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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29 (UPI) -- Israel's growing missile defenses will reportedly be integrated into the United States' planned regional defense network -- and could end up shielding Arab states that, in theory at least, are considered adversaries of the Jewish state.
Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, told Defense News, a Washington weekly, that the multi-tiered Israeli system would strengthen the U.S. military's ability to protect its forces in the Middle East.
Israel is the only state with operational systems capable of intercepting rockets and missiles of different calibers and range.
Merging the two networks has actually been under way for some time.
Israel and U.S. forces have conducted several biennial Juniper Cobra joint exercises between the Israeli armed forces and the U.S. European Command to develop the interoperability of their air-defense systems.
In September 2008, Eurocom deployed a powerful Raytheon AN/TPY-2 X-band radar system to the Nevatim air base in the Negev Desert of southern Israel to bolster the Jewish state's air-defense capabilities.
The long-range X-band allows Israel's Arrow-2 anti-ballistic missile interceptor system, two batteries of which are currently operational, to engage Iranian Shehab-3b missiles about halfway through their 11-minute flight.
That's about six times faster than the Green Pine radar system used by Arrow.
Israeli commentators have argued that the U.S. effort to bolster Israel's air defenses is designed to discourage the country's political leadership from launching pre-emptive strikes against Iran's nuclear infrastructure to delay development of nuclear weapons.
If that is indeed the case, O'Reilly's disclosure of the integration of the two militaries' air-defense systems coincides with reports that Iran has accelerated its efforts to develop long-range missiles capable of hitting Israel and beyond.
Those reports were given added weight by Foreign Secretary William Hague of Britain Wednesday. He told Parliament in London that Tehran had conducted secret tests of ballistic missiles recently.
His gave no timeframe. But British sources claim Iran has carried out at least three tests with medium-range ballistic weapons since October amid other reports that it's also accelerating efforts to produce nuclear warheads.
Iranian forces are currently engaged in a 10-day program of maneuvers, codenamed Great Prophet 6, during which commanders claim they have test-fired liquid-fueled Shehabs.
They made no mention of the advanced and more accurate solid-fuel Sejjil-2 missile, which is the weapon that causes the most consternation in the West.
Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' strategic missiles forces, said Iran can produce intercontinental ballistic missiles but doesn't need to since it already has weapons that can reach Israel and U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf.
These have ranges of up to 1,250 miles, enough to reach Israel and parts of southeastern Europe.
Western and Israeli intelligence services say Iran wants to produce intercontinental missiles with a range of up to 3,750 miles.
The Revolutionary Guards also unveiled what were identified as missile silos, facilities not seen in Iran before.
With regard to the planned integration of U.S. and Israeli missile defense systems, O'Reilly acknowledged this could mean Israeli batteries would be used to protect Arab states that are allies of the United States but which do not have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.
Egypt and Jordan both have peace treaties with Israel, so it was not clear to which Arab states O'Reilly was referring. But it was mostly likely Saudi Arabia and its partners in the Persian Gulf, which at present are vulnerable to Iranian missile attack. Several host U.S. military bases that are within range of Iranian missiles.
Israel's multi-layered missile shield is still partly under development, although the high-altitude Arrow-2 system, jointly funded by the United States, has been in place since 2000.
A more powerful Arrow-3 variant capable of intercepting Iranian missiles outside Earth's atmosphere is being developed. It would be deployed alongside the Arrow-2s.
In March, the Iron Dome interceptor system, designed to counter short-range rockets and missiles, successfully made its combat debut in shooting down eight out of nine Grad-type rockets unleashed on southern Israel.
The fourth system, David's Sling, is still being developed and isn't likely to be operational before 2013. It's designed to counter medium-range missiles.
Israel's Defense Ministry says it plans to integrate all four systems, plus U.S.-supplied Patriots, into a national command center.


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I was flicking through my Food Safari cookbook the other day looking for inspiration. I've mentioned before I get itchy to bake, and this day was no exception. I turned to the pages on Maltese food. My son's best mate is Maltese, so I thought it only fitting I try my hand at Maltese cooking (doesn't everyone do this?) I found a great recipe for using up stale bread. Puddina!
The recipe calls for day old bread or bread rolls etc. Also mixed fruit, sugar, eggs etc. My husband and I are not at all keen on candied peel. In fact, I think it should be banned. It ruins perfectly good food. Yuk! So instead of buying chopped mixed fruit I bought various dried fruits and chopped them up myself to ensure no candied peel crept into my Puddina. I also added sultana's into the mix.
This pudding is not really what you would define as a pudding. Although, I imagine heating it and eating it with a bowl of warmed custard would be divine (note to self: do this tonight). It's a really moist cake that can be eaten anytime. Morning tea, afternoon tea, midnight snack … anytime. With all that dried fruit and almonds I like to think it's a healthy option for a snack…maybe.
Because you use a whole loaf of bread it yields a massive cake. But I don't think you will find this is a problem.
You might be able to see from the above picture a little bit of bread. I think it should probably be all mixed in and the actual bread should be unidentifiable. But this was my first attempt and it didn't make any difference to the overall taste in my opinion.
So I bravely decided to give a large portion to my Maltese friends. Of course I doubt it was like Grandma used to make but I handed it over anyway. Thankfully they were really pleased to receive it and they loved it! Success!

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Demand for development lending by Latin America and the Caribbean has increased in recent years. This increase accelerated after the global financial crisis hit the Latin America and the Caribbean, and the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the region were hit especially hard.
The sharp increase in demand for IDB resources prior to and after the crisis—together with the long-term development needs related to reducing poverty and inequality, responding to climate change, and promoting regional integration—led to a reevaluation of the Bank´s capital levels.
The IDB's Board of Governors on July 21, 2010, agreed to the terms of the proposed increase of the Bank's Ordinary Capital by $70 billion, the largest expansion of resources in the Bank's history, and to provide an unprecedented package of financial support to Haiti. The agreement also includes a proposal to increase, by $479 million, the Fund for Special Operations (FSO), which finances operations in the region's poorest nations.
Member countries approved the resolution autorizing increases in the Bank's Ordinary Capital on January 18, 2012, and the increase entered into effect on February 29, 2012. The resolution to approve the FSO was approved on October 31, 2011. The resolutions provide that the Bank's capital increase will be fully implemented through 2016 as parliaments in each of its member countries appropriate the necessary funds.
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OBIT: Germaine SAINTE-MARIE
Germaine SAINTE-MARIE died June 1, 2006. She was the daughter of Amédée+Maria SÉNÉCAL. Germaine and Claude BROSSARD (Charles-Auguste+Aline BEAUVAIS) were married 1947-10-18 in La Nativité-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie parish in LaPrairie, QC. She leaves behind her daughter, Hélène (Jean-Paul GERMAIN) as well as her grandchildren, Jean-Philippe and Marie-Pier.
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Innovative approach to customer marketing earns SAS top honors
Analytics leader recognized at 2017 Content Marketing Awards
For more than four decades, SAS has delivered superior analytics to businesses across industries and around the world.
In July, SAS was rewarded by the Content Marketing Institute for how it delivers helpful content to customers through innovative and effective content marketing strategies.
SAS took home the top prize for its e-book and employee advocacy programs, both designed to deliver high-quality content via digital channels to customers and other key audiences.
The SAS e-book program curates content from SAS experts on hot topics such as Hadoop, data visualization and analytics innovation. The 140 – SAS' ground-breaking employee advocacy program – empowers and trains SAS employees to connect with and help customers effectively on social media.
Additionally, SAS entries were finalists in categories for advertising and content marketing integration and branded content campaigns.
"Keeping a focus on quality at the center of everything we deliver, including our content, is critical to SAS' growth and innovation," said Randy Guard, SAS Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "The success of these marketing programs, as well as the general success of our company, is a direct result of continual multidivisional collaboration across SAS. And it gives our customers further access to our deep bench of subject matter expertise across industries and technologies."
A panel of judges reviewed more than 1,100 entries from companies including Microsoft, Salesforce, Highmark, Allianz and more to choose the "best of the best" in content marketing excellence – recognizing all aspects of content marketing, from strategy to distribution to editorial to design.
"It's been another amazing year for the Content Marketing Awards," says Joe Pulizzi, founder of the Content Marketing Institute and co-author of the upcoming book Killing Marketing. "It's an honor to be able to recognize companies and organizations who are the true leaders and innovators when it comes to implementing a content marketing strategy that is exceeding expectations and truly helping companies or clients succeed."
The full list of the 2017 winners and finalists in all 93 categories is available on the Content Marketing Awards website.
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Content Marketing Institute is the leading global content marketing education and training organization, teaching enterprise brands how to attract and retain customers through compelling, multichannel storytelling. CMI's Content Marketing World event, the largest content marketing-focused event, is held every September in Cleveland, and the Intelligent Content Conference event is held every spring. CMI publishes the bi-monthly magazine Chief Content Officer, and provides strategic consulting and content marketing research for some of the best-known brands in the world. Watch this video to learn more about CMI.
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Washington Semester interns enjoying the sights and sounds of D.C.
There are currently 26 Liberty University students participating in the Washington Semester program in our nation's capital.
This program offers a unique opportunity for juniors and seniors of all majors to gain pre-professional experience through internships and professionalism training for their future careers. Liberty has partnered with the Strategic Policies Institute, a nonprofit education company, to provide the Washington and Richmond Semesters as part of the Institute's Career Leaders Internship Program (CLIP).
These are full semester internships where the students are asked to work a minimum of 36 hours per week. The student continues to pay LU for tuition and housing. Financial aid and most scholarships apply to Career Leaders Internship Program.
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Dynamic Duo Leads The Way For Alpharetta Girls | HS Sports
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- After winning 24 games last season, the Alpharetta girls are 22-4 this year. Thanks to a pair of senior leaders the Lady Raiders have been posting impressive numbers all season long.
Just this week senior guard Lauren Brown reached the 1,000 point milestone for her career in the Lady Raiders victory over Johns Creek. "She needed 11 points," says Alpharetta Girls Coach Michael House. "It was a very special moment."
Brown's milestone came a week and a half after fellow senior Kylee Smith topped the 2,000 point mark for her career. It happened on Senior Night against South Forsyth. The Vanderbilt signee was happy it happened in front of the home crowd. "I was super excited to be among family and friends," says Smith. "I have played here since the 4th grade in Junior Raiders."
Kylee Smith has been nominated for McDonald's All American honors and will find out if she makes the team Thursday.
Lauren Brown is bound for Elon next fall, but is taking aim at some final goals for Alpharetta "We want to win Saturday and secure the best possible seed for the state tournament. I want a ring, it's my senior year."


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Spring brings one of the best parts of gardening: choosing and buying seeds. It's a time of excitement and promise, a safe distance away from the hard work of actual gardening. The planting. The weeding. More weeding. Not to mention the disappointment of losing half of your berries or tomatoes or peppers to aggressive squirrels.
It's the same with school gardens, which have become all the rage since first lady Michelle Obama planted an organic garden on the White House lawn four years ago. No one tracks how many schools now have gardens; the U.S. Department of Agriculture is undertaking a survey this year. But at last count there were 82 in the District alone.
Imagining a garden and tending to it, though, are two very different things. Teachers, already under intense pressure to perform, often don't have the time or the know-how to plant and maintain a garden, let alone use it in creative ways to teach math, science or art. "That's the aha moment that is happening across the country," says Lauren Shweder Biel, executive director of DC Greens, a nonprofit group that advocates for local food in the District. "The infrastructure is there now. But teachers are being asked to bring kids out and figure out how to garden, how to make it relevant to the standards they are teaching — and to cure all societal ills at the same time. They are being tasked with more than they are equipped to do."
DC Greens' solution was to build a curriculum and professional network for teachers working in school gardens. The program, called Growing Garden Teachers, offers monthly workshops on topics such as garden design and creating a planting plan that allows teachers to maximize their harvest before school lets out while keeping things going over the summer break. Sarah Bernardi, who directs the program, built the curriculum based on her own experiences trying to teach full time and oversee a school garden at Bancroft Elementary, the District school that was chosen to help Obama plant her garden on the White House lawn.
Growing Garden Teachers instantly filled a need. One hundred twenty teachers applied for 50 spaces in the first free workshop. This year's group of 30 began its year-long training last weekend, with a two-day workshop at Wilson High School that included a tour of seven city gardens. "I look at DC Greens as a national model," says Whitney Cohen, education director for Life Lab, a nonprofit group in Santa Cruz, Calif., that develops school garden curriculums and has worked with DC Greens. "The program has created a consistent professionalism around the garden coordinator position and a level of support that has not been there."
The timing for the Growing Garden Teachers program was fortuitous. In 2010, the D.C. Council passed the Healthy Schools Act, which, among other things, made grants up to $10,000 available to hire official school garden coordinators. (PTAs or other school fundraising efforts help to fill any gaps.) These coordinators are dedicated to planning, planting and maintaining the gardens as well as teaching lessons that make use of the garden. Students learn math by figuring out how many seedlings can fit in a given space and measuring the distance between them. They might also talk about Native American history while working in a "three sisters" garden, a traditional combination of corn, beans and squash.
Each month the garden coordinators meet for lectures on subjects including basic carpentry (for making raised beds and garden signs), composting and practical ways to implement what's known as an environmental literacy plan.
Having one person in charge of the garden has been a blessing, says Jinny Choi, a second-grade teacher at Stoddert Elementary in Glover Park. After a renovation in 2010, the school, in collaboration with DC Greens, built a 4,000-square-foot garden with eight raised beds, an herb garden, a native plant area, a butterfly-shaped pollinator garden and a shaded teaching area. That first year, Choi tried to help teachers develop lessons for their students and to plant and water and weed. She even came in on weekends to stay on top of the job. "I did my best to get out there and help kids plant," Choi said. "But I wouldn't say the garden was the best it could be."
Choi's experience was typical. "It takes a lot to run an effective school garden program," says Bernardi. "You need to engage the community. You need materials and volunteers. You need to be an advocate within the school and build support among teachers for outdoor learning time in the garden." In the fall of 2011, Stoddert hired a garden coordinator, who is now participating in the Growing Garden Teachers program.
Bethany Hanna, a garden coordinator at two schools in Ward 5, the Mary McLeod Bethune Day Academy and John Burroughs, participated in the Growing Garden Teachers program last year and has joined again this year. She had always loved food and had kept a garden at her home for six years. But, she says, "I hadn't been teaching to children. I needed to learn how to show them what I know in a language they could understand." The training, she added, is invaluable: "It's like they've given us this toolbox with everything we could need."
The first thing that teachers need is seedlings. DC Greens has hired a gardener to work with environmental science students at Wilson High School, which has a state-of-the-art greenhouse that went largely unused until now. The students are growing 1,200 seedlings, and teachers can request the plants they want and pick them up at various times in the spring, summer and fall.
DC Greens tries to respond to teachers' needs as they arise. Last year, even with the part-time coordinators at schools, the group realized that still more help was needed. Last fall, Bernardi reached out to local colleges to recruit interns. Thirty students responded to the call to work eight to 10 hours per week in the gardens.
"The teachers get energetic support. Students get tangible hands-in-the-dirt experience" and college credits, says Shweder Biel, "so they can be the next generation of school garden coordinators."
"This is what school gardens 2.0 is going to be about," she added. "It's about having someone there to make it all happen."
Black, a former Food section staffer based in Brooklyn, writes Smarter Food monthly. Follow her on Twitter: @jane_black.


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President Saddam Hussein has accused Iran of helping anti-government infiltrators into border provinces of southern Iraq, the scene of a 1991 Shiite Muslim uprising, newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Saddam, in a meeting with leaders of the ruling Baath party, condemned "the role of Iran, which is aiding enemy infiltration into the three southern Iraqi provinces of Zi Qar, Muthanna and Basra".
"Iraq will not tremble and will not allow the slightest chance, neither for traitors, collaborators nor the Zionist and US enemies who want to harm it," the president said.
Baghdad on Monday blasted a proposal from a policy adviser to US presidential candidate George Bush for a new carve-up of Iraq.
Robert Zoellick proposed last week that the United States help set up an opposition enclave in southern Iraq, similar to a Kurdish safe haven established after the 1991 Gulf War.
On May 18, Iran accused Iraq of violating the UN-brokered ceasefire which halted their 1980-1988 war, reporting that Iraqi infiltrators had been arrested in late 1999 and the Iraqi army had set up new observation posts in the border area.
Ties are still strained 12 years after the ceasefire between the two neighbors, which have yet to sign a formal peace treaty.
Apart from support for each other opposition groups, another major bone of contention is POWs. On Tuesday, Iran repatriated 460 Iraqi prisoners, raising to almost 3,000 the number of Iraqi POWs freed since April.
Baghdad says it holds no more Iranian POWs, but Tehran insists that 3,206 of its former soldiers are still in Iraqi jails – BAGHDAD (AFP)
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FDI in developing and transitional economies hit record highs in 2013, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report.
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FFMS merger with the CB will significantly improve regulation – as expected by reform participants and instigators alike. Yesterday the Bank of Russia, FFMS and Minfin reps made a public presentation of the financial megaregulator, as the process has entered implementation stage. In the meantime, MIFC mastermind Alexander Voloshin sees the future unification of oversight as a key milestone for Moscow as International Financial Center.
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31 December 2009
Los Angeles, California -- Because of surging economies in the developing world and continued growth among the industrialized nations, global colon cleansing use is climbing. As a result, supplies are tight, prices are rising, and enema users are calling for viable alternatives.
"The good news is we've got a huge source of alternative cleansing agents all around us." said Teresa Strasser, author of 'Exploiting my Baby' & extremely talented person all around. "They're called 'poopsalots', they are the lowest cost new source of rectal-rejuvenation we have at hand, and they could be right under your nose." added equally talented & very handsome Marc Germain. "A reduction of just 5% of of global colon cleansers would save us the equivalent of over 10 million barrels of oil a day." Clearly, saving colon cleansers is like finding them. So, how do we do it?
Incorporating what we call 'Recto Regurgitation Technology', we've designed & implemented new construction methods which could reduce consumption by 40%. Governments and businesses must reduce their own poop production and promote conservation to their citizens and employees. Further improvements by Poopologists working in conjuction with governmental Poopsicrats will play a crucial role, too. And the average person wields incredible power in their bowels when it comes to conserving their crap, from driving slower to switching to energy efficient home appliances to shutting the hell up about the global warming issue. Even simple steps like these are effective!
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Of course, not only does using less bowel management chemicals mean there's more rectal probes to go around, but it also means fewer greenhouse gas emissions. The fact is, if everyone began conserving today, we'd see results in your ass immediately. We've taken some of the steps needed to get started but we need your help to get the rest of the way. Let's make 2010 the year we breathe a fresh breath of air into Colon Cleansing Technology.
- Teresa Strasser "The New Green Colon". Exploiting My Baby, December 30, 2009
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Caravaggio in Naples
Between 1606 and 1607 Caravaggio lived in the city of Naples.
At the end of 1606 Caravaggio is located in Naples, in the Spanish quarters, where he remained for about a year. The fame of the painter in the city was well known to all. Column I commended him to a collateral branch of the family: the column-Carafa, prominent members of the Neapolitan. Here Caravaggio lived a happy and prolific period in respect of commissions, the most important, by a Croatian merchant of Ragusa, Nicholas Radulovic, was the Lady of the Rosary, the iconography of the painting was set by the client himself who at the end no longer bought the work, which was amended by the artist and placed in the Chapel of the Rosary in the church of the Dominicans. In this period, created one of his most important works, which will prove pivotal for the painting in southern Italy and for Italian painting in general, the composition, compared to the Roman paintings, is more dramatic and agitated, there are no longer a central hub the action. This will be a great stimulus for the next Neapolitan Baroque painting. The work in question is: Are the Seven Works of Mercy.


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This past Christmas we served this salad with pasta and a hearty bolognese meat sauce. So for me, it will always be called the 'Christmas Salad' but for everyone else this can be an anytime salad. Or maybe a fruity salad to eat in winter?
There's a good thing happening in this salad between the fruit and the bitter raddichio and the crunch from the pomegranate seeds and jicama.
Jicama is an odd little root vegetable. Super crunchy and similar to a very starchy apple or pear but only a hint of sweetness. Peel of its thick skin with a knife and chop it up. It's also a great snack drizzled with lime, sprinkled with salt and chili powder or a vehicle for dips and salsa.
Christmas Salad
2 baby romaines or 1 head of romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried and chopped
1 raddichio, halved, cored and sliced
1 blood orange, peeled and cored and sliced into half moons
1 navel orange, peeled and cored and sliced into half moons
Seeds of 1/2 of a pomegranate
1 small jicama, peeled and sliced into sticks
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1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
4 tablespoons olive oil
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For Salad: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Right before serving toss or drizzle with vinaigrette.
For Vinaigrette: Pomegranate juice can be freshly made by squeezing pomegranate seeds through a citrus press. It will take about 1/4 of a fruit or slightly less. (Or if out of season, bottled juice may be used but look for ones without added sugar.) Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix lemon juice and vinegar, add salt pinch by pinch until well balanced. It shouldn't taste too salty or too sharp. Add a couple turns or black pepper, olive oil and pomegranate juice. Whisk vigorously. If it doesn't come together add a bit of brown mustard. Whisk more and make any final adjustments. (more salt, more lemon, more pepper...)


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Good hunters come in all sizes
Most of the time when we as outdoor writers relay the news to you, it's about adults. But many years ago there were a larger number of youth hunting and fishing. During the past decade, those numbers seem to have dwindled. During the 1990s and into the early 2000s, I rarely saw the younger folks outdoors hunting or fishing. The causes of this have many tentacles. The cost of both hunting and fishing has soared. When families often have only one parent, usually a mother, it is not the norm to have much time for enjoying outdoor activities. With the cost of those activities being what they are, the bread winner simply doesn't have the extra money for those activities. However, it does seem that young people are now going outdoors on their own. Besides that, the ones that are parents now are taking many of the kids along with them. This experience will go a long way toward inspiring a new generation of youngsters enjoying the outdoors.
Seven-year-old Carter Brooks of Austin has been going hunting with his dad since he was younger. Carter spent many hours accompanying his dad, Corby, even though he was too small and too young to handle a rifle safely. By his dad taking him along as his hunting partner over the years, Carter has learned to love hunting. Besides that, he has had hunter safety instilled within his mind so that safety is a natural habit to him. Finally this past year, Carter was allowed to take a really big feral hog.
It seems that young Brooks and his dad had been seeing a number of feral hogs feeding around their deer feeder. Earlier in the year when whitetail deer season was going on, the pair let the hogs walk in hopes that a buck would show up. Once the deer situation was taken care of, the two hunters returned to their blind with pork on their minds. After being almost silent for what seemed like forever out, comes this huge black feral hog. Having spent many hours learning his shooting skills, Carter took the safety off, took careful aim and squeezed the trigger. The animal only took a few steps and down he went. Carter's dad was right there to not only offer encouragement, but to also revel in the young man's success. Will the pair be out hunting many more times over the years? You can take it to the bank that they will.
Another 7-year-old took a trophy antlered whitetail while hunting with his grandfather near San Saba. Cole Simpson took the 20-1/2 inch inside spread, 10 point buck with his .243 caliber rifle. This youngster took another big buck this year, as well as two big ones last year.
Certainly it should be obvious that this youngster has been hunting for several years. By having his dad and grandfather taking him into the outdoors, Cole will continue to be part of our future generation of outdoors people. He will be a part of the army of hunters and fishermen who carry on our American heritage. These are the people that pay billions of dollars buying licenses and paying taxes to finance the continued healthy outdoor fish and animal population.
If you believe that only boys go out and enjoy the outdoors, then think again. The outdoor world has evolved from a time when men would go out alone or with their male buddies; now the females are going afield both in hunting and fishing and doing really well at it.
I have seen many younger girls and women in the outdoors over the past few years. They have become experts in both fishing and hunting. The fact is the women and girls, for the most part, are experts at shooting. They also seem to have the magic touch when handling anything from rod and reels to crab lines.
The really impressive thing is that this generation of both boys and girls are migrating back to the outdoors. They come in all sizes.


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Sermon: Looking for God in All the Wrong Places/
Sermon from December 9, 2018 by Rev. Wes Jamison.
Sermon from December 9, 2018 by Rev. Wes Jamison.
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Nathaniel Abraham, who murdered at 11, faces prison assault trial
ADRIAN (AP) -- A Pontiac man convicted of a rifle-slaying committed at age 11 faces trial next week on charges that he assaulted two prison guards.
Lenawee County Circuit Court says 26-year-old Nathaniel Abraham is scheduled for a bench trial on Tuesday in Adrian on accusations he attacked the guards in November 2010 at a prison facility.
A message seeking comment was left Friday for defense lawyer Sharon Clark Woodside. The Daily Telegram of Adrian reports she requested the bench trial rather than a jury trial.
Abraham is serving four to 20 years for drug possession, a sentence handed down after Abraham was arrested in Pontiac with a bag-full of ecstacy pills. This arrest came within a year of his release from a state youth facility. If convicted, he could get up to five more years in prison.
Abraham was convicted of murder for using a stolen rifle to kill 18-year-old Ronnie Greene in Pontiac in 1997 and was held until turning 21. He stayed in youth facilities, reporting at least twice a year to Oakland County court for status updates. Regularly, prosecutors questioned the care he received and his behavior in the facilities, noting numerous violations over the years.
At the date of his mandated release, he wore an extravagent and flashy outfit to court, something he later apologized for.
After his release, Abraham publicly sought a career as a rap musician, but nothing developed there. He had several adults who purported to be advising him, but his arrest with drugs came quickly, just about a year after his release.


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Lexington began in 1953 when a small group of parents met to discuss how to improve the lives of their children who had developmental disabilities. Since then, Lexington has continued to expand and diversify while remaining deeply committed to its core values and mission of excellence. Organizational offerings include a lengthy menu of clinical, residential, family, employment and autism services in Fulton and Albany counties.


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If we click on a MS Word file with a doc extension, it opens in MS Word.
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8 February 2019
Sam has dominated the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong and after a relaxing off season back home, he is itching to kick start the first half of the 2019 season with a three peat, before tying the knot with his partner Sarah in June.
"Overall 2018 was a very positive season for me. I had three 70.3 wins and also snagged 6th at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in South Africa which gave me further affirmation that I have what it takes to mix it up with the best in the world. I had some health issues halfway through the year but overcoming those and still being able to race at a competitive level is something I was really proud of."
"I didn't do anything too extreme in the off season. I try and fully detach from triathlon as much as I can which ensures my mind and body are fresh for the season ahead. I spent Christmas and New Year with my family in Australia which was great, and I also had my bucks party which was a great weekend spent with my closest friends.
Sarah and I are getting married on 21June over in Colorado. We are so excited to share the day with our friends and family."
"My training has been going reasonably well so far. I started back after the new year and have been slowly building up my fitness. I have just come off a training camp with my coach in Phoenix, Arizona, and that camp is always a good opportunity to build some fitness leading into Geelong," he said.
Sam will have his work cut out for him this year with five time ITU World Triathlon Champion, Olympic silver medallist and former IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion, Javier Gomez making his Geelong debut, alongside Aussies Josh Amberger and Tim van Berkel.
"There is talk that Javier racing, so excuse me while I go out and do another run session right now. In all seriousness though, Javi is a great athlete and I never personally have a problem with racing some of the bigger names in the sport. It excites me to challenge myself against the best and often draws the best out of me."
Racing first up in Geelong has become a successful strategy for Sam, who has become Australia's most successful athlete over the IRONMAN 70.3 distance of recent years.
"I really like the race in Geelong. It's the first Australian race of the year and always attracts a good field with everyone itching to get out there and start the season on a positive note. I have been lucky enough to win the last two years and I am hoping I can go for the trifecta."
"Geelong is just a great place to hold a triathlon. It's a great city and the course is quite scenic, particularly the run. Both the bike and run are challenging with some undulations on the bike course and some steep pinches on the run. While I spend a lot of time in the USA, I also like to maintain my Australian presence by racing in Oz as much as I can and IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong always garners a fair bit of attention in Australia and overseas."
There is no bigger prize in the world of IRONMAN racing than the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, something that Appleton has a watchful but cautious eye on.
"I am not too sure on the full IRONMAN just yet. It is definitely in my future but I am just unsure of when I plan to execute it. I still feel like I have not got the most out of myself at the 70.3 World Championships just yet and I am really pushing for that podium spot over the next two years. So perhaps in 2021?," he said.


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Liberty News
Debate team wins sweepstakes
For the third time in four years the Liberty Debate Team has accomplished a feat that no other school has been able to match — winning the sweepstakes championship in debate's three governing organizations in a single season.
Avenging their narrow loss to Binghamton University in the 2008 National Debate Tournament (NDT) and Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) rankings, Liberty jumped out to an early season lead and never looked back. While the Binghamton debaters matched their strong performance from a year ago, the Flames showed significant improvement, outpacing Binghamton by 32 NDT points and 15 CEDA points. In the NDT rankings, Liberty amassed 594 points, the second highest point total in school history. In CEDA, the Flames earned 196 points, setting a new school and CEDA record. 2009 marks the sixth consecutive year Liberty has claimed the American Debate Association (ADA) championship. In its history, the Liberty Debate Team has now earned 25 National Rankings Championships, including 10 in the last four years.
The team only loses two seniors to graduation this year, making it the preseason favorite in next year's sweepstakes race.
National Debate Tournament (NDT) Final Rankings
1. Liberty University
2. Binghamton University
3. Oklahoma University
4. Emory University
5. University of Kansas
6. Wake Forest University
7. U.S. Military Academy
8. Northwestern University
9. Boston College
10. Wichita State University
Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Final Ranking
1. Liberty University
2. Binghamton University
3. Oklahoma University
4. University of Kansas
5. Emory University
6. Boston College
7. Wake Forest University
8. Mary Washington University
9. Wichita State University
10. U.S. Military Academy
American Debate Association (ADA) Final Rankings
1. Liberty University
2. Mary Washington University
3. George Mason University
4. Clarion University
5. James Madison University
6. Wayne State University
7. Vanderbilt University
8. Emory University
9. John Carroll University


text: Before LeBron James headed to the White House with his Miami Heat teammates, he fired up the crowd at nightclub Capitale in DC. James partied with Heat teammates Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, John Wall from the Wizards, Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings, and Roc Carmichael from the Houston Texans. The NBA MVP hopped on the mike for nearly 30 minutes. "Turn the lights out; this is DC," he boomed at one point. "We party all night!" Eight bottles of Hennessy and Moët & Chandon Nectar Imperial Rosé were ordered by the ballers. President Obama honored the Heat Monday afternoon for the team's charity work and winning the 2012 NBA title.


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Bellingham imposes interim limits on marijuana businesses
BELLINGHAM - The City Council has approved a temporary moratorium on setting up recreational marijuana businesses inside the city.
Assistant City Attorney Alan Marriner said the city has already been receiving inquiries from people hoping to take advantage of the recreational marijuana measure, Initiative 502, which was approved by Washington voters in November 2012.
Under terms of the initiative, the State Liquor Control Board was authorized to set up a system of rules and regulations for the production, processing and retailing of marijuana for recreational use.
But the state regulations are not expected to be ready until Sept. 14. According to the liquor board's website, the board expects to have rules in place by that date and won't begin accepting applications from those seeking state licenses until then.
Council members unanimously approved the city moratorium ordinance Monday, July 1, on a recommendation from Marriner. Besides blocking any city permits for marijuana establishments before the state sets the rules, the moratorium gives the city time to develop its own regulations determining where such businesses should be allowed, Marriner said.
The text of I-502 already contains limits on where marijuana businesses can be located. Among other things, they must be at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks, libraries and bus terminals. But city officials plan to draft their own rules and restrictions.
"The purpose of this moratorium is to allow the city adequate time to study the secondary land-use impacts associated with the location and siting" of marijuana businesses, the ordinance states. "The city's goal is to ultimately draft zoning and business registration and licensing regulations to address such developments and uses, to hold public hearings on such draft regulations and to adopt such regulations."
Marriner said the city moratorium can remain in effect for up to one year under state law.
Also at Monday's meeting, the council unanimously approved an ordinance establishing interim zoning regulations for the city's existing medical marijuana dispensaries, created under authority of another citizen initiative that state voters approved in 1998.
Marriner said the council wants to impose strict limits on the medical pot dispensaries while the city decides what regulations and zoning is appropriate for them. The interim ordinance limits "collective gardens" for medical marijuana to indoor locations in industrial zones, while personal-use plants can be grown only indoors, inside the medical user's home.
Both ordinances were introduced to the council as "emergency" measures that did not appear on the agenda issued before Monday's council meeting. Marriner said he used that procedure because if people knew the restrictions were on the agenda, they could have rushed to file permit or license applications that would not have been subject to the new ordinances.


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Here is one corner of my quilt. I got the inner dark border applied and the outer green AND I got the vine appliqued on two sides. Hmm, maybe I made more progress than I thought.
My plan is to stay focused on this until it is done! The month of January, for sure!!
I couldn't resist one more Christmas photo. My mom was sick on Christmas day so we had her over on the 27th to open her gifts. It was just 5 of us and really was so much better for her. I had my brother snap a photo of Cory & I in front of our tree as I had forgotten to on Christmas day. I like this photo so much as it was so relaxed and casual.
See the snowflake cut outs on the window? I won those from Tim. (there were more on my kitchen window) He is so talented! Click on his name to check out his blog.
All right Porch Quilt ladies. Share what you have , even if it is pieces.


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MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1.15 is a new release of MySQL Cluster,
incorporating new features in the
NDB storage engine and fixing
recently discovered bugs in previous MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1
A critical issue (Bug #12873640) was discovered in this release after it was made available; it has been replaced by MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1.15a. Users of previous MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1 releases should upgrade to MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1.15a or later. See Section 2.23, "Changes in MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1.15a (5.1.56-ndb-7.1.15a) (2011-08-25)", for more information.
Obtaining MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1. The latest MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1 binaries for supported platforms can be obtained from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/cluster/. Source code for the latest MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1 release can be obtained from the same location. You can also access the MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1 development source tree at https://code.launchpad.net/~mysql/mysql-server/mysql-cluster-7.1.
This release also incorporates all bugfixes and changes made in previous MySQL Cluster releases, as well as all bugfixes and feature changes which were added in mainline MySQL 5.1 through MySQL 5.1.56 (see Changes in MySQL 5.1.56 (2011-03-01)).
Functionality Added or Changed
Added the
data node configuration parameter, which can be used to limit
the number of DML operations used by a transaction; if the
transaction requires more than this many DML operations, the
transaction is aborted.
(Bug #12589613)
When global checkpoint indexes were written with no intervening end-of-file or megabyte border markers, this could sometimes lead to a situation in which the end of the redo log was mistakenly regarded as being between these GCIs, so that if the restart of a data node took place before the start of the next redo log was overwritten, the node encountered an Error while reading the REDO log. (Bug #12653993, Bug #61500)
References: See also: Bug #56961.
Restarting a mysqld during a rolling upgrade with data nodes running a mix of old and new versions of the MySQL Cluster software caused the mysqld to run in read-only mode. (Bug #12651364, Bug #61498)
Error reporting has been improved for cases in which API nodes are unable to connect due to apparent unavailability of node IDs. (Bug #12598398)
Error messages for Failed to convert connection transporter registration problems were inspecific. (Bug #12589691)
Under certain rare circumstances, a data node process could fail
with Signal 11 during a restart. This was due to uninitialized
variables in the
QMGR kernel block.
(Bug #12586190)
Multiple management servers were unable to detect one another
until all nodes had fully started. As part of the fix for this
issue, two new status values
RESUME and
CONNECTED can be reported for management
nodes in the output of the ndb_mgm client
SHOW command (see
Commands in the MySQL Cluster Management Client). Two
corresponding status values
NDB_MGM_NODE_STATUS_RESUME and
NDB_MGM_NODE_STATUS_CONNECTED are also added
to the list of possible values for an
ndb_mgm_node_status data
structure in the MGM API.
(Bug #12352191, Bug #48301)
Handling of the
MaxNoOfTables and
configuration parameters was not consistent in all parts of the
NDB kernel, and were only strictly
enforced by the
DBDICT and
SUMA kernel blocks. This could lead to
problems when tables could be created but not replicated. Now
these parameters are treated by
SUMA and
DBDICT as suggested maximums rather than hard
limits, as they are elsewhere in the
NDB kernel.
(Bug #61684)
It was not possible to shut down a management node while one or more data nodes were stopped (for whatever reason). This issue was a regression introduced in MySQL Cluster NDB 7.0.24 and MySQL Cluster NDB 7.1.13. (Bug #61607)
References: See also: Bug #61147.
Cluster API:
Applications that included the header file
ndb_logevent.h could not be built using the
Microsoft Visual Studio C compiler or the Oracle (Sun) Studio C
compiler due to empty struct definitions.
(Bug #12678971)
Cluster API:
Within a transaction, after creating, executing, and closing a
scan, calling
NdbTransaction::refresh() after
creating and executing but not closing a second scan caused the
application to crash.
(Bug #12646659)


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Trinka finishing the copy of The Alba Madonna by Raphael.
Artist and author Trinka Margua Simon now brings her mastery of oil painting and classical realism to a new medium and a new location: the digital arts and California. Long a well-known artist in the Washington D.C. area, Trinka's work blends the unparalleled compositional and technical skills of the Old Masters with a wholly unique expressiveness.
Trinka frequently exhibited her work at the Foundry Gallery of Washington D.C., and she has been selected for a variety of portrait and mural commissions, including the massive ceiling mural inside Villa Bella Cardarella for Bruce and Lois Forbes and the portrait of Richard Nixon in the United States Navy Memorial. After obtaining her Masters of Fine Arts Degree at American University, Trinka continued honing her skills in oil painting and composition as a copyist in Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art, only ceasing this decades long commitment for her recent six month study in Florence, Italy. Using lessons perfected during her 18-year tenure as a studio arts instructor at The Smithsonian, Trinka also authored The Art of Composition, a compilation of major theories and technical lessons.
Trinka finishing the copy of The Alba Madonna by Raphael.


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My $7 homemade tree.
My Christmas cactus! Although, it's been more of a Valentine's Day cactus the past 4 years. But by the looks of the blooms it might actually live up to its name this year!
I painted this nativity set in school way back in 1st or 2nd grade. We all made a set as a Christmas gift for our parents. But before you get all up in arms and call the ACLU let me mention that I attended Trinity Lutheran School. :)
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!


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Zazzle is one of the most popular and largest online marketplaces for custom products with millions of unique product designs available. Users also have the ability to choose from over 50 product categories and create unique customized products from scratch. Many businesses are taking advantage of Zazzle's customization technologies to sell business branded products on Zazzle.com. In addition, many businesses are successfully using the Zazzle API to commercialize their websites.
Not familiar with the Zazzle API? It is a Simple URL linkover-based API with many features including:
- Create any Zazzle product automatically by using content from your site
- Use images, text, or any combination of both
- Ability to control the layout and fonts used on your products
- Over 350 products that can be customized
- Ability to link to the Zazzle Store Product Page or Design Tool
- Earn referrals and volume bonus on top of royalties
Monetize With Zazzle
Here are a few examples of companies that have successfully commercialized their websites using the Zazzle API:
Geek the Library uses the Zazzle API to allow users to create and order their own customized "I Geek..." products.
Cogteeth.com allows users to create personalized "QR Code" and "Hex Code" T-Shirts, Mugs, and other products using the Zazzle API.
Urban Dictionary does a great job of integrating the Zazzle API into their website. Products for each unique "definition" are automatically created by the API, which can then be customized and ordered through Zazzle.com.
These are only a few examples of the creative ways the Zazzle API can be used to successfully commercialize your website. You can read more about this API by visiting the Zazzle API site.


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I started my life in video as vice president of marketing for Iterated Systems, which developed still image and video compression products. We competed with Radius (Cinepak), Intel (Indeo), and many other companies, though all of us software playback types banded together against MPEG-1, AKA the Evil Empire. Lord, I hated standards back then.
During the first CD-ROM craze, MPEG-1 required specialized hardware that coexisted with other components like the Hatfields and McCoys. Under perfect laboratory settings, you could make them work, but load the wrong game or sneeze and your system would blow up—metaphorically, of course, but usually with no less negative impact.
As a result, return rates for CD-ROM kits soared and software technologies like Cinepak and Indeo were far more prevalent than MPEG-1. Then one day, everybody had Pentium computers and you didn't need dedicated hardware to play back MPEG-1 files. Hardware playback became software playback.
Fast forward to the present and consider real-time video editing. Today, most people think you need hardware for real-time performance, and if your computer has been around longer than three to four months, you probably do. But if you buy a new computer in the next few months, performance without dedicated hardware will prove a lot more potent than you thought.
Think of a processor as a bus that runs its route about 3 billion times a second. The bus has lots of seats, and when they're all full, operation is most efficient. Assume that Adobe Premiere was the only application running on your computer, and you were encoding files into MPEG-2 format. The processor focuses on this task, the bus is full each cycle, and operation is extraordinarily efficient.
Then you check your email. The processor stops encoding, checks email, and resumes encoding. Though checking email takes only a fraction of the CPU's power, it can't do anything else during this period, which means a near-empty bus and inefficient operation.
Suppose, however, you had two doors to the bus. Both Premiere and Outlook could load passengers simultaneously, so the bus wouldn't have to stop one task to start the other. In addition, suppose that the bus driver could load more passengers for Premiere than Outlook, since the latter computing task simply wasn't that demanding. The bus would carry more passengers overall, which would enable optimum efficiency.
This, in a nutshell, is Intel's new Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT). In techie speak, the chip features two "logical" operations feeding one execution operation. In our example, the logical operations are the doors to the bus, the execution phase the bus itself. Not only is the new bus faster, it operates more efficiently, because the double doors keep more fannies in seats.
Specifically, the 3.06gHz Pentium 4 chip is 27% faster than its 2.4gHz Pentium 4 predecessors without HTT, and they operate up to 25% more efficiently than processors without HTT, according to tests performed by both Intel and other independent testing sources (like Tom's Hardware Guide). So for some applications, you get up to a 50% boost moving from an older 2.4gHz Pentium 4 to a 3.06gHz Pentium 4 with HTT.
So what does all this mean? As you probably recall, the most prominent new features of the latest releases of Adobe Premiere and Avid XpressDV were real-time preview of transitions and other special effects. We also know that MediaStudio developer Ulead is doing their best to provide hardware-like performance without the hardware. For example, they're claiming four simultaneous picture-in-picture streams without hardware. We also know that Pinnacle Express performs a number of tasks in the background, which makes an ideal setup for HTT.
Software developers have a love/hate relationship with board vendors—they love the steady royalties, but hate the low margins typical of bundling arrangements. So if they could run without hardware, they would. For this reason, it wasn't surprising that all the software developers that we asked thought HTT was the second coming of the 286.
That said, our experience with MPEG-1, and later MPEG-2 tells us that someday hardware will become software, and the performance produced today by the combination of dedicated hardware and the host CPU will be performed by the CPU (or CPUs) alone. When will the cross-over occur?
Probably not for several years. If you're a pro seeking to boost production speed and efficiency, you'll find the combination of hardware and software offered by the big three hardware vendors—Canopus, Matrox, and Pinnacle—especially appealing. Sure, you could just load Premiere on a new computer, but you'd be missing a lot of software functionality.
For example, the Pinnacle Pro-ONE's motion and picture-in-picture controls are far superior to Premiere's, as are the Canopus DVStorm2 solution's chroma key controls, and innovative range of real-time filters. The Matrox .X100 is performing real-time 3D effects that Premiere has not even started dreaming about. So if you're a pro, you'll want the real-time hardware and the software that comes with it.
If you're a newbie just moving up into the world of Premiere-level products, you can spend $549 for Premiere or $799 for Premiere with the Pinnacle Pro-ONE. All of a sudden, the incremental cost of hardware doesn't seem that high anymore.
Don't get us wrong, HTT is a rising tide that raises all boats in the harbor, and combining the new Pentium 4 with the open-architected Canopus and Matrox boards would produce an absolute powerhouse. However, though their current hardware will undoubtedly be obsolete someday, Canopus, Pinnacle, and Matrox are bringing a whole lot more to the table than just hardware.


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Use our net price calculators – one for incoming freshmen, one for transfer students — to see an estimate of what scholarships and financial aid you could receive, as well as an idea of your bottom line cost to attend Point Park. After viewing your results, you can have the reports emailed to you and request that a Point Park counselor follow up with you directly.
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Whatever Your Taste--York's the Place
Yes, we know the ground is still frozen in many parts of the country, and youre suffering from a serious case of cabin fever, but it wont be long before the rod run season is upon us once again. The NSRA Nationals East in York, Pennsylvania, is one of the first major events of the National Street Rod Associations 2001 season, and its a very popular run that nearly 5,000 owners and their families attendif last years attendance is an accurate barometer. The York Fairgrounds are deep in the heart of cool car and tough truck country, in spite of the pesky Pennsylvania DMV and its anti-modification laws. We continue to see a unique and interesting bunch of rides year after year. In May 2000 we were in the process of shifting gears from R&C to CCT. This meant we were a tad more serious about checking out the trucks and commercial vehicles in attendance, and there were plenty of honeys in the usual mix of fine street rods.
What got our attention rather quickly was a well-presented vehicle that obviously showed the owners pride; it could have been within a wide variety of makes and body styles and painted or primered. Of course pickups and panel trucks obviously caught our eye. Cabover trucks and larger-than-half-tons could be equally provocative.
The Nats East drew well from the Harrisburg/Hershey area. We also saw a wide variety of street rod and trucks from the surrounding states. This event has grown steadily to become the largest NSRA regional event. Besides the thousands of vintage vehicles on the fairgrounds, there are many historically significant sites to see in and around York. The exhibitors generally agree that York is a good indicator of how summer sales are going to stack up. They count on a few diehards picking up a project vehicle in the swap meet areaand purchasing a truckload of new parts to rebuild it. Regardless of what brings you to York, youll undoubtedly take home plenty of pleasant memories, perhaps some new friends, or possibly a new pickup. Hope to see you there this year.


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A position for Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Associate is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Keiko Torii at the Botany Department, University of Washington, Seattle. The Torii Lab studies how higher plants coordinate cell proliferation during organogenesis, using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system. Specifically, we are taking an integrated approach using genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology to understand how shape and size of plant organs are determined both by extrinsic and intrinsic signals. Toward this end, we are currently investigating (1) cell-cell signaling pathways mediated by a putative receptor serine/threonine kinase ERECTA, which determines organ shape; and (2) roles for cell cycle inhibitors in organ-size specification (see Plant Cell 8:735-746, 1996; Advance in Botanical Res. 32:226-268, 2000, and upcoming issue of Current Opinion in Plant Biology). The candidate must have a background in basic molecular biology and/or biochemistry. We seek a person with MS or BS degree with significant research experience, who shares strong enthusiasm towards plant developmental genetics. However, pervious experience in a plant system is not necessary. This is a 1-year position with a possibility of extension, and is suited for a person with ambition who wishes to take this opportunity as a career step. The position can be filled for a postdoc. Please send your CV and names and e-mail address of three references to: Keiko Torii Botany, University of Washington Box 355325, Seattle, WA 98195-5325 ktorii at u.washington.edu http://depts.washington.edu/botweb/facbio/torii.html University of Washington is located at North-East Seattle, surrounded by Lake Washington, Puget Sound, and Olympic & Cascade Mountains. Known as "the Emerald City", Seattle is one of the best cities to live in the US, and is a recreation enthusiast's dream (http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/tour/seamap.htm). In the summer, water sports are only 10 minutes away and winter sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, are only 45 minutes away. University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. **************************************************************** Keiko U. Torii, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Hitchcock Hall 544 Phone: (206)221-5701 (office) Department of Botany (206)221-5756 (lab) University of Washington Fax: (206)685-1728 Box. 355325 e-mail: ktorii at u.washington.edu Seattle, WA 98195-5325 http://depts.washington.edu/botweb/facbio/torii.html **************************************************************** ---


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Seems like only yesterday that all you needed to manage an airbag system was a set of toggle switches, some 3/8-inch line, and a basic tank/compressor setup. Well, that was quite some time ago, as air management systems have come a long way since then.
Today, short of having their own personal valet, modern ride height (air management) controls can be programmed to do pretty much everything. For some people, myself included, that can be fairly daunting, as the more something can do, the more potential it has for something to go wrong! Well, not always—take, for example, AccuAir's latest: the exo e-level package. While it may look overwhelming to those of you who, like me, don't like anything with the word "computer" attached to it, looks are deceiving. For all intents and purposes, the exo system is by far the most user-friendly system you're going find on the market—and it works, just like it's supposed to.
Above and beyond the functionality of the exo e-Level system, it's also about as easy to install as some of the more basic kits, especially considering that AccuAir designed this complete system to be assembled "on" the air tank; resulting in a tidy package that goes together like a puzzle. The compressors can be mounted in a variety of configurations according to your vehicle's particular requirements, which really helps if your quarters are tight. About the only part that can be considered difficult by any means is the mounting of the ride height sensors, as they're one of the most crucial components in the kit, and if they're not set up correctly, your system won't perform properly.
Along with the AccuAir system, for the actual parts to be controlled, I elected to use VariShock QuickSet 2 ShockWaves from Chris Alston for the front suspension; the rear will use Alston's adjustable VariShocks along with a set of dual-convoluted Firestone airsprings. Why VariShock? Well, simply put, an airspring suspension is dependent on the very two things that make up its name to begin with: the "air" that flows through it (which we've already established management for) and the "springs" that support it. But there's also one more equally crucial component; shocks. While the air just needs to be controlled and contained properly, the shocks and the springs are a bit more important, and should be given serious consideration, as they are what determines the quality of your vehicle's ride—or lack thereof, depending on what you choose to go with. Cheap shocks are just that, "cheap." You get what you pay for, and in this case, the less you pay, the less you get. I realize times are tough, and we're all doing what we can to save wherever and whenever possible. But when it comes to certain parts, it doesn't pay to cut corners, literally, and these are parts you want to invest in, as they can make the difference between a high-quality ride and a crappy ride. Which do you ultimately want?
The shock absorbers beneath your car, regardless if it's a '32 roadster or a '47 Fleetline, should be considered one of the most important components—right up there next to your brakes and steering. While the safety factor isn't nearly as vital as that of the other two, the performance aspect is, and if you've ever done a comparison between auto parts store shelf brand versus a higher end shock such as Alston's VariShocks, then you know what I'm talking about. If not, take my word for it—they're worth the extra dough, especially if you like to drive your car…a lot.
Okay, so now that we've got that out of the way, let's get on with the story, shall we?.
1. AccuAir's new exo e-Level air management system is a complete, all-in-one package that will handle your car's air suspension like no other. It comes complete with everything you see here .
2, 3. The e-Level system will be controlling a pair of Chris Alston's VariShock QuickSet 2 ShockWaves that have been installed in a Heidts coil-over IFS.
4. The rear has been outfitted with non-airspring VariShocks, as we've already installed a set of Firestone dual-convoluted 'bags. The same dual-adjust feature is included in the shocks.
5, 6. The exo system has been designed by AccuAir so it pretty much assembles like a puzzle—with multiple variation options, that is, affording the end user the flexibility to mount the system in a number of different areas.
7. Keep in mind, the more components you install onto the tank to begin with, the more weight you'll have to deal with moving afterwards.
8. We stopped after installing the VU4 valve control unit, electing to complete the assembly with it secured to the rear crossmember of the Fleetline. (This location is only temporary—it will be relocated in the trunk below the package tray of the '47 once the body has been reunited with the chassis.)
9, 10. Next in line are the Viair compressors. Pay particularly close attention to the directions for the exo mount bracket system. While you have placement options, there's a certain way the compressors need to be installed regardless, and the last thing you want to deal once you've completed your puzzle is having to take it all back apart because your compressors are vibrating against your tank!
11. The main power supply is equipped with a 70-amp maxi-fuse and enough 6AWG cable to run from the trunk to the engine compartment if needed.
12. Don't be a scared when you get to the wiring stage—the e-Level system is as close to a plug-and-play as you can get! Along with pre-installed Weatherpac connectors, the kit has completely illustrated instructions for the wiring.
13. For power, we went with XS Power's S925 12V AGM Power Cell—a compact battery with enough juice (2,000 amps) to run everything the Fleetline will have, and more.
14. Okay, now onto the air supply. Just like the importance of making proper crimps, cutting your air lines in the appropriate manner—with a dedicated tubing cutter, as shown—is vital, especially when it comes to ensuring there are no leaks in your system (one of the biggest causes of air leaks is improperly cut lines, not the fittings
15. And just like the air lines being fed by the compressor in your garage, the AccuAir system is equipped with an inline filter to help collect moisture, something that can and will lead towards a potential system failure if not otherwise equipped with.
16. When routing air lines, always ensure that there's absolutely NO interference with anything, sharp or dull. Whenever there's contact with body or frame, use rubber grommets or insulators or fasten line with the proper clamps.
17. The ride height sensors turned out to be probably the most difficult aspect of the entire process, as the rear two-link afforded very little in the way of mounting options. Ultimately, we ended up fabricating new arms (with two bends) that allowed us to utilize the trailing arms after all.
18. Same went for the front—except in addition to making new arms, we also made a bracket that mounts the sensor unit at an angle rather than flush with the framerail. A mounting tab was TIG-welded onto the stainless lower control arm.
19. However you end up mounting your ride height sensors, here's what you need to accomplish with the end results: Sufficient—and unobstructed—travel that relates from the suspension to the sensors. This is crucial to the operation of the e-Level system.
20. Despite its temporary location, all plumbed and wired, the exo e-Level system still looks nice and tidy—and is fully functional thanks to an ignition switch we integrated into a bracket that also mounts the exo's touch pad controller.
21. Despite its temporary location, all plumbed and wired, the exo e-Level system still looks nice and tidy—and is fully functional thanks to an ignition switch we integrated into a bracket that also mounts the exo's touch pad controller.
22. Speaking of which, the iPod-shaped touch pad controller is not only user friendly, it does a lot of the work for you when it comes to initial setup, which takes just a few seconds once you've got everything wired, plumbed, and ready to go.
23. And ready to go is exactly what the Fleetline's chassis is—now we just need to get body in shape and back on the frame.


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Celebrate Three Centuries of Christmas with a Dazzling Preview Party, Candlelight and Daytime Tours
Each year, using armloads of greenery and native plants, authentic decorations from days of yore, and some pretty clever food-styling tricks, the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum's "Three Centuries of Christmas" tours show in fascinating detail how the American holiday season evolved over the past 300 years. The 2017 season will begin with the lively WDS Holiday Preview Party on Friday, December 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. Guests will delight in a candlelight preview of the dazzling holiday decorations throughout the museum, stroll from house to house enjoying delicious food, wines and live holiday music, and chat with Mr. and Mrs. Silas Deane, Mrs. Claus, and guides in period dress. Admission is $30 for members, $35 for non-members.
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The "Three Centuries of Christmas" enchanting, historic view of holidays past begins in the Silas Deane House, circa 1770, where New Year's Day was the main holiday, rather than Christmas, due to the Puritanical customs that lingered in New England. The house reflects the preparations for the Deane's "New Years' Day Calling," when prominent gentlemen in the community would call on the lady of the household. It was also the day when individuals who owed the family money would meet privately with the master of the house to settle their debts or make a New Year's resolution to provide goods or services to settle their accounts in the coming year.
The Isaac Stevens House is decorated to depict the holiday celebrations of a middle-class household during the early to mid-1800s, when many of the Christmas traditions known today were adopted in New England. The "best" parlor features a charming table-top tree decorated with candles, gilded eggshells and edible treats, in keeping with the era. The Stevens House also includes a special exhibit with enlarged color illustrations by Thomas Nast from the museum's rare 1888 copy of Clement Moore's "An Account of a Visit of St Nicholas." The colorful images tell the tale of how the secular Christmas known today was created in the early 19th century, which coincides with the museum's interpretation of Christmas at the Stevens House.
At the Joseph Webb House visitors are dazzled by decorations typical of the early 20th century, a period of stunning decoration and celebration. The home is prepared for a Christmas open house that was typical of the times, including a sumptuous dessert buffet set up in the dining parlor. The culmination of several weeks' work, the lavishness of the dessert and decorations could make or break the hostess' reputation. Decorations include three Christmas trees, evergreen roping, fresh greens, fruit, and a collection of period ornaments. Also featured are a fine collection of antique iron toys from the late 19th and early 20th century and a charming Victorian doll house. New in the Webb House this year will be a special exhibit of more than 200 Christmas post cards from the late 19th and early 20th century from the collection of Scott and Shea Jezek.
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Mustard-stuffed chicken
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 20 mins
This is so good we'd be surprised if this chicken fillet recipe doesn't become a firm favourite. Save it to your My Good Food collection and enjoy
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- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal367
- fat19g
- saturates10g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein49g
- salt1.93g
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Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the cheeses and mustard together. Cut a slit into the side of each chicken breast, then stuff with the mustard mixture. Wrap each stuffed chicken breast with 2 bacon rashers – not too tightly, but enough to hold the chicken together. Season, place on a baking sheet and roast for 20-25 mins.
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Make it veggieCheesy baked mushrooms: Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the mozzarella and cheddar with 1 tbsp pesto, then spoon into the hollows of 4 portobello mushrooms. Place on a baking tray and roast for 15 mins or until the mushrooms are softened and the cheese is bubbling.
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15th Sep, 2017
Lovely, simple recipe that I like to experiment with! After about 10 mins, I add a small chopped onion to the tray. I usually cook for about 35 mins to make sure the bacon is nice and crispy. While the chicken 'rests' I put the tray on the hob and add a splash of white wine or stock to get all the leaked cheese into a sauce. I then add a bit more Boursin to the sauce with some yoghurt or half-fat creme-fraiche. The chicken is also really nice stuffed just with stilton cheese and crumbled cheese added to the sauce. The possibilities are endless!
26th Nov, 2014
Hi there, thanks for your question. The flavour of turkey bacon would work well, but it doesn't have any fat and is quite different in shape so you may find it hard to wrap it around the chicken and it won't keep it as moist. Perhaps flatten it first, then it should keep the mozzarella inside.
29th Jan, 2014
Would recommend making this with Boursin garlic and herb variety. I have made this with herb Phildelphia, mozzarella and with Boursin and the Boursin definitely stays in one piece much better than other two, which seem to both melt out much quicker. Another tip is to put cocktail sticks in the chicken once its wrapped in bacon. Two or three per breast should do the trick at keeping everything snug.


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Vermont's Bill: Is it Single-Payer Health Care?
Q: Vermont's Senate just passed a major health bill that many are calling a single-payer plan. Is this the case?
A: No. The best we can hope is that it's a step in that direction.
While single-payer health reform is supported by a majority of Vermont residents, including the governor, Peter Shumlin, who ran on a single-payer platform, the present legislation in Vermont falls far short of the improved-Medicare-for-all system the state needs to assure high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable care for everyone.
Single-payer activists in Vermont and throughout the nation have been hoping that Vermont would be the first state to create a nonprofit, single-payer system of financing health care, with all the health benefits and savings such a system would bring. However, largely because of pressure brought to bear by powerful vested interests, combined with a dense thicket of federal laws and regulations obstructing state-level single-payer plans, the legislature is now mulling over a much lesser reform.
Vermont may still be first state to get there, it is just going to be a longer and harder struggle because of the federal obstacles in their way.
Q: Why is Vermont trying to pass something now, when the Obama administration's plan hasn't even been implemented yet?
A: Like many other states, Vermont is facing a huge budget deficit, and rising health care costs are a major concern. If they don't get costs under control, they know they will not be able to expand coverage to everyone. Paradoxically, the best way to control costs is to cover everyone—kicking out the private insurance middlemen and creating a single-payer health care system. The federal plan, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), doesn't do that. It still leaves 23 million Americans uninsured in 2019 and the private insurers at the center of our health system.
Q: How would you describe the bill in Vermont right now?
A: At best, the Vermont bill declares an intention, or aspiration, to establish a publicly funded "universal and unified health system" three to five years hence. It speaks of health care as a "public good," which is positive, and calls for cost containment by reducing administrative expenses and by health system planning and budgeting. But it places its main emphasis on the state's compliance with PPACA.
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The present bill, unlike its initial draft, doesn't even use the words "single payer." Of course, those words alone wouldn't make the legislation a real single-payer system. There has to be progressive taxation to fund the program; the benefits have to be comprehensive; Medicare and Medicaid would need to be folded into the program; private insurers would have to be proscribed from offering competing basic coverage; co-pays and deductibles would have to be banned; and so forth. These measures are not in the bill.
Finally, even if all those provisions were in the legislation, the Legislature still wouldn't be able to adopt single payer before 2017 because the federal health law won't allow it. Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor Shumlin are lobbying President Obama to move up that date to 2014, but even three years' delay is too long. Many states have passed "universal health care plans" only to repeal or roll them back a year or two later because costs were hard to control without a true single-payer system.
Whether the necessary provisions to create a true single-payer system in Vermont are ever enacted depends a lot on a new 5-person board set up to oversee health reform in the state—not to mention how strong the single payer movement is going forward.
Q: Are single-payer activists in Vermont discouraged?
A: Absolutely not. Single-payer activists have been working in Vermont for years to educate people about the need to treat health care as a public good—like fire protection or education—not a private commodity. They've clearly made headway in the battle for public opinion; the legislative process has been extremely energizing.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. Vermonters know that, and have inspired the whole nation by the force of their demand for change. More than 200 doctors from 39 states have told us they'd seriously consider relocating to Vermont if it were to implement a single-payer system. And over 200 health-professional students from throughout the Northeast—and some from as far away as the West Coast—recently rallied at the Vermont Statehouse to say they want single payer now.
Q: Do you think that health care will ever be a human right in this country?
A: The road to a national single-payer program may wind through states like Vermont or we may pass national single-payer legislation (e.g. H.R. 676) first. The only thing for certain is that this is an important movement for anyone who cares about health care or fighting corporate control of our democracy.
I do believe that we will achieve the right to health care, just as we won the battle over abolition and women's suffrage. But in Vermont and nationally, we need a true single-payer program to make health care universal, sustainable and affordable.
Michael Fox has sought medical care in more than a dozen countries. One of them stands out as the most difficult place to get treatment: his native United States.
When it comes to health care, everyone can't have everything right away. But we can make smarter choices that don't leave anyone out in the cold.


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The most dominant element of good laws and of the sustainability of the regime is the disposition (moral attitude) of the establishment, as well as of the subjects, the mentality that is with which power is exercised in mirroring the mentality with which this exercise of power is acceptable by the people. The first is a defining factor, but the second is also a dominant element.
Aristotle writes in Politics (1279a 25): "But in as much as 'constitution' and 'regime' means the same and the regime is the supreme power in the state, and this must be either a single ruler or a few or the many or the mass of the citizens, in cases when the one or the few or the many govern with an eye to the common interest, these constitutions must necessarily be right ones, while those administered with an eye to the private interest of either the one or the few or the multitude are deviations."
Here we have the establishment, those who enact the laws on the one side and the subjects, those persons who follow the laws on the other. Among the subjects we have those who follow the laws without enjoining, and also those who follow the laws fearing the sanctions. When non-enjoined followers are many, while enjoined followers are few the disturbance of legal order becomes harder. This disposition of non-enjoined followers is one of the good daemons which protect the state. The other disposition is that of the rulers expressed in the words ruling for the common interest; this disposition exists when the rulers' ambition and objective is the fair exercise of power.
As much as anarchy proves non-viable owing to the nature of society the need arises for the presence of an establishment and of a subject. For the creation and maintenance of legal order, the establishment must be free from the element of high-handed, arbitrary acts. High-handedness exists when the establishment does not respect the constitutional order and the laws which she enacts and violates them first while she subdues the subject to its vices, without safeguarding that such obedience on the part of the subject confers any security to the same once the lawful and unlawful depend on the unchecked whim of the establishment. In this instance we have wicked laws.
In the case of Prometheus, his effort was turned towards obliging the establishment to realize that without respecting the subject, it is not possible to expect the respect of the subject towards her. Prometheus made it possible to help Zeus, by helping man to create the balance of mutual respect between the establishment and the subject. This balance of respect between the establishment and the subject is a basic ingredient when we come to live within a human society.
Mutual respect is the third good daemon and the composing together of the former two which exist and are found in the good government of a society.
*See Angelos Vlachos. Athenian Constitution, Page 57.


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