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I like Freddie Flintoff. He is very much a what-you-see-is-what-you-get character.
I have met him a couple of times and each time he treated the kids he had come to coach like he was their big brother.
No airs and graces, no great I am. A typical Lancashire lad.
All right, he could be a bit of a barmpot at times and he has been known to be tired and emotional . . . as a newt.
But he was a likeable, personable lad who wore his heart on his sleeve as a cricketer but never forgot it was still sport.
Since retiring he has been clocking up Guinness world records, 15 in all, in aid of Sport relief, and has carved out a media career.
So what possessed this Preston lad to decide to enter the world of professional boxing?
Perhaps, more importantly, why are his advisors allowing him to do it and why are the British Boxing Board of Control sanctioning it.
Professional boxing is a different world even for those with years of amateur experience behind them.
Look at Audley Harrison – Olympic champion with a golden future.
Remember Olympic champions Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko?
Easy. Remember Audley? A chorus of groans.
So who can seriously believe Freddie, now 34, and with no history of boxing, can enter into the dark arts of the pro game and survive without being hurt.
These are men with tremendous power and, at 34, probably would have about 15 years of pro-experience and another ten or so amateur boxing behind them.
Freddie might have been training hard, be fitter than he has been in his life, but he is in danger of becoming novelty side show (a bit like Mike Tyson, who visited him during training) when he appeared as a wrestler.
Freddie's opponent, Richard Dawson, might not be a Mexican road sweeper but with just five professional rounds in his two victories and a limited amateur experience, he is probably as safe as Freddie can get – short of Audley Harrison of course.
Freddie will give it his all with reckless courage and a huge heart but I still fear for him.
Boxing is just not cricket.


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Undergraduate students from the Student Government Association and the Communication Studies Department invite the campus community to join them on Wednesday, March 29, in the Student Center Quad, for an afternoon of food, live entertainment and campus-wide unity in support of renovations to the Student Center and agricultural development of the Quad. The event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. The rain date is Tuesday April 11.
During the event, students will circulate a pledge supporting the administration's commitment to improving the Student Center and expanding its facilities. "We want to create a sense of campus awareness about the proposed construction to the Student Center," said Amy Chicken, vice president of the Student Government Association, Inc. (SGA). "Our goal is to collect more than 1,000 student signatures of support, because student awareness of critical campus issues is extremely relevant to our expanding campus."
Participants also will receive information explaining the dates of construction and the facilities that will be improved.
The students orchestrating the event are Chicken, Shaun Pilkington, Mike Dabrowski, Melanie Koundrourou, Julian Denis, Jason Fink and Guerlens Desir.
The SGA, Voices, 90.3 WMSC, ASSIST, Players, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Red Hawk Paintball, Organization of Students for Creative Expression, Greek Council and Unified Asian-American Student Organization will participate in the event.
For further information, please contact Chicken at 973-655-7434, or at email@example.com.

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Feminist News
Evelyn Davis, Founder of New York Coalition of 100 Black Women Dies at 75
Evelyn Davis who founded the New York Coalition of 100 Black Women and was a former vice-president of the Children's Television Workshop, died of cancer on January 9, 1997. Ms. Davis led efforts to make "Sesame Street" known to inner-city parents and children since its inception in 1969. She saw Sesame Street as an innovative program, a sort of televised Head Start, and oversaw staff members who visited inner-city communities to bring the show to the areas. In the early 1970's she founded the New York Coalition of 100 Black Woman which urges black women to become involved in politics. The group's projects include holding voter registration drives in Harlem and helping young black women establish personal networks.
Media Resources: New York Times - January 13, 1997


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Late last week, I quietly released my new WordPress plugin, Comment Warning. Over the weekend, I added some extra functionality and it's now reached the point where I'm ready to announce it to the world. So here goes.
Who Is Comment Warning For?
Comment Warning is aimed at DoFollow and ex-DoFollow blogs that have become a target for comment spammers, including those running the CommentLuv and KeywordLuv plugins.
Although DoFollow and related plugins can reward your commentators (and help increase traffic), it also attracts comment spammers. These spammers often hunt for blogs through DoFollow lists or Google searches for terms related to the CommentLuv and KeywordLuv plugins.
The level of comment spam I get on this blog has become untolerable. I turned off DoFollow, but the spammers keep coming.
Comment Warning helps deal with this problem. In the 7 days that I've been running the plugin on this blog, 113 visitors have triggered the warning. The number of borderline spam comments have dropped.
Of course this means that the total number of comments I'm getting has dropped as well, but I've decided I only want genuine comments at this stage.
The plugin has been tested on WordPress 2.7 and 2.8.
I suspect that this plugin will NOT be compatible with the WP Super Cache plugin. I will be doing some testing in the near future and, if necessary, changing the plugin so it does work with WP Super Cache.
How Does It Work?
Comment Warning checks where visitors come from. If there are certain terms in the referring URL that may indicate that the visitor is a potential comment spammer, they will be presented with a warning message, outlining your comment policy. The message is displayed via a JavaScript modal 'popup' (not a real popup).
Both the list of triggers and the message are customisable, allowing you to control who is shown the message and what they are shown. If you come across another site or term that should be added, please let me know.
It is possible to redirect potential spammers to a URL of your choice, either immediately (bypassing the warning) or after a certain number of visits from the same IP address. However, my own personal view is that redirecting visitors is harsh.
A log of visits that trigger the warning is kept. This allows you quickly jump to any comments left by these visitors. It also adds a message, letting you know that the commentator has been warned in the past, to all new comment email notifications and to comments appearing in the Admin area.
What It Doesn't Do
Comment Warning won't help if a comment spammer comes directly to your site, rather than from a search or a page with a URL that contains one of the trigger words.
However, if they have been warned previously, this will have been recorded in the log and a message indicating this will appear next to their comments in the Admin panel and in comment notification emails.
How Do I Get It?
You can read more about Comment Warning and download it on the plugin page. Alternatively, you can get it from the Official WordPress Plugin Directory (or search for Comment Warning in the install plugin page in the WordPress Admin area).
The Official WordPress Plugin Directory
This is the first time I've added a plugin to the official WordPress Plugin Directory (when did it change from Repository to Directory?). The process wasn't too hard, but it would have been much harder without the excellent Listing Your Plugin at the WordPress.org Plugin Directory post by Ronald Huereca on WebLogToolsCollection.
Other WordPress Plugin Development News
It was with some surprise that I noticed that this is my first release for almost 18 months! Time flies…
I'm working on some other WordPress plugins in the background and I'm still holding to my statement that I'll update my old plugins and move them into the official plugin directory. I've also started thinking that I should tidy up and release some of the custom plugins that I use on my sites.
Time will be an issue, but I'm hoping I can get most of this done.


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In one fell swoop, John Battelle presided over one of the most meteoric rises and falls of a media property in recent memory. His Industry Standard magazine came to define the dot-com era with its wild success and spectacular failure.
But after eating his dose of humble pie, Battelle is back and aiming for new media mogulhood with an online only business, Federated Media. Although he made some enemies in the old days, he also made a lot of friends, and his new Sausalito company is selling ads on about 100 blogs.
Er, don't call them blogs. Battelle, who was an editor before going over to the business side, is looking to reframe the Web sites he's representing as "conversational media."
"That's a better term than user-generated content or blogs," Battelle said. The sites in his network are "driven by community and they're conversational, as opposed to packaged." He hastened to note that, as the author of a book, "I'm a big fan of packaged. There's no more packaged good than a book."
But he's also a blogger — I mean, a media conversationalist. And as such, he understands the need for people putting up online content to make money for their efforts, and to deal with a host of technological issues.
Battelle started the company in June 2005 with angel investments from Omidyar Network, the New York Times, Mitchell Kapor, Andrew Anker, Mike Homer and Tim O'Reilly, and last year announced they had participated in a funding round along with JPMorgan Partners. Although he didn't specify the amount, he said it was "just a couple million dollars all told… I did not want to take in $5 million or $10 million and be forced to go on a path of a $200 million exit in five years. That's not a forced march I want to be on."
That's a lesson learned the hard way, from the Standard experience. Another one: Keep control of your company. Battelle is the majority owner, and the only other person on the board of directors is his friend, Chris Albinson, a partner at JPMorgan Partners.
"That's it," Battelle said. "There is no pressure. I have the majority shares. As much as I love Chris, he can't tell me what to do."
Federated started last year with two ad salespeople and now it's up to 18, with 10 in Sausalito, 6 in New York, one in Los Angeles and one in Seattle. Battelle plans further expansion, and hopes to grow to 200 Web sites this year.
Although the hot flavor in online advertising is automated algorithmically driven sales, a la Google, Battelle's reps pound the pavement to sell ads. When inventory goes unsold, his sites use Google or some other automated ad network.
He's got a number of popular sites in his network, including Digg, Boing Boing, GigaOm, TechCrunch and Dooce. He bundles some together, like tech, sports or parenting sites. Federated gives the sites 60 percent of the money that comes in, and keeps 40 percent.
Battelle also corrected a recent BusinessWeek story on Federated, saying it did not pull in $10 million last year, but saying he expects to achieve profitability this year. He sets the record straight on Federated's blog.
Battelle also discussed the photo that seems most associated with him these days, as it always accompanies Valleywag posts that gleefully dig at him.
Battelle first saw the photo when tech pundit John C. Dvorak posted it on his blog, ripping Battelle for spamming him to pony up big bucks to attend his Web 2.0 conference. He doesn't know who took it, but figures he must have known the person, and judging from his glasses, the photo was taken in 1998 or 1999.
"I'm pretty sure it was me joking around with someone," Battelle said. As for its frequent appearance on Valleywag, that site's proprietor, Nick Denton, "likes to pick a fight with me. That's fine. I have much thicker skin than I did in the Standard days."


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Fiji Time: 3:21 PM on Sunday 18 February
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Siteri Sauvakacolo
Friday, May 16, 2014
FIJIAN fashion designer Sonam Sapra is honoured about her first international export order for her Intimate Fiji label which was collaborated with Intimate Apparel Fiji.
Ms Sapra confirmed the order went for a total of $8040 from her resort wear collection which will be launched at this month's Fiji Fashion Week on May 29.
"This is in collaboration between me and Mr and Mrs Imbamalar Rajan and Intimate Apparel is basically an umbrella company," Ms Sapra said.
"It's great, just the first step though and the real challenge is making sure this can become a sustainable business — we made the first step in announcing it — now we just have to maintain it.
"It feels really good, but honestly I am not letting it get to me or think about it too much because I was talking to my father and he said just remember this sale is just barely scratching the surface."
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The PSEG Foundation To Give More Than $100,000 To Help NJ Residents
Nov 01, 2012, 17:32 ET from The PSEG Foundation
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The PSEG Foundation is making an immediate $50,000 grant to the American Red Cross to assist customers in our New Jersey service territory with temporary shelter, food and other assistance.
In addition, the PSEG Foundation will contribute another $50,000 in total to organizations supporting recovery efforts in local New Jersey communities. We will be working with FEMA to identify organizations to benefit from these grants.
The PSEG Foundation also announced a matching grant of any donation by employees or retirees up to $500 per person to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and NJ 211, a statewide call network that puts people in need in touch with people who can help.
Many PSEG employees, while working around the clock to restore power to their neighbors, are dealing with personal challenges themselves ranging from homes with tree damage to flooded homes. The PSEG Employee Crisis Fund is in place to support our employee's need. It is funded by the PSEG Foundation and by PSEG employees. Employees are urged to submit an application for immediate assistance.
"The Company's number one concern is restoring power safely to our customers. We have seen first-hand the devastation in the communities we serve and the impact on the lives of our customers caused by this storm. The PSEG Foundation is dedicated to helping the communities in New Jersey year round – but especially in times like these," said Shelia Rostiac, president, The PSEG Foundation.
The PSEG Foundation was established by PSEG to strengthen the communities where PSEG operates.
Want to know what's new at PSEG? Go to www.pseg.com/getnews and sign up to have our press releases sent right to your inbox.
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text: stiles at uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (John Stiles) writes: > We are looking at purchasing a FLPC system for protein isolation and purification. We have been using a Pharmacia system which seems OK. We have information on Pharmacia and Waters 650 Advanced Protein Purification System. Any one have any experience with these or others? Any advice welcomed. Thanks. Pharmacia columns are extremely expensive. The FPLC gained popularity with biologists because it was designed for protein purification rather than typical reversed phase applications. The Waters seems to be as easy to use as the Pharmacia and ought to cost a lot less to run over the years. CB -- Charles Brenner, Ph.D. Fellow of the Leukemia Society of America Rosenstiel Center, rm 610 phone (617) 736-4944 Brandeis University fax (617) 736-2405 Waltham, MA 02254-9110 brenner at auriga.rose.brandeis.edu


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Just finished a couple of other paintings today, and found my Road Warrior canvas and remembered that I forgot to put it up on this site! Let me know what you guys think of it! (And the other creations I have in the same album)
Road Warrior canvas, 69cm x 50cm
Frankenstein canvas, 80cm x 80cm
Rammstein canvas, 80cm x 80cm á piece


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How much time do you waste in a day? Have you thought about it before? Most people waste time commuting to work, waiting for people to turn up to meetings, waiting in lines, the list is endless.
Why not use that time to practice English? For this simple tip:
- you don't need a teacher
- you don't need to buy any special materials
- you don't need to download anything
- you don't need to pay for anything
So, I bet you are wondering what the tip is. It's very simple:
Think in English
Think about whatever you want. The important thing is to do it in English. If you are on the train, try describing the other passengers in your head. If you are waiting for a meeting, think about the agenda in English. Wherever you are, there's always something to think about.
How will thinking in English help me?
First of all, it will help with your fluency. Thinking in one language then translating into another is what makes people have to hesitate and causes unnatural speech rhythms. Once you can think directly using the language you are speaking, your fluency will improve dramatically.
Thinking in English also helps you to discover what you don't know. If you are waiting for a train, thinking in English and can't remember how to say which direction the train is going in, you have identified a weak spot in your vocabulary and will be able to work on it later. Knowing what your weaknesses is very valuable because it can help you to focus and make the most of your practice time.
I tried this technique when I was learning Indonesian and I found it worked really well here because people are often late and I had a lot of waiting to do!
What would you like to think about in English?
Today's photo is by Paulo Correa.


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Traveling Luck for Morris Hill Picnic Area, Virginia, United States
Where is Morris Hill Picnic Area?What's around Morris Hill Picnic Area?
Wikipedia near Morris Hill Picnic Area
Where to stay near Morris Hill Picnic Area
The timezone in Morris Hill Picnic Area is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:02 and Sunset at 19:04. It's light
Latitude. 37.9467°, Longitude. -79.9594° , Elevation. 548m
Weather near Morris Hill Picnic Area; Report from Roanoke, Roanoke Regional Airport, VA 85.1km away
Weather :
Temperature: 12°C / 54°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 3700ft
Weather :
Temperature: 12°C / 54°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 3700ft
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Geographic features & Photographs around Morris Hill Picnic Area, in Virginia, United States
- valley;
- an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Gorge, The (1.3km)
- Hughes Draft (2km)
- Jarrett Hollow (2.6km)
- Medden Hollow (2.9km)
- Big Lick Draft (3km)
- Sugar Hollow (4.7km)
- Bolar Draft (5.6km)
- Suck Lick Hollow (5.6km)
- Lemon Hollow (6.6km)
- Clay Lick Hollow (7.4km)
- Doelick Cove (7.8km)
- John Bolar Draft (8km)
- Meva Cove (8.2km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Cedar Creek (1.7km)
- Fortney Branch (1.7km)
- Big Lick Creek (2km)
- Hughes Creek (2km)
- Mud Run (2.8km)
- Hoover Creek (4.1km)
- Board Tree Run (5.5km)
- Mill Creek (5.6km)
- Dry Run (6.3km)
- Brushy Lick (6.6km)
- Hot Springs Run (6.9km)
- Cascades Creek (6.9km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Morris Hill Picnic Area (0km)
- Coles Mountain Picnic Area (0.8km)
- Jenkins Ford (1.5km)
- Morris Hill Campground (2.2km)
- Fortney Boat Launch Ramp (3.4km)
- Natural Well (3.9km)
- Bolar Mountain Campground (5.5km)
- Camp Appalachia (5.6km)
- Bolar Flat Picnic Area and Launch Ramp (6.5km)
- Lemon Hollow Work Camp (7.6km)
- trail;
- a path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles.
- Coles Mountain Fire Trail (3.6km)
- Little Mountain Trail (5.7km)
- Lodge Trail (6.1km)
- Jackson Trail (7km)
- Oliver Mountain Trail (7.2km)
- Hemlock Trail (7.4km)
- Allegheny Mountain Trail (8.1km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Greenwood (historical) (1.2km)
- Greenwood (1.3km)
- Kincaid (2.3km)
- Perkins Point (2.3km)
- Callison (6.8km)
- Carloover (8.2km)
Accommodation around Morris Hill Picnic Area
- ridge(s);
- a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Hoover Ridge (3.3km)
- Greavers Ridge (3.8km)
- Mad Ann Ridge (7.7km)
- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Mill Hill (5.6km)
- Mill Hill (5.6km)
- Morris Hill (7.2km)
- bridge;
- a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
- Kelly Bridge (1.1km)
- McAllister Bridge (1.5km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Emory Church (3.2km)
- Falling Spring Presbyterian Church (8.2km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Gathright Dam (0.8km)
- Gathright Dam (1.4km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Lake Moomaw (0.8km)
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- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park city city o
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Zach has been called to serve in the Texas Houston East Mission. He leaves August 21 for the new Mexico City MTC. I've always heard that Texas considers itself a different country. Didn't know we'd have to get a passport and visa for a mission to Texas!
We are so excited for Zach. He will be among the first missionaries to serve as an 18 year old. We have watched him get ready for his mission through his Senior year. He is prepared. He will be in God's hands as he serves.
This is an article that appeared in the Deseret News of the new MTC where Zach will be staying.
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The final class of approximately 650 students graduated from Benemerito de las Americas, an LDS Church-owned high school in Mexico City, on June 14. At the graduation ceremony, Elder Alfredo Miron, the school's final director and an Area Seventy, symbolically handed a large wooden "key to the campus" over to the new MTC President Carl Pratt. On the key was written the name of the school with the dates 1963-2013, indicating its "fifty years of teaching the youth of the Latter-day Saints." Under these dates was written 2013- Missionary Training Center, and the scripture, "Behold, I will hasten my work in its time" (Doctrine and Covenants 88:73).
On June 26, President Pratt and his wife, Sister Karen Pratt, welcomed their first group of about 100 newly set-apart missionaries, some of whom had graduated as high school students only a week-and-a-half earlier from the same campus. "I cannot believe it's only been 10 days since I graduated from this school," said one elder as he was entering the new MTC. "It's quite a special experience to be able to see the way in which the Lord transforms things in order to fulfill his work.
"I can see now," he continued, "how this campus as a missionary training center will be used to bless even more people than it already has. It's worth every sacrifice. This is going to be an incredible work, and I'm looking forward to being able to serve the Lord as soon as I can."
Fifty years ago, on Nov. 4, 1963, Elder Marion G. Romney of the Quorum of the Twelve broke ground for the school, named Benemerito de las Americas after the Mexican national hero Benito Juarez. Elder Romney stated, "This school for which we are breaking ground today is destined to become a great Spanish-speaking cultural center. Its influence will reach far beyond the valley of Mexico. ... It will be felt in all of Latin America, including South America. Hundreds of thousands of people will come here. Going out from here, they will help the nation build up its education, its culture and its spirituality. This school will prepare men for a better future here on the earth and for eternal life in the world to come. ... Those who attend will learn of the pre-earth life and of principles and practices which will prepare them for the life to come. ... It is my prayer," he continued, "that our Father in Heaven will bless ... the Mexican people; that they may come to an understanding of the real purpose of this institution." He then prayed that the Lord would, "turn all that is here done to the furtherance of Thy purposes, the salvation and exaltation of Thy children."
Nearly 23,000 students have attended Benemerito since its inception nearly a half century ago. Over the years the school has provided education from elementary through high school. Beyond academics, the school became well known for a variety of its extracurricular activities including soccer, American football, karate, choir, band, basketball and, most especially, its folk dance team that traveled throughout Mexico and other countries. From this school have come political leaders, attorneys, doctors, teachers, businessmen, missionaries, mothers and fathers, bishops, Relief Society leaders, stake presidents and even General Authorities. In fact, of the current stake presidents serving in Mexico, 25 percent are alumni of Benemerito. Approximately 90 percent of the young men who have graduated from Benemerito over the last five years have served or are currently serving as missionaries. When asked how Benemerito has impacted his life, Abraham Martinez, the Seminary and Institute Area Director for Mexico and an Area Seventy replied, "Benemerito is my home. Benemerito is where I raised my family. Benemerito is my family."
On Jan. 29, Elder Daniel Johnson, President of the Mexico Area, announced to students and faculty at Benemerito, and to those watching via satellite at chapels throughout Mexico the upcoming transition of the school into an MTC. To the emotional students, teachers, administrators and church members present, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve gently taught, "Tears are the price we pay for love." He then testified, "This is a dramatic moment in church history. You have lived to see your role in one of the most historic moments in the church."


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Ebola—The Plague Fighters
Viewing Ideas
Before Watching
Briefly discuss with students what they know about viruses, such as the
common cold and the flu. Then invite them to share news stories, books,
television shows, or movies about new and deadly viruses, such as the Ebola
virus. What do they know about the disease and its symptoms? How it is
transmitted? How can people protect themselves from these viruses? As they
watch the program, have students look for information about the symptoms and
transmission of Ebola, and the ways that health workers tried to protect
themselves from the disease.
One of the challenges in trying to find Ebola victims was the stigma
associated with the disease that prevented people with the virus from coming
forward. Have students discuss diseases in the United States that have stigmas
attached to them. What efforts are being made to help people overcome the
stigma of these diseases? As they watch the program, have students look for
strategies medical teams use to try to overcome people's fears.
After Watching
Review students' observations of the program, particularly with respect to
the prevention and the education strategies they saw. How did medical workers
locate victims while protecting themselves and others? How did the Ebola virus
spread? Why was it so important to isolate the victims? Compare this
quarantine with the treatment of other diseases, such as leprosy, measles, or
the bubonic plague. When is a quarantine necessary or unnecessary?
Ebola—The Plague Fighters
Original broadcast:February 6, 1996
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I was wondering if anyone out there knows if Ridgid is going to put out a jobsite radio that also has a battery charger built into it. I am opening a construction company and have chosen to purchase primarily ridgid tools if possible, however i the only downside that i noticed is that the jobsite radion doesn't charge the batteries like most of the competitors radios do. Does anyone know if I should hold off on buying the radio in hopes that a model with a built in charger will come out?
No announcement yet.
Is the Jobsite Radio going to get a charger??
new posts
Re: Is the Jobsite Radio going to get a charger??
As far as I know, only DeWalt offers a jobsite radio that also charges tool batteries since they hold the patent on the system. Porter-Cable, Milwaukee, and Ridgid will run off of tool batteries but will not charge them, again, because DeWalt holds the patent.
Senior Member
- Nov 2004
- 4880
Middle of nowhere, some where in Colorado
construction & farm
Re: Is the Jobsite Radio going to get a charger??
by pass the patent and make a dock for a battery charger in or on the radio, it achieves the same purpose,
if they went one better and produce a battery charger that either could take additional noses that could charge all brands or just a charger that could accept all brands, of batteries, that would dock on the radio.Push sticks/blocks Save Fingers
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
attributed to Samuel Johnson
PUBLIC NOTICE: Due to recent budget cuts, the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil...plus the current state of the economy............the light at the end of the tunnel, has been turned off.
Senior Member
- Dec 2010
- 831
ElDorado CA, 95667
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Re: Is the Jobsite Radio going to get a charger??
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Fancee - rescue pup, approx 5 yrs old and most likely Pek/ border collie mix. Fancee is lively.. a great little girl that loves puppies, she likes to lead.. and will entice a puppy to follow her lead.. she is a "teacher". Fancee was adopted thru an Odessa Fl Rescue & their vet's, botched spaying.. almost cost us her life. 26 hrs after getting her & Over $3,000 later she is alive and happy.. an awesome dog. Smart dog.. learns easily and aims to please her momma.View Profile
Skeeter found for sale on the internet from a breeder who normally doesn't have Cavaliers. He was flown from Missouri to Florida, and did very well all by himself thanks to the airline, and carefully "packed" by the breeder, Olga. Skeeter was immediately taken under wing by our rescue dog who came to the family just 3 months before him, Miss Fancee. Fancee is a mix Pekngnese / Border Collie, she and skeeter are inseparable now, they play ...and they play hard running and jumping.. Skeeter loves to play with toys.. and when Fancee takes his chew stick or toy, Skeeter circles and lays down infront of her.. yipping. A loud yip yip yip, until I say.. FANCEEEEE give it to Skeeter! He knows that annoying yip gets my attention and he gets what he wants. Skeeter share's everything w/ Fancee.. at times they will go end to end w/ a chew both at the same time chewing away at their end. Skeet or Keeter, Keeter puppy is his "nik" name.. because our 2 yr old grandson Nikolai.. call's him Keeter. If Nik says.. Keeter down, Skeeter listens and stops and sits. Skeeter and Fancee are also joined by Tiki the grand dame of the furbabies.. our 13 yr old Longhaired Chihuahua. Even though Tiki tolerate's both Fancee and Skeeter.. they both know to leave little Tiki alone or face her rath! lol She growls like a German Shepard on the attack when they do things she doesn't like! lol Skeeter is a fast learner.. by the ripe age of 5 months he was sitting, coming, stay.. down.. and rolling over on command. Housed trained easily.. At dinner time, Skeeter took to the aroma's of our food and sat and begged, it must come naturally.. lol Now that he is 9 months old.. he has been taught to sit and wait quietly.. but ever now and then he will edge his way to me, put that cute long ear head on my knee.. then he will stretch his neck up and look on the table to see what is up there.. the other two sit behind him.. it's like.. OK Skeeter what do you see up there, tell us ? Skeeter is quiet the watch dog too.. doesn't matter who you are.. your going to get barked at by him and he starts the other two.. til you get in the house and we ok you ! He loves to sleep in my bed.. but is content to sit on the sofa or recliner w/ daddy.. when it is bed time he can often be found already in his doggy condo.. on the plush leopard bed fast asleep. It's hard being a puppy.. and we often find him quietly asleep...but he also is just so Dog Gone Cute and loving.. he fit right into our family! Our first Cavalier.. I know he won't be the last.. We love our 'Keeter pup! And look forward to finding a suitable Cavalier girlfriend for him soon!View Profile
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WEST PALM BEACH -- A stove that was left on is thought to have caused the fire that engulfed the home of Condelaria Alfonso on Saturday afternoon, leaving heavy damage to the one-floor house.
The fire was reported to the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department at 1:28 p.m., authorities said. They arrived at the house on the 2500 block of Kentucky Street at 1:33 p.m. to find three-quarters of the house in flames, Fire Rescue Cpt. Sean Obannon said.
``It had to be going at least 15 minutes before we got there,`` said Obannon. ``We had the fire knocked down in about 5 to 8 minutes.``
No one was inside the house when the engines got there, he said. Alfonso arrived a few minutes later.
Obannon said a switch on the stove was found in an operating position.
``It`s still under investigation, but we believe the woman was cooking food on the stove and left it on.``
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Investigation of GPR configurations by ray-tracing methods
Shan, Q., Pennock, S. R. and Redfern, M. A., 2006. Investigation of GPR configurations by ray-tracing methods. In: IEEE Conference on Radar, 2006-01-01.
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Methods for locating and identifying buried assets are one focus of a large research project entitled 'mapping the underworld'. As of part of the project we are studying novel configurations for ground penetrating radar (GPR). There are two of important specifications for the GPR configurations: the bandwidth and the dynamic range. In this paper, the bandwidth and dynamic range of a GPR are investigated through simulations. Media that are typical of street environments were modeled is used in the simulations. A 2D ray-tracing model is used to simulate propagation in the ground to identify signal levels, bandwidths and dynamic ranges. A novel In-Pipe deployment and a conventional deployment scheme for GPR are examined using ray-tracing. Comparison of the results shows that the In-Pipe deployment scheme for the GPR has immediate advantages over the conventional one, in terms of having a wider available bandwidth and therefore resolution, and in having a lower dynamic range requirement.
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How India could've lost Chhota Rajan to UAE by a whisker
Police sources say that the Middle Eastern country wants dreaded gangster Chhota Rajan in connection with 1995 murder of Dawood Ibrahim aide Sautya outside Dubai hotel
Had the UAE government's Red Corner notices against Chhota Rajan reached the Indonesian government on time, the Indian government would have been left looking embarrassed.
Also read: Chhota Rajan had no intention to surrender, reveal government sources
Indonesian police escorted Chhota Rajan from Bali police headquarters to the airport on November 5. Pic/AFP
Sources in Mumbai police say that Rajan is wanted in a murder case in the UAE. However, had their government, which is said to be close to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, laid their hands on Rajan, matters would have become difficult for India.
In 1995, Rajan had murdered, Sunil Sawant alias Sautya, a Dawood aide, outside Hotel Hyatt Regency in Dubai.
It is believed that after Rajan and Dawood split, Sautya killed three of Rajan's aides — Sanjay Raggad, Diwakar Churi and Naresh Jukkar. It is believed that Sautya was trying to attack rajan as well, but the gangster fled the country. When he found that Sautya and Shakeel would be heading to the Dubai hotel, his aides planned an attack. However, Shakeel who didn't arrive that day, escaped.
Also read: CBI gets Chhota Rajan's custody for 10 days
The three Rajan aide's who were later arrested got death sentence and now Rajan is wanted in the case. Had the UAE police reacted quickly post Rajan's arrest, the Bali cops would have had to choose between sending him to India or UAE. The UAE government is also working towards the extradition of Dawood aide, Munna Jhingada alias Syed Muzaffikir Mudassar Hussain, arrested in Thailand for an attack on Rajan. His sentence will be up soon. But, as the Pakistan government has submitted fake documents saying that Jhingada is their citizen, the Thai government deciding whom to hand him over to. Jhingada is an Indian national and wanted in India.
Also read: Chhota Rajan back in India; Police use dummy convoys, dodge media
Meanwhile, a source in the Mumbai police said that the CBI team in Bali seized the phones belonging to the Mumbai team of seven officers. The Mumbai police team comprising DCP Dhanajay Kulkarni and Vinayak Vast, had gone to Bali along with Delhi Police and a CBI team of seven members.
"Once the team reached Bali the police officers phones were seized by the CBI officers and they were given another SIM cards to be used in Bali. A tab was kept on who they were calling and messaging," said a source in Mumbai police.


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Manual Who Can Use It? Implementation The Behaviors Stephen B. McCarney
Hawthorne Educational Services TRY IT! 1) Considering Variables Three Themes --- 53 Behaviors Moves About Unnecessarily What is it?
Based on the most commonly
encountered behavior problems
in early education (ECBS)
For each behavior problem:
1) Behavior Goal
2) Objectives
3) Research-based
Helpful for administrators, teachers, aides, counselors, parents, and anyone who wants to help children.
Appropriate for special educators in self-contained classrooms as well as and regular education teachers.
May also be used by a team of professionals
The child does not need to be identified as behaviorally disordered/emotionally disturbed or handicapped in any way.
A S P cademic Progress ocial Relationships ersonal Adjustment Fails to perform task independently
Is not motivated by rewards
Does not remain on task
Does not perform tasks at his or her ability level
Is reluctant to attempt new things
Bothers peers who are trying to work, play, listen, etc.
Is easily angered, annoyed, or upset
Does not share possessions or materials
Does not allow others to take their turns, participate in activities or games
Makes inappropriate comments to peers
Becomes overexcited
Has difficulty separating from parents
Fails to stay in an assigned area for the specified time period
Does not follow rules
Fails to comply with adults
2) Determining Goals & Objectives 3) Choosing Intervention Strategies 4) Consistency, Consistency, Consistency Developed using behaviors appropriate for children
ages 36 through 71 months in preschool and
kindergarten settings.
ECBS provides the standardized profile information
and specific indicators necessary to determine which
students are in need of intervention, behavioral
support, and the opportunity to learn more
appropriate behavior.
Behaviors based of those in the
Early Childhood Behavior Scale All variables must be considered in order not to overlook possible determinants of behavior
1) Institutional Variables: To what extent does the school environment contribute to the problem? For example: limited supervision, unclear rules, seating arrangements
2) Personal Variables: Child's age, sex, grade level, local community standards, and possible handicap
Each behavior has goal(s) and
objectives to choose from. These can be used when creating an IEP. Must use professional judgment when choosing interventions.
Must be what is appropriate for the child and what will work in a particular setting.
Appropriateness of intervention relates directly to the behavior and not to classification labels.
Types of solutions:
Preventative - environmental modifications used to reduce
Reactive - modifications immediately related to the
PLUS: The selection of intervention strategies
took into account those interventions
which reflect positive teacher behavior
expected of educators. CONSISTENCY! Whatever intervention you choose should be used consistently by all instructional personnel.
The more consistently the strategy is implemented, the greater likelihood that the student will be successful What would you do? Works Cited: In Addition to the Goals, Objectives, and Intervention Strategies...
Preventing Behavior Problems
Rules for School Environments
Elementary Reinforcer Survey
Point Record
Group Contract
Schedule of Daily Events
Schedule of Daily Events Sample
Parent Communication Form
Student Conference Report The Benefits Good addition to any teacher's bookshelf... Research-based interventions that are preventative, reactive, and positive
Deals with most common early childhood behaviors
Can be used for children with or without a disorder or label
Give teachers options when choosing interventions and addition resources to implement
Well-organized and easy to use and understand Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc. (n.d.). Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc. . Retrieved November 2011, from Behavior: http://hawthorne-ed.com/pages/behavior/b5.html
McCarney, S. B. (1992). Early Childhood Behavior Intervention Manual: Goals, Objectives, and Intervention Strategies. Retrieved November 2011, from Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc.: http://hawthorne-ed.com/images/behavior/samples/swf%20files/h01420sb.pdf
McCarney, S. B. (1992). Early Childhood Behavior Intervention Manual: Goals, Objectives, and Intervention Strategies for Early Childhood Behavior Problems. Columbia, MO: Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc.
McCarney, S. B. (1994). Early Childhood Behavior Scale: School Version Rating Form. Retrieved November 2011, from Hawthorne Educational Services: http://hawthorne-ed.com/images/behavior/samples/swf%20files/h01401.pdf
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Cuomo says teacher evaluations can wait
Legislators run out of time to view governor's proposal for restrictions
Published 12:07 am, Tuesday, June 19, 2012
ALBANY — It seems legislators will go home without restricting public access to teacher evaluations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
The new evaluations will be implemented over the next school year under terms negotiated between each public school district and its teachers. A system is already in place for New York City's teachers, and a court ruled last year that the records are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Law — drawing gasps from teachers unions and some legislators.
Cuomo, a Democrat, as well as leaders in the Assembly and Senate have said the evaluations should be restricted while maintaining parent access.
Aides to Cuomo shared a draft proposal with legislators on Sunday that would have allowed parents to see the evaluations without an in-person visit to the school, according to a person who saw it. The teachers union had supported an Assembly bill allowing the release of data in face-to-face meetings, but talks broke down over Cuomo's proposal for the extra layer of transparency.
The clock ran out Monday evening for the legislation to be accomplished before the end of the session on Thursday: The governor had said he would not grant any waivers to the required three-day waiting period. On Monday, Cuomo said a deal could wait until — whenever.
"Nothing we have left, frankly, is that urgent that we can't take more time, and frankly wouldn't be better with more time," Cuomo said on WOR 710. "So frankly, with disclosure of teacher evaluations, my instinct is, we have time. Teacher evaluations aren't done in most places for two years."
Sen. John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican who chairs the chamber's Education Committee, said there should be a lag in when evaluations are released to work bugs out of the system.
"It seems sensible to me to wait until (the new system) is properly running before anyone's judged on it," he said.
Michael Whyland, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, said, "We're waiting for the governor to send us a bill." Many of the Democrats who dominate that chamber, including Albany Assemblyman Jack McEneny, said teacher evaluations should be restricted — like performance reviews for police officers.
"Parents should have a right of access, but there should be internal controls," he said.
The only other unsettled piece of business for lawmakers were changes to marijuana laws designed to reduce the number of people arrested on minor pot charges — most of them minorities — through New York City's "stop-and-frisk" program.
Senate Republicans balked when Cuomo, with the backing of city officials, proposed decriminalizing marijuana "in public view," essentially making possession of just under an ounce of pot punishable by a $100 fine instead of arrest.
Under the program, citizens were being handcuffed when they took marijuana out of their pockets at police direction, something Cuomo called a "blatant inconsistency" in the law.
An Assembly source said the governor and the Senate GOP have reached a compromise, the details of which were not immediately available. Whyland said it was "unclear" if Democrats in the Assembly, who wanted further decriminalization, would assent.
As the negotiations continued Monday, lawmakers approved bills to define cyberbullying — harassment among students by electronic means, sometimes resulting in mental anguish for victims — and grant tax credits to New York-based beer producers.
Countless other measures percolated, including a few with local implications.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and Sheriff Craig Apple visited the Capitol to ask lawmakers to approve a bill letting inmates stay at the Albany County jail for up to two years.
The men said the change will let them board inmates from Vermont in now-vacant cells. The jail can hold 1,100 inmates but rarely has a population of more than 700, Apple said. Vermont now pays to have inmates housed in both Kentucky and Arizona, and is interested in keeping them closer.
Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, D-Queens, and Sen. Mike Nozzolio, R-Seneca Falls, chairmen of their chambers' respective committees on corrections, said it should pass easily.
"We're pushing — it's on my priority list," said Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Bethlehem.
McCoy said the bill was a "win-win" that could bring in $1 million to county coffers this year and $3 million next year.
"It's about keeping local jobs and bringing in extra revenue," said Apple.
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Neil Abercrombie: The Democrats' best chance to take a GOP governorship.
The ten governorships most likely to change parties
There are 37 governorships up for grabs in this turbulent election year and more than half of them are too close to call. However, there are 13 races where control of the governor's mansion seems likely to shift. In 11 of these races, Republicans hold clear leads in states currently held by the Democrats.
Here are the ten governorships most likely to change parties in 2010:
From the moment Democrat Kathleen Sebelius gave up the governorship to become U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kansas appeared headed for a GOP takeover. Now there's no question. Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, popular and well-funded, is rolling to a landslide win.
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Rep. Mary Fallin, the Republican candidate for governor of Oklahoma, right, and her husband, Wade Christensen, left, wave to a group of supporters.
Democrat Brad Henry is term-limited and Republican Mary Fallin is a heavy favorite to replace him. The conservative GOP congresswoman easily overcame a primary challenge from the Tea Party and is cruising to victory over Democrat Jari Askins on Nov. 2. This election will make history: Both nominees are women and the winner will be the first female governor since the Sooner State joined the Union.
Another two-term Democrat is retiring, and there's no Democrat in Wyoming other than Gov. Dave Freudenthal capable of winning statewide. The Republican primary was a competitive contest won by former U.S. Attorney Matt Mead. The general election, against Democrat Leslie Peterson, chair of Wyoming Democratic Party, is not competitive.
The incumbent most likely to lose a re-election battle is Iowa's Chet Culver, a Democrat who is trailing far behind former Gov. Terry Branstad. If elected, Branstad will become one of the most influential governors in the country because of Iowa's first-in-the-nation 2012 presidential caucuses.
Another Republican-leaning state has a Democratic governor forced out by term limits. Gov. Phil Bredesen is retiring and Tennessee Democrats don't have a deep bench. Their nominee, Mike McWherter, son of former Democratic Gov. Ned McWherter, is a heavy underdog against Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. This is another state where a wide-open Republican primary overshadowed the general election.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero, left, meets with his Republican rival, Rick Snyder during Snyder's town hall meeting at the Hawthorne Valley Country Club on Sept. 13,.
In unemployment-ravaged Michigan, voters seem likely to choose a wealthy businessman to turn the economy around. Republican voters opted for an outsider Rick Snyder in the primary over two well-known elected officials. Now he's cruising to victory over Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. If Snyder doesn't self-destruct in the next six weeks, he'll replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
Since the days of the Great Depression, Pennsylvania has had a history of changing parties in the governor's mansion every eight years. If that pattern holds, Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett will replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell. Corbett is trying to hang on to a lead over his lesser-known Democratic foe, Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) Executive Don Onorato, a strong campaigner running in a tough election year.
The Democratic Party's best chance to win a GOP-held governorship may be in Hawaii, where Republican Linda Lingle is being forced out by term limits and Democrat Neil Abercrombie, a longtime, popular congressman, is favored over Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona. President Obama's native state is very Democratic, but Republicans are hoping that internal Democratic divisions and a national GOP tidal wave wash away Abercrombie's current lead.
Republican Paul LePage, the mayor of Waterville, has the uppoer hand in a three-way race to succeed retiring Democratic Gov. John Baldacci. LePage's biggest asset is that the center-left vote is divided between Democratic nominee Libby Mitchell, the state senate president, and Independent Eliot Cutler, a former aide to legendary Maine Sen. Ed Muskie and an official in the White House budget office.
Many Democrats gave up on this seat as soon as Gov. Rod Blagojevich was indicted. Blago has kept Democratic scandals in the news through TV appearances, books and a sensational trial that ended in felony conviction on just one charge. New Gov. Pat Quinn is down but he's not completely out. After barely surviving a nasty primary, he's been trailing Republican state Sen. Bill Brady, a staunch conservative who eked out a primary win of his own. It's unlikely that the general election will be as close, but in this famously corrupt state you never know.
Other competitive races:
Ohio (D) Republican favored.
Connecticut (R) Democrat favored.
Wisconsin (D) Republican favored.
Florida (I-R) Leans Democratic.
Rhode Island (R) Leans Democratic.
Minnesota (R) Toss-up.
New Mexico (D) Toss-up.
Oregon (D) Toss-up.
California (R) Toss-up.
Massachusetts (D) Leans Democratic.
Georgia (R) Leans Republican.
Election 2010: A special report
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>>> The ten most vulnerable incumbents of 2010
>>> The ten most important Senate races of 2010
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>>> The ten most important House races of 2010
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Harris to speak on 'Finance in a Dodd-Frank World' Nov. 2 in Lender
Jeffrey Harris, Dean's Professor of Finance in the Whitman School, will deliver a lecture, "Finance in a Dodd-Frank World," on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Lender Auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available in the University Avenue Garage.
Harris teaches investments and derivatives courses and has an extensive background in market microstructure and regulatory issues. His lecture will explore the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in July 2010 by Congress and the Obama administration, which promotes the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, protects American taxpayers by ending bailouts and protects consumers from abusive financial services practices, among other regulations.
Harris will explore the following questions during his lecture:
- What does Dodd-Frank mean for risk management?
- Will Dodd-Frank improve transparency or impede trade?
- What does Dodd-Frank mean for retail investors?
"These are interesting times in the world of finance and I hope to expose students to the complex issues related to modern finance. Derivatives that are designed to manage and contain risk continue to be misconstrued and misunderstood, and yet these instruments are only as effective as the people who utilize them," says Harris.
Harris, who conducted previous regulatory work as a visiting academic fellow at the Nasdaq and visiting academic scholar at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, held faculty appointments at Southern Methodist University, the University of Delaware, the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University prior to joining Whitman.
His extensive research on financial markets has appeared in the Energy Journal, Financial Management, the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Futures Markets, the Journal of Investment Management, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies.


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Spring tours getting ready to roll!
This week, we'll be kicking off our Spring 2012 tour season at Jaguarland with a tour of the sim and then we'll hop over and play in the undersea area of our extension site at Caledon Sound. Tours, as usual, are on Thursday evenings from 6 to 7 pm central (4-5pm slt) and set […] Continue reading


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Hendrickson pips Takanashi in Norway
World champion American Sarah Hendrickson won the Trondheim World Cup ski-jumping event on Friday ahead of Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi.
It was the American's third win of the season as she scored 283 points to Takanashi's 274.9, with Austria's Jacqueline Seifriedsberger third on 271.2.
It was the same podium finish as at the Worlds in Val di Fiemme last month.
Although she missed out on victory in the penultimate World Cup event, Takanashi was already assured of winning the event's Crystal Globe as she held an unassailable lead.
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I long to visit Buenos Aires *sigh*….South America is top on my wish list of travel spots…
Meanwhile, I'll just admire these fun, funky bags made from the same vintage Naugahyde that can be found on the buses in Buenos Aires. Never has vinyl looked so good! They are from Viva Zapata…and styles sell really quickly…so if you see one you like, snag it before it's gone!
I've been wanting a funky boho bag ever since I saw the Simone Camille bags on Who What Wear…but $650 isn't exactly my handbag budget. SO, I found some super-cute bags that Dazzling Lanna has on her Etsy site. They are from Chiang Mai…and I just LOVE them! Most of them are made from vintage Hmong baby carrier fabric….fun style at a MUCH better price point.
My birthday was in June…and, as much as I totally hate to get older, I love celebrating…hanging out with friends, getting presents and eating cake!! This year, I especially scored in the presents department…my husband bought me an ipad {yipee!}. I hadn't thought seriously about buying one, but now that I have one, I think it's such a fun and useful gadget…I'm all geeked out about it!
Maybe even better than the ipad itself, is the coolie case I bought for it. It's the one above, center…from Temple. It's made from re-purposed military fabric, as are some of their other bags. I love the look of a high-tech gadget tucked into something that looks so old. I like their other bags too…so rugged and masculine.
I love the creativity that goes into repurposed goods. To be able to envision a cute little purse from an old, funky jacket is pure genius…The creative part of MY brain totally doesn't work that way, so I'm always impressed.
I you read the Storque, or check Etsy's home page regularly, then you might already know about found by nicky's fantastic bags and things. Almost all of her pieces are made from other items…right down to the zippers! I especially love the bag with the little flowers {above, right}.
Improbable Projects makes some of the coolest items I have seen…fabric woven from recorded cassette tapes, and made into ties and hats! Incredible, and done with style. I think the ties are great {and apparently, so did Jason Mraz…he wore one to the Grammys} What a perfect gift for your favorite music lover {look at me…finding more stuff for guys!!}…
You can can even "play" the fabric if you use a tape head! Here's a video with more info:


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TEHRAN, Iran — An Internet video of six young Iranian men and women dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has led to their arrests, showing how far Iran will go to halt what it deems to be decadent Western behavior.
The video shows 20-somethings hamming it up for the camera in sunglasses and festive clothes on Tehran rooftops and alleyways. None of the three women in the video wears a hijab.
Criticism outside Iran was predictably swift Wednesday, with calls for freedom for the jailed youths. Williams tweeted: "It's beyond sad these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness."
A tweet posted on President Hassan Rouhani's account seemed to address the controversy, even if it stopped short of mentioning the video or the arrests directly.
"#Happiness is our people's right," it said. "We shouldn't be too hard on behaviors caused by joy."


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This session will focus on B2C website architectures relying on Drupal, with strong performance, load and availability contraints.
To illustrate this session, we will Go through the architecture of one of the largest e-merchant site in Europe.
The session will be divided in 3 parts.
The first one will explore layers of a scalable and performant website able to handle thousand of users simultaneously.
The second part will talk about robustness with 2 active production sites, hot Drupal deployment & failover.
In the last part, legacy integration with Drupal by ESI (ESIGate) will be described how to use Drupal as a template provider.
These architecture patterns can be applied to Drupal 6 or 7.
This session will target architects and developers interested in critical B2C websites and transactional legacy integration with Drupal.
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Hey ya'll! I have a little bit of time so I thought I'd stop in.
Here's what I ate:
|Corn Flakes
|Almond milk
|Left over pizza slice
|Strawberry milk
|Dumpling Soup
|Frozen Yogurt
Once we arrived in KC last night, Joosung had dinner ready for us! He made a tasty dumpling soup with potatoes, zucchini, and green onion.
After dinner, Sarah showed us a show she had found Netflix called 30 Days. We watched the episode where two people try to live in a sustainable living community for 30 days. The community is called Dancing Rabbit, which is located in Missouri. The people that live there grow their own food, build their own houses, use solar energy, and drive cars using vegetable oil. It's so cool! Something not so pleasant is they recycle their waste, "humanure," to use as fertilizer. That's the trade-off of being sustainable. It makes me want to produce less waste. I already recycle but I should be using more compact fluorescent light bulbs, walking or biking more to places, and composting! Someday when I have a house I'd like to also switch to solar power. That can be pricey though. Anyways, if you haven't seen the show, you should! It really made me consider my impact on the environment.
After some Netflix we decided to walk to a district called Westport. It's a pretty neat scene with some bars and shops. We were on the hunt for some froyo though. Daniel and I shared a bowl with Cheesecake, Salted Caramel, and Pistachio frozen yogurt. We topped it with a variety of candy…
The pistachio was my favorite. I'm already craving more!
After froyo we walked back and watched more Netflix while drinking some Straw-ber-ritas. We decided to relive our childhood by watching some Rugrats and Wild Thornberrys. Together. That's right, there's a movie where they meet each other, called Rugrats Go Wild! Did anyone else know about this? Spike talks to Eliza! It's hilarious. Any 90s kid would appreciate it. If your respect for me has dramatically increased due to enlightening you on this phenomenon, you're welcome.
So for workouts. I didn't get a run in but I made due with a little Pinterest inspiration. I looked through some of my old pins for workouts and found this one.
It's a 10-minute video of some Crossfit exercises. You do 4 exercises, each one for a minute, then stretch and do them again. You keep track of how many reps of each exercise you did in a minute and then the second round you try to beat that score. I didn't keep track, I just tried to keep up with the instructor. It was hard! I probably could have gone faster but I was feeling lazy. My legs feel a little sore today. I'm definitely going to have to do it again soon.
Then I felt like I needed an arm workout. Here's what I did:
- Triceps Dips
- Bicep Curls
- Military Presses
I did 12 reps each, 3 times. I used my 5 pound weights. Those military presses were hard by the end! Yes, lifting five pounds was hard. Whatever. That's how to get stronger! Eventually I've invest in some 10 pounders.
Alright, I'm off to get ready for Emily's party. Have a lovely saturday!


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October 2015 - Navigator of the Seas to Caribbean - Western
We were celebrating our anniversary of 45 years and decided a cruise would be the perfect romantic getaway. We loved every aspect of our vacation! The ship had plenty of activities for us, delicious food, exciting ports-of-call, extraordinary production shows and plenty of shopping. We enjoyed exploring the ship, hand-in-hand reminiscent of the cruise we took on our honeymoon in October, 1970. We were most impressed with the high standards of the crew! They were friendly, helpful and did their best to make us feel like we were the most special passengers on the ship. We are so ready to book another Royal Caribbean cruise soon!


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Pay Less, but Not for These
My hard to fit feet mean that I will always have some allegiance to Payless, a store that always stocked my size even when others didn't. Thankfully there are a multitude of options now for those of us who wear bigger shoe sizes. But I always take a peak at what Payless has in stock partially out of habit, partially out of a sense of obligation.


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Editor's Note: Kitco News joins a young Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen as these young gunslingers seek justice in … Kitco News will be releasing a daily feature from April 7-10, focused on some of the mining industry's youngest presidents and chief executive officers, taking an in-depth look at where they started their paths, to honing their skills and running a mining company.
(Kitco News) - Not many 3-year-olds are able to boast any kind of financial portfolio, outside of Play-Doh, some of the dog's hair and an unidentifiable object found under the couch.
McEwen Mining Inc.'s (TSX:MUX)(NYSE:MUX) president, 32-year-old Ian Ball, who was promoted to his current position at the age of 31, can say otherwise.
"My parents had me buying gold stocks at the age of 3," he told Kitco News.
Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Ball lived in and around the region growing up, where a family friend began to peak his interest in the world of mining.
"It was a fellow who always had an interest in mining. He had invested big in some discoveries, like Corona, which had Hemlo, and a few others," Ball said. "Just hearing him talking about the industry - he wasn't involved in mining but was investing in small juniors, and it was the idea that a discovery that can multiply your wealth is what got me interested.
|Ian Ball, President McEwen Mining Inc.
"I remember I doubled my money on my first stock that I invested in, and I was pretty much hooked at that point," he said.
Ball attended Ryerson University and graduated with a slew of honors before setting his sights towards the mining industry after a chance meeting with then Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G)(NYSE:GG) juggernaut Rob McEwen.
"I had met Rob literally on the elevator when I was in university and went through this process of trying to find out where he was speaking, at industry events, Goldcorp was doing luncheons, making myself known and trying to get an interview with him to try and get a job," Ball said.
"That wasn't working out very well, so the long story short on that is I had to wait three hours one day outside of a hotel for him to come out.
"Eventually he came out. I gave him my resume and a project I had done on Goldcorp when I was at school," he continued. "He said he'd contact me by the end of that week, but he contacted me that night, set up the interview, we had a three-hour interview, and about two hours through it, he had given me the job, without any real defined role. So, that was saying something on his part."
Ball began working in investor relations for Goldcorp, but the real whirlwind of experience came with the Goldcorp-Wheaton River-Glamis merger in 2005.
"When we were trying to take over Wheaton River, and then there was the hostile bid from Glamis, at the time, being involved in the day-to-day management meetings that were going on to defeat that bid, and make the Wheaton one go through, that was quite a learning experience being six months out of university," Ball said.
Rob McEwen ended up resigning as chairman of Goldcorp in late 2005, right before Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:ABX) announced their hostile bid of Placer Dome, which Goldcorp facilitated by buying some of Placer Dome's assets.
Despite McEwen leaving the company, Ball stayed on to complete projects, but would essentially be out of work once they were finished. And that's where McEwen came up again and Ball would be on the path that led him to today.
"He was looking to invest in innovation, he was interested in the biomedical field, so he had me working on a number of projects, and then he said he was going to invest into this small company called US Gold," Ball said. "It started off as a small investment, then he took over management, and then he told me there'd be a role there, and if I wanted to join him full time - that's how we got onto the US Gold path."
US Gold Corp. acquired Minera Andes Inc., and the company was renamed McEwen Mining in early 2012. From there, Ball has seen his role grow to president of the company, and has already seen some success under his watch.
"Discovering El Gallo 2 would be the biggest one, then I would say followed by building and now expanding El Gallo 1 (in Mexico)," he said.


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Ahead of Milan facing Arsenal in the Last 16 this week, Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is no longer preoccupied with winning the Champions League.
Ibra has played in the competition for the likes of the Rossoneri, Barcelona, Inter and Ajax, but has never won the competition.
The year he left Inter they went on to win it, whilst either side of his year at Barcelona did the Catalans win the competition.
Speaking to UEFA's official magazine on the premier European competition, the Swede claims his personal record in the competition doesn't bother him anymore.
"The Champions League? I'm happy even without having ever won it. Many years ago my goal was to win it at all costs.
"If you make winning something too important, you will only end up not winning it.
"Now I point to all the trophies that I can win and if I do win the European Cup then great, and if I don't win it then I don't.
"And this does not diminish my career because I did everything I could.
"If I retire today I would say that I am very happy with my career.
"You win titles because you play with champions - they are the people that allow you to win, it is not an individual matter.
"My goal has always been to become a player who was as complete as possible. I believe I have achieved that, I know what I can do and I am ready to sacrifice to succeed.
"You do not win because you are number one, but because the team is number one."
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Author Notes: A traditional chickpea hummus but elevated with fava beans for added texture. —Dax Phillips
Serves 6
- 14 ounces can of chickpeas, drained, and cooked in water until tender
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tahini paste
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, more for finishing drizzle
- 14 ounces can fava beans, rinsed, drained, and cooked until tender
- 1 whole roma tomato, chopped
- 1 pinch cumin powder
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 whole carrot, sliced
- 1 packet Naan bread, or pita chips, warmed
- Reserve about one cup of the chickpea water before draining. Drain the beans and add them to a food processor, along with the tahini paste, lemon juice, salt, a couple tablespoons of olive oil, and the garlic. Puree into a nice smooth paste. Add water along the way as you do not want it to be really thick, but have a lighter texture. Remove from the processor and plate. During this time cook the fava beans in about 1/4 cup of water. Add a pinch of cumin, along with the chopped tomatoes. Cook for about 25 minutes or until the beans are cooked through and nice and tender. When you are ready to serve, ladle some hummus onto a plate, add a couple of tablespoons of the fava beans into the center, and drizzle with additional olive oil, lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and shower with chopped parsley. Serve with warmed naan bread.
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Trader Joe's Speculoos Crunchy Cookie Butter. Ok, what a way to kick off the new year! I am sitting here trying to figure out what to review today, the new Minestrone soup, or the Pancake Syrup, both of which are really good but I was looking at Instagram and one of the people I closely follow posted a picture which blew my mind! http://instagram.com/traderjoesinsider of a new version of the world famous Speculoos Cookie but, but get this, now in a Crunchy version just like peanut butter. I just dropped everything I was doing and ran out to Trader Joe's to buy some!
I had heard that Bischoff had come out with a crunchy version a while back but I wasn't paying attention to that during the holidays but I had an inkling that Trader Joe's would not sit on their laurels with this super popular product. I started a Facebook page just for this product and it has far exceeded my expectations on the popularity. You can see the page here https://www.facebook.com/speculooscookiebutter. I have hardly done anything to promote this page and it's taken off like a rocket!
So, from the time I read about it from TraderJoesInsider to tasting it was about 20 minutes and here I am writing a review after tasting it and taking pictures. I have to tell you that I like this one even better than the first one. I liked the non crunchy Speculoos Cookie Butter so much I have it a 8 out of 10 rating, but I had no idea that this was coming along that I felt like the universe threw me a curve ball!
OK, what is different about the Crunchy version of Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie butter versus the non-crunchy one. Well not a whole lot! EXCEPT, that the crunchy one has little bits of Speculoos cookies in it so it has a texture very similar to crunchy peanut butter, but I don't know if it's the flavor of the cookies, but the Speculoos flavor seems to pop more on the crunchy version. I have to say I was completely surprised at how good this is. I ate several spoonfuls right off the bat and I started plotting my way through the jar. What could I spread it on? Hot toast? Bake it in cookies? Muffins? Put it on pancakes? The variety of things is endless!
I think in the long run, this is going to be a big hit for Trader Joe's and as I predicted a year ago when I originally reviewed the smooth Speculoos Cookie Butter, Trader Joe's will probably be putting this in a fair amount of products over the years. I thought they would come out with an ice cream version of this already, but not quite yet. They did put it in a dark chocolate candy bar, but that must be from a different source since the speculoos in that is a different flavor and texture. I can see a whole bunch of different products, but ultimately it's up to Trader Joe's to execute our dreams!
What else can I say, this is about as close to perfection that comes in a jar. I love the spicy, gingery crunchiness of this. It really pops in your mouth and I think is about the closest thing to crack that is legal! Funny how my first review of the year is a perfect 10! I am giving my first review of 2013 a perfect score of 10 Bells for the Trader Joe's Crunchy Speculoos Cookie Butter! Get some before it's gone!
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