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Emotions are part of our physical nature. Angels do not have feelings or emotions, because they are purely spiritual beings. Our emotions are important to understanding our physical needs (such as hunger, pain or the need to sleep). But also, emotions are vital signals about important situations in the world or with other people: for example, I feel love and joy when I am with those I love, and I experience fear or hatred in the presence of evil.
Christ, who was true God and true man, also had feelings: he became angry with the Pharisees (Mark 3:5) and the money changers outside the temple (Mt 21:12), he cried when Lazarus died (Jn 11:35), he was in agony and distress in the Garden of Gesthemane (Mt 27:46). His emotions were always perfectly appropriate to the situation.
Our emotions are not bad; in fact, they are critically important. People who suffer brain damage that negates their emotional responses become unable to make decisions! Emotions help us make decisions and they give us insight into potential dangers in the environment. They are critical to our interpersonal relationships, they are signals that aid us in interpreting the world and other people, and they aid us in communicating and problem-solving.
Much of our emotional tendencies (even our moods) are due to our God-given temperament. Some people are, by temperament, more "emotional" than others. Some people seem naturally more sensitive to what others think and to what they feel. Some people are naturally easy-going and calm; others are intense; still others are easily angered or emotionally volatile. Differences in temperament profoundly affect how each of us reacts to the circumstances of our life.
The choleric tends to have quick, intense and long-lived reactions—making him decisive, driven, and passionate about his pursuits. He tends to be impulsive, and a bit prone to anger. He tends to be less sensitive or emotionally attuned, more goal-oriented and results-oriented. The choleric is your classic "type A" personality.
The phlegmatic temperament is emotionally even-keeled, easy-going, and calm. The emotional life of a phlegmatic is steady and understated, he is never too high or too low, his reactions are always low-keyed. He rarely gets angry or raises his voice. He is quiet, cooperative, and well-balanced.
The sanguine, on the other hand, has quick and intense—but short-lived—reactions. His emotions are up and down, but he does not hold a grudge. He is the proverbial "people person"—talkative, outgoing, and sociable. The sanguine is affectionate, fun-loving, and enthusiastic. He struggles for self-control, as his emotions and lively curiosity often get the better of him.
The melancholic is 180 degrees from the sanguine. Where the sanguine tends to be positive and up-beat emotionally, the melancholic often struggles with negativity and discouragement. His emotions may be slow to rise to the surface, but they are deep and long-lasting–and very vehement–when they do appear. He tends to be very introverted, thoughtful, sensitive, and self-sacrificing.
Our temperament is a gift from God that we should seek to understand and to accept. We may struggle to curb our tongue or to reign in our temper. Or, we may struggle to speak up when we would rather fade into the woodwork. We may struggle to contain our frequently changing emotions. No temperament is better than or preferable to another—each has its own peculiar strengths and weaknesses. Many saints had to struggle to control (if not overcome) their own difficult temperaments. Saint Vincent de Paul, for example, described himself as "naturally of a very bilious temperament and very subject to anger" and Saint Francis de Sales had a very passionate temperament.
But whether we are emotionally volatile or quite calm and laid-back by temperament, we all—at times—struggle with the appropriateness of our emotional responses. Because of Original Sin, our emotions are not always appropriate to the situation.
We have all experienced those moments (or days) when our emotions seem out of control: we burst into tears over a critical comment, our mood is up and down but never peaceful, we sulk over an insensitive comment by a colleague, we are filled with bitter envy at your friend's new car, or we lay awake at night worrying. At such times, we feel that our emotions are inappropriate to the occasion, some how "out of balance."
In the midst of an emotional outburst or an anxious melt-down, we may be quite aware that we should be responding differently–calmly and with self-control. We have a strong suspicion that we are over-reacting; yet, we give in to our emotions anyway. We may later regret the feeling we had, the intensity with which we responded, or the angry or hateful words that accompanied it. At times like these, we are tempted to suppress our emotions, ignore them, or otherwise attempt to control them so they do not affect us.
But this is not always the best choice.
In emotion focused therapy, this appropriateness or inappropriateness of emotions to the situation is called either adaptive or maladaptive. If the emotional response is adaptive, it adds value or creates a sense of well-being. If maladaptive, the emotional response is unhealthy, intense, and debilitating over time. In emotion-focused therapy, the goal is not to treat our emotions in either of two extreme ways: to either completely suppress them, or to allow them complete sway. Neither is healthy. Rather, we are encouraged to examine our emotional response and judge whether it is beneficial to us or not. Is this emotional response appropriate to the situation? Is it healthy, beneficial? Or is my emotionality negatively affecting my relationships? Am I feeling less balanced, less organized?
The key is not to suppress, ignore, or control the emotion (which is more difficult, and usually has unhealthy repercussions), but to examine the emotional response, using my intellect and reason. Can this feeling be used as a guide, or is it something that should not be followed. This sort of rational, well-balanced approach is very Catholic.
We can learn about ourselves through this process. For example, Monica was feeling overwhelmed being at home all day with the toddler and the new baby. When her husband Craig came home from work, he announced, "I'm starved! I didn't get lunch today, because I was in meetings all day! What's for dinner?" Monica bursts into angry tears, because she hasn't even started dinner. She feels anxious, resentful, and ashamed, and lashes out at Craig, "You have no idea how hard it is for me, just trying to get the laundry done and the house picked up! How could I go to the store when the baby cried all day and Joey was having a temper tantrum every time I tried to get him dressed?" Instantly she regrets her angry words and her over-the-top response. She suddenly realizes that she over-reacted because the situation had triggered a memory of her parents fighting when she was a small child, and Monica's feeling anxious and responsible for keeping the peace. She realizes that she should not take it out on Craig, and it is healthier to acknowledge what originally caused her pain. Perhaps, if these maladaptive responses occur frequently, Monica might want to seek counseling to deal with the troubling memories of her childhood.
Intense feelings of neglect or rejection or abuse from the past can be activated by a present situation, giving rise to feelings that are not really appropriate to the present situation. By reflecting on our emotional response, we can learn much about ourselves, our relationships, and about life.


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The Haldane Principle -- and the next Mellon lecture
My colleague Peter Mandler was absolutely right last week to point to the erosion of the "Haldane principle" and the creeping idea that academic research should work to the government's objectives (would we have had Leonardo, Darwin, Freud, Einstein . . . if they had been made to toe the government's strategic line?)
The particularly offensive thing was that one of the new research priorities was to be reserach into the Big Society. How come a half-baked electoral slogan becomes an AHRC research priority?
The facts are all a bit murky here. Where did the pressure come from? It looks like from the government. But the AHRC deny categorically that they were coerced into supporting this bit of government blather. And even some government spokespeople say that the idea of putting reserach into the Big Society as a priority actually came from the AHRC.
I began to speculate that this was a clever idea from the AHRC (even if one that has back-fired). Imagine you were running the AHRC and Willetts and co want some research objectives. Wouldn't it seem a great wheeze to suggest the Big Society. After all the whole idea is so vacuous (and capacious) that anything you like would fit in (so business as usual) -- and the government couldn't possibly say no to it, because it is THEIR idea.
Well maybe; but I still cant help thinking that the principle of no government intervention in research priorities was the right one, that anything else is truly disastrous and that this might just have sold us all down the river.
Meanwhile I have just finished my powerpoint for Sunday's lecture. Two and a half days it took this time (with a lot of help.. thanks Laura and Mattie).. so I hope you enjoy it. Some stop press news
1) there will be an extra room this Sunday, so -- all being well -- noone should be turned away.
2) I fear that the movies have got a little squeezed out. I SHALL be returning to them, but I found that I really needed to get into tapestries this week. So if you were only coming for the movies, pleased be warned. In fact I had a great still from Sign of the Cross that I was going to use nonetheless. And then I went and forgot to include it . And I am NOT changing the damn ppt now, as it is all installed on the auditirum system. So it is fo rthe time being at the top of this post.
Hope to see some of you Sunday.
(Great list of movies David Thompson in your comment to my last . . .)

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What you doing for valentines tonight.
I have booked a table for us at 8.00, but not sure if she likes snooker or not!
Lets have some more of these!
What you doing for valentines tonight.
I have booked a table for us at 8.00, but not sure if she likes snooker or not!
Lets have some more of these!
Mike "the mic" Persil
I'm in Stockport at 8pm tonight robbing some little 'cage fighters' house.
I'm no gynecologist but I know a cunt when I see one.
I'm at home, by myself, feeling miserable and in varying degrees of pain
Had 2 teeth removed yesterday, one of which took (no BS) 40 minutes to remove. Dentist had to use pliers (high tech medical technology) to crush it and break it out, piece by piece, and in doing so; cracked my jaw. So now my face is swollen, I'm in pain, I cant spend valentines having dinner with my girlfriend AND I have to go for an xray on Thursday. FML
Spent all day cooking a surprise 3 course dinner for the wife. Slightly hampered by the fact I ripped off half of a nail with a bizarrely fucking sharp potato peeler.
Now slipping into food coma.
Not a big fan of valentines day as i don't belive in doing something to show my other half how much i love her just because everyone else is. If you really want to show how much you love you other half do something random for her in a few weeks when she is not expecting it. Why do you need to wait for a certain day to do something to show your love your other half?
And to prove this works i have been married 11 years and been with my wife for 15 years and i am only 34 years old.
A Black belt is just a White Belt that never quits
i have no plan for this special day. but a little plan is that i go out side with my friend and enjoy the day. because valentine is not specific for with girls. you can enjoy it with your friends and with your family members.


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Acceleration and Relapse Prevention With Triiodothyronine (T3) as an Adjunct to Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (T3ECT)
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The purpose of this study is:
- To evaluate liothyronine (Cytomel) as an accelerating agent (i.e. faster rate to clinical remission) to electroconvulsive therapy.
- To evaluate whether thyroid supplement acceleration can reduce the neurocognitive side effect of ECT treatment.
- To evaluate whether thyroid status at the time of remission is associated with subsequent relapse rate.
- To evaluate genetic polymorphisms in enzymes responsible for thyroid metabolism and the serotonin transporter promoter gene in depression (5-HTTLRP).
|Drug: T3
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|Acceleration and Relapse Prevention With Triiodothyronine (T3) as an Adjunct to Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- To determine if people get better faster and stay better longer using T3 as adjunct to ECT. [ Time Frame: Phase A and Phase B ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Study Start Date:
|June 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Subjects will be randomized either receiving T3 or placebo.
Drug: T3
Given each day of ECT treatment 25 mg for the first 5 days increasing to 50 mg for the duration of treatment.
Other Name: triiodythronine
Detailed Description:
This is a single-site, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of concurrent triiodothyronine (Cytomel® 25-50 mcg/d) to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with a major depressive episode referred to ECT. Goals of this application are to: 1) evaluate whether thyroid status at time of sustained clinical response is associated with subsequent relapse rate, 2) evaluate triiodothyronine (Cytomel®) as an accelerating agent (i.e. faster rate to sustained clinical response) to electroconvulsive ECT treatment, and 3) evaluate whether thyroid acceleration can reduce the neurocognitive side effects of ECT. 4) To evaluate genetic polymorphisms in enzymes responsible for thyroid metabolism and the serotonin transporter promoter gene in depression (5-HTTLRP).
The primary outcome measure for this study, time to relapse, is defined as a Hamilton Depression Score (HAMD-24) ≥16 and an increase of ≥10 points from sustained response baseline. Secondary outcomes measures are time to sustained response, defined as a ≥60% reduction in the HAMD-24 score, and neurocognitive side effect burden as rated by the modified Mini Mental Status Examination at time of sustained clinical response.
- Within a 6-month study period, mean serum free T3 at time of sustained clinical response will correlate with time to subsequent relapse [defined as a HAMD-24 score ≥16 with an increase of ≥10 points from baseline (sustained response)].
- In comparison to placebo, triiodothyronine (Cytomel®, 25-50 mcg) will accelerate time to sustained clinical response [defined as a ≥60% reduction in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, 24-item, (HAMD-24) score and a HAMD-24 total score ≤10 for 2 consecutive visits] in depressed patients referred to ECT.
- In comparison to placebo, at time of sustained clinical response, there will be less ECT-related neurocognitive side effects, as rated by the modified Mini-Mental Status Examination (mMMSE), associated with triiodothyronine.
a. The 5-HTTLPR long allele (l) and (l)/(l) genotype will be associated with a faster treatment response.
b. The DI-C785T allele will be associated with lower T3 levels at baseline and faster treatment response.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Consultants at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology will evaluate patients with a diagnosis of depression (unipolar) for ECT. When a patient matches the study's diagnostic criteria, and does not meet any of the exclusion criteria, he/she will be asked to participate in the study.
Patient will be contacted prior to first ECT Treatment by study personnel
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18-64, male and female, any race/ethnicity
- Current diagnosis of major depression (unipolar)
- Currently Hospitalized at Mayo Clinic Physician recommendation for ECT treatment at Mayo Clinic
- Willing to return to Mayo Clinic for follow-up
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to speak English
- Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent
- Psychotic depression (SCID-confirmed)
- Court-ordered involuntary ECT
- Currently receiving maintenance ECT
- Unstable current medical condition
- A condition that would deem triiodothyronine treatment unsafe
- Diagnosis of primary thyroid disorder
- Lithium treatment within 6 weeks of randomization
- Currently taking levothyroxine (Synthroid®) or triiodothyronine (Cytomel®)
- Subclinical hypo- or hyperthyroidism
- History of atrial fibrillation or any cardiac arrhythmia except sinus bradycardia
- History of myocardial infarction within the past 12 months or unstable coronary artery disease
- Pregnancy
- History of Osteoporosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01299337
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55904
|Principal Investigator:
|Christopher L Sola, D.O.
|Mayo Clinic
|Responsible Party:
|Christopher Sola, D.O., Mayo Clinic
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01299337 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 10, 2008
|Last Updated:
|May 10, 2012
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To Keep the Ale Flowing, U.K. Pubs Look to Data
Noah Bulkin is not the man you'd expect to be pouring your next pint of ale. Oxford-educated, Bulkin, 37, spent 15 years as a mergers-and-acquisitions specialist at Merrill Lynch and Lazard before leaving last year to start his own pub company, Hawthorn Leisure. He's acquired hundreds of struggling pubs and plans to turn them around by tracking everything from the price charged for beer to daily sales fluctuations to customers' drink preferences.
Understanding pricing and the mix of drinks is key, Bulkin says: "A lot of pubs don't have that data." As he sees it, British pubs have long suffered from a lack of attention. "If you can make them the core of your business," he says, "there's a fantastic opportunity."
Over the past decade, Britain's £70 billion ($120 billion) pub industry has fallen on very hard times. About 10,000 outlets have closed since 2004, according to the British Beer & Pub Association, hit by the recession, a smoking ban that took effect in 2007, and the availability of cheaper booze in supermarkets. The volume of beer imbibed in U.K. bars has declined 45 percent since 2000, leaving large pub companies such as Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns weighed down by debt after years of rapid expansion.
The industry is fighting back, thanks in part to investors like Bulkin. After six years of declines, sales at pubs open at least a year have grown for 14 consecutive months, according to pub industry data provider CGA Strategy. Several pub deals, valued at a total of $730 million, have been announced in the past year, more than in the prior two combined.
Britain's 50,000 pubs fall into three categories: those owned and managed by companies; so-called tied or tenanted pubs leased by individuals who pay rent to the pub's corporate owners; and independently owned establishments. The tied pubs have suffered the most, due to what a Parliamentary business committee in a 2009 report called "downright bullying" of tenants by owners. The committee has conducted several investigations over the past decade into claims that owners are taking advantage of tenants, withholding information about how rents are set and forcing them to buy beer from just one supplier.
Bulkin is buying up mostly tenanted pubs—he's acquired 363 since early May. He is spending anywhere from roughly £10,000 to £100,000 per bar on renovations, including new touchscreen cash registers that are linked to a centralized database and allow Bulkin to see what's selling and what's not. With the help of a former banking colleague, he's projecting potential sales and earnings at the pubs. "Applying some granular analysis of what a person might drink and what they will pay is an incredibly important element," he says. "This hasn't been done in the bottom end of the sector." Two beers that are identical in price and taste similar could deliver as much as an 80 percent difference in profit per keg to the pub, he says.
Bulkin also hopes to improve relationships with tenants. He requires his managers to meet with tenants weekly—previous owners, he says, checked in only once every few weeks—to discuss which beers to offer, pricing, and how to differentiate the pub from competitors. "We can be very flexible and creative to come up with the right structure for each pub," he says.
Another investor in Hawthorn Leisure is New York-based Avenue Capital Group. Cerberus Capital Management bought pub company Admiral Taverns last year, and Risk Capital Partners of London recently invested in Laine Pub, a 45-unit chain based in Brighton. The fresh money is inspiring new ideas and business models. Oakman Inns & Restaurants, a chain of nine high-end pubs, has expanded its dining menu and now generates 60 percent of its sales from food. Founder Peter Borg-Neal uses the same meat supplier as Windsor Castle and has spent about £1 million per pub on upgrades, adding dining rooms and outdoor seating.
Zonal Retail Data Systems, which supplies registers and databases to U.K. pubs, says it will increase sales to about £50 million this year, more than double what it sold in 2010.
Still, technology can do only so much to improve the camaraderie that attracts Britons to pubs. "I feel special here," says Bruce Brunson at the White Horse in Welwyn, Hertfordshire. "When I walk in, it's like I'm Norm from Cheers."


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Small Business in India
The next big thing
Tags: Small Business
BY Ritu Marya | Feb 15, 2010 comments ( 93 ) |
Today 95 per cent country's industrial units come under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). This sector has around 128.44 units (provisional 2006-07), registering a growth of 4.1 per cent annually are producing thousands of products. The value of production at current prices is estimated to have increased by 17.9 per cent to Rs. 587,196 crores and the employment is estimated to have increased to 312.52 lakh persons.
The GDP of the country is 8 per cent and the share of small sector to the global economy is an undisputed aspect. According to UNIDO estimates SMEs comprise more than 90 per cent of all enterprises in the world and are on an average responsible for 80 to 90% percent of total employment. In the entire Asia Pacfic, more than 95% of companies are in SME sector, Japan 99%; Singapore 99.7 per cent, Malaysia 96 per cent etc. Similarly in the US 97 per cent firms are in small sector.
Today there is a void of adequate Business resources for small business much more so when they contribute 35% to national income while corporate contributes 15% to national income, there has been no dedicated matter created to focus on the needs of small business.
Small Business Is Big Business
Small Businesses are the largest contributor to any economy of the world. An estimated 25.5 million small businesses in U.S. represent about half of its output; employ about half of the private sector work force(Small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all employers in U.S.), fill niche markets, increase competition, and generate a majority of American innovations.
The growing perceptive image of India as a large industrial hub sometimes Overshadows the valuable contributions that small businesses make. Small Business sector in India, still trying to match its developed counterparts is one of the most vital sectors of the Indian Economy in terms of employment generation, the strong entrepreneurial base it has.
Today the Government's concern for the well being of small retailers losing their existence in the wake of organized retail happening in India is not ill-founded as the joy that small businesses bring to the world is what makes day to day living worthwhile.
Entrepreneurship in India
With a population of 1108 million people at present to 1269 million by 2016, the economy is booming with the proliferation of entrepreneurial opportunities and free enterprise. With the 1991 reforms there emerged a new India, an India of new ideas and vision for its future. This India was a hub of business possibilities and innovation. There were technocrats, IT professionals, educated and not so educated but enterprising people all waiting to venture in to the new market arena. Thus was born the new India
India's projected economic prosperity is likely to be spearheaded by a real GDP growth of 8-9 per cent with a possible annual per capita income of Rs. 50,000 by 2012. This macro growth would entail significant sub trends like a increase in high-income households, led primarily by urban India.
Between 2005-06 and 2013-14, the number of households with annual income greater than Rs. 12 lakh will grow nearly fourfold. Within this band, there are 3.4 million households with an income in excess of Rs 24 lakh at 2005-06 prices. This segment is likely to include more than 15 million people, greater than the population of Denmark, Finland and Ireland put together.
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I want to know more about small business investment in detail like, how much to invest and how much profit it will come.
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hi every one, i am from warangal i completed my MBA then i worked for different organisations. now i want to start my own small scale industry below 10-20 lakhs. so please i need, suugessions, ideas and support.
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I am kumar From MAXITRIX Lifescience , We are three peoples started our own business like Drugs/medicine manufacturing and marketing. We have lot of general medicines in our own brands (23 products), but we want peoples who has interested to do medicines marketing. we are ready to give medicines for Superstockist rate (75% gain) for all over India. , you can allot stockist, dealer, retailer....
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Hi Geeta, Even i am in a similar idea. But was vague where and how to start. I live in chennai.
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I want to start a mobile shop in mumbai,looking for franchise,could you suggest me how much investment is required for this business.plz contact
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Looking for a small scale business in Lucknow, all suggestions are invited
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Looking for a enegetic partner who is really passionate about business. Planning to start a small scale business in food sector. People interested and having similar ideas who can invest upto 1 lakh along with me can contact.
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Hi sir, I am looking for small agricultural base business in my home town, can you pls suggest me how i can start my process towards it. Thanks, Murali Dondapati
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text: 1. She didn't have her own special power. MVP was a power any houseguest could have won had they been not disgusting human beings. She had an advantage with Brenchel week one. After that I don't think so. 2. She is better than most of the houseguests this season. She is better than go make some rice. She is better than I like little girls, better than a crying bully, and better than the crying floater. 3. Commenting on larger stipend is to get under the skin of other HG. Same with the self evict talk. It is gameplay.


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- - Gina Carano: I am a better fighter than the way I performed against Cyborg Santos (http://www.mmaforum.com/general-mma-discussion/61820-gina-carano-i-am-better-fighter-than-way-i-performed-against-cyborg-santos.html)
Gina Carano: I am a better fighter than the way I performed against Cyborg Santos
Gina Carano: I am a better fighter than the way I performed against Cyborg Santos
Props: Gina Carano.YardBarker.com
I wanted to take time to collect my thoughts and speak from the heart rather than spew out some cliché anecdote about a tough loss. I know I am a better fighter than the way I performed that night and was heartbroken to not give more to those who have been inspired. However, I find some relief in knowing that this has never been only about me, and now more than ever I feel freedom to learn and grow at my own pace. I make it a point to constantly remind myself throughout this journey who I am, what I am doing, and why. Life is the most amazing gift and I want to live it for the right reasons. To my family, coaches, management thank you from the bottom of my heart for believing in me, loving and encouraging me. Also a special thanks to the fans who support me from their computers at home, watch me on television and scream for me in the stadiums. Because of you, barriers have been broken down and you have inspired me to believe in a larger dream. Congratulations to Cris Cyborg and the women of MMA who have a great platform to shine. I am more excited than ever for female fighters and this amazing sport which has transformed my life. God Bless.
Gina Carano, the previously undefeated face of female mixed martial arts, issues her first public remarks after suffering a first round technical knockout at the hands of Cristiane Cyborg Santos in the Strikeforce main event on Aug. 15. It was a high-profile match with the first-ever female 145-pound title up for grabs. Carano, however, could not handle the early blitzkrieg from the Brazilian and eventually succumbed to strikes with literally one second remaining in the opening frame. So where does Carano go from here immediate rematch or does she build up her record, and confidence, in a handful of other match ups before getting a rematch?
I firmly believe Gina has a strong will and huge heart. Like so many others, she needed this loss and I believe she will be back better then before. Good enough to beat Santos? Who knows.
Edit: I got negged for this so I feel I must explain my reasons further and why I think Carano would lose every time.
Carano's a very talented striker probably more so, technically, than Santos, however her physical attributes will never be enough against a women of Santos' size. Carano would have to develope so much faster than Santos skill wise to ever stand a chance and atm they're both still learning, and it seems, at a similar pace, it just so happens that Santos has and always will have the size/strength advantage, the point is that Carano would have to be miles ahead of Santos in most aspects of her game to stand a chance and as they're both fairly new to the game and still have a lot to learn, it just won't happen.
IMO Gina will never be womens champ she fights like a WOMAN.
Look at how Cyborg beat her, she overpowered her and just hit her way harder, she fights like a man, she comes hard and fast.
Im not saying fighting like a woman is bad but if you wanna excel you gotta throw down like a dude, they reckon cyborg doesn't spar with women she spars with dudes cause she eats every female she spars with alive.
That says it all right there, Cyborg quoted it best
Q- How do you feel about Gina having the title of being the womans face of mma?
A - I dont care, she can have that title the one i care about is around my waist.
But I have to disagree with 'why' she lost.
IMHO, she lost because she tried to beat Cyborg at her own game... striking. Not because Gina strikes like a chick, nor because she is built like a chick, nor because she lacks 'man'-like strength.
I think Gina came out guns blazing not really setting up a strategy... heck, Gina even gave up dominate ground position and let Cyborg stand up...i was in disbelief when she did that. Clearly she wanted to get the KO and got hammered back to reality that she could not out striker her.
I believe that Gina can get the title, but she wont get it by trying to beat Cyborg at her own game.
Anyway, Cyborg did out-strike her, and she is vicious! In response to the ground position, I was a bit surprised as well. But, in all honesty, I haven't really seen how good Gina's ground game is, and if she could have ground-and-pounded Cyborg. I would assume that Cyborg has decent BJJ because she is from Brazil... maybe Carano was afraid of her BJJ... I'm not sure.
disagree with fighting like a woman part.
Gina was not aggressive enough and lost the initiative there... That's what made the difference
Cyborg wasn't that effective in a fight with standup-less Japanese girl (Barnett's pupil)
Woman or Man style - one solid punch to the face will make change everything.,
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What You Don't Know About These Bills
Could Destroy Your Business!
There are a pair of bills the US Congress at the moment that not only are incredibly dangerous for American freedoms but also currently gathering way too many votes due to many big software and media companies supporting them.
If it doesn't concern you enough that these bills destroy "due process" of the legal system… what should concern you as an online marketer is that it would make it incredibly super-simple for any media company to take your domain off the internet… with no useful recourse.
These bills remove the due process steps necessary for media companies to claim copyright infringement and to have your domain shut off completely.
This is a cyber wall of the same ugly reality as the Chinese firewall.
Say you recorded a video of your child spinning around in the kitchen and being goofy. Then you shared this to your blog. If that video just happened to have a copy-written song playing on the radio faintly in the background, not only could the copyright holder make you take it down (or disable it) as they can today, but they could easily turn in a form and have your site shut off immediately. You're done. Over. Gone. Little recourse available. No chance to prove you are right before they can destroy your online business.
Now, imagine it was someone else's video you'd posted… unlike currently, you would now be liable!
Companies like Google, Facebook, Tumblr, Posterous, Firefox and more have all actively spoken out in the last few weeks about how this would fundamentally destroy the internet as we know it. It removes the safe harbor that is part of social sites (and user generated content) today and rapes the legal "due process" system we expect.
No software or media (music/records/videos) company should have THAT much power!
— Andrew Howard on what SOPA and the Protect IP act mean for the future of the Internet and how they affect you directly. Read it, then watch this, then go do something about it.
Normally, I don't raise the flag too high about bills like this… because there have been so many. Yet this one has so much backing that it has rattled the entire tech industry. This one actually very well may pass. This one should scare you.
This pair of bills is known as "SOPA" (Stop Online Piracy Act) and "PIPA" (Protect Intellectual Property Act).
Phone calls and human written letters are the only thing that's going to make an impact at the moment and we need YOURS!
Want to see what people are saying about SOPA and PIPA? Click here.
I'm torn between shouting at you about just how dangerous this is and how much of a bad idea it is… versus my usually more laid back approach. I … no, actually, WE… need you to understand the risk involved and how important it is that you make this phone call.
The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (Protect IP) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) "are like two peas in a pod," Sen. Ron Wyden, the bills' most vocal opponent in the U.S. Senate, explained to Raw Story in an exclusive interview.
"These are Web blacklisting bills, Web censorship bills, and anybody with a Web site would be vulnerable," he said, a tone of urgency prevailing in his voice. Read more.
Think this debate isn't getting heated? NBC News is even going so far as to strong arm their suppliers to ensure this thing gets passed.
There are two versions of this bill: #PIPA and #SOPA. Both are bad.
There are TWO things you must do to fight them:
Click below to find your reps and tell them NO: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
And visit this website for more: http://americancensorship.org/
Stay in the loop with what is needed to fight these bills by joining Mozilla's campaign: https://donate.mozilla.org/page/s/SOPA and committing to call: https://donate.mozilla.org/page/s/commit-to-call-pipa
Personally, I wouldn't wait till Tuesday to call, call today! Get your friends and family to call too!
We can not let these giant media and software companies destroy the internet or vital American freedoms.
Please make this call, its very important.
Spread the word… Your business depends on it!
Kimberly Castleberry
Proudly Defending American Freedoms
PS: Not American based but do business with Americans… this is going to hit you too as this is simply creating "filters" for any site considered offending so that those sites can not be reached by Americans.


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i work in a veil, jeans and a tee shirt. i have one hive that is by far my best producer and the queen is a laying machine. unfortunately they are my hottest hive. it's rare to get through them with less than a dozen stings and more is what i usually get.
after watching the carni hive winter and basically ignore hive beetles i'm thinking about eliminating them from the gene pool. i hived a swarm a couple of miles from my place last year and they were mutts and they didn't bother with beetles much either. i don't like seeing 20 beetles and no workers chasing them when i pull the top off.i'm willing to take a few stings if i never see more than one or two beetles in a hive.


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By Mary M. Bathory Vidaver
On June 6 the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) released its final rankings for the 2012 submissions to the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits program (LIHTC). Shreveport Ridge, a submission by Middleburg-based Windy Hill Development Company (WHDC) to construct and manage 98 affordable dwelling units (ADUs) proffered by the developer of Brambleton, received the highest ranking with a score of 750, providing the project with access to more than $1.4 million in federal income tax credits to underwrite construction.
So the question is …
As WHDC prepares to close on its $2.45 million land purchase from Brambleton for the project, a number of interesting questions arise. Does the use of tax credits provide developers who agree to construct ADUs or workforce housing with a means to transfer that financial liability back to the public? Does the importance of ensuring an adequate inventory of affordable work force housing outweigh the public's expectation that the for-profit residential development community at least cover some of the infrastructure costs they create? Should density bonuses be retained by developers when fulfillment of a proffer is shifted to a third party or is this generally how proffer obligations are discharged?
Public discussion of these questions began last year at meetings of the County's Joint Housing Trust Fund Committee. In March of this year, the Board of Supervisors gingerly touched on the subject in response to WHDC's request for letters of support for Shreveport Ridge's VHDA application. In a multi-part article, The Blue Ridge Leader will attempt to understand the implication of this new approach. This month, we focus on the County's use of proffers as they relate to affordable housing. Next month, we will take a closer look at the WHDC model and its implications for affordable housing development and County proffer policy.
What is a "proffer?" …
Proffers are the mechanism by which the Virginia General Assembly allows localities to partially offset the capital costs associated with residential development. These costs include the construction and expansion of public facilities such as schools, playing fields, roads and other infrastructure to accommodate the service needs of the new residents.
Under this mechanism local governments can request capital contributions from a developer in return for approving additional density. Such contributions can take the form of a cash payment for each additional unit above the base zoning, in-kind contributions, such as acreage for a school or public safety center, or a combination of both. A legal document, running with the property, binds the County and landowners to the terms. Where a developer chooses cash contributions, the expectation is that the cost will either be passed through to the homebuyer in the purchase price or absorbed as a cost of business by the developer.
A change in county proffer policy …
Prior to 1993, developers could proffer affordable dwelling units, as the original owner of Brambleton did in its 1988 application. This reflected a belief that the construction of low-income housing could be considered a capital cost of the government.
In 1993 the Board of Supervisors revised the Zoning Ordinance mandating that most (but not all) land development projects proposing 50 or more residential units make at least five percent of the units affordable dwelling units. Developers who agree to higher percentage of ADUs receive a density bonus of 10-20 percent.
The Zoning Ordinance defines an ADU as "units for which the rental and/or sales price is regulated pursuant to the provisions contained in [the ordinance], as adopted by the Board of Supervisors." The stated intent is to make homes available for purchase by households whose income is between 30 percent and 70 percent of the median income for the local statistical area and available for rental by households whose income is between 30 percent and 50 percent of the Washington Area Median Income (AMI). The current AMI is $107,500. This is a $1,100 increase over last year.
Clearly, such housing will not fit into every development proposal. Thus, the ordinance offers developers the option of making a cash payment in lieu of building units. Developers, with the agreement of the Board of Supervisors, can also proffer an alternative housing mix to offset the ADU requirement. This is what the Kincora developer did in its 2010 application.
Who is paying the costs?" …
According to discussion between County staff and the Board of Supervisors, a significant number of developers in Loudoun choose to make cash payments rather than actually build units. In such cases, the financial liability clearly falls upon the developer. In the case of Shreveport Ridge, however, Brambleton will not only shift the cost of constructing the proffered ADUs to WHDC, while still retaining the additional density granted to it by the County, it will also receive $2.45 million from WHDC for the purchase of the 5.48 acres on which WHDC will construct the units.
The LIHTC program "encourages the development of affordable rental housing by providing owners a federal income tax credit." According to the VHDA website, "It also provides incentives for private investors to participate in the construction and rehabilitation of housing for low-income families." Federal tax credits, however, lower the total revenue received by the federal government. In offering such credits to create one public good, affordable housing, Congress must then either cut its budget correspondingly or make up the difference from other revenue sources.
According to documents submitted by WHDC to the County, this is not its first successful submission to the LIHTC program. It has secured such credits for two projects in Middleburg (Levis Hill House and Llewellyn Village Apartments) plus a third project in Fauquier County (Piedmont Lane in The Plains). However, it appears to be the first time the program will be used in Loudoun County to meet a developer's legal obligation to provide the County with proffered affordable dwelling units.
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I am new to CCW. Had my card for a month or so. I suppose it is a personal thing but wondered what position people carry. I am not sure yet was at the 2:30 now at 4:30. :image035:
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I am new to CCW. Had my card for a month or so. I suppose it is a personal thing but wondered what position people carry. I am not sure yet was at the 2:30 now at 4:30. :image035:
3 o'clock is the most comforting for me.
None of the above, Lefty, I carry around 10:00 or 10:30. Or behind the hip at 8:00.
-- Richard
About 3:15! :wave:
Right at 3:38:30...there's a little niche right there where the gun seems to disappear.:yup:
AIWB, so it would be somewhere between 1:00 and 2:00. Easiest and fastest position carry position.
Finally settled on 4:30 strongside with a 25 degree cant after several months of practice draws. You'll find what's right for you & your rig.
Was tempted to just say "Standing up"! But I'll answer honestly at about 3:30.
This will depend solely on *your* perceived comfort/access/retention requirements, which will be unique to you, as an individual person.
What will bias your selection will be based heavily on your body build, your daily activities, as well as both the physical size of the gun you carry as well as how your support gear (everything from the holster to the belt, to suspenders, and yes, even your pants and cover garment) plays out.
I'm about 6 ft. tall, a porky :embarrassed: 250 lbs on a medium frame - that means I have a bit of overhang on the front, and because of that, AIWB is uncomfortable for me unless I don't plan to sit or bend forward at the waist, all day...that's unfortunate, since I can honestly easily conceal a full-sized autopistol there, with no difficulties at all, with my usual clothing.
While I am of the body-type that would make carry at 4-4:30 very good for concealment, I elected not to carry there due to concerns for retention as well as the fact that I am often seated throughout the day, along with the fact that in being the father of a young child, I am often lowering myself (instead of bending over, which makes printing/exposing even more likely) to reach for dropped items, etc.
I carry at my 3'o-clock, with a severe forward cant.
But YMwillV. :wink: :smile:
3 O'clock for me
2 o'clock-ish :yup:
Had to vote none as I am a dedicated lefty. 8:00 works best for me.
Had to vote none as I am a dedicated lefty. 7:30 to 8:00
When my holster gets here in April I plan on the 4 o'clock but may have to play with it a little. It will depend on where the gun rides the best. All I can offer is to try the diff positions you think you may like for at least a week and see what fits you best. Make sure you gun is unloaded, ammo in the other room or better yet locked up and make numerouse draws and reholsters from the positions you think you would preferr. When you find the one that allows the best grip, presentation, and reholster you know you have found what fits your needs. Goo luck ad safe shooting.


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Unemployment benefits created quite a discussion in the House of Representatives' Thursday sessions.
The House Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012 passed the House by a vote of 75 ayes, 16 nays and 1 present not voting.
Reps. Rick Womick (R-Rockvale), Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) and Pat Marsh (R-Shelbyville) were all listed as prime co-sponsors on House Bill 3431. Rep. Joe Carr (R-Lascassas) was not a co-sponsored, but joined the others in voting for the bill.
The Senate version, Senate Bill 3658, passed the Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Thursday morning and was referred to the Senate Calendar Committee to be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate. Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) is a prime co-sponsor of the Senate bill.
According to Rep. Jimmy Matlock (R-Lenoir), the bill's sponsor, said, "A very important piece of legislation that will clarifies language already in the code. This bill, as amended, sharpens the definition of employee misconduct to make sure that only people who are laid off through no fault of their own receive unemployment benefits."
Among the provisions of the bill are the following:
• Benefits will be denied for misconduct that includes "conscious disregard," which is basically insubordination.
• Incarcerated individuals are prohibited from receiving benefits.
• Recipients must provide proof of job searches. "This section encourages active, and continuous job searches by requiring that job seekers provide a detailed record of contact with at least three employers," Matlock said, adding that the Department of Labor must conduct a random weekly audit of 1,000 recipients to make sure the searches are legitimate.
• Employers will be allowed to send the DOL documentation on an employee if they foresee parting of the ways, in order to expedite the process.
• Employees cannot receive unemployment benefits until their severance pay is exhausted.
• The employee must take another job with the employer if the pay is similar, and,
• The employee must take an employer mandated drug test if they are offered work. If they refuse to take the test or fail it, their benefits may be denied.
Some Democrats rose in opposition for fear it would hurt some good workers who may have "an unscrupulous employer who could use this to get rid of anyone," House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Mike Turner said.
"Nothing in here protects the employee from the unscrupulous business man who's going out of business. He could find a reason under this legislation to fire all of them and deny them unemployment," the Old Hickory representative said.
Other action
• On Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam's bill requiring mandatory jail time for people with repeat violence convictions passed the House of Representatives 98-1.
Some objected because they viewed it as an unfunded mandate for local jails who will be housing these individuals, even though money was included in the bill to increase the reimbursement to the local jails by $2 dollars per day, for a total annual cost of about $4 million.
The bill mandates a minimum sentence of 30 days for second offenders and 90 days for people convicted three or more time.
• A bill passed in the Senate 31-0 on Wednesday would give parents veto power in advance over which extracurricular groups in public schools they want their children to join.
The proposal, if it becomes law, would require each school to publish a list of approved clubs and organization in a student handbook, giving parents an opportunity to notify the school which ones they did not want their children joining.
An amendment was added by the Senate requiring the parental option to prohibit membership be prominently displayed in the handbook. The House is scheduled to vote on the bill Monday, April 23.
• Passing by a vote of 29-0 in the Senate on Wednesday, the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act," the bill awaits a floor vote in the House. It was placed on the House calendar for April 16, but was held on the desk, presumably to see if it would pass in the Senate first.
If it passes the House and becomes law, the bill would require the local education agency (LEA) to treat a student's voluntary expression of his or her religious viewpoints in the same way the LEA would treat a secular or other viewpoint.
The policy, which must be adopted by the 2013-2014 school year, would include speaking publicly at school events, expressing their religious beliefs through homework and art in "permissible" subjects and granting the same access to school facilities for student-led prayer groups or religious clubs as is granted for other extracurricular school activities or organizations.


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Sony Should Have Been A Digital Contender
Posted by James McQuivey on February 6, 2014
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News out today confirms that Sony has indeed sold off its Vaio PC arm, ending 17 years in the personal computer business. And that CEO Kazuo Hirai has also decided to separate the TV division into a standalone unit in order to better heal it. Although he insists for now that Sony has no plans to sell that division, it would be foolish of the company not to consider any good offers. If there are any.
Because really, who would want that business? It has lost nearly $8 billion in the last 10 years and has been rapidly losing share to Samsung and LG and is about to get attacked by Chinese TV makers eager to have more influence in the US and other Western markets. I saw a very impressive offering from Hisense, TCL, and Haier at this year's CES and expect them to make inroads against the more expensive panels from Sony, Panasonic, and Sharp, all of which have struggled to keep up.
Did this have to be Sony's fate? Absolutely not.
Sony saw the future as early as 2005 when it released the PSP, but chose not to enter it. Even in the years that followed, Sony continued to show that it could apply its engineering talent to stay ahead of the market. In my personal graveyard of Sony devices, I have two that provide ample evidence of this. The first is the Sony MYLO, a clever acronym meaning MY Life Online, which was intended as a mobile phone without an actual phone, to give parents a way to offer their teens all the trappings of social technology: a touch screen, Skype, a built-in camera, rudimentary apps, in essence everything that would later become a backbone of the smartphone. Sony built it while the iPhone was still a new, untested gadget!
Also in my stack is one of several Sony eReaders I own, this one in an elegant leather case, with a touch screen with edge lighting for reading in the dark. Little known fact, Sony's first eInk eReader came out a full year before Amazon's first Kindle. Yet Sony was unable to capitalize on its launch and dominate the category. The reason Sony failed to seize the future is systemic: The company only wants to make money on devices, believing that engineering drives revenue. It doesn't look beyond the device to the total experience the device provides, building a digital customer relationship to support it. One reason it doesn't is that Sony is so divided a company that even though it has all the assets to be a total entertainment provider for the consumer – it's a movie studio, games console maker, TV producer, mobile company, home devices company – none of those divisions work together to build a single experience for the user the way other companies are learning to do – including even non-device companies like Yahoo! and Facebook.
Yet I come to praise Sony, not to bury it, or at least to ask everyone to hold back the shovels for a bit. Because Sony is still sitting on some amazing engineering talent, which, if paired with the kind of consumer focus that Samsung has, could turn the company around. In their shoes, I would lead with the successful PS4, quickly positioning it as a more general-purpose home entertainment center. Add a PS4 Lite, a set-top box for distributing music, video, and home movies around the home and to mobile devices. Support people's use of Android and Apple phones and tablets, but make sure they realize that it's Sony that is delivering the total entertainment experience on those devices. Then quickly extend that digital relationship into adjacent experiences, such as getting into home sensors and management, probably by buying a few companies that are already there. Start with door locks, one of the hottest digital home devices selling right now. These may not sound like Sony strengths, but this is the direction you end up taking a company like Sony once you understand that you have to build an ongoing relationship with the customer, not just impress with engineering prowess.
This digital customer relationship is something I talk about in my research, including in my most recent Forrester report, called Start To Build Your Ultimate Customer Relationship. Relationship is about to be everything to companies in every industry, but consumer electronics firms are especially vulnerable because if they fail to make this shift, they will end up selling millions of sleek devices that consumers populate with somebody else's smart experiences. It's not too late to prevent this. Sony could still be a contender because the economics of digital disruption allow anyone to enter and compete, whether a startup like Pebble or Dropcam or a long-established business like Audi or, yes, Sony.
James McQuivey, Ph.D. is a vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester Research and the author of the book Digital Disruption.
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James, You are absolutely
Comment from Fatogoma Silue (not verified) on Thu, 07/31/2014 - 05:14
You are absolutely right on the fact that the economics of digital disruption allow any company to get in pretty easily and change the status quo. This gives hope to Sony but my opinion is a bit " darker" regarding Sony in the sense that they lost their "cool soul ". Without that aspects they are going down to the grave.
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We're back from our whirlwind tour of Chicago and its surrounding 'burbs.
Here are some of the paintings we saw at the Art Institiute:
Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte:
Vincent Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles:
Georgie O'Keefe, Cow's Skull with Calico Roses:
I forgot to note the artist/name on this one, please forgive me, if anyone knows, please let me know!
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Beata Beatrix (thanks to caninecologne!):
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We're back from our whirlwind tour of Chicago and its surrounding 'burbs.
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- caninecologne said...
hi vicki - just reading some of your old posts...
we loved this museum but didn't stay long enough.
that painting is called Beata Beatrix by Dante Gabriel Rosetti.
Here's the link:
- November 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Vicki said...
Hey CC - Thanks so much! Love the Art Institute, it's probably my favorite museum in the country.
- November 10, 2010 at 7:02 PM


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Flights Of Fancy, oil on canvas, 12″x14″. Sold.
This painting took a ridiculous amount of time. I had a difficult time trying to tone down the wallpaper so that it wasn't competing too much with the flowers- those poor birds kept coming and going until I was almost mad with frustration. It's one of those pieces that I need to distance myself from for a while.
And for those of you gearing up for tonight's episode of Downton Abbey, I thought I would share this which might help you get in the Downton spirit. I was researching possible English estates for Miss Moon and came across Amanda Brooks' blog which is chock full of beauties.


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BMWs groundbreaking 3.0-liter Advanced Diesel engine has again been named one of Wards 10 Best Engines. For the 2010 model year and the second year in a row, BMWs sequential twin-turbo inline-6 diesel engine was elected to the 10 Best Engines list by the Wards AutoWorld panel of expert judges. To win a place on the 10 Best Engines list, an engine must score highly in measures of horsepower, torque, refinement, technical relevance, and comparative data.
BMWs EfficientDynamics strategy is focused on building greener, more fuel efficient engines without sacrificing performance. The goal was to create the most sophisticated diesel engine in the world. The re-election of BMWs Advanced Diesel engine to the Wards 10 Best Engines list validates our teams accomplishment, said Hans Hohenner, General Manager of Drivetrain Development for BMW Group. The 335d Sedan demonstrates that BMW vehicles have never been more environmentally friendly and very much proves that The Ultimate Driving Machine is alive and well.
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I really wish there was an edit link for Author comments on Portfolio Items, I've found a few times I've submitted a reply to a buyers comment only to find out I've made a error in spelling or a bit of code, so I then have to make another comment explaining there's an error here's the correct info etc…
Is there any way we can get editable comments on our own items, this isn't a request to edit all comments just the ones made by the Author?
Yeah, I'd like to see that feature as well. I've done the same thing.
Anyone else agree? Thought more people would be interested in this functionality?
I totally agree. Every time I post a comment, I need to double check if I have any mistakes. So far the only way I could deal with it is to make another comment that there is a mistake in the previous comment.
Hey guys, yeah this is something that has been asked for for quite a long time. Hopefully it's already on the developers' to-do list
I know a lot of people will be happy when it will be implemented
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The $10,000 Half Court Shot That Almost Wasn't
University of Kentucky freshman Vincent Swope is a good man. I designate him as such by simply being a Kentucky fan. He had an opportunity this weekend to win $10,000 by hitting a half-court shot at halftime of the Kentucky/South Carolina game. He hit it and was informed mid-celebration that he might not be a winner after all.
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"They said when I released the ball I was over the line," Swope said. "There are some pictures where it looks like I touched the line and some where it looks like I didn't touch the line, but that didn't even cross my mind when I shot it. I was just thinking, 'I'm $10,000 richer."
Well…that wasn't going to sit well and via the power of social media and the Big Blue Nation, Mr. Swope is going to get paid.
To Kroger's credit, the supermarket chain didn't take long to realize the PR folly that not paying Swope would be. A representative of Kroger called Jones within an hour of the game ending on Saturday and asked him to tell Swope that he would receive the $10,000.
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Montgomery County Women's History Archive:
40 Women of Historical Significance in Montgomery County
Rosalyn Blake Bell
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First woman to serve on the Montgomery County District Court
Second woman to be appointed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Rosalyn Blake Bell was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1923. After her parents' divorce, she spent most of her childhood with her mother, who owned her own business, a flower shop. She attended Simmons College in Boston where she earned a B.A. in 1944. One of her employers, a lawyer, encouraged her to earn a law degree. In 1947, with her husband, she enrolled in law school at National University (now merged with George Washington University) in Washington, D.C. Her son was born the following year. She continued her education at night, and graduated with honors in 1951, the same year she was admitted to the bar. During the next ten years, Bell devoted her time to her family. She returned to the full-time practice of law in the early 1960s, joining a private practice with her husband. Her son would later join his parents in their firm Bell, Bell, and Bell.
During her years in private practice, Bell assumed leadership roles within the legal community. She was trustee (1973-1978) and later director (1973-1977) of the Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Education Institute. She also served as vice-president (1976-1978) and trustee (1978-1980) of the Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers. Both of these organizations focus on the formation of education programs designed to update lawyers on the latest legal developments and opinions. The District of Columbia Women's Bar Association recognized Bell as the Woman Lawyer of the Year in 1975. In 1976, and again in 1989, Bell served as governor of the Maryland State Bar Association. She was president of the Maryland Women's Bar Association from 1983 to 1985.
Bell's legal career was recognized in 1978 when she was appointed to the District Court of Maryland for District 6, MontgomeryCounty, at a time when there were only seven women judges in the state. She was the first woman to serve on the District Court in Montgomery County. Two years later, in 1980, she was elevated to Associate Judge for Montgomery County Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit. In 1983, Governor Harry Hughes appointed Bell to the Court of Special Appeals as member at-large.
Throughout her career on the bench, Bell has been recognized as an authority in family law. Through her writings and decisions, Bell shaped the way alimony payments were determined by the courts. She has championed economic parity for divorced women and their children. She has authored "Alimony and the Financially Dependent Spouse in Montgomery County," "Maryland Civil Jury Instructions and Commentary," and "Trial of a Domestic Case." She also was a member of the Governor's Task Force on Family Law, established in 1991. The task force was charged with examining the system of family law in Maryland in light of the magnitude of social and economic consequences of divorce, and addressing the inequities that result. As recognition to her many achievements in family law, the Women's Law Center of Maryland established the Rosalyn B. Bell Award in 1992. The award is given annually for accomplishments in family law.
Throughout her career, Bell has been an active women's rights advocate. In 1980, her initiative resulted in the establishment of the Montgomery County Spouse Abuse Task Force. She has led the task force since its creation. The task force has brought many improvements in the legal system's response to victims of domestic violence and enhanced coordination among service and law enforcement agencies through its public education efforts and legislative activities.
Bell has also advocated for women in the court system. In 1987, she was a founding member of the Maryland Special Joint Committee on Gender Bias in the Courts. The goal of the committee was to investigate sexual discrimination in the Maryland judicial system. The committee issued a report entitled "Gender Bias in the Courts" that concluded that gender bias existed in the system. In response to the report, a second committee, "The Select Joint Committee on Gender Neutrality," was established to take action against bias and sexual discrimination. The pioneering work of Judge Bell, and of both committees, helped to promote women as legal professionals, changed the sexist attitudes and behaviors of court room personnel, and sought to eliminate sexual bias in legal opinions. During her career, Judge Bell has worked to bring more women into the judiciary.
Bell has also taught at several universities. In the latter stage of her career, she has concentrated on the legal and ethical issues surrounding genetic testing and research. She has served on the board of directors and as chair of special projects at the Einstein Institute for Science, Health, and the Courts, an organization devoted to educating lawyers and judges on the application of the genetic sciences to the legal profession.
Judge Bell retired in 1993. That same year, she was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor Maryland women who have made unique and lasting contributions to the economic, political, cultural, and social life of the State, and to provide visible models of achievement for future women leaders.
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