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Gardening in Miniature by Janit Calvo
Get ready to journey into the huge world of growing small! The next garden trend combines the joy of gardening with the magic of miniatures. Gardening in Miniature is a complete guide to creating lush, living, small-scale gardens. It has everything you need to pick up this new hobby, including scaled down garden designs, techniques for creating tiny hardscapes, miniature garden care and maintenance, tips on choosing containers, how to buy the right plants, and where to find life-like accessories. Inspiring step-by-step projects feature basic skills that can be recreated in any number of designs, like a tiny patio, a trellis, a pond, and a secret garden. Whether you want to build a miniature empire in your garden bed or design a private garden with a pebble patio for an indoor centerpiece, Gardening in Miniature is the primer for creating your own tiny, living world.
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CHAOS Tuesday #98 is titled "Without Process". Our special guest for this show is Ellen Hancock. Ellen will provide her thoughts on emotional maturity skills. PM2GO.com contribution is from Herb Cohen on how to say "No". Ken Schwaber supplies the CHAOS Cameo on his thoughts on value versus success. In this show we will explore:
- Emotional Maturity
- How to say "No"
- Value versus Success
Ellen Hancock is an experience senior executive having served as Chief Executive Officer of Exodus Communications, Inc. Chief Technology Officer of Apple Computer, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer of National Semiconductor Corporation. Mrs. Hancock worked at IBM for almost 30 years rising to the level of president and general manager of IBM's Communication Products Division. Ellen is currently on the board of directors for several Fortune 500 and higher-level educational organizations.
Jennifer Drake Ford is a voiceover artist
Ken Schwaber is the Founder and President of Scrum Org. Scrum.org providing resources, training, assessment, and certification for Scrum Masters and Scrum Developers. Prior to starting Scrum.org, Ken had a software consulting business for almost 28 years. He is the co-author of Software in 30-Days: How Agile Managers Beat the Odds, Delight Their Customers, And Leave Competitors In the Dust.
Jim Johnson is the founder and chairman of The Standish Group. He has been professionally involved in the computer industry for over 40 years and has a long list of published books, papers, articles and speeches. He has a combination of technical, marketing, and research achievements focused on mission-critical applications and technology. He is best known for his research on project performance and early recognizing technology trends. Jim is a pioneer of modern research techniques and continues to advance in the research industry through case-based analytical technology.
Jim is the chief information officer and architect for The Standish Group International. He is an experienced executive with over 40 years of experience in the field of Information Technology. He has had a diverse career leading IT organizations in academia, biomedical, manufacturing, and software companies.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Economic & Commercial Office,Consulate General of P.R.China in Lagos
Office of the Leading Group for Western Region Development of the State Council
Welcome to visit the website of the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Lagos.
This website will make every effort to provide you with information and services wherever we can. We hope it will serve as a window on China and the relations between the two countries and also a bridge of information and contact between overseas Chinese community and Chinese students and their motherland.
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Youngblood and Williams Lead Monarchs to Victory over New Orleans, 65-60
By ODU Athletics
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) (December 11) -- Skipper Youngblood and Michael Williams led a balanced attack with 11 points apiece and Old Dominion bounced back after squandering a 17-point first-half lead Saturday night to beat New Orleans 65-60.
Trailing 39-25 at intermission, New Orleans rallied behind three field goals early in the second half by David Morin and a pair of 3-pointers by Desmond Baxter. They were part of a 27-10 run that gave the Privateers a 52-49 lead with 7:24 to play.
But Old Dominion (4-5) went on an 11-2 run over the next 5:41 to seal the win.
Clyde Ellis led New Orleans (2-4) with 14 points. Carlos Hines added 13 points and five rebounds.
The teams were tied at 54 when Michael Williams hit a 3-pointer for with 4:17 remaining that gave ODU the lead for good.
Junior guard Heath Burris, a walk-on came off the bench to score a career high ten points, eight in the first half.
The Monarchs break for exams, then host CAA rival UNC Wilmington on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the fieldhouse.


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Last June, two Orthodox priests in Ukraine were videoed in leading a riot against a group of Seventh-day Adventists operating a book table near Sevastopol, Ukraine — a video that quickly went viral — an attack I called "shameful."
According to the Religion in Ukraine news service, the Crimean Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has disciplined these two priests and made them apologize for their actions. A rough translation of the news item (from Google):
In Simferopol and Crimean Diocese of the UOC taken against the two
priests Sevastopol Deanery whose actions sparked riots in the village
of Eagle, said, "Religion in Ukraine" with reference to Kafanews.
Recall alleged incident occurred on Sunday, June 24, in the village of
Eagle Balaklava near Sevastopol area. Clergymen held a procession to
the tent with the words "TV" Nadiya ". Christian Literature," in which
representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church spread its
literature. The abbot of the local church. Vladimir Lomakin said
Adventists, that all religious activities in this area need to agree
with him. After that he personally turned over the table with books,
and who was next to a young man at the command of the priest
overturned palatkui rasshvyryal Christian literature, among which, as
the website of the Christian view, there were books of the Gospel.
Videography defeat of the tent came the Internet, gathering to date,
almost 250 000
Center St. apologetic. John Chrysostom, established in 2011 at the
initiative of Archimandrite (now Bishop) Jonah (Cherepanov), Chairman
of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs UPC, tried to justify the
actions of priests struggle against "sectarian," but in the Crimean
diocese of the UOC thought otherwise.
There was a church court, following which it was decided to deprive
the rector of the parish church. Eagle's Sevastopol Deanery Priest
Vladimir Lomakin right to wear a pectoral cross, and his partner John
Priest Lucina – the right to wear kamilavka.
Also, these individuals were obliged to apologize to the victim.
After I had originally posted about this attack on the Adventists I received several comments defending what these priests had done. I refuse to allow such hate to appear on this blog and I would not approve their comments. I am very heartened that the Church has disciplined these priests and made them apologize for their actions.


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Here are all the restaurants and bars you have to visit this summer
It's summer, so the obvious: It's hot. What you might not know is that restaurants all over South Florida really don't want the heat to stop you from enjoying a nice drink or meal. Check out all these great new summer menus and deals.
1. Beaker & Gray
Chef Brian Nasajon whipped up a new dinner menu complete with his signature "bites" and dessert options, which include chocolate chip cookie doughnuts paired with frozen milk. Also for the summer, Beaker & Gray offers a full $5 happy hour menu featuring summer cocktails, beer, wine and snacks such as the cheese popper, which comes with jalapeno, oaxaca and pineapple jam.
2. Macchialina
An O.P.P. you can get down with, but this has nothing to do with being a cheating scumbag. Macchialina introduced its summer Oysters, Pizza and Prosecco series June 4. It includes impressively crafted pizzas made with imported flour, half-dozen oysters and bubbly.
The pizzas, $22, come with 18-month aged Prosciutto di Parma, sausage and peppers and parmigiano and arugula. While the oysters come dressed and undressed for $22 and $18, respectively. A glass of Prosecco will cost you $8.
3. Quattro
Sunday dinner just got a lot more interesting thanks to Quattro. The restaurant's executive chef, Luciana Sautto, will create hand-spun spaghetti on a large Parmesan Wheel. And guests can partake in the $30, two-person Cacio, Pepe and Bolliccine special, which launched June 11. The special means "cheese," "pepper," and "bubbles" in several Italian dialects. Enjoy two glasses of Prosecco for an additional $15 or a whole bottle for an additional $30 to your meal.
4. Rusty Pelican
This might be the best new cocktail menu of of the summer. If gin and tonic is your thing, you'll want to get your hands on Gin #1 through Gin #5 at the Rusty Pelican. The five mixed beverages play on various flavors. Think lemon and basil, but also passion fruit and tarragon. For a rustic taste with heat, go from the Agave Sunset, which is made with El Jimador Tequila an blue agave, and the Floridita is a must-try for drinkers with a sweet tooth: It's made with Bacardie rum, fresh lime juice, sugar cane syrup, Angostura bitters, mint and egg.
5. The Dutch
How do people barbecue across the world? Find out every Wednesday at the The Dutch in the W South Beach Hotel & Residences during its 6th Annual BBQ series.
Beginning July 5, diners can feast on cuisine from Brazil, Japan and several regions across the United States. The series is $40 per person per night and will be capped off with a New Orleans cookout prepared by guest chef Nina Compton of Compére Lapin.
6. Burlock Coast
Every day brings something new this summer at Burlock Coast in Fort Lauderdale. One highlight of the restaurant's summer program is the Thursday Ladies Night, which features free champagne and $5 snacks from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Here's the weekly schedule:
- MONDAY Burger and Brew, 5 to 10 p.m.: $10 for a burger and draft beer
- TUESDAY Tacos and Tequila, 5 to 10 p.m.: $1o for two tacos (fish, pork or skirt steak) and a margarita
- WEDNESDAY Seafood Boil, 5 to 10 p.m.: $29 for a pound of seafood of the week plus a cocktail
- THURSDAY Ladies Night, 6 to 9 p.m.: Complimentary champagne and $5 snacks, music by DJ Carsonicboom
- FRIDAY Happy Hour Specials, 5 to 7 p.m.: $6 bites and beverages from the happy hour menu, weekly throwback music theme
7. Bakehouse Brasserie
Make your summer lunch plans in South of Fifth where Bakehouse Brasserie is turning the midday meal up a notch. Enjoy new items on their season lunch menu such as a $10 classic cheeseburger, tuna tartare and almond-crusted brie.
8. Gianni's at The Villa Casa Casuarina
You're fancy. That's why your summers should be spent eating at the former Versace mansion. Varied caviar, diver scallops, grilled Maine lobster and other fresh seafood take center stage at Gianni's at the Villa Casa Casuarina — and, of course, the food is paired with waterfront views.
9. Jaya at The Setai
A three-course menu for $39 at one of the swankiest restaurants on Miami Beach? It's a thing now that Jaya at the Setai has introduced its new summer menu. Whether you dine inside or in the recently renovated courtyard, Executive Chef Marthias Gervais is sure to please your palate with his Asian fusion dishes. Try the Goy-Kai No ceviche or the Galbi short ribs poke beginning July 3.
The man behind LIV at the Fountainbleau and Story, also on Miami Beach, is making brunch more boozy at OTL. Day drinking will be funner now that OTL serves Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Rosé Pinot Noir, Syrah and Grenache plus a Wynwood Pale Ale and OTL Lager, which can only be found at David Grutman's Design District cafe. Then there's food: Brunch is all weekend with a menu that includes mollete, a breakfast burrito and classics like french toast.
11. Lima at Atton Brickell Miami
Join the Brickell crowd for live music every Sunday for brunch at Lima at Atton Brickell Miami. For $40 between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., you can get down with bottomless mimosas, Peruvian cuisine and European charcuterie. Don't forget to make your reservation via email to firstname.lastname@example.com or phone to 786-308-1824.
12. The Sarsaparilla Club
The hot weather is stressing you out and all you want is a cool drink. Well, you can indulge in a surprise drink of the day every day from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Sarsaparilla Club. The restaurants has drinks and impressive items on its new happy hour menu. Go for steamed buns, which come in pork belly bacon and soy-glazed mushroom flavors. The sea salt French fries are a crowd favorite.
13. Verde Miami
The view is classic, the art is some of the best the city has on display and the food? Delicious. We're talking about Verde Miami at the Perez Art Museum Miami, of course. Chef Kaytlin Dangaran has freshened up the menu for summer with new items that include the fried green tomato parmesan, a Verde farro bowl and summer squash ravioli.
14. Atlantic Grill at the Atlantic Hotel
Why do happy hour when you can do Seaside Happy Hour? Enjoy discounted drinks and food at the bar, lounge and oceanfront terrace from 4 to 7 p.m. six days of the week at the Atlantic Grill at the Atlantic Hotel & Spa. Here's the menu:
- $4: Domestic, imported and craft beers on draft. Edamame or tomato and basil bruschetta
- $5: Select red and white wine, champange and Prosecco. Chicken wings and conch fritters
- $6: Specialty cocktails. Sauteed mussels and chicken sliders
- $7: Premium cocktails. Bimini coconut shrimp and Southern pizza
15. Ariete
It pays to live in Coconut Grove this summer. That's because Ariete is in your neck of the woods and because the restaurant is offering discounts to residents in the 33133. Coconut Grove Night is every Wednesday from 6 to 11 p.m. when locals receive 15 percent off their bills.
More reasons to celebrate? Frita Tuesdays, which features the potato rolls for $2 from 6 to 11 p.m. and Prime Rib Thursdays — a $45 dinner served with two glasses of wine and beignets.


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Usually after rebooting or turning off then turning on my PC, I cannot use Pamac or the software update manager to install, remove, or update packages. It tries to read the .db files for all repositories, then gives the same error "cannot open (filename).db unrecognized archive format".
I realize running "sudo pacman -Syy" will refresh the repositories without issue, but… still, if I'm to suggest Antergos to other people, and they aren't as tech savvy and can't update their system because of this issue, many of them will get frustrated and not know how to resolve it. I also think that refreshing the repositories should just work, you know?
Is there a more permanent way to fix this issue so it doesn't happen? So the user can run Pamac or Software Update without the refreshing repo' issue?


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Welcome to the McAlester Lions Club e-news.
We have served our community for over 98 years and we're still going strong.
If you're not a member of Lions Club, please come for a visit and see how much fun a Lions Club meeting can be! We share lunch, Lion fellowship, an informative or interesting program each week and of course, laughter.
If you're currently a member of our club, please bring a guest with you to the next meeting. We appreciate the opportunity to meet new people.
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.


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A Christian Preamble is a way for you to begin your will or trust with a simple, personal statement of faith. It is a lasting opportunity to proclaim your love of the Lord to family and friends.
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A Christian Preamble is:
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Status:Spring 2016
Status: Currently Airing
Aired: Apr 10, 2016 to Jun 26, 2016
Premiered: Spring 2016
Producers: VAP, Kodansha, Magic Capsule, Nippon Television Network Corporation, RAB Aomori Broadcasting Corporation, Nippon Television Music Corporation
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Manga
Genres: Comedy, Shounen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Aomori, Japan.
In a land blessed by nature's bountiful beauty, bizarre things begin to take place. Makoto Kowata, 15 years old, is a professional witch. She left Yokohama with Chito, her black cat, to live in the house of her relatives in Aomori. This is where she begins to train as a witch.
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Join us for a Month of Sundays!
Witness the Birth of Austin's own Bloody Mary:
A Bloody Mary Garnish Bar with Brunch & Live Music; Sundays 10a-3p through June at Opal Divine's
Austin, Texas has some of the best Bloody Mary's in the world – Opal Divine's mix evolved over years of playing with a distributor's brand and making it our own. Eventually, Michael Parker got his hands on it, perfected it throughout the three Opal Divine's with the loving help of his staff & customers, and created Austin's First & only Bloody Mary Mix worth bottling.
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- June 6th – Michael Fracasso with appearances by Divine Mary Guru Michael Parker & Tito's founder Tito Beveridge.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
For starters, we've learned Utah State has plenty of skilled offensive players and will not be shy about moving the ball downfield. Either that or we've learned Utah State's defense has more work to do than coach Gary Andersen is … Continue reading
The rumors have been out there for a couple of weeks. Those rumors can be put to rest — Stavon Williams will not be returning to Utah State for his senior season. The 6-foot-4 guard from Minneapolis told the Deseret … Continue reading
And Logan exhales with a deep sigh of relief. After getting flirted with by Washington State, Stew Morrill has decided he will be an Aggie again next season when he coaches Utah State for his 12th season at the school. … Continue reading
By now we know Stew Morrill is the kind of coach lots of schools are interested in. Enough that he has received numerous offers to leave Utah State and more than double his annual salary. Yet, over the years Morrill … Continue reading
It happens every year. Utah State wins 25 games (or thereabouts) and basketball coach Stew Morrill's name is mentioned with a variety of coaching openings at schools in big-time conferences hoping to capture some of what's going on in Logan. … Continue reading


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Earlier today, I had a meeting downtown, so I loaded up the stroller - three umbrellas, two kids, one backpack, and a partridge in a pear tree - and hauled all 100 pounds of it up and down North Carolina's hills to the bus stop a half a mile away. We took a quick trip on the bus to my husband's office, and then I deposited the load in my husband's safe hands before heading off to the meeting.
Two hours later, the stroller, boys, backpack, and I took the bus back uptown to kill some time at a museum until my oldest's school let out. Then it was back on the bus, half a mile walk to the school, find son, half a mile walk to the bus stop, bus ride, half a mile walk home. All the while pushing a stroller with two kids and a backpack up and down North Carolina's hills.
My butt is mad.
Most days I don't do quite that much walking, but three afternoons a week we do make that trip on foot/bus to my son's school. It takes me an hour and forty five minutes and involves two miles of pushing two kids on a stroller. I honestly don't mind the walk. I needed more exercise anyway (as my butt can attest). But I am struggling with the hour and forty five minutes.
Choosing to walk to pick my son up from school rather than drive our gas guzzler changes the great convenience of living less than two miles from my son's school into a complete inconvenience.
I often hear the excuse that going green is more expensive. It really doesn't have to be. But it can be much more time consuming.
I'm lucky to have the flexibility to be able to devote an extra hour of my day to a long walk, but most people don't have that luxury. If the choice is between a short commute in the car or a doubled commute by bus, how many people are going to choose the long commute?
But on the other hand, I sometimes think as I'm walking (while pretending to have a conversation with my babbling son), what if the bus stop were a quarter mile from our house and the school instead of a half a mile? What if the bus came every ten minutes instead of every twenty? Those small changes could easily cut the travelling time down to an hour. And an hour is very doable.
I believe individual personal changes are hugely important to the green movement. But the truth is that they can only take us so far. Here in America, our infrastructure has not been designed for a green lifestyle, so until we change the system, we're going to hit a wall.
If we want people to drive less, we need cities and suburbs that are walkable with affordable public transportation. If we want people to support local food systems, we need to make it as convenient to shop at a farmer's market as it is to shop at the corner grocery. If we want our children to spend more time unplugged outdoors, we have to provide accessible green spaces and playgrounds and create safe neighborhoods.
Personal changes matter, but they're not enough. We've got to change the system.
But in the meantime, I'll keep loading up the stroller for the long walk downtown. My butt can use the exercise.


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Good morning from Stockolm where my brother and some friends of us arrived on Monday! Unfortunately we aren't that lucky with the weather, as it's partly sunshine, rain and clouds. But otherwise it's super fun, the people are extremely beautiful and stylish and so far we ate really good. Today we're off on a boat tour to see the other islands around Stockholm. I chose to wear a simple yet stylish outfit with some New Balance sneakers (out of comfort-reasons).
Have a lovely day!
SWEATER Moschino
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Germany, Japan and Russia Will be the First Markets to Experience Peak Cases in Several Commercially Significant Drug Markets
New Report from Decision Resources Explores Interaction Between Population Size, Demographics and Peak Cases in Key Commercial Disease Markets
Dec 04, 2013, 08:00 ET
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that over the next six decades prevalent cases of several diseases that represent commercially important opportunities for drug developers will peak and then decline. The Strategic Insights report entitled Timing Matters: Shifting Opportunities for Drug Developers as Global Populations Age, finds that Germany, Japan and Russia will be the first markets to experience a peak in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, major depressive disorder, age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer's disease.
The report examines the peak cases phenomenon in key commercial disease markets of Brazil, urban China, Germany, Japan, Russia and the United States, and explores the interaction between population size, demographics and peak cases. Because markets are at different stages of the population aging, peak cases will be reached at different times across markets and diseases.
According to the report, diseases with a higher prevalence in younger populations are more sensitive to the reductive impact of aging populations. For example, prevalent cases of major depressive disorder will decline owing to aging demographics across five of the six markets examined.
"Disease populations — and therefore opportunities for drug developers — will continue to expand for diseases with their highest prevalence in older age-groups. For example, prevalent cases in Alzheimer's disease will increase by more than 800 percent in urban China between 2012 and 2072," said Decision Resources Senior Epidemiologist Donal Minihan, Ph.D. "The United States is largely immune to the peak cases phenomenon because its immigration and reproductive rate will maintain an increasing population with a balanced spread across age-groups."
About Decision Resources
Decision Resources (www.decisionresources.com) is a world leader in market research publications, advisory services and consulting designed to help clients shape strategy, allocate resources and master their chosen markets. Decision Resources is a Decision Resources Group company.
About Decision Resources Group
Decision Resources Group is a cohesive portfolio of companies that offers best-in-class, high-value information and insights on important sectors of the healthcare industry. Clients rely on this analysis and data to make informed decisions. Please visit Decision Resources Group at www.DecisionResourcesGroup.com.
All company, brand, or product names contained in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE Decision Resources


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As I work on my next collection, one of the things I have spent the most time thinking about is color. I've wanted to incorporate more of it for some time and have spent countless hours thinking about how to do so in a way that would work well with my already neutral palette and minimal branding.
For someone who works primarily with kraft, white and black paper, you could see how this decision could become a little daunting. I decided to start gradually last year with the introduction of 4 colors: peach, burgundy, emerald, and sky blue. I can't really say how I came to selecting these four, but they have definitely had a positive impact on my collection.
So here I am, a year later, looking to expand my color palette even further. I've always been the type to get hooked on the color of the moment and then a few months later be over it. Taking that into consideration, I decided that it would be best to select colors that I had a deep connection to. I found myself constantly returning to images of coastal Italian cities and tropical and desert regions and it soon became clear that I should draw my palette from my favorite places.
Over the last few months, I've carefully selected the colors that best elicit my memories of places like, Positano, Big Sur and southern Utah. I've narrowed it to 20 colors and am so excited to reveal them with my new collection. In the meantime, I hope this mood board serves as a nice little preview...it's certainly helped to keep me inspired.
IMAGE SOURCES: Floral Drawing | Citrus Tree | Positano | Tile | Eucalyptus | Blossom Tree | Desert Oasis


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As winter is starting to wind down and spring has begun, I have started to think about my garden and lawn. With gardening and lawn care, comes the way we keep them green and thriving: sprinkler systems. I have put in a few sprinkler systems in the past and I have used two or three different brands. I personally have been impressed with the durability, ease and power of the Rain bird series. They are made with heavy duty materials stainless steel springs. These sprinklers have several patented features such as the pressure-activated co-molded wiper seal and the Dual Spray nozzles. They have a variety of types of sprinklers from pop-up spray to rotors to irrigation. You can pretty much find whatever you are looking for.
If you are looking to put in a new system or simply wanting to replace old nozzles check out some of their products. One great part of these sprinklers is they allow for easy adjusting. Whether you are adjusting for watering direction, spray distance or pattern they all can be done so in a few simple steps. The next part is adjusting for the 1800 series.
If you are changing the nozzle on your system, remove the old nozzle with a pair of pliers and then remove the filter screen below the nozzle. Then insert the new filter screen, thread the new nozzle on and turn clockwise until tight.
Adjusting Water Direction
After you have installed your sprinkler, you can pop up the stem and simple move the stem with your hand to aim the spray patter in the desired watering direction.
Adjusting the Spray Distance
Using a small flat screwdriver, locate the center screw and turn it clockwise to reduce the spray distance up to 25 percent.
Adjusting the Pattern
Note: this is only available in adjustable models. Locate the threaded collar and twist from right or left. You can adjust from 0 degrees to 360 degrees.
Even though the adjusting tips are specifically for the 1800 series, they are similar or the same for any of the other Rain bird series. I have found that although the adjusting method is simple, when adjusting it may take some time and practice to get it just the way you want it especially when adjusting the pattern. Here is a guide if you encounter problems.


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Source of well-being and a real detox booster, these plants have been specially selected for their purifying properties. Enjoy a cup and feel rejuvenated, naturally.
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Workshop: Institute on the Formation of Knowledge
|August 19, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
|5737 S. University
|Event Website
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|Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge
|The Comparing Practices of Knowledge Workshop launched in the 2016-17 academic year. Presentations range across historical and disciplinary boundaries and provide a major component of SIFK's inquiry into the process of knowledge formation and transmittal from antiquity to present day. Research-in-progress is welcomed and will receive constructive feedback. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP.
|Conferences/Lectures, Free Food, Workshops, Research
|Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to participate in this event should contact the event sponsor for assistance.


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Please call 660-837-3268 to make reservations.
Please be prepared to hold the room reservation with a credit card number. There will be no charge to your credit card at that time.
When you check-in to the Down Over Bed and Breakfast, you may pay with cash, check or credit card.
Advance reservations are recommended.
Also, if you are planning to eat in Arrow Rock during your stay, please check with the restaurant of your choice.
Restaurants can be full before or after Arrow Rock Lyceum performances, so it is best to make a reservation as early as possible.
The Arrow Rock restaurants are:
Catalpa Restaurant
Chez Trappeur Wine Bar & Bistro
J. Huston Tavern


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Messages to others with RA
People offered many different kinds of advice to others with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), based on their experiences at different stages of their illness. People are all different and what works for one person may not work for someone else. Here are their suggestions:
Your illness:
- Get a diagnosis and start treatment as quickly as possible
- Age at interview:
- 49
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 33
- Background:
- Lecturer part time, married with three children. Third child born 8 years after RA diagnosis (1994). First interview 9/02 and second interview 11/03.
You know, what you have to do is you have to diagnose this disease very early and treat it very early. And the only the problem is, is I think you have to, you have to be able to be extremely well informed of what happens. I, as you know, had to deal with it in my way. I think probably having dealt with it the way I did it would be, I mean, what I'm saying and what I did was totally different. So I'm, it's difficult for me to say this in a way because I, I didn't go onto medication for 10 years. But it's the damage now that's the problem.
It's not actually controlling the disease, if this is the answer, if anti-TNF, which it is helping me, you know, is actually helping, then it's the joint damage that's the problem. But we're human, you know, we have to deal with things in the way it's, you know, you have to deal with this emotionally. It's a very emotional, I mean, when you're diagnosed with something like this you have to find out all about it, you have to come to terms with it. There is a process that you have to go through and you have to deal with it in your way.
- Take your medication regularly
- Remember that the painkiller paracetamol can be taken on an empty stomach, ie. first thing in the morning, without it harming your stomach (see 'Painkillers')
- If you are in pain your doctor may be able to refer you to a pain clinic
- Find out as much as possible about RA, medication and services available (see 'Finding information about RA')
- Pace yourself, listen to your body and accept that some days you can't do certain things (see 'Self-management')
- Keep moving, lead as active a life as possible, and do your exercises
- Exercise in water, where you don't put too much stress on your joints (see 'Exercise' and 'Physiotherapy and hydrotherapy')
- Try complementary therapies but be aware that they may not work for you and you may waste your money (see 'Complementary and alternative approaches')
- Eat healthily and sleep well
- If you have the opportunity, try and take part in clinical trials
- If you are offered anti-TNF therapy, give it a go but remember that it is not a cure
- Age at interview:
- 44
- Sex:
- Female
- Background:
- Linda is divorced and has a 19 years old daughter who is in her first year at university. Linda is a civil servant and works full-time. Ethnic background' British.
- Age at interview:
- 51
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 51
- Background:
- Sandra is a nurse and until her diagnosis worked full-time. Her initial treatment was not controlling her rheumatoid arthritis so she had to go part-time. She is divorced and has three children.Ethnic background' British- White.
Based on my experience I'm very glad that I was started on the anti-TNF's because it has made, it hasn't got me back to what I consider my normal self but it has made day to day life so much easier, so much easier. I think the important thing to remember with the anti-TNF's is the, they're not a cure and that there is no cure and one of the reasons for taking it is to prevent joint damage and when I was in hospital I saw some ladies that had such dreadfully deformed hands that I don't know how they could manage to do anything for themselves with those hands. So you have to remind yourself that that is part of the treatment, it's to prevent you getting that bad and to keep your joints working better for you as well as reducing the, the pain and the day to day struggles that you have. It's a preventative thing as well as the treatment.
I think everybody's very individual. I mean when I was first diagnosed I was told by a friend that her friend had got rheumatoid and she was started on Methotrexate and she was back to running three times a week so everybody is different and everybody responds differently and that was my hope in the beginning. So give it a go. If you're offered it, I think if you're offered it then you're probably that bad that you should give it a go. I can only see, certainly for me that it was only going to make an improvement. And enjoy the relief while it lasts because that is what some people say is that with the anti-TNF's they do wear off after a while but you can't worry about things like that, you just have to take the relief it gives you for the time that it lasts for, if it does. And if it doesn't work then there are others out there to try and I think you need to be honest with people that are assessing you as well. You know there's no point putting on a brave face because they want to know what you're really like as to whether these drugs and for helping their choice of drugs to help you. So you do have to be honest with them and let them know if you're struggling. Let them know if you're tired and let them know what day to day life is like for you.
Dealing with professionals
- Approach health professionals positively
- Build a relationship with your GP
- Find a consultant you like and trust and who knows about the latest treatments
- Work with your consultant, have a partnership
- Change consultant if you do not feel you are compatible with them
- Plan your consultations carefully, make the most of the time you have, build a rapport with the consultant and remember to ask questions
- Age at interview:
- 45
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 39
- Background:
- Full time Network Manager for arthritis charity, single, no children.
I think, I think, ask questions. If you come away from a consultation, whether it be with your consultant, GP, one of the ancillary people looking after you, the idea is that you never come away with more questions than you went in with. I think I would actually seriously say to people, 'Seek information, plan your appointments and, and actually focus on getting, maximising your time.' So actually, I, I truly, believe anyone with a long term condition, you go to the hospital, if you're in a area where you don't get seen that often, it might be you only get seen once every 6 months or whatever and I think it's important you maximise that time.
Build a rapport. It's worth getting to know the consultant. It, it is really worth planning the appointments and, and maximising the benefit. Especially if you've come out of there and there are still unanswered questions and you know you've got to wait another 6 months to get the answers. I don't think there's anything worse than that, it's soul destroying.
And I would actually suggest to anyone, if they are in a situation where they don't feel that they're, they, they've got all the time they need, don't wait to be told when the next appointment is, ask there and say, 'I have got more questions, can I come and see you again when I've, when you've got more time to deal with this?' And I think it's very important. If you ask any consultant for information they will give it.
They will give you their time. The thing is, they won't bombard people because it, it's a two way street. But, you know, it's down to the individual to ask and seek the information. There is the information out there but, you know, you've got to be, you've got to ask for it basically. That's the one thing I would say to people. And don't be frightened of asking for help with, with the condition.
- Adapt your lifestyle to accommodate your illness - don't let it take over your life
- Accept help when it is offered and ask for help when you need it
- Age at interview:
- 38
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 21
- Background:
- Unemployed catering consultant. Cohabiting with partner.
And another person said to me one time, when I was looking for some sort of help, it isn't that you want somebody to take over your life, but you're quite capable of flying the plane but you just need somebody to assist you, and be the co-pilot now and again that when things get a bit rough they can take over, and I thought that was such a brilliant analogy, and I thought yeah, its you know, when you're capable of running the ship by yourself you go ahead and do it, but sometimes you just want somebody to read you a little bit and sort of say right you've had enough lady, you know I'll carry on for a little while and it's, without it being sort of off, its that sort of, its I wouldn't say it's walking on eggshells but I think it can be, because some people take such offence from it sometimes and say look 'I'm taking over' but I'd say 'No go ahead, [laughs] please, you can make a cup of tea this time'.
- Adapt the home and buy equipment and gadgets to make life easier (see 'Personal life and changes to the home')
- Try things out in the shop before you buy them, e.g. holding cups
Approach to life
- Try to keep a positive attitude
- Try to come to terms with the illness and accept it
- Don't get depressed
- Don't moan and groan
- Don't isolate yourself, join a club
- Try yoga or start a new hobby, something you enjoy and make time to do it
- Talk to others with RA and join a support group such as Arthritis Care
- Keep flowers in the house, they will lift your spirits
- Trust in God
Message to other partners of those with RA
We interviewed 4 partners who gave the following messages to others in their situation'
- Don't panic about what the future holds - none of us know what will happen tomorrow
- Take one day at a time
- Make the most of your partner's good days/periods
- Look for things you can do together rather than regret the things you can't
- Be aware of, and sensitive to, your partner's needs and be prepared to help when necessary
- Be optimistic, with a positive attitude and don't let it rule your life
- The problems can be overcome and there is support available
- It is a gradual change and adjustments happen over time but it is important to recognise your partners restrictions
- Seek information about RA
- Persevere when seeking a diagnosis/treatments
- Don't be afraid to ask health professionals questions.
Last reviewed August 2016.
Last updated March 2012.


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The Motobilt Jeep JK Front "The Hammer" Bumper is a 48-1/2" wide, sleek, tight-fitting design proudly made in the USA. Our JK "The Hammer" Bumper was 3D CAD designed to ensure the best possible fit to your Jeep JK. The bumper will fit all year models of the Jeep JK 2 door and 4 door JK Unlimited. The front d-ring mounts are CNC cut from 3/4" thick steel plate and pass through the bumper where they weld to the bumper mounting plates in addition to the bumper body. This was done for added strength to the recovery point.
The Hammer bumper has provisions to mount the factory fog lights or aftermarket LED fog lights. We have pre-installed riv nuts for 10-24 screws in the factory bolt pattern. The Hammer bumper can be run with or without the optional skid plate as pictured above. To install the skid plate, you have to trim approx 1" off each side of the crash bars. If you remove the skid plate later, the part that you trimmed will not be seen.
The ends of the Hammer bumper taper up for tire clearance. Each cut in the bumper was intentional to keep it tight to the frame rail for a better approach angle.
The main construction of the bumper is fabricated from 3/16" thick high strength steel plate. The bumper also serves as a winch mount. The top side of the JK "The Hammer" Bumper has bolt holes for a recovery winch. We sell an optional winch fairlead mount for the bumper.
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Join The Front!
The Front collective is currently seeking applications for new members. We are looking for contemporary visual artists and curators who want to help run an independent gallery space. Over the course of a lease cycle, members get a chance to curate a show in each of the 4 rooms of the gallery. The rooms are booked according to each member's needs, and each member can use one, two, three, or all four rooms at once. Our next lease cycle will begin January 2018.
Benefits of Membership
- 4 opportunities to independently show or curate work or other events in the gallery space over the course of the lease cycle (plus additional opportunities with potential group shows and projects).
- Website presence including an individual artist page with images and links to cv and statements, announcements about upcoming shows, and archives of past shows.
- Publicity from The Front's group email list, Facebook, and announcements in magazines, newspapers, internet calendars and New Orleans art related websites.
- Inclusion in our catalog, a publication we put out after each membership cycle documenting the work of members, shows, and events at The Front.
- Great potential for grants, shows, and recognition both in and outside of New Orleans. Exhibitions at The Front have garnered the attention of bloggers and art critics alike with reviews in publications from The Times Picayune to Art in America and Art Papers. Curators and collectors routinely visit shows at The Front. The collective has received substantial support from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, artist Paul Chan, and the Arts Council of New Orleans. Membership has widened each member's breadth of opportunity outside of the collective and New Orleans both through bringing the work of artists from all over the world to The Front and through exhibition opportunities such as our show at Winkleman Gallery in New York, Lump Gallery in Raleigh, NC, the Spaces show at The CAC, the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Vox Populi in Philadelphia, PA, Auburn University in Auburn, AL, Straight Shot at MASS Gallery in Austin, TX, and Feral Collective in Mexico City.
- 100% of sales go to the artist. The Front is a not-for-profit enterprise, but each member is at liberty to sell his/her work with sales transactions conducted directly between the artist and collector, and the artist receiving 100% of sales revenue.
- An invigorating community of fellow artists to work with. This can be best evidenced through our collaborative group projects such as our geodesic installation at Lump Gallery, our PSA Poster Project, and our research expedition to Wolf Rock Cave which resulted in our collaborative piece The C(r)ave, a giant inflatable shotgun house at MASS Gallery, and curating alumni and member exhibitions.
Basic Responsibilities of a Front Membership
- $110 estimation per month (see next bullet). This covers rent, utilities, and other expenses associated with running the space. We will know the exact monthly dues once we settle on how many new memberships we take on this round (more members would mean less rent, less members would mean more rent).
- Commitment to the gallery for 18 – 24 months. Again, this varies depending on how many new members we take on. This schedule allows for 12 – 18 months of member-curated shows, 3 months of special programming during Prospect, and 3 additional months for group organized shows.
- Attendance at the monthly group meeting, and participation in a smaller committee meeting once a month (ex: grant-writing committee, lecture committee).
- Taking on a gallery job (ex: yard-mower, email-checker, secretary, treasurer, beer buyer, e-blast sender, website, etc.).
- Gallery sitting and estimated 10 - 11 times over the course of the lease, Saturday or Sunday 12-5 pm.
- Assisting with openings on a rotating basis (bartending, set up, clean up).
- Membership begins January 1, 2018.
How to Apply
Please send the following application materials via email with the subject line "membership application" to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Deadline: September 6, 2017
1. Letter of intent
A letter explaining who you are and why you want to join our group. For example: What kind of things are you interested in doing with the space? How do you see yourself contributing to the collective beyond programming exhibitions?
2. Images of your work
10-20 jpegs, 1024x768, 72 dpi. Please label numerically, for example, 01_Rodrigue.jpg
3. Image list
List of images with titles, media, size, and date.
4. Resume
Please include your contact information, address, and phone number.
5. Three professional references
Name, position/relation to the applicant, email, and phone number.
Questions? Please send us an email, or stop by at 4100 St. Claude Avenue during gallery hours, 12-5pm Saturdays and Sundays.


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Virginia Tech Hokies
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Successful bread making
Oven and Temp Chart
Simply No Knead Breadmaking. You will find our method the
way of making superb homemade bread with just 6 minutes work and best of all NO KNEADING, of course if you are using a bread machine there will be even less for you to do. When you make your own bread not only do you know what is in it, the flavour and texture is far superior to anything you can buy. Simply No Knead Breadmaking products have been used and tested since 1980 and the quality and freshness is unsurpassed. Using the correct ingredients makes all the difference both in flavour and nutrition. At Simply No Knead we have dedicated ourselves to bringing you the very best ingredients for your breadmaking, so, whether you use our bread flours, mixes, yeast or improvers you will love the results, remember, your bread can only be as good as the raw materials you use.
When adding the liquid always add 3/4 of it first, mix thoroughly and the add the remaining water by adding half the amount that is left in the jug, mix the dough again and add half the remaining water, continue to do this until the dough is moist but stiff.
To achieve the correct water temperature, measure out 300 ml of cold water and 200 ml of boiling water. This will give you the correct water temperature for making bread by hand.
If you accidentally leave out the yeast or your dough does not rise, then just mix up the correct amount of yeast with 1/4 cup of flour, add enough water to make it into a pourable paste then pour it on top of the dough, mix thoroughly, cover with pastic wrap and leave to rise.
To speed up the rising of your dough, fill your sink one third full with hand hot water and place the bowl of dough in the water, this will help the rising dramatically. When you have placed the dough in the tins, they may also be placed in hand hot water to rise a couple of inches of water is perfect.
If you accidentally leave out the oil, don't try to add it later, just forget about it. You bread will taste the same but will not keep quite as long.
If you have mixed the dough and you have to go out, place the bowl of dough into the refrigerator, this will hold back the rising for 2 to 3 hours. It is possible to turn out the risen dough, consolidate into a ball as per step 3 in the BASIC recipe, return to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and leave to double in size again. (You may repeat this step several times without harming the dough.)
When adding Mixed grain or any other grains, begin with 1/2 cup then proceed to larger amounts as you desire. Not everyone can tolerate large quantities so wait and see how it affects you and your family before increasing.
If you want your bread to look shiny or glossy and golden brown, glaze it with an egg glaze, consisting of 1 egg beaten together with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush this glaze on instead of straying with water.
If you already have some bread tins but are not sure of the size, then weigh them on some metric scales. The first number that appears on the scales denotes the size, eg. If your tin weighs 730 gms, then it is classified as a 700 gm tin, if the scales read 745 gms or 710 gms or anything beginning with a 7, it is still a 700 gm tin.
1 metric cup of flour equals 150 gms.
Electric Oven
Bread should be placed in the middle of the oven at 220°C
Fan Forced Oven
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Gas Ovens
Bread should be placed on second bottom shelf at 215-220°C
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What happens when you're stuck in a creative rut — you want to write more, and sell more — but your current writing jobs bore you to tears? You'd love to give up your boring gigs, and look for better clients, but you have an excellent excuse: you need the money.
Or maybe you've had some minor success in your self-publishing venture, but any real, sustainable quit-your-day-job-type success seems further away than it's ever been. Your excuse? It could be anything: Amazon's latest changes; or you're spending too much money on ads; or your genre is overcrowded with spam ebooks…
You need inspiration. Read on. 🙂
The "write more" trick: get inspired, then write what excites you
I'm sure that I frustrate my students, because these tales of misery and similar challenges get this answer: write more. Not what you're writing now; write new stuff. Stuff that scares you and excites you.
You need to get inspired.
Creative guru Julia Cameron hits the mark when she talks about filling the well:
As artists we must learn to be self-nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them — to restock the trout pond, so to speak. I call this process filling the well.
Take a moment to ask yourself: what am I most excited to write today?
If the answer to that is nothing, it's all BLAH, you need to fill your creative well. In other words, do things which excite you. Learn new things. Meet new people. Renew yourself — take a little vacation if you haven't had one in the past 12 months.
Writers spin words out of themselves, out of their inspiration, curiosity and imagination. When those creative attributes run low, you're bored with your writing, and your low-energy state comes across in your words.
Try these tips.
1. Find your inspiration: you can't do without it
Inspiration is where you find it. Only you know what inspires YOU.
As Julia Cameron points out, writers need to maintain their creative inspiration. Your well WILL run dry. I've burned out a couple of times; it's not fun.
Find inspiration daily. That may be as simple as listening to music, or driving somewhere new and trying something new.
2. Get inspired and sell, every day
If you're selling your writing services to make money, you need great clients. If you're a self-publisher, you need readers. Readers and great clients need to know that you exist. So draw on your inspiration, and sell whatever it is you have to sell.
When you're in a creative rut, you stop seeing possibilities and opportunities. You stop promoting your writing, and if you're self-publishing, you stop promoting your books.
That's a mistake. Get a marketing habit. I'm fond of saying "ten minutes a day" to writers who tell me that they hate marketing. You hate it because you're not doing enough of it, and aren't trying new things.
Listen up. YOU are you. Sad to say, most of us have our creative energy slapped out of us in school. We stop asking questions — most importantly, we stop asking ourselves questions, and listening to ourselves.
3. Stop charging low writing fees and STOP with the "freebies" (please!)
Chances are good that you're not charging enough for your writing services. Or for your books, for that matter.
We talked about the tyranny of "free." Stop with the freebies, already. Just this past week, a writer asked me how many free ebooks he needed to make a living writing. Huh…??? He couldn't see the disconnect between free and selling. We had a long chat about self-confidence, value, and copywriting to convey that value. Basically it boiled down to understanding the marketplace — and confidence, above all.
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In Rachel May's courses, students don't just learn about writers' work, they meet writers.
Over the past few years as a graduate student instructor in URI's Department of English, May has arranged to have her literature and creative writing students speak with Jody Lisberger about her short stories; with Kristin Prevallet, David McGlynn, and Nancy Caronia about their nonfiction; and with M. NourbeSe Philip about her poetry.
This pedagogical practice brings her students in touch with writers, a choice that is important to her because, she says, students "don't always see writers as real people and then when they speak with the writer they have a new perception of the work and what it means to be a writer. This is a regular person who wrote that book and that could be them."
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The Chargers (2-2) host the Steelers (2-2) center stage on Monday Night Football.
This week it is welcome back Antonio Gates, congrats to Phillip Rivers, the AFC Offensive Player of the Week, Chargers locker room sound, inside the lions den, and what it means to play on Monday Night.
Another heat wave is here as the Chargers host yet another hot game. Vets will tell rookies it's just a Sunday game on Monday, but the truth is every eye is on you. A chance for family, friends and the nation to watch, essentially every football fan will be watching! Prime time, the lights, national television along with the ESPN broadcast crew, Mike Tirico and John Gruden in the booth, hopefully John won't be playing catch with fish, perhaps he ran into Barrack Obama on the golf course or enjoyed the beach where the temperatures have reached to the upward 90's in the last few days.
Yes, Monday Night Football is big!
Tonight will mark the 29th time the Chargers and Steelers meet in the regular season spanning from 1971 and the third Monday Night Football game. The last time these to met in the regular season San Diego took the W 34-24 at Heinz Field December 9, 2012.
After speaking with Antonio Gates I was heart warmed to hear his response to his first MNF, it wasn't his first, but it was Phillip Rivers first, attesting to the closeness of this group. Antonio's next touchdown catch will be his 100 and possibly could come tonight on his first game back for the season.
Antonio Gates on his first MNF,
"I remember Phillip's first one, I don't remember my first one, I remember Phillips, when he first came, against the Oakland Raiders. He threw me a touchdown and we talk about this one, this is the one I remember and this is the one that sticks in my mind. He threw me a touchdown and he was like, "one of many" and at the time it was like whatever, he hadn't thrown me the ball the whole game. Come to find out how many touchdowns later and I just remember him saying it to me and he was all excited."
Random tidbits you may not know, Malcolm Floyd's first MNF was almost 11 years ago to the day vs. the Pittsburg Steelers on October 10th at Qualcomm, where the Steelers edged over the Chargers 24-22.
Playing on Monday Night Football, whether it's the first or most memorable, I spoke with Antonio Gates, Keenan Allen, Malcom Floyd, Cordarrow Law, Tyreek Burwell, Jimmie Wilson, Jason Verrett, Javonte Herndon and Michael Ola. Ambient locker room emotion is present and even Joe Barksdale is captured chirping in. Enjoy, it's raw!
After leaving camp I had an even more in depth perspective of the closeness this group does have, the "Lions Den" where all the offensive linemen congregate demonstrated to me how these players have been able to fill in and protect their quarterback, through injuries and other sorts of adversity. It was loud, teasing and passionate the perfect recipe for any group of successful linemen. This resonates as well throughout the locker room with each positions group and is quite visible even at first glances as you see them all grouped together talking and joking amongst themselves.
The Game
Gruden: Blitzing Philip Rivers is risky proposition for Steelers
Blitzing is a big part of the Steelers' defensive makeup, but Chargers QB Philip Rivers' quick release — and smarts — can make Pittsburgh pay – John Gruden.
Antonio Gates also creates a threat to Pittsburg, whether as a decoy or not, the Steelers defense struggles with tight ends. Chargers will have their handsful keeping the leader of this team Philip Rivers upright; pass protection and opening creases for Woodhead, Gordon and Oliver in the run.
Although Pittsburg has a 42-24 record on MNF, Steelers will be without Ben Rothlisberger for the second week and with thirty-five year old Michael Vick in, but don't dismiss the fact that Todd Haley will have eleven days of prep and tweaking.
When Steelers QB Mike Vick was a rookie, Chargers OLB Jerry Attaochu was 8. LB Manti Te'o was 10. LBs Donald Butler, Melvin Ingram were 12.
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The Chargers secondary will have some work this evening containing Antonio Brown and the line with halting Le'Veon Bell and D'Angelo Williams (I always think of "smash and dash").
Both teams will duke it out to stay afloat in their respective divisions, should be a fantastic game, Chargers find a way to win in this unseasonably hot October in San Diego.
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Dental care at our Perlan Specialist Dental Centre - Part of Bupa
Perlan Specialist Dental Centre - Part of Bupa is a specialist referral centre for dental implants and prosthodontics - special expertise in dental implants, crowns, bridges, dentures, partial dentures, major reconstruction, traumatic injuries, oral cancer reconstruction, complete oral rehabilitation and complex care management, to periodontal diagnosis, treatment and management and endodontics – root canal therapy.
Our centre includes digital radiography and digital imaging. Our radiography department has Digital Panoramic Tomography (DPT) and Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography units, the latter providing high-quality 3-dimensional imaging with a radiation dose significantly reduced compared to medical CT.
If you're a dentist looking to refer a patient for specific treatment, we will only treat patients for the issue they have been referred to us for. In the event that further treatment is required, this will not be discussed with the patient or undertaken until we have first spoken with you – the referring dentist. Rest assured, your patient will always return to you for their ongoing treatment.
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Each member of our team is here to make sure your visit is as pleasant as possible, while delivering excellent standards of dental care. If you have any questions before or after your treatment, our team will be more than happy to discuss them with you.
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Dr Akit Patel
Reg number: 81165
Education: BDS MFDS RCS MClinDent (Pros) MRD RCS
Akit Patel graduated from Guy's Dental Institute in 2002. He then worked in general practice, following which he spent two years in hospital receiving training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, general medicine and dental specialties.
Whilst in private practice, Akit completed the no.1 rated UK Prosthodontics specialist training programme at UCL Eastman Dental Hospital and Institute in London. He received his Masters degree in clinical dentistry in fixed and removable prosthodontics with distinction and an award for clinical and academic excellence in 2009.
He is an experienced prosthodontist, focussing on more complex dental treatments including dental implants. He is a registered specialist in prosthodontics with the General Dental Council. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) and of the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He also works at the Eastman Dental Institute as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, where he teaches on the Restorative Dentistry graduate courses.
Akit provides specialist restorative care with special interests in preventive and minimal intervention dentistry, crown & bridgework, denture, implant and cosmetic rehabilitation i.e. to rebuild damaged teeth and replace missing teeth to proper function with a natural appearance.
Dr Michael Heffernan
Reg number: 66168
Education: BDS MS
Michael Heffernan qualified from Guy's Hospital in 1990. He subsequently spent two years in hospital training in maxillofacial surgery and went on to work in private general practice in London. In 1997 Michael enrolled in a three-year full-time Masters degree program at the University of Iowa (USA) in fixed, removable and implant retained prosthodontics. He performed valuable research into the Translucency of All-Ceramic Systems for which he won the prestigious John J. Sharry Prosthodontics Research Prize from the American College of Prosthodontists (2001). He was then awarded a scholarship at the University of Florida in a dedicated implant fellowship provided by the International Team of Oral Implantology (ITI). Michael returned to the UK in 2002 and joined Perlan (part of Bupa) in 2007. He is a GDC registered as a specialist prosthodontist, a Fellow of International Team for Implantology (ITI), a member of the Association of Osseointegration, and a member of the British Dental Association. Michael lectures regularly on implant dentistry and is also actively involved in research with the Straumann Dental Implant system.
Dr Simon Cunnington
Reg number: 54443
Education: BDS LDS RCS MS
Simon received his endodontics specialty training in America and was the first European Endodontist to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, one of the highest qualifications achievable in the sphere of endodontics. He was extremely fortunate to have his training supervised by Dr Edward Osetek, who was recognised as one of the foremost endodontic educators in America. He maintains his connection through the American Association of Endodontists, as well as the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics. Having returned to the UK he spent over a decade in postgraduate training at the Eastman Dental Institute before concentrating his efforts in his own specialist practice. Simon has always been a strong advocate of the specialty and has served time on both the British Endodontic Society as well as the European Society of Endodontology and is still involved on the ESE specialist training subcommittee. He has been a representative on the advisory committee of the Royal College and continues to support the specialty in every way.
Riccardo Zambon
Reg number: 179196
Education: DDS MClinDent (Perio)
Riccardo graduated from the University of Milan, Italy, in 2006.
He worked at the University of Milan teaching undergraduate students and in general practice, before he moved to the UK in 2007. He was selected for the three-year full time programme in periodontology and implant dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute (London) and obtained his MClinDent in Pperiodontology (2010, with distinction) together with a certificate in periodontology from the European Federation of Periodontology.
Riccardo is currently teaching periodontology and implant dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute (University College of London). He mentors postgraduate students preparing for their masters degree and those on the specialist training programme in periodontology.
He is a Clinical Research Associate at the same institution. He has an active research portfolio focusing on the treatment of gum disease in patient with systemic conditions and diseases, dental implants and bone regeneration. He has published several scientific papers in both national and international journals.
Riccardo has wide experience in periodontal treatment, including non-surgical and surgical treatment of periodontal diseases including conventional and regenerative periodontal surgery, periodontal plastic/aesthetic surgery, alveolar bone augmentation procedures and dental implants.
He is a member of the British Society of Periodontology (BSP), the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the International Team for Implantology (ITI).
Stephen Barter
Reg number: 60311
Education: BDS MSurgDent RCS
Stephen qualified in 1985 from Guys Hospital, London. He underwent a period of postgraduate oral surgery and orthodontic training and is a GDC registered specialist in oral surgery. Stephen has been established in Eastbourne for over 20 years and established Perlan Specialist Dental Centre (part of Bupa) in 2007. Stephen's career advancement and experience in complex case management has been achieved through worldwide study, including advanced training at the Straumann Clinic, University of Bern. Stephen has been a mentor for the Straumann Dental Implant System for many years, teaching on seminars and courses. He is an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Periodontology at the Eastman Dental Institute in London. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; a Fellow of the Straumann Clinic, University of Berne, Switzerland and a member of the Association of Dental Implantology. He is also a member of the British Association of Oral Surgeons; and a member of the European Association of Osseointegration and a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI).
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Just a quick something for the small-minded haters.
When someone says, "Merry Christmas," they're not trying to convert your stupid ass or insult you. It's not an invitation to a debate or a challenge of your morals or beliefs. You need to get that through your head right now.
While the United States is not a Christian nation, a lot of the people in it are, or have been raised with or near Christian traditions. You should try to come to terms with that, too. This also includes having been raised with the idea of celebrating Christmas. It's this thing Christians do every year—it really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone by now—where they celebrate the birth of some guy called Jesus. (It's pronounced "G-zus," not "hey, Zeus." One is the Christmas guy, the other is Hispanic.)
And no, we're not going to deflect over to another point about whether the date of Big J's birth is off or whether the pagans did it first or whatever. That has nothing to do with the topic at hand, so if you wanted to say something along those lines, now would be a good time to swallow it.
Now, those wacky Christians have a habit of greeting each other with the phrase, "Merry Christmas." Properly-raised people have developed the custom of greeting each other, as well, but Christians have a thing about wishing other people to have an especially happy time around Christmas. They're odd like that.
Note the wording I used. They greet people. They don't force something on you or order you to partake of it. Greeting someone is simply a way of acknowledging someone's presence, usually with a pleasantry like "good morning." They offer this in a friendly way in the hopes that you have a good morning or a merry Christmas.
They also *wish* you these things. Not "I wish you'd worship like I do," but "I hope that you are granted this thing that I want you to have." It's an expression of a desire that you receive something positive. You see the distinction, hopefully. They wish you to have a pleasant day. They don't demand or decree that you enjoy your day under penalty of eternal damnation.
That's what's going on here. They are offering you a greeting with the hopes that you actually will enjoy your Christmas. That's all.
So you don't celebrate Christmas? Whoopty-fucking-doo. Neither do I. I'm agnostic. So what? When someone says "Merry Christmas" to you, you are not invited or entitled to go on some prolonged, pronounced rampage of righteous assholery. You are not being attacked or insulted. Someone is trying to be nice to you and is doing it in the manner they are most familiar with. It's a "default mode" thing.
Should you be one of those who does not celebrate Christmas and you encounter one of those "Merry Christmas" types, here's all you need to do. Acknowledge them with a "thank you" and return the favor with a simple, "And to you, too." See? It's that easy, and you don't have to sully your lips with any religious phrases or metaphors. The same goes for someone saying "Happy Hannukah" or "Merry Kwanzaa" or even "good morning." It's the same damn intention all around regardless of phrasing.
Long story short: someone is trying to be nice to your ungrateful ass. Swallow your attitude and return the fucking favor. Rather than lament that someone mentioned something God-related in your delicate presence, you should instead be cognizant and appreciative of the fact that someone took the time out of their life to acknowledge your presence, deem you worthy of a common courtesy, then extend you that courtesy and a kind thought. Someone gave a shit about you. What kind of dick do you have to be to turn around and get pissed off about that?


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Some of the videos are setup with Wimpy WASP for the player, others using the JW FLV player.
The symptoms are inconsistent, e.g.- one machine can see them with FireFox but not with MS-IE, another machine both players work fine in both browsers, another, MS-IE works but not FF...
When I tested them last week, they worked for me in both FireFox and MS-IE... today I can't get the Wimpy WASP player to load in MS-IE 7, (but can load on one of my machines with MS-IE 6).. last week they worked fine in both.
I'm thinking it may be tied to an update either from Windows Automatic Updates, or from an Adobe Flash update...
Just wondering if anyone is seeing any problems with Javascript controlled .SWF/.FLV video players this week.
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Re: "Wimpy"... I started out using the Wimpy Button to play some audio clips a couple years ago, then started using WASP, and tried to implement RAVE, (Plano Software / WIMPY products for hosting and displaying Flash video on your own site without needing to go through Youtube or other public video hosting server). Plano has made the WIMPY line of products so difficult to work with they offer no support at all unless you use their configurator -- basically telling customers they CAN NOT edit HTML, Javascript or other code used with the software). It's another case of a good simple tool that the developers "over-developed" to the point of being unusable).
The JW FLV player is great... simple, it just works, and if you need to tweak it, you can open the code with a text editor,change some of the vars and be on your way.
I like the JW FLV player better.. the default settings work fine for our needs, and I find their default skin and controls cleaner looking.
I am curious as to how long it takes to get a response from Wimpy Support regarding this issue.
Have you requested support? The only way I know to contact them is via the support form at:
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A flat tax is simple, letting people understand their obligations. It is fairer, with low earners paying nothing and the rich paying their due. And it unleashes all the talent and enterprise being held back by a devious and complex system.
Because the flat tax is paid on all income above that threshold, the rate can be very low. It ranges between 13% and 33%. The low rate encourages payment. There are no tax loopholes, nor the need for them, given the low rate. Instead of paying accountants to shelter income and move it offshore, people find it cheaper just to pay the tax. And a low rate makes it more worthwhile to earn more, which brings economic expansion.
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