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The travelling exhibition Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours is a meeting with the creativity and dynamism of Mediterranean arts and crafts. It re-assembles traditional arts and crafts, contemporary creations based on ancient materials and know-how, ancient pieces and different artistic views inspired from the Mediterranean cultural heritage. The products and items displayed are produced by independent craftspeople, associations or crafts cooperatives which are partners to the project or are associated to it.
This meeting represents an important occasion to demonstrate the necessity to protect them and to support cultural local initiatives. These initiatives, which also constitute economically sustainable activities, are an important factor for local development and socio-economic insertion, namely for underprivileged populations.
This exhibition is part of an important stage in the implementation of a new regional label dedicated to arts and crafts products, entitled "Cultural Development Products®", and introduced by the Mediterranean Fine Arts Chamber with the support of the European Commission and the UNESCO.


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As you know, our whole report goes out each morning to clients and Free Trial subscribers berfore 7:00 am CT. Enjoy our Fundamnetals below. But please register for a Free Trial of 1 or all 5 of of our Blue Line Express daily commodity reports in order to get all of our great insight; Techinicals, Fundamenals, and proprietary Bias and Levels. E-mini S&P, Crude, Gold, Natural Gas and the 10-year.
E-mini S&P (March)
Yesterdays close:Settled at 2594, up 11.50
Fundamentals:U.S benchmarks are holding firm near the top-end of their recent range with the S&P facing the psychological 2600 hurdle and whats just above. Yesterday, Fed Chair Powell continued to paint a patient and flexible rhetoric on hiking interest rates again, however, he pointed to momentum in growth carrying from last year. He is not wrong, growth only dipped in December. Threes a trend, the next 30 to 60 days will be picked apart. Doubling down, he said he sees the Feds balance sheet substantially smaller. Equity markets initially did not like that comment but were able to battle back before close. The Feds path of tightening faces a key test today with U.S CPI being released at 7:30 am CT. We watch the Core read most closely and this has not signaled one bit that inflation is running away. In fact, on a YoY basis, it has come in shy of expectations for three of the last four months and has only beaten twice in the last year. The MoM read has not seen hot +0.3% growth since last January. Expectations for todays results come in at 2.2% YoY and +0.2% MoM.
Headline risks persist with everything from U.S and China trade to Brexit and the government shutdown facing its fourth week. The S&P has gained for four straight sessions but has not broken out. We maintain our viewpoint that this run is tiring and is within 1% of its exhaustion point in the near-term.
Technicals:The S&P settled within our key resistance pocket of 2592-2596.75 yesterday after trading to a high of 2599.50; the psychological 2600 barrier remains elusive but more importantly we have major three-star resistance overhead at 2603-2609.50. Depending on your conviction level, you do not want to tip-toe around and wait for a direct test to major three-star resistance without having any short exposure on or not getting out of longs. First key support comes in this morning at ...Please sign up for a Free Trial at Blue Line Futures to view our entire technical outlook and proprietary bias and levels.
Crude Oil (February)
Yesterdays close:Settled at 52.59, up 0.23
Fundamentals:WTI traded to an overnight high of 53.31 as it attempts to post gains for the ninth straight session. Our narrative has not changed; we need a fresh catalyst to hold $50. Such can easily come one of three ways. Most importantly, domestic stockpiles must shrink. Crude has battled in the face of bloating storage of its own and within the products. Furthermore, Cushing has added for 15 out of the last 16 weeks. Additional jawboning from OPEC or Saudi Arabia could feed the recoverys appetite. Saudi Arabia announced this week they would slash exports, and this should trickle into U.S inventory data and they doubled down saying fresh action from OPEC might be necessary. Lastly, a flat-out trade deal between the U.S and China would bring a massive tailwind to risk-sentiment. Baker Hughes rig count data is due at noon CT.
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Gold (February)
Yesterdays close:Settled at 1287.4, down 4.6
Fundamentals:Gold traded to a high of 1295.7 and CPI data was right in-line with expectations. This should leave the technicals in control with another lower high for the metal on the chart. We have pounded the table that we prefer to capitalize on strength and even such there has been multiple swings this week to buy first key support and sell against strong resistance. The Dollar is unchanged and todays close will also bring technical importance. While the Dollar is unchanged, it does not include the Chinese Yuan which has gained 1.5% on the week against the Dollar and is trading at its strongest level since July 26th. This has provided a tailwind to Gold to start the year and furthermore, China added to its Gold reserves in December for the first time since October 2016. Lastly, traders should keep a pulse on risk-sentiment, its ok if the Dollar Index holds ground if equity markets show weakness or Treasuries recover from a recent move lower; this would bring support to Gold.
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What it is, and why it's important The library community and its allied partners have provided at least one definition for metadata for their respective communities. Here are a couple of examples:
1.) "A characterization or description documenting the identification, management, nature, use, or location of information resources (data)." [The Society of American Archivists' A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology} 2.) "Metadata is structured, encoded data that describe characeristics of information-bearing entities to aid in the identification, discovery, assessment, and management of the described entities." [ALA Task Force on Metadata, 1999]
To meet specific needs of a community or collection, a set of metadata elements (tags) known collectively as a schema is created that will neet the requirements.
Common charactertistics of metadata schemas
*a limited number of elements *the name of the element *the definition of the element *characteristics per element
The University of Alabama Digital Collections are cultural heritage items. Elements in schemas for cultural heritage collections have broad definitions and criteria so the applying institutions may narrow definitions and set criteria to meet their needs.
Metadata schemas for the cultural heritage items include the CDP Metadata Working Group's [Dublin Core Metadata Best PracticesWestern Best Practices][1]. Mandatory elements include: title, creator (if available), subject, description, date digital, date orginal (if applicable), format, digitization specifications, resource identifier, and rights management.
With a primary metadata schema in place, other elements may be added to meet the needs of the collection. The elements may be borrowed from another schema.
Types of metadata and examples of each:
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Shocking Surprise Awaits Son Who Tried to Pay Back Woman His Father Robbed
What's that they say about the sins of the father being paid by the son?
After Shane Lunsford, 39, robbed a woman of $700 while she visited her deceased husband's grave in Moore, Oklahoma, his son decided to give the victim back the money -- with some unexpected results.
Lunsford's 15-year-old son, Christian, found out what his father did and was horrified because his father recently given him $250 to go on a trip. Christian said there was simply no way he could keep that cash for himself:
When I found out this whole situation, I didn't know if it was hers or his or how, I just knew I needed to give the money to her."
Christian and the woman arranged a meeting, in which he handed over the money and apologized for his father's actions, but he was astonished when she let him keep the loot. She told him she wanted him to go on his trip, adding, "It was a joy to do that."
Christian said the whole experience has been eye-opening, explaining, "You're not who your parents are. Even if they do raise you, you can become whatever you want to be."


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We are seafood production company that is producing fresh crabmeat from the Americas. We need a logo that can be used for website and to be used on a cup for production.
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L-ACOUSTICS Announces Induction Of First K System Engineers
MARCOUSSIS, France - December 2009 -- L-ACOUSTICS is pleased to announce that it has awarded the status of K System Engineer (KSE) to Ulf Oeckel, Sherif El Barbari, Nick Pain, Paul Van Baasbank and Vladimir Coulibre.
The K System Engineer (KSE) is a system technician that has demonstrated the highest level of qualification and expertise in the following areas:
- Sound design and system measurement
- Extensive real world experience with L-ACOUSTICS' V-DOSC, dV-DOSC, KUDO and K1 systems
- A complete theoretical understanding of all Wavefront Sculpture Technology-based systems
- Fluency in L-ACOUSTICS SOUNDVISION software
- Use of measurement tools (SMAART, WINMLS, MLSSA or equivalent) for system alignment and tuning
- Mastery of the LA-RAK/LA8/NETWORK MANAGER platform and DSP libraries
L-ACOUSTICS Head of Touring Support Florent Bernard explains, "Ulf, Sherif, Nick, Paul and Vladimir have actively participated in the pilot phase of
the K1 systems introduction. The status of KSE is not given out lightly; it signifies that they have reached a status amongst their peers as a systems engineer with superior expertise, understanding and implementation of the L-ACOUSTICS K systems standard. With this title comes an expectation in the industry that they can be called upon by other system engineers and rental network agents to offer advice based on their vast experience and knowledge accumulated over the years. We are proud to have them as KSEs and look forward to continuing to strengthen our mutual collaboration in the future."
L-ACOUSTICS is a leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance loudspeakers, amplifiers and signal processing devices for touring and installed sound markets. Known around the globe for pioneering and championing the modern line array loudspeaker concept with V-DOSC, the company has received numerous accolades for its K1, KUDO, KIVA, ARCS, XT coaxial loudspeaker systems and SB line of subwoofer enclosures, all powered and processed with the LA4 and LA8 amplified controllers in fulfillment of a "total system approach." L-ACOUSTICS products for the North American market are manufactured and distributed by L-ACOUSTICS US of Oxnard, California.
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This council is exclusively for executive-level leaders of talent development, organizational development and learning for their member companies or firms. Members of the council are typically the most senior leaders of these functions within their organization. These roles typically interact with the CEO and other senior executives of their respective organizations. Titles of members are usually VP or Directors of Talent Development, Organizational Development (Effectiveness) and/or Learning. Their core responsibilities will include at least several of the following areas all of which we have discussed during our meetings:
- Business-based talent and leadership development
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- Succession planning/talent reviews
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- High potential and emerging leader development programs
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- Employee engagement
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The council operates as a confidential forum that addresses the current talent development, organizational development/effectiveness and learning challenges, opportunities and trends facing members' companies/firms and the profession as a whole. The council is characterized by regular benchmarking and trust-based peer relationships that enable confidential discussions to occur that result in short and long-term value to its members.
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Confirmed: ASUS Nexus 7 Tablet Coming at the End of June
In case you were still skeptical about the Nexus Tablet making its appearance at Google I/O this month, yet another rumored ASUS source has confirmed the imminent launch of the oft-fabled tablet. An ASUS rep at Computex told Android Authority will indeed make its debut appearance at Google I/O at the end of the month. Source : AndroidAndMe
We learned from sources that the target pricing for the Nexus Tablet was $149-$199, with Google aiming to bring the Nexus Tablet into as many pockets as possible. With production rumored at about 600,000 tablets produced by the end of June, it became fairly obvious that Google's I/O developer conference was going to be showcasing the device.
Rejoice, Android fans, Google's Nexus Tablet is real, will be made by ASUS, and will be unveiled at the end of June at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.


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Religious Studies A Level (Distance Learning) at National Extension College *Fees Payable*
Course description
Religion is a provocative and timeless issue, and one that makes for a fascinating subject to study. This distance learning religious studies course, designed to be interesting and relevant to people of any or indeed no religious persuasion, takes a close look at the New Testament, explores the relationship between religion and science, and examines modern issues such as environmental problems from a religious perspective. Sure to be an extremely thought-provoking programme, our home study A level explores the nature of religion and religious philosophy, encourages a questioning approach and will help you develop skills of critique that will be useful when studying any other subject.
You should allow for between 250 and 300 hours' study time, plus additional time for completing assignments. You will have tutor support for a period of up to 18 months from the date of enrolment.
Course content
Unit 1: Religion, philosophy and science
- The Design argument
- Scientific arguments about Design
- Creation: the scientific view of the origins of the universe and the evolution of life on earth
- Creation: religious views about the origins of the universe
- Creation: God's role in creating and sustaining the universe
- Evaluation of the relationship between religion and science over creation issues
- Quantum mechanics
- Evaluation of the science of quantum mechanics for religion
- Definitional issues of miracles
- Miracles and natural law
- Religious understandings of miracle
- Miracles: concluding evaluations
Unit 2: Religion and ethics 2
- Kant and ethics
- Evaluating Kantian ethics
- Natural Law theory
- Evaluations of Natural Law theory
- Religious views of the created world
- Evaluations of religious ideas about creation
- Environmental problems and religious teachings
- Evaluating environmental ethical issues
Unit 3: Philosophy of religion
- The Ontological argument
- Evaluating the Ontological argument
- Religious language
- Evaluating the meaning of religious language
- Body, soul and personal identity
- Evaluating body, soul and personal identity
- The problem of evil
Unit 4: Religion and human experience (Topic 2: Perceptions of ultimate reality)
- Definitions/understandings of God/Ultimate Reality
- The human situation in relation to God/Ultimate Reality
- Religious experiences as sources of knowledge about God/Ultimate Reality
- Talking about God/Ultimate Reality
Entry requirements
There is no requirement to have studied religious studies before.
This course follows specifications 2060 (A level), 1061 (AS) and 2061 (A2) from the awarding organisation AQA. Full details of the specifications can be obtained from AQA's website.
Four exams for the full A level: Unit 1 (1hr15m, 25% of marks), Unit 2 (1hr15m, 25% of marks), Unit 3 (1hr30m, 25% of marks) and Unit 4 (1hr30m, 25% of marks)
Eight AS assignments, eight A2 assignments
No coursework
Please note that due to upcoming changes the final opportunity to sit exams for this course isSummer 2017.
Financial information
It's your choice: pay in full and discount your course fees, or spread the cost with our finance offer. To pay in instalments, you will need to enrol by telephone.
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Duration of agreement: 6 months
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- EU – £75 for the first course and £40 for second and subsequent courses
- Rest of the world – £130 for the first course and £70 for second and subsequent courses
Further information
This course is entirely self-contained so no additional textbooks are required.
How to apply
If you want to apply for this course, you will need to contact National Extension College *Fees Payable* directly.


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The Black-Headed Heron (ARDEA MELANOCEPHALA) belongs to the same family group as a number of other Herons, Egrets & Bitterns.
Herons are common at SIBUYA & may therefore be overlooked but they are a wonderful sight as they stalk regally across the landscape or pose for long minutes with their snake-like neck poised at the ready for the kill. Perfect, graceful specimens for the avid photographer!
The BLACK-HEADED HERON is smaller than the Grey Heron & is a bird that prefers open grasslands for hunting its prey. It has a specially adapted bill which helps it hunt. The main food sources for this graceful bird at SIBUYA GAME RESERVE are small terrestrial animals such as rodents, lizards, snakes & even birds, up to the size of doves! Insects such as grasshoppers and beetles are favourites but it will also eat frogs, crabs and fish from the Kariega River nearby.
Colonial nesters (often gregarious with other birds), these BLACK-HEADED HERONS have been nesting over the last couple of years in tall trees on the shoreline near RIVER CAMP at SIBUYA. The nest is an untidy platform of sticks, lined with fine plant material, wool & hair. Generally a female lays 2 to 6 eggs and the incubation lasts about a month and a half. Heart-stopping moments have been had by many visitors to RIVER CAMP as at dusk or during the night, a frightening "AAAAAARK!" accompanied often by cackles, croaks & bill clapping echo across the River… these sounds if unexplained, can be quite terrifying to the uninitiated & are just the Herons communicating!
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Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
Pelvic floor rehabilitation can help relieve pain and restore optimal function to muscles and joints, enabling wide-ranging physical improvements. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab of Silver Cross's Women's Health Rehabilitation Program at Silver Cross Hospital consists of a team of physicians and therapists who have specialized training in pelvic-floor muscle disorders. They work together to develop a treatment plan tailored to each patient's needs. A wide variety of treatment options are available to restore this source of inner strength for patients, including:
- Pelvic-floor muscle exercise and training
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Who May Benefit from Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation?
Women's Health Rehabilitation professionals can help women of any age, pregnant or not, experiencing any of the following symptoms:
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Child psychology 101. Talk to an angry, confused child at thier level, get them to listen to you. Then ask the questions that gets him to examine himself, and his own intelligence wins out over immaturity, bringing out his good side. Way to go, Quetzacoatyl!
If nature is a force to be reckoned with…WAIT A SECOND! Laz's mother, Lilith, is leader of the Lilitu. The Lilitu are nature spirits. So Laz is technically half nature spirit. If he embraces his mom's aspect of his heritage over his dad's, he might end up reaching his desired goal with minimal drawbacks. IF he can get his demonic side under his control or subdued. He just has to figure that out. No wonder Lilith wanted her little sisters to send him to meet Quezty. Nature is DEFINITELY a force to be reckoned with!
Nice. you two definitely have good points. (while reading them, i went from reading to having my mouth open, finger up to a hhmm face and back). At least Laz doesn't want his father to succeed.
great so far u r allowed to use my nick name and charater that goes with with ur comic here is something that not most people know about pazuzu he is the first general of satans army and one of the powerful ones too he is the control of air and weather and wind he can't die if he dies the air dies so he heals by using the air around him and he can sense anybody in the air up too 100 feet he can see up to 1 mile away he can hear up to 10 feet he can make anything out of air he uses a katana made out of black steel form hell he fights like a ninja he shot lighting out his right hand and wind out of the other together it like getting hit by a bowlder he is a soul dealer kind of demon who like to hunt and play with his pray he will do almost any thing satan says fire can hurt him he can can-men-it but not create water can't hurt him he can't can-men-it but he can create rain from it earth can hurt him so yeah that way he flys when some one throw a bowlder at him
What point are you trying to make? Is it necessary to fill up the whole page with nonsense? Either someone forgot to tell you they stopped dropping acid back in the 60's, or are you just another troll? If you respond by being rude or obsene, or another pageful of nutx, you prove my point……
Enoby? Is that you?
what does can-men-it mean???? And dude seriously, i pray you're just some idiot who writes bad fan fiction to get it read and seriously don't believe that's even close to a viable character for anything.
Deco-comment is not good 🙁
but awesome page 🙂
Nice to see Laz led towards thinking about how to get out of this mess.
yes finally caught up nice comic by the way i love how you use mythology keep up the good work
I'm irrevocably hooked on this web comic now. I found it by chance and now I'm clinging to every page like a life preserver. :B
I literally read this twice in one day just so I could read through more carefully the second time and catch things I missed. And then I reread it a third time just because I have no life.
Back on topic, though, I love how the only time Quetzalcoatl doesn't ask a question here is when he uses the witty stupid hat pun. Who said gods of learning can't be funny?
Wow he's gone from hating the world to thinking people are alright. All thanks to a trip through hell …. line up the kids and start a boot camp. Oh and fyi DharSii it's not a pun just a joke.
Hey, everybody out here, please, please go to the charity drive link to fight human trafficking Dave is sponsoring! IT's horrible that individuals AND whole cultures in our world today can get away with this. Any donation, no matter how small, will go a long way to help. I gave something toward it, hope you can, too.
Wait, is he saying humanity can beat Satan?
Or the power of Nature?
Laz is going to escape to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by
capitalismSatan: SPACE.
Aren't there angels to worry about too considering the angels want to go to war with hell and would probably take Laz going there as an act of war thus screwing everyone over anyway?
If Tim Curry can do it, so can Laz!
I fail at comment threading. *facepalm*
Whatever happened to filial piety?
Pshh, HIS civilization now?! Quetzalcoatl's civilization was the Toltecs. The Mexica (Aztec) primary god was Huitzilopitchlti, The Left Handed Hummingbird, God of War!
You have shed a ray of snsiuhne into the forum. Thanks!
"its not their fault they suck". i think thats about one of the funniest descriptions of human nature i've ever seen:)


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TEL AVIV, Israel, July 11 (UPI) -- Israel is bolstering its military forces on the Golan Heights, its de facto border with Syria, against a possible attack by Hezbollah amid growing speculation Israeli warplanes or warships blitzed Russian-anti-ship missiles at the Syrian naval base of Latakia last week.
The base, in an area still held by the Damascus regime's forces in Syria's civil war, was hit by a series of mysterious explosions July 5.
There's been no confirmed evidence indicating the cause of the blasts. The rebel Free Syrian Army's Supreme Military Command said they were caused either by an air attack or a long-range missile strike from vessels in the eastern Mediterranean. That could only mean Israel.
The regime has been unusually silent about the explosions in one of its most secure areas, but Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon insisted Saturday the Jewish state's forces have not "intervened in the Syrian bloodshed for a long time."
He put no time frame on that, but stressed, "We have set red lines with regard to our own interests, and we keep them."
Israel apparently carried out airstrikes May 3 and May 5 against multiple military targets at Damascus International Airport, mainly storage facilities for F-110 Fateh surface-to-surface missiles reportedly bound for Hezbollah -- Syria's Iranian-backed Lebanese ally, which has thousands of fighters aiding the Damascus regime -- and similar targets east of the Syrian capital.
Israel has obliquely acknowledged the strikes, which apparently involved long-range stand-off missiles fired from Lebanese airspace, presumably to avoid Syria's Russian-built air defenses and to provide deniability.
Israel purportedly carried out a similar raid Jan. 30 against a convoy believed to be carrying Russian-built SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles to Hezbollah across the border in northeastern Lebanon, the Shiite movement's heartland.
The Israelis have been targeting Hezbollah surface-to-surface missiles and other advanced weapons, all provided by Iran or Syria, for some time because in any future conflict Hezbollah is expected to concentrate on waging a sustained long-range missile bombardment of Israeli cities and strategic targets, possibly for several weeks.
Under this strategic premise, Latakia would have been a target because, according to Israeli defense sources, that's where the Syrians have stored the 72 ship-killing P-800 Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles, export version of Russia's Oniks system, they reportedly received from Moscow in 2011.
If the Israelis suspected Syrian President Bashar Assad was going to hand over some of these to Hezbollah, greatly boosting the anti-ship capabilities it first revealed during its 2006 war against Israel, it could be expected in the current highly charged climate to try to take these out in preventive strikes by air or sea.
Hezbollah seriously damaged an Israeli navy corvette off Beirut in the opening days of the 2006 war with a Chinese-designed C-802 anti-ship missile, provided by Tehran via Syria, and sank a passing Egyptian freighter.
The Yakhont is many times more deadly than the C-802. It can fly at mach 2.5, 2-1/2 times the speed of sound, has a range of 187 miles and carries a warhead of 550 pounds of high explosive.
Israel is still technically at war with Syria, but the two have not engaged in combat since the end of the 1973 war, when the Syrians came within an ace of recapturing the western sector of the Golan that Israel seized in the 1967 war.
Until the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, this was Israel's quietest border.
Israel fears the Golan front is becoming active again after 40 years. It's concerned jihadist rebels fighting Assad will target the Jewish state if the Syrian leader is toppled, or that Damascus will set Hezbollah loose there with advanced weapons.
There have been a few skirmishes along the cease-fire line in recent months. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened in May to turn the Golan into a new front against Israel.
Now, an Israeli official disclosed, "our main concern is Hezbollah and the way it's building up its weapons arsenal ... We will respond with the relevant force-building to address that concern."
Israel has moved up tank reinforcements and advanced surveillance systems, and is reported to be upgrading the 366th division, a long-established reserve division, into a front-line combat unit to man the Golan line along with an armored division.


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On a recent overcast Saturday, just before noon, the ministers from some of this city's largest black churches arrived in their dapper and dark suits, looking somewhat out of place on a dusty construction site.
They had come to break ground on 21 affordable apartments – a joint project between a church-affiliated development group and Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare provider. There were photo ops, the ceremonial shovels of dirt, and, given the number of reverends on hand, plenty of prayers.
This neighborhood, known as the Western Addition, was once the heartbeat of San Francisco's African-American community. Fillmore Street, known for its vibrant postwar jazz scene, is a few blocks away. KPOO, the first black-owned noncommercial radio station west of the Mississippi, is up the street. And the ministers say they hope that these new apartments – albeit not solely for black residents – begin to stem the rapid decline of the city's African-American population.
Blacks have been leaving San Francisco in record numbers. Blacks accounted for 6.5 percent of the population in 2005, down from a high of 13.4 percent in 1970 – the steepest decline of any major US city, according to the US Census Bureau.
While San Francisco's image has been defined by a history of tolerance and openness, some say today's reality is much different. They paint a picture of a racially and economically divided city where blacks are vanishing from the social and cultural fabric, priced out and marginalized by the urban redevelopment policies of the past half century.
The decline in the black population has been so rapid that Mayor Gavin Newsom launched the African American Out-Migration Task Force and Advisory Committee in 2007 to reverse the trend. One key recommendation of the committee is for more affordable housing – much like the new development in the Western Addition.
It's projects like this, says the Rev. J. Edgar Boyd of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, that could help retain middle-class African-Americans who may otherwise flee to northern California cities such as Stockton or Antioch. That flight has left a wide gulf within the black community here. On one end of the spectrum, seniors stay because they own homes. On the other, poorer and younger black families populate public housing. What's missing, he says, is a middle ground.
That means fewer churchgoers in the pews on Sundays and not as many parishioners taking part in community efforts. "It just kills the life and spirit of the community," he says.
Findings of the mayor's task force confirm that black families with moderate and above-moderate incomes have been leaving since 1990. As a result, very-low-income households made up more than two-thirds of the black population in 2005 – up from roughly one-half in 1990.
The task force also said that the per capita income for African-Americans here is 56 percent less than that of whites. Blacks "lag behind the rest of the city in almost every key economic indicator and face significant barriers to addressing the disparities," it said.
The absence of middle-class blacks in San Francisco leaves the impression that "we are not stakeholders in the community," says Pastor Boyd.
"A lot of African-American people feel that way," says Fred Blackwell, executive director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, echoing the task force's conclusion that many black San Franciscans feel increasingly disconnected with the city.
That was true for Rachel Satterfield, the child of an African-American father and Puerto Rican mother, who came to San Francisco three years ago searching for the diversity her hometown in Alaska never had.
Now, the 20-something hipster with a burst of dark curly hair has found people like her – but only after leaving San Francisco. She has moved across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland. "That's what I was expecting to find when I moved to San Francisco," she says.
The decline of the black community began decades ago, many say, long before the dotcom boom and the housing bubble pushed housing to a peak median price of $665,000 in 2007.
During a massive redevelopment of Western Addition between 1958 and 1971, hundreds of homes owned by black residents were torn down and businesses razed. Public housing tracts replaced blocks of the large Victorians – houses that may have been dilapidated at the time but would be valuable now.
What's more, the transformation of San Francisco's economy has been a key factor. Closure of the city's shipyard in the early 1970s caused many blacks to leave for jobs elsewhere in the Bay Area and to move out of the Bay View-Hunters Point neighborhood. As San Francisco's economy moved away from manufacturing, activists say, blacks were left out of the new service economy.
But the out-migration of blacks from San Francisco has positive aspects, too. An "increase in economic status has enabled many African-American homeowners to sell their houses and take the profits to the suburbs," states a study by San Francisco State University's College of Ethnic Studies and its Public Research Institution.
For John William Templeton, author and black historian, there's no choice: He's smitten with San Francisco even though he says blacks are being "excluded from the heritage and the economy."
"Everybody in the world is trying to get to San Francisco, but black folks are leaving. What's up with that? It's because they don't see a future," he says. •


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Tmz.com reports that Goldberg's ex girlfriend Sonja Dimitrievska filed documents here this week asking a judge to grant her a restraining order against Weiss, the 1990's star, claiming he beat the crap out of her several times during their two-year relationship.
In the documents, Sonja says the final straw was back in April - when she came home to a drunken Weiss, who threatened to kill her and pull her eyes out.
Sonja says she left for a few hours to let him cool off, but claims he was in her bed holding a machete when she returned home and proceeded to sock her in the face.
Sonja says she ran away to hide in a nearby bedroom, but Weiss broke the door down and tried peeing on her while saying "this is all you're worth".
But here's where things take a turn -- Sonja says Weiss called the cops and when they got to the scene, they arrested her.
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In its 2006 Living Planet Report, the global conservation group WWF declared that the UAE has the largest "ecological footprint" per capita of any country in the world, above that of Japan or even the United States. This will surprise few who have been to the country recently, says Chafe. The desert city of Dubai, sometimes called the "playground for the rich," is now home to its own indoor ski slope and a growing number of artificial resort islands, and it relies on energy-intensive desalination for much of its water supply. And, of course, the UAE economy is still driven in large part by earnings from the country's lucrative oil resources.
But at least one local organization—the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)—is working to change the country's poor environmental image, according to Chafe. EEG recently surpassed its pledge target in its campaign to plant 1 million trees in one year, according to the group's chairperson, Habiba Al Marashi. The organization has also organized a successful national recycling program and works to educate citizens on environmental issues through debates, workshops, and other programs. "There is a general desire among the people to help protect the environment," says Al Marashi. "However, there is a feeling of apathy among them. We would like to see more active involvement…in environmental issues and concerns."
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Both Chafe and Al Marashi support the UAE's recent efforts to promote renewable energy. According to Gulf News, parking meters, traffic lights, offshore buoys, and water heating in several hotels nationwide are now solar powered. And while the Abu Dhabi-based Masdar Institute is one of the largest graduate-level institutions in the world focused on alternative energy development, renewable energy sources are still underutilized in the region, according to Dr. Alan Dickson of Solstice International, a renewables firm in Dubai. "What makes renewable energy unsuccessful here is the fact that electricity rates in the UAE are lower than the rest of the world," Dickson explains.
A trip to Dubai in 2006, as part of the North American civil society delegation to a United Nations Environment Programme-sponsored meeting of environment ministers from around the world,opened Chafe's eyes to the region's untapped energy resources. "There is so much potential for solar energy there," she says. "It's amazing to think what could happen if the skyscrapers were covered in photovoltaics." Dubai is fast earning a reputation as a world-class destination, with conferences, fashion shows, and major economic transactions taking place against its cosmopolitan desert backdrop. Whether it will similarly take a world-class lead in spotlighting the shift to renewable energies remains to be seen.
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Well, it's almost been a month since Christmas, but I thought I'd catch up on how everything went. I have to say that this year was a little challenging with a new baby and all. I got my shopping done the week of Christmas, which is pretty sad, but I just couldn't make it out very often. Well other than being super busy our Christmas was awesome. We went down to the Nielson's (my mom's family) party the weekend before Christmas. It was in Utah, which was a little far to travel, but it was so worth seeing everyone. We hardly ever get down that far but when we do it is such a party. We stayed at our house for Christmas morning, then went to Brad's parents for lunch, then headed down to Preston for dinner. Busy Day! Then the next day we went to Utah again for My dad's family party, then headed straight home. We were pretty tired, but I love the holidays because we get to see everyone! We even got to talk to Adam which was a miracle all in its self because we were so late getting to Preston. It was so great to hear his voice, and it sounds like he's doing just great!
Seth loved all his presents. His favorite was his big transformer robot. Seth also got these awesome superman jammies from Grandma Lee Ann. He loved them so much he wore them for like 4 days straight. He's such a poser!
My mom got this tent from a friend, and gave it to us. The boys have been loving it. They always want to "go camping" in the basement.


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So i didn't know that there was actually a LUSH where i lived. In fact, i just found out the day before i went. I always thought the store sound familiar, but for some reason i just didn't think it was in canada. So i looked it up, i realized it was actually in the MALL! so i was quite overjoyed and surprised, because Canada always seem to be slow to get the good stuff!
Anywas, so when i got there, the nice Sales Associate showed me around, and showed me alot of the products that they sell and how it exactly worked. She had bowls of water, and everything, and showed me how the bubbles bars made bubbles, and how the bath bombs worked. IT WAS SOO COOL!. They totally revolutionlized the concept of taking a shower/bath. All the products are designed to enhance your bathing/showering experience. It's suppose to make you feel luxurious, and just PRINCESSY!
So for the first time there, i was quite overwhelmed by all the products. You will definitely be sniffing a lot. i sniffed up some powder out of carelessness, and it was like sniffing crack! ( not that i ever did ahem*). Anywas, I decided to skip on the bath bombs, (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SOO COOL!), because i don't take baths. BUt i might have to start taking baths, because of this product. Anywas, before i show you what i got, i wanted to show you the baggies!
This is the main bage
the smaller bag (carrying one product each) inside the main bage
the back of the two products i got. i thought this was cute
So this is what i got:
This is how the products look like:
(Sugar scrub on left, and Dorothy Bubble Bar on right)
another shot of the dorothy, bcos the colours are pretty. LOL
1. DOROTHY BUBBLE BAR (limited edition)
Price: $5.95CAD
Smell: i'm not good with describing scent, so i told bf to sniff it and he said it smells ROSeY. LOL
How to Use:it's makes bubbles!WHO DOESN't LOVE BUBBLES? All you gotta do it crush it up in your hands, and let the water run through it. This will make the particles dissolve and bubble up like crazy. The water will turn blueeeee!
i aint gonna lie, i got this one cos it was limited edition, and there were only prob 10 left, so it must've been popular. hehe
The second item that i got, is the
2. Sugar Scrub (GREEN ONE)
Price: $4.95CAD
Smell: kinda herbal to me. BF said it smells like asian soap bars. O.O
How To Use: She showed me how it worked, and you basically just take a piece of the bar, and crush it up in your hands (to small bits) then scrub it on your skin. It will lather, and when you wash it off, you skin feels amazingly smooth. This was the main reason i wanted to try it. I hope it delivers the same result on the body.
I can't wait to try it out. I will certainly do a review when i get the chance. I'm sure i'll be taking advantage of these since finals are around the corner.
One of the item that i didn't get, but i thought was SOO COOL. LOL was the
Sex in the Shower Emotibomb
suppose to be a hand grabbing a butt the SA said. BF thinks otherwise. USe your imaginaion. LOL
Basically, you start the shower. Turn the water hot, and get some steam going. Then later get into the tub, and place this piece at the bottom, FACING you. The steam and hot water will work to "activate" this bar. It would start releasing steam/vapours, and this very nice scent. PERFECT for couples who want to set the mood, and get a little steamy..ahem..LOL. DEFinaitly ask the Sales Associate to show u how it works, bcos it's so awesome.
The next thing i want to show you guys are these awesome Stila Lipglosses that i found at Winners. OMG they are SOOO AWESOME, and it was such a bargin. These are my FIRST stila items.
( i don't see names on them, so i guess they aren't named???)
The swatches look funny, bcos the brush was still stiff. After a few use, i'm sure it would loosen up and be fine :)
STILA Lip Envy
Price: $9.99 CAD
Inital Review:
1. pigmentation is INCREDIBLE (better then dazzleglass from MAC in my opinion)
2. not sticky
3. smells like candy
i think i'm gonna love these.
EDIT: i wore them today (baby pink one), and i think these are hands down better than MAC dazzle glass, in terms of formula. I LOVE the fact that it's NOT STICKY at all, and the colour PACKS a PUNCH. i had soup, and my lips still looked STAINED from the lipgloss! i love this one in particular bcos it has no shimmer what so ever. so it gives ur lip this very natural look once it fades a bit.
P.S. Is there any LUSH products that you guys absolutely LOVE? i can't wait to try the products!
i already know that i will definately go back to try the:
Ocean Sea Salt (exfoliator, body and face)
BIG SHAMPOO (shampoo)
and that is everyhing........for now. hehe
Thanks for reading my blog! have yourself a wonderful day!


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The kids will soon be out of public school and time is running out to save on fun getaways. Palm Beach County students break on March 17-24. In Broward, kids are out of school March 21-28.
Staycation savings
There are hotel and attraction offers listed on our tri-county Convention & Visitor Bureau websites. In Broward: Sunny.org, Palm Beach: PalmBeachFL.com and Miami-Dade: MiamiandBeaches.com. If you're traveling out of the area, CVent.com has links to 400 sites.
Through March 31, Florida residents can buy a one-day regular admission to Miami Seaquarium and get in free the for rest of the year Info: MiamiSeaquarium.com
Orlando theme parks
Save up to 30 percent on Disney resort accommodations from March 14 to April 12 with bonus ticket offers at Disneyworld.Disney.go.com/special-offers.
Buy a Universal Orlando two-day ticket for $140 and get a third day for free through May 9. Info: UniversalOrlando.com/Theme-Park-Tickets/Hot-Deals.aspx
Hotel, airfare deals
Through Friday, save $50 off a $300 booking for hotel rooms paid for through Aug. 26 with code COUPON at Hotels.com/deals/50off300.
Save up to $160 on SouthwestAirlines.com vacation packages booked through Aug. 8. Use promo code SPRING20 by March 10.
Attractions, dining
Coupon books can net serious savings on dining and attractions.
Right now, buy two 2014 Entertainment editions for $28. There are seven Florida print editions, which include digital access. Info: Entertainment.com/coupon.
Another perennial favorite is $20 Enjoy the City books. There are six Florida editions including Orlando book. All are packed with BOGO coupons. Info: EnjoytheCity.com.
Finally, flash AAA and AARP cards to save up to 15 percent at hotels and on theme-park tickets.
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Not very competent bank robber interrupts the Sherwood Heritage Trail Festival by ordering everyone not to look at him or say anything. But never fear. A spook from the F.B.I. quickly arrives to gather clues. This was one of a dozen actual historical scenes depicted during the Festival this week-end. SEE MORE AT OUR NEW HERITAGE TRAIL BLOG!
Actors of all ages turned out to make the two day event a success.


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Quake Felt Locally
ST. MARYS — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that rattled Virginia and much of the northern East Coast caused instruments at Wright State University Lake Campus to jump Tuesday afternoon.
The quake struck shortly before 2 p.m. and its epicenter was near Mineral, Va., west of Richmond. The impact of the quake caused a monitoring station at the Lake Campus to jump and the Auglaize County EMA reported receiving numerous phone calls regarding an earthquake.
"That's huge — that's the biggest one since they've had recording instruments," said Chuck Ciampaglio, associate professor of Geology at the Lake Campus. "This is crazy. This is big."
The Lake Campus is part of a consortium that monitors seismic activity across the state. A monitor and screen allow the public to view the current data and Tuesday's quake was clearly evident.
"This is a big one and it's kind of weird because it's right where the Piedmont of Virginia — the foothills — hits the coastal plain," Ciampaglio said. "It's a little further east than I would have expected it."
Feeling quakes and tremors is not uncommon in this region of Ohio. Ciampaglio noted this region sits within an active zone along the Anna fault line.
"We do get earthquakes here and in fact they are quite concentrated here," he said. "We had a 5.5 back in the 80s in Anna, which is big."
The quake in Virginia is unrelated to the fault that runs through Anna. Ciampaglio said the quake in Virginia was considerably larger than the one that struck Anna.
Ciampaglio described tectonic activity in that part of the country as "an old wound." While rare, he noted earthquakes and tremors are possible.
"You know how you get a scare and it heals up and two years later you bang it and it still hurts, think of it that way," he said.
"This is still an active zone, deep down inside and it could be reactivated at some point."
While the quake happened 546 miles away, a similar event could occur in the region. Ciampaglio said residents should not dismiss the notion and should be cognizant of the potential for a local earthquake.
"Let's see what kind of damage this did and I think people will probably be surprised," he said. "A magnitude 6 on the East Coast is much more powerful than a magnitude 6 on the West Coast because of the makeup of the continental plate there. Once you go west of the Mississippi, a magnitude 6 in California wouldn't be felt for more than a couple hundred miles, whereas this 5.9 is being reported up through Manhattan and we are feeling it out here. When earthquakes happen out here, the motions transmit differently than when they happen west of the Mississippi."
Auglaize County EMA Director Troy Anderson fielded calls from residents regarding the quake and told many of them the earthquake was not local.
"We are telling them it's OK," Anderson said. "We are telling them yes there was one but it wasn't here. We are also hearing the cell phones aren't working and when something big like this happens, we are seeing that they are not able to handle the amount of calls coming in."
Anderson said he had not received any reports of damage from local residents related to the quake.


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The beginning of the year is the most popular time for eye exams and a great time to assess if your corrective lenses are the best fit for you.
See 2013 clearly with healthy eyes by following these five simple tips from optometrist, Dr. Tamara Dunn.
1. Start with an eye exam
Our eyes age and change just like the rest of our bodies, so it is important to get them checked annually. Even if you already have corrective lenses, ensure you are caring for your eyes properly with an eye exam.
Beyond a simple vision screening, the American Optometric Association also recommends that everyone receive a regular comprehensive eye exam to detect potentially serious eye issues to support overall eye health.
2. Good health supports good vision
As you kick off resolutions to "get healthy," did you know that you are also supporting your eye health? The healthier you are the better chance you have to avoid complications with your eyes.
For example, eating a balanced diet that includes dark green vegetables with lutein like spinach and kale can help to reduce your risk of age related vision loss.
3. Protect your eyes in the sun
Sunglasses are a fun way to accessorize while also protecting your eyes. Studies show that spending long periods of time in the sun without eye protection can damage your eyes.
Eye care professionals recommend that you wear full spectrum UV-absorbent sunglasses whenever you are in the sun for hours at a time.
If you wear contact lenses, remember that contact lenses by themselves may not protect your eyes from UV light so you may still need to supplement by wearing sunglasses.
4. Eye glasses or contact lenses?
Vision is as unique as the color and shape of your eyes, so work with you eye care professional to decide which type of corrective lens -- glasses or contact lenses -- is best for you.
According to the Contact Lens Council, 34 million Americans opt for contact lenses as they offer a convenient alternative to glasses or corrective surgery.
Contact lenses also offer personally tailored options for design, regimens and materials to meet your needs.
5. Keep eye health simple
The beginning of a new year is a busy time for doctor appointments. Ease eye-appointment stress by finding a one-stop solution for all your eye care needs.
Independent Optometrists operate private offices located adjacent to nearly 3,000 Walmart Vision Centers and Sam's Club Optical Centers and provide comprehensive eye exams, lens fittings and prescriptions by appointment and on a walk-in basis. The recent launch of a new online and phone contact lens program by Walmart and Sam's Club also reduces prices on contact lenses from many top brands and delivers lenses directly to your home.
For additional information on the new contact lens program or to place an order, visit WalmartContacts.com or call 800-741-LENS(5367), SamsClub.com/contacts or call 800-749-LENS(5367), or walk into any location with vision services.


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Control household dust and allergens
Reduce your exposure to fine particles
Eliminate unpleasant odors
Keep your home cleaner and healthier
Indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental health risks, according to the EPA. We spend 90% of our time indoors, and the quality of our indoor air can be 2–5 times worse than outdoor air. Upgrading to more efficient air filters is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to improve the quality of your indoor air.
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White Rock Minerals Ltd( ASX:WRM ) is an Australian listed minerals exploration and development company with projects located in northern NSW (gold and silver) and central Alaska (zinc, silver, lead and gold). The White Rock vision is to explore and develop both precious and base metal projects.
White Rock's cornerstone asset is the Mt Carrington epithermal gold-silver project in northern NSW. The Mt Carrington project has great leverage to the Australian gold and silver prices with a positive scoping study providing a path towards feasibility studies and development in the near term.
White Rock is also exploring the Red Mountain project in Alaska. Red Mountain is a globally significant advanced VMS project with high grade zinc and silver in two deposits. White Rock is exploring for additional high grade deposits that will enhance the projects leverage to an upturn in the fortunes of zinc and silver.


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has a waste problem.
The amount of waste we churn out has grown six times faster than the population. Clearly, that is a shocking statistic.
The average n family produces enough waste to fill a three bedroom house each year.
We've long been a nation that loves to recycle, but in recent years we've seen a growing interest in reuse.
Reuse is simply the act of using again.
Charity and opportunity shops have long enabled the reuse of pre-loved clothing and household items at prices accessible to most of us.
Online marketplaces like eBay have further fuelled community interest in reuse by enabling ns to buy and sell all things pre-loved from childhood favourites like Troll dolls and Furbies to kids' wear, phones and just about everything in between.
These days you can even pick up a reusable coffee cup!
However, at the moment, ns use about a billion disposable coffee cups each year, and most of them end up in landfill.
We can all make a contribution to addressing this issue by purchasing a reusable coffee cup, which are widely welcomed at cafés and coffee clubs across the nation.
In fact, many cafes will even reward you with a discount!
Another problem area is single-use batteries that can be easily replaced with rechargeables that reduce waste, and the effort required to recycle responsibly.
When you throw them in the bin, they leach all sorts of toxic matter such as lead and mercury into the earth.
Conscious consumption, yet another buzz word at the moment, is another way we can all reduce our waste footprint.
This means thinking about the lifespan of an item before you buy it.
If buying clothing, ask yourself, is it the type of garment you will wear season after season?
Is it well made, will it have longevity, will look good every season?
Rather than purchase an outfit for a special occasion, consider renting through an online sharing community, or perhaps borrow from a friend?
It is these small actions that collectively result in a big impact.
Throwing items in the bin destined for landfill should be the last option.
If it's time to part ways with some of your pre-loved stuff, consider the alternatives – selling it, repairing it, giving it away or donating it.
Passing on what you don't want to someone who does, is a fantastic form of sustainability and there are a multitude of ways to sell your stuff both online and offline and make a few dollars in the process.
Garage sales are a great example and one in which ns have been long engaged – it's a national institution!
Garage Sale Trail is 's biggest garage sale and presents a great opportunity to join 350,000 others in every corner of the country in a weekend-long reuse festival.
Last year there were 2 million items listed for sale and the average household made $379, community groups $650 and schools $1,500.
In addition the average participant made 44 new community connections via the day.
This year's Garage Sale Trail is happening on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22.
Registration is free and easy. Put your sale on the Trail or see what's on offer today at: www.garagesaletrail苏州夜网.au


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Dagenham & Redbridge Vs Torquay United, Sat 27 Aug 2011
Dagenham winger Medy Elito faces a race against time to be fit for the visit of Torquay.
Elito injured his groin in training this week and will be receiving treatment for as long as required before undergoing a fitness test ahead of the encounter.
Fellow wide man Damian Scannell suffered a recurrence of his groin problems having been introduced as a 72nd-minute substitute in last weekend's 1-0 victory at Bradford and is seeing a specialist in a bid to resolve the matter, meaning he will be unavailable.
Manager John Still was already battling a host of injury problems. Striker Josh Scott has discovered he needs knee cartilage surgery and will be out for around six weeks.
Long-term absentees Rob Edmans (fractured leg), Kevin Maher (metatarsal) and Peter Gain (hernia) continue to step up their rehabilitation, while Billy Bingham (knee) is back in training but this weekend comes too soon for him.
However, the Daggers were boosted at Valley Parade by the earlier than expected returns of full-back Abu Ogogo and striker Sam Williams (both groin), with the pair again expected to be involved against the Gulls.
Billy Bodin will go straight into the Torquay squad following his loan move from Swindon.
The 19-year-old forward has already started in three of the Robins' games this year and will be expected to go straight into Martin Ling's starting XI.
Ling may also be able to call upon the services of Daniel Leadbitter for the first time after he joined from Newcastle in the summer.
The defender has been hampered by a hamstring injury but has returned to training.
Gulls assistant boss Shaun Taylor told the BBC: "It's a little bit early to say if he'll be involved in the Saturday game but we'll see how it goes."
Torquay have no other fresh injury concerns.
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Fermented Tees is a new source for homebrew and craft beer t-shirts. They offered to send me one of their shirts for review so I chose the Add More Hops homebrew shirt.
The graphic is screen printed on a Gildan 100% cotton shirt and is a bit more green to my eye than the photo on their product page. With NYC Craft Beer Week approaching, I'm looking forward to wearing this soon.
Check out fermentedtees.com for this and other t-shirts and even a wrench bottle opener.


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A 14" cutting wheel puts this cut-off machine in the big leagues of performance, efficiency and ease of use.
The TS 420 is so popular, it could possibly be called "the standard" to which other cut-off machines are compared. Users like it because it is compact, lightweight, reliable and proves itself day in and day out, all day long. The TS 420 features all the high-performance features of the TS 410 - including an X2 air filtration system for a clean and smooth-running engine and virtually maintenance-free filters. With the added benefit of a 14" cutting wheel, it will handle cuts up to 4.9 inches in depth. This cut-off machine backs up its larger cutting capacity with a ton of usability features.
NOTE: Abrasive wheel included. Diamond wheel (shown) sold separately.


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Today is the day that CALEA comes to a broadband provider or university near you.
CALEA, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, has been growing in scope since it was first passed in 1994. The initial bill was designed to make it easier for prosecutors and federal agents to tap telephones, but in 2004 the FCC extended CALEA to include broadband providers and VoIP companies. Universities also fell under the "broadband provider" rubric, and all affected groups had to go to the expense of making their systems work with the government's wiretapping needs.
Today was the deadline for that compliance, as Wired's Threat Level blog points out. Universities have been especially vocal in their opposition to CALEA, arguing that it will prove incredibly expensive to install, monitor, and maintain all the required gear and software. In an effort to make it easier and cheaper, the federal government has allowed schools to route all of their traffic through a Trusted Third Party who will take care of all the monitoring issues.
The government sees this as a mere extension of its existing wiretap authority to a new medium. Criminals shouldn't get a free pass, so the argument goes, simply because they're smart enough to switch to Skype.
The feds haven't yet moved into electronic surveillance in a big way, though that may change now that it's easier to implement. In 2005, for instance, the feds only requested 625 wiretaps (state prosecutors and police departments actually requested more than the feds), and only 23 of these were for electronic communications. In 2006, phones again accounted for the vast majority of taps, with the government going after them 96 percent of the time. Electronic surveillance remained minuscule.
Judicial oversight of the taps remains in place, and a judge is still required to sign off on every wiretap, though this may come as cold comfort to those opposed to the CALEA expansion; in 2006, no judge turned down a wiretap request.


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VA Makes Strides on Reducing Claims Backlog
The federal initiative to provide timely decisions on disability payments to Veterans has crossed a major milestone in its final sprint to eliminate the backlog of Veterans' benefits claims. Continue reading
VA Rule Change Proposal Needs Your Input
Catch-22 rule currently leaves some veterans graves unmarked, and forgotten. You can help change the rules!
VA to Expedite Claims Decisions for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is implementing an initiative to expedite compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have waited one year or longer. Effective today, VA claims raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims in inventory, which will allow Veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits more quickly, if eligible. Veterans will be able to submit additional evidence for consideration a full year after the provisional rating, before VA issues a final decision. Continue reading
Governor Walker, WDVA Kick-off Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War
President Barack Obama has proclaimed May 28, 2012 through November 11, 2025 as the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Continue reading
Wisconsin Veterans Reunion
Food, Games, Music, Raffles, Information Booths, Camaraderie, Family Fun. Proceeds to benefit the Honor Flight. This reunion event seeks to provide information on programs available to veterans in the realms of medical and psychological treatment, financial resources, retirement planning, pension, housing, education and much more.
The American Veteran – March 2011
Click to watch this month's installment of The American Veteran. Continue reading
The American Veteran – March 2011
Click to watch this month's installment of The American Veteran. Continue reading
President Signs Improvements to Post-9/11 GI Bill
WASHINGTON – To bring the educational benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill closer to more Veterans and Service Members, President Obama signed legislation Jan. 4 that streamlines the 18-month-old education program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "Since the first GI Bill in 1944, this unique educational program has adapted to the needs of America's Veterans, active-duty personnel, reservists and Guardsmen," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. Continue reading


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The best sweet treat of all really came from grandma Smedley's cookie jar. Her homemade chocolate chip cookies.
But the penny candies from aunt Jean's store come in a close second! Yes, I said "penny" candies. Serious, they only cost a penny (I know some of you remember).
When we were in the Bear Lake Valley visiting relatives we never went back home without a little brown paper sack full of penny candies from the Chevron station/store that aunt Jean and uncle Mike used to own. Of course my favorite was the Swedish fish.
|Then there were the gummy berries.
|Can't forget the Sixlets.
Then there were this yummy licorice treats stuffed with cream filling. The strawberry flavor had yellow filling and the chocolate licorice had chocolate filling. They don't make them anymore, but I found something that kind of looks like it:
Word of advice - If you have to have a jawbreaker, DON'T TRY TO CHOMP ON IT (unless you like to go to the dentist)!
|And definitely can't forget about the allsorts
|If you there was an Indian chief on your wrapper, you could trade it for a free Tootsie pop.
If you are ever in the mood for some retro candy, check this site out => Old Time Candy.
Thanks to Amy Coffin at We Tree for coming up with this series.


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How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d'Etat
Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig discuss the Occupy movement, Citizens United, and our best options for real reform.
"We've undergone a corporate coup d'etat in slow motion. And it's over. We've lost, and they've won."
-Chris Hedges
On January 20, 2012, the two year anniversary of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling in Citizens United, occupiers gathered together to protest the influence that corporations have in politics.
In this video, journalist Chris Hedges and professor Lawrence Lessig, longtime critics of the corrupting influence of big money in our political system, discuss the goals of the protests—and the options that we, the people, have for real reform.
- From courthouses to statehouses, the pro-corporate ruling is under pressure.
- 7 signs the corporatocracy is losing its legitimacy ... and 7 populist tools to help shut it down.