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The collaboration will analyze biological samples and clinical data from HUNT Biosciences using SomaLogic's unique SOMAscan proteomic technology. HUNT Biosciences will work with SomaLogic to select and supply samples and accompanying clinical data and selected phenotype information from up to 2000 of the more than 100 000 participants in the large HUNT health study.
"We believe the HUNT health study offers samples and data that will help identify and validate protein biomarkers of high clinical significance," said Dr. Per A. Foss, CEO of HUNT Biosciences. "SomaLogic has a promising technology and the company shares our vision of the importance of biomarkers to improve healthcare. We believe this collaboration has a significant potential and could be extended to include other medical conditions that will benefit from the discovery and use of well-documented biomarkers".
"We are delighted to work with HUNT biosciences to develop new diagnostic tools that predict cardiovascular risk," said Stephen Williams, Chief Medical Officer of SomaLogic. "The clinical sample cohort available through the HUNT health study is among the broadest in the world, and we believe that our technology is uniquely capable of deriving new clinical insights from those samples that can lead to new diagnostics and acceleration of drug discovery and development efforts to the benefit of patients everywhere."
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text: Yes, that is a guinea pig comb/head piece. It was created by Reid Peppard, a British taxidermist. Her pieces take animals commonly perceived as vile pests and turns them into fashion items. Peppard says, "…when they become sculptural headpieces, necklaces and cuff-links, the specimens cease to be waste and become objects to behold. RP/ENCORE makes use of the city's leftovers." Would you be comfortable wearing this stuff?

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The highlight came the second month of the first season when
What a weekend. The 2005 Friday pep-rally was so big, it was held in the football stadium instead of the Joyce Center.
The Irish unveiled their spanking new, state-of-the art weight room, then
USC came back and beat the Irish in the closing seconds (helped by the famous Bush Push play) but we all agreed this was a candidate for Game of the New Century.
Two weeks after the USC weekend -- only seven games into his brand new, six-year contract -- Charlie's deal was torn up and he was given a 10-year contract extension worth well over $30 million.
Notre Dame went on to a 9-3 season and a top 10 ranking. With Charlie in charge there was no reason it couldn't continue for the next decade. It was all in front of Charlie and it was only going to get better.
He could recruit the best kids and teach them the pro passing game. The golden days were back for the Golden Domers.
Now there's tarnish all over the dome and it looks like Charlie is going to meet the fate that befell his predecessors,
After Saturday night's 27-22 loss to Pittsburgh, the Irish are 6-4. But there is no more talk of a BCS Bowl. They have lost two straight and three of five. They can't seem to move the ball.
They can't tackle.
Alums and boosters are mortified and stupefied.
Two weeks ago the Irish were beaten by Navy.
It was Notre Dame's second loss to Navy in three seasons. That might not sound that bad until you consider that Notre Dame won 43 consecutive games against Navy from 1963-2006. The Middies stunned Charlie's Irish in triple-overtime in 2007, then almost pulled another upset last year in Baltimore.
No team works or trains harder than the group from Annapolis, but it's fair to say that Notre Dame enjoys a hefty recruiting advantage over the Midshipmen. Seriously -- does Navy have more than one or two players who were recruited by the Notre Dame? The Irish lineman weigh 30 or 40 more pounds than the Navy linemen. Why didn't Notre Dame dominate?
Charlie's the guy who's going to take the fall.
Against No. 8 Pittsburgh, Notre Dame trailed 27-9 with 12:44 left before coming back to life. The Pitt defeat means that Charlie's teams have lost eight straight against top 10 competition. Weis' 2007 team might have been the worst Notre Dame team ever. Last year's home loss to Syracuse represented the Irish's first-ever loss to an eight-loss team. Fifteen losses in two seasons (2007, 2008) is a Notre Dame record. Weis is 1-10 lifetime against top 10 teams and he has the same record (35-25) that got Davie fired.
Oh, and he's got the winning percentage (.583) that got Willingham fired -- back in the days when the Domers thought Weis was the answer.
Two games remain this season. The Irish come home this weekend to play the University of Connecticut. A loss to UConn would be like another loss to Navy and would certainly signal the end for Weis. Notre Dame finishes its season at Stanford and that's not looking like a winnable game in the wake of Stanford's 55-21 thrashing of USC on Saturday.
Bloodthirsty Irish fans are ready to pounce. It's easy now to look back and say that Weis' first two seasons (9-3 and 10-3) were tributes to Willingham's recruiting skills.
Weis was asked about his place on the hot seat after Saturday's loss at Pitt.
"That's too big picture right now,'' he said. "I'm trying to get the team focused on the next game.''
Pure coachspeak. Downright Belichician. Weis learned his arrogance from the hooded master of Say Nothing, but that stuff is only tolerated when you win. And Charlie stopped winning after Willingham's recruits left South Bend.
Looks like it's time for Charlie to take his buyout and go back to professional football. Where he belongs.


text: ozzbozz 0 Posted April 6, 2009 Hi, I have a 57 plate Mondeo 2.0 TDi (Mark IV), from June last year, ex demonstrator from Arnold Clark. Anyway to the problem, which has happened about 3 times now over the past month, I was driving into Town picked up mother from the shops and on my way back the car slowed to a crawl mainly because the engine was limiting the revs. At the same time on the Electronic display on the dash the following error message appeared "Engine Malfunction." After a little bit of crawling I parked up turned off the engine waited a while turned it back on and hey presto the car was fine and even the display said no messages as if nothing had happened, so I just left it. However the next time it happened I was entering a round about and the shock almost made me head towards the island so anyway booked it into me local Clarkys where I bought it. Guess what they could find nothing wrong with it after putting it on the computers twice and doing a manual check. I even suggested they drive it but still they could not fault it, so reluctantly I just had to take it back, knowing there is something there lurking away. So after all that spiel I'm wondering A; Has it happened to anyone else? and B; Do they have any clue what it could be? Btw apart from this the car drives like a dream. Thanks in advance guys. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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When or whether to start treatment for HIV is a decision that each person must make with his or her providers. In general, experts recommend starting HIV treatment soon after your diagnosis; this can help prevent some of the damage that HIV causes in many parts of the body. HIV treatment (known as antiretroviral therapy, or ART) is strongly recommended for all HIV-infected people, and more urgently for anyone who has evidence of immune suppression (a CD4+ cell count of less than 350-500) or an AIDS diagnosis (an infection or cancer associated with HIV). It also is more urgently recommended for anyone who has a sex partner who is not infected with HIV, and for women who may become pregnant.
In general, you and your provider will need to consider:
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- whether or not you have AIDS
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Woman cut from pickup by EMT after crash near Guadalupe River bridge
By Sara Sneath
Jan. 26, 2014 at 4:04 p.m.
Jan. 26, 2014 at 4:04 p.m.
Updated Jan. 25, 2014 at 7:26 p.m.
A woman was transported Sunday to DeTar Hospital Navarro after she was cut from her vehicle by emergency medical technicians.
Roxanne Valdez, 24, of Placedo, was driving on Loop 463 near the Guadalupe River bridge when her vehicle left the road, said Department of Public Safety Trooper Joshua Kelly.
He said DPS was notified at 1 p.m. The blue 2008 Nissan Titan pickup rolled numerous times before coming to a rest on its roof, he said. Kelly said he does not yet know why the vehicle left the road.
A hospital official said Valdez was in fair condition.


text: Do you remember Oregon's Pacific Wonderland license plates? These special plates from the '60s were in such demand over the years that the state decided to re-issue them. Playing on the theme of "Pacific Wonderland", I'm in the process of creating a series of illustrations celebrating vintage automobile travel to beautiful destinations throughout Oregon. This is the first in the line-up. More interesting old cars in beautiful settings will follow as the series develops.


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This mps download session, ADD Help in Binaural Beats, will stimulate the two hemispheres with natural and balanced frequencies promoting focus and concentration. Listening to this session over a several week period may be a safe alternative to drug therapy. It certainly helped my son and can help anyone with ADD/ADHD. You can
- trigger extra serotonin, which makes you feel good.
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- experience a great impact on your intelligence, mood, emotional stability and focus.
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A game that has emerged within the consumer tech industry is predicting development trends for the next generation of popular products. Will the next Samsung Galaxy have a larger screen? Weigh less? Include marked improvement in camera capabilities? This speculation and more is repeated for any product yet to hit the market, especially successful ones.
It was Apple's turn to take center stage of new product reveal this week. The company unveiled the iPhone 7 nearly two years to the day that it first presented iPhone 6. Surprisingly, opinions about the new iPhone had more to do with product design than its price (starting at $649 for iPhone 7 and $769 for iPhone 7 Plus). While some design features like the dual camera lenses (one wide-angle and one telephoto) were widely lauded, others were questioned and even ridiculed. The feature ridiculed most was one not included in the design: headphone jacks. No more headphones tethered to a phone. Instead, iPhone 7 features wireless, rechargeable AirPods. One pair is included with the product, and they retail for $169 if bought separately.
Change for Good?
Let's face it- a smartphone without wired headphones is a feature many of us might struggle to wrap our arms around at first. A user who is shall we say, organizationally challenged, could easily misplace their AirPods. Change sparks uncertainty, fear, and even mockery as evidenced by some of the reaction to iPhone 7 on social media (see a few examples below).
Is elimination of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 meaningful innovation? Or, is it change for the sake of change? Will the new feature add value to the user experience. Or, is it more of a design feat driven by internal decisions at Apple instead of users' needs and wants?
Status Quo Resistance
A recent study of US iPhone owners found 51% are interested in upgrading their iPhone to the latest model (although the study was conducted prior to unveiling of iPhone 7). This finding suggests people are open to upgrading if they can be persuaded to make the commitment to the latest iPhone. The decision whether to adopt this product is no different than it is for any other purchase decision. It comes down to a marketer's ability to shake up the status quo. Will prospective buyers be convinced that upgrading to iPhone 7 will result in a better, more satisfying smartphone experience? If yes, owners could be open to upgrading. If the answer is no or don't know, the safe course of action is to stand pat and keep their current phone.
The marketing challenge of overcoming status quo resistance reminds me of an often-told story about a family holiday meal. Three generations were gathered in the kitchen preparing the meal. As the mother cuts off the end of a ham before placing it in the pan, her daughter asks why she always cuts off the end of the ham. The mother's response was "I cut off the end because that's what my mother always did." She was in the kitchen, too, so the question was posed why she always cut off the end of the ham. Her response? "I cut off the end of the ham because my mother always cut off the end of the ham." Fortunately, the family matriarch was also in attendance, so the younger generations asked her the same question. She revealed the secret: "I cut off the end of the ham because my baking pan is too small for the ham to fit."
What does this story have to do with the Apple iPhone 7 or any other new product? It is reflective of consumer behavior. Many people do what they always do, perhaps even influenced by the behavior of a parent or friend. The behavior becomes rote; we continue it without evaluation of whether it is optimal. Better alternatives could exist, but hey, that would entail change and do we want to deal with the hassle of change?
I recall times when Facebook made significant changes to its user interface. Some of my friends proclaimed "I don't like the new Facebook, so I'm out of here." And they were… for a few days. Then, they overcame status quo resistance and adapted to Facebook's new look. While there is a difference between adapting to a free online service and a smartphone costing hundreds of dollars, the underlying force of resistance is the same.
Time Will Tell
Time (and sales) will tell whether innovations in the latest iPhone resonate with consumers. Some skeptics have been waiting for Apple to fall on its face in the five-plus years since Steve Jobs stepped away from the company. It could happen with the iPhone 7. Or, we could be looking back in a few years laughing at ourselves for the times we walked around with white wires hanging from our ears.


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August 4, 2012
Tablet Slouch, Gaming Claw and Other Terribles
Eric Mack, CNET
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I'm contacting you today from the not-too-distant future with a warning for the people of your time. A major health care crisis is just around the corner. No, it's not the one you'll hear political candidates jawing about this fall, and you shouldn't listen to them anyway since one is a robot and the other is an alien (which will surprise you in about 18 months when All is Revealed.) Rather, it's the increasing incidence of tech-related ailments that comes from dumping more digital devices into the lives of your aging population.
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245 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Obama's Iraq Surrender · 0 replies · +1 points
I appreciate the case you are making, but I make a point of this, above, because...Pakistan is a nuclear power with a huge Islamist influence. Iran is a huge regional player and openly hostile. Afghanistan hosts the Taliban who hosted al Qaeda. Saudi Arabia is its own unique devil's pact. There are, in other words, many, many threats from which to choose which make Iraq look almost inconsequential. Saddam had dreams to be Saladin, but what regional despot didn't? So why, then, the emphasis? Because of the school of thought to which many Bush officials subscribed, involving a proactive reform of the Middle East. They knew Saddam was a paper tiger and they thought it would be relatively easy to finish what was started in the first Gulf War. Iraq would thus be the first domino, from which we could deal with those more challenging countries.
Again, this idea sounds good on paper. And the so-called 'neoconservative' group who came up with this idea had some valuable insights--e.g., many of them knew the defense paradigm would shift to counterterrorism right after the Cold War, and in fact predicted it would take an event like Sept.11 to find the political will to make this shift. But this vision of ME reform was simply half-baked, relied on wishful thinking, and represents an egregious misuse of US power. If the goal were simply, take out Saddam--fine. But it wasn't. And so tax dollars, Chinese loans, our social fabric--and American lives--were spent building Iraqi infrastructure, while our own infrastructure sits in disrepair and our economy collapses.
That's a blunder for the history books. Yet this author wants to blame Obama for getting out of there? That's shameful.
245 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Obama's Iraq Surrender · 2 replies · 0 points
Iraq's status as an "imminent threat to the United States" was always a gin-up. Always. It was when Clinton was president, and it was when Bush was president. It wasn't that Saddam wasn't a "wildcard"--obviously, he was. But a threat to us? This isn't something we can only see in hindsight; this is something many recognized. If they didn't--if there were really substantive (non-rhetorical) consensus about the danger Saddam posed, then the lead-up to the Iraq War would not have been so contentious and bitter. Most people (to the right of Chomsky, anyway) had no trouble going after the Taliban in Afghanistan, remember. You, me, and everyone here--none of us thought, "Wow, we should really get Saddam out of the picture" when we saw the towers go down.
Yet that is precisely what Mr. Cheney and Mr. Rumsfeld did think. And what we do know now--with the benefit of hindsight--is that they didn't really have any special intel we didn't have. We know that the intel they did have, they cherrypicked. And what we also know is that Iraq was on the table before the 9/11 attacks. So these guys used our outrage to justify their Iraq agenda.
Now I agree, it sounds good on paper--Iraq as the first domino to fall in democracy's uplifting sweep. Mr. Bush thought big and decisively--and I think that reflects well on him. But why do I get the feeling that if he could do it over again, he never would? Probably because the architects of this action were marginalized or resigned in his second term as Mr. Bush brought in people with a more traditional bent.
You can call this historical blunder well-intentioned, if you like.
245 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Obama's Iraq Surrender · 0 replies · +1 points
There are many here who say "Let them fight each other" and I agree. If my friends and relatives go to war I want it to be for our country against another that has truly harmed us--not FOR another country's "freedom" that it doesn't even want, and not against a shadow. There are other ways of dealing with terrorism, and better ways of killing terrorists.
I applauded Mr. Bush for putting it starkly: You're wither with us or you're with the terrorists. I hoped he was doing the right thing. But good intentions....
245 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - The View from Londonistan · 0 replies · +1 points
246 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - The View from Londonistan · 3 replies · -8 points
There is absolutely no reason to think secular humanism won't cut it. It is not one and the same as moral relativism.Think on Englishmen like Hitchens and Dawkins who have taken impressively bold stances against religious totalitarianism and Islamism in particular. But these are men who knew their history and the roots of their own thinking. All one needs is an understanding of what the Enlightenment wrought.
246 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Message to "Moderate" ... · 1 reply · +10 points
246 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Obama's Iraq Surrender · 23 replies · -6 points
246 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Gibson Guitar and the ... · 0 replies · +6 points
Though personally I would have investigated Gibson's quality control dept.
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247 weeks ago @ Frontpage Magazine - Obama's War on the M... · 2 replies · 0 points
I happen to think Obama operates not from some insidious agenda but from a desire to use government to fix all the problems he sees (including, clearly, the problem of opposition to his policies). And he seems to come from the Bill Clinton/Tony Blair "middle way" school. In other words, he actually has the option and the base support to be a lot more s-cialist than he has been, and has failed to do so.
But we are at a point where we are playing with pretend money and making decisions on an almost purely political rather than practical basis. I chalk this up to Obama's achilles' heel, and that is his greenhorn status as a player in DC. I had hoped he'd be a bit more bold in the right ways in his second term, and I'm not sure he's up for it. So it seems like there is a real opportunity for a sensible, non-bozo Republican, or even a pro-business Democrat to make a case to the American people for the tough choices we are inevitably going to have to deal with.


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Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone; you are the one who gets burned. –Buddha
How to stay calm when someone upsets you? How do you calm yourself when you are caught in an unpleasant situation? How do you deal with people who are getting into your nerves? Will you let anger take over, or will you shrug it off?
You may be a kind and tolerant person, but let's face it, no matter how hard you try to avoid the feeling of anger and annoyance there will always be times when inconsiderate and deceitful people will test your patience. It is inevitable, and it is understandable if you get upset for a while, just don't let the people who angered you get into your head. You can never control how other people behave, but you can control how you react and for how long you let the negative emotions dwell inside you.
That said here are some tips on how to stay calm when someone upsets you. How to regain your positive mindset when dealt with unpleasant people.
How To Stay Calm When Someone Upsets You
1. Allow yourself to be angry; take deep breaths
So… someone has upset you! You may think that you need to conceal the negative feelings by piling positive ones over them. You don't. Every emotion is valid. You are only human and are entitled to feel whatever you need to feel during certain situations.
Repressed emotions will leave you with a heavy heart and sometimes lead to something worse. So check yourself. Are you clenching your teeth? Are the muscles in your arms and legs starting to tense up? Did you ball your hands up into fists?
If you answered yes, that is okay.
Acknowledge your anger when someone has upset you. Then take deep breaths to clear out the 'clogs' in your body that are keeping you from acquiring equanimity.
Learn more: A Guide On How To Let Go Of Resentment And Relax Your Mind From Anger
2. Refrain from talking back until you have regained your composure
It is human instinct to act upon something impulsively. Nevertheless, being impulsive doesn't always bring about good outcomes. It is most likely that you will say something that you will regret later if you let your anger get the best of you.
So what do you do?
Pucker up. Purse your lips in order to avoid letting foul and abusive language escape from them; they will only make the situation worse and might give you bad reputation in the end. By doing so, you are not hiding your emotion. Rather, you are letting yourself feel the emotion and giving yourself enough time to simmer down. Anger is a temporary feeling and you only need to wait until it subsides.
3. Consider consequences
So, your mind went blank and before you knew it you "smashed a chair on someone's face". You got so upset that you screamed and shouted insults that were way below the belt. What good will come out of it? Nothing, absolutely nothing good will result if you let your anger consume you.
Reflect: words said and actions done can never be taken back. Before letting a word slip off your lips, contain yourself first and consider the consequences of your doings.
4. Act indifferently
So that other person really intended to get into your nerves and pushed all your buttons on purpose. There are people like that who make fools of themselves and go around annoying other people as if they did it for a living. They will try to get the best of you. And what is the best way to react but with indifference.
Show them you're disinterested and go on with your life unaffected. Besides, there is no use in putting up with other people's follies and lame tricks. It is a total waste of time. You will see that they'll soon get tired and find themselves getting a dose of their own medicine.
5. Put in into writing
This is how most of the greatest writers of all time deal with their unspoken grievances. You may not be as poetic and literary as them but who minds? You're doing this for yourself.
Grab a pen and paper. Pour all of your frustrations out onto the page. Write down everything that you wanted to tell the person who wronged you. Once you have let go of all of your pent up anger, you will actually feel lighter. You then burn the paper you wrote on, and imagine your anger dissipate into nothing, just like the smoke rising from the burning note.
Learn more: The Happy Writer: How Writing Can Be Good For You
6. Communicate your feelings and be open to the other person's perspective
It is likely that you are not the only one who feels frustrated; the other person may also feel that you were in the wrong. You need to let the other person know how you feel and be considerate of his or her feelings.
You might just both end up realizing that you misunderstood each other, or better yet is that you find out that there is really no right or wrong. The two of you just had opposing opinions with different points of view who need to understand where the other one is coming from.
7. Listen to music
The easiest way to stay calm when someone upsets you is to put a record on. Divert your thoughts from all the negative vibes. Listen to your favorite songs and sing along. You can even dance your butt off if it makes you feel better. Above everything, prioritize your peace of mind and get your positive energy flowing again.
8. Talk to a friend
Talk to your closest friend, but do not complain about or badmouth the person who offended you, just have a conversation that will make you smile. Again, you need to divert your attention from all the negativity and focus on the bright side. Laugh. After all, it is still, and always will be, the best medicine.
Learn more: Laughter and Stress. Why Laughter Is The Best Natural Stress-Killer
9. Plan to make reconciliation, not retribution
Do not put the laws of nature in your hands. No act of revenge is necessary. The universe always has its hands working to teach people the lessons they need and make things fall into their right places. Do not let hate and anger take the wheel. It is your life and it is your choice as to what feelings you should hold on to and which of them you need to let go.
Think of the positive things in your life and you will learn how true appreciation and gratitude can always overshadow all the negative emotions you may have. Most importantly, do not hold on to the hot coal. Let go of it while you still can and enjoy the peace and love this world has to offer.
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By Katelynn Padron, Guest Columnist
Keeping up with popular television is part of the college experience. At only $7.99 per month, Netflix allows viewers to watch a wide array of shows and movies on a tight budget. But somehow Comcast and other cable providers are still in business.
If you watch every game or match of every sport, you may want to pay for cable.However, if you only follow one or two teams, you should consider dumping it.
This football season, my husband and I went to family members' houses and to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the Seahawks demolish the competition. It's a lot more fun to watch live sports in a community setting and it can save you $70 per month.
While Netflix doesn't have movies until a couple months after they exit theaters, Redbox does — and you can rent them for $1.30 per day and return them to any Redbox. There's one at Walgreens on the corner of Pacific Avenue and 121 Street.
It's much cheaper than buying movies on demand from your cable company, and it's still pretty convenient. Even if you absolutely need movies on demand, you can still ditch cable.
I admit, I miss watching television premieres on cable. Especially premieres of suspenseful shows that inspire spoilers on social media, like "The Walking Dead."
But in the long run, it's better to make friends and attend "Walking Dead" viewing parties instead of wasting money watching the show alone. However, if you have too many shows that you like to watch right when they air, Netflix may not be for you.
You may have noticed that if all your friends and family followed my advice and got rid of cable, you would never be able to watch live sports or television premieres.
I suggest you make friends with a few people who are ridiculously into sports or television premieres and cannot part with cable. That way, you'll always have a place to go to watch the Seahawks and "The Walking Dead."
Netflix can help students on a too-small-for-cable budget enjoy movies and television.


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GMTA officials further noted that more than 98 percent of those trainees indicated a desire to become ongoing participants in the program to help keep the roads safe and help protect the nation from potential terrorist attack.
"The success of this program is a stellar example of public/private partnership," said Edward Crowell, president of GMTA. "The leadership of the Governor and the General Assembly in instituting this training requirement has been matched by the great work of the Department of Driver Services in implementing it, and by the enthusiastic response of CDL drivers across the state. The people of Georgia are being well served as we all work together to help keep our roads and our communities safe." Overall, more than 20 percent of all Highway Watch volunteers come from the state of Georgia."
Crowell's comments were echoed by professional driver Isaiah Dyson, "It lets me do my part as a citizen. It's well worth it." Another driver from Augusta noted, "It makes you safer and more observant. I know it has kept me out of at least one accident."
Highway Watch began in 1998 as a safety awareness program for CDL drivers, and since spring 2002 includes anti-terrorism training. The program trained transportation professionals contact emergency personnel through a special telephone hotline — providing emergency responders with precise location and incident information. A trained operator at the Highway Watch Call Center verifies the highway transportation professional's identity (each participant has a unique Highway Watch ID number) and location and then routes the call to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
Also, if a call is security-related, a report of the incident is forwarded to the Highway Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) where it is shared with government intelligence officials and other law enforcement agencies.
The program has developed a proven track record. Since its inception the Highway Watch program has produced actionable information for law-enforcement that has helped identify smuggling operations, other illegal activities and suspicious actions, in Georgia, nearby states and around the nation.
More information about Highway Watch(r) is available at the website at www.gmta.org.


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Is it possible to format output of a string across multiple lines. Writting a script in java that's going to output information to the user in the command line (Max width 80 characters). Some of my strings are longer that 80 character and want to display them accross multiple lines. Won't be using a db. bad example below, sorry!!!
Name Age Address Active
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John 24 No .1 The Yes
house, the
Paul 26 unknown No
Is this format possible with printf formatter?
thanks in advance..


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Self-harming teenagers
For some teens, self-harming is a way to deal with stress or pain. Anisha Abraham discusses how parents can help
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We have noticed cuts on our 14-year-old daughter's wrists and arms at different times. When we ask her what happened she tells us the neighbour's cat scratched her or she avoids answering our question altogether. She used to be a happy and outgoing girl. Lately, she's been very moody, spending a lot of time in her room. We have also noticed that she is wearing long-sleeve clothing quite often even when it is warm. We are worried, but she always denies that there is a problem.
Your daughter is probably engaging in a form of self-injury called cutting, and needs additional help. Teenagers who cut generally use a sharp object such as a razor blade, knife, scissors or even paper clips or pens to make marks, cuts and scratches or carve words onto their body. Some self-injure by burning their skin with a cigarette end or lit match. Cutting may occur on wrists, arms, legs or the belly.
Why would kids intentionally cut themselves?
Some cut because of peer pressure, others because of the need to be perfect and the struggle to accept failures or mistakes. Some do it through feelings of anger, sadness or despair. Cutting is sometimes the result of trauma and difficult experiences such as a failed personal relationship, bullying or poor grades at school. According to Wendy Lader, co-author of Bodily Harm, cutting is a way to control emotion. For teens experiencing intense emotions, cutting may be used to lessen the intensity, whereas for teens feeling a sense of numbness, it may help them to feel something.
Who cuts?
Even though you may not have heard of it, cutting is an increasingly common behaviour among teens, particularly in cities. Approximately 15 to 20 per cent of adolescents in the US and UK have reported trying cutting. Although rates are not well-documented, cutting is becoming a growing phenomenon in Hong Kong. Studies indicate a more authoritative style of parenting and teaching and poor communication or conflict resolution skills may be some of the reasons. Most of the patients I've seen who cut are girls aged 12 to 24, but boys and children as young as five to seven years old have been known to self-injure as well.
Teens who engage in cutting may suffer from other mental health issues such as depression, substance abuse, obsessive thinking or eating disorders. Some may have had a traumatic experience, such as physical abuse or living through a natural disaster. However, cutting is generally not the result of suicidal thoughts.
What happens to kids who cut?
Although cutting may provide some temporary relief from tension, the relief doesn't usually last. Cutting can become compulsive behaviour. The more a young person engages in it, the more he or she develops a false sense of relief from cutting and craves this release the next time stress builds. When cutting becomes compulsive, it can be very difficult to stop.
What are the warning signs?
Warning signs among teens include unexplained cuts, withdrawal from family and friends and changes in communication, eating or sleeping patterns. Kids may wear long sleeves or trousers (even when it is quite hot) as well as wristbands and bracelets to hide marks. They may avoid going to the pool or gym/sports practice where cuts may be revealed. Most of my teen patients told me that they kept their cutting a secret and would not have discussed the behaviour on their own unless they had been directly asked and felt comfortable with the person they were discussing it with.
What is the treatment?
During adolescence, teens should be able to think about problems, describe their feelings and talk about issues. Cutting is a sign that some of these abilities have not fully developed. Treatment by mental health professionals involves an evaluation of underlying triggers and mental health concerns. It may also include individual or group therapy, raising awareness and developing distraction techniques such as writing a journal, exercising, yoga or even snapping a rubber band on the wrist.
What can you do?
Find out all you can about cutting, why teens do it, and what can help them stop. Start the discussion with your child, by saying you know about the cutting and that you want to help him or her to stop. Let your child know that cutting is often related to painful experiences or intense pressures, and ask what difficult issues he or she is facing. Teens may deny the cutting, feel embarrassed or get angry. Try not to place blame and if need be find another time to communicate.
- Communicate with your child.
Therapists can help kids identify underlying mental health conditions and, even more importantly, discover their strengths. These can be used to cope with problems. For many teens, cutting is a sign of depression or a struggle with perfectionism. Try to find a therapist your teen feels open and comfortable with. If you need help finding someone, your doctor or a school counsellor might be helpful.
- Get professional help.
While your teen is getting professional help, stay involved in the process. Encourage your child to talk about everyday experiences and put his or her thoughts, needs and frustrations into words. Spend time together doing fun or relaxing activities. Positive attention is an important part of the healing process.
- Offer support.
Notice how you manage your own emotions and deal with stress and be aware that you can shape how your child responds to pressure. Consider making changes in any patterns you don't want your child to imitate. With guidance, know that your child can stop cutting and learn ways to cope.
Anisha Abraham is an associate professor of paediatrics at Georgetown University in Washington and a visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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HAINES - The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has received confirmation from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services virology lab that there has been a positive test for the novel H1N1 swine flu at the SEARHC Haines Health Center.
The patient is a healthy Haines resident with a recent travel history. The patient had a mild case of the flu and is already reported to be better. This is the first confirmed case in Southeast Alaska.
SEARHC is taking all necessary precautions to protect its patients and employees in case of a H1N1 outbreak. SEARHC staff is in regular contact with the State of Alaska Division of Epidemiology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep updated on the current situation. They are continually monitoring and testing to see if any of their patients are developing the symptoms of the H1N1 flu.
Patients who have any flu symptoms such as cough, fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, vomiting or diarrhea are first asked to contact their local health clinic by phone, except in an emergency. Patients will be asked about their symptoms to see if they need to come into the clinic for flu testing or treatment. If you are sick, please stay home except to go to the clinic. Do not go to work or school, and avoid public activities for at least five days (seven days for children) to keep from spreading the flu to others. Any patient with flu symptoms should let staff know when he or she arrives at the clinic.
Here are some other ways you can help prevent the spread of airborne diseases such as the flu:
Wash your hands often with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer when soap and water aren't available.
Use a tissue to cover your mouth when you are coughing or sneezing, and promptly throw the tissue into a waste basket when you are done.
Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow instead of into your hands if you don't have a tissue.
Wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer after coughing or sneezing.
Use sanitary wipes to clean surfaces where germs gather, such as computer keyboards, telephones, light switches and stairway banisters.


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Forcing HTTPS in a Play 2 Scala app
At Process Street we've been developing a new app called MailTheme that, like the Process Street app, it uses the Play Framework.
Unlike Process Street, MailTheme will be running on Google Cloud and, for the time being, won't be behind a load balancer or proxy. As such, I needed to make all HTTP requests auto-redirect to HTTPS via Play. This turned out to be more difficult than I first imagined, as Play prior to version 2.3 has no way to detect whether or not the incoming request is over SSL.


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It's time for Thorne to be put into the mix of the corporate intrigue at Forrester Creations and more!
News out Tuesday has that long time B&B favorite Winsor Harmon (Thorne) is on his way back to the CBS daytime drama series. When viewers last saw Thorne it was a year ago this july when the character left Los Angeles and headed to Paris.
The return of Winsor Harmon comes shortly after his former on-screen wife Schae Harrison (deceased Darla) revealed on Twitter a few weeks ago that she was also headed back to the soap opera, when she tweeted, "Guess who's coming back to #BoldAndBeautiful? Awesome story line!!! #Blessed"
Harmon is set to begin taping this week, and told Highlight Hollywood "I am beyond ecstatic to be back home with my B&B family. Things are about to get real so stay tuned Thorne is in the Forrester House!
What do you think will happen when Thorne rejoins the story on B&B … and … what about the return of Schae Harrison? Will she be a deceased Darla, or someone else? Share your thoughts below!


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There are days that we all dread.
And on March 8, Rory Feek had one of those days.
Because on that particular afternoon, Rory and dear daughter Indiana, along with family and close friends, watched as Joey Feek was laid to rest during a private funeral at the country duo's farm in Pottsville, Tenn.
Joey passed away from her battle with cancer on March 4.
"It was tearful, but it was optimistic, especially being on the dirt," the couple's close friend Bill Gaither told People Magazine. "She was part of the earth. We all felt as though we were close to her."
The scene was said to be somber, as Joey's casket was placed on a horse drawn carriage and brought to her final resting place. Singers were also on hand singing the song "Let's Go Down to the River and Pray." But through it all, Rory stayed strong, according to his friend Bill.
"I talked to him last night about the service, and I said, 'First, Rory – how are you doing?' and he said, 'Well, I took Indiana to the school this morning to enroll her. He said, 'This is the first day of the rest of my life. I have responsibilities.' I think that's pretty special. [He's thinking], 'What is the next step?'"
Joey+Rory fans find themselves asking the same exact question right now.


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Entered aa second claaa matter at tbe
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W. Gwynn Gardiner Retires As D.C. Commissioner .Office Vacant
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The Mew American Motto.
Time the Healer.
100,000.000 Responsibili
Ford's New Idea.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
iCopyrlfbt. Ill? ?
The Imperator, a gr?a*. German
ship, in American waters and in
p-asseesion of the United States
Government, is turned over to
England at her demand. It goes to
the Cunird company.
A colliBction of ships belonging
to the American Standard Oil
Company are seized and held by
England on the ?round that they
had'btsen sailing under the Ger
man flag.
The new American motto would
s*em to be "Don t Give Up the
Ship '?unless England wants it
Time heals wounds. If you said,
"About a hundred years from now
a young descendant of the Ger
man kaiser will visit the United
States, Government officials will
hurry to meet him, servile crowds
will bow and cheer," what protests
would rise. "Never, never," the
people would sav. "Never a wel
come to any successor of the Ro
htsnxollern who did such dreadful
things in Belgium."
The Americans about a hundred
years ago would have said tbe
same about any successor o? King
George, whose agents hired red
savages to kill An.. uans, includ
ing women and children.
This country has given f. pretty
fair reception to the young Printre
of Wales, ?with never a tnought
?boot the red Indian massacres.
Man is a fonrettine animal, fortu
nately. It would sour him if he
had to remember all his hatreds.
The head Red Croes worker
in Armenia is here to tell tbe
United States Government that "its
flrst duty'" is to tbe Inhabitants of
Armenia, in danger of destruction
at tbe hand? of Turks.
The gentleman Is mistaken.
This government has just one hun
dred million responsibilities that
come ahead of any responsibility
abroa*! It has one responsibility
for each American inhabitant.
Everything possible should be? done
for Armenians, for all the fourteen
hundred million human beings that
live on thi? earth outside of the
United SUtes. But the Govern
ment'! FIRST duty is to those
that live here, a fact forgotten
aalte often.
Some one suggests that to settle
the coal problem, farmers should
take the .Aiace of -strikers in the
?asata The farete*?* will not ilo it
?tee eesMen a transition. But the
day will come when men will do
-tsare than one kind of work, which
v-ertli 0? ea excellent th ta g for the
banian mind and Tor industry
Henry Ford is now working on
that line. One of his plans is to
put factories in agricultural re
gions ?here there is water power,
use the pawer for farm machinery
aad irrigation In Summer, build
factories next to the water power
and give the farmers and their
families employment at? high, wages
in Winter. Let the factory rest in
Summer, the farm in Winter.
That Is real intelligence.
At this writing Carranza, of Mex
ico, still hee the American Consul
Jenkins safely locked up. The
United States threats don't agi
t?t? Carranza.
At Constantinople. Abraham
Effendi, head of Mohammed .?.
church, 4-ongratulates the United
States on having? put into the Con
stitution the prohibition idea that
Mohammed gave to the Turks
thirteen hundred years ago.
The other piece of news from
Turkey tells of cutting down of
harems. Mohamm4?d allows each
man four wives, to make up for
no alcohol. But the high cost of
living has struck the harem.
Amer?4?n travelers are surprised
by Turks offering to make them a
present of one or two surplus
young women.
It c?"*6ts somt?thinir to strike on a
big strale. The .-tee4 men have
made up their minds to eo hack in
the Pittsburgh district, - > mill
owners say. In ten wee-.- the
men's loss in wages amounted to
more than twenty-nine r* ;::?on
dollars. Mills will make up their
loss with bieeer orders, higher
prices. Wurkwen won't. It 1
time the workmen invented some
thing better than the strike.
Professor Garner, who knows
how monkeys talk and what they
say, sues for S 100.000 damages a
photographer that represented the
professor in the act of kissing a
ine chimpanzee is the highest
mammal, next to man. What suits
for damage-? would young women
have whose pictures show them
kissing dogs? The chimpanzees at
least keep their faces out of the
<?rt, dogs do not.
The French are through in Rus
sia. Lloyd George has said that
England has had all the Bolshevist
fighting she wants. He confirms
the statement of a German mili
tary expert that fighting- Russia is
like sinking into a feather bed,
the deeper in you sink the more
yoo 4rhoke. England's mouth is
roll at feathers.
The United States apparently is
?till 4-arrying on a dilettante war
?*? Ihe fringe of Russia, not know
ing how to g^ '. out. But it amounts
te nothing.
The real fight will probabh* be
between Russia and Japan. With
millions of extra Japan?**??? popula
tion, sparif-.'y Fettled Sb**r a. fer
tile and rich in undeveloped re
soorces, is very tempting. Japan
that it ?ay be her sad
Resignation as District Com
missioner Accepted Saturday
By President Wilson.
The Rev. Dr. John Van Schaick
Among Those Prominently
Mentioned for Position.
By BILL PRICE.
W. Gwynn Gardiner, until last
Saturday a Commissioner of the
District of Columbia, is today back
in his law ?nices?a, private citi
_en?ready to reeurne the practice
of his profession.
His resignation was accepted un
1er date of Saturday, and became
?affective at that time. Mr. Gardiner
today. made public the correspond
oi?? t-etw?n hints?f and the Whit? \
House. It follows : j
Mr. Gardiner"? Letter. I
"Washington. Sept. 12, 13H.
"Dear Mr. President:
"Immediately upon your return ?from
France, I communicated to you my
(desire to be relieved aa Commissioner
| of the District of <*olumb;a in order
that I might resi e the practice of
j law. In that co nunication 1 ex
pressed a perfect \ ?llingness to re
mam In office un the valuation of
I the two street rai ay properties was
completed. Tr.Te re, I most reapect
fully renew my rr-'iuest that you re
lieve me of the position a.i Commis
sioner at > 5ur very earliest conven
"During my lncumbence in office I
have striven to perform the duties
thereof la such way as not to reflect
discredit upon you because, of my ap
pointment. In this effort I am com- ?
forted by the belief that I have not |
entirely failed.
"Assuring you that my gratitude to
you will be lasting, I am.
"Your? most respectfully.
Reclamation la Ar?-rr>te4.
"The White House. Nov. __, 1919
""My Dear Mr. Gardiner:
"The President directe me to ac
knowledge the receipt of your l?;t?tr
of September 1-, and to say that he
accepts your resignation as Comnii??
aioner of the Dimrict of Columbi ? in
view of your desire to ba relieved so
that you may resume the practice of
the law. .
"Sincerely your?,
"Secretary to the Pr??"dent ''
Mr. Gardiner was n? minate?! aa Dis
trict C< mrhlesioner to succeed Major I
Oliver P. Newman in September, 1919,
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)
Coroner Not Satisfied Skeleton
Found Is That of Billy
H AM ? "??? ?". ?*. J . Nov. 25?Cor?.
Ber Cunningham prepared today tc
open the graves of all ? hildren ?vo
and three years of age ??thin ? radius
of twenty-five all??, who have died
within the last six months, on the
theory the skeleton found near he_e
Friday may have been that of a child
other than Billy Daneey
The coroner believes the skele.on
may have been taken from a child's
atra?, e and left in the swamp to avert
further wearoh for the a.,.ged kid
napers of the Dansey boy.
DUTY to meet all alone the Bol
shevist menare.
That is nothing for the white
race to worry about. If Japan
keeps Bolshevism busy, BolHh<-*v
ism in turn will probably keep
yellow Japan bi?y while the reet
of the world rebuilds.
The Japanese will find fighting
Russia very different from fight
ing the Russian Czar. The next Ja
panese-Russian fight will be no
Japanese picnic. It may use up a
good deal of the surplus '
** ? NEE, who has re
signed aa District Commis
sioner and who today re
sumed the practice of law
Mystery Surrounds Poisoning
Which Follows Drinking
From Large Bottle.
BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 25.?laudile
Shark, twenty-eight, of Winston 8a
lem, N. C, ia dead; Catherine Bristol,
twenty-five, of Philadelphia, is dying
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and two,
men, John Kielly. of fashionable Eu-j
taw place, and Allie Osman, a Turk.!
are held by the police pending an in- I
vestigation. The death of the Shark
girl and the condition ?if Miss Bristol ;
are believed due to poisoning.
The affair, the police say, is one of
many angles ami ramifications and
deals with the all? ge?i illicit love f
the dead girl for one of the men now
under arrest. Hoth men are wealthy.
Kielly and Miss Shark, the police
?ay, came to Baltimore from At-'
lanta six months ago and took an
apartment in Eutaw piace. Last Sat
urday morning Miss Shark was sud
denly taken ill and whs sent, uncon
scious to the Union Protestant Hos
Shortly after her death, say the po
lice, Kielly telegraphed Miss Bristol]
that "Lucille is dead. Comi: at once i
to Baltimore." Miss Bristol arrived in ?
Baltimore Sunday and immediately
wired to Osman, who came down from
New York.
Yesterday, after drinking "some
thing from a large bottle,'' as she told
physicians at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Miss Bristol also was taken
suddenly 111, was sent to Johns Hop
kins and became unconscious. Her
. ondition is said to be so serious that
K*rave fear for her recovery is felt.
Jesus Rentar?a Shot by One of Own
Band In Quarrel Over Spoils
MARFA, Tex., Nov. 25 ?Jestie Ren
tar?a, kidnaper of two American air
men several months ago. was re
ported today to have be?-n shot to j
death at Carrizozo, Mexico.
The report stated one of hie own
band killed the Mexican bandit leader
during a quarrel over the remainder
of the $15.000 ransom money re
ceived from the United States.
The allied nations have made -re
quests that interest on their loans
from the Unite?-- States be deferred
from three to five years, accordir^r
to Information received here today.
Negotiations on this subject are now
in progress in Paris with Assistant
Secretary of the Treaenry Uathbone
representing the United States.
The allied nation? ask for deferred
interest until war reaction i? com
plete and financial matters reach a
more stable basis. The amount of
loans made by the United State? to
the allied nationB is approximately
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Problems ot Washington
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The Citizens' Associations!
A Fly It a Fly and a Leaf b a Leaf Bat a Ctt?sans'
A-siocktiot??Read What Major Newman Has To Say
About Organization of Residents of Waahinfftoa
Into a Big Repreaentative Body.
By MAJOR OLIVER P. NEWMAN,
Formerly Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia.
I'm going to start this article by telling you a story
about a stage-coach driver and a wasp's rifeet. Please read
carefully, because I think you '11 like the story, to start with,
and agree with me as to its point, to end with.
A friend of mine was making a trip through fellow
stone National Park on a coach which was being drawn by
six horses. He was sitting with the driver, who was an
expert with his long whip. One of the lead horses got a big
horse fly on his ear and made an awful fuss about it, tossing
his head about and almost jumping out of the harness.
The driver.curled his whip,, whirled it through the air
around his head, and gave it a crack. The fly was neatly
snipped off without touching the horse's ear.
A little further on the driver again whirled the whip,
circled it gracefully about in the air, and cracked it sharply,
thereby nipping a bunch of leaves off of a tree on a bank
fifteen feet above his head.
4 ' That was fine, ' ??*?*.?*! my friend. * ' Now, let me see you
snip off that wasp's nest hanging from that limb ahead
of ?us." .. ?*
"Look here, friend," said the driver, shaking his head,
"a fly is a fly, and a leaf is a leaf, but a wasp's nest is an
Do you begin to get the point.
The citizens' associations of the District of Columbia
should be of such character that everybody who comes along
will say to himself:
"A fly is a fly, nnd a leaf is a leaf, but a citizens' asso
ciation in Washington, ia an organization."
Today, unfortunal !\, the citizens' associations, in spite
of all the good work they have done, are not as effective as
they ought to be, because they're not sufficiently representa
tive. Not enough people belong to them. They are much
stronger than they used to be. They have a pile of good re
sults behind them, but they can be a hundred times more
effective and more useful.
There's only one thing needed for the citizens' associa
tions to be the strongest single factor in the community.
That is a big membership. That's the reason this drive is
being conducted now.
In this day organization is necessary to mere existence,
not to mention progress. If you're a member of a group
engaged in any undertaking?civic, political, commercial,
industrial, or what not?the first thing you must do if you're
going to get anywhere is ORGANIZE.
Complaining to the Monument.
If the people of Washington are I
not compactly and effectively organ- j
ized, it will do no good to try to!
get things done. We might just as |
well go down to |h* Monument and
complain to it because it isn't round. !
'?"or instance: Eighteen years a?;o j
when I was a reporter on the old
Washington Times, which then *?ad
a morning and evening edition and
was owned and edited by that pio
neer journalistic genius, Stilson
Hutchins, In the old red brick build
ing at Tenth and D, I was sent one
night to cover a ir-eeting of a citi-1
zens' association.
Resolutions were adopted, and for
warded to the Commissioners and
to the District Committees of Con- j
gres.-?, on the following subjects:
For paving all the streets in that |
For locating the District Building I
on the old power house site at Four
teenth and Pennsylvania avenue.
For national representation of the
District in Congress.
For the appointment of the Board
of Education by the President
For a new Central High School.
For the appointment of a bona
flde, old-time resident and citizen of I
Washington to the vacancy then ex
isting on the Board of Commi ision
ers. And for a dozen other things
at that moment more or less at issue.
I eat and wondered at the serious
ness with which the proceedings
were carried forward, because :
That sort of thing; was not un
suai in those old days, and individual
members of Congress now and then
discovered it.
The Commissioners and the chair
men of the District Committees were
well aware that such cases were not
The result of that sort of thing
(Continued on Page 10, Column 2.)
Will DecWe Whether to Order State
Troops to St Charles
PIG STONK t"A?\ Va., aNov. _5.?
Governor Westmoreland Davis, Sttre
Labor Commissioner John Hirsehbei g
and Major Wyatt, commanding the
State militia, which is being held In
readiness for a hurried call from the
governor, have arrived at St. Charle??,
where considerable disturbances has
taken place during the last fo: might
between miners of that sect on.
The three have come for the pur
pose of looking over the situation
and decide whether or not it will be
necessary to call the eix companies
of militia from Roanoke, where thoy
are being held by the governor.
Last night shooting in the section
around St. Charles wa? resumed on
men changing shift?, but it Is sail
'hat all of the bullet? went wild No
disturbance has been reported today.
1,'p to the present time the governor
haa conferred with the miner? and
ha? not talked with the mine opera
Cabinet to Vest Him With
Power to Decide
Miners' Pay.
Threaten to Break Negotiations
and Offer Own
Wage Scale.
Shertly be-fei-e )|.a the Cab?
an -r,e*m*A natii 3-30 e'rltx-k.
Fuel Administrator Garfleld he
roines more than ever the dominant
figure in the coal controversy today.
The Cabinet is to vest him with
the powers of an umpire in the
crisis. He will determine the wages
the miners ?re to receive aad the
profits the operators are to make.
Attorney General Palmer stated
today that the Cabinet would in
dorse th? proposal to give Dr. Gar
fie?dOitfenttre control of thi abla
tion before its submission to the
Wants Definite Stand On Pay. !
"Th? situation needs clarification,",
said Secretary of Labor Wilson as he !
went into the Cabinet meeting. He j
indicated he would urge the Cabinet ?
to take a definite stand on the mat- !
ter of pay increases.
Meantime both operators and min-;
?rs were holding a perfunctory see- ;
sion to discuss wage Increase. Neither
side is making any advances, how
ever, before hearing from the Cabinet.
Representative of the operators de
(ConOnued on Page 19. Column 3.)
Keeping Up With
The Tunes
Yesterday the story was
on the subject of the de
velopment of The Times as
an automotive advertising
medium. Today?and de
servedly?it is on the
growth of The Times dur
ing the past year as an ad
vertising medium for real
In ONE issue?last Satur
day?a regular issue of the
paper, by the way?The
Washington Times carried
MORE Real Estate advertis
ing than it did during the
entire month of November,
During November, 1918,
The Times carried 3,670
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.
25.?Portion? of San Fran
cijco were shaken for half
a minute early thia morn
ing by an earthquake.
No damage waa report
ed, though sleepers were
?erred from their beds.
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o 'clock.
Officials of the Govern
ment Weather Bureau de
clared the quake was classi
fied in intensity asa" No.
4." Earthquakes are
placed in seven columns
of intensity, No. 1 being
the lightest and a No. 7
being the heaviest
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cisco was barely on the
"edge" of the quake.
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reason that no damage has
as vet been reported.
Mexican Rebel Scorns Govern
ment and Admits He De
sires Overthrow.
SAN AXTON'IO. Tex, Nov. 25 ?
Felipe Angele?, now on trial in Chi
huahua City on the charge of being
a bandit, openly deft??- President Car
ranza in a statement in open couru
according to a telegr*jn received here
today. Angeles' plea la that he Is ? j
revolutionist and not a bandit, and ?
that he ia a political prisoner and not
a criminal.
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not discuss the "?'?instas, but willingly
admitted his part in the attempt to
overthrow the present government of
"I admit I have been and still am
an enemy to Carrarira.' be said.
Angeles told the court he was sick
and practically out of supplies when
he was captured In the Conehaa val
ley last week. He says he did not
have sufficient ammunition to defend
himself when surrounded by the gov
ernment forces
Mexicans In San Antonio would not
be surprise?! If Angeles escaped the
death penalty He has a strnng fol
lowing In the state of Chihuahua, and
many persons on both sides of the
border are his friends. Angeles is re
garded as one of the most efficient
of the Mexican soldier? who hav?
been in revolution against Carrar.ia
and for that reason his carture is re
garded as highly Important.
Doomed Man ?Sorrr Fer ?-sreft Chil
dmi of Dtftecti**? He
SAN JOSE, Cal., Nov. 2S?Deeply
penitent because the dependants of
Anton Schoembs. Sen Francisco detec- >
tlve, have been robbed o? his support.
Floyd Lee McClure. who killed
Fchoembs. today offered to auction
hie interstitial glanda to th? highest
bidder as a benefit for the widow and
children of Schoembs.
McClure had been told a business
man had written to doctors at Ssn
Quentin prison offering tlO.OoO for
the youth giving glands of a mur
derer soon to be hanged thsre
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?aid McClure. "and 1 would rather
not talk about it, but I'll tell the
world I'm game for the operation,
even if K II ?*?s-.e before I _,ag
M?*Clure said he was ?ure he would
hang, "and he wouldn't care much."
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amends?anything In the world to
help the widow of Schoemha" he said
"I wouldn't mind doing anything if
1 could get the $10.?00 that has been
offered for the glands of a man to
be hanged.
"I'll be glad to undergo the oper
ati?* on the condition that the money
goes to Mr?. Schoembs.
Bonifias to Publish Statmm?
Alleging ionkins Pirt tt
Blame for AMtcttoti.
Quick Court-Martial of
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ment of American Consul'
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ment bere with rasarti to the J?
case, it was learned at the
embassy today.
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be had
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Ne Reaty Aa Tei.
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of Consular A*ent William O. Jenktaa.
who. tt is understoatl, is still ta a
Mexican penitentiary.
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they thought, would com? ihroufh
the United States embassy in Meile?
City rather than through tbe slexleaa
embassy tn Washington
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pat on Ita demand for Jenkins' re
l?ase. It was learned today, and Is
still in s mood to use .ts military
and naval force* on a larr? scale
unless satisfaction is riven after a
reasonable delay
WtraH Nat ?e Beltsy?
Just how much time will be allow?
ed the Carransa government to far
ward Its reply is not known, bat
Mexico has been warned that tt moat
not employ unneceeasrlly dilla too'
It Is pointed out that tbe not? to
Mexico is by far th? most pointed that
the American Gosameaaai has yet
sent to the neighbortt*? *?eeidiiic, aad
that it will require fina backlns If
the United States is to com? out of
the situation without embarrass
Kither Mexico will have to ri"? this
country a satisfactory reply or arm
ed Intervention muts follow, acoord
ng to opinion here?thst or becking
down, and nobody believes It will
come to thst
The United States already has a
Urite number of war craft In Southern
waters, and it 1? understood a fair
sised collection of aeroplane? near tbe
Mexican b< rder.
Tire? ef Uwli.,
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here a? say.ng {K> per cent of th? peo
ple of Mexico are sick of the la w leeo
ne s? rampant ihr ughcut the country
and ar?? eager for United State? la
ter*, ention
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le* Vllllsts leader, captured by th?
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ly according io la?, a? cording tr ad
vices to the Mexuan embassy lodar
from the governor of ("hihuahus
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marked rrniirim tr, the treatment ?<?*
corded Jenkins.
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dicate that William O Jenkins, th?
American concular agent rearraated
and ?till held in )m.:\ a; -bla. Is ft
very ?ick man.
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ply will bring forth another note
from the Un,led Ststea. demanding ta
know why the American has not b*0_
?st free, it was learned at tbe State
Koreign diplomat? rn WeaTMnrtoa.
with the exception of tbe British aad
Dutch, appeared apathetic ever tb*
situation today. They took tbe stead
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aad seemed confident tb* "criais"
would adjust Itself
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Is "Or" a Dirty Word in Home Renovation?
There's a popular commercial on TV lately that talks about how it's better to use the word "and" instead of the word "or".
Have your cake "and" eat it certainly sounds a lot better than having your cake "or" eating it, doesn't it?
Well, the same concept holds true for home renovation.. Would you rather have style or performance…or style and performance?
Recently, a Neil Kelly client in North Portland discovered the joys of "and" versus "or".
"We started in first with Design/Build remodeling, and then I realized early on that this house needs a lot of help with energy efficiency," says Neil Kelly Design Consultant, Karen Richmond. "We added a second master where the old 1946 garage used to be, added a larger bathroom, and are completely re-doing the kitchen."
But the little home on North Kilpatrick–built like a lot of other post-WWII homes—wasn't built with a lot of insulation. And, it still had a 1950's era forced-air oil-burning furnace. Home Performance Building Envelope Analyst Cirdon Coletargeted the old oil-hog as the first thing to go. "The old oil furnace was costing the homeowner about $2,200 a year in energy costs just to heat the home," Cole says. "He decided to step up home renovation a notch and install a heat pump and a ductless split system." Now, the homeowner's utility costs are closer to $350 a year to heat AND cool the home.
And the home renovation didn't stop with the HVAC System. "There was very little insulation and very poor air sealing in this home," Cole says. "So we added several inches of insulation in the upstairs crawl space and then spent a lot of time trying to seal all the gaps."
While Cole and the rest of the Neil Kelly Home Performance crew were crawling over the home, Designer Karen Richmond was busy adding color and newer finishes to the inside of the home. "Every space has been re-painted, the floors have all been refinished; new bathroom, new kitchen, and converting the garage to a second master bedroom," Karen says. "It's going to be really wonderful inside."
And on the outside it's going to be much more efficient managing rainwater. In what started as a home renovation move to keep the basement dry, Neil Kelly specialists graded soil away from the foundation walls, and created rain gardens in the front and back yards. Now, when Portland's notorious rains cascade down the home's steep roof the water will settle back into the aquifer and not into the storm drain.
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1. Exactly where are the villas Galle?
Villa Templeberg and Templeberg Bungalow are centrally located within 3km of Galle Fort, 5 km to Jungle Beach and 8km to Unawatuna. Perched on a hilltop next to the famous Kuduruduwa Temple, the villa is in close proximity to Akuressa Road and within 1km from the main Galle-Colombo Highway. The villa is the perfect spot to tour from with a number of easy day trips possible including a Mirissa Whale Watching Tour, a Yala Safari adventure or visit to Bawa's Gardens near Bentota.
2. What can I expect from a villa stay in Galle?
Templeberg caters to holidaymakers who are attracted by the privacy, the boutique nature and charm of a resort style property, our personal hospitality services and the fact that a villa stay is unlike a hotel stay.
When spending time at Templeberg Villa Sri Lanker you get to experience life as a local with trips to nearby vegetable and fruit stalls, walks along laneways, and local bus trips in to town. Templeberg is also one of only a few staffed villas in Galle.
The villa and bungalow are a tranquil destination with the 'Wow! Factor' . The property reflects the epitome of tranquility and privacy. Ideal for moments in your life that are truly befitting something very special – be it an anniversary, milestone birthday, small wedding in Sri Lanka, a romantic getaway or your honeymoon.
3. What is the history of the house and bungalow?
The Villa history dates back to 1864, when the property was first established as a working coconut plantation. Some of the coconut trees on the property are more than one hundred years old.
The style and features of Villa Templeberg are typical of a Dutch and English Colonial architecture common throughout former Dutch and English colonies of South Africa, Sri Lanker, Guyana, Indonesia and India.
Unique features of the property include central wooden doors, gambrel roof, stonewall fences, hipped dormer windows, porches protected by flared eaves and wooden shutters.
The villa Galle is one of only three remaining original properties in the Kuduruduwa district.
Originally built as a colonial Manor home for a Singhalese family, the villa Templeberg was acquired by a German expatriate family in the 1960s which owned the villa for the most part of many years and who kept the Villa as their second home: wo ist Sri Lanka.
In 2013the Villa opened as rental accommodation.
4. Colombo to Galle Airport transfer service. Will I be met at the airport?
At booking if you require picking up from the Airport or anywhere else around Sri Lanka, the staff at Templeberg can arrange transport services.
Guests can be met at the airport and delivered directly to the Villa's sweeping main entrance for a fee of US$100 payable as part of your booking arrangements. For this price you will be met at the airport, no matter the time, and transported in an air conditioned modern car or small mini van.
A return trip to and from Templeberg Villa (pick up and return) to the Airport is also available at US $200 per trip.
5. How many guests can stay at Templeberg?
The villa and bungalow can comfortably accomodate up to 11 adults, on a two adults per room basis.
There is one King Bed, four Queen Beds and two single beds. A bassinet and cot is also available on request.
The Bungalow/Cottage can accommodate 1 to 4 adults in its adjoining rooms with a shared bathroom.
6. Will there be other people sharing the villa?
Yes. Unless you opt for exclusivity and book out the entire property there may be other guests sharing Templeberg during your stay. If privacy and exclusivity is your preference, don't be disappointed. Consider booking the Bungalow, or alternatively, let us know that you would like to take the entire Villa, and perhaps the entire site (the Villa and the Bungalow) as part of your booking. Additional guests who stay during an exclusive booking are required to pay a small surcharge to cover costs.
7. I only need one room for my stay in Galle. Can I book just one room at Templeberg?
Yes. You are able to book just one room at the regular couples' rate in the main Villa. The villa can be yours for a day, a week, a month or more.
If you're looking for a reasonably priced stay as compared to hotels in the Fort or inland in Galle then Templeberg Villa is perfect for rustic authentic accommodation.
Our Navy room is perfect to enjoy for a couple or single.
8. I would like two rooms, one double and one triple is this possible?
Yes. Our Saffron room can be configured into a triple and will be made up with a single and a Queen bed. There is an additional $40USD charge for a triple configuration. This room type can then be matched with either our Green or Navy room.
Another option is renting the Family Bungalow which can comfortably sleep 4 people and pairing that with our Green or Navy Room.
9. What is the difference between the family bungalow and a room in the main villa?
The two bedroom family bungalow is stand alone at the rear of the property. It has two large rooms with adjoining doors making it easy for parents to go between rooms. It is also perfect for friends travelling together who like to socialise in one room and then retire to a separate space to sleep. Both rooms share a bathroom at the back of the bungalow. It also comes with it's own small terraced seating area at the front and the second room can also be set up as a lounge upon request.
A room in the main villa has its own ensuite and can either be King, Queen or Double.
10.What furnishings will I find at the villa?
The Villa is your home away from home. It is complete with European oven, western cooking utensils, crockery and a full sized kitchen so that meals can be made and taken in the villa.
All rooms have antique four poster beds, mosquito nets, writing desks, complete set of white towels, high thread count bed linen and local toiletries. To add to your stay you may wish to bring sunscreen and personal toiletries including mosquito repellant. Most items you desire can be purchased from local supermarkets on arrival.
Each of the bathrooms have recently been renovated and now include double wash basins, polished concrete, bamboo ladders and modern showering areas.
There are indoor and outdoor dining options as well as places near the pool to take your breakfast, lunch or dinner.
For children, we do have a single cot with detachable bassinet that can be booked for the length of your stay.
The adaptor Sri Lanka needed for the rooms is a 230 Volt. In Sri Lanka adaptors are called multi plugs and cost about 100LKR. Worldwide adaptors will work. Sri Lanka adaptors are usually the British two pin plugs in older style houses and the British 3 pin plugs in newer places.
11. What is the + symbolon Sri Lankan invoices and bills?
The plus sign symbol refers to the additional taxes and service charges of Sri Lankan hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts. One symbol represents a government surcharge. Two symbols represent a tax and service charge. Villa Templeberg's prices include the tax. In terms of a service charge, Villa Templeberg prefers to recommend a tip be left for villa staff. We recommend between $5 and $10 USD per day, more for good service. The average salary per month in Sri Lanka in the hospitality industry is between $100 and $200USD per month so any tips make a difference to a hospitality staff's salaries.
12. How do I pay for my stay at Templeberg Villa and when do I pay?
Templeberg Villa requires payment of a 50 percent deposit within 7 days of a booking request. Preferably, we will arrange the deposit at the time of booking.
Payments can be made via direct bank deposit or depositss under $1000 by paypal noting that the funds will be deposited into a Sri Lankan held account and must be in US$.
Transfers from other currencies may attract bank fees and charges.
Guests who prefer to pay using credit card can make payments in country at our local HSBC branch. Payments made via Paypal using credit cards generally attract a commission of 3.4% charged by PayPal.
The remaining 50% and any additional charges can be settled at check-out in either US or local currency.
Templeberg is also listed with a number of booking sites such as Agoda and hostelword. Generally if you are looking for a particular rate speak with us and we can tell you what is on offer at particular times of the year.
13. What time is check-in and check-out at Templeberg Plantation and is there any flexibility?
Check in time is 1PM local time.
Check out time is 11AM local time.
If you require late check-out, or early check-in, please let us know as part of your booking.
The Villa is able to stow your luggage securely on the day of your arrival and departure – avoiding the need for room charges.
Late check-out times (up until 6PM) and early check ins are subject to availability. A 9am check in and 6PM check out is assured when our guests pay a fee equal to 50% of the full-house published rate as part of their initial booking. For very late departures, (after 6PM) a fee of 75% of the published room rate is payable to enable you to comfortably prepare and pack for your journey.
Please note that a late check-out and early check in is subject to availability. We are keen to help make your last day a special one.
14. What are some of the services at Templeberg?
Templeberg is a staffed villas. The villa and bungalow comes complete with 10 full time staff.
Each staff member has different responsibilities; massage, cooking, cleaning, garden maintenance. It is one of few villas with chef close to the world heritage UNESCO Galle Fort.
Trixie is able to act as your private cook making delicious food combinations.
The villa has unlimited free wifi and free laundry services.
The villa has on top massage services performed by Achila and Thyronne. We can arrange for a meltingly good massage, a manicure/pedicare, therapeutic skin care, traditional Sri Lankan healing therapies and sublime spa experiences – delivered by expert and nurturing hands. Spa Treatments vary depending on the services and duration of the package however the starting price point is just US$20 per hour.
Sudu is able to collect fresh King coconut daily for guests from the plantation.
Bicycles can be arranged for a little activity or for something a bit more subdued and relaxed yoga or meditation on the lawn can be arranged
15. What is the villa's 'kitty' system for food and alcohol?
Any guest can nominate an amount they wish to spend on food and alcohol and we can arrange to purchase any item from local supermarkets or markets.
We charge a small 10% fee of your total spend for arranging your food and alcohol. All guests are provided with copies of the receipts. Any money we don't spend we give back to you.
16. Can the Villa play host to an event or special occassion in Sri Lanka?
Yes, if the event is a special occasion, and you are planning ahead to invite guests to a formal reception please discuss your needs at time of enquiring via our website.
The Villa can accommodate intimate weddings and special occasion celebrations – vows and civil ceremonies, commitment ceremonies, anniversaries, reunion, themed parties, pool side and garden banquets, business and organised events and big '0' birthdays.
The best caterers, entertainment and florists can be arranged in advance and accommodation for your guests can be organised at Templeberg and other near by villas if necessary. For large occasions, we generally partner with a nearby associate estate, able to cater to large weddings and events of 100 guests or more.
We also have excellent relationships with in-country, UK expat and local Sri Lankan traditional wedding and event planners.
17. We'd like to help the local Sri Lankan Community. What can we do?
For guests who appreciate that Sri Lanka is a developing country, Villa Templeberg can arrange a visit to a Sri Lankan School ,which gladly receives donations of cash for school equipment.
If you have room in your luggage, the children appreciate colouring in books, felt tip pens, colouring pencils, text books and exercise books and other supplies.
The community initiative which the Villa affiliates itself with is the Tsunami Photo Museum nearby to Hikkaduwa. A tour of the photo museum can be arranged. In addition, the Villa is currently collecting money the photo museum's behalf with a view to constructing a permanent museum.
We also encourage donations to the "I can Swim Can You' Program www.icanswimcanyou.com which teaches Sri Lankan girls and women how to swim. 80% of Sri Lankan's tsunami fatalities were as a result of girls and women not knowing how to float or swim in water.
18. What if I need to cancel or make a date change?
We are flexible with dates, however we do stress that changes to your reservation and cancellations affect us and other potential guests who'd like to visit Sri Lanka.
For this reason, we encourage you to include cancellation and date change coverage as part of any comprehensive travel insurance policy you may take out, so that circumstances outside of your control do not result in your deposit being forfeited and you and your party being left out of pocket.
Our booking partners such as Agoda, FlipKey etc display their cancellation policies which are non-negotiable.
In the event of a change of date, deposits and final payments are non-refundable, however, bookings can be moved out to a future point in time, anywhere within a 12 month span of the original booking date/s, subject to availability if booked direct through Templeberg.
The cancellation policy available on the Accomodation section of the site applies to full cancellations.
19. What forms of transportation are available at the villa?
Tuk tuk ( three wheeler vehicles) are easily arranged to ferry people to and from Galle and other destinations.
The locally set round trip price for three people is $1000 SLR.
For groups of 6 or more, we can also arrange car hire. The daily hire rate ranges from USD 30 -USD 50. Drivers are required to have an international drivers license.
It is also possible to hire a driver and van for USD 50 – USD 60 per day. Luxury driver and vehicle options start at USD 100 per day.
20. Where do I apply for my Sri Lankan Tourist visa?
You can apply for your visa upon arrival in the arrival halls of the airport.
Alternatively you can apply online for a visa at the Sri Lankan immigration department's website.
The electronic travel authorization system can be accessed online at Sri Lankan evisa
21. What are the top 5 tourist attactions close to Templeberg Villa?
Guests often spend five to seven days exploring the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka.
From Templeberg Villa popular sightseeing experiences include a tip to Mirissa beach for whale watching, jet skiing at Unawatuna beach, a trip to the Wickramasinghe Folk Museum, a tour of the white tea plantations of Galle or a evening BBQ on a nearby beach.


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We have been trusted by Irish holidaymakers for over 40 years! We know how important it is to get your holiday right first time. We never take our customers for granted and we work hard to ensure this trust is well placed.