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Four years ago this summer we started on an adventure that we had NO idea would last or take us to the places it has taken us. We had no idea that our boys would continue on the journey and didn't realize the impact it would have on our lives as a family. Four years ago, we started swimming. And I don't mean the swim in your back yard, float with a drink in your hand, and avoid the summer heat swimming.
I mean 4-5 days a week for an hour or more a day, thousands of laps, hundreds of races, wins, losses, hours volunteering, poolside chats, panicked texts about missing _________ (the list is way too long to actually make…but envision it starting with swim jammers and ending with goggles). We didn't know 4 years ago, that this swim team journey would every really matter. We didn't know 4 years ago that our boys would be swimming in a 10 hour swim meet an hour and a half away. But swimming, and all that it is, has become a part of life for our family. Not a day goes by that someone, doesn't mention something, about swimming.
With that…comes so much emotion as we prepare for our 1300 mile move. See, leaving our school and neighborhood friends will be sad. But since our boys have only been at their school for 2 years and because much of our free time is spent pool side, their deepest connections (and perhaps ours too) have been made at the pool. Approximately 900 hours have been spent swimming or sitting on the pool deck. That. Is. A. Lot. Of. Hours. A lot of hours to connect with other kids and families. A lot of hours for our boys to encourage and be encouraged as they learned about the best and worst parts of swimming. So many hours of coaching, correction, repetition, commitment, frustration, passion, love, laughter. Never could we have imagined, 4 years ago, what swimming would bring to not only our boys, but our family.
Nine years into parenting we have participated in our fair share of sporting/school events. All with other parents and their children. We have sat on sidelines at baseball games and watched many soccer games. We have cheered on academic clubs and we have participated in music programs. But after four years, we can honestly say, it would be hard to beat the feel of a pool deck. See, on a pool deck, when a swimmer is in the water, all eyes are on that swimmer (whether first or last). All eyes are watching as these kids (who lets be honest, are doing something most adults would never dream of doing every day), and as all of the eyes are watching, the voices are cheering. The words of encouragement abound. Parents cheer for kids they don't know and those they know best. When a swimmer is left to finish the race while the others wait at the wall, the cheers get LOUDER, because in swimming, it's not just about who wins. It's not about a championship at the end of the season. It's about a personal best. It's about supporting everyone on the team. Being the last one in the pool at five or six years old can obviously be terrifying. But, I can only imagine what it feels like to hear so many people behind you. We never would have guessed, four years ago, that we would learn and teach our boys so much about sportsmanship through swimming.
Four years ago, we never would have guessed that not only would our boys find friends at swimming, but we as parents would, too. We never would have guessed that when our boys have a rough swim, it might be the words from another parent (who may have a child in the same age group) that leave a lasting mark on our boys. We never would have guessed four years ago, that our team, would in many ways feel like family.
We have so much love for the sport of swimming after four years. We have come to realize that swimming has brought our boys far more than learning to win or how to swim. Swimming has given our boys a life long understanding of hard work, it has given them confidence, swimming has shown them what a true team looks like, and swimming has allowed our boys to meet so many amazing people. The last four years, our boys have had amazing coaches. Who have given them far more than just pool time. They believed in them. They pushed them. And our boys have been surrounded by other parents who have helped them to understand that swimming isn't only about winning, and that no one is in it alone.
After four years of swimming for our team, it will be hard to leave. But not because we can't find another pool. And not because We don't think our boys will continue to grow and improve, but because here, four years ago, we started on a swim team, and find ourselves now leaving a swim family. A group of people who have given so much to our boys…and to us. So we will keep swimming, and I am sure we will find a wonderful new team, but we will never be able to replace all that swimming has given to our family in the last four years. Keep swimming TPA friends, we can't wait to see where this sport takes so many of you!❤
Four years later…we had no way of knowing that after 9 hours at a swim meet, these boys would still be filled with so much joy.


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Zen and the art of Potty Training
Lately I have restarted reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I have paused in the section about how grades interfere with learning in college. And how without grades there is no way to judge the quality of writing. And then the question of what defines quality in writing or thought?
So what defines quality potty training? Is it stickers on the chart or is it how happy your child feels?
Just what are you trying to accomplish with potty training? Maybe once you get a clear vision of what you want, you will have an easier time conveying this image to your child.
Take a moment to enjoy this time with your child and choose a potty training method that promotes bonding with your child in a fun and imaginative way. Potty Train in Five Hours does this quite well. I would give it an A, but I not judging.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis has called on Congress to authorize another round of base realignment and closures, DoD Buzz reported Friday. "We have studied shortcomings of previous rounds and are confident the savings generated by a new BRAC in 2021 would save $2 billion or more annually," Mattis wrote in the …Read More »
James Mattis Voices Concerns Over Cyber Language in Fiscal 2018 Defense Policy Bill
Defense Secretary James Mattis has asked Congress to remove a language in the proposed fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would pressure the U.S. to notify foreign governments of cyber attacks in the event that the Defense Department has decided to counter such breaches, Reuters reported Thursday. "The nature …Read More »
Lucian Niemeyer: DoD Supports Draft Senate Bill to Authorize New BRAC Round
Lucian Niemeyer, newly appointed assistant defense secretary for installations, has said the Defense Department backs a Senate bill that would push for a new round of base realignment and closures, Washington Examiner reported Tuesday. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), SASC ranking member, …Read More »
House OKs $696B Defense Policy Bill for Fiscal 2018
The House voted 344-81 Friday to pass a defense spending bill that would allocate $621.5 billion in defense base budget and $75 billion in overseas contingency operations funds for fiscal year 2018, Defense News reported Friday. The House's 2018 National Defense Authorization Act would set up a space-focused military branch and …Read More »
Policy Experts Call for More Base Closures to Boost DoD Savings
A bipartisan group that represents policy experts has called on Congress to approve a new round of base realignments and closures, or BRAC, as a way to help the Defense Department eliminate unneeded military facilities and save money, Military.com reported Tuesday. The Project on Government Oversight told members of the …Read More »
Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham: Army Needs Another Round of Base Closures
Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, U.S. Army assistant chief of staff for installation management, has told lawmakers that the Army needs another round of base realignment and closure, or BRAC, to remove excess facilities and redirect maintenance funds toward other readiness efforts. Bingham told the Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on military construction, veterans affairs and …Read More »
John Roth: White House Seeks to Rebuild US Armed Forces via Fiscal 2018 Budget Plan
John Roth, a Defense Department budget official who performs comptroller duties, has said the White House's defense budget proposal for fiscal 2018 intends to rebuild the U.S. armed forces, build on "near-term readiness" efforts in fiscal 2017 and balance future requirements and current operations, DoD News reported Tuesday. Roth told …Read More »
Rep. Adam Smith: Top-Line Budget Would Be a 'Contentious Issue' as Senate, House Reconcile FY 2017 Defense Policy Bills
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washington), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, has said the top-line budget for the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill would be the "contentious issue" as the Senate and House reconcile their versions of the bill. Smith told Defense News reporter Joe Gould in an interview published Thursday …Read More »
House Kicks Off Debate on Huey Helicopter Replacement, Base Realignment & Closure Amendments
The House's fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill is likely to pass through the lower chamber after Republican lawmakers voted 240-185 to bar a debate on an amendment that would prohibit federal contractors to discriminate LGBT people in employment, Defense News reported Wednesday. Joe Gould writes the House's proposed appropriations bill …Read More »
Katherine Hammack: Army Eyes 2017 Base Realignment, Closure Authorization
Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for installations, energy and the environment, has said one of the focus areas for the installation community is to authorize base realignment and closures in 2017, the Army reported Wednesday. "We must have authority from Congress to consolidate into our highest-value military …Read More »


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Formation and Education for the Life of the Church
Another year has come and gone in the blink of an eye. Now that
I've been here for almost two years, I understand the cycle that
happens at Saint Meinrad. I photograph a lot of the same events, at
the same time, every year. I can walk around and try to find
different ways to photograph them, but the one thing that makes the
photos unique year-to-year is the people in them. They might be the
same events, but they're different people living in a different
These moments, however big or small, are important to the people
living in them and to the developing history of Saint Meinrad. I
hope you enjoy Saint Meinrad's 2013 year in photographs.
The Most Rev. Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Indianapolis, was officially welcomed at Saint Meinrad Archabbey on January 21. He was the principal celebrant at Mass on the Solemnity of St. Meinrad.
Participants in the Institute for Priests and Presbyterates' World Priests Program worked together to make chili while cooking instructor Josh Lashlee observed on February 6.
Seminarian Robert Healey, Diocese of Tulsa, waited at the back of the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel to serve as cantor during the ministry installation on February 7.
President-rector Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, taught a class on Jansenism on February 11 in the Seminary and School of Theology.
Seminary students completed the deacon promises ceremony on March 7.
Branchville Correctional Facility offenders line up to take Communion or receive a blessing from Archabbot Justin DuVall, OSB, during a Sunday evening Mass at the facility in March.
Oblate Mary Goedert of Evansville, IN, observes the Ritual of Oblation on March 21, 2013.
Seminarians Mauricio Abeldano Flores, from left, Michael Moon, Elijah Cho and Ben Syberg help each other prepare for the deacon ordination on April 6.
Fr. Joe Moriarty prays during the deacon ordination on April 6.
Eight seminarians were ordained deacons in the Archabbey Church on April 6.
Friends and family members gathered in the Archabbey Church to witness the deacon ordination of eight seminarians on April 6.
r. Anthony Vinson, OSB, gave First Communion to six children at St. Boniface Church in Fulda, IN, on April 13.
Dogwood trees bloom outside the Monte Cassino Shrine on April 22.
From right, Andrea Willinger, Joel Padgett, Melissa McNabb, Ryan Hillman, Jeremy Goebel and Jenna Cain wait to receive their Master of Arts (Theology) degrees during graduation on May 11.
Fourth theology student Anthony Mullek embraced President-rector Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, before receiving his diploma from Archabbot Justin DuVall, OSB, at the Seminary and School of Theology graduation on May 11.
The Marty Gym where the UnStable was originally located was demolished on June 11. The UnStable was relocated to the newly renovated St. Martin Center.
A youth participant prays during the "One Bread, One Cup" conference on June 18.
Monks Br. James Jensen, OSB, from left, Br. William Sprauer, OSB, and Br. John Mark Falkenhain, OSB, participated in a morning conference session during "One Bread, One Cup."
Afternoon sunlight streams through the tree that stands in front of the Memorial Lobby steps in July.
"One Bread, One Cup" interns embraced and prayed together in the Archabbey Church at the end of the reconciliation service held on the third day of the conference.
A "One Bread, One Cup" youth participant holds the thurible before the start of a Mass on the fourth day of the conference.
Fr. Godfrey Mullen, OSB, left, helped a "One Bread, One Cup" youth participant light the incense before the start of a Mass on the fourth day on the conference.
"One Bread, One Cup" youth participants wait for the conference closing Mass to begin with the candles they made in the liturgical art group.
Emeritus Archabbot Bonaventure Knaebel, OSB, gave a presentation on the Archabbey Cemetery during the Alumni Reunion on July 29.
Fr. Joseph Voor (O'50), of the Archdiocese of Louisville, shares fond memories from his time in school during his Distinguished Alumnus Award acceptance speech.
Br. James Jensen, OSB, receives the sign of peace from Archabbot Justin DuVall, OSB, after he professed temporary vows as a Benedictine monk.
Seminarian Meril Sahayam prays with classmates during morning prayer on December 5.
President-rector Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, participates in the St. Nicholas Banquet on December 5 while Deacon Juan Guido portrays St. Nicholas.
Snow covers the Archabbey grounds on December 7.
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Phillip J. Hastings
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS BCM225
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 798-5787
Biographical Information
- B.A., University of Cambridge, 1962
- Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 1965
- Postdoc, Harvard University, 1967
Part of my current work is on the genetic responses to stress in Escherichia coli. We have shown that gene amplification occurs in response to stress, and is, therefore, an adaptive process comparable to the well-known adaptive mutation response. We are using genetic and molecular techniques to elucidate the mechanism by which adaptive amplification occurs. We predict that amplification will be accompanied by a high rate of chromosomal instability throughout the genome, just as adaptive mutation is a genome wide phenomenon, not targeted to useful mutations. Because this genetic instability would be part of an adaptive response, we expect to be able to induce it, and thus to study the processes by which genetic instability occurs. This might provide a model system in which to study the induction of chromosomal instability in oncogenesis (about 80 percent of cancers show chromosomal instability), and in evolution.We have discovered that amplification is initiated by a template-switch mechanism during replication. By comparing our data to those derived from yeast and human cancer and genomic disease, we have derived a model for the origin of chromosomal structural changes for all organisms. This then suggests a mechanism for the origin of copy number variation (the major genetic difference between individuals) and for genomic disease. The model involves modification of the mechanism of replication fork repair occurring in cells experiencing a programmed stress-response. We are testing predictions of this model both in E. coli and in human.
Selected Publications
- Ira G, Hastings PJ (2012). DNA breakage drives nuclear search. Nat. Cell Biol. 14(5): 448-50. PubMed PMID: 22552144
- Hastings PJ, Rosenberg SM (2011). Genomic rearrangement in three dimensions. Nat. Biotechnol. 29(12): 1096-8. PubMed PMID: 22158363
- Lin D, Gibson IB, Moore JM, Thornton PC, Leal SM, Hastings PJ (2011). Global chromosomal structural instability in a subpopulation of starving Escherichia coli cells. PLoS Genet. 7(8): e1002223. PubMed PMID: 21901104
- Liu P, Lacaria M, Zhang F, Withers M, Hastings PJ, Lupski JR (2011). Frequency of nonallelic homologous recombination is correlated with length of homology: evidence that ectopic synapsis precedes ectopic crossing-over. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 89(4): 580-8. PubMed PMID: 21981782
- Liu P, Erez A, Nagamani SC, Dhar SU, Kołodziejska KE, Dharmadhikari AV, Cooper ML, Wiszniewska J, Zhang F, Withers MA, Bacino CA, Campos-Acevedo LD, Delgado MR, Freedenberg D, Garnica A, Grebe TA, Hernández-Almaguer D, Immken L, Lalani SR, McLean SD, Northrup H, Scaglia F, Strathearn L, Trapane P, Kang SH, Patel A, Cheung SW, Hastings PJ, Stankiewicz P, Lupski JR, Bi W (2011). Chromosome catastrophes involve replication mechanisms generating complex genomic rearrangements. Cell 146(6): 889-903. PubMed PMID: 21925314
- Carvalho CM, Ramocki MB, Pehlivan D, Franco LM, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Fang P, McCall A, Pivnick EK, Hines-Dowell S, Seaver LH, Friehling L, Lee S, Smith R, Del Gaudio D, Withers M, Liu P, Cheung SW, Belmont JW, Zoghbi HY, Hastings PJ, Lupski JR (2011). Inverted genomic segments and complex triplication rearrangements are mediated by inverted repeats in the human genome. Nat. Genet. 43(11): 1074-81. PubMed PMID: 21964572
- Frisch RL, Su Y, Thornton PC, Gibson JL, Rosenberg SM, Hastings PJ (2010). Separate DNA Pol II- and Pol IV-dependent pathways of stress-induced mutation during double-strand-break repair in Escherichia coli are controlled by RpoS. J. Bacteriol. 192(18): 4694-700. PubMed PMID: 20639336
- Gibson JL, Lombardo MJ, Thornton PC, Hu KH, Galhardo RS, Beadle B, Habib A, Magner DB, Frost LS, Herman C, Hastings PJ, Rosenberg SM (2010). The sigma(E) stress response is required for stress-induced mutation and amplification in Escherichia coli. Mol. Microbiol. 77(2): 415-30. PubMed PMID: 20497332
- Hastings PJ, Lupski JR, Rosenberg SM, Ira G (2009). Mechanisms of change in gene copy number. Nat. Rev. Genet. 10(8): 551-64. PubMed PMID: 19597530
- Hastings PJ, Ira G, Lupski JR (2009). A microhomology-mediated break-induced replication model for the origin of human copy number variation. PLoS Genet. 5(1): e1000327. PubMed PMID: 19180184
- Slack A, Thornton PC, Magner DB, Rosenberg SM, Hastings PJ (2006). On the mechanism of gene amplification induced under stress in Escherichia coli. PLoS Genet. 2(4): e48. PubMed PMID: 16604155
- Rosenberg SM, Hastings PJ (2004). Genomes: worming into genetic instability. Nature 430(7000): 625-6. PubMed PMID: 15295584
- Hastings PJ, Slack A, Petrosino JF, Rosenberg SM (2004). Adaptive amplification and point mutation are independent mechanisms: evidence for various stress-inducible mutation mechanisms. PLoS Biol. 2(12): e399. PubMed PMID: 15550983
- Rosenberg SM, Hastings PJ (2003). Microbiology and Evolution. Modulating mutation rates in the wild. Science 300(5624): 1382-3. PubMed PMID: 12775830
- McKenzie GJ, Lee PL, Lombardo MJ, Hastings PJ, Rosenberg SM (2001). SOS mutator DNA polymerase IV functions in adaptive mutation and not adaptive amplification. Mol. Cell 7(3): 571-9. PubMed PMID: 11463382
- Hastings PJ, Bull HJ, Klump J, Rosenberg SM (2000). Adaptive amplification: An inducible chromosomal instability mechanism. Cell 103(5): 723-31. PubMed PMID: 11114329


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Oh how I love when the seasons change!
Yesterday, we had a little end to summer celebration.
And this past weekend, we stocked up on fall beer at Total Wine (one of the biggest liquor stores in the country)
Marathon training is going well, ran 8.5 miles today. Tempo run tomorrow, 5k race Thursday, day off Friday, and long run this weekend.
I'm also going to buy my wedding dress on Thursday!
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Super sexy and talented indie singer Steph Jones returns with his latest single 'Southern Love' and a smoking hot video that both the ladies and his gay fans can appreciate. Jones is accompanied by co-star and America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 winner Saleisha Stowers.
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The track is hot and Jones channels an intensity and longing for his partner in his sultry voice that literally jumps off the screen. Jones is an loldarian.com favorite and straight ally. Who could forget his amazing YouTube video "The Gays Are Coming."? Get into Steph Jones in 'Southern Love' in the video below.


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Got to try some "live" food last night at the Nonstop Honolulu Birthday bash.
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It's Alive! Check out my moving okonomiyaki from Chibo at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center #nonstopbday (@nonstophonolulu @royalhwnctr)
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The Ty-Cam Unleashed at the Sheraton Waikiki Swimming Pool
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Adolf Hitler was a tyrant. He was a murderer and a dictator. A vile man and a selfish lover. 11 million people died indirectly and even directly because of him. Had he won, the world would've been a transformed place, and not for the better.
|And he has his own brand of high sugar aerated drinks
Yes he invaded, murdered, and conquered other countries, but so did Ghengis Khan. Yes he took a republic and turned it into a dictatorship, but so did Julias Caesar. All these men have been lionized by history none the less. -Taranaki
Here is an interesting example if you think that respecting Hitler, even after a few hundred years is neigh impossible:
•What do you think of the knights from Middle ages?
|Seriously, you can't hate on a child lover can you?
So what if he killed a bunch of Jews.
•What knights actually were
Knights were warriors, and they were young. When these legions of fighters were not off fighting wars for cowardly kings, they tended to release their violent surges at commoners. They stormed the villages and slaughtered men and children alike. Women were left, of course. As for what, I think we all know why.
|And in fact, we WILL lionize and idolize him
"Many of his actions will still be seen as monstrous, but the sentiment that he was a 'Great' man in the sense of his objective actions may exist (again ignoring morality because history rarely remembers OR cares)" Taranaki makes a valid point.
Even now, Hitler is regarded as somewhat of an authoritative figure in India and some other Asian countries. While he may not be entirely forgiven, natural lionizing in society and human culture will reduce his evils to blotches on an otherwise unstained paper.
So, yes. I think that Hitler may not remain the vicious killer he once was, but an idea of sovereignty and discipline. While the idea may seem as a cruel joke on the survivors and a jest on his victims, that's how society works, breathes and thinks. The wheels of time will numb every bruise, and mislead countless men.
|We are just one step away from Hitler's custom clothing chain
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At A GlanceAdopted Date: Dec. 13, 1994Project End Date: Dec. 13, 2025Amendment: October 13, 2003Site Office Information:4401 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 201Los Angeles, CA 90043Telephone: 323-290-2800Fax: 323-295-4790What's NewIn order to continue the revitalization of the communities it serves, the CRA/LA is reviewing seven of the nine South Los Angeles redevelopment project areas. This review includes a complete analysis of the Redevelopment Plans in each project area for potential plan amendments to:
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Yaron Goland wrote: | Terry Allen - I am actually a big believer in XML. However, while I do | believe that leveraging XML would make for a great meta-data system, I I suggested nothing of the sort. | do not believe that this group should deal with that issue. There are a Nor that either. | lot of arguments on both sides and I do not believe that the win for | this group is sufficiently large to justify the group's investment of | time. Many groups have attempted to solve the generic meta-data problem, | the current proposals I am familiar with include: XML, Web Collections XML is not an attempt to solve the generic metadata (one word) problem, and in fact that group is shying away from facing the issue. | (sub-setting XML), Warwick Framework, MIMEDIR, and PICS. I am sure you | can imagine what life will be like if this group tries to pick a winner. | I say we do the minimum needed for interoperability, declare victory, | and publish the standard. =) I concurred with Ron in approbating multipart/related. On the basis of precisely parallel issues that have arisen in the XML discussion, I think the minimum structure required to relate metadata and documents is something like multipart/related. As MIME is an existing, implemented technology, it makes sense to use it. Alternately, you can define the semantics necessary to use multipart/related or any other syntax, and let implementors try out various syntaxes. Regards, Terry Allen Electronic Publishing Consultant tallen[at]sonic.net specializing in Web publishing, SGML, and the DocBook DTD http://www.sonic.net/~tallen/ A Davenport Group Sponsor: http://www.ora.com/davenport/index.htmlReceived on Wednesday, 19 March 1997 11:24:56 UTC
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My name is Emily. I'm a graphic designer, and before that I was a civil engineer. My engineering background gives me useful insight into the minds of those enigmatic left-brained thinkers, and it helps me take an analytical approach to problem solving.
I have a thorough knowledge of print design and a basic knowledge of web design. I have an affinity for designing things I can hold in my hands. I excel in textile design, packaging design, page layout, book design, identity design, and information design. I enjoy the user-focused aspects of web design as well, and I'm comfortable with html, CSS, and basic JavaScript.
I believe in properly aligned text, kerned letters, and tidy vector curves. I believe in considering all possible solutions, even when some of them seem impossible. I believe in establishing an intimate connection with each project I tackle and seeking fresh ways to approach old problems. I believe in creating a painless, straightforward experience for the user. And most importantly, I believe in using my talents to improve the world, even if it's in a very tiny way.
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We are a group of Enthusiasts from all over the world, mostly Germany, who create historical battles in scale 1:72. As we do this since more than 10 years we thought it is time for our own blog. Being a historical enthusiast I wanted to fulfill my dream of producing my own figures in this scale too. So I started working with several sculptors to produce exotic figures in 1:72 which I fear nobody else would bring on the market.
Montag, 2. November 2015
Bavarian cavalry - A vignette made by Massimo
Fabulous. These pictures, like the Benno's illustrations of Massimo's painted-up version of the Waterloo 1815 French cavalry command, also fascinate me because they give some indication of what Massimo intends us to do about fitting reins to his horses. Since I have still not fastened reins to my Spanish dragoons, I am very interested in this! - I am thinking very seriously of soldering copper wire, but have not yet screwed my courage up to the required level.AntwortenLöschen
Anyway - marvellous figures - thanks for showing these. Where is the museum? - is this for Ingolstadt?


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Full details of our environmental objectives are set out in our latest Health, Safety and Environment Report.
Every year, thousands of deaths in London are attributed to illnesses related to air quality. The latest research available shows that more than 440 schools in the capital are in areas that exceed safe legal pollution levels.
Throughout 2017, as he did in 2016, the Mayor will ask for Londoners for their views as part of his Clean Air Action Plan. Key proposals include:
To support the ULEZ, all double-decker buses operating in the Congestion Charging zone will be hybrid electric vehicles and all single-decker buses in the zone will emit nothing from their engine exhaust (they will be full electric or hydrogen models).
The Mayor has asked us to introduce further improvements to reduce emissions from buses. This includes:
Our Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Delivery Plan, launched in July 2015, sets out our vision for ULEVs to be the preferred option in London for public transport, fleets and private vehicle owners.
The action plan included addresses issues and challenges currently limiting ULEV uptake in London. We will continue to build our relationships with our partners and stakeholders to make London the ULEV capital of Europe.
Our Transport Emissions Roadmap published in 2014 looks at how to reduce emissions from transport in London. It reports on what we have already done and what we may do in the future. It provides a range of possible new measures that the Mayor, TfL, the London boroughs, the Government, EU and other parties should consider to help meet the challenge of reducing air pollutants and CO2 emissions in London.
Predictions suggest London's transport systems will need to operate through warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers, with increased incidences of storms and flooding.
Tackling climate change and enhancing the environment is very important to us, and we have a responsibility to operate a low-carbon network that is also resilient to any changes to the climate.
We support the target to reduce the Capital's CO2 emissions by 60% (against 1990 levels) by 2025.
By then, the city's population is expected to have risen by one million and it is vital we provide the services London needs to support growth while minimising emissions and damage to the local environment. Our initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from transport include:
We have set a target to achieve a 40% reduction in total NOx emissions and 50% in total PM10 emissions by 2017/18 against 2005/06 levels.
The target applies to all our public transport services, including taxis and private hire vehicles. The Low Emission Zone, introduced in 2008, covers most of central London. To drive in it without paying a daily charge, vehicles must meet certain emissions standards that limit pollution coming from their exhausts. Emission standards for the zone were tightened in 2012
The majority of our nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions come from buses. We have made it a priority to replace older, less efficient vehicles with some of the most environmentally friendly buses in the world.
We can also influence taxi and private hire vehicle emissions through licensing arrangements (which state limits on Euro standards and vehicle age).
The Mayor's Air Quality Strategy was published by the Greater London Authority in 2010. It highlighted that the vast majority of London already meets the European Union (EU) limit value for annual mean atmospheric particulates (PM10) concentrations.
However, it also identified a small number of locations in central London that risk exceeding the limit.
As a result, and to complement London-wide measures already being taken to improve air quality, the Mayor committed to applying targeted local measures to help the Capital meet EU targets.
In March 2011, the DfT awarded us £5m to develop and deliver a package of local measures focused on reducing PM10 pollution at priority locations and other identified PM10 hotspots.
This led to the creation of the Clean Air Fund programme. Achievements include:
The movement of trains over the rails, engineering works and customer use all contribute dust to the Tube network.
We know that almost all of the dust in the London Underground system is iron. Our monitoring has also shown that the composition of the dust does not contain components at levels which are likely to pose a risk to health of our passengers or employees.
Find out how we manage the dust levels by regular cleaning of Tube stations and tunnels in our air quality on the Underground report.
In January 2016 we launched LoCITY to improve air quality by lowering London's commercial vehicle emissions. LoCITY is helping fleets prepare for the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone and works with the industry to accelerate uptake of alternatively-fuelled commercial vehicles.
We are helping central and local government, vehicle manufacturers, trade associations and fleet operators come together to achieve these objectives. Find out more about the scheme on the LoCITY website.


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Have you seen the cute washi tape dispensers that WRMK created? I really like the Scottie dog and it comes with a metal piece to cut the tape. The colors worked perfectly on this layout so I used the washi to make my gem stand out and the borders of my page.
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|This scum Kangaroo
is driving Cruella insane!
So sayeth the great Lord of Darkness Sauron:
or he will send Darth Vader to terminate you.
Frank Oliver
| This article's content is suspiciously like some other page somewhere on the internet.
This page is likely plagiarized from this one: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Frank_Oliver_(Earth-616)
Darkrai says to insert some Original Research at least so it's not a complete plagiarism: or he shall lock you into an eternal nightmare.
As a boy growing up in Australia Frank Oliver used to spend his vacations studying Kangaroos. He would live with the Kangaroos, going where they went and eating what they ate. Then he became a boxer but was banned after seriously injuring another.
After this he fled and stowed away aboard a ship bound for America. He was stopped at the border but managed to escape and was living as a fugitive when he held up an armoured car. Unfortunately for the Kangaroo the item he stole was a deadly experimental bacteria but fortunately Spider-Man stopped him in time before the bacteria was accidentally released.
Later he was seen as homeless and living on the streets with no where to go until Jonas Harrow turned up and offered him several augmentations for to help him defeat Spider-Man. Planting a small mental pacemaker Harrow was able to make the Kangaroo do his bidding for him. Harrow then sent him to the Hudson Nuclear Laboratories, in order to steal some Radioactive Isotopes.
Hearing the danger over a police bulletin Spider-Man heads to the Laboratories to find the Kangaroo trying to get into a Radioactive Room. Unable to stop him Spider-Man could only watch in horror as the Kangaroo disintegrated upon entering the Room. In order to shield himself Spider-Man quickly shut the lead door to stop the radiation.
Later Brian Hibbs became the second person to adopt the Kangaroo mantle.
Brian Hibbs
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This page is likely plagiarized from this one: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Brian_Hibbs_(Earth-616)
Darkrai says to insert some Original Research at least so it's not a complete plagiarism: or he shall lock you into an eternal nightmare.
The interior decorator Brian Hibbs had a long time desire to become a super-villain, and he was principally inspired by Frank Oliver. After Olvie'rs death, Hibbs spent many years learning skills simillar to his. He then worked for a criminal corporation in Mississipi as the new Kangaroo. His first encounter with Spider-Man resulted in a easy defeat.
After escaping from police custody, Hibbs searched for a rematch with Spider-Man, and lost again. He was freed from prison by Grizzly along other less-respected Spider-Man's foes like Spot and Gibbon to form the Spider-Man Revenge Squad. Although they could defeated Spider-Man, his internal problems led to every one fighting each other, Kangaroo was sent to prison, where he started building up his fighting skills and strength, which he hoped might later give pause to his opponents.
After going to failed treatements seeking for superhuman mutations, Hibbs tried to have a normal life as a professional baseball player under the name of Billy Bob Jenks, but his super-star status was pulled down when his criminal past was revealed, returning to his life of crime. At prison, the stress and exertion made his mutation attempts effective, increasing his size and strength.
Ends of the Earth
After gaining freedom, Hibbs started a superheroic career in Australia. When Doctor Octopus suspiciously offered to world's leaders to revert the Greenhouse Effect by using a giant web of satellites (which could be used also to speed up the warm-up), Spider-Man distrusted him and started a crusade to destroy Octopus' satellite factories and missile launcher facilities along Black Widow and Silver Sable, he asked for help of other heroes around the world such as Kangaroo to destroy the plants nearest to them. When Hibbs entered one facility in Australia, he was ambushed by Lady Deathstrike and presumably killed.
Frank Oliver is a gang-boss, who takes advantage of the Kingpin's misfortunes to take over territory and rackets. The Kingpin targets the man, utilizing his corrupt policewoman lover Jean De Wolfe. Various heroes confront Oliver; this leads to his arrest by Officer De Wolfe.
Following his release from prison, Kangaroo paid a visit to a former partner of his, looking for his cut of their last deal together. Just as he prepares to kill the man, Oliver is defeated by the new Spider-Man.
Television History
The Frank Oliver version of Kangaroo had a cameo in the X-Men episode "Sanctuary." He later appeared in "Graduation Day" as a member of Magneto's army.


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Click forward. The Fiji Sun reported that over 6,000 leases have been renewed since the Bainimarama coup. No other Fiji paper, and no Government opponent, thought this information was worth reporting, but they continued to report and protest their lack of freedom. True democrats believe that freedom comes with responsibility, including the responsibility for the less fortunate.
Earlier in the week I indicated that I was uncertain whether or not to continue publishing the blog. My feeling was that it had served its purpose in its present form. News and comments on the news are now more freely available, in the media, blogs, Twitter and Facebook, though there could still be a place for informed exchanges of opinions on specific issues.
I invited readers' comments and asked whether anyone would be prepared to co-publish the blog or be its sole publisher.
No one replied, although Jim Anthony and others did comment on other items in the posting, mostly in a disparaging way.
Not very encouraged by this response, I have decided to put the blog into limbo. I will continue to publish Allen Lockington's weekly column on Fridays, make provision for readers to comment on any topic of their choice, but otherwise publish very little myself.
I'll see how this goes for a few weeks before making a final decision on the future of the blog.
Thank you for your support over the past eight years.
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Nominations are due by April 30, 2019
CAPO Award for Research Excellence Description
CAPO Award for Clinical Excellence Description
CAPO Award of Education Excellence Description
Nomination Procedures
Click here to view the Excellence Awards Terms of Reference.
This award supported by CIHR – Institute of Cancer Research, shall be made to recognize a CAPO member who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee and the Board of Directors of the association, has made a significant research contribution to Psychosocial Oncology. The recipient of this award must meet the following criteria:
Whose research has substantially enhanced the knowledge base of psychosocial oncology;
Whose research demonstrates originality and innovative contributions to the field, or to the research method;
Whose research has been supported by national research funding agencies, and has been frequently published in peer-reviewed journals;
Who demonstrates evidence of dissemination at national and/or international conferences.
The nomination will be strengthened by one or more of the following:
The recipient of the award has
served on provincial, national, or international research committees;
served as a grants reviewer and/or panel chair for provincial and national research funding agencies;
served as a peer reviewer of research manuscripts for oncology journals; and
assisted in the organization of research conferences by serving as a conference chair, member of the scientific committee, and/or abstract reviewer.
2018 Recipient: Dr. Doris Howell
2017 Recipient: Dr. Gary Rodin
2016 Recipient: Not Awarded
2015 Recipient: Dr. John Oliffe
2014 Recipient: Dr. Tom Hack
2013 Recipient: Dr. Keith Wilson
2012 Recipient: Dr. Kerry Courneya
2011 Recipient: Dr. Elizabeth Maunsell
2010 Recipient: Dr. Linda Carlson
This award shall be presented by the Awards Committee and the Board of Directors of the association to a CAPO member in recognition of outstanding clinical contributions to the field of psychosocial oncology in Canada.
The recipient will have made his or her contributions as a practitioner in applied psychosocial work in oncology;
Nominees must be registered or licensed to practice in their field, and have been practicing in the field of psychosocial oncology for a minimum of 5 years;
Nominees must demonstrate outstanding clinical contributions to psychosocial oncology. The award focuses on the distinctive contribution made in providing or developing services to patients and families; and/or in clinical supervision of others.
Innovation and sustained successful clinical service should be what distinguishes the recipient of this award.
2017 Recipient: Dr. Steven Simpson
2016 Recipient: Sarah Sample
2015 Recipient: Sheila Damore-Petingola
2014 Recipient: Dr. Marc Hamel
2013 Recipient: Not Awarded
2012 Recipient: Dr. Michael Speca
2011 Recipient: Dr. Maru Barrera
2010 Recipient: Dr. John Robinson
This award shall be made to recognize a CAPO member who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee and the Board of Directors of the association, have made a significant contribution to education and training in psychosocial oncology in Canada. The recipient of this award must meet the following criteria:
Whose influence on psychosocial education and training has been exercised through excellence and/or leadership as a teacher;
Whose work as a teacher, supervisor and/or administrator has influenced the methods and settings utilised in education and training, in ways of significant benefit to psychosocial oncology;
Whose scholarship or accomplishments in education and/or training has brought about changes or enhanced the knowledge base in these areas.
In whatever form the individual's contributions are regarded as distinguished, the impact of the work shall have been on education and training in psychosocial oncology in Canada.
2018 Recipient: Andrew G. Matthew, PhD., C.Psych
2017 Recipient: Joan Hamilton
2016 Recipient: Not Awarded
2015 Recipient: Not Awarded
2014 Recipient: Dr. Josée Savard
2013 Recipient: Susan Blacker
2012 Recipient: Dr. Doris Howell
2011 Recipient: Dr. Deborah McLeod
2010 Recipient: Dr. Carmen Loiselle
To nominate a CAPO member for one of these Awards of Excellence, please see below:
Nominators do not need to be CAPO members. It is the responsibility of the nominators to obtain permission from the nominee to put their name forward for the award.
Application for the award will consist of:
a curriculum vitae or resume of the nominee,
a letter of nomination from the primary nominator summarizing the nomination submission,
one letter of reference from individuals familiar with the nominee's contributions. The letter of nomination will specifically state why the nominee is deserving of the award by providing evidence for how the individual has contributed to the enhancement of psychosocial oncology in Canada, through their scientific and research endeavors, clinical practice, or education or policy (depending on award they are being nominated for).
Complete nomination packages must be submitted electronically to the Chair(s) of the Awards Committee (c/o the CAPO office) by no later than April 30, 2019. Submissions should be in PDF format – in one file.
Please submit to:
Anthony Laycock, Association Manager, CAPO, [email protected]
Nominations and supporting documentation can be submitted in either French or English.
In the event of multiple nominees, the Awards Committee will invite members of the CAPO Board (barring those with conflicts of interest) to vote in order to attain a recipient of the award. In the event of a tie vote, the last three CAPO past presidents, excluding the immediate past president (who are clear of any conflict of interest) will review the tied nominations and vote amongst themselves to select a winner.
If no suitable recipients are nominated, no award will be given.
There is no monetary value to these awards.


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Marion to perform "Footloose"
Fall, specifically the time between the end of fall sports and the beginning of winter sports, is traditionally the time when Marion County high schools present fall plays and musicals, and this year is no different.
Marion High School will present a musical, "Footloose," directed by Janet Killough, assisted by Katie Rahe, and with musical direction by Tim Cassidy.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17.
Tickets for Nov. 15 and 16 will be available starting Nov. 4 at the County Seat Decorating Center. Tickets cost $3 for adults and $2 for children 12 or younger. Tickets at the door will cost $5. Tickets for Nov. 17 will only be available at the door, but at the same price as advance tickets.
Centre High School will present "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16.
Tickets will cost $3 for adults and $2 for students. Children younger than five will get in free. Tickets will be available at the door.
Jennifer Montgomery and Jackie Ingram are co-directors.
Hillsboro High School will present a musical version of "Cinderella," directed by Lynn Just.
To accommodate students who are involved in a church youth event, dates and times have been changed. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 13. Other performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15.
Tickets will cost $5 and will be available beginning Oct. 30 at the high school office.
Peabody-Burns High School will stage "Seussical the Musical" — based on the books of Dr. Seuss — at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in the high school gymnasium.
Tickets will go on sale Nov. 4 for $7 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets will be available at the high school office, from any cast member, by emailing email@example.com, or at the door.
Steve Wilson is directing the musical.
Goessel High School will present a comedy, "The Election," by Don Zolidis at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 in the school auditorium. It focuses on two students running for student body president.
The play will be directed by Travis Doerksen, with help from assistant director Donna O'Neill and technical director Andrew Voth.


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ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Turk (fl. 830), known also as ʿAbd al-Hamīd ibn Wase ibn Turk Jili was a ninth-century Turkic Muslim mathematician. Not much is known about his biography. The two records of him, one by Ibn Nadim and the other by al-Qifti are not identical. However al-Qifi mentions his name as ʿAbd...
Born on 1070 Died on 1136
Abraham bar Hiyya was a Spanish Jewish mathematician and astronomer. Please click here for more information.
Died on 1066
Al-Kirmani [from Kirman, Iran] is Abu al-Hakam 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Karmani of the city of Cordoba. He was a scientist with a deep understanding of mathematics and geometry. Please click here for more information.
Al-Hassar was believed to have lived during the 12th century. He specialised in Islamic Inheritance Jurisprudence and was from the Maghreb (region of North Africa). It was believed that he taught mathematics in the city of Septa, located in Africa. Click here for more information.


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Our Visionary Founder's Devotional
Home » What's Going On? » Our Visionary Founder's Devotional
September 2015 Devotional
It's Not About Me
I want to be authentic. I don't want to keep on thinking, I'll figure that out later. I want to be what God wants me to be now. And that's what being authentic is all about. It's being real and developing the disciplines of a sincere faith.
I think a lot of people want to have a genuine, honoring relationship with the Lord. But here's the thing: It's not just something you feel, it's actually something you do. There are disciplines we can develop that lead to the authenticity we so deeply desire.
We have studied prayer, fasting, personal Bible study, fellowship, and now we will study the last discipline: authentic serving.
Look at Luke 17. This is from the lips of Jesus Christ Himself, the Master Teacher, the greatest Servant who "came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).
Here's the thing: We must not expect God to serve us before we have served Him. The context in Luke 17 is very clear. Jesus is giving an illustration of a man who works for his boss, serving him, and doing his assigned job. This servant comes in from a hard day's work. (How do you generally feel after a hard day's work? You feel tired and hungry. That's how this guy was feeling.) So he comes in and maybe smells something cooking, and most certainly he wants to get something to eat.
But the fact of the matter is, he's a servant. And rather than focusing on what he needs and wants, he continually keeps his primary focus on the master—always the master first; never me first—always what God's doing first. It's not about me—not what I want, but what God wants. He's the Master, not me.
We must not expect God to serve us before we have served
-Willie G. Comer, National President


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The Botanical Gardens 3.1.2011
By Katrina Griffiths
We really wanted to do something cultural yesterday… well my husband and I did anyway. So we went to a couple of museums, which bored Abie stupid, and planned to get to the Vietnamese History Museum, which is located in the Botanical Gardens. What I didn't realise is that also within the Botanical Gardens is Saigon Zoo!
The gardens are lush and lovely, with beautiful big shady trees and well-tended flower beds. Being Sunday, it was completely mobbed, and many people were picnicking under the trees and lazing about in the shade. Many people had strung up their own hammocks and it was lovely to see mothers, fathers and grandparents rocking babies to sleep on their chests in the cool of the shade. The heat and humidity is intense in the city, and you can sense how it affects these picnicking families as they lie around on their bamboo mats.
I really didn't want to see the animals. I have been to some very dismal zoos and I just had visions of these poor trapped beasts languishing in badly maintained concrete enclosures. But I gave in and the reality isn't too bad. The animals have very large clean enclosures surrounded by trees. Once again, I have been pleasantly surprised.
But as always here in Vietnam, we seemed to be the main attraction. Perhaps we should have our own enclosure, with a comfy hammock to lie in and a nice breezy fan and cool drinks. I'll even let people pinch the children's cheeks for a fee.
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When working alone, the aspiration of saliva and other liquids from a patient´s mouth using traditional aspiration tips introduces ergonomic limitations and difficulties affecting the performance.
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I have a fios router in my basement with wires that connect to it running all throughout my house. At the ends of each of these wires are ethernet outlets (not sure if that's the technical term, but I mean this) where I can plug in an ethernet cable and then connect my computer. I want to set up a second router (Linksys ea3500) as a wireless access point. Meaning I want the network to look something like this:
===cable===[fios box]~~~~[ethernet outlet]~~~ethernet cable~~~>[linksys] <))) wifi
I hope that ascii diagram was clear enough. Anyway, I started by connecting my linksys router with my laptop, and at this point neither were connected to the internet. I opened up the linksys router settings at
192.168.1.1 and selected
Bridge Mode. Just after that I was booted off the page and it said that I can access the router settings via its network IP (presumably the one the fios router will give it). Fine. Then I connect my linksys router to my ethernet outlet and pop open the Fios router page
192.168.1.1 and view my network. I see that my linksys router has been given the IP
192.168.1.9 but it is offline and ping does not work. I tried connecting the ethernet cable both to the WAN port on my Linksys and to the first LAN port. Nothing seemed to help to bring it online.
So my two questions:
What am I missing here / how can I bring it online?
I understand that in a simple one-router setup the WAN port is for the cable bringing internet into the house and then the other devices connect on the LAN ports. What about for this second Linksys router? Should the ethernet cable connected to the outlet that is connected to Fios be plugged in to the WAN port on the Linksys or a LAN port on the Linksys? I would like a clear explanation on this, but for the purposes of the first question, neither worked.


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My Comments:
psudonym, Feb 01, 2014, 03 am
Long will we remember the battle of B-R5RB
Advertisement, May 25, 2019, 04 pm
Got a question you wanna ask? A suggestion? Fanart? Send em here!
Your Comments:
Tailsgod, Feb 01, 2014, 06 am
Nintendo... Apprently
Master_72, Feb 01, 2014, 03 pm
Wait, GUY ISN'T IN THIS COMIC!
Seven Rain, Feb 01, 2014, 03 pm
I love how he's just sitting with his mouth agape in the second panel.
@Tailsgod: Pshh, in Disney's dreams~
@Tailsgod: Pshh, in Disney's dreams~


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Hey Colonial's, it's that time of the year when you start getting everything prepared to head to the beautiful campus of George Washington University. For incoming Freshman get ready for the greatest time of your life. If you're living at the Foggy Bottom Campus you'll be blocks away from the White House, U.S. State Department, the National Mall, and world-class research centers providing one of a kind learning and internship experiences. If you're heading to the Mount Vernon Campus you'll have open-air lawns and lush green spaces within D.C. metropolitan setting while only being a short 15-minute shuttle ride to Foggy Bottom. But before you can start enjoying all that George Washington University has to offer how are you going to get all your belongings to your dorm? That's where we come in, CollegeboxesⓇ Ship to School program is the most convenient and inexpensive way to move your belongings to school. What is CollegeboxesⓇ you ask? Let's find out.
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Mom Finds Her Toddler On The Driveway, Then She Sees The Silver Truck… OMG
If you have issues leaving behind half of your heart every morning and miss a special someone all day at work, this video might be a bit of a tear jerker.
We all have to work, but leaving a toddler is just about the hardest thing to do just before going to work. This guy in the silver pick up knows that the struggle is most definitely real. It's so real that mom, waiting back at the door, had to finally video tape it and post it so that others could share in the heartbreaking cuteness.
At that age, the little boy probably doesn't quite grasp the real need for his daddy to leave every day for work. He just knows that it makes him sad and that telling his dad goodbye is very important. You can see how happy it makes dad to know that his little one is so caught up by his leaving.
The kid, however, doesn't just let it go with a goodbye wave, or even just one hug and kiss goodbye. No, he will miss his dad so much that he needs to have several hugs, and several kisses, and will basically not stop telling his dad exactly how much he loves him.


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IO announced today that they've delayed the release of Hitman's Elusive Targets until April.
The unfortunate news is that we're pushing out the Elusive Targets until closer to the planned release of the next episode, Sapienza in April, but you'll get two Escalation Contracts coming each week until the release of Sapienza and between these and the new challenges, you will be entertained for quite some time. Next week, you'll know exactly when Sapienza will arrive. Stay tuned for that.
They've added new Escalations in the meantime. The blog also details the release of a Challenge Pack "in the coming weeks," which will come at the same time as "a game update, which will also fix a variety of things in the game."


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I am so excited to share these photos with you all! Due to rain, we had to reschedule this family session and I kept hoping the Fall colors would stay around for a little bit longer. We managed to get together right before it started raining again on a different day, but I am so glad I was able to capture this family as they had fun with each other and with the piles of leaves that covered the ground.
***If you live in the Bellingham area and are looking for a doula, please contact Sarah. I will forever be thankful for her support and encouragement during my first pregnancy and birth!
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Just Say NoReviewing: Black And Decker Pro Blend Brushed Stainless Steel Blender | Rating:
I just needed a basic blender to do basic things; I picked this up at Target for a reasonable price and promptly returned it two days later. I tried making a simple smoothie and put the "ice crush" feature to test only to be left with GIANT clumps of ice and runny fruit juice. This blender did absolutely nothing but put tiny knicks in the ice cubes!
The next day, I decided to give this another try by making a smoothie with just juice, fresh fruit, and a bit of sugar--no ice. Well, nothing good came from that either. Instead, I was left with some sort of half under-mixed, half over-mixed mess.
The only thing I liked about this product was the overall appearance and the little suction cups on the base that kept the blender in place as it noisily tossed around ice cubes.


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There are mainly pointless designed object in the world, but this has got to top the list of wretched excess. GoVacuum.com has created a 24-carat gold vacuum cleaner that comes with the hefty price tag of $1 million. If you can afford to buy this contraption, the chances that you do your own house cleaning are very, very slim.
While you may think this garish gadget is a joke, GoVacuum is quick to quell such rumors – they describe their GoVacuum GV62711 as a 'one-of-a-kind, commercial grade, 24k gold-plated, cleaning machine'. However Justin Haver, Vice President of sales and marketing at the firm is clearly on another planet. In a statement, he said: "This isn't a joke, a fake product or publicity stunt as many people have thought."
"Six months ago I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and was blinded by golden light in my half-asleep daze, I thought why is there not a gold vacuum for sale? So, it took us about six months into creating the GV62711 24k gold-plated vacuum." "Is it worth its weight in gold? No, but even the status and exclusivity of owning a vacuum like this can't be measured in dollar and cents."
Yes. Quite. We don't know what kind of world Mr Havers lives in, but if anyone I knew purchased such an object, he would be ridiculed within an inch of his life… before I asked him for a loan. Clearly this horrific household item is for the millionaire who is so egotistical he has to make sure his cleaner's products are as bling as his lifestyle.
GoVacuum.com has produced 100 of the special cleaners, but we'd be surprised if they sold one. However if you are curious – the vacuum cleaner is powered by a 10 amp motor and is equipped with a 14′ wide cleaning nozzle and anti-marring urethane wheels. The company even has a rap song promoting their one-of-a-kind vacuum. Watch at your peril.
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True story. My clients were clobbered by a commercial truck in Pennsylvania. The husband had $70,000 in medical bills, which were paid by his health insurance company. For months the husband and wife had been dealing on their own with the trucking company's insurance adjuster. When the insurance company finally made them an offer over a year after the crash, the adjuster told them: "From our offer of settlment, you have to repay your health insurance company for the $70,000 it paid for your medical bills" (this is known as "subrogation"). Not happy with the offer, they called me, and brought in their health insurance manual.
Sure enough, the health insurance manual contained a standard "subrogation" clause, which generally provides that the injured person must reimburse the health insurance company out of his or her settlement for any accident related bills it paid. However, upon reading the manual further, I discovered that the health insurance company made a colossal mistake in its subrogation clause: its claim of reimbursement was limited to dental bills paid due to a collision. The manual had inadvertently omitted "medical bills" from its subrogation clause!!! Translation: the health insurance company had no right to be reimbursed for the $70,000 it paid in medical bills.
The upshot? The adjuster actually gave bad legal advice to the clients that they had to reimburse their health insurance company. When I took the case, I wrote the health insurance company a letter and informed them that, by virtue of their own language, my clients did not owe them a penny in reimbursement, since my client had $70,000 in medical bills but no dental bills! After a few weeks, I got a return letter from the health insurer acknowledging that we were right, and they dropped their reimbursement claim. Obviously, they goofed in writing the manual and were therefore stuck with their own limiting language.
As it turns out, both the trucking company's insurance company and the health insurance company were wrong! Both assumed, wrongly, that the $70,000 reimbursement claim was valid. The adjuster who was dealing with the clients did nothing sinister; he simply had no interest in checking the clients' benefits manual and was content to assume that because the health insurance company sent him a letter claiming reimbursement, their claim was therefore valid. And the clients' own health insurance company was either totally ignorant of its own provisions in its manual, or was deceptively trying to pull one over on the clients. When I informed the adjuster during negotiations that the health insurance company had abandoned its claim for the $70,000, he was shocked.
Simply reviewing the health benefits manual and sending a few letters saved my clients well over $70,000 when we settled the claim. It is yet another example of application of "Rule No.1," and proves that insurance companies have no vested interest in taking the time to look out for the injured person's best interests.
The story above is an excerpt from my FREE book "Your Ohio Accident...And How To Level Your Playing Field." To find out what "Rule No. 1" is, and other information about what you can expect if you're involved in a collision, simply click on the cover of the book on the blog home page.


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Dons' players have been coming to terms this week with the news that Paul Cooke will effectively channel all his efforts into coaching from now on.
The stand-off, who has made a huge contribution as a player to the club's success over the last three years, effectively announced that he was hanging up his boots with immediate effect following Sunday's 24-12 Championship defeat against Dewsbury at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Cooke, who left himself out of the team, has been unhappy with his own performances this season and stuck by a pre-season pledge that he would only carry on as long as he felt he was benefiting the team.
"I'm not selfish enough to just want to go out there and play because I'm at the back end of my career," said Cooke, 34, one of the best half-backs of his generation.
"It needs to be for the right reasons and for the right amount of quality that I bring to the team."
He said the search for a permanent new half-back to replace him had already begun.
"We'll be trying to find one (a good half-back) and we'll certainly have a dual-reg in for the Bradford Bulls game on Sunday week," he said
Although Cooke didn't discuss the matter with his players prior to going public in a post-match press conference, he said that his decision not to play again unless in an emergency had received the backing of the Dons' board
Cooke continues to have the backing of the fans.
Although obviously disappointed with the team's position in the Championship following nine defeats in as many games, there have been no public calls for Hull-based Cooke's head.
Acknowledging the fact that most coaches in his position would be under severe pressure, Cooke said he appreciates the fans' continued support and pledges that he will do everything within his power to turn things around.
He reiterated that the club is actively looking to add more players of the calibre of recent recruits winger Peter Fox and young utility-back Dan Reynolds.
Cooke also said that under different circumstances he would have given his part-time squad a bit of time off to recover from their testing start to the season given the fact that the club are without a game this weekend as a result of being knocked out of the Rugby League Challenge Cup.
"There won't be much time off for the players as I don't feel that it is time that we can afford to be wasting," he said.


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St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) April 24, 2014
In keeping in line with California's penchant for exceptional public transportation systems, the counties of Sonoma and Marin have begun joint construction of an area transit system, and Hammer and Steel, Inc. has been commissioned for providing steel sheet piling for the job. Labeled SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit), phase I of the project calls for the replacement of 60-100 year old rail lines from Santa Rosa to San Rafael, to be completed by 2016.
Part of the project requires the construction of a new bridge across the Petaluma River. For the bridge portion of the project, C.C. Myers and Ghilotti Brothers formed a joint venture and were awarded the work.
Over 325 tons of steel sheet piling were used for the construction of two temporary cofferdams, combining PZC 18, PZC 26 and PZ 35 to finish the job. The first cofferdam will be in place for approximately one year, with the second cofferdam staying in place for two years.
Overall, the new SMART line hopes to include ten stations between Santa Rosa and San Rafael. Seven two-car trains will run the line, powered by an environmentally-friendly "Tier 4" diesel engine. Each train will have the capacity for up to 158 seated passengers, 160 standing passengers and 23 bicycles. The top speed of these trains will be 79 mph, with an average speed, including stops, of 40 mph between San Rafael and Santa Rosa.
The Petaluma River bridge has a span of 907 feet, and it is the third longest precast, pre-stressed concrete girder bridge in the United States. The bridge will be constructed in three stages and require erection of 99 girders up to 130 feet in length and up to 60 tons each. The bridge itself is projected to be finished in late 2015, with commuter service starting in 2016 at an estimated cost of $67 million dollars. In addition to the rail line, the project also calls for the construction of several handicap-accessible bike and walking paths, which will be completed throughout the various phases of this project.
About Hammer and Steel
Founded in 1989, Hammer & Steel, Inc. has grown to become one of the largest suppliers of steel sheet piling and pile driving equipment in North America. Hammer & Steel currently maintains a very diverse line of equipment carefully selected from manufacturers all around the world including ABI, Comacchio, Dawson, Delmag, G&H, Junttan, Scheltzke, and SoilTek. Inventory includes pile drivers, diesel hammers, drill rigs and other piling products such as sheet piles.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.hammersteel.com.


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There is little debate in today's schools about who is quicker and more agile with a tablet or smartphone, much less a gaming controller. Tracy Castoe, the tech director for Central Middle School of Science in Anchorage, Alaska, said the reality is many students are excellent at playing with mobile devices, yet many leave high school incapable of using technology as a tool to build a career.
This highlights a new digital divide in education—not a gap between those who have and don't have cell phones or computers; but between schools with and without teachers trained to effectively use technology in the classroom every day. Without built-in professional development that gives teachers the time and training to integrate technology-based lesson plans, instructors may see the arrival of high-tech hardware as an uncomfortable hindrance; something that may even diminish their credibility with students, Castoe said.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) jobs are growing almost twice as fast as non-STEM jobs while the percentage of U.S. college grads with STEM degrees is decreasing. Students who lack working technology skills may struggle in the global economy of the 21st century.
To address this challenge, Verizon and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) kicked off a two-year Innovative Learning Schools training program this month at Central Middle School of Science. Through the program, teachers in underserved areas receive professional development opportunities to incorporate mobile technology in their classrooms to support teaching in the STEM subjects. The program is designed to make learning more appealing to students and to set them up for success in the digital world.
Central Middle School serves a diverse student population with one third of students coming from military families that move frequently. Castoe said despite the challenges, many teachers say they are enjoying specialized training as the school year begins—knowing they will provide students with more individualized instruction that will help them prepare for their future.
The Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program is in its second year and serving 24 U.S. schools across the country.


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Corso Venezia 37, Milan. Situated just off the edge of the quadrilatero della moda, this was the location of Giorgio Armani's first "official" design office, setup in two rooms in this building in 1973 when Armani was already 39 years old, and partially financed by selling a second-hand VW. While at this point there was no corporation – it was founded two years later – Giorgio Armani established this office and ultimately the company with his companion and business partner Sergio Galeotti. Galeotti ran the business end of the company during the early years of high growth and rapid success, until his untimely death in 1985. Most of the work carried out here was design consulting business for labels like Cerutti & Zegna, including runway styling, during which period Armani formed what was to become a recognizable house style. I find it interesting to see how such huge companies start out in life – the means and mechanisms applied to achieve success are often lessons that can be learned and re-applied in other circumstances.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The final photocall : Giorgio Armani and the FW2013/14 models
The show is over, the VIPs have been thanked and photographed snuggling with Giorgio Armani, and there's just time for one final photocall to sum up the show and the look, before turning to the next show, the next season, the next look – and with the Armani Privé show on 22 January in Paris it's not that far away…
Giorgio Armani takes a Bow
It's amazing to me just how quickly these shows pass by. I can imagine all the work that goes into creating each piece, and each one literally flashes past you in a few seconds. I must admit a while back I thought that people taking notes at these shows was a bit much, but now I can completely understand why they need to do that – you are looking at individual pieces, but also trying to spot themes and quirks, and they come at you very fast. But even from the 5th row you can see everything quite clearly – much more clearly than these photos show. It was a very nice show, congratulations on the new collection Mr Armani.
The Giorgio Armani FW2013/14 Show in Progress
Some interesting new looks and details – beards and waxed moustaches (I shaved off a beard this morning – typical), ruby red velour pants, quilted smoking jackets, tightly tailored pants, a large number of manbags, and I think I even spotted some spats… it's all very Sherlock Holmes, 1893 styles and colours brought up-to-date with new materials and cuts.
Inside Teatro Armani at the Giorgio Armani FW2013/14 Runway Show
Last night an email from WordPress reminded me it was exactly one year ago yesterday I started this blog, and here I am one year and a lot of shopping and blogging later at what must be one of the world's premiere live events for men's style and fashion. I have to say I am giggling slightly to be here, and enjoying the experience immensely – thanks very much, once again, to Monica and Gianluca, as well as Roberto and Stefano in Florence for allowing me to come to this event. One year ago I just wanted to track progress of a fun little project, and now I'm here watching the absolute epitome of style and elegance in person, and thousands of people hit this journal each week to find out what's going on. To say it is a bit startling is an understatement…
Good Morning from Teatro Armani
As the crowds start to gather outside the main entrance to Teatro Armani, and – I think – I've already spotted Christian Bale, aka Batman, who wore Giorgio Armani suits in the Bruce Wayne persona. The invitations are very cool, and contain an RFID chip – so even if you know what they look like, you can't copy them.
Buona Sera Milano
Back in Milan for the second time in a month, staying on Via Voghera just 2 minutes from Via Bergonone. All seems very quiet outside the Giorgio Armani offices at about 8pm, but by tomorrow I can imagine those barriers will be pressed into heavy service as the crowds throng to the highlight runway of the entire fashion week. I was interested to see The Sartorialist is also in the area, on Via Tortona just around the corner. Make sure to follow the Twitter feed (on the right of this page) for quick updates during the day tomorrow. Should be fun.


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Remember how I said I would take some pictures of the things I got out of the storage box in this post? Well I have finally taken them.
My son's wife is due to have their first baby next month and Nick (my son) knew I had his teddy from when he was a baby packed away and asked if I could send it to him as he wanted to show his wife (Tara).
So that prompted me to dig around and find it amongst all the other baby things I had packed away. Nick is 37 and so this teddy isn't young and almost a vintage one….I think something has to be 40 years old to be classed as vintage. Anyway along with this darling teddy was this very much played with teddy.
He is missing his eyes and was rather shabby and I wasn't game enough to wash him like I did the blue one, so will leave him 'as is'. Although I think he should have new eyes tho.
I washed the little dresses I sewed for my daughter Zoei, that I had packed away too. I kept a few of the clothes my baby's wore as mementos.
These ones I sewed 'smocking' on them and I taught myself how to sew clothes and smocking from books, so I was pretty proud to have done these for my baby girl. Zoei is now 30 so these little dresses are not new either.
So that is a couple of the dresses I did and will show you more another time.
I sewed quite a lot back then and even sewed some clothes for a friend who had a daughter two weeks after I had Zoei.
Loved it then and love it now …..nothing much has changed hehehe.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and it's Father's Day here in Australia on Sunday. So hugs to all the Dads!
Hugs to all……


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OVERVIEWJUL 04 to SEP 01Group Exhibition
- Group Exhibition
- Contemporary
Dates and Opening hoursJUL 04 to SEP 01, 2013
Vernissage: Press preview: Wed, July 3, 10:00 Opening: Wed, July 3, 19:00
Event Location
freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL / Museums Quartier Wien
Museumsplatz 1, freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL
The exhibition FACELESS at freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL explores the phenomenon of inescapable recognizability in the media and the resulting strategies of media users to become virtually faceless. FACELESS takes a radical look at this fairly recent phenomenon of everyday media culture and shows how it manifests in visual art, fashion, photography, advertising, and dance. The show features works by artists like Marina Abramovi?, Thorsten Brinkmann, Peter William Holden, and Maison Martin Margiela as well as projects created by unknown Internet dwellers. Opening: July 3, 19:00
The highly diverse strategies and methods of making faces "disappear" on the Web can be read as ironic, angry, or justified criticism of our media-infused reality. Faces do not disappear, but are manipulated beyond recognition, sometimes disfigured. The artist Bogomir Doringer, in collaboration with Brigitte Felderer from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, curated the two-part exhibition FACELESS. Part 1 is on view from July 4 to September 1, 2013.
"Many of the faces that appear on the Web are familiar and well-known. We recognize them, associate biographies, scandals, stories with them, and get the impression of gaining an insight into a personality and even witnessing an entire life. But in the end, the physiognomies we encounter only reflect our own personal concept of happiness, recognition, attention, and success," says Brigitte Felderer.
"FACELESS critically examines problems of our media culture and presents the various approaches taken by the artists selected. Due to the complexity of the subject, the exhibition will be shown in two parts, a first for freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL," adds Dr. Christian Strasser, director of the MuseumsQuartier Wien.
After the events of 9/11 and in response to the fear of terrorist attacks, the levels of transparency and control have been taken to areas where they would have been unthinkable before. This has led to a change in security concepts and the expansion of surveillance systems. Social networks, which often violate privacy but promise their users popularity in exchange, have become the norm. Many artists critically engage with this subject and use "hidden" faces as a possibility to live an unobserved life.
Artist Thorsten Brinkmann, for example, presents self-portraits that in color, pose, and composition are reminiscent of classic portrait painting. But used and discarded everyday objects replace his facial features. Masks and head coverings from fashion labels like Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, and Bernhard Willhelm suggest that models' faces have been redundant for the presentation of collections.
Conversely, a public persona like Marina Abramovi? attempts to relativize her high recognition value in photographic self-portraits. Frank Schallmaier, in turn, makes collages using photographs that he finds in social networks and online matchmaking sites for homosexuals: they portray people who show themselves, but hide their faces with the promise of retaining anonymity. Hester Scheurwater's photographic works examine the media representation of women as objects of desire. In Ute Klein's photographs the bodies of lovers melt into temporary, faceless sculptures. The self-portraits of Nienke Klunder parody the banal omnipresence of erotic images while Peter William Holden's installation features body parts that dance.
The side program of the exhibition includes special events, artist talks, workshops for kids and teens, and podium discussions. On opening night, visitors will be able to participate in the performance "Anonymity" by Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger, a playful critique of surveillance society. Black glasses distributed to the visitors are reminiscent of censor bars and images from surveillance cameras make the observed into observers. Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger developed "Anonymity" in New York and adapted it for the opening of the exhibition FACELESS. They are artists-in-residence of the Artistic Bokeh initiative, part of the Artistic Technology Research project of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Artists (Selection):
Marina Abramovi? (SRB/USA), Martin Backes (GER), Thorsten Brinkmann (GER), Asger Carlsen (DEN/USA), Paul DeFlorian (AUT/GER), D+M (Dora Budor & Maja Cule) (CRO/USA), Caron Geary (GBR), Harem Royal (SRB), David Haines (GBR/NED), Stefan Hechenberger (AUT), Sabi van Hemert (NED), Peter William Holden (GBR/GER), Ute Klein (GER), Nienke Klunder (GBR), Zachari Logan (CAN), Maison Martin Margiela (BEL), Ismaël Moumin (BEL), Ana Rajcevic (SRB/GBR), Mustafa Sabbagh (ITA), Daniel Sannwald (GER), Frank Schallmaier (NED), Hester Scheurwater (NED), Levi van Veluw (NED), Viktor & Rolf (NED), Anne de Vries (NED), Addie Wagenknecht (USA), Bernhard Willhelm (GER), WOODKID (FRA). Some of the artists will prepare their works as artists-in-residence at the MuseumsQuartier.
FACELESS is organized in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, the Dutch Embassy in Austria, and the Young European Federalists (JEF/BEF).
FACELESS – Part 1
Length: July 4 to Sep 1, Tue to Sun, 13:00-19:00, free admission
Press preview: Wed, July 3, 10:00
Opening: Wed, July 3, 19:00
Location: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MuseumsQuartier Wien
Copyright Photo: Thorsten Brinkmann_Lady Glittersky 2009 (c) Thorsten Brinkmann_VBK Wien 2013
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