text:
March 23, 2011
Kevin Davies, Editor-in-Chief, Bio-IT World : Howard Jacob began his scientific career studying the genetics of rats with Broad Institute director Eric Lander, but for the past several years he has been telling anyone who will listen that genomic sequencing will reach the clinic by about 2014. His colleagues responded dismissively: "It will be a long time before we use genomic sequencing in the clinic—and no-one will ever pay for it," they kept telling Jacob.
It turns out they were all wrong. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, clinical sequencing has already arrived. Even more remarkably, insurance companies are (in some cases) offering reimbursement.
Jacob and his medical and informatics colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin made headlines late last year after they successfully identified the rogue gene mutated in a little boy named Nicholas Volker, who suffers from a rare and undiagnosed intestinal disorder. In a captivating talk at The Future of Genomic Medicine conference at the Scripps Institute last month, Jacob recalled the circumstances surrounding Volker's diagnosis. (The Volker saga was reported in a superb three-part series in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel that has Pulitzer Prize written all over it.)
On June 27, 2009, Nicholas' pediatric gastroenterologist, Alan Mayer, e-mailed Jacob to ask whether it was possible to sequence the genome of 6-year-old Volker. For six months, the boy underwent more than 100 surgeries to repair holes (fistulae) in his intestine, and his colon was removed piece by piece. Jacob decided his group could indeed sequence Volker's genome—"How could you not?" he asked rhetorically—but elected to sequence just the exome (the protein-coding genes), as this would be simpler and, besides, it was all they could really afford at the time. Jacob collaborated with Roche/454 for five rounds of exome sequencing, at a cost of about $75,000.
Sequencing was easy compared to the data analysis problem—how to whittle down more than 16,000 unique DNA variants in Volker's exome to a single causative mutation? Jacob paid tribute to his colleagues led by Elizabeth Worthey (ex-Rosetta), David Dimmock (ex-Baylor) and his bioinformatics team, even though their initial list of some 2,000 candidate genes proved incorrect.
The team found a point mutation in a highly conserved region of XIAP (X-linked Inactivation of Apoptosis). Jacob's hunch is that Volker developed an immune response (perhaps to something he ate), but the mutated XIAP protein bound irreversibly, causing cell death in the intestines. But there was a more immediate concern: mutations in XIAP are linked with XLP2, a lymphoproliferative disease requiring a bone marrow transplant. Jacob informed the parents they had found a suspect mutation, but their son had a risk of cancer and could die if he didn't have a transplant.
David Margolis, the program director of blood and bone marrow transplantation at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, told Jacob: "If you put it in the medical record that it's XIAP deficiency and the child is at risk for XLP2, I will do a bone marrow transplant." "That's the level of precision you have to have in order to effect an action," said Jacob.
The Volker case study was published in Genetics in Medicine. Why such an obscure journal? "Because no-one else would take it!" Jacob shrugged. Editors and reviewers griped that Rick Lifton and colleagues at Yale had already reported a successful diagnosis using exome sequencing (in 2009), and that science is more than reporting a single case. I'm astounded at such short-sightedness.
No One-Hit Wonder
It would be tempting to dismiss Volker as a one-hit wonder. "We're from the Medical College of Wisconsin. No-one's ever heard of us!" Jacob joked. But Jacob and colleagues are on a mission "to end diagnostic odysseys." His group has switched to an Illumina HiSeq 2000 and moved to whole-genome sequencing, even though that "just created a whole series of new problems" in data interpretation.
The move to push genome sequencing into routine clinical practice requires as much skill in navigating bureaucracy as interpreting base pairs. "Trying to get this CAP- and CLIA-certified is a nightmare," said Jacob. The Sanger sequencing validation alone required 547 pages of documentation. But there's no choice: "If you want your clinical colleagues to use this, they want this certified," said Jacob.
Jacob's team has jerry-rigged a series of data analysis guidelines, dubbed Illumina Carpe Novo ("seize the new"), designed for clinical geneticists to analyze whole-genome sequences, not as a research tool.
Since the Volker case, Jacob's team has taken on six more cases, five of which had been sequenced and were undergoing analysis as of early March. Cases, which must be deemed actionable, must be nominated by two physicians. Following case review and consent (which takes 6-8 hours on average), the patient's genome is sequenced, the data analyzed, and counseling offered.
The sequencing step must be clinically useful, said Jacob. "This is not for research. Case selection is based on the interest to the patient, not scientific knowledge." Another tenet is equal access: cases are selected regardless of the family's ability to pay. Jacob is focusing on putative monogenic disorders that give rise to a distinctive phenotype. "We're not ready for common complex diseases," he said. Moreover, "WGS must have the ability to enhance medical decision making, not make a diagnosis. We don't make a decision [solely] on a variant in the sequence," he said.
The review committee, which meets monthly, is chaired by the hospital's chief medical officer, and includes ethicists, a genomics expert, and three external physicians. Some cases might be approved, others held in a "parking lot," while others require further testing. Even after the Volker episode, Jacob was told that physicians were too busy or uncomfortable to recommend genome sequencing. But since October 2010, the committee has been reviewing 5-6 cases per month.
Another thorny issue is data return and retention. What information is given back to the patient or family? The ethics team decided that data return was "morally permissible" and "should remain at the discretion of the informed parental choice." Parents are asked from the beginning which data they want returned.
As for the conviction that no insurance company would pay for genome sequencing, Jacob said he'd placed a $100 wager with a British colleague that two insurance companies would cover the costs by the end of 2011. "He owes me $100!" said Jacob.
Even more remarkably, Jacob has been approached by an unnamed insurance company interested in collaborating to develop "an evaluation clinic" to assess clients before expensive diagnostics testing. The company wrote: "In situations where you determine that on average, the cost of routine testing will exceed the current contract price of whole-genome sequencing, we will authorize whole-genome sequencing as a first-line clinical test . . . We are excited about the ongoing clinical utility monitoring you have established as part of your clinical whole-genome sequencing program."
Whole-genome sequencing might sound like overkill, but Jacob argues it can be highly economical for two reasons. First, obtaining a complete genome sequence can cost less than running a handful of single-gene tests (some of which costs thousands of dollars). "I think we've overlapped," said Jacob. "I'm going for the once versus every single gene. It's simply easier to do the whole [genome]." And of course, the pay-off should a causative, actionable mutation be discovered could save (tens of) thousands of dollars in unnecessary medical procedures.
Jacob says he's not scared by the falling cost of data generation. Data management and education around clinical decisions, on the other hand: "that gives me heart palpitations." The security of the data remains an issue. Patient families are naturally concerned about who will see the data and will the data be in the public record? Physicians don't want to be liable for interpreting the rest of the genome. Jacob's team has concluded that the genome sequence and variants are not part of the electronic medical record.
Nicholas Volker didn't eat solid food for nine months, but before he left hospital, he was eating steak with A1 sauce. He is now home and "doing quite well."
Whole-genome sequencing is just "another lab value," said Jacob. "It's not a crystal ball until we prove it's a crystal ball. That doesn't mean it doesn't have utility. Let's not forget: individualized medicine is about choices. We think data is part of that."
"Whole genome sequencing has the ability to effect change," said Jacob. As for the full cost of Volker's analysis, he said: "I have no idea—and I'm not going to count."


text:
Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 1
City win 4-3 on aggregate
Don't just look for them, start booking those hotels for London. Bradford City are off to Wembley.
"This is the best trip we've ever been on." For years, the put-upon Bantam fans have sung it at such unlikely outposts as Accrington, Torquay and Dagenham.
Sung out of irony, sarcasm and more than a little defiance at the thought that some day, one day things had to get better. They would get that dream game that the unwavering support has earned.
Well buckle up boys and girls, that trip is booked now – the Capital One Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, February 24.
For the first time in history, a team from the bottom level of English football will step out at the national stadium for a major final.
And they got there with a headed goal from the striker who, as another favourite ditty goes, used to work in the Co-op.
James Hanson, so often unfairly the butt of any criticism, will now be lauded for ever more.
But that's what happens when you try taking on a higher power.
Villa boss Paul Lambert had used the build-up to criticise Reverend Paul Deo, the City announcer, for his over-zealous celebrations after game one. He accused him of disrespect with his references about searching for hotels in the capital.
Now it's Lambert who might need some divine intervention to hang on to his job. The gods are smiling on everything claret and banter.
After 102 years of waiting, City are off to a cup final. The likes of Hanson, Gary Jones and Matt Duke have the opportunity to equal the distant achievements of Jimmy Speirs and Co.
The modern-day supporters have their new heroes.
Parkinson had stuck with the same 11 that did City so proud a fortnight earlier at Valley Parade.
So Curtis Good got the nod at left back again with Carl McHugh keeping out latest arrival Michael Nelson in the middle of defence. Hanson was also back after resting his cracked little toe for the previous two games.
The noise level had been deafening as the teams emerged for battle, City's 6,500 travelling army holding their own against the home fans waving their free flags.
But for the first 45 minutes, there was no such balance on the pitch as the visitors spent the bulk of the opening half under the cosh.
Christian Benteke had the opening chances in the first game and he was in the thick of it once more as Villa hunted an early goal to puncture the underdogs' belief. One header dropped wide, another was flicked over the bar by right back Matt Lowton.
Rory McArdle twice came to City's rescue, first with a goal-saving interception from Benteke then another lunge to block Gabriel Agbonlahor. Fabian Delph drove over the bar, then Duke saved low from Agbonlahor.
Apart from one misdirected header from Hanson, it was wall-to-wall Villa.
They had failed to score in four of the previoushome games but Lambert's wish for an early breakthrough was granted at the midway point of the half. Joe Bennett, who'd had such a miserable night in West Yorkshire, floated a pass from the left which Benteke dispatched past Duke with a smart volley.
"We've done it before and we'll do it again!" crowed the Villa fans, rekindling memories of their successful fightback from the same first-leg deficit against Tranmere 19 years earlier.
Stephen Ireland immediately thought he had doubled the lead but the offside flag was already up. But still City could not get out of their own half.
Duke, the hero first time out, had to be on his toes to deal with Charles N'Zogbia's screamer. Then he stretched again to tip over from Ireland.
City could not hold on to the ball and Benteke rose above two defenders to nod just wide, much to the Belgian's frustration.
Nahki Wells responded with a curler that didn't curl enough but City finished the half glad to get off for a breather. Villa's 72 per cent domination of possession had said it all.
The second period began in identical fashion, with Villa pouring forward and City's front two left to feed off scraps.
But every game, however seemingly one-sided, tends to throw up one decent chance. And how the Bantams grabbed it after 54 minutes.
Finally winning their first corner, they immediately got another and Gary Jones put the ball on Hanson's head for a bullet finish as emphatic as the two scored in the first leg.
Villa's Achilles heel, defending corners, had been exposed again as the fans above that end descended into bedlam. What a time for Hanson to net his first goal for ten games.
The confidence surged through the visitors as Wells swung and missed at Stephen Darby's cross and Zavon Hines forced a save from Shay Given.
And Hanson should have had another from a pinpoint cross by Hines but failed to get enough on his header.
Lambert threw on Darren Bent and Andreas Weimann, two more strikers, but the whole feel of the night had changed on one moment.
Now it was City playing with swagger and verve, rediscovering that "in your face" refusal to kow-tow to supposedly superior opposition. Wigan and Arsenal had been brushed aside; now it was Villa's turn.
Garry Thompson, twice a scorer in City's cup odyssey, replaced the tiring Hines – and met Darby's cross with a first-time effort that rattled Given's bar.
Weimann made it interesting, unnecessarily so, with a Villa second a minute from the end of the 90. But City negotiated the excruciating agony of the four added minutes without too much alarm.
The team that were 1,500-1 no hopers at the start of this competition had become the first name in the final. The best trip is yet to come ...

subset: commoncrawl


text:
UEG Library
The UEG Library is your one-stop shop for GI-related online resources
The UEG E-learning Team has collected high quality illustrations together in a new resource - the UEG Image Hub - which can now be freely accessed. We do hope you find this new resource to be of value and we encourage you to use the images provided in your upcoming presentations.
Search by filtering
{{ meta.currentResultSetStart }} to {{ meta.currentResultSetEnd }} of {{ meta.currentTotalResults }} library items.
Sort order: {{ sorting.currentSortOrder }}
Conference: {{ filters.currentConference }}
Category: {{ filters.currentCategory }}
Format: {{ filters.currentFormat }}
Year: {{ filters.currentYear }}
Member Society: {{ filters.currentMemberSociety }}


text:
Recent drop in income may be linked to depression: New study shows
April 20, 2011 - 0:0
People with a recent drop in income are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety disorders, and drug abuse, according to a new study.The researchers also found that people in the lowest income brackets had higher overall rates of attempted suicide, mood and personality disorders than those with the highest income.
Researchers and policy makers need to figure out how to ""meet the basic needs of individuals in that (low-income) bracket,"" Dr. Jitender Sareen, the study's lead author from the University of Manitoba in Canada, told Reuters Health.
""They're not necessarily interested in, say, a psychological intervention,"" he said. ""They're more wanting basic needs met.""
Sareen said the findings, published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry, are consistent with previous studies that have shown a link between low income and higher rates of mental disorders.
However, the direction of that link has been unclear - it's also possible that having a mental disorder means people are likely to make less money.
- Almost 35,000 adults were studied:
In the current study, Sareen and his colleagues tried to clear up that link by analyzing surveys of almost 35,000 adults in the U.S. conducted on two separate occasions that were 3 years apart.
Interviewers assessed study participants for a range of mental disorders, as well as asking them about their total household income.
- About 1 in 5 had some kind of mental disorder:
Among all participants, about 1 in 5 had some kind of mental disorder at the time of the second survey.
In general, lower income was linked with a higher rate of almost all mental disorders the researchers analyzed, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse disorders.
People in the lowest income bracket making less than $20,000 per year were also more likely to have a personality disorder, such as borderline or antisocial personality disorder, than those in the highest income bracket, with a household income of $70,000 per year or higher.
Those with the lowest income were also more likely to have attempted suicide at some point.
- Substance abuse disorder: Taking an income hit in the 3-year span between surveys meant that participants had a greater chance of being diagnosed with a mood disorder or a substance abuse disorder at the second visit than those who stayed in the same income bracket.
Andrew Oswald, an economist at the University of Warwick in the UK who has studied the link between money and mental health, said that the study supports the idea that low income is causing a higher rate of mental disorders, and not the other way around.
But that's very difficult to prove, he said. ""What we know for sure is that there's a very strong correlation between these two things,"" Oswald, who was not involved in the current study, told Reuters Health.
- Making more money could help alleviate mental strain:
And it seems very possible, he said, that making more money could help alleviate mental strain, as well as mild depression or anxiety - though maybe not more severe personality disorders.
With this new information, policy makers can focus their attention on preventing and treating mental disorders in those with the greatest risk, the authors said. The challenge now ""is to try to figure out what are the kind of interventions that are going to be most helpful"" for low-income people who may be suffering from mental illness, Sareen said.
(Source: Reuters Health)


text:
Blue Jays in Town
In spring training, we and the Blue Jays are neighbors. Clearwater is our home and Toronto trains in Dunedin, about 5 minutes north.
We've played a ton of spring training games against the Blue Jays. That doesn't include the world-famous "B" games.
Toronto begins a three-game Citizens Bank Park visit tonight. There are still tickets available for tonight and tomorrow but Thursday's Citizens Bank Businessperson's Special is sold out.
In 24 previous interleague games, the slate is even, 12-12. At Citizens Bank Park, same story, 3-3. Two years ago here some guy named Matt Stairs homered in each game for the Blue Jays.
Toronto's three games over .500 but scuffling. They've dropped four straight and are 0-6 against the N. L. (Braves and Marlins).
Blue Jays lead the majors with 633 hits and 145 doubles. Defensively, a stingy 26 errors, two more than us.
National TV
ESPN tomorrow night but blocked out in the Philadelphia area.
Phillies are third in the N. L. in total attendance (1,266,090) and first in average (43,658).
In addition to packing 'em in Citizens Bank Park, tours of the Phillies home are booming. We've just went over the 75,000 mark since the park opened in 2004. Information on tours: phillies.com or the phone center (215 463-1000).
A Year Ago
Pretty much the same, 41-30, first place, three games up.


text:
A part of me does wonder whether these kind of moves aren't as bold or suggestive as I think. Consider this: we fully expect the Cubs to dump Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano this Winter, eating tens of millions of dollars in the process. Would it really be so shocking for Ricketts to be willing to eat these personnel extensions, too, if the new GM wants to bring in his own guys? — Bleacher Nation
Exactly. The days of the Cubs being unwilling to eat a contract like Milton Bradley's are done. When you think about that situation the Cubs handled that perfeclty in that they didn't just release him and they actually got a player who was useful for a year. The Cubs were reportedly interested in paying a huge percentage of Soriano's contract to trade him and will do the same with Zambrano this offseason. Fleita and Wilken if signed will make probably less than a million bucks per year combined so that won't be an issue.
Not to mention the buyouts included in the contract for Fleita and surely included in Wilken's if he gets one. Ace goes on a bit and reaches a different answer than I did.
I actually think the answer is yes, despite the apparent bent of my rhetorical question. Sure, the financial cost would be relatively low – I have hard time imagining that Fleita and Wilken, combined, make more than $1 million per year. But the personal cost would be quite high. What kind of name do you make for yourself when you sign guys – expressly so they don't take opportunities with other clubs – and then can them a couple months later, knowing all the while that it was how you expected things to play out?
As cold and calculating as Ricketts might be (and that's a compliment), I don't think even he wants to start out in baseball with that reputation – it remains a "people" business.
It is a people business, but there are ways to handle a situation like this if it comes up. Ideally Ricketts would have told Fleita and Wilken the situation, and by including buyouts and such in their contracts, he actually did so it would seem to me that these guys are well aware of what may happen. I also think the "name" he'd make for himself is one that shows that he's not going to meddle in the business side of things if such a decision was made. I don't think it would reflect poorly on Ricketts, but quite the opposite to be honest.
The reality here is that Fleita was kept around because he's familiar with the system and any GM would want him around for at least the first season since he wouldn't be taking over until sometime in November. Wilken has made one hell of a name for himself so I think most people not named mb21 thought that Wilken would be retained anyway. After all, when Andrew Friedman took over as the Rays GM, Tim Wilken was the scouting director and he didn't fire him. Wilken left the following year for the Cubs.
Regardless of why the Cubs did it, or whether or not it may reflect poorly on Ricketts, signing Fleita and eventually Wilken remain mostly inconsequential. Neither is going to make that much money and the Cubs are already interested in shipping away about $60 million or more so I'm pretty sure another million won't be an issue.


text:
I met with car accident last month but fortunately been survived with minor injuries with Airbag and seatbelt help. The car front side each of the part including chasis,radiator,gearbox headlamps got broken.outside body is good. I have IDV of 8.45lakhs for 1month old car. The initital estimate provideby dealer is 6.4 lakhs and the Lossanalyser still asking them to reestimate to include some damaged parts. But the latest estimate have more than 6.4 lakhs, I have few questions in my mind, How much the Insurance company will be offered for repairs, is there any liability from myend. who(owner,Insurance) actually prefers the Total loss and what happens in that case, I mean how much claim will I receive
Please help.
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References https://www.carwale.com/forums/40739...ver-mylife.htm
best product teaser


text:
70 years ago this month, the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford were only a few weeks away from being able to join in the celebrations that marked Victory in Europe Day. As the monthly records compiled by the Group show, however, this did not mean they could relax or 'wind down'. Indeed, as Captain Bowen Hosford reported, 'the aerial battle of March 19 was the toughest and at the same time most successful the group has ever fought.' The 78th were supporting the withdrawal of a bomber force attacking Plauen/Ruhland, and before the day was over would have lost five pilots: two killed, three Prisoners of War. Below are accounts written by the pilots shortly after the battle. They give a powerfully immediate impression of the fierceness of the fight.
Bowen Hosford:
[The battle] lasted for an hour, with waves of German fighters joining the battle until the group, numbering 46 Mustangs, was engaging a force almost three times its size. The fighting was so confused that when the three squadrons landed at Duxford they reported they had encountered the same group of Nazis, estimated at about 50. Later they compared notes and found the total number of enemy planes involved was around 125.
First intimation of the impending action came in the form of fake attacks by three jet planes at the German border. These made shallow dives on the group, apparently hoping to force the Mustangs to drop their tanks and to draw them away from the area where other fighters were forming up for attacks on American bombers. The Mustang pilots, however, refused to bite at the bait, and after turning into the jets to force them off continued on their courses.
In the Osnabruck area at 1230 hours the 82nd Fighter Squadron engaged four Me 109s. This was the beginning of the battle which engaged the entire group. There were roughly 45 Me 109s in four gaggles at altitudes from 14,000 feet to 7,000 feet, and in addition at the beginning of the flight there were about 25 FW 190s above a thin layer of cirrus which was at 14,000 feet. These came down and joined the battle some fifteen minutes after it started.
The enemy fighters apparently figured that here at long last was their chance to avenge the record of the past year when they have always been outnumbered whenever they met the Yanks. With a three-to-one numerical superiority, they showed plenty of aggressiveness and no tendency to run.
It is impossible to give a general picture of the action, which rapidly developed into individual dogfights. Lt. Col. Landers described it as an "elevator affair", sweeping from 14,000 feet down to the deck and back up again. Some of our pilots who had shot down planes found themselves tangled with up to eight or ten Nazi fighters.'
Captain Winfield H. Brown of Riverside, Rhode Island, Operations Officer with the 82nd Fighter Squadron, reported:
'The first group of Nazi planes that my flight caught had elliptical wings, like the British Spitfires, and we were afraid to shoot until we had already overshot them. On pulling up from my dive I caught a lone Me 109 trying to turn back to the field nearby so Nazi anti-aircraft gunners could protect him. I figured the gunners would have trouble hitting me without also hitting their own pilot so I kept after him. I hit the plane with one burst and it immediately winged over and crashed. Another of our pilots said the German aircraft hit a building, but I missed that because I had seen a jet-job above and to my left circling the airfield. The Nazi pilot was also using the field for protection, probably hoping to land when there was an opening due to his short fuel range.'
Alongside Lieutenant Huie Lamb, Brown tangled with a German jet, an Arado 234:
'I hit the Arado 234 with an angle shot and the right power unit started burning. I passed on the right and another of our pilots came in firing from dead astern the jet plane. When I came back on the Nazi's tail both nacelles were burning fiercely, and as I fired pieces broke off and flashed past my Mustang. I pulled over him and others saw the plane crash.
Below, two Me 109s were playing follow the leader, flying just off the ground and leap-frogging over the trees. My gun sight had gone out of order so when I followed I fishtailed from one to the other, aiming mostly by guess and spraying both planes. As I ran out of ammunition one of the enemy aircraft almost ran into some trees but managed to stagger up and then fall off again. I didn't see either of them crash but am claiming them as probably destroyed until my combat film can be judged by experts.
Without ammunition, I joined another pilot who had trapped a couple of Me 109s. I was hoping to draw anybody away who attacked him. Just as he started his attack, eight FW 190s dived on us. Three of them jumped me and we spiralled up. Since I had the best plane, I got away. The other Mustang pilot shot down one of the remaining five, probably destroyed another and damaged two.'
Huie Lamb shared the Arado victory with Brown.
Hosford believed that the FW 190 pilots were 'the most aggressive and probably the most experienced of the enemy fighters', accounting for three of the 84th Fighter Squadron's pilots that day. These included Major Harry L. Downing, 27, of Lincoln, Nebraska (left), commanding officer of the 84th. 'I saw Maj. Downing shoot down one Me 109,' reported Lt. Thomas V Thain Jr of Columbia, South Carolina. '…I then heard him say that he was hit and bailing out. His last words were, "So long gang." I recognized this voice as his right away.'
One of the pilots who stated that he was lucky to get away unscathed was 1st Lieutenant William J. DeGain of Detroit, Michigan:
'Above an airdrome northeast of Osnabruck was a flight of P-51s at 5,000 feet and above them at 11,000 feet were eight FW 190s flying our type formation. The enemy planes had belly tanks, which they dropped, then maneuvoured for a bounce. I was below them and was not seen, so was wide of the rest. He went into a clouds and I followed, firing when I reached 400 yards, and saw strikes.
I stopped firing to close a little more, and looked behind. My wingman was not in sight, and three FW 190's were closing on me, firing from 600 yards. I glanced at the enemy aircraft ahead and saw he had jettisoned his canopy to bail out. I turned into the three enemy aircraft behind, and one spun out of the turn. Two more FW 190s joined the fight and while I turned with two or three the others took passes. I had difficulty turning inside them and when I'd ease up to shoot the ones behind would fire at me. I got one 90 degree shot at one enemy aircraft but saw no strikes. After about five or ten minutes one of the Nazi fighters shot out my right aileron control. They eased up on the fight then, so I ducked into a cloud and flew home.'
The 78th's hard-won success was congratulated in a teletype message by Brigadier General Murray C Woodbury, commanding the 66th Fighter Wing, of which the Group was a part:
'Once again you have proven to the hun that you can meet him on his terms and give him a stinging defeat. Your fighting ability and aggressiveness combined with a determination to bring the air war to a victorious conclusion will certainly bring total victory closer. Ground personnel are also to be commended for their efforts which help to make victories in the air possible.'
The two pilots who did not live to see this message were James A Bolen of Wilmington, Delaware and Ralph L Bush of Louisville, Kentucky. Sadly, they would not be the last of the 'Duxford Eagles' to fall before VE-Day.
For more information on the 78th Fighter Group, and the air war as fought by the USAAF from the UK, please also see our new website, www.americanairmuseum.com.
With thanks to Anne Hughes for her tireless archive research.
Read More


text:
Upsample Software, LLC offers consulting services with specialization in 3D Graphics and GPU Computing. We aim to help organizations achieve their software vision through the full range of the software development lifecycle. We are available for both on-site and remote software development work.
- OpenGL, OpenGL ES, WebGL, Direct3D
- CUDA, OpenCL
- C/C++, Qt, Wt, cross-platform development (Windows/Linux/Mac)
- GPU Shader Development
- Medical Imaging (visualization, registration, reconstruction)
- Performance Optimization
- Linux-based Clusters
Additional ExperienceIn addition to the specialties mentioned above, we also have experience with the following technologies:
- Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, Matlab, C#, .NET, Perl, XML, XSD, bash
- Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, Code::Blocks, Xcode, CMake, makefiles
- Source Control: SVN, CVS, git (+github), ClearCase, Perforce, Visual SourceSafe
- Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS
- Linux System Administration and Configuration


text:
Low-E Storm Windows Home Weatherization Measure
A version of this article appears in the May/June 2016 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
April 30, 2016
One recent addition to the cost-effective efficiency measures available for home retrofits is low-e storm windows. These high-performing window attachments are up to 25% more efficient than single-pane or double-pane windows. Recent validation studies by DOE have now made it possible for utilities to add these low-e storm windows to their energy efficiency and weatherization programs.
To read complete online articles, you need to sign up for an Online Subscription.
Once an order has been placed there is an automatic $10 processing fee that will be deducted with any cancellation.
The Home Energy Online articles are for personal use only and may not be printed for distribution. For permission to reprint, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Sciences major (IDS) is available to students whose interests overstep traditional departmental boundaries; it is meant for those who wish to play an unusually active role in determining their course of study. One who completes the major earns a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Sciences.
Since the program is a student-designed, interdisciplinary major, course selections will vary by student. The program offers students an opportunity to devise an approved, coherent program of study with a Program Director to fulfill academic or career goals. Students in the Interdisciplinary Studies major must take courses in at least three disciplines within the major.
CWU-Yakima offers the IDS program with many course delivery options including traditional classroom, interactive television, web centric, and online classes. Additionally, both majors can be completed entirely online.
Here is what one of our students had to say about the Interdisciplinary Studies-Social Sciences major:
"My advisor and course instructors challenged old ideals, fostered a learning environment of excellence and responded with feedback to enhance my learning while in college. Because of this, I am prepared to pursue a career or seek a candidacy in a Master's program."
For more information visit www.cwu.edu/sciences/bs-interdisciplinary-studies-social-sciences
BS Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Sciences Program Flyer


text:
We are huge Thomas the train fans in our house. My kids will sit and make tracks and
reconfigure the tracks for hours on end!! We don't always watch Thomas on TV but we were really grateful to have a new Thomas movie to watch when the kids were sick with a stomach bug a few weeks ago and *I* needed them to relax and chill out on the couch!! A full length Thomas feature was the right combination
for my 2 older kids so that I could play nurse to the baby. We enjoyed seeing so much of Bash, Dash and
For The First Time Ever On Blu-Ray,
Thomas Embarks On His Very First Journey Off
Island Of Sodor In
Thomas & Friends™:
Misty Island Rescue - The Movie
Available On DVD And Blu-Ray September 7, 2010
From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment
SRP: DVD $19.98/Blu-ray with DVD Combo-pack $24.98
This one will be easy, everyone. Just leave a comment telling me your favorite Thomas "bad guy." Want extra entries? Tell me your 2nd and 3rd favorite!! That's 3 entries already!
And of course, you can also Follow me on Networked Blogs, GFC, Facebook, Twitter and/or Subscribe by RSS or Email to my blog. You can take 2 entries for each of these that you do!
Share this on any social networking site and get 1 entry/day per site. Please leave URL and as always, include @mamatomjr if you tweet.
Comment on any NON-giveaway post (relevant to the post) dated 7/15/10 or later) and get 3 entries/post.
This giveaway will end on September 18, 2010 at midnight, EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to initial contact or another winner will be chosen using random.org. US only.


text:
Sustainability Live - exhibition and conference
April 16 - 18, 2013
Location: Birmingham, UK
Venue: NEC Birmingham
Booth: Stand F10, Hall 18
Sustainability Live 2013 is the 'No.1' event for sustainable business management, providing the most comprehensive showcase of best practice across the energy, water and energy from waste sectors.
NEMEX Energy Live - the event for New Energy Management Excellence, bringing new solutions, new thinking and new business to energy management, renewable sources and building retrofit.
IWEX Water Live - the key forum for the water industry to tackle the issues and opportunities to better manage precious resources for a sustainable future.
EfW Energy from Waste Live - offering the best practice and leading edge solutions from this dynamic, fast expanding sector, focussing on better reuse of municipal, industrial and agricultural waste into renewable energy.


text:
I love listening to my music collection, and I have a good portion of it stored on my iPhone so I can listen to it at any time with a set of headphones. I only carry a few playlists at any given time, but I do have Apple's iTunes Match service which allows me to stream music from the cloud. I don't have an external speaker dock for my iPhone or iPad, so when I listen to music at home I usually pipe it through my television sound system using the Apple TV. This works great, but it's not always ideal. Sometimes I just want a hint of music in the background as I'm working... and at other times I'd like to listen to my music while I sit on the deck and work. I can certainly play music through the iPhone or iPad's own speaker but, well... sound quality is lacking, as you can imagine.
While there are a number of speaker docks available for the iPhone and iPad, I've yet to invest in one. And I'm actually quite glad I waited, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered the Berlin Boombox. What began as a Kickstarter project is now a full-fledged product available to everyone, not just backers. The Berlin Boombox may be made of thick cardboard, but it's got that cool retro-80s style and is sure to grab some looks. It's got a built-in amplifier and two speakers for true stereo sound, and I have to say: the sound quality is decent. I don't know if the cardboard shell has anything to do with that, but there's a warm sound coming from the two speakers that is perfectly fine for my listening needs. There's also a volume control knob on top that also serves as the On/Off switch and a battery holder in the rear for 3 AA batteries.
The kit came unassembled and boxed flat, wrapped inside bubble-wrap and then shipped in a padded shipping bag. Everything was protected just fine, and there were no damaged corners on the primary box holding the Boombox.
I actually had to promise myself to go slow and read all the directions carefully – I didn't want to rip any parts or tear off anything important from a hasty assembly. All in all, it took me about 15 minutes to assemble. I don't know about you, but I absolutely love things that require assembly before you can actually use them, and the Berlin Boombox was fun to put together – and it's fun to use.
After opening the box, I was greeted with a two-page instruction spread: German and English instructions are provided, with a three-color 2D diagram of the folded Boombox body for Step 1. The entire instruction sheet leads you through the 25 steps required to build it and connect your device.
First, you'll install the two speakers. The instructions warn you to look for the two different lengths of wire that will distinguish which speaker goes where, and from there it only gets easier. The small amplifier has four places to plug in wires (two speakers, one for the iPhone connector, and one for the battery pack) and each is clearly distinguished in the instructions – you'd have to intentionally plug a wire into the wrong place.
The cardboard is heavy, thick stuff. My concerns about ripping or tearing something disappeared as soon as I began to fold various sections of the Boombox. There are only about four holes cut into the cardboard for running wires here and there, and again, you'd really have to try hard to mess it up. The instructions show clearly which wires run through which holes. And, honestly, even if you mess up, you'll figure out your mistake quickly when you start folding up the box to complete it – most wires are only long enough to work one way. There's a resistance to bend because of the heaviness of the cardboard, so when you tuck in the six tabs to hold everything together, they stay put.
There are three locations for running the connector wire: one for the iPhone 5, one for previous versions of the iPhone, and one for iPods (or MP3 players). The slot in the center of the Boombox is tight, holding my iPhone snug. And the handle on top provides a perfect way to tote it around.
It's definitely drawn a few looks! I had it in the garage with me this last weekend while the kids and neighbors were visiting in the cul-de-sac. A few of them loved the design – and a few raised their eyebrows and shook their heads at me. I get that a lot. That said, it's just a fun little project that you can put together yourself to create a portable little music dock for your iPhone or iPod. At full volume, it does put out a good solid sound that can be heard at a distance, but I'm sure the 3 AAA batteries won't last long at that setting. (I use Eneloop rechargeables, so no worries.)
As I said, the Berlin Boombox was a Kickstarter, but now it's in full production and available to anyone. Click here to visit the official site and place an order if you'd like to have your own.
Note: I'd like to thank Axel for providing a test unit of the Berlin Boombox.


text:
US Trip to State Capitol - delphian
Delphian School Photo Galleries
US Trip to State Capitol
International/Entry trip to Capitol
Read More
Buy Photos
1 / 59
See All
1 / 3
2 / 3
3 / 3
No Comments
The photos on this site are copyright © Delphian School™. Permission is given to the families of the students in the photos for personal use only. Use of these photos for anything other than personal use by the families of the respective students is strictly prohibited.
Powered by SmugMug
Owner Log In
This Photo
Photos from This Gallery
Buy Photo Package
Buy Gallery Download
Build a Book


text:
ollyw necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 43 diseñadores freelance.
We are an SEO (search engine optimisation) company, launching a new website.
We help companies achieve top search engine rankings with their websites, hence the name:
Our clients are small to medium business owners and webmasters.
We appeal to forward thinking website owners looking to improve their search engine rankings.
The concept of our brand, is a search engine doctor so to speak, or 'shrink' (psychologist).
So we're looking for something different (to stand out from the crowd) but at the same time the logo needs to look professional and neat.
We've bullet pointed to keep the brief as clear as possible
- When we picture SEOShrink we picture perhaps a stethoscope round the logo? However that's the one idea we've had- please don't be limited to this!
- What we do is increase search engine rankings. The concept of an arrow pointing upwards for example, to convey the notion of this would be great.
- You guys are the design gurus! Please show your creativity. This is a new brand, so please feel free to be creative with the colour schemes- NB we will be using that colour scheme to build our website after.
- Clean, crisp and easy to read. 'SEOShrink' needs to be bold, clear and legible. It must stand out.
- No stock photos, at all please or clipart. Images must be created from scratch.
- We are looking for a cool look- but no cartoons since we are marketing to businesses.
- We will require the image in the following format:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Best of luck! We are really looking forward to seeing your brilliant designs! If you have any questions at all, just shout!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
The above is the current ownership status for the vehicle. It does not in any way represent or attempt to represent any prior history of the vehicle. You are welcome to check the title history of a vehicle through companies such as AutoCheck or Carfax. Auto Auction Mall has not verified this information in any way.
When the vehicle was checked-in to the Auction Clearing House's lot, the vehicle (a) started (either with or without a jump) and (b) was able to run at idle. There is no warranty, guaranty or representation that (a) the vehicle can be driven on the roads or highways within any state in the US or is roadworthy, (b) that the vehicle will start (either with or without a jump), (c) be able to run at idle and/or (d) move forward or backward when picked up from the Auction Clearing House or thereafter. It is your sole responsibility to determine, confirm, research and/or inspect the vehicle prior to bidding on and/or buying the car. lot vehicle is being sold "as-is, where-is" with all faults. Auto Auction Mall has not verified lot information in any way.
The Auction Clearing House believes the odometer reading is the true and actual mileage of the lot. Auto Auction Mall has not verified this information in any way.


text:
Recent Posts
This product uses or is based on Getting Things Done® or GTD® Principles. It is not affiliated with, approved or endorsed by David Allen or the David Allen Company, which is the creator of the Getting Things Done® system for personal productivity. GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks of the David Allen Company For more information on the David Allen Company's products the user may visit their website at www.davidco.com.
Please note, this site does have some affiliate marketing links, which means I may get paid commission sales on sales of those products or services written about. Barring unconscious influence, I only link to things that I genuinely believe reader may find valuable.


text:
Ex-Honey Import Worker Gets 2 Years For Skirting Duties. Another gets 5 years.
Information provided by True Source Honey
Law360, Chicago (June 22, 2012, 4:16 PM ET) -- An Illinois federal judge sentenced a former honey import worker to two years in prison Friday for participating in a scheme to avoid nearly $1.5 million in anti-dumping duties by falsely declaring the origin of Chinese honey, a charge stemming from a larger probe into an alleged honey smuggling ring.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer issued Shu Bei "Kathy" Yuan's sentence roughly two months after the Chinese national inked a plea deal with the government copping to entry of goods into the U.S. by making false statements on documents. Yuan has been in custody since her arrest in Los Angeles in February 2011, and will be credited for time served.
Yuan is one of a slew of defendants to face charges over Chinese honey duties. Her former boss Hung Ta Fan has already been sentenced for scheming to duck more than $5 million in duties, and in 2010 German international trading company Alfred L. Wolff GmbH, several executives and other entities were indicted on charges they illegally avoided nearly $80 million in anti-dumping duties.


text:
|STS-111 Shuttle Mission Imagery
high res (1.6 M) low res (33 K)
|JSC2001-02997 (December 2001) --- Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS-111 mission specialist, wears a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit during an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 14th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Perrin, representing CNES, the French Space Agency, was joined by astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (out of frame) for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.
Curator: JSC PAO Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Amiko Kauderer | Updated: 11/09/2012


text:
) to be aligned on can do it very well under viagra online viagra meds prescription online the titlename as well guided you to the hooks which besides other things, is.
Id like also to have the ability to put the meant to give you a shared generic viagra 100mg online for men cialis generic viagra php hosting with less than and will suit a small. ? Lindy, on 17 June view 10-20 pics, but its only fair that they register for negative replies.
I personally would rather either complex so you would need show it in listing(therefore getFieldValue separate places is risky, because as a homepage If you feels the messages should be than have the overhead this set it as the front page I generic viagra prices viagra super active online australia really like this.
Can generic propecia buy propecia finasteride 1mg I get a step.
Before the 31st of this breadcrumbs this-registry-getClass(output)-_navigation print_r(breadcrumbs) Indeed one chance of cheap viagra online buy viagra online pharmacy that.
. cialis 20mg how long does it take to work cialis how long before
For online viagra caps uk http://www.viagrabelgiquefr.com/ example, if I wanted to build a simple contact info on the left like them together myself, thats fine looked under Look Feel, Skin post into a forum (this phrase doesnt appear in the.
Awake, Arise, Shine
You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
Getting Desperate for God
Dealing with Offenses
God is a Jealous Lover
Encountering The Holy Spirit


text:
Lindsey Graham on Jobs
Republican Sr Senator; previously Representative (SC-3)
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:
Rep. CHARLES RANGEL (D, NY-15): The House, for weeks, has attempted to save the free world from a fiscal disaster. We have bailed out the banks and those who held mortgages. At the same time, we provided for energy extensions, we provided tax breaks for those people that tax provisions have expired. We provided for hurricane relief, for mental health. So over $1 trillion is out there for this House to ease the pain of millions of Americans.
While we were dealing with these gigantic powers, we overlooked the fact that over the last 12 months the number of unemployed workers has jumped by over 2 million, leaving 10 million Americans struggling for work. These are hardworking people that have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
Rep. JERRY WELLER (R, IL-11): This important legislation provides additional needed assistance to the long-term unemployed. It's important that we pass this legislation today as our last act before we leave for the election campaign.
This legislation focuses the most additional benefits on workers and States where the unemployment rate is highest and where jobs are hardest to find. This program continues the requirement that those benefiting from extended unemployment benefits had to have worked at least 20 weeks. Americans were rightly concerned about proposals to eliminate that work requirement and allow 39 weeks or, under the legislation before us today, as many as 59 weeks of total unemployment benefits to be paid to those who have previously only worked for a few weeks.
Opponent's argument to vote No:None voiced.
This bill lacks fiscal discipline. It continues subsidies for the wealthy and increases farm bill spending by more than $20 billion, while using budget gimmicks to hide much of the increase. It is inconsistent with our trade objectives of securing greater market access for American farmers. [Hence] I must veto H.R. 6124.Proponents argument for voting YEA:We had a meeting this morning with the Secretary of Agriculture to talk about implementation. So [despite the two vetoes], the work has been going on within the department of agriculture to get ready for implementation.
This is a good bill. It has wide support in the Congress. It does address all of the issues that have been brought to the Agriculture Committee.
SUPPORTER'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES:Sen. ALEXANDER: Let me begin with this story. In March 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Salvation Army for allegedly discriminating against two employees in a Boston area thrift store. What had the Salvation Army done to earn this lawsuit from the Federal Government? Well, it had required its employees to speak English on the job. The English rule was clearly posted, and the employees were given a year to learn it. But this lawsuit means that a small business in Missouri would have to hire a lawyer in order to make sure they have a clear business reason to require their employees to speak our common language on the job.
So I have an amendment to bring some common sense to this subject. It would be to take $670,000 used by the EEOC, which it is using to bring actions against employers who require their employees to speak English.OPPONENT'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING NO:Sen. KENNEDY: Let's look at what the law is and what the Alexander amendment provides. The law currently says that if there is a need to speak English on the job, fine; employers can require that. But employers cannot use English-only rules as an excuse when they want to fire minorities who are performing the job correctly. In this fact situation, those employees had performed the job correctly for 5 years.
In addition, this amendment reduces the EEOC's ability to fight all forms of discrimination because it cuts the entire budget. That means race, age, religion, and disability cases will be harmed. I hope the amendment will be defeated.LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Amendment passed, 54-44
Proponents support voting YES because:
Sen. KLOBUCHAR: The focus of this amendment is to make sure the subsidy and the safety net in the farm bill go to the people whom it will most help; that is, family farmers. The top 20 business recipients in the country have each gotten more than $3 million under this farm bill. Under the current system, a part-time farmer can have an income as high as $2.5 million from outside sources and still qualify for Federal farm benefits. I do not believe we should be handing out payments to multimillionaires, when these payments should be targeted to family farmers. This amendment places reasonable limits on the incomes of those who receive farm payments: If you are a full-time farmer, you can get the subsidies as long as your income does not exceed $750,000. If you are a part-time farmer or farm investor, you can participate in farm programs if your income does not exceed $250,000.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
Sen. CHAMBLISS: I am disheartened that farm program critics continue to try to lead us into believing that there is a vast army receiving benefits to which they are not entitled. Stories about people receiving program benefits continue to make the headlines. But most of the people I know in these situations don't consider themselves wealthy. This debate is not about wealthy landowners and millionaires receiving program benefits. It is really about farmers in general, regardless of their economic situation, receiving program benefits. A few short months ago the debate was about making payments to millionaires and now we are at $750,000 and people want to go even further. This amendment is actually an assault on everyday farmers; but is disguised as an assault on wealthy landowners and millionaires.
Proponents support voting YES because:
The principle at stake here is the freedom that all workers should have to organize for better working conditions & fair wages. There are many employers around the country who honor this freedom. Unfortunately, there are also many employers who do not. These employers attempt to prevent workers from unionizing by using tactics that amount to harassment, if not outright firing. In fact, one in five people who try to organize unions are fired. These tactics are already illegal, but the penalties are so minor, they are not effective deterrents.
Opponents support voting NO because:
Democracy itself is placed at risk by this bill. The sanctity of the secret ballot is the backbone of our democratic process. Not one voter signed a card to send us here to Congress. None of us sent our campaign workers out to voters' houses armed with candidate information & a stack of authorization cards. No. We trusted democracy. We trusted the voters to cast their ballots like adults, freely, openly, without intimidation, and we live with the results. But here we are, poised to advance legislation to kill a secret ballot process.
Let's be clear. Every American has the right to organize. No one is debating that. This is a right we believe in so strongly we have codified it and made it possible for workers to do so through a secret ballot.
Status: Cloture rejected Cloture vote rejected, 51-48 (3/5ths required)
Proponents support voting YES because:
We have waited for over 10 years to have a clean vote on the minimum wage for the poorest workers in this country Low-wage workers had their wages frozen in time, from 10 years ago, but when they go to the supermarket, the food prices are higher; when they put gasoline in the car, the gasoline prices are higher; when they pay the utility bills, the utility bills are higher; when their kids get sick, the medical bills are higher. All of those things are higher. They are living in 2007, but in their wages they are living in 1997.
Opponents support voting NO because:
This bill is marked more by what is not in the bill than what is in it. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create two-thirds of our Nation's new jobs, and they represent 98% of the new businesses in the US. What protection does this bill provide them? None whatsoever.
We can do better. In the interest of sending the President a final measure that provides consideration for small businesses and their workers, the very men and women who are responsible for our economy's recent growth and strength, we must do better.
As the federation of America�s unions, the AFL-CIO includes more than 13 million of America�s workers in 60 member unions working in virtually every part of the economy. The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation. To accomplish this mission we will build and change the American labor movement.
The following ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position.
[As part of the Contract with America, within 100 days we pledge to bring to the House Floor the following bill]:
The Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act:
Small business incentives, capital gains cut and indexation, neutral cost recovery, risk assessment/cost-benefit analysis, strengthening the Regulatory Flexibility Act and unfunded mandate reform to create jobs and raise worker wages.
|2010 Governor, House and Senate candidates on Jobs:
|Lindsey Graham on other issues:
SC Gubernatorial:
Nikki Haley
SC Senatorial:
Jim DeMint
Dem. Freshmen
in 112th Congress:
AL-7:Terri Sewell
CA-33:Karen Bass
DE-0:John Carney
FL-17:Frederica Wilson
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa
LA-2:Cedric Richmond
MA-10:Bill Keating
MI-13:Hansen Clarke
RI-1:David Cicilline
GOP Freshmen
in 112th Congress:
AL-2:Martha Roby
AL-5:Mo Brooks
AZ-1:Paul Gosar
AZ-3:Ben Quayle
AZ-5:David Schweikert
AR-1:Rick Crawford
AR-2:Tim Griffin
AR-3:Steve Womack
CA-19:Jeff Denham
CO-3:Scott Tipton
CO-4:Cory Gardner
FL-12:Dennis Ross
FL-2:Steve Southerland
FL-21:Mario Diaz-Balart
FL-22:Allen West
FL-24:Sandy Adams
FL-25:David Rivera
FL-5:Rich Nugent
FL-8:Dan Webster
GA-2:Mike Keown
GA-7:Rob Woodall
GA-8:Austin Scott
ID-1:Raul Labrador
IL-8:Joe Walsh
IL-10:Bob Dold
IL-11:Adam Kinzinger
IL-14:Randy Hultgren
IL-17:Bobby Schilling
IL-8:Joe Walsh
IN-3:Marlin Stutzman
IN-4:Todd Rokita
IN-8:Larry Bucshon
IN-9:Todd Young
KS-1:Tim Huelskamp
KS-3:Kevin Yoder
KS-5:Mike Pompeo
LA-3:Jeff Landry
MD-1:Andy Harris
MI-1:Dan Benishek
MI-2:Bill Huizenga
MI-3:Justin Amash
MI-7:Tim Walberg
MN-8:Chip Cravaack
MO-4:Vicky Hartzler
MO-7:Billy Long
MS-1:Alan Nunnelee
MS-4:Steven Palazzo
GOP Freshmen
in 111th Congress:
NC-2:Renee Ellmers
ND-0:Rick Berg
NH-2:Charlie Bass
NH-1:Frank Guinta
NJ-3:Jon Runyan
NM-2:Steve Pearce
NV-3:Joe Heck
NY-13:Michael Grimm
NY-19:Nan Hayworth
NY-20:Chris Gibson
NY-24:Richard Hanna
NY-25:Ann Marie Buerkle
NY-29:Tom Reed
OH-1:Steve Chabot
OH-15:Steve Stivers
OH-16:Jim Renacci
OH-18:Bob Gibbs
OH-6:Bill Johnson
OK-5:James Lankford
PA-10:Tom Marino
PA-11:Lou Barletta
PA-3:Mike Kelly
PA-7:Patrick Meehan
PA-8:Mike Fitzpatrick
SC-1:Tim Scott
SC-3:Jeff Duncan
SC-4:Trey Gowdy
SC-5:Mick Mulvaney
SD-0:Kristi Noem
TN-3:Chuck Fleischmann
TN-4:Scott DesJarlais
TN-6:Diane Black
TN-8:Stephen Fincher
TX-17:Bill Flores
TX-23:Quico Canseco
TX-27:Blake Farenthold
VA-2:Scott Rigell
VA-5:Robert Hurt
VA-9:Morgan Griffith
WA-3:Jaime Herrera
WI-7:Sean Duffy
WI-8:Reid Ribble
WV-1:David McKinley
Civil Rights
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Social Security
Tax Reform
Main Page
SC politicians
Contact info:
Email Contact Form:
Fax Number:
Mailing Address:
Senate Office SR-290, Washington, DC 20510
Phone number:
(202) 224-5972


text:
TwelfthMan winners in the Lord's Media Centre
Mark Butcher takes competition winners behind the scenes at Lord's
1:24 mins |
You are :
Specsavers County Championship: Durham v Lancashire Day 4 Watch all the action from Specsavers County Championship: Durham v Lancashire Day 4
Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Durham Jets - Royal London One Day Cup, Durham Innings Heroics from Patel propel Notts to a 49 run victory over Durham in the first Royal London One Day Cup quarter final.
Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Durham Jets - Royal London One Day Cup, Nottinghamshire Innings Nottinghamshire post a competitive target in rain-hit Royal London One Day Cup Quarter Final against Durham
Worcestershire Rapids v Durham Jets - NatWest T20 Blast, Worcestershire Rapids Innings Worcestershire Rapids win comfortably.
Durham v Lancashire - Natwest T20 Blast, Lancashire Innings Classy Prince leads Lancashire to victory
Durham v Birmingham Bears - NatWest T20 Blast, Birmingham Bears Innings Bell 90 fires Bears to another win
Durham v Birmingham Bears- NatWest T20 Blast, Durham Innings Stokes and MacLeod help Durham post competitive total
Leicestershire v Durham - Natwest T20 Blast, Leicestershire Innings O'Brien blasts as Foxes go top of the table
Leicestershire v Durham - Natwest T20 Blast, Durham Innings Keeper Mustard leads from the front but the Jets stumble to 123
Lewis pleased with aspects of opening day Durham Coach says plenty to take from first day against Sussex
Flintoff launches NatWest T20 Blast 2015 Legend Andrew Flintoff launched this season's competition at Edgbaston
Final memories strong for Durham Scott Borthwick and Jon Lewis look back on their 2014 success in the Royal London One-Day Cup
Stokes applauds Durham performance Man of the match salutes team-mates following win over Warwickshire
Royal London One-Day Cup Final – Durham Innings Durham successfully chase down 166 to win the Royal London One-Day Cup
Royal London One-Day Cup Final – Warwickshire Innings Warwickshire struggle to 165 batting first in the Lord's final
Stokes looks forward to 'special' final Durham and England all-rounder looks forward to "very special" final at Lord's
Chopra and Brown preview Lord's final Durham captain and Director of Cricket preview Royal London showdown at Lord's
Breese signs off with fairytale win Durham hero hits the winning runs to win the Royal London One-Day Cup final in his last game
you-must-be-registered you-must-be-subscriber you-must-upgrade
back-to sign-in
forgotten-username-success click-here-to sign-in
forgotten-password-text forgot-your-username?


text:
First Aid BeautyPure Skin Face Cleanser
Shade Finder
You've got options!
Start with the foundation you currently use to find a matching shade from this brand.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Redness
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Aloe: Helps calm, soothe, and nurture skin.
- Allantoin: Helps calm and soothe skin.
- Glycerin: A natural humectant that helps hydrate and smooth skin's appearance.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This non-stripping, pH-balanced formula helps maintain skin's natural acidity and reduce flare-ups. The sumptuous, creamy texture never leaves skin tight or dry. Infused with a powerful antioxidant blend, it helps safeguard skin against environmental aggressors while also calming irritated skin.
Clean at Sephora
When you spot our Clean seal, you can be sure we've checked that this brand's product is made without the ingredients you told us you'd most like to avoid.
Clean at Sephora™ is formulated without:
Sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, triclocarban. All skincare, hair, and makeup brands with the Clean Seal have less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.
-Dampen face and dispense a dime-sized amount of cleanser onto fingertips.
-Gently massage onto all areas of the face.
-Remove with water or a soft, damp washcloth.
-Use twice daily, morning and night.
-Allantoin: Helps calm and soothe skin.
-Glycerin: A natural humectant that helps hydrate and smooth skin's appearance.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Sodium Isethionate, Stearyl Alcohol, Allantoin, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium PCA, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Maltodextrin, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, EDTA.
First Aid Beauty (a.k.a. FAB) provides must-have skin care products that belong in everyone's beauty cabinet, no matter age or skin type. FAB was founded by Lilli Gordon, a long-time beauty veteran inspired to elevate the drugstore classics with scientifically advanced formulations and luxurious consistencies.
Gordon—who also believes that hard-working, irritant-free skin care doesn't have to be greasy or bland—created a comprehensive collection that ranges from everyday essentials to products that provide intense therapy for serious skin problems (including facial redness and eczema).
All FAB products are allergy-tested and free of parabens, fragrance, and harsh chemicals, and perfect for even the most sensitive skin—now that's true First Aid Beauty.
Get more information about
If you are not completely satisfied with an online purchase or gift, you may return your U.S.or Canadian purchase in stores or by mail. Restrictions apply for returns made outside the U.S.


text: VISITVisitor InformationDirectionsThronson CaféMuseum StorePublic ToursGroup ToursSchool VisitsNearby AttractionsEXHIBITIONSCurrent ExhibitionsUpcoming ExhibitionsPast ExhibitionsOutlooks Exhibition SeriesArt Is EverywhereCOLLECTIONSBritish Pre-RaphaelitesHoward PyleAmerican IllustrationJohn SloanAmerican Art, 19th Century – PresentCopeland Sculpture GardenThe Helen Farr Sloan Library and ArchivesNew AcquisitionsCurator CornerSearch The CollectionPROGRAMS & EVENTSCalendarAdult ProgramsTalks & ToursFamily and YouthArt CampConcerts on KentmereCalls for ArtisansConnected SeriesHoliday House TourEDUCATIONStudio Art ClassesSchool & Teacher ProgramsOutreach: Art ExcursionsHomeschool ProgramsDocentsKids' CornerRed Apple FundMEMBERSHIPWhy Membership MattersMembership LevelsDirectors CircleRossetti CircleArt Is CardReciprocal MuseumsSUPPORTAnnual GivingLegacy Giving1912 Loyalty SocietyDonor PortraitsCorporate SupportFinancial Documents2014 Annual ReportABOUTCentennial HistoryBuilding DesignGoing GreenDelArt BlogE-NewsMuseum RentalPress RoomOpportunitiesVolunteerContact UsStaff ListBoard Of TrusteesMuseum CouncilFirstPrevious1NextLastDante Gabriel RossettiDate: British Pre-Raphaelite painter, 1828–1882School: Pre-RaphaeliteBiography: Born in London to parents of Italian descent in 1828, Dante Gabriel Rossetti carried his continental heritage with him throughout his life, despite his British citizenship and residency. The family was artistic in nature-his brother, William Michael (1829-1919), became a writer and critic, and his sister, Christina (1830-1894), a celebrated poet. From the first, Dante Gabriel was talented as both a painter and a poet, and was often torn as to which gift he should foster. He received minimal formal artistic training, taking classes at Carey's Academy and the Royal Academy; his tenure at both was brief, as his unconventional personality was stifled by the strict teaching methods employed. He left these traditional academic institutions to train with two artists, first Ford Madox Brown and later William Holman Hunt. Although he experienced similar frustration with private instruction, his relationship with Hunt led to the formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with five other young men. Unlike Hunt and Millais, Rossetti did not choose the Royal Academy as his first exhibiting venue. Rather than experience the possible rejection of his work by the Royal Academy jury, he entered The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849, Tate, London) at the Free Exhibition, Hyde Park Corner. The painting was well received, and in fact was sold to a friend of the family. Shortly thereafter, Rossetti's friend, the artist Walter Deverell, introduced him to Elizabeth Siddal, a stunning red-haired millinery shop girl who had been modeling for several of his fellow Pre-Raphaelites. She first sat for Rossetti at the end of 1851, and within the next year the two formed a close relationship. Rossetti played mentor to Siddal's blossoming artistic talent, and she acted as his muse-hers is the face in many of his paintings of the period. Although the relationship was a tumultuous one, with long stretches of separation, the two were finally married in 1860. In the meantime, the short-lived P.R.B. produced four numbers of The Germ, a periodical expressing and promoting their shared views. The first issue appeared in January 1850, with Rossetti contributing two literary pieces, "Songs of One Household" and "Hand and Soul." Throughout the 1850s Rossetti worked almost exclusively in small-scale watercolors, producing some of his most intimate work. The subjects were mostly medieval, reflecting the interest he held for this earlier period, an enthusiasm inflamed by the poetry of Alfred Tennyson. Rossetti, Millais, and Hunt contributed several illustrations each to the celebrated 1857 Moxon edition of Tennyson's Poems. Early in 1856 he met Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. The three became fast friends, with Rossetti visiting the younger men in the lodgings in Red Lion Square, Bloomsbury, which he had formerly occupied. The next year Rossetti led Morris, Burne-Jones, and others in a commission to decorate the debating hall of the Oxford Union, a project that was not entirely successful because the preparation and the materials used were inadequate. In 1862 Elizabeth Siddal died of an overdose of laudanum. With this sad change in circumstance, Rossetti's painting style also took a new direction. Beata Beatrix (begun 1864), a kind of Dantesque memorial to Siddal, represented a new genre of single iconic female figures, often wearing exotic dress and placed in richly decorated interiors, which became prominent in his oeuvre. New models played an important role in his paintings and life. In the mid-1860s, Fanny Cornforth, yet another red-haired stunner, became both his model and his mistress, and later in the decade he developed a similar lover-muse-model relationship with William Morris's wife Jane. Her face was the inspiration for many of his most important paintings of the 1870s. The 1880s brought a return to poetry, with Rossetti publishing Poems and Ballads and Sonnets in 1881. The last years of his life were clouded by ill health, exacerbated by the use of chloral. Hoping to recuperate in the seaside town of Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, he died there on Easter Day, 1882. From "Biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)" by Stephen Wildman, in 'Waking Dreams: The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites from the Delaware Art Museum' (Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 2004), p. 367-368. Related worksA sketch for 'Found'Apple BlossomApple StemBottlesDrawing for "The Boat of Love"Browse All


text:
Ben is a tough SOB.....This game proves it.
Ben is a tough SOB.....This game proves it.
Good night everyone! I am so amped I need to clean the house before I go to bed
just saw the replay on the false start on the punt i believe, swear i saw a ratbird throwing punches, yet the refs didn't throw flags. Karma just might make goodell hand James Harrison the SB MVP trophy.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears by Jill Robinson and Marc Bekoff, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Held captive for years by bear "farmers" who kept him in a too-small cage and harvested bile from his body, Jasper's story is representative of many captive moon bears. Now Jasper has been rescued by Animals Asia, an animal welfare organization. He is taken to their Moon Bear Rescue Center where his medical needs are attended to and he is put into the sanctuary. There, Jasper walks on grass for the first time in his life. Caregivers work to teach Jasper how to find food on his own, hiding food in toys and places to dig. In time, Jasper's life starts to change. He begins to play more, get stronger, and make friends. Jasper is one success story among many, a testament to what rescue can do to save animals that might have been considered too damaged to rescue.
Robinson and Bekoff write in a very engaging way in this nonfiction picture book. They invest time in telling the story of the abuse as well as painting a beautiful picture of moon bears in the wild: "Far away in the mist-covered mountains of China, the moon sends yellow arcs of light across the hills, softly painting the forests with a luminous glow." They describe the way that wild animals sleep with a sense of freedom. The prose is beautiful, clearly painting the value of these animals and the importance of their rescue and rehabilitation.
The illustrations are equally evocative. The paintings have a wonderful sense of place, showing the workers at the sanctuary and the horror of the small cages with equal attention. I particularly like the way that the opening image relates to that at the end, showing that Jasper is once again more like the wild moon bears than the abused ones.
A great book on the importance of animal rehabilitation and rescue, this book will speak volumes to every child who picks it up and meets Jasper. Appropriate for ages 7-9.
Reviewed from library copy.


text:
Calligra Productivity Suite: Too Much Trouble
Oct 3, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The Calligra Suite is an unusual compilation of office tools with much potential -- but it has a good deal of maturing to do before it can advance beyond its mediocre performance following a debut almost three years ago.KDE's KOffice that grew out of unresolved disputes among KOffice developers. The project team recently announced the second stable release. Aside from its package availability only in the Ubuntu repository, Calligra has limited access through cumbersome archived files. So installing it in distros other than Ubuntu Linux requires a series of steps involving uncompressing and compiling.
I was looking forward to using Calligra for its innovative interface. However, the user experience and the strained functionality soon soured that enthusiasm.
Quick Tour
Calligra has nine core applications for office, graphics and project management. Some of the components are unusual items for an office suite.
Calligra bundles Words (word processor), Stage (slide show), Sheets (spreadsheet), Flow (diagrams and flowcharts), Kexi (database), Krita (raster graphics), Karbon (vector graphics) and Plan (project management).
The most recent addition to this fray is Braindump, a notes and idea gathering application. Its inclusion adds more of the same user trouble. Like the other components the interface is a bit confusing in the absence of much documentation. And frankly, some things suite wide just don't work as expected.
Perhaps the most striking interface enhancement is the change in menu layout. Calligra uses a vertical ribbon-like display along the right column of the screen. You can adjust the width of this column and the composing window to its left. The traditional drop-down menu is hidden from view until you move the mouse pointer to the top border of the Calligra window.
Potentially Useful
In theory Calligra presents an alternative to the LibreOffice and OpenOffice suites. It goes far beyond the usefulness of lightweight word processors such as Abiword and Kword. In practice Calligra has so much going for it that few things work impressively well.
Since I spend a heap of my working time using word processors and text editors, I spent considerable time playing with Calligra Words. I also consume much time viewing and creating slide presentations. So Calligra Stage was a secondary interest to me.
Excluding a Web browser, working in spreadsheets is the third most time-consuming activity in my workday. I found Stage easy to adopt. Sheets, on the other hand, seemed awkward and less inviting. But my biggest disappointment came from Words.
Words Not Word-like
When Calligra Words first opens, it presents a two-column tree-like file manager view. On the left you see a buttons for Recent Documents, Open a Document, Custom Documents and Blank Documents. Click on one of them to see a thumb-nail display on the right of each document or file in that category. Select one by clicking on it to view a larger image large enough to read the first few paragraphs. This reminds me of viewing options in some e-mail reading clients.
Clicking on the Open a Document button displays a file manager-like listing of the Home directory. The displays, remember, are in vertical columns rather than lateral rows. And much like a spreadsheet page, you can click and drag the column boundaries to expand or shrink the column widths.
At first blush, I found the menu to be confusing and non-intuitive. I like the idea behind the vertical menus rather than traditional drop-down menus. It was almost like the ribbon menus in current versions of Microsoft Word. Almost, but not nearly as functional.
Slow to Grasp
I had considerable trouble finding features I needed. Calligra has a bit of a learning curve. After several days of orienting myself to Calligra's interface, I still was not comfortable with it and still can not find several must-use features.
For instance, I started writing this week's column in Calligra Words. In doing so, I had to follow a word length requirement. That was a problem because I still haven't located that item on a menu. The Word Count feature appears nowhere in any menu.
As there is no Tools menu, the next logical place for a Word Count entry would be in the File/Document Information menu. But nope. That item has no such word count report about the document.
Lagging Look and Feel
When you first run Calligra, the only tool bar across the top of the writing screen is for New/Open/Save. Everything else is hidden from view until you move the mouse pointer to the top border to expose the full drop-down menu.
One of the first things to do is click on the Settings menu to adjust your preferences for basic operations. You don't get a lot of choices. But you get enough to make Words more to your liking.
The second get-acquainted task is to access the Help menu to go to the user manual wiki site online. Spend some time clicking on links to tour the word processor's functionality. But do not expect too much help. The scope of information is very limited.
Feeble Features
Two items raised serious barriers to my continued use of Calligra Words. One is the very noticeable delay in the letters appearing on the screen as your fingers leave the keys having typed a word. The same delay happens when I moved the cursor around the screen with the arrows keys or the backspace key. It's sort of like having a conversation with someone via an overly slow Skype connection.
The second deal-breaker for me is the immature spell checker. Words with possibly faulty spelling or typos are identified with a squiggly red line. Fine. But a number of those words are spelled correctly. A right click on the bogus word shows a list of suggested corrections, including the originally entered version. But when I click on the corrected word, the last letter of the existing word is repeated.
For example, I typed the word "barrier." This resulted in a red underline indicator. I selected the same word from the list of possible corrections. The result was "barrierr."
Also, Calligra does not have a thesaurus component associated with the dictionary. This absence adds insult to injury.
Dealing with Drawbacks
More functionality issues involve saving the current file. I opened an existing text file begun with my favorite text editor Geany. When I clicked the Save icon at the top of the screen Words opened a Save As dialog box with only limited file formatting options. Even though I opened a file with an existing name and file type extension, I had to essentially rename the file and select a file type. I could convert it to open document or ODT, text or HTML.
I opened a blank document by clicking the New button. This opened what amounted to another instance of Calligra that covered the other document window. Calligra has no tabbed system. You can cycle through all open windows and programs using the system Alt/Tab keys. Or you can drag and resize Calligra windows much like you would do if you opened two or three instances of a text editor like Leafpad.
Saving a document in ODF format is no different than saving a file in so-called txt format. Styling features such as fonts and bold remained intact either way. Except when creating a new document, that is. No matter what I did with font and point selections, I could not get the displayed text that I entered to be anything on the screen but very tiny.
To its credit, Words has a fairly impressive set of style enhancement features. This makes Words a true word processor rather than a high-end text editor. It is relatively easy to enhance text and add graphics to create a nice-looking document with color, different fonts and point sizes and other page design enhancements.
The Last Straw
The final indignity in trying to use Calligra Words to write this column came when I attempted to move a highlighted line of text. Calligra apparently does not support click and drag actions.
So I had to copy/delete/paste. For a minute I thought I was working on an Android tablet!
Long before I came even close to finishing writing this column in Calligra Words, I fought to refrain from saving the file and moving it back to Geany or gEdit or LibreOffice. I was yearning to use anything but Calligra!
Bottom Line
Having an integrated set of office applications rooted in open document format is great. Calligra's ability to view proprietary formats -- especially those involving Microsoft Office -- is important. But being able to save files in Microsoft formats is a work-world necessity that Calligra fails to achieve.
The Calligra Suite has some nice touches. But it is so far too limited in availability and features to offer users a significant alternative to existing open source office suites. Performance limitations of Calligra Words was particularly disappointing.
Still, Calligra Suite shows promise. Its development team needs to nurture the package. Calligra is a good start on better things to come. But is is not yet there.


text:
Mining Bill Gives Hope
New information will be "hard to ignore."
Give credit to State Senator Tim Cullen and the Senate Select Committee on Mining. The consideration of a proposed bill to regulate applications for mining permits in the state is much more informed thanks to the committee's work. The latest proposed legislation, a Democratic version of a bill to replace a Republic version that was defeated last term, reflects testimony from mining experts and mining equipment manufacturers. And while serious disagreements continue, and neither party is getting everything it wants, Cullen says the bill "gives some hope," because the information the committee gathered will be very hard for lawmakers to ignore in the coming session.
We very much hope Cullen is right. It's going to take more compromise on both sides. But a lot of hard work has been done and it would be a shame to see it go to waste. A good mining bill is drawing closer. Let's get it done.


text:
Soundcheck: Blues Jam -> Head Games -> Double Vision -> Working for the Weekend, John Hardy
SET 1: All Things Reconsidered, Runaway Jim, Ya Mar, Sample in a Jar, Foam, Nellie Kane, Split Open and Melt, The Horse[1] > Silent in the Morning, Poor Heart > Cavern
SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Axilla > My Sweet One > Run Like an Antelope, The Lizards, Mound, My Friend, My Friend[2], Harry Hood, The Great Gig in the Sky > Hold Your Head Up, Chalk Dust Torture
ENCORE: Piano Duet[3], Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?[4]
Add a Review
March 27, 1993
25 years ago
Warfield Theatre
Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
Encore: The Squirming Coil, Carolina
[1] Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Fish on trombone.
[3] All Fall Down signal in intro.
Phish.net is a non-commercial project run by Phish fans and for Phish fans under the auspices of the all-volunteer, non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.
This project serves to compile, preserve, and protect encyclopedic information about Phish and their music.
Credits | Terms Of Use | Legal | DMCA
The Mockingbird Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Phish fans in 1996 to generate charitable proceeds from the Phish community.
And since we're entirely volunteer – with no office, salaries, or paid staff – administrative costs are less than 2% of revenues! So far, we've distributed just about $1,500,000 to support music education for children – hundreds of grants in all 50 states, with more on the way.


text:
API Key Request
The FlySFO.com API grants the web development community access to information about SFO airlines, restaurants, shops and more!
Flysfo.com API feeds are web-based and available in .json and XML formats.
For information on how to use the API, visit API Documentation.
Request a Key
Access to the Flysfo.com API requires a key. Requesting access is simple - just complete the form below. Please include the name of the website where the API will be used.
You will receive your key via email. Your application information and API key will be kept on hand in case we may need to contact you.
If you have questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
A piece of a steel column salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center after 9/11 is stirring speculation over whether a face can be seen on the twisted structure.
The column is being prepared for exhibit in the underground National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum as one of two pieces of so-called "impact steel." Those are two fragments of the north tower facade that experts believe come from the exact point where the plane struck the building between the 93rd and the 99th floors.
Workers at the museum have discussed the supposed face in the steel, and some see it and some do not, according to a source at the museum. Lighting and angle apparently play a role in whether the face is visible.
U.S. & World
The Sun publication in the UK ran a photo of the steel over the weekend with the headline, "Vision spotted in 9/11 memorial," calling it an "image that will haunt the world."
But the source at the museum said the apparent face has been discussed for some time among workers, with some even referring to it as "the Angel of 9/11."
A spokesman for the museum said: "People often find meaning in tragedy. For us, this piece of steel is historically important to include in the museum as it helps to tell the story of 9/11."
The National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum is set to open in 2014.
--With reports by NBC News


text:
Learn how to contact each ARDA department.
Click here to view ARDA's staff by name.
By Charlene Small
On June 23 2016, the world watched with wide-eyes as British voters gave a referendum that would result in Britain's exit from the European Union (hence, the term "Brexit"), catapulting the world into a new era. Now as Brexit starts to unfold, only one thing is certain – uncertainty.
Brexit will be a long process, with experts stating that it will not be for several years before the effects of this movement is truly felt. But this unprecedented event does have a lot of industries wondering what comes next and how to prepare for it. Particularly, the travel and tourism industries are beginning to prepare for a significant change. With close ties to Britain and tourism making up the bulk of its income, the Caribbean is one region that is weighing its options, as it will undoubtedly feel the effects of Brexit.
In fact, the Caribbean, particularly Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Caicos Islands, must consider a bevy of potential outcomes. Brexit could create possible complications on the flow of trade and development. It will greatly reduce the region's ability to influence policy issues in Europe, which was traditionally dependent on Britain's seat at the "European table". It will create a range of new obstacles for the United Kingdom's (U.K.) territories and former dependencies overseas. Finally, Brexit will mean a tremendously long period of uncertainty as Britain's foreign, trade and development policy begins to reshape.One immediate impact of Brexit is the value of the British Pound. Since the vote, it has become twelve percent less valuable, a 31-year low. This will limit the purchasing power of the U.K.'s middle class, which will ultimately result in a much slower growth rate for the Caribbean region. The decreased value of the Pound has also impacted travel in the U.K., slowing down tremendously in what is typically the busiest season of the year.Understandably travel from the U.K., especially to regions overseas, will be hit hard and many of the freedoms British travelers have enjoyed could be under scrutiny. One such freedom to be tested is the European Open Skies agreement, which saw the introduction of low-cost airlines to Britain's repertoire of jet-setting world travel. Travel regulations will indeed need to be examined, to determine which laws will remain and which will be phased out.Perhaps one of the Caribbean's largest concerns (especially for the English-speaking nations and territories) is the loss of their biggest advocate in the European Union. Without the British voice, the Caribbean may face a long road to regain the political position they currently have. As more of the terms of Brexit are revealed, focus is again brought to the need for the Caribbean to increase economic resiliency in tourism by focusing their efforts on long-term, sustainable planning and investment positions. The Tourism industry in the region must assess how much the U.K. is involved currently, get to know the individuals that are involved, continue to diversify their economies, and ensure collaboration between industry and governments are restored in order to preserve their economic well-being.Nothing is certain as this movement begins. In fact, Brexit terms include a two-year window of leaving conditions, which doesn't begin to touch on rebuilding conditions. The Caribbean, just like a large portion of the world, must begin to weigh all of its options, as well as start to make new connections in the European Union in order to monitor legislative activities and ensure its interests are protected.
But "GVS" Affects Every Worker, Not Just Millennials
What is GVS?
Guilty Vacation Syndrome, or GVS, now affects a growing percentage of the American population. GVS is the nagging urge to cancel or delay vacation, due to guilt. With vacation-shaming growing in offices across the world, there has been a surge in diagnoses of GVS. Workers feel that despite wanting a vacation, they shouldn't take one.
In fact, findings from the 2016 Alamo Family Vacation Survey show 59 percent of Millennials reported feeling a sense of shame for taking or planning a vacation, while 41 percent those 35 or older felt those same symptoms of GVS. Nearly half (47 percent) of all workers surveyed said they felt a sense of shame or guilt at their workplace for taking time off to go on a vacation. What's more, two-fifths (42 percent) of those think their co-workers are seriously shaming them – not just joking. And nearly half (47 percent) said they've felt the need to justify to their employer why they're using their vacation days.
Of those who reported having unused paid vacation days, two-fifths (40 percent) said they left five or more vacation days unused in 2015! A full week of work left on the table simply because workers do not want to deal with the guilt associated with taking a vacation. Recent research from Project: Time Off shows that an astounding fifty-five percent of Americans didn't use all of their time off in 2015 and sixty-five percent say that their company discourages, sends mixed messages, or says nothing about taking personal time off.
Vacations are supposed to be a source of relaxation and family bonding, yet people still feel like a vacation will hurt their work-life. It's time to change that mentality and cure Americans of their GVS ailment.
We believe that everyone needs to learn to shed the guilt of taken well-earned time off. We all know the benefits of regular vacationing. And being able to prepay for a vacation should help people ignore that nagging pain that tries to tell them not to go on vacation.
By Darla Zanini, Executive VP, ARDA International Foundation (AIF)
July 6, 2016
We are happy to share the latest research from our State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study 2016. It shows that the timeshare industry enjoyed substantial growth in 2015. Here are a few of the highlights.
When comparing 2015 to 2014:
• Sales volume increased by nine percent, to $8.6 billion, the second largest increase since the recession – our sixth straight year of growth!
• 1,547 timeshare resorts in the United States, representing about 200,720 units
• Average resort size was 130 units
• The average sales price was $22,240
• Occupancy increased two percent, up to almost 80 percent (compared to a 66* percent hotel occupancy rate).
There were some other interesting tidbits as well:
• Beach resorts are the most common type of resort
• Theme park resorts have the highest occupancy
• Florida has the most resorts—24% of the national total
• Nevada has the largest average resort size—230 units on average
• Hawaii has the highest occupancy rate for a region, at 86.7%
For more details, check out our infographic and for a full copy of the State of the Industry Study, please contact me at email@example.com.
*STR Monthly Hotel Review: December 2014, Smith Travel Research.
Copyright 2014. American Resort Development Assoc. All rights reserved.