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Mother Angelica's Writings
2. Come, Follow Me
Mother Angelica discusses the essence of religious life.
Excerpt from Dawn on
the Mountain: The Gift of Dryness in Prayer
Every Christian who strives
for holiness of life experiences dryness of soul. It is to most people a
heart-rending experience. Mother Angelica helps us to see how this dryness
will lead us ultimately to contemplation. See
complete version.
4. The Divine
Personality of Jesus
"Christ's Life had many qualities and virtues for us to imitate.
We must look at the personality of Jesus and see Him under various
circumstances and then praise Him by imitating Him to the best of our
5. The Family
Mother Angelica stresses the importance of our family
relationship and the effect it has on our lives.
6. The Father's
Splendor (abridged)
During His life time Jesus gave us many examples of the Father's
Attributes. Mother Angelica ponders on how they affect our life and how we
I can have a share in their splendor. Complete
7. Excerpts
from The Fruits of His Love
Excerpts from a book by Mother M. Angelica. Beautifully converted
to digital form by Nancy Collingwood.
8. The Gift of
Life: He Chose Me to Be
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." (Jer. 1:5) Our
minds cannot comprehend how special each soul is to God. We do not
understand the dignity that is ours when His Goodness chose each one of us
to live, to think, to know, to see, to love.
9. The Healing
Power of Suffering
"The sufferings of this life not only make our temperament more
like the Divine Personality of Jesus, but detach us from the things of
this world. This Divine preparation opens our souls to the working and
pruning of the Father."
10. Healing Your
Faith vs. Faith Healing
The prayer of the Christian is always answered, for his prayer is
in faith. Mother Angelica shows us what attitude we should have when we
ask God for healing.
11. His Pain -
Like Mine
Jesus understands what we suffer, because He suffered it before
us. And He knows why we're called on to suffer.
12. His Silent
"Perhaps the secret of all prayer and holiness of life is wrapped
in God's plea to listen-to listen to His Silent Presence-that Presence
that penetrates our being and keeps us in existence-that Presence that
fills our souls with love and serenity-that Presence that makes us strong
when we feel weak."
13. Holiness in
"In everything that happens, Jesus is sounding the call to
14. Holiness Is
for Everyone
Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few-it is the
obligation, the call and the will of God for every Christian. Mother
Angelica encourages us in this tract to be holy wherever we are.
15. I Am His Temple
"The foundation of this Temple is Faith, Hope and Love, and the Seven
Gifts are the tools and material used by the Spirit to construct a fit
dwelling place for Jesus to abide in."
16. In His
Jesus left the glory of Heaven to come down and take upon Himself
a nature like my own, because he loves me so much. Mother Angelica shows
us how to imitate Christ by practicing the Eight Beatitudes.
17. In Praise of
"As children of God it is our happy privilege to radiate the
goodness of our Father."
18. Inside the
People have argued for centuries about Heaven. Some say it is a
place and others say it is a state, but Scripture indicates it is both. It
tells us in many places the Kingdom of Heaven is "within" and "among" us.
Jesus tells us, "No one has gone up to Heaven except the One who came down
from Heaven, "the Son of Man who is in Heaven."
19. Jesus My
God's Will is that we are all saved-that we imitate Jesus in our
daily lives -that we accomplish His holy and perfect Will-that we see His
Providence in the present moment- and that we love our neighbor in the way
He loves him.
Excerpts from Jesus Needs Me
Every baptized person "is a powerhouse for good in a wicked world by
reason of the grace of God that dwells in his soul."
21. Journey
Into Prayer
The word "Prayer means many things to many people. To some it
means asking for "things"
— for health or
success. To others, it means repentance, imploring God's Mercy for their
sins and infidelities. Prayer is Praise and Thanksgiving to many and to
the majority it is a cry in times of distress.
22. Knowing
God's Will
Excerpts from TWO WILLS
— HIS AND MINE "The difficulty
most of us experience is not so much in doing God's Will as in simply
knowing what that Will is for us." In this tract Mother Angelica gives us
some direction in discovering what God's Will is for our life.
23. Living
"We are often the cause of our own misery and unhappiness and we
run from place to place looking for relief and find none. In our effort to
acquire peace of mind we do not see the real cause of our uneasiness-a
lack of compassion and humility."
24. The Living
Sacrament - Matrimony
Mother Angelica writes on the Sacrament of Matrimony. She says it
is "a sign to the world of the invisible God living in our midst—the
living God who bears fruit in the lives of two people."
25. The Living
Way Of The Cross
Meditations on the Way of the Cross by Mother Angelica.
26. Love Is Not
"If we were to put all the love in the world into one heart it
would be merely as a spark in comparison with the love the Heart of Jesus
has for us."
27. The Mass in
My Life
A prayer to Jesus, on the importance of His sacrificial death in
our lives.
28. My Life in
the Sacraments
A mini-book by Mother Angelica on the seven sacraments and our
spiritual life.
29. My Life in
the Rosary
A mini-book by Mother Angelica on how to say the Rosary, with
meditations on the Mysteries. In Spanish,
Mi Vida en el
30. My Mother -
The Church
The Church is "The Bride of Christ—the
Mother from whose womb of grace each of us was born to a new life-a life
of Sonship."
31. No Greater
Excerpts from Mother Angelica's book on the nature of authentic
32. Praying Into
Advice from Mother Angelica about how to strengthen our prayer
33. The
Promised Woman
A meditation by Mother Angelica on Mary's role in our redemption.
34. Rambling
A collection of short meditations and prayers.
35. Sentinels
Before the Bread of Life
Sentinels in Action group themselves around the Blessed Sacrament
to pray, adore, praise, intercede and obtain from the Father greater
growth in the Christian way of life.
36. Sons of
Some people deny the existence of angels. Read Mother Angelica's
short meditation on the angels for a greater insight into our invisible
37. Spiritual
Mother Angelica says that it is our self-indulgence which brings
on our spiritual hangovers. In this tract Mother suggests remedies for
dealing with these hangovers.
38. Sympathetic
Mother Angelica discusses the need of every Christian to be of
service to God and His Kingdom and offers some practical suggestions about
how to do so.
39. Sweeping the
Temple Clean
"We cry out for God's Will in our lives but our preconceived ideas of God,
goodness, perfection and holiness, stand between us and God like a
medieval castle wall."
40. Why Do You
Stay Away
In this mini-book Mother Angelica writes of Jesus' burning desire
to bring all souls back into His grace.
41. The Value of
In excerpts from The Fruits of His Love, Mother Angelica explains how the
suffering of Christ gives meaning to ours.
42. La
Santidad en Pocas Palabras
Written in Spanish, this small book touches the high points of
responding to the universal call to sanctity.
43. Two
Wills, His and Mine
Mother Angelica examines our freedom of will, a great gift from
God. When our will is directed to His honor and glory, we have peace of
mind. But the constant friction between our will and His is the source of
most of the unhappiness in our lives.
44. Dawn on
the Mountain: The Gift of Dryness in Prayer
Mother Angelica explains how dryness in prayer, though
unpleasant, is in fact a gift, leading to higher degrees of prayer and
spiritual development.
45. My
Encounter With Jesus Through the Holy Spirit
This mini-book is a meditation by Mother Angelica on our vocation
as a Christians, baptized and confirmed, and given priestly and prophetic
powers, to be used for the benefit of our neighbors.
46. The
Father's Splendor
Mother Angelica's meditations on the attributes of God, with
reference to how Jesus exemplified these attributes, showing how we,
through imitation of Him, can come closer to God. Complete version
47. Three Keys
to the Kingdom
In the longest of her books, Mother Angelica examines the three
faculties of memory, understanding, and will, showing how each should be
exercised with the aid of virtues and counsels, to perfect the image of
God in us.
48. To Leave
and Yet to Stay
"To Leave and Yet to Stay" refers to Our Lord's continued
Presence in the Blessed Sacrament, after He had visibly left this world.
In these meditations on the Blessed Sacrament, Mother Angelica reveals the
love of the Saviour that prompted Him to stay with us.
49. Holiness
in a Nutshell
In this little book, published in 1976, Mother Angelica gives a
short, practical prescription for holiness, supported by quotations from
Holy Scripture.
50. Sharing
God Together
This mini-book provides spiritual exercises for busy people. It
offers prayers and meditations for each day of the week, at morning, noon,
and night, to give each day spiritual continuity in thoughts of God.
51. Struggle
of a Soul's Purification
In the form of a prayer, Mother Angelica describes the progress
of a soul in a time of dryness as it seeks God's face.
52. Before
Time Began
In this mini-book, Mother describes an experience she had one
morning, after receiving Holy Communion, in which she learned to
appreciate more the love God has for each soul He has created.
Excerpts from To Leave and Yet to Stay
"To Leave and Yet to Stay" refers to Our Lord's continued
Presence in the Blessed Sacrament, after He had visibly left this world.
In these excerpts, Mother Angelica highlights important truths about His
continuing Presence, His love for us and our need for Him. Complete
version of To
Leave and Yet to Stay.
Excerpts from In the Shadow of His Light
Mother Angelica gives guidance for growing closer to God in the
midst of a busy, distracting world.
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Sept. 27, 2004
Box Score - Johnson & Wales University
Box Score - Skidmore College
Box Score - Williams College
Box Score - NYU
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - MIT fell to nationally-ranked No. 1 New York University, 31-29, 30-19, 30-22, in the championship match of the MIT Women's Volleyball Invitational on Saturday. This was the first time since 1994 the Engineers (11-4) had advanced to the tournament final. Tech opened the weekend by sweeping Johnson & Wales University (30-25, 30-25, 30-15) and Skidmore College (30-28, 30-22, 30-12). In the semifinals, MIT defeated No. 18 Williams College (regionally-ranked No. 1), 31-29, 30-27, 25-30, 30-22. Arlis Reynolds and Austin Zimmerman were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Caroline Jordan, Joy Hart, and Frances Rogoz each tallied eight kills against Johnson & Wales. Hart had a team-high 12 digs and four aces while Jordan added 11 digs and one solo block. Briana Stephenson posted a season-high seven kills while Ellen Sojka totaled six. Austin Zimmerman dished out 32 assists, making her the newest member of MIT's 3000 Assist Club. She also finished with eight digs and one solo block.
Tech overpowered the Thoroughbreds from Skidmore College to take its second win of the tournament. Arlis Reynolds notched the first of her two double-doubles during the weekend, finishing with 12 kills, 13 digs, and a team-high six aces. Joy Hart paced MIT with 18 kills and added two aces, nine digs, and one assisted block. Frances Rogoz tallied 14 kills, one shy of tying her career mark, and contributed two assisted blocks. Both Caroline Jordan and Austin Zimmerman registered 13 digs, with Jordan totaling nine kills and Zimmerman dishing out 47 assists.
It was déjà vu for the Engineers on Saturday, as they faced Williams College and NYU for the second time since the Ithaca College Invitational held two weeks ago. Unlike its heart-breaking five-game loss to the Ephs, Tech upset Williams in four games. Arlis Reynolds and Joy Hart earned double-doubles in the rematch. Reynolds led the way with 19 kills, 21 digs, and four aces while Hart totaled 17 kills, 19 digs, and three aces. Caroline Jordan paced MIT's defense with six assisted blocks and added 17 digs. Alexandra Huston-Carico registered a team-best two solo blocks while Alice Chou tallied a season-high 10 digs. Austin Zimmerman contributed 47 assists, 12 digs, one solo block, and five assisted blocks in the win.
Ellen Sojka and Joy Hart each totaled seven kills in the loss to NYU. Hart also collected eight digs while Caroline Jordan tallied seven. Arlis Reynolds had a team-high 12 digs and Austin Zimmerman notched 22 assists.

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I checked out those new sharrows on 14th I announced last week, on my way home today. I missed seeing them earlier since this was my first day back from an Independence Day vacation to Chicago and then spending time with my wife and her family in neighboring Indiana (the reason I missed investigating sooner). It's exciting to finally be seeing sharrows on local streets and I'm happy to report this new stretch of sharrows in Santa Monica does not seem to have any of the inconsistent design issues with alignment found in some stretches of the new City of Los Angeles sharrows that Stephen Box has so adamantly been reporting. These do appear however to be in standard paint and not themoplastic, suggesting these are more of a test (according to points from national sharrow conference quoted in Box's article) and thus may fade fairly quickly.
For anyone who's read Tom Vanderbilt's book Traffic, you know those bold lines on the road often have as much or more to do with increasing driving speeds through psychology than any notion of creating safety. Drivers tend to intuitively slow down and are more alert when lanes of travel are not as clear like on some residential streets, fearful of the potential for a head on collision. Drivers feel more confident speeding up when big double yellow lines mark the road separation. So this change of line separation treatment works in tandem with the sharrow to suggest that while the lanes are separated, you can cross freely as needed when necessary, making for a more shared space feel to the road.
I love seeing these sharrows on the ground so close to home, they are an important step in promoting awareness of cyclist's place on the road, and encouraging safer lane positioning and passing. They also add to the tool kit of promoting bike commuting a means of change that requires less political wrangling. Sharrows do not actually change the allocation of street space like bike lanes, they simply reinforce cyclists already existing right to the road, and with much more clarity than poorly understood and hard to notice little share the road signs. Thus there is usually far less resistance to their implementation than installing bike lanes but they may become a skipping stone toward bike lanes or bicycle boulevards on the same street in the future if ridership grows. They can be a very effective tool to bridge gaps in other cycling infrastructure like streets with bike lanes that disappear when the road gets too narrow. In some cities I have seen sharrows used, they are even in the middle of tricky intersections to suggest the best path of travel across.
My one criticism of these new sharrows, and one that should be addressed, on this and any future projects planning to use them, is there needs to be more frequency to get the most benefit. Currently these sharrows are placed only at the beginning and end of each intersection with no mid-block markings. The problem with this is that for the less confident cyclist, they may retreat to the door zone after the intersection crossing. Drivers may misunderstand and think cyclists are meant to only be able to move to the center at intersections, and may revert to assuming cyclists must get out of their way mid-block. One of the primary purposes of sharrow markings is to encourage cyclists to hold a consistent and predictable line on the road, as many newer cyclists tend to swerve with a lot more lateral movement than motorists are used to dealing with. The absence of any mid-block sharrows undermines this goal.
Here's hoping we see a lot more of these sharrows on Santa Monica streets in the near future.


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A day when the authorities in large urban cities release hundreds of Lions onto the streets to clean up the homeless problem and the hangers on of legitimate protests, who occupy public parks. Lion Day is announced with appropriate forewarning on basic cable and radio, so anyone with a job, or a home knows to remain inside. No Lions are harmed on Lion Day. They are treated with the utmost respect, and a good meal.
Bro, these people and their tents are getting disgusting. When's Lion Day?
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A day in which you do absolutly nothing other than possibly eating, masturbating, and sleeping.
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Summer Research
The Clarkson School, in conjunction with Clarkson University's Honors Program, offers 3-5 incoming Clarkson School students the opportunity to conduct research prior to their first semester of study. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with campus and the community before they even start classes!
Students will join the pre-freshman honors class in a five week long research program starting in early July and ending in early August. Given this opportunity, students will be matched with a faculty mentor who will provide supervision and help develop research skills appropriate to the student's chosen field. These students will also meet weekly with Honors students conducting summer research, to learn about their work and improve professional skills. At the same time, they will be part of an intense community of scholars on campus, with unique access to faculty and facilities before everyone else arrives in the Fall. Summer research will conclude in a presentation of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) conference at Clarkson University.
Clarkson School Students who are interested in Summer Research should contact the Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Matthew Rutherford, for more information on the application process.
Sponsored by the Honors Program, former Clarkson School student Brittany Snyder participated in a five-week-long Summer Research opportunity. Brittany worked under Dr. Devon Shipp of the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science in his Polymer and Science Research lab. His research focused on the chemistry and properties of different polymers and applications of these materials.


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The Teaching and Learning Center uses the Learning and Study Strategies and Inventory (LASSI) to diagnose study skills and provide information to improve college performance.
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Hemispheric Dominance Inventory
Brain dominance refers to a preference for using one hemisphere of the brain over the other hemisphere. The left hemisphere of the brain is rational, analytical, and verbal, while the right hemisphere is holistic and intuitive, responsive to visual imagery. The two websites below have sample inventories.
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
There are many different ways to classify learning styles. These fall into general categories: perceptual modality, information processing, and personality patterns. The categories represent ways to focus on the learner. The website below explains learning styles.
This website has a sample inventory.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter (based on MBTI)
This website has information about the Keirsey and other resources.
This site has information about Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.Howard Gardner viewed intelligence as 'the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting' (Gardner & Hatch, 1989). He reviewed the literature using eight criteria or 'signs' of an intelligence.
This site has a sample assessment.
This site also has a sample assessment and additional information.
Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
This is a form of the MBTI based on Carl Jung's theories of personality.
Jung Typology Test
True Colors Character Cards
This website explains true colors.
True Colors® is a simple model of personality identification for people of all ages that improves communication through recognition of a person's true character. Utilizing the colors of orange, green, blue and gold to differentiate four basic personality types, True Colors becomes an uncomplicated language for every individual to convey complex ideas very simply.
This website has a sample assessment.
VARK Inventory
This is the official VARK website. VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information.
Locus of Control Assessment
The Locus of Control is a 13-item questionnaire developed by Rotter (1966). It measures generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. People with an internal locus of control believe that their own actions determine the rewards that they obtain, while those with an external locus of control believe that their own behavior does not matter much and that rewards in life are generally outside of their control. Scores range from 0 to 13. A low score indicates an internal control while a high score indicates external control.
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2002-05-08 / Obituaries
William Sawyer, Amityville Village Code Enforcement Officer
William J. Sawyer, of Massapequa, died April 4, 2002 at Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip after a brief illness. He was 66 years old. Mr. Sawyer was the code enforcement officer for the Village of Amityville.
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Fight Fairly How to keep Peace at Home
Making Peace at Home:Is it Possible?
When you are in the middle of a heated conflict with your partner, making peace with him/her may seem like a pipe dream. But, the truth is, peace is a possibility even when you two are fighting like brutes. Here are some tricks suggested by some with the scars of experience and others with little pedigree of education.
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Do Not Play the Blame Game
Avoid talking in absolutes and telling your partner that they have never done anything for you or that they always are laid back. Tell your partner specifically what it is that you did not like about them and how it upset you. Also, when they are telling you something, do not cloud their arguments with pointers from their bad books. Wait for them to finish and make them understand instead of picking up their exploits and getting back at them just because you want to win the argument.
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Head to Bed with your Horns Out
After a ferocious fight you may want to go and sleep on the couch for the night. Go ahead, we say because heading to bed angry, getting some sleep and waking up to a new day would solve a lot of previous night's problems. Turns out, going to bed angry makes one to clear his/her thoughts and wake up with a less frigid mind.
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"But" Away
One of the biggest and most common mistakes that couples make when they are arguing is derailing the resolution while acknowledging their partner's position by adding a "but". If you want your partner to know that you understand and support their stand, do not add a "but" because that will make things worse.
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Stop Playing around with Hurtful Words, instead Touch
Sure you want to keep as far from your partner as possible when he/she is nagging you to the limits of insanity, but relationship experts say that shutting up and just holding hands for a few seconds can do magically well to soothe/calm things down. So, the next time you are up against each other, just take a deep breath and hold each other's hands.
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Are you Misunderstanding? If yes, Summarise their Problem
Even though you and your partner are together and almost as good as being one, you are in the truest sense, individuals of your own bearing. You have your own thoughts and expressions that may coincide with that of your partner's. But, that does not mean you are telepathic and can understand everything that your partner is trying to say. Misunderstanding their concern can harden the surface of your peaceful relationship. So, summarise their problem as you grasp it to clear the air.
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Avoid Multitasking during the Argument
You may want to tell your partner that you couldn't care less about the relationship, but this is not the time to multitask. Be respectful and focus on your spouse. Doing so will remind you of how much you love them and therefore, push yourself to work towards getting things back to normal. You could take a walk in the park to diffuse your energy.
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Play your Sense of Humour Right
Couples who tease each other and are often more on the humorous side tend to have fewer conflicts and a lasting relationship. It may be hard in the early months to make do with pretentious jokes and badinage, but you have got to work towards it should you think your man/lady is a keeper.
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Always be on the Look out to become Closer
As long as you have a fair and respectful argument, you will stay together and close. The point of your argument should not be to win or tell each other that you are the better one; it should be to find the resolution to the problem so that your ties get stronger and lasting. You and your partner should have an equal opportunity to talk as well as to be heard. Do not plan a rebuttal when he/she is talking.
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Take Some Time Off
Even a 15-minute break can help a couple to reset the fight. You could take some time off the heated argument especially if you think it is not going anywhere. Gather the courage to move out of the room and get some fresh air. Come back when things have softened a bit.
Remind yourself of What is Important
Is it the argument in itself or the marriage/relationship that is more important for you? You will have your own ways and reasons to defend your point, but it is important to find the right key in the box.
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The Osbourne family members are known for their love of dogs, but daughter Kelly Osbourne recently suffered an injury while trying to help out her canines.
The reality star revealed that while trying to stop her dogs from sparring, she hurt herself.
"To cut a long story short I was trying to stop the dogs from fighting at my mums and managed to fracture my radial head!" Kelly Tweeted on Monday afternoon.
Kelly added that she messed up her arm during the fracas.
"I fractured my elbow this weekend and it is hands down the most painful injury I have ever had!" she wrote.
In related news, Kelly is set to join the "Dr. Phil" show on Wednesday, March 24, as a special contributor.
Kelly will make multiple appearances throughout the rest of the current season of Dr. Phil McGraw's advice show, and into next season as well.
On Wednesday's episode, she will join a panel, which includes California Attorney General Jerry Brown about prescription drug use in Hollywood.
"I am excited to be a part of 'Dr. Phil' as a contributor for the show," Kelly said in a statement. "It offers a great opportunity for me to bring a youthful perspective and opinion on the issues that affect our selves, our families and society as a whole, and I'm very honored to be a part of it… I really hope I can use my life experiences to do some good."
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Many of this year's Rose of Tralee contestants left Ireland in search of work, adding "extra poignancy" to the annual festival according to event host Dáithí Ó Sé.
For the fourth year several Roses representing cities around the globe are Irish natives who emigrated during the Irish recession.
This year eight Irish natives are flying the flags of Abu Dhabi (Mayo), Dubai (Donegal), Liverpool (Athlone), Melbourne (Kerry), Perth (Cork), Queensland (Limerick), South Australia (Kerry), and Sydney (Cork). Among the contestants who have emigrated are teachers, a psychologist, a plastic surgeon, and businesswomen.
"There is an added extra poignancy due to the levels of emigration we have suffered," TV host Dáithí Ó Sé told the Irish Examiner.
"Whereas in the past many international Roses were second or third generation Irish, these days Roses from Australia or beyond are likely to be young women who left Ireland in search of a job," he said.
On Monday night the first of two TV shows, where the public meets each of the 32 Roses, was broadcast live on Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ.
This summer the Rose of Tralee International Festival extended this year's event by two extra days to celebrate The Gathering.
The General Manager of the Rose of Tralee International Festival, Oliver Hurley, said, "The Rose of Tralee continues to connect the global Irish community in a celebration of shared culture. The interest, and indeed affection, that Irish people at home and abroad have for the Rose of Tralee represents the core strength of the Rose of Tralee brand which is an unrivalled marketing and promotional asset for Kerry and Ireland."
The Rose of Tralee International Festival is Ireland's annual Gathering since 1959 and it's estimated that well over five million people have been to the Festival during the past 54 years.
The Festival kicked off on Wednesday 14th August and the 2013 Rose of Tralee will wrap-up the Midnight Madness on Tuesday 20th August after the winner is announced.


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1)Career prospectAs an international student, if I want to practice law in US after graduation, I have to go to those biglaws sponsoring H1B visa. So employment rate at biglaws is one of the most important factors for me to make decision.
2)TransferI'm seriously considering about transfer to T6 after 1L. Will any of these schools give me some advantages for transfer? I heard that ND and W&M have good academic reputation, but Washington U & GW have higher ranking, which will help?


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25 October 2012
|Article Index
|A Legend in the Making: 2013 Scion FR-S
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Take a brand new Scion FR-S, mix in a 600-hp Cosworth race engine, a large portion of the GReddy parts catalog and top it with Formula Drift superstar Ken Gushi and you've got a recipe for out-of-the-box success!
The all-new Scion FR-S is without a doubt a legend in the making. Scion's first rear-wheel drive platform is the result of a collaboration between Toyota and Subaru that has stormed onto the import tuner scene since hitting dealerships in June. Thirty years from now, you will be one of those old guys sitting at a classic car auction telling people how you remember when the Scion FR-S was brand new. This particular Scion FR-S will be the one fetching an outrageous price as it rolls across the auction block because this is the first one in the world to be made into a professional drift car. Built by tuning juggernaut GReddy USA and piloted by Formula Drift pro Ken Gushi, the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S is already sliding its way into the history books.
GReddy USA hooked up with Scion Racing to build this very special FR-S drift car in secret at GReddy's U.S. R&D center while the rumor mills started to buzz about who would be the first to bring the exciting new sports car to Formula Drift. "The goal was to build a safe, reliable, but competitive car for our driver Ken Gushi," says Mike Chung, GReddy USA. "That said, we didn't want to go overboard from the start and were careful not to take away too much from the great Scion FR-S platform."
Two months before the first FR-S even hit the dealerships, the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S made its competitive debut at the 2012 Formula Drift season opener in Long Beach. Gushi and team came out swinging in the debut event, making it all the way to the Great 8, which is a daunting task for any competitor, let alone one with a completely new platform. So, what makes this car so good? Why has it already been able to knock on the door of a podium finish at the highest level of professional drifting? Let's take a peek and see what makes this Scion FR-S tick.
Drifting is all about plumes of tire smoke and shards of spent rubber tearing from tortured tires. To achieve this you need big horsepower and, thanks to GReddy and Cosworth, this FR-S has it!
Under the hood is the heart of a monster in the form of a Cosworth CS600 long block racing engine that pumps out 600 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. The powerplant is based on the 2.5-liter Subaru EJ25 four-cylinder Boxer engine normally found in the Subaru STI. The EJ25 is a close cousin to the Toyota 4UGSE boxer engine found in the factory FR-S ,which is simply a Subaru FA20 with a Toyota engine code.
The impressive horsepower numbers are achieved by way of two significant power adders; a GReddy TD06H-25G turbocharger and a NOS direct port nitrous kit programmed to come in from 3,500 to 6,000 rpm. Fresh air is fed through a custom GReddy air intake and R-Spec type 24-tube-and-fin intercooler before getting shoved through a Cosworth intake manifold and into the engine. Fuel is delivered via a GReddy fuel pump and Cosworth fuel rail where it meets the compressed air in the cylinder. GReddy spark plugs ignite the explosive mixture and spent exhaust gasses are propelled out of a GReddy GBD SUS header, down-pipe and custom exhaust.
The byproduct of all of this controlled violence inside the engine is horsepower, which is delivered to the tires through an Aasco clutch and flywheel housed in a G-Force four-speed GSR dog-ring transmission and OS Giken Super Lock limited-slip-differential.
Aside from horsepower, the other essential component to any top level drift car is control. The GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S achieves this through a set of KW Suspensions V3 coil overs that feature quick and easy adjustability and customization for use on different tracks. Body roll is controlled by a set of custom sway bars while flex and deflection within the suspension under heavy load is controlled using custom bushings. GReddy original front and rear control arms allow for optimal alignment settings while steering angle modifications have been performed to allow driver Ken Gushi to get the car even more sideways then what's possible with a factory FR-S.
Perhaps the most essential component for control when purposefully sliding a car sideways at speed is the tires. The GReddy Performance X Scion Racing drift team uses the Hankook Ventus RS-3 tire, which provides race car-like levels of grip and control from a commercial street tire, not to mention the all-important thick cloud of smoke. The superstar Hankook street tires are wrapped around a set of Ray's Engineering Gram Lights 57DR wheels in staggered sizes with 17s up front and 18s in the rear.
The 2013 Scion FR-S looks gorgeous right off the showroom floor, so when it came to design the look of the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S, the team decided to stick with a simple and functional wide body kit that doesn't detract from the factory body lines. GReddy USA collaborated with styling Guru Jon Sibal and MV Design to dream up and create a unique new body kit, which includes wider front fenders, rear over-fenders and new front and rear bumpers.
The striking graphics livery is also designed by GReddy and Jon Sibal, though it execution comes courtesy of Spin Imaging. As for aerodynamics, the team uses two different spoilers that can be swapped out depending on the speed of the track they're competing at. For high-speed courses, a new APR Performance single plane carbon fiber GT wing is used for maximum downforce while a low Five:AD trunk spoiler is used at lower speed courses where downforce isn't as much of a factor. Diamond Lighting Technology HID LED headlights finish off the exterior modifications.
Inside, the FR-S is Ken Gushi's office and, like many race car driver's offices, it features a minimalist approach to design. A custom FD-spec roll cage surrounds and protects Gushi from the roll-overs and hard impacts often seen in Formula Drift competition. A pair of Sparco EVO racing seats provide a place for Ken and the occasional lucky guest to plant themselves in for a wild ride while Sparco racing harnesses keep them in place. When sitting in his seat, Gushi peers through a Sparco steering wheel at a Cosworth digital dash where he receives vital information on the car's performance. The Cosworth unit is nestled into the factory FR-S dash, which features a multitude of custom panels, switches and buttons, including a classic throwback arcade game button used to fire up the engine. Stylish custom stamped floor boards, billet e-brake handle and GReddy Super Light shift knob complete the rest of the details to the drift car's interior.
Nearing the end of the season, the team's best in 2012 is a fourth place finish from round five in Seattle. And, though this car's history is just beginning, it is already chock full of excitement! Building a brand new competitive drift car using an entirely new platform is no easy task. Keeping the build a secret is even harder, but the team assembled at GReddy USA has had a winning attitude since the beginning, which has resulted in early success and a bright future ahead.
With an innate attention-to-detail, excellent team management and the driving skills of Ken Gushi, it's no surprise the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S is quickly making a name for itself among the top Formula Drift ranks, having made it into the Top 16 at all but one event in the 2012 Formula Drift season (as of the press time, the final event hadn't taken place). With a full year of development under its belt, we can't wait to see what Gushi and the GReddy Performance X Scion Racing Drift FR-S have in store for us in 2013!


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky...
I can only imagine that maybe it's a pun on their name. Maybe their last name is Forbet. Or something.
Isaac and I saw this car in a parking lot, and he snapped the photo.
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Maybe it's warning of some genetic disorder. :)
Isaac thinks you may have seen the same "South Park" episode he did. :D
Hey Gene:
My Mother-in-law loved reading car plates (and counting cows), rather than taking in the country side. Now my wife does the same thing in rememberance. I just put on a new PA plate to replace my old vanity one... no buts about it?
You continue to be a wellspring... for me! Sincerely, KennethF
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I'm treating my cell lines with 5ázacytidine to check for methylation. I'm planning to treat my cell lines with 5ázacytidine for 5 days. Do I have to replace the medium and drug every day or can I do it alternatively?
Álso, Ive made my stock solution of 5ázacytidine (Sigma, A2385) in DMSO and frozen the aliquots in
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Submit your paper to J Biol Methods today!
5'-azacytidine treatment
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The treatment protocol may vary with different cell lines. Since aza-cytindine is very toxic to cells, to achieve demethylation without killing all cells, for many cell lines, you have to treat the cells non-consecutively, which means treating cells every other day and change to fresh medium in between. Some cell lines need longer treatment time i.g. two weeks.


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"Storage Wars" is chock full of awesomely fake moments that it's hard to choose just one.
My favorite, though, has to be Dave Hester's Elvis newspaper find from 2011. The show said the stack of papers announcing the death of "The King" was worth $90,000. That's a load of crap.
Newspapers aren't scarce. Millions of copies of them are sold on a daily basis even in today's Internet-dominated world. People hold onto papers when something especially newsworthy happens for years if not decades. Finding an Elvis newspaper isn't hard, A quick check on eBay underscores this point. None of the auctions, by the way, had any bids.
If you still want one of the actual Elvis newspapers found by Hester, check out Storage Treasures.com, which is giving them away. The site was founded by "Storage Wars" auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson. Supplies appear to be plentiful.
Interestingly, the Elvis paper episode happened several years before Hester complained that he was fired for complaining the show was rigged.


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Mikhail Gorbachev
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв, IPA: [gərbəˈtɕof], commonly anglicized as Gorbachev; born 2 March 1931) was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. His attempts at reform helped to end the Cold War, but also ended the political supremacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.
- Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then cutting off the heads. So the Soviets must use their teeth to pull them out.
- As quoted in TIME magazine (9 September 1985)
- Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
- Speech to the 27th Party Congress, Moscow (25 February 1986)
- If the Russian word "perestroika" has easily entered the international lexicon, this is due to more than just interest in what is going on in the Soviet Union. Now the whole world needs restructuring, i.e. progressive development, a fundamental change.
- Perestroika: New Thinking For Our Country and the World (1987)
- Our rockets can find Halley's comet, and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but side by side with these scientific and technical triumphs is an obvious lack of efficiency in using scientific achievements for economic needs, and many Soviet household appliances are of poor quality.
- Perestroika: New Thinking For Our Country and the World (1987)
- Variant: Soviet rockets can find Halley's comet and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but . . . many household appliances are of poor quality.
- As quoted in TIME magazine (4 January 1988)
- The Soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
- Speech (July 1988)
- We are witnessing most profound social change. Whether in the East or the South, the West or the North, hundreds of millions of people, new nations and states, new public movements and ideologies have moved to the forefront of history. Broad-based and frequently turbulent popular movements have given expression, in a multidimensional and contradictory way, to a longing for independence, democracy and social justice. The idea of democratizing the entire world order has become a powerful socio-political force. At the same time, the scientific and technological revolution has turned many economic, food, energy, environmental, information and population problems, which only recently we treated as national or regional ones, into global problems. Thanks to the advances in mass media and means of transportation, the world seems to have become more visible and tangible. International communication has become easier than ever before.
- Speech to the UN General Assembly (7 December 1988)
- Why not?
- When asked by a reporter if he thought the Berlin Wall should be dismantled (May 1989), as quoted in "How Reagan and Gorbachev sowed 'seeds of freedom'" in National Post (6 November 2009)
- Dangers await only those who do not react to life.
- Speech in East Berlin (7 October 1989), in German: Gefahren warten nur auf jene, die nicht auf das Leben reagieren, but often cited as "Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben", hence the English translation: "He who comes too late is punished by life". (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 3 October 2004)
- The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.
- Statement (8 June 1990), as quoted in The Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources (2004) by R. Quentin Grafton, p. 277
- Variant: The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. … If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism.
- As quoted in The Guardian [London] (21 June 1990)
- I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.
- As quoted in The Times [London] (18 May 1990)
- For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.
- During a tour of the United States, as quoted in The New York Times (5 June 1990)
- My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.
- The Observer [London] (15 December 1991)
- Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.
- As quoted in The London Daily Telegraph (16 June 1992)
- We have retreated from the perennial values. I don't think that we need any new values. The most important thing is to try to revive the universally known values from which we have retreated.
As a young man, I really took to heart the Communist ideals. A young soul certainly cannot reject things like justice and equality. These were the goals proclaimed by the Communists. But in reality that terrible Communist experiment brought about repression of human dignity. Violence was used in order to impose that model on society. In the name of Communism we abandoned basic human values. So when I came to power in Russia I started to restore those values; values of "openness" and freedom.
- I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. Look at the sun. If there is no sun, then we cannot exist. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.
- "Nature Is My God" - interview with Fred Matser in Resurgence No. 184 (September-October 1997)
- I began to feel the desire for something more; I wanted to do something to make things better.
- On his ambitions as a youth, in an Academy of Achievement interview (28 October 2000)
- If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.
- 101 Best Ways to Get Ahead: Solid Gold Advice from 101 of the World's Most Successful People (2004) by Michael E. Angier and Sarah Pond, p. 30
- With Yeltsin, the Soviet Union broke apart, the country was totally mismanaged, the constitution was not respected by the regions of Russia. The army, education and health systems collapsed. People in the West quietly applauded, dancing with and around Yeltsin. I conclude therefore that we should not pay too much attention to what the West is saying.
- As quoted in USA Today (5 April 2006)
- Americans have a severe disease — worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex.
- ABC News (12 July 2006)
- I express the very deepest condolences to the family of the deceased on whose shoulders rest major events for the good of the country and serious mistakes.
- We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war.
- As quoted in an interview with The London Daily Telegraph (7 May 2008)
- We desperately need to recognise that we are the guests, not the masters, of nature and adopt a new paradigm for development, based on the costs and benefits to all people, and bound by the limits of nature herself rather than the limits of technology and consumerism.
- As quoted in Planet Savers : 301 Extraordinary Environmentalists (2008) by Kevin Desmond, p. 248
Nobel Address (1991)Edit
- Preparing for my address I found in an old Russian encyclopedia a definition of "peace" as a "commune" — the traditional cell of Russian peasant life. I saw in that definition the people's profound understanding of peace as harmony, concord, mutual help, and cooperation.
This understanding is embodied in the canons of world religions and in the works of philosophers from antiquity to our time.
- Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations.
Peace is movement towards globality and universality of civilization. Never before has the idea that peace is indivisible been so true as it is now.
Peace is not unity in similarity but unity in diversity, in the comparison and conciliation of differences.
And, ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value.
- I see the decision to award me the Nobel Peace Prize also as an act of solidarity with the monumental undertaking which has already placed enormous demands on the Soviet people in terms of efforts, costs, hardships, willpower, and character. And solidarity is a universal value which is becoming indispensable for progress and for the survival of humankind.
But a modern state has to be worthy of solidarity, in other words, it should pursue, in both domestic and international affairs, policies that bring together the interests of its people and those of the world community. This task, however obvious, is not a simple one. Life is much richer and more complex than even the most perfect plans to make it better. It ultimately takes vengeance for attempts to impose abstract schemes, even with the best of intentions. Perestroika has made us understand this about our past, and the actual experience of recent years has taught us to reckon with the most general laws of civilization.
- I began my book about perestroika and the new thinking with the following words: "We want to be understood". After a while I felt that it was already happening. But now I would like once again to repeat those words here, from this world rostrum. Because to understand us really — to understand so as to believe us — proved to be not at all easy, owing to the immensity of the changes under way in our country. Their magnitude and character are such as to require in-depth analysis. Applying conventional wisdom to perestroika is unproductive. It is also futile and dangerous to set conditions, to say: We'll understand and believe you, as soon as you, the Soviet Union, come completely to resemble "us", the West.
No one is in a position to describe in detail what perestroika will finally produce. But it would certainly be a self-delusion to expect that perestroika will produce "a copy" of anything.
- A period of transition to a new quality in all spheres of society's life is accompanied by painful phenomena. When we were initiating perestroika we failed to properly assess and foresee everything. Our society turned out to be hard to move off the ground, not ready for major changes which affect people's vital interests and make them leave behind everything to which they had become accustomed over many years. In the beginning we imprudently generated great expectations, without taking into account the fact that it takes time for people to realize that all have to live and work differently, to stop expecting that new life would be given from above.
- During the last six years we have discarded and destroyed much that stood in the way of a renewal and transformation of our society. But when society was given freedom it could not recognize itself, for it had lived too long, as it were, "beyond the looking glass". Contradictions and vices rose to the surface, and even blood has been shed, although we have been able to avoid a bloodbath. The logic of reform has clashed with the logic of rejection, and with the logic of impatience which breeds intolerance.
- I have long ago made a final and irrevocable decision. Nothing and no one, no pressure, cither from the right or from the left, will make me abandon the positions of perestroika and new thinking. I do not intend to change my views or convictions. My choice is a final one.
It is my profound conviction that the problems arising in the course of our transformations can be solved solely by constitutional means. That is why I make every effort to keep this process within the confines of democracy and reforms.
- Our democracy is being born in pain. A political culture is emerging — one that presupposes debate and pluralism, but also legal order and, if democracy is to work, strong government authority based on one law for all. This process is gaining strength.
- Being resolute today means to act within the framework of political and social pluralism and the rule of law to provide conditions for continued reform and prevent a breakdown of the state and economic collapse, prevent the elements of chaos from becoming catastrophic.
All this requires taking certain tactical steps, to search for various ways of addressing both short- and long-term tasks. Such efforts and political and economic steps, agreements based on reasonable compromise, are there for everyone to see.
- After a time of rampant separatism and euphoria, when almost every village proclaimed sovereignty, a centripetal force is beginning to gather momentum, based on a more sensible view of existing realities and the risks involved. And this is what counts most now. There is a growing will to achieve consensus, and a growing understanding that we have a State, a country, a common life. This is what must be preserved first of all.
- The more I reflect on the current world developments, the more I become convinced that the world needs perestroika no less than the Soviet Union needs it.
- To me, it is self-evident that if Soviet perestroika succeeds, there will be a real chance of building a new world order. And if perestroika fails, the prospect of entering a new peaceful period in history will vanish, at least for the foreseeable future.
I believe that the movement that we have launched towards that goal has fairly good prospects of success. After all, mankind has already benefited greatly in recent years, and this has created a certain positive momentum.
- The new integrity of the world, in our view, can be built only on the principles of the freedom of choice and balance of interests. Every State, and now also a number of existing or emerging regional interstate groups, have their own interests. They are all equal and deserve respect.
We consider it dangerously outdated when suspicions are aroused by, for instance, improved Soviet-Chinese or Soviet-German, German-French, Soviet- US or US-Indian relations, etc. In our times, good relations benefit all. Any worsening of relations anywhere is a common loss.
- Progress towards the civilization of the 21st century will certainly not be simple or easy. One cannot get rid overnight of the heavy legacy of the past or the dangers created in the post-war years. We are experiencing a turning point in international affairs and are only at the beginning of a new, and I hope mostly peaceful, lengthy period in the history of civilization.
With less East-West confrontation, or even none at all, old contradictions resurface, which seemed of secondary importance compared to the threat of nuclear war. The melting ice of the Cold War reveals old conflicts and claims, and entirely new problems accumulate rapidly.
- All members of the world community should resolutely discard old stereotypes and motivations nurtured by the Cold War, and give up the habit of seeking each other's weak spots and exploiting them in their own interests. We have to respect the peculiarities and differences which will always exist, even when human rights and freedoms are observed throughout the world. I keep repeating that with the end of confrontation differences can be made a source of healthy competition, an important factor for progress. This is an incentive to study each other, to engage in exchanges, a prerequisite for the growth of mutual trust.
For knowledge and trust are the foundations of a new world order.
- I am an optimist and I believe that together we shall be able now to make the right historical choice so as not to miss the great chance at the turn of centuries and millenia and make the current extremely difficult transition to a peaceful world order. A balance of interests rather than a balance of power, a search for compromise and concord rather than a search for advantages at other people's expense, and respect for equality rather than claims to leadership — such are the elements which can provide the groundwork for world progress and which should be readily acceptable for reasonable people informed by the experience of the twentieth century.
The future prospect of truly peaceful global politics lies in the creation through joint efforts of a single international democratic space in which States shall be guided by the priority of human rights and welfare for their own citizens and the promotion of the same rights and similar welfare elsewhere. This is an imperative of the growing integrity of the modern world and of the interdependence of its components.
- Have we not been able to cross the threshold of mistrust, though mistrust has not completely disappeared? Has not the political thinking in the world changed substantially? Does not most of the world community already regard weapons of mass destruction as unacceptable for achieving political objectives?
- I view the award of the Nobel Prize to me as an expression of understanding of my intentions, my aspirations, the objectives of the profound transformation we have begun in our country, and the ideas of new thinking. I see it as your acknowledgment of my commitment to peaceful means of implementing the objectives of perestroika.
- My ambition was to liquidate communism, the dictatorship over all the people. Supporting me and urging me on in this mission was my wife, who was of this opinion long before I was. I knew that I could only do this if I was the leading functionary. In this my wife urged me to climb to the top post. While I actually became acquainted with the West, my mind was made up forever. I decided that I must destroy the whole apparatus of the CPSU and the USSR. Also, I must do this in all of the other socialist countries. My ideal is the path of social democracy. Only this system shall benefit all the people. This quest I decided I must fulfil.
Quotes about GorbachevEdit
- Although Mikhail Gorbachev is a man of quite outstanding talent and ability, he insisted recently that the story of his own family is actually history itself or in other words the history of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev is in fact a child of the revolution and the world war, of Lenin's, Stalin's, Khrushchev's and Breshnev's Soviet Union. And like most people in this world he is a product of the society in which he grew up. Today, this Soviet society is a historical experiment which is being shaken to its foundations, and this is so not least because Mikhail Gorbachev was also capable of breaking the mould of the society from which he sprang. Or as he personally expressed it in the televised interview, in which he spoke of the perestroika which he symbolises: "We came to the conclusion that we could no longer continue to live the way we were. We needed major changes in every department of life."
- Gidske Anderson, Chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Award Ceremony Speech (1991)
- Increased openness, was perhaps the most profound change inaugurated by Mr. Gorbachev. The buried secrets of past regimes and the foibles of the present one were exposed to public scrutiny by a press given freedom to reverse decades of organized disinformation and report honestly about Soviet history and life. By permitting increased openness in the press and in cultural endeavors, he also freed the minds of the Soviet people, who began to voice their long-suppressed thoughts.
- He clearly did not foresee (nor did any of us) how quickly and dangerously things would fall apart in Russia once the strong disciplinary hand of the Party was relaxed. What he did in destroying the old system was a great historic service to Russia and the world. And nobody else could have done it. But he is not a good politician in the democratic sense. He has no adequate inter-action with the people at large. Yeltsin, not an intellectual but quite intelligent, is far ahead of him in these respects.
- George F. Kennan, The Kennan Diaries (edited by Frank Costigliola, published in 2014), En route to London, October 8, 1990
- Mr. President, you did a great thing. You gave up your post as general secretary of the Soviet Union, but now you have become the president of peace. Because of your wisdom and courage, we now have the possibility to bring world peace. You did the most important, eternal, and beautiful thing for the world. You are the hero of peace who did God's work. The name that will be remembered forever in the history of Russia will not be "Marx," or "Lenin," or "Stalin." it will be "Mikhail Gorbachev."
- Sun Myung Moon, in As a Peace-loving Global Citizen (2009), p 105
- The U.S.S.R. is at a crossroads. If pressing economic and social problems are not alleviated in the near future, further erosion in its economic system is inevitable, thus endangering, in the long term, its very survival. . . . Gorbachev has definitely initiated a new style . . . But whether his stewardship will open a new era for the U.S.S.R. remains to be seen. . . . He faces problems that are almost insurmountable.
- Arkady Shevchenko, Awake! magazine (7/8 1996)
- President Gorbachev's achievements were truly great and historic. Not only did he dissolve the Soviet Union more or less peacefully, but he also prevented a major civil war that could have escalated into a nuclear conflict. I sincerely hope that historians in the future will honor the major achievements and statesmanship of President Gorbachev and of the other leading Soviet politicians of that time.
- Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, The State in the Third Millennium (2009), p 8
External linksEdit
- The Gorbachev Foundation
- TIME 100 : Mikhail Gorbachev
- Green Cross International official site
- Profile at the Nobel Prize site
- MikhailGorbachev.org
- "Out in the Cold" interview in The Guardian (8 March 2005)
- CNN Cold War — Profile: Mikhail Gorbachev (1998)
- Biography, talks, tributes and quotes at writespirit.net
- Ubben Lecture at DePauw University
- Mikhail Gorbachev's Project Syndicate op/eds
- "Commanding Heights: Mikhail Gorbachev" PBS interview (April 2001)
- USSR — USA: Summit Documents and Materials, Washington May 30 - June 3, 1990
- Gorbachev as McDermott Guest Lecturer at University of Dallas


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Whether you need batteries to store energy for your off-grid home, or you want backup power to keep the lights on when the grid goes down, understanding the different battery specifications will help you select the ideal batteries for your application.
To choose the right battery, you first need to know what you are trying to accomplish. What system type are you working with—off-grid or grid-tied? Where will the battery bank be located? How much maintenance are you prepared to do? And how often (or not) do you want to replace your batteries? The answers to these questions will dictate which batteries make the most sense for your renewable energy system.
Budget also plays a big role in which batteries you choose. Buying batteries is a long-term investment, and skimping on these important components can cripple a system. Getting it right the first time will pay off in performance and longevity. However, simply buying the most expensive battery does not ensure you are meeting the needs of your renewable energy system. For your system to operate and perform well, it is crucial to understand the various battery specifications and how they relate to RE system design.
Batteries used in an RE system can be broken down into two basic categories: heavy duty/commercial and industrial. A common heavy duty/commercial-type battery bank may be comprised of several 6 V, 390 AH (L-16 type) batteries. An industrial battery pack will usually be large 2 V cells (with thicker lead plates) pre-wired to 12, 24, or 48 V and encased in a large metal housing. You will pay more for the industrial battery bank than you will for the equivalent battery pack made of heavy duty/commercial batteries, but you gain longer battery life and a better warranty.
If you are working with an installing dealer, they often have preferences about which batteries they will use. For example, some installers will only work with L-16 type batteries because they are the largest that they can readily move by themselves—each L-16 battery weighs around 120 pounds, whereas industrial batteries can weigh thousands of pounds, making them difficult to maneuver without disassembly. If you have no experience with batteries, shorter-lived, less-expensive batteries may be a better choice to get you up to speed with battery operation. But some installers will still lean toward the expensive industrial battery packs because they want to minimize battery replacement. This can be especially beneficial in an off-grid setting where just getting to the site may be difficult—much less moving the old batteries out, getting the new ones in, and having to haul the old ones away for recycling. However, industrial batteries are only a wise investment if you are confident in your ability to maintain the battery bank.
This guide lists specifications for different lead-acid batteries, the most common chemistry used in RE systems. Exotic technologies such as lithium ion, liquid pocket plate nickel cadmium, nickel iron, and nickel metal hydride batteries are not included here because they are either unavailable or too costly for consideration. Get familiar with battery terms and definitions; they'll give you an understanding of each spec's relevance to designing an optimal battery system.
As with any RE system investment, your best bet will be to identify your true needs and design a system around them. Grid-tied battery backup systems generally use low-capacity banks made up of sealed, non-industrial batteries that will meet your needs for running critical loads like refrigeration and lighting during power outages. They are generally designed to stay at float most of the time with only occasional cycling, and are often made with calcium alloyed with the lead which helps lower battery self-discharge losses.


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With our warming weather, it's guaranteed that snakes, and lots of them, are slithering around somewhere near you and me.
I've got good news and bad news from Sabine Pass. The good news is that the Walter Umphrey State Park pier has finally been rebuilt since it was completely destroyed when Hurricane Rita made landfall between Sabine Pass and Johnson Bayou on Sept. 23, 2005. But the bad news is that the wind has been blowing so much lately that fishing off the pier, and just about anywhere else on Sabine Lake, has been about as bad as it gets.
The water temperature on Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend has finally topped the 70-degree mark, according to guide Bill Fondren, and with that warming water temperature, crappie are beginning their transition from shallow to deep water.
"They started moving out of the shallows last week," said Fondren, who runs guided crappie fishing trips on both lakes. "On Sam Rayburn, we're catching them on the upper end of the lake around brush in about 8 to 11 feet of water. But on Toledo Bend, the most consistent action is over grass in 8 to 10 feet of water."
The great thing about April in Texas is that this is big bass time, as in double-digit bass, and there is no shortage of lakes that have and still can produce monster class largemouths when they are on the beds and spawning like right now.
But during the past few months, there are three lakes that stick out like a sore thumb when it comes to producing 13-pound-plus bass. They are O.H. Ivie, Austin and Falcon.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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"It's time to go, and I want to explain why," Stephen Black wrote in his final column published Feb. 23 in the Times-News.
"It's time to go, and I want to explain why," Stephen Black wrote in his final column published Feb. 23 in the Times-News.
That was the last time Black would address the readers he often called "dearly beloved." On Friday morning, Black died unexpectedly.
The beloved columnist had been ill all week, making two trips to the emergency room following the implantation of a new pacemaker, said his wife, Joyce. His wife found him dead Friday morning.
The wordsmith will be missed, friend Jim Hall said.
Black, a Times-News columnist for more than two decades, was witty and outspoken and often got dialogue flowing on hot-button issues.
He once mentioned Hall and a project he was working on in one of his columns. Hall had been reading his column since it began, but had never met Black. The two discussed the column and struck up a friendship. For five years, they've met once a week just to chat.
"We just got to be really good friends," Hall said on Saturday afternoon. "I'm going to miss him dearly."
Black did a lot of things in his life. He was a Marine. He was a minister. He also loved a lot of things in life. He loved his family. He loved his dogs. He loved to fight for those he thought needed his help.
He demonstrated that weekly in his column, which Joyce Black said he loved more than any other job he had in life.
"He enjoyed doing that and was proud of his work," she said.
That work often came with blatant honesty, but almost always with passion. He fought for animal rights and against any corrupting force he could find. In his final column, he told readers that he was inspired to write because he "saw corruption, cronyism and incompetence." He got fired up when he saw animal abuse, racism, trees being destroyed and a deafening silence about those concerns.
Black decided that he would do something.
"It was time to put up or shut up," he wrote. "I stepped into the ring. I was scared, but with God's help, I fought against local evil with everything I could muster."
That was who he was, his wife said.
"He was very honest," Joyce Black said. "He had his convictions and was true to them."
Hall agreed.
"A town is lucky to have someone that puts the public concerns in print like that," he said. "No one can say that Stephen Black didn't do that."
Black's reason for putting down his pen?
"Every good fighter knows when to step out of the ring, hang up his gloves and go home," he wrote." I need to spend more time with the animals and birds, God's special gifts to the earth. Unlike mankind, these blessed creatures are God's best gambles. They even speak with the tongues of angels if we have the ears to hear."
And his last words to his readers displayed the appreciation he had built up through the years.
"I want to wish every one of my readers all the best," he wrote. "God bless you and goodbye."
Aside from his wife, Black is survived by his son, David and daughter, Sarah Black.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. There will be military honors.
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text: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 APTA Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on Advances in Rehab Research Today, on the 20th anniversary of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), prominent researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders, gathered at a Capitol Hill briefing to hear about the advances achieved in rehabilitation research. Alan E. Guttmacher, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which houses NCMRR, led off a panel discussion that included Richard K. Shields, PT, DPT, PhD, and Alan M. Jette, PT, PhD. The experts discussed innovative research; the detrimental effects of secondary conditions, such as pressure ulcers and depression, in patients with spinal cord injury; and using virtual technology to complement face-to-face clinician visits. Check back with PT in Motion: News Now for extended coverage of this event.


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The 2017 Fall Movie Preview is a snapshot of the films opening through early November. Release dates and other details are subject to change.
Sept. 8Anti Matter
An experiment gone wrong leaves an Oxford grad student unable to generate new memories or understand the horrific results. With Yaiza Figueroa, Philippa Carson, Tom Barber-Duffy, Noah Maxwell Clarke. Written and directed by Keir Burrows. Uncork'd Entertainment
Activist Dolores Huerta, who co-founded farm workers unions and fought for racial and labor justice in partnership with Cesar Chavez, is profiled in this documentary. Directed by Peter Bratt. PBS...


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Rene Knott of KSDK in St. Louis sits down for one of the last interviews with Stan Musial, "baseball's perfect knight."
Stan Musial was the perfect fit for the city that became his home and the era in which he played.
That's not to say the Hall of Famer known as "The Man,'' who died Saturday at 92, could not have thrived in a different place and time. A career batting average of .331, with 3,630 hits — the second-most ever in the National League — and 475 home runs will play anywhere.
Musial even fares well in a modern-day statistic like wins above replacement (WAR), where his 123.4 mark ranks ninth all-time, a notch ahead of Ted Williams.
OBITUARY: Stan Musial passes at 92
MORE: Six things to know about The Man
TIMELINE: Musial's Hall of Fame career
But what set him apart from some of the game's greats was the unabashed kindness he displayed during and after his playing days, a quality fully embraced in St. Louis, where he spent his entire 22-year career.
Musial went on to co-own a St. Louis steakhouse, "Stan Musial and Biggie's,'' an ideal setting for a beloved figure who enjoyed the public part of celebrity.
Such a role would not have suited the reclusive Joe DiMaggio, but it was right in Musial's wheelhouse.
"In his business life, in his family life, he was the perfect man for his adopted home of St. Louis, in that when he ran the restaurant, he not only was a good restaurant man — he knew the steaks and he knew the menu — but he was there for people,'' author George Vecsey, who wrote the biography Stan Musial: An American Life, said in an ESPN interview.
"He was also that way with fans. He'd sign autographs until the last person has gone home. Perfect guy for St. Louis, for mid-America, and really for the country.''
Few baseball stars have formed a better marriage with the city in which they played than Musial and St. Louis. Ernie Banks and Chicago come to mind. In more recent years, so do Cal Ripken and Baltimore, as well as Tony Gwynn and San Diego.
The common thread, of course, is not only did all four Hall of Famers play their whole careers with the same team, but they gave back to their cities.
"I never heard anybody say a bad word about him, ever,'' Willie Mays said of Musial in a statement issued by the Hall of Fame.
Certainly, Musial benefitted from playing at a time when the public scrutiny is not nearly as intense and persistent as these days, when any misstep by an athlete becomes instant fodder for Twitter, TMZ and the 24-hour news cycle.
And yet, other contemporaries didn't evoke the unmitigated affection that St. Louisians expressed for Musial, to the point that not one but two statues of him stand outside Busch Stadium.
Williams kept Boston Red Sox fans at arm's length through his enduring feud with the news media. Mays, sometimes prickly and distant, earned admiration more than love in San Francisco after moving from New York with the Giants. Pete Rose, who reached the majors just as Musial was leaving in 1963, lost advocates in his native Cincinnati through his unsavory behavior and betting scandal.
No hint of scandal was ever attached to Musial, who remained a Cardinals fixture well into his old age.
In reflecting about Musial's career for a documentary, longtime broadcaster and fellow St. Louisian Bob Costas said, "All Musial represents is more than two decades of sustained excellence and complete decency as a human being.''
Anybody would be pleased to have those words as their epitaph.
St. Louis Cardinals fans honor the late, great Stan Musial by turning his statue outside Busch Stadium into a makeshift memorial.


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On Deck: Justin Forrest
Name: Justin Forrest
Age: 20
Home: Winter Haven, FL
Years riding: 3
Sponsors: Gator Board Shop, Verge Wakeskates
Boat, PWC or Winch? Winch… its the only way to wakeskate!
Wake or sliders? Sliders
Film or photos? Film
Skateboard or wakeboard? Skateboard
Inclines or boxes? Boxes
Pool gaps or natural winching? All Natural
Metal or rap? Salsa
Home or away? Home is where its at… but nothing beats a good trip!
Trampoline or mini ramp? Mini Tramp
Orange Juice or Yeungling? Viva Vitamin C
Buccaneers or Devil Rays? Buccaneers!
Boss vs. Trip: Mr. Nasty
Beer Head vs. Ice Face: The Champ
Subzero vs. Scorpion: Subzero – flawless victory
There is so much good to be said about Justin Forrest, a man who truly enjoys wakeskating. Fate is the reason Justin and I met. When Justin purchased a winch from a good buddy of mine, Ben Caruso, he wanted to know all there was to know about the winching lifestyle. Ben suggested to Justin that he give me a visit and the rest as they say is history.
From that point on we rode fairly often together and with every set I took with Justin I noticed a couple key things. The first was his progression. This kid was riddled with consistency and blessed with a clean style. Being a well-rounded rider is an important trait to separate yourself from the crowd and Justin's riding dabbles into just about all aspects. His bag of tricks ranges from proper lock-in techniques to techie switch flip tricks. He even learned the illusive "Camel Flip" pioneered by none other than David Hanson. The second and more important key to his riding was his genuine zest for wanting to ride anytime and anywhere. Sure the novelty of owning a winch soon wears thin, but Justin managed to keep himself busy by always hunting for new spots thanks to an assortment of online tools. It was absurdly impressive to see how many new spots Justin would find daily and not just Orlando hot spots either, he was finding gaps and drops all over Florida.
Riding aside, Justin is a great friend and always laughs at my jokes. For this I am greatly appreciative and will spare no expense to make a weird noise purely for his enjoyment. As for the world of competitive carpet skating I am pleased to say that Justin and I are pretty much the faces of modern progression, and that belt will not be taken anytime soon. Justin Forrest, Nick Dauzat and I are in the process of creating a project entitled "Justin the Nick of Time" which features photos and footage of crispy fresh skate wake trends and outlooks. Look for it to drop way, way after everyone has forgotten about FUN BOOTS!
Justin was born to shred and shred he shall.


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Starter or reliever, it doesn't matter to left-hander John Lannan, who just wants to be on the New York Mets' Opening Day roster.
Lannan, 29, was brought into camp to compete for the fifth-starter role with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jenrry Mejia. Matsuzaka appears to have the inside track, but Lannan will start Wednesday against St. Louis.
However, the demotion of reliever Josh Edgin to the minor league camp leaves Scott Rice as the only lefty in the pen, and the Mets are seriously considering Lannan in that role.
"I think that's been the plan since Day 1. They've been pretty transparent with that,'' Lannan told reporters in Port St. Lucie Tuesday morning about working in relief. "TC asked me how I felt about it. Obviously I'll do anything to help the team, in any capacity.''
Lannan has appeared in 148 major league games, all as a starter. He's only worked out of the bullpen seven times in 95 minor league games, so there's obviously a lot to learn.
The times Lannan did work in the pen he knew when he was to enter the game and had time to warm up. This will be different.
"I want to see how I am when the phone rings and I don't have any warning,'' Lannan said. "You always hear about that adrenaline rush when the phone rings. If it does come to that point, I want to see how I react to that.''
Lannan said he can get loose quickly, but there's more to it than that, as he must see how his arm adjusts to: 1) warming up several times in the same game, 2) how he responds to back-to-back appearances, and 3) how he feels after pitching two or three innings one day and coming back the next.
Lannan is coming back from surgery in the offseason to repair a tendon linking the thigh muscles to his left knee. So far, he's pleased with his camp, having given up two runs on hour hits with four strikeouts and zero walks in two appearances.
Lannan still believes he can start on this level, and at his age, he's worth keeping around in whatever role. Pitching is such a commodity and the Mets have several issues in their rotation, so even if he makes the roster in the pen he could start again.
ON DECK: Mets vs. Cardinals result.