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Jack Boyce '81 Addresses New Sigma Iota Epsilon Inductees
Management Honor Society inducts another 68 members
The Girard School's chapter of Sigma Iota Epsilon, the national honorary and professional management fraternity, has added 68 new members – sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students.
The inductees represent the top-ranked management students in their school. Undergraduates must have at least a 3.25 GPA, graduate students a 3.5.
"They work hard in their classes and inviting our best and brightest students to join this prestigious organization is a real privilege," said Jane Parent, a management professor and faculty adviser to Merrimack's SIE chapter since its inception in 2012. "Sigma Iota Epsilon is a great way for our students to connect with each other as well as our vibrant business community."
Inductees included nine Master's of Science in Management students, 13 seniors, 27 juniors and 19 sophomores.
Five students were recognized with an Excellence Award, since they had been inducted in 2012 as undergraduates and qualified again this year with a higher GPA as graduate students. They are Michael Gambardella, Jordan Jean, Kelsey Mason, Susan Pereira and Alyssa Wertz.
The Merrimack chapter, Alpha Xi, will have new officers for the 2013-14 academic year, who are responsible for organizing events such as alumni panels, outreach efforts and fundraisers. The officers will be co-presidents Daniel Holland '14 and Alyssa Rollins '13 (who will stay at Girard to complete her Master's of Science in Management), vice presidents of events Ariel Eromin '14 and Christina Leone '14, vice president of outreach Keaira Perry '14 and secretary/treasurer Justin Mansfield '14.
Officers for 2012-13 were co-presidents Emily Lyall '13 and Rollins, vice president of events Jessica Enaire '13, vice president of fundraising Matthew Hanafin '13, vice president of outreach Brett Julian '13 and secretary/treasurer Meghan Richard '13.
"It's very rewarding to be an officer, to plan the events for SIE and be a part of the initiation of new members," said Rollins. "Maintaining the GPA requirement meant putting 100 percent effort toward class work and projects."
Students and their families attended the spring initiation ceremony and reception in the Rogers Center.
Jack Boyce '81 delivered the keynote address. Boyce is head of U.S. distribution for Standard Life Investments, a Scottish asset management company, and formerly was co-head of global institutional sales at PineBridge Investments and senior vice president at GE Asset Management.
The Rev. Ray Dlugos, Merrimack's vice president for mission and student affairs, offered the opening and closing prayers.
SIE encourages and recognizes scholastic excellence and promotes cooperation between the academic and practical aspects of management. To learn more about SIE, visit http://www.sienational.com/.


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Predicting Large U.S. Commercial Bank Failures
by James Kolari, Dennis Glennon, Hwan Shin, and Michele Caputo
The present study applies empirical methods to the problem of predicting large U.S. commercial bank failures. Because of sampling limitations, scant research has examined the feasibility of using computer-based early warning systems (EWSs) to make such predictions. In the late 1980s and early 1990s numerous large banks failed in the United States, enabling us to collect a sample of 50 failed banks with more than $250 million in assets as well as a matched sample of 50 non-failed large banks. These samples were split into original and holdout samples of different sizes. Both the parametric method of logit analysis and the nonparametric approach of trait recognition are employed to (1) develop classification EWS models based on the original samples and (2) test the predictive ability of these models using the holdout samples. Both logit and trait recognition performed well in terms of classification results. However, over the holdout samples, trait recognition outperformed logit in a variety of tests, including overall accuracy, large bank failure accuracy, weighted efficiency scores, and stability using data from one year before, as well as two years before, failure. Other results from the trait recognition models reveal that complex two- and three-variable interactions between financial and accounting variables contain additional information about bank risk not found in the individual variables themselves. We conclude that nonparametric EWSs can provide valuable information about the future viability of large banks.
As with all OCC Working Papers, the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Department of the Treasury.
Any whole or partial reproduction of material in this paper should include the following citation: Kolari, Glennon, Shin & Caputo, "Predicting Large U.S. Commercial Bank Failures," Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E&PA Working Paper 2000-1, January 2000.
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In a previous life (when I worked in the thick of the CBD), I would try to attend at least two shows per week. Now that a commute is required, I'm more strategic about my show choices. This year, I managed to get to three performances:
- Hannah Gadsby
- Tom Gleeson
- Mark Butler
Hannah's was an outstanding show. Indeed, a better stand-up gig I have never seen. She connected with her audience on an emotional level. Her show was poignant, funny and offered great flow and narrative, which is often not achieved at stand-up gigs. I believe my comment to our friends as we left her show was something along the lines of: "I think we've just witnessed comedy nirvana". Her 5-star reviews were certainly deserved.
Tom's show was predictably good. The guy is in his element on stage with a microphone in hand. He handles hecklers with aplomb and a very sharp tongue. His suggestion of inserting a "porn nugget" in lieu of the copyright warning at the start of DVDs still makes me giggle. A solid show indeed.
Our final show of the festival was also excellent. Lesser known performer, Mark, is a thinking man's comedian. His show was witty, well-scripted and engaging. It was full of puns, wordplays and general etymological gold.
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Guide to Senate Records: Chapter 1
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Research in the Records of Congress
- Background
- Research Strategies
- Other Sources
Other Sources
Textual Records in the National Archives Relating to the Records of Congress
1.131. Continental and Confederation Congresses, 1774-1789: The immediate predecessors to the modern Congress were the Continental and Confederation Congresses. The First and Second Continental Congresses met from 1774 through 1781; these bodies organized resistance to the British, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and managed the war effort during the Revolution. The Articles of Confederation, approved in 1781, established a new central government, the primary feature of which was a Congress. The Confederation Congress lasted from 1781 to 1789, when the new government established by the Constitution took effect. The records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses have been reproduced as National Archives Microfilm Publications M247, Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789and M332, Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. The original records are part of Record Group 360 and are administered by the Diplomatic Branch of the National Archives.
1.132. Original Enrolled Bills: The final version of a bill or joint resolution that is signed by the President, making it an Act of Congress, is called the enrolled version. These are published in the United States Statutes at Large. The originals, 1789-present, are among the General Records of the U.S. Government, Record Group 11, in the custody of the Diplomatic Branch. Portions of these records have been microfilmed as National Archives Microfilm Publications M337, Enrolled Original Acts and Resolutions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-1823, and M1326, Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 53d Congress, 2d Session--84th Congress, 2d Session, 1893-1956.
Related Records and Materials Outside the National Archives
Private Papers and Newspapers
1.133. Papers of Congressmen and Senators: There is often a close relationship between the private papers of legislators, particularly those who were committee chairmen, and official congressional committee records at the National Archives. Before the end of World War II, the amount of staff available to legislators was limited to several individuals, and committee staffs were also extremely small by modern standards. Because the distinction between committee and personal staff available to legislators remained unclear until the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the distinction between the committee records and personal papers the staff maintained was also ambiguous. The result is that original committee records and copies of committee records are often in the private collections of individual legislators.
1.134. By tradition the papers of Members of Congress are considered the private property of the legislator. These collections have sometimes been destroyed, retained by the family, or donated to a repository. The Senate Historical Office produced the following publication that lists the locations of the extant papers of all Senators who served from 1789-1982: Kathryn Allamong Jacob, editor, Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators, 1789-1982 (Washington: Senate Historical Office, 1983). A supplement to the Guide was issued in 1987. Copies are available free of charge from the Senate Historical Office, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510. The House Office for the Bicentennial has prepared a similar compilation for House members: Cynthia Pease Miller, editor, A Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the House of Representatives, 1789-1987 (Washington: Office of the Bicentennial of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1988).
1.135. The greatest concentration of papers of former legislators is in the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. The Library has published a listing of their congressional materials: John J. McDonough, compiler, Members of Congress: A Checklist of Their Papers in the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (Washington: Library of Congress, 1980).
1.136. Newspapers: Because Members of Congress have long drawn the attention of political journalists, newspapers remain an excellent source of information on the opinions and activities of Members. Often information that may not appear among the official records of Congress or the private papers of legislators can be gleaned from newspaper sources because many journalists enjoyed ready access to the politicians. While excellent as sources, newspapers have to be used with caution, since many of them, in the past particularly, have been overtly partisan in their point of view.
1.137. For the 1790's, researchers should consult the National Gazette (1791-93), published by Philip Freneau; the Gazette of the United States (1789-94), published by John Fenno; and the Philadelphia Aurora (1790-1835), published by Benjamin Franklin Bache and William Duane. The National Intelligencer, ultimately published by William Gales and Joseph Seaton, is probably the most authoritative source for the period from 1800 to the 1860's. By the mid-19th century a number of new papers devoted extensive coverage to Congress: New York Tribune (New York Herald Tribune), 1841-1964; New York Times, 1851-present; Boston Journal, 1833-1903; New York World, 1860-1931; Baltimore Sun, 1837-present; and the Washington Post, 1877-present. While all of these newspapers have been microfilmed, only The New York Times has been completely indexed. The Times Index will provide the dates of episodes that can be used to search other newspapers. Office Records
1.138. Architect of the Capitol: The records of the Architect of the Capitol consist of textual records, photographs, and architectural plans and drawings concerning the Capitol Building and Grounds and other related buildings. These records date from the early 19th century to the present. In addition, because the Architect has had responsibility for a number of other buildings in the Washington, DC area, there are materials on the Supreme Court; the Library of Congress; Union Station; Gallaudet University; Columbia Hospital for Women; St. Elizabeths Hospital; the Washington, DC Jail; the Botanic Garden; the Patent Office; the Post Office; the Washington Aqueduct; and statues, monuments, and memorials.
1.139. Textual Records: The Architect's textual materials amount to about 500 linear feet that date from the 1800's to the present. Important correspondents include Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Frederick Law Olmsted, Robert Mills, David Lynn, Thomas U. Walter, George Stewart, Carrere & Hastings, William Strickland, Edward Clark, Montgomery C. Meigs, Jefferson Davis, and Joseph Henry. There is also extensive correspondence with such artists as Thomas Crawford, Constantino Brumidi, Vinnie Ream Hoxie, Clark Mills, Randolph Rogers, and William Rinehart.
1.140. Photographic Records: The Architect maintains a collection of approximately 70,000 original photographic negatives that date from the 1850's to the present. These photographs relate principally to the Capitol itself (particularly construction projects), works of art (both paintings and sculptures), interiors of rooms, and pictures of ceremonial events such as inaugurals, joint sessions and meetings of Congress, and the unveiling of art works.
1.141. Architectural Records: The Architect also maintains approximately 70,000 architectural drawings that relate to the Capitol Building and its grounds, and other buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect, such as congressional office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the Supreme Court Building, as well as several other public buildings in the Washington, DC area.
1.142. For further information researchers should write to: Curator for the Architect of the Capitol, The Capitol, Washington, DC 20515.
1.143. Senate Historical Office: The Senate Historical Office has collected from a number of institutions approximately 30,000 photographic copies of images that relate to the Senate. The collection is organized into the following categories: portraits of Senators; committees, caucuses, and meetings; groups of Senators; special events; Presidents and Vice Presidents; cartoon collections and graphic prints; demonstrations, rallies, parades, visitors; officers and employees of the Senate; Senate photographer's prints; Capitol/Senate buildings and grounds; Arthur Scott negatives; Senate photographic studio negatives; Democratic Party negatives; King Library contacts and negatives; unprinted Historical Office negatives and contacts.
1.144. Researchers interested in viewing or obtaining copies of these materials should write to: Senate Historical Office, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510.
1.145. Office of Senate Curator: The Office of Senate Curator maintains a collection of approximately 400 original prints and cartoons that relate to the Senate. The collection dates from the 1840's to the early 20th century. For more information contact the Office of Senate Curator, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives, 1789-1989: Bicentennial Edition (Doct. No. 100-42). By Robert W. Coren, Mary Rephlo, David Kepley, and Charles South. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1989.


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Smarter, less anxious: study; Outdoor learning experiences and school gardens help students relax and learn better, researchers suggest
Parents, here's another reason for your kids to play outdoors in the dirt: It might make them smarter.
And, as a side benefit, dirt appears to be a natural anti-anxiety drug, but without the side effects.
Mice exposed to a bacterium found in soil navigated a maze twice as fast, and with less anxiety, as control mice, in studies presented yesterday at the 110th general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.
The researchers say we've become so urbanized we risk losing a connection with an organism in nature that may actually be beneficial to humans.
Dr. Dorothy Matthews became intrigued by Mycobacterium vaccae - a natural soil microbe - in 2007, when British scientists published a study showing that when mice were injected with a heat-killed version of the organism, it stimulated neurons in the brainstem to start producing serotonin.
"Serotonin is a molecule that has a number of different effects, but one of them is modulating mood and decreasing anxiety," says Matthews, an associate professor of biology at The Sage Colleges in Troy, NY.
Serotonin also plays a role in learning. "If you're nervous, if you're frightened, you just can't think straight," Matthews said. She wondered, could M. vaccae have an effect on learning in mice?
The bacteria-exposed mice consistently ran the maze twice as fast as non-exposed mice. They also showed fewer anxiety behaviours - less freezing, wall-climbing, stopping and grooming, returning to the start, or defecation.
After the bacteria were removed, the mice started running the mazes slower than they did when they were ingesting the bacteria. "They experienced a kind of serotonin withdrawal," Matthews said. They were still faster than the controls, on average, an effect that lasted for another month of testing.
Matthews says people are exposed to M. vaccae just by virtue of being outdoors. "It's only been the last 100 years or so that we've become more urbanized and are eating our foods in a different way."
We no longer eat foods that we grow or gather ourselves, she says - foods that haven't been "washed multiple times, and dunked in hot water, or processed or grown with pesticides."
Making time in school curriculums for children to learn outdoors might decrease their anxiety and improve their ability to learn new tasks, she says.
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Vatican City, Nov 7, 2011 / 01:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).-
Pope Benedict XVI recently called priests and those in parish leadership positions to hold fast to Christ and allow his love to lead them to proclaim the Gospel.
The Pope spoke on Nov. 4 during the celebration of vespers with students from the pontifical universities in Rome, marking the beginning of their academic year.
He recalled the 70th anniversary of Pope Pius XII's motu propio "Cum Nobis" on priestly vocations. "One cannot become a good shepherd without becoming one with Christ and his members through charity.
"Charity is the first duty of the good shepherd," he said.
The Pope then explained several conditions in order for a priest to adequately carry out the mission entrusted to him: "the aspiration to collaborate with Jesus in spreading the Kingdom of God, the gratuitousness of pastoral commitment, and an attitude of service."
He said the call to priestly ministry is above all an "encounter with Jesus and being fascinated by him, overcome by his words, his gestures, his own person.
"And being able to distinguish His voice from so many others, and responding like Peter, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.'"
This call is the result of being enveloped by the Lord's goodness and love, to the degree that one desires to "remain with Him, like the disciples of Emmaus … and bring the proclamation of the Gospel to the world," he said.
The Pope underscored that a minister of the Gospel "is one who clings to Christ and learns 'to remain' with Him, who is in tune and in intimate friendship with Him, so that everything is fulfilled 'as God wants,' according to his loving will, with great interior freedom and profound joy of heart."
He added the clergy "must never forget … the Lord's call to ministry is not the result of special merit, but is a gift to be accepted … according to his will, even if it does not correspond to our desires for self-realization."
The priestly life should be marked by attentive care for the flock, faithful celebration of the liturgy and prompt concern toward all, especially the poorest and most in need, Benedict XVI continued.
By living this "pastoral charity" according to the model of Christ, he said, priests will experience fulfillment in their vocations wherever the Lord calls them to serve.
This call of the Lord extends to all Catholics, the Pope noted, who should ever more learn to "remain with the Lord each day, in personal encounter with Him in order to be fascinated by Him and cling to his love and be proclaimers of the Gospel."
"It is important to generously seek out what God's plan is for each us and not our own, and thus conform our wills to the Lord's. It is important to prepare one's self, through serious and dedicated study as well, to serve the People of God in the tasks that will be entrusted to us," the Pope said.
He concluded expressing hope that St. Charles Borromeo, whose feast was celebrated on Nov. 4, would obtain grace for all those who attend the pontifical universities in Rome.
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Jello Biafra as the president of the United States in Lovedolls Superstar, occupying an empty office adjacent to SST/Global, 1985. Photograph by Jordan Schwartz
After the recent release of We Got Power!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California, a compendium of the landmark 1980s 'zine, co-creator David Markey answered a few questions for Amber Frost. (You can read my previous review here.)
AF: How did you go about compiling the essays (and essayists) for the book? I'm sure people have spread out quite a bit since the 80s.
Markey: By simply looking at the subjects in the photos, thankfully we were in touch with a lot of them. A few had moved to far away lands, some remained close friends; people that we've worked with on various projects over the years. Facebook came in handy with tracking a couple of them down.
AF: When you first started We Got Power! Did you have a concept that you were documenting a movement at the time?
Markey: We were definitely inspired by what was going down. 1981 was just one of those years, there was a collective energy going on. It was an incredibly dense time for music and bands in Southern California. Looking back on it, it was actually a very eclectic scene. It just wasn't one kind of music really, but it all came together out of a necessity. Whether you were Fear or the Suburban Lawns; The Descendents or The Gun Club.
AF: There's a bit in the Cameron Jaime essay that really stuck with me:
We all know about the nihilistic violence and rage the kids felt against their parents, schools, cops, and society at large. But I'm surprised at how rarely popular culture and humor are discussed as a major drive in the development of hardcore punk attitudes and aesthetics
I remember realizing as a punk (right around the 2000s), I wouldn't have reduced my identity to "rage", but that others did. Do you think there was a cognitive dissonance between how the kids identified themselves at the time and how music history has come to perceive them?
Markey: You have to go back and look at the environment of the early eighties in Los Angeles. At the time, you were fighting the tide by being into this music and scene. You were asking for trouble in a way, even if that was not necessarily your intent.
Many were threatened by this music. The local media went out of their way to paint this scene as violent and destructive. This lead to the now infamous anti-punk episodes of the popular TV shows "Chips" and "Quincy."
Daryl Gates' LAPD too had it in big time for the punks, and also the Baby Boomers who had a stranglehold on the music business at the time. Not only that but rednecks in Cameros, who seemed to enjoy yelling "Devo" at us.
I think maybe we saw all this and decided that humor was the great equalizer. I think it's better to get someone to laugh and hopefully that will lead to some sort of enlightenment, rather than beat someone over the head with some heavy handed political agenda.
Left to Right, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins, and Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag, SST Phelan office, on Phelan St. in Redondo Beach. Photograph by David Markey.
AF: "Punk is dead" has been bandied about forever. What do you think when reviews of the book start out with lines like, "In 1979, punk was over . . . but by 1981, hardcore was born."?
Markey: That line was actually penned first by our editor, Ian Christe. It was great working with him. I think his input to the project was invaluable. I actually considered it "Hardcore Punk", as we were definitely informed by the Class of '77 which had already came and went. We were the next generation of LA Punk.
I think we were maybe trying to expand on what was considered "punk". Which you know for many just was a style, a look. A Mohawk. A safety pin through the cheek. I think perhaps we were trying to go deeper than the surface, the cosmetic. We were trying to bring it into our lives in a more meaningful way. I wasn't about wearing manufactured "Anarchy" T-shirts, but I understood how important "no rules" was, especially when there became a more strict definition within the scene itself.
AF: The aesthetic for We Got Power! Is a visual staple for 'zines at this point- the collages, cartoons, type/image balance, etc- what were your visual inspirations at the time?
Markey: I had done Xerox publications prior to this as a kid with a neighborhood newspaper. I used an electric typewriter and Letra-set rub-off letters. I also think this is where the mazes and word puzzle games were coming from. As a kid I was really into Mad Magazine and early Saturday Night Live. I loved movies like Harold and Maude and Kentucky Fried Movie.
AF: There's an editorial in the first issue that ends with "Yes, it is true, people with long hair can share the "punk attitude". The scene is reserved for no one. Everyone is eligible. Everyone counts". Was "punk policing" much of an issue? Did the scene struggle with exclusivity?
Markey: I recall the first gig I went to, an X show at the Santa Monica Civic, and getting harassed for my hair length by a group of Huntington Beach Skinheads. Jennifer (Jordan's sister and also a collaborator on the 'zine) got a big wad of gum in her hair at a Starwood Tuesday night punk show. There were all sorts of punk politics going on at the time. Some of which were ridiculous and hypocritical. I think we did our best to diffuse this.
AF: A lot is made of the political context of hardcore, and while bands like The Dead Kennedys were explicitly political, a lot more were implicit. Do you think the scene as a whole had a political consciousness?
Markey: There were overtly political bands but lot of it was about personal politics, like how much someone's dad sucked, or how lousy it was to be hit in the head with a LAPD baton. I recall at the time people being pretty cynical to all the Anti-Reagan material that was proliferating. But easy-targets aside, I'd say Reagan made Hardcore possible. There was a lot of humor as well.
The Minutemen, Grandia Room, Hollywood, CA, 1982. Photograph by Jordan Schwartz.
AF: What do you think of the trajectory of DIY culture since the 80's?
Markey: I guess it went from some kid in a bedroom working on a fanzine or some hardcore band's cover art, to some graphic artist who maybe grew up admiring that aesthetic, who took the idea and turned it into a Nike Ad.
I was DIY before I ever heard the phrase being bandied about. For me it was a necessity. There was just no other way for this stuff to happen. No one else was going to do this work for you. And the key thing for me was, it did not seem like work at all. It seemed like fun.
AF: What did you anticipate the punk developing into at the time? How do you think that compares to what it has become?
Markey: I just loved the music, and I watched it spread nationally through fanzine culture and various independent record labels, many founded by bands themselves. Then the nineties kicked in, and that showed the direct influence of the American 1980's underground within the mainstream.
I am not sure if any of us as teenagers had any sort of long term vision of where this would all go. It just sort of went through the changes that it went through. We may have joked about it. But the good thing was many of these previously under heard and unappreciated bands had the attention of more people than ever. There is always time for rebellion and kids carving out their own way of doing things. In fact, it's needed now more than ever. I can only hope this will inspire.
Thanks David, for talking with us, and thanks to Bazillions Points Books for facilitating this and putting out We Got Power!. I can't possibly recommend it enough for anyone interested in the history and trajectory of punk and DIY.
"Youth of America Unite! The rear of the Punk Shack during demolition. Local anti-punk surfers crossed out our Black Flag graffiti as part of an ongoing war. A year or two later, these same culprits would cut their long surfer hair and don Suicidal Tendencies shirts." Photograph by David Markey


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The experts on episode 7 are Bryan and Kevin(yay!) 🙂
And here are 11 Whitening Tips from this episode:
1) Some products with vitamin C should only be used at night as sun exposure can result in the undesired darkening of skin.
2) Jacelyn Tay's recommendations, including eating white fungus and birds' nest.
3) After all skincare and sun protection steps have been done, you may consider oral supplements. Just ensure all products are safe for use and don't have dangerous, banned substances.
4) Don't squeeze lemons – the flesh has vitamin C but what's in the skin could counter the whitening effects of the vitamin C.
5) Choose the right cleanser and ensure you exfoliate your skin! Before age 30, exfoliate once a week, and after age 30, exfoliate twice a week.
6) After exfoliation, use sunblock before going out.
7) If you have dark spots/pigmentation, Kevin's recommendation is the Beauty Republic Cosme Device which comes with an LED light.
8) If you use too many products with different SPF levels, it may cancel out the one with the highest SPF!
9) UV rays are present everywhere!! As a guide, anywhere there is light, there are UV rays.
10) Bryan shows the pressure point to hit when your skin is itchy. It will also make you fairer.
Cover your knee cap with your palm, spread your fingers and the spot where your thumb lands on is it.
11) Bryan's recommendation to counter dark spots: lavender flower spray, pink crystal, gold flakes(?)
Parting words from Kevin: While sunblock is important, a little sun is good for your bones!
~ Episode 8 ~
[14 Tips For Taking Your Look From Day To Night]
This is an interesting episode as it reveals how Singaporean ladies actually can't be bothered with touching up their makeup throughout the day, and often don't bother with dolling up for events after work because they simply are too busy and have no time to get a change of outfit or 'glam' up their makeup.
So here are 14 tips from Kevin and Clarence to get you from a day to night look:
1) When going on a date after work, know that black outfits are bad. Kevin says the color is "mysterious" to men, and conveys the impression that you are difficult to understand. Choose soothing colors instead.
2) Don't reveal too much. Just show a little bit of shoulder for instance and it will ensure your guy will want to see more. Ooh. (@_@)
3) When you look tired, get a massage for your face and neck. And to touch up your makeup, use a waterproof eyeliner and blend it out with a finger quickly before it gets dry. You can use a dark green eyeliner for your lower lid (end portion). Use a glitter eyeliner to make your eyes sparkle and a silver eyeliner for the inner eye portion.
4) Definitely use makeup remover even if you think your makeup is already gone at the end of the day. A good idea would be to use one which is 100% olive oil.
5) Your clothes must reveal your strengths, e.g. if you have a full bust, don't conceal it under an outfit with multiple folds.
6) If you have thin lips, avoid using red lipstick which highlights how thin your lips are and makes you look like someone who is perhaps, miserly and unfriendly.
7) Use a herbal mist spray for moisturizing and rejuvenating tired skin. Follow up with powder – press gently and do not drag. For tired eyes, use lightweight powder.
8) Stick on your false eyelashes FIRST before using eyeliner! Unless you are going for a "thick" makeup look, then use liner first, attach your falsies then use liner again to fill in any gaps.
9) If you have a warm skin tone, go with orangey red lipstick. If you have a cool skin tone, choose a red lipstick with blueish undertones.
10) To prevent lipstick from staining your teeth, stick a finger into your mouth, as if you are sucking your finger and pull your finger out.
11) To prevent lipstick from staining your wine glass, lick your lips first. Once wet with saliva, the lipstick will not get transferred over to your wine glass.
12) If your arms are fleshy, sleeves should be wider and not tight around your arms or they'll make you look fat.
13) Going clubbing? Have your own style. Don't dress like everybody else!
*Save A Passerby Segment* Kelly hit the streets to find an office lady who would agree to a makeover by Clarence. Everyone rejected her till she "found" someone – once again, a Watsons blogger (Elaine) – who pretended to be slightly reluctant. (@_@)
14) If you have fleshy legs, choose chunkier footwear. If you choose thin stiletto heels, your legs will look even fatter.
Ultimately, it is as Kevin said, know your strengths and flaws so you can highlight your strengths and conceal your flaws.
Stay beautiful!


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A disorder of gonadal differentiation, marked by short stature, undifferentiated (streak) gonads, and variable abnormalities that may include webbing of the neck, low posterior hair line, increased carrying angle of the elbow, cubitus valgus, and cardiac defects. It is typically associated with absence of the second sex chromosome (XO, or 45,X), although structural abnormality of one X chromosome or mosaicism (e.g., XX/XX or X/XXX) may also be responsible. The phenotype is female and patients are usually sterile. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Ulrich-Turner Syndrome
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HP StorageWorks MSA50
Option Part# 364430-B21
Overview:The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 50 Enclosure MSA50 is a 1U Serial Attach SCSI(SAS) disk drive storage enclosure supporting Small Form Factor(SFF) SAS or Serial ATA(SATA) drives. This enclosure delivers industry-leading data performance availability storage density and upgradeability to meet customers' demanding and growing storage needs. The all new SFF drive carrier is designed to support the new Universal form factor Hard Drive in either SAS or SATA. This new form factor provides optimized performance per U of space while delivering unparalleled power consumption. The MSA50 enclosure supports direct attach storage to HP ProLiant Server. The MSA50 supports the cascading of shelves in a 1+1 configuration to allow a maximum of 20 SFF drives in a 2U configuration attached to a single controller port. This single controller port incorporates four lanes for a total max throughput of 12Gb/s for SAS.


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Asymptomatic superficial fungal infection generally affecting the skin of the palms. It is usually caused by Phaeoannellomyces werneckii and characterized by brown or black, macular, non-scaly patches. Other areas of the body such as the soles and neck may also be involved.
Tinea Nigra, Tinea Nigra Palmaris, Keratomycosis Nigricans Palmaris, Pityriasis Nigra
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There are at least two schools of thought when it comes to modifying a Corvette. One is to make it stand out by adding bodywork, wheels, big brakes, high-zoot interior trim and/or sound systems, as well as other "high-visibility" items like custom paint and graphics. Another would modify a Corvette in so subtle a manner that you'd never know it had been modified, until a new one parks next to it.
Bobby Chestnut's '06 Corvette is definitely a product of the latter, by an owner who has an advanced degree from the College of American Performance Automobile Knowledge. "I grew up with musclecars," he says from his Jasper, Indiana, home. "My first three cars were GTOs, because my Dad was a Pontiac nut, and he was best buddies with the Pontiac dealer in town." His affection for American performance wasn't limited to Pontiacs-or to steel-bodied cars in general. "I was always racing Corvettes for buddies of mine, but I could never afford one-and the insurance on it-until a long time after I got married," Bobby recalls. "I'd always liked Corvettes, and I'd always raced 'em, but when you get married, it's not a good family car. It took me a little while to own my first one."
He didn't get his first Corvette until he was 30, trading a Pro Streeted Camaro Z28 for a '72 Stingray boasting factory-original LT1 power under its domed hood. Since then, he's had several other Corvettes, including an LS5-powered '71 Stingray that we featured here in Corvette Fever several years ago. That 454-powered Shark, however, went away before the '06 C6 you see here arrived in Bobby's garage. In truth, its departure made the '06's arrival possible. "I actually traded the '71 for this car," he says. "I really liked that '71 big-block (LS5) car, but a guy calls up one day, and he asked 'Do you want to sell your '71?' I told him, 'Not really,' and he then asked, 'Would you like to trade?' and I said, 'What have you got?'" It turned out that guy was a Chevrolet dealer in Texas, who wanted Bobby's C3 for his collection. "He had five or six brand-new C6s, and he said, 'Pick one!' I looked, and this one is the one that I picked."
But before it left for Texas, the C3 left behind some fond memories. As Bobby recalls, "The '71 was a nice car. I took it to shows-I drove it down to Bowling Green four times in the last year that I had it, and I won Celebrity Choice all four times I was down there with it!" But, alas, while it was a good car, he could never drive it every day-an aspect of C5/C6 Corvettes that endear them to their owners. "This car, I thought, I can drive every day, it's a fast car, even dead stock," says Bobby of his C6. "It handles good, gets great gas mileage, it's comfortable-I just get more enjoyment out of it."
That enjoyment increased when Bobby decided to make his '06 look more like a same-vintage Z06, starting with fender badging. "Of course, C4s, C5s and C6s don't come with fender badges, unless you've got a Z06," he says. "So, I now manufacture and sell badging for the different C6 engines." He sells them online via eBay and at his own CorvetteForSale.com website. Then came other upgrades, inside and out. "I changed the ground effects, and put on a Classic Design Concepts kit with a new lower front spoiler, rear spoiler, and tunnel in back," says Bobby, who's also tinted the windows, added a set of Lloyd's mats and red Speed Lingerie around the cockpit, and covered the factory writing and stickers on the sun visors, fuse box, and the top of the radiator.
Lest you think all of the changes to Bobby's '06 were cosmetic, he also lowered the C6 via the factory bolts on the rear, added a Vararam induction system and a stainless steel Borla exhaust system. And, to really make the most of his powertrain mods, he called in some outside help. "It was tuned by Chuck at Corvettes of Westchester," says Bobby. "He spent three hours or so on my car. Everything works just fine-it runs quicker, the cooling fans come on quicker. It's a really good tune overall, with no problems at all. He's a really nice guy, and he spends a lot of individual time on each Corvette that he tunes."
The result of Bobby's additions and upgrades? A car that surprised a lot of C5/C6 Bash attendees, including our own Alan Colvin. "I've known Alan for a few years, and when he looked at my car, he didn't see a whole bunch of things until it was parked next to a stock one," Bobby says. "He said, 'That's really sort of subtle in red, but it's subtle."
Not subtle is the praise that Bobby gives his '06, especially in one area not normally associated with Corvettes. "Of all the things that I brag about, I brag most of all about the great gas mileage, over and above the looks and handling and everything else," he says. "When the conversation comes up, I always say, "You may not realize it, but these cars get 30 miles a gallon, and more." Bobby adds that filling his '06s tires with nitrogen, instead of compressed air, has helped not only his Vette's fuel mileage. "It probably makes a mile or two a gallon difference," he notes. "But, it's said that nitrogen cuts down on your tire wear by 20-25%, because your tires run cooler. I've had nitrogen in my tires for two years, and I've never had to adjust the tire pressures in 'em-they've remained constant all the time."
If you're in the market for a Corvette, Bobby says how you plan on using it, and which generation it is, are things to think about. "I'm old school, so I like 'em all. But, if you're buying a Corvette, you've got to think about whether you want to restore it and take it to car shows, or you want to drive it and enjoy the performance, reliability and gas mileage of the newer C5s and C6s."
Data File: '06 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Owner: Bobby Chestnut, Jasper, Indiana
Modified production 2006 Corvette coupe
Modifications: Starcraft "Lingenfelter" hood, front air dam, rear spoiler and rear tunnel, fender emblems (designed by owner)
Ground-Effects: body panels made by Classic Design Concepts
Bodywork: GM-Bowling Green Assembly Plant
Paint: OEM '06 Corvette Victory Red; Paint preparation and applied by GM-Bowling Green Assembly Plant & Keusch Body Shop
Frame: Production '06 Corvette
Suspension: Production '06 Corvette (lowered in rear)
Steering: Production '06 power-assisted rack-and-pinion
Brakes: Production '06 four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and calipers painted red
Wheels: Production '06 Corvette, 18 x 8 1/2 inches in front, 19 x 10 inches in rear
Tires: Production '06 Corvette Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT, P245/40ZR18 front, P285/35ZR19 rear
Modified GM Powertrain LS2 overhead-valve smallblock V8
Modifications: Vararam ram-air induction, custom ECM programming by Chuck at Corvettes of Westchester, Ossining, New York
Displacement: 364 cubic inches (6.0L)
Compression Ratio: 10.9:1
Cylinder Heads: Production LS2 cast aluminum
Ignition: OEM coil-on-plug
Induction: GM Powertrain electronic fuel injection
Camshaft: Production LS2
Exhaust: Borla stainless steel cat-back exhaust system
Horsepower: 450 @ 5700 rpm (Estimated)
Torque: 500 ft./lbs. @ 5100 rpm (Estimated)
Production '06 Corvette six-speed manual transaxle
Shifter: Production '06 Corvette, console-mounted
Modified production 2006 Corvette
Modifications: Custom visor covers, Lloyd's floor mats, Speed Lingerie red shifter/handbrake boots, Escort radar-warning system, GoPro camera system
Seats: Production '06 Corvette sport seats, upholstered in beige leather
Carpets: Production '06 Corvette cut-pile
Instrumentation: OEM '06 Corvette (0-200 mph speedometer, 0-7000 rpm tachometer with 6500 rpm redline, plus fuel level, oil pressure, ammeter and coolant temperature gauges)
Sound System: Production '06 Corvette Delco/Bose AM/FM Stereo/CD
HVAC: Production '06 Corvette heater/defroster/ air conditioner


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Lowell Stanton – Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Leena Taneja – Director, Physician Relations & Marketing
|Leading Medicine in Fort Bend County is published by Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. The information is intended to educate the public about subjects pertinent to their health, not as a substitute for consultation with a personal physician. All rights reserved. ©2007.


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The Other Boleyn Girl
Now Available
About The Other Boleyn Girl
Based on the best-selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Eric Bana. Two sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), are driven by their ambitious family to seduce the king of England (Bana) in order to advance their position in court. What starts as an opportunity for the girls to increase the family fortune becomes a deadly rivalry to capture the heart of a king and stay alive.
Mark Cooper
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Based on a Work by
Philippa Gregory
Executive Producer
Scott Rudin, David M. Thompson
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taniaaust1 wrote:What do you all think missing malaysian plane Flight 370?
Has anyone ever seen the show LOST?
Wouldn't surprise me if the evil Illuminati were based outta Washington D.C. or something .
Summerlander wrote:Religion is a bad ideology that people would do well in giving up as it can make many good people behave badly.
I see your point. Ideologies can corrupt those who are surrounded by it in all institutions (fam, church, school, etc.). Human nature swings both ways, just depends what we want to follow based on what options we have around us I suppose.


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Katy Perry to Be Immortalized in Comic Book Form
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a purple-haired (for now) pop star! Katy Perry will soon star in her own comic book. But don't expect capes, super villains or X-ray vision.
MTV reports that the comic book will actually be about Perry's life and rise to fame. The unauthorized comic book from Bluewater Comics will be called 'Fame: Katy Perry.' It will cover her rise from sheltered daughter of Christian fundamentalist pastors to her hard work securing a record deal in Los Angeles.
Perry is only the latest in a long line of well-respected superstars to received the graphic novel treatment, but not all of her predecessors were pleased with their own. Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber previously sent Bluewater cease-and-desist letters, as their images and names were used without their consent. However, Bluewater told MTV at the time, "We are 100% within our First Amendment rights. We knew our rights on this before we jumped into the biography world. These are 100% biographies on their lives."
Indeed, it sounds like Perry's comic book will cover a lot of the same material as her 'Part of Me' documentary. And who knows? If it touches on her recent performances of 'Part of Me,' it will probably have a lot of traditional comic book hero elements!


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Prayer gives us access to God. That access allows us according to the Bible the privilege of asking for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Literally the introduction of heaven's rule happens through prayer. For that reason alone, let us be part of His House of Prayer. I encourage […]Find out more »


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This is an German mod for The Battle for Middleearth 2 the Rise of the Witchking. This mod includes a new faction: Numenor! Here is the changelist of the 1.3 Units: Numenor Soldiers Numenor Rider Numenor Archer Numenor Ranger Numenor Towerguards Guards of the Menetarma (Mini-Hero) Structures: Farm Barracks Tower Archerrange Fortress Smith wall foundation (havent found a better english name for this XD) Herostatue Well Heros: Elros Tar Minyatur Vardamir Nólimon 2 others arent ready yet Elros Tar Minyatur Abilities: Level 3 Sword of Numenor, Damage for 3 secs 300% more Level 5 Leadership Level 10 Power of the Palantir, destroy all units arround elors Vardamir Nólimon Level 1 switch weapon Level 3 leadership Level 8 sniper, its like the last power of legolas Tar-Amandil Fear New Armour Attestor of Manwe (Spawns an eagle) Tar-Elendil Knownlegde of Vardamir Stop the horses! Dramborleg Dwarves: New Heroes: Thorin III Stonehelm Beorn Units: Dale Pikemen Dale Fighter Beastrider Abilitys:
This is the version 2.0 of the Battle for Numenor Mod. This Mod includes many new features, for example a new campaign, more units, a living Middleearth and much more! CAUTION: English version was never tested!
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If you're looking to buy a refrigerator, the last time you researched your options likely was years ago. Well, a lot changed in the last decade.
Before, most refrigerators for sale were just the standard top-freezer refrigerator. Now, there are four major styles to choose from, not to mention refrigerator drawers, columns and compact options — which I'll save for another post.
Top Freezer Refrigerator
The classic top freezer refrigerator remains among one of the most popular styles in the market place today. The freezer is at eye-level, which is good if you use frozen food most often. Plus, the refrigerator has wider shelves than a side-by-side refrigerator, making it easy to store large trays of food and allow easy access to things stored in the back of the refrigerator.
If you have space constraints, you'll likely end up with a top freezer, because some models in this style fit a smaller footprint. And from a budget perspective, top freezer refrigerators are an affordable style that boast convenience features such as factory-installed icemakers, chilled water dispensers (on some models) and glass shelves. Plus, top freezers are the most energy-efficient style, and are rated to last the longest.
On a side by side refrigerator, two compartment doors wing out from the center; the freezer compartment is located on the left side and the refrigerator compartment on the right.
If your kitchen has a narrow walkway or an island, you'll like the side-by-side refrigerator's smaller door swing clearance.
Many side by side refrigerators have the option for a filtered ice and water dispenser. And if you're looking for lots of storage, most side by side refrigerators are
23-26 cu. ft., which is more overall cooling space than most top freezer refrigerators.
Bottom Freezer Refrigerator
The bottom freezer refrigerator is the most popular refrigerator style. Heck, I have one!
Because most people access the refrigerator compartment 9-10 times more often than they do the freezer, bringing the refrigerator section up to waist or chest level offers the most accessibility.
Many brands offer a choice of either a swing-door freezer or pull-out freezer drawer. The drawer design allows for easier access to the back of the freezer by minimizing the amount of bending and crouching needed. From a budget perspective, bottom freezer refrigerators are becoming more affordable as most brands now make them.
French Door Refrigerator
French-door refrigerators (I've also heard them called "3-door refrigerators") combine the best of both worlds.
The refrigerator compartment is at waist and chest level like a bott0m-freezer, but the refrigerator has French doors (side-by-side) opening from the center, which means symmetrical styling and less door clearance is needed if a walkway or island is involved.
But the two doors open to the same, sole refrigerator compartment so you still have wide refrigerator shelves to accommodate large party trays or oblong dishes. Similar to the bottom freezer style, French door refrigerators feature a freezer drawer design. Many models also offer the option of an ice & water dispenser on the freezer door or an internal water-only dispenser.
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alwiser needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 14 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
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Provide Internet Marketers with profitable micro niches they can market and make money from.
There are 3 layouts that I need.
1. The main page.
Please look at the mockup attached.
This page will be highly AJAX (javascript).
Please make the logo, the icons, the button for Go PRO.
2. Signup page.
This page should have a place for a sales video, and a place for testimonials, then we'll have simple section to show all the details/features of the membership.
We'll then have a nice call to action button that says Join uNiches PRO for $xx,xx or something similar.
Example: http://www.seomoz.org/features
Only difference is I want to have a video on this page.
3. Sign In/Sign Up/Content page.
Header/footer and the content will have fields for sign-up and sign in (Name, E-mail, Password, Double Password etc), and some nice button for both Sign In and Sign Up. The header and footer here can be used for our FAQ page, Terms page etc.
Remember that I like contrast, everything will be on a white background. Look at the example websites to get an idea. Professional, clean, and brandable.
Please make a really good logo, this makes or break your design since most of the other stuff are really simple. It has to pop and look nice at the same time.


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Fobos 1
Goals: Fobos 1 and 2 were part of an ambitious Russian plan to explore Mars and its moon Phobos. Each spacecraft comprised an orbiter for long term studies of the planet and a lander to study geological and climatic conditions on Phobos.
Accomplishments: Contact was lost with the Fobos 1 before it reached Mars. The spacecraft flew past Mars without activating its science instruments or deploying its lander.


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ZEEK2010 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 203 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Zeek's Treats
I'm an urban planner in my 30s who grew up with dogs and decided to rescue a dog when I moved to NYC, small spaces be damned. As a dog owner, I'm passionate about animals and always wondered why I didn't become a vet or work with animals for a living. Well, the time has finally come for me to try to see if I can do something about my passion by baking all natural dog treats.
My dog, Zeek, is my primary tester, but I'm testing my treats with all the neighborhood dogs, and they are a hit! I'm now focused on turning my hobby into a home business by baking ALL-NATURAL DOG TREATS that are low in fat, sugar, salt and everything else that is bad and artificial in this world. I use organic ingredients whenever possible and am working on a wheat-free line for dogs with allergies. I'm doing what I can to help not only Zeek, but all dogs live longer, healthier lives, and I couldn't be happier.
I'm targeting dog owners who take the time to think about where their food comes from, and by extension, care enough to think about where their pets' food comes from. Dog owners who don't pamper their dogs with material goods, but who really care about their dogs' health and nutrition. My demographic believes that you are what you eat, so they won't mind paying a few cents more to ensure that their dogs get the very best. My plan is to start selling at local dog runs and farmers' markets before moving to the Internet and natural food stores, including Whole Foods supermarkets.
I'm looking for a CLEAN & MODERN, FUN & FRIENDLY design that would put a smile on a kid's face just by seeing it. Nothing cluttered or fancy, but SIMPLE & RELAXED... just like Zeek! I've attached some pictures for inspiration.
(1) Design should be CLEAR & BOLD, and incorporate a dog (preferably one that looks like Zeek) and/or a bone;
(2) Typeface should be SIMPLE & EASY enough for your grandmother to read;
(3) Feel free to experiment with COLOR, but no shadows or gradients;
(4) Feel free to incorporate the TAGLINE "All Natural" if it works (before the brand name), but no pressure; and lastly,
(5) No clip art or photos--my plan is to use the winning logo on business cards, a future website, t-shirts and other marketing brochures, etc. so it needs to be SCALABLE and an ORIGINAL, UNIQUE work of art.
Here's an example of a logo that works (see "farmdog" but obviously don't copy it for this contest!): http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/5…spiration/
Here's what doesn't work: http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/b-dog
Preferred file formats:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Thanks and good luck!! Zeek and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Norman's 'Croydon Courageous'
1945 - 1946
This painting
is Norman Partridge's personal picture
of the different ways in which
local people helped the war effort.
You can see the uniforms of
the emergency services,
Air Raid Precaution (ARP) wardens,
Civil Defence units,
Women's Land Army,
the Womens Voluntary Service,
Guides and Scouts,
and many more.
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Norman tells us
how he developed his painting.
"I got about half a dozen
different photos
of the damage done
in different parts of Croydon.
And I assembled them all together
and started to do rough sketches
and then started to paint.
I suppose it took me
about three months to finish it.
I had to be very careful
to get all the details right,
especially the uniforms.
I wanted to include
all the emergency services
- the ARP, the land army, the police,
the YMCA mobile canteens,
and the children who had been evacuated
but who had come back to Croydon
when it seemed safe.
The houses in the background
were like the ones flybombed
on Brigstock Road,
which was just round the corner from us.
They were completely destroyed."
Volunteering for Civil Defence duties
Everyone helped to fight the war.
By 1939, over 6,500 men and women
had joined the voluntary services
in Croydon.
They were well organised
at local and regional level.
Croydon's ARP Committee
was established in 1937.
They co-ordinated all the various
Civil Defence Services.
In 1941 it was renamed
the Civil Defence Committee.
Beneath them each service
worked long hours
on a rota system
to ensure that the borough
was protected at all times.
Find Out More
For a detailed, official account
of all the different civilian services
shown in Norman's painting read:
'Croydon and the Second World War'
by Berwick Sayers.
Reference copies of this book
are available in the Research Room.
The Research Room is on the
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Paul Gorry has had a lifelong interest in local and family history, dabbling in both by the age of ten. He has been engaged in genealogical research on a professional basis since 1979, when he began his career as a freelance researcher for the Genealogical Office in Dublin. He is a founder member of
the Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland (APGI), which was formed in 1986. APGI is the only accreditation body for professional genealogists in Ireland. Membership is limited to professional genealogists whose work has been tested and approved by an independent Board of Assessors. Once admitted to membership of APGI a genealogist is bound by a strict Code of Practice. Paul Gorry served as President of APGI in 2007-2009. On behalf of APGI he is co-ordinator of the Diploma in Family History course at Independent Colleges, Dublin, run in association with APGI.
Paul has written extensively on genealogical and local history topics. He was a frequent contributor to Family Tree (UK) in the 1990s and, more recently, he has had a long association with Irish Roots magazine. He has also published articles on Irish golf history and he is currently preparing a book on Irish golf records. With his APGI colleague, Maire Mac Conghail,
he was joint-author of the book Tracing Irish Ancestors, (HarperCollins, Glasgow, 1997). He also wrote Baltinglass Chronicles, 1851-2001, published in 2006.
Paul will be assisting those who want to work at the Registry of Deeds.
The Registry of Deeds was established in 1708 as part of the mechanism of the Penal Laws, to ensure that land already in Protestant hands did not fall into Roman Catholic ownership. Until the late eighteenth century, when the Penal Laws were dismantled, the Registry of Deeds contains very little on Catholic families but afterwards it is a major source for prosperous Catholics. Obviously, if your ancestors were landless labourers this is not the place to look for them. If they were from the gentry, the professional and classes or were "strong" farmers, a visit to "the Deeds" is worthwhile.
Not all deeds were registered. Those that were tended to be transactions between people of roughly the same economic background. The majority of deeds are leases or mortgages, but there are outright sales, marriage settlements, annuities and wills. Summaries of the wills have been published. To be prepared for visiting "the Deeds" it would be advisable to (A) know the townland, barony and county in which a family property was located, and (B) know the names of people with whom the family might have done business, and in particular their landlord.


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Today i made the bag that came as a kit along with Cath Kidston's book
The link is for the English version,
I have the book written in Dutch
The parts for the bag came pre-cut and
there were also buttons and a label included.
See here the result.I'like how it turned out.
I practiced the buttonhole stitch.
So glad I found that special stitch on my machine.
Now I go follow the last instruction...wash and dry (in dryer)
to give the bag that vintage look.
Groeten, Corry


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It is a well-established and accepted fact that there is an intellígent spiritual direction of humanity. Some call it the Will of God; others, the inevitable trends of evolutionary process. Still others believe in the spiritual forces of the planet; while others name it the spiritual Hierarchy of the planet; and many millions speak of the guidance of Christ and his disciples. The essential fact is that there is a universal recognition of a guiding Power, leading to an ultímate good.
This direction has led from the state of primeval man to that of our present civilisation.
As the clear light of the mind focusses upon this pattern of gradual progress, it becomes obvious that there is a basic divine Plan working out through the instrumentality of humanity itself.
Three basic statements comprise the simplest expression of this ancient concept of a divine Plan:
- That there is a great and divine Plan. That this universe is not a 'fortuitous concurrence of atoms,' but is the working out of a great design or pattern.
- That a spiritual Hierarchy guides humanity in the working out of the Plan.
- That the executive head of this Hierarchy is the Christ, and the senior members are the Masters of the Wisdom.
The Christ provides inspirational guidance for the whole of humanity.
The divine Plan is implemented within humanity by the disciples of the spiritual Hierarchy, by aspirants and by men and women of goodwill. These people who have made contact with their souls and can work, consciously or unconsciously, under spiritual impression. In their aggregate these men and women form the new group of world servers--they are to be found in every country and in all branches of human enterprise. They have an international vision and are characterised by their inclusiveness and ability to work constructively for the welfare of all.
Members of the new group of world servers are to be found working in seven major fields of activity: Political, Religious, Scientific, Cultural, Philosophical, Psychological and Financial.
The financial department of Hierarchical work is the latest to be organised in point of time. The workers in this field have been spoken of as the custodians of the means whereby man can live on the physical plane. They are occupied with worldwide economic problems, and also with the basic materialism to be found in the modern world. The problems of barter and exchange, the significance and use of money, the production of right attitudes towards material living, and the entire process of right distribution of the world's resources are among the many problems dealt with by this group of economists and financiers.
Their work is most carefully planned by the Hierarchy. Today many individuals of financial stature regard money as a responsibility to be dispensed wisely for the service of others. Among such people are found leaders in the Hierarchical financial group.
The fruits of their work can be seen in the tremendous advances in economic understanding and the many economic ideas and theories. The new economic agencies and financial institutions are a part of their work. The growth of charitable trusts and foundations and the growing impulse to financial giving also come under their guidance and inspiration.
The work of the financial group of servers is basically synthetic and touches every field of activity. Implementing the divine Plan on the physical plane in terms of right relationships and sharing between peoples requires not only dedicated workers with vision, insight and practical abilities, but the use of sound business techniques, modern systems of communication and money. All branches of spiritual and humanitarian work today, without exception, need money, and the great majority along every line have totally inadequate resources for their task. Men and women of goodwill everywhere can assist therefore in the task of directiog the money in the world towards spiritual purposes and lifting human thought and understanding on the needs and problems of financial supply.
Just as money has been in the past the instrument of human selfishness, now it must be the instrument of their goodwill.
The two key problems facing the financial group today are:
- Developing a world economy based on sharing to meet the needs of all people.
- Channelling the needed large sums of money for the pioneering work of the new group of world servers as they seek to implement the divine Plan.
There need be no pessimism as to the future of humanity or distress over the disappearance of the old order. 'The good, the true and the beautiful' are on their way. Humanity is sound and is rapidly awakening.
The problem is how to direct money into Hierarchical work controlled by disciples. Lack of money for Hierarchical work is a major hindrance to the divine Plan and to the work of preparation for the reappearance of the Christ.
A great campaign to raise money is not demanded, but the selfless work of thousands of apparently unimportant people is required. The most needed quality is courage; it takes courage to put aside diffidence, shyness, and the dislike of presenting a point of view, particularly a point of view connected with money. It is here that the majority fail. It is relatively easy today to raise money for the Red Cross, for hospitals and for educational institutions. It is exceedingly difficult to raise money for the spread of goodwill, or to secure the right use of money for forward looking ideas, such as the return of the Christ. Therefore, the first requisite is courage.
Men and women of goodwill and of spiritual inclination can reject the thought of their relative uselessness, insignificance and futility, and realise that now (in the critical and crucial moment that has come) they can work potently. There are millions of spiritually minded men and women in every country who, when they come to the point of approaching in mass formation this question of money, can permanently rechannel it. There are writers and thinkers in all lands who can add their powerful help, and who will, if correctly approached. There are esoteric students and devoted church people to whom appeal can be made for aid in preparing the way for the return of Christ, partícularly if the aid required is the expenditure of money and time for the establishing of right human relations and the growth and spread of goodwill.
Through the wise expenditure of the financial resources of the world in the many fields of human betterment and uplift, the Christ will be enabled to 'see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied.'
'0, Thou in Whom we live and move and have our being, the Power that can make all things new, turn to spiritual purposes the money in the world; touch the hearts of men everywhere so that they may give to the work of the Hierarchy that which has hitherto been given to material satisfaction. The New Group of World Servers needs money in large quantities. I ask that the needed vast sums be made available. May this potent energy of Thine be in the hands of the Forces of Light.'
The Power of Selfless Invocation
Focussed intention, concentrated meditation, visualisation, directed invocation, leading to responsive results, are the major processes of creation. Prayer, focussed desire, meditation and focussed intention are the graded and sequential lessons humanity has to learn.
No form of prayer or meditation will prove effective, however, and of the needed potency unless the one who thus meditates identifies with the purpose and objective of the meditation, dedicates himself to cooperation with this objective and redeems all aspects of his own life in conforrnity with the focussed desire expressed in the spiritual appeal.
It is useless to medítate along lines which will aid in preparing the world for the coming of the Hierarchy and for the reappearance of the Christ unless that preparation is an integral part of one's constant daily endeavour. It is useless to medítate in order to reorient money towards spiritual work--remember that spirituality is essentially the establishing of right relations between man and man and man and God--unless all the monies which the individual has to handle are dedicated to right usage, the fulfillment of right obligations and responsibilities, plus the constant recognition of the relation of all money to the spiritual future of the race and the requirements of the Hierarchical Plan.
Money is the energy which can set in motion and make possible the activities of the new group of world servers--no matter what their colour, caste or religion. Money in sufficient quantity does not yet líe in their hands. Millions are needed to spread knowledge of the Hierarchical Plan and to further the work of men and women of goodwill. The billions which world statistics show are spent on luxuries and unnecessary "things," the billions which pour into wars and preparation for war in most of the nations of the world, must be deflected into those expenditures which will aid and encourage human progress in its search for a better and more spiritual way of life in greater freedom, thus bringing in the new civilisation, reconstructing human affairs, purifying and beautifying our modern world.
Towards this selfless objective the power of prayer, meditation and focussed invocation can be effectively directed.
For further study material on the re-direction of money into Hierarchical work--which includes a meditation outline-please write to one of the addresses below.
Parts of this leaflet are adapted from the books: Discipleship in the New Age, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, and The Reappearance of the Christ, by Alice A. Bailey, published by the Lucis Publishing Company of New York, and the Lucis Press Limited of London, England.
World Goodwill offers a series of seven study papers on the 'Problems of Humanity' dealing with such problems as--Capital, Labour and Employment; Racial Minorities; the Churches; Education of the Children; Psychological Rehabilitation of the Nations; International Unity. Emphasis is placed upon underlying causes rather than on a factual survey of events. The use of the trained mind in reflective thought and meditation is encouraged.
World Goodwill is a worldwide association of men and women of goodwill who carry forward a number of new age educational and goodwill service projects. The work is supported entirely by donations from interested persons. For further information and literature please write to one of the addresses below.
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In defence of Miley & Liam
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are together, again, still.
The two were papped at lunch yesterday in Toluca Lake. Here, let me say it: I like them together. A lot.
And why?
First of all I think it's too easy now to be all like, wah wah wah, I hate her, she's so irritating. It's done. And, secondly, it doesn't apply anymore.
Miley, it appears, has redirected. She was in my face, in your face, too much, so much; her beat-me mouth, her jail-baiting, her Cyrus-ness, all the time, everywhere. There was a significant amount of Miley hate on this site for a long time. And then, over the last year, she pulled back. She pulled back deliberately. Naively then, I'll say it was an astute temperature check. Stupidly perhaps, I'll give her credit for that. There are weeks now that go by without a Miley sighting, without a Miley headline. That not only works for me, I think it works for her. It's not that I miss her - let's not get ahead of ourselves - but she gave me an opportunity to re-examine her.
There has been a lot of sh-t that has happened to Miley over the last while. Her parents are crazy, her career, it may have stagnated, her transition from Disney to Adult, it may not have been so smooth. Maybe because she was never allowed to actually accomplish that, and as such, we were never allowed to actually observe it.
In receding then, hopefully, it was to regroup, to reassess. Herself. Her strategy. How can you call this a bad move? It's a move a lot of people are afraid to make.
The result? I can tell you that I'm less annoyed with Miley than I used to be. That I find her less annoying. Even close to not annoying at all.
In that time, clearly, she and Liam have been trying to figure out what it is between them. Imagine that. A real celebrity relationship that is attempting to exist behind the scenes. Consider this: that the ultra-private Leonardo DiCaprio has been photographed more often with Blake Lively this summer than Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. And don't come at me with Leo is more famous and makes more money.
Miley prints. That's a fact. Miley photos are consistent money earners. The paps didn't decide one day NOT to go looking for Miley. You think they stopped looking for Miley because they'd rather sit outside Ashley Greene's gym all day??? Please. They didn't stop looking for Miley. They just couldn't find her.
I'll give her then that yesterday - these shots are exclusive to one agency only - was an accident. For now, I think she's earned it.
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Mar 17, 2011
Monica Chapman
Dreaming of a fossil fuel-free, people-powered world that lives in harmony with its environment?
The Office of Sustainability is challenging members of the campus community to join the conversation and the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement during the University's annual Earth Month celebration.
With its theme of "People (Em)powered," Earth Month 2011 celebrates the power of humans, both individually and collectively. Through DIY workshops, speakers, dialogues, films and festivals, Earth Month will encourage examination and celebration of humans' ability to change their ecological footprints and the health of the planet.
More than 50 events, sponsored by more than 20 community and University organizations, will take place on Ohio University's Athens campus throughout the month of April. All events are free and open to the public.
"The DIY culture is hugely influencing the sustainability movement," said Interim Sustainability Coordinator Erin Sykes. "It is all about tossing out consumerism and embracing the power of people to live simply and positively change the way they interact with their surroundings—both people and place."
Earth Month is also about doing it together, added Sykes, noting that peer-to-peer education is one of the most powerful tools for catalyzing large-scale collective change.
Earth Month 2011 kicks off with a Human Powered Carnival at Baker University Center on April 5. Highlights will include human-powered games and a cotton candy machine powered by the Third Sun solar trailer.
Professional surfer and environmental activist Rob Caughlan will keynote Earth Month on April 14, using stories from his 40-year career to inspire and motivate students to make changes of their own. Other speaking engagements feature traveling singer and songwriter Evan Greer, yogurt cyclist Annie Lambla and paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson.
The month will feature an abundance of DIY workshops on everything from mechanics training to vegan cooking to cosmetics. Students looking to make a difference in the community will have opportunities to volunteer with Good Earth Farms and Athens Beautification Day. Five environmental films will also be showcased throughout the month at venues across campus.
"We are trying to engage as many students as possible – those who are deeply involved in sustainability initiatives and those who are not," said Carolina Proaño-Castro, a graduate assistant in the Office of Sustainability. "(Earth Month) will be full of food, music, performances and more, so more people will feel encouraged to participate… and will learn while entertaining themselves."
Earth Month will be paced by Eco Cafés and Lunch & Learn sessions, which feature discussion on food security and sustainable business models, among other topics.
"Earth Munch" will offer students a taste of Athens' sustainable food businesses on April 25. A Critical Mass bicycling event on April 29 will round out the month's events.
For more information on Earth Month 2011, including a complete list of events, visit the Office of Sustainability's website.
• DIY Cosmetics
• DIY Sprouts
• Green Cleaning
• Mechanics Training
• Vegan Cooking
• Yogurt-making
• DIY Bookbinding
• Window Farming
• Repurposing Bookcovers
• Earth Day Green Event/Maker Faire
• Joshua Fox
• Evan Greer
• Rob Caughlan
• Annie Lambla
• Lonnie Thompson
• Carbon Nation
• Gasland
• Dirt!
• Earth Days
• The Battle of Chernobyl


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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Jeff Pinkney Pope, 85, of Claremont, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at the Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley in Newton. The Pope family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.
Peter Lawrence Brown Jr., 66, of Sherrills Ford, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. The funeral service will be Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Denver Baptist Church.
A.D. Holman, 77, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Palliative CareCenter and Hospice of Catawba Valley. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2-2:45 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Maiden prior to the service.


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When did you first realize you were getting old?
Was it when you couldn't compete as hard as you used to in hoops? Or when you went out for a night of drinking and ended up so hung over you had to call in to work with a "stomach flu" two days later?
For me, the moment of realization occurred last week, and I have Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and a red-band movie trailer to thank for it.
In their new film "Spring Breakers," which drops March 22, both follow the trail blazed by former child stars Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus and Christina Aguilera by shedding their goody-good images and vamping in as little clothing as possible. Hell, Dakota Fanning, whom I still thought was 9 years old until yesterday, recently revealed she'll be doing her first nude scene in her next movie, "Very Good Girls."
I know, I know: None of this behavior is new by any means. I grew up with Britney Spears in pigtails and Catholic schoolgirl outfits and Jessica Biel getting booted off of "7th Heaven" for that weird kinda naked photo shoot she did where she sat in a sink. This whole exercise has been done before.
However, for the first time, I'm older than the child stars "breaking out" of their traditional Disney Channel shackles to expose skin and dance with boa constrictors at the MTV Video Music Awards.
If we're being honest, it's a terrible feeling. The other day, I found myself thinking, "Boy, that girl sure is smoking hot considering she was born after the Bulls' first three-peat."
Am I a creep? Should I exile myself to some kind of island? What a weird spot to be in.
See, I'm still young enough to date a 21-year-old without it being super-weird, but I now worry about being the old dude in the club. I'm not trying to be the guy in the Kangol hat and leather vest trying to buy some DePaul sophomore a vodka soda.
I asked a friend who recently turned 30 about the feeling. Does it get less weird? He responded that it's the exact opposite. After a while, he said, you start looking at hot young things as just ... young things. It's the first stop in the death march of time that ends with you being a father of four in your garage pretending to fix something but actually drinking like 11 beers because the stress has just worn you down. I'm scared as hell, you guys!
Maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way. Maybe it won't be so bad? If I just embrace that yes, there were people born after 1990 and yes, some of them can legally drink now, I'll find peace.
The best idea might be to embrace what smoldering ashes of my youth I have left so I don't end up having a midlife crisis. Can you imagine? I'd be 40 dating a girl who was 22 ... which means she would have been born in 2005. Oh, God.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go throw up into my hand and then cry myself to sleep while listening to the "High School Musical" soundtrack.
Ernest Wilkins is Chicago's wingman. email@example.com
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