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We don't give up on the Bears' new franchise quarterback 60 minutes into his Chicago career, do we?
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None of this is going to make anyone who bleeds orange and blue feel any better.
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Facing a 102 deficit, Cutler came out of the locker room and promptly led the Bears to a touchdown in their first secondhalf possession, connecting with Devin Hester on a 36yard pass. After a defensive stop, the signalcaller drove the Bears down for a 47yard Robbie Gould field goal to take a 1210 lead.
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So, Bears fans, what now? Do you shake it off, knowing this isn't the Cutler that's going to show up week in and week out? Or do you brace for another year of disappointment? How much do you blame Cutler? How much of the blame would you like to see him take? Isn't that what makes a leader?
Convenient that you forget to mention that Cutler's would be game winning drive happened because of a horrible call against Al Harris on third and long. Not only was the contact minor and INSIDE FIVE YARDS, but Hester lined up off the ball (which should have resulted in a five yard penalty against Chicago). The Bears got beat by the Packers on that drive, and they should have had to punt.
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Here's the truth: Cutler has bad games and makes occasional bad decisions. He throws too many interceptions in the red zone and he's been known to throw interceptions that leave opponents in great scoring position. And it's often just bad decisionmaking on his part.
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Lyles' role as a mentor to www.officialfootballchiefs.com/29-Eric-Berry-Red-Jersey.html prospects, while at the same time being a paid contractor to Oregon, is believed to be paramount to the NCAA's investigation, according to Yahoo Sports.
The NCAA interviewed Lyles for several hours as part of its investigation into the Oregon football program in early May. Lyles expects the NCAA to speak with him again after the latest disclosures. If found to have violated NCAA rules, Oregon could face sanctions; Seastrunk and James could face risks to their eligibility.
"One thing I can say is those kids didn't do anything wrong," Lyles said. "They shouldn't be punished for anything because they didn't do anything wrong."After months of silence, the 31yearold Lyles decided to tell his side of the story and what part he played, knowingly or not, in the scandal.
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Did he ever knowingly steer recruits to any school?
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"Lache made his own decisions. LaMichael made his own decisions. I don't feel like I can have the influence to say, 'You need to do this.' I wouldn't want to do that anyway, because I don't want a kid to come back and look at me and say, 'You know this didn't work out for me. You told me to go to this school and now it didn't work out so it's your fault.' I don't want to have that hanging over my head because I want kids to make their own decisions and think for themselves."In early 2010, with CSS up and running, Oregon committed to becoming Lyles' first client and settled on the $25,000 amount for his service, he said. He settled on that amount after Kelly told him to check with other scouting services about their prices. Lyles said he made the calls, posing as a Texas Southern coach.
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The program will be broadcast live from Brooks Memorial Library and air during the "Live and Local" show's regular slot, from 9am-12noon, on 100.3FM and 1490AM.
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Everything at this "community broadcast" is tainted POVs
Not surprised that we have a public forum set up that, once again as before, consistently omits the people who advocate drug legalization.
Everything said and done at this "community broadcast" is tainted by the same old same old with their familiar tedious set of facts (that are not always facts).
How much longer do you folks think you can get away with weighting your community outreach entirely in your POV?
Enough already. Times are changing.
When will the civic responders pull this issue away from the criminal justice system and change the laws to recognize a responsible adult activity first, and, only call for the laws and courts when a real crime has been committed.
Possession and use by itself is not a crime.
As it is, out of the starting gate is the criminal fingerpointing that leads to a separation from the community, not a bonding.
In today's world, drug legalization POVs are equally valid to "law enforcement, treatment providers and drug awareness and prevention specialists."
Why aren't they represented at this broadcast??
Keeping across the board "drug decriminalization and legalization" off of the table only perpetuates the myth that heroin and other drug users are all addicts and criminals first.
This American says: They are not.
Legalize it all!!! He says.
I guess if there's someone out there who can use heroin in moderation and not become addicted fine. But I think you'll have a hard time with that one.
It really is a shame though that people can't live in reality and with courage but have to self medicate to escape themselves.
Your view is too simplistic
Criminalizing any drug user for possession and use only is arbitrary and capricious. It starts with the assumption that the act of possessing and using a drug in and of itself is criminal intention. It is not.
Not to mention the sickening hypocrisy of legalizing some drugs (alcohol and cigarettes) and criminalizing others (heroin, marijuana, cocaine, etc.).
Also, your simple claim that weak and unrealistic people "self medicate to escape themselves" cannot apply to the wide variety of human behavior that drives each adult individual to make personal choice decisions.
Isn't Your Free Choice Simple?
I'm leaving the criminal element out of it Vidda. It's really not a complicated issue. Some choose to try heroin as a free choice. That's fine, but when they become a problem for society the rest of us are expected to pick up the pieces.
If some 50 yr old stoner wants to have the freedom to use heroin and become a junky fine but why should the productive members of society be expected to rehabilitate them. Wasn't it their free choice to use?
Just curious. What would your Brattleboro look like if heroin were legal?
To answer your just curious question...
Mr. Mike, the criminality of drugs is pivotal (including heroin).
The "chosen" drug, alcohol, is not criminalized, unless or until it involves a statutory DWI.
Illegal drugs have associated crime precisely because they are illegal, not because the people using them are criminals. The majority of all drug users are not really violating any laws because many of the laws are arbitrary and capricious.
It is more often the law that is at fault, not the drug user. Simple possession and use laws should not be on a control schedule or law books.
In that sense, yes, we should leave "the criminal element out of it."
To answer your just curious question, I'd need some information from you, if you don't mind:
Are alcoholics "stoners," are they "junkies?"
If an drinker becomes an alcoholic should "productive members of society be expected to rehabilitate them?"
Was it "their free choice to use" alcohol?
What would your Brattleboro look like if alcohol were illegal?
{I haven't mentioned cigarettes here...yet}
Legalizing heroin as a fix for Brattleboro's drug problem
I appreciate your comments, but I don't understand why you are so condemning of a conversation that hasn't even happened. The reason we have been more proactive in pursuing voices from "law enforcement, treatment providers and drug awareness and prevention specialists" is because these individuals might be able to provide more immediately actionable ideas for addressing an issue that is at a crisis level. Your suggestion of legalizing heroin would require a change in federal law, not to mention a sea change in perception about the social ills this drug brings to a community.
You correctly assert that "possession and use by itself is not a crime." That philosophy is at the root of the plan Governor Shumlin presented in his "State of the State" address back in January, and is why there are more than just cops and lawyers participating in the forum. At the same time, I hope you'll sympathize with those who are concerned about the crimes being committed for the sake of supporting a drug habit, or those who have already lost friends and family through overdose or violence.They are people who aren't willing to wait for such a Quixotic solution as universal legalization to play out.
If you would like to make a comment about how legalization of heroin is the answer, please introduce yourself to me during one of the breaks and I'll try to find time in the schedule to allow for your comment. But I also ask that you please be realistic about the application of that solution to the issues at hand. Alternatively, we could set up a time discuss the topic of drug legalization in its own segment on another day.
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Crimes are driven by illegality of the drug, not by the person
Thank you Chris, for your thoughtful response.
Since I'm hearing-impaired I wouldn't be able to listen to the program or call in. I was thinking of asking for a copy of the broadcast so I could l listen to it on my computer with headsets.
I appreciate that you're willing to schedule airtime to discuss drug legalization. When I did a few shows with Daryl on Steve West we used headsets that allowed me to participate. If you're willing so am I.
I am aware of Peter Shumlin's philosophy behind his opiate address. Nevertheless, I used the word tainted because philosophy is one thing, but the context of it is as important as the point-of-view. An illegal criminalized context couched in ideology still places the thoughts and actions on the bottom rung.
Remove the criminal stigma "entirely" and you'll see a new and rational way of discussing any drug use.
That means a hands-off policy for drug use until a real crime has been committed, or the party seeks help. Law enforcement and the harm of the criminal justice system should be a last resort scenario.
Most drug users have functionality because they really do not commit "crimes being committed for the sake of supporting a drug habit." That is another myth about drug use when it is "illegal" drug use.
Crimes are driven by the illegality of the drug, not by the person using the drug.
I hope we can stay in touch about this, Chris. Thanks again.
"An idea whose time may have finally come"
What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War on Drugs
"Cities are in a unique position to make changes to the way the country carries out the war on drugs."
Vermont should put the question to popular vote
Not ambivalent about legalization and or strident decriminalization myself, I see cities can hold promise of limited change of effectiveness.
Also, not every state allows lawmaking by referendums, but many towns and cities do as a way to suggest or make change.
Vermont state assembly does not allow lawmaking by referendums
Both Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana through popular initiatives, which the states were bound to honor.
If Vermont is so intent of "learning" from Colorado and Washington, the VT state assembly should put the question to popular vote.
But, "popular vote" scares the hell out of many state legislatures.
DEA Nixonian Parasites the main driver behind surveillance
Most people take the DEA for granted. Very few understand the threat the DEA, sometimes referred to as Nixonian Parasites, in their hold against and over our individual privacy and the sovereignty of other nations.
Nixon's original intent when he formed the DEA was to secretly employ a domestic surveillance army under his control because he didn't trust the FBI and was prohibited from using the CIA for domestic surveillance.
His impeachment forestalled his plans and the DEA languished without significant congressional funding until Nancy Reagan invented the Just Say No nonsense. Even so, it took a while before the DEA became the super surveillance police force it is now.
The Drug War is one of the main drivers of the glut of surveillance we see today.
Aside from rewriting or deconstructing the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the disestablishment of the DEA should be one of the steps to end this godawful drug war. The DEA can or should be moved under the Food and Drug Administration, but only as a much reduced domestic enforcement arm of the FDA and entirely controlled by the FDA.
The feds have used the DEA for their private surreptitious army of police to quietly move into the sovereignty of other countries to enforce the State Department coercion of other countries to get in-line with U.S. drug war policies and efforts.


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Security issue discovered in TOR client
There is no fragment in program code where you cannot make mistakes. You may actually make them in very simple fragments. While programmers have worked out the habit of testing algorithms, data exchange mechanisms and interfaces, it's much worse concerning security testing. It is often implemented on the leftover principle. A programmer is thinking: "I just write a couple of lines now, and everything will be ok. And I don't even need to test it. The code is too simple to make a mistake there!". That's not right. Since you're working on security and writing some code for this purpose, test it as carefully!
When and where is security important? In many applications. But let's not discuss it in abstracto. Take, for instance, the source codes of the Tor application. This is a system intended to enable online anonymity. Tor client software directs internet traffic through a worldwide volunteer network of servers to conceal a user's location or usage from anyone conducting network surveillance or traffic analysis. To know more what it is and where it is used, see the Wikipedia article.
Everyone will agree that programmers should pay maximum attention to data security in such an application. And even more than that! Let's put it this way, you should develop this application being in a state of paranoia and persecution mania. Indeed, much is done in the TOR program to conceal and protect information. But when I study the code, I'm starting to feel sad. Many protection mechanisms simply stay idle because of trivial slip-ups and misprints.


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Hormone Disruptors Labeled "Global Threat" By UN
In 2002, the WHO and UN released a report suggesting that concerns about chemicals known as hormone disruptors wasn't necessarily merited, because the link between compounds like Bisphenol A and phthalates was "weak." Now, the story has changed, with more scientific evidence suggesting they actually are a cause for global concern, and that more research is critically needed to understand these chemicals and their human health effects more thoroughly. This suggests they also could have some negative environmental health impacts as well, on organisms like fish in polluted water and plants living near industrial sites. For many scientists and activists, this is hardly new information.
Hormone disruptors, also known as endocrine disrupting chemicals, mimic hormones in the human body. Since they aren't actual human hormones, however, it appears they could cause health problems like pregnancy complications, cancers, thyroid disorders and metabolic problems. In addition, infants and young children exposed to such chemicals could experience developmental delays, because their bodies and brains are developing so quickly that endocrine disturbances have a disproportionate impact.
The problem with these chemicals is that they're what researchers call "pseudo-persistent." On their own, they don't actually stick around that long, which would seem like good news; if they don't linger in the environment, they don't have much time to cause health problems or get passed up the food chain. However, because they're so abundant in the environment, people are perennially re-exposed, which is effectively like being given a steady dose.
They're found in a huge range of consumer products as well as pesticides, herbicides, industrial pollution and more. That makes addressing their presence in the environment difficult, as potential point sources need to be identified and tackled individually as well as collectively. The United Nations is suggesting tighter regulations on the use of such chemicals, reminiscent of bans on compounds like PCBs in the past. These bans were used to limit new emissions of compounds known to be harmful to human or environmental health, and could be used again to prevent exposure to hormone disruptors and protect the environment.
But they would take time and energy to implement. Even as some companies have chosen voluntarily to start refraining from use of chemicals like Bisphenol A, others have lagged behind, and eliminating them from the environment could be a lengthy process, especially since researchers still don't know precisely how they act in the human body. The UN study points to the simultaneous need for more action to address immediate known issues, and more study to uncover issues that haven't been identified yet, in the hopes of staying one step ahead.
The vast number of unregulated chemicals poses a very real threat to human and environmental health, and scientists are working to change that while educating the public. Meanwhile, government agencies and the industry are digging in their heels, fearing the expense of regulation as well as the potential blowback effects; after all, if these chemicals were permitted and used in full awareness of the fact that they caused health problems, that could create considerable legal liability.
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We are six librarians working in academic, public, and school libraries across the United States. In addition to essays by its founders, In the Library with the Lead Pipe will feature articles by guests representing special libraries and archives, as well as educators, administrators, library support staff, and community members. If you want to submit a guest post, see our submission guidelines.
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The Weber-Bargioni group is a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative team at the Molecular Foundry, focused on exploring fundamental optoelectronic nano material properties to ultimately provide a set of rules that enable the systematic development of next generation light harvesting materials.
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We closely collaborate with the groups of Dr. Ma, Dr. Ginsberg, Dr. Buonsanti, Dr. Schwartzberg, Dr. Aloni, Dr. Neaton, Dr. Salmeron, Dr. Ogletree, Dr. Urban, Dr. Cabrini, and Dr. Schuck to address various key problems in terms of model materials, experimentation and simulation to understand fundamental optoelectronic properties in nano building blocks and their mesoscale assemblies.
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Although southwestern Wisconsin is best known today for its rich farmlands, place names such as Mineral Point and New Diggings evoke an earlier time when local mines produced much of the nation's lead. In the early nineteenth century, Wisconsin lead mining was more promising and attractive to Mobile Concrete Crusher potential settlers than either the fur trade or farming. Its potentially quick rewards lured a steady stream of settlers up the Mississippi River and into Grant, Crawford, Iowa, and Lafayette counties in the early nineteenth century. By 1829, more than 4,000 miners worked in southwestern Wisconsin, producing 13 million pounds of lead a year.
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When Lyndon School were updating their media suite, they decided they wanted to add new Macs to the setup and got in touch with our education team for advice on choosing the right hardware.
What did they need?
A collection of Macs to add to their media suite, plus backup and storage solutions to ensure students' work was kept safe.
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We suggested iMacs combined with Apple's Xserve to give Lyndon School the best performance without taking up too much space. We also set them up with PresStore to manage their backups and a range of educational software to help kick start media creation, including Comic Life, Adobe CS4, QuarkXPress and Kudlian's I Can Animate.
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Hotel Domenichino Milan Reviews
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Convinient friendly place Jun 12, 2008
5 minutes from metro-station to walk.
clean and silent place (at least when there is no fair around;)
Front-office staff is perfect english-speaking and very friendly.
Free (but unstable in level of signal) wi-fi connection available for guests (registration needed)
Breakfast was good.
Could recommend as convenient and reasonable priced place to explore Milan.
No night-life places around - if you're struck for it - keep away=)
Public area of hotel is strictly non-smoking, but smoking at rooms is allowed.
TV with italian channels, + CNN, BBC. Pay-TV available for 11 Euro per 24h
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Hotel Domenichino , situated in Milan , on a quiet road , just a short distance from the Trade Fair District , is easily reachable from all directions , both by car or using public transport. The subway red line (Amendola station) is just 100 metres from the hotel. The property is just a stroll from a pleasant public garden , ideal for relaxing walks after an intense day of work , shopping or culture. The hotel is synonym of luxurious elegance and sophisticated modernism: guests will be welcomed in a charming atmosphere combining the beauty of architecture with the highest level of comfort and service. The huge hall , where reproductions of Domenichino's paintings are exhibited , is the ideal place for work meetings or relax. An excellent bar is also available , where guests can sip drinks.The reception staff will be delighted to quickly solve any problems or to fulfill any requests - book tickets for museums or cultural and sport events and advise on the many famous restaurants in the area.
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Re: CUNNINGHAMS in Tennessee
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In 'Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900' by Jordan R. Dodd, there is listed a J.W. Cunningham with spouse S.M. Elliott, marriage date 24 Sep 1865 in Sequatchie Co, TN. Another researcher gave me his information as born 18 Feb in Roane, TN, Parents James Monroe Cunningham (1818-1885) and Elizabeth E Lewis (1821-1857). If this is true, I have found him in the 1850 & 1860 US Federal censuses for Tennessee as living with his parents. In the Tax List for Roane Co. May 10, 1808, in the Free Holders in Captain Wallis' Company there is listed a James Cunningham which could be John Wiley's father, James Monroe Cunningham.
John Wiley Cunningham wasborn Feb. 18, 1847 in Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Death:May 5, 1919
Frio County
Texas, USA
His wifes were:
1) Sarah Melissa Elliot, b. 1843 d.1888. J.W. married Sarah 24 Sep. 1865 Sequatchie CO, TN
daughter, Margaret E. "Maggie" Cunningham King, b. 14 July 1866 d. 3 Apr.1915
2) Lenora Remaline Epperson, b. Nov 17, 1866 d. Feb 1919
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So I gave hall auto the wrong rating ,their is no rating ,it is not on the scales -150 . It was very ,very bad ,Will not buy from them again.Cheats
Hall Hyundai Chesapeake
Brought a use car from hall auto group. The sell was based on the car passing Sate Inspection. After the said the car pass inspection and I payed for it. This is what what I found when I went out to the car, A big oil spot under the oil pan, I was told by the sales man that it was from another car. I went under the car and fought oil plug leaking. So I had them put it on the rack.I found out the oil plug was bad,then walking around the car found nail it the treat of tire which would fail a inspection Also saw them put three lugs on different rims which would have fail a inspection. Before I brought the car I had question about tire shape of the tires because the miles 87,000 and the tire had cracks in them but they pass it any way. They did agree to replace the oil pan. When i drove the car home and look at the tires I found the steel cords showing. This made me have to change my weekend plans. So I brought it back to the dealer to so them they after a long time they agreed to replaced only two tires. all tires were about the same conition. I had to buy two tires to feel safe on the road. I talk to the managers and all the top people in the dealer ship and some one in corap. office. They think that they treat me fair. I say if I had not found the oil spot and listen to the sale man they would have gotten away with it. They tried to put me on the road in a unsafe car. They sold me unsafe car and didn:t care.Bad Dealer Ship CHEATERS, bad people, I could have brought a better car at a car aution.. What they say intheir fliers are not correct. Buyer beware do not buy from them Your will get taken to the cleaners. BEWARE THEIR ARE SNAKE IN THIS STORE. THEY WILL LIE TO YOU.AND SMILE WHEN THEY SAY THE GOT ANOTHER BUYER. hOPE THIS HELP OTHER BUYERS. watch out need to be report to BBS. faud deptment, crime watch, Tv channel 3


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London (Aug. 28)
Neville Laski, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, stated at Warsaw that the Jews of Poland and Austria are suffering dire destitution, dispatches to the London press from that city reported today.
Laski is conducting investigations in both countries into the conditions of their Jewish inhabitants and is discussing their straits with the authorities and Jewish leaders with a view to achieving amelioration.
The American Joint Distribution Committee came in for praise from Laski, who said Jews of other countries might well follow the example it has set in helping the Jews of Poland who, he pointed out, comprise a large portion of the Jews in the world.


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A colloid is a substance that is said to be dispersed throughout a different substance evenly on a microscopic level. Colloidal systems normally have two different phases, a dispersed and a continuous phase. Copper colloids consist of nanometer particles of pure copper in a fluid. If the fluid used, which is most common, is water; the colloid will be known as a hydrocolloid. In a copper hydrocolloid, copper represents the dispersed phase, water is the continuous phase. Colloidal copper has been specifically found effective when applied as an internal health supplement. Direct effects of colloidal copper include the enrichment of the mineral content of the blood, cleaning arteries and veins, and generally boosting the circulatory system.
Copper is one of the essential minerals for biological function. It is a micronutrient that is required for the formation of RBCs (Red Blood Cells), protein metabolism, RNA production, enzyme activity, and the color of hair and skin. Copper's function in coloring skin and hair comes from its ability to convert tyrosine into melanin, the hair and skin pigment.
It is widely believed that copper has been utilized as an ailment or a treatment for many different symptoms over the ages. However, the discovery of colloidal copper has brought about many changes. The sub-micrometric particle sizes of colloidal copper are smaller than membrane pores in the human body which prevents toxic buildup of copper. This property allows elemental copper to travel throughout the body and reach the cells where it is needed. A fact that is worth mentioning, however, is that colloidal copper is still in its research phase and has not yet been widely accepted as an effective health tool.
In a counter argument, opponents of colloidal copper claim that there is a high degree of hype over how many diseases are really caused by copper deficiency; or deficiencies of other essential metals. Such claims mean that the use of colloidal copper could possibly be effective in treating symptoms resulting from copper deficiency, but could possibly have no effect on the health of individuals who do not possess such deficiencies.
Certain beliefs surrounding copper, whether true or not, have originated from man's early days. The Queen of Sheeba was said to use a creamy mixed mixture of ground copper and water to retain her beauty; similar myths have existed about Queen Cleopatra, Queen Genvieve of Arthur, and even Queen Nofertete of Egypt. Colloidal copper can thus be seen as an agent that promotes many health benefits for many parts of the human body. Further research, however, is required to make colloidal copper into an officially accepted medicine, or perhaps, the chemically synthesized 21st century fountain of youth.


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The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences receives support for three endowed chairs at the School of Pharmacy.
The Isaac E. Emerson Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences was endowed in 1927 as a chair in biological testing and assay by Captain Isaac Emerson, president of the Emerson Drug Company. The first Chair was filled by Dr. Marvin Thompson, a pharmacologist at the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Clifford W. Chapman, a pharmacologist from the Canadian National Laboratories, was appointed to the Chair in 1939. Dr. Casimer Ichniowski and Dr. Naim Khazan were the third and fourth appointees to the Chair. In 1988, Dr. Gerald M. Rosen was appointed to the Chair, which led to him being named an Eminent Scholar by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
The Evelyn Grollman-Glick Professorship in the Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in April 2003 through the bequest of the late Evelyn Grollman. In 1983, Evelyn Grollman established a Lecture Fund in honor of her brother, Ellis Grollman, a 1926 graduate of the School. In March of 2008, Dr. Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr. was appointed as the first Grollman-Glick Professor. Dr. MacKerell has an outstanding track record of exemplary research accomplishments and is an internationally recognized scholar on theoretical approaches to understanding complex biological systems. His leadership and vision led to the establishment of the Computer-Aided Drug Design Center, and his collaborations have led to numerous new experimental therapeutic candidates.
The Ralph Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics was established in June 1995 by Colorcon and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in honor of the retirement of Ralph Shangraw. The endowment is used to support a Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. James E. Polli was appointed in November of 2008 as the first holder of Ralph F. Shangraw/Noxell Endowed Chair. Dr. Polli has been on faculty at the School of Pharmacy since 1993, and has made invaluable contributions to the School in his previous positions as vice-chair for academic affairs in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and as director of the department's graduate program.


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Manufactured from upgraded material and designed with competition in mind the 3J performance boxes take these classic transmissions to another level. The main shaft or speed gears are coated with a high performance coating to aid oil absorption and increase life span, 1st and 2nd gears run on bearing races with caged needle rollers. Unique milled pockets on the face of the gears and oil scrolls throughout the bore lubricate the gears like no other kits do. BHP rating 250 BHP (approx.).Original Fitment:
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At the end of a century which saw the rise of a world-wide movement for church unity, many observers would say that ecumenism has fallen on hard times. Among the churches which have historically been the mainstay of the ecumenical movement, many face the new millennium with uncertainty about their own identity and mission. This challenging book by the former general secretary of the World Council of Churches weaves together concerns and hopes he has heard expressed by church leaders around the world, insights that have emerged from ecumenical reflection on the church and on the world, and biblical images of the nature of the Christian community. The author outlines a vision of how the dynamism of the movement towards a world-wide fellowship of churches and of its institutional expression in bodies like the World Council might be rekindled in the face of the daunting challenges of the years ahead.
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I went to speak with her last night.
A perfect night.
A warm and windy night.
I approached the steps of her home.
There she moved, in front of me.
Divine. Glorious. Dancing.
Naked and wild under the new moon.
I smiled. She noticed.
I approached lovingly.
She tickled my feet with cool fingers.
Questioning where I'd been.
Laughter was my only reply.
She knows me.
I asked her to bathe me. To wash away my fears.
She agreed, in her way, and kissed me.
Slowly at first, as was my desire.
Our passion grew in perfect rhythm.
One with the other.
She blessed me with wave after wave of salty water.
Cleansing me of worry.
With each swell my burden dissipated.
As I relaxed, so did she.
Receding. Soft, rolling undulations.
Allowing me to finish the process myself.
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Beth was being gently caressed by her husband. She groaned tenderly as Al kissed the silky flesh of her belly. His brow furrowed as he concentrated on pleasing her, affectionately bringing his hands upwards to cup her breasts.
Again, Beth moaned. She began to reach down the Calavicci's underbelly to stroke his already hard groin.
Al's groan resonated through her ears, hearing it thrum over and over again. The male's eyes reflected a malicious amount of red as he commenced Beth's torture. The teasing of tongues over damp beads battled for dominance – Al completely forgetting that he had to be at the Project within the next two hours and it took him at least an hour and a half to get there.
The female gently nibbled on his collarbone and the Admiral craned his neck in order to receive more pleasure from the love bite. Then it clicked in Al's mind when he saw the time on the alarm clock, Sam needed him more than Al needed Beth.
"Sorry Beth, baby. Gotta go help Sammy at the Project and see who he Leaped into this time… Resume this when I'm back?" Al hoarsely croaked at his wife.
Beth huffed angrily. Ever since they had been back together, Al still was spending more time assisting Sam instead of getting the love she deserved from him. She pushed him away from her stubbornly and quietly sobbed to herself as he journeyed to his wardrobe in disgrace.
The wardrobe doors slid open and he picked out his loud weapon. The bright blue Caribbean shirt covered in luminous green palm trees and the even louder cyan silk trousers that hung tight against his frame. He was looking forward to retaliating in fun at Sam's often rude comments that he made.
The garage held his red convertible and he started its engine which roared into life – loving every second the steering wheel buzzed underneath his fingertips. As soon as he was ready, he placed the pedal to the metal and accelerated rapidly towards his best friend – eyes still faintly flickering red.
And he thought.
'I'm coming for you time bungler… Even if I have to use his feelings against you!'
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It's now close enough to call. Keith Urban is no longer a "country" artist.
Yeah, the 46-year-old New Zealand native still gets played on country radio, and some — just some, though — of the 11,000 fans who filled Minneapolis' Target Center to see him Saturday night wore cowboy hats for the occasion. But Urban has never been a Nashville traditionalist like fellow guitar shredder Brad Paisley, and he doesn't shamelessly recycle Jimmy Buffett-ism like Kenny Chesney.
Instead, Urban comes across as a less-annoying Bon Jovi, or a higher-energy John Mellencamp ('80s version), with an endless supply of riffs, hooks and pop songs seemingly custom-made to ring through the corners of an arena. And it's nearly impossible not to fall under his spell.
You'd never guess by watching the guy as a judge on "American Idol," but Urban is an old-fashioned showbiz type, with the simple goal of keeping his crowd dancing and grinning. Actually, that friendly, if harmless, vibe of his that makes him a bit of a snooze on "Idol" works perfectly on stage, where he rarely shows a hint of ego or arrogance. It's obvious, too, that Urban adores his guitar, as he worked in a massive solo, or two, into nearly every song of the evening.
The upbeat rocker "Long Hot Summer" kicked things off and Urban kept that brisk pace going, rarely stopping to take a breath. The closest he got to slowing down was the tender ballad "Without You," accompanied by footage of him shirtless and, later, kissing his ghostwife, Nicole Kidman, who is not so much a woman as she is a translucent spectral projection. (Oddly enough, the women in the audience cheered for both the beefcake shots and the lovey dovey stuff.)
He found time to sing a song called "Sweet Thing" and another one called "Good Thing." He promised to "Put You in a Song." He tore through "Cop Car" as if he was being chased by one. He told the audience he "brought the warm weather with us" and joked about it only being in the high teens. (Seriously, Keith Urban, Minnesotans were losing our minds for high teens on Saturday.) At one point, he pulled a young woman from St. Paul out of the crowd, sat her down in a recliner, and allowed her to pick the next song, his 2001 hit "Where the Blacktop Ends."
Urban was generous with his opening acts, too. He asked Dustin Lynch back to sing "Kiss a Girl" with him, and all of the members of the Fleetwood Mac-esque Little Big Town to croon "You Gonna Fly." As has become custom for many arena acts, Urban spent a few songs near the end of the set on a satellite stage and used the opportunity to put his own stamp on the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again." And he did so without even a whiff of twang.
Pop music critic Ross Raihala can be reached at 651-228-5553. Follow him at Twitter.com/RossRaihala.


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Concord Currents: What's new and happening in Concord
Annual public hearing on the town budget on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Town House. The joint school committees meet Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the high school.
Thriller by Concord Players, 51 Walden St.
"Night Watch" on Feb. 21, 22, 23, 28, and March 1. Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are called, but find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine's terror grows as shortly thereafter she sees still another body - this time a woman's - but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. From this point on, the plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved contribute to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws towards its riveting and chilling climax. Tickets $20. Concord Players - 51 Walden Street - www.concordplayers.org.
Healthy Concord presents Building Resilience, All Ages-All Stages
The Healthy Concord project will host a Community Forum on Saturday, March 1 called Building Resilience, All Ages-All Stages. Stress is a common state for many of us, brought on by the demands of work, school, family, traffic, illness, the economy, and so much more. This program will provide participants of all ages and stages of life strategies and tools for navigating and taking control of our demanding world by developing skills for personal and community resilience. The Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ronald Siegel, who will speak on mindfulness and the new science of happiness. Dr. Siegel is the author of "The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems," and assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School.
There will also be three breakout sessions: Mindfulness and Parenting, facilitated by Mary Ann Christie Burnside; Permission to Pause: Use of Relaxation Techniques in Your Daily Life, led by Catherine Collins, R.N.; and Digital Tools for Mindfulness, with Pam Ressler, R.N.
The conference will also feature exhibits from a host of other organizations in Concord that provide resources and programming that promote personal and community resiliency.
The conference will be held Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Emerson Umbrella for the Arts, 40 Stow St., Concord. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Registration is not required but is suggested; those interested in attending may register at https://building-resilience.eventbrite.com.
League of Women Voters
Candidates forum on Sunday, March 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Concord Art Association
Members Juried 2 from Feb. 23 - April 6 . Gus and Arlette Kayafas, jurors. Opening Reception on Thursday, Feb. 27, 6-8 p.m.
Town Managers Proposed Budget for the Year Beginning July 1, 2014 is Available
The Town Managers Proposed Budget for FY2015 has been transmitted to the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen. The budget for the Towns operating departments is proposed at $20,364,013, in conformance with the Budget Guidelines issued by the Finance Committee last November 30. The total General Fund Budget is $89,662,745, a 4 percent increase over the current year. The budget document is available for public review on the Town website (under Important Documents) www.concordma.gov. Questions about the Town Managers proposed budget may be addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wheeler-Harrington Management Plan Project Now Underway
Town Planning Director Director Marcia Rasmussen, Senior Planner Lara Kritzer, Assistant Natural Resources Director Lori Capone, and Deputy Town Manager Doug Meagher met with members of the Historical Commission and project consultants from CRJA-IBI Group to kick off the Wheeler-Harrington Management Plan Project. Over the next nine months, the consultants will be studying the historic house, its cultural landscape (Harrington Park), and completing an environmental assessment of the property in order to develop a complete picture of the site, its needs, and its potential for future community uses. Separate reports on the historic structure, environmental assessment and cultural landscape will also be produced as part of this work and made available for review.
Tax Preparation Assistance
Volunteers certified under the AARP Tax Aide program will be at the COA on Tuesdays and Fridays during the months of February and March to help you prepare your Federal and Massachusetts personal income tax returns or to answer your tax questions. Each senior will meet with a team of two tax counselors for an hour and a half session. This free service can answer most of the tax issues faced by low and middle income taxpayers, with special attention to those over age 60. The tax counselors are now holding office hours. Please call the COA to schedule your confidential appointment.
"Rabbit Hole" at the Umbrella
The play, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, deals with the ways family members survive a major loss, and includes comedy as well as drama. Feb. 27 - March 9 at the Emerson Umbrella, 40 Stow St. Remember, you can volunteer to usher and see a performance free, and get community service hours too. Call 978-371-0820 for more information.
At FOPAC
The Concord Players present "Night Watch," a thriller by Lucille Fletcher set in a Manhattan townhouse. Call 978-369-2990 for tickets. More information at www.concordplayers.org. Feb. 14, 2014 to March 1, 2014.
The Concord Band Winter Concert featuring Lew Buckley performing his own composition, Tribute to Doc, for solo trumpet and band. Tickets $20 adults, $10 for seniors and students, available at the door. March 8, at 8 p.m.
The Concord Orchestra Spring Concert featuring Concord native BSO horn player Richard Sebring in a performance of Horn Concerto No. 2 by Richard Strauss. Also on the program is Gandolfis Night Train to Perugia and Scherherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. Tickets $30/$25/$10. Call 978-369-4967 or buy on-line. March 21 and 22, 2014 at 8 p.m.
At the Concord Library
Music from the Library will present Slowind on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Lobby. Advance registrations are strongly encouraged. Click here to register online or call 978-318-3301 on or after February 15. (The 2/15 Arneis concert is full and registration is closed.)
2014 Friday Flicks at Fowler has begun. The series features award-winning international films. Free admission. Door opens at 6:30 p.m. [View Complete Film Schedule]
Leslie Wilson, Curator of the Library Special Collections will present Meet the Prichards, a Concord-Carlisle Community Education Program on Saturday, February 22, 2014 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Main Library. Call 978-318-3342 to register. [View Press Release]
Thursday Author Talk will feature Concord author Liza F. Carter on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Library Periodicals Room. Carter will talk about her book Moving with the Seasons. Open to all.
Community Innovation Challenge Grant
The Concord Health Division received notification that, with Bedford as the lead community, Concord and 30 other partner towns will receive funding of $111,000 under the States Community Innovation Challenge Grant program. Grant funding will be used to create a Tick Borne Disease Surveillance Network. Grant funds will allow residents to submit ticks for testing at no cost to the University of Massachusetts - Laboratory of Medical Zoology, where the ticks will be tested to determine if the tick is carrying Lyme disease, Babesiosis and/or Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis. More information about the program and the protocol for submitting ticks for testing will be forthcoming; the program will begin in April or May and continue through fall 2014.
Board of Health Tobacco Control
The Board of Health is considering revisions to its current regulation Sale of Tobacco Products and Nicotine Delivery Products. These revisions are aimed at reducing youth access to tobacco and nicotine delivery products. The revisions will prohibit the sale of single cigars priced at less than $3, and packaged cigars sold in packages of less than 5 cigars. It will also prohibit the sale of blunt wraps, hollow tubes made wholly or in part from tobacco that are designed to be filled by the consumer with loose tobacco or other fillers. The Board of Health is also considering prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in all buildings where smoking is prohibited under the States Smoke-free Workplace law. At its Feb. 6 meeting, the Board listened to a presentation from Tobacco 21, a group of local physicians who are advocating raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products to age 21. The Board took the information presented under advisement and will consider it further at their March 18 meeting.
New bank on Main Street
TD Bank Building Permit Issued. A building permit has been issued to TD Bank allowing the construction of their new bank at 1112 Main Street (on the corner of Baker Avenue), West Concord. This project required Natural Resources Commission, Planning Board and Board of Appeals review and approval. The projected cost of construction for this new bank building is $1.2 million.
deCordova Biennial through April 13
The 2013 deCordova Biennial is a survey exhibition focused on emphasizing quality, dynamism, and variety of art-making in New England, rather than any single or overarching theme. Highlighting 21 artists and collaboratives living and working in the region, the exhibition displays a diverse range of approaches to media and content. Showcasing sculptors alongside filmmakers and performance artists whose practices traverse a wide range of subject matter, the 2013 deCordova Biennial will occupy nearly the entire Museum and extend into the Sculpture Park. The exhibition is a sprawling entity that demonstrates the active, ambitious art scene taking place across the six states of New England. At deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum - 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln - 781-359-8355 - www.decordova.org.
Music Appreciation Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 1 p.m.
Join concert pianist, composer, and Concord Conservatory of Music faculty member Keith Kirchoff, for his eighth session of classes here at the COA. This semester of the Music Appreciation series will help to teach the student how to listen to classical music most effectively. With a focus on thematic recognition, formal structures, and simple aural analysis, students will seek to deepen their understanding of great masterworks. With an emphasis being placed upon works featured in upcoming local concerts, the students will be invited to suggest pieces to analyze together in class. Additionally, each week the participants of the class will be given listening assignments which can be done online. Access to an Internet connection - though not required - is highly encouraged. This class is open to all, regardless of musical background. Previous enrollment in the Music Appreciation sequence is not required. The class will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for ten Mondays. Cost will be $75 for the ten 90-minute classes. Please make your check payable to the Concord Conservatory. Call to sign up.
The Town election is Tuesday, March 25.
All registered voters can vote from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their precinct.
Town Meeting starts on Sunday this year. May 4 - 8 Sunday through Thursday, Town of Concord - Monument Square - 978-318-3000 - www.concordma.gov. Meetings held at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. Sunday session starts at 2 p.m.; all other sessions start at 7 p.m.
Concord-Carlisle Community Connections Initiative: Life Lessons outside the High School Classroom
Seniors in town have been invited to participate in a two-year pilot program called Concord-Carlisle Community Connections. This is a new collaborative, community-mentoring program that connects students in the second semester of their senior year at CCHS with community leaders and residents in a variety of disciplines or with significant life experiences. The program seeks to improve student appreciation and understanding of the challenges, inner-workings, and skill sets necessary for professional and personal success in real-world environments. It is anticipated that senior mentor/student participation in this program will facilitate an intergenerational exchange of ideas and life experiences. Student participation will be actively encouraged, with the hope that students come away with a feeling that many things are possible in life through perseverance, determination and personal effort.
This program will be facilitated by COA volunteer Bob Bratzler. Students and participating senior citizen mentors are asked to make a commitment to five sessions, scheduled on the following Thursdays: March 13th, 27th, April 10th, May 1st and 8th. Sessions will be held at HWCC from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. You may call now to sign up! Should you have any questions, please contact John Fossett, Concord-Carlisle Community Connections Founder and Program Director, at 978-369-0049, or Bonny Wilbur, COA Program Supervisor at 978-318-3020.
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Memory improvement … real memory improvement
So, you want to improve your memory? Great, glad to hear it, you've come to the right place. Memory improvement is one of the most valuable aspects of self improvement, so I congratulate you. I've put together a site that you should find interesting, and useful. You'll find detailed explanations of various memory techniques on this site, and they should enable you to experience some real memory improvement. Some of them are simple and basic while others, like the Major System, are a bit more involved. They call for a bit of practice and a bit of faith in yourself. But, assuming you're willing to spend a little time practising, I'm sure you'll find that they're well within your capabilities, and once you learn them you'll be amazed how useful they are.
Why bother to improve your memory?
Some people might think it's not really worth the time and effort to focus on memory improvement, but I disagree. I think it's one of the most important things you can do. Memory is the cornerstone of all learning. It doesn't really matter how well you understand a subject if, after a while, you've forgotten most of it. All the hard work you put into learning about the subject in the first place was wasted really, since it's gone now, effectively wiped from your mind.
To really benefit from learning you have to both understand and remember. You have to absorb the subject in such a way that it remains with you longterm. Of course, this applies to ordinary everyday situations as well as subjects you might be studying at school or university. You have to keep track of things of all kinds, even things as simple as the names of friends and acquaintances, and even if you're no longer involved in organised study of any kind, and the only way to do this effectively is to improve your memory skills.
You need to learn … and remember
This is a basic fault with the education system, in my opinion. Students are taught with the aim of passing exams. This is necessary, of course, but it seems to have become the main objective, as schools are increasingly answerable for the results of their students. I'm sure you're familiar with the situation where someone studies hard for an exam and then, a short while later, can remember very little of the subject they studied. This is fine, according to the education system, since exams have been passed and targets met, but it's not really the best outcome. Ideally, you should remember what you've learned longterm.
I'm not saying that everyone should remember everything they've ever studied (although that would be amazing, if it could be achieved), just that people should be taught in such a way that information automatically becomes part of long term memory. If the focus was switched to learning in a different way, so that things are lodged firmly in the long term memory right from the start, the results could be so much better.
Memory improvement would go a long way to remedying this situation. Studying with the aid of effective memory techniques can be so much easier and so much more rewarding. Why memory improvement techniques aren't taught in schools I can't imagine. To my way of thinking, memory improvement should be a cornerstone of teaching.
Learning using memory techniques
Most people have their own personal way of learning, methods that they've come up with almost by chance, and sometimes those things work very well for them. For many people though, it's very much a hit-and-miss affair, which accounts for the fact that they never really absorb the information in a more permanent way. They depend on repetition and more repetition, followed by … well, even more repetition. Which can work okay, but is a very basic method of memorisation, and not always dependable. Fortunately, repetition is not the only way to make sure you remember things longterm.
This is where memory techniques come into their own. Just as you wouldn't be expected to work out how to tackle quadratic equations all on your own, you shouldn't be expected to work out how to best use your memory all by yourself. It's a specific skill, and it has to be learned. Fortunately, there are proven techniques, which have been developed over a long period of time by people who have devoted a lot of time and effort to the study. Consequently you don't have to 're-invent the wheel'. All you have to do is study the memory techniques that have stood the test of time, and put them into practice.
And let me be clear – you don't have to learn and master every technique on this site in order to improve your memory. They're presented here as a sort of memory techniques smorgasbord, and you're welcome to take a little bite of this and and little taste of that and see how you like it. If you find something that resonates with you, study that, it might be all you need. That's fine, you needn't overburden yourself by learning things you have no need for. Just find what works for you, then apply it.
Imagination and creativity
Memory improvement is basically very simple, and it should be enjoyable as well! Essentially, all memory is by association, and the best way to associate one thing with another is by using your imagination creatively. Your brain gets bored very easily. It encounters thousands of sensory inputs every day (actually, millions would probably be closer to the mark), and if it tried to categorise and memorise them all it would be a truly monumental task (and most of it, frankly, would be a complete waste of time).
After all, do you really need to remember the weather conditions that prevail today? Or what you had for breakfast? Or how many people you spoke to throughout the course of the day, and everything that was said? Of course not. And the brain, being quite … er, brainy … knows this. It knows very well that most of what happens in your life is mudane and unimportant, and it's not worth its time and effort to remember it all.
Fortunately, the brain has found a way to deal with this situation; it makes an executive decision whether something is important or not, and if it's found wanting it disregards it almost immediately.
You remember what interests you!
So what makes a thing important enough for the brain to take notice? The answer's pretty obvious really; when something appears to be new, the brain suddenly gets interested (mmm … this looks interesting … could be important …) The brain just loves novelty! It indicates that the thing could indeed be important and worthy of attention, which results in the formation of a memory. Also, when something appears to be interesting the same thing happens. So basically there are two situations that stimulate memory:
1 – The information appears to be completely new
2 – The information appears to be very interesting
When either of these things happen, the brain gets busy creating a long lasting impression (which is just another name for a memory). So all you need to do to improve your memory is to make sure at least one of these things is happening. Of course, the fact is that very often they both occur at the same time. New things, by their very nature, often seem interesting. And if they don't, you can always fix that!
Creative imagination – the power behind memory!
So if you can use your imagination creatively to come up with something novel, something that the brain will find interesting and absorbing, you're halfway there. And if the subject you're focusing on isn't particularly interesting, then make it interesting in some way (again, a job for the imagination).
In both these situations you can use your imagination creatively to come up with a new way of looking at something, or a new way of linking one thing to another in some unusual and interesting way. That's basically all memory improvement boils down to – making things interesting, and linking things to things you already know, in interesting ways. And the best way to achieve this is by using the proven memory techniques you'll find right here, on this site.
Where to start?
You can start anywhere you feel like, there's no hard and fast rule, There's plenty here to read and lots of things to study. But, just a suggestion, you might like to start by looking into one of the simpler memory techniques like the Alphabet List to start off with. The hard work's already done – you learned the alphabet at school – so associating things with it is a walk in the park!


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Generation 3
Laurenzo Reed: is a native from the Red hook houses .Longing to expand his knowledge and skills in the graphic designing field he signed up to become a digital steward. After speaking to laurenzo i discovered that he wants to take the skills that he has gained through the digital stewards and expand it trough his own clothing business. You can also contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com for any additional information about him .
Jesus Benitez: and I am a digital steward. I'm 22 years old and by the time I'm 24-25 i'll have my own major game company. As of right now I'm working on a game for the Digital Stewards that could maybe educate people on we do. I'm also a participatory budget delegate working on a couple project proposals for red hook.