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Transylvaniatrăn˝sĭlvā´nyə [key], Rom. Transilvania or Ardeal, Hung. Erdély, Ger. Siebenbürgen, historic region and province (21,292 sq mi/55,146 sq km), central Romania. A high plateau, Transylvania is separated in the S from Walachia by the Transylvanian Alps and in the E from Moldavia and Bukovina by the Carpathian Mts. (of which the Transylvanian Alps are a continuation). In the north and west Transylvania borders on Crişana-Maramureş and in the SW on the Banat. The Transylvanian plateau, 1,000 to 1,600 ft (305–488 m) high, is drained by the Mureşul River and other tributaries of the Danube. Cluj-Napoca is the chief city; other major urban centers are Braşov, Sibiu, and Tîrgu-Mureş.
Economically and culturally one of the most advanced regions of Romania, Transylvania is rich in mineral resources, notably lignite, iron, lead, manganese, gold, copper, natural gas, salt, and sulfur. There are large iron and steel, chemical, and textile industries. Stock raising, agriculture, wine production, and fruit growing are important occupations. Timber is another valuable resource. A sizable Hungarian minority, as well as Romani (Gypsies) and Germans, live in Transylvania.
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Nawar Naji, a broker with Verico The Mortgage Wellness Group, lays out the case for a 10-year fixed rate mortgage. As this episode of Investor Insight reveals, those mortgages aren't necessarily for everyone, but can go a long way in benefiting buy-and-hold property investors. Flippers, beware, though.
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Nawar Naji, Mortgage Broker, VERICO The Mortgage Wellness Group
Nawar Naji: In my opinion a real estate investor is a business owner and as a business owner, you want to take a long term approach to your business. So couple of things you have to consider is, fixing your cost over a long term and the second point is how to maximise your revenue. Based on where we are today with interest rates, I think it's a great opportunity to take advantage of today's below 4% 10 year term to fix your cost and protect the business owner from rising interest rates.
Because looking at data historically, the interest rate should normalise around 5 ½ to 6% and when I sit down with my clients to do a cash flow analysis, we always stress test their property at 6%. If it [cash holds] at 6, then there is definitely an opportunity to invest in that property.
So again going back having a mortgage for a 10 year period below 4% is a great way to protect the business owner from rising costs through the interest rates and to focus on maximising their revenue.
The 10 year is not a one size fits all. So it is critical to sit down upfront with the real estate investor and understand their long term goal. If they are planning to hold on to the property for 10 years or somewhere around that time frame, then it is an option. However, if they are planning to liquidate the property earlier than that, then this might not be a good option for them. Having said that, there are a few features built into the product to minimise the penalty. One is the product is portable.
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There's a school of magic that appears in Windemere, which I'm going to try to touch on without giving a certain spoiler. Hopefully people in the comments do the same. It's one of the few secrets I've managed to keep and I get the feeling that simply saying this is opening the door for trouble. Anyway, here we go.
Now there have been two schools of magic that I've mentioned. One is arcane like Nyx and Sari who used their internal to cast spells. The other is holy like Aedyn Karwyn who gets his casting power from his god. Both of these have clear sources and are relatively easy for a character to get involved in. The training is either learning at a school or learning at a temple. One could say that necrocasters are a third school since they are arcane, but use the energy of others. Good point and that would put the following as a bridge between them and the straight arcane.
Spirit Channellers
These are characters that use the energy of the dead for various purposes, but it's not intrusive and evil like necrocasters. There is an understanding and partnership between the character and the spirit. Much like the priest, a spirit channeller ask for permission to use the source. Yet they are incredibly limited compared to the other schools of magic because they don't alter the ghost energy. Unless it's a special circumstance, the willing spirit remains intact or the alterations are temporary. For example, channelling the spirit of a fallen warrior to possess you in battle keeps the spirit intact while granting you special abilities.
Another word that gets used in fantasy for these characters is 'shaman', which makes one think of speaking to the dead. This is a common source of information in fantasy quests, commonly in the form of an old man or woman wearing animal hides. Yet, there are other types that are scattered about fiction. Aside from the example above, there are those who merge with animal spirits to gain their abilities and others that travel directly the afterlife to do their work. It's really down to whatever the author wants to do with the area and how they explain yet.
Now in Windemere, spirit channellers come either work with any spirit for simple stuff or have specific ones that they always call on. Some might even share a body with their partner, which brings an interesting dynamic into the story. If you do this then you need to bring personalty to the spirit because it counts as another character. Even without a body, they can have attitude and verbal tics along with the 'host' having sensations of what they will do. Find ways to do conversations between them, which can include waking visions, mental lines, and dreams. This also can lead to interesting powers like taking the form of the spirit, which takes over as the primary character. There are also rules like how close they're bonded or if there are any side-effects like drowsiness, insomnia, intense hunger, and other things that can denote a change in life energy.
Again, it will depend a lot on the world that the author has created. Specifically, the afterlife and if there is the concept of spirits. There doesn't have to be too much detail and you can even use the spirit channeller to introduce the concepts. A problem comes about if this character appears after time is put in to disprove the existence of spirits and living things just die and that's it. One has to wonder where the power comes from if that's what has been established. To be fair, that could be part of a storyline where the world gets overthrown. So it is fairly easy to slip a character like this into a story. I guess it wouldn't work if you put them in a realistic story like a modern cop drama.
Finally, never be afraid to do some backlash with these characters. The spirits can turn on the channeller if something happens to upset them or a stronger host comes around. I already mentioned physical issues, but you can go with mental problems arising too like hallucinations. Maybe a slash to the shaman's life-force. My point here is that working with spirits differs from other schools of magic in that the source is sentient. The internal power of Nyx has no will of its own, so it wouldn't have a backlash like a spirit. So it's smart to consider the downside to these things. Like maybe the shaman loses control and becomes a monster, which has to be put down.


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A History of Terex Corporation
Terex Corporation is focused on its mission of providing solutions to our Machinery and Industrial Product customers that yield superior productivity and return on investment. Terex has continued its evolution in recent years, primarily through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, designed to enhance the product offering, improve geographic coverage and deliver value to Terex customers, shareholders and team members.
The history of Terex is not a simple one. This is the history that led to the name "Terex" and the evolution that followed. However, there is an equally rich history to many of the "historic" names that Terex acquired in recent years. This document is intended to cover the highlights.
In 1933, the Euclid Company was founded by the Armington brothers. Its success designing and building haul trucks later attracted the attention of General Motors, which purchased Euclid in 1953. GM's "Euclid Division" developed and sold large equipment including over half the nation's off-highway dump trucks.
The dominant performance of Euclid had a negative consequence, however, when the US Department of Justice brought an antitrust suit against GM, forcing it to stop manufacturing and selling off-highway trucks in the US for four years, and to divest parts of its Euclid business and the Euclid brand name.
GM coined the "Terex" name in 1970 from the Latin words "terra" (earth) and "rex" (king) for its construction equipment products and trucks not covered by the ruling. The remaining parts of the new Terex business produced crawlers, front-end loaders, and scrapers.
Golfer Jack Nicklaus Hitting Shots from a 'Tee' on a Terex TS-24 Overhung Scraper
Throughout its maturation, GM's Terex Division created some of the industry's most notable heavy construction equipment, including the world's first off-road hauler (1Z Trac-Truk), the world's first twin-powered dozer (TC-12) and the world's largest truck, the Terex 33-19 "Titan," produced in the 1970s.
The single Titan prototype produced was in service until 1990 and is now on display in Sparwood, British Columbia, near the mine it served. It remains the world's largest truck by dimensions, but not by carrying capacity (370 tons).
The recession of the early 1980s took its toll on Terex, and General Motors sold Terex to IBH Holdings, a company owned by German businessman, Dieter Esch, in 1981.
IBH Holdings collapsed in a global recession and declared bankruptcy in 1983. Ownership of Terex reverted back to General Motors, who organized it as:
- Terex Equipment Limited (TEL), a manufacturing subsidy located in Scotland
- Terex USA, a distributor for Terex products in the Western Hemisphere and a manufacturer of equipment and parts at its factory in Hudson, Ohio.
In 1986, Northwest Engineering, a company purchased by American entrepreneur Randolph Lenz in the early 1980's, acquired Terex USA out of bankruptcy. At the time, Northwest Engineering was headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
When Northwest Engineering bought Terex USA in 1986, the agreement included an option to purchase Terex Equipment Limited. Northwest Engineering exercised that option in 1987. During that same year, Lenz expanded the company's manufacturing footprint into Scotland. The next year, the name of the company was changed to Terex Corporation.
During the remainder of the decade, Terex made a number of acquisitions, including Koehring cranes and excavators (1987), Unit Rig (1988), and Fruehauf Trailer (1989). The Fruehauf acquisition alone resulted in Terex nearly tripling in size.
In 1991, Terex was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In the early 1990s, Terex took a series of steps to improve its financial picture, including spinning off Fruehauf as a separate public company.
Woody Baldus, CEO, passed away in the fall of 1991. Randolph Lenz assumed the title of Chairman and CEO. This led to the recruitment of Ron DeFeo in May 1992.
Ron DeFeo joined Terex as President of the Company's then - Heavy Equipment Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In 1993, Terex corporate offices were relocated to Westport Connecticut. Then, in October 1993, Ron DeFeo was appointed President and COO of Terex and a member of the Terex Board of Directors.
Facing a recessionary environment, DeFeo began an aggressive operational and financial restructuring of Terex that included raising additional capital, selling assets, and restructuring operations. Among the actions taken by Terex was a focused effort on turning around Clark Material Handling and the sale of its Fruehauf stock in the private market for $28 million.
Terex acquired PPM in 1995 and combined it with Koehring (now called Waverly), solidifying Terex as a leading manufacturer and distributor of cranes.
Randolph Lenz retired from Terex in 1995 and Ron DeFeo became CEO of the Corporation.
In 1996, Terex turns a corner by profitably selling Clark Material Handling, a high-cost maker of forklifts, allowing Terex to refinance debt and acquire more profitable companies.
In 1998, Terex grew its mining business with the acquisitions of Payhauler and O&K Mining. The crane offering also grew dramatically with the acquisitions of American Crane, TerexLift, Peiner and Gru Comedil.
Ron DeFeo is named Chairman of the Board of Terex Corporation.
Over the remainder of the decade, Terex made important acquisitions including Powerscreen which was acquired in 1999.
In 1999, Terex became a leader in the crushing and screening industry with the acquisitions of Cedarapids, Re-Tech, Powerscreen and Finlay.
In 2000, Terex moved into the Compact Equipment category with the acquisition of Fermec, a UK manufacturer of tractor loader backhoes.
In 2001, Terex established the Roadbuilding business with the acquisitions of Jaques (crushing and screening), CMI (road building) and Bid-Well. The Atlas acquisition is also completed this year.
2002 was a significant year for Terex as it acquired several companies -- some large, some small.
- Demag Mobile Cranes (manufacturer of telescopic and lattice boom cranes) fills out the Terex Cranes product offering and makes Terex a leading crane company
- Terex acquires Genie -- a leading manufacturer of Aerial Work Platforms
- The Genie acquisition was also significant because it introduced Terex to the Toyota Production System management philosophy. Genie had incorporated aspects of this philosophy into its business operations with great success. Terex realized the opportunity to apply these practices to all its business. This led to the establishment of the Terex Business System, or TBS.
- The acquisitions of German manufacturers Schaeff and Fuchs enhanced the European construction business.
- Advance Mixer puts Terex in the concrete mixer business
- Finally, the acquisitions of Pacific Utility and EPAC provide company-owned distribution for Terex Utilities
In 2003, Terex acquired a controlling interest in TATRA, manufacturer of on/off-road heavy-duty vehicles for commercial and military applications.
In this same year, Terex expanded its company-owned Terex Utilities distribution with the acquisition of Commercial Body and Combatel.
Terex enjoyed success in 2006 and 2007, with growth in developing markets doubling.
In 2007, Terex was ranked as the Number 4 best performing company on the 2007 Barron's 500 survey and #314 on the Fortune 500 list.
Tatra was divested during that year.
In early 2008, Terex acquired ASV, a producer of compact track loaders. The corporation's set of six core values – The Terex Way – was officially introduced in 2008 at the annual global leadership conference.
The global recession of 2008 hit Terex hard, with many markets seeing declines. Terex placed an increased focus on cash management and managing inventory levels during these uncertain times.
In 2009, Terex acquired the port equipment businesses of Fantuzzi and Noell – now part of the Cranes segment.
In 2006, Terex restated certain of its financial statements for the years 2000-2004. This led to an investigation of Terex's accounting by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC investigation was resolved by Terex entering into a settlement with the SEC in August 2009 that required Terex to pay a civil penalty of $8 million and enjoins Terex from committing or aiding and abetting any future violations of the U.S. securities laws.
Terex forms a global R&D center in India.
In 2010, Terex divested its Mining business by selling it to Bucyrus International, Inc. Terex also divested its Atlas business. Terex increases its Chinese market presence in this same year with 65% control of Shandong Topower Heavy Machinery Corporation, maker of lattice boom cranes, and enters into a joint venture with NFLG to manufacture crushers and screens for aggregates.
As Terex continues to expand its reach in the developing markets, a Terex India Leadership Team is formed to act as a decision-making body for issues having India-wide Implications. New leadership also takes the reins in Terex Latin America.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official grand opening of the new Changzhou, China manufacturing facility, located in Shanghai. The new facility will serve as the product development, parts distribution and service center for the AWP segment in China.
Terex Construction skid steer loaders are named a Contractors' "Top Products of 2011" by Equipment Today magazine.
GAZ Group and Terex Corporation enter into agreement to form a joint venture company for the manufacture, marketing and sale of construction and road building equipment in Russia, and the distribution of certain products manufactured by Terex and exported into Russia. The venture will also sell certain construction and road building products of GAZ Group for export.
Terex is named one of the top companies for minority workers by Minority Engineer Magazine.
A new Terex Bangalore, India office was officially inaugurated, designed to house corporate team members, representatives from all business segments, Terex Financial Services and Global Sourcing.
In August 2011, Terex completed the purchase of 82% of the shares of Demag Cranes AG, adding a new business segment – Material Handling & Port Solutions – to Terex with world-class products in industrial cranes and hoists, port technology and services.
In April 2012, the Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement (DPLA) between Terex and Demag Cranes became effective, paving the way for Terex to fully integrate Demag Cranes as a fifth segment of Terex Corporation.
Today, Terex enjoys a well-balanced global business, with team members located throughout the world, supporting the needs of our worldwide customer base.


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Milla Jovovich is back and kicking ass as Alice, along with a few old friends like Claire Redfield (Ali Larter), the K-Mart girl, a few Alice clones and the big bad Umbrella Corp villain Albert Wesker. Check out the action.
So clearly the new sunglass-sporting baddie is Albert Wesker. Fans of the video game will remember this massive character and fans of the last movie will remember Wesker from his brief, hologram appearance. In which Alice told him she was going after him, with her new clone army. In the film you see the first side-by-side Alice show down. But where did the rest of them go? To clean up the countryside maybe? Also this trailer seems to address what happened to the "lets go to Alaska" plan. The coats, lakes and landed helicopter seems to suggest they went there, and left. But why? Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Here's the official synopsis:
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
Resident Evil: Afterlife is set to hit theaters September 10, 2010.


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The Society owns an extensive library of CDs and books relating to Gilbert and Sullivan and other light opera. This library is available to members and some items can be borrowed. Contact a member of the committee for further information or visit the Scenery store in Blackburn on any Saturday.
The Bruce Doery Collection
Society has been very pleased to accept the late Bruce Doerys Gilbert
and Sullivan Collection. Bruce died in November 2007, and was a treasured
and honoured Life Member of the Society. His collection is made up of
books, records, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes, mini discs, photographs,
magazines and theatre programmes. The books, CDs and DVDs have been
catalogued by Robert Ray and Diana Burleigh, and lists can be viewed or
downloaded by clicking on the above links.
There are all the standard texts books on Gilbert and Sullivan, as well as very recent editions, including biographies of Evelyn Gardiner, Leonard Osborn and John Reed. The vinyl LPs and CDs contain almost the entire catalogue of G&S recordings, including such rarities as The Mountebanks and Ivanhoe. Similarly the DVDs include all the commercially available performances of G&S, including an enormous number of performances from the Buxton International G&S Festival, at which Bruce was a regular attendee from 2002.
There are rare photographs from the JCW G&S seasons, as well as magazines and periodicals from the London Gilbert & Sullivan Society, the Arthur Sullivan Society and the WS Gilbert Society. Also of interest are many programmes, especially from Bruce's recent theatre going.
Bruces wish was that the Collection be kept together, and made available to Society members. We are preparing the front room at the Blackburn store to take the collection, and making it into a resource and meeting room. Until we feel we can keep the collection in secure and safe order it is mainly housed at the home of Robert Ray. Members are invited to access the collection, and may borrow from it at no charge. Members may also use the meeting room for research during Saturdays. Borrowed items may be collected from the Store.


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Resources and Toolkits
Poison Playgrounds: CCA Risks and Alternatives, A Beyond Pesticides Resource Kit
Wood Preservatives State Legislation Kit
Victims of Wood Preservatives Tell Stories of Poisonings
Poison Playgrounds: CCA Risks and Alternatives A Beyond Pesticides Resource Kit
Arsenic has been in the news and it is widely known that exposure to this cancer causing agent is not good, especially for children. Arsenic is a component of chromated copper arsenate (CCA), a wood preserving pesticide that is registered for use by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and widely used in the manufacture of playground equipment. In February 2002, EPA announced that beginning January 2004 CCA-treated wood will no longer be manufactured for decks and patios, picnic tables, playground equipment, walkways/boardwalks, landscaping timbers, or fencing. However, CCA-treated wood can be sold off until supplies are exhausted and already existing residential CCA-treated structures may continue to be used.
Scientific studies prove that the three chemicals that make up CCA, namely arsenic, hexavalent chromium (chromium VI) and copper, are leaching out of CCA-treated wood into the soil around structures and onto the surface of the treated wood. Scientists have documented that children put their hands into everything including their mouths; but, of course, parents already know this. When you add all this together the outcome is clear --children's health is at risk because they are ingesting arsenic and chromium (VI) leaching from CCA-treated playground equipment.
This Resource Kit will give you the facts on CCA so that action can be taken in your community to protect children.
Wood Preservatives State Legislation Kit
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The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Department of Business and Public Administration is committed to practitioner-oriented instruction, flexible and convenient e-Learning, and offering courses relevant to students in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
In the MPA program you have the opportunity to:
- Learn from home. The UAS Master of Public Administration allows you access to a quality Master's program without leaving your community.
- Engage with a community of public administrators across Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Through the stable and supportive e-Learning environment, MPA students build relationships with peers and faculty lasting far beyond the semester and graduation.
- Change your job advancement possibilities. A Master of Public Administration degree prepares individuals with the professional skills desired in the public and non-profit sector.
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|"You could save her if you were in the Avatar State!"
|— Fong addressing Aang.[1]
General Fong was a powerful earthbender and a high-ranking officer in the Earth Kingdom Army. An aggressive strategist, he was well known for his unusual tactics.
Starting as an enlisted man over twenty-five years before meeting Team Avatar, Fong originally fought against the Fire Nation on the front lines where his "no fear" attitude won him high praises from his superiors. Fong worked his way up the ranks, eventually becoming an officer. He was different from the other officers, having a less formal education, but this set him apart and helped him on his path to becoming a general. Since General Fong started at such a low rank, the men under his command considered him one of their own and they were extremely loyal to him.[2]
In 100 AG, General Fong was given the responsibility of providing Aang and company an escort to the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu. Bent on stopping the Hundred Year War, during Aang's stay at his fortress, he informed Aang that if he could just trigger the Avatar State, he could defeat the Fire Lord and end the War immediately. After many failed attempts at triggering Aang's Avatar State, he decided that he would have to activate it using force by putting Aang in genuine danger. To this end, he directed his soldiers to attack the Avatar.
The soldiers' attack on Aang did not succeed in triggering the Avatar State, so Fong fooled Aang into believing he had killed Katara by burying her underground. This caused Aang to enter the Avatar State after all, much to his satisfaction but also his fear. Afterward, General Fong was knocked unconscious by Sokka after he stubbornly thought of more plans to trigger the Avatar State.[1]
After Team Avatar learned that the firebenders would be powerless on the Day of Black Sun and told the Earth King, the Council of Five decided that the invasion of the Fire Nation would be launched from Fong's fortress.[3] However, due to the fall of Ba Sing Se,[4] General Fong was not an active participant in the invasion on the Day of Black Sun. He did, however, send some of his available troops to assist the invasion force.[5]
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Book Two: Earth (土)
- 201. "The Avatar State"
- Fong was considered one of the most aggressive generals in the Earth Kingdom Army.[6]
- Fong was the only known general from the Earth Kingdom who was not in the Council of Five.
- Although Aang dismissed Fong's suggestion that he go into the Avatar State to defeat Fire Lord Ozai, it was only by doing so that Aang was able to defeat him.[7]


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Stage Two took the racers of the 2013 Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge presented by Orbea 126 kilometres through an increasingly remote area of Mongolia with 2440 metres of climbing. The route followed the Tuul River, traversing the majestic forests of the Zamt Hills and ended at Jalman Camp.
In the Men's race, the lead group of racers, including Cory Wallace (Kona), Mark Frendo (Oyu Tolgoi), Kysosuke Takei (Forza/Crankpunk), Jason Sager (Jamis), Altanzol Altansukh (Genco Tour Bureau), Antonio Ortiz (Selle SMP) and Pau Zamora (Buff-Niner) rode into the second refilling station together. Ortiz and Zamora got out of the station first and were able to hold a gap they created to take First and Second on the stage putting over two minutes into Wallace's GC lead. Mongolian rider, Altanzol Altansukh lead the chase group and was able to grab Third on the day.
In the Women's race appears to be taking its shape as the top four women repeated their positions from Stage One with Catherine Williamson (Bizhub-Energas) taking the Stage Win followed by Sonya Looney (Topeak Ergon), Erin Greene (Endura NZ)) and Jessica Douglas (Liv Giant) respectively.
Stage Three starts tomorrow from the banks of the Tuul River and runs 148 kilometres to Kavcir Ganga Camp.


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Arkansas Stones; Arkansas Stones are the classic natural sharpening stones. Arkansas Stones are graded by their hardness, the harder the stones the finer the stone. The most coarse we carry is the Soft Arkansas. The next finest is the Hard Arkansas. The finest Arkansas stones we carry are the Hard Black and the Hard Translucent Arkansas Stones.


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Alan Jackson is gearing up to hit the road in 2020. On Thursday (November 7) the country legend unveiled plans for a new year-long headlining tour kicking off after the new year in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jackson currently has 18 tour stops on the schedule. He'll play shows every month through April before taking a two month break and resuming in July. Included among the schedule dates are shows at Stagecoach in April and the Country Concert in Ft. Loramie, Ohio in July.
According to the 2020 tour press release, Jackson is expected to bring a variety of special guests out on the road with him, including artists who play his Lower Broadway honky-tonk, AJ's Good Time Bar. Stay tuned for further tour details to come.
Alan Jackson, 2020 Tour Dates:
Jan. 10 — Cincinnati, Ohio @ Heritage Bank Center
Jan. 11 — Columbia, S.C. @ Colonial Life Arena
Feb. 14 — Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena
Feb. 15 — New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Center
Feb. 21 — El Paso, Texas @ UTEP Don Haskins Center
Feb. 22 — Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena
March 26 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
March 27 — Springfield, Mo. @ JQH Arena
April 25 — Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena
April 26 — Indio, Calif. @ Stagecoach Festival
July 9 — Ft. Loramie, Ohio @ Country Concert
Aug. 7 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 14 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Aug. 15 — Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
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Church Impact (Convergence Leadership Project)
1: From Organized Religion to Organizing Religion
It Changed My Life (7:09)
Everything Must Change (part 1) (19:03)
Everything Must Change (part 2)
Organized or Organizing? (3:06)
One more thing
2. Church for the Planet (part 1)
Natural Favorites
Wild Geese & The Peace of Wild Things
Our Current Environmental Crisis
Three Steps Every Congregation can Take to Love the Planet
One More Thing
3. Church for the Planet (part 2)
Holding and Teaching a Planet-Friendly Ecology
What Your Church Can Do (19:55)
A Love the Planet Plan (30:11)
4. Church for the Poor (part 1)
A Story About a Half Truth (3:10)
The Poor Will Always Be With You (3:09)
Four Key Dimensions of Poverty
Christian Economic Engagement in American History
Poverty, Money, and Love
Poverty Isn't a Lack of Character
The Pitchforks are Coming
The Good and Bad News
The New Jim Crow
A Call to Action
Some Final Biblical Reflections
A Very Practical Question
5. Church for the Poor (part 2)
A Lesson from New Belgium Brewery
Two Goliaths of Poverty
Other Dimensions of Poverty Reduction
Church for the Poor Checklist (28:11)
The Checklist and Your Challenge
Laudato Si
God Bless the Poor
Think About It
6. Church for Peace & All People (part 1)
The Word Peace
What Makes for Peace?
Understanding Conflict and Peace
Unmasking the Myth of Redemptive Violence
Understanding the Roots of Racial, Religious, National Supremacy
The Need for a New Framing Story (25:18)
Gareth Higgins and the Seventh Story Framework (12:47)
A Biblical Reflection
Think About It
7. Church for Peace & All People (part 2)
Greetings, Convergence Leaders!
Churches for Peace (26:10)
What Church Can Do (11:42)
Checklist of Actions for Church for Peace & For All People (No Exceptions)
1. Preach, sing, and pray peace constantly
2. Teach what makes for peace, and train your people to bring these teachings to others
3. Build peace by building relationships
4. Study and Prepare to Engage in Nonviolent Resistance. (4:59)
5. Make your property a peace asset.
6. Focus on children and youth.
7. Vote and Participate in the Political Process for Peace.
8. Use the arts for peace. (16:42)
Think About It
8. A Multi-Faith Movement for Justice, Joy, and Peace
A Brief Conversation
If You're Feeling Overwhelmed
Two Songs
Imagine a Better Day
Great Progress Is Being Made
1. Hope in a Changing Climate
2. The Greening of Eritrea
3. Agriculture is a Big Deal
4. Progress
5. A Multi-faith Movement for Peace and Justice
An Assessment of Progressive Faith Movement in America
9. Praxis Completion Project
Explanation & Instructions (5:39)
Everything Must Change (part 1)
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- The year was 1876. The USA's elites had organized the celebration of the Amerikan Empire's Centennial Birthday through staging a gaudy World's Fair in Philadelphia. They had a lot to celebrate due to recently subduing some recalcitrant competing elites in the southern region, officially called the Civil War 1860-65. Yet, their 'hero' Lincoln died with a bullet to the head.
American elites also decided to appease the old, southern plantation owners through restoring their properties and allowing a permanent racially divided system, which made 'Dixiecrat' rule a lot easier. The US government declared that Reconstruction was officially over, referred to as the Compromise of 1876.
During the putrid election of 1876, a Republican party hack, by the name of Hayes, won the presidency. Not only did the Empire survive a civil war and have to weather a hotly divided society through regional conflict, the corrupt American electoral system allowed a legal coup d'état government. That was definitely something to celebrate.
During that same epoch, the US government initiated its final extermination campaigns against the free native nations that hunted and traveled in the west. Recent outbreaks of bovine diseases and droughts had liquidated the vast populations of both herded cattle and wild cattle in the west. For the cattle barons, the massive die outs of cows were simple profit losses. The great western landholders, or Anglo property pimps, forced their workers to stake out barbed wire fences across the great western valleys and lowlands. If they couldn't sell potential meat, then they could at least sell their 'private properties.' Meanwhile, a terrible economic depression had hit the country a few years earlier. The elites at that time referred to it as another 'economic downturn.'
Like rat infestations found in urban slums, government corruption, stock market manipulations, and growing monopolies in certain business sectors began to multiply. Last names such as Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Gould, and Morgan entered the American lexicon as curse words with ties to nefarious business practices. Poverty abounded and starvation was certain for some unfortunates in the working class. Most African-Americans either died in their youths as working class heroes, or they sold their dignity for some scrap food.
In 1877, the railroad owners, and other captains of industry with ties to the railroad monopolies, then implemented severe wage cuts against their workers. But the workers counterattacked across the United States. Workers' syndicates, or 'unions,' called for a nationwide strike to shut down all the industries related to the labor force of the railroads.
The infamous strike of 1877, or the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, was the only successful General Strike in American history. Workers picketed, stopped scabs from entering the workplace, closed down factories and railroad yards, and refused to leave the owners' properties.
The General Strike was so successful, that the Republican, ex-Union General turned president, Hayes, called out federal troops to help state militias in exterminating the workers. This executive fiat was the first use of federal troops to put down strikes – which contemporary US elites have continued to utilize against strikers in major US industries. The US government successfully liquidated the striking, radical workers, referring to them as 'Commune radicals,' and 'Socialist-Internationalist, Trade Union conspiracists.' The strikers had become our contemporary 'radicalized terrorists.'
Many major urban industrial centers in the US had their massacres of workers: Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago and St. Louis. US government troops and state militias, (later called the National Guard), murdered thousands of workers, including women and children workers. Still to this very day, the US government has hidden the number of murders during the Great Railroad Strike. Some labor historians have stated that about 10,000 workers lost their lives during that strike. This was not just a strike: this state sponsored mass murder represented a joint US government-economic elite war against the working classes.
The US government was not finished with its reaction and tyranny. The Amerikan state apparatus soon devised some incremental changes to the state militia system. Gradually, the state militias would come under the control of the federal government and they would slowly integrate into the Amerikan war machine, under the US Army, later referred to as the National Guard. The political elites also established the Armory system. National Guard units now had their new headquarters in castle like structures, which housed their weapons and military equipment. These armories were conveniently located in America's industrial centers and towns across the continent. The Liberal Democrat president, Wilson, ultimately transformed the diverse bands of state militias into US Army affiliated State National Guard units.
America's industrial capitalist elites, 'captains of industry, or 'robber barons,' such as Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Gould and Morgan hoped to obtain both vertical and horizontal consolidations of their particular industries, meaning the management of both the production of primary materials, and the distribution centers for manufactured materials. After controlling both production and distribution, their dastardly deeds could move into squashing the small business competitors that still fought against their sacred monopolies. These industrial capitalists consolidated their outrageous holdings through the setting up of 'trusts' among the biggest players, which fixed high prices, low wages, and information sharing, all leaving out the smaller contenders.
They also created 'holding companies,' or fake companies that the family or the major stockholders also legally controlled. They could both hide their monies and resist the nasty label as 'monopolists.' Next, these mega-rich madmen bought the senators, congressmen, governors, and state assembly politicians – and even federal, state and local judges. These top bosses also secured disgraceful legal precedents, which gave them greater rights for their corporations than for average American citizens. Corporations comprised the legal privileges of private corporate entities, while controlling the same legal rights as US citizens! Large corporations have since maintained these superior rights and privileges within American legal precedent.
First, the United States of America had transformed itself into the world haven and military defender of the massive mega corporation, the multi-national business conglomerate, and the super companies with tentacles across the globe. From its Industrial capitalist beginnings, the United States government has always supported and upheld the evil cult of Monopoly Capitalism.
Second, this incredibly violent and unjust political-economic system has only helped a few favored corporate and federally subsidized businesses. In the 1880s, it was mainly railroads, oil, metal fabrication, (iron and steel), and massive cattle slaughter.
These days, the favored industries are large finance firms, the Stock Market, mostly headquartered in Wall St., NYC, and the Federal Reserve banks, such as JP Morgan-Chase, Citibank, US Bank and the Bank of America. Then, the insurance fraudsters come in second, such as Blue Cross, Aetna, Kaiser, MetLife, etc., with the GMO-Biotech food monopolies next on the list, Monsanto, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, Pfizer, McDonald's, Dean Foods, ConAgra, DuPont, Smithfield, Tyson, etc.
There are also those large real estate conglomerations, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and corporate media trusts, such as Viacom, Disney, GE-NBC, FOX, CNN, etc. And ultimately, and most importantly, there exist the energy and transportation monopolies, such as EXXON-Mobil, Chevron, Koch and Conoco, Delta, GM, Ford, American Airlines, Chrysler and US Airways-United. The military-police-surveillance transportation conglomerations also receive their super pie portions, such the US military and the spy agencies: NSA, FDA, CIA, FBI, ATF, DHS, IRS, DEA with lots of other government initialed bureaucracies.
Third, this brutal capitalist system is unique in the world in that America's elites, unlike Europe's elites, interlock with each other between top government positions, private industry boards of directorships, and intellectual foundations, representing both university research centers and think tank organizations. This interlocking and adjustable power elite, with its well-guarded monopoly capitalist system, explains one of the main reasons for the staying power of the Great Sociopathic Empire.
Fourth, the US government has no unemployment social safety net for the majority of Americans that do not work in its favored monopolies. Meanwhile, it ingeniously uses massive amounts of corporate media propaganda to cover up its cruel and criminal political economic system. The economic corporate news always focuses on the Stock Market, phony new jobs numbers, and bogus inflation stats, while common prices rise for the rest of us. This clever flim flam system offers particular free money benefits to a few people, yet gives nothing in return to most other citizens – and refuses to compensate those that have regularly paid their taxes.
For example, I, like millions of others around the country, have been unable to find a job in my field, and have been underemployed for years now. Yet, I am a doctor holding a PhD after six hard years of work. I have no rights to any unemployment money, even though I had paid taxes for five years previously as a working graduate assistant. Americans get almost nothing in return from their high tax rates. However, the favored monopolies tied to the US government receive the full rounds of benefits, welfare dole and privileges.
A few years after the General Strike of 1877, in the 1880s and 90s, the corporate monoliths called for greater open foreign immigration from eastern and southern Europe to lower the wages. The federal government obliged to their wishes completely, where thereby, millions of desperate European immigrants poured into America's urban centers. Thousands of poor wage slaves worked themselves to death for pittances, a few others starved or died terribly as vagabonds on the city streets, while many others moved from one industry job to another industry job for survival sake. The ones that moved around represented the winners.
Once again in the 1970s and 80s, through the influence of institutions, such as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, Amerika's interlocking powerful elites demanded more 'flexibility' and 'greater international investment opportunities' for their corporations, which implied greater profits for shareholders. The translated business code meant that US-based companies should have easy rights to move their production and manufacturing operations overseas, so that they could tap into a worldwide cheap labor source. Now, many of these US manufacturing giants have their production capacities across the urban slums of Asia. The US government allowed US multinationals to inflict this killer of domestic employment – and D.C. will continue to allow these corrupt practices as long as they hold power.
When in the 1880s and 90s, the top business honchos called for a more 'educated,' meaning docile, workforce. Both the US government and state governments bowed to their desires. The Amerikan state public school farce, or the national coercive schooling system, consolidated around Boards of Educations and politician appointees, called 'administrators.'
Major universities, and even the Ivy Leagues, started to change their school categories from the strict Liberal Arts paradigm towards special programs in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Business and Agricultural Sciences. America's urban police forces and prison systems expanded their social engineering scope. Since then, this sinister political economy has mixed with insidious social control mechanisms.
By the 1970s and 80s, representatives of the interlocking elites within D.C. based 'think tanks,' demanded more 'values based education' and they cited a 'lack of civic responsibilities and basic skill sets,' among students. The elites were really concerned with the negative aspects of the 'Sixties attitudes,' meaning an absence of respect and awe for government authorities and institutions. Within a few years, public schools and universities instituted more skill based testing of students – even starting from the first primary grades! The US government, under the 'Dept. of Education,' pushed public schools and universities in the United States to make all of the necessary changes – if they wanted more federal dollars in their coffers.
US govt. officials and university administrators colluded together in allowing a new test monopoly. This 'not for profit' corporation took over the testing mania, called the Educational Testing Service or EST. They were the sole company that controlled the moneymaking windfall of SAT and GRE university level exams. Universities and Colleges then forced their students to take useless core curriculum courses on western history and culture, meaning the US and Europe, which added to their already mandatory course lists. American higher education transformed into a secondary high school curriculum. University administrators annually raised tuition by the real inflation rate. The US government then forced states to raise their drinking age from 18 to 21. Finally, American colleges and universities organized campus cop gangs on their territories in order to watch, harass and arrest those same paying students.
The most violent aspect of this system is the lack of any social safety net for average citizens. The United States government however, and throughout its entire history, has continually subsidized its favored corporate monopolies through tax breaks, legal amnesties, money infusions, free of charge police-military enforcements. Even outright nationalisations in order to save the corporate structures have commenced, yet regular Americans receive almost nothing from this same federal government.
US federal, state and municipal government taxes, (including sales, communication and property taxes), rob over 35% in annual savings from most working Americans' paychecks. I lived in Europe for some years, and this was about the same rate of European socialist-democracy annual taxation. Most Europeans, however, did receive their secure economic backups in case of injury, unemployment and sudden illness.
The sociopathic elites that run this Empire have managed other ingenious methods of social control. In the US, there are various underhanded schemes in obtaining 'benefits,' for some form of economic survival. In other words, certain sectors of the American populace have 'rights' to particular government handouts or welfare systems, while others are completely excluded.
Cops have legal immunities from arbitrary firing, and even when murdering American civilians in cold blood. If they are under investigation, then they can receive a paid vacation, nefariously called 'paid administrative suspension.' State bureaucrats, such as mediocre teachers, district librarians, burnout officials, firemen and general state workers, receive almost complete coverage in pension, medical and dental benefits, and they can easily cash out on their 'public retirement' when they have finished their terms. Their retirements are secure because they dip straight from the state and municipal tax trough.
There are other notorious methods in obtaining public monies. For example, people with tattoos on their faces can begin receiving Social Security disability checks even if they are still in their twenties, while families accepted into the Cash-Stamp program can now use the EBT debit card system to cash out inside any business that serves food, inclusive of convenience stores and casinos! Before the debit card graft, the Food Stamp program was quite strict in that the person could only use the vouchers to buy groceries in supermarkets.
The last question is why the US government, which only concerns itself with protecting multinational, corporate monopolies, would allow a few lower class citizens to engage in such underhanded methods in order to secure free money. The answer is that the top criminals and sociopaths use this system as their main divide and conquer social control.
The corporate media loves harping on the lowlife indigents who receive US government checks, while they just sit around watching TV. These scenes especially infuriate the small business owner class that has to front most of the tax burden inside the US. The small business owner class also fears the steep fall into the working class, and the problems associated with such a class.
At the same time, the generals and top officers in the US military-industrial-spy complex, with the boards of director-executives, inside the top banks of the Federal Reserve, receive thousands of dollars in welfare money. Murderous politicians in various fascist governments, such as Colombia and Israel, also receive millions of dollars in annual foreign aid, or international welfare money. As for now, this strategy has worked. The different social classes in Amerika hate each other and blame each other for the coming economic collapse.
The study of history is necessary for us to understand the injustice and structural violence glued within this crooked and infernal system. Since 1790, the US government and their shill corporate elites have successfully weathered various 'collapses.' Economic Collapse is just doing business, and it is often good business. As long as there exists the Amerikan Empire of Sociopaths in Washington D.C., they will continue to push and defend global monopoly capitalism. Those citizens fortunate to work in those 'currently favored industries' can survive for now. The rest of us have the choices of enlisting in the military, (if we are still young), family money, homelessness or the prison gulag. Our last remaining Monopoly game pieces now wait nervously on the cardboard.
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Buy the best Scandinavian & designer gifts in the UK.
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes but the best are the ones that you give and know they will be appreciated and will stand the test of time, not to be thrown out or re given. When you give your gift you want to know that the person receiving it will be pleased with what they are getting, so if you choose a designer gift, you know it is going to go down well. At Cloudberry Living you can choose from gifts that are for the kitchen, dining room, bedroom or living area. These can then be either individual, stand alone pieces or something that will compliment the recipients home interior colour and style. Whichever way you go, we have a fantastic selection of contemporary style gifts for you.
We stock a great range of luxury, contemporary designer gifts for all, from his and hers to kids and cooks and have collated these into their own category sections. Choose from contemporary dinnerware and glassware, all in modern styles to suit descerning recipients. Stylish and contemporary soft furnishings like cushions, lambswool and cotton chenille throws and blankets for adults and children alike. Home accessories such as candle holders, candles, vases and decoative bowls will all be great individual presents.
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Clean Feels Good
(Family Features) While the holiday season is the "most wonderful time of the year," it can also be the most stressful. Gift giving, family gatherings and travel coordination can all be stressors, but at the top of the list, playing holiday host just might be the biggest tension producer.
"When it comes to minimizing stress as a hostess, it's all about the things you can control," said psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo. "While you can't control what your uncle Bill says at the dinner table, you can set yourself up for success when it comes to your home. Clean feels good - keeping your home in order before, during and after entertaining is half the battle and means less stress for you."
Lombardo, who has teamed up with Scotch-Brite Brand, recommends the following tips and tricks to get your house in shape for the holidays while reducing the pressures of entertaining:
- Prioritize: Clean less-used rooms first as they will stay cleaner longer; tackle the bigger messes and clutter in the most-used rooms closer to the big event. You can quickly go over those lesser-used rooms again right before guests arrive for last minute sprucing.
- Double Duty: According to a survey by Scotch-Brite Brand, 80 percent of Americans have avoided cooking or baking a recipe because the cleanup might be too difficult. To get around this fear, use cleaning products that serve a dual-purpose and can do the work for you. The Extreme Scrub Sponge has extra scrubbing power that removes tough, baked on residue, eliminating the need to presoak dishes and is treated with an antimicrobial property that resists bacterial odors to keep it smelling fresh and clean.
- Child's Play: With a full house and a full dinner table, someone will inevitably knock over a glass or drop a dish. Steal some of your child's modeling clay to pick up broken glass and shards that your broom might miss.
- Citrus Solution: Between dirty dishes and food prep, the kitchen sink sees its fair share during the holiday season, and a good amount of food can get stuck in your disposal. To cut down on odors, run some lemon rinds, followed by cold water, through the garbage disposal to fend off the stink.
- Be Our Guest: If you have overnight guests, give the bed in the guestroom a little bit of love. As you wash the sheets, clean your mattress with a vacuum and spritz it with a little lavender oil, which promotes relaxation. Make sure to fluff the pillows and open windows for at least an hour to bring some life back to the room.
- Keep the Outdoors Out: Place doormats on the inside and outside of your front door to protect your floors from dirt. You might even consider putting a shoe rack at the front door to encourage guests to take their shoes off before entering the house. This will keep guests from bringing the outside in, which includes dust, dirt and allergens.
- A Little Help from Your Friends: When family and friends ask if they can do anything to assist with your gathering, start taking them up on the offer. Whether it's bringing a bottle of wine, whipping up an appetizer or arriving an hour early to assist in set up, tap your attendees for even the littlest things.
For more information and tips, visit ScotchBrite.com.
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New-crop corn production of 14.14 billion bushels will surpass last year's output by 31% despite delayed planting that has already cut yield potential significantly, according to USDA's latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released May 10.
U.S. growers are expected to produce a record crop of soybeans totaling 3.39 billion bushels, and projected supplies of corn and soybeans are also growing, the report shows.
"There was nothing positive in these numbers at all," says Brad Paulson, president of Northern Crops Marketing and Investments, Langdon, N.D. Projected world carryout and production of corn and soybeans were stronger than expected as well. Paulson was the commentator on post-report MGEX press briefing.
"A harvest price of $4 per bushel for corn is very likely if the crop gets in with good weather," says Paulson. "There is a fair amount of corn out there. Corn is just in tight hands." He expects producers to clear out their bins in July and August.
The increased supply situation came despite a 5.6-bushel reduction in the previous new-crop trend corn yield to 158 bushels per acre due to delayed planting.
USDA raised its estimate for the old-crop corn carryout to 759 million bushels, 10 million bushels more than the average trade estimate and 2 million bushels more than the April estimate and raised projected carryout for new-crop corn to 2 billion bushels, which is 7 million bushels more than the average trade estimate.
The projected carryout for old-crop soybeans of 125 million bushels was unchanged from the April estimate but 2 million bushels larger than expected. New-crop carryout was estimated at 265 million bushels, 29 million bushels higher than the average trade guess.
With planting weather improving, Paulson says the new-crop carryout numbers could grow as the season progresses. "The weather forecast looks good for the next 10 days," he says. "These numbers could be increased down the road if the crops get in before the end of May."
World Supplies Growing
"Soybeans are the tightest, and the basis is the strongest on soybeans," says Paulson. Large crops in Brazil and Argentina, however, will continue to prevent price run-ups in new-crop soybeans.
USDA's outlooks for South American production of corn and soybeans were also stronger than expected. The department pegs Brazil's and Argentina's combined corn production at 102.5 million metric tons, stronger than both the average trade estimate of 100.3 million metric tons and last month's projected 100.5 million metric tons.
South American soybean production is now estimated at 134.5 million metric tons, larger than the average trade estimate of 133.5 million metric tons but smaller than the previous estimate of 135 million metric tons.
Projected world ending stocks of old-crop corn at 125.4 million metric tons were close to the previous estimates and the average trade guess. The same is true for the old-crop soybean carryout at 62.5 million metric tons. New-crop supplies, however, were larger at 154.6 million metric tons for corn and 75 million metric tons for soybeans, compared with the average trade estimates of 151.7 million metric tons and 69 million metric tons, respectively.
USDA's next WASDE report will be released June 12, and the Acreage report is scheduled for release June 28.
"I don't expect there will be many changes in the early June numbers," says Paulson.
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text: John Blanchard, Ph.D., has identi?ed a promising new treatment for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a dangerous form of the disease caused by strains of TB bacteria that have become resistant to virtually all antibiotics. In 2009, Dr. Blanchard reported that a combination of two drugs (clavulanate and meropenem) was highly effective in halting the growth of XDR-TB in laboratory culture. Since then, his drug combination has saved the lives of several patients with XDR-TB and will soon be formally evaluated in two human trials, in South Africa and Belgium. Dr. Blanchard is professor of biochemistry and the Dan Danciger Professor of Biochemistry.


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After a lengthy delay, President Barack Obama has collected Florida's 29 electoral votes. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
President Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney in Florida, NBC news reported Saturday, ending a four-day count with a thin margin of the popular vote, though substantial enough to avoid an automatic recount.
As a result, Obama garners the state's 29 electoral votes, for a national total of 332 votes to Romney's 206.
Regardless of the outcome, Obama had already clinched re-election.
The Florida Secretary of State's Office said that with almost 100 percent of the vote counted, Obama led Romney 50 percent to 49.1 percent, a difference of about 74,000 votes. That was over the half-percent margin where a computer recount would have been automatically ordered unless Romney had waived it.
There is a Nov. 16 deadline for overseas and military ballots, but under Florida law, recounts are based on Saturday's results. Only a handful of overseas and military ballots are believed to remain outstanding.
It's normal for election supervisors in Florida and other states to spend days after any election counting absentee, provisional, military and overseas ballots. Usually, though, the election has already been called on election night or soon after because the winner's margin is beyond reach.
But on election night this year, it was difficult for officials —and the media — to call the presidential race here, in part because the margin was so close and the voting stretched into the evening.
If there had been a recount, it would not be as difficult as the lengthy one in 2000. The state no longer uses punch-card ballots, which became known for their hanging chads. All 67 counties now use optical scan ballots where voters mark their selections manually.
Republican George W. Bush won the 2000 contest after the Supreme Court declared him the winner over Democrat Al Gore by a scant 537 votes.
The win gave Obama victories in eight of the nine swing states, losing only North Carolina. In addition to Florida, he won Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Friday, 8 July : UPDATE - WSBK - Brno / Formula 1 - Silverstone
worldsbk.com: Checa sets the pace in Brno [Friday] qualifying
uk.eurosport.com: Toseland out after Friday practice
BMW Motorrad Motorsport - WSBK - Brno - Qualifying Practice 1
Brno ÔÇô Free Practice & Qualifying Practice 1.
Friday, 08 July 2011.
Weather conditions: Overcast with some sun in the afternoon.
Temperature: Air: 24 ÔÇô 25 ??C, Track: 36 ÔÇô 38 ??C
Number of riders participating: 21/22 from 14 teams
Fastest lap Free Practice: Jakub Smrz (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) 2:00.200 min
Fastest lap Qualifying Practice 1: Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) 1:59.322 min
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport qualified provisionally on the second row for the eighth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Brno (CZE). Factory rider Leon Haslam (GBR) finished the first Qualifying Practice seventh after being in the top four for a long time. The team used the day to work on race preparation for Sunday. The two riders from the BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team, Ayrton Badovini (ITA) and Lorenzo Lanzi (ITA), finished in tenth and 14th respectively.
Factory rider Troy Corser (AUS) is not able to compete due to the fractures he suffered at the last round at Arag??n (ESP), but is spending the weekend with the team at Brno. He is looking forward to racing again in the next round at Silverstone (GBR).
Leon Haslam:
Fastest lap Free Practice: 2:01.200 min (P8)/Fastest lap Qualifying Practice 1: 2:00.164 min (P7)
ÔÇ£Brno is one of the tracks I really enjoy riding at. The day was pretty good, and the weather was okay. We worked through quite a lot of chassis stuff. We are still struggling a little bit with the engine pushing in some corners, but we are working hard on solving that. At the moment we are seventh, so we have to improve a little bit, but it was a pretty good first day.ÔÇØ
Rainer B?ñumel (Head of Race Operations):
ÔÇ£The work is a bit difficult when you have only one rider, because you are able to collect only half the data. Today we concentrated on finding a good set-up for this circuit. In Brno this is quite tricky on a Friday, as the track has not a lot of grip yet, and this is quite extreme here. The grip just improves over the course of the weekend, so you always have to adjust the bike a little bit, but we are pretty happy. We are in seventh, and between P4 and P8 it is quite close. They are only separated by two tenths of a second. Now we will continue to work hard.ÔÇØ
BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike Team - Brno - Practice Day 1
Two riders in provisional Superpole for the *BMW Motorrad Italy Superbike Team . Ayrton Badovini lies in the top ten, while James Toseland had to give in to his injury and Lorenzo Lanzi runs for the weekend. Barrier is second in Superstock, Zanetti fell after setting the sixth fastest time.
The BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike team made a positive debut on the track at Brno with Ayrton Badovini concluding the first day of qualifying in tenth position. The Italian rider worked on race pace but still managed to set times well up in the classification.
James Toseland*only took part in the first practice session this morning, covering 15 laps and finishing in eighteenth place. After discussions with the team James decided to postpone his return until the race at Silverstone (Great Britain) scheduled for July 31.
Springing into action for qualifying,* Lorenzo Lanzi *was able to quickly get settled on the bike, setting a time that puts him in fourteenth place, allowing him into Superpole on today's results.
In Superstock,* Sylvain Barrier*set the second fastest time, just over four tenths off the provisional pole position, and tomorrow will have another attack at taking first place on the grid.* Lorenzo Zanetti, however, while he was showing that he can lap with the front runners fell, finishing the session in sixth. Lorenzo sustained no serious injury - he is just badly bruised.
Serafino Foti,*sporting director of BMW Motorrad Superbike Team Italy said: "We have worked with Ayrton Badovini on the race set-up and we have not used a lot of tyres, trying to focus on the distance. Today we achieved our main goal of being on Superpole pace and tomorrow we should be able to improve again to be in the top ten.It wasn't all good though after James tried to ride this morning and unfortunately found that he wasn'tphysically fit enough yet. Together we decided to postpone his return to Silverstone.In the afternoon we put Lorenzo Lanzi on the bike, who came to Brno as a reserve. We are very pleased with his performance. Although he did not practice this morning he managed to set the 14th fastest time and there is still scope for improvement.As for the Superstock team, Sylvain was able to take the second fastest lap behind the Ducati and we have confidence for tomorrow's practice. Unfortunately Zanetti was the victim of a nasty fall at turn 11. Although he has not reported anything serious, it can take time for the effects to be felt. We'll see he reacts through the night and we all hope that tomorrow he is fit and can improve his time. "
Qualifying: 1?? C. Checa (DucatI) 1'59"322 - 2?? J. Smrz (Ducati) a 0.263 - 3?? M. Melandri (Yamaha) a 0.331... 10??* A. Badovini (BMW)*a 1.026... 14??* L. Lanzi(BMW)*a 1.258
Qualifying: 1?? D. Petrucci (Ducati) 2'03.625 - 2??* S. Barrier (BMW)*a 0.454 - 3?? M. Reiterberger (BMW) a 0.461... 6??* L. Zanetti (BMW) *a 1.077
No. Rider Nat Team Bike Time Gap Rel. Laps Avg Speed Max
1 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1'59.322 20 163,011
2 96 J. SMRZ CZE Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1'59.585 0.263 0.263 16 162,653
3 33 M. MELANDRI ITA Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'59.653 0.331 0.068 20 162,560
4 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Yamaha World Superbike Team Yamaha YZF R1 1'59.906 0.584 0.253 18 162,217
5 1 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'59.940 0.618 0.034 21 162,171
6 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.154 0.832 0.214 15 161,882
7 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 2'00.164 0.842 0.010 19 161,869
8 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA Team Suzuki Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 2'00.196 0.874 0.032 22 161,826
9 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 2'00.310 0.988 0.114 20 161,672
10 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 2'00.348 1.026 0.038 22 161,621
11 2 L. CAMIER GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2'00.440 1.118 0.092 17 161,498
12 121 M. BERGER FRA Supersonic Racing Team Ducati 1098R 2'00.463 1.141 0.023 18
13 41 N. HAGA JPN PATA Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 2'00.494 1.172 0.031 18 161,425
14 57 L. LANZI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW S1000 RR 2'00.580 1.258 0.086 18 161,310
15 8 M. AITCHISON AUS Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.604 1.282 0.024 17 161,278
16 111 R. XAUS ESP Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'00.681 1.359 0.077 16 161,175
17 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.793 1.471 0.112 20 161,026
18 15 M. BAIOCCO ITA Barni Racing Team Ducati 1098R 2'00.970 1.648 0.177 19 160,790
19 17 J. LASCORZ ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'00.980 1.658 0.010 18 160,777
20 77 C. VERMEULEN AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 2'01.503 2.181 0.523 17 160,085
21 22 A. LOWES GBR Castrol Honda Honda CBR1000RR 2'02.430 3.108 0.927 16 158,873
22 13 V. KISPATAKI HUN Prop-tech ltd. Honda CBR1000RR 2'02.831 3.509 0.401 17 158,354
Formula 1
fia.com: Friday Press Conference
TEAM PERSONNEL - John BOOTH (Virgin), Tony FERNANDES (Team Lotus), Christian HORNER (Red Bull), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren), Frank WILLIAMS (Williams)
formula1.com: Friday anaalysi ÔÇô uncertianty surrounds Silverstone form
formula1.com: Selected team and driver quotes
bbc.co.uk: Mclaren and Red Bull team bosses row over exhaust rule
bbc.co.uk: Friday practice as it happened


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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Foode in Fredricksburg!
Foode (pronounced Foodie) is an amazingly good new spot in Fredricksburg, Va. Okay, so it's not so new, but fairly new.. and it's only been within the last month or so that they were able to add the outdoor seating (nearly doubling their tables) that makes this a really fun dining experience beyond the food.
The Pin n' Fig - one of my friend Jody's favorites at Foode
This past Tuesday I took a day trip to Fredericksburg with some friends/ volunteers that help me out at the garden. Our day trip started out with a tour of Belmont ( Gari Melchers home and studio) and its gardens since one of my volunteers moonlights as a volunteer for Belmont. The art work is worth the visit in itself, the grounds and home were lovely and I felt like I made a new friend with the head gardener there.
Tour done, and we were famished (or so it felt) so we headed straight to Historic Downtown Fredericksburg for lunch.
Once heavy on tourist type fair this area is gaining some great food spots. Our original intention was to check out The Gazebo at Fredericksburg .. a sort of "pop up" restaurant ... only it's not the location that changes but whether they will actually be there or not. In our case it said it was... but it was not. You can check out their facebook page for times. Our host- a Fredericksburgian-.assured us that if the Gazebo was not open she had a fantastic place to eat that we would love. She was right.
Linda went with the Black Bean Burger- house made.. it was delicious, as is the potato salad. I have had so many poor potato salads of late I don't order it anymore. This was delicious. Also.. a nod to the presentation here.
Beverages served in canning jars, and signage made from pallets add to the charm.
The chicken salad sandwich included a golden rasion aioli and was so good I insisted on a to go box for my left overs despite being stuffed to the gills and hours away from refrigeration. Plus, I knew I would have to carry this box around with me for the rest of the day. No matter- it was not going to go to waste! We walked the shops along Caroline St. in Old Town Frederiksburg, checking out the wine shop, The Griffin coffee house and book store, a build your own cupcake shop, antique shops, and on and a on..It was totally worth the save- Just as this little day trip is totally worth the drive.
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[Global: Africa And Environment]
The declining momentum of community-based natural resource management movement in Southern Africa is threatening to erode major gains that were registered in the past two decades unless urgent steps are taken to revive this critical livelihood strategy for poverty alleviation and a sustainable environment.
Environmental experts who met recently to review community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programs in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, say the decline in the momentum of the implementation of the CBNRM programs is accelerating the rapid loss of biodiversity and wildlife.
They expressed concern over the rapid loss of the country's biodiversity, wild life and other natural resources as rural communities are increasingly being sidelined by the rural district councils (RDCs) from benefiting from the natural resources.
Dr. David Mazambani, a key consultant for the Zimbabwe CBNRM stock taking exercise and community development expert told participants that the extent and quality of community participation has declined sharply in recent years in most Campfire sites as powerful local elites and RDCs capture all the benefits at the expense of local communities.
This, he said, has contributed significantly to the decline in community participation in CBNRM activities in Zimbabwe and in other countries within the Southern Africa Development Community.
In Zimbabwe, for example, he said, rural district councils who retained authority to make and break contracts with hunting and tourism operators tended to siphon off a huge chunk of the proceeds through various taxes and levies.
Lack of full devolution and continuing interference by RDCs made it difficult for local communities to actively participate in CBNRM activities. As a result, Dr. Mazambani said, poaching and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources was now rampant as communities saw no benefit from engaging in CBNRM activities.
Despite differing approaches, environmental experts generally define CBNRM as conservation that involves local communities in the management of natural resources. The rationale for community involvement in the management of natural resources stems from the fact that local communities that derive direct benefits from managing natural resources are better motivated to protect those resources.
It involves devolving control and management responsibilities to local people through appropriate legislation and biodiversity resource management frameworks using economic benefits to encourage communities to husband wildlife.
The CBNRM workshop aimed to take stock and assess the impact of CBNRM programs in Zimbabwe, identify lessons learnt and best practices, analyze and map out a strategy to scale up the activities as well as learning from the CBNRM experiences in Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique.
Zimbabwe's CAMPFIRE program was a huge success in the 1980s and inspired ongoing regional natural resource management programs in other countries, including Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia and in most other developing countries. At its peak, the program attracted international attention and numerous research studies by academics from Britain, the US and other western countries as an alternative model for conservation of natural resources.
CAMPFIRE by then was frequently held up as a model from which other countries could draw lessons and environmentalist from as far away as Mongolia referred to the positive influence of Zimbabwe's model.
Furthermore, evidence from CAMPFIRE studies done in Zimbabwe showed that poaching, which was widespread prior to the introduction of the CNBRM program, declined significantly as communities started to receive economic benefits and got training on conservation strategies and skills.
"We have done everything, but the reality on the ground is different. Where are we getting it wrong. Where are we getting things wrong in CBNRM," said Environment and Natural Resources Management Minister Francis Nhema at the workshop to take stock of CBNRM activities in Zimbabwe.
"In this room we have academics and experts with PhDs, MSc and all the experiences. Why are we not getting this knowledge out to help communities manage our natural resources? What can we do to get this message across? What are we doing to put these action plans into practice?"
Nhema expressed concern over the declining momentum of CBNRM movement in the country and called for the environmental experts to devise strategies to resuscitate the practice to arrest the rapid loss of biodiversity and wildlife.
"We need to put action plans in simple understandable language," Nhema added.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) coo-coordinator for the regional CBNRM program Godfrey Mitti said countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) region needed to take urgent practical steps to mainstream CBNRM into national and rural development strategies to help conserve natural resources and improve livelihoods.
"We need to promote vibrant national and regional CBNRM networks and promote an enabling policy environment for sustainable development practices," he said.
He said the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) approved funding for CBNRM programs in southern Africa to promote CBNRM as an appropriate conservation and development strategy. A total of US$1 million has been set aside for the program that aims to strengthen networks of CBNRM service providers across the region. Zimbabwe benefits from some $100,000 for its in country programs a year.
Mitti hopes the funding will help consolidate the gains that were made in the past two decades and revive the vibrancy of CBNRM programs in southern Africa.
CBNRM programs have in the past contributed to infrastructural development, employment creation, strengthening community cohesion to protect common interest over natural resources, facilitated linkages between NGOs and government agencies, increased wildlife numbers, enhanced community ownership of and stewardship over natural resources and the minimisation of conflicts.
In addition, CBNRM projects have influenced the growth of tourism-based small business enterprises, raising awareness on the importance of conserving natural resources, the development of NRM syllabi in schools, environmental policy development and increased appreciation of the value of wildlife and natural resources.
The CAMPFIRE program in Zimbabwe generated some US$10 million making an impact on the country's gross domestic product.
Despite the benefits, environmental experts say political and economic challenges, lack of capacity by RDCs to trickle the benefits to local communities, political interference, lack of devolution to rural communities, CAMPFIRE structural design problems, bureaucracy and over reliance on donor funding have eroded the momentum of the CBNRM movement in southern Africa leading to conflicts, rapid loss of biodiversity and natural resources.
"Everything starts and ends with the environment. Natural resources are the pillar of our country. They are the basis of our existence," Nhema concluded.
Tsiko is The Black Star News' Southern Africa Correspondent based in Harare
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Patient quote of the day
16 comments:
Merlin is one of your patients?
- July 23, 2013 at 5:56 AM
- Ole Phat Stu said...
One of Jung's favourite quotes on synchronicity was from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, in which the White Queen says to Alice: "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards"
- July 23, 2013 at 6:00 AM
- RehabRN said...
Is this Mr. Fluffles owner?
Sounds like an interesting character.
- July 23, 2013 at 7:23 AM
Oh dear...this sounds like an advanced case of CRS (can't remember shit).
I've dealt with this before. Unfortunately, since it's contagious, I can't remember the proper therapies.
- July 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM
- Harlowe said...
Oh my god, ME TOO!
- July 23, 2013 at 9:41 AM
- Pierre said...
Badly expressed, for sure, but could he mean that he he losing short term memory?
- July 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM
- Pierre said...
Poorly expressed of course, but could it be a case of losing short term memory?
- July 23, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Maybe he'd like to upgrade to things that SHOULD have happened in the past.
- July 23, 2013 at 1:23 PM
What about the false memories implanted by the aliens to cover up the abduction?
- July 23, 2013 at 1:29 PM
- Steeny Lou said...
Pierre's comment was my thought, too.
- July 23, 2013 at 5:09 PM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
I don't remember.
- July 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM
- Packer said...
He is not running for Mayor of New York City by any chance ?
- July 23, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Is it bad that I completely understand what he was trying to say?
- July 23, 2013 at 7:38 PM
It's easily explained in some circles, e.g. y'know when you're in third grade and 'they' teach you how to tell time on an old-fashioned clockface with hands and after watching them for two or three minute you can't remember if you're supposed to watch them turn one way or the other? I had trouble tying square knots and replacing loose screws; was it righty-tighty or lefty-loosey or the other way around?
- July 23, 2013 at 7:56 PM
- Andrew_M_Garland said...
Après Vu: I have visions of the future where I remember what I am thinking right now.
- July 24, 2013 at 1:13 AM
- Rosie said...
I hope he will remember the past in the future.
- July 26, 2013 at 5:25 AM


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'Justified Season 4 Casts 'Sons of Anarchy' Star to Play Off…
'Justified' will officially grace us with its fourth season sometime in early 2013, but for now FX has been been rather tight with releasing footage, apart from that initial teaser we saw with upcoming Cold War drama 'The Americans.' There are also still a few important castings to be made as the FX Raylan Givens gunslinger drama gears up for a fourth round, but who's the latest? What 'Sons of Anarchy' vet has booked an upcoming appearance?
While we wait for news of big bad castings and even a first look at some new footage, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that occasional 'Sons of Anarchy' star LaMonica Garrett has been tapped to appear in the coming season's third episode. Taking the role of criminal womanizer Andre, Garrett will find himself hitting on U.S. Marshal Rachel Brooks (Erica Tazel), without realizing her to be a law-enforcement officer. Whoops.
The fourth season of 'Justified' will feature Ron Eldard as a military police sergeant with ties to Boyd Crowder, as well as comedian Patton Oswalt as a constable and old friend of Raylan Givens. Yet to be cast are the roles of a fugitive family man who teams up with a pair of drug addicts, and a charismatic young preacher who starts cutting into Boyd's profits. David Meunier will reprise his role as Johnny Crowder for 10 episodes, and Natalie Zea will be back as Winona for at least three.
What say you? Are you as amped for the new season of 'Justified' as we are? Who would you like to see cast next?


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SALEM, VA – No. 1 ranked Mount Union won its record 11th NCAA Division III national football championship with a 28-10 win over No. 3 ranked St. Thomas (Minn.) at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday night in Salem, Va.
Sophomore quarterback Kevin Burke (Westlake/Lakewood St. Edward) completed 21-of-28 passes for 222 yards with a touchdown but it was two 80-plus yard drives he engineered in the second half that won him the game's most outstanding player award.
Burke ended the tournament with a record 1,522 passing yards.
Senior wide receiver Chris Denton (Plantation/South Plantation) had a career-best 11 catches with 83 yards and his 17-yard TD catch came after St. Thomas got within four points – 14-10 after a field goal midway through the third quarter.
Senior Jasper Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) had his sixth straight 100-yard receiving performance with eight catches for 120 yards.
Senior Jake Simon (Parma Heights/Holy Name) had a career-best 21 rushes for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
As it has been all season the offense was set up by the nation's top ranked defense which held St. Thomas to just 35 yards in the second half and 194 total yards for the game.
Three seniors led the unit as linebacker Charles Dieuseul (Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region) blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdowns, safety Nick Driskill (Wabash, Ind./Southwood) had 11 tackles and defensive back Isaiah Scott (Hamilton/Fairfield) had a key interception in the second half.
The Raiders took the game's opening drive 82 yards in seven plays and Simon finished it off with a one-yard touchdown run. With the 3:37 left in the quarter, Dieuseul blocked a punt and returned it 13 yards for a touchdown to put Mount Union up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. It was the Raiders fourth block punt in their last three games and third that was returned for a touchdown.
St. Thomas answered with a special teams play of its own as lining up for a 27-yard field goal attempt ran a fake and Dan Ferrazzo raced to the corner of the end zone and cut the lead in half with 13:31 in the second quarter.
The Tommies defense got going as they held Mount Union to just 19 yards for the quarter while Mount Union's defense also did not bend or break keeping St. Thomas off the board on three possessions to leave the score at 14-7 at the break.
Paul Graupner got the first points of the third quarter with a 38-yard field goal as the Tommies took advantage of a Mount Union fumble on a punt return to close the gap to 14-10 with 6:27 left in quarter. On the ensuing drive Mount Union drove 81 yards in 12 plays and on fourth down Burke that extended the lead to 21-10 at the end of the third quarter.
Scott's interception came on the opening drive of the fourth quarter as the Tommies had drove to the Raiders' 33-yard line and his pick gave Mount Union the ball back on the 13-yard line.
Burke then led the Raiders on a 14-play, 87-yard drive including three third down conversions and the drive was completed with a Simon one-yard run to put the game away.
Mount Union, which wins its first national title since 2008, has now won 11 titles – the most in a playoff format and matches Notre Dame – 11 titles in a non-playoff format – for the most in college football.


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Is it wrong that I'm more excited about the cartoon Wolverine And The X-Men than the live-action Wolverine movie, after watching this new trailer? January's new animated series has all the crucial elements: the fear-mongering Senator Kelly, the dystopian glimpses, the swaggering Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... and Wolverine getting the X-Men back together. (Can't wait for the scene where one of the X-Men is working in a restaurant and Wolvie orders four fried chickens.)
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Dead Air ummm Dead Air
Wolverine is such a dick there. "Your kids a mutant. Deal with it." That's like walking into a room and saying "Your fat! Your gay! I'm outta here!" and storming away.


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A Long Way Gone has taken another hit. In a recent article in the Village Voice, Graham Rayman raised fresh questions about the book that Ishmael Beah calls a memoir of his years in the army of Sierra Leone, although neither Beah nor his publisher has provided proof that he was ever a child soldier. One disputed scene in A Long Way Gone was first challenged in The Australian:
"In one instance, Beah describes in vivid detail a deadly brawl between two rival factions of child soldiers in a UNICEF-run camp in the Sierra Leone capital of Freetown in January of 1996. Six teens died, Beah recalls—but The Australian could find no one in Freetown who could remember the incident, and no official report of the fight. Reporters who covered the civil war told The Australian that it would have gotten enormous attention at the time."
UNICEF didn't respond to a request for a comment in time for the print deadlines for the Voice. But the United Nations agency said later that it can't confirm Beah's account of the fight that left six dead. In a Voice blog, Michael Clancy quoted UNICEF spokesman Geoffrey Keele as saying:
"According to our preliminary investigation, while there were fatal incidents in camps, we are unable to provide independent confirmation that the incident took place" blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/03/unicef_cannot_c.php
UNICEF still sees A Long Way Gone as "a credible account of the tragedy of recruitment of children into armed groups, told by one who undoubtedly experienced this abuse firsthand," Keele said. But apparently UNICEF can't provide proof that Beah was ever a soldier, either. And at this point, the agency is hardly unbiased: Just before The Australian first challenged the credibility of the A Long Way Gone, UNICEF named Beah its advocate for children affected by war. So any admission of doubt about the book would reflect as badly on the agency as on the author.
If UNICEF sees A Long Way Gone as "credible," you have to wonder what it would find too far-fetched to believe, given that the book brims with passages like this one quoted in the comments on Rayman's story:
"Beah admits to many viewings of the Rambo movies, and it echoes in lines like this: 'First we had to get rid of the attackers in the trees, which we did by spraying bullets into the branches to make the rebels fall off them. Those who didn't immediately die we shot before they landed on the ground.' "
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