text:
|UFDC Home | Search all Groups | Samuel Proctor Oral History Program | Mississippi Delta Freedom Project | UF Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
|| Help
Material Information
Record Information
This item is only available as the following downloads:
|Full Text
MFP 031 Interviewee: Bright Winn Interviewer: Dr. Paul Ortiz Date: Augus t 6, 2004 O: Mr. Winn, I wonder if you could start by having you just state your full name and where and when you were born? W: My full name is Bright Winn; B R I G H T W I N N, and I was born at Santa Maria, California and raised in San Francisco in 1944, the d ate of my birth. O: Okay Mr. Winn, can you thinking about your early life were there eve nts or experiences that you had that thinking now, maybe some of these experiences might have led you in to be coming active in the M ovement ? W: W e grew up in a predo minately white well, we grew up in an all white community. There was not ramp ant racism within the community but the word amongst people of nigger, was used. And there was an attitude, somewhat of a negative attitude towards black people or people o f color. However, in my home when I brought the word nigger home from school maybe three or four times, my father stopped the conversation and never with anger explained to me how hurtful that word was and how wrong the word was. And that he admonished me that I should not u se that word. It probably took three or four times in my younger years for him to give me the same lecture, for him to get the point home. But also, when social debates, political debates, debates went on amongst his peers in my home ; he always had a liberal and giving attitude about black people. So, I probably
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 2 O: Why is that, why, why was he different than other people? W: Well because he grew up in Mis sou ri in a segregated society, he went to a segregated s c hool, he and just maybe because he was a good person. M aybe he got the idea, somewhere along the way A nd I know he had it young, because when I went to his hometown as a seventeen year old and met an old black woman who told me that, Fred Winn was t he nicest white Those were her s he was ninety years old when she told me that. H ative attitude toward black people and I was raised under that. Then, when I was eighteen years old, it came to light after my parents divorced that I had a younger siste r and she was bi racial. S o, at eighteen if I had to stop and think about black people realizing now I had a younger sister who was half black. S o I pai d closer attention to the things that were going on in Civil Rights and that woul d have been eighteen would have put me about 1950 1961 [19] 62; about that. T hings were going on in Civil Rights and I was paying attention and I was learning from that, with this new which at the time sister who was born out of wedlock and was bi racial in a predominantly white society. As a young person, this was upsetting to me. Two strikes bi racial and out of wedlock But, it caused me to think and I did, and I
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 3 came with the idea that yes, you had to be right with black people. So, those were probably those things that pointed me in the direction. O: Okay from there, what was the next step in getting you to Mississi ppi? W: Well, I arrived in Mississippi in [19]64. T hen probably in 1962 SNCC sent a speaker to my campus. Now I think his name was Block O: Sam Block. W: remember his first na me and he told us about the happenings in Mississippi. O: Which campus was that? W: first first hand account I had of segregation. The following year, SNCC sent Charles McLaurin w ho perchance would be my project director. And he again told us a bout segregation in Mississippi and what SNCC was doing. He may have passed the hat. Third year, another fellow came, a white fellow and told us about Mississippi and told us about the Freedo m Summer and I was sold. And as it turn s out, I was finishing that college I was going to be between colleges at that summer and I made the commitment to come. And my father supported it and my mother threatened to sue the college [Laughter] O: But ther e was kind of an a cumulative impact of all these W: Yes, yes. And in there we were ha ving these Civil Rights demonstrations and A uto R ow in San Francisco on fair hiring, o n the Sheraton Palace
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 4 demonstrations on fair hiring, where people of color w ere only at the bottom echelon there was no one up. And these things were working on me. It was not a born again discovery. It took o ver a three year period of time I became educated. And there was a moral issue. Something wrong was being done in my count ry, a nd I was a moral young man and I, I took up the cry. O: So you went directly from California to Mississippi? W: From California on a Greyhound bus to Oxford, Columbia; O xford, Ohio, where we had a one week training. From there, by group bus to Miss issippi. O: As the word began getting out about more of the activ ities and the difficulties down s outh on your way down there, did you have second thoughts? W: No. I was ve second thoughts. So, I came right on in, I did not hesitat e. And there were some my roommate at Oxford chose to not come, you know. The fact that the three disappeared scared the bejeezus out of all of us, but I stuck with the program. O: he summer that you came, is in [19] 64? W: Yes. O: O kay. Did t he program how in your opinion did the program prepare you for working as a C ivil R ights worker? W: Possibly not too well. Can I just speak to this gentleman? O: Oh, sure.
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 5 O: W: How well did it prepare us? Well it taught u s how to take a beating, you know if to act non violently, to dive onto the ground, to cover your vital, your head and your ears and to throw your body over the other person who is being beaten. The y had lawyers, they had John Dohr talk to us about the Ju stice Department. They had other play games prepare us. There was no way they could prepare us to enter a society that was so foreign to what we were used to. And as a young white fellow who had grown up in a white community, I was not in cultur e shock with being in the black community, but it was a different community. I felt as strange as though I had gone to Mexico, except we spoke somewhat of a common language It did not prepare me for the hate that people gave me, that white people gave me on the street; the glares, the words, the finger, the absolute hate that you felt walking down the st dynamics. We were kids fresh out of home, fresh out of college, put into a high tense situation, assigned leaders who had no real leadership training and told to do it. Now how do you react, leader, and how do you take orders? And when you are totally tense, you know, I mean now, my goodness, big industry spends millions of dollars to teach the ir people how to interact in a n office W ithout the threat of death [L augh ter ] You know ? A nd with air conditioning.
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 6 O: Exactl y. W: We were in rooms twelve of us as big as this room, without air conditi oning, with the threat of death with no formal program as how s work and told to do it. Now, of course ther e was no one in the entire SNCC/ COFO or gani zation that had the foresight to do this. So, that was as difficult a time being with one another under this strenuous circumstances as it was dealing with everything else. O: Right. W: You know. O: Mr. Winn, what were your first activities then once you got to Mississippi? W: My first activities, I was a handy man. And, while other people were doing voter registration and were t eaching classes, I came down with my tools. I had already been in plumbing but I came down with tools. And so the first thing I did in Ruleville was to start building bookshelves and hanging new doors and putting together makeshift desks. I just fell right in to being the school handyman, and before I knew it I was going out in the community and f ixing stoves and changing thermal couples and running new water pipe for people within the community. And I stayed in Rulevi lle for a week and a half until or two weeks, until they opened up Shaw, and I wen t over to Shaw and I felt again I was putting scre en doors and hinged windows and t he first month i n Mississippi, I was a handyman, which I felt quite comfortable
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 7 doing. Then the teacher who would open Ruleville came to Indianola to open up Rulevi lle and she called and said O: Now wh en you say, o pen up was that ? W: T hat means they had an empty building and they were going to make a school. O: A Freedom S chool? W: A Freedom S chool, yeah, and she called me over and this is wher e I ended up in Indianola. A gain, doing handyman work there and the specific slot for C ommunication D irector s was open, so they made me C ommunications D irector. So my job was tools and communication. O: With the Freedom Schools, as people were talking about today, what is your estimation the impact of the F reedom Schools? W: The Freedom Schools was short lived. They really were just the summer program. There was a little bit after, but the intensity o f them was for that summer. And whether any number of children really became better readers or learned bette r math I were there, they were thinking about freedom, they were thinking about Civil Rights, they were in an atmosphere that said, you can make a difference and you can organize and you can go from here that was what made the difference. You see, well now, Zo l e y Zo l e y was thirteen, and she went to Georgia and Georgia said, t his is a great writing, this is a great writing And Georgia stopped me on the s treet and she said, read this. And I read that, and I said, Zo l e y
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 8 Zo l e y is now in the P oet H all of Fame in England because someb ody said So, you know, what measurable impact well big measure right there. But in the entire community what ben efit in try to measure it, except it was a point, it was a rallying point for those young people, to become aware that black was beautiful; th at they in fact had a sense of being; th at they too were important, and that they could So Freedom School, just freedom point of rallying. O: Mr. Winn, how long were you in Mississippi? W: A year. O: A year, okay W: From June [19]64 on into June of [19] 65. O: Okay so you saw a lot of the participated in a lot of the Freedom Democratic Party? W: Yes, yes, I went out and got registered, registered people for t he Freedom Democratic Party, brought them their ballots, t ook their ballots, you know, counted them, did the whole thing, yes. O: What was it like to be part of that experience? W: It was well, first of all, damn it was hot! [Laughter ] You know, i t was hot! Anything you did, it was hot! In all the going to, at best they had a fan. S o, exciting, it was hot. And now, in after fact, it was exciting to have been there. But, in being there at the time, it was hot, it
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 9 was hard work, it was scared, you were scared I was scared all the time. Walk ou t in the road, look left, look right are there any white guys? Is the a rally at the Freedom School we had the weekly mass meeting I was there, I heard a damn plane flying over, it was dropping incendiaries on us. You know. So, was I excited at the time to doing Freedom Democratic? No, I was scared and I was tired and I was hot and I knew it nt at the time. You know ight word [Laughter] O: Mr. Winn, how did the M ovement change your life, your outlook on life, your subsequent life? W: Well, the M ovement itself gave me a greater understanding of justice, gave me a greater understanding of the need for equality. Gave me a greater respect for the individual and what we can do, the realization that just a few can make a little bit of a difference and a few more can make a greater difference. You know that we the people and in this democratic proc ess can make a differen ce. The M ovement itself did that to me, helped me along that road. Being in Mississipp i wigged me out, and turned my mind around. I retur ned to San Francisco suffering from P ost T raumati c Stress S I was totally angry and frustrated with the United States government, totally broken that my government acted it should have, you know. I quite easily fell i nto the hippie [19]60 s,
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 10 because I was a disenchanted, alienated person. And, it took a n umber of years of wandering and trying to re f i nd myself. You know, so the Movement on one hand, the M ovement was wonderful, you know, and gave me great Mississippi and the United States government wigged me out! So O: in to speak, people had a very mixed reaction to his address. W: Yes, yes. W ell you see the thing is John Dohr represented the government. He represented the J ustice D epartment a nd if you look at the score card of the Justice Department and of the FBI, they did not live up over the last fifty years, or over the previous fifty years to that. I mean investigate and pros ecute disenfr ngs. Right! You know, tell, impress me. John Dohr was a wonderful, well intended, hard working individual and he was one of those indivi duals that helped turn the Justice Department and point it in the right direction. He was just like the one or two individuals here on each block that helped turn that block to the Freedom Democratic Party and to register. John Dohr did his part in the Jus tice De partment. And, in fact, if I could study the history, I would probably fin d, yes, there were many John Dohrs But you see the whole Justice Department, was controlled much by Senator Eastland and his committee. So, yeah, what did you say, that oing to get angry
M FP 0 11 D ; Winn ; Page 11 [Laughter] That racist dog. Selfish individual. That non Christian, horrible individual; held the Justice Department and the FBI and the whole thing by the, like this, as did all of the other segregationist senators and congressmen that were self perpetuating because they had the disenfranchisement. So, yes, there were John Dohr and wonderful people in the Justice Department could not flex their muscle over the years because of the same system that they were trying to overthrow. O: If you could sum up your activities in the Civil Rights Movemen t, Mr. Winn, what would be the in that kind of activity, if you had somebody sum up your story? W: Well, I think it was summed up today by th ose speakers We did make a difference. I would ingratiate myself if I said, we came down, we worked, they worked, we sacrificed, they sacrificed [ C rying] And after thirty five years, we made a difference [C rying] O: Well, M r. Winn, thank you so mu ch for sharing your story and for [L aughter] [End of interview] Final edited by: Diana Dombrowski, July 17, 2013


text:
There were reports that Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had backed off his endorsement of President Bush, but that turns out not to be true. Schilling has recorded a phone message that says: "These past couple of weeks, Sox fans … trusted me when it was my turn on the mound. Now you can trust me on this: President Bush is the right leader for our country." The message will be played to voters in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Maine.
What makes this story worthwhile is the reaction of the Kerry camp:
Kerry spokesman David Wade reminded baseball-crazed voters that when George W. Bush was owner of the Texas Rangers he voted against creation of the wild card. The Red Sox, of course, qualified for the playoffs through the wild card.
"When legions of Sox fans go to the polls on Tuesday, they'll remember that if George Bush had his way the Red Sox wouldn't have ever won the World Series," Wade said in a statement.
For good measure, Wade also reminds that Bush "traded Sammy Sosa."
I can't tell whether Wade is kidding. His response is really pretty funny, but no one associated with the Kerry campaign has been known to have a sense of humor. If he's not joking, Wade just made the worst argument in the history of American politics.
UPDATE: Reader Michael Grant points out that the Sammy Sosa deal shows that when President Bush actually does make a mistake, he admits it.

subset: commoncrawl


text: This months photo contest had several pictures taken with their old cuddebacks. I thought that was cool. I have 4 older model cuddeback cams (Capture) and I love them. They take great pictures. The only problem I have with them is the date stamp wont show the correct date. At one point I thought of getting rid of them, when I compare them to my new model cuddebacks. Looking at those pictures the guys posted recently, made me understand that its okay it the date wont update, I still love the results they give me.


text:
Sox Philosophy Dilemma...
View Single Post
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Posts: 17,394
Originally Posted by
Lip Man 1
Ironically it was Kenny who decided to change that 'team / small ball' philosophy when he traded Rowand for Thome (and that's not saying a thing against Jim the consumate professional)
And it's hard to know why he did that, given how successful the '05 team was. I realize, of course, that the Sox needed to find a replacement for Frank Thomas and Carl Everett, and Thome was excellent during his initial tour with the Sox, but his presence did represent a return to the pre-2005 philosophy that ultimately doomed the Sox in their pursuit of the Twins.
I don't believe that Rowand would have remained productive. He played well in Philadelphia, but was mediocre with the Giants, so dealing him when his value was at its peak was the right move. The Phillies were a logical trade partner because they needed to make room for Ryan Howard, who'd been stuck behind Thome at first base until 2005. Needless to say, that move worked out nicely for them, with Howard leading them to back-to-back World Series and helping them reach the postseason five consecutive seasons.
However, it's still puzzling that Williams so easily abandoned what worked so well, and even more confounding that he took no steps to assemble a similar roster at a later time. On the contrary, his solution to the Sox offensive woes revolved around the acquisitions of Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn. Junior was the best player in the game when he was at his best, but he was far, far removed from that pedestal by the time the Sox traded for him. As for Dunn, well, we've seen the results of his presence the past two seasons.
View Public Profile
Find all posts by RKMeibalane
See Barchart of Posts by RKMeibalane


text:
Vanguardia needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 256 designs submitted by 89 freelance designers.
High class, luxury logo for a company specializing in luxury holidays and honeymoons to hawaii.
Travel Hawaii
This is basically an open canvas, though the client has a preference for palm trees/sand so a green/yellow colour-scheme might be good. Luxury and high class are the order of the day really.
- The logo must contain the words Travel Hawaii
No more than 3 colours.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
Student or Learner
1. What does this "resources" mean? The translation goes "something to spare" as a liberal translation, but is it 4 in Resource | Define Resource at Dictionary.com?
2. Can a pro-verb "do" come before the original verb? It refers to "have", but usually pro-verbs come after the original verb. It's confusing to find its match as I'm used to finding it backward.
ex)It is becoming increasingly important to write and publish your paper in English, whatever your native language is. This puts a writer whose first language is not English at a disadvantage in a highly competitive market. While editors may be sympathetic to the difficulties faced by non-English speaking authors, most editors do not have the resources to spend time rewriting a paper written in very poor English. It is therefore essential to get your manuscript read by someone who does, if you don't have English as a first language. If that person is not an expert in the field on which you are writing, you will also need the advice of ....
Last edited by keannu; 03-Nov-2012 at 04:05.
So in 2, you mean pro-verbs like "do" or "does" never precede the original verb, right?


text: Hallo Henning, Freitag, 12. Oktober 2007, meintest Du: HF> Hello Greg, HF> On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 03:13:16PM -0700, Greg Lindahl wrote: >> I'm thinking about using "balance-alb" channel bonding on a >> medium-to-large Linux cluster; does anyone have experience with this? >> It seems that it might generate a lot of arp replies if a switch >> fails. >> HF> We did some experiments with channel bonding. HF> The bond device inherits the MAC-address of the first HF> interface, meaning, it comes with a single MAC- and a single HF> IP-address. The bonding mode determines the load-balance of the HF> transition. That is not 100% correct. There are at least 6 mod that the bonding device of linux supports. balance-alb and balance-tlb are not assigning the same MAC to the interfaces in the bond. Therefore you don't need a switch that supports trunks or something similar. The problem ist that the performance of the bonding device under linux is far away from being optimal (as far as i saw). The round-robin or ad modes do not bring more than 140 to 150 MB/s out of 2 Gigabit links. The load balancing modi allow multiple connections to be fast but are not speeding up a single connection (each connection is limited to the speed of a single link in the bond). As a second point the balancing modes create a heavy load on the nodes and can interfere with a parallel computation. Regards Jan


text:
FDA inspections are stressful and worrisome. Failed FDA inspection costs include sales revenue loss, stock price decline, and public embarrassment from FDA warning letters and FDA-483 observations.
Every so often, it's good to recalibrate by looking at frequently asked questions when it comes to FDA inspections. I've gathered these questions, answers and tips over the past two years with clients, and with current and retired FDA officials. When reading through these FDA inspection FAQs, use your own best judgment or that of an FDA expert you've hired to help you succeed.
1. Does FDA look at and trend product liability litigation for food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, etc. in order to figure out which companies to inspect?
Yes. The FDA is not blind to reality. FDA's charter is to protect public safety. If people, through product liability litigation, are having to take matters into their own hands to go after companies for putting ineffective or unsafe products on the market, FDA could be seen as not performing its task. So yes, FDA pays very close attention to product liability litigation.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and Larry Spears, retired FDA Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs
2. How does an FDA investigator prepare for an inspection?
Prior to an inspection, the investigator(s) will create an inspection plan that is largely based on the following information:
- Any previous establishment inspection reports (EIRs)
- Any previous FDA Form 483 observations, especially those that require follow-up
- Company responses (to FDA-483s) and commitments
- Firm's website (including product literature, executive profiles, physical location profiles, recent press releases, etc.)
- Consumer complaints that have come in since the last inspection
- Adverse events that have come in since the last inspection
- Any recalls or other field activities that have occurred since the last inspection
- Any product submissions and applications, specifically to find critical components or ingredients or processes that were of concern to FDA reviewers
- Online research through the web.
Online web research can be further broken into three main areas:
- Online videos of your products in use (including if consumers have posted videos comparing/contrasting to other competing products, etc.)
- Social media sites (especially for complaints about your product)
- Searches for your company name or product name(s) along with key words (such as "review" or "fraud" or "FDA").
- summarized from Rachel Harrington, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Tim Wells, retired FDA Team Leader for the QSIT Project
An effective, independent FDA compliance gap analysis can help you pinpoint areas to strengthen in your compliance efforts before the FDA investigator arrives.
3. Is a follow-up inspection (a closeout inspection from a warning letter) still a "regular" inspection?
Yes. FDA investigators treat a closeout or follow-up inspection as a normal inspection. You can be cited for new or additional items.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs
4. Do pre-approval inspections (PAI) rely upon QSIT, and if so, what level are they?
PAI inspections are Level 2 QSIT inspections by default. FDA reviewers of a submission will identify areas of concern for the investigator to look at during the inspection (such as GCP data integrity controls). PAI inspections may cover everything from nonclinical supporting GLP-compliance, through GCP compliance, to GMP compliance, and even delve into how the company will monitor and control the product once it is approved and on the market.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Erin McFiren, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and Tim Wells, retired FDA Team Leader for the QSIT Project
A level 2 QSIT inspection is a comprehensive inspection, covering all four major quality system subsystems - management controls, development, CAPA, and production and process controls – as well as reviewing the remaining three subsystems (facilities and equipment controls, materials and supplier controls, and records controls) throughout as these three subsystems cut across all four major subsystems. Thus, 21 CFR 11 controls will be reviewed and inspected throughout the PAI, not just during review of the design and development (e.g., design control) subsystem. Learn more about the details of Level 2 QSIT inspections at the FDA: www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm244267.htm
5. Will FDA investigators ask for supplier audit reports?
FDASIA 2012 expressly granted FDA the power to require supplier audit reports during regular inspections (see Title VII of FDASIA). That said, by internal policy, FDA discourages investigators from asking for the report in the hopes that this will encourage firms to be more candid and clear in supplier audits. Unfortunately, as was painfully shown during the recent Heparin scandal, FDA's hope has not panned out. Far too many firms conduct "meet and greet" supplier audits with little meaningful impact. Thus, increasingly FDA investigators are taking advantage of FDASIA's new powers and requesting copies of supplier audit reports.
It should also be noted that FDA has always requested supplier audit reports under various conditions as identified in the FDA Compliance Policy Guide, section 130.300, FDA Access to Results of Quality Assurance Program Audits and Inspections (www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm073841.htm):
- During directed or "for cause" inspections of a sponsor or monitor of a clinical trial
- In inspections where access to such records is authorized by statute (such as FDASIA)
- When public safety is at risk
- In litigation (or in support thereof)
- When executing a search warrant
- When a firm's internal audit program is insufficient or otherwise deemed ineffective by FDA.
This last point is often overlooked. Technically, if the FDA investigator writes down a Form FDA-483 observation that a firm's quality audit program is insufficient, the FDA investigator can then review the firm's supplier audit reports. (Note: Personally, I'm not aware of any incidents where this has occurred, and so I encourage you to be cognizant that an effective quality system audit program is necessary to show FDA you are overseeing your suppliers appropriately.) It is thus in a firm's interest to ensure that it has a robust, FDA supplier audit program that can withstand both FDA investigator and product liability litigator scrutiny.
Finally, always remember that FDA counts any corrective actions from supplier audits as CAPA documentation and freely open to review by any FDA investigator.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and Rachel Harrington, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs
6. How does computer validation play into regular inspections?
As of the end of 2013, FDA's special enforcement of 21 CFR 11 (e.g., "Part 11") is still ongoing.
Part 11 will come up throughout an inspection as it is a regulation that cuts across all quality system subsystems. If records are used or kept in digital form, or if a computerized system is used to automate a regulated process (such as production, lab testing, etc.), then the FDA investigator will ask Part 11-relevant questions.
FDA looks to see if you are verifying the functions that you use of a software or a computerized system in your environment, especially those functions related to data integrity. For instance, with a spreadsheet macro, the FDA investigator will expect to see a simple verification of your use of the macro in your environment, documented with a validation protocol, document testing, and a summary report. Do not validate Excel, just the use of the macro within your environment. Questions that the FDA investigator might ask include: How do you know the results of the macro are correct? Are complete? Did not drop off various data inputs? and so forth. These types of Part 11 validation are the ones to concentrate on.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and David Chesney, retired FDA District Director
7. How does FDA handle a situation when – during photo taking during the inspection – confidential patient information and/or trade secret information is accidentally captured in the photograph?
FDA treats all photographs, videos, documents, notes, etc. as confidential. All such items go through FOIA to redact such sensitive information before they are released.
- summarized from David Chesney, retired FDA District Director
Personally, I suggest you consider making sure to identify in your inspection notes what photographs the FDA investigator took; if possible, take a similar photograph. Then, in your response to the inspection, make sure to identify the photograph and any specific confidential or trade secret information that may have inadvertently been captured by the FDA photograph. This will help FDA to redact the appropriate information while providing you some degree of assurance that they understand and acknowledge the situation.
8. Where is FDA on adapting or accepting remote or online/virtual inspections? Is FDA ready for online/remote inspections like a number of other notified bodies?
FDASIA 2012 granted FDA the power to conduct remote and even online/virtual inspections. However, FDA is currently not positioned to take advantage of this. The agency is planning to start a pilot program wherein part of the inspection will be conducted remotely (e.g., remote document review) followed by a briefer onsite inspection portion.
Keep in mind that at its core, FDA is a regulatory enforcement agency. As such, during inspections, it is technically collecting evidence. For companies doing all the right things, it is in their interest to have FDA investigators physically visit and see firsthand how well the company is doing. For firms with more … "soft" …. approaches to compliance, a remote or online/virtual inspection has less of a chance to uncover gaps. FDA is well aware of this. In order to address this, expect FDA over the next few years, to take a two-step approach to an inspection: part one is a remote review of policies, SOPs, etc., (presumably through PDFs sent to the agency); this will then inform and shape part two, the onsite inspection.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and Rachel Harrington, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs
When I conduct FDA compliance gap and remediation analyses, I prefer this two-step approach because it provides a high degree of efficiency, effectiveness, and enhanced ROI for everyone involved.
9. What are "management discussion items" and what are the implications to a firm?
Management discussion items are non-compliance observations not written onto the Form FDA-483. Management discussion items are compliance deviations that the FDA investigator believes to be of lesser significance than the documented 483s.
Management discussion items can still end up as warning letter citations because the FDA district office or FDA head office believes they are more serious than originally assumed. Thus, if you address management discussion items in your response to FDA, you may want to notify the district that you are working to resolve the items as well as the written 483 observations.
Keep in mind that to FDA, as long as an observation of non-compliance was documented in the FDA investigator's notes, written on a Form FDA-483, or spoken about to a firm's management, FDA considers the observation "documented by FDA." FDA is, at its heart, an enforcement agency collecting evidence when it conducts an inspection.
Finally, be aware that management discussion items can be treated as repeat violations if found again in a follow-up or a second FDA inspection.
- summarized from Rachel Harrington, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Erin McFiren, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, and David Chesney, retired FDA District Director
10. How long after an inspection will we receive a copy of the EIR (Establish Inspection Report) and/or any warning letter?
Technically, up to 45 days after the inspection. In reality, depending on the type, depth, and other FDA inspection conditions, it can be up to 3-6 months after the FDA investigator leaves. Nonetheless, your FDA inspection response and remediation plan is still due to the agency within 15 business days after departure of the FDA investigator.
- summarized from Lori Lawless, FDA, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Tim Wells, retired FDA Team Leader for the QSIT Project, and Larry Spears, retired FDA Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs
If you have any further questions, or need help complying cost-effectively with FDA regulations, please contact me through my consulting firm, Cerulean Associates LLC.


text:
I once heard a story about a woman who met with the Dalai Lama and confided that she was deeply sad about not having children. He listened intently then gently responded: "All the time?"
This exchange came back to me in recent days as I continue to navigate one of my tougher stretches in Plan B Nation. The challenge of finding a new home, an unsettled work life, summer heat – such things have me swamped in discouragement, uncertainty, and stress.
That's why I've been re-upping my efforts to Take in the Good – to bring a focused attention to all that is going right. This is a very different thing from denying life's very real problems. The lemons are definitely still there. But so is the lemonade.
A few nights back, I visited a local swimming hole with my friend Becky, after which we headed off for dinner at Ashfield's Country Pie. I'd been hearing about this place for ages and was eager to try the pizza, but the hour-plus wait time quickly changed our plans. Grinders would be just 20 minutes. We opted for those instead. From a stash of games, I picked up a Chinese checkers board. Once we figured out how to play, we whiled away the time while waiting, and I now remember that interlude as the best part of the evening.
This morning, I once again felt the weight of the world descending, so I jumped in my car and made my way to the dreamy Montague Bookmill. That's where I am right now, camped out at the Lady Killigrew Cafe with a bagel and coffee, listening to the rushing water below from my corner window seat. Yes, there are things in my life that are hard, but this is also true.
There's a reason to think this way. Focusing on the good things in life is a first-step towards correcting for the brain's "negativity bias," which causes us to react more strongly to a negative stimulus than to an equally strong positive one, says neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain and Just One Thing. While this bias had its evolutionary uses – it kept our ancestors from getting eaten – it also explains why we so often make ourselves needlessly unhappy by endlessly replaying our fears and failures and disregarding successes.
The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones, is how Hanson puts it. That's why it's so important to do our best to take in the good things that happen. "By tilting toward the good – toward that which brings more happiness and benefit to oneself and others – you merely level the playing field," Hanson writes in Just One Thing, which includes 52 practices for enhancing well-being by changing the brain. (There's a name for this: "experience-dependent neuroplasticity.")
Lately, I've been returning to the popular Three Good Things practice – taking time at the end of each day to write down three positive experiences from the past 24 hours. Over the years that I've played with this exercise, I've had mixed results. There are times it's left me cold and seemed like a waste of time. But these days, it feels helpful so I'm sticking with it for now. That's the great thing about a toolkit. It gives you choices.
When I started this blog, I was committed to being honest and authentic, but the more I look at my experience, the harder it is to grasp. Within a single experience, there are many truths: Yes, life is hard right now — but not all the time.


text:
drobin brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 40 Designs von 12 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We need a logo that says this program is contemporary, innovative, international, African Diasporic, and the highest quality. This is the 2nd year of this program, which includes concerts, seminars, international artists in elementary schools, and intensive workshops. It is sponsored by a research institute at a university, which is well-respected for its book series, journals, and international conferences.
Performing Diaspora: Celebrating Black History Month through Dance and Music
What we need is a logo for our new initiative which is focused on Black History month, the arts, and community outreach. This logo will likely appear on posters, brochures, websites, fundraising documents, t-shirts, and programs as a way to distinguish the program from the larger research institute. Below I have pasted some writing meant to describe the program in need of a logo:
Performing Diaspora 2009 is a celebration of Africanist dance and music during Black History month at York University and in the neighbouring community of University Heights at Jane and Finch (also known as Black Creek). This month long series of performances, workshops, seminars and community events serves as a catalyst to bring together university and community to celebrate and engage with African and African Diaspora arts and culture.
Performing Diaspora began in 2008 as the innovative flagship project of The Harriet Tubman Institute. Located at York University in the heart of Toronto's African Diaspora communities, the Institute's aim is to strengthen the understanding and leadership necessary to develop prosperous, harmonious multicultural communities. This project reveals the continuing vitality of African peoples in processes of global migration, despite the legacy of slavery and its continuing racial injustice.
Performing Diaspora 2009 builds on the inaugural program, which involved local West African and Caribbean dance and music, to include several local and international artists. The program events and activities will animate venues at York, University Height's Yorkgate Center, and Jane-Finch's neighboring schools. The wide range of performances, workshops, and special events will reveal, through the power of the performing arts, the history and culture of Africa and its Diaspora. In fact, Performing Diaspora 2009 will support the development of valuable educational tools to enhance student engagement with the Arts, Africa, and Diaspora.
- contemporary
- innovative
- international
- African Diaspora
- highest quality
- nothing stereotypical
- nothing cute
- nothing too traditional
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


text:
ASO needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Service Oasis
We are a web company. Our goal is to help hard working folks find clients in an ever-changing economic environment. We have a very strong appreciation for entrepreneurship and we believe those who pursue their own livelihood deserve the best. Our logo should say as much.
Our target is buyers and sellers of services that can be located or procured on the web. The logo should appeal to men and women who are more web savvy than average and younger rather than older.
We seem to prefer blues and greens, but are open to colors, or lack thereof.
Feel free to utilize our initials etc. as needed.
We do enjoy luxury fashion logos such as:
But please do not limit yourself to these styles.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
In both color and b/w and reverse b/w
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
Trucking industry workers – especially drivers – come from all walks of life nowadays, but there are some broader trends in the labor force that are worth noting as carriers continue to ramp up their recruiting efforts.
According to a recent survey conducted Harris Poll for CareerBuilder.com, the U.S. jobs outlook for the second quarter of 2014 is akin to last year's forecast, but certain industries are expected to outperform the national average for hiring.
For example, the number of manufacturing firms planning to add full-time, permanent headcount increased three percentage points in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2013 – beating the national average for this year's forecast by seven percentage points. Also, information technology (IT), financial Services, professional and business services, plus the health care sectors are all also among industries projected to lead in job creation.
"While employment has not yet reached an ideal level, the U.S. is moving closer to the tipping point for substantial job growth," said Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder. "The economy is expanding, the housing market is recovering, consumer confidence is up and companies are starting to tap into cash reserves to invest – these are all good signs. As these trends strengthen, we expect hiring to hold steady in the second quarter and gain ground in the back half of the year."
CareerBuilder's hiring outlook – based on a national Harris Poll survey of 2,138 hiring managers and human resource professionals across a wide range of industries – noted that 26% of employers plan to add full-time, permanent staff in the second quarter, on par with last year, with 8% expecting to downsize and 61% planning no change in staffing levels.
Given that employers historically have been more conservative in estimates than actual hiring activity, the number may come in higher at quarter's end, Ferguson noted.
Yet here's a potential opening for trucking: Temporary employment is showing a slight increase over 2013 projections, with 33% of the managers surveyed planning to hire temporary or contract workers in the second quarter, while another 26% plan to transition some contract or temporary staff into permanent employees in the second quarter.
Overall, according to CareerBuilder's Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) subsidiary, more than 2.9 million U.S. workers were employed in temporary jobs in 2013 – and increase of 28% since 2010 and outpacing the 5% growth rate for all jobs.
Could trucking perhaps woo such temporary workers with the potential for full time work, pay and benefits? Well for one thing, the truck driver occupation is one seeing a lot of growth in "temporary" positions.
According to EMSI's data, the number of "temporary" tractor-trailer truck driver job openings is projected to jump 3% from 2013 to 2014 on a national basis, with media pay hitting the $18.37 per hour mark.
In a separate CareerBuilder and Harris Poll study, 42% of employers reported that they plan to hire temporary or contract workers for all of 2014, up from 40% last year, though two in five (43%) also plan to transition some temporary employees into full-time permanent staff.
"Coming off of a hard-hitting recession, companies want more flexibility in their workforce to quickly ramp up and ramp down their businesses as needed. Temporary workers provide that flexibility," said Eric Gilpin, president of CareerBuilder's staffing & recruiting group. "Temporary employment is growing across industries and metros, and providing great opportunities for workers to test-drive different work experiences and network with employers."
Of course, trucking needs more full-time drivers just to handle current demand. Indeed, according to statistics from the American Trucking Association and other industry bodies, trucking suffered from a shortage of some 113,000 drivers per year and with the hours of service (HOS) rule changes made last July that number is expected to almost triple to 323,000 by 2015.
Those are just some of the trends trucking needs to keep in mind as Spring begins to make its long-awaited arrival.


text: Bentley's new Conti GT3 racer It might only be dubbed a concept, but don't be fooled by the moniker\: as you're reading this, a 'dedicated motorsport team' is currently hard at work developing the Bentley Continental GT3 racer you're coveting above.That's right, Bentley's going racing again. Seems a perfect fit, somehow, doesn't it?Naturally, those of a tender age might struggle to recall the company's long history in racing, not least since Audi began mopping up at Le Mans. But there, Bentley has form\: it won most recently in 2003, for the sixth time. And of course, any discussion including the words 'Bentley' and 'motorsport' instantly brings to mind the valiant efforts of the post-WWI 'Bentley Boys' and their Speed Sixes, Birkin Blowers and works racing 3 and 4 ½-litre monsters with superchargers from Amherst Villiers. Spiffing times of yore that cemented the 'Great' into Britain.OK, so Bentley might not be that British anymore, but whatever\: this concept GT3 Continental is being developed at Bentley's HQ in Crewe, and sits on the Continental GT Speed's chassis - the fastest road-going Bentley in history.It gets a rear-wheel-drive chassis in accordance with racing regulations, motorsport hardware and a 'comprehensive aerodynamic package'. It's even been given a kiss on both cheeks by the FIA, and as such, will begin its racing career at the end of 2013, capable of - says Bentley - 'a range of race series and events, up to and including 24-hour marathons'. Le Mans competitors, are you listening?Helming the return is none other than Brian Gush, Bentley's head of chassis, powertrain and motorsport, and the chap who oversaw the 2003 one-two Bentley victory in the Speed 8 prototypes.Bentley chief Wolfgang Schreiber said\: 'The clear message from our customers is that Bentley belongs on the racetrack. The Continental GT3 is set to show the world what the Continental GT is capable of in its most extreme form, and establishes a solid foundation for Bentley's long-term motorsport plans.' TopGear 27 September 2012 Bentley's new Conti GT3 racer


text:
Now Viewing:
This item is noncancelable and nonreturnable.
The Telex TR-300 portable belt-pack transceiver is designed for use with the BTR-300 single channel VHF base station. The TR-300 transceiver sends and receives audio to and from the base station and additional transceivers, via a VHF frequency band of 150 - 216 MHz.
The unit features dual 1/4 wave "whip" antenna, crystal controlled frequency stabilization, internal compression, and a 50 mW transmission output, resulting in minimal RF interference and drop-out. The TR-300's rugged construction makes it worthy for use on the road, and the unit is powered for up to 24 hours (continuously) on 6 "AA" alkaline batteries.
|Transmitter Type
|Crystal Controlled
|Receiver Type
|Dual Conversion Superheterodyne, FM
|RF Frequency Range
|150 - 216 MHz
|Transmit Power
|50 mW
|Microphone Input
|30 Ohms - 3500 Ohms
|Antenna Type
|1/4 wave attached
|Signal-to-Noise Ratio
|90 dB
|Local Headset Output
|32 mW into 600 Ohms
|Frequency Response
|300 Hz - 5 kHz
|Power Requirements
6 "AA" Alkaline Batteries (NiMH-optional)
Current Draw: Typical 82 mA
|Battery Life
|24 Hours (continuous)
|4.25 x 4.125 x 2.0" (108 x 105 x 51mm)(WxHxD)
|13.5 oz. with batteries (384 g)


text:
It is the policy of the Central Kentucky News-Journal to publish public records as they are reported by various agencies. Names appearing in "Property Transfers" are published without exception, to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the CKNJ and as a news service to our readers.
The amount listed is the price paid or the fair market value of the property.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Central Kentucky News-Journal, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
|ZIP Code:


text:
Verizon is increasing the fee they charge customers who upgrade to a new, subsidized iPhone -- or other mobile device -- as part of a 2-year contract renewal. The new fee will be $30 and takes effect on April 22.
This fee will help us continue to provide customers with the level of service and support they have come to expect which includes Wireless Workshops, online educational tools, and consultations with experts who provide advice and guidance on devices that are more sophisticated than ever.
Verizon offers their eco-friendly trade-in program as a way to hedge against the costs.
We've already heard that carriers are starting to push back on the costs of premium devices, like the iPhone, which cut their incredible profits down to only fantastic sizes. They successfully, and unsuccessfully, tried to increase other costs to try and get more money out of consumers for a while now. They'll likely keep trying until they find the paths of least resistance.
Does the new upgrade fee bother you? Will it change your mind about upgrading on Verizon? Jump into our Verizon Forum and let us know!
Source: Verizon
This post may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more details.


text:
Adforton Arts and Culture
Arts in the Country? Find out what's happening in Adforton
Everyone knows there is no access to real art in the countryside isn't there?
Think again and check out these pages.
For Live art performances throughout Herefordshire and Shropshire and in Adforton village hall, checkout Arts Alive for the programme of performances. Nearby Ludlow also hosts a two week Arts festival in June/ July, including Shakespeare performances in the Castle. Ludlow's Assembly Rooms have a year round programme of live pmusic, dance, theatre,cinema. The National Trust properties of Croft Castle and Berrington Hall, near Adforton, has regular outdoor concerts and shows. The Courtyard Theatre in Hereford has a year round programme of live theatre, music, crafts & cinema.
Arts Alive also operates big screen cinema in Adforton and other village halls in the area under the banner Flicks in the Sticks.
Each Spring, enjoy the Borderlines Film festival in lots of villages around Adforton in Mortimer Country. The village hall in Adforton has access to National Theatre Live with satellite screenings of major productions at a fraction of the cost of a West End seat.
Books and Literary Festivals
Hay International Literary festival takes place each May half term, and is easily accessible from Adforton. In Mortimer Country, regular literary events take place at Aardvark Books in Brampton Bryan. Stay in Adforton and find out why the landscape of Mortimer Country has inspired writers and poets from Milton to AE Housman.
Music festivals
From concerts in churches to live music in local inns, there's always plenty of music in Adforton. Mortimer Country is also lucky to have its own music festivals; from Lionstock in Leintwardine, to Presteigne's classical music festival over the August Bank holiday, to a world music celebration " Sheep Music"
Arts and Crafts
The amazing landscape around Adforton is inspiration for many local artists. You can see their work and visit the artists studios ,during Shropshire art Week in June,and h.Art Week in September both display many artists works in their studios and galleries throughout Herefordshire. The Rodd, part of the Sidney Nolan Trust near Presteigne, has many exhibitions and talks to enjoy.
Come and stay in Adforton and join in with these events, check our events list too - because there are lots more local events.


text:
The Council for Sustainable Management of the Upper Watershed of the Samalá River (Spanish acronym COMSCARS) and leaders of Metrópoli de los Altos Associated Municipalities learn about, assess and validate the strategic plan for the microwatershed of the Chacap River as pilot site to implement IUCN's microwatershed model for the region.
Guatemala, November 2011 (IUCN) – During a workshop in Guatemala City, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presented the microwatershed-based, community water planning and management model developed as a result of activities carried out by its Tacaná II project in the department of San Marcos in Guatemala.
COMSCARS is a multisectoral council for consensuated decision-making on activities in the upper watershed of the Samalá River that promote, negotiate and socially audit ecological, social, environmental and economic development projects that respond to the historical situation and are sustainable. It also promotes, exercises and protects common interests related to environment.
Currently the council is comprised of the Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources; the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology; the municipalities of Concepción Chiquirichapa, Esperanza, Quetzaltenango and Totonicapán; the Metrópoli de los Altos Associated Municipalities, Universidad Rural, Asociación Forestal de Quetzaltenango, CARE, the National Forests Institute, Grupo Gestor de Quetzaltenango, the Experimental Center for Development of Small and Medium Rural Business and the Regional Program for Reduction of Risk and Environmental Degradation.
Since COMSCARS is now the coordination body for environmental activities in the watershed of the Samalá River, IUCN's strategic plan for the microwatershed of Chacap River was presented for its analysis, review and validation. This pilot microwatershed was selected as the first site for the creation of local capacities to adapt, adopt and validate the microwatershed-based model of community water planning and management, with financial support from AVINA.
The workshop focused on the advantages of the microwatershed approach to initiate land-use planning and to promote community-level integrated water management and conservation of natural resources in these hydrographic units. It also stressed the clear cause-effect relations resulting from adequate or inadequate management of the upper parts, and how this tends to benefit or negatively affect the areas below.
In addition, this approach permits better strategies for interinstitutional and multisectoral coordination and facilitates the identification of effects from climate variability and change. The vulnerabilities of the zone can be visualized more easily, enabling more efficient linkage of the different risk management measures that need to be implemented.
A top priority is restoring, protecting, conserving and/or maintaining the different ecosystems so they can continue producing the ecosystem goods and services essential to the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the communities in the region.
Yet another important advantage of the microwatershed approach pointed out in the workshop is that available resources can be used more efficiently and effectively. Working in smaller units makes it possible to carry out actions that are more targeted and matched to priorities; benefits can be magnified and results are obtained in shorter periods. The process moves in a logical and coordinated way toward higher levels, such as subwatersheds, until the entire watershed is covered. This is particularly valuable when government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, communities and the private sector are integrated in this effort and vision.
Because it was created only recently, COMSCARS does not yet have a strategic plan to guide its work and establish priority zones for initial activities. The presentation and review of the strategic plan for the Chacap microwatershed provides a first opportunity to start out with a pilot site where council members can integrate and link their efforts and visions and promote land-use planning and environmental activities to foster socio-environmental development.
This will enable COMSCARS to adopt, adapt and validate the microwatershed approach while also constructing a frame of reference for medium-term planning of macro scenarios for the entire upper watershed of the Samalá River, and thus achieve significant impacts in relation to integrated water resource management—mainly to prevent severe contamination of fluvial flows and overall deterioration of natural resources, and help improve communities' access to water and local governance of the vital resource.
For more information contact:
Carlos R. Rosal Del Cid
Regional Officer
Water Management Unit
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Initiative
Tel: 00502-5966-6957 and 00502-5918-0317


text:
LAW Writer® Ohio Laws and Rules
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the auditor of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of auditor of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the secretary of state and kept in the secretary of state's office.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.
Effective Date: 07-01-1985 .


text:
Sunday, 11 November 2012 03:35 PM
A person familiar with the investigation identified the second woman as Jill Kelley, a long-time friend of the Petraeus family.
Kelley went to the FBI after receiving threatening emails that eventually were traced to Broadwell, law enforcement and security officials have said, prompting an investigation that turned up evidence that Petraeus and Broadwell were having an extramarital affair.
Alert: Hurricane Proves You Need Emergency Radio, Save $25
"We and our family have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children," Kelley said in a statement obtained by ABC News.
Broadwell has not been available for comment and both the FBI and CIA have declined public comment on the matter.
Petraeus has made no public comment since he announced his resignation on Friday.
The affair has raised questions about whether U.S. national security was ever at risk and the timing of law enforcement and intelligence officials' revelation of the matter to the White House as well as who knew about the investigation before last week's presidential election.
Meanwhile, a former spokesman for Petraeus during his time as an Army general has said the affair with Broadwell, an Army reserve officer who co-authored a glowing biography of him, began after Petraeus retired from the Army in August 2011 to lead the spy agency and ended four months ago by mutual consent.
Retired Colonel Steven Boylan, who was Petraeus's spokesman in Iraq and has spoken to the general since he resigned at the CIA, downplayed the question of whether U.S. security had been at risk. He said Petraeus never gave Broadwell classified information or communicated with her via his government email.
"My understanding is that she was only at the CIA twice. And at no time, based on conversations with him, did he provide her classified information, nor did she receive anything from him in that manner," Boylan said in an interview.
"My understanding is that they mutually determined that it was time to end it," he said, adding that Petraeus "knows he made a huge mistake" and is now trying to focus on his family. "It wasn't right. And it was done. That was about four months ago."
A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Petraeus was first interviewed in connection with the FBI investigation during the week of Oct. 28, about a week after Broadwell was questioned. The FBI informed Petraeus's boss, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, on the evening of Election Day, Nov. 6.
Senior U.S. officials said Clapper then informed the White House's National Security Council staff of the issue and Petraeus' intention to resign on Wednesday, the morning after President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second four-year term. Obama was informed later that day, they said.
Petraeus, a widely admired soldier-scholar credited with turning around the U.S. war in Iraq and who led NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, announced his resignation in a letter to the CIA workforce on Friday, acknowledging "extremely poor judgment" in having an extramarital affair.
The person familiar with the investigation said Kelley initially approached a Florida field office of the FBI - not FBI headquarters - with a complaint of cyber-harrassment. She had received numerous intimidating emails from a handful of different, opaque pseudonymous addresses.
The nature of the emails, according to the source, who was briefed on their contents, was "I know what you're doing" and similar suggestions that someone was onto Kelley. There was no explicit threat of violence.
Upon tracing them, the FBI found out that Paula Broadwell was behind them, this source said. They also found correspondence between Broadwell and Petraeus leading to the revelation of an affair between them.
High-level Justice Department officials were informed in late summer 2012 of an ongoing investigation involving Petraeus, according to a law enforcement official. This source would not name the Justice officials or say whether Attorney General Eric Holder was among them.
The Justice Department followed longstanding policy by not revealing the investigation to anyone outside the department, such as White House or congressional aides, this official said. It would be inappropriate and unfair to do so, and it might jeopardize any potential prosecution, the official added.
As the investigation moved into the fall, the focus was potential cyber-harassment by one woman against another woman.
Petraeus was thought of by investigators as a potential witness or party to the investigation, but he was never a target of investigators. Prosecutors considered whether the conduct in question constituted a crime of cyber-harassment under the law.
During their interviews with investigators, Broadwell and Petraeus both admitted to the affair, the official said. After the interviews, prosecutors decided they likely would not bring charges, based on the available evidence.
Alert: Hurricane Proves You Need Emergency Radio, Save $25
Another U.S. government official said the FBI investigation into the emails was fairly straightforward and did not require obtaining court orders to monitor the email accounts of those involved, including the personal email account of Petraeus. Rather, the official said, investigators reviewed the emails that Kelley had brought to their attention.
"There wasn't a court order," the government official said, adding that that action would have been a last resort when other avenues had been exhausted.
"We look to see if a law has been violated, if there is not, we move on," the official said.
© 2019 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.
Newsmax Comment Policy
Keep discussions on topic, avoid personal attacks and threats of any kind. Links will not be permitted.
Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.


text:
DRC home :: Events :: Feedback :: Wallpaper :: Advanced Search
BUDDS CREEK, Md. --
Interim race director Royce Miller worked diligently with X-DRL management to establish a plan that would produce the most exciting event for race fans. The schedule which was announced in February, called for quarter final eliminations for all classes to start at 7:00 pm. The event was heavily promoted to local race fans with the emphasis being that the professional classes would start eliminations at 7:00 pm and the never-before-seen X-DRL action under the lights.
"Our fans at MIR have made it known that Saturday nights are for racing and MIR and the X-DRL were poised to deliver a great show. We were in the difficult situation of meeting the fans expectations by keeping the original elimination schedule or adjusting the Saturday schedule in the event of weather, and disappoint loyal race fans. The last thing we wanted to do was to have fans arrive to only see the end of the show. We felt it was important to honor the fans and deliver an evening program if at all possible," said Royce Miller, track owner and operator at Maryland International Raceway.
"Royce and his staff exceeded our expectations in the race promotion and on-track support. He delivered great crowds all weekend creating one of the best racing environments I have had the opportunity to experience. It was a huge disappointment when the weather moved in early and ended eliminations on Saturday," said Jeff Mitchell, president and owner of the X-DRL.
Racing is scheduled to resume Sunday morning at 9:00 am with gates opening at 8:00 am for spectators. All Saturday tickets will be honored for full admission on Sunday. Race fans unable to attend the event on Sunday with tickets purchased before 4:00 pm will receive a 50% credit applicable to a future event at Maryland International Raceway. Tickets purchased after 4:00 pm will receive full face value at a future event at Maryland International Raceway.


text:
Photo: Moe_
Headsets and voice communications have become ubiquitous to group play in MMOs today. Guilds freely share their server addresses with pickup players. PvP groups rely on tight communication to sweep to resounding battleground victories. Even players in random groups often meet up on voice comms to simplify strategy and tactical coordination. Headsets have become quite affordable, and USB connections make it easy to simply plug in and play.
Despite all this, speaking up in a channel full of strangers can be one of the more intimidating and awkward experiences in your group play experience. And then there's the other side of the coin: bearing up under the onslaught of That Guy in Vent who's cursing up a blue streak at every turn of the encounter, leaving his mic open so the rest of us can fully experience his barking dog, his blaring television and his half-chewed mouthful of pizza.
The Voice Comms Etiquette talk probably wasn't part of your mama's standard coming-of-age advice repertoire, so consider this the heart-to-heart advisory every player should receive upon reaching grouping age. Go forth with awareness and the facts!


text: Our mission statement: The mission of Buncombe County Recreation Services is to improve the quality of life within our community by providing high quality recreational facilities, opportunities for social interaction, and programming which encourages health and wellness through active lifestyles. We would like to encourage and invite you to visit your parks. If you have any comments, questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call us at (828) 250-4260 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com Thank you so much for visiting our website! It is our pleasure at Buncombe County Parks & Recreation to provide the best recreation possible for you. We strive to offer special events, programs and facilities that can be enjoyed by all members of the general public. Physical Addresses Please note that the following addresses are physical addresses and not mailing addresses. Only the items in bold are both mailing and physical addresses: Administrative Office 46 Valley Street Asheville, NC 28801 Bent Creek River Park 1592 Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 Buncombe County Sports Park 58 Apac Circle Candler, NC 28715 Cane Creek Park and Pool 590 Lower Brush Creek Road Fletcher, NC 28732 Charles D. Owen Park 875 Warren Wilson Road Swannanoa, NC 28778 Corcoran Paige River Park 9 Pinners Road Arden, NC 28704 Erwin Community Pool 58 Lees Creek Road Asheville, NC 28806 Glen Bridge River Park 77 Pinners Road Arden, NC 28704 Hominy Creek River Park 194 Hominy Creek Road Asheville, NC 28806 Hominy Valley Park and Pool 25 Twin Lakes Road Candler, NC 28715 Karpen Soccer Fields 207 Reems Creek Road Weaverville, NC 28787 Lake Julian Park 75 Long Shoals Road Asheville, NC 28704 Ledges Whitewater River Park 1080 Old Marshall Hwy Alexander, NC 28701 North Buncombe Park and Pool 892 Clarks Chapel Road Weaverville, NC 28787 Owen Pool 117 Stone Drive Swannanoa, NC 28778 Skyland Soccer Fields 82 Springside Road Asheville, NC 28803 Walnut Island River Park 3042 Old Marshall Hwy Alexander, NC 28701


text:
0 Items (Empty)
Interactively search the online store for items below.
Bikocartridges.com is a Google Trusted Store.
Saving up to 40% off across the range
23/10/2014 10:00:26:
Saving up to 40% off across the range
|View All
|RSS Feed
* London, United Kingdom *
© 2019 Bikocartridges.com. All rights reserved worldwide.


text:
Find hotels in Westport using the list and search tools below. Find cheap and/or discounted hotel rates in or near Westport, MO for your personal leisure or group travel. Explore the most favored Westport, Missouri motel and hotel rooms. Browse the Westport area hotels to find the perfect lodging! Please use the provided map of the Westport hotels. Booking 5+ Rooms? Find Westport Group Hotel Rates
The Westport center is about the area of Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the area of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
How should we direct your call?


text:
Pages: 1
I bought a new shiny SSD to give my laptop a boost, and I have to install Arch on it. But since I use my laptop also for work I can't afford a one-two days of downtime to go through all the install phases. So my idea was to connect the SSD to my laptop using an external dock with USB connection, and install Arch via USB so that I have my HDD still working under the hood until the SSD is ready to be installed.
Two ways to do this came to my mind. The first, naive one is to reinstall all my pacman packages into the SSD by mounting it and then giving some commands like these:
# pacman -Sy
# cp -r /var/lib/pacman/* /media/SSD/var/lib/pacman/
# pacman --dbpath /media/SSD/var/lib/pacman/ --root /media/SSD/ --cachedir /media/SSD/var/cache/pacman/pkg/ -S $(pacman -Qq)
# cp -r /home/myhome /media/SSD/home/
Then I think I would need to install grub on the MBR. But it sounds too simplistic and I fear that this kind of procedure is a no-go.
So I thought about starting my laptop with the Arch install cd, mount the external SSD and go through the installation procedure. This sounds a bit more reasonable, but I don't know if the install scripts support installation on a USB device.
Option number 3, maybe there's a smarter way which I don't know...
Can someone please give me some good advice? By the way, would you use ext4 or btrfs for the new installation on SSD? Thanks.
No need for the installation CD, just install arch-install-scripts from [extra] on your current system - it's a very small package.
Then - following the install guide - connect your ssd, partition, mkfs'es, mount the partitions, then pacstrap /mnt base base-devel, and on from there. I've done this several times to install bootable systems onto flash drives.
If you wanted to install every package you have on the computer to the SSD you could also (at the pacstrap step) do
pacstrap /mnt $(pacman -Qeq)
Edit: also to ensure the future disk change out goes smoothly, make sure you only use UUIDs for everything (fstab and bootloader). Also be sure to have the 'usb' hook in mkinitcpio if you want to be able to boot from the external ssd.
Edit: modified pacman command to match recommendation below so inadequate info wasn't hanging around the forum.
Last edited by Trilby (2012-11-22 11:58:58)
"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
Thanks Trilby, sounds quite a neat procedure; I'll try with this. Just another couple of questions: I'm currently on i686 with sysvinit but I'd like to move to x86_64 and systemd. Will pacstrap create a systemd setup (I guess so)? Can I install an x86_64 system on the SSD starting from my i686 operating system?
Systemd will be installed just fine. But it's not quite so easy to install x86_64 from a i686 system. I suspect it'd still be pretty easy - I think it you might just have to either temporarily edit the current systems pacman.conf or point pacstrap to an alternate conf file that has the 'arch' architecture set appropriately. I have not, however, ever done this myselft.
"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
Thanks again, I'll give it a try when I'll have some spare time. Any suggestion about ext4/btrfs?
You'll want to do
pacstrap /mnt $(pacman -Qeq)
else everything on your current system will be installed explicitly instead of the dependencies being marked as such. It should still work the same.
Well, I don't know your current partition layout, but for the this example:
Let us assume you only have /boot /home and / ROOT partitions.
Leave your current hard drive in the laptop, and connect the new SSD via USD or whatever.
Let us assume that your current hard drive is on /dev/sda
Let us assume that your /boot partition is on /dev/sda1
Let us assume that your / ROOT partition is on /dev/sda2
Let us assume that your /home partition is on /dev/sda3
Let us assume that you want the same partition setup on your new drive
Let us assume that the attached new SSD drive is on /dev/sdb
Let us assume you are going to use MBR and BIOS to boot
I suggest using ext4 so Let us assume you are going to use ext4 on the new SSD (but it dose not make any difference)
Boot into the Arch Linux Live install environment
use fdisk to create your partitions on the new SSD /dev/sdb (make sure to mark the new /boot partition with the Boot flag)
Now format the partitions on the new SSD
mkfs.ext4 -L BOOT -b 4096 -E stride=128,stripe-width=128 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.ext4 -L ROOT -b 4096 -E stride=128,stripe-width=128 /dev/sdb2
mkfs.ext4 -L HOME -b 4096 -E stride=128,stripe-width=128 /dev/sdb3
Now mount all the partitions and copy all the directories and files to the new SSD
mkdir /mnt/sda
mkdir /mnt/sdb
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda/boot
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda/home
mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/sdb
mkdir /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdb/boot
mkdir /dev/sdb3 /mnt/sdb/home
# This is the fancy part
# We will use tar to copy all the files and stuff
# The -p flag will make sure that EVERYTHING
# Is copied correctly i.e. suid, permissions, Sticky Bit . . .
for i in `ls /mnt/sda`
tar -C /mnt/sda -cpf - $i | tar -C /mnt/sdb -xpf -
umount /mnt/sda/boot
umount /mnt/sda/home
umount /mnt/sda
umount /mnt/sdb/boot
umount /mnt/sdb/home
umount /mnt/sdb
NOW, poweroff the laptop
Take out the current Hard Drive, and install the SSD
NOW, Boot back into the Arch Linux Live install environment
Connect to the Internet however...
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/home
arch-chroot /mnt
pacman -Syy
pacman -S grub-bios
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda
cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
# Now edit /etc/fstab
# Add the mount options
# ,discard,stripe=128
# to every partition on the SSD
umount /mnt/home
umount /mnt/boot
umount /mnt
Last edited by hunterthomson (2012-11-22 05:35:31)
OpenBSD-current Thinkpad X230, i7-3520M, 16GB CL9 Kingston, Samsung 830 256GB
Contributor: linux-grsec
Thanks hunterthonsono for your suggestion. I don't want to make a 1:1 copy of my actual HDD on the SSD, for two reasons: the first is that I have an i686 system and I want to move to x86_64, the second is taht I'm still with a sysvinit setup and I want to move to systemd (which I think is more easy by doing a brand new installation). I think that I'll go with te pacstrap approach suggested by Trilby and see if I can mange to install an x86_64 system.
Meanwhile, yesterday I partitioned my SSD with gparted using a GPT partition table (making a boot partition). Then I checked with parted for partitions alignment and it says that they are all aligned, so I think that I'll proceeed with the pacstrap stage shortly.
Thanks everybody for the suggestions!
Awe yes, I totally agree. Just starting fresh with systemd is the way to go. That is what I did. I figured I would end up with a cleaner system and most of all it would be the best way to learn the new system.
I think x86_64 is a good idea. Same goes for GPT.
OpenBSD-current Thinkpad X230, i7-3520M, 16GB CL9 Kingston, Samsung 830 256GB
Contributor: linux-grsec
I managed to customize pacman.conf and mirrorlist in order to target x86_64 repositories, but pacstrap (or more probably pacman) complains about incompatible target architecture. It sounds fair, since if some pre or post install operations involve the execution of some binaries from the freshly installed packages, then my 32 bit system will be unable to execute the newly installed 64 bit binaries.
I guess the only way is to go with installation cd...
OK, using the 64 bit installation on my laptpop I have been able to run pacstrap, install core packages and all the stuff described in the installation guide. I installed grub package and then chorooted into the SSd and then installed grub with:
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --debug /dev/sdb
Then I tried to boot from USB but I felt in grub rescue mode, since the loader couldn't find the /boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod module (I checked and the module is present in the SSD in the right folder). So I went back to my 64 bit system, chrooted and installed grub again with:
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --debug --modules "usbms usb" /dev/sdb
to include usb modules in the grub core image so that it could read the /boot/grub/i386-pc/ folder. Then I rebooted and, to my surprise, I discovered that grub sees the all the subfolders of / and in particular /boot, but nothing else inside /boot, even if it contains grub/, initramfs and all the usual stuff (I can see these by mounting the SSD via USB after booting from HDD). Oddly enough, grub can see every file inside /usr/include, /usr/lib ans some other folders; some others seems empty as /boot.
I am quite confused, I don't know what may have gone wrong. My idea is that some other modules are needed into grub core image, maybe one module is needed to read ext4 file systems? The ext2 module is builtin and I read that it covers also ext4...
Pages: 1


text:
Spiced Carrots in Mango Chutney Sauce - Easy
|Carrots are very talented.
This is my second contribution to the Improv Challenge, a monthly party hosted by Frugal Antics. All the participants are required to use two assigned ingredients and come up with an original dish. This month's ingredients are: Tah-dah! Carrots and ginger.
Carrots and ginger compliment each other very nicely ... never a bad word between them (they must be Canadian). So nicely, in fact, that I have two recipes using these very same items: Honeyed Carrots and Sweet and Spicy Carrot Bisque. But, according to the rules of the Improv Challenge, I can't recycle either of them (although there's no rule having links to them ... anarchy, anarchy!).
So I had to come up with a new recipe. Then I remembered that there was a bottle of chutney in the fridge. Bingo! I mentioned chutney in an earlier post, but didn't really do into detail as to what it is. According to that authoritative source, Wise Geek, chutney is a sweet-sour jelly-like condiment made of fruit, sugar, vinegar and sometimes onion. Mango chutney is the one with which most people are familiar, but other fruits and veggies can be used. The consistency can be smooth or chunky. Major Grey, the brand most likely to be found at your local supermarket, also contains raisins and is of the chunky-ish persuasion.
I had a couple bunches of carrots on hand, so I simply sliced them into coins. If you prefer matchsticks or if baby carrots are on sale, the flavor won't be affected. For a dairy alternative, substitute butter for the margarine.
This side dish is favor-spicy, not heat-spicy. It goes very well with chicken.
Spiced Carrots in Mango Chutney Sauce - Easy
Serves 4-6
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 lb. carrots, cleaned and/or scraped
2 Tbl. margarine
1/4 cup mango chutney
1/2 tsp. kosher salt, or to taste
Mix orange juice and ginger together in a 2-quart saucepan. Slice carrots into thin coins, then add to saucepan, stirring a bit to moisten. Top with margarine, then place saucepan over medium heat. Cover and heat until mixture starts to boil, then reduce heat to a bare simmer. Continue to simmer, covered, for 10 minutes, or until carrots are fork-tender.
Stir in chutney and continue to heat another 2-3 minutes ...
... or until chutney liquifies. Taste and add salt, if desired.
|Happy carrots.
Serve hot or warm.
Disclaimer - because this recipe is part of an online cooking challenge group, the linked recipes below might not be kosher.


text:
Porny might find a friend?
As you know, I have been praying for a friend for Jessica Simpson for a long time. Jessica's friends don't tell her like it is. That she has dumbass for taste. That she dresses like two wrestling sausages in cling wrap. That she gives herself too easily. That she loves douchebags and golddiggers.
My Porny is supposed to be a judge on a new show called Fashion Star which sounds like a rip-off of Project Runway hosted by Elle Macpherson. Jessica is a brand now. A billion dollar one. So I guess that makes her an expert in good clothes?
Word is Nicole Richie has also been booked as the other judge on the show. Now this decision I understand. Nicole has great style. It may have been kickstarted by Rachel Zoe, but she's taken that and refined her own look.
The two of them on the same panel?
Here's what's interesting: Nicole used to be tight with Hollywood Ebola Paris Hilton. They're no longer very close, even though Nicole hasn't publicly cut it off, but their circles are no longer overlapping. Ebola used to meangirl Jessica. Tina Fey told us that. That when Ebola hosted SNL, it kept wanting to do sketches making fun of Jessica being fat. Those are Ebola's words, not mine.
Now Jessica and Nicole will be working together? Nicole, despite becoming a mother and cleaning up her sh-t, is still a bitch, still the ringleader of a group of Too Cools who enjoys maligning those who are not cool enough. Jessica is an easy target. Has probably been a target. Will she still be a target?
Can we expect to see shots of Nicole Richie snide-snickering at her colleague, challenging her constantly, belittling her decisions, talking over her, condescending to her, feeding her bacon treats under the table?
Or will it be a kinder Nicole? A compassionate one. Still condescending and patronising, but with a GOOP approach - let me lower myself in charity work, it's what the privileged must do.
Jessica Simpson by Nicole Richie? I'm in.
File photos from Wenn.com


text:
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program "DREAM" is a 10 week summer program designed to increase the number of underrepresented groups in medical physics by creating new opportunities, outreach and mentoring geared towards diversity recruitment of undergraduate students in the field of medical physics. Students participating in the program are placed into summer positions that are consistent with their interest. Students are selected for the program on a competitive basis to be a DREAM fellow. Each DREAM fellow receives a stipend from the AAPM.
Fellow Application/Award Process
Each applicant must complete the online AAPM Student application. Upload the application and ensure that it and all required supplementary information is sent to the AAPM Headquarters by the due date. An application is not complete unless all information is provided. The Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Subcommittee consists of qualified medical physicists, who will review all applications and make final decisions regarding award of fellowships. Once the fellowships have been awarded, the Subcommittee Chair will work with each student to select an appropriate mentor.
The summer fellow will receive a stipend of $4,000 USD payable to the host institution for the 10-week period. This is not a salary; it is meant solely to subsidize students so that they may participate in the program. The $4,000 stipend will be paid by the AAPM in two equal installments. If the summer fellow does not complete the full summer internship program they shall not receive the full stipend. There are no other benefits.
The summer fellow is responsible for health or any other insurance. The AAPM will not provide any form of insurance coverage for the fellow at any time and specifically will not provide any insurance coverage for the fellow while they are working and in a residence at a host institution for their summer experience. The mentor is encouraged to work proactively with the host institution to establish appropriate insurance coverage for the summer fellow ahead of their arrival. This might be achieved for example by the institution designating the Fellow as a "worker", "student trainee", "volunteer" or other appropriate personnel category. There are no other benefits.
The fellowship will be for a period of 10 weeks during the summer academic period (May to September), which is mutually suitable to the mentor and fellow.
Each student applicant shall have completed at least 2 years of their undergraduate studies, but shall not have graduated, i.e. rank of junior or senior. Applicants shall have declared a major or be eligible to declare a major in physics, engineering, or other science, which requires mathematics at least through differential equations, modern physics/quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism or equivalent courses in engineering sciences. Summer Undergraduate Fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens, Canadian citizens and Permanent residents of the U.S.
Upload the completed application. Send supporting documentation to:American Association of Physicists in Medicine. One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740Attn: Jacqueline Ogburn
For additional information contact: Jacqueline OgburnEducation Manager(301) 209-3394E-mail: email@example.com
Each mentor shall be a faculty medical physicist in a university environment or a qualified medical physicist. Each mentor shall be a full member of the AAPM. Each mentor shall be employed by a university, a hospital or clinical facility, or a radiological industry within the United States or Canada.
Each mentor must complete the online AAPM Mentor application by the due date. The Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Subcommittee screens and selects qualified mentors who offer an opportunity for an outstanding research project or clinical experience in medical physics. In making that assessment, the Subcommittee evaluates the appropriateness of the project for junior or senior physics students (or equivalent), the qualifications of the mentor, the appropriateness of the laboratory and clinical facility, and the availability of administrative support.
For additional information contact: Jacqueline Ogburn Education Manager (301) 209-3394 E-mail: email@example.com
AAPM is the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
1631 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone 571-298-1300
Fax 571-298-1301
Send general questions to email@example.com
AAPM's Privacy PolicyUse of the site constitutes your acceptance to its terms and conditions.
The AAPM is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization devoted to the discipline of physics in medicine. The information provided in this website is offered for the benefit of its members and the general public, however, AAPM does not independently verify or substantiate the information provided on other websites that may be linked to this site.


text:
Congratulations to the winner of MarketWatch's bragging-rights-only NCAA bracket competition!
Joe "My Mind-Blowing Bracket" (we can't access any further information about you, but you know who you are) has correctly picked 42 of the 62 winners. While that number isn't the highest (those bragging rights go to Gary of "Gary's Groovy Bracket," with 44 correct picks), Joe has more than made up for that with his big bet on Kentucky, correctly picking the Wildcats to be in Monday night's final.
Actually, Joe had picked Kentucky, a No. 8 seed, to win over Florida, the overall No. 1 choice, according to his tie-breaking score. Unfortunately for his point total, he didn't also put UK in the electronic winner's circle, a move that could cost him another 32 points. So he's locked in with 95 points, well ahead of Barry Duran ("Barry Duran's Great Bracket") and his 89 points. Florida, Barry's pick to win it all, was knocked out by the University of Connecticut, the No. 7 seed in the East, on Saturday.
Joe had some other notable picks, including tapping Dayton to upset Ohio State in the first full round. Perhaps most impressively, he correctly picked every game in the Midwest Regional — a group the Wall Street Journal called the "group of death" — with the exception of Mercer's upset of Duke.
Joe not only can claim bragging rights over the MarketWatch pool but also over Chris Bosh in a rival pool. The Miami Heat star locked in just 59 points with 37 correct picks in his Yahoo bracket. (Even more impressive: The winner of that bracket already has 126 points — and will hit 158 if UConn takes the title.)
Kentucky takes on UConn for the national title at 9:10 p.m. Eastern.
For stock pickers, Tesla Motors Inc. and Apple Inc. are fighting for the crown of the March MarketWatch Madness competition. The winner will be determined at the end of trading Tuesday.
More must-reads from MarketWatch:
Has Warren Buffett lost his mojo?
That screeching sound is the market losing momentum


text:
Vaughan's Anchor Inn
Denis Vaughan cooks some of the best food in County Clare.
This year he was awarded "Seafood Chef of the Year" by B I M Seafood Circle.
"He has recently refurbished the upstairs bedrooms above the restaurant and bar to create a proper dinner and duvet experience, which means one can push the boat out with good wines to match his elegant food. Yes, he does the cheffy thing with tasting dishes and ingredients done two- and three- ways, but the discipline in the kitchen lets nothing go astray, and the seafood cooking in particular is right on the money, with vivid flavours captured and precisely delivered."
Bridgestone Guide review 2011.
Vaughan's Anchor Inn also offers luxurious accommodation at a superb rate ideal for a weekend of fine dining.
Check out our accommodation section for more details.
Book Online Now
Home ~
Pub ~
Restaurant ~
Awards ~
Accommodation ~
Location ~
About ~
Contact ~
Links ~
Friend ~
Local ~
Copyright ; Vaughans Liscannor, Lahinch ~ Web Marketing by Western Webs, Galway, Ireland


text:
Home >Knitting & Crochet>All Yarns>Patons Baby Smiles FT Fab 4ply 50g red
Fairytale Fab 4ply with 181m per ball is the ideal choice for fine-guage knit and crochet projects.
Soft and durable acrylic yarn.
Standard UK delivery: From £1.00 per order
Express UK delivery: From £5.99 per order
Various delivery options available at checkout. International Delivery Available on every item.
Further info on delivery times and charges.
Not happy with an item? We have a simple no quibble return policy.
Telephone: 0800 013 0150
Address: Sew and So
Unit 6A
Delta Drive


text:
Back to Search results
Samuel's portrait
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
is one of the most famous
Croydon people ever.
He played his first violin
as a child in Waddon.
His talent took him
to the Royal College of Music
and on to a career
as a musician and composer.
Samuel faced intense racism
at every stage of his career.
Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Daughter
0 mins 0 secs
Samuel Coleridge Taylor's Daughter
"I loved to listen to his music
and I loved to watch
the way he was writing
and I think he rather liked to feel
his little girl
was sitting by the side of him
by the piano."
You are now listening to music
from 'Hiawatha's Wedding'
written by Samuel Coleridge Taylor.
A Career in Music
His father Dr Daniel Taylor
came from Sierra Leone to
study in London. This is
where he met Coleridge-Taylor's
mother Alice Martin.
Coleridge-Taylor was inspired
by his black heritage and
used themes from spirituals.
Spirituals are religious songs
created by enslaved Africans.
This influence can be heard in
the overture to Hiawatha's
Wedding-Feast; his most
popular work.
Find out more
To find out more about the life of
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and to
view some of his music you can
visit the Research Room.
The Research Room is on the
lower ground floor of the Clocktower,
It is open Tuesday-Saturday


text:
In the past 48 hours I have done all of the following:
1. Visited my in-laws for Easter weekend.
2. Ate approximately 53 mini chocolate eggs.
3. Drank two very large top shelf margaritas on my father-in-law's dime.
4. Ate a lot of chips and salsa while drinking said margaritas.
5. Got drunk and flirted with my son's 19 year old gay friend while Captain Carl laughed his ass off.
6. Was reminded by my son of the time I got drunk and flirted with his other, non-gay friend by singing Prince's "Sexy Motherfucker" to him.
7. Got called a cougar by Captain Carl. Made clawing motion and sounds vaguely resembling cat noises.
8. Puked my guts out at three in the morning.
9. Refused to speak to Captain Carl after he got a speeding ticket.
10.Drove through torrential rain and hail. Promised God I would never flirt with my son's friends or be hung over on Easter again if we got home safely.
11. Got home safely. So long, younger men and margaritas. Damn it.
And that was how I celebrated the resurrection of Christ this year.
My mother would be so disappointed. So would, you know...Jesus.
p.s. The gay kid loved it.
p.p.s. So did the non-gay one. Because I'm just that awesome. Rawr.


text:
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2019 KUAM. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service, and Ad Choices.
PAINTBRUSH COOKIES (makes about 4 dozen cookies)
1/2 c stick margarine or butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3 c flour
¼ c buttermilk
½ tsp vanilla
Beat together butter, sugar, and eggs. Mix together baking soda, powder, and ½ c of flour. Add to butter mixture. Pour in buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well. Slowly mix in rest of flour until dough is soft.
On a floured surface, knead dough until smooth. Chill dough in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. (can be refrigerated overnight)
Roll out dough into ¼-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter. Decorate with paint before baking.
Once decorated, bake at 350° 8-10 minutes or until golden.
1 egg yolk
½ tsp water (add more if needed to thin paint)
food coloring
Mix egg and water. Divide among small containers – tint with food coloring.
*DISCLAIMER*: The information contained in or provided through this site section is intended for general consumer understanding and education only and is not intended to be and is not a substitute for professional advice. Use of this site section and any information contained on or provided through this site section is at your own risk and any information contained on or provided through this site section is provided on an "as is" basis without any representations or warranties.


text:
Home » Highland Regalia » Jackets & Shirts
The revolutionary new BANDSPEC cape has been an outstanding success since its launch in early 2005. It is now the first choice of pipe bands worldwide.
The Band Spec Bagpiper's Rain Cape is an absolute necessity for any Piper or Drummer when playing in the rain or snow.
Designed by Mister Antony to be the most versatile Bagpipe Rain Cape out there.It is made from superior quality wrinkle-resistant oxford weave polyester fabric with a matte finish. 100% waterproof guaranteed. Specially developed & tested by P/M Robert Mathison (House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band - Grade-1 World Champions 2005) with unique new features never before incorporated into any bandsmans raincape.
An extra deep pocket for a Glengary
« Previous | Next »