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Prathiba M Singh, an Indian alumna of the Faculty of Law, has donated a scholarship that will allow other Indian students to complete an LLM at the world-renowned Cambridge Faculty of Law. Singh, who completed her Bachelor of Law degree at Bangalore University, undertook a Masters of Law degree at Cambridge in 1992 on a full scholarship from the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and then returned to India to work in Intellectual Property. This endowment, the Prathiba M Singh Cambridge Scholarship, will enable exceptional law students to follow in her academic and professional footsteps.
Cambridge University Press India and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore have announced a new collaboration which will publish a series of new academic titles as part of the Cambridge IISc Series. The books will be written by eminent academicians, researchers and subject experts in science, technology and engineering.
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Dr Preti Taneja first read King Lear as a teenager and immediately saw parallels with the Indian culture of her parents' homeland. Almost 20 years later, she spent six months exploring the subcontinent, tracing the themes that make Shakespeare's exploration of humanity so compelling, and researching a novel that re-imagines her favourite play.
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6 February 2014
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- Add the milk and butter; mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Cover and freeze overnight.
- For frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt; beat until smooth. frosting the top and sides of frozen cake squares; roll in peanuts. Place on wire racks to dry.
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TEAMS: Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox
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So I was thinking, why don't I go and catch a Marlins game. The Astros are in town tonight. You know, new ball park, new manager (suspended), new unis, a home run sculpture that looks like an ant hill. How do I get there? Well, that is why I have an iPhone. Siri can find anything, right? Well, my lovely assistant found the new home of the Fish. Turns out the shiny new ballpark is permanently closed. >>>Follow Bruce Silverman on Twitter: @SilvermanShow The reasons are unconfirmed but speculation is running wild… Ozzie Guillen must have really pissed off the Cuban community. It turns out it is bad karma to tear down a legendary stadium like the Orange Bowl. The uniforms are so so bad, the players walked out. Billy the Marlin torched all the grass after I renamed him Roberto the Rainbow Trout. (The redesigned mascot has a rainbow bill below his cap) My favorite rumor, Big and Little Enos, the two leaders of the organization, moved the team to Montreal where they already ruined one, once proud baseball franchise. Regardless of the actual reason, you can check it out for yourself. Go to your Maps app and type in Marlins Ballpark Miami and see if you get what I got. I wonder if the new stadium will reopen in time for Guillen's return to the dugout?
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Missouri may soon have to give up its nickname as the "Puppy Mill Capital of America." The landmark ballot initiative to put the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act before Missouri voters and crack down on the state's widespread and inhumane breeding practices has succeeded! The petition required 130,000 signatures of support, and we're happy to report that on May 2, our supporters delivered more than 190,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office to qualify the legislation for the November 2010 ballot.
"This can only be considered a massive outpouring of public support for the idea of puppy mill reform," said Barbara Schmitz, campaign manager of Missourians for the Protection of Dogs, a coalition made up of the ASPCA, the Humane Society of the U.S., the Humane Society of Missouri and the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation. "We ran into few people who were unaware of the problem, and so many of them are enthused about voting to halt this cruelty in the November election."
Election officials have until August 3 to determine whether the measure qualifies for the ballot. The Missouri Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act will substantially improve the lives of dogs by requiring large-scale breeding operations to provide sufficient food and clean water, necessary veterinary care, adequate housing, space and exercise. To follow the proposed legislation's progress, please visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center. Thank you, Missouri voters, for your support!
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After two days of intense thunderstorms that brought devastating floods to the city of Nashville, TN, and the need for evacuations across multiple states, members of the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team are on the scene at the request of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society. The ASPCA landed in Tennessee on Tuesday night to help local groups care for animals displaced by the floods. In addition to bringing much-needed sheltering supplies, the ASPCA is prepared to provide a water rescue team and other resources to assist with the recovery efforts as needed.
The ASPCA's joel lopez, left, and Tiptonville, Tenn. Animal Control Officer Chandra Davis washing a rooster outside the Dyersburg-Dyer County Humane Society, where the ASPCA has established a temporary shelter and decontamination station for animals impacted by recent flooding.
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As the recent Gulf oil spill threatens several coastal states, the ASPCA has dispatched Kathryn Destreza, Southeast Regional Director, Field Investigations and Response, to help local animal shelters prepare for a response. Destreza is on the ground in Plaquemines Parish, LA, working with representatives from the Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART), local shelters and federal and state agencies to assess animal rescue needs in the area. The ASPCA is also in communication with officials from Mississippi and Florida to monitor the needs of the entire Gulf Coast region.
Stay tuned to ASPCA.org for developing news on this national disaster.
On Wednesday, April 14, the New Hampshire State Senate voted nearly unanimously to pass the Greyhound Protection Act (House Bill 630) to permanently ban the racing of Greyhounds in the Granite State. The bill had already passed the state's House of Representatives in March, so it now goes to Governor John Lynch, who is expected to sign it into state law.
Thanks for this legislative victory are due in part to the New Hampshire-based members of the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade, who sent 267 emails to their state senators urging support for the act, and to Senator Sheila Roberge, who took the Senate floor to tell the tragic story of Amber, a Greyhound who lost her life in a violent track accident. Amber was one of nearly 1,200 dogs injured while racing in New Hampshire between 2005 and 2008—these injuries included broken legs, paralysis, cardiac arrest and head trauma.
The ASPCA opposes dog racing, which is an inherently cruel form of entertainment. Racing dogs are confined for 20 hours or more a day in small cages, often wearing muzzles; they are bred excessively in the quest for good runners, with the "excess" puppies killed or otherwise discarded; they suffer from inhumane transportation as they're shuttled from state to state for racing purposes; and they regularly endure serious and fatal injuries.
The nine states that have banned dog racing are: Maine (1993), Virginia (1995), Vermont (1995), Idaho (1996), Washington (1996), Nevada (1997), North Carolina (1998), Pennsylvania (2004) and Massachusetts (2008, effective 2010). For more information about the plight of racing Greyhounds, please visit ASPCA.org/dogracing.
Today is Earth Day! There are plenty of ways to show the planet some love with eco-friendly pet parenting. Just like us, our beloved animal companions love to eat and play—but they haven't yet mastered the art of recycling or composting. Here are some simple steps you can take to reduce your pet's carbon paw print.
- Tap is where it's at! Give your pet filtered tap water instead of bottled to drink. If you must use bottled water, be sure to recycle the bottle.
- Scoop the poop with biodegradable bags instead of plastic bags. Kitty parents, go for eco-friendly cat litters, avoiding brands containing mined minerals.
- Don't reach for the bleach to clean your pet's messes. Use vinegar instead—it's green, removes odors and kills bacteria.
- Get Moving! Walk your dog to the doggie park rather than driving there.
- Buy pet supplies in bulk or the largest available size. You'll make fewer trips to the store and cut down on discarded packaging.
It's the little things that count and add up to big savings for you, your pet and Mother Earth. For more ways to celebrate Earth Day with your pet, check out our guide to living green with cats and dogs.
Action Tip: Reuse and recycle by contacting your local shelter reps and asking if they need extra towels, bedding, leashes, litter boxes, pet toys or other gently used items that you plan to throw away.


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PLAYERS: Patrick Marleau, Roberto Luongo, Rick Nash, Joe Thornton
TEAMS: San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets
TEAMS: San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets
Everyone has a theory about what's going to happen with Roberto Luongo this summer, and the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson is no exception, but he chose to lead off his Hockey World column with a suggestion that the San Jose Sharks can indeed "shake up" their roster despite their contractual obligations to their core players by perhaps finally trading Patrick Marleau: know the fans still voted him their favourite player in an online poll and I know general manager Doug Wilson has long been a Marleau loyalist, but the Sharks, who have several holes and a window of winning that looks like it has closed with this current cast, have to get younger. Whether that's younger as in making a trade for Rick Nash, a guy who turns 28 in June, or they go much younger than that in another deal, they have to move an older piece and they aren't moving Jumbo Joe Thornton. If they do decide to deal Marleau, they're late to this party. They should have arrived at this conclusion two or three years a...
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If you were asked to name Connecticut's outstanding features, you might think of its beautiful scenery or the economic and political contributions made throughout history. But for some, the first thing that springs to mind about Connecticut is its wealth. It's widely known that Connecticut – with the highest per capita income in the country – is in fact our nation's wealthiest state.
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Wealth in Connecticut is a CPTV Original documentary is made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation.
While taking a close look at individuals and families that have been wealthy for generations and others whose wealth is self-made, Wealth in Connecticut exposes the ways in which money can hold influence over family dynamics, social interaction, self-esteem and a variety of other issues. The documentary also shares the philanthropic avenues that some of these Connecticut residents have chosen to pursue.
One of the people profiled in this new documentary is a pioneer in the cable television industry. He bought cable franchises before most people had ever heard of cable television, made billions and is now working on giving most of his money away. A million-dollar lottery winner and a kinetic artist from Cornwall, Conn., are among others featured in Wealth in Connecticut.
Featured people in the documentary include Leonard Tow, a cable pioneer from New Canaan; Clare Brett Smith of Farmington, the former president and chief executive officer of Aid to Artisans who shares her story of inherited wealth; Gwen Iloani of Smith Whiley & Company in Hartford, who is one of the most powerful black women in the United States; Tim Prentice, a kinetic sculptor
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To add some context, Smith and Tjarnqvist obviously get the lion's share of the icetime against the other teams best players, on most nights anyways. Bergeron and Greene don't see those guys much at all, especially not if the score is close.
To someone who hasn't watched the Oilers this year the odd thing here is going to be the big difference in the goals-against rates of the guys who played on the same pairings.
Sometimes our memories play tricks on us with linemates though, or at least mine does. I tend to forget stretches earlier in the season where the alignment was different, or times when a guy or two was injured. So, as a check of our memories, courtesy of the NHL.com time on ice (TOI) data sheets. The amount of icetime the D played, at 5v5 only here, with each other on the ice.
By way of example, Smid has played 380 minutes of 5v5 icetime. 317 minutes of that with Staios and 38 minutes with Smith. All of this seems about right to me.
So most of Bergeron's non-Greene ice time has come with the other three real, honest to goodness, NHL calibre defensemen. Same goes for Staios, and to a lesser extent Tjarnqvist. Whereas Smith's sans Shaggy icetime totals over an hour and a half, and most of that has come with some pretty dubious partners. While Smith didn't get off to the strongest of starts, this is probably a factor as well.
My point, and I do have one: Greene and Smid really have been a matching set of boat anchors. And they are going to keep getting thrown over the side of the boat. So my advice would be to learn to appreciate improvement and to see the beauty in 'mistakes that almost worked', drinking during games should help with that.
And now, to get all B.F. Skinner on your asses, I present the The Smidgreene Drinking Game: Every time either one makes a nice play you say "They're gonna be beauties!" and down a shot. You should end up with a light buzz, no hangover the next day, and eventually you'll get a warm tingly feeling every time they handle the puck and be overwhelmed with a sense of optimism about this Oilers squad.


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Maxim is a Russian writer and activist who is passionate about the socialist cause. Anna is Maxim's mistress, and she respects him for making her "feel useful" during a time of prewar strife and confusion.
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Baumann has made appearances in films like 'The Wolfman' and TV series 'Shameless.'


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Passive Exercise: Whole-Body Vibration and More
Working out while not really working is the concept behind a trend known as passive exercise. But does it really work?
By Colette Bouchez
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
You're lying on the sofa, maybe munching a bag of chips, and watching your favorite movie on DVD. And ... you're toning your abs? That's the picture painted by some proponents of passive exercise, a fitness trend based on the idea that you can pretty much do nothing and still work out, if you have the right equipment doing the work for you.
But could this really work? WebMD asked three experts to offer up their opinions on four of the top passive exercise trends: whole-body vibration, chi machines, electronic ab stimulators, and inversion boots. So grab that bag of veggie chips, prop up your feet, and read on -- their answers might surprise you!
Whole-Body Vibration
By far the most popular new addition to the passive exercise category is whole-body vibration or WBV -- also known as "Power Plate" exercise. An outgrowth of a program used to train Russian cosmonauts, it quickly spread through Europe and Japan, then hit U.S. shores -- with whole centers now devoted to this workout.
How It Works: According to physical therapist and personal trainer Ben Quist, DPT, most people stand on the platform with knees bent at about a 30-degree angle, while the surface beneath their feet vibrates an astounding 30 times per second.
That vibration, says Quist, tricks the body into thinking you're falling. "This, in turn, activates the 'stress reflex' -- an extremely rapid muscle contraction," says Quist, owner of Form and Fitness, a Milwaukee health club and rehabilitation center, where he has been training patients on the Power Plate for over a year. These muscle contractions, says Quist, are responsible for most of the benefits attributed to this type of exercise.
The Promise: According to manufacturers, those benefits include increased circulation, muscle strength, and flexibility; better range of motion; core conditioning and stability; and faster muscle recovery after working out. They say the health benefits also include enhanced metabolism, increased bone mineral density, reduction of the stress hormone cortisol, elevation of human growth hormone levels, and improved lymphatic flow. Whole-body vibration is also said to reduce cellulite and stimulate collagen production for smoother skin. Manufacturers also say MBV can provide muscle toning and conditioning for those who have health restrictions that keep them from exercising, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and some forms of arthritis.
What the Experts Say: While the experts who spoke with WebMD all agreed that WBV does offer some benefits, all cautioned that the level is nowhere near the claims being made.
"I've seen some remarkable results in terms of bone density -- working better than conventional exercise -- plus good effects on circulation and muscle stimulation for those who can't do conventional exercise," says Quist. "But I don't think it can help you lose weight or impact cellulite. There is really no solid medical evidence backing up these or other health claims."
Cedric Bryant, PhD, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, says while whole body vibration has potential, more research is clearly needed.
"Right now, the marketing and hype is greatly outpacing the research and the scientific evidence -- but that said, from a conceptual standpoint, it could presumably improve muscle strength and stability, and an increase in bone density," says Bryant.
Indeed, in one study of 90 postmenopausal women published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research in 2004, a group of Belgian researchers found almost a 1% increase in hip bone density among users of the Power Plate form of WBV, along with measurable increase in muscle strength. The study participants used the machine for a total of 30 minutes three times a week for six months.
In another study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, researchers found that elderly people who were not able to participate in traditional exercise saw muscle strengthening and speed-of-movement benefits from using the Power Plate.
And in a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, mice that were placed on a low-vibration platform for 15 minutes, five days weekly, for 15 weeks ended up with smaller torsos than a group of mice who were put on a platform that didn't vibrate -- even though all the mice ate the same amount of food.


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Why Can't You Accept It?0 Reviews
i havent writen anything in ages, i cant find my memory stick!
You are who you are.
We are like snowflakes,
No two the same.
I like one thing,
You like the other.
We are like fingerprints,
No two match.
I want to be myself,
You make me like you.
We are human,
Why can't you accept it?
Ok, i know this is short, but I really wanted to write something so i looked for my memory stick to write the next chapter of So Cinderella because its saved on there insted of my laptop so I can write when im at my nan's house or whatever and I just can't find it so i just wrote this which is really short but oh well :)
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Miss Magnus's Dating Tips
No professional credentials here, just some common sense from a girl who's seen a range of her friends in relationships ranging from happy and healthy to damaging and depressing.
Do not put on an act. Do not dress up super fancy if you don't normally. Do not act "girly" or "Butch". Be yourself. Be who you are around your friends. If you want any sort of future with this girl or guy, don't put up a front. Act completely natural. Don't become someone they can love, because that's not the point. You want someone who will love you exactly as you are. Not if you lost weight or if you were funnier, or taller, or shorter.
Someone who thinks you're perfect and wouldn't change a thing.


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Favorite Find Friday: Sonia Kashuk Completely Organized Makeup Bag
Written on November 15, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Molly Ritterbeck
This is the time of year when my schedule gets crazy hectic (I'm sure you agree). I just returned from a whirlwind trip to Berlin, Germany (traveling's fun but stressful) and with the holidays right around the corner, deadlines get tighter, the calendar fills up and getting ready on the run is not out of the ordinary. Half of the battle is just being organized and for makeup junkies like us, that can be tough. But I found a little lifesaver amidst the chaos: Sonia Kashuk Completely Organized Makeup Bag ($15, target.com). It comes in three different sizes (grande, classic and petite) and looks like a chic makeup bag on the outside, but it's like having a personal organizer on the inside. The multiple-sized compartments neatly hold all of your essentials—from your cell phone and keys to makeup brushes and eyeliners. This pouch can be tossed and turned yet it still keeps everything in place. Plus, it's made of a stain-resistant material so when one of my favorite lipsticks broke in it this morning (wah!), I just wiped it down with a damp cloth and it was as good as new. A definite must-have for any girl on-the-go.
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Battle Breast Cancer With Beauty
Written on October 18, 2011 at 12:57 pm , by Fitness Magazine
The outdoors may be full of cool autumn hues, but inside stores there's an aurora of pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Amidst this sea of good intentions, it can be difficult to discern which wares are actually helping the cause. Here, a list of five products worth checking out if you want to support breast cancer research: A sizable portion, if not all, of the purchase price of each is being donated to finding a cure.
- Sonia Kashuk Proudly Pink Brush Set This set is going to be available all year, and 15 percent of proceeds go to Breast Cancer Research.
- Boots No7 Intensive Moisture Face Mask From every mask sold, $2 will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and they're promising a contribution of at least $25,000.
- Smashbox O-Gloss All proceeds from the purchase of this lip gloss go directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
- Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Foot Works Foot Cream For every foot cream bought, Avon will donate 50% of the price to their foundation, Breast Cancer Crusade.
- Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Fashion's Night Pout Revlon is donating all proceeds to Look Good, Feel Better, a program dedicated to helping women battling cancer.
—By Jaclyn Smock, beauty intern
Categories: Beauty On the Go | Tags: Avon, Boots No. 7, Breast Cancer Crusade, Look Good Feel Better, National Breast Cancer Month, Smashbox, Sonia Kashuk, Susan G. Komen
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Favorite Find Friday: Sonia Kashuk Creme Blush in Blossom
Written on August 19, 2011 at 9:06 am , by April Franzino
At a recent makeup application class led by Sonia Kashuk herself (pinch us!), one of the myriad products and tools she had laid out was her Sonia Kashuk Creme Blush in Blossom (above, left), a nondescript pan of soft pink pigment. We've always been powder blush devotees (creams never seemed to go on evenly), but when we applied this with a flat-top, dense-bristle brush in sweeping motions from apples of cheeks to temples, it imparted a truly natural, lit-from-within look. Unlike many blushes, the hue complements, rather than competes with, eye and lip colors. It's the ultimate no-makeup makeup product, and we find ourselves reaching for it almost every day.
Tell us: Do you prefer cream or powder blush?
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Twilight Princess: Ilia
Warnings: PG
Characters: Ilia, implied Link/Midna
Theme: emotions - stupid
Stupid, she thinks, while stripping the laundry from the line. Stupid, she whispers, while clutching broken glass. Stupid, she curses in the night, with her hands fisting her hair and her face hot against the pillow.
It becomes her mantra, invoking rage where blame sits heavy It levies its load on her heart along with the scraps and the bits he left of it - all of her memories and fond wishes and assortment of dreams a pile of refuse, scattered like dust to the wind or leaves to the fall, useless and lapsed.
She wants him eviscerated, all his sins and love poured out before him, all his vital pieces laid naked to her eye. Everything that is in him that is him or not him or wasn't him and now is; everything that is honest and forthright to everybody but her; all of his ramparts, his sentries carefully lining the walls of his heart, shot down and put to ruin before her.
The agony of inquiry burns her throat, stiffens her back, coarsens her tongue -
Why did you leave? she wants to ask.
Where are you going? she wants to shake him.
Who is she? she wants to scream.
Stupid, she thinks, and laces her hands, tightens her corset, her smile, her heart, while life goes on.


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Download 'Bistro 289' Menu Wine List Beverage list
'Bistro 289' at The Laurel Hotel can be enterted via the Mt Alexander rd entrance. Our Bistro is more then just your normal 'pub' bistro with it's elegant and modern decor, comfortable seating, large tables, ambient lighting, relaxing tunes and a food and beverage menu to match.
We offer 'a la carte' service, but if larger bookings prefer to pay seperately and order and pay at the bar, that is ok too.
The menu has a little bit of everything to suit all. Offering traditional style 'pub grub' as well as an array of other dishes - entrees, mains and housemade desserts. Our Parmagiana - so yummy - is still our best seller but for something different try our 'Crispy Skin Pork Belly' or our delicious and tender 'Seasoned Calamari' or our 'Oven Baked Stuffed Pepper'.
Deepa Karki our recently appointed Head Chef has created a delectable menu which include pub favorites, seafood, steaks, yummy winter feasts, pasta, risotto and weekly specials that are sure to impress.
Then finish off with one of our housemade desserts; creme brulee, sticky date pudding or salted caramel and chocolate brownie sandwich.
Bistro 289 sits up to 150 people comfortably so can be booked out entirely or 'part of' for functions. 'The Atrium' private dining area seats 26 comfortably on 2 long tables and has a plasma screen tv, fire place and is decorated individually.
In summer you can enjoy your dinner in our private outside courtyard area.
We have lots of large tables perfect for group bookings and family outings.
Children are always welcome and have their own menu at $12 which includes a main, soft drink and kids dessert.
We have a monthly colouring competition where kid's can win prizes and vouchers.
There is wheelchair access from the Mt Alexander road entrance.
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The perfect dress.....again super short
The guys and I had some things to do before
the award show tonight. You looked so peaceful
that I thought I'd just let you sleep. If I don't see
you before tonight, make sure you're ready to
go by 6. Ok, see you later on. Have fun shopping.
She smiled as she read the note, then she got ready for the day. She then grabbed her purse and room key, and went to do some shopping. She hailed a cab and had it take her to one of the many outlet malls. She paid the driver, and looked around her, wondering where to start. She just started walking down the sidewalk, looking in the windows of different stores to see if she could find anything she liked. As she neared the end of the sidewalk, she halted in front of the last store, and was mesmerized by the dress she saw in the window.
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Where are they now: Jennell Jaquays
Jennell Jaquays illustrated and wrote many early gaming publications for Judges Guild and other companies under the name Paul Jaquays. She was the founding editor of The Dungeoneer magazine while still in college. Her writing credits include the classic Judges Guild adventures Dark Tower, The Caverns of Thracia, and The Book of Treasure Maps for D&D, Legendary Duck Tower for RuneQuest, and co-writer of Chaosium's Griffin Mountain RuneQuest campaign setting. Jaquays illustrated most of the Nehwon (Lankhmar) mythos for TSR's 1980 AD&D Deities & Demigods, and worked on 2nd ed AD&D and Dragon Dice products for TSR in the 90s.
In the computer game industry she has been the Director of Game Design for Coleco, a level designer for id Software contributing to several Quake titles, and created art for Microsoft/Ensemble games like Age of Empires III and Halo Wars. She helped found SMU's Guildhall graduate program in game development.
Jennell came out as a trans woman in December 2011. According to jaquays.com she currently resides in the Atlanta, GA, area and is working as Lead Level Designer for CCP's World of Darkness MMO based on White Wolf's Vampire the Masquerade.
Image: Dragon's Crag, by Jennell Jaquays, available as a lithograph through the LaughingDragonGirl Etsy shop. The painting was the cover of TSR's 2nd ed AD&D boxed set Dragon Mountain in 1993, and was included as a fold-out poster in that set, and it was the cover art of the 1994 Dragonlance short story collection The Dragons of Krynn.
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Billionaire libertarian activist David Koch escalated his battle with Cato Institute President Ed Crane today, releasing a nine-page statement that accuses Crane, among other things, of being a source for Jane Mayer's 2010 New Yorker hit-piece on Koch Industries.
"Notwithstanding all the wonderful things said about us when soliciting [financial support for Cato], in 2010 Ed became a source for Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, providing negative background on an article that was highly critical of Charles and me," Koch writes. "As Ed has shown, he will partner with anyone - including those that oppose Cato and what it stands for - to further his personal agenda at the expense of others working to advance a free society," Koch continued.
Koch's letter also responds to claims made by Crane and Cato Chairman Bob Levy, that the Kochs are trying to obtain majority control of Cato for the first time in history. Koch writes:
For most of its existence, Cato has been controlled (as Bob's talking points describe it) in whole or large part, by the Kochs. In fact, between 1991 and 2008, Cato had five shareholders - Charles; Ed; Bill Niskanen; a long-time Koch Industries employee (then still employed by Koch); and me. During those 17 years, Koch-affiliated individuals had the ability to elect the majority of the board and the ability to acquire the stock of Ed and Bill, but we did not, and there was never any outcry over a "negative impact" during that time.
Koch also takes issue with Levy's account of a meeting that happened at Dulles Airport where Levy has said Koch demanded that Cato, "provide intellectual ammunition that we can then use at Americans for Prosperity and our allied organizations." Koch admits he mentioned AFP but was clear that Cato should not limit its support to Koch affiliated entities:
As an example, I mentioned a group which I am involved - Americans for Prosperity. I believe AFP has done a good job of turning concepts into concrete deliverables, but it is just one example of such an organization. I never asserted that Cato should be directed by, or at the whim of, any other organization, or that they should aspire to advocate the way AFP does.
You can read the whole memo here. I have just reached out to Cato for a response.
UPDATE: Cato says Levy stands by everything he wrote in this statment.
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Reasons for infertility are are found after extensive infertility tests in about 85% of couples, about 1/4 in men only, 1/4 in women only, and 50% in both men and women. Most of these tests can be completed within 4-6 weeks. After infertility testing about 85% of couples will have one or more reasons for their infertility. When no cause is found, the diagnosis is "unexplained infertility".


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How do you thing the world going to end?
tell me what you think or believe.
Jon HoSep 16 2012: I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that by "How do you thing...." you meant ""How do you think...."
Five billion years from now, when then sun turns into a red giant and engulfs the planet, the world ends. It will be a spectacular sight! It's like watching Atlantis sinking into the sea, or watching Vesuvius blowing up Pompeii into pieces.
Of course by then you humans would have colonized the stars, and earth by then would be an empty, dry and dusty planet like Mars, but seeing the cradle of human civilization ending is just too beautiful.
Mark Kurtz 20+Sep 16 2012: Would you consider turning attention to the here and now and doing what you can to improve life for as many people as you may reach? Why concern yourself about what you can't control? Shall we become unhappy that the world is coming to an end, as you say? We likely would benefit from service to humanity.
Is there benefit in knowing when the world will end?
Sep 16 2012: Do you want me to save the earth from been destroyed. If i can save the people I love from dine in front my eyes, then I'll save the planet. it's not in my hand to Change the rules of the univers. everything happen today because people forget that the world going to end they keep fighting each other for what? if they know the world going to end they would live a peaceful life. Enjoy Your Life Today Because Yesterday Has Gone and Tomorrow May Never Come.
Sep 16 2012: I dont think the Earth as a planet will ever be physically destroyed(Until the sun gobbles us up 5 billion years from now) but life on Earth could end at any moment. If a meteor were headed our way we would only have a few months notice. Hopefully when the next rock comes around, we'll be advanced enough as a species to knock it off course. theres also the chance that WE cause our own destruction. There are enough nuclear warheads in the world currently to kill all life on Earth like 3x over or something like that. I guess thats our choice whether we let that happen or not. BUT FINALLY, if it boils down to nothing kills us between now and 5 billion years from now when the Sun lets out its final fart, I think us humans(if we still exist) will be long gone from Earth, colonising different star systems. We'll be a nomadic species.
Sep 16 2012: Dead is dead. Here is the kicker. You sound like someone who has given up. The only true loser is the one who does not try.
You give me a choice of die before the world end or die as it ends. My choice is neither. I will seek a resolution as to why the world is dying and fight to save it until I'm gone.
I refuse to go peacefully into that night ..... I'm kickin, scratchin, and clawing to save your quiter butt and my own.
So here is the deal. What is wrong ... work to correct it. You don't vote ... don't bitch about the results. You don't work to save the planet ... get the hell out of the way of those who do.
Sep 16 2012: In Islam people believe that when the sun rises from west instead of east, humanity will have 100 years left to live. Yes, not a very convincing but i'm respecting of course. On the other hand, Einstein said '' if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years left to live.'' Everyone has different ideas and belief about end of the world but my opinion is closer to Einstein said because the world has became a bad place to live environmentally as days pass and i think precautions are not enough right now. If i come back to your question, i don't want to be alive in that time. We have seen lots of terrible times sufficiently in the world and lost some loved ones but in the end everybody will disappeared permanently so i don't want to watch that film. The best is die before the world end.


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Read what?
xiii was a cool game
Hella yes, it was. Weren't they supposed to make a sequel?
I wanna know what happened on that boat.
Worst ending to a comic series EVAR.
Just killed all the cool doods off…while elsewhere that might work, there it was just too plain dumb.
Opposed to say the ending of Y the last man?
way to ruin it for anyone who hasnt read it all.
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Factors that influence the use of an Aboriginal early learning drop-in centre by carers of urban Aboriginal children as perceived by service providers of the service, users of the service, and non-users of the service: A pilot study
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Clinical Health Sciences (Health Research Methodology)
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Susan Jack, Stephen Birch
Background – Universal family drop-in centres (drop-ins) are open to all children between the ages of zero and six and their carers regardless of ethnoracial make up and socioeconomic status. Provincially-funded drop-in centres offered by Aboriginal organizations address the need for culturally sensitive services for urban Aboriginal children (UAC) meanwhile promoting early learning opportunities for all children. Knowledge of factors that influence Aboriginal carers' use of a culturally sensitive drop-in centre will inform policy-makers about the structures and resources required to ensure equitable access to drop-in centres for UAC.
Objectives – A pilot study to: 1) assess the feasibility of identifying and recruiting UAC with children between the ages of zero and six for optimal identification of the population in need of services; 2) describe the factors that influence the use of an Aboriginal early learning drop-in centre by carers of UAC between the ages of zero and six as perceived by service providers, users of the service, and non-users.
Methods – A qualitative descriptive study was conducted. A purposeful sample of 12 participants was selected. All service providers were invited to participate. Snowball sampling was used for users; convenience sampling was used for non-users. Semi-structured interviews with all participants were used to collect data. Directed content analysis was used with the Availability-Affordability-Acceptability framework for access to services to analyze interview data. Interviews between groups were compared and contrasted to confirm findings. During the research process, field notes of observations and reflections were recorded to address feasibility issues.
Results – Of the 12 eligible carers approached, 10 carers consented. Of the ten, nine carers were interviewed (4 users; 5 non-users). Recommendations for large-scale study protocol were: use of three categories of carers (current users; previous users; non-users); include non-Aboriginal carers of UAC in the sample population; recruit carers who live in the same neighbourhood where the service is located; provide detailed instructions for recruitment to gatekeepers. Key findings of the factors influencing use of the service were proximity of service to carer's home, the carer and child having unstructured time, the type of Aboriginal-based content offered at the service, the carer's trust of service providers, presence of social support, and carer's sense of safety.
Conclusions – This pilot study suggests that conducting a large-scale study to identify factors that influence the use of an Aboriginal-based universal family drop-in centre as perceived by carers of urban Aboriginal children and service providers of the service is feasible with some methodological modifications. Recommendations for change are outlined.
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Dysart, Laura MA, "Factors that influence the use of an Aboriginal early learning drop-in centre by carers of urban Aboriginal children as perceived by service providers of the service, users of the service, and non-users of the service: A pilot study" (2012). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6734.
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1.14.10- Donna Garner – This took real courage for Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Commissioner of Education Robert Scott to stand up to the federal government today and in essence say, "We do not want national standards (orchestrated behind the scenes by federal and national organizations) tied to national tests tied to national curricula tied to teachers' salaries."
[This took real courage for Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Commissioner of Education Robert Scott to stand up to the federal government today and in essence say, "We do not want national standards (orchestrated behind the scenes by federal and national organizations) tied to national tests tied to national curricula tied to teachers' salaries."
It is amazing that all other states (except for Texas and Alaska) have committed to Common Core Standards without ever having seen the final versions; the standards are not even out yet. How many of us would commit to buy a new car without ever having seen it?
From what I have heard, people "in the know" say the standards writing teams are having all kinds of battles among themselves. The early drafts indicate a dumbing down of standards rather than a raising of the bar, and the deadline for the release of the national standards looks as if it will have to be extended.
The writing teams have almost no classroom teachers on them; and the few that are there may not be those with the courage to stand up to the high-powered professors, consultants, and political appointees who proliferate the writing teams.
Typical classroom teachers want curriculum standards to be clearly worded, explicit, grade-level-specific, and measurable so that there is no confusion for them and their students; but typical classroom teachers are not writing these national standards.
Upon the national standards will be built national tests, and that is where the vendors and lobbyists will make their millions by supplying public schools with national curricula.
For the 46 states to have a better chance of getting the Race to the Top funds, student test scores have to be tied back to their teachers. This means that teachers will be forced to teach to the test, and students will have a steady diet of test-prep every day.
Over the last several years, Texas has written excellent new-and-challenging English / Language Arts / Reading TEKS (standards) and world-class Science standards. The Texas State Board of Education is in session right now, and they are in the midst of adopting new Social Studies standards that are sure to be excellent.
The Houston Chronicle said today in one of its articles that 130 people have signed up to testify to the SBOE about the Social Studies standards. I ask you: "Just where would common, everyday people go to testify about national standards?"
"Just where would parents go to complain if their son or daughter came home from school after having been taught some outrageously biased and/or erroneous curricula built upon the national standards?"
It would be pretty hard for a parent to "tackle" the entire Beltway!
On top of all this, the Common Core Standards with its national tests and accompanying national curricula are illegal according to the provisions in the No Child Left Behind laws passed by Congress. I have posted the pertinent provisions (highlighted in yellow) at the bottom of this e-mail.
Kudos go to Texas Gov. Perry and Commissioner Scott for their courage, and I am also very pleased to see that two of the Texas teachers' organizations are in complete agreement with the decision not to take the carrot being dangled by the federal government. After all that carrot would only bring Texas $75 to $150 per student. How ridiculous to let that small amount of money steal our Texas public school children away from us Texans! -- Donna Garner]
Perry won't let Texas compete for federal school money
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Jan. 13, 2010, 2:32PM
Gov. Rick Perry said today that Texas will not compete for up to $700 million in federal grant funding for schools.
His decision to snub the Race to the Top grant competition defied pleas from several Houston-area school leaders who said their districts could use the money. But Perry, joined by state Education Commissioner Robert Scott, said the money was not worth the federal mandates.
Texas, Perry said, "reserves the right to decide how we educate our children and not surrender that control to the federal bureaucracy."
The Republican governor made the announcement at the Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston.
Perry's decision drew praise from some teacher groups and several lawmakers who said the federal funding would have come with too many strings.
The U.S. Department of Education plans to dole out $4 billion to those states that embrace certain reform ideas such as adopting national curriculum standards — an effort Perry and Scott oppose. Texas and Alaska are the only two states that have not joined a common standards initiative.
Based on its size, Texas could have qualified for about $350 million to $700 million — or $75 to $150 per student.
"Everybody can use money," said state Rep. Rob Eissler, a Republican from The Woodlands who chairs of the House Public Education Committee. "But if you look at a one-time infusion of $80 per child and then having to change your laws permanently – I think we're better off doing what we're doing."
Some states such as California and Florida scrambled to change laws to qualify, while Perry delayed announcing whether Texas would apply until one week before the application was due.
As of last week, Texas Education Agency staff had spent 700 to 800 hours on the application in case the governor gave the green light.
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association and the Texas-American Federation of Teachers had urged Perry and Scott not to apply for Race to the Top.
"It's hard to justify the adoption of policies that we think are detrimental to Texas for such a minimal investment," said Linda Bridges, president of Texas-AFT.
Bridges said the grant encouraged "draconian" measures to fix struggling schools, such as closing them. She also disagreed with its call to link student test scores to high-stakes personnel decisions — a move the Houston school board plans to make this week.
Funny, but the English Language Arts TEKS were foisted upon folks largely sight unseen. While I applaud Gov. Perry for rejecting this latest federal takeover, to think that the state hasn't bought standards without serious review beforehand would be hypocritical. In my humble opinion, Texas practices, on the state level, much the same stifling micromanagement that it rejects from the feds. Neither should be the norm.
Bob has hit the nail on the head, and I concur. The interesting point is that I am a retired California public school teacher with no experience related to the process of developing standards in Texas, but with plenty out here in the Golden State. I was one of only three classroom teachers on the 40-member committee that wrote contentious science standards in 1997 (and the only one actually still in the classroom) … for those who are missing the history, two separate groups had lined themselves up to write those standards: one represented a position of inquiry-based, student-centered instruction while the second represented a textbook-based, teacher-centered approach. By means of compromise, twenty representatives of each group were appointed to write the standards. Each side crammed as many nobel-winning laureattes as possible onto their teams (there were six, total), which were further padded with prominent professors and politically connected hotshots. The textbook industry was well-represented through proxy members on the one side, while all three teachers were from the inquiry-based side. The cards were stacked before the first meetings ever took place, as the Curriculum Commission (which would make the final decisions, based upon the "recommendations" of the writing committee) was dominated by textbook-centered proponents. The battles within the various subcommittees were furious (one subcommittee for each of the three disciplines of science), and all battles ultimately resolved in favor of the one side.
In short, what was to have been a somewhat democratic process became a strongly partisan and pre-ordained exercise. The curriculum commission flexed its muscle to impose a new regimen on the independent districts of California, and turned almost fifteen years of reform on its head. As Bob suggested, the standards were imposed from above, much as the feds impose requirements on the states. And, as Donna implied in her article, this was done with little regard for the opinions or expertise of classroom teachers.
Cut off your nose to spite your face, I believe, is the proper link here. There is nothing in the ARRA initiatives that would even smack of "Federal take over". The fact remains that dismal student achievement, high student drop out rates, and low grade schools are a persistent and in some case, self induced State problem. The ARRA funds that can be bid for can help and should be seen as the very financial assistance needed now, given the economics of most states. On the other hand, how many taxpayers do you know that would agree to no accountability for their tax dollars?
Texas has certainly not been a "friend" to public education. We have Texas to thank for the pernicious NCLB, as it was modeled after measures already taken, and often failed, in Texas.
Perry and the teachers' groups are correct: the federal government has no business in public education, which is a states' right.
There is not a single school that is failing. There are complex circumstances that lead to schools posting strong test scores and others posting weak test scores. Most of the time the scores mimic the SES within the neighborhood.
Also, there has been no serious, systematic, wide-scale research on what it actually takes to metamorphose schools in high poverty communities into "successful" schools. Instead, our politicians and their appointees have assumed that by channeling money to privates, change will occur.
For a government that has made such strong calls for "research-based" educational practices, I would like to see the empirical, research-base for turning around schools. Instead, we have faddists taking shots in the dark that sometimes hit their target.
Remedies for complex issues require local solutions. Perhaps in a bizarre way charter schools (initially) were exactly that, locally operated public schools that were meant to be small and nimble enough to respond to their students' needs. Sadly, the charter school movement has become one more business opportunity for the friends and associates of Wall Street. Large, sometimes for-profit, firms are replacing school districts. These businesses do not promote an inquiring, research orientation to solving the plethora of problems that impact students in low SES neighborhoods. These firms create a one-size-fits all (usually strict and no nonsense)approach to education that works for subgroups of students, the ones whose parents have been willing to jump through the hoops,attend the orientation meetings, and sign the contracts to get their child enrolled. Typically, a small few are profiting handsomely for their efforts.
While we have nothing to thank Texas for, at least they are partially correct. I wonder, though, Donna, are teachers actively involved in the writing of these new standards in Texas?
The nationally normed exisiting tests such as the Iowa Basic and the Stanford Nine have been proven effective in measuring student progress. These tests require no preparation from student or teachers. There is no"money trail" involved . They are cost effective and easy to adminster.
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