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Wild type or human TNF transgenic mice receive an intraperitoneal injection of LPS and blood is collected at specific time points thereafter. Pretreatment with anti-TNF agents lowers in a dose dependent manner the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.
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A standard study design involves pretreatment of the experimental animal with saline or anti-TNF therapeutic followed by LPS administration and blood sampling. Serum is prepared and measured for selected cytokines & chemokines using the method of choice (ELISA, LUMINEX bioassay, CBA). Successful anti-TNF blockade is indicated as dose dependent reduced levels of the measured cytokines & chemokines. Commercially available anti-TNF therapeutics serve as positive controls of the model.
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Evaluation of serum levels of cytokines & chemokines, including IL-6, GM-CSF & MCP-1.
Figure 1: Tg1278TNFKO mice were pretreated either with saline or with a range of Remicade doses (0.3, 1, 3 mg/kg) and subsequently challenged with LPS. Levels of serum IL-6, GM-CSF and MCP-1 were measured using the Luminex platform.

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Full day 8 hrs. Departure from Catania/Messina/Taormina and return to Catania/Messina/Taormina
Mt Etna Volcano is one of the world's most active volcanoes and the most active one in Europe which has been erupting for 600 million years.
Mount Etna is one of the greatest and most beautiful volcano adventure tour destinations in Sicily. We will drive from Messina to Mount Etna through some of the Etna villages with a stop in Zafferana Etnea to visit the church Santa Maria della Provvidenza, then we will drive through some old lava flows which can be noted during the ascent different kinds of vegetation.
We will reach 2.000 meters (7.000 ft), where we can admire and take a walk on the "Silvestri" craters (1892) and the latest new lava flows and craters from 2001/2002/2003, to continue our visit at a local family farm where it is possible to taste local Etna wines, a selection of different types of honey (orange, lemon, eucalyptus, strawberry.), almond pastries, olives and extra virgin olive oil.
We will then take you to one of the most wellknown vineyards, the "Tenuta San Michele del Murgo" where it is possible to visit the wonderful property overlooking the sea and the volcano and to taste some of their local table wines. (Only on reservation).
Drive down from Etna through a wonderful scenery with photo stops at the most beautiful location Taormina. Here you will have free walking time to admire the Greek Theatre from the 2nd century A.D. – Palazzo Corvaja , the most beautiful medieval building in town – the Dome of Taormina - San Nicolò Cathedral square and Corso Umberto where you can do excellent shopping.
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Tour available every day of the year Comfortable walking shoes are suggested for this tour Make sure your cameras are charged or load up on batteries!


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Kariye, et al. v. Sessions, et al. - ACLU Challenge to Government No Fly List [1]
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In June 2010, we filed a legal challenge on behalf of ten U.S. citizens and permanent residents who could not fly to or from the U.S. or over American airspace because they are on the government's secretive No Fly List. (An additional three people later joined the suit.) These plaintiffs were never told why they were on the list or given a reasonable opportunity to get off of it. Being unable to fly severely affected their lives, including their ability to be with their families, go to school, and travel for work.
In a victory for our clients, the court ruled in 2014 that the government's system for challenging placement on the No Fly List was unconstitutional. As a result, the government announced in April 2015 that it would tell U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents whether they are on the list and possibly offer reasons. However, the government's new redress process still falls far short of constitutional requirements because it denies our clients meaningful notice, evidence, and a hearing.
Now, on behalf of five remaining plaintiffs, we and the ACLU of Southern California are challenging the new redress process in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit because it fails to provide fundamental due process required by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
Our lawsuit aims to remedy that failure. The defendants are officials at the Justice Department, the FBI, and the Terrorist Screening Center, which creates and controls the No Fly List. In May 2011, the district court dismissed [3] the case for lack of jurisdiction. The ACLU appealed [4] that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which, in 2012, reversed the district court's decision and held [5] that the case should go forward in district court.
After extensive briefing, the district court ruled [6] in August 2013 that the Constitution applies when the government bans Americans from air travel. In June 2014, the court struck down [7] the government's redress process as unconstitutional. It ordered the government to tell our clients why they are on the No Fly List and to give them the opportunity to challenge their inclusion on the list before the court.
In October 2014, the government finally informed [8] seven of the 13 plaintiffs that they were not on the list, and then provided the remaining six plaintiffs with unclassified "summaries" of the reasons for their placement on the list. However, the government still keeps its full reasons secret. It also withholds evidence and exculpatory information from our clients and refuses to give them a live hearing to establish their credibility or cross-examine witnesses. Because of these and other serious problems, the ACLU challenged [9] this revised process as unconstitutional in April 2015.
In response to that challenge, the district court ruled [10] that the government's revised redress procedures satisfy in principle most due process requirements, and it denied [11] our clients' individual motions for summary judgment. In April 2017, the district court dismissed our clients' remaining claims — which directly challenged their continued inclusion on the No Fly List — for lack of jurisdiction. We appealed those rulings to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where the case is currently pending.
Until the government fixes the problems with its revised process, people on the No Fly List are barred from commercial air travel with no meaningful chance to clear their names. We are continuing to challenge a system that is fundamentally unfair.
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RtoP and the Next Secretary-General
The UN Secretary-General, from the earliest days of RtoP's inception, has played an outsized role in advancing the norm at the UN and elsewhere. After former Secretary-General Kofi Annan set in motion a momentous process of redefining sovereignty to include a state's responsibility to protect populations from atrocity crimes, his successor Ban Ki-moon worked hard to fulfill his promise of "sparing no effort to operationalize the responsibility to protect." Such efforts included articulating the three-pillar framework of RtoP, clarifying misconceptions on the norm, and creating the position of the UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect.
It is therefore crucial that the next Secretary-General be as committed to advancing atrocities prevention as Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon, as noted by these 6 civil society organizations. In this vein, the nine current candidates took part in the first-ever hearings for the post and received 800+ questions from member states and civil society. Some countries, notably Spain and Mexico, asked questions on how candidates would reactivate discussions on RtoP and how the norm "interacted" with sovereignty. Though not all questions were answered, a few gave hints on where they stood on the norm. When asked about his commitment to RtoP, Vuk Jeremić (Serbia) responded that he would help prevent atrocities by creating and chairing a specialized inter-agency task force on early warning.
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A photographer with unlimited access to the baseball artifacts inside the Hall of Fame has come away in awe. His new book is nearly ready for release.
Terry Heffernan grew up going to Municipal Stadium in Cleveland to watch some woeful Indians teams.
Even then and under less than inspiring circumstances, he grew to love baseball. His work as an award-winning professional photographer led to a project that put him in Cooperstown, New York's number one tourist attraction.
Heffernan's photos are the centerpiece of a a new book, 100 Baseball Icons From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, set to be released February 28th.
He photographed some of the Hall's best baseball memorabilia, but he told one writer he was also the proverbial kid in the candy store when every turn in the Hall's hallways seemed to lead to an amazing discovery.


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SEATTLE, U.S. - Amazon, which launched its first cashierless food store in Seattle in December 2016 and has since unveiled two more such stores in the state, has now unveiled its ambitious plans.
The world's largest online retailer wants to unveil as many as 3,000 such cashierless food storesover the next three years.
According to reports, Amazon's concept, titled AmazonGo, is set to see its fourth such launch in Chicago next week.
A fift such cashierless food store is set to be launched in New York City soon too.
Meanwhile, a report in Bloomberg has stated that Amazon wants to unveil several such stores by 2021.
According to the report, if Amazon follows through with the rumored plan, it would pose a threat to convenience store chains like 7-Eleven, which must bear the expense of paying cashiers and other staff.
Each of the AmazonGo outlets use hundreds of cameras and sensorsto detect what customers take off shelves and billtheir credit card accounts automatically.
As per the concept, there is no checkout at such stores, neither do they provide any printed receipt.
However, customers must have a smartphoneapp to shop in the stores.
The stores sell an array of prepared food alongside grab-and-go convenience store grocery staples and the concept is based on cutting out the huge lines for checkout and pay, that are present at normal supermarkets.


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On November 22nd Emergent Christianity leader Tony Jones boldly declared that it's time for a schism within the Protestant church. If you don't know who Tony Jones is, he's a prominent figure within the Emergent Christian tribe. He's very smart and thoughtful and always provides an interesting perspective to the mix. Don't know what a "schism" is? It's when you willfully and intentionally break off (i.e. divorce) from a group on the grounds that you hold beliefs that are so radically opposed to each other that fellowship is simply not possible.
In his post he wrote the following:
The time has come for a schism regarding the issue of women in the church. Those of us who know that women should be accorded full participation in every aspect of church life need to visibly and forcefully separate ourselves from those who do not. Their subjugation of women is anti-Christian, and it should be tolerated no longer.
That means:
- If you attend a church that does not let women preach or hold positions of ecclesial authority, you need to leave that church.
- If you work for a ministry that does not affirm women in ecclesial leadership, you need to leave that ministry.
- If you write for a publishing house that also prints books by "complementarians," you need to take your books to another publishing house.
- If you speak at conferences, you need to withdraw from all events that do not affirm women as speakers, teachers, and leaders.
That is, we who believe in the full equality of women need to break fellowship with those who do not.
**deep breath***
Ok, I need to be honest and say that the following thoughts are neither carefully thought out or overly prepared/edited. I don't have time to carefully address everything I'd like to within Tony's post (or the Emergent church more broadly speaking). So I'm going to throw down some visceral reactions and hope they are helpful as a word (or two) of caution.
Big Picture: I get that Tony Jones is passionate about the issue of women and church leadership. It's a very important issue. It's so important, I can't imagine anyone (regardless of where they fall on the egalitarian/complementarian spectrum) being dispassionate about it. However, it's genuinely sad to see someone's passion override common sense and basic Christian charity towards their brothers and sisters in Christ.
Here are some scattered thoughts and reactions:
1. I've done my homework on the egalitarian/complementarian debate, and while I hold to strong egalitarian convictions, issuing a clarion call for schism (i.e. an intentional act of division) from churches and other Christians who don't not hold the same conviction is shamefully short-sighted, self-serving, and ungracious. Doubly so when you throw around terms like "misogyny" and "subjugation" which are words that do nothing but build upon a caricature of the complementarian position.
2. If you're going to call for a schism from a large section of the church, you better know what and who you're dividing from.
"Having grown up in a church that ordained women, allowed women to lead, and had women preachers, it is honestly shocking to me to continue to run into so-called "complementarians." I don't meet them in real life — I just see them in the blogosphere, on Facebook and Twitter. And friends of mine like Rachel Held Evans and Sarah Bessey assure me that they exist."
Let's divide from a group of people who I have little to no contact with relationally, simply because their views strike me as "obviously" dumb and anchored in hate and ignorance. Talk about an unwise and totally uncharitable posture towards other Christians who hold differing convictions to you.
3. Be very wary of anyone who upholds a core value of Jesus, only to immediately sidestep its radical and difficult implication.
"I very much take Jesus' prayer for unity in the Fourth Gospel seriously…But…"
Many people reading Tony's post would have been justified in closing the tab on their browser after that second sentence. Especially after the rest of the post shows no willingness to work towards unity with complementarians.
4. Think (deeply) before you declare.
"I don't know what a schism looks like in the 21st century."
Don't call for a schism when you haven't thought through what–exactly–you're inviting people into. If you don't have a handle on the shape a schism would/should take, then don't call for one, because you evidently haven't thought through any systemic ramifications. That's immature and reactionary, not mature and visionary. Throughout Tony's post I was haunted by the wisdom of Richard Rohr: " It's so much easier to be over and against something than to be in love with something."
5. When you disagree with the convictions of another Christian, don't resort to caricatures of their position that demean, dismiss, or ridicule. Tony Jones's post is laced with language (e.g. "subjugation," "mysogony," "archaic") that is designed to frame the entire complementarian camp as anti-women and hate-fueled. It's profoundly disappointing to see a thoughtful leader like Tony Jones resort to that kind of tactic. Then again, if he would have actually listened to the best arguments from complementarians (and maybe spent more time in dialogue with them–see point #2!), he'd realize most complementarians are neither anti-woman nor driven by hate.
**deep breathe**
Let me reiterate: I do not agree with the biblical convictions complementarians reach. I am, like Tony Jones, passionate about my convictions. However, I do believe that I can hold to my convictions passionately while extending respect and grace to those Christians–male and female–who hold to the complementarian position due to their desire to love and honour God. I don't think that is too much to expect from other Christian leaders. It's certain what I would have expected from Tony Jones.
For more thoughtful and robust reactions to Tony's call for schism (and his subsequent back track), check out the following:
"Are your really calling for schism Tony Jones?" by Billy Kangas
"Tony Jones' curious call for schism" by David Hayward
"This schism was cancelled" by John Mark Reynolds


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To be honest, we're surprised that Cloverfield was set in New York. If there's a stretch of water that's already polluted enough to accidentally produce some giant, fearsome monster, it's London's River Thames.
And it seems that it could have finally created a resident beast, going by this footage taken by YouTube user Penn Plate.
Filmed while using the Greenwich cable car, it appears to show a Loch Ness monster-style creature's 'fins' appearing out of the water, before disappearing again - but a large shadow can still be seen.
One explanation is that it could be a whale - it's just over ten years ago that the famous Thames Whale - a juvenile female Northern bottlenose whale - was discovered in the river, the first time such an animal had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913. Sadly, she died, despite a concerted attempt, conducted over several days, to rescue her.
Could it be another whale, or something more sinister?
Frankly, the biggest mystery is why anyone was on that cable car in the first place.
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First I want to say I've never tried using triggers before, and I read a lot of information to do this. What I want to do is delete all records from gallery_assets_meta where its parent_id is equal to gallery_assets.id.
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Halloween is Saturday, but Friday night, there'll be plenty of spooks, goblins and frights as the Houston Storytellers Guild will be sharing some of their favorite stories at the Marmion Park gazebo, at the corner of Heights Boulevard and East 18th.
The storytellers will being at 7:30 p.m. and the evening will also include a costume contest for kids. All of the events are cosponsored by the Houston Heights Association.
The park, owned by the HHA, has very few amenities other than the beautiful gazebo, so bring a blanket or lawn chairs, bug spray and snacks. The event is set to be held rain or shine.
For more information about this or other storytelling events, check the guild's Web site at www.houstonstorytellers.org or call 713-643-8478.
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So difficult to change the HAL on Windows 2003 Server R2
I run several Windows Server 2003 machines in a virtualization cluster called Virtual Iron. For a while VirtualIron could only support uni-processor virtual Windows machines. So all of my currently running machines were installed on uni-processor hardware.
Recently, VirtualIron released the much awaited version 4. One of the many new features of this version, was that you can now create multi-processor Windows guests. Today, I decided to change one of my guests to have two processors. I then restarted the machine, excited to see it run with double the processing power that it had before. However, there was a problem…
Once the machine came back up and I logged in, I found that it still only saw one processor. This can be verified by checking this address in the registry:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment\NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
After doing some research and checking in with VirtualIron tech support, it was determined that the Windows system was using a uni-processor HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). You can find some information on the HAL here. Sometimes you can manually switch the HAL from single to multiprocessor. It is as simple as changing a device driver in device manager. However, when I went to change it, I noticed that it would not give me any other HAL options to choose from. I am still researching why this is. However, so far it looks as though it may have been caused by installing R2 on the system.
Arg…so difficult to get Windows 2003 Server to recognize multiple processors. Had this box been Linux, I'd simply need to change grub to boot a SMP kernel and reboot. As a side note, I had to reboot this windows box about three times to try to switch it to multi-processor and it still didn't recognize them in the end. Frustrating, to say the least.
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madhu said,
here is another GYAN from Windows guys
Shohattaxia said,
Great Article , I thought it was phenomenal
I look forward to more similar postings like this one. Does Your Blog have a newsletter I can subscribe to for anymore information from you?
Me said,
On Hyper-V it usually requires and 2nd reboot to detect the 2 CPUs. No problems though.
e12 said,
I use an old ESX 2.5 and Windows 2003 Ent. After second "shut down" it recognised second CPU.
Steve Ireland said,
VMWare Server 2.0.2 running on Server 2008 R2. Guest in Server Enterprise 2003 R2. Changed guest from 1 CPU to 2. Started up and still saw only one. Shut down guest and powered back on. Guest sees two CPUs now (as of second boot) with no other alterations required.
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هيئة المهندسين التجمعيين – corps des ingenieurs du parti du RNI
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The leading Portuguese energy and power solutions provider Efacec has received an international contract worth US$11.14mn for the construction of two power substations in Bor, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in order to double the electrical capacity of Bissau
The international public tender was promoted by the Guinea-Bissau's public sector company Eletricidade e Aguas da Guine-Bissau (EAGB).
In addition to build the two substations, the contract also includes the construction of a 6.2km-long line to link the new thermal power station.
Efacec announced that its role in building the new infrastructure will be a key step in making Bissau's electrification double than the currently installed electricity output, with providing electricity to a large number of population in the country.
The construction of the new power stations are expected to improve the living standard of the citizens, thereby making a significant contribution to the socio-economic development of west Africa's tropical country.
The two substations, with 30 by 10kV capacity, to be built in Bor and Bra regions, and the energy evacuation system, with a 63kV capacity, are a precondition for the execution of the second module from Bissau's electrical project that includes the construction of a power plant with a 100MW capacity at Bor.
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JW's Financial Coaching Podcast-Discussing the Lottery
Today we discuss the lottery. We know the odds of winning the multi-million dollar jackpot are slim to none. But why do we play then? We try to answer that question and more and discuss how you can actually improve your odds to become a millionaire. Hint: it's not by playing the lottery!
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There were four tables for senior citizens bridge at the Clark Sports Center on March 17.
There were no slams, but Janet Gorman came in first, scoring 5,010. Louise Allen came in second with 4,860, and Ruth Livermore scored 4,670 to come in third. Mary Ann Robinson won the special prize. The group meets each Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., at the Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown.
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Roland Joffe - A variety of stars were photographed as they took to the red carpet for History's new miniseries 'Texas Rising' premiere which was held at The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, United States - Monday 18th May 2015
Robert Torres is an investigative journalist who's looking into the life of Saint Josemaria Escriva the founder of Opus Dei. Visiting Josemaria's homeland of Spain it doesn't take long to discover a link from Josemaria to his own father Manolo Torres who were friends in childhood and went on to attended the same seminary.
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Fat Man and Little Boy, for anyone who has been locked up for the past sixty years, are the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan. The movie is basically a humanization of the people who invented in, the team of crackpot physicists on the Manhattan Project (led by Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Dwight Schultz) and the military general in charge (Leslie Groves, played by Paul Newman). John Cusack plays the wunderkid of the physicists, Michael Merriman. Laura Dern plays his girlfriend, a nurse.
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Vatel is the central character in a critical weekend in French history (way back in 1671). Played by Gérard Depardieu, Vatel is the chief steward at the mansion of the Prince de Condé, a now penniless French nobleman whose last-ditch effort is to invite King Louis XIV to his estate for the weekend, through a rager of a party, and win the king's favor in order to get the post as general in the upcoming war against the Dutch.
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Now this.
Exactly how much of this thought police bullshit are we going to put up with? How much cretinous, non-imaginative, death-of-the-soul crapola from bureaucrats and pig-headed morons are we going to allow to go on? I mean, this is absolutely ridiculous. This is how we're fighting "terrorism", a straw man to begin with?
This is offensive on so many levels I don't even know where to begin.
As several of those who have commented on this post have observed, this situation is as much a result of Columbine as it is the events of 9/11 and their aftermath. The more general issue is one Matt Cheney addresses on his blog.
I remember the aftermath of Columbine quite well, as it affected my stepdaughter, Erin, to a ridiculous degree. Simply because she was different from other students, because she wore black, because she sometimes wore punk clothes (which, even though it hardly matters, teachers and administrators couldn't differentiate from "goth"), she ran into all kinds of problems at her middle school at the time (despite being a great studnet). She survived that era of hysteria, but it did leave its mark on her, and for others--quite harmless students whose only crime was suffering from unconventional imaginations and an "excess" of creativity--the repercussions were much more serious. (As I think Jon Stewart or one of his guests said, when the serial killer recently arrested for murdering more than ten women was found to have been an upstanding leader in his local church, you didn't suddenly see people being wary of local church members across the country, or their kids.)
It's true that there may be facts about this Kentucky case that have not come out yet, but as of this moment, the whole thing seems to stink rather badly.


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SYDNEY – (AFP) – Activists aiming to halt Japan's whaling fleet Tuesday revealed a new weapon for their latest Antarctic campaign — a US$2 million ship they say was once owned by the government in Tokyo.
Lockhart MacLean, captain of the renamed Sam Simon, said the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was able to buy the vessel after a US company, New Atlantis, purchased it when it was advertised for sale.
"It's a Japanese vessel," MacLean told AFP, adding that it was ideal for chasing the harpoonists through the freezing and remote waters of Antarctica where they annually hunt for whales during the southern hemisphere summer.
Japan says the hunt does not breach an international moratorium on commercial whaling because it is done in the name of "scientific research" but the meat is later sold openly in shops and restaurants.
The new Sea Shepherd vessel was built as a scientific observation ship and run by Japan's meteorological agency until 2010, MacLean said.
"Her main career was doing that, collecting ocean current data, weather observations, that sort of thing," he said from Hobart in Tasmania, where the boat launched on Tuesday.
"It's interesting that it was actually a real research ship, whereas we feel that Japan is not doing any significant research down in Antarctica. We actually own a real Japanese research ship.
Sea Shepherd has said that this year's campaign against the whalers, its ninth, is its biggest ever, but until now it had kept the identity and location of the Sam Simon a secret.
MacLean said the 56-metre (185-foot) boat was in good condition, had a thick, strengthened hull suitable for icy conditions and could keep up with the whalers for 60 days — about two-thirds of the expected Antarctic campaign.
"The vessel will be able to keep up with the Japanese factory whaling ship. That was the main criteria that we needed," he added.
Sea Shepherd bought the ship after a donation from Sam Simon, the American television producer best known for "The Simpsons", and renamed it in his honour.
MacLean said Simon himself was expected to be part of the Sea Shepherd campaign this year, travelling on the flagship vessel the Steve Irwin, which is already at sea and skippered by controversial Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson.
The group, whose vessels harass the Japanese fleet to prevent them from slaughtering whales, has four ships, a helicopter, three drones and more than 100 crew members in Operation Zero Tolerance.
"We've never been stronger, they've never been weaker," Watson, who is wanted by Interpol, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from onboard the Steve Irwin.
Watson jumped bail in Germany, where he was arrested on charges stemming from a high-seas confrontation over shark finning in 2002, in July. His whereabouts were unknown until he resurfaced on the Steve Irwin last week.
The Canadian claims the charges are politically motivated.
He said the Sam Simon could unsettle the Japanese.
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Step 2 in the evolution of Simplicity 7513 is to add a fly front. Again, I'm cribbing from another pattern in my stash — this time, Vogue 7481, which is a simple pair of fly front pants (designed for stretch wovens, but we'll ignore that).
There are two pattern pieces for the fly front — the right facing and the left facing. They look like this:
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If you had asked me a few nights ago (or about a month ago) if I loved having kids, I may have thrown something sharp and heavy in the general direction of your head. Or something wiggly and squishy. Something that looked like a toddler. A toddler who woke up every 90 minutes screaming for her "taggie" that was hiding somewhere in the midst of the chaos that is our house.
But, on most days, I will be able to answer without the use of projectiles. Sure, as I sit in the bathroom with four fists pounding on the door and 2 squeaky voices screaming, "Mama! Mama! Mama!" I wish I could be like Tracy Jordan in 30 Rock and have a standing semiweekly hotel reservation for one hour to be able "to poop in peace!" Sure, it's frustrating that 8 of my waking hours are spent sitting on the bathroom floor waiting for someone to poop, wiping someone's poop or spraying someone's poop off a diaper. Sure, it would be nice if the only poop I had to wipe was my own. (Can you tell that Madeline is potty training and my world seems full of poop?)


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Tough defense, a strong running game and discipline. That's the blueprint of Exeter Blue Hawk football. Bill Ball has been running that system for years and it continues to work. It worked again on Friday night, as Exeter only gave up 1 offensive touchdown to an explosive Memorial team, they used 6 different ball carries and scored 3 rushing TDs, they had 0 turnovers and only 1 penalty all game. That's Exeter Blue Hawk football right there.
The result was a 24-14 win for Exeter over Manchester Memorial, in a D-I clash where both teams were 5-2 coming in. Sophomore QB/DB Kyle Ball rushed for 2 TDs while Nicholas Flodstrom rushed for 103 yards and 1 TD. Neil Vorster, Chris Henry and Mark Cicchini led the way on defense for the Blue Hawks, who will host Portsmouth in the D-I quarterfinals in 2 weeks.
With that being said, Exeter and Memorial are actually 2 very evenly matched football teams. Memorial has some explosive skill players like Daquan Henclewood, Isaac Velez, Harmel Nkongolo, Tyler Pelletier and Bobby Cipolla. The Crusaders were also able to match up with Exeter's size up front, with guy like Anthony Angerami, Tom Joyce and Derrick Terrezano.
So what was the difference? Converting in the red zone. Exeter scored every time they got there, whereas Memorial had 2 trips to the red zone where they came away with 0 points. That's the difference in the game right there.
Memorial's first trip to the red zone came on the game's first drive. Vorster made a big hit for a loss of 3 yards. Then on 3rd and 11 from their own 39 yard line Velez connected with Nkongolo for a 13 yard gain and 1st down. Henclewood ran for a 10 yard gain and 1st down. Then Memorial started flip flopping quarterbacks, with Velez and Mitchell Coy alternating snaps. The Crusaders advanced into the red zone before the drive was stalled. Then it was 4th and 3 from the Exeter 19 yard line. Memorial ran a misdirection running play, which got stuffed by Vorster. Turnover on downs.
Exeter gets the ball for the first time, they get into the red zone and they convert. The Blue Hawks went to work with Shane Quimby, Flodstrom and Cicchini alternating carries. Quimby rushed for a 7 yard gain up the middle on 3rd and 1 from his own 30 yard line. Then it was Quimby again converting, this time for a 15 yard gain on 3rd and 9 from the EHS 38 yard line. Ball completed a 17 yard pass to Quimby, and then Cicchini picked up 10 yards on the ground. Then it was 4th and 6 from the Memorial 8 yard line. The Blue Hawks elected to go for a field goal, and Matt Oppici's kick is good from 25 yards out. 3-0 Exeter, with 2.9 seconds left in the 1st quarter.
The two teams would trade scores for the rest of the 1st half. Memorial takes a 7-3 lead on a 1 yard TD dive by Velez. The score was set up by a 14 yard pass to Cipolla on 3rd and 8 from their own 46. Then Velez picked up 11 yard on a QB keeper, followed by a 19 yard run by Velez. That set up 1st and goal from the 10, and then Henclewood rushed for 9 yards down to the 1.
Then Exeter answered back. Ball completed a pass to Cicchini for a 1st down, after Cicchini had slipped and fallen to the ground. Then Cicchini rushed for a 6 yard gain on 3rd and 3 from the Memorial 38 yard line. Then Andrew Cicchini made a big block which freed up Flodstrom for an 11 yard run. Angerami made a good tackle for the Crusaders, but then Flodstrom rushed for a 9 yard pickup to set up 1st and goal from the 3. Joyce made a good tackle for a loss of 1, but then Ball dove into the end zone from the 1. 10-7 Exeter, 2:32 left in the 1st half.
On the ensuing kickoff, the ball took a big bounce just inside the 30 yard line and was caught by Henclewood who took it to the house. Henclewood got a good block, broke a couple tackles and was off to the races, down the right side line for the 78 yard kickoff return for TD. He has a good combination of speed, size and strength which makes him a big play threat when running the football or returning kicks. Memorial takes a 14-10 lead , but unfortunately for them that would be their last score of the game.
Exeter answers right back on their next drive. Flodstrom had a couple of strong runs, but then Ball went down for a sack as Gabe Jeffers led the charge and Sam Gilot and Terrezano were also in on the hit. Then came a crucial 3rd and 11 attempt from the Memorial 42 yard line. Cicchini was clutch, picking up 11 yards, just enough for the 1st down. Then Flodstrom rushed for 21 yards to set up 1st and goal from the 10. A couple plays later Flodstrom ran in a 6 yard TD. Exeter takes a 17-14 lead with 23.1 seconds left in the 1st half.
Memorial ball, with time running out on the 1st half. Coy hits Velez with a 20 yard pass, but the 1st half ends with Exeter leading 17-14.
Memorial's defense steps up and forces an Exeter punt on the first drive of the 2nd half. Crusaders ball, and this possession would turn out to be key in determining the outcome of the game. Vorster made a good hit behind the line of scrimmage and then Flodstrom finished the tackle. Allen Jackson made a hit for a loss of yardage for the Blue Hawks. Memorial then had a crucial 3rd and 13 attempt from their own 18 yard line, and Coy connected with Nkongolo on a 38 yard completion. Velez picks up 2 yards and a 1st down on 4th and short to advance to the Exeter 33 yard line. Memorial was whistled for a holding (only the 2nd penalty all game to that point). Coy hit Pelletier for a 12 yard gain, and then it was Coy to Pelletier again, this time for an 11 yard gain. Henry and Vorster teamed up for a tackle behind the line of scrimmage. That brought up 3rd and goal for Memorial on the Exeter 13 yard line. Coy threw the ball to Pelletier, who was open in the right corner of the end zone. The ball fell through Pelletier's hands incomplete. Memorial goes for a FG on 4th down, but the kick from 30 yards out was no good. Exeter dodges a bullet and still leads 17-14.
Exeter ball now, trying to build on their 3 point lead. They got back to work with the running game. Chris Kelley runs for a 13 yard gain on 3rd and 8 from the EHS 22 yard line. Exeter was then called for a holding (their only penalty all game). Then Flodstrom rushed for a 5 yard gain on a crucial 4th and 1 attempt from the EHS 44 yard line. Then Ball picked up 14 yards on a QB keeper, with some elusive moves and good speed in the open field. Then Kelley runs for 3 yards on on 4th and 1 from the Memorial 12 yard line. Gilot and Nate Hall both made strong tackles, bringing up 4th and goal from the 3 yard line. Ball scored from 3 yards out on a keeper. That TD was huge for Exeter, making it a 2 possession game, 24-14 with only 3:32 left in the 4th quarter. These guys always convert in the red zone.
Memorial now had their backs against the wall. Coy again hit Pelletier, this time for a 16 yard pickup. Then Coy hit Cipolla for a 9 yard gain on 4th and 2 from their own 46. But then an interception by Cicchini sealed the win for the Blue Hawks.
Regardless of what happens next weekend, Exeter will host Portsmouth in the D-I East championship game in 2 weeks. In the D-I North Conference, we know Bedford is the top seed and will host the title game. How they play is still to be decided. It's either Concord or Memorial. Memorial beat Concord head to head, so they hold the tie-breaker, but the Crusaders are now 1 game behind Concord in the standings, at 5-3 while Concord is 6-2. Concord can clinch the playoff spot with a win over Exeter next week, OR if Memorial loses to Goffstown. Memorial gets the spot if they beat Goffstown AND Concord loses to Exeter.


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Have you ever been confused about the 136s ending up in your department? Read this for the other end of the equation.
I went to a job today where a man had been seriously injured in a car crash. He was trapped in the vehicle and his leg was partially crushed, preventing him from being easily removed. We could tell he was bleeding and in a lot of pain and after the provision of some reassurance and some first-aid, officers gave way to the paramedics who turned up.
The fire brigade also emerged to start trying to extract him from the car. As we started trying to piece together what had happened, I couldn't help but notice that the victim was screaming in some distress. The paramedic was talking to him and being very reassuring, but I noticed that she wasn't administering any kind of pain relief to this man.
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Since we live and work near the Mississippi River, we love to sing its praises. Not only does this wonderful river give us fish, transportation, and recreation, it gives us little things...its beauty in a sunrise, a shore along which to stroll, and occasionally, a wonderful sculpted piece of driftwood.
The wall baskets I created the past two weeks gave me such satisfaction! The handles are all gifts of the river. Sometimes I try to alter a piece to make it shorter, or trim off something that doesn't look quite right to me. Then I realize just how much better the river does at smoothing and sculpting the wood!
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Your baskets are beautiful, and the drift wood from our old river makes them really fun. I love my basket I bought from you. It is in a prime spot in my kitchen at My Old Historic House. You are such a talent.Glad we are friends. RichardReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 11:26 AM
We would love to visit your gallery, next time we are in Clarksville.ReplyDelete
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The driftwood is beautiful! I just love the creative and lovely baskets! I have enjoyed my visit to your blog! I am your newest follower!
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thoughts on the Vicissitudes of Michael Voris & Co. UPDATED
Actually, I have none. Really. I mean stuff like this happens all the time to me. I'm a father of three children and they are all the time doing stuff that a) I don't know about; b) I don't approve of; and c) that I didn't teach them to do. Guess what? I love them anyway.
Is it scandalous? Only if he lets pride lead him by the nose. Is it embarrassing? You betcha. A dad knows, and a mom does too. I mean, if I had a nickel for every time my kids did something to disappoint me, I'd be a rich man. Of course, I'd be a lonely, Silas Marner, scrooge of a misanthropic man, no doubt. You know, the kind who never wanted children in the first place. But I'd probably think I was well off materially, of course. But spiritually? I'd be a wreck without them in my life.
Nope. You can't run from the Cross, neither as parents nor as presidents of your own non-profit/for-profit, gig. You have to weather the vicissitudes of life, because ready or not, here they come. I suspect that things will get tightened up in the departments that have been lax, and I'm just as sure that eventually something new will rise up to take their place to harry him. I mean, I know this: it's non-stop for me.
That's why the saints teach us to be humble and to pray. It's also why humility is the virtue that has the most telling effect on those with whom we interact with in our life as Christians. It very much explains why the "pitchfork and torches" or "drawn swords" modus operandi is generally a non-starter in the work of winning souls to Christ.
Deacon Greg Kandra, Elizabeth Scalia , and Mark Shea all have something to say on this news anyway (or will soon). I'll just go back to trying to figure out what kind of bird this is. Help me out if you can.
UPDATE: The bird has been identified! Thanks Ramona.
UPDATE II: Mark Shea's charitable post today.
UPDATE III: From Madrid, Michael Voris responds.
UPDATE IV: What Should Michael Voris learn from this?
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Come join us for the ending of the Read, Deed, Speed , Feed program at Health Kids day tomorrow , April 27th @ the YMCA! Bring activity log to claim prize. Action starts at 9 am. See you there !
Come join us for the finish of the Read, Deed, Speed, and Feed program on Healthy Kids Day April 27th, from 9-11 A.M. @ the Y.M.C.A . We ask to bring 2 canned food items at registration. See you then!
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MPS will have a 2 hour late start tomorrow, 3/4 due to road conditions.
We are looking for wonderful people to join our OPAA Kitchen Staff! Please see the employment page on the MPS website for more information to apply online!
MPS will not be in session tomorrow, 2/20, due to road conditions.
MPS will dismiss at 1pm today 2/15 today due to inclement weather.
As of today, MPS will be making up our missed school days on: March 27, March 28, March 29, May 23, May 24, May 28, and May 29.
MPS will not be in session tomorrow, 2/8, due to road conditions.
MPS will not be in school tomorrow, 2/7, due to the weather.
MPS will not be in session on Wednesday, 2/6, due to road conditions.
MPS will dismiss at 1:30 today due to road conditions.
MPS will have a 2 hour late start on Thursday, 1/31. Buses will run 2 hrs later.
MPS will not be in session on 1/30 due to temperatures. Please stay warm and safe.
MPS will have a 2 hr late start, Wednesday, 1/23 & will dismiss at 2 pm also.
All MPS schools in the district will be dismissed at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The Board of Education meeting, scheduled for Tuesday evening, has been canceled.
MPS will have a two hour late start tomorrow, 1/17. Buses will run 2 hours later than normal.
MPS will not have school on Tuesday, 1/15 due to road conditions.
MPS will not have school tomorrow, 1/14 due to road conditions. Stay safe.
Due to forecast weather, MPS will be dismissing students at 1pm today 1/11 & no YMCA After School Program today.
MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HEALTH ALERT Issued by Dr. Carol Maher, Superintendent of Schools January, 2019 See News Article on MPS Website
MPS will not be in session tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 27.
Marshall Public Schools are closed for Monday, Nov. 26 due to weather conditions.
Tomorrow 11/13 will be a 2 hour late start due to weather. All bus routes will be 2 hours later than normal.
Marshall Public Schools will dismiss at 1:30pm today 11/12/18.
Thank you for attending Parent Teacher conferences. Have a great 3 day weekend!
If you are still wanting to buy some books from the book fair go to http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/ #mybookfair
Elementary McTeacher has been canceled tonight due to in coming weather.
We met our attendance goal of 95% or better for the month of September! #OwlPride #Attendance
We have wrapped up a wonderful school year! Thank you for supporting education! We hope you have a safe and splendid summer!
Attention Parents! There are a very limited number of yearbooks available for sale. They cost $11.00 each and can be purchased in the school office. Please make checks payable to Marshall Public Schools.
Call to schedule you kindergarten screening. MPS screenings will be held at Benton Elementary on Wednesday, May 23 from 9:00-6:00 and on May 24 from 7:30-5:00. Please call 660.886.2255 to make your appointment.
Who --Mrs. Lewis, Eastwood Librarian What -- Plastic Recycling Event When -- Friday, April 27 -- ONE DAY ONLY Why -- to bring awareness to Earth Day Focus of reducing plastic pollution How to participate -- Any student that brings in at least 10 items of CLEAN, Recyclable Plastic (the #1's & #2's) will be able to get a free book.
Third and fourth graders need to wear tennis shoes for the mile run on Monday (23rd). Thank you!
Reminder: Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 3rd) is Picture Day!
Eastwood Kinders had an exciting STEAM day this morning learning about birds and making bird feeders! We made 2 different bird feeders in hopes of helping our bird friends out on these cold days. Students learned that birds eat seeds, nuts and worms among other things. Kinders used recycled products as well to make our feeders. We used milk cartons and turned them into feeders with a perch for the bird. For our second feeder, we used a recycled toilet paper roll, covered in peanut butter then rolled in bird seed. We even got to hang our feeders outside by our playground so we can keep an eye on the birds.
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School will start 2 hours later tomorrow. Busses will run 2 hours later than normal.
School is dismissing at 12:30 today. If your child's transportation is different than normal today, please call the school office immediately.
Reminder: School is closed Monday due to Presidents Day.
Yesterday was STEAM day at Eastwood! Kinders had an awesome time making clotheslines to hang their mittens. We read the story The Mitten and talked about how animals keep themselves warm in the winter. We learned that fat and blubber help keep them warm as well as their hair and fur. After reading the story the students were paired up and given their supplies: play doh, craft sticks, and a pipe cleaner as well as 3 pairs of mittens. They were to design a clothesline using only those supplies that coukd stand while holding their mittens. They loved the challenge and did amazing!
Kindergarten celebrates the 100th day if school!!!! On Tuesday evening the Eastwood Kinders had their 100th doy of school program to share some of their songs they've learned this year. They dressed up like they were 100 years old and had the best time singing for their families! Today was school day 100!!! We celebrated in style by making our own 100 piece snacks for the day, making torn paper 100 mosaics, painting 10 sets of 10 dots to make 100, learning to hopscotch while counting by 10's, blowing 100 bubbles, and a race to 100 game! We even got to perform our songs for the 3rd and 4th grade classes this afternoon. The Kinders had a blast celebrating their hard work this year!
There will be a 2 hour late start on Tuesday, January 16. School will start at 10 AM and busses will run 2 hours later than the normally scheduled time. Please don't drop off your child before 9:30 AM. Thank you!
School is dismissing at 12:00 p.m. today (1-11-18). Please have arrangements in place for your child. If your child will go home differently than normal, call the office ASAP. Thank you.
Reminder tomorrow, December 20th, is a 12:30 early dismissal. We will see you on Thursday, January 4th.
Marshall Title 1 Parent Lending Library is now online and resources are available for checkout, with the link on our website or visit https://marshallparentlibrary.myturn.com/library/
Thank you for partnering with us to support your child's education. Your attendance at conferences was appreciated!
Reminder: Thursday is a 12:30 early dismissal, and school is not in session on Friday.
Parents, please don't forget that student-led conferences are this Wednesday and Thursday. Please plan on attending with your Eastwood student.
Come see your teachers at McTeacher Night at McDonald's! Eastwood is here until 5pm.
Yesterday was Eastwood's Kindergarten field trip to PaPa's Pumpkin patch in Sedalia. While at the pumpkin patch, we learned about different kinds of pumpkins and gourds, jumped in a bouncy house, had duck races, buried our friends in the corn pit, made it through a hay maze, and even went on a hayride! The classes had so much fun at the pumpkin patch and the park! Our bus ride home was very quiet as they were worn out!
Homecoming Week: Friday (22nd): Red and Black Day; wear Marshall Owls colors!
Homecoming Week: Thursday (21st): Candy Cane Day; wear red and white!
Homecoming Week: Wednesday (20th): Ghost of Homecomings Past; pick a decade (60's, 70's, 80's) and show your school pride!
Homecoming Week: Tuesday (19th): Show the Spartans we have spirit; wear a Christmas or winter sweater, sweatshirt, or T-shirt.
Homecoming Week: Monday (18th): Holly Jolly; wear red and green!
Reminder: Wednesday is a 12:30 early dismissal.
Reminder: School is not in session Monday due to Labor Day. See you Tuesday!
Back to School Night from 5-7. Bring your supplies and meet your teacher.
Reminder, Monday, May 22nd is the last day of school. School will dismiss at 12:30. Don't forget, the $50 attendance award drawing will take place, and you must be present to win!
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Parents, please make sure your third grader wears tennis shoes and weather appropriate clothing for Thursday's field trip to Day at the K. Please leave all spending money and electronics at home.
Parents, please sign up for OWLS ALERTS at https://my.textcaster.com/asa/Default.aspx?ID=0162bea3-146c-8412-2c7445e91a2a. You will be notified of our estimated time of arrive from Day at the K.
Reminder: Spring pictures are being taken this Friday, April 7th.
Parents, thank you for partnering with us to educate your children. Your attendance at conferences was appreciated. Please remember school will not be in session on Monday and Tuesday due to Spring Break. Have a safe and fun break!
Don't forget to "spring" your clocks ahead an hour, or you may just be late to school on Monday.
Eastwood students are wrapping up Dr. Seuss Week on Friday by wearing a school appropriate hat in honor of The Cat in the Hat.
Tuesday, March 7- Please dress in your class's color for My Many Colored Days. Also Dr. Seuss Family Fun Night from 5-6:30 for all Eastwood students.
The 4th grade Living Wax Museum has been rescheduled for Monday, February 27 at 5:30.
Reminder that the 4th grade Living Wax Museum begins at 5:30 tonight. See you there!
STEM ALERT: Third graders who were previously signed up for STEM will be staying after school this Thursday (16th).
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On Wednesday, April 5th, we're opening registration for the next Precision Nutrition Level 2 Certification Master Class.
The Precision Nutrition Level 2 Certification Master Class gives health and fitness pros exclusive training, mentorship, and practice under the guidance of the Precision Nutrition team.
By working closely with PN's Master Coaches, Level 2 students become elite nutrition coaches themselves, able to stand out from the pack and deliver unparalleled results to each and every client.
In addition, Master Class students and grads can catapult their careers using ProCoach, our nutrition coaching software — exclusively available to Precision Nutrition Certification students and grads.
Welcome to the Master Class.
The Level 2 Certification Master Class started out as our own in-house training program for newly hired Precision Nutrition coaches. After watching it transform them, we decided to make the program available to coaches everywhere.
While the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification gives you the tools to be an elite coach, the Level 2 Master Class shows you exactly how to use those tools.
The Master Class is a year-long mentorship program where you work directly with a Precision Nutrition Master Coach to:
- build your skills through daily coaching practices that are part of a big-picture coaching curriculum;
- complete challenging case studies that come from real client examples we've seen in our own coaching programs; and
- solve your own client's biggest problems using Precision Nutrition's special tools and techniques — now proven in three peer-reviewed scientific studies.
In the end, through daily practice (and a mentor's watchful eye) elite Precision Nutrition-style nutrition coaching will become second-nature.
Indeed, completing the Level 2 Certification Master Class means:
- Becoming a confident, world-class nutrition coach able to work with — and deliver results for — any type of client, anywhere.
- Better serving clients, helping them make important — potentially life-saving — changes to their health, fitness, and performance.
- Feeling competent and capable as you do it. (No more confusing, frustrating, anxiety-inducing "I have no idea what to do here!" client situations.)
- Learning to create, market, and sustain a successful professional practice — thriving where other coaches struggle and (maybe even) fail.
With the Precision Nutrition Level 2 Certification Master Class, you'll:
- Apprentice with Precision Nutrition to become a world-class nutrition and fitness coach.
- Get 12 months of daily lessons, building your skills while solving real client problems with oversight from the Precision Nutrition team.
- Get hands-on practice applying our best coaching tools, techniques, and technologies.
- Get personalized help and guidance, to push yourself and become the best coach possible.
- Have the chance to use the same proven ProCoach software that we use with Precision Nutrition Coaching clients.
- Feel 100% confident in your ability to get results with every client you work with.
Want to know more? Download and read through the entire Precision Nutrition Level 2 curriculum. It gives a week by week breakdown of what the program offers, plus example lessons, quizzes, and case studies.
Last year, spots sold out in under an hour.
Because the Master Class offers personal attention to every client, we can only accept a small percentage of the people who want to work with us. Only the most eager and serious get in.
So with over 35,000 Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification graduates, and only a few spots available for the next class, we're preparing for the same thing to happen again: Spots will sell out. And they will sell out fast.
That's why if you're interested in being a part of this exclusive group, I recommend that you join the Master Class VIP list.
Add your name to the Master Class VIP list and you'll get the chance to register 24 hours before everyone else. Plus, you'll get a huge discount on the program.
It's our way of rewarding the people who are ready to get started and want to gain true mastery in their nutrition and fitness coaching practice.
How to get results, Precision Nutrition style.
People ask me all the time:
"How do you guys get such incredible body transformations in your clients?"
Our clients tell us:
"It's like you're reading my mind! How did you know what was holding me back from my goals?"
We just smile and keep quietly innovating. While getting results like this:
Until now, we've kept most of the dynamic, day-to-day coaching methods we use with Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, a secret.
Only Precision Nutrition Level 2 Certification Master Class students are given behind-the-scenes access to the same training and mentoring program we use to onboard the full-time coaches we hire.
Just one caveat:
This program isn't for everyone.
- You need to care about your coaching practice and your client results, and want to make those better.
- You need to show up ready to learn, grow, and to be guided (and sometimes, challenged).
- You need to be willing to commit time and energy to improving your skills.
If you're ready, let's change the game.
After coaching nearly 50,000 Precision Nutrition clients and developing some of the best coaches in the entire fitness industry, I'm absolutely certain that this Master Class is a game changer.
Develop your own practice and skills.
Help your clients.
Build your business.
And become a leader who changes the entire fitness industry.
More details about the Master Class.
To learn more about why we created this course and what you can expect to get out of it, check out the videos below.
Coaches are made, not born:
Becoming the ultimate coach
If you're passionate about fitness and are thinking about switching careers to do more coaching, this is a must-see. Watch time – 4 minutes
Applying your knowledge:
Developing a system
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The secret weapon:
How to forge a coaching relationship
If you've ever felt "on your own" when improving yourself, this insight might change everything. Watch time – 4 minutes
Finding a mentor:
Yes, even coaches need coaching
If you're a coach, you must believe in the power of coaching. So shouldn't you be getting some yourself? Watch time – 3 minutes
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How to do it
Tough or complex clients can zap your confidence and make you question your expertise. Not any more. Watch time – 3 minutes
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If you want to find out more, we've set up the following VIP list which gives you two advantages.
- Pay less than everyone else. We like to reward people who are eager to get started and ready to gain mastery in their coaching practice. So we're offering a huge discount when you sign up for the Master Class list.
- Sign up 24 hours before the general public and increase your chances of getting a spot. We only open the PN Master Class twice per year. Due to high demand and a very limited number of spots, we expect it to sell out fast. But when you sign up for the Master Class VIP list, we'll give you the opportunity to register a full 24 hours before anyone else.
If you're ready to take the next step in becoming a world-class nutrition and fitness coach, we're ready to share our knowledge and help you build mastery in your practice and business.
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You may also be able to add a user-defined property called "m" with the m-factor value you want on the instance. However, you need to ensure that all parts of the software you're using understand this. If using spectre, then that will netlist the m and will impact the simulation (this is more effecient than using the iterated instance name above, which results in a bigger matrix for the simulator to solve compared with m-factor which are natively handled by each device model, even when specified at higher levels in the hierarchy). For Layout XL, it can handle m-factor. For CDL netlisting (for LVS purposes) you may need to consult solution 11685698 .
is there any difference regarding simulation and layout between the notation: instance_name<0:3> and defining m=4 in the instance properties form?
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First, please follow the guidelines and not append to a post that has had no traffic in over 6-months.
Strictly speaking the iterated instance (e.g. I0<0:3>) represents separate devices connected in parallel, and the m-factor is a parameter passed to the simulator to model a single component as multiple devices connected in parallel, without adding further complexity to the netlist or simulation matrix (i.e. in this example 1 device with m=4 is a single device in the netlist but an instance with <0:3> in the name is 4 devices connected in parallel, yielding 4 devices in the netlist). When converting a schematic into a layout both should yield the same number of transistors, so in this regard they are the same, but for simulation I think that the m-factor approach reduces netlist and simulation complexity.
Hello if M1<0:3> is used , when the device is picked from schematic during layout to connect the device in parallel , the LVS fails , i experienced it , instead leave M1 as it is change the multiplier to 4 , this worked


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Iraqi President Names Prime Minister Designate
22 April 2006
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has designated Jawad al-Maliki, a Shi'ite, as prime minister and asked him to form a government.
The move Saturday breaks a four-month political impasse over the nomination of prime minister.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday commended the move, calling it an "important milestone" in the formation of a permanent government.
Talabani made the announcement during a parliament session that approved nominations for government posts. Shi'ites nominated al-Maliki Friday.
In Saturday's session, Talabani, a Kurd, was elected to another term as president, while a Sunni Arab, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, was elected parliament speaker.
In other developments Saturday, the U.S. military says a roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers who were on patrol south of Baghdad.
Elsewhere, Iraqi police say two people were killed and at least 10 others wounded when two roadside bombs exploded within minutes of each other near Baquba.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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- You may drop an online course on SOLUS.
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My recent post on Bully Bosses prompted this response from reader Jerry Conklin, which I'm posting in full (with permission):
The manager who uses his position to bully employees is pathetic and worse than useless. The negative effect of such people is powerful. This kind of bullying behavior has produces human misery and project failure. Such people need to be weeded out of management.
Like all bullies, the bullying manager hates himself. Since he cannot face that fact, he uses whatever power he has to dump that hate on anyone perceived as weak and vulnerable. At bottom, he is a cringing coward and can generally be seen to grovel before his superiors. He is drven by fear.
The main responsibility of any manager is to remove obstacles to productivity not to create them. The fulfillment of such a responsibility requires character, integrity and courage. The bullying manager is often tolerated because she has high technical qualifications. When someone has shown herself to have the cited leadership traits, then we can talk about technical capability. The bully is a weakling who is, by definition, devoid of the character traits necessary to lead people.
Well said, Jerry.
If you've been following this blog you know I've got energy for this topic:
Jerk is not a protected class I and III.
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TvT 1/1/1 All-in
General Overview
This 1/1/1 is an all-in that is very easy to execute and crushes through your opponent with a sizable Marine/Tank/Viking army.
Build Order
- 10 – Supply Depot
- 12 – Barracks
- 13 – 1st Refinery
- 16 – @100% Barracks, start constant Marine production
- 17 – Orbital Command
- 17 – Supply Depot
- 18 – @100 Gas, start Factory
- 19 – 2nd Refinery
- @100% Factory, start Starport
- @75 Gas, start Reactor on Barracks and Tech lab on Factory
- Constantly produce Marines, Siege Tanks, and Vikings
- Start a Tech lab and Raven from your Starport if you spot Cloak Banshees
- Attack your opponent when your 3rd Siege Tank finishes (@7:40ish) with 2 Vikings, 3 Siege Tanks, 14 Marines, and 5ish SCVs to help repair/act as a meat shield for your army.
By positioning your initial Marines defensively, you should be able to defend any early Reaper shenanigans without issue. Later Hellion or Widow Mine attacks can be dealt with by hiding behind a Supply Depot wall. Finally, Banshees and Widow Mine Drops can be dealt with by keeping your army back at home and using your Vikings to scout around the map. Therefore, active scouting is very minimal with this build – you only need to react to what your opponent throws at you.
This build is a 1base all-in that commits SCVs and all of your resources to the fight, so there is not clear follow-up. In case your attack does not outright win the game, be sure to start a 2nd Command Center at your natural expansion, and defend it with reinforcing Siege Tanks/Vikings as you set up your midgame Bio or Mech infrastructure.
Pros and Cons
This build is a strong 1base attack that can deal with Banshees and Widow Mine Drop players quick easily. It also is very effective at crushing through expanding players who have not executed a solid follow-up build.
However, it is an all-in, so if your attack fails, you will be behind economically from your opponent with no clear way to catch up.
Favorable Maps
This 1/1/1 is best on maps with a smaller rush distance so that your attack hits your opponent as soon as possible.
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A UK charity that raises funds for a disadvantaged children's charity in India has been criticised by the Charity Commission for its poor handling of an allegation of child abuse.
According to a commission inquiry report published today, the regulator became involved when the Grail Trust, which provides financial support and advice to the Grail Trust India, failed to report the allegation and initially publicly rejected the claims.
The report says the regulator found out in August 2011 about a previous allegation of child abuse involving someone connected to the charity at a children's home in India, which was run by Grail Trust India.
The children's home in question has since been closed. The report says the allegation is still under investigation overseas.
It says that, after an initial investigation, the commission decided to open a statutory inquiry in December 2011 to examine the trustees' handling of the allegation and whether adequate safeguarding policies and procedures were in place.
According to the report, the trustees said they did not report the allegations to the commission because "they were not aware of any formal charges and the allegation appeared, in their view, to be malicious and unsubstantiated".
The trustees also said they did not report the allegation to the UK police because they thought the police were already aware of the matter, the report says.
Because of the failure to report the allegation, the commission found that the trustees' initial handling and response was inadequate.
The charity also publicly rejected the allegation when it attracted press attention, which the commission said was not impartial "and was therefore inappropriate and risked damaging the charity's reputation".
The report says the charity told the commission that because it did not have any UK beneficiaries it was up to the Indian charity's trustees and staff to comply with Indian state guidelines and safeguards.
The commission accepted that the Indian charity had a safeguarding responsibility, but its report says the clear links between the UK and Indian charities meant the trustees had a responsibility to ensure it complied with safeguarding expectations.
The report says the charity therefore failed to take adequate steps to ensure the safeguarding measures employed by the Indian charity were suitable, which the report says was because "the UK trustees lacked knowledge in relation to their own and others' safeguarding obligations".
The trustees also failed to recognise that their safeguarding obligations also applied to visitors to the Indian charity, the report says.
In the report the commission says it is therefore monitoring compliance with an action plan, and says it is "satisfied that the current trustees are now better aware of their safeguarding obligations and the need to protect the charity's beneficiaries and its reputation".
A statement from the trustees of the Grail Trust said they accepted the commission had formed a judgment of mismanagement and misconduct "particularly in regard to safeguarding issues and an allegation against our former director, an allegation still unresolved in the Indian law courts".
The statement said: "We are very sorry indeed, on behalf of the charity that we seek to serve, the welfare of children in Tamil Nadu, that these criticisms have been made of us.
"We have adopted an action plan, a risk-management strategy and new safeguarding policies, also in cooperation with our Indian partner charity, Grail Trust India, and with the Charity Commission."


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WHAT IS THE MAFIA? Todays mafia is a group of criminals organized into "families," and operating in different
parts of the world, The main idea of the mafiosi today is to make money,wether it be illegal or legit it doesnt matter. To
make money they do things such as money laundering to turn there dirty (illegal)money into clean (legititmate) money.Mafiosi
of today try to make contacts not enemies, though if anyone challenges their authority they are quickly and brutally erased.
WHERE DID WE COME FROM? The mafia is a, criminally oriented society, ignoring all forms of authority
except their own. Most common form of extortion is the practice of handing out Black Hand notes, which had started in the
1700s. These notes, handed to wealthy citizens, were polite requests for an amount of money in return for protection. Of course,
the only people that these victims needed protection against were the same criminals who handed them these notes. If their
victims do not comply with their requests, they and their family can expect violence, kidnapping, bombings, and murder to
be used against them as convincing arguments. The mafia originated in Sicily.It all started because Sicily is the biggest
island in the Mediterranean Sea, this influenced multiple invasions. Sicilian peasants were little more than slave labour
to their foreign overlords. Thus the Mafia was born, a secret society that provided the poor, oppressed Sicilians with protection,
stability and pride. The Mafia "vendetta" was the Sicilian form of justice. The victimized were quiet and patient.
WHY IS THERE A MAFIA? Why is there a mafiosi? well Vengeance was saved for a future time. Through
the chronic take overs the Golden rule of "omerta" (also roughly meaning honour) was born.The Siclians distrusted
all forms of Government, thus an unwritten rule to leave the government out of private affairs came forth. Vendetta served
justice, for the Sicilians did not trust the Government no longer. Thus the mafia came forth and from then to the present,
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It was years ago, but to this day I can still recall every detail of how utterly terrified I felt when they called my name on stage. For the first time in my life, I was about to sing in front of a live audience, alone with my guitar. The loudness of the microphone made me flinch when I timidly whispered "Uh, hi?"
I asked for a chair because I didn't want anyone to see my legs shake. I could feel the fear coursing through my veins, and I remember taking a deep breath, closing my eyes, and starting my first song. I kept telling myself: "Just get to the end of the song, then you'll be OK."
But it didn't go the way I'd hoped it would. Not even close.
After the chorus, there's a bit where I usually whistle, and I hadn't noticed that my mouth was completely dry from the anxiety. Instead of a clear whistle, the audience heard a very loud: pfffffffft. I could hear someone muffle a laugh.
The absolute worse-case scenario had just happened: I was on stage, in the spotlight, in front of an audience, and people were making fun of me.
I wished I could disappear.
Worst of all, it wasn't over. I was only halfway through the song. The second chorus was coming up and I was supposed to whistle again. My mind was racing. I didn't know what to do. I had to make a decision before I got to the whistling bit a second time. Should I cut the song short? Should I try to whistle again? What if I went for it and the same scenario happened? What would they think of me?
Then it hit me: I'd already gone through the worst-case scenario. I couldn't experience anything worse than what had already happened—getting laughed at on stage. The only direction from here was up.
My whole mindset changed.
I opened my eyes, my shoulders relaxed, my breathing slowed, and I started to enjoy the experience. For the first time, I felt good. It wasn't so serious anymore—it felt more like play. So, when the last verse ended, I made sure to lick my lips and heard a lovely whistle come out of my mouth. I felt amazing and was noticeably more relaxed for the next song. More importantly, the realization of what had happened was transformational.
The humiliation did sting at first, but it was a far cry from what I'd imagined it would be. The pain dampened quickly and gave way to a feeling of freedom. Nothing could stop me now. I wasn't scared of messing up anymore. My relationship to fear had changed.
And here's the honest truth: Most of us hold ourselves back due to a fear of failure or ridicule.
- Fear will convince you not to talk to the cute person at the bar.
- Fear will keep you from learning a new skill.
- Fear will trick you into discarding your dreams.
- Fear will make you postpone the meaningful.
- Fear will find ways out of responsibilities.
- Fear will lock you into a maze of eternal to-dos.
- Fear will seduce you into taking the easy way out.
- Fear will hold you prisoner.
So, how can you learn to overcome it?
Ever since I experienced that whistling mishap, when I try something new or scary, I start by identifying the worst-case scenarios to I see if I can provoke one as soon as possible. Then, I actively look for the feeling of freedom that comes right after, the feeling that creates an environment that allows for huge leaps in the learning process. I continually see amazing results with this very simple—yet slightly scary—trick.
And not only for myself. I teach guitar for beginners, and I make every single one of my students confront his or her biggest fear on the first day of the course.
After learning a simple tune on his guitar, each student has to write his own lyrics (or borrow some), film himself playing (and singing) the song he just created, and send me that video. All of this on day one of a three-month course. It doesn't take long, everyone can do it (and has), but it will definitely make you feel uncomfortable.
This changes everything. I ask my students to feel ridiculous so that they can forget about feeling ridiculous. Once they've purposefully made themselves uncomfortable, they've given themselves permission to make mistakes without feeling bad.
In other words, they're free to play without consequences.
So What About You?
Has something similar ever happened to you? A situation where you experienced a worse-case scenario and came out of it feeling energized?
If you currently feel held back by fear in your life, take a minute now to think about how you could provoke an uncomfortable situation in order to get over the barrier and set yourself free.
Here are a two (general) examples for inspiration:
Are you constantly afraid of stepping out of your comfort zone? Noah Kagan recommends you go to your favorite coffee shop and ask for a 10% discount on a cup of coffee. (I know this actually sounds crazy, but please trust me on this—you will feel the results immediately.)
Are you scared of speaking in public or want to feel more confident in group settings? Go to an improv class, it could change your life (Trust me: I've been going to improv classes for months now, and it's been an incredible experience).
Isn't it time you confronted your fear?
This article was originally published on About the Start. It has been republished here with permission.
Photo of stage courtesy of PeopleImages/Getty Images.
TopicsTools & Skills , Public Speaking , Confidence , Facing Fears
Tristan de Montebello created an online course where he teaches adults how to learn guitar in three months. He believes beginners should get personal feedback, have as much fun as possible, and learn actual songs. He shares his insights at AboutTheStart.com.More from this Author