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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Mongkut Saeng Jan (The Moonlight Crown)
Released: November 14th, 2009
Episodes: 14 Episodes
Genre: Romance/Drama/Action/Period
Andrew Gregson (Andy) as Teetayu
Sririta Jensen (Rita) as Princess Sisira
Rinlanee Sripen (Joy) as Kanyapak
Worarit Fueng-Arom (Nott) as Manasing
Nirut Sirijanya as Konjanat
Sarut Vijitranont as Maiyadin
Pimpan Chalayanakup as Jataree
When King of Sippapak passed away in sudden and his queen was grieved and died after him, Janthrapa Dinasty had only pretty Princess Sisira and Prince Tharathep, a young crown prince left. So, it caused Konjanat, the bureaucrat, seized their throne and succeed himself as the ruler. He forced Princess Sisira to marry Theetayu, his own nephew, so that his Yaowarajee clan could be the ruler.
Princess Sisira had to unwillingly marry Theetayu for her brother's safety, but she had a wish to seize the throne back and chased Yaowarajee clan out of the land in the future.
Theetayu was Konjanat's nephew. His appearance was like a playboy and stayed in the brothel all day. Everyone thought that since he was raised up under the care of that cunning bureaucrat, he might have the same attitude as his uncle.
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Original Soundtrack
Song: Mongkut Saeng Jan (The Moonlight Crown)
Artist: Surachai Janthimathorn
Original Soundtrack
Song: Nam Kang Klang Jan (The Drewdrop on the Moon)
Artist: Gi-On
Original Soundtrack
Song: Pong Patthapee (Protect the Land)
Artist: Sarut Vijitranon, Siwawong Piyakesin
Original Soundtrack
Song: Het Pol Tee Yang Hai Jai (The Reason Why I'm Still Breathing)
Artist: Suthipong Wattanajang
ดาว ที่อยู่บนท้องฟ้า
The star that is in the sky,
อาจมีเหตุผลเพียงว่า เพื่อรอพบพระจันทร์
maybe its only reason is just to meet the moon.
เช่นฉัน ที่ตื่นและลืมตา
Like me who wake up and open my eyes,
ยังเป็นเช่นนี้ทุกวัน ก็เพียงเพราะฉันต้องการ
it's still going on like this everyday just because I want...
to take care of you and love you...
to make you happy and that's all.
**เธอคือเหตุผล ที่ฉันยังอยากหายใจ
You're the reason that I still want to breathe on...
อยู่บนโลกนี้เรื่อยไป ตราบใดที่มีเธอ
living in this world as long as I have you.
ถึงแม้ชีวิตวันสุดท้าย ก็พร้อมจะให้เธอเสมอ
Though it's my last day of life, I'm always ready to give you.
I want to be born to love only you.
คน ต่างคนก็ค้นหา
Each people keeps looking for...
อีกคนที่ฟ้าสร้างมา ให้เกิดมาเพื่อคู่กัน
another one who heaven made to be together.
แต่ฉัน ไม่ต้องไปค้นหา
But I no need to look for anyone.
เกิดมาฉันก็รู้ว่า ชีวิตฉันต้องการ
Since I was born, I've known who I want for my life.
I've done everything with my heart.
I don't think to own you.
I was born to love only you.
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It was rather interesting for me to read the post. Thanks for it. I like such topics and anything that is connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more soon.
- November 17, 2009 at 4:21 AM
can't wait to watch this one! Please sub this lakorn soon! Thanks for your hard work!
- November 20, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium?
Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!
- November 20, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Thank you for sharing this lakorn. If there's any chance you can upload it to a download server so we can download the lakorn?
- November 30, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort on subbing this lakorn I really appreciate it. I was wondering can you please upload this series so we can download?
- December 1, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Do you know how many parts to this movie? Thank you for your hard works and dedication!!!!
- December 4, 2009 at 8:09 AM
may i hv the link to dl the last OST? thank you
- December 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM
nice post. thanks.
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HOUSTON - A couple left a waiter who recently lost his car a $5,000 tip for their $27 lunch.
Greg Rubar has worked as a waiter at D'Amico's in Rice Village for 16 years.
In that time, Rubar has received plenty of large tips, but on Saturday, he said a pair of regulars gave him an envelope with $5,000 cash.
"He said, 'We're still going to come in, but we're not going to tip you for a while.' He said this is for you to go and buy a nice car," said Rubar.
Rubar lost his car in a severe storm several weeks ago. He had been taking cabs and buses to get to work.
Brina D'Amico Donaldson, a co-owner of the restaurant, said she was surprised by the amount of money he was given.
"It was a bit shocking to hear that. I was like, maybe $500, but $5,000 is quite a generous tip," said D'Amico Donaldson.
She said it couldn't have happened to a better person.
"He's an incredibly hard worker. He would work every shift if we would let him," she added.
Rubar still has a hard time believing it happened.
"People can be generous. They told me I deserved it," said Rubar. "It's overwhelming to me."
Rubar said he plans to use the tip to buy a vehicle.
The two generous customers have asked to remain anonymous.
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The "plug" part implements sample rate conversion and sample format conversion. If one does not wish either of these conversions, one can use the device name without the prefix "plug:" If one wishes to only have sample format conversion, there is an alsa api call to disable the resampling feature in the "plug" plugin.
#if SND_LIB_VERSION >= 0x010009 /* Restrict a configuration space to contain only real hardware rates */ err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_resample(this->audio_fd, params, 0); #endif
If the user has more than one sound card, e.g:
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The application can select which sound card to use. e.g. to use card 2, one would use:
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one could also use:
but using the name is better, as it tracks the card name even if on the next reboot the card number changes, for example, due to USB audio devices.
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I am a first time brewer and I had a question about sanitation. The guy at the brew shop gave me this stuff called "One Step" no rinse sanitizer. Is this better than bleach?
It says it cleans by Oxygen it contains percarbonates.
With no rinsing necessary it sounds great.
Any experience with this stuff?
It says it cleans by Oxygen it contains percarbonates.
With no rinsing necessary it sounds great.
Any experience with this stuff?
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There are several oxygen based cleaners and sanitizers available. One-step is the only one that I am aware of that does not need to be rinsed. It works pretty well as both a cleaner and sanitizer. With a bit less than recommended amount, it did a pretty good job loosening up the brew residue on the bottom of my kettle with just soaking over night. There were some scorch marks that probably would have been better taken care of if I had used a stronger solution--but it all came out. Bleach is ok, but it needs to be rinsed. Also its cleaning properties are marginal at best. IF you do use bleach stay away from the scented varieties. Good Luck
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Quote from: mike on January 03, 2010, 10:00:57 AMempty postOuch. Was it going to be this bad [a joke]?
Taking verses out of context is very funny, but only if you're doing it for fun.
This is Heaven. This 85-year-old couple, having been married almost 60 years, have died in a car crash. They have been in good health the last ten years, mainly due to her interest in health food and exercise.When they reached the pearly gates, St. Peter takes them to their mansion, which is decked out with a beautiful kitchen and master bath suite and Jacuzzi. As they "ooh and aaah" the old man asks Peter how much all this is going to cost. "It's free," Peter replies, "this is Heaven." Next they go to see the championship golf course that the home backs on to. They will have golfing privileges everyday and each week the course changes to a new one representing the great golf courses on earth. The old man asks, "What are the green fees?" Peter's replies, "This is heaven, you play for free." Next they go to the clubhouse and see the lavish buffet lunch with the cuisines of the world laid out. "How much to eat?" asks the old man. "Don't you understand yet? This is heaven, it is free!" Peter replies. "Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods?" the old man asks timidly. "That's the best part...you can eat as much as you like, whatever you like and you never get fat and you never get sick. This is Heaven." The old man looks at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins. We could have been here ten years ago!
A priest dies, and is greeted by St. Peter: "verything's much as you believed, except that you actually get to see both places and decide where you'll spend eternity.""Oh, let's start with Heaven. I've waited my whole life to see it." After a quick tour, the priest announces his pleasure, to which Peter replies "Oh yes, we've worked hard on this place. Everything here is quite perfect, of course. For example, all of our policemen are British; our cooks are French, and our mechanics are German.""Well, what's the other place like?""It kinda looks similar, except there, the Germans are the police, the French are the mechanics, and the British do the cooking."
The other day I bought the older boy an I Pad, and he was thrilled. Last week I bought the younger boy an I Phone, and he was over the moon. So I decided to buy the Mrs an I Ron, and now she won't talk to me!!!
Quote from: jayjay on November 17, 2010, 07:39:16 AMThe other day I bought the older boy an I Pad, and he was thrilled. Last week I bought the younger boy an I Phone, and he was over the moon. So I decided to buy the Mrs an I Ron, and now she won't talk to me!!!That's my kinda joke!
There was a monk living in Palestine for 13 years, and he still had problems with even the most basic of tasks. Finally the abbot asked him what his problem was. The monk answered: I think it's because, even after all this time, I'm still Anub.
How do we know that they had automobiles in the 1st century? Because the Bible says that the Apostles were "all in one Accord".
Quote from: GammaRay on January 01, 2010, 05:52:23 PM Taking verses out of context is very funny, but only if you're doing it for fun. Seeking inspiration, a man decided to open a New Testament to a random page and apply the first verse he sees to his life."Judas went out and hanged himself."Unsure of how it was relevant to him, the man repeated the process."Go therefore and do likewise."Rather nervous, the man opened his Bible again."What you will do, do quickly."
An Orthodox priest, a RC priest and a prosperity theology pastor walk into a bar and start discussing how they make the share of the donations of the faithful.The Orthodox priest said: "I take all the money with me near the altar and I throw it all up in the air. What God provides to fall on the altar is His, what falls on the floor is mine, the unworthy."The RC priest replied: "Oh, I do something similar. I go near the altar with the money, throw it up in the air and what falls on the altar I take for me because it's usually less. What falls on the floor is God's."The prosperity theology pastor then decided to share his own technique... : "Well friends, what I do looks like that too. I go near the altar with the money and throw it up in the air. What God wants He grabs, what falls down is mine."
Thank you all, I haven't heard the sound of crickets in a long time.
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The Coombs test looks for
Alternative Names
Direct antiglobulin test; Indirect antiglobulin test
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed.
How to Prepare for the Test
No special preparation is necessary for this test.
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. This soon goes away.
Why the Test is Performed
There are two types of the Coombs test:
- Direct
- Indirect
The direct Coombs test is used to detect antibodies that are stuck to the surface of red blood cells. Many diseases and drugs can cause this. These antibodies sometimes destroy red blood cells and cause
The indirect Coombs test looks for free-flowing antibodies against certain red blood cells. It is is most often done to determine if you may have a reaction to a blood transfusion.
Normal Results
A normal result means there was no clumping of cells (agglutination). This means you have no antibodies to red blood cells.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
An abnormal (positive) direct Coombs test means you have antibodies that act against your red blood cells. This may be due to:
Hemolytic anemia Chronic lymphocytic leukemiaor similar disorder Erythroblastosis fetalis(hemolytic disease of the newborn) Infectious mononucleosis
- Mycoplasmal infection
- Syphilis
Systemic lupus erythematosus Transfusion reaction, such as one due to improperly matched units of blood
The test may also be abnormal without any clear cause, especially among the elderly.
An abnormal (positive) indirect Coombs test means you have antibodies that will act against red blood cells your body views as foreign. This may suggest:
- Autoimmune or drug-induced hemolytic anemia
- Erythroblastosis fetalis hemolytic disease
- Incompatible blood match (when used in blood banks)
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
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A couple of weeks ago I did a very stupid thing. I was coming home from a party in Waikiki. My wife and mother were in my car, a Lexus RX-330. I knew that I was going out the next morning and noticed that I was low on gas.
Although it was near midnight, I decided to stop at a gas station not too far from my home.
Sure enough, this "crazy" man walks up and starts to give me trouble. I say "crazy" because I believe that he was very high on drugs. He may have also had a mental problem, but he was certainly high on drugs. He may have been drunk too.
He was older than me and did not appear to be armed. Fortunately, he was alone. As soon as my wife noticed that the man was loud and standing close to me, she locked the car doors.
I have often said that you have to be very careful if an attacker is drunk, drugged, or deranged. In this case, the guy may have been all three!
So what did I do?
You have to consider the possible consequences. If the guy pulled a gun or knife and killed me, then what would happen to my wife and mother? If he grabbed a brick in something and hit my car, then that would be quite expensive. And what if there were others lurking that I did not see?
So I reached into my wallet and gave the guy $5. He still was ranting and raving, but this seemed to satisfy him. He walked off into the darkness.
So was I a weak Karate person because I gave him money? I certainly could have hit or kicked him -- but honestly, I am not sure that he would have felt it. I think he could have run through a glass door without feeling it.
Giving him money was just my first level of defense. If he had attacked, I was planning to hit him in the face with the gas nozzle (so that he would have a hard time seeing), and then maybe kick him or something. But then I would have injured him. Even if I "won" by "beating" him, then what? Perhaps I would have been arrested. Certainly, I would have had legal problems. How would my wife and mother have felt if they saw me beating up this poor guy? They could have been traumatized, particularly my mother (my wife practices Karate and probably would have come out to help if the guy attacked me -- which would have put her at risk of injury). And I actually did not want to hurt him. I felt sorry for him.
So I felt that $5 was very reasonable, at least to buy some peace of mind.
But the moral of the story -- the reason that I am writing this -- is to say that you should not buy gas late at night. I should have waited for the morning. Midnight seems to bring out dangerous people -- those who might be drunk, drugged or deranged (or all three). I should have just gone home, especially with my wife and mother in the car. That is the moral.
Fill up your gas tank when it is safe. Don't wait until after a late party in Waikiki.
Charles C. Goodin
Don't Buy Gas Late At Night
A couple of weeks ago I did a very stupid thing. I was coming home from a party in Waikiki. My wife and mother were in my car, a Lexus RX-330. I knew that I was going out the next morning and noticed that I was low on gas.
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Sweater w/ bow: Vintage; will be added to the shop Tuesday
Velvet shorts: Thrifted
Socks: Forever 21
Oxfords: Dolce Vita
The combination of the hot pink bow, shorty tap shorts, and patent leather flats made me feel like an 8 year old tap dancer in this look. Personally I think it is awesome, but the people at the grocery store did not seem impressed when I broke out with my On The Good Ship Lollipop routine. Lame.
It's making the freezer aisle a little more entertaining Saturday,
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1 small red pepper, finely chopped
1 medium white onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1½ teaspoons salt
Rinse and pick through the beans. Put the beans in a large pot and add 10 cups of water. Place the pot in the refrigerator and allow the beans to soak overnight.
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Getting out of the EU could be better for Britain than staying in an unreformed union, London mayor Boris Johnson has said.
His comment came ahead of the publication on Wednesday of a report by his senior economic advisor Gerard Lyons, which will argue that British exit from the EU is "definitely a viable option" for London.
Johnson is expected to endorse an eight-point plan for reform of the EU set out by the City banker, which is thought to go beyond the demands so far set out by prime minister David Cameron for the renegotiation of UK membership if the Conservatives win next year's general election.
The mayor believes that Cameron must be "bold" if he is to succeed in negotiating a better deal for the UK, and should not be afraid of making clear to fellow EU states that Britain is ready to leave if it does not get a satisfactory settlement.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the mayor said that he has "no doubt" that Britain can lead a movement for change in the EU, but cautioned that it will have to build on its alliances with reform-minded partners, and win the support of countries in eastern Europe like Poland, which support free trade but have also benefited financially from Brussels' largesse.
"When you look at the cost of EU social policy, the stagnation of the EU economies, the continuing absurdities of some Brussels regulation, we are plainly getting to the stage where it might well be better to quit an unreformed EU than to stay in," wrote Johnson.
"As it happens, I have no doubt that we can lead the campaign for reform. But if we are going to succeed, we need to build on our alliances, and to appreciate how our friends on the continent see things."
This will mean recognising not only how eastern European countries have flourished as a result of the net transfer of EU funds to their benefit since accession in 2004, but also how they look to the EU for security in the face of an increasingly unpredictable and threatening Vladimir Putin in Russia, he said.
"We eurosceptics can point out to Poland that EU security guarantees are pretty worthless, and that ultimately protection will come from Nato and from America," said Johnson. "We can observe that in the end, within 10 years, the EU cheques will stop coming in, and that they may eventually feel differently about the anti-democratic elements of the EU system.
"It should certainly be possible to persuade our friends in Warsaw that the EU can be improved dramatically, and that there is no need for regulation and legislation on this scale. We can win these arguments; but it helps to begin any such negotiation with a real understanding of how our friends think and feel."
The Lyons Report is expected to include findings that London's GDP of £350bn – about a fifth of the UK economy – can be expected to grow to £640bn by 2034 if Britain stays in a reformed EU oriented towards trade with growing markets in the rest of the world, but would still expand to £614bn if the UK quit to pursue its own trade-friendly policies.
But if Britain stayed in an unreformed EU, London's GDP could be expected to grow to just £495bn over the same period, while leaving the EU but failing to adopt a more outward-looking trade policy would limit it to £430bn.
Lyons told the Sunday Telegraph: "The best economic scenario for Britain over the next 20 years is to be in a significantly reformed European Union.
"But if, as an alternative, the UK leaves the EU on good terms, while adopting sensible outward-looking trading policies, that comes a very close second."
He added: "Britain can only achieve meaningful EU reform if it's serious about leaving.
"Our detailed study shows it's definitely a viable option for the UK to be outside the EU."
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ACCRA, December 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- PRELIMINARY DECLARATION
1. Pursuant to the Constitutional Convergence Principles of the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001), and within the framework of the Program of Assistance to Member States organizing elections, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, deployed an ECOWAS Observation Mission (EOM) to monitor the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Ghana on 7 December 2012.
2. The ECOWAS EOM, made up of 250 observers, is led by H.E Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is supported by Dr. Christiana Thorpe, Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission and Chairperson of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions, as Deputy and, the President of the ECOWAS Commission. The Mission includes delegations from the ECOWAS Council of the Wise, West African Ambassadors accredited to Abuja, and the Community Parliament and Court of Justice. It also includes experts drawn from the relevant Ministries and Electoral Management Bodies of Member States, Civil Society Organizations, and the Media. It is supported by a 22-member technical team from the Commission.
3. Prior to the deployment, ECOWAS had been monitoring the political and security situation in the country in the build-up to the elections through its Early Warning Mechanism. Furthermore, in October 2012, the President of the Commission dispatched a Fact-Finding Mission to the country to interact with the principal stakeholders in the electoral process, with a view to assessing the state of preparedness for the elections.
4. The 7 December 2012 General Elections in Ghana were the sixth to be conducted since 1992 under the Fourth Republic. The previous elections had seen three alternations of power between the two leading political parties - the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The elections took place against the background of the sudden death of the sitting President, H.E. John Evans Atta Mills, on 24 July 2012. In addition, the Electoral Commission was introducing the biometric registration and verification system for the first time in electoral administration in the country. All this added up to a highly competitive electoral process.
5. The ECOWAS Observer Mission began arriving in the country on 28 November 2012. On arrival, the Mission maintained contacts with the State authorities; interacted with political party leaders, the Judiciary, the Electoral Commission, security agencies, and the media; and held consultations with other observation missions, including the African Union, the Commonwealth, the European Union Delegation and Civil Society Organizations. It also monitored the concluding phase of the electioneering campaign.
6. Following a briefing and orientation session on 5 December 2012, 125 teams of ECOWAS observers were deployed to Districts throughout the ten administrative Regions of Ghana to monitor proceedings on Election Day as follows: 12 Districts in Greater Accra Region; 13 in Volta Region; 12 in Eastern Region; 25 in Central Region; 18 in Western Region; 19 in Ashanti Region; 19 in Brong Ahafo Region; 17 in Northern Region; 7 in Upper West Region; and 10 in Upper East Region.
7. Having closely monitored the preparations towards the elections, analyzed the reports and feedbacks from Team leaders in the field, and after a debriefing session with returning observers, the ECOWAS Observer Mission to the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana makes a Preliminary Declaration as follows:
A. The Legal Framework
8. The 1992 Constitution provides the framework and basis for the laws governing the conduct of inclusive elections at all levels, consistent with regional and international standards. However, the decision of the Electoral Commission to create 45 new Constituencies following the late publication of the 2010 Census in May 2012, barely six months to the polls, caused tensions in the run-up to the elections. On the whole, electoral adjudication provisions are quite elaborate and the Electoral Adjudication Manual provides a useful guide to procedural matters regarding disputes.
B. The Electoral Commission
9. The Electoral Commission exhibited financial and operational autonomy as well as credibility in the preparations of the 2012 elections. The decision to go biometric in the registration exercise in order to improve efficiency and cut down fraud were commendable.
C. The Biometric System and the Registration Exercise
10. The introduction of the biometric registration system greatly improved the security of the registration exercise through multiple and complementary identification (Photo ID, finger-prints and secure barcodes and serial numbers). It also reduced the incidence of double registration in comparison to the manual registration exercise. However, the novelty of the equipment and lack of ample testing and training time resulted in hitches and the late publication of the Consolidated Voters Register, only two weeks to the election.
D. Women's Participation in the Electoral Process
11. Women constitute 51.2 percent of the population. However, while women's participation as voters in the electoral process was massively impressive, their aspirations for elective positions in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections were severely limited. There were no women among the seven candidates in the Presidential election. Of the 1, 332 candidates vying for the 275 parliamentary seats, only 134 were women, constituting a paltry 10.06 percent.
E. Conflict Management Mechanism
12. Ghana is endowed with an internal conflict management and resolution architecture, a best practice example applicable also to electoral disputes. The National Peace Council (NPC), originally composed of faith groups and civil society organizations for Track II conflict resolution, was enacted into law in May 2011 under Act 811, with plans to develop a similar mechanism at the regional and district levels. The NPC was instrumental, alongside the traditional Manshia Palace and CSOs, in bringing the major party leaders to sign up to a non-violence pact – the Kumasi Declaration – on 27 November 2012. The Observer Team visited and held discussions with members of the Council before the elections. The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), though not regularly convened, also played a major role in electoral dispute resolution and consensus building in the run-up to the elections.
13. In the main, the electioneering campaign did not witness any major incident and generally passed-off peacefully.
A. Arrival of Stakeholders at Polling Centers
14. 7 December 2012 began with long and meandering queues of enthusiastic and expectant voters of all categories – women, youth, the aged, nursing mothers, and the physically challenged – some of whom had arrived at the polling centers as early as 01:00 am. By the official opening time of 07:00 am, the centers were filled to capacity. The demographic spread among the voters showed a good mix of women, youth and the elderly.
15. At most of the polling centers observed, electoral officials and materials, in sufficient quantities, arrived by the official opening time, allowing voting to commence within one hour of the official time of 07:00 am. In a number of centers across the country, however, voting was delayed by between two and five hours due to the late arrival of electoral officials and/or materials. These include Golden Gate Regi Manel and Manet Court Estates, and Atta Oko Forward polling Centers in Accra;
16. Security at the centers was provided by the Ghana Police Service, supplemented by the Prison, Ambulance and Fire Services, and other para-security agencies. Security was considered inadequate at some centers with large numbers of voters.
17. In most of the polling centres visited, agents of the two main parties were present in addition to, the occasional presence of the representatives of the other parties. Observers from the African Union, the Commonwealth, the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, were observed in some of the polling stations.
18. At a number of polling stations, inadequate measures to refer voters to designated polling stations, coupled with the inability of queue control officials to perform their functions satisfactorily, led to restlessness and agitation within the queue. From the observations of the Mission, the absence of trained queue control officials and the absence of directions to lead voters to their designated polling stations created confusion and tensions in some polling stations, particularly at the commencement of voting.
19. The situation was made worse at some polling stations across the country, in particular parts of the Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East and West Regions, where electoral officials and/or materials did not arrive for several hours.
20. The arrangements at the polling stations guaranteed the secrecy of the ballot; however, the layout of the polling booths in some stations had the effect of compromising the secrecy of the ballot.
21. The improper functioning of the Biometric Verification Machines (BVMs) and inadequate training of some BVM operators caused the incomplete identification of voters, delays in the voting process, and at times the disenfranchisement of duly-registered voters due to contradictory interpretation of the procedures by the Electoral omission officials.
22. In some polling centers, however, the BVMs completely broke down. In the absence of back-up BVMs or their early replacement, voting was suspended for several hours or postponed till the next day.
23. As a consequence, tension and disturbances were recorded at a number of polling centers. These include centers in Ayawaso Central and Ablekuma South; Dzorwwolu J.H.S. 2 (CO 61402); Madina Local Government Training School in the Okaikwei Constituency; Salaga EA Primary School HO 60201 and New Market Centre HO 60402 (East Gonja District) in Northern Region.
24. Where voting did take place, the process followed the rules, guaranteeing the transparency and credibility of the process. The polling officials demonstrated adequate efficiency and professionalism in carrying out their duties while party agents ably watched over their party and candidates' interests.
25. ECOWAS observers observed cases of suspected underage voting in some polling stations. This was however not material enough to affect the credibility of the elections.
26. At several polling centers observed, the physically challenged, the aged and nursing mothers, were supported in accessing polling stations and in exercising their franchise. In others, the special needs voters, particularly nursing mothers, were treated just like the other voters.
27. Polls closed at the official time of 5:00 pm at several polling stations where there were no glitches and delays. However, at a few stations, the presiding officials insisted on ending the voting at the prescribed time despite the presence of voters on the queue and contrary to laid down regulations.
28. In spite of the late closing of polls in many Polling Stations, the tallying and certification processes at the polling stations were carried out in a professional, transparent and credible manner, and under the watch of party agents and observers, even though there were challenges of adequate lighting where there was no electricity.
29. In light of the preceding observations and analysis, and the fact that voting has unusually extended into a second day for reasons enumerated above, the ECOWAS Observer Mission to the 2012 General Elections wishes to make the following preliminary conclusions:
30. The ECOWAS Observation Mission notes the delays caused by the late delivery/non-delivery of electoral materials and the malfunctioning of the Biometric Verification Machines in some cases.
31. Against this background, the Mission notes that the decision to exclusively use the BVMs for voter identification without a fallback manual identification mechanism based on the physical Voter IDs and the Manual Voters Register, was arrived at by the majority of stakeholders, including most of the political parties and civil society within the framework of IPAC consultations. The adopted slogan "No Verification, No Vote" was, therefore, a collective decision.
32. The ECOWAS Mission has so far found no reason to suspect that the breakdown of the biometric identification mechanism was deliberate. The Mission therefore urges all the stakeholders in the process, in particular the party leaders and the media, to exercise restraint and demonstrate a high sense of patriotism as the Electoral Commission endeavors to rectify the situation and bring the electoral process to a successful end.
33. Ghana has come a long way since 1992 in her commendable efforts to ensure transparent and credible electoral management processes, and strengthen democratic culture. All stakeholders therefore have a responsibility to preserve these achievements.
34. Against this background, the ECOWAS Mission is of the view that apart from the logistical challenges that caused undue delays in completing the electoral process, the Electoral Commission provided the necessary environment and facilities to eligible Ghanaians to exercise their franchise in a secure and transparent manner and ECOWAS expects this spirit to continue till the concluding phase of the electoral process. In the main, the electoral process was peaceful and transparent.
35. While appealing to political parties and candidates to accept the eventual verdict that would emerge from the poll, it does not exclude the possibility of disputes. In that event, ECOWAS enjoins all aggrieved parties to resort to only legal means in seeking redress. The ECOWAS Observer Mission will continue to closely monitor the concluding phases of the electoral process, in particular the voting process in the extended ballots, as well as the tallying and declaration of provisional results by the EC and should the need arise, will not hesitate to make further declarations.
36. The ECOWAS Observer Mission warmly congratulates the electorate of Ghana for their courage, patience, determination and commitment in the face of the challenges enumerated earlier and appeals to them to maintain the same spirit till the end of the process. It also congratulates the security agencies for their commendable role in ensuring election security.
37. The ECOWAS Observer Mission urges the EC to expedite action on the proclamation of the provisional results, to prevent further anxiety within the polity.
38. In the light of the challenges identified by the ECOWAS Observers in the field, the ECOWAS EOM makes the following recommendations:
A. The Electoral Commission
39. Despite the challenges, the ECOWAS EOM recognizes the advantages of the Biometric Electoral Process. In that regard, the Mission urges the Electoral Commission to continue perfecting the equipment through their use in lesser elections, including the District Assembly Polls.
40. The Electoral Commission, in cooperation with the National Commission on Civic Education, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Civil Society Organizations and the Media should intensify the education of all the stakeholders involved in the electoral process, particularly electoral officials and the electorate on the evolving electoral process in the country.
41. The Electoral Commission should seriously consider the adoption of a viable back-up verification mechanism to the BVM, by exploring the alternative use of voter IDs and the manual voters register.
42. The ECOWAS Observer Mission encourages the Electoral Commission to review the distribution of electorates among the polling centres to minimize the wide disparity in numbers assigned to polling stations across the country and to fine-tune the system of distribution of voters at polling stations as the alphabetical order system created a lot of disaffection.
B. The Media
43. The ECOWAS Mission urges the in-coming Parliament to expedite action on the adoption of a media regulatory framework capable of checking the excesses observed in the course of the electoral process.
C. Women's Participation
44. The ECOWAS Mission urges the in-coming administration and Parliament to consider the adoption of affirmative action to enhance the capacity of women particularly their participation in the elected positions in the country through special support to women, as well as political parties that promote the active role of women in the leadership within their parties and as candidates in future elections.
D. Inter-Party Advisory Committee
45. The in-coming Parliament may consider endowing the Inter-Party Advisory Committee with the mandate of an autonomous statutory state body as a platform for regular and predictable consultations among the stakeholders in the electoral process, during and in-between elections.
E. The Judiciary
46. The ECOWAS EOM encourages the incoming parliament and the judiciary to review the legal framework governing elections with a view to minimizing the incidents of litigations designed to unduly delay the preparation and conduct of elections in the country.
Done at Accra, this 8th Day of December 2012
The Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission
Source: Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
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I'm a "None." That's what pollsters call Americans who respond on national surveys to the question "What is your religious affiliation?" with a single word: "None."
According to the Pew Research Center, the ranks of the Nones have ballooned in recent years, making the fastest-growing religious affiliation no affiliation.
Between 1972 and 1989, about 7% of Americans identified as having no formal religious affiliation. However, between 1990 and 2012, that figure jumped to 19.6%. Among people under age 30, just over 30% say they have no religious affiliation. At the same time, the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as Christian has experienced a steady decline, and other faiths have experienced modest growth at best.
The number of religious services I attended growing up could fit on one hand, with enough fingers left over for a peace sign. I hardly know a Catholic from a Protestant, let alone the belief systems of other world religions.


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This is a special post to my readers who have requested for a chawanmushi recipe. Chawanmushi or steamed egg custard (茶碗蒸し) is a popular Japanese dish, one that is mostly ordered as an appetizer at Japanese restaurants.
From the name of this dish in Kanji 茶碗蒸, I believe chawanmushi is originally a Chinese dish, but has since been perfected by Japanese chefs.
The Chinese version of steamed egg custard or 蒸水蛋 is a lot simpler, but not as tasty as chawanmushi, in my honest opinion. The reason is very simple: chawanmushi is loaded with treasures that are buried at the bottom of the steamed egg custard while the Chinese version is usually plain! Plus, the use of dashi stock and sake are great seasonings for an otherwise plain steamed egg taste.
For my recipe, I used shrimp and chicken–two common ingredients for chawanmushi. Inspired by my favorite Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills, I also added a bay scallop in each serving. I did it without gingko nuts but traditional chawanmushi recipe calls for them.
All in all though, I love chawanmushi and made them two days in a row! It does take some techniques to make them picture perfect and silky smooth (which I am still learning), but am very pleased with the results.
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Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge invites the public to an open house on Seahorse Key on Saturday, July 28, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Enhance your summer by getting the family outdoors into the spectacular Cedar Keys. Bring your camera, fish a little, walk along the beach and enjoy the exhibits.
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge invites the public to an open house on Seahorse Key on Saturday, July 28, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Enhance your summer by getting the family outdoors into the spectacular Cedar Keys. Bring your camera, fish a little, walk along the beach and enjoy the exhibits.
The Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges will hold a Group Paddle and Picnic in the town of Suwannee. Join us for an easy (beginners welcome), short (3.8 miles, two hours), fresh water paddle on Lock Creek, through Riverine swamp along the Suwannee River.
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A unique setting colored by the natural prairie in full bloom with a symphony of birdsong, butterflies, sunsets and stars. That is the setting for a Haven Hospice fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Whitehurst Ranch & Prairie, 9820 SW CR346, Williston.
Join a festive evening of scrumptious food, live music by Dottie South and the Slackers, live/silent auction and having fun together while making lifelong memories in the great outdoors.
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The Cedar Keyhole Gallery announced its Artist of the Month for July 2012 as Russell Raethka. Chiefland watercolorist, Raethka creates Cedar Key scenes that emote nostalgic thoughts of seaside living. His many works include wildlife along with remnants of weathered buildings and assorted cast-offs. His style is unique in it's sharpness of detail as well as true to life colors. Russ will have all his latest paintings at the Cedar Keyhole during the month of July.
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Get out the shovel and trowels – it's time to start gardening for many. Spend a bit more time getting your garden off to a good start and reap the benefits all season long. Proper planting and post planting care means less maintenance, fewer pests and more produce and beautiful flowers in your landscape.
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Game Plan Your Analytics For Big Sites
Analytics is a lot more than just a snippet of JavaScript code in header (or footer) of your website.
It's even more than looking at metrics to see where site performance excels or declines. The most important step, and perhaps the biggest hurdle, in analytics is in the implementation on existing sites. Especially on big sites. What I'm talking about specifically is goal implementation on a live site while maintaining the integrity and continuity of data.
There is a Difference
It seems simple enough; you track the funnel of each goal, URL by URL, and drop them in. Most times it's never that simple. I've implemented analytics on both sites: big corporate sites and small and small-ish sites. No two are ever alike and no two ever do things the same way. There's definitely a difference between implementing analytics on live big sites and on live small sites.
Small Site Goal Implementation Planning
With small sites, there's a very good chance the site was never tracking anything to begin with. No analytics period. And, if they did have analytics in place, chances are the only thing they ever saw was traffic volumes because either they had never implemented tracking on goal conversions, or they had no conversion to speak of. In this instance, it's easy. You implement the goals where there were none before and let analytics go to work.
And, even if the site was tracking goals prior, the chances of the having to track more than one or two goals (outside of creating on-click events or virtual page views) is slim. So preparation will be limited and one-to-one goal match-ups are easy to accomplish, as well as the maintaining the continuity of data on the site. At a cautious level for small sites, you may want to dump all the data as far back as it goes in case something does go wrong. In a worst case scenario, you can piece the puzzle back together.
Large Site Goal Implementation Planning
It's best to start off this section with being honest. I've screwed one up in the past. But it's that screw up that led me to write this post initially, and was the catalyst to create a game plan of tracking implementation.
Large site goal implementation planning is a different animal all together. They're complex with lots of spinning wheels and cogs. It's a formidable task to be sure. But there are ways you can make this project easier on yourself and make the implementation more manageable. Based my own experience (both the failure and the successes) here's how I like to go about breaking down the implementation:
- Take at least a year's worth of data from the site for safe keeping. With big sites, a lot things can happen that are simply beyond your control. You might not be left holding the bag should something go awry, but having the data in case something does go wrong, is the only way to be able to stitch the puzzle together.
If you're entering the game late and you don't have time to grab that data, I'd suggest that you dive into the analytics themselves. Reverse Goal Path is a wonderful thing to track down all the destination URLs of all the past goals. Moreover, under the assumption new profiles haven't been created, you can set date ranges to see that past activity and make record of it.
- Make sure you're talking with the company point-person to make sure you have ALL the goals they want tracked.
Just looking through the site isn't enough in this case. You may not find all the trackable goals on your own, and you may not know the client wants certain events to be tracked, or you may be tracking something they don't care about (wasting valuable goals). It sounds like common sense, but when you get into time deadlines and pre-launch mode, things get missed. And the last thing anyone of us wants to do is miss critical trackables.
- Examine all your client's current goals.
I've run into a couple times where clients unknowingly have had been "double-counting" goals. Or incorrectly tracking goals. The sole purpose of doing this is to leave no surprises for the client. When you implement anew, site conversion rates change (for better or worse). What you don't want to happen is to see the conversion rate for a goal or two plummet and have no explanation. In this way you can prepare a client for what they may be likely to see due to double-counting.
- Map out current goals with new goals and match them up
This is the mistake a made. I didn't do this. And it's critical. Because many larger sites will be close to exhausting all 20 goals in a profile (if not utilizing a second profile for tracking), not making a one-to-one match ups where possible will crush the integrity of the data. While you may retain the continuity of the data, it'll be worthless. Profiles live on forever, and as such, mis-matched goals can, and likely will, wipe out the data integrity.
- Finally, discuss with your client how they want the goals implemented. Do they want new profiles or use existing profiles
It's a big decision that can affect how reporting is done. Communication is a key here. As the SEO/SEM you need to layout the ramifications of each option. On one hand, to create new profiles, the data continuity starts from the day you create it. On the other hand, if there isn't much match-up between old goal tracking and new goal tracking, does it make sense to make the data mushy? Every situation will be different, so this is a conversation that should be had.
Hopefully this helps you start putting a game plan together when you are about to implement new goal tracking on both small and big sites. I'd love to hear your suggestions on how you game plan your analytics implementation.
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You should follow this guide for all python source code that is created as part of the Chromium OS project i.e. src/platform/*. ?You may not like some bits of it, but you still need to follow it. ?In doing so, you ensure that others can work with your code.
This guide may be ignored if you are working on code that is part of an open source project that already conforms to a different style i.e. generally Python code in src/third_party. ?Autotest is a great example of this--see the other notable python style guides below.
See also overall Chromium coding style.
Official Style Guide
The Google Python Style guide is the official python style guide for Chromium OS original code. ?Note that we deviate from that guide in two ways (in order to match the internal Google Python Style guide):
If that guide is silent on an issue, then you should fall back to PEP-8.
PEP-257 is referenced by PEP-8. ?If it isn't covered in the Comments section, you can also fall back to PEP-257.
Other notable python style guides
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Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination
From November 17, 2006 through February 19, 2007, the Smithsonian American Art Museum hosted the retrospective exhibition Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination. The show featured 177 of his finest boxes, collages, objects, dossiers, films, and graphic designs. View some of these magical artworks in our slide show.
Joseph Cornell, one of America's most innovative artists, elevated the box to a major art form. He also was an accomplished collagist and filmmaker. Self-taught but amazingly sophisticated, he created his first collages, box constructions, and experimental films in the 1930s. By 1940, his boxes contained found materials artfully arranged, then collaged and painted to suggest poetic associations inspired by the arts, humanities, and sciences. His pieces have been described as romantic, poetic, lyrical, and surrealistic.
Learn more about Joseph Cornell with the following links:
Artworks by Joseph Cornell in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Collection
Cornell Collection at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
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Congress Must Act Boldly on Global Warming: Sanders Cites Record U.S. Heat in 2012
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 9 – Coming off the hottest year on record in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today that he will introduce legislation to move aggressively to reverse global warming.
"The scientific data is clear that global warming is real and significantly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels," Sanders said.
"After the hottest year on record and extreme weather disturbances such as Hurricane Sandy, we must take strong action to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and move toward energy efficiency and sustainable energy," Sanders added. "I intend to introduce legislation in the Senate to do just that."
Sanders' legislation will include a transparent fee on greenhouse gas emissions from the biggest polluters. It will call for an historic investment in efficiency, sustainable energy, advanced transportation infrastructure, and clean energy research and development. The measure also would end fossil fuel subsidies and tax breaks.
The annual U.S. temperature last year was 55.32 degrees Fahrenheit, a full degree warmer than the old record set in 1998, the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., announced on Tuesday. Scientists say the temperature increases are happening faster than they expected and that the warming trend is a result of climate change caused by man-made greenhouse gas emissions.
The problem is global. Record temperatures in Australia, for example, produced what the government called "catastrophic" fire conditions in the most populace part of the continent. The average temperature across Australia on Tuesday was the highest since statistics began being kept in 1911.
The United States in recent years has doubled electricity generation from wind and solar power sources and enacted fuel economy standards that will help our cars and trucks get to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. "But we are not doing nearly enough," Sanders said. "That is why I will be introducing legislation that would deal realistically with the crisis in a way that is aggressive but achievable."


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Unbeaten CASL Chelsea SC Academy, Defending Champion LA Galaxy are Among this Season's Playoff Field
The 2011-12 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs kick off for the Under-15/16 age group on Tuesday, June 26, in Frisco, Texas. As a prelude to the event, here is a look at the 32-team U-15/16 field that features 20 divisional berths and 12 wild card berths:
Division Qualifiers (20 teams)
Central Conference
Frontier Division
St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri: SLSG Missouri edged out Shattuck-Saint Mary's for the No. 1 spot in the Frontier Division on the last day of its regular season based on division goal differential after the two clubs finished level with 27 points. SLSG Missouri, which earned a 3-0 win against Sporting Kansas City on June 10 to close a two-point gap with Shattuck-Saint Mary's, ended the regular season with a 9-5-0 record. Forward Tommy Barlow scored a team-high 10 goals this season. (Group 8 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Shattuck-Saint Mary's Soccer Academy: Runner-up in the Frontier Division, Shattuck-Saint Mary's held off Real Colorado by one point for the second divisional spot to the Academy Playoffs. Shattuck-Saint Mary's is making its first appearance in the Academy Playoffs at the U-15/16 age group after finishing the season 8-3-3 in the Frontier Division. The club was led by forward Steve Eneme's seven goals during the season. (Group 5 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Great Lakes Division
Chicago Fire: Currently on a seven-game unbeaten run, the Chicago Fire squeezed by Crew Soccer Academy by one point for the Great Lakes Division's No. 1 spot and the club's fourth straight appearance in the Academy Playoffs. The Fire, who were led by nine goals from Marcus Epps, finished the season with an 11-1-4 division record and a 15-3-5 overall mark with just 16 goals conceded in 23 total games. The club won the 2009-10 U-15/16 Development Academy championship. (No. 1 seed in Group 4 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Crew Soccer Academy Wolves : The Crew Soccer Academy Wolves ended the regular season on a five-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 19-2. CSA Wolves finished just out of the division's top spot with an 11-2-3 record. Detroit Mercy-bound Zack Atwood has contributed nine goals. (No. 1 seed in Group 5 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Texas Division
Dallas Texans: Winners of the Texas Division with a 17-3-4 record, the Dallas Texans feature an impressive array of offensive talent. The club is spearheaded by the strike force of midfielder and Notre Dame-bound Brandon Aubrey (17 goals), forward Jason Machado (17 goals) and forward Christian Soldat (16 goals). The Dallas Texans are looking to return to Finals Week after having qualified last season. (No. 1 seed in Group 2 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Texans SC Houston: Making its third Academy Playoffs appearance in four years, Texans SC Houston finished the regular season as runner-up in the Texas Division with a 15-6-3 division record and a 19-8-4 overall mark. Forward Emmanuel Usen started all 31 games for Texans SC Houston, leading the team with 20 goals. (Group 5 of Development Academy Playoffs)
East Conference
Liberty Division
Players Development Academy: Liberty Division champion Players Development Academy strung together a 24-game unbeaten streak that was eventually snapped on the last day of the season. PDA finished with a 6-1-3 division record and a 20-2-4 mark and was led by forward Kazari Trought's 14 goals in 26 games. (No. 1 seed in Group 8 of Development Academy Playoffs)
New York Red Bulls: The Red Bulls, making their first Academy Playoffs appearance since the 2008-09 season, grabbed the second berth in the Liberty Division over Albertson SC based on divisional goal differential after the two clubs finished tied with 15 points. The Red Bulls ended the season with a five-game unbeaten streak and finished the season with a 4-3-3 division record. Alex Muyl led the team with 13 goals in 22 games. (Group 1 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Mid-Atlantic Division
D.C. United: D.C. United came out on top as one of five teams battling for the No. 1 spot in the Mid-Atlantic Division. Just two points separated first place from fifth place in the division as D.C. United led the pack with 22 points and a 6-2-4 record to garner its third straight berth to the Academy Playoffs. Forward Michael Seaton led the club with 12 goals in 22 games played. (Group 6 of Development Academy Playoffs)
PA Classics: By the slimmest of margins, PA Classics edged out FC DELCO for the second Mid-Atlantic Division qualifying position. PA Classics and FC DELCO tied for second with 21 points each in the Mid-Atlantic, but PA Classics' division goal differential was the ultimate tiebreaker at plus-7, compared to FC DELCO's plus-6. Joseph Julius fueled the PA Classics offense during the regular season with 14 goals in 27 games played. (Group 7 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Northeast Division
FC Greater Boston: FC Greater Boston, winners of four straight games heading into the Academy Playoffs, held off the New England Revolution down the stretch for the top spot in the Northeast Division. The club finished with a record of 8-1-1 while tallying 31 goals in just 10 division games. Forward Nathan Pomeroy led FC Greater Boston with 13 goals in 19 games and Alex Ainscough added 11 goals. (Group 3 of Development Academy Playoffs)
New England Revolution: The Revolution is making its third straight Academy Playoffs appearance after locking up the second berth from the Northeast Division with a 7-1-2 record. New England capped off the regular season with a 10-game unbeaten streak. Forward Mawolo Gissie has shouldered the scoring load, bagging 15 goals in 23 games for the Revolution. (Group 2 of Development Academy Playoffs)
South Conference
Atlantic Division
CASL Chelsea FC Academy: The only team in the U-15/16 age group to not lose a division match, CASL Chelsea FC claimed the No. 1 spot in the Atlantic Division with a 12-0-2 record and an overall mark of 17-2-6. The club has kept a clean sheet in its last four matches and the offensive attack is headed by Evan Deycaza's 21 goals in 25 games. This marks CASL Chelsea FC's fourth straight appearance in the Academy Playoffs. (No. 1 seed in Group 1 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Charlotte Soccer Academy: Runner-up in the Atlantic Division, Charlotte Soccer Academy allowed just six goals in 14 division matches for a 9-2-3 record. Making its fourth straight Academy Playoffs appearance, CSA is led by forward Hans Honer's 10 goals this season. (Group 3 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Southeast Division
South Carolina United Battery: Winner of the Southeast Division with a 10-2-2 division record and an overall mark of 17-5-3, South Carolina United Battery makes its second straight appearance at the Academy Playoffs. James Carlin, who is headed to the University of South Carolina, led the team in scoring with 22 goals in 21 games. South Carolina United Battery scored 64 overall goals in 25 games – the most among the Southeast Division teams this season. (No. 1 seed in Group 3 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Clearwater Chargers: The second of five teams from the strong Southeast Division to qualify for the Academy Playoffs, the Clearwater Chargers racked up 40 goals in division play while posting an 8-3-3 record and capturing their first berth in the tournament. Seven players scored five or more goals for the Chargers this season, including a team-high 11 goals from midfielder Cameron Thomas. (Group 4 of the Development Academy Playoffs)
West Conference
Northwest Division
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Backed by a strong defensive back line that allowed just nine goals in 14 division games, Whitecaps FC clinched the top spot from the Northwest Division (just as the club's U-17/18 team did this season). On the offensive side of the ball, Stanford commitment Brody Huitema tallied 20 goals in 22 games to help the Whitecaps to a 12-1-1 division record. This is Vancouver's first trip to the Academy Playoffs. (Group 3 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Seattle Sounders FC: The fifth-place finishers from the 2010-11 Academy Playoffs, Seattle Sounders FC makes its second straight trip to the tournament after recording a 10-3-1 mark during Northwest Division play. The runner-up in its division, Sounders FC saw both Duncan McCormick and David Olsen score 10 goals apiece this season. (Group 4 of the Development Academy Playoffs)
SoCal Division
LA Galaxy: The 2010-11 U-15/16 Development Academy Playoff champion is back to defend its title after winning the SoCal Division with an 11-1-4 record and an overall mark of 17-3-7. Offensively, the Galaxy are headed by Justin Dhillon (20 goals in 26 games) and Jaime Villarreal (18 goals in 25 games). Last season, the Galaxy defeated PA Classics in the title game 4-1. (No. 1 seed in Group 6 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Real Salt Lake AZ: Unbeaten in four straight contests entering the playoffs, Real Salt Lake AZ finished just three points behind the Galaxy in the SoCal Division for the second berth. The 2010-11 third-place finishers in the Academy Playoffs, Real Salt Lake AZ is making its second straight trip to the tournament. The club is led by forward Jose Navarro's 15 goals in 26 games this season. (Group 4 of Development Academy Playoffs)
Wild Card (12 teams listed in alphabetical order):
Albertson SC: Albertson SC (3-1-6) settled for a wild card berth after the New York Red Bulls claimed the second Liberty Division spot based on divisional goal differential. Albertson has had 19 different players score a goal this season as the team earns its second straight tournament berth. (Group 2)
Arsenal FC: Third-place finishers in the SoCal Division with an 8-3-5 record, Arsenal FC qualified for the Academy Playoffs for the third time in four years and features two double-digit goal scorers – Paul Arriola (14 goals) and Jose Garcia (13 goals). (Group 7)
Chicago Magic PSG: Unbeaten in five straight contests entering the tournament, Chicago Magic PSG (10-3-3, Great Lakes Division) features leading goal scorer Erik Rodriguez, who had 12 regular-season tallies. (Group 7)
Colorado Rush: The Rush (5-5-4) went 3-2-2 over its final seven regular season matches to qualify for the Academy Playoffs as the fourth-place team from the Frontier Division. Spencer Goldstein pitched in eight goals during the campaign. (Group 6)
Concorde Fire: Making its third straight Academy Playoffs appearance, Atlanta-based Concorde Fire finished fifth in the Southeast Division and was led by Duke commitment Cameron Moseley's 18 goals. (Group 6)
FC Dallas: Another Texas Division representative, FC Dallas (12-4-8) makes its fourth straight berth in the Academy Playoffs on the back of five players with five or more goals scored this season, including former U.S. U-17 National Team member Kellyn Acosta. (Group 1)
Georgia United: Making its first appearance in the Academy Playoffs, Georgia United (6-4-4) made it through the tough Southern Division with balanced scoring, with both Eli Carrasco and Sebastian Ille scoring nine goals during the regular season (Group 1)
NJSA 04: NJSA 04 (6-4-2, Mid-Atlantic Division) got contributions from several players including, Conor Nichols with eight goals in 24 games, to help the team qualify for its first trip to the Academy Playoffs. (Group 5)
Pateadores: Pateadores (5-5-6, SoCal Division) squeezed in as the final wild card team, appearing in the tournament for a second straight season. Brian Pacheco contributed 17 goals in 23 games. (Group 2)
San Diego Surf: The San Diego Surf is making its inaugural appearance at the Academy Playoffs after finishing fourth in the SoCal Division with a 6-6-4 record. (Group 8)
Solar Chelsea SC: The third-place finisher from the Texas Division, Solar Chelsea SC (13-4-7) has qualified for its second straight Academy Playoffs. Midfielder Alan Winn leads the team with 23 goals. (Group 8)
Weston FC: After missing out on the Academy Playoffs last season, Weston FC returns with a team that features five players with five or more goals scored, including team leader Nicholas Pappacena with 18. (Group 7)


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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Friday, October 21, 2011
It has to be a "comfort clog". It has to support the arches (regular and metatarsil) and it has to have a raised "rocker" toe to keep pressure off the toes. Over the years I have had difficulty finding vegan shoes that fit the bill. Birkenstock has some vegan shoes and clogs, but they didn't work for me; nor did vegan Earth Shoes. And I really don't like to wear athletic shoes st work!
Canadians, this online store carries Dansko (they only carry 3 vegan shoes that I can see: Voley Floral Rose, Volley Hopsack Sand, and Volley Canvas Navy) and so does this one (they only carry the Volley Floral Blue canvas and Dansko Veda clog/Oxford in beige or navy canvas and white-- not shown on this post).
UPDATE: I just found out that Sanita clogs are very much like Dansko. Sanita made shoes for Dansko in Denmark for 40 years, but now Sanita has their own brand. Here is the Women's vegan professional clog: http://www.clogkingdom.com
and Ayoe: http://www.zappos.com/sani
(DISCLAIMER: I do not represent Dansko shoes or sell them or have any monetary arrangement with the company!)
from the Women's Stapled Clog collection
Brown Multi Starburst Canvas
Blue Multi
A lighter version: "Lighten up with our new Sanibel collection. Part sneaker, part clog—all Dansko! "
I like the look of this one FOR COOKING IN:
Volley Black Coated Canvas
4 comments:
- robin asbell said...
I have the black Volleys, I wish more vegan shoe makers would get into wide and supportive shoes. Years of pounding my feet around a kitchen seem to have made them spread out.;-)
Cute high heels are nice, but give me a shoe I can go all day in.
- Fri Oct 21, 09:56:00 AM PDT
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Amen to that, Robin!
- Fri Oct 21, 10:13:00 AM PDT
- Amey said...
wow Bryanna! This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this info! I am another vegan who didn't know that Danskos came in vegan styles. I had a pair, years ago, of the leather ones & I remember them being quite comfy. really cool!
- Fri Oct 21, 10:19:00 AM PDT
There are so many reasons to choose a vegan lifestyle. Here are two short videos to help everyone understand why so many are making this life-altering choice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKr4HZ7ukSE and http://www.veganvideo.org
- Wed Oct 26, 06:24:00 AM PDT


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May 25, 2008
LIPSCOMB BISONS, No.1 Seed (31-28) vs. GARDNER-WEBB, No. 4 Seed (29-29)
30th ANNUAL ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
THE SERIES: The Bisons advanced to their first ever Atlantic Sun Championship baseball game with an 8-2 win over Gardner-Webb Saturday. The Bisons lost 4-1 last season to Gardner-Webb in the second game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament.
The Bisons swept Gardner-Webb during the regular season with a 6-5 win March 20 and 8-4 and 6-5 wins in doubleheader March 21, all at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The only other team to sweep Gardner-Webb was Florida Gulf Coast.
Gardner-Webb advanced with a 6-3 win over Belmont Saturday.
This is the first time since 1979 that both teams are making their first appearances in the championship game.
ON-THE-AIR: Game time is noon CDT. All tournament games are being show live on ASUN TV. Fans can subscribe to the service by going to lipscombsports.com and clicking on the ASUN TV button.
THE TOURNAMENT: The Bisons won their first A-Sun Tournament game Wednesday shutting down Campbell, the No. 6 seed 14-0. The Bisons dropped to the loser's bracket with a 9-8 loss to No. 3 seed Belmont Thursday afternoon. They beat host Stetson 12-4 to advance to within one game of the championship and Gardner-Webb 8-2.
The Bisons are in the A-Sun Tournament for the second time.
The tournament champion earns the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
ONE FOR THE BOOKS: The win over Campbell set a couple of new team game highs for this season for the Bisons. The 14 runs bested the 13 scored April 1 against Middle Tennessee State in a 13-6 win.
The 13 runs batted in topped the 12 knocked in by the BIsons in two games this season, March 1 against Belmont and April 1 against Middle Tennessee State.
The 17 hits by the Bisons were one short of the 18 against Stetson April 6.
Designated hitter Justin Sanders drove in five runs with a double and a home run. That ties Jared Picchiottino who had five RBI against Middle Tennessee April 1.
Catcher Caleb Joseph scored four runs, a new season high for one game this season.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY: This is the second season in a row the Bisons have qualified for the six-team tournament. Last season they lost 4-3 in game one to Stetson and 4-1 in the second game to Gardner-Webb.
The 14-0 scoring bulge against Campbell is the second highest in the history of the tournament for a shutout game. In 1987 former A-Sun member Georgia Southern beat Stetson 18-0.
Before the Bisons beat Campbell they were the only current A-Sun team qualified for the tournament that had not won a tournament game.
The Bisons are the second school in 13 years to improve from the No. 6 to the No. 1 seed in one year. The last team to accomplish that feat was former A-Sun member Florida Atlantic in 1999.
The Bisons and Gardner-Webb were a combined 2-10 in their previous A-Sun Tournament appearances.
ON THE MOUND: The Bisons starters have a 3.00 earned run average in the tournament.
Paul Piennette is expected to start for the Bisons in the title game, his first tournament appearance. Piennette is 2-3 with a 4.17 ERA.
Left-hander Rex Brothers was outstanding in the tournament opener with Campbell picking up the win, allowing only one hit in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Right-hander Charles Williams gave up one hit in 2 2/3 innings in relief to preserve the shutout. Williams came back to pitch five innings and pick up the win Thursday against Stetson. He gave up one run and allowed only three hits.
Brandon McClurg started the Belmont game and left after 6.2 innings. Reliever Kyle Tognazzini, 6-2, took the loss for the Bisons, pitching .2 innings and giving up five runs in the eighth inning. Chris Burnett closed out the game.
Michael Dunn pitched four innings against Stetson. He gave up three runs and seven hits.
Josh Smith earned the win over Gardner-Webb, allowing two runs one earned, and seven hits in seven innings.
Chris Burnett, making his second appearance, shut down Gardner-Webb for two innings on two hits with one strikeout.
AWARDS AND HONORS: Pitcher Brandon McClurg and catcher Caleb Joseph both were named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference First Team.
McClurg has twice been named Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week. In addition, McClurg was also named as one of five "Louisville Slugger" National Players of the Week, as well as awarded the Southeast Region Performance of the Week by InsidePitching.com
McClurg threw a no-hitter against Kennesaw State, a 4-0 win March 29. It was the first A-Sun no-hitter in two years.
PROJECTED POSITION STARTERS: C Caleb Joseph, 1B Ryan Wilkins, 2B Ben Williams, SS Jorge Gutierrez, 3B Branden Cadavid, RF Shane Simpkins, CF Allen Bolden, LF Blake Bratcher, DH Justin Sanders.
A-SUN RANKINGS: Brandon McClurg is third in the conference with a 2.92 earned run average.
Pitcher Rex Brothers is first in strikeouts with 91, three short of tying his mark for last season. He is averaging 9.4 per game.
Catcher Caleb Joseph moved into third in home runs with 16. Joseph is third in total bases (152). He is fourth in slugging percentage (.636). He is fifth in RBI (59). He is tied for sixth in doubles (18).
Designated hitter Justin Sanders had two doubles against Campbell, giving him 21 for the season and moving him into sole possession of third place in the conference. He has three in the tournament giving him 22 for the season.
Center fielder Allen Bolden had one double against Campbell giving him 20 for the season, good enough for fourth place in the conference. He has two in the tournament giving him 21 for the season.
Bolden is second in runs scored with 60.
Shortstop Jorge Gutierrez is tied for ninth in stolen bases with 18.
HEAR THE BAND: Bisons catcher Caleb Joseph (drums), Bisons pitchers Jordan Baron (rhythm guitar, lead vocals) and Jerry Young (bass guitar) are joined by Lipscomb student Trent Bailey (lead guitar) in rock band called "Cold Steal."
They have played several times at campus event. They practice in the baseball press box.
THE .300 CLUB: Five Bisons are batting .300 or better. Caleb Joseph leads the way at .356 followed by Allen Bolden (.338, Shane Simpkins (.316), Blake Bratcher (.309) and Justin Sanders (.306).
The Bisons are batting .363 as a team in the tournament, tops among the six teams.
The Bisons also have seven home runs in the tournament, one less than the other five teams combined.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE: Three Bisons, Caleb Joseph, Allen Bolden and Jorge Gutierrez, have played and started in all 59 games this season.
BISONS A WINNER: The Bisons are the only team in the tournament with a winning overall record this season. They were one of two teams with a winning A-Sun record. The other team, Mercer, the No. 2, was the first team eliminated from the tournament.
DUGAN AWARD: Second baseman Ben Williams has won the Ken Dugan Award, the highest honor a Lipscomb baseball player can receive, for the past two seasons. He is the only player to win the award twice


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