text:
Audio stock and tutorials.
Joel Falconer is a Melbourne, Australia-based writer and musician. He's the former editor of Audiotuts+ and a long time contributor, and he sells stock audio and audio tutorials on the Envato Marketplaces.
Recording Artist's Workflow: Writing to Mastering
Everybody's first few recordings – whether that means three or thirteen – usually go the same way. The deadline's fast approaching and hardly anything is done. What has been done doesn't sound right. Your fellow musicians have no idea what they're supposed to be doing and nobody in the room is really sure what the next step in the process is.
For most beginners, developing a recording workflow isn't a priority. But professionals will tell you that time is money and that's why they've worked so hard on making theirs work. The quicker you can do your work, the more your effective hourly rate is, and the quicker you can do your work, the less you pay to hire studios, equipment and staff. It works from both an expense and an income perspective.
Here's a look at the process and flow of a recording project that's done properly, with tips for optimizing it further.
MIDI Editing in Pro Tools
Until recently, Pro Tools was considered a laggard among DAWs when it came to MIDI capabilities in general — despite its position as the industry standard digital audio production solution. With the release of Pro Tools 8, Digidesign stepped up its game. Let's take a close look at the new functionality.
In-Depth with Reason's Sequencer
While some producers, such as electronica producers, practically live in the sequencer, many home recording enthusiasts are totally unfamiliar with the concept—their work revolves around audio, not sequenced material.
Understanding the sequencer is a pretty hefty topic, so we're going to get to know Reason's implementation in this Plus tutorial.
In-Depth with Reason's Rack
The rack is something that every Reason user has to use and many are comfortable with, but most haven't fully explored it—while others are confused by it. We're going to look at the rack itself, devices, patches, and the least understood of rack topics, rack routing.
In-Depth with Reason 4's Matrix Pattern Sequencer
The Matrix Pattern Sequencer is a valuable tool in Reason 4's plethora of rack devices. It makes no sound of its own—its power lies in its ability to control other devices. If your sound device can receive CV data, the Matrix can make it do all sorts of cool things from the obvious choice of note sequencing, to controlling oscillators and filters.
Understanding Your Mixer: The Channel Strip
We don't do a lot on live sound at Audiotuts+, but it's an essential area of knowledge every musician should have. After all, no matter how many tracks you record in a studio or at home, nobody will know who you are until you get out there and play for someone. One thing that's stopping more artists from taking this step is their fear of the big fancy mixer. It's quite a bit different to the mixer in Logic and Pro Tools.
Due its vast array of controls, many find it intimidating, but it's really nothing to be scared of. Let's take a look.


text:
Q. Is laparoscopic surgery always better?
A. Laparoscopic surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive surgery, is an alternative to traditional open surgery in the abdominal and pelvic cavities. Instead of one large incision, the procedure uses very short incisions, through which tubular instruments called trochars are inserted. Carbon dioxide gas is pumped in to inflate the cavity and allow surgeons to see and maneuver in the space. Other trochars are used to insert a special camera called a laparascope and to insert and manipulate narrow surgical instruments. Some laparoscopic procedures may rely on robotically controlled devices.
Julie Kim, chief of bariatric surgery at Tufts Medical Center, says that laparoscopic surgery offers several advantages. Patients recover faster and experience less pain during their recovery. The smaller incisions also create a lower chance of complications such as infected wounds and hernias.
Kim says that surgeons may opt for an open procedure if the patient has a health risk — if their bodies can't withstand the pressure of gas in the abdomen for instance. And surgeons occasionally opt for an open incision during a procedure. "We don't want people to think converting to open surgery is a complication in itself or is something that's bad," she says.
Laparoscopic surgeries require special instruments, training, and skills, and surgeons have debated whether certain procedures benefit from the access and maneuverability of an open incision. Ongoing studies are evaluating the costs, risks, and benefits of the technique for specific procedures, and patients should discuss these advantages and disadvantages with their surgeon.Send health questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
RTC Conference Primers: #16 – Ivy LeaguePosted by Brian Goodman on October 20th, 2011
Howard Hochman is the RTC correspondent for the Ivy League.
Readers' Take I
Geography is an important factor in many of the Ivy League pre-conference games. With that in mind, we ask you:
Top Storylines
- Travelin' Elis: Optimism in New Haven? The Yankees are history, there are no Knicks, and the Giants and Jets have provided only disappointment so far. So it has to be about the upcoming Yale basketball season. And the fans have every reason to be hopeful thanks to their two stars who spent a good portion of the summer overseas. Jeremiah Kreisberg played for the Israeli U-20 team in the European Championships, and all he did was lead the team in scoring, averaging 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in about 30 minutes of action. The experience the 6'9" sophomore from California gained from international competition makes him the perfect complement to Greg Mangano. The returning RTC Ivy League POY played his way onto the US World University Games roster and in doing so became the first Ivy player to compete on the US team since Bill Bradley in 1965. (Can you say "Senator Mangano?") While the team did not distinguish itself (a quarterfinal loss to Lithuania earned them a fifth place finish) Mangano got to show his skills playing alongside some of the heavyweights of the Big East. Also on the team were Tim Abromaitis, Ashton Gibbs and Scoop Jardine. Mangano averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in almost 11 minutes of action, highlighted by an 8/8 performance against Mexico.
- Early Exams: Granted, in a league where there is traditionally only one NCAA Tournament bid — Harvard's merits last year not withstanding — wins and losses in non-conference games mean little. Yet, they do provide some early insight as to where the teams stand and an upset of a national power is cause for celebration. Overwhelming preseason favorite Harvard, along with the top two contenders, Yale and Penn, have early schedules that will prove to be either minefields or springboards. The Crimson play in the Battle for Atlantis over Thanksgiving and open with Utah. If all goes according to plan, they will face heavyweight Connecticut in the final. Should that happen, it will be a prelude to their traditional matchup with the Huskies in early December. Yale has an early date at Seton Hall but their acid test comes during a December road trip to Wake Forest and Florida. But the granddaddy of pre-conference schedules belongs to Penn. They will face Pitt and James Madison during the Hoop Group Philly Classic. That's the appetizer for a main course that includes Big 5 contests against Temple and Villanova. And the dessert? End-of-year road trips to UCLA and Duke. It's not a stretch to assume all of the above are tournament teams with Top 25 potential.
Predicted Order of Finish (predicted conference records in parenthesis)


text:
Our community should take the deepest satisfaction and the greatest pride in all that has been achieved with the creation of the Israel studies professorship at Portland State University named in honor of Rabbi Joshua Stampfer.
The Rabbi Stampfer Professor of Israel Studies position, announced Oct. 11 by the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, does more than establish PSU as a premier academic venue in Judaic and Israel studies and round out the academic team of a first-rate program.
It does more than testify to the leadership, generosity, understanding and commitment of those individuals who worked hardest and gave the most of themselves to make this moment a reality.
And it does more than memorialize the enlightened and visionary rabbi, scholar and gentlest of men for whom it is named.
There is more still.
It does more also than illuminate the academic inclusiveness and scholarly dedication of the increasingly distinguished institution of higher learning in the heart of our city that began as the scattered Vanport Extension Center within the lifetime of many of us here.
It does yet more than distinguish our community, our city, our state and our region.
It does all those things, which, in an overused but apt phrase rooted in Aristotle, is greater than merely the sum of its parts.
A few have pointed out that the evolution of Judaic studies and now Israel studies at PSU has advanced with astonishing speed.
Who would have thought that in just the eight years since the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation challenged the community with a $1 million grant to establish the Schnitzer Family Program at PSU that the program would have achieved such eminence: four tenure-track professors and the ability to offer a major in Judaic studies?
The vision of the Schnitzer family and of Lorry I. Lokey stand out now and will forever as shining milestones on the way to what has been achieved and what yet may come.
It was considerably longer ago than eight years that Rabbi Stampfer taught the first Judaic studies class at PSU in 1961—eight years after he arrived here, but certainly that moment also is no less a bright milestone on the way to where we are today and where we may be going.
We are forever indebted to such people, as we also are to the un-named others who over many decades built a community in which such dreams can come true.


text:
We had a tripping line on it, so we tripped the sea-anchor and hauled it in.
late 14c. (implied in tripper), "tread or step lightly, skip, caper," from Old French tripper "strike with the feet" (12c.), from a Germanic source (cf. Middle Dutch trippen "to skip, trip, hop," Low German trippeln, Frisian tripje, Dutch trappen, Old English treppan "to tread, trample") related to trap.
The sense of "strike with the foot and cause to stumble" is first recorded early 15c. Meaning "to release" (a catch, lever, etc.) is recorded from 1897; trip-wire is attested from 1916. Related: Tripped; tripping.
"act or action of tripping," 1650s, from trip (v.); sense of "a short journey or voyage" is from 1690s, originally a nautical term, the connection is uncertain. The meaning "psychedelic drug experience" is first recorded 1959 as a noun; the verb in this sense is from 1966, from the noun.
An arrest; a prison sentence; fall
[1920s+ Underworld; fr trip, ''stumble, fall'']
Related Terms


text:
Following the external review of the IUCN Programme on Protected Areas (PPA) in 2009, 30 participants met together in Rolle, Switzerland, to provide input into the IUCN's management response that will shape the future of the PPA.
The discussions benefited greatly from having participants from around the world representing many sectors such as the World Protected Areas Leadership Forum, WCPA, other global programs of IUCN, protected area representatives from the IUCN Regional Offices, and the protected area program staff from Headquarters.
The 2 days saw extensive exchange of information, brought to light many issues that require urgent attention including a lack of clarity on the complete portfolio of work carried out by IUCN/WCPA on protected areas worldwide. Key outcomes were comprehensive affirmation statements of the need for a strengthened IUCN Protected Area Programme at the heart of IUCN's work, an overall vision for the PPA, detailed responses to the review's recommendations, and ideas that could lead to the development of an Action Plan even though no plan was agreed for strengthening the resources and capacity of IUCN work on protected areas both in HQ and the regions, over the short term as well as identifying priority actions for 2010.
Having so many protected area people in the one room also provided the basis for future networking. The need for better collaboration and communication across IUCN on protected areas issues became evident and will be addressed by a PPA communication strategy including mapping of protected area professionals throughout IUCN.
All in all the meeting was a great success, allowing for better understanding of the opportunities and obstacles of IUCN work on protected areas, reenergizing the commitment from IUCN protected area staff and proposing a way forward for the program on protected areas. The outputs of the meeting will be one of the inputs used to develop an IUCN management response that will be presented by Jane Smart, Director of the Biodiversity Conservation Group, to the Director General of IUCN.


text:
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Thank you. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you.
Well, good afternoon everybody. It is wonderful to be back. Secretary Panetta, thank you for the introduction. Last week at the White House we had our first Cabinet meeting since the election, and it was a chance for me to thank my entire team for their service; for keeping our country safe and strong these past four years. And, Leon, few have done more than you in that regard. And that includes taking care of our remarkable men and women in uniform and their families and keeping our military the absolute best in the world -- bar none. So thank you, Leon, for being such an outstanding Secretary of Defense. We're very grateful. (Applause.)
Now, I am not here to give a big speech. I wanted to just come by and join you in marking the 20th anniversary of one of the country's smartest and most successful national security programs: Nunn-Lugar. And I want to express my gratitude to all of you -- from government, academia, NGOs and our partners from around the world. People in this room conceived it. You built it. You've sustained it. And of course, I especially want to acknowledge a leader who helped create it and who now helps guide it as our outstanding Deputy Secretary of Defense -- Ash Carter. So thank you, Ash, for your great work. (Applause.)
Of course, no one has done more than the two visionaries on this stage. Now, you have to think about what real visionaries do. They look at the world and they see what's missing. So they set out to fill the gap; to build something new. And that's what Sam Nunn and Dick Lugar did many years ago. They challenged us to think anew; to imagine, after decades of confrontation, how our nations might engage in cooperation. Early in the Cold War, Einstein warned of the danger of our wisdom not keeping pace with our technology. And with Nunn-Lugar, our wisdom began to catch up.
I also wanted to be here because of my own personal debt to these two leaders. When I was in -- when I was elected to the Senate, Sam Nunn was one of the first leaders I called. Obviously, he had an extraordinary reputation for his work on a whole range of issues in the Senate. And, Sam, by the way, I should -- I always meant to say thanks for taking my call. (Laughter.) So we do small talk, he congratulates me on being elected. And then he says, I've got two pieces of advice for you. First piece of advice: Get a seat on the Foreign Relations Committee. I did that. Second piece of advice: Learn from Dick Lugar. (Laughter.) I did that, too. So I took Sam's advice then. And as President, I continue to value his advice and his counsel.
Sam, as one of the so-called "Four Horsemen" -- which I'd say is a pretty ominous nickname -- (laughter) -- has spoken out for a world without nuclear weapons. And with your Nuclear Threat Initiative, you helped us ratify the New START treaty, rally the world to secure nuclear materials, strengthen the global nonproliferation regime, and create an international fuel bank for peaceful nuclear power. Sam, that's an extraordinary legacy and an extraordinary record. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership. (Applause.)
And because I took Sam's advice, I came to know and admire Dick Lugar. I was a new, junior senator. But nevertheless, he was willing to take me in and served in many cases, particularly on the issues that we're celebrating here today, took me in as a pupil for him. I watched, and I learned. And when we worked together to pass a law to speed up the lockdown of nuclear materials, obviously it was called Lugar-Obama -- in that order. (Laughter.)
And, Dick, I want to take this opportunity to say something else. At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be more than just doing what's popular in the moment. That it ought to be about what's right for our nation, over the long term. It ought to be about problem-solving and governance, not just how we can score political points on each other or engage in obstructionism. And where compromise is not a vice and where bipartisanship is a actually considered a virtue -- to be rewarded, not punished.
That's the essence of these two gentlemen, and that's the essence of Nunn-Lugar. That's the spirit that's defined Dick's public service for nearly 50 years. And that's the bipartisan tradition that we need more of here in Washington, especially on foreign policy. So, Dick, as you prepare to leave the Senate that you love, I think I speak on behalf of everybody here and millions of people across the country to say that your legacy will endure in a safer and more secure world, and a safer and more secure America. And we pray that this nation produces more leaders with your sense of decency and civility and integrity. We are grateful to you. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Now, I will point out, it was Dick who took me on my first foreign trip as a Senator -- to Russia and Ukraine and Azerbaijan. We were there to see the Cooperative Threat Reduction program in action. And the first thing I learned is that when Dick Lugar travels overseas, it's not a junket. We didn't stop and look at a lot of beautiful sights -- (laughter) -- and sort of lounge around on some shopping excursions. He wore out every 25-year-old staffer that was part of this delegation.
What you also learn is that Dick Lugar -- the more remote the place is and the more obscure the facility is, the bigger a rock star Dick Lugar is. (Laughter.) I mean, they love him in these places.
I remember walking through one facility. I started leaning in for a closer look and one of the workers said, don't touch that orange stuff. It turned out to be TNT. (Laughter.) At another point, the workers were taking apart munitions -- gloves on their hands, masks over their faces -- and I'm thinking, wait a second, why don't we have masks on? (Laughter.) This is the kind of trip you take with Dick Lugar. (Laughter.)
We're traipsing through nuclear weapons storage sites and junkyards full of old land mines and technicians showing off test tubes where you said, well, what's that? Well, that's anthrax, that's plague. (Laughter.) Shouldn't you keep it in something a little more sturdy than this? (Laughter.) Dick Lugar is standing in the back of the room. (Laughter.) I remember I asked him, I think, have you seen it? He says, yes, yes, I've seen it. I don't get too close now. (Laughter.) That's what it's like traveling with Dick Lugar.
And I had been a strong advocate for CTR before. But visiting those facilities, seeing the work that so many of you do, seeing these old weapons once aimed at us now being turned into scrap truly brought home how important this work was. This is one of our most important national security programs. And it's a perfect example of the kind of partnerships that we need, working together to meet challenges that no nation can address on its own.
And so, Nunn-Lugar is the foundation for the vision that I laid out, once I was elected President, in travel to Prague -- where nations come together to secure nuclear materials, as we're doing with our Nuclear Security Summits, where we build on New START and continue to work to reduce our arsenals; where we strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and prevent the spread of the world's most deadly weapons; where, over time, we come closer to our ultimate vision -- a world without nuclear weapons.
That's why we haven't just sustained programs like Nunn-Lugar over the past four years. We've worked with all of you to strengthen it, expanding it to some 80 nations, far beyond the old Soviet Union -- moving ahead with the destruction of chemical weapons -- partnering with others, countries from Africa to Asia and global health organizations to prevent the spread of deadly diseases and bioterrorism. And I have to give a shout-out to somebody who was on the original team with Ash that conceived of CTR; she's been working it ever since and now leads our efforts at the White House -- Laura Holgate is here. And so we're very proud of her for the outstanding work that she's done. (Applause.)
And we've worked to keep weapons from spreading, whether it was nuclear material in Libya or, now, chemical weapons in Syria. And on Syria, let me just say this. We will continue to support the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people --- engaging with the opposition, providing with -- providing them with the humanitarian aid, and working for a transition to a Syria that's free of the Assad regime.
And today, I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command: The world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there where be consequences, and you will be held accountable. (Applause.)
We simply cannot allow the 21st century to be darkened by the worst weapons of the 20th century. And that's why, over the past four years, we've continued to make critical investments in our threat reduction programs --- not just at DOD, but at Energy and at State. In fact, we've been increasing funding, and sustaining it. And even as we make some very tough fiscal choices, we're going to keep investing in these programs --- because our national security depends on it.
After all, even with all your success --- the thousands of missiles destroyed, bombers and submarines eliminated, the warheads that have been deactivated --- we're nowhere near done. Not by a long shot. And you all know this. There's still much too much material --- nuclear, chemical, biological --- being stored without enough protection. There are still terrorists and criminal gangs doing everything they can to get their hands on it.
And make no mistake, if they get it, they will use it; potentially killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people, perhaps triggering a global crisis. That's why I continue to believe that nuclear terrorism remains one of the greatest threats to global security. That's why working to prevent nuclear terrorism is going to remain one of my top national security priorities as long as I have the privilege of being President of the United States.
So, I came here in part to say we cannot let our guard down. This needs to be a sustained effort across all your organizations, across our government. We have to keep investing in our people and in new technologies. We have to sustain the partnerships we have, and that includes Russia.
We're joined by some of our Russian friends today. Russia has said that our current agreement hasn't kept pace with the changing relationship between our countries. To which we say, let's update it. Let's work with Russia as an equal partner. Let's continue the work that's so important to the security of both our countries. And I'm optimistic that we can.
And we have to keep creating new partnerships. We have to make sure --- to paraphrase Einstein --- that our wisdom stays ahead of our technology. And I know you're committed to this. And I want you to know that I am, too.
So let me leave you with a story of that first trip Dick and I took together. You may remember this, Dick. I was Ukraine. We went to a facility, an old factory. We walked down these long, dark corridors. We're ducking our heads, stepping over puddles of -- something -- we're not sure what it was. (Laughter.) Finally, we came across some women, sitting at a worktable. On it were piles of old artillery shells. And the women were sitting there, taking them apart. By hand. Slowly. (Laughter.) Carefully. (Laughter.) One by one.
It took decades --- and extraordinary sums of money --- to build those arsenals. It's going to take decades --- and continued investments --- to dismantle them. The two of you know know this better than anybody. It's painstaking work. It rarely makes the headlines. But I want each of you to know, and everybody who's participating in this important effort to know, that the work you do is absolutely vital to our national security and to our global security.
Missile by missile, warhead by warhead, shell by shell, we're putting a bygone era behind us. Inspired by Sam Nunn and Dick Lugar, we're moving closer to the future we seek. A future where these weapons never threaten our children again. A future where we know the security and peace of a world without nuclear weapons. I could not be prouder of these gentlemen. I'm proud to call them friends. And I'm looking forward to continuing to work with them and all of you in the years to come.
Thank you very much.
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/12/03/remarks-president-nunn-lugar-cooperative-threat-reduction-symposium


text:
Shreveport Singer Cole Vosbury to Perform National Anthem at 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Cole Vosbury, known for his wild beard and wilder success on NBC's hit show 'The Voice,' will perform the National Anthem at this year's AdvoCare V100 Bowl, which takes place on Dec. 31, 2013 at Shreveport's Independence Stadium.
According to AdvoCare V100 Bowl Public and Media Relations Director Stefan Nolet, The Independence Bowl Foundation will also make a donation to the James Burton Foundation in Vosbury's honor.
The James Burton Foundation "supports music education for those in need through guitar donations and music instruction to schools, hospitals, and community service organizations."
It's been a wild journey for the Shreveport native, who is currently in the Top 8 on the hugely popular show. He made his big debut in September, performing 'Movin' On Up' in his blind audition. He has successfully advanced in the competition each subsequent week.
Vosbury has gathered massive support from his hometown, including one extremely dedicated fan who has created a Twitter parody account.


text:
Home > Patients & Visitors > Health Library > Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair
After yourspinal cord injury (SCI), you may need a wheelchair. Moving from your wheelchair to other locations is known as a transfer. If you have enough upper body strength, you may be able to do this yourself.
Your injury and strength will determine what type of transfer you do. But there are general things that are important to know when transferring.
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family MedicineMartin J. Gabica, MD - Family MedicineKathleen Romito, MD - Family MedicineSpecialist Medical ReviewerNancy E. Greenwald, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Current as ofOctober 9, 2017
Next Section:
Previous Section:
Current as of:
October 9, 2017
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Nancy E. Greenwald, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Learn how we develop our content.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org.
© 1995-2018 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.
View More
Feeling under the weather?
Use our interactive symptom checker to evaluate your symptoms and determine appropriate action or treatment.
Our interactive Decision Points guide you through making key health decisions by combining medical information with your personal information.
You'll find Decision Points to help you answer questions about:
Get started learning more about your health!
Our Interactive Tools can help you make smart decisions for a healthier life. You'll find personal calculators and tools for health and fitness, lifestyle checkups, and pregnancy.


text:
Reviews for Vital Ital Calabash
Average rating: 4.37 / 5.0 Based on 15 reviews.
|Went with a friend a couple of months ago to check it out. The plantains were awesome. iI'd return for those and to try a smoothie. Update 12-30-09: Are they closed? I was in the neighborhood today and everything looked sealed.
Reviews: 3
|BIG NEWS. Seed of Life (another vegan restaurant) is now open late in the same location! Go a little before 6 SUN-FRI and try both! My Vital Ital review ==> I've always been 100% pleased with the food and unique atmosphere. The great recipes and quality ingredients always please, as does the ambience. It's true the place is not the cheapest around, but the quality and preparation are worth it.
Reviews: 133
|It's worth eating here once in a while. It has good tasting shakes and sandwiches and they all are very filling so you won't leave hungry. The only problem is that everything is too sweet and salty. I always get thirsty after eating here. Make sure you're not in a rush. It can take 20 plus minutes to get your food. Also, the dining area is very tiny and noisy, but is very interesting to look at.
Reviews: 2
|The Rasta stew was of average flavor and creativity, somewhat small portion for the price. Serving plates and bowls need to be removed where cracked and chipped. Cramped and noisy interior, but good place for a vegan smoothie and sandwich to go.
|Vegan Living
Reviews: 95
|Friendly but quirky atmosphere, Very laid back staff that seem overwhelmed at times. Tasty but small portions. The Supreme Burger wasn't very super - hardly any filling.
Reviews: 82
|Seems like a throwback to another era -- quirky while abit quaint. Definitely laid-back. Restaurant staff are genuinely friendly. Food is delicious. If judged purely from a cost perspective, the simple food is overpriced for the quantity delivered, esp. in comparison to other restaurants.
Reviews: 138
|Soooooo good, and great atmosphere. It makes me really sad that they close at 6.
Reviews: 2
|I completely loved this place. My favorite was the avocado soy burgers - best I've ever had. The smoothies were not to my liking - a bit watered down - I'd suggest you say "hold the maple syrup, mahn." Update 6/25/2007 - food is still very yummy - business is definitely for sale - go now or you may never experience vegan African Jamaican food again. Lemonade rocks there!!
Reviews: 22
|I crave the food here almost daily! The fresh approach to jamaican and african is unrivaled here as exhibited by the ever-changing stew and whole, raw foods they use. I have never tasted a better jerk sauce! Not everything on the menu is available daily but that forces you to try new things on the menu which I highly suggest. Try all of their sandwiches, plantains, stews, and smoothies! :D
Reviews: 5
|Unfortunately, they didn't have the No Meat Treat or Veggie Plate, but my friends and I had a stew that wasn't on the menu. It was super-yummy! The fried plantains are awesome. The ginger beer, which the friendly, helpful guy proclaimed as the best this outside of Jamaica was very, very strong! Will definitely go back. Sign outside says the biz is for sale by owner. :( Hours 11-7 not 9.
Reviews: 5
|I love the tofu burgers with the avacado and soy cheese. The smoothies and plantains are also delicious. The place is very funky (don't go when you are in a hurry) but if you are in the mood for some tasty grub it can't be beat.
Reviews: 8
|I really enjoyed this space - the energy, people, and food. It's a cozy small space with so much charm. Staff are super friendly - food is awesome - loved the avocado burger, smoothie with ginger, and beans, rice, jamaiican stew.. it's all great and my hubby loved it too! Good place to support!! Fun environment!
Reviews: 9
|I like the flavor and care they put into the food. They will be expanding their menu, with a "grand opening" on the weekend of August 26-27, 2006. The quality of the food is consistently good. Always fresh, vegan, and wholesome.
|Jon Spear
Reviews: 8
|First off the interior of this restaurant left me breathless. I had a Pure Niceness smoothie, a Sea Sprout live wrap, and a live lasagna, 2nd location, and an absolute culinary landmark..trust!!
Reviews: 3
|Ital/Rasta food. Jamaican specialties: Ital soup, fried plantains, and rice and beans. Or nori wrap and tofu burgers! Don't miss the ginger beer and smoothies! Totally vegan and full of character.
Reviews: 1
The intent of the Ultimate Guide is to make it easier for folks new to the Bay Area or new to vegetarianism to find businesses that support their vegetarian lifestyle. We welcome your reviews and feedback on businesses and services listed within. For any public reviews, please keep your comments constructive so that the business may learn from them -- no slander or mean-spirited comments.. You are responsible for what you post as a 3rd party contributor to the Ultimate Guide web site. Bay Area Vegetarians and the editors of the Ultimate Guide reserve the right to edit or delete submissions that are deemed inappropriate.


text: Home → Lifestyle Adoption Tails: Charlie is looking for a new home Charlie is a gorgeous 2-year-old cat that is looking for a kind and gentle home. Charlie is deaf and will need a family who understands his limitations but will be able to live a full and normal life despite his lack of hearing. Charlie was surrendered to the shelter in December after his owner added new cats to the home that Charlie did not like. He was then adopted into a home that just wasn�t the right fit for him, so Charlie was returned to the shelter and now waits for another chance in a forever home. Charlie has a great personality and loves to play, but because of his reaction toward strange cats he is best suited for a one-cat home. If you are able to provide Charlie or any of the other animals at the shelter a home, visit the Chester County SPCA at 1212 Phoenixville Pike in West Goshen or call 610-692-6113. Charlie�s registration number is 96812833. To meet some of the other adoptable animals, visit the shelter or log onto www.ccspca.org. Not quite ready to adopt? Consider becoming a CCSPCA foster parent. Additional information and applications are available online or at the shelter. Posted: 02/17/13, 12:01 AM EST | # Comments Advertisement Subscribe to Home Delivery for only $2.50 per week!


text:
Capel Signs Two-Year Extension
By ODU Athletics
NORFOLK, VA. (Feb. 25) -- Old Dominion University men's basketball coach Jeff Capel has signed a two-year extension to his contract through the 2002 basketball season, as announced today by athletic director Jim Jarrett.
The contract guarantees a base salary of $127,000 and additional income from television and radio packages, camps and an annuity.
"I am pleased that Jeff Capel will continue to lead the men's basketball program at Old Dominion University," says Jarrett. "Jeff is a quality coach and I am optimistic that he will provide strong and effective leadershiop for the Monarch basketball program."
Capel, the CAA Coach-of-the-Year in 1995 and the 1997 state Coach-of-the-Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association, h as compiled a 109-79 record through five and a half seasons at Old Dominion, leading the Monarchs to CAA crowns in 1995 and 1997. The Monarchs reached the CAA finals last year. In his first season (1995), the Monarchs upset No. 3 seeded Villanova in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and Capel was honored as the NABC District III Coach-of-the-Year. Three of Capel's Monarch teams h ave advanced to post-season play, with last year's team tying a school record for wins with 25 (25-9) and advancing to the second round of the NIT.
"I am excited about continuing to lead the men's basketball program at Old Dominion University," says Capel. "I look forward to the future, with our strong corp of returning players and talented incoming recruits, and to promoting our program to our alumni, fans and supporters throughout Hampton Roads." Prior to his arrival at Old Dominion, Capel led North Carolna A&T to a 16-14 record in 1993-94, an MEAC title and a trip to the NCAA tournament. From 1990-1993, he was the head coach at his alma mater, Fayetteville State, leading the Broncos to the NCAA Division II tournament in 1993 with a 20-9 record. He served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest from 1986-89, and as head coach and assistant principal at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, NC for eight years. Capel was inducted into the Fayetteville State University Hall of Fame last fall.


text:
The Institute communicates its scientific and educational information in a number of ways. One major outlet is peer-reviewed publications and reports. Cary Institute staff regularly publish in the best-rated journals in their respective fields.
Export 73 results:Sort by: [ Author] Title Type Year
Filters: Author is Groffman, Peter M. [Clear All Filters]
Contaminant effects on microbial functions in riparian buffer zones", in N. E. Haycock, T. Burt, K. Goulding, and G. Pinay (eds.). Buffer Zones: Their Processes and Potential in Water Protection, 1997, p. 83-92., "
Ecological constraints on the ability of precision agriculture to improve the environmental performance of agricultural production systems", in Precision Agriculture: Spatial and Temporal Variability of Environmental Quality. Ciba Foundation Symposium 210., 1997, p. 52-64., "
Denitrification in soils and its impact on soil fertility and environmental quality", in N. S. Subbarao and Y. R. Dommergues (eds.). Microbial Interactions in Agriculture and Forestry, 1998, p. 165-191., "
Synthesis: What kind of discipline is this, anyhow?", in M. L. Pace and P. M. Groffman (eds.). Successes, Limitations, and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science, 1998, p. 473-481., "
Nitrogen in the environment", in M. E. Sumner (ed.). Handbook of Soil Science, 1999, p. C190-200., "
Denitrification", in G. P. Robertson, C. S. Bledsoe, D. C. Coleman, and P. Sollins (eds.). Standard Soil Methods for Long Term Ecological Research, 1999, p. 272-288., "
Soil processes and global change: will invertebrates make a difference?", in D. C. Coleman and P. F. Hendrix (eds.). Invertebrates as Webmasters in Ecosystems, 2000, p. 313-326., "
Nitrous oxide emissions derived from N leaching", in S. O. Peterson and J. E. Olesen (eds.). Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Agriculture in the Nordic Countries, 2002, p. 143-155., "
Mechanisms, rates and assessment of N2O in groundwater, riparian zones and rivers", in J. van Ham, A. P. M. Baede, R. Guicherit, J. G. F. M. Williams-Jacobse (eds.). Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control Options and Policy Aspects, 2002, p. 159-166., "
Microbial contribution to biodiversity at organism, landscape and ecosystem scales", in M. Shachak, J. Gosz, S. T. A. Pickett, and A. Perevolotsky (eds.). Biodiversity in Drylands: Toward a Unified Framework, 2004, p. 109-121., "
Landscape and regional scale studies of nitrogen gas fluxes.", in J. Wu, K. B. Jones, H. Li, and O. L. Loucks (eds.). Scaling and Uncertainty Analysis in Ecology: Methods and Applications, 2006, p. 191-203., "
Ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes", in M. Schnepf and C. Cox (eds.). Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality: Strengthening the Science Base, 2007, p. 3-17., "
Nitrogen balances at ecosystem, landscape, regional and global scales", in J. Schepers and W. Raun (eds). Nitrogen in Agricultural Soils, 2008, p. 731-758., "
From "connecting the dots" to "threading the needle:" The challenges ahead in managing agricultural landscapes for environmental quality", in P. Nowak and M. Schnepf, editors. Managing Agricultural Landscapes to Achieve More Effective Conservation, 2011, p. 1-12., "
The Nitrogen Cycle", in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 137-158., "
Long-Term Integrated Studies Show Complex and Surprising Effects of Climate Change in the Northern Hardwood Forest", BioScience, vol. 62, no. 12, p. 1056 - 1066, 2012., "
Terrestrial denitrification: challenges and opportunities", Ecological Processes, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 11, 2012., "
Ecological homogenization of urban USA", Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 74 - 81, 2014., "
Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services", in Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment., Washington, D. C.: , 2014, p. 195-219., "
Earthworms increase soil microbial biomass carrying capacity and nitrogen retention in northern hardwood forests", Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 87, p. 51 - 58, 2015., "
Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem", Environmental Research Letters, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 034004, 2016., "
Moving Towards a New Urban Systems Science", ECOSYSTEMS, vol. 20, p. 38-43, 2017., "
Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems", Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 1, no. 7, p. 0191, 2017., "
- « first
- ‹ previous
- 1
- 2
- 3


text:
Jennifer Marrkand Westford Academy Swimmer of the Year
Where to begin with Marrkand? The junior, who has not lost a race in any event since her freshman year, was a school recordbreaker, DCL record-breaker, state champion and All-American - for the third year in a row.
This year, she broke school records in five individual events and one relay. The 500 freestyle mark she eclipsed was set 28 years ago.
The team MVP and DCLAll-Star attained All-American status in the 200 IM, butterfly and backstroke events. She took state titles in the 200 IM and 100 back and was on two state champion relay teams. And she has one more year to go.
Meghan O'Brien Concord-Carlisle Diver of the Year
A sophomore two-time Sun All-Star, O'Brien raged a war of sorts with Arlington's Brooke Bernardin at the state championship meet in the Harvard University pool.
She trailed Bernardin through the preliminary and semifinal rounds, then struck when it mattered most, taking the finals - and the state title - with 505.85 points.
It was O'Brien's second state diving championship. She formerly was a highly-ranked gymnast before taking up the sport.
Kelly Huber Westford Academy
Another Grey Ghost with an impressive resume, Huber is a senior captain who won a state championship for the third year in a row, taking the 100 breaststroke title in 1:06.70.
The DCL All-Star and four-time Sun All-Star was the MIAA Student of the Month in January. She is a 3.89 grade point average Honor Student who volunteers for Special Olympics, plays varsity soccer and is being sought by several Division 1 programs.
Courteney Martin Westford Academy
A versatile junior swimmer, Martin was third in the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 200 freestyle events at the Division 1 state meet, while also contributing to WA relay teams that finished first and second at states.
In the DCL Championship meet, Martin took second in the backstroke and third in the butterfly to score big points for WA. She earned the team's Coach's Award.
Tori Weinstock Westford Academy
The Dual County League champion in the 100-yard backstroke (1:01.02), Weinstock did not lose a race all season except for when she went up against teammate Jen Marrkand.
The junior was fifth at the Division 1 state meet in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke events and was part of two state champion relay teams - the 200 medley and 400 freestyle. Weinstock swims year-round for Patriot Swim Club.
Grace Gosselin Westford Academy
Another strong member of Westford's junior class, Gosselin anchored the state champion 200 medley relay team as well as the state runner-up 200 freestyle relay team.
Individually she scored a sixth and seventh at the state meet in the sprint freestyle events. The Dual County League All-Star coaches youth swimmers at the Westford Swim and Tennis Club in the summer.
Rebecca Dionne Alvirne
A versatile senior, Dionne holds the school record in all eight individual events at Alvirne and this year added two more state titles, winning the 50 freestyle (24.45) and 100 freestyle (53.30) at the state championship meet. She was three and a half seconds ahead of the runner-up in the 100 free.
Dionne also swam on Bronco relay teams that finished fourth and sixth at the state meet. The two-time state champ is a strong student who has won awards for her artwork and design creations.
Olivia Jameson Bedford
A senior, Jameson won the 200 freestyle at the Division 2 state championship meet in 1:52.36, a time that was three seconds ahead of the runner-up and would have won in Division 1.
She also finished second in the 500 free, just 0.16 seconds out of first place. A three-year Scholastic All-American, Jameson holds seven school records at BHS and is a National Honor Society member headed to Yale University. She also co-founded Teen Aid, an organization that donates clothing for children in need.
Caitlin Klick-McHugh (top) Harriett Kinnett Westford Academy Coaches of the Year
The two Westford coaches work as a team at Westford, with Klick-McHugh handling mainly the girls team and Kinnett the boys.
The WA girls this year won their second straight Dual County League championship after posting a dual-meet record of 7-1. Westford won state titles in five different events, several with All-American times, while seven of the 12 existing school records were broken.
The Westford boys broke through with a best-ever finish at the Division 1 state meet, taking second place behind runaway winner St. John's Prep. That came on the heels of a dual-meet campaign that saw the Grey Ghosts swim to a 10-1 overall record.
Klick-McHugh was a star swimmer at Chelmsford High during her high school days and went on to star at Boston College. Kinnett has several times been named Sun Coach of the Year for her work with the Chelmsford girls team.
Second Team
Boys Acton-Boxboro: Eric Feirouz, Andrew Dai. Chelmsford: Chris Danieli, Sean Regan, John Phinney, Ethan Eckhoff, Ben Sperry. Lowell: Trevor Ayotte. Westford: Zach Kettering, Justin Yao.
Girls Bishop Guertin: Caroline Shusta. Concord-Carlisle: Rachel Andre. Tyngsboro: Caleigh Dion. Westford: Emma Gosselin.
Honorable Mention
Boys Acton-Boxboro: Kevin Ma. Chelmsford: Derek Dodge, Andy Sheu, Ryan Sullivan, Chris Brown. Concord-Carlisle: Oliver Ward. Lowell: Raul Torres, Sean Glasheen, Zachary Cousineau, Kriss Alicea. Westford: Phillip Dytko, Thomas Vining, Henry Jiang.
Girls Bedford: Brooke Jameson, Mariya Pominova, Taylor Anderson. Concord-Carlisle: Abigail Gramaglia, Cassidy Smith, Megan Healy. Tyngsboro: Sarah Francisco, Johanna Fischi, Renee Bonnett, Sarah Rasmussen. Westford: Julie Becker, Abigail Edison, Jayne Pilachowski, Maria Rochon, Sage Riddick.


text:
The jets have to make a decision at cornerback.
Are they going to Trade Revis or sign him, if they trade him will it be done in march before he can work out for another team? Or in July when he is on the field and proven healthy. Downside being the teams with cap room may have already addressed the need or no longer have the 12-15 mill of space.
Based on Revis' direction, is Cro traded 2weeks prior to the draft after the FA corner class is gone to whoever is left without a CB?
Right now Revis's contract is the elephant in the room.
In addition, we have had a good run of solid, but not spectacular RBs since the 80s with Freeman, Cmart, T. Jones, johhny hector, A Murrell, Richie Anderson, Blair Thomas, LT and Leon Washington. None were great (outside of maybe Cmart) but none were any worse than Greene.
I can't see Powell being any worse than Greene and he will come at a much lower price tag. Getting rid of Greene is a no brainer move and he will likely have a hard time finding another team willing to give him a starting job.
Danny Woodhead is a Free Agent.
I can't believe that there are people who are out here saying he was held back by the OL and the QB. Are folks aware that Greene was one of the worst RB in the NFL with only one player to beat!!!
The above fact was posted out here during the season and yet people want to play FF and act like if SG where playing with say Brady he would turn into Jim Brown!!!!
Good Grief!!!
Shonn Greene has 6 carries in the last 2 seasons of 20+ yards
To put that in perspective:
Only Cedric Benson has less 20+ yard gains of anyone who carried the ball more than 300 times over the last 2 seasons.
Steven Jackson is the 2nd lowest of those who carried the ball 500+ times, 11 carries of 20+ yards.
Shonn Greene had 42 Carries of 10+ yards. (I make the assumption of once you get past 10 yards on the ground, it's less about the OL and more about the RB). 14% of his carries of 10+ yards resulted in carries of 20+ yards. That's really, really bad.
Again, of those who carried the ball more than 300x, only Ahmad Bradshaw had a lower number. The league average was over 25%.
This is just one stat, and sort of a made up one, at that. But Shonn Greene, is not a playmaker, and it's not simply because "the Jets line isn't good".
Just thought I would pass this along like I do for every Greene thread:
Not a great back by any stretch, but he has lost just 1 fumble in his past 698 touches. No other RB in the league can say that.
Greene will not fit in Mornhinweg's system. RBs in west coast system have to be able to run off tackle and show production in the passing game. Greene can't do either.
We had LT on our team and Woodhead was never going to see the light of day. Granted, we could have really used Woodhead this year.
Time to move on from Greene. He isn't terrible, but he isn't a bigtime playmaker and is pretty limited. I thank him for his contributions in the playoffs and wish him well. Fact is, nearly any RB we grab in 2nd or 3rd round can likely replace his production (and probably more explosion) behind our solid o-line.
the classic JAG
bye bye buddy
Greene really only excelled once -- in 2009 when his role was to hammer the defense late in the second half after they were already tired.
As a feature back he's never been anything but disapointing.


text:
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says there is no government money right now to build high-speed rail lines in Minnesota.
Speaking at the Minnesota Newspaper Association annual conference Thursday, Dayton cast doubt on taxpayer dollars being available anytime soon for high-speed rail.
Dayton noted that the proposed Northern Lights Express linking Duluth and the Twin Cities was not in his construction proposal last year. He also spoke of a proposed high-speed rail line linking Rochester and the Twin Cities that could bring patients quickly to Mayo Clinic.
But while calling the high-speed rail proposals "good ideas," the Democratic governor says the state and the federal government don't have the money right now.
It's unclear which projects Dayton will back until he releases his scaled-down construction bill in March.
(© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


text:
At our local wlagreens along with Tamagotchi v2s we have some other virtual pets called Digipets, su! Have you ever seen them? You get to pick from 10 characters, though some have 32 (32 ones really suck and reset all the time, and the only pro is that you can turn the sound off!) and they come in very few colors, they cost about $6?
If you buy one, get a 10 in 1 kind because the other ones reset ALL THE TIME, it's really needy and needs attention ALL THE TIME, there's no pause, so on and so forth! The other kind are really worth it, you can name them and pause them and the pets are really cute desu even though they poop alot!
Anyway...ever heard of them? Do you have any? I have 2, a 10-in-one and a 32-in-one! I'm running my 10 in 1 and it's a bunny named Usagi.
Started by .nyatchi. , Mar 18 2006 03:03 PM
Started18 Mar 2006
Last Post20 Mar 2006
Posted 19 March 2006 - 02:27 PM ( #2 )
Yeah, I have one. Its green. You can pick a Cat, Dog, Dinosaur, Goldfish, Rabbit, Mouse, Butterfly, Horse, Frog, and I don't know the last one. There is a Pause, but your Pet still has motion but without the sound. You can't turn off the sound (Which is stupid) and you can only pick 2 kinds of food. Pizza and Milk... The worst Virtual Pet ever!
Posted 20 March 2006 - 11:55 AM ( #3 )
Mine pauses by it says on the pause screen saying "pause on"... yeah, it does suck...alot...but it's sorta cute and the only virtual pet other than tamas you can find in my area...though I think there's ths pocket pup thing, I saw it once...I don't know I'm rambloing xD


text:
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 11th Jan 2013 17:28 UTC
After relying on third parties for several years - Internet Explorer, Netscape - Apple decided that it was time to take matters into its own hands. It was time Apple created its own browser (again). And so, Safari was born, and released unto the world ten years ago. These past few weeks, Don Melton, the project lead for Safari and WebKit, has been sharing a lot of interesting stories about the origins and development of Apple's browser.
Thread beginning with comment 548659
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Apple fixing problems others would not.
by ClockworkZombie on Sun 13th Jan 2013 22:39 UTC


text:
About ten years ago, I started a fishing club at the school where I work. We practiced several times of the week while I taught them how to cast, tie knots, spool their reels, and anything else that I thought they would need to know to get them started. In order to keep them interested, we scheduled a few trips out to some of our local lakes and had little competitions amongst each other to see who was going to catch the first and biggest fish. The club ended up being a huge success but unfortunately after four years my ...
Rodeo fans from far and near were treated to a wild, action packed weekend as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) came to town for the 63rd Annual Oakdale Rodeo presented by the Oakdale Saddle Club.
The Oakdale Gators swim team is now accepting new swimmers for their summer swim team and is also providing swimming lessons located at OHS Aquatic Center. This will be the team's 44th year as they have been a part of the community dating back to 1970.
Last week I wrote about taking my dad out fishing for the day. The response I got from that column highlighted what I believe is a growing trend among today's youth. There are far too many of them that have never been fishing. I can understand a kid that is 10 or 12 years old, but there are teens out there that have yet to go fishing. While doing a little research on the Internet, I came across an article where the author challenged his readers to take at least two kids out fishing each year. I really hope ...
The Double Trouble Volleyball Club, DTVC, is an Oakdale based club consisting of four teams ranging from 10- to 18-year-old girls, with members from several area communities. All DTVC teams are part of the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) and compete with other teams in California from January to May, playing a hectic travel schedule. DTVC is committed to improving the ability of each player with dedicated, experienced coaches.
Art Of War Productions will have an action packed event at Jamestown's Chicken Ranch Casino on Saturday, April 12 appropriately named "The Biggest Little Show In California." The City of Oakdale will be represented greatly as former OHS graduates will enter the cage in intense battles.
Oak Valley Youth Softball Association (OVYSA) teamed up with the Oakdale High School Lady Mustangs softball team and their coaches to hold a clinic for the young softball hopefuls.
The weather could not have been any better Saturday, March 22 for Oakdale Baseball Association's (OBA) Opening Day celebration. A huge crowd of people soaked up the sun and showed up for the big day at T.L. Davis Sports Complex.
I've been putting off changing the bunks on my boat's trailer for several years now. Anyone who owns a boat knows that the boards the boat rests on eventually wear down. Several years ago I made some replacement bunks and have been meaning to swap them out as soon as I had a chance. The biggest problem was that in order to swap out the bunks I needed the boat off the trailer. Yesterday, I was finally able to do just that as I had my 11-year-old son watching my boat while I was swapping out the bunks ...
Thanks to TV and Bassmaster Magazine I knew from the first time I watched or read about a bass tournament that I wanted to compete in one. I visualized what it would be like, kept records of my daily catches, and compared my catches to the catches of others. Once I was old enough, I entered my first tournament. I didn't do nearly as well as I believed I would but I was hooked and couldn't wait for the next tournament. After several years with several wins and a lot more losses, I began to realize that fishing ...
Oakdale is known as "The Cowboy Capital of the World" but there is a teenage girl who knows her way around a ranch and the arena as well as any guy.
Delta Report:
Race day at the 54th Annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals started off with much fanfare, as thousands of fans were given the opportunity to walk the track with the 2013 drag racing season champions. The reigning Top Fuel champion, Shawn Langdon was joined by Funny Car champ John Force, Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin and Pro stock motorcycle rider Matt Smith as they took the fans on a magical tour down the famous track, explaining what it takes to get their respective high horsepowered race cars quickly and efficiently down the track. It was a great opportunity for the fans ...
From the youngest third and fourth grade participants to junior high school players, future Mustangs are being put through their paces every week on the hardwood.
A Saturday trip to Clovis saw some solid efforts for local grapplers.
Page 8 of 24
Contents of this site are © Copyright 2018 Oakdale Leader All rights reserved.Privacy policy and Terms of service


text:
Sarah was introduced to roller derby by a veteran skater whom she met while working at a restaurant on Sixth Street. At that time, she was also struggling with drug addiction. With the support of her derby teammates, Sarah overcame her addiction and has become one of the most popular skaters in the league (with some of the most die-hard fans). She spoke with us about her life as a mother and wife for our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.
Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.
Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!


text:
(Corrects chemical abbreviation in paragraph 16, MCHM instead of MHCM)
By Ian Simpson
Jan 13 (Reuters) - West Virginia officials on Monday lifted a ban on drinking or bathing with tap water in some areas of the state hit by a chemical spill that affected hundreds of thousands of people for five days, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said.
Consumers in cleared areas should flush out their systems before using the water, which had been barred for use except for toilets since the chemical discharge into the Elk River on Thursday, he told a news conference.
"The numbers we have look good, and we are finally at a point where the do-not-use order has been lifted in certain areas," Tomblin said.
Officials had ordered some 300,000 people not to drink their tap water after as much as 7,500 gallons (28,000 liters) of the 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, or crude MCHM, leaked into the river.
Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia American Water Co , said the first area cleared for use was in downtown Charleston, the state capital. Priority was being given to areas with major hospitals.
It could be several days before the entire system and its hundreds of miles (kms) of pipe is safe to use, he said at the news conference.
The crude MCHM chemical, which is used in coal processing, leaked into the river from a tank at a Freedom Industries site about a mile (1.6 kilometers) upriver from an American Water treatment plant, the biggest in the state.
Tomblin declared a state of emergency in nine counties, including Charleston, shutting down schools and businesses.
Freedom Industries, which makes specialty chemicals for the cement, mining and steel industries, has apologized for the incident.
U.S. President Barack Obama declared the spill an emergency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent dozens of tractor trailers loaded with clean water.
The water cutoff forced hundreds of thousands of people to use only bottled water and forego cleaning for days.
Water tainted by crude MCHM smells faintly of licorice. Contact with the water can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, rashes and reddened skin.
A total of 231 people had visited emergency rooms with symptoms, and 14 had been admitted, said Karen Bowling, the state Department of Health and Human Resources secretary.
None was in critical condition, she said.
State School Superintendent James Phares said some schools may be able to open on Tuesday as water systems were cleaned out.
Health officials were monitoring water quality downstream from the spill on the Elk, Kanawha and Ohio rivers. McIntyre said tests at his company's Huntington, West Virginia, plant showed presence of the crude MCHM at levels far below the 1 part per million level safety standard set by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Monday morning, 18 lawsuits had been filed in the Kanawha County court against Freedom Industries and the water company by business owners and individuals who say they lost wages or were injured, according to the court clerk.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia are investigating the spill.
Officials at the news conference said they were considering state regulations to lessen the impact of a spill, including setbacks of chemical sites from vulnerable areas.
In Washington, Representatives Henry Waxman of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Paul Tonko of New York, the top Democrat on the panel's environment subcommittee, urged Republican Committee Chairman John Shimkus of Illinois to hold a hearing to explore "regulatory gaps" exposed by the spill. (Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Scott Malone and Jonathan Oatis)
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


text:
On the CodeUtopia blog there's a recent post with info on creating a custom event listener in PHPUnit that can help keep you database data completely clean.
When testing code which uses the database, you would usually want to make sure the database stays pristine for each test - All tables should be empty, as any extra data could interfere with the tests. You could probably write an extended Testcase class which automatically does this before each test in setUp and afterwards in tearDown, but it may have some issues. [...] Luckily, PHPUnit has a way to add event listener that react to certain events.
It uses the TestListener interface to make the event handler that (with the help of Doctrine) starts up, makes the tables with data and wipes them out at the end.
Code for the sample listener is in the post and included is the method for checking to see if you even need to use the database or not.


text:
When a government starts changing the date for votes to avoid its own people, something is wrong.
This is evidently what is happening in France concerning the move to legalize gay marriage. According to a Reuters news report, the French government moved the date for a vote on legislation to legalize gay marriage to avoid a big rally set by opponents for later this month.
The French people responded with a hastily-put-together rally to which "only" 50,000 people were able to come.
When a government starts re-scheduling votes on major legislation for the purpose of avoiding its own people, it clearly is time for that government to take a good, long, look at itself. There is a tendency for governments to take an in-your-face attitude toward their own citizens whenever and wherever they legalize gay marriage.
In the debate over legalizing gay marriage in New Zealand, an MP made an extremely witty and intelligent speech which, despite the good fun of it, did essentially that.This MP has become an international sensation and the toast of the media. I've read that he's even going to have a guest spot on Ellen.
While I enjoyed his speech, I also saw through it to the core reason behind it: He was going in-your-face with his constituents, and exhorting his colleagues to do the same. I've sat in on a number of witty and intelligent speeches urging legislators to ignore their constituents. I remember quite clearly watching and listening while Democratic House Speakers in the Oklahoma Legislature urged the passage of large tax increases which the public had made abundantly clear they did not want.
These tax increases were passed largely for one special interest.
The short-term result was that the tax increases went through, a number of Democratic legislators lost their house seats to Republicans, but the Democrats maintained their huge dominance in state government. The long-term result was that Oklahoma is now the reddest of red states in the Union.
Aside from the simple shift in party politics, this has meant replacing one set of special interests for another in our government. The process of going in-your-face with the electorate on behalf of these special interests has already begun again, just from a different direction.
When a government starts dipping and dodging, running and hiding to avoid contact with the people it governs, there is something seriously wrong with its governance. When legislators take to the floor to lecture the electorate on their ignorance for opposing what that legislator is doing, there is something out of whack with that action.
It is so easy for government by consent of the governed to turn into an elected dictatorship. There's no great trick to standing up and giving a four-minute speech aligning yourself with an issue that is being hard-sold by the media against your constituents. It gives you the chance to be, as this mp has become, the statesman du jour. Often the celebrity will carry you over any anger your constituents might feel.
I don't know about this particular MP, but it's entirely possible that he isn't going so much in-your-face with his constituents as he is those of his colleagues. He may represent an area that either supports what he is doing, or that is willing to re-elect him despite it. If that is true, what he is doing here is lecturing his colleagues' constituents and convincing these same dim-witted colleagues to go against their own people.
I see a lot of that, too. Extreme liberals push more moderate Democrats into suicidal votes. Extreme conservatives push more moderate Republicans into the same sort of thing. The interesting thing is that the extremists get re-elected because of the districts they represent, while the ones they push into these votes get defeated.
As for France, when you have a national government re-scheduling a vote to avoid contact with the people it governs, something is really wrong with that government. If you're an elected official, and you are doing something that the people you govern find so egregious that you have to hide from them to do it, you're not doing your job right.
I'm going to put an excerpt from the Reuters article below and a link to the New Zealand mp's speech below that. Notice that, despite the sarcasm and humor of this mp's speech, he really doesn't say anything of substance.
From Reuters:
PARIS (Reuters) – Thousands of gay marriage opponents wavingpink and blue flags marched through Paris on Sunday in a last-ditch protest before a law allowing same-sex union and adoption is passed next week.
Chanting "We don't want your law, Hollande!", some 50,000 protesters massed behind a banner reading: "All born of a Mum and a Dad" and said it was undemocratic to bring about such a fundamental social change without holding a referendum.
Hastily organized after the law's passage was sped up to circumvent a big rally set for late April, Sunday's march capped months of protests by a dogged opposition movement that has sullied President Francois Hollande's flagship social reform.
"We warned the president back in November that we would not give up and that we would do everything to stop this law being passed, or to get it repealed if it is adopted," one of the protest organizers,Alberic Dumon, told Reuters. (Read the rest here.)


text:
The Institute communicates its scientific and educational information in a number of ways. One major outlet is peer-reviewed publications and reports. Cary Institute staff regularly publish in the best-rated journals in their respective fields.
Export 4 results:Sort by: Author Title [ Type] Year
Filters: Author is Blair, E.A. [Clear All Filters]
Journal Article
Distribution and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Hudson River Estuary", J. Coast. Res., vol. 45, p. 150-161, 2004., "
Functional assessment of a reference wetland set as a tool for science, management and restoration", Aquat. Sci., vol. 64, p. 107-117, 2002., "
Interactions between alien species and restoration of large-river ecosystems", Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl., vol. 155, p. 133-145, 2005., "
Mapping the Hudson estuary's submerged lands", Clearwaters, vol. 32, p. 5-7, 2002., "


text:
Writing this blog for my senior year, I decided that I should focus on the things that we, as a team, LUV each week and things that we "Can't Wait" for in the upcoming weeks. It is a nice symmetry for really every aspect of my life as I wind down my time on the court and as a part of this amazing program I've come to think of as a home and family.
So things we LUV for the week . . .we have to start with the great crowd that showed up for our pre-season home tournament this weekend. Students, parents, friends and other family members gave us the support we needed to make a clean sweep.
We LUV the way the team worked together to post some good wins. We loved that the energy level was so high, and the ultra stylish bro tanks we gave out were an added incentive and a big hit with fans! We also LUV that our very own Jewell Dobson sang the National Anthem to kick off our match against Samford which was covered by ESPN3. We were so proud of Jewell and her beautiful voice.
We also LUV'd assistant coach Billy Ebel's 50 shades of gray outfit on Saturday- super chic. The thing we really LUV the most is our new "Can't Wait" video. If you haven't seen it, go to the link. A huge thank you to our videographers for producing such a great piece (shout out to Michael J Fox and Joe Sanderson)!
Now for what we can't wait for . . .next on our schedule is a trip to Virginia Tech to play in our last pre-season tournament of the season. We can't wait to visit the campus, but what you may not know is that our coaches always try to find something unique for us to do when we travel.
We've gone up in the St. Louis arch, explored a llama farm, dined at some famous places and took a pseudo trip to an ostrich farm. It's always fun to be surprised- who knows what Hokie territory has in store for us. Lastly, in looking forward, we can't wait to play the University of Kentucky on our home court in two weeks.
Several of us call Kentucky home, and our own assistant coach, Ann Armes, played there. We are hoping to draw a stellar crowd as we look forward to trying to tame the Wildcats.
There you have it . . .what we LUVed for the past week and what we can't wait for in the upcoming weeks. As always a big thank you to all our fans and supporters. Can't wait to build on what we've started!


text:
Wednesday, March 06, 2013 7:40 am
Polish lawmakers protest Walesa's anti-gay rant
The Associated Press
Walesa, the leading hero in Poland's successful anti-communist struggle in the 1980s, said Friday that gays belong on the back rows of Parliament, or "even behind the wall."
The words sparked huge outrage among liberal Poles, with some questioning whether the Nobel Peace Prize winner has permanently damaged his legacy as a champion of democracy. But Walesa has said he has always proven himself as a democrat and had been misunderstood. He didn't elaborate and refused to apologize.
On Wednesday, Robert Biedron, a gay rights activist, and Anna Grodzka, who had a man-to-woman sex change operation, took seats in the front row of the assembly. Both are members of the progressive Palikot's Movement party, and party leader Janusz Palikot arranged for the pair to take the seats, relinquishing his own seat to Biedron.
"Lech Walesa is an important symbol for us all and for the whole world," Biedron told The Associated Press before attending the session. "I respect him and I'd rather he used other words, words of acceptance and of respect for other people."
Walesa, a staunch Roman Catholic and a father of eight, is known for strong views and a distinctive way of expressing himself.
Palikot told the AP that he is still to decide whether the transfer of the lawmakers will be long-term.
The first row in the semi-circular lower chamber, or Sejm, is reserved for party leaders and prominent lawmakers. Biedron and Grodzka - who are lawmakers since 2011 - usually sit in the third row.


text:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State senior guard Tim Frazier (Houston, Texas) picked up another early season honor on Tuesday (Nov. 13) as he was named to the Naismith Award Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Frazier, a preseason All-Big Ten selection and the league's leading returner in scoring and assists, was named to the Wooden Award Men's Preseason Top 50 last week.
Frazier led Penn State with 23 points and six assists, his 19th career 20-point game, in the Lions' season opening win over Saint Francis last Friday (Nov. 9).
The 50-player watch list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the previous year and expectations for the 2012-2013 college basketball season. The Naismith Men's College Player of the Year presented by AT&T will be awarded on April 7, 2013 in Atlanta.
In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will narrow the list to the four finalists.
Notable Naismith Men's College Player of the Year alumni include two three-time winners in Bill Walton and Ralph Sampson, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant and last year's winner, Anthony Davis of Kentucky. The Naismith Men's College Player of the Year presented by AT&T is the most prestigious national award presented annually to college basketball's best player.
Frazier returns for his senior campaign after leading the Big Ten in assists (6.2) and finishing second in scoring (18.8) and steals (2.4) during a superlative junior campaign that saw him lead the nation accounting for 58 percent of his team's offense. Also a Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection, Frazier was the only Division I player to average at least 17 points and six assists per game and set a Penn State season assist record with 198. The first Lion to lead the Big Ten in assists and just the third to lead the Big Ten in steals during the conference season, Frazier posted the seventh-best season point total in Penn State history and enters Thursday's game needing just seven points to become the Lions 30th 1,000-point scorer and currently stands sixth on the all-time assist chart, 151 assists shy of eclipsing the career assist record of 600.


text: Michael Lynn Mitchell, age 63, of Flint, passed away surrounded by family and friends to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday, January 19, 2013 after a long battle with lung disease. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alger J. and Marion J. (Chase) Mitchell, brother, Alger J. Mitchell Jr., daughter and son-in-law, Medowe D. and Robert M. Hill, sister-in-law, Nancy Mitchell, and brother-in-law, James Robinson. She is survived by brother, Gaylord G. (Diane) Mitchell; sister, Melody J. Robinson; brother, Aaron D. (Laurie) Mitchell; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was the fabulous and beloved grandmother of Stephanie and Lauren Hill; great-grandmother of Noah M. Hill; very close cousin to Burnie and Jennifer Moore; and best friend of 30 years to Lynn Krzyzaniak. Michael was a social worker for the state of Michigan, Department of Human Services, Genesee County for 30 years before retiring in 2011. She was a long time activist for UAW Local 6000, holding many offices including Chief Steward and Trustee. She loved animals, gardening, reading, and had the most contagious laugh. A Memorial Service will be held 2-6 PM Sunday, January 27 at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2474 S. Ballenger Hwy, Flint, MI 48507, 810-232-4023. Donations may be made in Michael's memory to those in need of financial help with organ transplants at: HelpHOPELive, 2 Radnor Corporate Center, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087, 800-642-8399, or at www.helphopelive.org.