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Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention leads to reduced myocardial edema and microvascular obstruction in infarct segment post acute myocardial infarction
© Zia et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
- Published: 2 February 2011
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Left Ventricular Remodel
Thrombus aspiration has been previously shown to improve myocardial blush grade during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with no impact on mortality or reinfarction. The impact of thrombus aspiration on myocardial edema and hemorrhage is unknown.
Our goal was to determine the impact of thrombus aspiration during primary PCI on myocardial edema and hemorrhage post AMI.
Thirty-seven patients were enrolled post AMI and underwent CMR on a GE Signa Excite, 1.5T scanner with a 8-channel receive coil at 48 hours post MI. T2 maps were computed from a previously validated cardiac-gated spiral imaging sequence with T2 preparations yielding TEs=2.9,24.3,88.2,184.2 ms to assess myocardial edema. The T2* sequence was a multiecho acquisition with 8 echoes (between 1.4 and 12.7ms) acquired at TR=14.6ms. T2-weighted imaging using a breath-hold triple IR fast spin echo sequence and delayed hyperenhancement (DHE) were also performed. We retrospectively stratified patients into those that had received thrombus aspiration versus not, based on the operator's discretion.
We compared 26 patients (mean age:59.4 years; 5 anterior infarcts; mean CK:2022 IU/L) that did receive thrombus aspiration versus eleven patients (mean age:58.5 years; 4 anterior infarcts; mean CK:2070 IU/L) that did not during primary PCI. The mean T2 was higher in the infarct segment (IS) compared to remote segment (RS) in both groups of patients, i.e. those that did receive thrombus aspiration (51.5 ms vs 40.9 ms; p<0.0001) versus those that did not (63.6 ms vs 41.2 ms; p<0.0001). The mean T2* was significantly lower in the IS compared to RS in both patients that did receive thrombus aspiration (25.6 ms vs 36.5 ms; p<0.0001) versus those that did not (26.3 ms vs 39.2 ms; p<0.004). The mean T2 was significantly lower in the IS of patients that did receive thrombus aspiration versus those that did not (51.5 ms vs 63.6 ms; p<0.0001). The mean T2* was equivalent in the IS of both patient groups (25.6 ms vs 26.3 ms; p=0.77). There was a lower incidence of microvascular obstruction (MVO) in the thrombus aspiration group (58% vs 91%; p=0.046).
Our retrospective study demonstrates that thrombus aspiration does lead to reduced myocardial edema and MVO in the IS, compared to patients that did not receive this therapy during AMI. Thrombus aspiration seems to reduce the area at risk during myocardial infarction which may prevent deleterious left ventricular remodeling.
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Dancing a Prayer
categories: The Goddess
Today I danced. Danced for the Goddess.
I always liked the idea of worship through dance. I have a secret wish to dance around a bonfire, beneath the stars, in a forest.
I felt closer to my divine mother as I danced. I moved gently, going with what felt good. It felt like a prayer. As I moved I connected with my heart and everything I did was out of longing to be close to her.
She was a priestess in worship of the goddess, and as she worked in the temple she was conscious of every movement her body made. Everything she did was a prayer to the goddess. As she went to the lake for water she did it in the magic awareness of the divine mother. Love was at her finger tips as she rearranged the flowers….

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Leigh filled himself with pancakes but was willing to share a corner of one, which come, always, with maple syrup. A Raw Protein shake and a soya chai latte provided hydration (sort of - you can get orange juice or water but...why, when those are your options?)
We are at Earthmatters, 177 Ludlow, just round the corner (literally) from the infamous Katz's Deli.


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The Singareni Collieries Educational Society has been issued a new notification to the aspirants those are qualified as civil,computer science and mining engineer. Although this are contract based jobs to the candidates. still it is great opportunity to the aspirants those who prefer to work as lecture. Nearly their are 7 vacancies in the Singareni Polytechnic college. Mainly their are 3 posts for lecture and remaining posts are junior lab assistant in mining, junior lab assistant in mechanical workshop and junior assistant. The candidates those are form the local area may be eligible for reservation depending upon their local criteria and eligible as local candidate. The interested candidates may apply for this job and check out their eligible criteria by visiting the official website www.scclmines.com, www.scwdegreeandpgcollege.com and www.scploytechnic.com. Applicant must submit relevant documents mentioned in the notification as prescribed in the notification.The SC/ST reservation is mentioned in the notification. The last date of the application date is 30th Sep 2018.
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The main aim of the Singareni Collieries Educational Society is to serve the education of the Singareni and some other people located in the area of four districts to provide the education. Kammam, Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabadd are the four areas where the Singareni working employs mainly situated and serves the entire southern region of the India to meet the needs of the coal generation in India. So candidates those prefer to work under the Singareni collieries polytechnic college and other educational institutions may serve the better choice to taking path in the education to the society. The candidates those who are applying for this job remember that to take latest co lour passport size photos along with educational qualification with marks memos, experience certificate if any previous experience is available in the education department only and social status certificates. If the candidates belonging the local area He/She may bring the local candidate certificate such as residential certificate, qualification certificate of local area..etc.
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Fed Bailout Now To Include Foreign Banks; Will Amount To $1.8 Trillion.
Are you getting mad yet? Every time I try to think about something else, I read another article about how bad this is getting. The bailout, which last week was estimated at a mere $1 trillion dollars, is now estimated to end up costing $1.8 trillion dollars. Want to know part of the reason for the almost 100% jump? We are now going to allow foreign banks to apply for bailout money too. Isn't that grand? We, the lowly taxpayers, get to send our tax money overseas too! Yea! That's $15,000 per every single U.S. household that will be used for this bailout – hope you didn't want to pay for a bit of college for your child or put a new roof on your house…
Initially, the Treasury proposed buying assets only from companies based in the United States, but Paulson laid out the case for a broader mandate to ensure credit was flowing.
I am wondering at this point who is next to ask for a handout… The airlines? Oh right, they already get taxpayer money even though they are public companies. Auto manufacturers? Whoops, they already do too. Oil companies? Aw shucks, they already get billions in subsidies. I got it, I got it – maybe poor people can ask for some assistance, or health care clinics can get fullyfunded, or veterans can get the care they deserve, or our schools can actually have a book for each child, or maybe the government will pay off my wife's students loans for us! Nah, that would never happen here in America – after all, we are not a socialist nation, right, and we don't help each other out…unless "we" happen to be a multinational, billion-dollar company.


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"A world without a friend, what would it be? It would be like a world without water, something you need. Friends are like glass, once broken, they are hard to fix. Keep your friends, as you would keep your water."
The week of convo 2007 was the moment i would never forget in my whole entire life! Altho I have yet to graduate, the last pieces of my batch had..LEAVING ME ALL ALONE!!! huhuhuhuuh.. I was really really happy for them.. The 'EXTENDED' lot has finally fulfill their respective dreams and missions - making mom and dad truly happy!! CONGRATS GUYS!! YOU GUYS HAVE MADE IT THRU!!! I have vowed to myself that this year i'm gonna make something special for them...and I DID!!! HAIL ..MY VERY OWN HOMEMADE CUPCAKES AND SEKUQ!!! wooooohoooooo!!!
The journey to penang had taken a toll on my cupcakes..leaving them squashed and messy.. however.. most of them have been rescued and the rest..well what can u do??? ---I ATE THEM!! hahahaahhaha anyway anyway anyway.... I really hope they liked my gifts. Something that came from my heart..wee hours and painful hands! in the end....it's all worth it! To those that i haven't seen during convo... HAPPY CONVO U GUYS! MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE YAH!! MY FIRST ACCOMPLISHED GOAL FOR 2007.. CAN U BELIEVE IT????YEAY!**nawal**


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I always think of autumn as three different stages of a season. September is summer grafted to fall, with traces of summer amid the harvest and trees taking on a yellow tinge.
October is the "party and confetti" part of autumn, bright and brilliant, colors raining down around us, an air of celebration in the air.
That part of autumn is gone. The lingering goblins on porch posts annoy rather than frighten, the improvised ghosts just limp, tattered, graying sheets strung on bare limbs. Garbage cans on the curb are topped with jack-o-lanterns whose faces have withered into quizzical stares, mouths puckered inward like old men who can't find their dentures.
We're in the final stage of autumn, the cozy stage of beef stew and knitted socks (even though it's been balmy recently). This is the crunchy time of dead leaves and dried husks, softly lit by beeswax candles and fire glow, meditative as we approach Thanksgiving, before a new celebration ignites and a different festival begins. I used to hate November upon a time, but in middle age I've grown to appreciate it very much.


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Sioux Falls Skyforce Announce a New Head Coach
Sioux Falls, S.D. (Aug. 14, 2013) – The Miami HEAT announced today that Pat Delany has been named head coach of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He becomes the 16th head coach in franchise history after spending the past 11 seasons in various roles within the HEAT organization.
Delany, who served as a full-time advance scout the past six seasons, was an assistant coach for the HEAT's summer league entries in Orlando and Las Vegas in July. Delany also served as the HEAT's video coordinator for four seasons (2003-07) following one season as a video intern.
Prior to joining the HEAT, Delany was a video department intern for the Boston Celtics from January to May of 2002. Throughout the summer months of 1998 through 2002, he served as a basketball camp counselor at the University of North Carolina, University of Notre Dame, Saint Anselm College and Christian Brothers Academy.
Delany is a graduate and former Division II basketball standout at Saint Anselm College where he graduated with a degree in business administration. He finished his basketball career as the school's career leader with 731 assists.
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Change the World One Pair at a Time
Inspired by Todd Blog's Weekend World Change where he highlights an easy way to make a difference in somebody's life, and then encourages his readers to do the same, I thought I would post about my shoes. Makes sense, right?
Let me clear this up. I wanted to share my passion for the company TOMS. TOMS sells shoes and for every pair purchased, TOMS gives a pair to a child in need. Their mantra is One for One. It is a very clear and compelling story and cause. The fact that there are people in the world that are living without something as basic as shoes seems very tragic to me. It's really something that is very hard to comprehend when, for your whole life, shoes have just always been there.
As this is a marketing blog (and an infrequently updated one at that), I cannot help but point out one of the many things that TOMS is doing right here. They are essentially engaging not just in cause marketing but in a cause business model. Where many of these types of ventures or projects go wrong is in showing the final impact of the contribution.
For example, after I bought my pair and told a few friends about them, more than once my excited ramblings about a little shoe company giving away free shoes was met with, "But how do you know they are really doing that?" Seemed a bit callous of a question to me, but they have a point. Many times we are asked to give to organization with no real knowledge of how the money will be spent. I kind of understand why people need proof.
TOMS has done a good job showing the impact. On their Web site and YouTube channel, you can view videos and look at pictures from their Shoe Drops, where they have delivered the shoes to places like
Pictures of a South Africa Shoe Drop
Video of an Argentina Shoe Drop
Video of an American Shoe Drop
So help change the world while buying a pair of fleece-lined cords. And remember, in cause marketing you have to show the follow through to really inspire people.


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Minimising impacts of conflict
Practical Action Nepal
Archive content: please note, this page refers to historic work. Read about our current work in agriculture, markets and food security in Nepal.
The decade-long conflict produced a devastating affect on the livelihood of the people in Nepal. In particular, the agricultural sector, which engaged 80 per cent of the labour force, suffered the greatest with the destruction of agricultural extension and outreach services, input supply and marketing networks as a result of which significant number of households abandoned their farms and homes.
The overall effect is the rapid deterioration of the agricultural sector and livelihood of the people. Although Nepal is transitioning into relative peace with cessation of armed conflict, the residual impact of conflict is still a major challenge to overcome in order to bring sustainable increase in incomes and livelihoods of the poor.
Markets have the potential to connect marginalised producers to a large number of people and give them access to valuable commercial and social relations, technologies, experiences and assets that can help them escape poverty. The programme is exploring a participatory and systemic market development approach to reduce vulnerability and secure their livelihoods by applying technological, productive and networking skills to engage more effectively in fairer markets.
Within the strategic period 2007-12, 52,000 people from 10,000 households in six districts have minimised the impact of conflict through involvement in market and livelihood activities.
The Minimising Impacts of Conflict programme aims to improve the livelihoods of poor communities affected by the conflict. It rehabilitates the socio-economic situations of the poor communities by building confidence through mediation and later implementing activities to increase their livelihood. The programme focuses on the promotion of youth peace promoters to strengthen the project's key messages of peace, reconciliation and conflict mitigation along with the promotion of local agro products, optimising marketing and management strategies and addressing under utilisation of potentially valuable and marketable products.
Project: Market Access for Smallholder Farmers (MASF)
According to the National Living Standard Survey conducted in 2004 some 31% Nepalese still live below extreme poverty line. Economic growth, increased levels of production, such as modern industrial technology which aids more production provides access and relief to the poor helping the poor to combat poverty. Investments in modernising agriculture production and increasing its yields are one of the best efforts to reduce poverty.
However, food insecurity and poverty, predominantly in rural areas exacerbated by the soaring food and fuel prices, global economic downturn, volatile markets and effects of climate change increases the vulnerability of the poor and has resurfaced as the foremost development concern.
Nevertheless, along with other agriculture production progresses, the dairy sector in Nepal provides a beacon of hope to millions of rural poor livestock crop integrated farmers. Experts estimate that despite the sluggish economic growth in the last ten years, the dairy sector is poised to grow at more than 10% annually. Approximately 2-3 million farmers and their families are involved in the dairy sector directly and therefore, the contribution of dairy sector to national employment rate is considerable.
To support the growing dairy sector further, Practical Action Nepal Office, with financial support of UKaid through Department for International Development (DFID) is implementing a project - MASF (Market Access for Smallholder Farmers) - Dairy Component in 30 VDC's and two municipalities of four districts in Nepal - Chitwan, Tanahu, Gorkha and Dhading for two years with a budget of £100,000. MASF Project is implemented by a consortium comprising Practical Action and International Development Enterprise (IDE) Nepal funded by UKaid through DFID. Practical Action is responsible for implementing the Dairy component of MASF whereas IDE Nepal is focussed on the agriculture component for a combined total budget of £2,000,000.
The overall objective of the project is to reduce poverty of smallholder farmers in Nepal and its specific objective is to increase sustainable income of 10,000 smallholder dairy farmers within two years.
Contact person: Keshav Dutta Dawadi
Read more about the MASF project
CASE STUDY Riverbank farming: a new practice
Chuwa VDC lies near the east west Mahendra highway of Kailali District. SABAL project started riverbank farming in this VDC to improve the livelihoods of freed bonded labours known as Kamaiyaas. Vegetable farming is promoted in two sites of the VDC; Baghmara where 22 members are involved in 'Mukta Kamaiya Bagar Kheti Samuha' and Piparkoti with 28 members involved in 'Charela Bagar Kheti Samuha (CBKS).'
"In the beginning, our team faced difficulty in convincing the landless to start farming in a riverbank because they did not believe that a riverbank could be fertile enough to grow vegetables," informs Tilak Bohara, Community Mobiliser. "We had to give many examples to convince them to start farming in the banks of Charela River."
The project supported the landless communities to promote cucurbit crops in 1.53 hectares of land. The landless farmers are now mainly growing watermelon, squash, cucumber and bottle gourd. "After planting vegetables they saw the produce and are now confident that they can survive by farming in riverbanks too," states Tilak.
Today the river banks are flourishing with vegetables and the farmers are selling their produce in the markets. "We never farmed in the riverbanks before; initially we did not believe we could. Now, we are able to earn significant amount of money by selling the vegetables. So, we decided to increase the area for farming in the coming year," opines Sashi Devi Chaudhary, Chairman, CBKS.
The notable practice we can see there is the barter system. People come to the production site in the river bank and exchange wheat with the same quantity of vegetables. The farmers are pleased with the land and consider it a gift of nature. This approach has shown that farming at the riverbank can contribute to poverty reduction if we treat it as a resource to benefit landless people.
"We used to work on daily wages and did not know where we would eat our next meal. Now, we do not worry. All the group members have started farming in the riverbanks," says Chhote Lal Dagaura, Chairman of another group. "We are now interested in cultivating vegetables by leasing more land from the earned income but we will need continued support."
VIDEO CASE STUDY Ripples of change - multi-use water systems
The multi-use water system increases access to water for rural and mountainous communities in Nepal through low-cost technology. This video case study, telling the story of Bima Devi Saud, a resident of Ramaroshan VDC, Achham District, demonstates the impact of the technology, which was introduced as part of Practical Action Nepal's SABAL project.
Constructed with local materials, this simple technology solves the problem of water being out of reach - and helps families lift themselves out of poverty. This means that, for the first time in their lives, families have enough water, both to drink and to irrigate the crops they need to survive.
CASE STUDY Street theatre combats social discrimination
To raise awareness on 'Peace and Reconciliation' SABAL project has designed a series of behavior change communication activities. One of the key component of this is the-street theatre to increase knowledge and understand the root causes of conflict and the aftermath. Two such events of street theatre have been performed in March 2008 at two different locations of Bauniya VDC in Kailali. The script was designed to educate the communities to help them combat social discrimination and has showcased the process of peace building and reconciliation for social cohesion. More than 500 people were able to view these street theatres in their local communities.
As part of the impact assessment, the project team met Shova Bhandari, a permanent resident of Bauniya-4, Simrana who was happy to share her stories with the team. She says, "The drama has had a major impact in the lives of my community people. Men have reduced their alcohol consumption which has resulted in decreased domestic violence."
It was also observed that the villagers have now started working in groups for community development leaving aside the painful memories of the ten year long conflict.
"What happened during the decade long conflict is painful but now we have to live together and help each other to build a strong community so that all of us can live in peace and harmony," says Shova on behalf of her community.
With the preliminary feedback from the observers, the project expects such performances coupled by other behaviour change communication (BCC) materials to further increase awareness on conflict related issues and shed more light on helping people understand their role insustainable peace building process.
Project: Sustainable agriculture with bazaar for advancing the livelihoods of conflict-affected poor people (SABAL)�
This project has now ended
Implementing dates: January 2008 - June 2010
Total project budget: €865,052,44.00
Co-funding: European Union
Practical Action has been implementing the SABAL project since January 2008 with support from European Union. The project aims to improve socio-economic conditions, promote social harmony and rehabilitate the defunct basic service systems.
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Personnel Update:
Ace Hardware appointed John Venhuizen COO.
Do it Best Corp. promoted Scott Liggett to Application Development Manager within its Information Technology division. In addition, Steve Rose joins Do it Best Corp. as its Safety Director in Human Resources in a newly created position.
Prior to joining Do it Best Corp., Rose spent the previous 10 years working within the retail logistics field for Wal-Mart Stores, focusing on safety and retail operations.
Lumber Liquidators has announced that Robert Lynch has succeeded the now retired Jeffrey Griffiths as CEO. As part of the company's succession plan,
also retired from the board of directors simultaneously. Griffiths
McCoy's Building Supply promoted Meagan McCoy Jones to the position of VP Field Support.
True Value has named Blake Fohl as its new VP Marketing and Chief Customer Officer. Fohl is replacing Carol Wentworth, who accepted a position with a non-competing company. Most recently, Fohl was Chief Marketing Officer for Hancock Fabrics.
White Cap Construction Supply has announced the appointment of Ross Anker as VP Merchandising.
Industry Insight:
Barnes Hardware, an 82-year-old hardware store in
and a local institution, has closed operations. The store was opened in 1929 by W. H. Barnes, the grandfather of former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes. Mableton, Ga.
Ingersoll Hardware of
, a company that's been around for 105 years, has closed down operations. Rocky River Ohio
Mizell Lumber and Hardware in
Moxham Hardware, a 104-year-old hardware store in
, has closed. Owner John Cotchen, 83, is retiring. Moxham Hardware originally opened in 1907. Johnstown, Pa.
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. announced that its spin-off from Sears Holdings Corporation was completed Dec. 30, 2011. Trading of Orchard's Class A Common Stock began the first day of the new year under the symbol "
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. announced the company plans to open up to three new stores and remodel up to six locations.
Parker Lumber is closing in
after 77 years, to make way for a commuter rail station. Lumber orders and hardware sales have declined since 2006. The business was started by the great-grandfather of the current owner as a sawmill in 1934. Maitland, Fla.
Parr Lumber has announced the opening of another lumberyard on Dec. 14, 2011. The new location, in
Marysville, Wash., will replace the store. Everett, Wash.
Red River Lumber in
, recently joined LMC's (Lumbermen's Merchandising Corp) network of independent lumberyards. Texarkana, Texas
Rocky's Ace Hardware opened its newest store in
Westfield, Mass.


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Power- 119 PS @ 6600 RPM, 145Nm @ 4600 RPM (Petrol); 100 PS @ 3600 RPM, 200Nm @ 1750 RPM (Diesel)
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Wheelbase- 2600mm
Ground Clearance- 165mm
Kerb Weight- 1065kg (Petrol MT) 1085kg ( Petrol AT) 1165kg (Diesel)
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Fuel Tank Capacity- 40 litres
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Boot space- 510 litres
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Celine Dion is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in the world, but according to the 44-year-old mother-of-three, her rare talent isn't the reason she's beloved by millions.
"It's not the voice, and I don't think it's the songs. I don't think it's the presence. But it could be the stability of my life," Dion muses in the September issue of Vegas magazine. "The craziest thing I've done is cut my hair blonde and short a couple of years ago. And people reached out to me saying, 'Celine, you're one of the most stable things we have in our lives. Don't do that. We want you the way you are.'"
"I'm an open book," explains Dion, who wed her manager, Rene Angelil, 70, in 1994. "When Rene was sick [with throat cancer in 1999], I shared that. When I was having a hard time having kids, I shared it. We're normal. We struggle to have what we want sometimes. We have ups and downs. Suddenly that singing has meaning."
Though she admits to having help, Dion begins her day like most working mothers. "I wake up and help feed my 23-month-old twins, Eddy and Nelson, and soon I'm covered in yogurt, strawberries, cereal, you name it," the Canadian star says. (Dion is also mom to son Rene-Charles, 11.)
Despite her numerous awards and chart-topping albums, Dion believes her legacy will be the lessons she and Angelil instill in their three boys.
"My kids give me the balance to live right. The hardest thing to find in life is balance. Especially the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. What do I need to stay grounded, in touch, in love, connected, emotionally balanced? Look within yourself. I think I am the luckiest woman," Dion tells Vegas. "I have a wonderful husband, I have three amazing kids. What am I looking for? I'm passionate about my fans and my shows. But my biggest reward in the success that is my life are my husband and kids."
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Since 2008 when the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill went into effect, Washington State campuses have seen a 209% increase in the number of veterans using their G.I. Bill. This force of volunteer men and women has earned many benefits and entitlements and we rely on our higher education partners to refer veterans to our network of service providers who can ensure they're connected to everything they've earned.
In 2009, Washington's Governor and State Agencies came together to sign a Partners for Veteran Supportive Campuses Memorandum of Understanding emphasizing the importance of supporting the education goals of veterans as they returned home from war. Since that time, 30 campuses have signed an individual Partner for Veteran Supportive Campuses Certificate and I'd like to thank them for their public commitment to our veterans.
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13 December 2017
Press Release: IRF wins prestigious Prince Michael Road Safety Award 2017
The International Road Federation (IRF Geneva & IRF India) has received the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2017 for its Enhanced First Aid Programme. The prize was handed over to the IRF Chairman, Mr Kiran Kapila and Mrs Susanna Zammataro, IRF Executive Director at a special ceremony held at The Savoy in London on Tuesday 12 December in the presence of His Royal Highness, Prince Michael of Kent.
24 November 2017
Press Release: Ministers reaffirm in Delhi their commitment to road safety
Organised by the International Road Federation (IRF Geneva) the day before the official opening of the 18th edition of the IRF World Meeting, a Transport Ministers Forum was held in Delhi, India on 13th November 2017. Highlighting how rise in road accidents is increasing burden on healthcare in low and middle-income countries including India, Union health minister J P Nadda said about 48% of hospital beds in surgical wards are occupied by road traffic injury patients in these countries.
25 September 2017
National Institute for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) and IRF Geneva Sign Agreement to Create National ITS Policy and Platform for India
The National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) and the International Road Federation, Geneva (IRF Geneva) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on 21 September 2017, to cooperate in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
25 July 2016
Africa Regional Seminar and Workshop on Performance-Based Contracts for Roads
The International Road Federation (IRF) together with the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Communications of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Road Fund Board of Tanzania, TANROADS, the Tanzania Transportation Technology Transfer Centre, the Tanzania Roads Association (TARA), the Association of South African National Road Agencies (ASANRA), the African Road Maintenance Fund Association (ARMFA), and the European Union organised the Africa Regional Seminar and Workshop on "Performance Based Contracts for Roads."
29 June 2016
IRF Geneva releases a new study on road maintenance in OIC countries
IRF Geneva has just completed a study "Enhancing Road Maintenance in the OIC Member States" to review road maintenance practices in the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The study formulates key recommendations for Governments of OIC Member States to implement.
07 April 2016
IRF re-elects Kiran K. Kapila as Chairman
15 July 2015
IRF launches the Young Professionals Programme
The International Road Federation (IRF) Geneva reaches out to the young generations by launching today during SRE Course in Birmingham - the IRF Young Professionals Programme (IRF YP). The IRF YP is a platform for the next generation of leaders and specialists in the road and mobility sectors to propose initiatives, share ideas and be engaged in the overall activities of IRF.
05 May 2015
IRF & RA Conference calls upon world leaders to make road safety a reality
16 March 2015
The IRF Road Safety Challenge brings Road Safety High in the Political Agenda for Africa
With the IRF Road Safety Challenge launched in Addis Ababa last week, IRF reiterates its strong commitment towards making the recommendations for the Decade of Action a reality worldwide. In its commitment to act as a catalyst in raising awareness and in promoting immediate practical actions, IRF has brought together Ministers from all over Africa under the auspices of the African Union, the World Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). An IRF Africa Chapter under the request and support from the Ministers present, commits to coordinate and boost the efforts in the region.
09 December 2014
COP 20 Lima: IRF Greening the Road to Paris
Negotiations currently taking place at COP 20 in Lima are an important step on the "Road to Paris" (COP 21), where a new global climate agreement will be negotiated. IRF Geneva reiterates its commitment towards making sustainable transport a reality by releasing today three new Case Studies providing tangible, pragmatic solutions. Its our contribution to the global effort aiming at tracking the sustainability of the transport sector. Together with other partners and organizations, we are working to ensure that transport becomes an integral and important part of the post-2015 development agenda.
22 September 2014
IRF and Roads Australia to host major Regional Conference Sydney, 4-7 May 2015
Road industry leaders from across Asia and the Pacific will descend on Sydney in May 2015 for the first ever joint regional conference hosted by the International Road Federation (IRF) Geneva and Roads Australia (RA).
25 April 2014
IRF announces dates of the 18th World Meeting: New Delhi, 14-17 November 2017
The Executive Committee and the Board of IRF at their annual Statutory Meeting held in Paris on 16th April 2014 have firmed up the venue and dates of the next IRF World Meeting. This major event will be held at New Delhi, the capital of India from 14-17 November 2017.
16 January 2014
Fleet Forum and IRF to conduct training courses and workshops on Fleet Management
Fleet Forum and the International Road Federation, Geneva Programme Centre have entered into a three year agreement to conduct training courses and workshops on Fleet Management.
06 January 2014
Gearing up for Greener Road Infrastructure
IRF reiterates its commitment towards making sustainable transport a reality by releasing a new publication that looks at tangible solutions for each of the stages in the life-cycle of road infrastructure. The publication Moving Towards Green Road Infrastructure: Case Studies and Lessons Learned is the result of the IRF Environment Committees long standing capacity to act as a catalyst in raising awareness, promoting immediate practical action, and inspiring further innovation throughout the sector.
06 December 2013
Fostering truck driver safety in India at the core of IRU-IRF collaboration
At the occasion of the 67th meeting of UNECE Working Party 1 on Road Traffic Safety on 4-6 December in New Delhi, IRU and IRF will jointly launch the dissemination of informative safety cards in Hindi. These cards provide tips and guidelines for truck drivers to ensure a safe and comfortable journey, explain the risks of using mobile phones while driving and outline how to respond in accident or emergency situations to save lives.
26 August 2013
IRF welcomes new Director General of Geneva Programme Center
IRF announces the appointment of Mr. Ian Webb as Director General of IRF Geneva Programme Center. Mr. Ian Webbs six month tenure as Director General commenced on 22 August 2013. I am confident that Mr. Ian Webb will be an invaluable asset in facilitating and guiding the transition of IRF Geneva Programme Center that was started in 2012.
09 July 2013
IRF welcomes TRL as a corporate member
TRL, the UK's Transport Research Laboratory, has joined the International Road Federation (IRF), the leading professional association that brings together public, private and academic domain in the road sector. Joining a global network of road operators and authorities, universities, national road associations, construction companies, engineering bureaus and transport consultants, TRL will take part in IRF's global mission to promote the development of roads and road networks that enable access and sustainable mobility for all.
21 March 2013
Kiran K. Kapila re-elected Chair of IRF Geneva
The General Assembly of IRF Geneva has unanimously re-elected Kiran K. Kapila to serve a second term as Chair.
Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, in the context of a high-level IRF Regional Conference focusing on North Africa and the Mediterranean, the Executive Committee and General Assembly paid tribute to Mr. Kapila's achievement in steering the Federation through a long process of streamlining and transition to emerge both strengthened and better equipped to address the new challenges of the road sector in a rapidly changing world.
23 October 2012
IRF launches Vienna Manifesto on ITS
While sustainable mobility is recognised as one of the keys to social and economic development, our roads are becoming increasingly congested, road transport has negative environmental impacts and more and more cars need to be accommodated.
According to the International Road Federation (IRF), a pivotal response to this dilemma lies in the increased deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). These have the demonstrated ability to improve the efficiency, safety and quality of mobility.
27 September 2012
IRF launches 49th edition of annual World Road Statistics
Since the first edition in 1964, IRF annually produces the largest compilation of road statistics in the world. This year's edition includes data from over 200 countries, collected from primary statistical sources worldwide. The World Road Statistics or WRS in short, are the leading reference source for road industry leaders, analysts and international organisations.


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3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 5 medium), peeled and sliced
1-1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup glazed pecans, chopped
Place sweet potatoes in a 4-qt. slow cooker.
In a small bowl, mix applesauce, brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon; pour over potatoes.
Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until potatoes are tender.
If desired, sprinkle with pecans before serving.
Serve with a slotted spoon.
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Have you ever noticed the amount of races that naturally occur at a supermarket?
The first race is on the way into the car park, you see the space open up and you make your move. Only to finish a close second to someone else. But it's okay, you just calmly move onto the next available spot. Well, most of the time…
Then you go to the trolley area. The last speedy shopper is parked, all shiny, waiting for you to insert the pound that you've probably left at home. When suddenly the elderly folks in front remember their youth and sprint the ten metres to the remaining trolley and take it first. But again, that's all part of the fun of shopping.
You then enter the shop and it becomes more of a destruction derby then a race. You try to avoid anyone and anything that moves. But it's carnage. People are everywhere. Trolleys appear out of nowhere and hit you in the sweet spot on your ankle, the spot you only find out causes a great deal of pain, when you become a supermarket shopper. But it's fine, you get a meaningful sorry from the mother of the toddler ramming the trolley into your heel and off you go.
Oh look, there's a sale on. The last few items are left and you really want one. But suddenly like a 100 metre sprint, people are coming from all sides of you. You even leave the trolley, alone, vulnerable, to get your hands on the last cream cake reduced to 10 pence by the student who is counting down the seconds to get drunk and post pictures on his Facebook, that in the morning, he'll be trying to stop people tagging before his mom sees them.
Then it's off to the checkout and this is a fairly new race but one that makes me smile. If you have an OCD like me and feel the need to put the frozen with the frozen, chilled with the chilled and fresh with the fresh, you'll be politely declining the offer of help with your packing and possibly already aware of this race. When you answer no, you fire an imaginary starting pistol in the checkout attendants head. They suddenly feel the need work through your groceries like the world is due to end in about 5 seconds. Ten thousand items in the blink of an eye. You suddenly realise you did need help after all. Although when you accept help you have to discuss every item you've purchased with a complete stranger. That's a bargain, those are nice, that toilet roll doesn't rip your bum hole to shreds and all of the other polite chit-chat you get when receiving the help.
After all of this the fun part comes, when the kids want to race to take the trolley back. You think of how well you've raised them and how polite and helpful they are. And then you remember the pound in the trolley, the one that you couldn't find and the one you have definitely now lost for ever…


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In one of the more ambitious and certainly the most heavily populated tribute projects from the Twin Cities music scene in recent memory, 69 local acts recorded one track apiece for the new collection "Absolutely Cuckoo: Minnesota Covers the 69 Love Songs." We'll have a feature story on the album/concert in next week's pages, but given the famously voluminous amount of songs involved, you'd better start listening now. They were posted yesterday as a free download on the project website, 69LS.mn.
If you don't already know, the songs in question originally come from a cult-adored triple album by Boston-bred fuzz-pop band the Magnetic Fields, featuring wry, whimsical, often demented and occasionally sweet odes to romance. Only a bored, winter-lulled, record-geek haven such as ours would think to re-create the album in its entirety.
The new recordings were spearheaded by local songwriter Matt Latterell, who's also leading a tribute concert/fundraiser of the same name at First Avenue a week from Saturday, Dec. 29 (6:30 p.m., $10-$12, tickets and more details here). Other performers will include Lucy Michelle, who kicks off the set with the song "Absolutely Cuckoo," and Bethany Larson -- whose "Come Back to San Francisco" is one of the highlights -- plus Maggie Morrison (ex-Lookbook), Actual Wolf, the Roe Family Singers, Al Church & State, Dan Israel, Me & My Arrow, Como Avenue Jug Band, the Chalice, Mayda, Jennifer Markey and dozens more. Proceeds from the show will go toward OutFront Minnesota, one of the equality groups that helped defeat the amendment banning same-sex marriage last month.
Some of the other artists who recorded one of the songs but are not on the lineup for the concert include Dan Wilson -- his "Things We Did and Didn't Do" is another must-hear -- plus Communist Daughter, Solid Gold, Kid Dakota, Zoo Animal, Gospel Gossip, Black Audience, James Diers (of Halloween, Alaska) and Chris Koza (Rogue Valley). Go ahead and dive in. The sample of "How F---ing Romantic" posted below is by none other than Rupert, the dancing stage-crasher you've probably seen one time or another at any variety of local gigs.


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family portrait here. The film is out September 25th.
Here's some big news... Fright Night director Tom Holland is working on a new vampire film called Fresh Blood.
Fresh Blood tells the story of a group of teenage vampires who kidnap a bus driver and his daughter to attend a concert. Extinction writer Juan de Dios Garduño is working with both Holland and Fernando Martin Samper on the screenplay with the aim of creating something in the spirit of eighties-style Lost Boys and Fright Night.
new OLD film might have slipped under the radar... The Unwanted has a review on BD here. Thanks to Taliesin for pointing out its over a year old!


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"You Cannot Be Serious!" Shia LaBeouf to Portray John McEnroe
May 15, 2016
At one point in his career Shia LaBeouf was the It guy in Hollywood, and a bona fide A-lister. With lead roles in films like Disturbia, Transformers, Indiana Jones and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shia established himself as a kid who could write his own ticket and sail off into a glowing sunset. However, after a series of missteps, including a couple of DUIs, an accusation of plagiarism and its subsequent apology tour, a few viral videos displaying public drunkenness, as well as a very strange motivational speech backed by a green screen, Shia has found himself in a much different place in regards to Hollywood's grade list.
That being said, it could be argued that after tasting the nectar of success Shia simply made a deliberate decision to focus on more meaningful films, and living his life as a passionately creative person. Regardless, it is safe to say that Shia seems to embody the definition of a "tortured artist." And curiously, the same thing was often said about tennis superstar John McEnroe when he terrorized his competitors and dominated men's tennis in the 1970s. McEnroe was known to intimidate officials and opponents alike with his notorious temper as well as his indisputably unique racket work. And his battles with the supercool Swede Bjorn Borg are legendary in the world of athletic competition.
As it turns out, Shia has now signed on to play the notorious bad boy John McEnroe in an upcoming biopic entitled Borg/McEnroe, a film about the great and storied tennis rivalry. Notably, LaBeouf says he doesn't play tennis and is not left-handed, but is taking lessons to portray the athletic genius McEnroe with some degree of verisimilitude.
So, the question of the day is: Do you think actors can play star athletes without having any experience in the sport they're attempting to recreate? Or is it all about the acting? Can Ice Cube play Chris Paul? Or can George Clooney portray Tom Brady? Or is it all a bit silly watching these guys with limited athletic ability playing athletic giants? Please share!


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Robin is first and foremost a mom. She is also the Executive Director of the Children's Book Council, the national trade association of children's book publishers, and Every Child a Reader, the industry's literacy foundation. As a mom and a book person, Robin's worlds often collide in a very positive way. This blog is Robin's way of sharing with parents, librarians and teachers the great opportunities and information about wonderful new books that come her way.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wake Up!!!!!!!
Morning time at our home is not pretty. I begin the process of waking the girls up at 6:30 a.m. and it's a rare morning that I don't feel like like pulling my hair out at some point during the process. In fairness, I should not be lumping the three of them together as if to suggest that they behave similarly in this regard. They don't. One of the three is a pleasure to wake up. I walk in, lovingly call her name and she rolls over and opens her eyes. It would be perfect if a smile then spread across her face but perfection is over-rated. One of her sisters grunts and growls a lot when I wake her up and it takes a few minutes before I am assured that she's awake but it's not too bad. Then there's "the one". There always is, isn't there? That would be the one they make films about; the one who makes me think my life is like the movie Groundhog Day because I re-live the same experience every 24 hours. I kiss her cheek, I kiss her forehead, I gently ask her to wake up, I begin to shout "wake up" in her ear, I tickle her, I yell louder, I beg, I plead, I yell some more. To no avail. She won't budge. I've put ice cubes down her back and, I confess, I've given her wedgies. She burst out laughing the first time I gave her a wedgie and then it never worked again. I threaten, I bargain and I bribe. Eventually she rolls over, tells me she wants to sleep more and grudgingly pulls herself out of bed. She holds all the cards. If I don't go through all the motions, she would happily stay in bed all day long. Since that's not an acceptable alternative, we do our dance. She reminds me a little of the protagonist in Dr. Seuss' I Am Not Going To Get Up Today who says, ""The alarm can ring. The birds can peep. My bed is warm. My pillow's deep. Today's the day I'm going to sleep!"
While You Are Sleeping: A Lift-the-Flap Book of Time Around the World. The book opens with a mom reading a bedtime story to her child and considers what people in different parts of the world are doing at the very same time. What a great way for kindergarteners to learn about different time zones. Off course, then they'll never want to go to sleep because somewhere there really is a party going on at bedtime!
Playlist for today's post:
1. A Day in The Life by the Beatles
2. The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars
3. Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning by the Cowboy Junkies
4. I Need Some Sleep by the Eels
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I created a fun activity for Leap Day! (February 29th is almost here) The kids will be long jumping and recording their data. I plan on making a class line plot after the groups complete their sheets. My class will love leaping in the hallway and recording their long jumps.
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Do you have any plans for Leap Day?
Check out KPM Doodles clip art at http://kpmdoodles.blogspot.com/.


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Ana and Tj were married at St. Pauls Cathedral and had their reception at Spring Creek Homestead. When I arrived at this wedding and saw the color palate my heart leapt with joy. I love rose gold and this was a bride after my own heart:) I obviously loved all the details of this wedding but some of my favorite things were the rose gold silverware, the brides earrings and the brides dress! I'm so happy sleeved dresses are coming back! We had a fantastic time capturing memories of this day and we wish Ana and Tj the absolute best!
Wedding photography: Kira Baron Photography | www.kirabaron.com | 509-969-2708
Venue: St. Pauls Cathedral | Spring Creek Homestead
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Long Beach, CA - California cartoonist Joshua Kemble has been awarded a prestigious Xeric Foundation Grant to self-publish his debut comic book NUMB, to be released February. "I am incredibly gratified that the Xeric Foundation Distribution Committee believes in me and my project enough to give me this generous award," said Joshua Kemble. "I am excited to have this opportunity to share my work with a wider audience, and I look forward to the process of self-publishing and giving my book the best possible presentation."
Joshua Kemble's NUMB is about a young writer named Seymour struggling with writer's block. Having no other sources for inspiration he rehashes old memories of an ex-girlfriend, Leah Mizzi, to use as fuel to write. By reliving those experiences, he gains inspiration, and then begins to write a novel that he thinks will be wildly successful. However, Seymour is about to find out that there's more to writing than having a muse.
A compelling, original and boldly visual story about meeting new love, exchanging books and CDs, making love, deciding to date, moving in, depression, drugs, lack of confidence, chatting, car rides, moving out, angry calls, depression, alcoholism, nervous breakdowns and eventual inspiration, NUMB will appeal to fans of such distinctive artists as Daniel Clowes, Adrian Tomine and Chris Ware. Joshua Kemble's NUMB cover art was featured in the publications CMYK and 3X3 Illustration Annual.
"I enjoyed NUMB," said Alex Robinson (Tricked, Box Office Poison), "Joshua Kemble's art is appealing, and distinctive."
"NUMB is a clever story," said Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man, How to be Happy), "exhibiting talent and determination of execution"
NUMB will be available at fine comic book stores everywhere February 2007.
NUMB (ISBN: 1-891867-84-9; Diamond Code: DEC06 3252; $3.95; 24 pages; 2-color; 8" x 6½")
Joshua Kemble is completing his Master of Arts degree in illustration at California State University, Long Beach and is currently at work on a graphic novel to be released in 2008 by NBM Publishing. An unabashed comic book geek, Kemble was born in Tarzana, California, grew up in the Antelope Valley, and now resides in downtown Long Beach with his fiancée, Mai, and his pug, Holden.
The Xeric Foundation has awarded in excess of $1,750,000 to comic book creators and non-profit organizations since its first grant cycle in September 1992. Established by Peter Laird, co-creator of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Northampton, MA based foundation offers financial assistance to self-publishing comic book creators in the US and Canada and to qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations in western Massachusetts. Previous Xeric Foundation Grant Award winners include Jessica Abel, Nick Bertozzi, Shannon Brady, Jordan Crane, Farel Dalrymple, Ellen Forney, Justin Hall, Tom Hart, Megan Kelso, Jon Lewis, Jason Little, Jason Lutes, Jim Ottaviani, Brian Ralph, James Sturm, Adrian Tomine, and Kurt Wolfgang.
Florida comic book publisher Alternative Comics will sub-distribute NUMB. Kemble's self-published book will all also be available from all of Alternative Comics' standard distributors. Alternative Comics is sub-distributing NUMB to help give readers a better chance to find the award-winning book. "We're doing this so that Kemble's book will be carried by all of our distributors, ordered by stores, and ultimately land in the hands of readers," said Alternative Comics publisher Jeff Mason. "We have also done this with previous Xeric Award winning books such as Derek Kirk Kim's Same Difference and Other Stories, Sammy Harkham's Kramers Ergot, Ben Catmull's Paper Theater, Lauren Weinstein's Inside Vineyland, and others." Alternative Comics, publishers of cool comic books, releases some of the most original and intelligent titles being created today.


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Host Family Accommodation
Dublin Cultural Institute offers its students host family accommodation.
One of the most important factors considered when DCI selected their host families was their level of friendliness and all our host families possess the famed Irish hospitality in abundance to make any student feel welcome to Ireland. DCI have developed strong relationships with our host families who have been carefully chosen by DCI after being inspected and approved by the Accommodation Officer.
Our Accommodation Officer keeps in regular contact with both families and students in order to get feedback from them. Any complaints from either party are dealt with by the Accommodation Officer. We offer both full-board and self-catering options. Please note that self-catering is not offered by many families and therefore it is subject to availability.
€125 per Week (depending on availability)
Self-Catering accommodation comprises a single room in a friendly Irish home. The student prepares their own meals, which is ideal for students who like to go out and explore different Dublin's various eateries or those who prefer to prepare their own food. It offers a sense of freedom for students while still getting to stay in an English speaking home as they search for long term accommodation options.
Hostel accommodation is an appealing option for those who want to study English in Dublin with other travellers/students on a budget. Past DCI students have met future flat mates in hostels. However, students who consider hostel accommodation must be prepared that there is limited privacy available as shared dorms can have as much as 24 beds, which means their personal property is exposed.
There are hostels in Dublin that are popular with DCI students because of their close proximity due to our central location. For example, the Abbey Court Hostel is right next to the school and they offer free breakfast to their guests. Here are list of recommended hostels:
€160+ per Week (depending on room type)
DCI does offer limited places throughout the year at Residence accommodation but this is subject to availability. It is a more likely option during the summer months but if we were given enough notice then we could look into the possibility. The available residence options are located approximately 25 minutes away by foot from the school.


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Eastern Wake: Community
Faith Notes: Feb. 15
Dew4Him moves to Wendell
Dew4Him Ministries, Inc. is moving to temporary offices at Hephzibah Baptist Church, 1794 Wendell Blvd., Wendell. Though the ministry will no longer be located at 614 N. Arendell Ave. in Zebulon, they will continue to serve in Zebulon. The Jobs for Life and Faith and Finance classes will meet at the Zebulon Lions Club Tuesday nights, and the ministry will continue to participate with SHARE, local churches and other Zebulon non-profits. For details, go to Dew4Him.org.
New church in Knightdale
The Edge Church, a new non-denominational church, will open its doors at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Knightdale High School. The Edge church offers an experience for people who would not normally attend church, including contemporary music, free coffee and childcare for all ages. For details, go to edgechurch.org.
Blood Drive
There will be ablood drive from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 28, at Wendell Baptist Church, 3651 Wendell Blvd., Wendell. To schedule an appointment, call the church office at 919-365-4631.
Wednesday dinner
Knightdale United Methodist Church holds a Wednesday Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at 7071 Forestville Road, Knightdale. Call 919-266-2373 for more information.
Covenant Presbyterian Church Concert Series
Covenant Presbyterian Church's Concert Series presents The Master's Men, an all-male a cappella ensemble at 6:30 p.m Sunday, Feb. 22. The group, established in 1995, has appeared in over 250 churches in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The appearance at Covenant is free and open to the public. An offering will be taken. Covenant is located at 125 S. Selma Rd. in Wendell.
The concert series will continue March 22 at 7 p.m. with the N.C. Master Chorale Chamber Choir; April 19 at 7 p.m. with the N.C. State University Chorale; and May 15 at 7:30 p.m. with the Triangle Youth Brass Band.
Olde English Tea Party and Shoppe
The women of Wendell Christian Church are having their 1st Annual Olde English Tea Party and Shoppe Saturday, April 18. Reservations are needed by April 6. Wendell Christian Church is located at 427 Mattox St., Wendell. For more information, contact Ann Todd at 919- 272-3627 or Ann Harris at 919-365-0734.
Food ministries
• Green Pines Baptist Church operates a food pantry from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays at 1498 Hodge Road, Knightdale.
• The O'Neal Revival Tabernacle will hold its monthly food pantry day from noon to 2 p.m. every second Saturday at 500 Richardson Road, Zebulon. For details, call 919-375-4275 or go toonealtabernacle.org
• Mt. Zion United Holiness Church runs a soup kitchen from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday at 200 E. Stronach Ave., Zebulon.
• Brown Bag Ministry serves free lunches from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at Zebulon United Methodist Church, 121 W. Gannon Ave. For more information, call Cindy Privette at 919-269-8359.
• Table of Grace offers dinners at 6 p.m. on the last Monday of the month at Wendell United Methodist Church, 129 N. Main St.
Support groups
• A grief support group meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 125 S. Selma Road, Wendell. Meetings are at 7 p.m. in the church office. For more information, call 919-365-7979.
• Faith Baptist Church hosts a DivorceCare weekly seminar and support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, at 2728 Marks Creek Road, Knightdale. For details, contact Loren Burch at 919-271-6111 email@example.com
• Celebrate Recovery is a ministry program that helps its participants deal with emotional struggles. The group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at the Pine St. Fellowship Hall of Wendell Baptist Church, 302 N. Pine St. For more information, visitwww.celebraterecovery.com
Bible studies
• Word of God Church in Zebulon has Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 252-452-7674 for more information.
• The couples fellowship of Zebulon First Baptist Church meets at 7 p.m. the third Friday of each month at 304 E. Barbee St., Zebulon. Call 919-269-7355.
• Mt. Zion Holiness Church, 200 E. Stronach Ave., Zebulon, has Bible study at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 919-227-6266.
• An adult singles group meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at Pearces Baptist Church, 4634 Pearces Road, Zebulon. Call 919-269-9768 or email@example.com
• The Lilies Among the Thorns Christian Women of Purpose group seeks women who desire accountability, support and the camaraderie of other women in doing God's will. The group meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Knightdale Recreation Center, 101 Lawson Ridge Road, Knightdale. Call 919-867-2010.
Preschool registrations
• Wendell Baptist Preschool is registering children ages 2-4 for its half-day preschool program. The church also offers a five-day prekindergarten program. Call 919-365-3103 for more information.
• Knightdale United Methodist Church offers preschool for ages 2 through Pre-K at 7071 Forestville Road, Knightdale. Call 919-266-2373 for more information.
• Knightdale Baptist Preschool offers a half-day preschool program from 8:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Monday through Friday Knightdale. Call 919-266-2288.
• Zebulon United Methodist Church Preschool offers two-, three- and five-day programs for children ages 16 months through 4 years. Call 919-269-6554 or firstname.lastname@example.com
• Heritage Baptist Church Preschool is accepting children all year round. The church offers programs for children ages 6 weeks through 4 years at 615 Mack Todd Road, Zebulon. Call 919-269-6504.


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Google has finally published the Android 4.4.3 factory images and binaries for supported Nexus devices. The bits are dubbed KTU84M for the Nexus 5 and KTU84L for Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013 versions) & Nexus 10 respectively.
The builds clock in at around 460MB and fix a number of bugs uncovered this year, such as high cpu usage and audio hiss while using the Nexus 5 camera application. Battery drains and WiFi performance issues were also addresses. The update isn't yet available OTA but users can already flash the factory images via fastboot. We expect Google to start pushing the update in a couple of days, if not weeks.
A number of visual updates also made their way into this upgrade. The Dailer for instance got a overhaul with a lighter colour scheme while the People app has been given a fresh look with new icons. Users can now also pause the download of any large games on the Play Store.
That's about it for now, it should also be noted that Dalvik is still the default runtime. The switch to ART will likely happen in the next major Android version.
Android 4.4.3 is internally known as android-4.4.3_r1 in AOSP and a detailed changelog has been generated few weeks ago.
via Google Developers, screenshots via Liliputing


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Why I fell in love with São Paulo
Brazil most famous city, Rio, is the tourist dream. Year round warm weather, sandy beaches, stunning landscapes of hills and a good nightlife.
However, my heart was driven to São Paulo. The concrete jungle, often bypassed by tourists because it's gray and unfriendly.
And what a mistake. SP is the cultural capital of Brazil and you feel it all around the city. From street art, to samba playing in bars at night. Most people I met in SP had a creative side to them, either photo, music, dancing, painting, poetry… They sure were all open to art in a wide sense.
The reason I came to SP is O.Bra, a Street-art festival organised for the first time in the city. As I was on a tour of the best cities in Street Art of South America I had to be there for that.
As I arrived, I started volunteering on the team which was one of the best experience of my trip. For the first time, I was only surrounded by locals (perfect to learn the Portuguese basics).
With its landscape, the city offers such a playground for artists to express themselves on the walls. For that, it always been a good place for graffiti.


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October 2004
Colleen Mondor
Slightly Foxed: The Most Desirable New Magazine
Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of receiving the very first issue of Slightly Foxed magazine. As a British publication it seems to have slid under the U.S. reading radar, leaving most American book lovers unaware that there is a new and fantastic source available to them. It ranks as one of the more unusual publications I have ever come across and manages to be both literary and easily readable. I consider myself fairly well read but Slightly Foxed never fails to dazzle me upon its arrival. The books reviewed within its pages are always unique and original but never intimidating. They are the kind of books that appeal to any reader because they cover every subject imaginable. As Publisher and Co-Editor Gail Pirkis explained in a recent e-mail, "The articles in Slightly Foxed cover everything from serious fiction to comic novels, history and biography, travel, science, letters and memoirs, children's books and books that simply defy classification."
Pirkis and Co-Editor Hazel Wood began producing Slightly Foxed earlier this year in response to personal frustration over the UK publishing industry. Both editors have long careers in both publishing and writing and are well acquainted with the habits of big companies to support a few "big" books to the detriment of other worthy titles. Slightly Foxed seeks to balance that disparity by focusing on about twenty books in each issue that have "stood the test of time" or are recent publications that "don't receive much publicity." Each quarterly issue thus seeks to elevate the overlooked to a higher level of notice. In a recent interview Wood explained, "Our aim is to fill a gap for them [readers] which a friendly local bookseller might once have filled by introducing -- or even reintroducing -- them to the thousands of good books that are in print, but which never appear in the review pages, or sometimes even on bookshop shelves."
On a practical level this means subscribers can expect to read articles on authors like Czechoslovakian Karel Capek's and his 1925 travel memoir, Letters from England. Surprisingly, the article that follows Capek's observations of British politics and society is about Cyra McFadden and her social satire on Marin County, California ,published in 1976. Clearly the only thing these books have in common is one of the editors' basic tenets for their contributors: "the books they discuss should be in print and, crucially, that they must feel passionate about them." Another example of Slightly Foxed at work is the novel Beer in the Snooker Club by Egyptian author Waguih Ghali. In Issue 1 of the magazine Anthony Sattin wrote quite brilliantly about this rather explosive account of dissatisfied youth in Cairo that was originally published in 1964. In Issue 2 Sattin turned to Ghali himself and discussed biographer Diana Athill's book, After a Funeral, which is a moving account of Ghali's suicide after his publishing success. Now I am rabidly curious about Ghali, Athill and also Sattin who has apparently just published a book about 18th century London and North Africa and from his Slightly Foxed articles clearly has a way with words.
And there is much more. There are articles on the often overlooked genre of garden writing, something which contributor Ursula Buchan artfully observes has been lost in an industry that loves "the highly illustrated, large-format gardening book which is expensive to produce, full of dreamy 'inspirational' colour photographs and often with a truncated and colorless text…" I'll take Henry Mitchell over that any day and now, thanks to Buchan, I'll be looking for Charles Elliott as well. For those who like travel writing there is Julia Keay on Allan Sealy's The Everest Hotel and Ariane Bankes on Ring of Bright Water, the memoirs of Gavin Maxwell. Or you could go more to the source and read about publisher Eland Books, who specialize in travel books from distant places and times and form a bit of "two-man United Nations," according to Wood who profiled the company in Issue 3.
The article on Eland Books is one of several non-review articles that cover subjects that Pirkis refers to as "book related but not about specific books." In this vein there are brief notes by Simon Brett on bookplates and engravings, Susan Leiper's ongoing series on the Chinese Book and a fascinating bit by Julia Keay on compiling the index for her husband John's historical tract on the Middle East while touring the Mekong River. (This involved packing 400 pages of text through Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Burma and is probably not the method of indexing most recommended by the author, but a hysterical read for all of us!) The winter issue promises a piece on a "publishing disaster" as well as more on independent publishers, and other bookish subjects.
Beyond the excellent content, Slightly Foxed also offers a very elegant design. According to Pirkis this is an important part of the total package. "We also decided we wanted to produce something that is beautiful to look at and to hold -- something that will be collected and treasured rather than thrown in the recycling bin." Each issue arrives in an appealing digest-sized format with high quality paper and original cover artwork commissioned each quarter. They are also illustrated throughout with photos or drawings appropriate to specific articles. The issues are saturated with an aura of care and quality and prove to be both a tactile as well as intellectual reading pleasure. It would have been an admirable thing if Pirkis and Wood had simply set out to create a smart and witty reading magazine, to accomplish that goal while also making their final product a joy to have and hold is truly impressive.
Ultimately Slightly Foxed seeks to be the kind of reading matter that its creators would most like read themselves. Both Pirkis and Wood are "compulsive readers who enjoy books on practically any subject provided they are very well-written." They are the best sort of people to be producing a magazine for readers and the fact that they are so committed to doing this to the highest of standards just makes the end result an even better deal for their subscribers. Currently there are several hundred subscribers to Slightly Foxed in the U.S. but this number should be much much higher. Yes, it initially appears to be an expensive subscription, but at about $75 annually for overseas shipping it is actually a fantastic deal. Broken down, that is actually just over $18 per issue. All of us will spend that much each season on at least one book we will regret buying but fell for because of a lot of glitzy publicity and popcorn level reviews. Slightly Foxed offers a chance to discover about eighty books a year that most of us have never heard of but all of us will wonder about. Strike a blow for good reading everywhere and order a sample issue. As Pirkis told me, "Slightly Foxed is not about lit-crit but about the sheer pleasure of reading." The world is tough enough people, and we all deserve something as flat out good to read as Slightly Foxed. It's all about books, really good books, and as a very satisfied subscriber, I couldn't be happier to have found this magazine.
Now, if you'll excuse me I have to work on my Christmas list. After reviewing my issues of Slightly Foxed it now includes The Music of Long Verney: Twenty Stories by Sylvia Townsend Warner, From Wilder Shores and Journey into the Mind's Eye by Lesley Blanch, The Everest Hotel by Allan Sealy, Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson, and Attic in Greece by Austen Kark. If my husband is lucky the holidays will come and go before my next issue of the magazine arrives. Otherwise… well let's just say I'm fairly confident that list is going to grow!


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He was the Johnny Appleseed of the First Amendment, sowing the seeds of liberty in every city of the county.
– Kit Gage, Director Emeritus, Defending Dissent Foundation
Frank touched the lives of thousands of people, from his early days as a housing activist for the Los Angeles Housing Authority, through his decades traveling the country speaking out for civil rights and civil liberties.
In celebration of Frank's life and work, we invite you to add your comments to these using the comment section below:
Beyond his power to persuade, Frank was one of those special people, a truly courageous and fully human being, a peaceful warrior on the side of the people. When his government files – literally several hundred thousand pages – were released under the Freedom of Information Act in 1980, we learned that he had been tailed, harassed and generally messed with by the FBI for decades on the personal orders of J. Edgar Hoover. The bureau even watched an assassination plan unfold in 1964, filing reports as the scheme was being hatched. Word from the top was to let it happen.
In a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times, Lewis S. Snow wrote:
I was horribly saddened to read of Frank Wilkinson's passing. I had the honor of working with Frank for two decades as a graphic artist. While he had a gentle personality, he was a fierce fighter for civil rights for all people of all political persuasions. He showed no favoritism — taking on the left (Sen. Ted Kennedy) and the right (Sen. Orrin Hatch) in his zeal to protect the 1st Amendment.
In an age when principled people are few and far between, Frank stood as a beacon for those who stood their ground against the infringement of their constitutional rights. If only we had another Frank Wilkinson to lead the fight against what is happening today.