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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — It was a tough conclusion to the season for the Yale women's fencing team, which wrapped up the Mar. 2-3 Ivy League Championship on Sunday with a 0-6 win record.
On Sunday, the Bulldogs fell to Cornell, 19-8, and Brown, 16-11, here at Harvard's Albert H. Gordon Track. Those results followed a difficult Saturday in which Yale fell to Penn, Harvard, Columbia and Princeton.
"This Ivies was tough, to be sure. It's never more apparent than at the Ivy Tournament how much difference the level of recruiting makes; there are some teams we just can't compete against. But we can try hard, fight for each point, and be happy for each good touch and each bout we win," said senior captain Robyn Shaffer. "That's what we did against Brown; we had just lost to Cornell, but we picked it back up and kept fighting."
The tough competition on the strip did not prevent several Yale fencers from posting top-16 individual performances. The Bulldogs' best performance of the meet was freshman Katherine Miller, who put up a 10th-place finish in epee competition. Senior Madeline Oliver finished 15th in saber competition, sophomore Lauren Miller put up a 15th-place finish in foil, while Shaffer and junior Alison Barton also finished in 15th in epee.
"I'm proud of everyone for sticking together during a tough weekend. Everyone puts 100 percent effort in, everybody supports each other and cheers for each other, rather than collapsing into frustration or scapegoating," said Shaffer. "If you can go out there every bout as a team, you can enjoy the weekend and have a positive team experience no matter what."
The conclusion of the Ivy League Championship marks the end of the Bulldogs' season, although several fencers have advanced individually to next weekend's NCAA Regional competition on the basis of their strong performances throughout the season.
"We've worked hard all season, and I don't want a poor result at Ivies to devalue that," Shaffer said. "It's a great group of girls, and we're looking towards Regionals as another chance to show how hard we've worked."
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Chelsea booked their place in May's FA Cup final showdown with Liverpool after a 5-1 demolition of Tottenham at Wembley.
The Blues took the lead just before half-time through Didier Drogba's thunderous 15-yard strike, when he turned William Gallas on the edge of the box before firing past a helpless Carlo Cudicini in the Spurs goal.
After the interval, the biggest talking point came when referee Martin Atkinson allowed a second Chelsea goal when a melee of players appeared to block Juan Mata's shot on the goal line.
Spurs responded when Gareth Bale converted from close range, after Emmanuel Adebayor latched onto a great through-ball from Scott Parker, before being brought down by the out-rushing Petr Cech.
With the deficit reduced to 2-1 Wembley was set for a grandstand ending, before a Ramires chip, a Frank Lampard free-kick, and a well-placed finish from Florent Malouda - all in the space of 15 minutes - gave Roberto Di Matteo's side a comfortable victory.
Harry Redknapp's players looked dejected at the final whistle, and the Spurs boss will now need to lift his players for the end of season run-in.
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Sometimes the kitchen table will suffice, but if you're tired of cleaning up math books and stray pencils every time you want to eat dinner, it may be time for a dedicated work space for you little one. Not only will it provide a home for their burgeoning backpack, it will give them a space to focus on that homework, complete that art project, and write in that journal. And for a little inspiration, here are thirty of my favorites:
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Anyone interested in becoming a Missouri Master Gardener in Phelps or Pulaski counties can apply now to take the fall 2013 core course.
The course will begin with an orientation Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 301 Historic 66 East, Waynesville, MO 65583. Some refreshments will be provided.
The complete course fee is $125. The optional Master Gardener Core Manual is available for purchase for an additional $30.
All core manual materials are available for download online at no charge. A limited amount of partial scholarships are available.
The registration deadline is Aug. 9. Registrations may be submitted now with a $25 deposit with all fees due by Aug. 9.
The complete schedule and the topics covered are as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 22, 6-8 p.m. - orientation meeting and dinner,
Thursday, Sept. 5, 6-9:30 p.m. — plants and their environment,
Saturday, Sept. 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — a field trip to the University of Missouri campus that will include woody ornamentals, tree tour and plant propagation,
Thursday, Sept. 12, 6-9:30 p.m. — lawn and turf,
Thursday, Sept. 19, 6-9:30 p.m. — herbaceous ornamentals,
Thursday, Sept. 26, 6-9:30 p.m. — insects,
Thursday, Oct. 3, 6-10 p.m. — soils and nutrition and plant diseases in the garden,
Saturday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — a field trip to Jefferson City that will include vegetables, a tour of MG Projects and fruits,
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Thursday, Oct. 17, 6-9:30 p.m. — residential landscape design,
Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-9:30 p.m. — safe application of pesticides and composting 101.
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Members of the general public not interested in becoming an active master gardener may audit individual classes of interest.
The fee for auditing a Thursday night class is $15 and the fee for auditing a field trip is $35 (includes a box lunch).
Since 1997 the University of Missouri Extension has trained volunteers for the Missouri Master Gardener program.
After completing the core course, Master Gardeners advise and train communities on gardening and environmental horticulture and participate in various educational service projects.
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Maybe you remember Kyacey Uscola from his stint on TUF – TUF 11 to be exact – or maybe you don't, as his performance was utterly forgettable. Either way, whatever notoriety he might have gained as a fighter will now be overshadowed by the infamy he's getting as a felon convicted of domestic violence charges. As per this local news report out of Sacramento, C.A., a jury has convicted Uscola of battery on a spouse or cohabitant, battery with serious bodily injury and corporal injury on a cohabitant – all of which carries a possible penalty of up to 13 years in prison.
Uscola, it seems, isn't a very nice guy.
The local news outlet reached out to his former teammate, Urijah Faber, and got some lengthy quotes.
"To have a guy come clean his life up and to end like this is pretty tragic," Urijah Faber said.
MMA superstar Urijah "The California Kid" Faber knew Uscola well. Uscola joined Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2008, hoping to break into the UFC.
"He said 'hey, I'm messing up. I want to get my head straight,'" Faber recounted. "And he knows we run a clean operation here."
Faber took a chance on him. Uscola eventually landed a role on the reality show The Ultimate Fighter and seemed poised to turn his life around.
But when Uscola was arrested for domestic violence in 2011, Faber cut ties with him.
"As soon as the first incident happened, Kyacey was no longer allowed to be a part of the team," Faber explained.
According to Faber, Uscola had a bit of a temper and addiction issues. But he'd hoped Uscola would get his act together once his son was born.
Sadly, Uscola isn't the first UFC fighter to be convicted of domestic violence charges. Weeks after his UFC 34 loss, heavyweight fighter Bobby Hoffman beat his wife and went to prison for it for over a year.


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The objective of sanding wood is to remove mill marks, which are caused by woodworking machines, and to remove other flaws such as dents and gouges that may have been introduced in handling. The most efficient method of doing this is to begin sanding with a coarse enough grit of sandpaper to cut through and remove the problems quickly, then sand out the coarse-grit scratches with finer and finer grits until you reach the smoothness you want – usually up to #150, #180 or #220 grit.
This is a very important concept because it gets past all the contradictory instructions about which sandpaper grits to use. Conditions vary.
For example, a board that has been run through a planer with dull knives will require a coarser grit to be efficient than typical veneered plywood or MDF that has been pre-sanded in the factory. You can finish-sand both of these surfaces with #180 grit, for example, but you might begin with #80 grit on the solid wood and #120 grit on the plywood. It would be a total waste of time and effort to begin with #80 grit on the pre-sanded veneered wood (and you would risk sanding through). So you don't want to begin with too coarse a grit because it will cause you more work than necessary sanding out the scratches.
There's also no fixed rule for how to progress through the grits. Sanding is very personal. We all sand with different pressures, number of passes over any given spot and lengths of time.
Unquestionably, the most efficient progression is to sand through every grit – #80, #100, #120, #150, #180 – sanding just enough with each to remove the scratches of the previous grit. But most of us sand more than we need to, so it's often more efficient to skip grits.
You'll have to learn by experience what works best for you.
How Fine to Sand
It's rarely beneficial to sand finer than #180 grit.
Film-building finishes, such as varnish, shellac, lacquer and water-based finish, create their own surfaces after a couple of coats. The appearance and feel of the finish is all its own and has nothing any longer to do with how fine you sand the wood.
Oil and oil/varnish-blend finishes have no measurable build, so any roughness in the wood caused by coarse sanding telegraphs through. But these finishes can be made ultimately smooth simply by sanding between cured coats or sanding each additional coat while it is still wet on the surface using #400- or #600-grit sandpaper. It's a lot easier doing this than sanding the wood through all the grits to #400 or #600. (See "What Is Oil?" in issue #154, April 2006, for a more thorough explanation of both processes.)
Only if you are staining or using a vibrator ("pad") or random-orbit sander does sanding above #180 grit make a difference.
Fine sanding. Sanding finer than #180 or #220 is wasted effort in most cases, as explained in the text. In fact, the finer the grit the wood is sanded to, the less color a stain leaves when the excess is wiped off. In this case, the top half was sanded to #180 grit and the bottom half to #600 grit. Then a stain was applied and the excess wiped off.
The finer you sand, the less stain color will be retained on the wood when you wipe off the excess. If this is what you want, then sand to a finer grit. If it isn't, there's no point going past #180 grit. The sanding scratches won't show as long as they are in the direction of the grain.
Sometimes with vibrator and random-orbit sanders, sanding up to #220 grit makes the squiggly marks left by these sanders small enough so they aren't seen under a clear finish. Sanding by hand in the direction of the grain to remove these squigglies then becomes unnecessary.
Squigglies. Random-orbit sanders are more efficient than vibrator sanders, but they still leave cross-grain marks in the wood. I refer to these as "squigglies." The best policy is to sand them out by hand in the direction of the grain after sanding to the finest grit, usually #180 or #220, with the sander. Doing this is especially important if you are staining.
In all cases when sanding by hand, it's best to sand in the direction of the wood grain when possible. Of course, doing this is seldom possible on turnings and decorative veneer patterns such as sunbursts and marquetry.
Cross-grain. Sanding cross-grain tears the wood fibers so the sanding scratches show up much more, especially under a stain. The best policy is to always sand in the direction of the grain when possible. The scratching that does occur is then more likely to be disguised by the grain of the wood.
Cross-grain sanding scratches aren't very visible under a clear finish, but they show up very clearly under a stain. If you can't avoid cross-grain sanding, you will have to find a compromise between creating scratches fine enough so they don't show and coarse enough so the stain still darkens the wood adequately. You should practice first on scrap wood to determine where this point is for you.
Three Sanding Methods
Other than using a stationary sanding machine or a belt sander, which will take a good deal of practice to learn to control, there are three methods of sanding wood: with just your hand backing the sandpaper, with a flat block backing the sandpaper and with a vibrator or random-orbit sander.
Using your hand to back the sandpaper can lead to hollowing out the softer early-wood grain on most woods. So you shouldn't use your hand to back the sandpaper on flat surfaces such as tops and drawer fronts because the hollowing will stand out in reflected light after a finish is applied.
The most efficient use of sandpaper when backing it with just your hand is to tear the sheet into thirds crossways and then fold one of the thirds into thirds lengthways. Flip the thirds to use 100 percent of the paper.The most efficient use of sandpaper for hand-backed sanding is to tear the 9″ x 11″ sheet of sandpaper into thirds crossways, then fold each of these pieces into thirds lengthways. Sand with the folded sandpaper until it dulls, flip the folded sandpaper over to use the second third, then refold to use the third third. This method reduces waste to zero and also reduces the tendency of the folds to slip as you're sanding.
Hand sanding.
If you are sanding critical flat surfaces by hand, you should always use a flat block to back the sandpaper. If the block is hard (wood, for example), it's best to have some sort of softer material such as cork glued to the bottom to improve the performance of the sandpaper. (I find the rubber sanding blocks, available at home centers, too hard, wasteful of sandpaper and inefficient because of the time involved in changing sandpapers.)
Block sanding. The most efficient use of sandpaper when backing it with a flat sanding block is to tear the sheet into thirds crossways and then fold one of the thirds in half. Hold onto the block with your thumb and fingers as shown here. Flip the folded sandpaper for a fresh surface, then open up the sandpaper and wrap it all around the sanding block for a third fresh surface.I made my own sanding block. Its measurements are 2 3/4″ x 3 7/8″ x 1 1/4″ thick, with the top edges chamfered for a more comfortable grip. Any wood will work. I used sugar pine because it is very light in weight.
To get the most efficient use of the sandpaper, fold one of the thirds-of-a-sheet (described above) in half along the long side and hold it in place on the block with your fingers and thumb. When you have used up one side, turn the folded sandpaper and use the other. Then open the sandpaper and wrap it around the block to use the middle.
Most woodworkers use random-orbit sanders because they are very efficient, easy to use, and they leave a less-visible scratch pattern than vibrator sanders due to the randomness of their movement. For both of these sanders, however, there are two critical rules to follow.
Random-orbit sanders are easy to use and efficient for smoothing wood. To reduce the likelihood of the squigglies these sanders produce, use a light touch. Don't press down on the sander. Let its weight do the work.
First, don't press down on the sander when sanding. Let the sander's weight do the work. Pressing leaves deeper and more obvious squigglies that then have to be sanded out. Simply move the sander slowly over the surface of the wood in some pattern that covers all areas approximately equally.
Second, it's always the best policy to sand out the squigglies by hand after you have progressed to your final sanding grit (for example, #180 or #220), especially if you are applying a stain. Use a flat block to back the sandpaper if you are sanding a flat surface. It's most efficient to use the same grit sandpaper you used for your last machine sanding, but you can use one grit finer if you sand a little longer.
Removing Sanding Dust
No matter which of the three sanding methods you use, always remove the sanding dust before advancing to the next-finer grit sandpaper. The best tool to use is a vacuum because it is the cleanest. A brush kicks the dust up in the air to dirty your shop and possibly land back on your work during finishing.
Tack rags load up too quickly with the large amount of dust created at the wood level. These sticky rags should be reserved for removing the small amounts of dust after sanding between coats of finish.
Compressed air works well if you have a good exhaust system, such as a spray booth, to remove the dust.
It's not necessary to get all the dust out of the pores. You won't see any difference under a finish, or under a stain and finish. Just get the wood clean enough so you can't feel or pick up any dust when wiping your hand over the surface.
How Much to Sand
The biggest sanding challenge is to know when you have removed all the flaws in the wood and then when you have removed all the scratches from each previous grit so you can move on to the next. Being sure that these flaws and scratches are removed is the reason most of us sand more than we need to.
A lot of knowing when you have sanded enough is learned by experience. But there are two methods you can use as an aid. First, after removing the dust, look at the wood in a low-angle reflected light – for example, from a window or a light fixture on a stand. Second, wet the wood then look at it from different angles into a reflected light.
For wetting the wood, use mineral spirits (paint thinner) or denatured alcohol. Avoid mineral spirits if you are going to apply a water-based finish because any oily residue from the thinner might cause the finish to bead up. Denatured alcohol will raise the grain a little, so you'll have to sand it smooth again. PW
Bob is a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking, and author of "Flexner on Finishing," a must-have resource for your shop!


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"Our campaign has been a great success and this has not been achieved easily... We have made the Internet environment much cleaner than before as there was a lot of pornography available. As long as there are people with bad motives who want to spread violent or pornographic information, we will have to continue our campaign to resolutely crack down on the spread of such information."Now, compare that to some statements by Homeland Security's director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) John Morton soon after ICE seized its first batch of domain names in June:
Simply put, American business is under assault from those who pirate copyrighted material and produce counterfeit trademarked goods.... American innovation is being diluted and the public health and safety of Americans is at risk.... The Administration is responding to this organized criminal activity through a first-of-its-kind aggressive, coordinated, and strategic offensive...In early December, we pointed to law professor Derek Bambauer's explanation of how these domain seizures really seemed quite similar to the censorship in other countries, and the similarities in explanations by China and the US simply serves to highlight this point. The US censors domains it believes are involved in copyright and trademark infringement, because it believes those sites are "bad" and put the US in danger. Similarly, China censors pornographic websites, because it believes that those sites are "bad" and put its citizens in danger. Perhaps those reasons are defensible, but for US politicians to then claim that the US is against censorship is obviously false. It's perfectly happy to censor when it comes to content it doesn't like.


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Sustainability Plan for Luxury Hotel Wins National CPA Group's Competition — Jan. 27, 2011
Four UT Dallas undergraduates showcased their talents in accounting and environmental sustainability when they placed first in a business challenge aimed at making improvements for a real-world client.
The School of Management students earned $10,000 and finished ahead of University of Tennessee in the last round of the 2010 American Institute of CPAs' Accounting Competition held in New York City on Jan. 20.
The competition, held by the AICPA in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development in Chapel Hill, N.C., initially drew 64 student teams from around the country. Ten teams advanced to the three-round final competition, whose ultimate purpose was to help the Umstead, a luxury hotel and spa in North Carolina, match practices with the principles of sustainability.
Doing contest business as Eco Consulting LLC, SOM team leader Dariel Dato-on and fellow accounting majors Jinson Jose, Jennifer Rauschuber and Diane Henry sold the judges on the merits of installing a rooftop garden at the Umstead.
Already certified Green Plus by the Institute of Sustainable Development, the Umstead had sought suggestions for environmental-footprint improvements that would both make financial sense and be consistent with its luxury branding.
In preliminary rounds, the UT Dallas students described how such a garden would provide extra insulation, save water by diminishing runoff, and yield produce that could be used in the hotel's restaurant. By Eco Consulting's calculations, the garden would help the roof last twice as long, reduce energy costs by 30 percent and save $5,000 a year in food bills.
The team's final eight-minute live presentation had a slightly different slant, Dato-on said. Eco Consulting found that 87 percent of U.S. travelers prefer eco-friendly hotels and that the Umstead has engaged in many sustainable projects. But the hotel has not been marketing its efforts: "It was not sure how its advertised 'greenness' would affect the luxury-guest experience," Dato-on said. "We wanted to use our project, the rooftop garden, as the way for the Umstead to openly communicate its commitment to sustainability.
"We also showed that if the garden could increase the hotel's occupancy rate by 2+ percent, then it would pay for itself in three years."
"Sustainability is a hot topic in the accounting world and in every class here at The University of Texas at Dallas," said team adviser John Barden, director of the School of Management's undergraduate accounting program. "We discuss social and economic strategies that have been proven to increase employee morale, recruit better customers and employees, and provide long-term profitability."
The accounting industry "has been preaching sustainability for years by working hard and assisting our clients to achieve their ultimate objective," Barden said. "That is exactly what the UT Dallas team communicated – and that is how it brought home first place."
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Playing for win #900 against MSU
Just thought it might be fun to point out that, assuming all goes as intended next week (Illinois looks lousy this year), our boys will be playing, not only to break a 4-year losing streak (tied for MSU's longest win-streak since at least 1953, if not in history), but to earn the programs 900th football win at home against Michigan State. It will be fun to see any hype about this.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Help Please!! Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Help Please!! Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Costa Rica View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MarcyG69Joined: 21 Dec 2010Posts: 20 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: Help Please!! Hello! I am very interested in teaching in Costa Rica this spring/summer. I am 24 yrs old and I have my Masters Degree in Elementary Education. I have read most of the post but still need some advice. A lot of people are saying that it is best to get CELTA or a Trinty cert and I can't seem to find any in CR. I heard good things about the Samara and the Maximo course but was wondering how reputable they are if i want to use them in another country. Also I was curious to how safe Costa Rica is and where the best place to teach and live. I am very nervous coming alone and being so young. Any advice on how life is would be great! Generally I am looking for surf, beach, and new friends and experience! Back to top timmy69Joined: 09 Jan 2011Posts: 15 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject: I don't know much about the Maximo course, but its been covered in previous threads here. The Samara programs is not accredited, i.e. the TEFL Cert will not be worth much in other places in the world with stringent reguations regarding certification (Europe, Mideast). That said, the program does have a good reputation for securing job interviews for graduates in Costa Rica due to having some good connections in Heredia and parts of San Jose (from what I've been told). It really depends what you are looking for: a one/two year gap in your life to come to Latin America and absorb the culture and the lifestyle? It may be a good choice. If you're looking to maybe make this a career, at least for awhile and have asiprations of teaching in other countries, then perhaps you should choose a program with an accredited certification. I have never taught in Costa Rica but I have lived there. Jobs by the beach are very hard to come by; you are more likely to get one in San Jose and the greater San Jose area. I would not recommend San Jose, especially for a 24 year old single girl (assuming your a girl by your username). It's much more enjoyable for a single 24 year old guy such as myself due to the bar-girl scene but even with that said, the nightlife was not entertaining and the city itself is a third world dump. I would not go out by myself after dark, and this is coming from someone who grew up in Brooklyn, NY. If you're looking for a true Latin American cultural experience, I would recommend Brazil or Argentina, although jobs are hard tough to come by now from what I've been told. Back to top MarcyG69Joined: 21 Dec 2010Posts: 20 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: Thanks for the advice...ya I got a sense that the nightlife and the city was not very good...is it worth it to live there for the travel aspects? Back to top timmy69Joined: 09 Jan 2011Posts: 15 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:11 pm Post subject: Outside of the capital, Costa Rica is a beautiful country -- there's a reason why its the #1 choice for Peace Corps volunteers. The countryside and the jungle treks you can do are awesome and very scenic, and the beaches are some of the best in the world. The drawback is that if you go there to teach as a way to travel and explore, like I said you are likely to be based around San Jose. You can travel on weekends but those bus rides can get old very quick -- you'll spend as much time commuting as you do relaxing on the beach of whatever. Back to top MarcyG69Joined: 21 Dec 2010Posts: 20 Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:00 pm Post subject: I was wondering how hard is it to travel without a car?? Also did you live with a family from CR? Back to top timmy69Joined: 09 Jan 2011Posts: 15 Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:29 pm Post subject: I don't have any family in CR, I lived there by myself. I worked for Oscar Arias when he was part of an organization in New York and then I accompanied him to San Jose for about two years as his speechwriter. During this time I traveled almost all the ins and outs of CR and got to know the country very well. There's like two reputable taxi companies which service San Jose, they are primarily used by Gringo's however, so the price can be very hefty depending on how far you are going. Most taxis will not travel further than Heredia from San Jose. There is also a railroad from Heredia to San Jose, although it rarely if ever operates on schedule. There is no railway connecting to border points though. If you want to leave the country (do a visa run) its either bus or plane. The best bet to get around is the bus. Different buses can take you from the capital to points all over the country including the coasts. Buses are very cheap and pretty safe. Back to top MarcyG69Joined: 21 Dec 2010Posts: 20 Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:53 am Post subject: Thanks for the info!! I am still considering making the move in May. Back to top travellustJoined: 25 Nov 2010Posts: 4Location: Missouri Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:33 am Post subject: Hi, MarcyG69! I am moving to CR in August to do the Aug 8 - Sep 2 TEFL course in Samara. I am also a 24 yr old girl who will be solo! I'd love to chat it you're interested. Please e-mail me at [email protected]! From what I have read, most jobs are located in the San Jose area. I too am very nervous to live there given the crime rates, especially as a single female living alone. I would love to be able to connect with someone else who is like me. I look forward to hopefully hearing from you soon! Hannah Back to top Jen.JohnsonJoined: 01 Mar 2011Posts: 6Location: Costa Rica Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:09 pm Post subject: Hi MarcyG69, (I emailed this reply to Hannah as well but thought I'd post it here just in case you were unable to get a hold of her) I'm a 26 year old single female. I'm currently living in Costa Rica and working as an English teacher here so I thought I could maybe help with some questions you had. I obtained my CELTA in Canada (which is the most widely recognized TEFL certificate in the world but quite expensive). In Costa Rica most places only require any TEFL certificate - such as the one in Samara. Samara was one of my favorite places - beautiful beach, laid-back atmosphere and really nice people. Plus lots of surfers! (Unfortunately they don't need any English teachers). I traveled down here from Mexico City, sometimes with other people and sometimes alone. I mostly felt pretty safe although I was mugged in Nicaragua with a group of 3 friends. So be aware at all times and yes, it happens. That being said, Costa Rica is one of the safest places in Central America and you really just need to use common sense as a single girl traveling here (don't go out alone at night, don't flash around money or jewelry or iPods). As for work, it IS difficult to find a job but definitely possible. I would be sure to have enough cash to last you a month or two at least while you are looking and an emergency stash if you end up having to book a flight home. There are schools all over the place - including the province of Heredia, which is where I'm working right now (in the Sarapiqui region). I work at a conservation learning center and am a volunteer here (meaning I don't get paid) however, I stay with a local family for free, get 3 meals a day, free laundry, access to wifi and a bike to get around on. I teach 8 classes a week and work a total of about 35 hours per week. I have the weekends off to explore or hang out with the other volunteers or my home-stay family. In San Jose I would recommend staying at Hostel Pangea as it's clean, fairly inexpensive and a great place to meet other travelers. They also have many computers and free internet so it's a good place to look for a job. I stayed there for a week while I emailed tons of potential employers. If you do the course in Samara they help you with job placement as far as I know so that might be an easier option. Don't limit yourself to just one area, there are good schools and opportunities all over the country, you just have to know where to look. I had an interview at a great place in Liberia, unfortunately they didn't have enough classes to warrant hiring another full-time teacher when I applied. Anyway, if either of you want any information or have any questions, I can do my best to try and help. I would have liked to have someone helping me with first hand experience! 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Whole Genome Medical Sequencing for Genome Discovery
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Know the risks and potential benefits of clinical studies and talk to your health care provider before participating. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01087320
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : March 16, 2010
Last Update Posted : August 9, 2018
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- A number of rare inherited diseases affect only a few patients, and the genetic causes of these conditions remain unknown. Researchers are studying the use of a new technology called whole genome sequencing to learn which gene or genes cause these conditions. Understanding the genes that cause these diseases is important to improve diagnosis and treatment of affected patients.
- To identify the genetic cause of disorders that are difficult to identify with existing techniques.
- To develop best practices for the medical and counseling challenges of whole genome sequencing.
- Individuals who have one of the rare disorders under consideration in this study. These conditions are generally those in which the genetic cause of the disorder is unknown. The eligibility of most individual participants will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the researchers.
- Family members of affected individuals, if that family member (often a parent) may provide genetic information.
- Participants in this study will have at least one and in some cases several of the following procedures:
- A medical genetics evaluation.
- Other tests that may include x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams, and consultations with other doctors. Not all studies are necessary for each person, but the information from the tests may be required to proceed with some of our gene sequencing studies.
- Clinical photographs to document certain aspects of the disorder.
- Blood and skin biopsy samples, or other tissue samples, as required by the study doctors.
- Genetic testing, as decided by the researchers. However, most participants in this study can expect to undergo whole genome sequencing, which is a technique to study all of a person s genes.
- Some participants may be asked to take part in a telephone interview and/or a web-based survey.
- Participants will have choices about what kinds of results from whole genome sequencing they wish to learn.
- After the tests have been completed and the results of the genetic studies are known, participants will be offered a return visit to the National Institutes of Health to learn these results. During this visit, participants will be asked to complete surveys and participate in interviews related to their decisions to participate in the study and to learn individual genetic test results.
|Condition or disease
|Multiple Congenital Anomaly Syndromes Congenital Disorders Inherited Diseases
We aim to use whole-genome medical sequencing (WGMS) to discover causative molecular lesions for a set of rare, severe phenotypes hypothesized to be caused by either somatic mutations, germline de novo heterozygous mutations, germline inherited recessive, or germline inherited dominant mutations in currently unknown or uncharacterized genes. The goal of this research is threefold: to identify causative sequence variants for disorders whose molecular etiology was previously unknown, to apply this insight to both the rare disorders under study and more common phenotypes, and to enhance the study of mutation on a genome-wide level.
We plan to recruit approximately three to six affected individuals along with both parents for each phenotype under study. Prospectively recruited trios will be brought to the NIH Clinical Center for brief clinical evaluations and molecular evaluation. Each trio will be consented to whole genome sequencing with the option to learn clinically relevant results, that is, those that explain the disorder in question (what we refer to as the primary variant ) as well as other clinically relevant findings discovered incidentally as part of the WGMS process (what we refer to as secondary variants ). Participants will be offered a return visit to NIH to learn these results, and will be asked to complete surveys and participate in interviews related to their decisions about participation in the study and to learn individual genotype results.
The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) will screen for sequence variants that conform to the hypothesized inheritance pattern. These variants will be validated, for example by using trios for de novo phenotypes, or with additional cases. We have started developing analytic algorithms to distinguish potentially pathogenic genetic alterations from normal variation. All sequence variants deemed clinically relevant will be validated in a CLIA-certified laboratory and the results returned to that participant, should they choose to learn these findings. This protocol is being designed in a way that will provide the long-term potential for pursuing many different clinical projects.
|Study Type :
|Estimated Enrollment :
|2000 participants
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|Official Title:
|Whole Genome Medical Sequencing for Gene Discovery
|Study Start Date :
|February 17, 2010
- Indentification of molecular etiology of genetic disorders.
- Determination of themes motivatiing subjects attitudes regarding the pursuit of whole genome sequencing and their interest in receipt of secondary results.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- An individual who is affected with a disorder under study. We have provided a list of exemplar disorders in Appendix A. As stated above, these individuals will generally represent simplex cases with rare phenotypes whose molecular etiology is unknown.
- A family member of an affected individual where that family member (often a parent) is potentially informative or useful for linkage or other bioinformatic analyses of genetic variants. Probands who are minors or decisionally-impaired adults are eligible if they have a parent or legal guardian who has authority to sign a consent form on their behalf.
- Probands who are adults and decisionally-impaired are ineligible if they do not have a legal guardian who has authority to sign a consent form on their behalf.
- Subjects who have known, significant affective or psychiatric disorders that, in the judgment of the team, may impair their ability to understand and appropriately use complex medical and genetic information will be considered decisionally-impaired and will be ineligible unless they have appointed (or, in the case of minor children, are in the custody of) an appropriate surrogate decision-maker.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01087320
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|(301) 435-2832
|Contact: Leslie G Biesecker, M.D.
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|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Contact: For more information at the NIH Clinical Center contact Office of Patient Recruitment (OPR) 800-411-1222 ext TTY8664111010 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Leslie G Biesecker, M.D.
|National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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|National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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|NCT01087320 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|March 16, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 9, 2018
|Last Verified:
|May 21, 2018
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) ):
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Disorders
Genetic Testing
Genetic/Genomic Researchers
Human Genetic Variation
Congenital Disorders
Inherited Diseases
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Congenital Abnormalities
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Time to shake game one off and get so pumped your face-veins show, Jets Nation! Tonight the Ottawa Bureaucrats are in town to face Group B of the Winnipeg Plane-Enthusiasts. Group B is the only squad to have played two scrimmages so far in camp, losing both by a combined score of 9-4. Next step, NHL glory.
***Gary Lawless with some projected lines a couple hours before game time, so I've updated below.
Jets Forwards
- Frolik – Little – Wheeler
- Ladd – O'Dell – Halischuk
- Blomqvist – Cormier – Samson
- Sutter – Olsen – Peluso
My suggested lineup card sees Cormier and Olsen switch places, and I won't be surprised if that happens during the game. While all media eyes seem to be on long-time pro Michael Frolik, I'm excited to see Eric O'Dell tonight most of all. The 23 year old former second round pick has had trouble staying healthy since turning pro, but led the IceCaps with 55 points last year, and did that in just 59 games. He was also +9 on a team that was a putrid -40. His chances at a skill role with the Jets have all be evaporated with Scheifele set to step into the top-6 and veteran Olli Jokinen still on the roster. His first step to NHL employment is showing he's a 1st call-up by playing an effective two-way game. But a few points wouldn't hurt.
Axel Blomqvist is an invite to camp, and showed very well in the Young Stars Tournament. A Huge reach off his 6'5" frame, and he protects the puck very well. Two goals in game two, including a breakaway off an anticipation steal. Drives the net very well, reads the offensive zone effectively, and has hands. I compared him to Dustin Penner, and it's his speed and willness to hit people that raise questions about his ability to turn pro. Still, he looked like a tremendous prospect last week and has a good shot at a contract with a strong showing tonight.
Sadly for Blomqvist, he's doing it without much help down the middle. Patrice Cormier has been a project since his injury-filled draft year five years ago, and earned a reputation for dangerous play in the seasons to follow. Has 49 points in 106 AHL games, and another 2 in 40 NHL games. Claude Noel mentioned wanting to see a complete and responsible game develop, but in Cormier's self-description to the Winnipeg Sun today, mentioned faceoffs, penalty killing, hitting twice, and fighting as his skills. They may not be on the same page at this point.
Meanwhile, Ryan Olsen just keeps adding to his resume. A switch from the Blades to the Rockets in the WHL saw his scoring nearly double in his draft year +1, and he had three strong games in Penticton from a position in the roster few expected much success. Has distinguished himself from the also-rans so far this year after a 6th round selection in 2012.
Samson and Halischuk are both on two-way contracts, and so fighting not only for the perks and prestige of NHL employment, but to multiply their salaries by three. Jerome Samson was thought to be a possible top-6 player in Carolina a few years ago but didn't make the leap despite scoring 78 AHL points in 2009/10. Followed up with another season at better than a point-per-game in the AHL, but in his 23 games in the NHL, garnered just 2 points. At 26, he may only be an AHL veteran scorer, but with only 46 NHL games spead over three years to make an impact so far in his career, may have more ability than we think. Matt Halischuk should probably come with the opposite warning after enjoying exceptional percentages and luck in his NHL career and remaining a bubble player.
The fourth line has a couple 'Stick-Optional' types on it. Sutter is slowly sinking as a prospect of interest with this franchise due to poor decision making more than any physical limitations. He drives the net well, but takes (many) bad penalties, doesn't read offence well, and likes to hit more than he likes to play defence. Anthony Peluso was given NHL money this year after being taken off waivers from the Blues to play 25 minutes of so-called hockey last season. Watch all three attempt to win praise through the lesser-known advanced stat "Opponent Ice Packs / 60." For now, Cormier leads with 77 'likes' on facebook.
Jets Defence
- Enstrom – White
- Kichton – Kostalek
- Pardy – Postma
- Hutchison
- Olkinuora
Again, some gueses. The team has kept Kichton and Kostalek together since game two of the Young Stars. Kostalek really adjusted his game to play with Kichton and be the 'responsible' one, but I hope we get to see a little of his offence, which is impressive in its own right. Both men take a lot of risks in their games, but both are tremendous skaters and anticipate the play extremely well. I'll be excited to see how they adjust to the professional speed of the game.
Speaking of speed, Adam Pardy is the only one without it in this group and has the unenviable task of doing all the face-punching, scrum wrestling, net clearing, and general dirty work. Postma is another guy who takes a lot of chances in his game, but also did things like turn the wrong way and play the outside lane in defensive transition last year, so it wasn't always for the good. Despite having 5 offensive defencemen on this blue line, I think it will be Pardy we notice to be 'running around' as he tries to cover for Paul Postma's slow defensive zone reads. I'm not a fan of Postma, apparently.
Jets Nation <3's Tobias Enstrom.
I'm also very excited to see Ian White in action, and shamelessly hope he is signed to a deal to help out the Jets defensive depth. He would fit very nicely on the 3rd defensive pairing, and would give Redmond and Trouba time in the AHL, while pushing Postma to spot duty. But that depends on his ability to impress at this camp. I'll be looking for him to show tight transition gaps, use his stick to close lanes in the defensive end, and to move the puck off the offensive blue line intelligently. All of that comes with experience and will distinguish him from the more raw Kichton, Kostalek, and Postma.
Michael Hutchison starts in goal after the team watched Olkinuora through two Young Stars games. I've never seen Hutch play, but the scouting reports on him are that he's an efficient netminder who uses his size (6'3") well. His knock is always 'consistency' and Hockey Futures gives the comp of Mathieu Garon, who can go hot and be amazing, but isn't an NHL starter quality goalie when he's not on such a streak. If you're a believer in such narratives, you might point to the fact that he struggles to win games on a good team despite strong AHL numbers. If you're like me and 'consistency' sounds like code for 'wish he was better', you might point out that his AHL stats are better than Pasquale's and he may be able to supplant the curent 3rd stringer.
Robin Lehner photo by Michael Hiridjee
Senators Lines
I haven't seen the Senator's lines yet and will update when I do. Apparently the top line of Spezza-Michalek-Ryan, Karlsson-Methot are all in, along with Lehner in net. It's going to be an NHL test for the Jets Group B.


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Grand County employees will soon have new rules covering vacation time, firearms in the workplace and smoking.
The Grand County Council has been working for months to update the county's Employment Policies and Procedures handbook. County Human Resources Director Orlinda Robertson said the work might be done by fall, but there's a Jan. 1, 2014, deadline because one of the revisions deals with stipulations of President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Currently, Grand County employees must work at least 32 hours per week to be eligible for health insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act reduces the requirement to 30 hours each week, Robertson said.
The county's vacation policy also is being changed. Currently, workers can accrue up to 320 hours of vacation and carry that amount from one year to the next. Under the council's proposed revisions, the limit will be changed to 160 hours, Robertson said.
Employees who currently have up to 320 hours will have until Dec. 31, 2017, to pare that amount to 160 hours, she said.
"That will decrease the budget a little bit because we won't have that liability sitting out there," Robertson said.
Council chairman Gene Ciarus and vice chairman Lynn Jackson said changes to the vacation time policy prompted the most concern among department heads and employees.
"A lot of them are disappointed, but they understand it was the best compromise," Jackson said.
Grand County Council Administrator Ruth Dillon called it "a nice compromise" and said the council "really listened to staff" in crafting the revision.
Council member Pat Holyoak noted that some employees attended the series of meetings in which the council discussed possible changes.
As for firearms in the workplace, a new policy follows state of Utah and federal guidelines, she said. That means those with a permit to carry concealed weapons are allowed to have a firearm at work, although not in restricted places such as a courtroom or airport, Robertson said.
The county currently does not have a policy covering firearms in the workplace, she added.
In another policy change, smokers who want to puff on electronic cigarettes, cigars or pipes are out of luck under the new rules "because they still contain nicotine," Robertson said. Those items, along with traditional tobacco products, will be allowed only in outdoor designated smoking areas.
Use of county fleet vehicles has also been a tough issue to resolve, she said. That's because it is difficult to determine which jobs are in the "emergency" category that allow employees to drive county vehicles from their home to work and back home again after a shift, Robertson said.
The issue is complicated due to the Internal Revenue Service's designation of such use as a fringe benefit.
"It's been quite a sticky one," Robertson said, adding that the issue still needs to be worked out.
Workers will begin wearing identification badges as part of updates to the county dress code. Grand County Sheriff White suggested that idea to council members several weeks ago.
The badges will include an employee's photo, name, and department. Medical information also may be added if the employee wishes.
Robertson estimated that about 80 percent of the new employee policies and procedures have been addressed. The council still must discuss such things as what types of gifts employees can receive from outside sources, guidelines for use of social media, and a driver qualification policy. The latter will require Grand County's insurer, the Utah Local Government Trust (ULGT), to determine which employees are approved to drive county vehicles and which are not.
When the council has finished its review, the proposed document will go to the county's human relations attorney and ULGT for their consideration. Once they've signed off, the council must take a final vote for approval.
Grand County has 223 full-time, part-time, seasonal and elected employees, Robertson said. The policies and procedures handbook was last updated in 2010.


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What Really Ticks Me Off About DC Comics These Days
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by Chessack » Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:54 pmYeah. I wish they had continued the Supergirl archives. Once I get to Action #322 or something, I'm going to have to buy the actual reprints which is going to be a real pain in the ass. Same with her Adventure Comics run.
But I can see if they don't want to print them all, that'd be fine with me... if they would just freaking go back and make them available digitally. I've been able to read the ENTIRE original X-men 1-66 run, and if I want even more are available, thanks to Marvel. And because Marvel has been pretty active, even though there are some classics I would like to read but can't (yet), I have faith that one day, those will be available digitally. But with DC, I have no such hope, because they don't seem to care to reprint the old stuff.
by The Old Doctor » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:03 pm
Yes, the digital alone should be an easy thing. Good gawd, it's gravy in advertisement for them with related product. Thanks to fans out there, a ton of the old stuff can be had in digital, but the quality will always be a grab-bag.
Good HC copies of the collections for favorite runs or characters is still a desirable thing to me. Even if I only really read the digital copies for convenience sake.
When they started collecting some of the popular golden age characters like Black Canary... sweet.
To me, this is really a crime. All of the LoSH should be covered. Superman, Batman, Teen Titans and other sellers. Hell, Firestorm and Outsiders would rock and Hawkman... not really all that many volumes to publish until you reach the 80s.
DC has some amazing classics in their library. They need to get them out for the sake of history.
by Kurosawa » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:17 pmAgree completely. All I care about is their history, I will never buy another new DC book unless there are huge changes made at the company. But DC has been pissing over their past in one form or another since COIE.
I know the characters in Marvel's books are not the same characters that Kirby drew, but at least Marvel pretends they are and at least they make their history available-because they are proud of it. But DC has always been ashamed of their history, and they have scorn for their creators. Stuff like that is why even though there is no chance it would happen, I would love to see DC go out of business.
by TimH » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:31 pm
I agree with you and Chessak. It would be excellent if DC offered something like Marvel Digital Unlimited. The number of classic runs that DC hasn't even reproduced in any format is an unfortunate waste.
Comixology may be catching up on George Perez's WW run, but I had to scrap that together on the back issue market, with only four TPBs to assist. Same with Brubaker's Catwoman run. I think it's now coming out in TPBs, but three years ago I also had to scrap it together.
And Peter David's Supergirl run--except for the very final story with pre-crisis supergirl that remains in print, this series is gone. Comixology's model alone is just too expensive--investing 100s of dollars in "rental comics". I suppose Marvel Digital Unlimited is no less expensive (and there is no pretense that you own anything), but you can at least roam around and sample titles that interest you, but which you wouldn't be willing to invest in individually.
I'd really like to read the original Doom Patrol series from the sixties, read the first run of Justice League of America (granted, I have much of that yellowing in the basement...) and the 70s GL / GA "road trip" series.
If you're lucky, you area library network will have some of these trades and archives. But, good luck with Peter David's Supergirl or Ostrander's Suicide Squad. Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol is coming out in a single collection this fall (at $100 at B & N). For all Grant's pretensions with other series, that Doom Patrol run is a classic of good satire and humanist writing. Dorothy's "Take me back to the real world" request to Danny the Street seemed to say something more than the literal plot suggested.
Yeah, DC sits on a lot of magic that Marvel, with its more down to earth, Peter Parker the boy next door "realism" doesn't shoot for. Justice League of America was bigger than the Avengers, even though I doubt the Justice League was as good of a drama. Granted, I haven't read any of the 70s JLA as an adult. The Avengers is a genuinely thrilling ongoing character drama. I think the JLA was more about big villains and huge plots, like the JLA/JSA team ups and various first appearances of major criminals.
by Kurosawa » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:03 pmIf DC made complete runs of their titles available online-GA books like Flash Comics, etc-that would be all I would read.
by Chessack » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:08 pm
Believe me, I know the pain of PAD's Supergirl. I stopped reading comics in 1999 on Supergirl 31. When I came back to comics in 2013, I decided to finish the run (32-80). Ouch. It was brutal. I did manage to get them all but how much easier would it have been if there were TPBs? (By the way, it's a darn good run so it is worth foraging for the back-issues if you are still looking.)
I know digitals may not be ideal, but... at least they are a stop-gap if DC does not want to invest in printing everything on paper. Digitals should be rather inexpensive to produce and even a few people buying them should recoup the money. Plus it adds TONS of good will for the company.
And beyond this... it might help DC with the fans who keep bitching about old-school characters. I mean, maybe if I had more pre-Crisis Supergirl or PAD Supergirl stories to read, I wouldn't be so annoyed at New 52 Supergirl.
by holtom2000 » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:12 pmOld doctor for prez!
Dc is canabalizing their product for short term gain. Wally west is the biggest example of this. The 90s ghetto version of Wally is an abortion and nothing I'll support. My dream pitch of a Wally who remembers pre reboot dc and is pissed with Barry for causing the reboot is 1000 times more interesting that the abortion they came up with.
Not all of the new dc is bad but most would have been possible without the reboot.
by The Beast » Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:56 pmAside from the costs, what ticks me off the most is how padded the stories seem, especially the event issues.
by OneWhoIsAll » Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:28 pmChuck Dixon / Gail Simons's Birds of Prey and Secert Six definitly needs a digital realese since people keep asking for them.
I wouldn't mind getting the old comics in digital form if hard copies are a hassle for them to repint.
by Chessack » Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:28 amGail's BOP issues are available digitally, I believe. In fact the entire series from #1 to #127 is available on ComiXology from what I can see.
by OneWhoIsAll » Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:44 am
Awesome didn't notice when I check last time thanks.
by Chessack » Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:43 amThere are also Secret Six digitals available... one from a 2006 miniseries (it looks like) and one from a 2008-2011 run. I don't know if these are the volumes you are looking for, but if they are, it looks like both are complete sets. Both series appear to be written by Gail (at least the issues I checked.. I didn't check 'em all).
by The Old Doctor » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:07 amI'm going to point out an elephant in the room and it's that those evil torrents from the evil pirating fans exist covering most modern material rather thoroughly. But then, that is their evil being evil and seducing us to be evil and steal from DC... product that was published years ago but is no longer in print nor available in digital. Kinda like bootleg music, but no variant covers ie mixes nor rare covers of... uh.. covers.
But I'd still love the option of a good hard cover collection.
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On Sheikh Ajlin Beach, dozens of Palestinian children are shouting and playing and splashing each other, like children anywhere. They are at summer camp. ...
All the Palestinian factions have been talking about social welfare in the past several weeks, including Islamic Jihad. Hisham, one of the camp directors, volunteers to discuss the children's schedule. ...
When asked about this "truth," Hisham launches into a monologue on history from his perspective: "We teach the children the truth. How the Jews persecuted the prophets and tortured them. We stress that the Jews killed and slaughtered Arabs and Palestinians every chance they got. Most important, the children understand that the conflict with the Jews is not over land, but rather over religion. As long as Jews remain here, between the [Jordan] river and the sea, they will be our enemy and we will continue to pursue and kill them. When they leave we won't hurt them."
Concisely put. This is indoctrination of Palestinian children at summer camp. In my drear memories of vacation bible school, I cannot for the life of me recall the condoning of violence in any form, ever. Presumably, residents in Haifa cannot either.
I hope, probably fancifully, that young Iraqi children form lasting impressions of coalition forces handing out candy and stuffed animals to them and contrast these with horrific images of rag-headed miscreants mowing down their peers and blowing up the guys giving out the treats, and that these early memories coalesce into a moderate amicability toward the West decades down the road.
Israel is in a perpetually precarious political position. Every military or police action undertaken by the IDF will be portrayed as an act of oppression by a Western media that once adored the seminal, vulnerable home for European refugees. Israel's response was disproportionate (please do not give me a general who factors in 'proportionality' when devising a military strategy during wartime). Israel's overreliance on military might is proving futile. Israel wouldn't come to the ceasefire table early enough. Israel's still blocking Lebanese ports. And Hezbollah? The few insignificant kidnapped soldiers--the ones Nasrallah said he'd never have snatched had he known it would lead to war--are still being held captive, hoping not to become the next Nick Bergs. I wish Taki Theodoracopulos and commentators like him would consider this and the paragraph following in their pieces on how existential Israel threatens world peace (a view that most Europeans hold, incidentally). Since I'm a blithering novice when it comes to everything involving the Middle East, I'd be able to spare more credulity if such commentators didn't appear so hostile to the only country in the region capable of adding anything of value to human civilization.
Pundits will continue to clamor for various comprises and negotiations, without factoring in the intractable underlying fuel of Islamic hatred of Israel--Israelis (Ashkenazi and pseudo-Ashkenazi European) are considerably more intelligent than Arabs, Persians, or central Asians. So Israel's standard of living is always going to be higher and its economy more versatile than that of its neighbors (especially if and when oil is obselesced), and Israelis are always going to lead happier, healthier (Israel's life expectancy at birth is 79.5 years; Iraq's is 69, Iran's is 70, Lebanon's is 73, Syria's is 70) lives than their Middle Eastern counterparts. So guys like Hisham and Nasrallah will always be able to rabble-rouse relatively destitute, disaffected Muslims in the Middle Eastern countries within close proximity to Israel.


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Washington (CNN) -- Rick Santorum will suspend his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, campaign sources told CNN.
The development means that Mitt Romney is now the certain GOP nominee to take on President Barack Obama in November, as Santorum was his main challenger. While Romney still needs to win several hundred delegates to clinch the nomination, Santorum's departure from the race leaves his path unhindered.
Santorum had canceled two events earlier Tuesday while adding an afternoon event that turned out to be a news conference.
Hogan Gidley, the campaign's communications director, said the two morning events were canceled to allow Santorum and his wife, Karen, to "settle in at home" with 3-year-old daughter Isabella after her weekend hospitalization.
Known as Bella, the child was born with Trisomy 18, a serious chromosomal condition that interferes with development. Half of patients with the condition do not survive past the first week of life, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Campaign aides have acknowledged that Pennsylvania, the state he represented in Congress, is a must-win for his candidacy when it holds its primary on April 24.
Santorum's once double-digit lead there slipped to single digits in a recent poll, and the cancellation of campaign events Monday and again on Tuesday morning stoked media speculation that Santorum might drop out in the face of front-runner Romney's commanding lead.
Meanwhile, a new poll Tuesday shows Romney trailing Obama in a head-to-head matchup, though voters remain split on which presidential contender is best equipped to handle the economy.
The survey, from Washington Post/ABC News, showed 51% of Americans would choose Obama if the election were held now, compared to 44% for Romney.
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A comment in two words: Good. Riddance.
There isn't one of the republican candidates that I can muster up so much as an ounce of respect for, but Santorum was so far over the top in his positions regarding women's rights and the separation of church and state that his presence in the campaign was nothing more to me than a bad joke.
Now Romney, Gingrich and Paul can duke it out until the latter two run out of funding ... or it actually seeps through their armor-plated heads that their campaigns are going nowhere ... whereupon Romney can lose to Obama in November and maybe ... just MAYBE get something DONE.
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I don't lose sleep over what republicans in general think on just about any issue, but I'd take Ron Paul out of the bag of typical right wing-type of antics, even though he's associated with the tea party, and I don't agree with him on a lot of his positions, I still respect him for his honesty, his intelligence, and I only wish the republican party was more to his liking, an honorable opponent.
Yeah, I couldn't vote for Ron Paul over a random, generic Democrat, but at least he's a little less insane than most of the rest of the Republican field. He knows what he wants, and he's thought it through. I just don't agree with what he wants, so he wouldn't have my vote anyway.
Yet another thing I don't understand about Santorum: When you have a kid that could be here today and gone tomorrow, why do you want to spend all your time being president? I can't even begin to fathom what goes on in that man's head.
Hopefully Bella is recovering comfortably at home.
OK. Here's another example of "Newspeak" from Orwell's 1984. Someone is going to "suspend" their campaign. Well, no shit sparky! You got your butt wiped. You're beaten, defeated, done, and a loser. It was a nice run while you had it, but in the end, you got your ass whipped. Call it what it is. "I lost. It's over and I'm going home." But, this is not the first example of Orwellian semantic doublespeak games. Huntsman "suspended" his campaign. Cain "suspended" his campaign. Perry "suspended' his campaign. With all these campaigns in suspended animation, I can't wait till October, when they're re-animated and it becomes a total electoral cluster fuck.
Is a simple honest statement in politics these days that damned difficult? "I lost. Thanks to my supporters and goodbye." But that would admit the obvious - defeat. And we sure as hell can't have any honesty in this process.
What's worse, just watch future campaigns. The term "suspend" as applied to them will become standard usage, at least until and unless someone has the cojones to admit that they don't have what it takes to stay in the horse race and WITHDRAWS.
This is an exercise in ego-sparing, the ego being that of the self-important candidate.
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Vietnam sends blogger to prison for critical posts
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A dissident blogger was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for posting online criticism of Vietnam's authoritarian government, drawing an immediate rebuke from the United States.
The verdict against Truong Duy Nhat was the latest in an intensifying crackdown against advocates of free speech and greater democracy in the Communist-ruled country, where the Internet is enabling more opportunities for organizing and spreading dissent.
Following a half-day trial in the central city of Danang, Nhat was convicted of "putting the country's leadership in a bad light," in a series of articles on his blog, his lawyer Tran Vu Hai said. He said Nhat maintained his acts did not constitute a crime.
"I merely exercised my rights to freedom of speech," Hai quoted Nhat as saying.
The United States wants close economic, military and diplomatic relations with its former enemy but has made it clear that better ties are dependent on Hanoi showing greater respect for democratic norms and human rights.
In a statement, the U.S. Embassy said it was "deeply concerned" about the sentence and called on the government to release "all prisoners of conscience, and allow all Vietnamese to peacefully express their political views."
Nhat was a reporter at a state-run newspaper before quitting more than three years ago to focus on his blog, "Another Point of View." He said in 2010 that he was quitting as a reporter "to write about things that I want to write."
The 50-year-old was arrested at home last May, a month after posting an article that called for the resignation of Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, accusing them of being responsible for what he described as the country's "political chaos," ''slumping economy" and their failure to fight rampant corruption.
Human Rights Watch says the number of people sentenced in political trials has increased every year since 2010 and at least 63 people were imprisoned for peaceful political expression last year.
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Flemish artist Jan Bosschaert was born in 1957 in Borgerhout, and has attended the Sint-Lukas School of Arts in Brussels. He has had his first publication in the magazine Robbedoes at the age of 16, and has been working as a freelancer since 1981. In that year, he also made his debut as a comic artist with his wordless strip 'Icarus', that was published by Albino. It was followed by 'Omni - 20.000 Millirem Onder Zee', a book published by Oberon.
He made a pastiche on Belgian politics with 'Pest in 't Paleis', a story written by Humo journalist Guido van Meir and published in 1983. He left comics for a while, but made his comeback with the album series 'Sam' in 1990, a sympathetic series about a girl mechanic in a garage with scripts by Mark Legendre. In 1991, he won the Bronzen Adhemar, the official Flemish Community Cultural Prize for Comics. In 1993 he was one of several Bronzen Adhemar winners to pay a graphic tribute to Marc Sleen in the book 'Marc Sleen. Een uitgave van de Bronzen Adhemar Stichting' (1993).
Since 1998 he is the artist of 'De Geverniste Vernepelingskes', a satirical comic written by Urbanus that pokes fun at countless famous Flemings and is published in Panorama. In a more realistic fashion, he has drawn four books of the series 'Jaguar' between 2001 and 2005. This comic was written by Jean Dufaux and published by Casterman. Bosschaert has additionally worked with Peter van Gucht on humorous comics like 'Zapman' and 'Dario'.
In 2015, he was one of the six Flemish artists to draw a comic book starring Willy Vandersteen's 'Suske en Wiske' for S.O.S. Children's Villages, based on a story by a celebrity. Bosschaert made the story 'De verwoede verzamelaar' with film maker Jan Verheyen. The other other artists involved were Ilah, Charel Cambré, Ivan Adriaenssens, Kim Duchateau and Kris Martens.
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Besides a comic artist, Bosschaert is also known for his paintings and illustrations. He has made numerous illustrations for broadcasting company BRT, but also for publishers like Averbode, Kluwer, and Lannoo, magazines like Panorama, Humo, NWT and Playboy. He has illustrated books by Marc de Bel and Katie Velghe, and record covers for Pitti Polak. On 29 April 2005 a comic book wall designed by him was inaugurated in the Wolstraat in Antwerp, as part of the local Comic Book Route.
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