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orx needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 89 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
I am looking for a good logo that stands out in the crowd for my new one-man IT consulting and software development company.
Orx is the name of the company but you are free to give it any meaning you want.
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Not much more to say.. It should express my domain of activity and be simple.
If the logo scales well in various situations, it is a plus : website icon, paper print, ...
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- Simplicity
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Join Us
Capitaland Chorus is more than just an a capella ensemble, it is a family. We love getting together each week, and sharing friendships as well as great music.
If you like to sing, you're invited to visit Capitaland Chorus and discover your INNER DIVA! Sitting in on one of our rehearsals is the perfect way to find out more about us, and what we can do for you!
April 21, 2019
Meet the Chorus
Come to the About Us section to meet the director, and find out what we're all about!
March 2019 Sweet Adeline of the Month: Meredith Butler
The chorus as a whole has many reasons to be grateful to Meredith Butler, our business manager. She is very active in the financial well-being of the chorus, setting up thousands of dollars of singouts all over the capital district! On a more one-to-one basis, Meredith is kind and helpful to her riser mates, and also has been known to help smooth the way for newbies who can turn to Meredith for information on how our chorus works, how things are done, and preparing for competition. If all that isn't enough, she also schedules and periodically leads our participation in physical warm ups. Brava Meredith, you truly embody the essence of being a Sweet Adeline!
February 2019 Sweet Adeline of the Month: Sherri Strichman
Audie has passed along the coveted monthly medal to Sherri, because in the short time Sherri has been with Capitaland, her sunny disposition and musical talents have been a great asset to us. She steps right in when asked to assist with physical and vocal warmups, as well as the often not-so-easy task of blowing the pitch. Sherri always has a postive and caring nature; she is certainly a valuable member of Capitaland Chorus and we thank her for contributions! Way to go Sherri!
January 2019 Sweet Adeline of the Month: Audie Reilly
With 30 years of experience as a Sweet Adeline, Audie Reilly is always ready to share her wealth of information with other members of the chorus. She is especially supportive of new members, providing assistance with both music and choreography (she's a member of the choreo team). A dedicated tenor, Audie also volunteers to take the recyclable bottles and cans donated from chorus members and brings them to recycling centers in order to earn additional chorus money from the returns, where every little bit counts! We all appreciate Audie's ready smile and gracious attitude, so thanks for what you do!
Capitaland Chorus 2018 Woman of Note:
Carol has worn so many hats during her time in Capitaland Chorus that it's hard to know where to begin. She often works behind the scenes, for example, she served on the Board for many years, acted as Secretary, is an important part of the Membership Team where she acts as Membership Chair for part of the year. In addition, she is welcoming to all visitors, and most recently, arranged the installation ceremony for the 2018 Management Team. The list goes on, but we want Carol to know that she is much loved and appreciated, and congratulations on this honor!
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judgement14 wrote:math isnt really hard for me
its just that i sleep in every class
kozom1234 wrote:for me... i'd have to say warrior ( i HATE bear form)
501warhead wrote:oh and mage, they just bore me to tears.
buddhistgrandma wrote:There is no "OH SH!T" button with warriors, and there are no escape moves.
kozom1234 wrote:Renkonel wrote:enhancement shammys are win, my least favorite class has to be druid its so boring
hit level 30 and it gets really fun, also...healing as one is boring Dpsing or tanking is AWESOME
Bjornkrage wrote:buddhistgrandma wrote:There is no "OH SH!T" button with warriors, and there are no escape moves.
tanks have a shield wall and a last stand, and also, warriors have frenzied regenegation (thats the druid one, i just dont remember the warrior one)
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Complete with flames on the sleeves.
Very appropriate.
- May 14, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Bad vestments beside atrocious haircut. Double whammy!
- May 14, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Truly these are Lucifer's vestments.
- May 14, 2011 at 7:04 PM
The star of the stage.
My eyes are burning.
- May 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM
It appears in that she is also wearing matching lipstick.
- May 15, 2011 at 4:49 PM
Another venture in bad taste, but better than the purple things.
- May 15, 2011 at 8:04 PM
The only cross (it appears) is the "primates" crozier in her steel grasp. I thought about whether I should post my impression when I saw this, slept on it, and still feel the same way. She looks like the Queen of Hearts and the Wicked Witch of the West all rolled into one... "and your little dog, too!"
Our L2 prayer is that God will wash all those who are not of Him out of leadership and raise up Godly leaders, that He will restore His order to His/our church.
Lakeland Two
- May 16, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Steve Martin said...
It's not her outfit that bothers me so much.
It's her human-centered theology, and her smug attitude to discussing differences with Christians who don't buy it.
- May 16, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- RMBruton said...
Anton Levay eat your heart out!
- May 16, 2011 at 10:31 AM
I'll bet that vestment can do 0-60 in 2.8 seconds!
- May 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- .....CLIFFORD said...
The Sauron costume at Trinity, Wall Street's new LOTR Communion. "And one ring to bind them..."
- May 16, 2011 at 11:40 PM
Where does she get these awful things???
- May 17, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Philip Wainwright said...
Even the candles are shrinking back from her in dismay
- May 17, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Joanie said...
Steve Martin - I'm in 100% full agreement with you. What bothers me is her theology and that it is being dressed up and packaged in these vestmests - knockoffs. She makes my blood run cold because either she knows what she's doing or she's so under Satan's control she doesn't.
Fr. John - one of the guys who's commented here from time to time has made at least one if not two. Don't know if he made this one, but I'm not going to waste my time to do the research. He usually makes comments against traditional vestments - doesn't like the fabric, doesn't like the galloon/tapestry down the middle, etc. My opinion is he enjoys his "art" more than the point of the vestment - to robe the participants so that our eyes and attention are turned to God. After all the comments made about flames - especially coming from below, I wonder if 1) he made this particular vestment, 2) who ever did it just to be a pain and end up on Bad Vestments because they see it as a badge of honor to tick off the conservatives. In any event, this vestment fails because it isn't drawing attention to God, but quite the opposite.
Lakeland Two
- May 17, 2011 at 11:08 AM
I do not want to know what liturgical season hot pink belongs to. That's just . . . painful, optically as well as spiritually.
- May 17, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- The Reverend Steven P. Sabin said...
Alas, the presiding bishop should be banished to remedial vesture...allowed nothing but solid color, unornamented vestments. When she has mastered cut and color then we'll talk orphreys.
Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!
- May 17, 2011 at 10:44 PM
Flames - or blood clot?
- May 19, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Y'all need to grow up and get a life. Or a job. Something to keep your minds and hands busy. You know. Like ministry.
- May 20, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Such amazing insight, to be able to read a persons whole theology and attitude from their vestments!
Not calling attention to God? Do not red and flames direct our attention to the Holy Spirit and the Holy Martyrs? As for sleeves, it's a chasuble. It doesn't have any. And that 'pink', it looks more like rose (a Roman liturgical color) and is the lining that accents and complements the red. All looks quite creative and hardly a knock-off.
I think one can assume there are plenty of other crosses outside the picture's frame. The one she holds is not to call attention to herself, but to God whose blessing, as a catholic primate, she is declaring to the people.
- May 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Disagree with you, Fr Caleb. Been forced to watch KJS's actions - which are the most telling. Her wardrobe just caps it. It's not rose (Roman or not) - that's a much lighter color (as in a rose candle during Lent). Only thing I will agree with you is that, yes, "creative". You like it, good for you. You're welcome to it. She may declare anything she chooses. Doesn't make it real. Do you comprehend that while you all choose this "creativeness" you are pushing more people out of the pews and out the door? As this blog says, it's not all about you.
Some of us comprehend the problem with these vestments, and they are really just a reflection/symptom of the bigger problem with the theology of KJS and Company.
As far as Anon @7:42: Most of us have jobs, and release the stress of our church being taken over by people worshipping contrary to what we were taught. You don't like it, you don't have to come read what we're writing.
- May 21, 2011 at 6:37 PM
As Jedd Clampett used to say, "Pitiful! Just pitiful!"
- May 22, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- William Tighe said...
"as a catholic primate"
Say, rather, as a fraud and heresiarch.
- May 22, 2011 at 9:34 PM
That isn't even a religious cross, it is a Cross of Lorraine, a political/heraldic cross.
- May 25, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Dr. Schori is hardly a Catholic...by any Traditional or Biblical standard.
- May 28, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Please forgive me but she is NOT a catholic, much less a catholic primate. She is not in communion with any of the apostolic churches.
- May 29, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- Sylvio (dszg) said...
Hello, I'm Gergely Szilvay from Magyar Kurír (Hungarian Curier), the half-official news site of the hungarian catholic church (and of Igen - Yes -, a lay youth catholic website). I have started to write about catholic blogs (I'm also a blogger of some hungarian blogs), and I have written about your also:
- May 31, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Anonymous - this IS "ministry" and who the hell are you to say otherwise? Hypocrite. Go "minister" yourself.
- June 1, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Back to the pic. If nobody has mentioned it before, why do I detect a faint echo of 'The Muppets'?
- June 13, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Galletta said...
She needs to watch where that finger is pointing!!
- June 28, 2011 at 9:59 PM
- John F. Kennedy said...
Anyone else thinks she looks like Margaret Hamilton?
- August 8, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Dizma said...
Did witches have a meeting?
- August 15, 2011 at 6:14 AM
Henry VIII would be pounding on the gates of Rome begging readmittance if he could see this.
- February 10, 2012 at 4:41 PM
I hear fear clothed in sarcasm. How sad. I love you anyway.
- July 15, 2012 at 3:24 PM


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In the wake of some high profile corporate acquisitions, supposed over-commercialization and the formation of new splinter groups such as LibreOffice.org who seek to try and preserve open source's grass roots principles, the open contribution model to code development has experienced an interesting 18-months for many in the industry.
Whether or not by indirect reaction to some of these developments, Red Hat has this week issued a blog post outlining the European Interoperability Framework (EIF), which has been set out by the European Commission. The commission recognizes that open technologies are key to achieving interoperability and therefore recommends that public administrations should aim for openness at all times.
If the European Commission is right to back this initiative with its emphasis being on "open specifications" and open standards being implemented in practice, then it may help the wider cause of free and open source software application development (in the public sector at least) from the following perspectives:
- The promotion and support the delivery of public services by fostering cross-border and cross-sectoral interoperability;
- To guide public administrations in their work to provide public services to businesses and citizens; and
- To complement and tie together the various National Interoperability Frameworks (NIFs) where they exist.
Although this model is confined to Europe under the auspices of the European commission, if effective it may prove telling for procedural adoption in other developed countries of the Western world from the United States and beyond.
The EIF is more than just a typical paper from another government committee. It is the result of a multi-year, multi-stakeholder effort that sets out to shift the paradigm for IT deployment in the public sector. Indeed, in the words of the EIF, it… "should be taken into account when [governments are] making decisions on public services that support the implementation of policy initiatives… [and] should also be considered when establishing public services that in the future may be reused as part of public services."
While the new definition does not give the open source and open standards community all it would have wished for, and some will certainly criticize the result, the EU's policy should still be applauded as an overall statement in favor of openness. At its heart is a reaffirmation of openness and the recognition that open source is not only a key element of — but also a growing factor in — Europe and the rest of the world's IT agenda.


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Own or Lease?
A growing number of homeowners are choosing to lease, rather than own, their rooftop solar panels. This trend is being driven by the increased availability of leasing companies and the upfront costs of solar, which are prohibitive for many solar enthusiasts. Homeowners may pay anything ranging from a moderate down-payment to nothing initially, and then pay a fixed "lease" rate for the system over a period of 15 to 30 years. The leaser/installer covers the system costs (and enjoys subsequent rebates and incentives), maintains the system, and collects lease payment from the homeowners. In exchange, homeowners benefit from reduced utility bills and get to have solar on their roof.
A host of companies have entered the leasing game, led by SolarCity and SunRun — two California companies operating in several states.
The SunRun Model
The SunRun model works like this: Homeowners typically pay several thousand dollars upfront front (though there may be $0 down-payment options), and SunRun installs a solar system on their rooftop. Homeowners then pay a lease fee that varies with the size of the system and the initial down-payment. Homeowners may choose to put more money down up-front and lock in lower rate for the term of the lease, or pay less and spread the costs out over time.
The SolarCity Model
SolarCity's offer works similarly to SunRun's model with one key difference: SolarCity is a full service provider, using it's own in-house designers, engineers and installers to construct and maintain the systems they own, while SunRun contracts with independent solar contractors to source, install and maintain their systems.
To Lease is Not To Own
SunRun and SolarCity's models are fairly representative of the norm. However, it is important to understand that solar leasing programs are not rent-to-own schemes. If you want to own a system, buy it up-front, but if you want to lower your electricity bills with minimal initial investment, lease.
While leasing arrangements will save money immediately, they are not a path to long-term "free" solar electricity that many people seek when installing solar. After the lease term is up, homeowners may choose to renew the lease under a new contract or have the panels removed.
If ownership is preferred, then there are other financing paths, typically bank loans. While ownership can cost more up-front (or in debt) and means more responsibility for the system, it also leads to bigger savings down the road and more control over one's personal energy future. Solar leasing is a matter of convenience.


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'Way to Play Day: A Package of Learning!'
Pretend City Children's Museum offers a host of activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for small children to prepare them for play groups, preschool and kindergarten. Developmental checkups will be available on site from 10 a.m. to assess speech, motor, cognitive and other functions for small children. Pretend City is at 29 Hubble, Irvine. For more information, go to pretendcity.org.
'Physics Phun'
The Environmental Nature Center, 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach, presents "Physics Phun," a class in its Science Nerd Series for children ages 7 to 12. The after-school class is from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Parents will remain with their children during class. Cost to sign up is $10 per student. For more information, call (949) 645-8489 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Open Studio-Salon
Newport Beach artist Michaell Magrutsche will host an open studio-salon with guest artist Melinda Lester Brown from 6 to 9 p.m. at his studio, 245 Marsala, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 630-3625 or go to michaellart.com.
Newport Beat
The Newport Beat band plays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Celtic Bar at Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.
'The Borrowers'
South Coast Repertory Co.'s Theatre for Young Audiences presents "The Borrowers," an adaptation by Charles Way of Mary Norton's book series by the same name. The production features a blend of puppets and actors. Tickets go from $20 to $32. For showtimes and more information, go to http://www.scr.org or call (714) 708-5555.
'V-Day Monologues'
The Orange Coast College Repertory Theatre will stage feminist monologues in observance of V-Day, a movement to fight violence against women and girls. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $7 at the door. For showtimes and more information, go to http://www.occtickets.com or call (714) 432-5880.
Roberta Flack
Grammy Award-winner Roberta Flack performs with the Pacific Symphony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25 and the show is at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.pacificsymphony.org.
African American Art Song Alliance Conference
Internationally renowned performers, artists, musicians and historians are gathering at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts for the 15th African American Art Song Alliance Conference. Admission is free. For more information, visit music.arts.uci.edu.
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents a West Coast exclusive engagement by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. Tickets start at $13.60. For showtimes and more information, go to http://www.scfta.org.
A Taste of Monaco
Seven South Coast Plaza restaurants, including Marché Moderne, Pinot Provence and Antonello Ristorante, give a culinary tribute to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo's"Cinderella,"which is at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The restaurants will feature prix fixe menus and specials "showcasing the cuisine of the Principality," according to a release. For more information, call (714) 435-2000.
Flea Market
The Pelican Courtyard Flea Market is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month .The event is at 124 Tustin Ave, Mariners Mile section of Newport Beach. For more information, visit http://www.thepelicancourtyard.com.
UCI Arboretum Plant Sale
The UC Irvine Arboretum hosts a plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The arboretum is south of the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road. Call (949) 824-5833 for more information.
Art Center Open House
The city of Irvine Fine Arts Center, at 14321 Yale Ave., hosts a public open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, go to irvinefinearts.org or call (949) 724-6880.
'Champions to
CureDuchenne' Gala
CureDuchenne, a nonprofit headquartered in Newport Beach, will put on its 2012 "Champions to CureDuchenne" benefit gala. The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. and is at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, 1221 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. For more information, visit http://www.cureduchenne.org or call (949) 872-2552.
Vegas Night
The Sea & Sky Guild, a county women's group, will host "Classic Vegas," a casino night fundraiser to benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Crevier Classic Cars, 365 Clinton St., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $100. For more information, go to http://www.seaandsky.org or http://www.ucp-oc.org.
Flashback Heart Attack
Flashback Heart Attack, an 1980s KROQ cover band, will perform at 9 p.m. at the Harp Inn, 130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. The show is 21 and older only and cover is $5. For more information, visit http://www.flashbackheartattack.com.


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The quarterly journal of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, Inc.
Subscription Information
Mishpacha is sent electronically to JGSGW members. Subscriptions for non-members, libraries and other institutions are available for $30 a year, U.S., $30 foreign. If you want to subscribe, send your name, address and check to JGSGW, P.O. Box 1614, Rockville, MD 20849-1614. Black and white reprints of back issues that are not available online may be purchased for $10, or color reprints for $15.
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Any material of interest to our membership is welcome. Send submissions to the editor, The deadline for submissions is November 1 for the winter issue, February 1 for the spring issue, May 1 for the summer issue, and August 1 for the fall issue. If possible, please submit on a CD, or submit via e-mail in plain ASCII text format.
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Poet and performance artist Jayne Cortez was born on May 10, 1934, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Her books of poetry include On the Imperial Highway: New and Selected Poems (Hanging Loose Press, 2008), The Beautiful Book (Bola Press, 2007), Jazz Fan Looks Back (Hanging Loose Press, 2002), Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere (Serpent's Tail, 1997), Coagulations: New and Selected Poems (Thunder's Mouth Press, 1982), Poetic Magnetic (Bola Press, 1991), Firespitter (Bola Press, 1982), Mouth on Paper (Bola Press, 1977), Scarifications (Bola Press, 1973), and Pissstained Stairs and the Monkey Man's Wares (Phrase Text, 1969).
Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Cortez has also released a number of recordings, many with her band The Firespitters, including Taking the Blues Back Home (1997), Cheerful & Optimistic (1994), Everywhere Drums (1991), and Maintain Control (1986).
In 1964, she founded the Watts Repertory Company, and in 1972, she formed her own publishing company, Bola Press. Her awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts, the International African Festival Award, and the American Book Award. Cortez performed, lectured, and taught at many universities, museums, and festivals. She lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City. She died on December 28, 2012.


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Plymouth, MN—February 16, 2012—Nilfisk-Advance, one of the world's leading manufacturers of professional floor cleaning equipment, today announces that it has formed a strategic alliance with Marlin Business Services Corp., an industry leader in providing equipment and software financing to small and midsize businesses. Marlin will provide financing options for Nilfisk-Advance industrial customers to purchase equipment needed for business purposes.
Marlin has been supporting the business community with financing options since 1997, working with equipment manufacturers and distributors in the office equipment and furniture industry. Marlin's simple financing process, fast turnaround, high service levels and low monthly payment options will help support and promote Nilfisk-Advance product sales. With increased financing options, Nilfisk-Advance customers can cost-efficiently meet their cleaning equipment needs.
"As a trusted manufacturer of industrial floor cleaning equipment, we are continually looking for ways to bring increased value to our customers as they strive to meet their growth initiatives," said Steve Baker, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Nilfisk-Advance. "The new financing program with Marlin will expand our customers' equipment purchase opportunities, providing a valuable financing solution."
"Marlin is excited to provide financing options that make it easier for businesses to take advantage of Nilfisk-Advance's industrial equipment," said Ed Siciliano, Marlin's Chief Sales Officer. "This new strategic alliance will allow their customers to acquire high-quality Nilfisk-Advance products with an affordable, fixed monthly payment."
About Nilfisk-Advance
Nilfisk-Advance is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of professional cleaning equipment. The company has developed professional cleaning equipment for over 100 years. Nilfisk-Advance has production facilities in North America, South America, Europe, and China, and has an extensive network of sales entities in 43 countries and is represented in more than 100 countries around the world. The company currently has over 5,000 employees worldwide, with global sales of over $1 Billion USD in 2009. Nilfisk-Advance is a part of the NKT Group and listed at NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. For more information, visit www.nilfisk-advance.com.
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E-commerce, IT and software development have been developing incredibly fast in Vietnam over the years making it potential for IT business to be set-up.
With more than 93 mil of population which 52% having access to internet. The average Vietnamese using Google to extract information from internet is three times higher than world average. Vietnam has been rated top 10 Asian countries with fastest growth rate of internet users. Those are the reasons why Google considers Vietnam as important market for penetration, localization and business development.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google will arrive in Hanoi on December 22nd to talk with the start-up technology in Vietnam, showing the practical interests of Google in Vietnam. Technology so far appears to be one of the most attractive areas for foreign investment.
According to Google's communications department in Vietnam, the initial interaction of Google CEO with Vietnamese audience including programmers, students and the media, will be held on a small scale in one hour, for the purpose of sharing experiences and inspiration. Sundar Pichai will also meet with three unidentfied individuals of Vietnam whom are supposed to be influencial in Vietnam IT industry.
Sundar Pichai joined Google since 2004, played role as orientation for the Google Toolbar and Google Chrome, the key products of Google that hundreds of millions of consumers are using.
In 2014, Sundar managed the product parts, engineering and research for all products and technology platforms of Google, including Google Search, Maps, Google Play, Advertising and solutions using cloud platforms for consumers, businesses and the education sector, which were known under the name of Google Apps and Cloud Platform. The two most important platforms in the computer industry as Android and Chrome are also within his administration.
After years of closely working with Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Sundar has been accredited and formally undertaken the CEO position of Google since August 2015.
This is the first time that a senior leader of Google comes to Vietnam. In early December, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak also came to Ho Chi Minh City to attend an event on social networks, mobile, statistical data and cloud computing in Vietnam.
In previous years, many well-known personalities of the world technology industry visited Vietnam. In 2006, Bill Gates as the Chairman of Microsoft visited Hanoi to launch the project to disseminate information technology. In May 2010, CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer had a talk with students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Vietnam National University, focusing on new technologies such as cloud computing. In 2013, Stephen Elop, head of Nokia's mobile segment (at that time belonged to Microsoft) also presented in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet the domestic software partners.
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We strive to save your cost by guiding you towards economical solutions that comply with local legislation and procedures. We support you through early logistic solutions and carry you through as your business grows. We aim to bridge the gap between international best practices and local cultures and assist foreign companies and organizations entering Vietnam market to overcome commercial and regulatory issues.
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The September 2013 Issue on Newsstands Now!
Our new September issue is now out on a newsstand near you. Inside you will see an in-depth look at our new movie, Nation, you'll go on a wild and crazy trip to Finland with the Keep the Change crew, and you'll go inside the wild and weird brain of Forest Bailey, plus much more! Pick it up or if you like things coming to you click HERE and subscribe!


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Seriously? Father Murders Couple After They "Unfriended" His Daughter On Facebook!
"Authorities in Tennessee say a couple was allegedly shot dead in their home because they "unfriended" a woman on Facebook. The victims, Billy Clay Payne Jr. and Billie Jean Hayworth, had recently deleted Jenelle Potter from their friends list on Facebook. Following the "unfriending," Marvin Potter, the 60-year-old father of Jenelle, shot the couple in the head and slit Payne Jr.'s throat. Their bodies were discovered by a neighbor around five hours later. According to reports, Mr Payne was found in his bedroom while Miss Hayworth was discovered in the nursery, where her eight-month old baby was found unharmed in her arms. Also charged in the murders is Marvin's friend, 38-year-old Jamie Curd, who was said to have had romantic feelings for Jenelle. Jenelle Potter lives at home with her parents and is "constantly on Facebook," local Sheriff Mike Reece told Reuters. "We've had murders, but nothing like this. This is just senseless," Reece said, adding that Potter has a history of getting angry when people de-friend her on Facebook. According to court documents, on May 7, 2011, another woman actually took Potter to court. Lindsey Thomas filed a telephone harassment complaint against Potter. " - inquisitr
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Well, really, it's more than a remake: in addition to the "classic" mode that keeps the first Etrian Odyssey's dungeon crawling intact, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl has a "story" mode that sets you up with a predefined party (and extra cut-scenes)!
Above is the intro that sets up that story mode. Millenium Girl is out on October 1 for 3DS.


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|Monroeville, Ala.
|High School:
|Monroe Academy
2012: Led BSC with 23 catches for 482 yards and six touchdowns, earning Honorable Mention All-SAA honors...caught six passes for 103 yards and a 50-yard touchdown against Trinity...had a season-high 153 receiving yards on three catches against Austin College...started nine of 10 games at receiver.
2011: Took the field in eight games as a freshman... 10 receptions for 110 yards... scored two touchdowns... also made 14 carries for 68 yards... 16 kick-off returns for 331 yards... four tackles (one solo, three assisted).
Pre-BSC: Lettered at Monroe Academy under Coach Mitchell Turberville... AISA First-Team All-State Running Back (2009 & 2010) and AISA Honorable Mention All-State Running Back (2008)... member of 2009 AISA 2A State Championship Football Team... member of 2010 AISA 3A State Runner-Up Football Team...Iron Man of the Week for Alabama (2009)... member of National Honor Society and Senior Beta Scholars Bowl... AISA Academic All-State... also lettered in baseball.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Jennifer Vermilyea... born on Dec. 4, 1992... has an older brother, Paul, and three younger brothers, Jack, Jim, and Ike... business administration major.


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By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the House
of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee urged President
Barack Obama on Friday to order air strikes against Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad's government after the apparent
gassing deaths of hundreds of civilians.
Representative Eliot Engel cited Obama's statement that the
use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces would cross a "red
line" and cause the United States to act to halt such violations
of international law.
"If we, in concert with our allies, do not respond to
Assad's murderous uses of weapons of mass destruction,
malevolent countries and bad actors around the world will see a
green light where one was never intended," Engel wrote in a
letter to Obama and obtained by Reuters.
Syria denies being responsible and has in the past accused
rebels of using gas.
General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, wrote to Engel this week saying the United States had the
capability to conduct targeted air strikes in Syria to destroy
runways, fuel depots and helicopters.
"And, we can do this with no boots on the ground, from
stand-off distances," Engel wrote in his letter to Obama. "I
know that your Administration is wrestling with these very
complex issues, but I believe that we, as Americans, have a
moral obligation to step in without delay and stop the
Engel has been a strong advocate for more aggressive U.S.
military intervention in Syria, as have several other members of
Congress, including such influential foreign policy voices as
Republican Senator John McCain.
But there remains deep opposition and skepticism among some
members of the House and Senate - as well as the Obama
administration - about any rush to military intervention in
Obama called the deaths of hundreds of Syrians in an
apparent chemical weapons attack a "big event of grave concern,"
but stressed on Friday he was in no hurry to embroil Americans
in a costly new war.
The United States is providing non-lethal support to the
Syrian opposition, but has been slow to make good on promises to
deliver weapons to moderates.
In his letter to Engel this week, Dempsey warned of the
complexity of choosing sides in Syria and stressed the U.S.
intervention would not extinguish the religious, tribal and
ethnic tensions fueling the conflict.
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Player of the week nominees: Nov. 15-22
With the fall sports season wrapping up, focus is switching to the winter sports. That being said, we haven't forgotten about the three local football teams still battling for a state title. It should be an exciting winter sports season around the area. We have a number of skilled individuals and some really solid teams. Be sure to grab a paper on Thanksgiving and check out the previews on swimming, wrestling and basketball. As always, please make sure you cast your… Read More »


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Google Fit is something Google has been working diligently on since before its announcement at Google I/O. The service itself doesn't seem to be very well-rounded yet, but with a preview SDK available to developers for a few months and an app in the works, it seems like things are headed in the right direction.
We've seen only glimpses of the Fit app so far from leaked product reviews and comparison videos, but now that the whole app has been made available in a leaked Nexus 6 dump that's floating around (we're not going to distribute test-keys signed APKs), we can finally take a quick look at the app itself.Read More


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Styling by Erica Nagashima | Bowls LA
Makeup by Nadia Mohammadpour
Special thanks to Bowls LA
You've probably seen this Japanese-American cutie around high-energy events such as Formula D. Last year, Erica Nagashima enjoyed a variety of successes including going on tour with Hankook as a spokesmodel and getting published in a number of magazines. As we got to know her it's no question that she's one of the most unique models we've featured and one of those multitalented women who most guys can only fantasize of getting with. But you need not worry, Import Tuner has got you covered as we interview her and discover all of her likes and dislikes. Hey Erica, you must be the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, because you're always dominant in our thoughts.
IT: How did you get into modeling?a
EN: Well, my girlfriend and I used to do shoots with each other in high school, and we just kept doing awesome shoots in college. We lived next to a huge photography school, and then I just started booking jobs.
IT: How did you get into import scene?
EN: Hankook and Tuner Playground found me on Model Mayhem. I didn't even know this kind of industry existed. You know, model wise.
IT: So you're shooting for Import Tuner, how much do you know about cars?
EN: Um. A lot! No, I'm just kidding. I know that I like them, especially when they go fast.
IT: We like them fast too. So what's your dream car?
EN: Well, I really like muscle cars. My dream car would be a '65 Ford Mustang.
IT: Nice! So what are you currently driving?
EN: I drive a Toyota Prius C because I drive so dang much. I need the fuel efficiency because Temecula is really far.
IT: Do you have any nicknames?
EN: Well, my sister has one for me, but I don't want to divulge.
IT: On your Instagram it says that you're a musician and you can sing?
EN: Yeah, I took lessons for four years in high school. Then, I got my degree in Opera Performance. That was another four years. I played violin for six years, French horn, piano, guitar—pretty much anything.
IT: So you're done with school and just modeling full time?
EN: I got my degree in Opera in 2012 and now I'm modeling full time.
IT: What's the craziest thing you've done to get a guy's attention?
EN: I don't try a lot, but then again they don't try with me either. I tried chasing a guy back in college. It was the one time I attempted, and it failed miserably. So I was pretty embarrassed. He didn't like me.
IT: That's pretty hard to believe that he wouldn't like you.
EN: It was pretty depressing! It really thwarted me from ever doing it again.
IT: Do you have any turn-ons?
EN: In a guy? Or in general?
IT: Or a girl.
EN: (Laughs) Or a girl! Well, in a girl, hmm, I like if they are funny and dorky like I am, and I like abs.
IT: What girl doesn't, right?
EN: Yeah, abs, they're nice you know.
IT: What about turn-offs?
EN: I really don't like facial scruff. Well, it's not really a turn-off; it just hurts to make out with.
IT: Well, you should've told me; I would have shaved today.
EN: I know, right? You should've shaved.
IT: What was your worst date experience?
EN: There was this one time a guy made me go with him to Outback Steakhouse. He was like, "Let's go there I have friends." Then his credit card didn't work, and I had to pay for it all. He said, "Oh, next time I'll get it." Then I was like, "No, I didn't even want to come to this." So that was like $40 out. Thanks, bro!
IT: Speaking of restaurants, what's your favorite food?
EN: I really like pasta! I love my dad's steak! He's a chef; he makes the best steak. Oh and I really like burgers.
IT: Any guilty pleasures?
EN: I watch a ton of Family Guy.
IT: Is that your favorite show?
EN: I like those stupid adult cartoons. Like a lot. You know The Simpsons, the stupid, smart, political kind of stuff.
IT: Can you do a Peter Griffin impression?
EN: Oh no. I'm not good with impressions, but I do make a good turtle face.
IT: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
EN: No tattoos. I only have my cartilage and my belly button—not too adventurous.
IT: Where have you always wanted to live?
EN: I've always wanted to live in London. Ever since I went there in seventh grade. It's awesome because there's so much culture, but I can't really understand what people are saying.
IT: Do you have any phobias?
EN: I really don't like feet. It's not necessarily a phobia. I don't like my feet, people touching my feet, other people's feet. They're just not cute.
IT: As a kid, were you a geek or a troublemaker?
EN: I think I was everything. In high school I was with the dorky Asians in Japanese class. I was in band, in choir, in drama, I was a cheerleader—everything! I think I was more geeky than troublemaker. I got like a 4.5 GPA.
IT: Nice! You got the smarts and the looks, huh?
EN: Thanks! I try.
IT: What do you look for in a boyfriend?
EN: I really just look for someone who's honest, funny, and nice. Those are the most important things. Oh, and abs! I'm just kidding.
IT: How would you describe your style?
EN: I don't really have one. My favorite thing in the past is just jeans and a tank top with sandals.
IT: What was the best pickup line that worked on you?
EN: None. None work. I mean if they're blatant they don't work. Oh no.
IT: Girl, you make my heart go from adagio to allegro when I see you.
EN: [Silence]
IT: What's your go-to drink at the bar?
EN: Vodka soda. It's so good!
IT: Anything else you want to say to your fans?
EN: Thank you! Love you!
Erica Nagashima
Height: 5'7"
Measurements: 32-36-35
Ethnicity: Japanese and Caucasian
Sign: Sagittarius
Age: 23
Hometown: La Quinta, CA
Website: www.ericanagashima.com
Facebook: fb.com/ericalnagashima
Instagram: @ericanagashima
Twitter: @ericanagashima


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The Weight Of The World
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
~ Walter Anderson ~
They hadn't been wrong about that. Ron had said it. Hermione had said it. Even Mrs. Weasley had said it. We'll see you soon, mate … really soon, Harry … we promise … we'll have you away from there as soon as we can. Soon.
And before long – in next to no time – he found out how "soon" soon could be.
And for the first time, he found himself wishing he could stay – wishing he didn't have to go and look at all the faces of the people he cared about through eyes filled with guilt and grief. He couldn't bear the responsibility of it. What if something happened while he was there? What if someone else got hurt because of him? What if someone else …
He looked at Hedwig, stowed away in her cage, ready to leave Privet Drive with the rest of his belongings the next morning. All he had to do was write a quick note and send it off with her – tell the Weasleys he didn't think he wanted to come so soon after all – that he would just meet them at King's Cross on September first. The Dursleys would take him. Moody and the others hadn't given them much of a choice. If he needed a ride to the train station, they would have to take him, or face consequences from members of the Order. It seemed strange not to want to leave the house he had grown to loathe and despise after years of neglect and harsh treatment. But Dumbledore had told him it was safe there. And more importantly, he felt that everyone he cared about was out of harm's way while he was there as well.
The farther away from me, the better, he thought miserably. He lay on his bed, staring up in the semi-darkness. Light from the lamppost spilled through the panes of glass and cast a weak glow on the ceiling. He had a miserable ache in his body as he laid there staring, frozen and feeling hollow … as if one of the Dementors from last summer had come back to finish the job, and had succeeded. And then he entertained a bleak thought, I wish they would come back … I think I'd let them finish me off.
He was tired of telling everyone he was fine, when everything inside him screamed that he could never be fine again. And if he didn't have to be with them, he wouldn't have to keep pretending he was fine. So what if he felt completely alone at Privet Drive? So what if his wretched feelings were eating him away from the inside out? Didn't he deserve that? Wasn't it the least punishment he could inflict on himself? The least … the very least … He had no right to want to be with people. Not when he knew damn well that being with them was dangerous. He had fooled himself for the past five years, but no more. He was a target, and anyone near him was at risk … anyone close to him was in mortal peril. His selfishness wasn't going to get in the way anymore. He would write to the Weasleys and say he regretted having to tell them, but he wasn't going to be able to stay with them this summer after all. He would write to them just as soon as he rested a bit. He was so tired … so tired …
A harsh sound broke him out of the nightmare he had just been having – a relatively new one to add to the plethora of bad dreams he'd experienced in his lifetime – and the most painful one yet, as the wound was still so fresh. Bam, bam, bam.
There was that noise again. He involuntarily brought his palms to his sweat-beaded forehead, as he did each time he would awaken from a night filled with unwanted dreams. The familiar ache was there. Bam, bam, bam. "Boy! If you're not ready when those … people … get here … so help me!" The voice of Vernon Dursley resonated through the walls like thunder. Damn, thought Harry as he sat up in his bed, his hands still at his forehead. Damn, he thought again in bitter frustration. He had fallen asleep before writing to the Weasleys. *** "Quite a nice car Kingsley was able to procure from the Ministry … eh, Harry?"
It seemed like Arthur Weasley's voice was miles away. Harry had barely paid attention to anything he'd said since they'd left Privet Drive. What was he saying now? Car? The Ministry? Frankly, Harry didn't give a hippogriff's hindquarters about anything the Ministry might have felt willing to help with now. It was all too little, too late in his opinion. The members of the Ministry – with the exception of those who had worked with the Order – were all a great lot of gormless prats … "All right there, Harry?" asked Mr. Weasley, suddenly aware of Harry's distracted state. "Fine," said Harry dully, staring out of the window as the scenery whizzed by in a blur. "Nearly there, Kingsley?" Mr. Weasley asked as the car paused at an intersection. "Nearly, Arthur," replied Kingsley as he checked for on-coming traffic. When he saw the way was clear, he drove on. "Hear that, Harry?" said Mr. Weasley. "We're nearly there." But Harry had barely heard at all. And he couldn't shake the feeling that he should have pushed the door open at that last stop and made a break for it.
His arrival at the Burrow was much like he had anticipated, but with some obvious differences to the whole envisioned scenario – the most noticeable difference being the number of people that would greet him at his coming. Only Mrs. Weasley, Ron and Ginny waved to them from the drive as Kingsley roared the Ministry car over the gravel and past the pigpen. Predictably, Mrs. Weasley swooped on Harry like a mother hen and embraced him in a tight squeeze that gave him mingled pleasure and guilt; Ron clapped him on the shoulder, telling him it was great to see him; and Ginny beamed at him, saying that she hoped he brought his Firebolt, because the three of them – she, Ron and Harry – needed to fly drills in the paddock over the rest of the summer holidays if Gryffindor wanted to be in top form for the Quidditch Cup in the coming school year. Harry wanted to be able to hug Mrs. Weasley back without a trace of regret that he had come to the Burrow. He wanted to be able to tell Ron that it was great to see him, too – without that same regretful feeling inside. He wished he could share Ginny's enthusiasm about Quidditch, but it just wasn't in him. He muttered some perfunctory responses to the questions and comments they were all gibbering at him. "How have you been, Harry?" "Fine."
"Those Muggles weren't mistreating you, were they?" "Not too much … no." "Would you care for a bite to eat before you settle in? You must be starved."
"I'm not particularly hungry, but thanks." Ron helped him tote his belongings up to the staircase. "You get your own quarters this time, mate. You don't have to cramp in with me. Do you prefer the git's old room or Fred and George's?" Harry knew "the git" Ron was referring to was Percy. But he hadn't realized the twins weren't living at the Burrow any longer. "Where are Fred and George then?" he asked. "They stay above the shop in Diagon Alley. It's got a flat on the second floor. Right nice, to tell you the truth." A pining gaze suddenly became plastered across his freckled face, as he no doubt pictured the twins' new digs. "So why didn't you get one of their old rooms?" Harry inquired. "They're both bigger than yours, aren't they?" "Yeah," agreed Ron. "But Fred and George haven't cleared out a lot of their old stuff yet and I don't fancy having to stay where the git slept." "In that case, I guess I'll take the twins' room," said Harry in answer to Ron's previous query of where he'd like to stay. "Excellent choice," said Ron, as he made to hoist Harry's trunk up the zigzagged stairs. "Brilliant accommodations … however I'd recommend using extreme caution when picking up innocent-looking items. I think the beds are safe, though. I don't expect they jinxed the bedclothes or anything." *** Ron left Harry to settle in. He heard murmurs coming from the kitchen and suddenly wished he had an Extendable Ear close at hand that he could use. His own ears were burning and he suspected Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were down there having a discussion where he – Harry – was the main topic. Just where do I think I am? Harry though dimly. He took out his wand and carefully began to poke around the odds and ends left behind by Fred and George. He made sure not to touch anything directly, lest he find himself on the wrong side of one of their experiments-gone-awry. He shuddered at the thought of sprouting a trunk or growing scales. As he pulled the desk drawer open and shoved aside a hodgepodge of items, a familiar flesh-colored bit of string caught his eye. He tugged it up, its end wrapped around his wand, and contemplated whether or not he should eavesdrop on the conversation. After taking a moment to deliberate, he decided for it and grabbed the Extendable Ear from the end of his wand. He put one end into his ear and sent the other to wriggle under the door and out toward the landing.
Harry got an Extendable Ear-full of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's anxious voices squabbling back and forth. "He's all right, Molly. The last thing he needs is to think we're all constantly walking on eggshells around him." "I'm not arguing with that, Arthur! I'm only saying …" But what Mrs. Weasley was "only saying," Harry never found out. An agonizing screech rent the air and caused Harry to hastily tug the Extendable Ear out of his own – the device had amplified the scream and Harry's own ear throbbed in pain. On impulse he gripped his wand and pushed the door to the twins' room open. He had been certain trouble would soon find its way to the Burrow after his arrival, and he discovered he hadn't been wrong in thinking that once he heard the echoes of commotion coming from the ground floor of the house. He took the stairs three at a time. He could hear Ron's footsteps hot on his heels, but he didn't bother to acknowledge them. What had just happened? If someone was hurt … A partial answer to Harry's question came quickly as he entered the kitchen and observed Mr. and Mrs. Weasley through the window in the garden. Mrs. Weasley was cradling someone's limp form and Mr. Weasley was aiming his wand at the bushes and undergrowth – a thick, long creeper with sharp incisor-like spikes was brandishing itself at him from within the foliage. Sparks flew from the end of Mr. Weasley's wand and the violent plant shriveled. Before Harry had the chance to join the fray, it was over and Mrs. Weasley was carting Ginny's wilted body into the kitchen. Harry saw that Ginny's skin was punctured by scores of what looked like fang holes. Her clothes were torn in several places and stained with blood. Mrs. Weasley set Ginny on the kitchen table and tore frantically through the cupboards. Ginny moaned incoherently. "Where ... is ... that ... blessed ... Anti-Venom?" Mrs. Weasley growled. She tossed aside bottles and packets from what Harry could only guess was a medicine cabinet. "She's conscious," said Ron anxiously, looking at Ginny's glassy eyes. "She'll be okay, Mum, won't she?"
Harry jumped. He had forgotten Ron had trailed after him down the stairs. "What attacked her?" asked Harry. But both Mr. and Mrs. Weasley ignored the boys. "We'll have to take her to St. Mungo's," said Mr. Weasley, clutching his daughter's swollen hand – the bite between her thumb and forefinger was turning a sickening shade of green and was oozing a thick, purple secretion, as were all the other bites on her body. "She can't go much longer without the Anti-Venom." Mrs. Weasley turned to her husband, her face ashen. "You go first with Ginny, Arthur. I'll follow straight away." She turned to Harry and Ron and acknowledged them for the first time. "You two stay here. And do not go outside." Arthur Weasley supported Ginny's weight and hoisted her into the fire. "St. Mungo's!" he shouted and the two of them were whisked off in a swirl of green flame. Molly Weasley Disapparated, but before doing so, she scolded the boys again, telling them they had best stay put. As soon as she disappeared, Harry sprinted to the kitchen window, followed by Ron. They peered through the pane of glass at the withered vine in the garden. "That's not …" began Ron as he looked at the dead plant. "But how …" "It's hard to tell now," said Harry, "but it looks a lot like Venomous Tentactula." "Mum and Dad aren't nutters … they don't keep sadistic plants in the garden!" "No," said Harry. "But what if they weren't the ones who put it there?" "What are you saying?" asked Ron. "I'm saying what if that plant was planted … excuse the pun … with the intention of snaring another victim?" "You don't mean you, do you? You're the nutter now." Ron scowled at him. "I'm pretty certain You-Know-Who isn't flitting around the countryside depositing seeds in unsuspecting wizards' back gardens." "This isn't funny, you know!" spat Harry. "I know … it was my sister who nearly was devoured by the thing!" His freckles seemed to be throbbing against the scarlet in his cheeks. Harry clenched his fists in frustration and let out an enormous sigh. "And if those Healers can't do something for her, I'll never forgive myself."
"Now don't go and do that …" began Ron. He looked as though he wished he hadn't spoken for a moment – Harry shot him a daunting glare and Ron no doubt feared he might provoke a shouting match. But Ron obviously hadn't been placed in Gryffindor for no good reason, because he plodded on, impervious to the glower on Harry's face, which grew darker with every word his best friend spoke. "Don't go and think you have to bear the weight of the world on your shoulders … you're no more responsible for what happened to Ginny than you are for …" Apparently the look Harry was shooting at Ron now made even his Gryffindor courage momentarily shudder. But the fierce expressions were about all Harry could muster at the moment. What did Ron know about what burdens he had to bear? He had half a mind to tell him. On top of feeling to blame for the death of my godfather, I also have this little Prophecy issue … The thought made his stomach twist into copious knots. He didn't have the energy to argue with Ron. His mind sprang suddenly back to the matter at hand. "I'd feel better knowing Ginny's all right," said Harry, rubbing his head as he glared out at the shriveled vine that lay across the Weasleys' garden. "I think we ought to go to St. Mungo's to check in … I'll get your Mum some more Floo powder to make up for what we use …" But before Ron could accept or decline Harry's suggestion to check on Ginny in the Plant Poisoning Ward at St. Mungo's an even voice stopped them both. "I don't think that's the best idea you've ever had, Harry." Harry looked across the kitchen into the weary eyes of Remus Lupin. "Professor Lupin!" said Ron in surprise. Neither of the boys had heard the faint pop! Lupin had made as he Apparated into the Weasley kitchen. "But …" Harry began to protest. "Miss Weasley is in fair condition," said Lupin in the same even tones. "Fair condition?" repeated Ron. "What's that supposed to mean?" asked Harry, still eyeing the fireplace. Not that he was considering trying to race over there – he was fairly certain that by the time he dug around for a fistful of Floo powder, Lupin would have been able to (at the very least) shoot the Jelly-Legs Jinx at him, if not just be done with it and Full-Body Bind him.
"It means she's been treated with Anti-Venom for the numerous bites she received from a Venomous Tentactula. She reached the hospital just in time. She's still uncomfortable, mind you – the bites leave foul lesions and she had more than a few of them. It seems the plant used two smaller vines to render her immobile while the larger one attacked, so she's got quite a bit of bruising from that …" Ron's horrified _expression made Lupin pause for a moment. "But she's going to be fine." Harry felt the rest of the color drain away from his already near-pallid face. If her parents hadn't been a stone's throw away when the plant attacked, Ginny would most likely have died – Lupin said she had reached the hospital just in time. Mrs. Weasley didn't have any of the remedy on-hand and if it had taken them a couple more minutes to even find her …
An involuntary shudder traveled down Harry's spine. He shot an accusatory expression at Lupin. "So now you're here to make sure Ron and I don't get assaulted by any more botanical miscreants? Where were you when Ginny got attacked?" He knew it wasn't Lupin's fault. He knew he should apologize, but he just continued to glare. "I'm here to have a look around the garden," replied Lupin in that annoyingly composed demeanor, choosing to ignore Harry's last question. He gave both Harry and Ron a look that resembled one a master would give his dog when he wanted it to stay, then he went out the door into the back garden. Lupin poked and prodded the shrubbery, pushing warily past leaves and branches as he examined the place where the Venomous Tentactula had taken root. Muttering an incantation Harry could not hear through the window, Lupin gave his wand a flick and the lifeless plant vanished in a cloud of green and purple smoke. He came back into the house, brushing the dusty remnants of the plant from his shabby robes as he did. "I'm no expert in Herbology, but it looked as though the Tentactula had probably only been growing there for less than a year … a few months at the most. It was still a baby." "A baby?" said Ron with a wry laugh. "I wonder what its mum is capable of if that's what a baby did!" He said this as he pointed to the fireplace. Emerging from it were the soot-covered forms of his father and his sister – and not only was Ginny covered in soot, but she very well could have been mistaken for a mummy. Nearly every inch of her skin was bandaged. A moment later, Mrs. Weasley popped! into the kitchen as well, clutching a tube of Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction in one hand and a roll of gauze in another. "We'll dust you off and then it's off to bed with you," said Mrs. Weasley when she spotted Ginny standing beside the hearth. Harry heard Ginny groan as Mrs. Weasley ushered her out of the room. He wasn't sure if she was still in pain from the plant bites or if she was protesting her mother's fussing. Lupin informed Mr. Weasley of his findings from the garden inspection. "It's not unheard of for Tentactula to grow wild," said Arthur Weasley as he gazed into the garden where the vicious plant had been. "No, not unheard of," agreed Lupin, "but not all that common, either. Have you ever encountered any in this area before?" Mr. Weasley shook his head. "Then that makes it all the more unlikely it just sprouted out of nowhere," commented Lupin. "Oh, why don't you just think about it?" said Harry before he could restrain himself. "Think about what, Harry?" asked Lupin in the unruffled manner he always used – just as if they were sitting in class, having a discussion. At that very moment, it was leaving Harry with the feeling that he could explode. "About why a killer plant would just suddenly turn up growing among Mrs. Weasley's begonias, that's what!" shouted Harry cuttingly. He had shouted so loudly, Mrs. Weasley scuttled back into the room to see what the ruckus was about. "What …" she said hastily. "Harry, what's wrong?" "What's wrong?" shouted Harry. "I can't believe you can't find anything wrong with the fact that your own daughter was nearly killed by a Venomous Tentactula meant for me!" "Harry," Mrs. Weasley said in a soothing voice. "Calm down … we'll sort this out." "Sort what out? And calm down? Death Eaters are setting up traps outside your home and you want to be calm!" "I think you should calm down," came a voice from the doorway to the kitchen. Ginny stood there with her brown eyes practically boring holes into Harry. The bandages had been removed from her face and head, and Mrs. Weasley had apparently replaced the sooty dressings on the rest of her skin with fresh gauze. A horrid bruise was visible around her neck, no doubt one of the places where the vines had tried to render her motionless, and her face resembled a constellation where Mrs. Weasley had obviously dabbed blobs of the white salve – Dr. Ubbly's Unction – on the wounds left behind from the Tentactula's incisors, making her look like a living star chart.
Harry cast a bemused look at her. "What do you mean?" he said in quieter tones. But before Ginny could explain, Mrs. Weasley pounced on her and all but dragged her from the room. "Back to bed, young lady … and I do not want to hear any more gripes … if I were covered head to toe with plant bites and bruises, you wouldn't see me gallivanting all over the place. Harry decided to drop the topic for now. He had a strange feeling that Ginny knew more about the situation than she was letting on. *** After dinner, Harry decided to pay the patient a visit. He rapped lightly on her bedroom door. He had a feeling that Mrs. Weasley would object to Ginny having visitors, with the claim that she couldn't rest properly if the door to her bedroom was turned into a revolving door. "Come in," said Ginny from within. "Hi, Harry," she said as he entered. "I had a feeling you were going to call." She said this with the air of Percy, but with the expression of Fred or George dancing on her cream-spotted face. "How are you feeling?" asked Harry, his stomach churning like a cauldron of Culpability Potion. "I have to admit," said Ginny, admiring her gauze-laden hands. "I've felt better." "I'm so sorry," said Harry, shaking his head miserably. "No," said Ginny firmly. "I won't listen to that." "But…" began Harry. "Hear me out," said Ginny. Harry eyed her suspiciously. He was now certain Ginny knew more than she was letting on. "This wasn't your fault," said Ginny. Harry opened his mouth to protest, but Ginny held up a bandaged hand to stop him. "I almost slipped up and said something in front of Mum and Dad, but I realized it would have been Fred's and George's funeral if I'd been so stupid …" "Fred and George?" said Harry in a puzzled voice. "What do they have to do with it?"
"I reckon I'm the only one who knew they had them … I suppose they got them from Dung … I mean, they are a Class C Non-Tradeable Substance after all … they wouldn't be broadcasting to Mum and Dad that they had them, I mean…"
"Had what, Ginny?" said Harry, still not cottoning on to what she was saying. "Venomous Tentactula seeds," she said matter-of-factly. Comprehension suddenly dawned on Harry. He recalled the night they had celebrated Ron and Hermione's promotions to prefect at Grimmauld Place last year. Fred and George had bargained with Mundungus Fletcher for the seeds – if he recalled correctly, they needed them for their Skiving Snackboxes. "But how did they end up in your garden? Fred and George aren't thick enough to plant them, are they?" "No," said Ginny, shaking her head. "But when they came home early from Hogwarts, they sort of, shall we say – ran into some snags – moving their possessions to Diagon Alley." "Translated, does that mean your Mum chucked a lot of their stuff out onto the lawn?" asked Harry, almost wanting to laugh. Ginny nodded. "According to George, they were digging around the shrubs for hours looking for bits and pieces." She looked as though she was fighting back a grin. "They thought they got everything, but apparently they left a Tentactula seed behind." "Good of you to find it for them," said Harry, suddenly feeling a little better that the twins were the cause of the stray plant and not a Death Eater. Ginny laughed outright at this. "Thanks a lot, Harry!" "But I'm not glad you got attacked," said Harry quickly, looking remorseful. "I didn't mean …" Ginny shrugged and laughed again. "I know you didn't. Lighten up!" She stuck out her tongue at him. "Now get out of here before Mum finds out you've been disturbing her patient." She rolled her eyes as she said the last word. Harry closed the door quietly behind him and took into consideration something Ginny had told him to do … Lighten up.
Harry inspected the bed linens on George's (or was it Fred's?) bed. They looked innocuous enough, but he decided to sleep with his wand under his pillow just in case. Hesitantly, he reclined back on the pillow, lest the down stuffing inside decide to spring to life and start clucking. When no clucking ensued, he closed his eyes. Suddenly he had a picture in his mind. Mad-Eye Moody was scolding him about elementary wand safety, telling him that's how he had lost his own eye – by sleeping with his wand stuffed under a chicken-feather pillow. Harry decided he'd heard enough, so he settled on taking a walk. He saw wild vines thrashing in the shrubbery just beyond the hillside as he strolled along. A girl screamed. A dog barked. The hillside was only just a few more paces … or so it seemed. It was as if each step Harry took, the farther away he got – but he had to get to that hillside. The girl was screaming … she sounded horrible … she sounded like she was dying. He heard the dog again, but this time it howled and whimpered. A vine lashed out and caught him by the wrist, dragging him towards the sounds of the girl's screams and the dog's howls. It's tendrils wrapped around his neck, his arms, his waist, his legs … He saw the girl up-close now. It was Ginny. She was drenched in blood. It was matted in her fiercely red hair. It streaked down her cheeks as if her tears were made of it. Her clothes were sopping with it. He wanted to turn away from the gruesome sight, but she said to him, "Don't worry about me, Harry. We all have to die sooner or later. Just lighten up …" If he could only move, he could help her. The baying of the dog distracted him, though. He no longer tried to wriggle loose. He looked to his left to see the source of the howl, but instead of seeing the wriggling figure of the animal, he saw a limp form. The vine beside him had squeezed the life from the great, black dog. "Who'll be the next to go?" said a high-pitched voice. Harry sat up, clutching his forehead, his body soaked with cold sweat. *** The next morning, Harry looked at Ginny at the breakfast table as she fumbled with her wrapped hand to manipulate her spoon so that she could eat her porridge without ending up wearing it. Lighten up, he thought. I wish I could tell her about my dream last night. I'll bet she wouldn't think lightening up was such a simple task after I told her what happened in it… "Think you can do a better job?" she said to him, jerking him out of his pensiveness. "What?" Harry practically croaked. "I'll get the gauze and wrap your hands up and we'll see if you can do a better job with your spoon," she said with one of her coppery eyebrows raised. "Huh?" muttered Harry. "That's what you were goggling at, wasn't it? Me making an idiot of myself with this blasted spoon?" Harry looked blankly at her. He hadn't a clue what she was … Oh, dammit, he thought. He reckoned he had been staring at her. Thankfully, Mrs. Weasley's reappearance in the kitchen saved him from his Trollishness. "Mu-um!" said Ginny in her best sing-song-baby-of-the-family voice. "When do I get to take these bandages off?" "The Healer said three days," said Mrs. Weasley, brandishing a wooden spoon at her daughter as she spoke. Ginny slouched down in her chair and made mock-tugging movements at the gauze covering her forearms. "Or would you prefer an infection, young lady?" queried Mrs. Weasley as she spooned porridge in a bowl for Ron, who had just taken a seat beside Harry. "We ought to invite Bill to dinner tonight," Ron commented as he poured a bit of syrup into his porridge. "He'll feel as if he's back at home in Egypt with Ginny at the table." Ginny crinkled up her nose at Ron and threatened him with her spoon, which was now doubling as a porridge catapult. Harry shot Ron a leave-her-alone sort of look. "What's with you?" whispered Ron, so his mother couldn't overhear. "Harry," whispered Ginny, "don't you remember what I told you last night?" "About lightening up?" said Harry in a normal voice. "Well, easier said than done." He tossed his napkin down and thought for a moment about making for the backdoor. Thinking that Mrs. Weasley probably wouldn't allow it – and about his dream last night – he opted for going upstairs to the twins' room instead. *** Knock, knock, knock. Go away, Harry thought miserably as he lay on his back, counting the scorch marks on the twins' ceiling. Knock, knock, knock. There's no one home, he thought as he flipped himself over onto his stomach and buried his face in the pillow. The doorknob squeaked as it turned and the door slowly opened. "Ah fot ah ahckt at oor," said Harry, his voice muffled by the pillow. "What?" said an incensed voice. He heard a clatter and felt a WHOOSH as the pillow from the neighboring twin bed was walloped on his back. "Get up!" said Ginny in annoyed tones. Harry sat straight up. "I said, I thought I locked that door!" he practically growled, massaging his back where Ginny had not-so-gingerly whacked him. "Maybe you did, maybe you didn't," said Ginny, with her gauzed-up hands on her hips. "That's not the point." "Do tell, what is the point?" said Harry, trying to be mad at her, but having a difficult time of it – mostly because he was too distracted from trying to work out which constellation he was reminded of by the blobs of Dr. Ubbly's Unction.
Ginny raised an eyebrow again as she had done earlier that day. Harry suddenly got the feeling he was in for a Mrs. Weasley-like telling off, but Ginny's face unexpectedly relaxed. "The point is what's happening with you, Harry," said Ginny, now relaxing her arms as well. "Yesterday you were fully prepared to take responsibility for an accident…" "You can't blame me for being suspicious…" "No, but you need to think things through before you jump to conclusions." Sod it all, he thought. He didn't need her in here, pointing out his blunders … reminding him of the cost of his stupid mistakes. He didn't need her pointing out – with almost pinpoint accuracy – the reality of the situation. "Thanks for calling attention to my faults. I'll work on that," said Harry bitterly. "Next time I'll tiptoe over to conclusions instead of jumping to them." "Harry …" began Ginny, a look of compassion spreading over her face. Oh, Harry thought. Don't go there … I don't need sympathy right now. Aloud, Harry said bitterly, "The point is really this … I shouldn't have come here. Maybe that Tentactula wasn't meant for me, but the next thing that crops up could be. And anyone in the wake of what could happen is at risk. And that's not conclusion-jumping. That's a cold, hard fact." "We can run from danger, but we can never hide," said Ginny flatly. "Do you think we'd suddenly be safe if you left? We've chosen sides, Harry, and those on the other side know where we stand in all of this. Everyone in this fight knows full-well the risks involved …" Her eyes stared intently at him. She wasn't going to take any guff from him. This much was apparent. "He knew the risks, too, Harry," she added quietly. He'd have been a complete idiot if he hadn't realized she could sense the grief that was constantly emanating from his very essence – it was a part of him now, for better or for worse. But Ginny wasn't going to dwell on the topic. She hadn't even mentioned the name, but Harry knew who "he" was – "he" was Sirius. Somehow hearing the words from her fleetingly lessened the ache. It didn't last long, however. Because everyone wasn't aware of all the risks in this battle with Voldemort – they didn't know the whole story. They weren't aware of the "neither can live while the other survives" part of things – and how true that Prophecy was turning out to be. He wasn't living these days. He merely existed … as if a Dementor had kissed the soul from him and he was a shell. He had been that way since after the third task of the Triwizard Tournament – ever since Voldemort had returned. He'd been better at some points of the past year than at others, but the miserable clouds of despair had darkened his existence with more intensity than ever before. How strange that Ginny Weasley, of all people, had been the ray of sunlight to peek through those clouds. How odd that she changed the forecast, if only for a moment. Harry had been annoyed by Ginny's invasion of his private wallowing at first, but now, suddenly, he welcomed it and saw it not quite like an invasion so much, but merely as company. He couldn't tell her she was wrong about knowing all the risks, but somehow her straightforward approach to things was reassuring … and her acknowledgement of his grief was a comfort. If having her sitting with him in the twins' booby-trapped bedroom made him feel even the slightest bit better, than all the better for it. It was – dare he even think it – nice to not be so isolated, even if she had been blunt with him. He suddenly remembered a time when Ginny was the distinct opposite of blunt, and it made him smile a little.
Ginny cast a bemused expression at him, but then cracked a grin as well. The blobs of ointment stretched across her face as she grinned and this made Harry smile even wider. He squelched down the urge to worry that was fighting to surface. It was such an involuntary inclination these days, but he was determined not to do it now. He'd worry tomorrow. There were better things to do today. Like work out that star chart on Ginny's grinning face. He couldn't tell the future. With the fact that he most likely scored a "D" on his Divination O.W.L aside, who could tell the future? Even the likes of the Centaurs weren't infallible. It was not for him to say that things would go one way or another, but one thing was certain. He wasn't alone. He stared more determinedly into the soft, brown eyes that were still gazing at him and twinkling with pride – apparently at the fact that she had finally cracked the glacially thick exterior of Harry Potter. As he looked into her eyes, he realized another thing was certain as well. He wasn't going down without a fight. There were too many things in his world worth fighting for.
Author's Note: I do believe that the hardest thing about writing this fic was coming up with a title! The story was born out of a song title that ended up not quite fitting the bill, and then every other title I came up with afterwards seemed inadequate or simply inane. Thankfully, I'm sufficiently pleased with my final choice.
Also, I'd like to thank my terrific beta, Sherylyn, who reminded me not too long ago to get off my lazy rear and finish up the finals edits on this! The start of a brand-new school year has been hectic for this art teacher, but I'm glad I finally tied up all the loose ends and sent this one off to be published!
And finally, I'd like to thank General Mills, the makers of Count Chocula cereal. Without two bowls of your chocolate-y, scrumdiddlyumptious cereal, I would not have had the energy to finish my editing tonight!
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PHOENIX – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the killing of a Maricopa County detention officer who authorities say was targeted at random and shot in his own driveway.
Police Chief Daniel Garcia said Wednesday that the teenager will be charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the shooting of Jorge Vargas, 27. Investigators have worked hundreds of hours to try and bring closure for the victim's family, Garcia said.
"This arrest is the first step in that closure. We owe Jorge that," the police chief said at a news conference.
Garcia described the suspect as someone who wanted to be a gang member and had acquired a firearm. But police believe Vargas was a random victim and the teenager acted alone.
Vargas was attacked Aug. 8 at 4 a.m. while working on his car outside his home. He was wearing his uniform that identified him as a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office employee.
Investigators don't know what exactly happened in the driveway before Vargas was shot, Phoenix police Sgt. Trent Crump said.
The teenager had left a party around 3 a.m. while under the influence of alcohol and drugs, according to people who saw him there.
The suspect, whom The Associated Press is not naming because of his age, has been in a Maricopa County jail for the last few weeks facing an aggravated assault charge in an unrelated drive-by shooting, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.
"I'm concerned whether the assailant knew our officer was an officer. It's tough to convince me he didn't know," Arpaio said. "Maybe one day, we'll get a motive from this suspect."
Crump said the teen's mother and a friend have also been arrested. Cathy Seymour was expected to be charged with hindering prosecution of her son. Ivan Montes, 20, was booked on charges of hindering prosecution and disorderly conduct, Crump said. They both are suspected of trying to get rid of evidence and helping the teen avoid detection from the police.
Another juvenile was arrested on suspicion of witness tampering but was released for a medical issue, police said.
Although investigators have not yet recovered the weapon used to shoot Vargas, Crump said they were able to use shell casings at the scene to tie the teen to the shooting. Investigators also served subpoenas for access to social media, but Crump would not elaborate on what relevance social media had in the case.
Vargas was an eight-year veteran who worked for the sheriff's Custody Support Bureau in a jail food factory, but he often came into contact with inmates.
Three members of Vargas' family attended the news conference but declined to speak with reporters.
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For this pair which is the US13 size, I have used Online yarn called Irish Colour I think the colour is rather nice for a man with it autumn/earthy colours
The sock is part of an order I got my 1st paying order I needed to do 4 pairs I had mention I may be getting an order well I did for this & the other man's pair & 2 ladies pairs of socks
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I have also had some luck this week with getting some bargains on more sock yarn, I got 2 pack of 10 x 100 grams balls of Regia 4 ply yarn I got one which is a dark green (olive) & also Denim blue both of these colours my DH will wear he fussy when it comes to colours he not in to the self-patterning yarns that said he did say he liked the ones below
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Submission by R. D. Hughes
When the new Common Core Standards—a "nation-wide" set of standards—was introduced into Georgia Public Schools last year, I was a high school English teacher at a metro Atlanta area school. I left the profession in September due to stress-related heart problems, and I am sure that the Common Core was the final straw which made the career intolerable for me.
These standards are a dangerous leap forward for tyranny in the United States, and it is no accident that they have been introduced at a time in this nation's history when the influence of tyranny and repression are transforming the U.S. into a totalitarian state. This is by design, and the design is to destroy whatever is left of freedom in this country. Common Core plays its part in this process in two ways: by destroying any semblance of freedom in education; and by destroying the minds and critical thinking abilities of students and instructors, making them ever more susceptible to state indoctrination and control.
From the very first training session for Common Core, I knew that something was wrong. They were similar to the Georgia Performance Standards which were already in place, but were much more rigorous and detailed for each grade level. The stated goal was to prepare students to enter any university anywhere in the country with the same basic educational background. The student would be able to attend college in any State and be assured that he/she would fit into the program with maximum efficiency…all so he/she could be a productive part of "the global economy." The red alert began to sound when it was mentioned that all States would eventually be brought under the Common Core program.
In other words, American education will be controlled by a central authority—the same centralized, authoritarian mechanism used in the former Soviet Union, and anywhere else that tyranny has crushed the freedom of individuals en masse. Standards today—lesson plans tomorrow. Soon it will not matter what individual states, communities, schools, or teachers wish to teach, or what students wish to learn. All will be controlled and enforced by powerful bureaucrats. Imagine the "principles" of Obamacare applied to education.
Even worse, the Common Core Standards are designed to destroy the minds of those subject to it. I make the following observations strictly from the viewpoint of an English teacher observing the effects of the English standards.
The primary goal of these standards is to destroy the ability to read, including higher-level thinking. First of all, literary works of high quality and attractiveness, such as the Odyssey, are to be disposed of in favor of useless "informational texts," such as local government policy initiatives (an actual example from the training). Who cares about that? How does that form the character or nourish the soul? Second, students will read only selections from the literary works that still remain in the curriculum instead of the entire work, thus giving Big Brother the ability to suppress all content that does not fit the government agenda, while further weakening the desire and ability to read by giving an incomplete and erroneous context to the student. Finally, students have their reading and thinking abilities fragmented by incessant requirements to identify the "elements" of literature and argument rather than just reading and allowing the "elements" to perform the function for which they exist: to produce meaning for the reader. It's like trying to teach someone to drive a car by demanding that they memorize and regurgitate each part of the engine or chassis.
That's it in a nutshell. The situation in American education is worse than you would ever believe, Dear Reader. This just scratches the surface. Most likely, it is already too late to remedy the situation. I told my colleagues midway through the training session that Common Core was like that episode of Southpark where Cartman figures out that if you cram food up your butt, you will crap out of your mouth. The fact that no one laughed or seemed to understand the symbolism involved tells me just how late it truly is.


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Polycaprolactone (PCL) is biodegradable polyester that is easy to manufacture, manipulate and blend. PCL can be used as an additive for resins to improve their processing characteristics and their end use properties. PCL adheres well to a large number of surfaces. It is easily fabricated, easily melted and is non-toxic. Additionally, PCL blends have been extensively studied to reduce cost and improve biodegradability by mixing with starch and other low cost organic fillers.
PLC as a bioresorbable polymer has received great deal of attention in use as a long term degradable implants as it can easily manipulated physically, chemically and biologically to suit a specific requirement. It is also studied as a scaffold for tissue repair via tissue engineering.
PCL is degraded by hydrolysis of its ester linkages under physiological conditions at much slower rate than polyglycolide (PGA), poly d,l-lactide (PDLA) and its copolymers.
- 24980-41-4
- Molecular Weight:
- 50,000
- Appearance:
- 3mm pellets (approximately)
- Reference(s):
Aydin, O., Aydin, B., Tezcaner, A., & Keskin, D. Study on physiochemical structure and in vitro release behaviors of doxycycline-loaded PCL microspheres. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(14) (2015). doi.org/10.1002/app.41768
Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Liao, J., Yu, T., Hu, R., Wu, Z., & Wu, Q. Preparation and properties of compatible starch-polycaprolactone composites: Effects of molecular weight of soft segments in polyurethane compatilizer. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(32) (2015). doi.org/10.1002/app.42381
Pohlmann, A. R., Fonseca, F. N., Paese, K., Detoni, C. B., Coradini, K., Beck, R. C., & Guterres, S. S. Poly(-caprolactone) microcapsules and nanocapsules in drug delivery. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 10(5), 623–638 (2013). doi.org/10.1517/17425247.2013.769956
Zhang, Q., Luo, H., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., Ye, Z., Tan, W., & Lang, M. Fabrication of three-dimensional poly(epsilon-caprolactone) scaffolds with hierarchical pore structures for tissue engineering. Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications, 33(4), 2094–2103 (2013). doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2013.01.025
Woodruff, M. A. & Hutmacher, D. W. The return of a forgotten polymer - Polycaprolactone in the 21st century. Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford) 35, 1217–1256 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2010.04.002
Tokiwa, Y., Calabia, B. P., Ugwu, C. U., & Aiba, S. Biodegradability of Plastics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 10(9), 3722–3742 (2009). doi.org/10.3390/ijms10093722


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A video series produced at Hope College has won multiple honors in the "Pride of CASE V Awards Program" sponsored by the Great Lakes District V of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
The "Hope College: An Education for Life" series that the college developed for use during the WGVU telecasts of the two January 2010 Hope-Calvin men's basketball games is receiving a silver award and two bronze awards. The awards will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 14, during the closing luncheon of the 2010 CASE V District Conference in Chicago, Ill.
The series is receiving the Silver Award for "Best Video, Student Recruitment"; the Bronze Award for "Best Video Feature"; and the Bronze Award for "Best Video, Fundraising, Alumni Relations or Commercial Spots."
The series features reflections from students in exploring four themes related to Hope: academics, student life, Christian faith and community. It consists of five segments: the largest, featured during the games, includes all four themes and is four minutes and 38 seconds long; the other four segments, each about 30 seconds long, individually center on one of the four themes. All five segments can be viewed online through the college's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/HopeCollege.
Created entirely in-house, the series was produced by Jason Cash of the college's advancement staff and Carol Fritz of the college's admissions staff. Filming and editing was by Phil Blauw, studio manager and manager of video services at Hope.
CASE is one of the largest international associations of educational institutions. District V is one of eight districts in North America, and includes institutions in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.


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