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A Different Turning Point for Mankind?
The Axial Age and Its Consequences
Reflecting on human history over the previous millennia, a few European thinkers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries noticed a surprising conjunction. Many of the world's most influential figures—Confucius, Buddha, the prophets of Israel (Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah), Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Zoroaster all emerged in their respective nations—China, India, Judaea, Greece, and Iran—in the middle of the first millennium BC, roughly between 800 and 200 BC. Although more recent scholarship has tended to move Zoroaster out of this chronological frame back into an earlier one, the coincidence remains impressive. The French Iranist Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron in the late eighteenth century may have been the first to draw attention to it, and a German philosopher, Ernst von Lasaulx, subsequently expanded on it in a dense but little-known work of 1856 under the bizarre title A New Attempt at an Old Philosophy of History Based on the Truth of Facts. While stressing empirical analysis, von Lasaulx conspicuously privileged religion and argued for organic growth and decay in world history.
In Europe at this time the great turning point in the history of mankind was generally agreed to be the earthly appearance of Jesus Christ, who quite clearly did not arrive simultaneously with the magisterial figures of the mid-first millennium BC. Hegel went so far as to assert that the idea of the trinity of God was the pivot on which the history of the whole world turns—both its starting point and its goal. The centrality of Christ in history, or at least Western history, impelled the classical historian Johann Gustav Droysen to compose a very long narrative, beginning with Alexander the Great, that would trace Greek and Near Eastern events that led inexorably, as he believed, to Christianity. His work on what he called Hellenismus, which today we often call Hellenistic culture, gave a new momentum to studies of early Christianity, but he was oblivious of the intriguing coincidence of Confucius, Socrates, Buddha, and their expositors.
Meanwhile, in a world conceptually if not physically apart, Muslims had long before inaugurated their own historical time with the migration (hijra) of Muhammad to Medina in 622, and that date remains to this day the great turning point for Islamic historiography. None of the historians in China, India, or Iran seems ever to have noticed that the careers of their ancient leaders and thinkers occurred in the days of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, or the Hebrew prophets. Drawing attention to this chronological oddity was an entirely Western enterprise that may have gained a certain traction from German Romanticism by invoking exotic peoples and places. But even in the West it had limited currency because the beginning of Christianity remained the immovable turning point in human history.
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PORTSMOUTH — In keeping with the credit union creed of "people helping people", Northeast Credit Union donated $5000 to Make-A-Wish New Hampshire to help support the foundation's campaign to grant its next 1000 wishes in New Hampshire.
In presenting the $5000 check to Julie Baron, CEO for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, Northeast Credit Union VP of Marketing Andrea Pruna said, "Northeast Credit Union believes that serving our members extends to serving the communities in which our members live and work. We are honored to support the important mission of Make-A-Wish New Hampshire and its efforts to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions through this donation and through the sales of the Make-A-Wish calendar raffle now available in all of our branch locations."
Julie Baron, CEO for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire said, "Every wish needs caring people in the community to get involved and make it happen."
Northeast Credit Union is also kicking off the sale of the 2013 Make-A-Wish calendar raffle in each of its branch locations.
Calendars can be purchased for just $25 and the proceeds help make a wish child's dream come true. A limited number of calendars will be sold and prizes for the entire month are randomly drawn on the first Monday of each month.
Northeast Credit Union (NECU) is a leading not-for-profit, cooperative financial services organization owned by its members.
For more information visit www.necu.org or call 1-888-436-1847.
Make-A-Wish New Hampshire grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
For more information visit newhampshire.wish.org.

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Weekend Herb Blogging #51 Recap
Thinking about our Favorite Herbs!
Besides the speculation about what the most preferred herb might be, Monday through Friday next week I'll be posting Weekend Herb Blogging "Year in Review" pieces with links to the recaps and a summary of the posts that week. If you're new to this event, or want to go down memory lane, I hope you'll stop by. I know writing them is bringing back a lot of good memories for me!
On Saturday I'll reveal my own very favorite herb (that's for the 4 or 5 people left who haven't figured it out.) Of course Sunday will be the big event, with a Recap that has the herb recipes sorted by herb, counting down to the most preferred herb. At the least, it should be a great collection of herb recipes. Everywhere I've traveled around on the food blogs this week I've seen WHB supporters reminding people about it (thanks everyone!), so it should be quite a party!
Longview, Washington, U.S.A.
Chrispy of Experimentation in Taste was first to send an entry this week, chock full of information about uses and nutritional information for parsnips. Chrispy says there's no need to get parsnippety because her recipe for Parsnip and Carrot Croquettes will put a smile on your face.
Trinidad, California, U.S.A.
By the time you read this, Christine of Christine Cooks will be traveling across the country on a train, on her way to see the fall foliage in New England. Christine didn't let that get in the way of sending a fabulous post all about quince, from the bush in her yard, describing the smell of quince, giving us a recipe for quince raisin tart tatin, and even editing the post to give a link to a source for Membrillo, the spanish quince jelly which is how Christine first tasted it. This is a post that really captures the spirit of WHB, sharing information about plant foods. Thanks Christine, for all your efforts and have a great trip!
St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia
A two-for-one comes from Neil of Food for Thought this week, who has been pondering ways to cook silverbeet, or swiss chard. Neil has recently learned about cooking the stems (separate from the leaves) and he sends two great sounding recipes, Piquant Silverbeet and Braised Silverbeer Stalks. He even mentions that these recipes are South Beach Diet friendly; thanks Neil for that!
Toronto, Canada
Next comes another yummy sounding recipe from Ruth at Once Upon a Feast, again suitable for South Beach dieters since Ruth is also a South Beach fan. (No, WHB recipes don't have to be South Beach friendly, if anyone is wondering!) If you like meatloaf I'm guessing you'll like the sound of Ruth's Chicken Loaf for South Beach Dieters, which has lemon thyme and some other interesting flavors.
Southwest Virginia, U.S.A.
Pico De Gallo with Red and Yellow Tomatoes is the offering this week of Coffeepot from Coffee and Cornbread, who has a great new template on her blog. Besides the great recipe, this post talks about cilantro, the leaves of the plant that produces coriander seed, and shares how coriander is mentioned in the bible.
New Hampshire, United States
Too many green beans is what my mother used to call "a good problem to have." that's the dilemma facing Pat of Up a Creek Without a PatL, but she solves it with her favorite veggie cookbook and a recipe for Braised Green Beans with Soy and Sesame. Pat even uses a bit of cilantro in the recipe, and gives it a thumbs up, although she's not always a fan.
Davis, California, U.S.A.
I'm seeing a lot of yummy eggplant lately, and that's the veggie of choice of Sher from What Did You Eat? Sher uses a Deborah Madison recipe for her Fried Eggplant with Walnut and Mint, always a good sign. The photos of this dish are fantastic; makes me wish I had some eggplant.
Farmgirl's Farm, Missouri, U.S.A.
On the farm, Susan is still having good luck with the weather, and this week she sends two great posts of interest to herb bloggers who are also into gardening. First, a very informative look at how to extend your basil harvest, something that's worth knowing about! Second, a post with some interesting information for foodies, not least of which is all the great ideas for using mint, which readers left by the droves in the comments. You can tell Farmgirl's readers are very fond of her; she asks and they respond!
Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
An extra hug this week for Ilva from Lucullian Delights who isn't going to give us even a tiny clue as to what her favorite herb might be, in fact she's throwing us off the trail by making a dish this week with four herbs. In a recipe inspired by Alanna's Salsa with Roasted Tomatoes, Ilva unleashes her famous kitchen creativity and comes up with Pasta with Oven Baked Herb Tomatoes, seasoned with thyme, sage, oregano, and rosemary.
Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Next up is my bread-making idol, who sends me great recipes for brown bread. No bread this week, instead Ulrike from Kuchenlatein is making Courgette, Potato, and Parsley Frittata. If you didn't know that zucchini is called courgette in much of the world, you've learned something already. Ulrike decides against mint and uses parsley in this recipe; do you think it's a sign of which herb is her favorite?
Even Tinier Town, Columbia River Valley, U.S.A.
Poor Kitchenmage has been overwhelmed with responsibility, being appointed to a committee charged with tasting wines to see which should be served at a local silent-auction fundraiser. However, she managed to rise to the occasion, choosing wine *and* creating an amazing basket of herbal goodness for the auction. With vanilla sugar, lavender sugar, blueberry habanero chutney, lavender shortbread, and plant starts for greek oregano, chives, lime thyme, rosemary, and baby sage, who wouldn't want to buy this! (There are recipe links so you can make your own, too.)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Sydney, Australia
Another fabulous post from Anna of Morsels and Musings; this time she is writing about the artichoke. Anna gives a lot of information about the nutritional value, history, and uses of the artichoke (A+ on research), and her recipe for Artichokes with Lemon and Garlic looks fabulous for an antipasto platter. Perhaps most of all, I love Anna's description of the texture of an artichoke as being "softly toothsome."
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Cate of Sweetnicks is getting ready to move, but she still had a few veggies on hand and decided to make Paul Rankins Spanish Style One Pot. With pork, peppers, artichokes, tomatoes, onion, and garlic, this quick dish sounds very tasty.
Nantes, France
Virginie from Absolutely Green, who dazzled us with her round-the-world WHB recap is back in town after a summer away and she's created two healthy vegan cakes with mint for WHB. First is Light Chocolate Covered Mint Cake, the least sweet and lowest fat version. The second version, Choco-mint Mellow Cake is richer, with darker chocolate flavor. Click on the English translation for both recipes if your French is a bit rusty!
Melbourne, Australia
Your mouth will be watering when you see the fabulous pictures of what Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once has created for Weekend Herb Blogging this week. Her Rhubarb Tart with Semolina Cream looks wonderful, with lots of photos to show you how she made it. I also learned that rhubarb leaves aren't edible, something I didn't know.
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Another blogger who always creates yummy looking treats is Gattina from a blog by the same name. This week she is cooking Scallion, Spinach, and Ricotta Pie, which looks divine. She also gives a hint about her favorite herb offering for next week, can you guess what it might be?
Mill Valley, California, U.S.A.
A new herb blogger this week is Anna from Anna's Cool Finds (who lived in Utah for a while!). She managed to come up with a new ingredient her very first try with her post on Secrets of the Yamaimo. Used in China and Japan, the yamaimo, also called mountain or long potato, has both medicinal and culinary uses. Anna makes two types of soup, with an interesting process that you must read about.
Southern California, U.S.A.
Another masterpiece entry from Surfindaave of The Serendipitous Chef, who is using yellow onions this week. Dave creates Zwiebelkuchen or Bavarian Onion Tart, something he learned to make when he lived in Munich. With onions, bacon, cream, eggs, and caraway seeds, baked in a crust, doesn't this sound just amazing?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
At Blog from Our Kitchen, EJM and her husband are busy making chicken stock and flavoring it with dried and fresh bay leaves, both from the laurel tree in their yard. There are links here for the stock recipe and a spice recipe that sounds good, plus some excellent information about growing laurel trees.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
My own herb choice this week was basil, although I've written about basil so many times already that this time I just shared a new recipe for Baked Chicken Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Basil, and Goat Cheese. I guess my own entry was kind of a two-for-one also, because the following day I posted a South Beach Phase One Version of the same dish. I'd have to say, both were really good, so take your pick.
That's all the herb blogging for Week 51, but starting tomorrow we're entering right into WEEK 52, with the first "year in review" post tomorrow morning. I hope you're thinking about your favorite herb and planning to send it early for the special event next weekend, when we announce the most preferred herb. Send them to kalynskitchen AT comcast DOT net, and I need it by 3:00 on Sunday (or sooner, please!) if you want to be included in the big round-up of favorite herb recipes to be posted next Sunday.
Food Recipes Cooking South Beach Diet Recipes
Low Carb Recipes Low Glycemic Index Recipes
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Matthew Rodgers, founder, wrote the original AIB Artificial Intelligence Being 1.0 in 2000 with Borland Turbo C++, later releasing AIB 2.0 in 2002 with a better A.I., interface, text-to-speech, and speech synthesis. AIB has won multiple awards including the 1st Place 2005 Best Learning Bot in the Chatterbox Challenge. In 2007, Isomer Programming released Isomer ENS (Emergency Notification System), a collection of programs used to send notification emails and monitor the desktops of designated emergency machines during a crisis. Current research efforts are concentrated on AARON (Advanced Artificial intelligence ReasOning Network, a biologically simulated A.I.), and android development with bleeding-edge peripherals (such as the NeuroSky Mindwave Mobile or the IOIOMint Arduino Microcontroller). Isomer Programming LLC is a registered limited liability company in Delaware with a foreign entity license in Virginia.


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Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC) Chairman Makoto Yagi echoed this stance in his Dec. 17 statement, which declared the election a "breakthrough event in regenerating the nation" and called for a diverse energy portfolio that would allow Japan to "attain the three Es of energy security, environmental conservation and economy."
Nuclear Restart Timing Remains Uncertain
Abe's LDP plans to decide on a general nuclear reactor restart within three years, with a longer-term goal to determine the best overall energy mix for the country in the next ten years. As UPI reports, the LDP is expected to "approve the restarts one at a time, when the Nuclear Regulation Authority certifies them to be safe." So far, just two of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors have come back on-line following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Critics emphasize that the LDP will have to tread carefully on the still-controversial issue and contend with Japan's regulatory and bureaucratic bodies in accomplishing a wider restart.
But the markets themselves were very quick to respond. World Nuclear News reported a 33% jump in Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501:OSE; TKECF:OTCPK) shares and an 18% boost in share prices for Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEP:NYSE; 9503:OSE). Australian uranium producers Paladin Energy Ltd. (PDN:TSX; PDN:ASX) and Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. (ERA:ASX) rose 8.4% and 5%, respectively.
Experts Approve
Although national polls have shown that 80% of Japanese favored a nuclear phaseout, the country's election results told a different story and many commentators are expressing support of the LDP's economy-focused agenda. Kazuhisa Kawakami, a political science professor at Meiji Gakuin University, argued that "we need to prioritize the economy, especially because we are an island nation," he told the Associated Press. "We're not like Germany. We can't just get energy from other countries in a pinch."
Across the Pacific, some North America-based analysts are decidedly bullish on a bright future for uranium producers.
Rob Chang of Cantor Fitzgerald Canada commented, "We view the Japanese election results as a catalyst for the uranium market because it is the strongest indication to date that Japan will return to meaningful nuclear electricity use. With the Russia-U.S. highly enriched uranium agreement drawing to a close at the end of 2013 and removing about 24 million pounds (Mlb) of uranium from the market, Cantor Research forecasts a continuous uranium supply deficit for many years." [See chart.]
Source: Cantor Fitzgerald Research
Dundee Securities Analyst David Talbot agrees, commenting that "the LDP win may be a turning point for the nuclear sector and the catalyst many investors have waited for. Although we believe the uranium price may be the only catalyst some investors will consider, we expect that this news could accelerate the likelihood that at least part of the Japanese nuclear fleet gets back on-line, perhaps even earlier than mid-2013."
Talbot went a step further, sharing his uranium producer picks on the back of Japan's election results: "Energy Fuels Inc. (EFR:TSX) is a potential turnaround story—it has been punished the most of the uranium producers this year. But it is now focused on lower-cost, higher-grade production from its Arizona Strip breccia pipe mines, with its new Pinenut mine scheduled for startup shortly and its Canyon project in the pipeline. The company announced in September that it would close three higher-cost operations.
"This is a story has: 1) huge leverage to risking uranium prices; 2) a significant regional resource base; 3) the only conventional mill in operation in the U.S.; 4) no need to spend $150 million to construct a new mill despite receiving its Nuclear Regulatory Commission permits; and 5) vast potential to expand production. . .as uranium prices are expected to rise, given the company's high leverage to prices, we would expect to see Energy Fuels shares to rise in tandem."
Talbot has a relatively large coverage universe on uranium producers and explorers, and he shared a few more names on his short list in his ecstatic report published Monday:
"Ur-Energy Inc. (URE:TSX; URG:NYSE.MKT) is a top pick in the developer space; this is likely the first U.S. in-situ recovery producer to come on-line next year. Construction is on track and it plans to add recent acquisitions to its pipeline.
"Laramide Resources Ltd. (LAM:TSX) has also outperformed its peers this year as the Queensland uranium mining ban appears set to be overturned. Exploration at its 52-Mlb flagship project continues to deliver.
"Kivalliq Energy Corp. (KIV:TSX.V) is our top pick of the explorers. It has made six discoveries this year alone in Nunavut, and it moves closer to expanding resources toward that 40-Mlb milestone.
"Uranium Participation Corp. (U:TSX) is already on a hot streak, up 11% from last month. . .this is the smallest discount that Uranium Participation has traded since Fukushima, and given its hard assets, we don't feel that it should be at a discount at all."
Back on the Table
In a country that has just elected its seventh prime minister in six and a half years, winning a two-thirds majority is not a final victory; it's an entrance into an ongoing political battle. Opinions are mixed as to how effectively the LDP can carry out its goals, but one thing is clear: Nuclear power is back on the table.
1) Rita Sapunor of The Energy Report and/or her family own shares of the following companies mentioned in this interview: None.
2) The following companies mentioned in the interview are sponsors of The Energy Report: Energy Fuels Inc., Laramide Resources Ltd. and Ur-Energy Inc.
3) David Talbot beneficially owns, has a financial interest in, or exercises investment discretion or control over, companies under coverage: None. Dundee Securities Ltd. and its affiliates, in the aggregate, beneficially own 1% or more of a class of equity securities issued by, companies under coverage: Energy Fuels Inc. Dundee Securities Ltd. has provided investment banking services to the following companies under coverage in the past 12 months: Energy Fuels Inc. All disclosures and disclaimers are available at www.dundeecapitalmarkets.com. Please refer to formal published research reports for all disclosures and disclaimers pertaining to companies under coverage and Dundee Securities Ltd. The policy of Dundee Securities Ltd. with respect to Research reports is available on the Internet at www.dundeecapitalmarkets.com.
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Co-op Pioneer Ed Bonefont '91 Manages Worldwide Tech Support
Ed Bonefont (B.E. in Electrical Engineering, 1991) had barely become an adult when – through the Stevens Cooperative Education (Co-op) program – he began supervising union workers and leading engineering projects at a data center of Shearson Lehman Hutton, one of the world's largest investment banking, retail brokerage and financial services firms in the late 1980s.
Although more than two decades have passed since he gained his first professional management experience as the company's facilities engineering intern, Bonefont says he still looks back at it as a defining moment in his career.
"Everyone treated me like a regular staff engineer, with the same aptitude and the same responsibilities," said Bonefont, director of worldwide services & North America/ASPAC technical support at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson company. "It was there that I learned how to lead. Through that internship, I developed my people skills, fine-tuned my project management skill set, and learned the importance of building connections, being on time and on budget, and always delivering on commitments."
Bonefont, a native of Puerto Rico, was a member of Stevens' first-ever Co-op class and an integral part of its long-term success. He and the other early members took pride in being ambassadors of the then-unproven program, always striving to do their very best work and impress corporate recruiters so their companies would welcome future Stevens undergraduates.
"We considered it an honor to represent Stevens, and our hard work paid off," Bonefont said. "Once they saw what great jobs we got that first summer, more and more students signed up."
Through Co-op, Bonefont held five internships – three at Shearson Lehman Hutton, one in operations at AT&T and one helping to design satellites for GE Aerospace. He gained valuable professional and industry knowledge from all of them.
Perhaps most importantly, he realized that design was not his calling – rather, he was meant to go into management.
"Every role was a great learning experience and every one opened up professional opportunities in the engineering field," Bonefont said.
Through his work at GE Aerospace, Bonefont lined up a full-time post-graduation job almost a full year before he got his diploma in the organization's elite Manufacturing Management Program. When he graduated from it two years later, he began rotating between GE's manufacturing plants all across the country, taking on successive roles that expanded his leadership and management responsibilities. By 1995, Bonefont was running his own GE training programs and even employing a handful of Stevens Co-op students.
Soon after, Bonefont took on what he said were the toughest assignments of his career – as an outsourcing manager for GE Power Systems in Mexico City and starting up new manufacturing plant in Monterrey. He was one of the first leaders involved in a huge initiative to move work and assemblies into low-cost regions, a huge cost opportunity for GE at the time.
"This was my first startup, and everything that could have gone wrong did," said Bonefont. "But at the same time, it was a tremendous opportunity to learn and grow. I tried many management and leadership styles in the course of setting up the factory and the workers. Today, people ask me why I hardly make any mistakes as a leader. I tell them it's because I made them all on that project."
Despite the challenges, the project was an astounding success. In a single year, Bonefont led his team to achieve 28 percent savings and also created a sourcing and support infrastructure in Mexico that was used as a model for future GE Mexico organizations. He then stayed in Mexico for another two years leading the startup of a joint venture to manufacture outsourcing needs for GE – another astounding success.
Still, Bonefont – who earned his Executive MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1998 and is a Certified Master Black Belt – was ready for something different.
"I loved manufacturing, but I wanted to try an operations role where I'd be closer to the customer," he said. "That's what brought me to services."
It was the right decision for Bonefont, who finds his greatest joy in motivating employees to exceed expectations and create high performance teams. In the next seven years at GE, he turned around seven underperforming industrial service shops, grew and improved a major parts operation in a recessive industrial economy, and launched a highly-profitable new product line for GE Energy. When he left GE after 16 years, Bonefont had proven himself as a standout global manager skilled in leading and energizing team to exceed operational goals.
Today, Bonefont is responsible for worldwide technical support services at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. He has been the architect for transforming the service business, implementing innovative technology and achieving top rankings in the industry. His team implemented advanced patent-pending predictive alerts and algorithms that can predict service events and equipment issues up to 30 days in advance.
"Innovating and implementing new technology for the service space is yet another challenging and rewarding career," Bonefont said.
He still looks back at Co-op as what made it all possible.
"All in all, Co-op was an incredibly rewarding experience, and I can't imagine being where I am today without it."
In his free time, Bonefont – who recently earned his U.S. Coast Guard Mariners Captain license – spends time with his wife of 16 years and 12-year-old daughter, often having adventures on the family sail boat in Lake Ontario.


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I know we have discussed this a bit on the old forum, but want to bring it up again because now I'm thinking about making the change.......and we could use a new topic or two hear. We're to the point we hate leaving the boat Sun night and spend all week looking forward to getting back. We try to sneak away Thurs evening when possible. She is off Fridays and I'm self employed, as long as I have phone and email I'm good. So here we are.
We are thinking about a larger aluminum boat, currently looking at a Jamestowner 16 x 67 and a Horizon 17 x 87. I have to say I'm a bit worried about whether we can even heat these things in the Indiana Winter. Although if it's like last year, no worries. We currently have 3 live aboard's in the marina, all in fiberglass boats. I believe I already have water and sewage issues handled, but would certainly appreciate any and all other thoughts, advice, considerations, etc.


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Unlike many who shared stories of childhood inspirations, Mr Davy Young tells us a different tale, one that can inspire lifelong learning.
Mr Young is a ceramic artist in his late 60s and he picked up pottery as a hobby when he was in his mid-50s in preparation for his retirement, attending basic courses in ceramic arts at a Community Centre. As Mr Young is a nature lover (having spent his childhood in the countryside), his ceramic art tends to incorporate texture formed by tree-bark and tropical leaves. In 2003, Mr Young was inspired by beautiful ceramic leaves made by British artist Ms Judy Brown, whose artwork was featured in a magazine. Mr Young corresponded with Ms Brown who shared some basic steps on leaf-making. From then on, Mr Young devoted much of his spare time exploring techniques to perfect his skills in leaf-making, developing his own artwork style in the process. He proudly shared that each leaf is unique because they were made using impressions of a freshly-plucked leaf, and they were both ornamental and functional.
Sometime after Mr Young retired from the workforce in 2010, he was encouraged by his potter friends to consider selling his artwork on the market. Encouraged by his friends' support, he began to take part in art markets and approach some retail shops to carry this artwork. His artwork has since been carried by the gift shop at The Botanic Gardens and a shop at Haji Lane under the label "Leaves with Memories".
Mr Young's story is a good reminder to us that it is never too late to learn. We hope this story inspires you and that you will share this admirable spirit with those you know.
Come by Senja-Cashew CC this weekend to check out Mr Young's work pieces at the Singapore Mini Maker Faire! He will also be giving a "one-session only" demo on ceramic leaf-making on 27 July, Sunday from 2.45 – 3.15pm. See you there.


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Clinical Trials
Immune System Function Following Vaccination in HIV Infected Children Taking Anti-HIV Drugs
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
First received: November 18, 2005
Last updated: November 10, 2014
Last Verified: November 2014
History of Changes
The purpose of this study is to determine immune system function following vaccination in HIV-infected children currently taking anti-HIV drugs. To test the effectiveness of prior vaccination, patients in this study will receive booster shots of one of two pneumococcal vaccines, a hepatitis B vaccine, and a measles vaccine.
HIV Infections
Biological : Pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine
Biological : Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Biological : Hepatitis B vaccine
Biological : Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine, live
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Immunologic Memory Following Pneumococcal, Hepatitis B, and Measles Vaccination in HIV Infected Children Treated With Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
Further study details as provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Primary Outcome Measures
- Grade 3 or greater hematologic and chemistry laboratory values, signs, or symptoms not present, as specified by the protocol [ Time Frame: At study entry ]
- Seropositivity, as determined by antibody levels [ Time Frame: At study entry and Days 7 and 28 ]
- Immunologic memory, as determined by primary and secondary responses, antibody levels, and additional measures of immunologic memory [ Time Frame: Throughout study ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients will receive PCV, HBV, and MMR at study entry
Pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine
0.5 mL administered intramuscularly
Other Name: PCV
Biological: Hepatitis B vaccine
0.5 mL administered intramuscularly
Other Name: HBV
Biological: Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine, live
0.5 mL administered subcutaneously
Other Name: MMR
Patients will receive PPV, HBV, and MMR at study entry
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
0.5 mL administered intramuscularly
Other Name: PPV
Biological: Hepatitis B vaccine
0.5 mL administered intramuscularly
Other Name: HBV
Biological: Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine, live
0.5 mL administered subcutaneously
Other Name: MMR
Detailed Description:
With their immunocompromised status, HIV-infected children are at especially high risk for
opportunistic infections, including infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, hepatitis B, and
measles. In PACTG P1024, HIV-infected children taking highly active antiretroviral therapy
(HAART) received 2 doses of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), 1 dose of the
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV), and booster shots of the hepatitis B vaccine (HBV)
and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR). Early responses to these vaccinations were
favorable, but with declining antibody responses within the 18 months after vaccination. It
is unknown if additional booster vaccinations in these children will result in a protective
immunologic memory upon re-exposure to these pathogens. This study will determine whether
HIV-infected children on HAART have evidence of specific immunologic memory 3 to 4 years
after vaccination in PACTG P1024.
Patients will be randomly assigned to receive PCV or PPV at study entry. All eligible patients will also receive HBV and MMR at study entry. Patients will be monitored in the clinic for 1 hour after vaccination for any adverse effects. Study staff will contact patients by phone around Day 3 after study entry to ask patients if they have experienced any adverse effects to the vaccinations; patients who received MMR at study entry will be contacted again around Day 21. Some patients may be asked to return to the clinic for further evaluation if they experience side effects.
There will be study visits at study entry and Days 7 and 28. Medical history, a physical exam, blood collection, and an assessment of HIV-related symptoms will occur at all visits. HAART will not be provided by this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Years to 23 Years
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Completed the 96-week initial study period of PACTG P1024 and had enrolled into that study between June 1, 2001 and March 31, 2002
- Fulfilled PACTG P1024's definition of HAART (taking 3 or more antiretrovirals [ARVs] from at least 2 of the available therapeutic drug classes) during PACTG P1024's vaccination period (Weeks 0 to 24). Patients who were taking 3 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors during that period without a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor or a protease inhibitor (PI) are not eligible for this study. Nontherapeutic boosting doses of ritonavir used in ritonavir-boosted PI regimens are not counted as separate ARVs.
- Stable ARV regimen in the 4 weeks prior to study entry
- No changes anticipated to current ARV regimen during this study
- Willing to complete all study vaccinations and evaluations
- Willing to use acceptable forms of contraception, if applicable
- Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent, if applicable
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abnormal blood or chemistry values on most recent laboratory tests. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Received PCV, HBV, PPV, or MMR vaccines during PACTG P1024 in a sequence other than specified in PACTG P1024
- Received one or more doses of each of PCV, PPV, MMR, or HBV vaccines since the end of PACTG P1024's vaccination period
- Previous Grade 3 or higher adverse events or allergic reactions judged to be possibly or definitely related to the PCV, PPV, MMR, or HBV vaccines
- Received any killed vaccine within the 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Received any live vaccine within the 6 weeks prior to study entry
- Planning to receive any killed or live vaccine other than study vaccines between the first and third study visits
- Presence of an underlying condition that contraindicates use of any of the study vaccines. Patients who have a CD4% less than 15% will not be given the MMR vaccine, but such patients will not be excluded from this study.
- Current immunomodulatory therapy, including IL-2, any interferon product, GM-CSF, or thalidomide. Patients taking G-CSF or erythropoietin are not excluded.
- Anticipated need for immunomodulatory treatment during this study
- Any intramuscular immune globulin product within the 6 months prior to study entry
- Intravenous immune globulin within the 11 months prior to study entry
- Platelets or plasma products within the 7 months prior to study entry
- Anticipated need for immune globulin products during this study
- Current systemic immunosuppressive therapy, including the equivalent of 1 mg/kg/day or greater of prednisone in the 2 weeks prior to study entry. Patients using inhaled corticosteroids only are not excluded from this study. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Anticipated need for systemic immunosuppressive therapy during this study
- Other known or suspected diseases of the immune system
- Cancer in the 3 months prior to study entry or treatment for cancer within the 3 months prior to study entry
- Other acute or chronic medical or surgical conditions or contraindications that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
- Known bleeding disorder
- Any Grade 2 or higher clinical toxicity at study screening. More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.
- Require certain medications
- Pregnancy
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00257127
Locations Show More
|United States, Alabama
|UAB, Dept. of Ped., Div. of Infectious Diseases
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
|United States, California
|Usc La Nichd Crs
|Alhambra, California, United States, 91803
|Long Beach Memorial Med. Ctr., Miller Children's Hosp.
|Long Beach, California, United States, 90806
|UCSD Mother-Child-Adolescent Program CRS
|San Diego, California, United States, 92103
|United States, Colorado
|Univ. of Colorado Denver NICHD CRS
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Connecticut
|Yale Univ. School of Medicine - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Disease
|New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
|United States, Florida
|South Florida CDTC Ft Lauderdale NICHD CRS
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
|Univ. of Florida College of Medicine-Dept of Peds, Div. of Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Allergy
|Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-0296
|Univ. of Florida Jacksonville NICHD CRS
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209
|United States, Illinois
|Chicago Children's CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|Univ. of Chicago - Dept. of Peds., Div. of Infectious Disease
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
|United States, Louisiana
|Children's Hosp.
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118
|United States, Massachusetts
|HMS - Children's Hosp. Boston, Div. of Infectious Diseases
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|BMC, Div. of Ped Infectious Diseases
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
|WNE Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS CRS
|Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01605
|United States, New Jersey
|Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School CRS
|Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103
|United States, New York
|Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. IMPAACT CRS
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10457
|SUNY Downstate Med. Ctr., Children's Hosp. at Downstate NICHD CRS
|Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
|Nyu Ny Nichd Crs
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|Metropolitan Hosp. Ctr.
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|Harlem Hosp. Ctr. NY NICHD CRS
|New York, New York, United States, 10037
|Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester NY NICHD CRS
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
|SUNY Stony Brook NICHD CRS
|Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8111
|United States, Pennsylvania
|St. Christopher's Hosp. for Children
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19134
|Puerto Rico
|Univ. of Puerto Rico Ped. HIV/AIDS Research Program CRS
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00935
|San Juan City Hosp. PR NICHD CRS
|San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00936
Sponsors and CollaboratorsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
|Study Chair:
|Mark Abzug, MD
|The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO
More Information
Additional Information:Click here for more information about PACTG P1024
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00257127 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|PACTG P1061s
|Study First Received:
|November 18, 2005
|Last Updated:
|November 10, 2014
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):Vaccination
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Heptavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 13, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.


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So this month over on the Embellish Magazine Blog here: http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/
the challenge was to make a Spring Themed Project!! I wanted to use some of the papers from my stash and I found this Sassafraslass paper that had ALL of the colors in it!! I just looked and looked at and waited for it to take my in a direction!! Well I ended up using a Martha Stewart Punch-all-over the page punch (a scalloped square) to make the fun window border!! I then cut an image from the edge of a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper and then placed it inside the window and backed the rest of the window with a Prima Marketing Ledger paper. I then curled up the edges of the paper to create a fun edge!! Then I used a WPlus9 Sentiment Stamp on the bottom of my card!! I added some May Arts Burlap Twine and I LOVE the way it turned out!!
Here a few photos of the finished card!!
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Coming to America: Pope Francis confirms his first visit to the U.S. as he announces trip to Philadelphia
- Today confirmed he will visit Philadelphia in September next year
- Catholic officials said papal mass in the city would attract up to a million
- Trip is also expected to include visits to Washington DC and New York
Pope Francis has confirmed he will visit the United States next year in what will be his first trip as leader of the Catholic Church.
He told an inter-religious conference on marriage at the Vatican that he will be travelling to Philadelphia in September for the Roman Catholic Church's World Meeting of Families.
Although not mentioned in his address, the trip is also expected to include stops at the White House and Congress in Washington DC and the United Nations in New York.
Pope Francis told a conference today that he will travel to Philadephia on his first trip to the U.S. next year
Pope Francis laughs with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith About Marriage today
Earlier this summer, Francis had said he hoped to make the September meeting – but he confirmed it today.
He said: 'I wish to confirm according to the wishes of the Lord, that in September of 2015, I will go to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.'
The official confirmation of the trip was keenly awaited in the United States after months of speculation.
Pope Francis and President Barack Obama exchanged gifts during a private audience in March this year at the Vatican
He will be only the fourth reigning pontiff to visit the States.
In 1965, Pope Paul VI was the first ever pontiff to go to America followed by Pope John Paul II who visited seven times during his papacy.
Pope Benedict XVI went in April 2008, which included a meeting with President Bush, an address at the United Nations and a visit to Ground Zero and the Yankee Stadium in New York.
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, who is organizing the meeting, welcomed the news.
He said he 'applauded the loudest' after the Pope made the announcement.
His three-day visit to the city will include a public Sunday mass on the Ben Franklin Parkway on September 27 and officials estimated it would attract up to a million people.
The pope is due to visit Turkey and European institutions in Strasbourg, France in two separate trips later this month.
In January, he travels to the Philippines and Sri Lanka, in his second trip to Asia.
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Sunday


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The word angel means "messenger" and this word expresses the nature of angelic service to the human race. Angels are also referred to as "bodiless Powers of Heaven". Angels are organized into several orders, or Angelic Choirs. The most influential of these classifications was that put forward by pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (not to be confused with Dionysius the Areopagite, who was baptized by Saint Paul and lived in the first century, and from whom pseudo-Dionysius took his name) in the fourth or fifth century in his book The Celestial Hierarchy.
In this work, the author interpolated several ambiguous passages from the New Testament, specifically Ephesians 6:12 and Colossians 1:16, to construct a schema of three Hierarchies, Spheres or Triads of angels, with each Hierarchy containing three Orders or Choirs. In descending order of power, these were:
- First Hierarchy:
- Second Hierarchy:
- Third Hierarchy:
Try comparing this model of the Triune God in the Immaterial, Incorporeal and Invisible World with the one existing in our corporeal, material and visible World:
- Space:
- Length
- Breadth or Width
- Height or Depth
- Time:
- Past
- Present
- Future
- Matter:
- Solids
- Liquids
- Gases
However, one should be a bit cautious about taking pseudo-Dionysius' model too concretely, as he is the only source we have for such a classification system. The author himself was a fairly early advocate of apophatic theology, which insists on only describing God in the negative. Still, many have accused the writer of wavering somewhere in between Orthodoxy and Neoplatonism, a pagan Greek philosophical system; such critics say that the three groupings of three in the angelic hierarchy derive from Neoplatonism:
- The Hellenic concept of the world as "order" and "hierarchy," the strict Platonic division between the "intelligible"
- and "sensible" worlds, and the Neoplatonic grouping of beings into "triads" reappear in the famous writings of a
- mysterious early-sixth-century writer who wrote under the pseudonym of Dionysius the Areopagite.1
Furthermore, the comparison of the celestial with the earthly breaks down if one takes into account modern science, which tells us of a fourth category of matter and a very debatable number of dimensions (see w:String Theory if interested). All said and done, this is not to entirely discredit pseudo-Dionysius, who has been much esteemed by numerous Church Fathers and theologians up to the present day.
Orthodox Life, Vol. 27, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec., 1977), pp. 39-47.
- 1From Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes by Fr. John Meyendorff. New York: Fordham University Press, 1974, p. 27. ISBN 0-8232-0967-9.
External links
- The Church's Teaching Concerning Angels
- The Celestial Hierarchy by St. Dionysius the Areopagite
- The Angels by H.H. Pope Shenouda III (Format: PDF)
|First Hierarchy: Seraphim | Cherubim | Thrones
|Second Hierarchy: Powers | Dominions | Principalities
|Third Hierarchy: Virtues | Archangels | Angels


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Buffering is a process used to prevent bottlenecks between processing and packaging.
Temporarily storing the product in safe conditions during as production run, the buffer tank balances up and down stream processes in such a way as to minimise product losses and increase efficiency.
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Clarion is one of the world's leading events organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947.
In more recent times the firm has grown into a truly international business, with a portfolio of events and media brands across a range of vertical markets. Our 2,500 employees based in our 15 offices worldwide specialise in delivering first class marketing, networking, and information solutions in high value sectors, both in mature and emerging geographies.
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SAS is one of the top 10 employers in Germany
SAS, one of the world's largest software manufacturers, is one of the most popular employers in Germany. SAS reached 9th place in the category of companies with up to 500 employees in the competition "Germany's Best Employer 2018". Every year employees from companies of all sizes and industries are surveyed on key workplace issues such as trust in leaders, development opportunities, health promotion and other categories. This year, 740 companies took part in the competition throughout Germany.
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"The fact that we were able to improve our Top 10 ranking last year in Germany makes me happy and proud," says Dr. Patric Märki, Vice President SAS Region DACH. "This award is particularly important to us because it reflects the feedback from our employees. This positive response is an important factor in the success of SAS: without satisfied employees, there are no satisfied customers."
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You're alone. You've been bouncing around from one friend's house to another, sleeping on couches or floors. You don't want to be homeless, but your family won't help you, and your boyfriend deserted you.
You want to be a good mom to your baby, but you haven't even finished high school, so how are you going to be able to get a job and an apartment? You don't want your baby to be homeless. You don't know what to do.
Then someone tells you about My Father's House.
At My Father's House you and your baby will have a safe place to live. You will be able to go back to school. You will learn how to be a good mom and gain the skills to be successful on your own. You and your baby won't be homeless.
Pregnancy and parenting at a young age present many challenges, but that doesn't have to mean your situation is hopeless. With the help and guidance of caring people, and hard work and determination on your part, you can still realize your dreams.
My Father's House is a place where young women between the ages of 13 and 21 can find a safe home, continue their education, and learn the skills they need to become capable, loving parents and successful, self-reliant members of the community.
My Father's House is a loving home with a family atmosphere, where pregnant and parenting teenage girls and young women up to the age of 21 can finish their education and learn the life-skills that will prepare them to face the challenges of being a parent and providing a home for themselves and their children.
Our residents receive weekly counseling and attend classes that will help them prepare for the future. These classes include prenatal care and nutrition, childbirth, parenting, decision making, personal goal setting, financial planning and budgeting, household management, searching for jobs and housing, and building healthy relationships.
We also offer family outings to museums, local farms and apple orchards, parades, concerts, and festivals for our residents to enjoy and to enhance family bonding and begin the building of family traditions.
As young families move on from My Father's House, we invite them to participate in our Transition and Care visitation program, which assists them in their new homes with maintaining or locating services while providing support and care during their time of transition.
Life Saver Ministries is a non-denominational, faith-based organization that operates a residential parenting program, called My Father's House, for homeless pregnant and parenting young women between the ages of 13 and 21 and their children. We welcome young women regardless of their religious beliefs.
Our parenting and life-skills education program has two main priorities. Our first priority is to provide our clients with a safe, healthy, and stable living environment. Our second, and equally important, priority is to equip these young women with the tools they will need to care for themselves and their children, to become self-sufficient, and to not become homeless again.
Q: How far along in my pregnancy do I need to be before I can come to My Father's House?
A: You can come at any time in your pregnancy or after your child is born.
Q: Do I have to leave My Father's House when my baby is born?
A: No. We want to help you learn how to care for your baby.
Q: I already have a child. Can I bring my child with me?
A: Yes, My Father's House is for parenting as well as pregnant girls.
Q: How long can I stay?
A: Your length of stay will depend on a number of factors: your age, where you are in school, how much family support you have, and what you need to accomplish to reach your goals.
Q: If I come to My Father's House, do I have to place my baby for adoption?
A: No. Adoption is a very personal and difficult decision. We will support you whether you decide to parent your child or release him or her for adoption.
Q: If I decide to release my baby for adoption, will you help me find a couple?
A: In order to avoid any conflict of interest, we do not help girls find couples. We will explain the options you have and assist you in finding an adoption agency you are comfortable with.
Q: How old are the girls who stay in the home?
A: We accept girls who are between 13 and 21, but most are between 16 and 20.
Q: How many girls can stay at My Father's House?
A: We have 8 bedrooms, so we can have up to 8 moms at a time.
Q: Do I have to live near My Father's House to come there?
A: No. Although most of our residents come from the local area, we accept girls from anywhere.
Q: How long has My Father's House been around?
A: Our organization started in 1990, with girls living with volunteer families. We opened My Father's House in 1997.
Q: Can I be forced to come to My Father's House?
A: My Father's House is a voluntary program. The decision is yours.
Q: Do I need a referral from an agency to apply to My Father's House?
A: No. We are not government funded. No agency referrals are needed.
Young women between the ages of 13 and 21 are welcome at My Father's House regardless of race, religion, or national origin.
You must be:
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2. Pregnant or parenting
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As a potential resident of My Father's House, you will attend a series of three interviews. During this time you will have the opportunity to meet staff, review rules and procedures, acquaint yourself with the house and other residents, and decide whether moving into My Father's House is the best option for you and your child.
After completing these three interviews you will stay at MFH for a ten day orientation, where you will be able to decide whether you want to commit to being part of our parenting program.
If you want to know more, please call us at 978 251-8191 and request an interview.
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Being close to other moms really helps me understand that we are all alike. We all have the same issues and support one another. We learn parenting skills to help us be the best moms we can be.
Before I came here I knew that I was going to be a nobody. Now that I'm here, I've changed. The people here showed me that someone does love me and that I can be somebody.
My Father's House is the best place I've ever lived. I'm safe and warm and have a roof over my head. I love being surrounded by those I love and love me back.
My Father's House was the one place that didn't turn me away when I desperately needed a place to go. They didn't judge me because I was pregnant and not married. They didn't judge me because of my past and the mistakes I've made.
I'm thankful to God because, even though I don't have parents, He has given me a home and people who care about me.
It has been two years since I have lived at My Father's House, and I still get their phone calls asking how my children and I are doing and if there is anything they can do to help.
Living at My Father's House has taught me about truth and trust. Lies and distrust have always been part of my life. I have learned to control my anger and how to make goals and stick with them. The most important thing I have learned is that I can do anything I put my mind to.
I was going through a rough time in my life. I felt really depressed, really gray, and really uncomfortable moving in with a bunch of strangers; but each day they greeted me with a smile, inspired me with words of wisdom, and proved to me they cared. They showed me the light to happiness.
If I never made it here, I'm afraid to think where I would have ended up.


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There's no hypocrisy quite as outrageous as environmental hypocrisy. Al Gore is the king, of course, with his multiple enormo-homes, houseboat, private jet travel, and selling his TV network to Arab oil barons. But it's okay: he buys carbon offsets.
The four-minute video below shows brave anti-coal folks protesting . . . with gourmet food on a luxury yacht. More details from Trending Central.


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Hi guys,
I'm a new Java programmer and trying to write a basic program for my class which will take dates as shown below and then use a method (in this case the 'date' method)
System.out.println(date(11, 4, 2003)); System.out.println(date(30, 6, 2009));
to produce the following output
April 11th, 2003
June 30th, 2009
We have been asked to use 3 arrays in this program the first one containing the names of the months, the second one displaying the different numbers of days in these months (e.g. 31 in December) and finally the third to display the different ending for the days of the month(e.g. st for the first).
The date method should be public and static and its formal paramater list must consist of the following 3 integers (day, month and year).
Logically speaking I think I can see what i need to be doing however I just cant see how I can code this. I dont expect any answers but just to be pointed in the right direction and what I should be looking to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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|This apple bag is PERFECT for picnics this summer. I'll also probably just carry it every day.
|Lots of her old fabrics still had the original receipts!
|This was the perfect addition to my vintage camera collection.
|Her pillow fabrics are so unique and cool (with lots of birds)
|Yes, that is a box full of yellow yarn
|And I now have boxes and boxes full of eyelet, lace, and other sewing notions!
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Two adults and four children arrive at Pershing General Hospital on Tuesday after being lost for two days in the frigid mountains near Lovelock, Nev.
By Elisha Fieldstadt and Erin McClam, NBC News
A couple and four children who survived two days in the sub-zero Nevada mountains, apparently because one of them built a fire and heated rocks to load into their rolled-over Jeep, expressed thanks Wednesday for "care and love from our community and the nation."
In a statement released by the hospital where they are recovering, the six called their rescuers "valiant" and asked for privacy.
One of the children, a 10-year-old girl, signed her name in blue ink in big, careful, cursive letters.
The statement offered no new details on the group's harrowing two days in the frigid cold of the mountain range. The six — James Glanton, his girlfriend, Christina McIntee, their two children and McIntee's niece and nephew — were found in fairly good shape Tuesday after a rescuer spotted the Jeep. The children range in age from 3 to 10.
The rescuer, Chris Montes, said that Glanton built a fire inside a spare tire, used brush and wood from nearby for kindling, and heated rocks to take back to the Jeep. His ingenuity was hailed as the difference between life and death.
The temperature on the range was 21 degrees below zero Sunday night, and below zero again Monday night.
A family of six is recovering in a hospital after being stranded in subzero conditions for three days and two nights after their Jeep overturned. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
Authorities called the group's survival miraculous and suggested that at least one of them might have died had they tried to walk to safety rather than holing up in the car to stay warm.
"It's a miracle. It really is," said Richard Machado, the Pershing County sheriff.
The ordeal began after the couple and children failed to return Sunday from a trip to play in the snow near their hometown of Lovelock, in Nevada's high desert, about 100 miles northeast of Reno.
The Jeep had been seen Sunday "doing wheelies or doughnuts" at a mining camp in Seven Troughs, a dispatch supervisor said. Officials said the couple had not taken food or water with them.
The sheriff's office got word shortly late Tuesday morning that the Jeep had been found, rolled on its roof, with the group inside, "down off a little slope," said Leslie Steward, a police dispatcher.
The Associated Press reported that Montes first saw what looked to be children's footprints in the snow before spotting tire tracks that led into a remote canyon but not back out.
The Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper reported that Montes and another searcher, Salvador Paredes, hiked to the spot. Paredes went to find cellphone service while Montes approached Glanton. Glanton was startled at first, Montes told the newspaper.
"And he reached out and caught me, and he probably thought I was his wife first," he said. "He looked up and saw my face, and it surprised him a little bit."
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Marty Happy, holding his son Ryder, 2, hugs David Mosier after they received word that a group of six people had been found alive after being stranded for two days in the frigid mountains near Lovelock, Nev., on Tuesday. Mosier's 10-year-old cousin was among the group who were treated at a local hospital Tuesday.
"I think everybody was thinking the worst for a little bit," said Montes, a longtime friend of Glanton's who hunts in the area.
U.S. Civil Air Patrol and a search-and-rescue team started looking for the couple and children when they were reported missing Monday.
Nevada wing Civil Air Patrol Col. Timothy F. Hahn said that the family was found "four miles from civilization."
Hahn said the search team focused on areas without cellphone reception because the last indication of the group's cellphone activity was early Sunday night.
The CEO of the hospital said that the couple and children had not suffered frostbite but had "some exposure issues and dehydration."
"I'm relieved that God answered our prayers," a cousin, David Mosier, told NBC affiliate KRNV. "They just told me that they found them and that's all I wanted to hear."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:50 PM EST


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 9, 2014) – Rallying from nine points down with just over two minutes left to tie the game at 80, the ETSU men's basketball team could not get one more critical defensive stop when it was needed the most.
Lipscomb's J.C. Hampton hit a game-winning basket with four seconds left on the clock and ETSU's Jalen Riley (Racine, Wis.) missed a desperation jumper as time expired, giving the Bisons an 82-80 win over the Buccaneers in Atlantic Sun Conference play Thursday night at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
The loss drops ETSU to 8-8 overall, 1-2 in A-Sun play while Lipscomb moves to 6-10, 1-4.
"That's an emotional, tough loss," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team trailed by 10 at halftime and never led in the second half. "It was an uphill battle for us the whole way, but we just couldn't get stops. They are a good team offensively, so we knew we had to play well defensively, and we just didn't do it. To score 80 on your home floor, normally you feel good about your chances."
Lipscomb's offensive play was the key to the game. Shooting 63 percent from the field in the second half and 58 percent from the floor for the game, the Bisons also went 11-of-22 from 3-point range on the night. Individually, the Bisons got a game-high 34 points from freshman guard Josh Williamson, while junior forward Martin Smith collected 21 points.
While Williamson was the story of the game, Smith was the story of the first half. He went 6-of-8 from 3-point range and netted 18 of his 21 points before the break, helping the Bisons go 9-of-16 (56.3 percent) from beyond the arc as a team before the intermission. The Lipscomb lead ballooned to as many as 13 points in the first half, and the Bisons ultimately held a 42-32 advantage at halftime.
In the second half, ETSU pulled to within two points at 47-45 and got to within three at 66-63, but eventually found itself in a nine-point hole at 79-70 with 2:26 left. At that point, the Bucs went on a 10-1 run to tie it at 80-80.
For the Bucs, junior guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa, Fla.) netted a team-high 24 points, while Riley finished with 17, senior forward Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) had 15, and senior Hunter Harris (Nashville) added 12.
The Bucs will return to action at 4 p.m. Saturday, taking on Northern Kentucky inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. For more on ETSU men's hoops throughout the year, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.


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The naming of the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection at UBC to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO's Canada Memory of the World Register underscores the importance of the immigrant experience to B.C. and Canada, but also the stories of diaspora everywhere.
UNESCO list recognizes the Chung Collection at the University of B.C.
The Chung Collection at the University of B.C. has been recognized by a UNESCO listing, putting the small museum of Canadian artifacts assembled by Vancouver surgeon Wallace Chung and his obstetrician-gynaecologist wife Madeline Chung alongside others of national historical importance.
The naming of the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection at UBC to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO's Canada Memory of the World Register underscores the importance of the immigrant experience to B.C. and Canada, but also the stories of diaspora everywhere, said UBC librarian Susan Parker.
"You could say it is a collection of historical (items) that are so relevant to the people of Canada and B.C. and Vancouver," said Parker. "It's also about global migration and preserving the story of Chinese diaspora as they struggled and travelled in the new world. It's about resilience and triumph in the face of adversity."
Also on Wednesday, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO named the Archives of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Manitoba and the Notman Photographic Archives in Montreal as newcomers to the list.
The three collections were described by the commission, which is a bridge between Canadians and the United Nation's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as being "of unique, authentic and irreplaceable documents detailing significant portions of Canada's history."
Other collections on the list of 16 highlight the history of the Hudson's Bay Company, the contributions of Marshall McLuhan, and the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto.
The museum at UBC was started by the Chungs 20 years ago when they donated over 25,000 items to the university.
Recently, Wallace Chung spoke to Vancouver Sun reporter John Mackie about the collection, regaling him with stories and research behind all kinds of artifacts and documents as well as his own experience growing up in a Victoria tailor shop owned by his father at a time when Chinese immigration was banned. He graduated from McGill's medical school in 1953 in the years after the Chinese Exclusion Act was revoked, and returned to B.C. to begin a career at Vancouver General Hospital and UBC, where he eventually became head of surgery.
Madeline Chung, who also grew up in Victoria, became known for delivering over 7,200 babies during her career, many of them of Chinese-Canadian descent, starting in the mid-1950s to the early 1990s. Her practice in East Vancouver on Broadway was one of the first by a Chinese doctor outside of Chinatown at a time when attitudes were changing, but there was still racial discrimination. Her work flourished as policies changed, immigration surged and her waiting room filled with patients who not only valued her medical expertise, but her ability to relate linguistically and culturally.
The recognition by UNESCO comes as the two prepare to make another major contribution to the collection, including some of their most-treasured items such as the bill of sale from the first property sold to a Chinese person in Canada in 1858 and original volumes of Early Vancouver by Vancouver's legendary first archivist, Major Matthews, who wrote them but didn't have the money to publish them all.
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ROCHESTER — DeNiro Development jumped out to a 7-0 lead en route to a 7-3 win over Towle Pallet in Rochester Men's Hockey League action Monday.
Tom Breslin had a hat trick for DeNiro (4-2-3), while Peter Clark, Hans Carbonneau (assist), Tom Gillum and Mike Mahan also scored. Pat Giguere made 44 saves.
For Towle (3-5-1), Casey Goodell scored twice and Josh McGilvray added the third goal. Matt McGilvray had two assists. Dan Trepanier stopped 23 shots.
RSA Realty and Finishing Touches played to a 4-4 tie.
Craig Gwynn, Matt Enman, Jon Ellis and Pat Rahn (assist) scored for RSA (3-3-3), while Paul Trepanier added two assists. Derek Colwell stopped 22 shots.
Nick French had two goals and an assist for FT (5-2-2). Tom Tabb added a goal and three assists, Tad Smith had a goal and an assist and Ethan Baker made 28 saves in goal.
Merrimack Mortgage dominated Seacoast Kettlebell, 8-5.
MM (2-5-2) led 3-0 after the first period and 5-1 after two stops. Seacoast is 4-4-1.
AJ Lane had four goals to lead MM, followed by John O'Brien with two. Doug Colwell and Mark Lawrence (3 assists) also scored. Derek Colwell, pressed into double duty once again, made 35 saves.
Zach Cobb scored four times for Seacoast. Ian Duffy had a goal and an assist. Keith McKenzie stopped 23 shots.
Nute girls dropped by Derryfield
MANCHESTER — The Nute High School girls basketball team lost in Division IV action Tuesday at Derryfield, 49-39.
The Rams (0-2) got as close as seven points in the second half. Michelle Guindon led Nute with 10 points, while Alisha Flanagan added seven and Mariah Burke and Ashley Shipman notched six each.
The Rams host Epping Friday.
Tigers named to D-VI all-state football team
FARMINGTON — The Division VI All-State Football Team was released Tuesday and four members of the Farmington-Nute team were picked.
Junior linebacker Tyler Smith was picked to the first team on defense, while Dakota Heon was named as the punter and Austin Healey was selected as a kick returner. Senior lineman Robbie Shepardson was named to the second team on offense.
Sports briefs: DeNiro takes down Towle Sports briefs
ROCHESTER — DeNiro Development jumped out to a 7-0 lead en route to a 7-3 win over Towle Pallet in Rochester Men's Hockey League action Monday.


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June 30, 2011 3:13 am
I am in love with that dog! we're thinking about getting a french bulldog. Our english needs a friend, but we don't want another big dog. sigh. one like this would be perfect!
July 1, 2011 9:00 am
Those hats are looking to be adorable!
Fergie is a vaccum and INHALES her food in 2 seconds, then starts hacking like its all stuck in ther throat. I have a feeling this isnt a puppy thing, and she will always do it. Theyre little piggies!
xo Julie


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Nicholas Woodhams, who gained notoriety for scamming Apple out of 9,000 iPod shuffles, pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering in federal court Monday. The charges were originally�filed last month�and almost a year after Apple filed a civil suit against Woodhams for scamming it for free shuffles and fraudulent warranty repairs.
Woodhams, through his iPod Mechanic repair shop, took advantage of Apple's iPod shuffle warranty program, which offers customers an easy replacement shuffle when theirs breaks. He, along with friends, used serial numbers guessed from a pattern of valid serial numbers to get 9,000 replacements without returning an original. Woodhams then sold the replacement iPods via his website. Woodhams further defrauded Apple by sending in out-of-warranty iPods with the back casing replaced with an in-warranty iPod to get free repairs, likely charging his customers money for the repairs that Apple performed for free.
Woodhams has not been formally sentenced, though he has agreed to give up property obtained via hi ill-gotten gains, including a house, cars, and over $57,000 in cash. It's not known if any of the recovered cash will be returned to Apple. The company is waiting on the final outcome of the sentencing to decide to continue its civil suit against Woodhams.


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We've seen a collection of clips and featurettes for Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, but we've yet to see one actual clip... until now. Behold the first real look at the ladies of Oz, sisters Evanora and Theodora, wildly accusing each other of collusion. Love the costumes, ladies.
Here's a quick featurette on two new characters Finley and China Girl. Finley is voiced by Zach Braff.
And finally, here's a long clip without any dialogue that gives you a great look at the new lands of Oz. What do you think?


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Fifteen years after her Best Actress nod for "My So-Called Life," Claire Danes took home the prize for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, for her work in the title role of HBO's "Temple Grandin."
"Well thank you, HBO, for like, existing. And thank you for helping make television so vital and electric," was how Danes opened her acceptance speech.
And she's right, because really no one else is making TV movies or mini-series that matter. A look at the nominees shows the network absolutely dominated, with productions like "You Don't Know Jack," "The Pacific," and "The Special Relationship."
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There was a time in this country when mini-series and made-for-TV movies were prestige projects that the networks rolled out for sweep weeks. Then the genre devolved into overwrought garbage. Big ups to HBO for making it a worthwhile effort once again.
Danes joins co-stars David Strathairn and Julia Ormond, as well as director Mike Jackson, as well as the movie itself in tonight's winner's circle. If you haven't seen "Temple Grandin," it's a fascinating real-life story about a women with severe autism who revolutionized the way livestock, making it a far more humane affair. Yeah, that sounds kinda dopey and lame, but it's a good movie.


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I remember everything.
I remember everything perfectly.
During the war, the city was full of mirages and I was young. But, nowadays, everything is quite peaceful. Shadows fall only as and when they are expected. Because I am so old and famous, they have told me that I must write down all my memories of the Great War, since, after all, I remember everything. So I must gather together all that confusion of experience and arrange it in order, just as it happened, beginning at the beginning. I must unravel my life as if it were so much knitting and pick out from that tangle the single, original thread of my self, the self who was a young man who happened to become a hero and then grew old. First, let me introduce myself.
My name is Desiderio.
Angela Carter, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
A blog about books, we think, would be incomplete without at least a mention of Angela Carter (1940-1992), British author of mainly magical realist fiction and new fairy tales with a strong feminist streak. Throughout her life, Carter wrote nine novels and many works of short fiction as well as non-fiction. Unfortunately, her books were largely underappreciated, in spite of her being such a prolific writer and her holding a Creative Writing teaching position at the University of Sheffield. Initially, her writings were considered not very palatable due to Carter's heavy use of 'mutated' literary tropes charged with strong feminist elements. In later years, however, and especially after her death (of cancer) in 1992, her novels and short stories started to become more and more appreciated and sought for, until Angela Carter reached the level of being one of the most famous and most studied women writers in the UK.
At a more global level, Carter is mostly known for her new fairy tales, modern takes on traditional stories (such as Cinderella, Snow White, The Beauty and the Beast etc.), rendering a modern gothic atmosphere and surprising twists of the original plots. Her best-known collection of short stories is, perhaps, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. But Angela Carter's storyteller skill surfaces most forcefully in her magic realist novels, where her knowledge of literature and her ability to charm the reader with her narrative voice and atmosphere meet to form a story of indisputable and unbeatable quality. Of these, we have – with great difficulty – chosen The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman to present. Where does one start, when it comes to writing about one of Carter's most acclaimed books? With the intricate plot, the bewitching characters, or the form and style?
Fine, let us try and begin with the plot. The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a picaresque novel set in an otherworldly place reminiscent in many ways of our own world. It tells the story of a young man by the name of Desiderio, caught in a strange war that suddenly erupts in the city where he lives: a war between hard-set reality and the elusive products of imagination, the hallucinatory offspring of Dr Hoffman's generators of dreams. These ghostly apparitions greatly perturb the lives of the citizens, and whilst Desiderio is immune to their maddening properties, he soon becomes obsessed with a figure that appears nightly in his dreams: this is the form of Albertina, Dr Hoffman's only daughter. Eventually, as the situation is growing worse and the hallucinations are gaining terrain, as a valued member of the Minister of Determination, Desiderio is sent out to find a way to eliminate the much feared and despised Dr Hoffman. Thus, the young Desiderio sets out on the journey of his life which is going to settle his own destiny and that of his besieged city. He will have mysterious and unsettling encounters with the master puppeteer of a curious peep show, an ambiguous Amerindian tribe which lives on boats and barges, a travelling funfair and many more such grotesque groups and individuals.
Altogether, the plot – written from the first-person perspective of Desiderio – is very complex and has many ramifications – all of them just as challenging and exciting. In addition to this, Angela Carter sure loves intertextuality – many of her characters hint at other characters from other (classic) stories, thus creating an intricate underlayer of literary commentary. For instance, the machiavellic Dr Hoffman is reminiscent of the ambiguous figure of Herr Drosselmeyer, the toymaker from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann (who is also a partial namesake of Carter's antihero).
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is told in an absorbing style, itself reminiscent of the narration of fairy tales or medieval tales of adventure. The story is infused throughout not only with subtle elements of feminism, but also with motifs of identity and more psychological issues of drawing the line between hidden desires and the limited potential of reality. On the whole, it is a suspenseful and challenging read, which is bound to keep the reader hooked for hours on end. Very much sociological, psychological and philosophical, as well as literary, this novel can make an exciting read, no matter which topics you are essentially interested in.
Have you read Angela Carter before? How much did you know about her before now? If this blog post has sparked your interest, at least a little bit, then you know you can find The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman at Nautilus. Other books by the same author available from Nautilus at the moment are: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, Love, The Passion of New Eve, The Sadeian Woman and Several Perceptions. Also available from Nautilus, for those of you with a special interest in fairy tales, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, retold and commented from a new perspective by Angela Carter.
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Regulators to discuss ban on new casinos
Development comes after approving a new, $40 million site in Jefferson
Iowa gambling regulators plan to consider whether it's time to stop building more casinos in Iowa at a meeting next month after narrowly voting to approve one for Jefferson.
The five-member Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved Thursday on a 3-2 vote the $40 million casino in Jefferson.
It will be the 19th state-licensed casino. Iowa also has three American Indian casinos.
With 3.1 million people, Iowa has 18,000 slot machines and about 470 tables for poker and other games at the 18 state-run casinos.
Two consulting firms hired by the commission say Iowa's modest population growth and increasing gambling competition from adjacent states limits future growth potential.
They recommended no more casinos, and commission chairman Jeff Lamberti says that will be discussed at the July 31 meeting in Johnston.