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Diagnosed with syphilis while serving an 11-year prison term on Alcatraz for income tax evasion, gangster Al Capone was later sent to the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa., where he remained until being paroled on Nov. 16, 1939.
Capone immediately headed to Baltimore for medical treatment. Because of his notoriety, he was denied entry to Johns Hopkins Hospital and was sent to Union Memorial Hospital, where many Hopkins physicians had privileges.
After leaving the hospital in 1940, Capone, accompanied by two bodyguards, secretly moved into the home of Maryland State Police Sgt. Menasha E. Katz at Pimlico Road and Oswego Avenue, in Mount Washington, where he spent several months recuperating.
"Al Capone talked little. His bodyguards did the talking and paid the bills. We didn't shake hands," Katz, who later became a state police captain, told The Sunday Sun Magazine in a 1975 interview.
Capone and his entourage departed Katz's home for his Miami villa on March 20, 1940. In gratitude for his hospitality, he sent Katz two expensive silk shirts.
Capone presented Union Memorial with two weeping cherry trees. One was removed in the 1950s when the building was expanded; the other is located at the 33rd Street entrance and still blooms every April.
"Capone spent several weeks on our fifth floor, and after his release, gave us the cherry trees," said Debra Schindler, the Union Memorial spokeswoman.
"The young weeping cheery trees that are planted around our campus are descendants of that original gift, grown from an arborist's clippings."
A 2010 blizzard damaged one of the trees, which split in two, sending a heavy limb to the ground.
"We had a woodworker make several items from the wood," said Schindler.
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My recap post of the signing at Chapters with Jenny Han. Thanks to Simon and Schuster Canada!
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THE RECESSION Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200!September 10, 2008
(Sept. 10, 2008 – New York, NY) THE RECESSION has slammed America – debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first week Soundscan sales of 260,000 units – the second consecutive #1 'pop' album debut (after 2006's The Inspiration) for multi-platinum Atlanta-based rapper Young Jeezy on his CTE (Corporate Thugz Entertainment)/Def Jam Recordings label. The new album also went straight to #1 at iTunes after its first day of release, September 2nd and is the #1 Digital album this week.
Further signs of the shock wave left by THE RECESSION are everywhere, starting with the first single, "Put On" (featuring Kanye West). The track went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap chart, hit #3 R&B, and is #11-bullet on the Hot 100 Airplay list this week, with over 7,000 spins and 60 million in audience nationwide. The "Put On" video, directed by Gil Green, is airing on MTV2, FUSE, and BET, with a 2.5 million audience.
Adding to THE RECESSION's impact – more proof that it will be with us for a long, long time – is a brand new single, "Vacation." The song, which impacts in two weeks at the Rhythmic format, is the #1 most-added record at Urban radio this week.
THE RECESSION is the long-awaited follow-up to Young Jeezy's RIAA platinum second album, The Inspiration (released December 2006). That album's first single, "I Luv It," jumped inside the Top 15 across-the-board on the Hot 100, R&B/Hip-Hop, and Digital Songs charts, and lit up the Hot Rap Tracks at #7. The even more successful second single "Go Getta" rose to #3 Rap, #9 R&B/Hip-Hop, #14 Digital, and #18 Hot 100, while its video moved into Elite 8 Rotation on MTV2.
In the weeks and months leading up to THE RECESSION, Jeezy made his first-ever appearance on the cover of VIBE magazine (their inaugural "Rap Issue"), his first-ever cover of The Source, his 4th cover of XXL, and his first-ever appearance as a performer at the annual BET Awards telecast (June 24th), where he performed "Put On" with a surprise appearance from Kanye. Later on August 10th in Houston, Jeezy kicked off a national promo tour of 11 cities, climaxing in his hometown of Atlanta on the new album's release date, September 2nd.
An indefatigable community organizer, Jeezy drew attention to THE RECESSION as he launched USDA2Day.com, a new blog and social networking site to serve as "the official media source for the 'hood." Starting on the night of July 29th, and every Tuesday until the release of the new album on September 2nd, Jeezy launched new, original content at the site.
USDA2Day.com provides daily updates, breaking news stories, and new music by Jeezy and artists signed to his CTE label, including rapper and USDA member Blood Raw, whose debut album as a solo artist on CTE/Def Jam was released on June 17th, My Life: The True Testimony. Blood Raw made his major label recording debut last year on Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer "The Authorized Mixtape", the first release from CTE, a co-venture with IDJMG (released May 2007). The RIAA gold album – and Jeezy's nationwide "Street Dream" tour – introduced his latest project, USDA (United Streets Dopeboyz of America), a collaboration with Blood Raw and Atlanta emcee Slick Pulla. Cold Summer debuted at #1 on Billboard's R&B and Rap charts (and #4 on the pop side), and spun off two singles, "White Girl" and "Corporate Thuggin'."
Meanwhile, THE RECESSION continues the saga of Young Jeezy, one of the most successful rapper/entrepreneurs on the street today. It was the massive popularity and major-label sales of mixtapes like 2004's Trap Or Die that brought Jeezy national attention. His "million dollar dreams" turned into reality with the RIAA platinum #1 Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, one of 2005's biggest debut albums. Jeezy was named in Rolling Stone's "New Faces: Artists To Watch" and MTV News' "You Hear It First." A phenomenal seven tracks from Let's Get It found their way onto radio and the charts: "And Then What," "Soul Survivor," "Trap Or Die," "Go Crazy," "Tear It Up," "Trap Star," and "My Hood." The album topped many critics' year-end lists, was named the New York Times' Pop Album of the Year, and Jeezy was named Best New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist at the Billboard Music Awards.
2006's The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102 quickly pushed past RIAA platinum, out-selling nearly every rap album on the charts. In support, Jeezy hit the road with Jim Jones, Baby, Lil' Wayne, and Fat Joe for the seven-week, 23-city "Street Dream Tour" of March-April 2007.
In addition to his success as an entertainer and chief executive of CTE, Young Jeezy has also launched his own clothing line, Eighty Seven Thirty Two (8732). In December 2007, he gave back by inaugurating Toyz n da Hood, a week-long annual toy drive that gave away 1,000 toys for 1,000 kids at various locations in Atlanta (Fourth Ward) and Macon (Unionville).
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Selectmen put a freeze on issuing any new commercial mooring permits Tuesday with the understanding that Department of Natural Resources Director Timothy W. Mullen would bring back a proposed set of more detailed commercial regulations by April 15.
After more comprehensive commercial rules have been instituted, the freeze could then be lifted.
Only three new commercial permits have been issued in the past five years, Mr. Mullen told selectmen, so although the freeze was deemed necessary, it is unlikely to affect more than one or two businesses, if any.
One person who might possibly be affected was Stephen Ballentine of Ballentine's Boat Yard in Cataumet. Mr. Ballentine explained to selectmen that the long waiting lists that they have been discussing in relation to residential permits are the same lists used for commercial permit holders
Mr. Ballentine said he has been on the list for Scotch House Cove for about 10 years, wanting two moorings, including one for a 45-foot vessel. Ballentine's is currently at numbers 3 and 4 on that list, and Mr. Ballentine wondered what would happen were he to be offered a spot while the moratorium was in effect.
Selectmen assured him that he would not go down to the bottom of the list if he could not accept a mooring because of the freeze. The board asked Mr. Mullen to inform them if Ballentine's did, indeed, rise to the top of the list.
The freeze was discussed at the request of Selectman Jamie J. Sloniecki, who was concerned that people who did not have a legitimate reason to hold multiple commercial permits might be using their permits as a source of income, leasing them out to others while town residents waited for a place to moor their boats. He did not want more commercial permits issued until more comprehensive commercial rules were passed.
Donald J. Pickard, chairman of selectmen, said the first mention of commercial moorings in the DNR rules dealt with fees. He said the regulations contain no definition of a "commercial" mooring, nor are there any regulations governing who is eligible to have a commercial permit or how such moorings can be used.
Last week, selectmen had asked Town Administrator Thomas M. Guerino and Mr. Mullen to begin working on commercial mooring regulations. The imposition of an April 15 deadline, in concert with the moratorium on new commercial permits, prompted Selectman Peter J. Meier to propose that the Bourne Shore and Harbor Committee be tasked with proposing the revised regulations. Selectmen said that if Mr. Mullen so chooses, he could work in consultation with that committee.


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A wave of attacks against diplomats, including the killing of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi Sept. 11, 2012, is spurring Libya's creation of its own security forces.
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's Interior Ministry says it's creating a special security force to protect embassies and consulates.
Interior Ministry spokesman Magdi el-Urfi told The Associated Press Monday that a brigadier general will lead the new force. It will be made up of former rebels who have been integrated into the nation's police force.
The North African nation's security sharply deteriorated after the ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, and a new police force was formed.
The move to create a security force for foreign dignitaries comes after a wave of attacks against diplomats, including the killing of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in the eastern city of Benghazi last September.
Militants opened fire Saturday on the car of the Italian consul in Benghazi. He escaped unhurt.
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A recent report suggests that New England's largest nuclear power plant could be in trouble because of taxes in the future. Millstone in Waterford is in the clear for now, but it could still be economically vulnerable.
In Connecticut, nearly half of the state's electricity is generated at two nuclear
plants on Millstone Point.
The report, by the Institute for Energy and Environment at Vermont Law School, highlights the economic vulnerability of the nuclear power industry, and it says taxes could lead to Millstone's downfall.
Here's senior research fellow Mark Cooper speaking on WNPR's Where We Live:
"As our knowledge and understanding of safety improves we've got this problem of old reactors that were built with a very different knowledge of safety, right. And now we've got this question of, 'Well, how do we keep up? And sometimes the retrofits -- and that happened in a couple of places -- get so expensive that the reactors are retired."
Virginia-based Dominion Resources owns a plant in Wisconsin that was recently forced to close for economic reasons. And it sold a fossil-fuel plant in Salem, Mass. Cooper says New England has made a mistake by becoming too dependent on nuclear power, and needs to transition away from it.
"The state did have that energy generation tax on it, but thanks to the efforts of a vast majority of the General Assembly, that tax is going away now. And that's important for the state. Connecticut has the highest electric rates in the country," said Millstone Spokesman Ken Holt.
He says Waterford is in a better position than the plants that have closed.
"Right now, Millstone's in a fine position economically. We're not in
danger of shutting down," Holt added.
Earlier this year, backlash across party lines forced Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to scratch a proposal to extend a tax on electricity generators that would have earned about $40 million a year from Millstone.


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Raj Giri of WrestlingINC.com recently interviewed former WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield. During the interview, Layfield discussed signing with WWE, his singles push as JBL, how Eddie Guerrero helped his career, a potential return to the announcer's booth, appearing at RAW 1000, making amends with Tully Blanchard and more. Here are some highlights:
WrestlingINC: You started in WWE back in 1996. When you made your debut as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, how did you see your career going after your first year?
John Bradshaw Layfield: I didn't think I'd be there very long. I really thought I'd be there two or three years. That's about all people were around for at that time. People came and left a lot and I really figured I'd be there two or three years and I'd go back to Japan and maybe even going back to college and being a coach somewhere. I didn't expect to be there for 15 years or whatever. That was completely unexpected to be there that long.
WrestlingINC: When WWE let Ron Simmons go [in 2004], did you know in advance that you were being groomed for the JBL gimmick?
Layfield: No. In fact, I don't think anybody even expected it. The JBL character, I had had in mind for a long time, a character very similar. But they were very reticent to let me do that because I was doing a lot with the troops and they didn't need me. Then, all of a sudden at once, I think Big Show was hurt, Brock Lesnar had left the company. All of a sudden, you needed somebody immediately in that role and that's when they did the change. All of a sudden, just one day.
I don't think it was something thought about with a lot of forethought. Vince McMahon always said that he thought I could be a world champion and he was probably the only one in the entire company that thought that. [Laughs.] I have no idea why he thought that. But, when they came up with the JBL character, I knew this was going to be my last shot at it, so I was hoping it would work. It didn't work at all for the first few weeks and if it hadn't been for Eddie Guerrero, it probably wouldn't have worked. Thank goodness, I had the right opponent and a good friend of mine and it ended up working.
WrestlingINC: I know you said that WWE didn't have a lot of options in terms of building you up a bit more and then putting you in the title feud. Do you think that would have helped initially or do you think it's better that it played out the way it did?
Layfield: I don't know, you know, it turned out as well as it could have for me. We had a long pay-per-view window at that time. If we just had three or four weeks, I don't think it would have worked. But we had time, I think five or six weeks to try this. It finally started working and it finally started getting heat on the JBL character, mainly because of Eddie.
It ended up working and I think a lot of that had to do with the long lead-up time with pay-per-view.
WrestlingINC: For a short while [in 2006], you went to commentary. I remember at that time you said you were retired for good. Did you originally think you were retired and that you wouldn't be returning, or did you know in the back of your mind that it would probably happen at some point?
Layfield: No, no. I didn't know. It came up during the weekend. I had some physical problems with my back that caused me just some really bad problems. So, that's when they came up with the idea out of the blue. I think it was in Phoenix, somewhere in Arizona. I wrestled Rey and quit. It happened within two days, it was just something in my back and it got really bad. I was having really bad nerve problems. I really thought I was done.
So, when I quit/retired, nobody expected me to come back. I was doing commentary and I was enjoying it but then my back started getting better. I didn't quit because I wanted to, I quit because I had to. I didn't have any lead up to it. It was just that one day I was a later, and the next day I wasn't. So, I kind of wanted to finish on my own terms. That's when I came back and my back slowly started getting worse again. That's when I came up with the idea to retire at WrestleMania. I just thought it was fun to have Rey do it twice. [Laughs.] Plus, the association of Rey and Eddie, it was kind of my tribute to Eddie in the same vein.
WrestlingINC: You were joking on Twitter recently and teasing a return to Smackdown! as a commentator. Is that something you'd be interested in doing?
Layfield: I am interested. The job has not been offered to me and I was just having fun with Michael Cole on Twitter. I think I said I was coming back. You know, I was having fun with Michael. I don't mean to mislead anyone, I'm not working, so to speak, on Twitter. [Laughs.] I was simply having fun. The job does appeal to me, yeah.
I never thought the job would come open. There's only two jobs for color commentary in WWE and Jerry Lawler may be there for another 30 years and I hope he is. He's a great commentator. Booker moving to the general manager role opens up that job. But, that doesn't mean it's not filled and I don't know it. It could be filled and they may already have plans for it -- I don't know that. I haven't been offered the job. They haven't told me, 'Hey we want you to come work,' or anything. So, yeah, it does interest me and if they called, it certainly would be very tempting to do.
WrestlingINC: Did you get the bug to come back after your appearance on Raw 1000?
Layfield: Yeah, that was a lot of it. I really have enjoyed coming back and doing stuff and I've really enjoyed watching the shows recently. So, that's a big part of it, you know. It's been a part of my entire life, I've wanted to be a wrestler since I was a little kid. I don't think that ever leaves you. Me, coming back for the Hall of Fame and then Raw 1,000 -- that was a lot of fun.
I miss being around it, miss being around the guys, miss being around it all. If I never get a change to go back, I'm fine with that. But if I have the chance to do something, then it'd be very tempting. Especially if it's something like Smackdown! where it's on a Tuesday and I still get to spend the weekend with my family.
WrestlingINC: What was that night like, going back for Raw 1,000 with all the guys being there?
Layfield: Coming back was awesome, it was like I had never left as far as being in the locker room with a lot of these guys that I had wrestled with and all. You add the legends, guys that I really idolized like 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper and Harley Race was backstage. It was really cool to be back and I wanted to come back for the show. I passed up a deal in London where I was going to be part of a big Rugby thing to do it and I'm really glad I did it.
I wanted to come back as the APA. I wanted to come back with Ron. When they called me asked me to come back, I was really happy about it. Then, when they called me a week before, they asked me if I had any old APA shirts because they couldn't find any at the time. I was really excited that they had decided I was going to come back as part of the APA.
WrestlingINC: You've been involved in a lot of projects since then. You dabbled in MMA commentary, you have The Layfield Report and now the Summit Climb.
Layfield: Well, I'll try to keep it as short as possible. I started up this program here in Bermuda, working with what society deems under-privileged kids, at-risk kids. I had an idea to do the seven summits to raise money for the kids that I work for. WWE signed to partner with me on that which was just phenomenal. I wanted to do something to raise awareness. I've always been a news junkie. So, LayfieldReport.com is part of what I want to turn into. Where I can do things to promote sport for change-charities around the world that work with kids like I'm doing.
There's a wonderful group out of London, Yawn Sport, that has about 1,000 charities that they highlight. I wanted to have a way to be able to do that. Also, have a way to be able to help fund the program. So, I'm trying to build up Layfield Report to support my program. If you have a website -- I've got a website called BeyondRugbyBermuda.com but nobody goes to it. [Laughs.] There's no reason to go to it. Layfield Report has all your news and everything. What I can do -- I'm still building on that site -- is I can put stuff about our program.
There's a great program in New York called Play Rugby USA or a great program called Project Alcatraz down in Venezuela. I can do stuff to highlight that within the news, so it's interesting to come on there. But, a lot of LayfieldReport.com -- and it's not finished yet -- was built to help fund the program, hopefully, if I can monetize it. So, I'll be able to raise awareness about the Seven Summits and the charities that work with kids around the world.
Layfield also discussed why he chose to wrestle Rey Mysterio for his final match, his heat with Tully Blanchard and apologizing to him, Ron Simmons' thoughts on his JBL character, how Eddie and Chavo Guerrero helped his career and much more. You can check out the full interview at:
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It was PPI's privilege to attend the recent 9-11 Honorarium Unveiling Ceremony in Duluth Town Square. This ceremony, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, was a tribute to not just those whose lives were lost on 9/11, but for veterans and all those who currently serve us and protect us on a daily basis, from Police, to Firemen, to EMS and to the Military. Below you will read the tribute from keynote speaker Kelly Kelkenberg, Colonel, USAF, Ret .
"It is my privilege to stand before you today to remind you of why we are here and who we are here to honor. I have served our great country in many ways over my life-time to include service with the United States Air Force where I got to see up close and personal the sacrifices all service members make. I have also been privileged to work closely with first responders at the local, state and federal level before and after the events of 9-11-01 as a part of both my military as well as in my civilian career. I feel truly blessed to have worked closely with so many Great Americans.
In a celebrity-obsessed culture where shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and "American Idol" generate large followings, it is important to remember just who the real stars of America are.
Commentator, economist, and part-time actor Ben Stein wrote several years ago:
"The real star is the U.S. soldier who was sent to disarm a bomb next to the road north of Baghdad. He approached it and the bomb went off and killed him. A real star, the kind who haunts my memory night and day, is the U.S. soldier in Baghdad who saw a little girl playing with a piece of unexploded ordnance on a street near where he was guarding a station. He pushed her aside and threw himself on it – just as it exploded. He left a family in California and left a little girl alive in Baghdad."
Today's celebration is a time to honor not just the heroes that Mr. Stein describes, but in fact, all of the outstanding men and women who not only serve in our Nation's armed forces but also the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, the 911 Operators, and the many other dedicated public servants who serve us on a daily basis here at home. I also want to point out that many of these public servants are also military veterans in their own right.
President Calvin Coolidge was known as "Silent Cal" because he didn't say very much, but he was positively profound when he said,
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
I believe President Coolidge would include our first responders and those who support them in his definition of "defender" if he were alive today.
Not all responders, soldiers or veterans have seen destruction or mass casualties, or war, but a common bond that they share is an oath. An oath in which they expressed their willingness to die, protecting and defending their community and their country.
Perhaps most significant in preserving our way of life are the battles that America does not have to fight because those who wish us harm slink away in fear of the Coast Guard cutter, the Navy aircraft carrier or the Army soldier on patrol in a far off country. Here at home the vigilance and presence of our police officers and the rapid response of our front-line first responders affords us all a similar effect—peace of mind!!
We are here today to show our support not just the families whose loved ones are still deployed and those who return permanently changed by the wounds of war. We are here to show our appreciation for those who serve us in unsung roles in our community's each and every day. While we are happy to be here today to express our appreciation for our living veterans, those currently serving and their families, and our local responders in uniform or not true appreciation is expressed through deeds as well as words.
Do not ever underestimate the power of simply saying "Thank You" to our responders and veterans that you encounter. There are approximately 23 million living Americans that have earned the title "veteran", including those who continue to serve in uniform. Millions more serve us in our communities, as proud public servants. A sincere thank you may not be enough to offset the burden our fellow public servants face but it is enough to bring a renewed faith in their chosen occupation.
The burden of defending and serving our great nation is shared by men and women alike. I would be remiss to not mention that women are major contributors to our military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as in our first responder force here at home. Many have given their lives in the War on Terrorism both at home and abroad.
While Americans owe these heroes a debt that cannot be fully repaid, showing our appreciation is the least that we can do. There are many ways you can do this.
Whether it's welcoming veterans home from deployment, volunteering at the local VA hospital, completing a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) class, participating in the Citizens Fire Academy, or completing a Community Oriented Policing (COPS) program to any of the many opportunities available throughout the metro area there is no shortage of opportunities to assist those who give so much for their country. As you can see there is an abundance of opportunities to show your support for our locally serving public servants, be they in uniform or not. They continue to serve and proudly defend our cherished way of life.
In spite of the sacrifices that these servants have made and the horrors that some have experienced, they are proud to serve.
I believe nineteenth century British philosopher John Stuart Mill summed up the necessity of this special group of people when he wrote:
"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Mill had it right then and it is still true today. Fortunately, for all of us, America has been blessed though out its history by many such men and women. Men and women who have not only heard but acted upon the words of President John F. Kennedy who famously said:
"And so, my fellow Americans–ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country!"
Thank you for being here today this tenth anniversary of the first attack on United States of America on its own soil. I salute you. God Bless America and God bless our public servants and veterans past and present." … by Kelvin "Kelly" Kelkenberg, Colonel, USAF, Ret.


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Fernando Alonso's last hope to rescue his flagging championship charge in 2012 is a spate of technical problems for Red Bull.
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Motlow College participates in the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL), a student organized initiative that seeks to provide leadership and organization for the purpose of learning about state government and having a voice on state issues.
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The Influence of Social, Political, and Economic Factors on the Development and Form of Zulu Religious Activity in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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Next it is worth discussing the African phenomenon of ngoma, a combination of therapeutic network building, divination and healing. It is way of dealing with hardship, adversity and tribulation (Janzen 1992:35-36). It is little wonder then, that given the occurrences of the last two centuries, ngoma has become a crucial part of Zulu indigenous religion. It is worth noting that in South Africa ngoma is more unitary in its organisation than in Central Africa (Janzen 1992:35-36). As previously mentioned, in South Africa traditional social systems were disrupted and families torn apart. Thus ngoma adapted to provide society with what it was lacking. One can also observe the different ethnic groups involved in ngoma (Janzen 1992:51) and link this to the situation in townships where different ethnic groups were forced to co-habit and faced equal discrimination under the all-encompassing term 'bantu'. Furthermore ngoma initiates could not go into continuous seclusion and ritual matters had to be dealt with in evenings and weekends because in urban South Africa work was an inescapable priority (Janzen 1992:52). This is evidence of ritual being adapting to suit circumstances. Other aspects of indigenous religion took on new meaning such as the ingoma dances which came to express ' the most deep seated desires of the expelled, dehumanised and dispossessed black masses' by embodying the warrior spirit of Zulu past (Erlmann in maylam and Edwards 1997:87 cited by Gunner 2002:30). A further example can be found in the addition of indiki to the Zulu spiritual repertoire. The Indiki were understood to be the spirits of migrants who passed away without returning to their native lands and thus were left to roam unattached to their ancestors (Kiernan 1995:80). Kiernan further points out the connection between increased interaction with foreigners (and the chaos this brought for the Zulu) and the development of indiki. This is an example of Zulu indigenous religion responding to changing conditions by developing new ideas. Like the birth of new religious movements, the transformation of older activity was concrete way of expressing wishes, hopes, fears and most importantly a way to process and make sense of the changes that had occurred. The indigenous Zulu religious system continues to provide a foundation for Zulu Life (Lawson 1984:49).
One can see that religion provides context and a means for living in and thinking about the natural and social worlds (Lawson 1984:49). In the case of the Zulu, Religion has provided them with a means of understanding hardship and managing change (Ellis and Ter Haar 2004:172).Whatever the future holds for this resilient community one can thing be certain, that Religion will continue to transform and adapt to suit social, political and cultural change. One can only hope that the future that awaits them is brighter than the past. After allthere is another proverb that says 'akulanga lashona lingendaba- no sun sets without its histories' (Eatoni Ergonomics, 2008).
Ashforth, Adam. 2005 . Witchcraft, violence and democracy in South Africa. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Cabrita, Joel. 2010 . 'Politics and preaching: chiefly converts to the nazaretha church, obedient subjects and sermon performance in South Africa' in The Journal of African history Vol. 51, Issue 01: pp. 21-40.
Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. 2008. Zulu .[online] Available at:http://www.eatoni.com/wiki/index.php/Zulu [Accessed 18th April 2011].
Ellis, Stephen and Ter Haar, Gerrie. 2004. Worlds of power- religious thought and political practice in Africa. New York: Oxford University Press.
Gunner, Elizabeth. 2002. The man of heaven and the beautiful ones of God. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill.
Heuser, Andreas. Sep, 2005. 'Memory Tales: Representations of Shembe in the Cultural Discourse of African Renaissance' in Journal of Religion in Africa. Vol. 35, Fasc. 3, pp.362-387. Brill.
Janzen, John M. 1992. Ngoma- discourses in healing in central and Southern Africa. Berkley: University of California Press.
Kiernan, Jim ' The impact of white settlement on African traditional religions' in Prozesky, Martin and De Gruchy, John . 1995. Living Faiths in South Africa. London: C. Hurst and Co.
Kiernan, Jim 'The African independent churches' in Prozesky, Martin and De Gruchy, John. 1995. Living faiths in South Africa. London: C. Hurst and Co.
Kirby, Jon P. 'Cultural change and religious conversion in west Africa' in Blakeley, Thomas D. and Van Beek, Walter E.A. and Thomson, Dennis L. 1994 Religion in Africa. London: James Curry.
Knight, Ian. 2003. The Zulu War 1879. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Laband, John. 1997. The rise and fall of the Zulu nation. London: Arms and Armour Press.
Lawson, Thomas E. 1984. Religions of Africa- traditions in transformation. San Francisco: Harper and Row.
Oosthuizen, G. C. Aug, 1968 'Isaiah Shembe and the Zulu World View' in History of Religions Journal Vol. 8, No. 1 pp 1-30. Chicago University Press.
Prozesky, Martin 'Introduction' in Prozesky, Martin and De Gruchy, John 1995. Living faiths in South Africa. London: C. Hurst and Co.
Roberts, Benjamin. 'The happy transition? Attitudes to poverty and inequality after a decade of democracy' in Pillay, Udesh and Roberts, Benjamin and Rule, Stephen P. 2006. South African social attitudes: changing times, diverse voices. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
Sundkler, B.G.M. 1961. Bantu Prophets in South Africa. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press.
Sundkler, Bengt. 1976. Zulu Zion and some Swazi Zionists. London: Oxford University Press.
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shiftalliance was part of the Tenth Annual in2:InThinking Network forum in Los Angeles earlier this month. Formed in 2001 by students of W. Edwards Deming's system of profound knowledge, In2:InThinking Network aims to make thinking more conscious in order to create better perception of the "relationships and interdependencies in human endeavors" and "to make those endeavors more valuable, more satisfying, and more joyful".
The theme of this year's forum was Exploring Opportunities: Imagine… Define… Lead…In2IN2011ForumBrochureA. shiftalliance team members Jay Barnes, Wes Furstew, and Elizabeth Topp led a session titled: Meaningful Business Design: In Service of the System.
Here is a video clip of shiftalliance's impressions from the conference.
Here's a description of our pre-conference session.
The PREMISE: Every company, organization and even organizational division has a business model, whether explicit or not. Business model frameworks provide a lens that allows us to see businesses and organizations as interdependent systems.
Our session introduced the shiftalliance business model framework, m2∞, a software that supports Meaningful Business Design. Using the m2∞ framework, we helped particpants to:
• clarify their organization's business model, beginning with a defined purpose;
• see their own role within that system or subsystem, and;
• consider how they might be more consciously in service of the purposeful system or make their contribution to the system more meaningful.
Participants at the session considered business models for start-up business opportunities, divisions & departments of large corporations, and civic organizations. Here's what one participant had to say as a result of applying our m2∞ methodology to her workplace:
It's a simple and ingenious tool that provides insights into what we do, why we do it, as well as how my coworkers and I fit together, and allowed me to see where I could focus my time to better support my team. The process was invaluable in helping me step back and gain incredible insights. I've referred back to the model several times since my return from the conference.
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Dominant market position. Profitable business model. Current negative sentiment.
killer company in anything having to do with mobile communications. Will continue to lead the industry worldwide in new tech development and will reap the rewards from selling chips and collecting royalties. There is no end in site for this company.
Undervalued Blue Chip. Wide moat stock with strong fundamentals and no debt. One of the biggest makers of chips used in mobile devices. Past 5 years dividend growth rate of 18%, and still room to continue growing. Strong buy!
QCOM is in the right place and at the right time and they are not new to litigation. China and QCOM will make a deal.
Div. (Yield) $1.68 (2.1%)
Current Yield . . . . . . 2.7%
$5 royalty for every 4g or 5g enabled phone that is sold worldwide. Please! Classic toll bridge with a dividend to boot.
This is a great stock to own for the next 10 years. They are still on a steady growth curve and their patents and licensing fees will produce excellent cash flow for years to come. This is the mobile play that will work out for you regardless of which smartphone brand ends up prevailing.
Passes a number of screens based on "reasonably-priced growth" criteria. Still has patents for technology used by most cell-phone companies. Perennial tech stalwart. Seems like a good time to buy because of (hopefully) temporary shenanigans by the Chinese to beat down the price until their own competing companies can take back market share in China.
Stock dropped after a slight miss in earnings
This stock's price continues to hum along just like its sales, earnings, and dividend payouts. Still, its value remains appealing.
Dividends500 tracks the 200 strongest dividends in the S&P 500. To qualify as a strong dividend, the company must meet two simple requirements:
- A payout ratio below 50%
- An increasing dividend from the prior year
Because there are more than 200 dividend paying companies in the S&P 500 that meet these requirements, the qualifying companies with the largest dividend yields were chosen.
Dividends500 intends to test this FactSet article, which highlights these strong dividend paying companies and their outperformance versus the S&P 500 as a whole (Page 12).
If you have questions or see something you think is inaccurate feel free to let me know.
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It is becoming a misnomer to name Technology as its own sector. More and more, technology is becoming part of all processes from finance to medicine to education et cetera. Instead, I aim to differentiate the processes and try to capture the different components that drive them. Over time, due to the nature of innovation, the processes change, die, and are created anew. QCOM reflects a piece of this.
Superior fundamentals
Growth in mobile. Qcom well positionned. Lots of cash, no debt.
I bought QCOM for my personal portfolio in about October of this year. Their long time EPS growth rate is pretty amazing averaging 27% over the last 15 years. It's the last 4 years that intrigue me though, growing EPS at about 30% but the price has been slow to follow. The normalized PE is around 20 during this time frame and sits at about 16-17 now. Around June of 2013 the price started ramping up, tracking revenue and earnings growth toward what I'd consider fair value. It still has a way to go though and the upward movement is positive. My current fair value is $90 and I'm hoping for $105-115 by end of year 2015.
QCOM dominates the mobile chip industry with a patent portfolio that would have trouble fitting in my modest living room. The smart phone/tablet movement should play for a long while and QCOM should generate dump truck loads of revenue from both chips and royalties for years. Analysts foresee 15% earnings growth going forward. Did I mention they have 0 debt? I probably should have because they do. I really like this company and have put my money where my mouth is. QCOM makes up 5% of my IRA. I like my chances buying a company with 0 debt, growing revenues, growing earnings, and paying dividends. Especially one that is uptrending with above average growth but selling at a below market multiple.
I'm a big fan of Eddie Elfenbein and was pleased to see he also chose QCOM as one of his 5 additions for 2014. Many of my picks were originally read about on his blog. You can read his blog at www.crossingwallstreet.com and I highly advise you sign up for his newsletter. His 20 stock buy list has beat the market 7 years in a row. Due to my own research and his faith in the company I have decided to place QCOM as 1 of my top 5 picks for 2014 under my other name mrudolph72.
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Over the weekend the CIH and the Resolution Foundation released a useful briefing called More than a roof. The focus is largely on the way in which financial incentives could be used to improve standards in the private rented sector.
The briefing provides a brief overview of the rapid growth of the private rented sector over the last few years. It then provides a decent summary of the key problems facing the sector, particularly the bottom end of the market where unscrupulous landlords lurk.
When the briefing moves on to policy it reviews what is currently being doing about standards under four headings – statutory obligations, licensing schemes, accreditation schemes, encouraging competition – before going on to look at what more could be done. Here there is an argument that modest and targeted increases in regulation are justified – in particular there is seen to be a strong case for creating greater transparency and uniformity in the standards that form the basis for licensing/accreditation schemes, more effective enforcement targeted at the worst landlords, and the greater regulation of letting agents.
However, despite noting the growth of direct regulatory intervention – notably in the devolved administrations and some London boroughs – the general tone of the report is rather sceptical. Greater regulatory intervention is not seen as the key to solving the problem. [Read more...]


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The Iowa women's basketball team is dancing for the sixth straight year and is making its 22nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The 9th seeded Hawkeyes will battle 8th seeded Miami in the first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday.The Black and Gold are 9-5 all-time in tournament games played at home.It's the 12th time the university has been a host site. Iowa is also one of only 13 schools to appear in the last six NCAA Tournaments.They're excited to play at home, and are happy to be able play in front of their Hawkeye fans."I think it's awesome, especially for our fans," Samantha Logic said. "They're so dedicated to us. To be able to playing front of them in this caliber of tournament is really nice. We have to use them to our advantage."
"It does help that we're hosting," Jamie Printy added. "I was excited to find out who we would play, you know. Being in Iowa, here in front of our crowd. It's going to be fun."
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Any firearms club or organization with access to a range can be part of the NRA competitive shooting family. But before you think about holding a match, you might be wondering what type of match your range can handle. That's where the folks from NRA's Competitive Shooting Department come in.
A new brochure, free for the asking, details what competitions can be shot given the distance of your range. 3-Position BB Rifle at 5 meters, Tyro Course Action Pistol at 15 yards, Light Standing Smallbore rifle at 50 feet, High Power Rifle (reduced) at 100 yards and more.
With listings for operations sporting up to a 1000-yard range, this pamphlet is a great starting point for anyone interested in joining the competitive shooting program. But that's not all.
Clubs can also sign up for updates and E-news from the NRA Competitive Shooting department regarding new programs, rule changes, and other related subjects. A valuable tool for those with a desire to keep on top of the latest in competitive shooting news.
Of course, if you decide to add a match or competition to your club's agenda, you're going to need a variety of additional items including a rule book, scorecards, and scoring aids. All that can be found at the NRA Program Materials center by calling 1-800-336-7402 or visiting materials.nrahq.org.
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Summer is a perfect season for relaxed, no-fuss, cooking; this salad was prepared at the last minute with ingredients in my pantry and freezer; shrimp, whole-wheat boxed pasta, broccoli, avocados, and a medley of basic spices. Hearty but not heavy. Served with an avocado sauce just because I had some avocado laying around, and figured why not?
INGREDIENTS: 6 servings
- 1 pound of shrimp
- 2 tsp of cumin
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 4 tbsp of olive oil (more as needed)
- juice of a lime or lemon
- rind of a lime or lemon (optional)
- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed into a paste with salt and divided
- 1 tsp of Aleppo pepper or chili powder
- 1/4 cup of assorted herbs
- olive oil, as needed
- 1 cup of broccoli florets, steamed
- 2 avocados, mashed
- salt, to taste
- 1/4 cup of drained Greek yogurt or labneh (optional)
- 1/2 pound of dry boxed pasta such as penne or tube, whole-wheat preferably
1. Cook the pasta in lots of salted boiling water; the last 5 minutes of cooking, drop the broccoli florets in the pasta water; drain pasta and broccoli when al dente and pour a few tablespoons of olive oil and toss to keep the pasta from sticking.
2. Peel the shrimp and sprinkle with cumin and paprika. Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil and fry the shrimp till pink. Add the mashed garlic and half the lemon juice and toss to coat the shrimp. Transfer the shrimp to the pasta bowl and toss with the pasta and broccoli and chopped herbs. Taste and adjust seasoning.
3. Mash the avocados and add the remaining lemon juice, garlic and yogurt or labneh; serve with the pasta.
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Born: January 17, 1890, Tyler, Texas
Died: January 22, 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Elected to the Hall of Fame by Negro Leagues Committee: 2006
A powerful left-handed slugger with a keen batting eye, Louis Santop was the starting catcher for some of black baseball's greatest teams. The tall Texan began his pro career in 1909, and by 1912 was starring with the famed New York Lincoln Giants, catching two of the era's top fireballers: Cannonball Dick Redding and Smokey Joe Williams. From 1915-18, Top gained fame clubbing prodigious home runs for the Brooklyn Royal Giants before signing with the great Hilldale Club of Philadelphia. A top drawing card who earned top-dollar, Santop was the starting catcher for Hilldale when they won three straight Eastern Colored League pennants from 1923-25.
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Re: everyone who finds this annoying:
You'd be annoyed regardless if "instance full" was active or not. Either you don't get in, or you do and it crashes. Pick one.
How about I pick option 3 - Blizzard spends some of those fat profits on buying more instance servers so that they have enough resources to support the number of players giving them those fat profits.
Failing that, there's even an option 4 - implement a proper queueing system.
If it told me that I was number 10 or number 100 in the queue to enter this instance then I could make an informed decision to wait or not. The annoying thing about the current situation (and it happens very often on my server in peak times) is that you have absolutely no idea if you're ever going to get in or not. Spending 20-30 mins trying while your group falls apart is one of the most irritating things I have ever experienced in this game.


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This holiday season, Beaumont residents are joining millions of people across the U.S. and around the world to fill empty shoeboxes with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for 9.8 million impoverished children.
Press release from U.S Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas:
A 70-year-old Beaumont orthodontist has been sentenced to federal prison for health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales Friday, Nov 8.
La'Tisha Vargas, an event planner with the folkloric ballet troupe the Golden Triangle Hispanic Association, invites the community to attend a celebration of Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 16. Vargas' dancers, various bands, numerous vendors and others will be on Crockett Street in Beaumont on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. on for a pageant and festival to commemorate the occasion.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at 6:48 p.m. officers responded to a report of a shooting victim in front of a residence in the 2500 block of N. 10th St. in Beaumont. Witnesses stated that the shooter left walking eastbound on Hoover Street toward N. Ninth Street.
After more than a year of legal maneuvering and mediation, the City of Beaumont has approved a settlement with contractor C.F. Jordan and made the final payment for the city's newest venue, the Event Centre.
First Lady Michelle Obama started the Let's Move! campaign in 2010 with a goal of "solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight," according to the Let's Move! website.
Police say a man with a knife robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Beaumont on Monday, May 13.
Police arrested 26-year-old Moses Green of Beaumont on Sunday, April 21, for multiple charges, including assault on a public servant, after responding to a call of a disturbance at an apartment in the 5000 block of Helbig Road at approximately 3:15 a.m.
Twelve workers at ExxonMobil's Beaumont plant were injured when an explosion rocked the facility about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 17.
According to Beaumont Fire Department spokesman Brad Penisson, three of the 12 workers were critically injured and sustained severe burns as a result of the fire.
All were transported to local hospitals by ambulances — at least 10 of which could be seen entering and exiting the ExxonMobil facility about 11 a.m.
A 28-year-old Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for burglarizing a bank in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.
Michael Anthony Jones pleaded guilty of bank burglary on January 14 and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison today, April 5, by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. Jones was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,908.50.
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DIE Martis, 31 die Decembris.
E. of Portland, Leave to be absent.
D. Norfolk, et al. and Lady E. Russel's Bill.
Papists who will take the Oath of Fcalty, Toleration Bill.
Thwaites versus Deye et Ux.
Wainwright versus Lilly, et al.
Dod versus Burrows.
Coke versus Fountain.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
ORDERED, That the Earl of Portland hath Leave to
go into Holland, about His Majesty's Affairs.
The Earl of Rochester reported, "That the Committee had considered the Bill for enabling Trustees to
sell certain Lands of Richard Cooke, deceased, to pay
Debts, and to raise Portions for his Daughters; and,
having heard all Persons concerned, have made some
Amendments therein, which the Committee offers to
the Consideration of the House."
The Amendments were read Twice, and Agreed to;
and the Bill is ordered to be engrossed, with the Amendments.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act to discharge the
Duke of Norfolke and other Trustees, upon Payment
of certain Sums of Money unto Dame Elizabeth Russell,
Wife of Bartholmew Russell Esquire."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill is
referred to these Lords following:
Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet
on Friday next, at Nine of the Clock in the
Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings; and to
adjourn as they please.
Upon Report from the Committee for the Bill, intituled, "An Act for exempting Their Majesties Popish
Subjects from the Penalties of certain Laws:"
It is ORDERED, That the said Bill be re-committed, in
order to the drawing Clauses as followeth, to be added:
"A Clause to make the Bill temporary, That, instead of filling the Blank with the Fourth of May, a
Clause be brought in, to empower the Justices of the
Peace to tender the Oaths to all the Papists in and
about the Town; and that the Papists be forced to attend the Justices, to take the said Oaths.
"That a Clause be added, That the Oaths being
tendered to the Papists, upon their Refusal to take
them, they shall, by a Penalty, be forced immediately
to go out of the Town, and not go above Five Miles
from their Houses."
ORDERED also, That the said Committee do meet
on Thursday next, at Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon.
ORDERED, That Mr. Justice Dolben and Mr. Baron
Nevill do attend the Lords Committees, appointed to consider of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for exempting Their
"Majesties Popish Subjects from the Penalties of certain Laws," on Thursday next, at Nine of the Clock
in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings near the
House of Peers.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause, wherein James Thwaits
is Plaintiff, and John Deye and his Wife are Defendants:"
It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
in Parliament assembled, That this House will hear the
said Cause, by Counsel on both Sides, at the Bar, on
Wednesday the Eighth of January next, at Ten of the
Clock in the Forenoon; whereof the said James T'waites
is to cause timely Notice to be given to the Defendants, to the End they attend with their Counsel accordingly.
Upon hearing Counsel this Day at the Bar, upon the
Petition of James Wainwright, complaining of some
Proceedings of John Lilly and Christopher Yates, and
Henry Glover; as also upon the Answers of the said John
Lilley and Christopher Yates put in thereunto:
After due Consideration had of what was offered by
Counsel on either Side thereupon, it is ORDERED, That
the said Petition of James Wainwright be, and is hereby, dismissed this House.
Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Burrowes Gentleman, praying a longer Time for answering the Petition and Appeal of Anne Dod Widow, and others:
It is ORDERED, That the said Thomas Burrowes hath
hereby Time given him for answering to the said Appeal, until Tuesday the 14th Day of January next, at
Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon.
The House being moved, "That the Cause appointed to be heard To-morrow, wherein Andrew Fountaine
is Plaintiff, and Edward Coke Esquire Defendant; and
also the Cause whercin Edward Coke is Plaintiff, and
Andrew Fountain Defendant, may have another Day
appointed for that Purpose:"
It is ORDERED, That this House will hear the said
Causes, by Counsel on both Sides, at the Bar, on Tuesday the Seventh Day of January next, at Ten of the
Clock in the Forenoon.
Robertus Atkins, Miles de Balneo, Capitalis Baro de
Scaccario, Orator Procerum, declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Jovis, videlicet,
secundum diem Januarii, 1689, hora decima Aurora,
Dominis sic decernentibus.
Hitherto examined by us, this 11th Day of
April, 1690,
J. Bridgewater.
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Hi all,
Wondering whether anyone has done this and have some feedback?
I have setup Google Apps for Edu and found it's pretty pants for class set tablets (multiple logins is a ball ache to manage)
It so happens we have Frog and I have been playing around with AD integration and SSO and followed these instructions:
Google Apps for Education - Frog Knowledge Base
My Google Apps Edu domain is registered with a Domian that we own (it's not the main one we use at school, we wanted keep students and staff separate )
The theory is that Fog will generate google apps ID for students and achieve single sign on from there.
I'm having trouble today since I have done this my Google Apps control panel gets diverted to frog server SSO now and either fails with a page not found error or get Metadata not found..locking myself out of google apps completely doh!
The good people at Frog are looking into it but anyone done this before and got it working?


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On February 11th and 12th the annual NDSU Extension Subsurface Drainage Design & Water Management Workshop was held in Wahpeton, ND. Attending and presenting at this workshop were personnel from NDSU including Dr. Xinhua Jia, Dr. Tom Scherer, Dr. Hans Kandel, and John Nowatzki, along with the collaborating farmer for the SARE project (Gerry Zimmerman).
This workshop help bring light to the recent increase in subsurface drainage (tile drainage) installation along with stressing the potential gain from designing a subsurface drainage system that can be retrofitted for subirrigation. By doing this a landowner can not only better manage their crop during wet periods (typical in the Red River Valley), but also better manage their crop during dry periods (i.e. 2012 growing season in the Red River Valley). One of the key things about subirrigating, however, is the importance of keeping up with crop water demands because once a person falls behind (i.e. soil moisture deficit becomes too large) it is very hard to deliver enough water that will keep up with crop water needs and replenish the soil water content. As Gerry Zimmerman noted in an article published by the Grand Forks Herald, "We need to start pumping water into it earlier and storing it, and trying to keep that water table up instead of trying to play catch-up with it…".
The following is the link to an article published by the Grand Forks Herald and written by Mikkel Pates on February 18th, 2014.


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The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
|Reality, Sports
|Created by
|Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
|Dana White, Georges St-Pierre, Josh Koscheck
|Country of origin
|United States
|Running time
|60 minutes
|Original channel
|Original airing
|September 15, 2010[1]
|Preceded by
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz
|Followed by
|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck is the twelfth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on April 1, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The casting call went out for Lightweight and Light Heavyweight fighters. All fighters applying and trying out for the show needed to have at least three professional fights and be at least 21 years of age.[2] Some of the fighters that showed up for the auditions included former TUF contestant Jason Guida and Pride veteran Charles Bennett.[3]
It was confirmed at the UFC 113 Q&A that the winner of the Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley bout at UFC 113 would coach against Georges St-Pierre and also fight for the Welterweight Championship that St-Pierre currently holds.[4] Koscheck eventually won the fight to coach opposite St-Pierre.
Originally this season was to have lightweights and light heavyweights, but it was confirmed that it will only have Lightweights.
Production began on June 7, 2010 and the season once again features 28 competitors, with the wildcard slot available, which debuted in the eleventh season.[5]
- Team GSP
- Georges St-Pierre
- Greg Jackson
- Phil Nurse[6]
- Freddie Roach
- Firas Zahabi[6]
- Howard Grant[6]
- John Danaher[6]
- Shawn Williams[6]
- Jean-Charles Skarbowsky[6]
- Kristof Midoux[7]
- Cleopas Ncube[8]
- Team Koscheck
- Josh Koscheck
- Jon Fitch
- Javier Mendez[6]
- Bob Cook[6]
- Dave Camarillo[6]
- Teddy Lucio[6]
- Daniel Cormier[6]
- Team Koscheck
- Marc Stevens, Sevak Magakian, Sako Chivitchian, Andy Main, Nam Phan, Aaron Wilkinson, Jeff Lentz
- Team GSP
- Michael Johnson, Jonathan Brookins, Spencer Paige, Alex Caceres, Kyle Watson, Cody McKenzie, Dane Sayers
- Fighters eliminated before entry round
- J.J. Ambrose, Paul Barrow, Jason Brenton, Mike Budnik, Joseph Duffy, Pablo Garza, Toby Grear, Daniel Head, Amir Khillah, Steve Magdaleno, TJ O'Brien, Mike Richman, Ariel Sexton, Ran Weathers
- Episode 1: Go For It
- Dana White welcomed 28 fighters to the UFC training facility and announced that like the eleventh season, only 14 would get to go to the TUF house. He also announced the return of the wildcard format.
- The 28 fighters then fought to determine who would go to the TUF house. Elimination round matches were for two rounds. If there was a draw after two rounds, a third round would be fought.
- Marc Stevens defeated TJ O'Brien by KO (punches) at 0:13 of the first round.
- Spencer Paige defeated Steve Magdaleno by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Nam Phan defeated Mike Budnik by TKO (liver strike and punches) in the first round.
- Andy Main defeated Jason Brenton by submission (triangle armbar) at 3:33 of the first round.
- Jonathan Brookins defeated Ran Weathers by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Sako Chivitchian defeated Toby Grear by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Jeff Lentz defeated Daniel Head by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:45 of the second round.
- Alex Caceres defeated Paul Barrow by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:55 of the first round.
- Michael Johnson defeated Pablo Garza by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Aaron Wilkinson defeated Mike Richman by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Kyle Watson defeated Joseph Duffy by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:33 of the first round.
- Sevak Magakian defeated JJ Ambrose by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20–18).
- Cody McKenzie defeated Amir Khillah by technical submission (guillotine choke) at 2:15 of the first round.
- Dane Sayers defeated Ariel Sexton by submission (standing rear naked choke) in the second round.
- Episode 2: Well Played
- The fighters moved into the new house and immediately, Lentz' smoking and drinking came into focus, with some fighters questioning his cardio as a result.
- The coin toss (red for GSP, yellow for Koscheck) was won by Josh Koscheck, who chose to pick the first fighter.
- Georges St-Pierre hatched a plan to manipulate Koscheck into picking Marc Stevens as the top overall pick, so that his could make Johnson his own first pick. The plan seemingly worked as St-Pierre's wish came to fruition.
|1st Pick
|2nd Pick
|3rd Pick
|4th Pick
|5th Pick
|6th Pick
|7th Pick
|Marc Stevens
|Sevak Magakian
|Sako Chivitchian
|Andy Main
|Nam Phan
|Aaron Wilkinson
|Jeff Lentz
|Michael Johnson
|Jonathan Brookins
|Spencer Paige
|Alex Caceres
|Kyle Watson
|Cody McKenzie
|Dane Sayers
- Caceres explains how his love of Bruce Lee led to him pursuing a career in martial arts.
- St-Pierre picked Caceres to face Lentz, who trained under Kurt Pellegrino.
- Alex Caceres defeated Jeff Lentz by submission (triangle choke) at 2:27 of the second round.
- Episode 3: Unleash Hell
- Alex Caceres celebrated his victory by getting drunk, but his attitude when drunk was mocked.
- Olympic silver medalist wrestler Gia Sissaouri trained with the red team.
- St-Pierre picked Johnson to face Wilkinson.
- Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson visited The Ultimate Fighter gym, to see Team GSP.
- Michael Johnson defeated Aaron Wilkinson by submission (rear naked choke) at 0:37 of the third round.
- Tyson later claimed that Johnson's speed won the fight, as Wilkinson was the better boxer. Koscheck also claimed that the fight should not have gone to third round, as he believed that Wilkinson had done enough to win the first two.
- Episode 4: Love to Hate
- Tyson talked with Team GSP about his attitude toward fighting and how to win.
- Sevak Magakian and Alex Caceres got into a heated argument and nearly fought at the fighter house. However, they were separated by their fellow fighters before any punches were thrown.
- St-Pierre announced the next fight: Watson against Main
- Kyle Watson defeated Andy Main by submission with a rear-naked choke in the second round.
- Episode 5: Disrespectful
- Jon Fitch arrived at the training center to train with the yellow team.
- Jean-Charles Skarbowsky also arrived, intoxicated and following a 14-hour flight from Paris, to train Muay Thai with Team GSP.
- Chuck Liddell also arrived and shared some words of wisdom with Team Koscheck
- Alex Caceres annoyed teammate Michael Johnson by putting bleach into Nam Phan's fabric conditioner - the very same used by Johnson.
- St-Pierre matched Paige against Phan
- Nam Phan defeated Spencer Paige by decision after two rounds.
- Paige suffered a broken hand in the fight.
- Episode 6: Win or Die
- Koscheck annoyed Michael Johnson by calling him out-of-shape and interrupting him during stretches. The yellow team further compounded frustration after celebrating loudly.
- McKenzie continued to joke around with Koscheck, which annoyed him.
- Koscheck announced the next fight Stevens against McKenzie
- Cody McKenzie defeated Marc Stevens by technical submission (guillotine choke) at 0:17 of the first round.
- St-Pierre matched Brookins against Magakian
- Jonathan Brookins defeated Sevak Magakian via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:04 of the first round.
- Episode 7: Second Chance
- Koscheck defeated St-Pierre in a baseball home run derby to win the Coaches' Challenge.
- Sako Chivitchian defeated Dane Sayers by unanimous decision (20–18, 20–18, 20-18) after two rounds.
- This was despite two blatant rule violations (grabbing the fence).
- The wildcards were announced as Aaron Wilkinson and Marc Stevens.
- Episode 8: Kos in a Commotion
- Cleopas Ncube is introduced by St-Pierre.
- Koscheck got into a physical confrontation with Team GSP paramedic Brad Tate.
- Wilkinson received a phone call from his mother, who informed him his grandmother had died.
- Aaron Wilkinson defeated Marc Stevens by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:47 of the second round.
- White and the coaches called in each fighter to ask which opponent they preferred to face. Every fighter stated their interest in facing Caceres.
- The quarterfinal fights were announced:
- Jonathan Brookins vs. Sako Chivitchian
- Cody McKenzie vs Nam Phan
- Kyle Watson vs. Aaron Wilkinson
- Michael Johnson vs. Alex Caceres
- Episode 9: Personal
- Jonathan Brookins defeated Sako Chivitchian by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:05 of the first round.
- Nam Phan defeated Cody McKenzie by TKO (punches) at 2:54 of the second round.
- After Phan's win, Koscheck stormed the Octagon, screaming and yelling to celebrate the win.
- St-Pierre notes that Koscheck is blantantly and obnoxiously celebrating to get under his skin. He admits that Koscheck got under his skin and says it will motivate him that much more in preparing for the coaches' fight.
- Episode 10: Spinning Tornado
- Kyle Watson defeated Aaron Wilkinson by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:59 in the first round.
- Michael Johnson defeated Alex Caceres by unanimous decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18) after two rounds.
- White and the coaches unanimously agreed on the matches for the semifinals:
- Jonathan Brookins vs. Kyle Watson
- Michael Johnson vs Nam Phan
- Episode 11: Victory's All That Matters
- Jonathan Brookins defeated Kyle Watson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds.
- Michael Johnson defeated Nam Phan by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) after three rounds.
- There was controversy over this fight as both St-Pierre and Koscheck argued that his fighter won.
- Brookins and Johnson, both of Team GSP, are announced as the season's finalists.
Tournament bracket[edit]
|Elimination Round
|Spencer Paige
|Nam Phan
|Nam Phan
|Cody McKenzie
|Cody McKenzie
|Marc Stevens
|Nam Phan
|Michael Johnson
|Alex Caceres
|Jeff Lentz
|Alex Caceres
|Michael Johnson
|Michael Johnson
|Aaron Wilkinson
|Michael Johnson
|Jonathan Brookins
|Jonathan Brookins
|Sevak Magakian
|Jonathan Brookins
|Sako Chivitchian
|Dane Sayers
|Sako Chivitchian
|Jonathan Brookins
|Kyle Watson
|Kyle Watson
|Andy Main
|Kyle Watson
|Aaron Wilkinson
|Aaron Wilkinson
|Marc Stevens
|Team GSP
|Team Koscheck
|Unanimous Decision
|Split Decision
|Technical Knockout
Coaches' Fight[edit]
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was held on December 11, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck
- Georges St-Pierre (c) defeated Josh Koscheck via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) after five rounds.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 12". mmajunkie.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 12". mmajunkie.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ ""The Ultimate Fighter 12" open tryouts draw Jason Guida, "Krazy Horse," Mike Budnik". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Georges St-Pierre, Josh Koscheck-Paul Daley winner to coach The Ultimate Fighter 12". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ ""The Ultimate Fighter 12" goes into production today, 28 lightweights chosen".
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- ^ "Kyle Watson's blog for "The Ultimate Fighter 12," episode No. 2". mmajunkie.com. September 23, 2010.
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Museum: Heritage site, Historic house or home, Transport heritage site, Garden, parklands or rural site County: Devon Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum - National Trust Barnstaple
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A boy left his bike chained to a tree when he went away to war in 1914. He never returned, leaving the tree no choice but to grow around the bike.
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this is absolutely beautiful
ive reblogged this before and ill do it again..
nature is so powerful!
I'm pretty sure this somewhere in nj and it has something to do with a haunting as well . Not positive though.
look at this
this is just adorable I love the expression on his face!
He is just so cute I want to hug him and squeeze him!!!!!!!!!!!
this is the most accurate thing I've ever read in my lifeprobably the average girl because i have such little confidence tbh….
wow, ive been thinking about this so much lately. wtf
Respect is earned, never given.
Only 8 notes… It's a sad statement.


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Researching Linkage Programs
Researching Linkage Programs
Students considering linkage should take the following steps:
- Attend the linkage program information session held by the Postbac Premed Program advisors.
- Visit linkage schools: tour the facilities and speak with admissions officers, faculty, and medical students. The Premedical Office arranges for visits to most of the linkage schools.
- Consult with their advisor about their interest in linkage and the specific schools in which they are interested. Premedical advisors will help determine whether a student is a reasonably strong candidate for specific schools. Such consultations may increase the likelihood of nomination.