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Little Italy Festa is the largest Italian American Festival on the West Coast. I love living in this quaint San Diego neighborhood for events like this! One of my BFF's PK, or as I like to call him, PKizzle, and I attended the event on Saturday afternoon.
Upon arrival the first thing that caught our attention was the free photo booth from La Jolla Photo Booths, for those of you that know us, this was an obvious first stop as we're both known as "paparazzi" within our group of friends for our immense amounts of picture-taking!
Don't worry about that top pic getting cut off, I was SO not prepared when the first shot happened!
Next, we traveled down India St to check out what else was going on.
We spent some time walking down Grape Street checking out all the amazing Live Italian Chalk Art that was going on!
These artists have some serious talent!
It is amazing that this is all done with chalk!
Although I have memories of making some pretty legit chalk art on my parents driveway growing up, I think these might be a little bit more impressive!
We then traveled back up India to check out what else the Festa had in store. We walked by the cooking stage where live cooking demonstrations were hosted by local Little Italy restaurants.
Although we didn't catch one, I think this is such a cool idea and every seat in the audience was taken!
Next, we ran into these people…
They were out promoting their San Diego Gondola business where they take couples or groups out for a cruise across the bay in an authentic Italian gondola. Such a cute idea, now I just need to find a boyfriend to take me on one (haha)!
Then it was time for my favorite part, the food!
Although we could have gone the traditional route with Italian food from one of the many delicious restaurants in the neighborhood, we decided to steer off the beaten path and try some of Hunter Steakhouse's tasty tri-tip which we had been smelling all day!
PK and I split their tri-tip sandwich to save room in the belly for our next stop!
We then wandered over to Stone Brewery. No, not for the beer, well not exactly.
We were there for the Beer Mac and Cheese.
Cheese. Beer. Sausage. In a bowl. Enough said.
We took our bowl of mac and cheese (well the portion in which I hadn't already annihilated!) and went to watch some live music!
This guy was amazing. I could hear him from my condo all morning before we headed down. I'm pretty sure I heard "My Way" by Frank Sinatra at least 6 different times throughout the day and I didn't hate it, like at all 🙂
If you want to attend next years festivities check out the Little Italy Festa website for more information!


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The discovery that a presumably ordinary lion rescued from a bankrupt traveling circus is in fact a rare, black-maned Barbary lion has caught scientists at South Africa's Hoedspruit Research and Breeding Center for Endangered Species by surprise, according to a report in the newspaper East African.
The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was once common across the whole of North Africa. The male differs from its cousin, the African lion, by the unusually long, full black mane that runs the length of the body.
AWF has named four Charlotte Conservation Fellows for 1999--2000. The fellows program was founded in 1996 in memory of Charlotte Kidder Ramsay, an AWF supporter who believed deeply in encouraging young African professionals to work in conservation. This year's Charlotte Fellows include:
Preserving the remarkable wildlife of Africa depends upon many hundreds, indeed thousands, of acts of charity from individuals and support from foundations and governments.
Such help is the lifeblood that enables groups like AWF to act, and every gift and every grant is important. Thus it is with some trepidation that I single out one particular contribution of the last year for the lesson it contains. This modest grant, from the U.S. Agency for International Development, supports a project known mainly by its acronym: ABCG (the African Biodiversity Collaborative Group).
For more than 35 years AWF has initiated or contributed to scores of model conservation programs--large and small--that have yielded new knowledge about wildlife and effective ways to assure its survival. Some current projects:
(African Wildlife News - Winter 2000)
Because migrating wildlife in this region often cross national boundaries, the Amboseli-Longido Heartland straddles the border of two countries. It encompasses Amboseli National Park and ranch lands in Kenya and, to the south, the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the semi-arid savannas of Longido in Tanzania. Much of the region is home to Masai pastoralists who tend their cattle on dusty plains shared with zebra, buffalo, giraffe and the world's most stable and storied elephant population.

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Marilyn A. Pearson
Marilyn Pearson has an extensive practice in the area of labor and employment law. Ms. Pearson advises clients on a broad range of issues including collective bargaining and all aspects of contract administration, strategic planning, public relations and employee communications, strike preparedness and employee job actions, preparation or review of employee handbooks, transactional due diligence, downsizing, and bankruptcy. Ms. Pearson has served as the lead negotiator for collective bargaining, including decisional and effects bargaining, and negotiations for consensual modifications to labor agreements and retiree medical benefits pursuant to Sections 1113 and 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code. She regularly represents clients in labor arbitrations and mediations involving discharge, discipline and contract disputes. Ms. Pearson has also conducted workshops for managers on negotiations, all aspects of contract administration and enforcement of discipline policies, and alternative dispute resolution.
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The only thing certain about the Atlantic hurricane season, which began without much fanfare on Saturday, is that nothing is certain.
According to the experts, this could be a slightly busier season than normal or one of the most active in history. Most just split the difference and settle for somewhere in between.
There�s truly no telling. Last year was relatively mild, until what came to be known as Superstorm Sandy crept up the East Coast and smashed into New Jersey and New York. By size it was the largest hurricane to strike the U.S. coastline and the second costliest in history. And it arrived at a time when the hurricane season is generally winding down for the U.S. East Coast, Oct. 29.
So the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is correct when it says the atmosphere is too chaotic to definitively predict a specific number of storms that might churn up during the long season that stretches from June 1 to Nov. 30. But they don�t like the abnormally warm ocean waters and the reduced probability of wind shear this season. Not good signs at all.
In recent years, North Carolina has been truly lucky. A major storm hasn�t impacted the coast since the glancing blow of Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The last major hurricane to directly hit North Carolina was Fran in September of 1996. Longtime Alamance County residents may recall that Fran came ashore near Wilmington then roared through the state, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction. Raleigh was pounded as was Burlington. Flooding was rampant and damages severe. Many were without power for days, some more than a week.
So dodging hurricanes isn�t just for coastal dwellers or those who own weekend property there. People who live inland can�t afford to be complacent, either.
It�s better to prepare now for a potential emergency than wait until the last minute, when it will be more difficult, and perhaps too late. At some point we�re going to feel the full effects of a major storm, and it could easily be just weeks or months away.
What will you do if a storm is just off the coast heading straight for us? Now is the time to plan.
Here are some basic safety tips:
▪ Check supplies. Make sure food or medicine is still usable and that batteries are working. Buy flashlights, batteries, lanterns, generators, bottled water and non-perishable food now, when supplies are plentiful and the lines at stores are short. Make sure you have first-aid supplies.
▪ A radio is important. North Carolina residents should have a portable radio that can receive, at the least, AM and FM stations. A weather radio is ideal.
▪ Be prepared for friends who live along the coast who may have to evacuate and seek shelter with you.
▪ As always, hurricane preparation must take into account homeowners insurance.
Creating a checklist will make preparations more organized and less likely that something will be overlooked. Above all, remain calm. Be vigilant, not panicked; composed, not nonchalant.
Property damage, injuries and loss of life can be prevented or kept to a minimum with a little preparation. That�s a good thought to keep in mind as we enter the 2013 storm season.
By the way, NOAA is predicting 13 to 20 named storms this year, including seven to 11 hurricanes, of which three to six could be major.
And one could have North Carolina�s name on it.


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By Natalie Neysa Alund
A Walnut Creek restaurant's liquor license was suspended after a state investigation found disturbances at the business were draining police resources, with more than 200 calls over a 15-month period, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The 20-day suspension began April 17 at Crogan's Sports Bar and Grill, 1387 Locust St., and the establishment will also be placed on probation for two years. State officials said the restaurant had been operating a "disorderly house," resulting in a drain on law enforcement services.
"The premises has been the focus of numerous calls for police services from the Walnut Creek Police Department for fights, assaults, public drunkenness and other public nuisance issues," the ABC announced Wednesday.
The state agency said there were more than 200 calls for service to the restaurant from August 2012 to November, 2013. More than 30 of those calls warranted a criminal report by police.
According to the agency, the business accepted the department's penalty.
Crogan's license was suspended for 10 days in 2008 for selling alcohol to a minor and it was suspended 15 days in 2010 for serving an obviously intoxicated patron and allowing public drunkenness, the ABC reported.
The Walnut Creek restaurant has been in operation since 1978.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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The title character of "The Rabbi's Cat" is not your everyday cartoon fluffball. He's scrawny, apparently hairless and unapologetically disputatious. The animated world he inhabits is no kid-friendly adventure but a philosophical quarrel in the form of a frenetic road trip through 1930s Africa.
Based on several volumes of the graphic novel series by Joann Sfar, the hand-drawn film is directed by Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux, who use a rich palette and a mix of visual styles ranging from blunt to dazzling.
Like Sfar's live-action biopic "Gainsbourg," the movie brims with incident and fantasy. It's also exceptionally talky, and as good as the voice cast is — it includes Maurice Bénichou as the rabbi and Mathieu Amalric — that wordiness can be wearing, or at least an occasionally unwanted distraction from the images, with their delightful detail.
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The cat too contributes to the talkathon, having received the power of speech after devouring the family parrot. Voiced by François Morel, he's a lovable rationalist who engages the rabbi in debates on religious precepts but nonetheless wants very much to be bar mitzvahed.


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Former Black Sabbath Roadie Dies After Motorcycle Crash
Eddie "The Rocker" Norton, a well-known former roadie with Black Sabbath and friend of guitarist Tony Iommi, has died after crashing his motorcycle into a sign post in Thailand. Norton was 62.
Norton worked with former Sabbath drummer Cozy Powell in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Powell died in an automobile accident back in 1998.
Norton was in Thailand, staying at the Pattaya resort, to celebrate having kicked a lingering problem with alcohol, according to Dave Postle, a former club owner in Black Sabbath's hometown of Birmingham, England. "He might have had a stroke or a heart attack," Postle told The Birmingham Mail.
A memorial ceremony, organized in part by Norton's ex-wife Christine, is set for Saturday at the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Quinton, England.


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What happens when the world's largest commercial jet clips the tail of a much smaller plane? Some tarmac turbulence that left the passengers of Comair Flight 6293 spinning.
There were no injuries reported in last night's incident at JFK, and no clear reason why Air France Flight 7, a double-decker Airbus A380 capable of carrying more than 850 passengers, taxied itself into the wing of CRJ 700 Regional Jet. And the extent of the damage to the planes hasn't yet been determined. We do, however, have video of the incident available to us, for those who like their jumbo jet accident porn:
As well as the audio of the communication between the tower and the Comair flight after the accident, for those who like their chagrined pilot porn:
It's always so much nicer when no one gets hurt during incidents like these, isn't it? Both for their sake, and so that we can enjoy our large-scale calamities guilt-free. [NBC4 via The Daily What, Jalopnik]


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Setting up a Blood Bank for Gene Therapy in HIV-Infected Infants
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000917
Recruitment Status : Terminated
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : August 1, 2008
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The purpose of this study is to set up a blood bank for infants who have HIV-positive mothers. This blood may be used in the future to treat the child if he/she turns out to be HIV-positive.
Blood from the umbilical cord contains a certain kind of cell called a stem cell. Stem cells eventually turn into one of the many types of blood cells. If HIV infection can be prevented in these stem cells, then, when these stem cells are injected back into the infant, the new cells that develop will also be protected from HIV. This study will provide the blood needed to test whether this type of gene therapy is safe and effective.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Pregnancy
Gene therapy may provide a new therapeutic approach to pediatric AIDS. Putting an HIV-resistant gene into umbilical cord blood stem cells and transplanting the cells back into the patient could lead to the production of cells that resist HIV infection. If a patient's cells could be engineered to be resistant to supporting the growth of HIV-1, the cells may have improved survival in the presence of HIV-1. To date, an umbilical cord blood bank for HIV-positive deliveries has not been established in the United States. This protocol establishes a repository of banked umbilical cord blood as a first step toward the potential application of gene therapy for the treatment of HIV-infected infants.
HIV-infected mothers have about 20 ml of blood drawn to test for infectious diseases (e.g., hepatitis). At time of delivery maternal HIV viral load is measured. After delivery, about 60 ml of blood is collected from the umbilical cord; this blood is labeled and transferred to the umbilical cord blood bank for possible use in future gene therapy studies on the infant. At birth, infant HIV status and general health are assessed. If the infant is found to be HIV-infected, the mother may be approached about the infant's participation in a future gene therapy study. If the infant is not HIV-infected, the cord blood is stored for up to four years and is then released to the mother, or, with her consent, to the research community.
|Study Type :
|Enrollment :
|200 participants
|Official Title:
|Establishment of a Cord Blood Bank for Gene Therapy in HIV-Infected Infants
|Study Start Date :
|September 1997
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 6 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible for this study if you:
- Are HIV-positive.
Exclusion Criteria
Your child will not be eligible for this study if he/she:
- Is not expected to live more than 6 months.
- Weighs less than 3.3 pounds.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000917
|United States, California
|UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences
|La Jolla, California, United States, 920930672
|Long Beach Memorial (Pediatric)
|Long Beach, California, United States, 90801
|Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|Cedars Sinai / UCLA Med Ctr
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 900481804
|UCLA Med Ctr / Pediatric
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 900951752
|Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 905022004
|San Francisco Gen Hosp
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric
|San Francisco, California, United States, 941430105
|Study Chair:
|Savita Pahwa
|Study Chair:
|Howard Rosenblatt
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000917 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 1, 2008
|Last Verified:
|June 2003
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Gene Therapy
Specimen Handling
Blood Banks
Fetal Blood
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases


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Microsoft unveiled a number of video game engines and components amidst Windows Phone 8 announcements the company made today at its BUILD 2012 event. To provide more opportunity for game developers to get started on the platform, the company revealed a total of five new engines, as well as five new components.
What will this mean for consumers? More titles to enjoy, and higher quality titles at that. We've always enjoyed a strong collection of games thanks to Microsoft's Xbox Live that's integrated into Windows Phone, but with competing platforms also scoring games from leading distributors / development studios, Windows Phone has to start offering similar gaming solutions.
If Microsoft is to push the three screens vision, we're to see a strong push on its mobile platform for gamers to move across from the Xbox console and Windows 8. The game engines mentioned in the presentation today were Unity, Cocos2D, Havok, Marmalade, and Ogre. Gaming components included SharpDC, Photon, and Autodesk.
While Microsoft can only ensure tools are present for developers to use, it's up to our developing community to take said tools and craft unique titles for consumers to enjoy. We'd prefer to see such happening instead of either Nokia or Microsoft having to literally bribe developers to port games to Windows Phone.


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) ? Some residential customers vow to continue battling Michigan's largest utilities over the freedom to not have new electricity meters installed outside their homes.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) ? A small but outspoken group of residential customers vows to continue battling Michigan's largest utility company over the freedom to opt out of having "smart" meters installed outside their homes.
State regulators' days-old decision to approve an opt-out provision ? if residents pay $67 upfront and nearly $10 a month to DTE Electric ? has sparked outrage among those concerned about the two-way wireless electricity meters for privacy or health reasons. Consumers Energy, the state's other dominant utility, has a similar request pending before the Michigan Public Service Commission.
"For them to say this is an opt-out is just like slapping the public in the face," said Dominic Cusumano, who was sued last year by DTE for removing a smart meter from his house in Addison Township 35 miles north of Detroit. His wife, Lillian, said the device caused her to have extreme headaches, achy muscles, anxiety and sleep problems.
"If you want to opt out and pay the fees, they will send someone out to your house and turn off the transmitter," said Dominic Cusumano, who contends residents should be able to keep their old-style meters. "You will pay them an exorbitant fee for someone every month to come and read it."
Utilities across the country have been replacing analog meters in recent years partly to better manage demand on the power grid. The advanced meters ? which monitor usage via radio frequency ? give more accurate readings, eliminate in-person checks from utility workers and help utilities to better pinpoint and respond to power outages.
By giving real-time feedback on energy use, smart meters also can promote conservation. Utilities, for instance, may move toward charging residential customers more or less in peak or off-peak hours. As a start, DTE is offering to remotely cycle customers' air conditioners off and on in heat waves ? potentially saving 30 percent on their cooling bill.
"We don't want to put our customers in a situation of having them use appliances when they don't want to. This will be totally voluntary," said DTE spokesman Scott Simons.
He said smart meters expose people to fewer radio frequency signals than cellphones, baby monitors or microwaves. Public Service Commission spokeswoman Judy Palnau said the panel in 2012 decided any health risks associated with the meters were "insignificant."
The debate over smart meters has caught the attention of two dozen local governments and the Legislature, where some Republicans and Democrats have introduced bills to prohibit opt-out fees and to ban the sale of energy usage data to third parties without customers' permission. Also siding with homeowners is state Attorney General Bill Schuette's office, which urged against any upfront charge to DTE customers and recommended a monthly fee of no more than 74 cents.
Schuette, who could challenge the Public Service Commission's Wednesday order in the state appeals court, also said DTE should let customers keep their analog meters instead of turning off transmitters on advanced meters. The Cusumanos argue that turning off transmitters and receivers does not eliminate all the problems.
"This is going to come to a head. There are people that are truly concerned," said Rep. Tom McMillin, who argues the issue should at the very least be aired out in a legislative committee hearing.
The Rochester Hills Republican, who has his own fears about whether the new meters invade people's privacy, said his legislation would be less important if residents could shop elsewhere for power.
"Without choice, this is a monopoly and they don't have another option. We should not charge them," McMillin said.
DTE is further along deploying electric smart meters and upgraded natural gas readers than Consumers Energy.
DTE has installed more than 1 million in metropolitan Detroit since doing pilots in 2008 and 2009, with a goal of connecting 3.9 million statewide. In setting the opt-out charges, the state assumed 15,500 DTE customers would choose to have their smart meter disabled.
Consumers has installed about 61,000 of the 2.4 million it plans to connect through 2019, starting in counties west of Grand Rapids. The utility is proposing an upfront opt-out fee of nearly $70, with a monthly $11 charge. It would cost $124 upfront to remove the device if one has already been installed.
Palnau said the intent is to charge customers for the true cost of not having advanced meters. Consumers for now is letting customers keep analog meters if they object to the new meters.
"It does not have two-way communications capability but also hinders our efforts to serve customers as efficiently and effectively as what another meter will," spokesman Dennis McKee said.


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About Us
Administratively, the College is organized with a Dean, an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, an Assistant Dean for Student Services, an Assistant Dean for Assessment, and three Faculty Chairs. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs is responsible for all academic matters of the College and, in the absence of the Dean, is responsible for the operations of the College. The Assistant Dean for Student Services coordinates all student related organizations and activities, including admissions, registration, counseling, and academic advising. The Assistant Dean for Assessment performs programmatic and curricular assessments. The faculty chairs are responsible for the administration of the didactic and experiential components of all programs.
The mission of the Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) is to produce quality health care professionals, especially African-Americans and other ethnic minorities, who are competent in health care delivery, including the provision of patient- centered care and other health care services and programs.
In fulfilling its purpose, the College is committed to six objectives:
1) providing an innovative, productive and receptive learning environment for research and scholarly activities and services
2) infusing new technology into its infrastructure and academic programs
3) preparing, nurturing and mentoring students to be leaders in their fields and good citizens who give back to their city, state, nation and global communities
4) evaluating and assessing academic programs to ensure that the programs support the mission, vision and values of the university and the college
5) supporting the advancement of graduate education and research
6) developing cross disciplinary programs to reduce health disparities among minority and other disadvantaged population
Texas Southern University is fully accredited institution by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals. The Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The Clinical Laboratory Science (Medical Technology) Program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). The Environmental Health program is accredited by National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). The Health Information Management Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The Respiratory Therapy Program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The Health Administration program has full certified Undergraduate Membership Status in the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).


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Unexpected success can sometimes be the best kind.
Charlie Lyon didn't know what awaited him in the classroom or on the soccer field when he graduated from St. Charles East High School and left for Marquette University. But in four years there, all that's happened is unprecedented success for the Golden Eagles soccer team and academic success for Lyon so great it earned him the title of Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Not bad.
"I really had no idea what was ahead of me here at Marquette, what it was like," said Lyon, a goalkeeper. "When I came in the team was struggling. But the group of guys I came in with, many of whom just graduated, and the guys who came in after, we all came in with a vision of what we wanted to do along with the coaching staff. I definitely knew that it was all possible, I just didn't know how we would get there.
"It's been really neat to have that come to fruition through these last couple seasons."
Marquette won its first Big East Men's Soccer Tournament title in November, this after its second share of a regular-season championship in the past three seasons – the only two the Golden Eagles have won since joining the Big East in 2005. Lyon was a smaller part of the share-winning 2011 team, playing in four games. This past season, however, was his second as the team's starting goalkeeper, and he was named Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and landed on the All-Big East First Team.
"It's easy to come into a place and say that you're going to do something," Lyon said. "But then for us to be able to do some of the things that we've talked about, that's pretty special to restore the program to the level we want it to be at."
But the soccer field wasn't the only place Lyon faced the unknown when he entered college. Despite posting nothing but A's (OK, there was one B his freshman year) at East, Lyon wasn't necessarily expecting to replicate it at Marquette. And a major with the intimidating name of biomedical studies – "To say I have free time would be a lie," Lyon said – wasn't going to help.
But the Big East announced in April that Lyon was the Scholar Athlete of the Year, the first Marquette athlete, male or female, to earn that distinction. He was also an Academic All-America selection at the close of this past season with a 3.856 grade point average.
"When I originally came into school, I didn't see myself as a straight-A student," Lyon said. "I knew I was a good student, but once I kind of got going freshman year, I realized what standards I could have and I've tried to hold those standards each year and work hard.
"In the process, being able to bring the school recognition for the academics here is really pretty awesome, as well, to have that in addition to sports. I've been trying to hold myself to a high standard, and I've been glad that I've been able to do that."
• Vinnie Duber writes the weekly On Campus column for the Kane County Chronicle. To suggest a column idea about a local athlete competing in college, contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Boston Architectural College
The Boston Architectural College is pleased to announce a major step forward in achieving the teaching, learning, research, and cultural awareness goals of the partnership between the BAC and National College of Arts-Rawalpindi (NCA) sponsored by the United States Department of State, Public Affairs Section, and US Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan in their University Partnership program.
One of the major objectives in the partnership is to develop a sustainable field school for architectural materials conservation education. Facilitated by the BAC/NCA partnership, on December 26, 2013 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Fatima Jinnah Women's University and National College of Arts that signs over the stewardship of the historic Haveli Sujan Singh located in the old city section of Rawalpindi to NCA.
The site will be utilized by the BAC/NCA partnership to develop the field school as well as an architectural museum for the community and general public. The building itself will be a "work in progress" educational tool where students and faculty will be trained in the analysis and conservation of the existing structure and materials. The project will encourage community engagement, local educational outreach, research on Pakistani cultural heritage and its conservation, and publication of the research.
"When Pakistani and US Partners work together to find a common purpose that brings out the best in each, and builds on the knowledge of all, clearly public diplomacy principles are at their propitious best," stated Judith Ravin, acting country cultural affairs officer of US Embassy-Islamabad, in a letter dated December 28, 2013 to Dr. Nadeem Omar Tartar, director, National College of Arts Rawalpindi.
The Haveli Sujan Singh is located in the Bhabra Bazaar area of the old city of Rawalpindi, nine miles from Islamabad, in the province of Punjab in northern Pakistan. Built by the wealthy merchant, Rai Bahadur Soojan Singh in 1893, it stands four stories tall with 45 rooms and makes up 24,000 square feet.
The project teams from the two institutions will be led by Robert W. Ogle, director of Historic Preservation Studies at The Boston Architectural College, and Dr. Nadeem Omar Tarar, director, National College of Arts Rawalpindi. Dr. Tarar visited the BAC in October to initiate the collaboration. Robert Ogle visited the NCA in November to identify the Haveli Sujan Singh as the site for the field school.
According to Robert Ogle, project director for the partnership between the BAC and the NCA, "We are honored to have the opportunity to partner with National College of Arts-Rawalpindi to develop architectural heritage conservation programming and research that celebrates the rich and diverse culture of Pakistan."


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Guards of the Citadel
The Guards of the Citadel (known also as the Tower Guards and variations thereof) were those honoured guards of Minas Tirith who were charged with protecting the Citadel, the highest and most important tier of the city. At the end of the Third Age, they were the only soldiers of the city to be liveried in the arms of Elendil himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of Gondor's ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of mithril, and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds. The numbers of these Guards is not known, but there seem to have been at least three companies (at least, one of their number - Beregond - is said in The Lord of the Rings to belong to the Third Company).
In the past, they had watched over the White Tree that stood in the Court of the Fountain, though at the time of the War of the Ring, that Tree had been dead for nearly one hundred and fifty years. After the War, the new King Aragorn Elessar, with the aid of Gandalf, found a new seedling of the Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded.


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Can't believe January is almost over!
We have the most weird weather right now, it seems like the weather knows when I have time to take outfit pictures and it doesn't want me to..so it starts raining! I am trying to at least post two outfits a week, on Tuesday and Friday, and I try to take my outfit pictures during weekends or on Wednesdays which seems so hard right now.. But I am doing really well. Haven't missed a day for almost two months, finally starting to be kind of organised!
I am wearing:
Blazer - H&M
Cardigan - Zara
Top - Gift from Kerkyra
Jeans - Bershka
Boots - New Look (similar here)
Bag - Primark
Necklace - Sheinside
Watch - D&G
Rings - Warren James and Primark


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Zac Robinson (born September 29, 1986) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State.
Robinson attended Chatfield Senior High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he played football at multiple offensive positions. As a senior, Robinson threw for 1,475 yards, 15 touchdowns, and six interceptions. The same season, he also caught 39 passes for 850 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,078 yards and eight touchdowns.
Following high school, Robinson attended Oklahoma State University, where he redshirted as a freshman in 2005. He was a reserve quarterback for the Cowboys in 2006, finishing the season with 345 yards on 51 attempts and three touchdowns, while also recording 144 yards rushing.


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Since I brought up the names Austin Briggs, Alex Ross and Robert Fawcett in conjunction with yesterday's pieces by Coby Whitmore, I thought it would only be fair to show you some examples what sort of work those other artists were doing for Cosmopolitan magazine AD, Robert C. Atherton.
Austin Briggs (above) was always experimenting with new styles and techniques. What you see here, I've come to realize, is one of Briggs' signature approaches to line art. Another example by the artist from 1954 here. Recently, a commentor wrote that he heard Briggs used a matchstick as a pen tip to accomplish this unique inking style. I'd be very curious to hear from anyone who might actually know if that's true.
* You'll find many more examples of Briggs' work in my Austin Briggs Flickr set.
Alex Ross, who did the spot illustration below, also loved to experiment.
Robert Atherton obviously liked using Alex Ross (his work appears very regularly throughout the issues I have from the first half of the 50's)... and the artist rarely handed in the same style twice - preferring to try something a little different at every opportunity. One of my favourite pieces by Ross is this one from the September 1950 issue of Cosmo.
* More examples by the artist in my Alex Ross flickr set.
Finally, this beautiful piece by Robert Fawcett. I wouldn't say that Fawcett created any highly experimental work for Atherton...
... but as David Apatoff has mentioned in an earlier post, art directors had so much respect for Fawcett's skill, they would hire "the illustrator's illustrator" just so there would be one more piece by Fawcett in the world.
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Okay, so you might have clicked on this post to disprove me, however I have found enough evidence to suggest that it would be possible to create a mod that adds full multiplayer functionality to spore, albeit it would be very difficult.
1: SporeModAPI
Just recently we have been able to create mods for spore that involve actual coding, the limitations aren't documented, but theoretically we could create a system for players to see eachother ingame.
2: Save syncronization
This right here is a post showing a turn based multiplayer system, however that's not what I want to show you, it's what one of the players is experimenting with, currently somebody called DOCC_KYLE is working with a program that would allow for 2 players to play at the same time in the same galaxy VIA save syncronization, go to page 26 of that forum to see what he means.
3: Concept
The concept of mixing the save syncronization DOCC_KYLE is fiddling with and a Planet=Server system (Basically every time a player goes onto a planet they host a P2P server for others to join by entering the same planet, if another user enters the same planet, they would be put into the server with player 1, player 2's ship would be rendered on player 1's screen using either something simular to a disguised gate from GA (Not the same thing), or an NPC ship.
Also, just to let you guys know, DOCC_KYLE is still messing with the save sync system, however even if nobody makes a mod like this, we still have the good old turn based multiplayer that we currently have.


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A medly of mouth watering morsels will be on offer at a festival this weekend.
The fourth annual Tideswell Food Festival will be held on Saturday from 10am.
The streets of the picturesque Peak village will be lined with more than 60 independent food–related stalls offering unique treats and gifts.
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AT&T has announced that they are expanding the availability of FaceTime over cellular to all customers with a compatible iOS device, no matter what data plan they have. While some AT&T iPhone 4S users began seeing this feature back in November, AT&T did not make a statement at the time, and reports were sporadic. AT&T made the announcement today on its consumer blog:
As a result of ongoing testing, we're announcing AT&T will enable FaceTime over Cellular at no extra charge for customers with any tiered data plan using a compatible iOS device.
This means iPhone 4S customers with tiered plans will be able to make FaceTime calls over the AT&T cellular network. AT&T previously made FaceTime over Cellular available to customers with a Mobile Share plan and those with an LTE device on tiered plans.
The feature isn't live for all customers yet. AT&T says that they will be rolling it out over the next couple of weeks. Customers don't need to do anything, as the update will be applied to all customers in the coming months.
Are you an iPhone 4S user on AT&T, finally glad to be getting FaceTime over 3G? Are you still irritated that you had to wait in the first place?
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SAN FRANCISCO — Meet Nick D'Aloisio, the 17-year-old British entrepreneur who just sold his popular news-reading app to Yahoo Inc. for close to $30 million, instantly becoming one of the world's youngest self-made millionaires.
It's the classic Silicon Valley success story of a young software prodigy striking it ridiculously and improbably big. But this time the spotlight is shining on the other side of the pond.
D'Aloisio, who taught himself to write software at age 12, built the free iPhone app Summly — which automatically summarizes news stories for small screens — in his London bedroom in 2011. He was just 15 years old.
Soon he had backing from Horizons Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing and big names such as Zynga Inc.'s Mark Pincus and actor Ashton Kutcher.


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Monday, December 29, 2008
"....you know, you'd make an excellent dread pirate roberts..."
so, my brother in law had a pirate themed birthday party back in november, and at the time, i had pirates on the brain...so i started one of my favorites--and just now got around to finishing him up...yeah, it took me a while...
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- Brenoch Adams said...
"Wrong! Your ears you keep, and I'll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing you hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, ever woman who cries out "Dear God, what is that thing?" will echo in your perfect ears. That is what "to the pain" means.
It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in
freakish misery for ever."
big fan Doc. Daddy likey.
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just kidding, loves the pic man!
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Veri nice,love the color :)
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Nice sketch...
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Cruisin' Time
There's something to be said of simple things like going on an all truck cruise on a cool Saturday morning that gets the blood moving. And even if the majority of it is spent behind a random pickup that's running just a tad too rich, there's just something about that smell…
Fresh off the CPP Truck Cruise and this spring chicken is just that, ready for spring and all that it brings! After being cooped up for a few months without any events, I was ready to get out and do some serious truck-related bench racing. And while our seasons aren't as nasty as the rest of the country, us SoCal truck guys get as eager as the rest of ya to get out and shoot the breeze; especially when that breeze is blowing in off the ocean and smells of high octane.
We headed out at the crack of dawn, Danny Valenzuela and his freshly purchased '68 Ford Ranger with yours truly riding shotgun, to meet up with the CPP crew and nearly a hundred classic trucks of all makes, models, and colors. The guys had a 10-mile loop plotted out and after a half hour or so of checking out the rides, it was time to gather round and head out. An hour or so later of putting around Fullerton, California, and we arrived at our destination, CPP headquarters. Donuts and coffee were had before the guys gave us the five-star treatment with a full, behind-the-scenes tour of their R&D facility, fab shop, and shipping warehouse. It was pretty cool to see how they come up with all the parts they manufacture and what goes into creating something like a spindle or disc brake bracket. By the time the tour was over, the lunch wagon had rolled around (free Carls Jr. to boot) followed by what everyone was really waiting for, the raffle! Needless to say, we didn't come home with anything but a full belly and a morning's worth of a good time. Not a bad way to start a weekend if I do say so myself.
Poker runs, cruise-ins, and road trips are some of my favorite ways to spend time around old trucks. Sure, the car shows are fun; I like to walk around and check out cars as much as the next guy. But I've always enjoyed getting out and putting tire to pavement in a more assertive manner. In fact, I think I'll sneak out of the office a little early today and spend some time in the garage banging on the F-1, so hopefully we'll be ready to rock this summer…yup, all is good! CCT


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Before I start off here I want to just say that I am terrified of being judged as what I am going to talk about is a really sensitive and emotional subject for me & tbh I feel really tearful :-( I gave birth to my daughter (first & only child) in 2008 and for various reasons, partly health related but I guess also due to lack of support & well-meaning advice from healthcare professionals I didn't breastfeed her beyond the age of 5 months. She did not appear to be putting on enough weight and I was advised by my Dr., after seeing two BF counsellors, that I was "in the 1% of women who do not produce enough milk" (?!?) & that I should supplement with formula. I knew instinctively that she was wrong but I was scared, switched to formula and she would not take the breast after that; she then moved to solids shortly after.
When she was 12 months old, I was ill for a very, very long time & was in & out of hospital for many months, with several long-stays. Fast forward to now - she is 3 & half and has recently started getting really attached to my boobs - she want to see them, touch them, cuddle them, and asks me often about whether & how she breastfed when she was a baby. We have a few friends who are breastfeeding at the moment so perhaps this has something to do with it. Today she said to me "I want to pretend to drink like a baby" but at the same time she was embarrassed at the same time and I was confused and did not know what to do, so I just cuddled her with her head on my chest.
It's really hard to say clearly exactly what I mean but I feel she had something taken away from her at an early age which she needed and that I failed her. And now I feel like she is asking me for a bond which she wants emotionally but that I don't know if it is possible or the right thing to do. After she left for nursery today I found myself looking up "re-lactation for children" on the internet and then wondered whether I am crazy for feeling like this ( although there seem to be some cases out there) . I am even scared that if she tells nursery that she loves mummy's boobs and wanted to drink like a baby that they would feel I was crazy or even worse sick in some kind of way. I come from a culture where extended breast-feeding is common but live in one where breast-feeding at all is seen as strange in some/many quarters. And I have never heard personally of a situation where an older child (age 3+) feels like she does.
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by Greg Keller tagged John Gadret, PRO Gregory Keller on Google +
This little dude is as tough as nails. Maybe if he ate meat, he could develop some more power to hang with the Vervecken's and Pages of the world. Until then, his facial hardware and tattoos will have to suffice. I absolutely love this Cor Vos shot though grabbed from a great PezCycling article about young guns in the TdF.
If you get the chance and you are a Gadret fan, go to BobkeStrut and scope out his posts on John. Hilarious.


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InternetClover needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 2 freelance designers.
MrLocalSearch.com is a brand new web site designed to showcase my company's internet marketing services. We work with small businesses to help them generate ongoing leads by using a range of tools - SEO, video marketing, social media, Google Maps, Press Releases and more.
We aim to be friendly, approachable and jargon free. No techy lingo from this lot! The personality of the website should be fun, strongly branded and clean looking (we LOVE white space!).
Our target audience is small business owners from English speaking countries (mainly UK and USA). Most of these people will already be familiar with our company so we would like strong branding that we can also use in our direct marketing pieces.
Our audience are business people with no time for flashy gimmicks, tricks, and nonsense. They want relevant information that will help them to manage and grow their businesses better. That is what we aim to do.
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Open to suggestions but I had in mind something to reflect our name - Mr Local Search.com. Maybe a cartoon type figure, superhero-ish in a ironic way (like a geeky type with a super hero costume under his shirt). Simple strong colours. I like a green and blue combo but again, please send through what you think works for memorable branding.
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Please see attached pic. The Homepage will be a video and next to it a form. I would like the nav bar to be in a tab format. White background please.
3. Static page.
Must be very simple and clean with plenty white space. No borders please (see this web page for what I mean - http://www.affgenie.com/affiliate-genie.php ). Of course the static page will have the tab menu and the branding.
4. Blog pages.
I would like a 3 column layout with buttons for Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Again, the blog should maintain the same branding. As usual, clean and elegant design please.
Websites that I like.
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The Star Tribune reported that winter grilling is on the rise, and credited the uptick — in part — to our very own favorite smoker, the Big Green Egg.
But a big reason that winter grilling is on the rise is almost certainly the increasing popularity of the Big Green Egg, whose kiln-like structure keeps the heat sealed in and the chill wind out. Chuck Bulson, manager of the Warners' Stellian store in Edina, said sales of the Eggs and their specially made charcoal have climbed steadily in recent winters.
Compared with our sales in the winter, our grilling accessory sales understandably slow down. But, Bulson observed, "People with the Eggs really want to grill in winter."
I love hardy Minnesotan grill die-hards, refusing to migrate their cooking from the (Egg) nest just because of some subzero temperatures.
Any Eggheads want to personally vouch for this trend, and explain to the nonbelievers why Big Green Egg grilling or smoking is worth braving the elements (photos encouraged)?


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Stars Dress To Impress On The Red Carpet With A Little Help From Designers Kristin Davis
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[evasi0n], the iOS 6 and iPhone 5 jailbreak, has been live for a couple of days now, so we want to know: did you pull the trigger? And if so, why?
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If you did jailbreak, tell us the features you couldn't live without, and what you've done to make your iPhone or iPad perfect for your needs. If you didn't jailbreak, tell us what concerns you have, or why the jailbreak features aren't, or are no longer, compelling for you.
I haven't jailbroken yet, though I'll jailbreak my secondary phone as soon as I have time so I can play around with it. Prior to iOS 5 I was jailbroken almost all the time, primarily for LockInfo and BiteSMS. iOS has come a long way now, often by copying jailbreak features. There's enough there that I don't feel the urgency any more. What am I missing out on?
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|Statement by Counsellor of the Chinese Delegation Mr. JIA Guide at the 3rd Committee of the UNGA 61st Session on the Agenda Item of International Drug Control (Item 98) and Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Item 99)
Mr. Chairman,
The Outcome Document of 2005 World Summit reflects the unanimous view of the member states that issues such as drugs, transnational crime and terrorism adversely affect development, peace, security and human rights throughout the world, and that they require that the international community take collective actions to respond to such challenges. The Chinese delegation is pleased to note that the efforts of the international community have produced initial results. The 2006 World Drug Report by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicates that there is evidence that the world's drug problem has been contained. Opium production is on the decline, the production of cocaine has generally stabilized, and there has been a steady alleviation of the drug situation in the Golden Triangle region. We appreciate the determination and efforts of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand in drug control, which are truly encouraging. For many years, the Chinese government has engaged in various forms of cooperation with Myanmar and Laos in alternative development. We have made substantial financial and material contributions to support alternative crops in these countries. The efforts of the international community, including those of China, are gaining strong momentum in cleaning up the dark corners which are haven to drugs.
Mr. Chairman,
We must note that the achievements in drug control so far are not easy to come by and our road ahead remains long and arduous. The Afghanistan Opium Survey 2006 published by UNODC in September has sounded an alarm: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan rose by 59% in 2006 as compared to last year, with harvest expected to reach a record 6,100 tons. The drug control situation in Afghanistan is worrisome and the international community should pay close attention to this problem and take active measures in response. It is important to address the root causes as well as the symptoms of the Afghan drug problem and both the supply and the demand should be addressed when identifying solutions. The international community should also pay close attention to the control of precursor chemicals and make joint efforts in preventing those used for heroine production from flowing into Afghanistan. The Chinese government is appreciative of the role played by the Paris Pact Process in resolving the Afghan drug problem. In June this year, China participated in the 2nd Ministerial Meeting on the Drug Problem in Afghanistan held in Moscow. China is prepared to work with all countries concerned and play a more active role in resolving the Afghan drug problem.
Mr. Chairman,
The Chinese government attaches great importance to drug control. Over the past year, China has achieved remarkable results in enacting drug control legislations and their enforcement. In November 2005, the Regulations on the Administration of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and the Regulations on the Administration of Precursor Chemicals newly enacted by the Chinese government came into effect, thus further substantiating China's legislative system on drug control. Meanwhile, China has been expanding its "People's Campaign against Drugs" and the awareness-raising and educational activities in this regard have achieved fruitful results. The law enforcement authorities solved numerous big cases of drug trafficking, dealing heavy blows to groups and individuals engaged in drug trafficking.
The Chinese government attaches importance to regional and bilateral cooperation in drug control. In October 2005, the ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Responses to Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD) International Congress was successfully convened in Beijing and adopted Beijing Declaration. That document serves as a guideline for the future regional cooperation in drug control. China has been conducting substantive cooperation with Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Through joint law enforcement, the formulation of regional plan of action and exchange of intelligence, we have effectively combated trans-boundary drug trafficking.
The Chinese government appreciates the work of UNDOC and the International Narcotics Control Board in the field of drug control and commends them for their positive role in maintaining treaty regime, monitoring compliance and providing technical assistance to their member states. China will continue to support the two agencies in their efforts.
Mr. Chairman,
States bears the primary responsibility in crimes prevention and punishment. However, faced with the prevalence of acts of terrorism, corruption and transnational organized crime, international judicial cooperation becomes indispensable. The Chinese delegation believes that judicial assistance, extradition, and confiscation of proceeds of criminals and return them to their rightful owners represent the core of international judicial cooperation. Both the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) and the UN Convention against Corruption (CAC) contain provisions in this regard. However, in actual application, for reasons like difference in legal systems among member states, the practice of double standards and over-emphasis on political considerations by some countries and the factor of domestic legislation, these provisions are yet to play their due role. The Chinese government hopes that double standards and political considerations be put aside so as to strengthen international cooperation in this area on the basis of the relevant treaties.
Mr. Chairman,
Over the past decade, the United Nations has greatly expanded its activities in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. The UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is the main decision-making organ in this area. In order for the Commission to fully play its role, however, the following issues must be properly addressed: to clearly define CCPCJ's relationship with the conference of states-parties to TOC and conference of states-parties to CAC; to improve the working method of the CCPCJ; to acquire the authority to approve the budget of the UN Fund on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. To this end, the Chinese delegation is in favor of adopting a draft resolution entitled "Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program and the Role of CCPCJ as its Governing Organ" at this session of the GA.
The Chinese delegation commends UNODC for its work in crime prevention and criminal justice. UNODC is currently consulting with member states with a view to formulating its mid-term strategy. We are convinced that guided by this strategy, UNODC will surely achieve greater results. We would also like to call on the developed countries to contribute more to UNODC so as to enhance its capacity of providing technical assistance to its member states.
Mr. Chairman,
Transnational crime, terrorism, corruption and drugs represent common challenges facing all members of the international community, the gravity of which requires that all countries, rich or poor, big or small, strong or weak, work together towards the betterment of the whole world instead of only taking care of one's own interests. Such an approach should be the natural choice for all.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


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Blueberry Yogurt Muffins
Total TimePrep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
Makes6 muffins
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, combine the egg, yogurt, oil and milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.
- Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.
Editor's NoteIf using frozen blueberries, use without thawing to avoid discoloring the batter.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 228 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 195mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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My Review
Aug 3, 2017
These are so easy to whip up and are delicious. Gave some to friends and now they are making them too.
May 18, 2017
Just made these for breakfast and they are not very good, followed recipe exactly! my problem was I couldn't get them to brown on top, cooked them for 40 minutes and they stillwouldn't brown and had a weird texture. Sorry for bad review but won't be making these again UPDATE 5-18-2017MY BAD and I'm so sorry for the review , please do not bake early in the morning lol...I went back and looked at the recipe and I forgot to add baking powder and soda!!! :( I apologize and I will try them again!!! will update when I make again!!! :) :)
Jan 8, 2017
Great recipe! Used 5 T sugar and buttermilk instead of 2% milk
Dec 4, 2016
I made these exactly like the recipe says to and I enjoyed them very much! I did not think they were too dry. I was worried when I saw that the batter was very thick, but they baked up beautifully and I even used a one for one gluten free flour. I didn't make any changes with it either. I will definitely be making these again!
Oct 22, 2016
I doubled the recipe and used Greek vanilla honey yogurt. Also used large tin muffin pan and got 9 large muffins. Instead of 2% milk, I used almond milk. Delicious!! Great recipe!!
Jan 12, 2016
These came out great, but I'm taking away a star because the recipe, as written, does not have enough liquid, as others have said. There is just not enough liquid to absorb all of the dry mixture. I added a couple more spoonfuls of yogurt, and the muffins were perfect! So net time I make these, I will use 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of yogurt.I did not find the amount of sugar to be too much, but I used my own homemade yogurt, which is on the tart side. If you are using store-bought flavored yogurt, yes, I would say to cut back on the sugar. Since I was using plain yogurt, I added a small splash of vanilla extract.The yogurt makes these muffins so nice and tender. With the above changes, this recipe is a keeper!
Aug 17, 2015
This works fine as-is. I took out 2 Tbsp of sugar for health purposes, and they were still plenty sweet - remember, the flavored yogurt has sugar in it too. Texture was excellent. I've been baking for over 25 years and these did not strike me as too dry at all.You can use any flavor of yogurt you want, but be aware that the flavor will be mild. A quarter tsp of extract would probably be a welcome addition for most people, if you're not adding fruit - I just wanted plain lemon muffins, so I used lemon yogurt and no fruit.I only had Greek yogurt on hand; that worked fine, though I did bake mine for about 25 minutes.I'm agog another reviewer's insistence that the milk be tripled and to pack flour?! Who in their right mind packs flour? Yeah you'll have to triple the milk and increase the leavening if you pack your flour! Sheesh!To put that another way - if you increase the amount of flour (via packing), the amount of leavening, the amount of milk, and the amount of egg (by using a jumbo), then essentially, you're just making the recipe bigger.
Jul 14, 2015
This is a good, easy, recipe, and I have made is 3x' now. I must agree with another reviewer that it needs more liquid - yogurt or almond milk. Vanilla and cinnamon is also a tasty addition. Try it!
Jul 27, 2014
We love these muffins. I make them all the time. They are tasty and moist. It's Blueberry season now. I'm so glad you still have this wonderful recipe. I always look for a healthy and tasty alternative for my family.
Apr 1, 2014
I am a professional baker who loves to bake at home as well as at work. I tried this recipe at home and immediately knew upon reading it that it would have to be severely altered. Make sure you use a well packed cup of flour. Use three times the amount of milk. Make sure to use 1/3 cup of sugar. Make sure to you a jumbo egg. Use a half teaspoon of baking powder(leveled). Always keep your berries in the freezer until the moment you add them and then get the muffins into the oven ASAP. Use a flavored sweetened yogurt since there is no added extract and if you like to make the best recipe possible every single time. Buy a kitchen scale! Weights never change but your inconsistent American measuring will. Good luck!!!


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"Mean is the man, M—N is his Name"
In 1769, the 5th was a Sunday, so Pope Night was piously observed on 6 November. Here's a description of the pageantry from the 13 November issue of the Boston Evening-Post:
Description of the POPE, 1769.Who was John Mein, whose name was spelled out in that acrostic? He was publisher of the Boston Chronicle, the most vociferous pro-Crown newspaper in Boston.
Toasts on the Front of the large Lanthorn.
Love and Unity. — The American Whig. —
Confusion to the Torries, and a total Banishment to Bribery and Corruption.
On the right side of the same. —An Acrostick.
J nsulting Wretch, well him expose,
O 'er the whole World his Deeds disclose,
H ell now gaups wide to take him in,
N ow he is ripe, Oh Lump of Sin.
M ean is the Man, M—N is his Name,
E nough he's spread his hellish Fame,
I nfernal Furies hurl his Soul,
N ine Million Times from Pole to Pole.
Mein was also an immigrant, a Scotsman, and an associate of the Rev. Robert Sandeman, who had established a new sect of Protestantism in New England. All those things caused most Bostonians to view him with suspicion. He responded by mocking the local Whigs' heroes, needling their sore spots, and exposing their hypocrisies.
On 29 Oct 1769 that conflict had come to a head as Mein got into a fight on the street with several Boston merchants. He fled to a British army barracks for protection and then went into hiding. Mein's partner, John Fleeming, continued to put out their Chronicle newspaper, but Mein would soon leave Boston forever. And, judging by the Pope Night poem, not many locals missed him.
There will be more about Mein—how he had attacked another printer physically, and how John Hancock managed to put him out of business—in my talk at the Boston Public Library tomorrow evening. Come by and hear lots of gossip from "Boston's Pre-Revolutionary Newspaper Wars."


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On Saturday, Feb. 9, Serene Gardens, 2800 Grand Island Blvd., will host a free Japanese cooking demonstration and tasting, beginning at 4 p.m. Explore two basic staples of Japanese food, miso soup and sushi roll, with Serene Gardens' Chef Satomi Smith.
Coming off of a recent Buffalo Soup Fest award for "Best Kept Secret," Satomi will demonstrate how she prepares these dishes from the first step; making broth for miso soup, washing the rice properly, making the vinaigrette for sushi rice, etc. Following the class there also will be a sake and wine tasting.
The event is organized by the Japan Culture Center of WNY Inc. Call 716-773-LEAF for more information, or visit online athttp://www.serene-gardens.com/free-japanese-cooking-demo-and-tasting/.


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It's easy to take agriculture technology, heck all technology, for granted these days. It's so pervasive that we're all adjusting to how it has changed our personal lives, let alone how you farm. Visit any farm show - like my trip to Hay Expo last week - and a common view is that person with the cell phone taking a picture or a video of a machine at work.
In fact one major manufacturer had a product rollout to dealers only earlier this year and despite a confidentiality agreement many dealers took videos of an innovative new product and posted it on their own sites well ahead of the official launch. Technology happens.
Traveling to a farm show and elsewhere will give you plenty of insight into how technology can be applied in ways you never thought. At that very same Hay Expo I ran into a Bluetooth iPad app that allows an owner of a Bale Band-It to have ultimate monitoring of every machine function. And that tablet can be mounted in the cab for easy viewing.
Or take the John Deere HarvestLab - it's an on-the-go near-infrared measuring device that can tell a farmer plenty about the quality of forage being cut. The system can provide information on moisture, feed quality and volume as the forage harvester moves through the field. These field sensors are getting more intense every day.
Then there was the trip this week to the DuPont Innovation Center at DuPont Pioneer in Johnston, Iowa. This center, one of 12, has a focus on food production and nutrition offering visitors and market collaborators a place to share ideas and learn about company innovations.
Before taking us into the center, DuPont Pioneer showed media its genomics lab where genetic information for every seed grown is being mapped for trait analysis. That's a lot of data coming in and it has to be managed. Not sure how good the power grid is in Johnston, Iowa, but I'm guessing the servers at work at Pioneer pull their share of electricity.
Farm shows are a key tool I use to keep up with new technology - whether its National Farm Machinery Show in winter or Hay Expo in June or the fall shows - from Farm Progress Show to Husker Harvest Days to Sunbelt Ag Expo - it's an easy way to catch up on what's driving innovation in the industry.
We're already nearing the end of June (and heck many of you may finally be done with soybean planting - it could happen). Next step is to gather up that as-planted data and move it out of the tractor to your desktop, cloud, other device. Because before you know it we'll be talking harvest.
Of course, 10 years ago if I talked about moving as-planted data out of the tractor a bunch of you would have thought I was crazy…today I'm just a little less crazy. But you're probably going crazy with the data. As we near fall and harvest I'll go into some interesting tips I've picked up on managing files ahead of harvest - that can also help next year with planting.
And if you have questions comment below and I'll seek answers for you…really.
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LONE TREE, CO — Fitness professionals and firemen battled it out to raise more than $1,300 in two hours for a children's hospital's burn unit. Twelve Lady of America employees competed against six firemen from the 2005 Colorado Fireman Calendar in a tipping war at Carrabas Italian Grill in Lone Tree, CO.
"The bar had a seating capacity of 110, and 250 people came," said Lady of America franchise owner Lauri Bradley. "It was standing room only, and people had to wait to get in the bar. It was amazing."
At the end of the two hours, the health club won the competition with nearly twice as many tips. The group exercise instructors, personal trainers and front desk employees raised $890 while the firemen raised $474. Bartending is hard work, Bradley said.
"We were really hustling," Bradley says. "The firemen were there for good looks."
The club staff and fireman took orders while the wait staff volunteered two hours of their time to make drinks for the patrons.
In addition to raising money for a charitable cause, the club got a lot of free publicity in the local paper, Bradley said.
"It was a great promotion for us," she said. "It was so much fun."


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Interning Abroad
By Frank Radosevich II
November 27, 2012
With distances shrinking and economies growing more interconnected, companies are seeking employees with some global experience under their belt. And thanks to a new program, Bradley students will have the opportunity to gain that valuable international exposure.
All students can apply to intern abroad and earn four hours of academic credit in one of two international cities, Hong Kong or Sydney, Australia. The internships are unpaid and run for eight weeks, beginning in May and wrapping up at the end of July. The programs are open to undergraduate students with a junior standing before the internship start date.
"We're excited because this program will make international internships both affordable and a high-quality experience for our students," said James Foley, director of the Foster College of Business Administration International Programs. "This is a great opportunity for those who see the value of living and working in a foreign country."
The internships — a joint effort between Foster College, the Smith Career Center, the International Programs Office and the Academic Internship Institute of Australia and Hong Kong — builds upon Bradley's already extensive study abroad programs and international studies department by offering indispensable professional development while allowing students to network and build their skill set in an international setting.
Although business students may be especially interested in the programs, the internships are open to students from all colleges and departments. Students accepted into the program are placed with a company that matches the applicants' talents and needs.
In Hong Kong, interns have worked with a variety of companies in the fashion industry, like Ann Taylor and Crocs, or in retail shopping, such as Duty Free Shopping. In Sydney, internships run the gambit from working in the financial industry at Morningstar with or consumer goods at Johnson & Johnson or Brown-Foreman Corp.
"If you do an internship abroad, companies will look twice at you and see that you took the initiative to go overseas," said Natasha Ager, director of student services and internships at the Academic Internship Institute of Australia. "It's also a great thing to bring up in other job interviews."
The cost of the programs includes the academic credit, housing, transportation during the first week within the cities, administrative fees and orientation program and activities. Students are responsible for their own airfare, meals, incidental expenses and, for internships in Sydney, their visa fees.
Deadline for applications is Jan. 31. More information on the programs can be found here.