burden of proving that (i) contributions of marital property or personal effort were made and (ii) the separate property increased in value. Once this burden of proof is met, the owning spouse shall bear the burden of proving that the increase in value or some portion thereof was not caused by contributions of marital property or personal effort.
"Personal effort" of a party shall be deemed to be labor, effort, inventiveness, physical or intellectual skill, creativity, or managerial, promotional or marketing activity applied directly to the separate property of either party.
When separate property is retitled in the joint names of the parties, the retitled property shall be deemed transmuted to marital property. However, to the extent the property is retraceable by a preponderance of the evidence and was not a gift, the retitled property shall retain its original classification.
When the separate property of one party is commingled into the separate property of the other party, or the separate property of each party is commingled into newly acquired property, to the extent the contributed property is retraceable by a preponderance of the evidence and was not a gift, each party shall be reimbursed the value of the contributed property in any award made pursuant to this section.
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NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced its popular, free NOOK for Android and NOOK for iPad and iPhone apps are now available for download in the UK, giving British customers even more flexibility to Read What You Love, Anywhere You Like™ on a multitude of mobile devices. With free NOOK Reading Apps™, UK customers can use an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android smartphone or tablet to easily shop the expansive NOOK Store™ (www.nook.co.uk) of over 2.5 million books, magazines, newspapers and comics, and access their digital library anywhere they go.
Smart NOOK Sync™ technology means that customers can also automatically sync their entire library on the go, including last page read, bookmarks, notes and highlights across all of their devices. Start a book on a NOOK tablet or eReader and seamlessly pick back up on an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Android smartphone or tablet to keep reading anytime, anywhere – all without losing the page.
"Following the successful launch of our award-winning NOOK line in the UK, we're delighted to introduce our free NOOK Reading Apps that seamlessly bring millions of digital titles to the fingertips of customers who use Android and iOS devices, and to put our unmatched digital reading experience into the hands of even more Brits," said Jamie Iannone, President of NOOK Media LLC. "Our popular collection of reading apps have been downloaded millions of times in the US, and now UK customers can enjoy the flexibility to shop our vast digital catalogue and enjoy titles from their NOOK Library anywhere they go, whether they're using one of our award-winning NOOK products, an iPad, iPhone or Android device."
Combining a fully integrated shop with NOOK's award-winning digital reading experience, customers can browse one of the world's largest digital bookstores featuring new releases, bestsellers, classics, and a large collection from independent publishers and self-publishing authors through NOOK's PubIt!™ programme. UK customers can enjoy a free sample of NOOK Books™, and purchase and download titles in seconds to begin reading instantly. NOOK for Android and NOOK for iOS also offer access to the highly acclaimed NOOK Newsstand™, so customers can try digital periodicals for free for 14 days and enjoy a large and growing selection of popular newspapers and magazines by subscription or single copy purchases.
Barnes & Noble's adoption of open standards like EPUB format and its Adobe® technology partnership allows customers to enjoy their NOOK content on a wide variety of devices and platforms. Purchased content is always safe and secure through the free NOOK Cloud™, making it easy for UK customers to access digital books, magazines and newspapers from their NOOK devices, tablets and smartphones for reading on the go.
Featuring NOOK's award-winning digital reading platform perfectly optimised for iOS and Android devices, customers can personalise their reading experience by selecting from a variety of supported languages, professionally designed or customised themes and multiple font types and sizes. While reading a book, seamlessly search, add notes, highlights and bookmarks, look up words using the in-built British English dictionary and more. Pinch and zoom to navigate and explore even the tiniest details of popular NOOK Magazines™ and use innovative ArticleView™ to focus only on the text, and get closer to favorite superheroes and characters in NOOK Comics™ with Zoom View™, which puts the focus on individual panels for an even more immersive digital comics experience.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is a Fortune 500 company and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The company operates 689 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). Its NOOK Media LLC subsidiary is a leader in the emerging digital reading and digital education markets. The NOOK digital business offers award-winning NOOK® products and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store™ (www.nook.com), while Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC operates 667 bookstores serving over 4.6 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. Barnes & Noble is proud to be named a J.D. Power and Associated 2012 Customer Service Champion and is only one of 50 U.S. companies so named. Barnes & Noble.com is ranked the number one online retailer in customer satisfaction in the book, music and video category and a Top 10 online retailer overall in customer satisfaction according to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition).
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I am still dealing with my stroke, it has been almost two years, and I think I will always feel a little off. Not to say that I have a bad life or I wish anything could be different, I deal, and that is about it. But it has been so long since I had a stroke that I can't really remember if I can/can't do something... if it is because of the stroke or I never really could ever do it... even pre-stroke.
What I mean is, let's say I'm working with tools (screwdriver, wrench, etc.) and I just can't get the angel right or something won't come loose... is it because of the stroke? Or is it just because it is what it is? I really don't know, and odds are I never will.
I still have a crooked smile, or I should say half a smile. My wife is the owner of the "crooked smile" and she did not have a stroke to get it. But still, I feel if I would have exercised more, maybe I would feel differently but then again, I could feel even worse (because nothing would improve, I would then feel I wasted my time).
Is a glass half empty or half full, it really just depends on who is looking at it. But I prefer to see it as half full. I am doing much better at Guitar Hero, and I know it sounds kinda of hokey but it really does offer me some therapy. I haven't gotten to the next level (I'm at medium now), and I don't know if I ever would have (stroke or no stroke) gone to the next level anyway.
I downloaded "The Stroke" a song by Billy Squire. It has nothing to do with this post, but the name... I mean hello? I posted what I found on YouTube... Enjoy!
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King of Fighters 2002! damn this game is fuckin' sick. Orochi Iori, K' and Andy fuckin owns. Anyone else like KoF?
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QUOTE(ken-sama) damn.... so many FF7 fanboys.... IMHO it is the most over-rated FF EVER. I'd love to indulge more on how over-rated FFVII is but I don't have the time The best RPG during the PS years was definitely Suikoden 2. it's THE RPG of the PS. I loved FFVII. =P It's not my favorite, but I loved it. I think my fave is either Chrono Trigger/Cross or Xenogears. I also really liked Star Ocean 2 (I can't WAIT for SO3 to come out). And uh... yeay Yasunori Mitsuda! -------------------- I know you think you thought you knew what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you understood what you thought I meant.
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A supermarket in Greenville, Ohio, gives free fruit to kids, and the community response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Avoid weight gain this Thanksgiving by following these simple suggestions to enjoy the holiday without completely stuffing yourself.
Prescription drug use among American adults has more than doubled, especially medications to treat diabetes, heart disease and other obesity-related drugs.
Reducing the amount of sugar that children consume for as little as 9 days is all it takes for youngsters' health to start improving, a new study says.
According to recent research, kids who take antibiotics throughout their childhood gain weight "significantly" faster than children who don't.
Researchers announced that being overweight or obese at age 50 puts people at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease early.
It can be hard to control your food portion sizes, but there are solutions. Here are 5 tips to eat less (but enough) and healthy at the same time.
According to a new CDC report, more than 1 in 3 children and teens ages 2 to 19 in the U.S. fill up on some type of fast food item every single day.
A sad story has emerged out of Texas about a 3-year-old obese girl who is believed to be the youngest patient to ever be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
A new study has found that vitamin C may be just as good as exercise for improving vascular tone in overweight and obese individuals.
In 1967. soybean growers and food manufacturers started growing a 'cheap' oil to sell. As a result, we now consume 1000 times more soybean oil today.
A new study shows that drinking a single sugary drink daily ups the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes – even in skinny individuals.
The World Health Organization predicts that Ireland will become the most obese nation by the year 2030. Why? Largely due to adopting a Western diet.
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There are many decisions that should be made before you finance the development of a new pharmacy or the purchase of an existing pharmacy location. Financing should only be approached once the ownership planning process has been completed.
Many different types of financing are available today. Most people think first of traditional lenders, such as banks and organizations like the Small Business Administration (SBA). Others think of suppliers and wholesalers. Financing can also come from a current pharmacy owner "taking back a note." Loans from parents and other relatives are commonly used for financing, as well.
Rarely is just one type of financing used in the acquisition of a pharmacy. For this reason, it is important to understand the breadth of financing options available in order to determine the best options for your needs.
Visit the NCPA Ownership Academy to learn more.
RxOwnership® can help qualified buyers explore short- and long-term financing options directly through McKesson.
Traditional types of financing for buyers
Traditionally, financing is classified as short-term or long-term:
Short-term financing is defined as financing with a term of less than one year in duration. Typically, short-term financing takes the form of dating (extended payment terms) and short-term notes. Short-term financing is typically not appropriate to fund the purchase of a pharmacy, unless the borrower expects to be able to repay debt very quickly. It's typically only used to fund the opening inventory order.
Long-term financing typically remains in effect for more than a year. Long-term financing generally is required when an owner purchases an existing pharmacy or builds a store from the ground up. As an example, long-term financing from McKesson frequently takes the form of a promissory note with equal amortization of the principal amount.
RxOwnership can help qualified buyers explore short- and long-term financing options directly through McKesson.
Accessing the sources of financing your purchase
There are many sources of financing for pharmacies, including institutions like the Small Business Administration (SBA) and banks, as well as family members or existing pharmacy owners. Larger institutions, such as McKesson, are also important sources of financing.
Traditional lenders — including banks and financial institutions — underwrite each loan to assess the creditworthiness of the borrower. These institutions typically require specific data about the pharmacy in order to perform an analysis of the potential loan. This is their way of ensuring that the prospective borrower will be able to repay the loan.
When McKesson finances an independent pharmacy during ownership transfer, the same rigorous data gathering and analysis is conducted. While McKesson may have some of the financial and credit data in-house, based on its business relationship with the owner, additional information is also required in most cases.
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By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Seattle Mariners snapped their 17-game
losing streak Wednesday, riding a 17-hit attack led by Ichiro
Suzuki and rookie Dustin Ackley to a 9-2 victory over the New York
Felix Hernandez pitched seven innings for his third straight win
in the Bronx. Suzuki had four hits and scored two runs. Ackley
tripled among his three hits and drove in three runs as the
Mariners did something they failed to accomplish during the skid:
they turned an opponent's mistake into a big inning.
Seattle took 21 days worth of frustration out on three
relievers, scoring five runs in the seventh inning _ highlighted by
Mike Carp's bases-loaded triple _ after Robinson Cano flubbed a
flip to Derek Jeter at second base for an error.
The Mariners added two more in the ninth when Adam Kennedy
doubled in Ackley and scored on Carp's single to give Seattle its
most runs since it had nine in a win against Tampa Bay on June 5.
After a win July 5, the Mariners were 43-43 and 21/2 games back in
the AL West, a pleasant early season surprise. But it all fell
apart in a hurry.
The longest skid in the major leagues since Kansas City lost 19
in 2005 began with a loss at Oakland on July 6 and included
four-game sweeps against division rivals, the Los Angeles Angels
and Texas Rangers. The Mariners led in seven of the games, twice in
the seventh inning, and loss No. 10 _ to the Blue Jays _ came in 14
Their last nine games have been against the AL East. They lost
three to Toronto, three to Boston then dropped the first two to New
York, managing just one hit Tuesday night.
Manager Eric Wedge shaved his mustache after losing Saturday,
pushed back the report time and canceled batting practice Tuesday
but had nothing up his sleeve Wednesday: "No, the only trick is
these guys have to go out and do better," he said before the game.
And that's what they did.
The Mariners came in hitting .218 during the streak but smacked
around a struggling Phil Hughes (1-3) for nine hits and two runs
over six innings. Still, Seattle had trouble getting runners home
before Carp's triple in the seventh.
Ackley was stranded on third after he hit a two-out RBI triple
in the third. Ackley singled in a run in the fifth, but that was it
after the Mariners loaded the bases with none out. Kennedy led off
the sixth with a double and was stranded there.
But Seattle let loose in the seventh after Cano's error on
Ackley's run-scoring fielder's choice.
The Mariners had lost Hernandez's previous five starts, but they
had to gain some confidence from sending the reigning AL Cy Young
Award winner to the mound.
Hernandez (9-9) had never lost in the new Yankee Stadium, never
even given up a run in two starts in the billion-dollar ballpark.
In fact, the Mariners beat New York the past five times he started.
He was nearly as dominant in the Bronx again. He gave up two
hits through four innings before New York loaded the bases in the
fifth on a walk and two hits, one nearly an out when shortstop
Brendan Ryan made a diving stop and whirling throw to first but
Justin Smoak's foot was pulled off the bag on the stretch.
Jeter hit a sacrifice fly for the Yankees' first run against
King Felix in 21 innings here to make it 2-1.
Hernandez gave up five hits, walked four and struck out five to
win for the first time since June 24.
Cano had a run-scoring groundout in the eighth.
NOTES: Injured Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez (right knee surgery)
turned 36. … The Yankees likely will activate RHP Rafael Soriano
from the 60-day DL on Friday when they open a series against
Baltimore. … Suzuki stole two bases. … Ryan extended his
hitting streak to 11 games.
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Lot 247: BRIDGET RILEY - Untitled (Nineteen Greys B), 1968
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There are two camps of writers out there: planners and pansters. Planners are the ones who outline their whole entire plot before they even write a word. And very often, they've written up lots of notes on their characters and even interviewed them to find out all about them! By the time they sit down to write, they know every thing.
Then there are the "pansters." Pansters don't do any of the above stuff. They fly by the seat of their pants, at least for that first draft. They don't outline (at least not before hand) and they don't know every single hair and idiocyncracy of their characters before they write.
I'm a panster. On of the things I love about writing fiction is the element of surprise. I get chills when the plot takes unexpected turns. I truly enjoy getting to know my characters, just like (hopefully) the reader does. I love to sit back and watch the whole thing unfold and reel out in my head like a movie. It's truly magical...
Which is not to say I don't think about the story after it taps me on the shoulder or whispers in my ear, "Write me." I live with it for a few weeks to see if I stay fascinated by it. If I do, then I write down (in free form) everything I know at that point about it. Often, I never look at those notes again, but it does give me an overall picture, kind of like looking down on a trail from the ridge above. But still, it's magic.
It is in the revision process that I go from the magic to the nuts-and-bolts work: cutting, tightening, and re-seeing. That first draft is all about discovery.
So when I get asked (as writers sometimes do with each other) if I'm a planner/outliner or a panster and I feel embarrassed to say, "Panster," I remember these two quotes:
"You have to play what you hear, not what you know." Miles Davis
"Dont' think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity." Ray Bradbury
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St. John Bosco, also known as St. Don Bosco, is famous for working with the youth.
St. John Bosco started the Salesian order which is the largest single religious order in the world today!
Here is our novena to St. John Bosco.
Novena Prayers:
Oh holy patron of the youth, I come to you with sincere confidence in your closeness to Jesus. Saint John Bosco, I need your help, I need your prayers, I need your intercession to God for His grace to help me with…
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With your love of Mary, our Mother, pray for me!
With your love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, pray for me!
With your love for all those who suffer, pray for me!
Don Bosco, please pray fervently for the grace that I now ask from God our Father. In addition, please pray that I may have a sincere acceptance of the Will of God and a perfect trust in Him.
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Lot 81: La Famille Cardinal, with 34 etchings by Degas.
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Description: La Famille Cardinal, with 34 etchings by Degas. Binder signed by Jaco. Halevy, Ludovic; preface by Marcel Guerin. Paris: A. Blaizot, 1938. Copy 160 of 350 copies on Velin de Rives, with 34 full-page original etchings after Edgar Degas, including 6 hand-colored etchings. Ref.: Monod 5797; Adhemar pp.274-276; "The Artist & The Book" 71; Skira 58; Stern 25; "From Manet to Hockney" no.3.
Condition Report: Very good condition. Complete condition report on request as well extra pictures.
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SMART-1 on the trail of the Moon's beginnings
The D-CIXS instrument on ESA's Moon mission SMART-1 has produced the first detection from orbit of calcium on the lunar surface. By doing this, the instrument has taken a step towards answering the old question: did the Moon form from part of the Earth?
Scientists responsible for the D-CIXS instrument on SMART-1 are also announcing that they have detected aluminium, magnesium and silicon. "We have good maps of iron across the lunar surface. Now we can look forward to making maps of the other elements," says Manuel Grande of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth UK, and D-CIXS' Principal Investigator.
Knowing how to translate the D-CIXS orbital data into 'ground truth' has been helped by a cosmic coincidence. On 9 August 1976, the Russian spacecraft Luna 24 was launched. On 18 August it touched down in a region of the Moon known as Mare Crisium and returned a sample of the lunar soil to Earth.
In January 2005, SMART-1 was high above Mare Crisium when a giant explosion took place on the Sun. Scientists often dread these storms because they can damage spacecraft but, for the scientists responsible for D-CIXS, it was just what they needed.
The D-CIXS instrument depends on X-ray emission from the Sun to excite elements on the lunar surface, which then emit X-rays at characteristic wavelengths. D-CIXS collects these X-ray fingerprints and translates them into the abundance of each chemical element found on the surface of the Moon. Grande and his colleagues could relate the D-CIXS Mare Crisium results to the laboratory analysis of the Russian lunar samples.
They found that the calcium detected from orbit was in agreement with that found by Luna 24 on the surface of Mare Crisium. As SMART-1 flew on, it swept D-CIXS over the nearby highland regions. Calcium showed up here too, which was a surprise until the scientists looked at the data from another Russian moon mission, Luna 20. That lander had also found calcium back in the 1970s. This boosted the scientists' confidence in the D-CIXS results.
Ever since American astronauts brought back samples of moonrock during the Apollo Moon landings of the late 1960s/early 1970s, planetary scientists have been struck by the broad similarity of the moonrocks and the rocks found deep in the Earth, in a region known as the mantle. This boosted the theory that the Moon formed from debris left over after the Earth was struck a glancing blow by a Mars-sized planet.
However, the more scientists looked at the details of the moonrock, the more discrepancies they found between them and the earthrocks. Most importantly, the isotopes found in the moonrocks did not agree with those found on Earth.
"The get-out clause is that the rocks returned by the Apollo missions represent only highly specific areas on the lunar surface and so may not be representative of the lunar surface in its entirety," says Grande; hence the need for D-CIXS and its data.
By measuring the abundance of several elements across the lunar surface, scientists can better constrain the contribution of material from the young Earth and its possible impactor to condense and form the Moon. Current models suggest that more came from the impactor than from Earth. Models of the Moon's evolution and interior structure are necessary to translate the surface measurements into the Moon's bulk composition.
D-CIXS was a small experimental device, only about the size of a toaster. ESA is now collaborating with India to fly an upgraded version on the Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan, due for launch in 2007–2008. It will map the chemistry of the lunar surface, including the other landing sites from where samples have been brought back to Earth. In this way it will show whether the Apollo and Russian landing sites were typical or special.
"From SMART-1 observations of previous landing sites we can compare orbital observations to the ground truth and expand from the local to global views of the Moon," says Bernard Foing, Project Scientist for SMART-1.
Then, perhaps planetary scientists can decide whether the Moon was indeed once part of the Earth.
Note to editors
The findings will appear in the Planetary and Space Science journal, in an article titled: "The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on the SMART-1 mission to the Moon – First Results", by M.Grande et al.
For more information
Manuel Grande, D-CIXS Principal Investigator, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
Email: m.grande @ rl.ac.uk
Bernard Foing, ESA SMART-1 Project scientist
Email: bernard.foing @ esa.int
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1 - European and worldwide radio telescopes listen to SMART-1
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/European_and_worldwide_radio_telescopes_listen_to_SMART-1 - Close-up on Cuvier crater ridge
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Close-up_on_Cuvier_crater_ridge - Eroded structures in Jacobi crater: a window on the past
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Eroded_structures_in_Jacobi_crater_a_window_on_the_past - An oblique look on the north lunar far west
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/An_oblique_look_on_the_north_lunar_far_west - Close-up on highlands near crater Pentland
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Close-up_on_highlands_near_crater_Pentland - Lava dome in Schiller
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Lava_dome_in_Schiller - Mare Serenitatis: crater statistics and lunar chronology
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Mare_Serenitatis_crater_statistics_and_lunar_chronology - SMART-1 view of the Apollo 15 landing site
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1_view_of_the_Apollo_15_landing_site - Mersenius crater – wrinkles between Humorum and Procellarum
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Mersenius_crater_wrinkles_between_Humorum_and_Procellarum - Lomonosov – a large crater filled by lava
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Lomonosov_a_large_crater_filled_by_lava - SMART-1 birthday postcard of Apollo 11 landing site
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/SMART-1_birthday_postcard_of_Apollo_11_landing_site - Gruithuisen: non-mare volcanism in Procellarum
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Gruithuisen_non-mare_volcanism_in_Procellarum - Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Landscapes_from_the_ancient_and_eroded_lunar_far_side - SMART-1 view of crater Sulpicius Gallus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/SMART-1_view_of_crater_Sulpicius_Gallus - The SMART-1 way - giving the Moon some great new looks
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/The_SMART-1_way_-_giving_the_Moon_some_great_new_looks - Mare Humorum: where craters tell the story of basalt
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Mare_Humorum_where_craters_tell_the_story_of_basalt - Gassendi crater - clue on the thermal history of Mare Humorum
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/SMART-1/Gassendi_crater_-_clue_on_the_thermal_history_of_Mare_Humorum - Space-X
http://www.space-x.ch/ - Advanced Moon micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE)


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Graham Turner has spoken to BBC Hereford and Worcerster about the Brentford game and what a win could mean to the Bulls.
"Brentford don't particularly bother me, it's the way we perform," said the Hereford United manager.
"It's the same thing away from home. If we play and play as well as we've done at places like Darlington recently then we should be capable of taking the three points.
"I've got reports on Brentford. We know what the threats are. Alan Connell our former player is obviously there and has got a few goals for them this season but it's our own performance that concerns me.
"If we play well enough we should be capable of taking three points.
"If results work out we could be in a great position.
"If we won and Stockport and Rochdale both lost, what a great position we'll be in.
"And it would just take that little bit of extra pressure off us, that tension off us.
"It's a great finish to the season and one it's great to be involved in."
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Revision as of 10:21, 26 February 2013Sharjah[1] (الشارقة) is the capital of Sharjah emirate and is the third largest city in the United Arab Emirates. ContentsUnderstandSharjah is the third largest of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is the only one to have land on both the Persian Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Oman. Sharjah is also next to Dubai and is effectively its suburb, with commuter traffic creating rush hour traffic jams. Expatriates generally live in Sharjah and work in Dubai because cost of living is cheaper in Sharjah, but better jobs are in Dubai. However, the emirate is considerably larger than Dubai with coastline on both West and East coast of the peninsula, with exclaves of Kalba, Khor Fakkan, and Dibba Al Hisn. The road to the east coast goes through rugged Al Hajar mountains. Public buildings in the Emirate were all designed by the present Shaikh (a qualified architect), a nice visual change from the usual fare of skyscrapers in other Emirates. The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism website[2] has sections on business, heritage, leisure, education, and coast. Get inSee the Get in section of the Sharjah Emirate page for details on international and inter-emirate travel connections. Get aroundPublic buses are by Sharjah Transport,[3] There are seven local and three express routes. Dubai's RTA also offers express commuter bus service. Licensed taxi companies are Sharjah, Emirates, Citi, Union, and Advantage. Taxi plates are reflective green, helps spot them at night. Flag fall is Dhs. 3, then Dhs. 1 every 650 m. There is a surcharge of Dhs. 20 to go into Dubai. See
EatThe ubiquitous shawarma is sold all over Sharjah and makes a very cheap and hearty meal. khuboos made of wheat also a cheap food available at very cheap
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Synthetic Aperture Focusing Applied to Imaging Using a Rotating Single Element Transducer
Publication: Research › Article in proceedings – Annual report year: 2007
This paper applies the concept of virtual sources and mono-static synthetic aperture focusing (SAF) to 2-dimensional imaging with a single rotating mechanically focused concave element with the objective of improving lateral resolution and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The geometrical focal point of the concave element can be considered as a point source emitting a spherical wave in a limited angular region. The SAF can be formulated as creating a high resolution line as a sum over low resolution tines (LRL). A LRL is the contribution from a single emission. Simulation in Field 11 is based on moving the concave element of radius 2.5 mm along a circle of radius 10 mm. Elements with different concave curvatures are used to obtain geometrical focusing depths at 10 rum, 15 rum, and 20 mm. Point targets in the range from 5 mm to 65 mm. are used as image objects. The high resolution images (HRI) are shown and the radial and angular resolution are extracted at -6 dB and -40 dB. The performance of the setup with a VS at 20 mm is superior to the other setups. Due to the rotation, the synthesized aperture only experiences a moderate expansion, which is not sufficient to reduce the extent of the wide point spread function of a single emission. The effect of SAF with focal depth at 20 mm is negligible, caused by the small number of LRL applied. The great profit of the SAF is the increase in SNR. For the setup with focal depth at 20 rum the SAF SNR gain is 11 dB. The SNR gain of a setup with a VS at radius 10 mm or 15 mm over conventional imaging with a VS at 20 mm, is also 11 dB.
Original language | English |
Title of host publication | IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, 2007 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | 2007 |
Pages | 1504-1507 |
ISBN (print) | 978-1-4244-1383-6 |
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Event | 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium - New York, NY, United States |
Conference | 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium |
Country | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 28/10/2007 → 31/10/2007 |
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How do I graph this Polynomial?
I need to also show the asymptotes and hole(s).
F(x)= (-(x^4)-(3x^3)-7x-21) / ((x^3)-(7x^2)-5x-75)
If you can factor a polynomial from both numerator and denominator, there will be a hole in the graph. If when you factor nothing cancels, the real roots of the denominator will have vertical asymptotes.
Since the numerator has a higher power, you will have a slant asymptote. You can solve that by long division; furthermore, the SA will be the solution to the division disregarding any remainders.
I never said the function as a whole was a polynomial. If we look at the numerator and denominator independently, we have two polynomials. If those polynomials happen to factor to a form of (x-2)(...)/(x-2)(!!!), then where ever the factors cancel there will be hole in the graph. Sorry for no latex but I am on my phone.


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The evaluation of the new social work degree qualification in England : wider perspectives
Manthorpe, J. and Moriarty, J. and Hussein, S. and Huxley, P. and Evans, S. and Orme, J. and Crisp, B. and Dutton, K. and Green Lister, Pam and Cavanagh, K. and MacIntyre, G. and Stevens, M. and Sharpe, E. (2005) The evaluation of the new social work degree qualification in England : wider perspectives. European Journal of Social Work, 8 (3). pp. 343-346. ISSN 1468-2664
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The phased introduction of the new degree level professional qualification in the United Kingdom provides an ideal opportunity for ensuring that debates about social work education in the UK are set within a broader European perspective. Until now, the refusal of the UK government of the time to make changes in line with a European Union (EU) directive of 1989 which declared common recognition for all social work courses of minimally three years study in higher education at degree level leading to entry to a regulatory profession, meant that British social work awards were not recognised in other EU countries. Ironically, faced with a recruitment crisis at home, social work employers have been recruiting internationally qualified social workers from overseas and, since 1990, nearly 10,000 such social workers have applied to have letters of verification to allow them to practise in the UK.
Item type: | Article |
ID code: | 37801 |
Keywords: | social work degree, English education, degree qualification, professional qualification, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Sociology and Political Science, Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
Department: | Faculty of Education > Glasgow School of Social Work Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2012 13:41 |
Last modified: | 22 Mar 2017 10:01 |
URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/37801 |
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Alpha-Adrenoceptor Vascular Function In Chronic Kidney Disease Focus On The Role Of Endothelial Nitric Oxide
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The purpose of this study is to learn more about why most patients with early stages of kidney disease have high blood pressure.
We know the body produces natural substances that cause blood vessels to open wider to carry more blood when needed. An example is during exercise. Other natural substances cause blood vessels to get smaller and slow down blood flow when needed. An example is when people are cold. The balance between these substances is important. People with kidney disease and high blood pressure do not have the normal balance of these substances.
This study will include 3 groups of people, people with normal blood pressure, people with high blood pressure and people with kidney disease.
- Subjects will have a screening physical examination, including an ECG and laboratory tests
- Subjects with high blood pressure may not take their regular blood pressure medication for 3 weeks prior to the inpatient GCRC study
- Subjects will be given intra-arterial medications that will cause changes in the blood vessels during the in-patient study.
The study will then compare the responses of the three groups. A GFR test will be done to confirm the renal function of the group with chronic kidney disease.
These studies will provide insight into the mechanisms of the pathogenesis of enhanced α1 vasoreactivity in subjects with progressive renal disease. This will lay the groundwork for new strategies in the treatment and prevention of vascular disease among the rapidly growing group of individuals with CKD.
Condition | Intervention |
Chronic Kidney Disease Hypertension |
Drug: Procedure: Regional phenylephrine arterial infusion |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training |
Official Title: | Alpha-Adrenoceptor Vascular Function In Chronic Kidney Disease Focus On The Role Of Endothelial Nitric Oxide |
- Determine if α1-adrenoceptor vasoreactivity is enhanced less by inhibition of endothelial NO
- Determine whether α1-adrenoceptor vasoreactivity correlates with plasma levels of the endogenous NO inhibitor, asymmetrical dimethylarginine.
Estimated Enrollment: | 39 |
Study Start Date: | July 2006 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
Enhanced adrenergic vascular reactivity may significantly contribute to hypertension and the excessive cardiovascular disease burden in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nitric oxide (NO), a modulator of neurovascular function, may be linked to adrenergic vascular responsiveness. The central HYPOTHESIS is that the reduction in endothelial nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability contributes to the enhancement of α1-adrenoceptor vasomotor function in patients with CKD.
Specific Aims: In patients with mild to moderate CKD, compared to matched hypertensive and normotensive controls without CKD:
- Determine if α1-adrenoceptor vasoreactivity is enhanced less by inhibition of endothelial NO
- Determine whether α1-adrenoceptor vasoreactivity correlates with plasma levels of the endogenous NO inhibitor, asymmetrical dimethylarginine.
Methods: CKD will be confirmed by I125-iothalamate glomerular filtration rate. Regional α1-adrenoceptor vasoreactivity (sensitivity [EC50], reactivity [slope]) will be assessed by venous plethsymography using a graded intra-arterial infusion of the α1-adrenoceptor agonist, phenylephrine. Comparisons of vasoreactivity at baseline and during infusions of L-NMMA will be made between hypertensive non-diabetic subjects with glomerular filtrations rates between 30-70 ml/min age-, gender-, ethnicity- and % body fat-matched hypertensive and normotensive subjects with normal kidney function. In addition, plasma levels of the endogenous NO inhibitor, asymmetric dimethylarginine will be measured in the hypertensive subjects with and without CKD and compared to vasoreactivity.
Significance. These studies will provide insight into the mechanisms of the pathogenesis of enhanced α1 vasoreactivity in subjects with progressive renal disease.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 55 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and Women-18 to 55 years of age.
There are three groups of volunteers.
- Group A. People who are hypertensive with kidney disease. When not taking blood pressure medicines, blood pressure must have a systolic between 140-170 mmHg. Diastolic must be between 90-109 mmHg.Kidney function should be around half of normal. Urine protein must be no more than 1 gram in a 24-hour urine time period.
- Group B. People who are hypertensive without kidney disease. Blood pressure must have a systolic between 140-170 mmHg. Diastolic must be between 90-109 mmHg. Kidney function should be normal. Normal amounts of protein in their urine.
- Group C. People who are normotensive. Blood pressure must have a systolic below 131/mmHg. Diastolic must be below 81 mmHg. Kidney function should be normal. No more than normal amounts of protein in their urine.
Exclusion Criteria:
People with:
- Diabetes
- Lung disease
- Stomach disease
- Liver disease
- Blood vessel disease
- Heart disease
- Hereditary blood disorders
- Hematocrit (amount of red blood cells) less than 30%
- Current tobacco use
- Kidney disease who require dialysis
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00356265
Contact: Kathryn M Lindblad, RN,MS, CCRC | 734-764-5187 | email@example.com |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan Hospital | Recruiting |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
Principal Investigator: Crystal A Gadegbeku, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Crystal A Gadegbeku, MD | Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00356265 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HUM 00000261 5R33DK071222-02 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | July 24, 2006 |
Last Updated: | December 1, 2006 |
Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
Blood Pressure Nitric Oxide L-NMMA Phenylephrine Vasoreactivity Blood Pressure |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Urologic Diseases Renal Insufficiency Nitric Oxide Phenylephrine Oxymetazoline Bronchodilator Agents Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Asthmatic Agents Respiratory System Agents Free Radical Scavengers Antioxidants |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Neurotransmitter Agents Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors Vasodilator Agents Gasotransmitters Protective Agents Cardiotonic Agents Mydriatics Sympathomimetics Vasoconstrictor Agents Nasal Decongestants Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic alpha-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents |
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Thanks for the update. As a teacher at one of the locked down schools today, I heard from a lot of parents who were frustrated they didn't get any updates from the school, or on the school's website. I was also surprised at the number of parents who showed up to take their child home.
It's good for parents to know that, at least at my school, my administrators were out monitoring hallways and entryways, being vigilant to keep kids safe. The front office staff were trying to communicate updates to the administration and teachers, and coordinate things like feeding kids lunch in a lockdown situation. Teachers were following directions, trying to keep kids comfortable, safe, and productive.
Here are some tips for parents in a big crazy shooter on the loose situation: Don't show up at the school to check on your child. A parent knocking on locked doors distracts staff from caring for students. Check the news to get updates on what the situation is, and where it is. Call the district office to get specifics. Email your child's teacher or, if you have a desperate question or message, call his classroom. If your child has a phone, he/she will be on it. Send a text or call and leave a message for updates and to communicate pickup options for when school is dismissed. Your child's teacher has 30 children, but the office and administration have hundreds. Let them manage the situation without interruptions and without extra bodies entering and trying to leave the building. I heard a parent say, "This is ridiculous," today. Well, it's not ridiculous when you consider that securely locking a school down means there's one less vulnerable spot the police have to worry about.
If anyone should be posting updates for parents, it should be the district. Staff in the schools are keeping things organized, safe, and as calm as possible. - 5/30/12, 4:48 PM
- Melissa Westbrook said...
Thanks Seateach for those tips.
I would also add that we try here to keep up-to-date on what is happening. I did check the district website and was surprised to see nothing at all. It was only on Twitter that they gave info. I'm thinking the schools got some kind of alert and may have e-mailed parents or sent a robo-call to parents. - 5/30/12, 4:53 PM
I think whoever is at the district notifying schools to close should also have an update on the district website, like we do for snow days.
As far as I know, schools got the call to lockdown, and then "shelter in place," which means we get situated for a longer lockdown situation. I don't know why the district couldn't have some news on the website.
There's a lot about our district I don't know the whys to. I have to say, you and Charlie do a good job of trying to find them. - 5/30/12, 5:01 PM
- Maureen said...
We received three robo calls from Roosevelt HS today which I really appreciated (Though I first heard about the incident via a text from my senior. One of those cases where new technology is a plus!)
"One of those cases where new technology is a plus!"
Absolutely. Definately worth reminding our kids to bring their cell phones to school. - 5/30/12, 5:21 PM
"One of those cases where new technology is a plus!"
Absolutely. Definately worth reminding our kids to bring their cell phones to school. - 5/30/12, 5:22 PM
These days I get a lot of my Seattle news from here.
(zb) - 5/30/12, 5:32 PM
My kid knows of the shooting. One shooting was at a place where we hang out. Someone he knows is dead but my kid doesn't know that yet: he's just upset that violence would happen somewhere he himself thought was safe. I find it difficult to find a right or good way to tell him, but a SPS psychologist has given me some good advice.
---Christina - 5/30/12, 7:00 PM
- Floor Pie said...
I was helping chaperone a B.F. Day class field trip to Seattle Tilth, and our group got pulled into the Meridian School's gym for the lockdown. The kids were SO good, calm and cooperative, especially considering they'd been right in the middle of a picnic and hoping to hit the playground.
The Meridian School staff gave them books to read, and I did Tic Tac Toe, Hangman, and math problems with the kids who weren't into reading. Luckily, we were able to get out of there in time to enjoy our scheduled field trip. What a day... - 5/30/12, 7:31 PM
Glad to hear Meridian took good care of you. My oldest goes to school there, but they are away on a three day field trip this week. We don't have many incidents there, but the school is quick to respond appropriately and they keep the kids calm, IMHO.
I am actually quite impressed with how well all the schools in Seattle, public and independent, handled this. Many in the north area here went into lockdown or shelter in place, and were in close contact with SPD within minutes. My only comment is that it was unclear to me why some schools did not lock down (such as Wedgwood) while others nearby (such as Eckstein and UPrep). To WW's extreme credit, the principal did keep the kids inside, were very alert, and sent home a brief note to families, and for that I am deeply grateful. - 5/30/12, 8:20 PM
Don't you love that modern technology:
Received from our high school Fusion/all district email list serve at 5:20pm:
"Wednesday, May 30 at 2:24 PM
Schools anticipate regular release times today"
....original message sent from the district at 2:24 pm---school releases 6 minutes later at 2:30 pm---and it takes the school 3 hours to forward the message to families--great, really informative & timely!
...test run earns a "F" grade - 5/30/12, 8:54 PM
Melissa and Charlie,
Perhaps you may know why NO ONE from the district informed staff that a shooter or at the time possibly two schoolers were at large with no one knowing where the shooter was during the school day? As teachers many of us know little of what transpires "outside" when we're engaged teachingand students learning. While the police were telling people in the city to lock their doors and don't open them for anyone you don't know, we were vulnerable in schools across the city. While some may call it paranoid, at the very least we should have all gone to shelter in place. How do we protect children if we are in the dark. We received NO EMAIL or communication WHAT SO EVER and we should have in light of the number of shootings and killings lately.
Would you please find and answer if you can? - 5/31/12, 6:18 AM
I wonder too why certain schools were not put on lockdown.
Bryant Elementary students were still outside playing at lunch??
Is this a district call that locks down schools or a school based decision or both. Wedgwood and Bryant are both closer then Eckstein. - 5/31/12, 6:32 AM
- Floor Pie said...
Just heard that a "concerned citizen" carrying a gun approached some Bush School students yesterday in the midst of all the shooting chaos, I guess in an attempt to help. So Bush was on lockdown, too.
Eckstein was also at lunch. They went to shelter-in-place during their second lunch period about 11:30. I know that Bryant also went to shelter in-place, not sure what time, but easily could have been while kids were at lunch. Roosevelt kids were at lunch too. Typically, they were all over the neighborhood and were rounded up by police who herded them back to school for a lockdown. It sounds to me like about the same time at each school.
-NE parent - 5/31/12, 8:10 AM
- mirmac1 said...
What I found odd is that Lafayette was in shelter-in-place, but no word on WSHS or Madison, only block(s) away...?
- Unknown said...
Bryant K-1 kids were at recess when the decision was made for shelter in place. They were walked in and the remaining recess times were indoor.
Bryant parent - 5/31/12, 9:30 AM
- Unknown said...
Bryant K-1 kids were at recess when the decision was made for shelter in place. They were walked in and the remaining recess times were indoor.
Bryant parent - 5/31/12, 9:30 AM
Wedgwood is about 7 blocks further north than Eckstein, and is tucked away off major streets and bus lines, so I could see doing shelter in place instead of lockdown (which is essentially what they did). Also, the shootings happened right around lunchtime, and even with the very fast notification that went out, it is understandable that some kids were at lunch/recess at the time. It sounds like the schools did a very good job at corralling the kids back into the schools all over the city.
I am very relieved to hear that so many public and private schools locked down, sheltered in place, printed up parent notices, kept staff informed over the loudspeaker, etc throughout the afternoon. I know kids and parents at Bryant, Wedgwood, UPrep, Meridian, Assumption, Greenlake, Eckstein, Bush, and Roosevelt, plus several local preschools, so I heard or saw first hand what each of those schools did, and we should all be extremely proud and thankful at their quick and calm approach to a fluid and unknown situation.
What I am curious about (not critical about, just curious) is the notification process, and how and who decides lock down vs shelter in place vs just be alert. I have heard from several sources that the notifications came from SPD directly to the schools, certainly for the independent ones. Whatever the process is, it worked. I know that at the independents, the head of school makes the call, so I am guessing this may be a principal decision at the public ones. I want to be very clear that I am NOT second-guessing the principals, and I think each and every one of them should be commended for their quick actions. I thanked Wedgwood's principal yesterday, and will send a brief note to my other kid's school today. It would be nice to have a little insight as to how the lock down decision is made, and more importantly, how us parents should respond to a lock down or shelter in place situation.
On a related note, one of the things I did yesterday was pick up a friend's middle schooler directly from her school (we usually give her a ride home, but pick her up a few blocks away), and kept her at our house for the afternoon. I also know several of the neighborhood middle and high schoolers who are sometimes home in the afternoons by themselves, most of which went home with family friends yesterday. This made me realize that while the schools may have plans for dealing with emergencies like this, families may not have plans for emergency after school arrangements (I know we didn't). I will be talking with my neighbors about having designated houses with adults for the kids to congregate at after school, and possibly having plans for direct after school pickup for kids who normally take the city bus home. Having an emergency plan for the older kids is now on my radar after yesterday. - 5/31/12, 10:09 AM
- Melissa Westbrook said...
Tracy, I'll be doing a roundup thread on this about lessons learned.
I live right near Roosevelt and I told all my son's friends (when he was there) that they could always come to my house if they were ill or needed help during the day. The parents gave me sign-out rights to bring them to my house in just such a case as yesterday's in case their own parents could not come and get them. - 5/31/12, 11:52 AM
We informally did the same yesterday, but it occurred to me that having a more official after school emergency plan with friends and neighbors would be good. It also bolstered my older kid's case for wanting her own cell phone. I am now more on board with that than ever. I also now know the difference between a lockdown and shelter in place, which I did not know before, nor did I know how to appropriately respond as a parent to either situation at my kids' schools.
Getting information out quickly to parents and the public is always a difficult thing in emergency situations. For example, tornadoes ripped through my hometown in Texas just a couple of months ago during school hours. I was following the local news reports online, and sending out Facebook updates as they came in. Several folks later said that their power was out and the radio reports were sketchy, but they could follow my and others' immediate FB updates on their phones as to where the tornadoes were touching down, which schools were locked down, and when it was safe to come out. One example - after the first round of tornadoes passed over my parent's and sister's houses, they came out and were assessing damage when reports of more tornadoes with the tail end of the storm came in. I was able to send them back into shelter in time, all the way from Seattle. Having multiple ways to get immediate, changing information was an important takeaway for all of us.
I can say that I felt relatively well informed yesterday, under the circumstances. I think the district can make some improvements (rapid website updates, for one), but I am very relieved that all schools in this city took the situation seriously, and acted on it immediately. - 5/31/12, 12:19 PM


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Comedians Send Up "We Are The World" For Charity
Kurt Russell helpfully points out that a mere 25.75 years ago, the celebrity studded single "We Are the World" was released to help provide relief for starving Africans. It became a classic. I'm guessing the same will not hold true for this horrible new rendering of the tune, performed by a ragtag group of comedians (and a few actors, and Aimee Mann inexplicably shows up).
Dubbed the Death-Ray Christmas Nativity Choir, the group includes Kurt Russell, Sarah Silverman, Al Yankovic, Kevin Nealon, Thomas Lennon, Casey Wilson, Paul Scheer, and a crap-ton of other stars.
The group does a pretty good job of nailing some celebrity mannerisms. There is also a sweet rap toward the end that accuses God of being "lazy" because he did not make the world out of ground beef that could sustain everyone with ease. Check it out.
Once again, sales from the song will go to charity. This time around the Los Angeles food bank will be the recipient of the funds. For more information, visit comedydeathray.com.


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Bosch's pictures have always fascinated viewers, but in earlier centuries it was widely assumed that his diabolic scenes were intended merely to amuse or titillate, most people regarded him as "the inventor of monsters and chimeras." Philip II, though, collected his works more for education than for entertainment. A Dutch art historian in the early 17th century described Bosch's paintings chiefly as "wondrous and strange fantasies" often less pleasant than gruesome to look at'. In the 20th century, however, scholars decided that Bosch's art has a more profound significance, and there have been many attempts to explain its origins and meaning. Some writers saw him as a sort of 15th century surrealist and linked his name with that of Salvator Dali. For others, Bosch's art reflects mysterious practices of the Middle Ages. No matter what explanation and comprehension of his art might be, Bosch remains the most extravagant painter of his time.
Bosch lived and worked in "s-Hertogenbosch, the place from which he takes his name, a fairly quiet Dutch city. Bosch's ancestors settled in "s-Hertogenbosch in the late 14th or early 15th century. Their family name, Van Aken, suggests that they originally came from the German town of Aachen. In 1430-31 appears the first reference to Bosch's grandfather, Jan van Aken, who died in 1454. Jan had 5 sons, at least four of them were painters; one of these, Anthonius van Aken (died c.1478), was the father of Hieronymus Bosch. He had 2 brothers and a sister; brother Goossen was also a painter. His training as a painter Bosch, most probably, received in the family. Some time between 1479 and 1481 Bosch married Aleyt Goyaerts van den Meervenne, evidently some years his senior. She came from a good family and had considerable wealth of her own.
In 1486-87, Bosch's name appears for the first time in the membership lists of the Brotherhood of Our Lady, with which he was closely associated for the rest of his life. This brotherhood was one of the many groups devoted to the worship of the Virgin, which flourished in the late Middle Ages. The Brotherhood of Our Lady of 's-Hertogenbosch was a large and wealthy organization, it must have contributed significantly to the religious and cultural life of the city. They also commissioned works of art to embellish the chapel of Our Lady. Most of Bosch's family belonged to the Brotherhood, and were employed by them in various tasks. There is no documentary evidence that Bosch ever left his home town. One final entry in the accounts of the Brotherhood of Our Lady records Bosch's death in 1516.
Numerous paintings bearing Bosch's name can be found in museums and
private collections in Europe and the United States. Many of these are
only copies or imitations of his original compositions, but over thirty
pictures and a small group of drawings can be attributed to him with reasonable
certainty. Except for his early works, however, the chronology of these
paintings is difficult to determine with any precision.
Hieronymus Bosch. by G. Fomin. Moscow. 1974.
Hieronymus Bosch. by J. Fränger. Dresden. 1975.
Hieronymus Bosch. Moscow. 1991.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary.
Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.
Bosch by Walter S. Gibson. Thames & Hudson, 1985.
C. 1450 1516 Between Heaven and Hell (Basic Series : Art) by
Walter Bosing. TASCHEN America Llc, 2000.
Master of the Grotesque--His Life in Paintings by Hieronymus
Bosch, Alessia Devitini Dufour. DK Publishing, 1999.
by Federico Zeri. NDE Publishing,, 2001.
of Art: Bosch by Carl Linfert. Harry N. Abrams, 1989.
Secret Heresy of Hieronymus Bosch by Lynda Harris. Floris Books,
Bosch : The Complete Paintings and Drawings by Jos Koldeweij,
Paul Vandenbroeck. Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights by Hans Belting. Prestel


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Just a teaser here.. created by Hels, a new series of stamps which will be available from July. Hels has designed them , and I think they are gorgeous.
If you like them please bookmark us, and we will let you know when they are available
Happy Stamping!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Coming soon...
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I love them....thanks, can't wait....
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I love them Jennie & can't wait to get hold of them - Hels cad is gorgeous too!! xx
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Ow you tease you xx Hope you have alot being made as can see the first batch flying out the door quick smart xxx
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thats great Hels and Jennie the stamps are fab, Hels examples beautiful x
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Gorgeous stamps
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Welcome back Buckeye fans, recruitniks and impartial observers who wandered in here after taking a wrong turn somewhere north of Dayton. It's been a quiet few weeks on the recruiting trail since Urban Meyer set the world on fire with the commitments of Tommy Schutt, Noah Spence, Se'Von Pittman and the reaffirmation of Bri'onte Dunn.
Quiet not because the new Buckeye coaching staff suddenly came down with a bout of Bollmanitis (characterized by brief flashes of genius surrounded by weeks to years of complacency and feigned concern for your employment), but rather because the NCAA's recruiting calendar was set to "don't you dare".
This weekend will mark the start of the next round of the recruiting race, so we'll once again push "Around The Oval" to the side and spend this Tuesday afternoon discussing how we at Eleven Warriors see this class of 2012 winding up.
where we are today
As we discussed last time, the once struggling Ohio State 2012 recruiting class has picked up a significant amount of steam since the public announcement of the Urban Meyer hiring in late November.
There's been little "official" movement as far as roster transitioning goes, but we know now that Taylor Graham is officially out of the program and we're closer to being sure that at least two players (DE Melvin Fellows, and LB Scott McVey) will be granted medical hardship releases from the football program. There are others who will likely make their out of the program for one reason or another, so as far numbers go, I think that Meyer will be able to squeeze in 25 in this class without any real roster-wranglin' at all.
One of the biggest differences in recruiting today versus say, a decade ago, is that so many players take advantage of the opportunity to enroll in college early, where they get a head-start on the playbook, the college experience, working out, etc. It's a big advantage for the players who can do it, and there has been no shortage of 2012 Buckeye commitments who did just that.
QB Cardale Jones, RB Bri'onte Dunn, WR Mike Thomas, OL Jacoby Boren, LB Josh Perry, and DB Tyvis Powell are all class of 2012 commitments who have already made their way to campus and are living it up at Ohio State. Steubenville DB Najee Murray is hoping to enroll in March to get a jump-start on his Buckeye career.
NAME | POS | Scout | rivals | 24/7 | ESPN | Hometown |
Cardale Jones | QB | *** | *** | **** | N/R | Cleveland, OH |
Bri'onte Dunn | RB | ***** | **** | **** | **** | Canton, OH |
Warren Ball | RB | **** | **** | **** | *** | Columbus, OH |
Mike Thomas | WR | **** | **** | *** | N/R | Los Angeles, CA |
Frank Epitropoulus | WR | *** | *** | *** | *** | Upper Arlington, OH |
Roger Lewis | WR | *** | *** | *** | *** | Pickerington, OH |
Ricquan Southward | WR | *** | *** | *** | **** | Lakeland, FL |
Blake Thomas | TE | *** | *** | *** | *** | Cleveland, OH |
Patrick Elflein | G | *** | *** | *** | **** | Pickerington, OH |
Jacoby Boren | G | *** | *** | *** | *** | Pickerington, OH |
Tommy Schutt | DT | ***** | **** | **** | **** | Glen Ellyn, IL |
Adolphus Washington | DE | ***** | **** | ***** | **** | Cincinnati, OH |
Se'Von Pittman | DE | **** | **** | **** | **** | Canton, OH |
Noah Spence | DE | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | Harrisburg, PA |
Joshua Perry | LB | **** | **** | **** | **** | Lewis Center, OH |
Luke Roberts | LB | *** | *** | *** | *** | Lancaster, OH |
Devan Bogard | DB | **** | **** | **** | *** | Cleveland, OH |
Najee Murray | DB | **** | *** | *** | *** | Steubenville, OH |
Tyvis Powell | DB | *** | *** | *** | ** | Bedford, OH |
Ohio State will look to retain the recruiting momentum that Urban created starting this weekend, when the Buckeyes play host to a quartet of big time prospects. Colorado OL Joey O'Connor, previously a Penn State commitment, ATH Davonte' Neal from Scottsdale, Arizona, DB Demetrious Cox from Jeanneatte, Pennsylvania and LB David Perkins from South Bend, Indiana will all be spending their weekend in the shadow of the 'shoe.
It's interesting to note that at present none of these players have what I would consider as a "committable" offer from Meyer and the staff, meaning that I don't believe they would accept a commitment from any of them (with the possibility of Neal being an asterisk on that assertion). While each of these players is a highly-ranked, nationally recruited prospect, it's my opinion that (at least in the case of Perkins and O'Connor) they would be considered in some way as "back-up plans" for Meyer if other players fall through.
O'Connor is an excellent offenisve lineman, but he's an interior lineman, which does not fit a real need for the Buckeyes with Boren and Elflein already in the fold. Yes, he's a better prospect than both, and if Ohio State could take 30 players (like Miami, Alabama, LSU, etc) I think he would definitely be a more talked about prospect. If he's offered look for him to possibly commit on the spot, but I'm not sure that will happen this weekend.
Davonte Neal is an interesting prospect, and is one that Buckeye fans should keep an eye on for the next couple weeks. Originally from Ohio, Neal was a ballboy in the 2004 Fiesta Bowl when Ohio State and Kansas State danced in the desert. He's a dynamic return man and could be a cornerback or a wide receiver in college. He's been very difficult to read in regards to his college choices, but he is visiting this weekend, and even if you have family in Ohio, it's not often you leave Arizona in January to visit the "Heart of it All" just for the fun of it.
Cox has tugged on OSU's chain for a while now, but his long time interest has finally been made more "real" in our eyes, as he has scheduled an official visit to Columbus this weekend. Cox is from the same school as Terrelle Pryor and Jordan Hall, so he knows all about Ohio State, and has been on visits many times. He has spoken to the new staff over the phone, but is looking to meet them face to face in the next few days. It will be interesting to see how Urban plays this one, especially with Bam Bradley still in the fold.
Perkins has been a bit of an enigma throughout the entire recruiting process, and his visit this weekend does nothing to change that. It seems that every visit that he's scheduled so far has been cancelled, and this former Notre Dame commitment may have some academic issues that would explain some of those cancellations. He's a guy who is unsure of what position he wants to play at the next level, and the Buckeyes see him as a LB, despite his affinity for playing running back. As I see it, he's now the #3 linebacker remaining on the Ohio State board. If #1 or #2 lands elsewhere, then the interest and pressure for David "Perks" up.
Bam Bradley - Defensive Back - Trotwood, OH Bradley was expected to make a verbal pledge to Ohio State last week in the Semper-Fidelis All-American game but had a change of heart, choosing instead to delay his announcement until a yet-to-be-determined date and time.
It appears that Bam was not entirely sold on Ohio State, for one reason or another. Some have speculated that he wants to give Pittsburgh, a previous favorite of his, and their new staff a chance to make their pitch. I don't think that's correct, and ultimately I think he will still end up a Buckeye, but unlike some recruits who are being "slow-played" by Ohio State and used as back-up plans, I think that Ohio State is actually Bradley's back-up plan. Whether or not he can get into the school he really wants to go to, that is the ultimate question.
Joel Caleb - Wide Receiver - Midlothian, VA As the first "official" visitor of the Urban Meyer era, Caleb appeared to have the inside track to become the marquis WR of Urban's first class at OSU, but it appears for whatever reason that the once white-hot mutual interest between these two parties has cooled to a barely burning ember. Maybe Caleb doesn't fit the size/speed combo that Meyer wants, or maybe Caleb wants to stay closer to home.
Why this one has cooled off is anyone's guess, but Caleb was once a likely commitment for the Buckeyes, however it seems both parties have moved on.
Camren Williams - Linebacker - West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Ohio State has been pretty fortunate to have their program getting "fixed" at the moment that Penn State's went "broken", and have made sure to capitalize on the unrest in Happy Valley by receiving commitments from former PSU verbal Tommy Schutt and PSU lean Noah Spence. Williams, a Penn State commitment and widely considered the "leader" of their class, may very well be the next piece of the Penn State jigsaw to fit into Urban's puzzle in Columbus.
One of the country's top linebackers, Cam is #1 on the Buckeyes' board at the position, and the coach that was recruiting him at Penn State was not retained by the Nit's new head man, a move that may have been the final push off the Penn State ledge for Williams.
When he visited Ohio State in December, Williams made a pledge to get back to campus in January, and that return trip is looking like it will happen the weekend of January 20th. It's being bantered about that his HS teammate, highly regarded CB Armani Reeves may tag along with him on the trip.
Dalton Santos - Linebacker - Van, TX A new addition to the Buckeye conversation is Tennessee commitment Dalton Santos. A 6'2, 245 pound, run-stuffing middle linebacker, Santos started hearing from Ohio State a week ago, and he's most definitely interested in what they have to say. The Volunteers recently lost the defensive coordinator who Santos was expecting to play for, and that gave him the chance to start looking around.
Santos is a late addition to the Buckeye recruiting board, but he's moved himself up the list of potential commitments quickly. He's expected to visit Columbus the weekend of January 27th, and if he does, he goes from "interesting possibility" to "commitment alert" in a heartbeat. He's also considering Arkansas.
Name | POS | Hometown | Other Schools of Interest | Visit |
Jameis Winston | QB | Hueytown, AL | FSU, Alabama, Auburn | N/A |
Stefon Diggs | WR | Baltimore, MD | Auburn, Cal, Florida, Michigan | N/A |
Joel Caleb | WR | Midlothian, VA | Penn State, Georgia, VaTech, WVU | 12/02 |
Kyle Dodson | OT | Cleveland, OH | Auburn, Wisconsin | 12/10 |
Jordan Diamond | OT | Chicago, IL | Auburn, Michigan, Wisconsin, | 12/10 |
Alex Kozan | OG | Highlands Ranch, CO | Colorado, Iowa, Michigan | 11/04 |
Camren Williams | LB | West Roxbury, MA | Penn State, Boston College, UConn | 12/11 |
Dalton Santos | LB | Van, TX | Tennessee, Arkansas, Ohio State, | 1/27 |
David Perkins | LB | South Bend, IN | LSU, Michigan St, Tennessee, Mizzou | 1/13 |
Bam Bradley | DB | Trotwood, OH | Michigan, Stanford, Pittsburgh | 12/16 |
Demetrious Cox | DB | Jeannette, PA | Michgan St, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Pitt, Penn State | 1/13 |
Davonte' Neal | DB | Scottsdale, AZ | Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State | 1/13 |
The Buckeyes are still hoping to secure a visit from Alabama's Jameis Winston, and the future first-round pick in this June's MLB draft continues to beat around the idea of making the trip north, but until that happens he's as likely to become a Buckeye as I am to become a supermodel. Same rule applies for super athlete Stefon Diggs.
Right now, there are 7-10 legitimate candidates to round out the Buckeyes class, and it's becoming a daunting task to try and narrow down who we think are the most realistic options for Ohio State.
As we did a few weeks back, Alex and I compared notes and have come up with our current predictions for who faxes their letter of intent to the WHAC on February 1st.
We both understand the need for help at offensive tackle, and apparently both have a tremendous amount of faith in Urban Meyer's ability to secure a few big-timers at the position come signing day.
At this point, we both see six more commitments to bring the class to 25, and it's hard to look at either list (if we're even close to accurate) and not be very pleased with how this recruiting class will finish.
2012 could end up being a special class, and one that paves the way for a superb, albeit small 2013 class. But that's a tale for another time.
alex | Jeremy |
OT Kyle Dodson | OT Kyle Dodson |
OT Jordan Diamond | OT Jordan Diamond |
LB Camren Williams | LB Camren Williams |
LB Dalton Santos | LB David Perkins |
DB Armani Reeves | DB Bam Bradley |
ATH Davonte' Neal | ATH Davonte' Neal |
Next Tuesday we will back with Around The Oval, where we'll take a look at the very special Ohio State hockey team as they play their arch-nemesis Michigan under the moon in Cleveland.


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Thursday, December 23, 2010
En Hiver Et En Été
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- Laurent said...
Jolie idée Virginia.
- December 23, 2010 at 4:35:00 AM CST
- Leovi said...
Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful compositions on his blog. Wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Best wishes. Leovi.
- December 23, 2010 at 6:46:00 AM CST
- 黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...
A very cozy little cafe, glad to took time to enjoy a cuppa...
メリークリスマス ! - December 23, 2010 at 7:25:00 AM CST
- Alexa said...
A treat in any season!
- December 23, 2010 at 10:22:00 AM CST
- Harriet said...
Merry Christmas, Virginia! It's nice to know that we have enjoyed some of the same areas in Paris. I'll check back after Christmas.
- December 23, 2010 at 11:34:00 AM CST
- jennyfreckles said...
And both lovely in their own way. Paris seems a city for all seasons.
My best wishes to you, V, and to those you love, for a very happy Christmas. - December 23, 2010 at 3:17:00 PM CST
- Virginia said...
I thank you all for taking the time during this busy season to leave me such wonderful comments. I hope you all have a blessed time with family and friends.
V - December 23, 2010 at 10:42:00 PM CST
- Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...
I think that you should see this lovely vista in spring and autumn also... very nice seasonal perspective, V.
- December 23, 2010 at 11:35:00 PM CST
- M said...
Love the seasonal difference! I vote with Genie, let's go check it out in Spring!
- December 24, 2010 at 8:06:00 AM CST