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Best Keratin Shampoos Available In India – Our Top 10
Keratin is a type of protein which is found in the hair cells but the amount of keratin reduces with time which makes hair dry and damaged. So, to make hairs healthy again it is essential to treat them with keratin shampoos. Market is filled with many keratin based shampoos and it's really difficult to choose. So, here we are presenting top-10 shampoos from the best keratin shampoo brands.
Most Effective Keratin Shampoo and Conditioners
1. Dove Damage Solution Intense Repair Shampoo:
This shampoo contains keratin actives which repair damage and dull hairs. Moreover, it also reduces hair fall to a great extent within a week. It makes hair extra smooth, shiny and glossy. Regular usage will make hair healthy and stronger. It is pocket friendly and you get a bottle of conditioner free with it.
2. L'oreal Professionnel X tenso care Nutri-Reconstructor Shampoo:
This shampoo is based on keratin technology which moisturizes and adds volume to hair. It is specially made for chemically treated hair. It controls frizz of your hair and makes them manageable. It repairs your damaged and dry hair leaving them healthy looking. If your hairs are chemically treated then this is a must try product.
[ Read: Matrix Shampoo ]
3. Organix Brazilian Keratin Therapy Shampoo:
This shampoo contains coconut oil and lush keratin proteins which strengthen your hair. It is a honey colored shampoo and the consistency is easy to spread. It retains moisture of dry and damaged hairs without weighing them down. It makes hair soft, bouncy and frizz free. The shampoo is packaged in unusual bottle which looks really classy.
4. Tresemme Keratin Smooth Shampoo:
This shampoo comes in a big red bottle which is not travel friendly. The texture is very nice and it lathers easily. After shampooing, it makes your hair extra smooth and glossy and the aroma stays with you for two days. It also makes hair manageable and you can skip the conditioner.
5. Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair with Liquid Keratin:
This shampoo comes in a transparent bottle and it's purple in color. Only pea sized amount is required to lather. It contains liquid keratin which makes hair smooth, soft and glossy. It also hydrates dry hair ends and gives moisture to them. It is perfect for dry hairs as it treats them perfectly.
[ Read: Best Himalaya Shampoo ]
6. Sunsilk Keratinlogy Detoxifying Shampoo:
This shampoo is based on 'Keratinlogy technology' and it's a hit since Sunsilk launched this range. This shampoo contains keratin micros which nourish and hydrate hair. The shampoo cleans scalp and hair completely making them manageable and soft. The price is pocket friendly and packaging is very classy.
7. Organix Repairing Ginger Awapuhi Shampoo:
This shampoo contains rich keratin proteins which repairs your tresses and make them soft and straightened. The formula is creamy and thus it spreads easily on wet hairs and lathers well. Its creamy texture keeps your strands moisturized and hydrated. It also contains ginger awapuhi which mends dry and coarse hair.
8. Sunsilk Lusciously Thick and Long Shampoo:
This shampoo is enriched with Keratin Yoghurt Nutri Complex which gives nutrients to hair making them moisturized. It's very gentle on scalp and thus can be used regularly. It's decently priced and easily available everywhere. It also strengthens your hair from root to tips.
[ Read: Best Shampoos in India ]
9. Alberto VO5 Nourish Me Truly Shampoo:
This shampoo comes with cashmere keratin extracts which strengthen and repairs your dry and damaged hair. Keratin Extracts makes your hair soft and manageable. It comes in a red color bottle and it's easy on pocket. It also contains natural oils which makes your hair stronger and healthy. Regular usage will make hair extra smooth and shiny.
10. Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Growth Shampoo:
This shampoo contains hydrolyzed keratin which works like a hair therapy for long-lasting beauty. It makes your hair super shiny and glossy. It also helps in managing frizzy hairs and has a very pleasant aroma that stays with you for all day. It also helps the process of hair growth.
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Welcome to Capital Country Holiday Park
Capital Country Holiday Park is set on 40 picturesque acres and just 15 minutes to all of Canberra's attractions and venues. It provides a safe, spacious environment and an extensive range of indoor and outdoor activities.
Office Hours: Monday to Sunday 8:30am to 5:00pm.
If you are arriving outside of Office Hours please confirm our late arrival procedures
"We are dog friendly - please confirm our rules with our team prior to your arrival"
- Easy access drive-thru bitumen and grass powered sites
- Large grassed camping ground
- Cabin and Villa accommodation for familes and groups
- Conference rooms with the latest audio visual equipment
- Barbecues, a swimming pool, tennis court, putt putt, volley ball and bouncing pillow
- Laundry and Amenity Blocks
- Lake Deck
- Extensive grounds
- The leading specialist in school and sport group excursions to our nation's capital.

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Our club was founded in January of 1965 with 41 members. Today we are over 300 strong and still growing. We hope you can make it out to one of our General Member Meetings which are held at 2:00 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of every month at our Clubhouse location next to the South Western New Mexico Fairgrounds at 4200 Raymond Reed Blvd., Deming, NM 88030. Members and Visitors welcome. You might just win a door prize, a 50/50 drawing or find a silent auction item you just can't live without. Or you are welcome to attend a Board Meeting held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Do you have a rock or specimen and aren't sure what it is? Bring it into our shop and ask a member to help you identify it. You can even use our studio to cut and polish your find. We also hold monthly classes that are open to anyone interested in learning a new skill. Please check our shop page for more details and curricula.


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Warning: This Post May Cause Flatulence*
So if you missed my comment on facebook yesterday, my morning conversation with Kendall went like this...
'Mommy, I am really gassy today.'
'Uh oh'
'Yeah, I can't stop farting, I mean tooting.' (they must not be allowed to say 'fart' at school)
'Do you want to stay home?'
'No Way! If it happens, I will just look around and pretend it wasn't me!'
I just want to ask if you too also wonder where you children learn social nuances like this? I also love the word nuance. I sat there like I was studying some thesis statement or something, when I was really wondering where my child learned that a.) farting was something to be ashamed of, (which I am thankful for no doubt) and b.) that not taking ownership of the fart in certain situations is kosher.
As in typical fashion, I didn't ponder very long, but this time because I had an explanation...her father. Seriously. How many times has this man farted to the point I think he left a hole where he was sitting and has blamed it on the children. And they shriek and holler in delight loving the possibility that their daddy is just that silly that he actually thinks he can convince them he didn't do it! That Daddy, he is hilarious! Not. I tell you this though, if a fart of his magnitude were to come out of their tiny bodies, they literally would explode before our eyes.
And please, don't act like your man does not pass gas. Seriously. And for that matter don't act like you don't either. It's humanly impossible, I don't want to hear it. If you don't like that I am blogging about farting, that is fine too, go pick up your Martha Stewart Autobiography and read away.
Funny Story though. We have these friends, and I am going to keep their names off of this for the record, but let me just tell you about them. They are married, like most of our friends are these days, and let me tell you that they say that they rarely, if ever, farted in front of each other. No lie. The husband cannot stomach it. He cannot stomach farting in front of his wife, and he would definitely lose it if she did. The ironic part is, is that if you knew them, you would in no way think this of them. Not that they look like all they do is sit around and pass gas all day and laugh about it, they just seem like the type that just wouldn't care, you got to fart, you got to fart, it's your home, I am your spouse. But he can't handle it. He doesn't even like her peeing with the bathroom door open. He can't take it if she has to pee and he is in the shower, it is in his presence, he can't function. This is just hilarious to me. Seriously, he would die married to me. Because listen, in the privacy of my own home, with no guests over, well besides like my mom and sisters, I will use the bathroom with the door open if I am in conversation or whatever. The only time I will close the door in the above circumstances is just for sanity reasons. Listen it takes me like 30 seconds to pee, 20 to wash up, so that is close to a minute of me time, I will take what I can get. I don't know, that's just how I grew up. 4 girls in a house, one bathroom, you have to do what you have to do.
So back to my story of our friends, so the wife, my close friend, really only goes along with this because this is her husband, honestly, I think she could care less. So one night they were in an argument in their bed, and he was really annoying her. She either told him to go sleep on the couch, or to leave her alone, or something like that, and he wouldn't. So she said, 'Listen, _____, either you do this or I am going to fart!' And he wouldn't stop, and so she just let it rip. Needless to say, he was so grossed out, he left the room. She won, by farting. That's wonderful. If it were all that simple.
But what I want to know is, and I have never gotten an answer is, what if you really have to pass gas and you are around each other? Do they leave the room? Excuse themselves in mid conversation or mid movie and press pause just to pass gas? Just in front of your spouse? I mean sometimes gas is painful and the only way to relieve it is to just fart. And I am not saying I walk around farting all the time, and encourage my kids to do the same. Really, there is a time and a place. Not sure when that might be, but there is. I teach them it isn't funny, and it is rude, ok? They mind their manners. But they also know that when you have to fart, you have to fart, not at the dinner table of course, and sometimes they slip out, and that we can giggle about that. No' I'm serious, appropriate passage of gas is a life lesson.
And to all you men out there who think that your wives don't talk about you to other wives, and share some pretty private things, I got news for you. You will now look at all of your wives friends and sisters, maybe even moms a little bit different now ,won't you? I mean we know what kind and color of underwear you are wearing. We know about the secret boxes. So start behaving.
Now back to Kendall. I pick her up from school and you know the first thing I am going to ask her. It isn't about the letter of the week or what Rowan brought in for Show & Tell it is:
'So how did the tooting problem go?'
'So it went away?'
'Umm, Nope.'
'Did you have to go poopy during school, did you wipe well, seriously, we practiced this.' (and I'm serious, we did)
'No Mommy, I didn't poop at school.' (and who would want to poop at school? Do you ever remember pooping at school?I think there was like a silent code against this amongst peers)
'So they just didn't smell?'
'Oh yeah, they did. I just pretended it wasn't me, and I looked around and stuff. One time Mary smelled it and she asked me, Kendall did you toot!?!?, and I said, No Mary, that was you!, and Mary was like, No way Kendall that was you, and we went back and forth!' (And she's laughing hysterically about this)
'Oh, well, sounds like you weren't found out, huh?'
'Nope, it was close, but they didn't know it was me.'
Those poor teachers.
Again, another moment where I was like, 'Who is this kid, and when did she grow up so fast?' It is really a conversation about farting, and it is kind of inappropriate, but she is having silly conversations with her peers, without me.
So we get home, and get inside, and I am asking them what they want for lunch. E says PB&J, and Kendall asks what there is. I mention the leftover chili, and she says, 'Oh no! No way, I am not having chili again!' I list some other options and she then asks, 'Mommy do I have school tomorrow, are we going anywhere?' I say, 'Nope.' And she says, 'Ok, then I will have the chili, just wanted to make sure we were the only ones around in case I get gassy again.'
* Title taken from the book, 'Walter the Farting Dog', the beginning page of the book says, 'Warning: This Book may cause Flatulence' We really like this book, especially since Stanley toots alot. It is also becoming a movie, so if you didn't like this post, you won't like the book or the movie, and that's just too bad, you really need to loosen up, try farting.
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A lone, frightened voice was channelled from an Amplats mine near Rustenburg to South Africans tuned into SAfm on their radios. "There are people outside fighting with the police. I'm shaken, I don't know how we will get out," the voice stammered. It could just as well have been the voice of the mining capital in South Africa, wondering if it would survive in the face of contagious strikes and surging, militant socialism sweeping across the country. By MANDY DE WAAL.
"I'm at the Bathopele shaft. Our shaft is the only one working," the voice of an unnamed woman said during a call to SAfm after striking miners briefly blockaded Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats) only operational shaft on the morning of Monday 08 October 2012.
"There are people outside fighting with the police. I'm shaken, I don't know how we will get out," the woman continued, adding that some 800 people had been trapped underground.
The woman, who added that she was an Amplats worker, said miners were targeting township residents who hadn't downed tools. "We stay in the same area, so if you are not at home, they go and kill your family, and still Amplats doesn't care," she said.
Amplats was asked for verification of the incident, but didn't get back to Daily Maverick before deadline. A strike organiser, Gaddhafi Mdoda, said workers wanted to ask managers at Bathopele to release their colleagues so that the miners would be united in their call for wage increases. "They did have some fights with the cops, the cops tried to disperse them," Mdoda told AFP.
But the police denied that there had been law enforcement action at Amplats. "There were no incidences today and the police didn't have to use any means of force to disperse anyone," said national SAPS spokesperson Dennis Adriao, who added that he'd spoken to the general at the operation centre on the ground in the besieged North West platinum belt. "The police have high visibility in the area, but if there was any action at all, it would have been noted."
Adriao said the police were "enforcing the law" by not allowing people to walk around with illegal weapons, and added that any groups of people constituting "illegal" gatherings were being made to disperse. "If there are any illegal gatherings of fifteen or more people, the police will warn the crowd to disperse and then they will they will have to disperse," Adriao said.
Last Thursday, 48-year-old Mtshunquleni Qakamba was shot dead after police fired on a group of miners gathered on a hill adjacent to Anglo American Platinum's Merensky reef near Rustenburg. Strike leaders say they found spent cartridges at the scene of the shooting the next day, and allege the mine worker was killed with live rounds. The incident is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
There was also trouble at an Amplats mine situated south of Thabazimbi in Limpopo. A National Union of Mineworkers official and SABC journalist were forcefully removed from the company's Northam plant. NUM spokesperson, Lesiba Seshoka, said a local union leader went to address workers at the Swartklip Union mine who had been threatened with mass dismissal by Amplats.
The journalist and union official were surrounded by nine security officials who verbally threatened the pair and subjected them to insults and racial slurs. "It has become very clear that the company promotes racism through procuring security and other services from racists and their companies, and that it has no intention to empower African people," Seshoka said.
Amplats was asked for comment on the incident, and more specifically to explain why the security guards had evicted the pair with force and what action would be taken against the guards. Again Amplats had not responded by the time that Daily Maverick was on deadline.
A total of 12,000 workers were fired from Amplats operations near Rustenburg last week, but employees of the globe's biggest producer of platinum say they're ignoring these dismissals. "The dismissal does not threaten us. If the mine is going to dismiss us, no one is going to work at the mine," Mdoda told Mail & Guardian.
Earlier, Mdoda addressed workers at the Blesbok stadium outside Rustenburg, encouraging them to intensify protests. "This is the beginning of the war," Mdoda said to rousing applause.
"This is the division that Anglo is making between us, the black people, us, the working class. So bad things are going to happen, and I am not sure if Anglo American and the leaders of the land in South Africa are going to take the responsibility of that blood that is going to be shed," he said.
Reuters estimates that some 75,000 workers have downed tools in South Africa's mining sector since August, and predicts that the spreading strikes will affect growth and government efforts to reduce budget deficits.
The international wire service said labour actions had "tarnished South Africa's reputation among foreign investors" and "raised questions about President Jacob Zuma's leadership".
"International investors are really quite concerned around South Africa," Mohammed Nalla, an analyst at Nedbank, told Reuters. "Structurally and fundamentally, the outlook on the rand is deteriorating." The rand has now dropped to its lowest level since the beginning of 2009.
Economist Chris Hart of Investment Solutions told EWN that the country could be headed for a recession if the mass strike action continued. "Inflation is going to be rising, as well as unemployment. We are looking at a recession, probably in the next year or two," Hart said.
The words were hardly out his mouth when late on Monday 08 October, news came of a possible public sector strike. The SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) said it had filed notice of a national strike set to begin at the week's end, and that it was consulting with its 190,000 members to determine if the strike would commence. The strike would be in protest against the SA Local Government Association, which was in dispute with Samwu regarding wage issues.
In an interview with Union Solidarity International, Samwu spokesperson Tehir Sema spoke about worker disenchantment with the capitalist system in SA. "For the first time in South Africa, we are seeing workers standing up, speaking out about the capitalist onslaught and also joining leftist formations like the South African Communist Party, and aligning themselves with progressive movement to ensure the country's economic trajectory is realigned, especially towards the labour-intensive sectors that country needs to invest in," Sema said.
"The country will have to do something very quickly, and drastically change the way in which we do our day-to-day business. There is clearly going to be a radical shift in our economic policies," he added.
Workers in the mining sector, which is being crippled by labour action, have articulated through their leaders that they want a more militant, leftist approach that would see operations owned and run by the workers themselves.
Across the impasse, the government is pointing fingers at mine bosses (many of whom are ANC heavyweights or benefactors) and waving about the mining charter, which to date has been little more than an ineffectual "gentleman's agreement".
And local capitalists are running scared, either trying to patch things up with workers (as happened at Lonmin) or taking a heavy-handed, tough approach as witnessed at Amplats.
This coming Saturday (13 October), thousands of workers are expected to march through Pretoria towards Parliament. One of their demands will be that mines are "democratised".
Capitalism the world over is in crisis, and South Africa's crony-driven version of the "free" market system be any exception? A question we might well see answered in the coming months, by voices that will insist on being heard. DM
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Photo: Residents walk past a sign warning motorists of industrial action at a gold mine near Carltonville, west of Johannesburg October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
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A former Metropolitan Police officer and a Sun journalist from south London will stand trial at the Old Bailey over alleged corrupt payments for information.
Ex-Metropolitan Police constable Paul Flattley and The Sun's defence editor Virginia Wheeler are accused of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
Flattley appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and the hearing went ahead in Wheeler's absence as she could not attend because of medical reasons.
District Judge Howard Riddle ruled the proceedings could go ahead with Wheeler's barrister Timothy Greene saying his client was happy for the case to progress without her present.
The defendants face allegations that the officer was paid at least £4,000 in cheques and £2,450 in cash in exchange for information between May 25 2008 and September 13 2011.
No pleas were entered to the charge.
Flattley, 30, from Stockport in Cheshire, and Wheeler, 33, from Kennington, south London, will next appear at the Old Bailey for a preliminary hearing on February 22. No trial date has been set.
Flattley, wearing a grey suit and open-necked white shirt, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.
He was formally charged when he answered police bail on January 22. Wheeler, who began her employment at the News International tabloid in September 2004, was charged by way of summons.


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St. Baldrick's InformationWhat is the St. Baldrick's Foundation? What does the St. Baldrick's Foundation do? Where is the St. Baldrick's Foundation office? Where does the money go? Can my local hospital receive the money we raise at our event? What percentage of my money goes to research? Could you explain your expense ratio? Would you explain your ranking on sites like Charity Navigator? What is the review process for grants? Who receives the grants? Is there a real St. Baldrick? How did the St. Baldrick's Foundation get started? What are the St. Baldrick's Foundations Guiding Principles? Does the St. Baldrick's Foundation fund stem cell research? What else does the St. Baldrick's Foundation need? What's your privacy policy? I received a security warning while on the St. Baldrick's website. What does this mean?Where can I buy a St. Baldrick's T-Shirt?
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation funds the most promising cancer research just for kids. St. Baldrick's is the top private funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S. and around the world. Each year, thousands of volunteers worldwide organize fundraisers, such as our signature head-shaving events, to raise money to support life-saving childhood cancer research. St. Baldrick's events are the largest volunteer-powered fundraising opportunity benefiting pediatric cancer research.
Our office is located at: St. Baldrick's Foundation, 1333 Mayflower Ave., Suite 400, Monrovia, CA, 91016
Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has awarded more than $253 million to support lifesaving research, making the St. Baldrick's Foundation the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. St. Baldrick's funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world – including the first Pediatric Cancer Dream Team – and to younger professionals who will be the experts of tomorrow. Funds awarded also enable hundreds of local institutions to participate in national pediatric cancer clinical trials, and the new International Scholar grants train researchers working in developing countries. You can learn more about our grants by visiting our Grants page.
If your local hospital treats children with cancer, chances are, it has received funding from St. Baldrick's! Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has awarded more than $66.1 million to the Children's Oncology Group (COG), a cooperative research group with approximately 200 member institutions across the U.S. and beyond. In this way, the St. Baldrick's Foundation funds virtually every institution qualified to treat childhood cancers. There are also other types of funding available for pediatric cancer institutions. Please encourage your local institution to apply for a St. Baldrick's grant. For more information on the St. Baldrick's grant process, please see our Information for Researchers page or contact us.
Of every dollar raised, 72% funds research to find a cure, 25% goes to fundraising (website, phones, postage, printing, t-shirts, office space, staff, etc.) and 3% goes to administration (accounting, distributing and monitoring grants, etc.). St. Baldrick's takes its responsibility to be efficient and good stewards of every dollar donated very seriously, and strives to put the most funding possible into the hands of researchers who can cure childhood cancers. View St. Baldrick's Expense Ratios.
Of every dollar raised, 72% funds research to find a cure, 25% goes to fundraising and 3% goes to administration. The primary reasons for this expense ratio pertain to our fundraising events, as well as our brand awareness and profile building.
The St. Baldrick's head-shaving event is an efficient fundraising event model and much less expensive compared to other models, such as galas or golf tournaments. But it still requires a large team of staff to support these events. Currently, 83% of the money raised is through these head-shaving events. St. Baldrick's continues to work diligently to expand our fundraising methods to include other donor engagements that are less staff-intensive.
St. Baldrick's decided that in order to raise more money (to then fund more research), the Foundation needed the public to better understand our mission and success to date. This way, more volunteers, and donors could be recruited to further expand our support of research. While our existing volunteers and donors know us, most of the public has never heard of St. Baldrick's. The Foundation has been working with industry leaders to invest in messaging and content to introduce St. Baldrick's to a wider audience. Once more people know St. Baldrick's and our work, more money can be raised to support more research. This expense was a reinvestment in St. Baldrick's brand awareness and works towards building a better public profile.
Up until this year, SBF had a three-star rating on Charity Navigator. In June of 2016, Charity Navigator changed the metrics by which they assess non-profits. Because SBF makes a commitment to the researchers we fund no matter what changes in the economy or in our fundraising, we bank all the funds we award in grants the moment we announce them. Which means, on our financial books, we take a large amount of what is referred to in accounting as liability. In most non-profits, liabilities are always considered a bad thing and that is how Charity Navigator looks at it as well. It means you have incurred debt that will need to be paid. However, in our case, we have the money in the bank, we are just waiting for the signed grant agreements in order to write the check and get the money working to find cures. Last year that number was over $20 million, so you can imagine what a huge number like that does to our score, but rest assured, we are committed to continuing to guarantee every grant we make, no matter how Charity Navigator rates us for it.
The Foundation manages to Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, as it takes a broader approach in its review. There are 20 standards that must all be met in order to earn accreditation by BBB Wise Giving Alliance. The 20 standards encompass the following categories – governance and oversight, measuring effectiveness, finances, and fundraising and informational materials. It is a far more comprehensive view of a non-profit's real health.
St. Baldrick's review process for grants starts when a childhood cancer researcher submits a grant proposal. These are reviewed and rated by the St. Baldrick's panel of expert scientific advisors and grant reviewers, who make funding recommendations to our board of directors. The research applications are evaluated according to the highest scientific standards in use today. Final decisions are made by the Board. The review process is rigorous and handled with care to ensure that every dollar raised is spent on the research most likely to find cures for kids!
St. Baldrick's awards grants to over 373 institutions for laboratory and clinical research and to help make clinical trials available to more children than ever, giving those children treatment that offers the best chance for a cure and long-term survival. St. Baldrick's also funds Fellows and Scholars, younger professionals who will be the experts of tomorrow. St. Baldrick's has awarded over $21.8 million in 2018 to fund pediatric oncology researchers for the following grant categories: research grants, career development awards (St. Baldrick's Scholars), fellowships, supportive care research grants, summer fellowships, consortium research grants, and international scholars.
To our knowledge, there's no real St. Baldrick. The name "St. Baldrick's" is a combination of the words "bald" and "St. Patrick's," since the first event was held in 2000 on March 17, which is St. Patrick's Day.
The first St. Baldrick's event took place at Jim Brady's Bar and Restaurant in New York City. What began as a challenge between three friends on March 17, 2000, has grown into the world's largest volunteer-powered fundraising opportunity benefiting childhood cancer research.
Integrity — Awareness of the great trust constituents place in us as stewards of the funds they raise and as partners with them in the fight against childhood cancer – guides us every day.
Efficiency — A commitment to always operate in the most cost-effective manner possible so that the greatest number of dollars raised goes directly to fund childhood cancer research.
Impact — A sharp focus on the research and advocacy that will result in the fastest possible progress, to cure more children with cancer and to give survivors long and healthy lives.
Transparency — A pledge to be completely open with our volunteers understanding that it is only through their support of St. Baldrick's that we are able to continue our vital mission.
Pioneering Spirit — A unique approach to fundraising that is bold and daring - the same qualities we look for in the doctors and researchers dedicated to finding the cure.
Sense of Fun — An experience that is both rewarding and fun, that people come back year after year, joining together to have a great time while supporting a very serious cause.
St. Baldrick's Foundation funds cannot be used for human embryonic stem cell research. This is not a statement on whether or not we think it should be supported; the decision is based on the fact that many of our donors and volunteers – our source of funds – would not be comfortable supporting it. Stem cell transplantations not using human embryonic stem cells – using cord blood or matched donors – are often used in treating childhood cancer patients, and our funds may be used in this non-controversial area of research.
One St. Baldrick's top priorities is keeping expenses to an absolute minimum. Donations of goods or services that would otherwise come out of our budget are always welcome! Office supplies, current model computers, technical equipment, software, premium items like event T shirts or other giveaway items, or services including publicity, advertising space, printing, technical support, and more can be a big aid in keeping expenses down so more money can go to the cause. Additionally, corporate sponsors – companies that make donations to underwrite expenses or present growth opportunities – are very important to St. Baldrick's success. To propose a sponsorship or learn more, contact us.
St. Baldrick's takes your privacy very seriously, and we take measures to protect it through our technical and administrative practices. The St. Baldrick's Foundation does not sell, rent, exchange or otherwise share information about donors, shavees or other participants with any other organization or individual. View our entire privacy policy here.
Rest assured, the St. Baldrick's website is secure. If you're receive this warning, it is likely due to the type of browser you're using (this has been experienced by users of Internet Explorer 6). It basically means that some of the information on the page you're viewing is pulled from a different type of connection than what you are using. This is not something to worry about, as Microsoft eventually dropped this warning from the default list in Internet Explorer 7 because there are so many websites using this type of page. If you would like to disable this warning from your version of Internet Explorer, click here.
St. Baldrick's t-shirts are available for purchase in the St. Baldrick's Online Store. There, you'll find apparel for the whole family – including the exclusive Marvel-designed "Super Heroes Save Lives" t-shirt – as well as St. Baldrick's-themed mugs, notebooks, key chains, and more.


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It's been about 50 years since my family on my father's side held its first reunion in north Louisiana.
As my Aunt Ruby, my father's eldest sister and the family matriarch, always says, "reunions help keep us together."
Indeed, they do. Aunt Ruby recalled the first 1960s Warren reunion at a Shreveport park where she and others served up fresh corn on the cob and slices of cold watermelon.
Since then, there's been numerous gatherings, and we're gearing up for another one in a couple of weeks.
Today's menus have grown and transformed into buffets with everything from fried chicken, pork roast and barbecue to fettucini and fruit salad.
Our reunions have also become a lot more entertaining through the decades. Banquets, bands, fashion shows, featured speakers and family tree presentations round out the three-day events.
There's even been a few surprises. One year, a former member of the Temptations performed a brief concert at the banquet.
In 2000, I brought my soon-to-be-husband to the reunion, and invited all of my aunts, uncles and cousins to the wedding just a month later.
According to the AARP's 2012 Bulletin Poll on Family Reunions, people attend reunions to reconnect with old and new family members, make memories, share family history, gossip and to travel to new places.
Some of my favorite family reunions were a mixture of all of those things.
While there have been some disagreements during reunion-planning sessions and some have lost interest, Aunt Ruby said that "as a whole, the family is still sticking together."
Her family packs a huge punch at each of our reunions. With eight children, 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, Aunt Ruby and her husband have one of the biggest showings each year.
A lot can happen between reunions — divorces, marriages, anniversaries, deaths, new births, sickness and, well, life in general. Following my paternal grandparents' deaths, reunions became more frequent, and Aunt Ruby became our "go to" person for stories about them.
To keep the reunions fresh and new, Aunt Ruby said it's important to pass the baton to the younger generation.
"It's their time to carry it, but we're (older generation) working with them," she said.
My favorite reason for going to reunions is to reconnect with family members I haven't seen in years.
Whether we're talking about how big our children have grown, swapping email addresses or reminiscing about the old days when we'd pick fruits and vegetables from Big Mama and Big Daddy's garden, there's no other place to be and feel "we're still sticking together."
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[3] Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. [4] Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said: [5] Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?Where have we heard this talk of a "stripped" down Church of the poor before?
-- Gospel According to Saint John 12:3-5
It is in the words of Judas Iscariot, "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?".
Jesus rebuked Judas immediately saying, "Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial. For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always."
In reading Chapter 12 of the Gospel according to Saint John I see a perfect description of the how the Church has fallen prey to the devil through the "new" traps that he laid in the "modern" world.
It was revealed to St. John that the events surrounding Palm Sunday were a perfect foreshadowing of the Crucifixion. Vatican II reminds me of the how the multitude rejoiced at the "new springtime" even as they prepared to hand over Christ to the Jewish leaders to be crucified.
They "took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried: Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel."
Jesus responded to them, "Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself."
But St. John tells us that "they could not believe, because Isaias said again: He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."
They were blinded because they saw as Judas saw. In my previous post I quoted from Pope Benedict regarding Judas. I will repeat that quote except that I will substitute for Jesus the Church.
In the end, Jesus knew that even among the Twelve there was one who did not believe: Judas. Judas too could have left [the Church] like the other disciples did; perhaps he should have left had he wanted to be honest. Instead he stayed with [the Church]. He stayed not because of faith, not because of love, but with the secret plan to get back at [the Church]. Why? Because Judas felt that [the Church] had betrayed him and he decided to betray [the Church] in turn. Judas was a zealot and wanted a victorious [Church] who would lead a revolt against [the Rich]. [The Church] frustrated these expectations. The problem is that Judas did not leave and his gravest fault was falsity, which is the sign of the devil. Because of this Jesus said to the Twelve: "One among you is a devil!" (John 6:70). Let us pray to the Virgin Mary, who helps us to believe in Jesus, as St. Peter did, to be ever more sincere with him and with everyone.The gospel according to Judas sees the principal role of the Church as fighting for the poor against the rich. It is no wonder then that Bergoglio has won the endorsement of so many followers of Judas.
There is a reason every conceivable constituency of the Church's enemies, both internal and external, is hailing Pope Francis: from Hans Kung ("was overwhelmed with joy" at Francis's election), to the National Abortion Rights Action League ("To Pope Francis: Thank you"), to Stephen Colbert ("a seismic ripple throughout the world of Catholicism"), to Jane Fonda ("Gotta love new Pope. He cares about poor, hates dogma"), to Chris Rock (Francis is "the greatest man alive"), to the man that vulgar comedian worships as the "dad of our country" and "our boss"—none other than Barack Obama, who is "hugely impressed with the pope's pronouncements." When a politician who can rightly be viewed as a forerunner of Antichrist is "hugely impressed" by a Pope's statements, there must be something gravely wrong with what the Pope is saying.Bergoglio has even won the endorsement of the communist party.
Well, it appears they [the communists] prefer the words and emphasis and intentions of this particular pope. They trust him to take a stance closer to theirs. Consider the enthusiastic take of People's World: "Pope Francis has provided a moral bully pulpit to rally the world's workers in the ongoing crusade against corporate greed."It is interesting to note that Bergoglio gave a homily on St. John Chapter 12:3-5 soon after being elected pope by the cardinals. I cannot improve on an analysis of it by Atila Sinke Guimarães. And so I present his analysis in its entirety below.
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
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FRANCIS and JUDAS (by Atila Sinke Guimarães) - During the homily he delivered at his Mass on May 14 at Santa Marta Inn, Pope Francis commented on the episode that, in many ways, is the paradigm of his pontificate. He referred to the complaint of Judas about the "waste" Mary Magdalene was making when she washed the sacred Feet of Our Lord Jesus Christ with an expensive perfume at the Bethany supper offered by Simon the leper.
Judas objected, contending that she should have saved the perfume, sold it and given the money to the poor. A quick look at the reports of St. Mark (14:3-9) and St. Matthew (26: 6-16) of that episode shows us that both Evangelists attribute the objection to the Apostles as a whole. St. John, more conscious of the vices of Judas, reports Judas as the one who authored it (12:4).
This comparison of the texts lets us suppose that it was Judas who raised the indignation of the Apostles. This was a mutinous and deceitful ploy, an attempt to set the Apostles against Our Lord and to pressure Him to reject Magdalene's homage.
We sense the depth of Judas's hatred for that act of glorification by considering that no one with a bit of good sense would provoke a whole group of men to go against a single woman. Further weakening her position, she was facing a general ambience that was strange to her.
Were it not for his uncontained hatred, Judas could have waited until later to ask Our Lord whether her action was correct or not. But he was no longer interested in learning from Him. His mind was made up; he detested that act of public glorification and wanted to stop that display. Thus, disregarding any sense of courtesy that men should normally show toward a fragile woman, ignoring the honor they owed their Messiah and God, Judas instigated the Apostles to reject Magdalene's gesture.
Seeing the position of Judas, Our Lord took a divine attitude that anticipates medieval Chivalry's protection of the weak, Scholasticism's refutations of heretics, and the Constantinian Church's glorification of God with riches and pomp. He said: "Why do you harass this woman? For she has wrought a good work upon me … Wherever this gospel will be preached in the whole world, that also which she has done will be told in memory of her." (Matt 26: 10-13)
This is, therefore, an episode dense in symbolism: On one hand, it prefigures a long series of enemies of richness and solemnity in God's worship: all types of heretics, as I have listed elsewhere. (1) Last on this list, we find the progressivists who have been controlling the Church since Vatican II. They are doing everything they can to transform the Catholic Church into a Miserablist Church despoiled of all her properties and glories, a proletarian Church compatible with Communism. It is the Church of the Poor, as Francis called it in his first audience, or the Servant, Humble and Fraternal Church that he prayed for with the Italian Bishops some days ago. (2)
On the other hand, this episode of Mary Magdalene symbolizes the Constantinian Church, the Church that offers to God the best of what nature provides and man produces in quality and beauty. She must have splendorous churches and solemn ceremonies to glorify the One who created all of nature and redeemed mankind.
Now, as Pope Francis speeds up his desacralization, the Miserablist Church with its patron, Judas Iscariot – a theme we have pointed out for a long time - is becoming increasingly linked to the Bergloglio Revolution.
So, Francis needed to disengage himself from this embarrassing and infamous association. Toward this purpose, nothing appeared better than to criticize Judas in that episode of Mary Magdalene. So this is what he did on May 14, 2013.
Francis' objections
In a quite superficial sermon, as his teachings ex hospitio [from the inn] have often been, Francis said these words, summarized by Vatican Radio:
"Let us think of that moment with the Magdalene, when she washed the feet of Jesus with nard, which was so expensive. It is a religious moment, a moment of gratitude, a moment of love. And he [Judas] stands apart and criticizes her bitterly: 'But ... this could be used for the poor!' This is the first reference that I personally found in the Gospel of poverty as an ideology. The ideologue does not know what love is, because he does not know how to gift himself."
Thus, we have his first accusation:
Judas was wrong because he adopted poverty as an ideology
Then, in another excerpt more accusations come:
The Pope warned that those who "isolate their conscience in selfishness," in the end "lose."This is how Judas ended up … he "was an idolater, attached to money".
"This idolatry has led him to isolate himself from the community of others: this is the drama of the isolated conscience. When a Christian begins to isolate himself, he or she also cuts off his or her conscience from the sense of community … Instead, the Christian who gives his or her life, who loses it, as Jesus says, finds it again ... And those who, like Judas, want to keep it for themselves, lose it in the end. John tells us that 'at that moment Satan entered into Judas' heart.' And, we must say: With Satan the payback is rotten. He always rips us off, always!"
Thus, the second and third accusations of Pope Bergoglio are:
Judas was an idolater of money; at that moment [when he made the objection] Satan entered his heart;
Judas was wrong because he isolated himself from the community.
Basically, these were the charges Francis made against Judas.
In these accusations, what first strikes me is what the Pope omitted. He did not condemn Judas for his infamous moral behavior, which has justly raised horror in Catholics everywhere and in all times. Instead, he chose to present Judas as an egocentric intellectual, like so many others. His only rigorous censures were that Judas was an idolater of money - which we will analyze below - and the inexact remark that the Devil entered Judas's heart on that occasion. (3)
Let me analyze these accusations.
Poverty as an ideology
The first charge he makes is that Judas was wrong because he understood poverty as an ideology.
What does Francis mean by ideology?
For Catholics ideology was always synonymous with philosophy. Each man, movement or current of thought can be defined by the ideas that he or it upholds. So, the ideology of a man or movement is an ensemble of principles that orients their actions. This definition supposes that man is a rational being.
However, in the last phase of JPII's pontificate, throughout Benedict's and now in Francis' a new concept of ideology has been conveyed to Catholics. An ideology is an abstract, artificial and duplicitous system elaborated by cold reason without taking into consideration the ardor of love. An ideology is a system invented by some elites to fool the people and maintain their control over power and wealth.
Below, in another of Francis' ex hospitio teachings (April 19, 2013), he addressed the topic of ideology:
"The 'doctors' answer only with the head. They do not know that the Word of God goes to the heart … They are the 'scientists,' the great 'ideologues,' those who do not understand that the word of God … is directed to the heart … because it is the beautiful word that brings love and makes us love. …
"The 'ideologues' are the ones in the Gospel who discuss among themselves: 'How can this man give us His flesh to eat?' It is a problem of the intellect! And when ideology enters the Church, we do not understand anything of the Gospel. …
"The ideologues falsify the Gospel. Every ideological interpretation, no matter the source, is a falsification of the Gospel. And these ideologues – as we have seen in the History of the Church - end up as intellectuals without talent, moralists without goodness. They do not speak of beauty because they do not understand it. Instead, the way of love, the path of the Gospel is simple: It is the road understood by the Saints! …
"Let us pray to the Lord for the Church to be free from any ideological interpretation and to open her heart to the simple, pure Gospel that speaks of the gate of love and so much beauty! … (original here)
Reading these lines, we see that Bergoglio considers any intellectual effort to understand the Gospel as wrong and qualifies it as an "ideology.' Only love matters. However, the Catholic Church teaches that in the human soul the intellect has primacy over the will and the sensibility. To deny this is to establish anarchy in the soul.
Now, Francis denies this hierarchy and condemns it: It is an ideology. If one were to accept his judgment, all Catholic theology and exegesis should be rejected...
If we apply this outlook to Judas, Bergoglio's charge against him would translate thus: Since Judas argued that the perfume should be sold and the money given to the poor, he was objecting intellectually; with this he became an ideologue. So, it is the way Judas placed his objection – not his hatred for the glorification of Christ – that would be wrong.
We see that this accusation against Judas - he adhered to the ideology of poverty – is meaningless. Any man who uses his intellect to articulate an idea can be similarly condemned.
An idolater of money
Francis also accuses Judas of being an idolater of money. In this second accusation he lacks precision.
St. John tells us that Judas was a thief who stole coins from the moneybag (12:6). The revelation stops here. Most persons who steal money do it to buy other things. A minority of thieves steal money to hoard it because they love money as such. The accusation of being an idolater of money only applies to the latter.
In his sermon Francis forgot to explain why Judas should be considered as one of this latter brand of thieves. Since no explanation was given, his second accusation is wide open to discussion.
It is sad to say, but these two ex hospitio teachings are of a very poor intellectual level.
Isolated from the community
When Bergoglio comes to his third accusation - Judas was an egocentric who had isolated himself from the community - in principle he is correct. Any traitor is motivated by his own interests and has no care for anything else.
But, what Francis is stressing here is not this banality. Instead, he is repeating the progressivist thesis that no one can have a private relationship with God and individual spiritual life, but rather must share everything with the community. It is a kind of spiritual Communism.
With this we see that the accusations Pope Francis made against Judas have little to no actual value.
Certainly they do not excuse Francis from being a follower of Judas in his hatred for the external glorification of God and in his pretext that the Church must give up her pomp and sacrality to better help the poor.
What remains to be analyzed in another occasion is whether or not Francis' eagerness to please the Jews - his first letter some hours after been elected was for them - can be considered as selling the Mystical Body of Christ to the Jews, as Judas did with Our Lord.


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Rheindt, FE, Christidis, L, Kuhn, S, de Kloet, S, Norman, JA & Fidler, A 2014, 'The timing of diversification within the most divergent parrot clade', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 140-148.
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The Strigopidae are an ancient parrot (Psittaciformes) family consisting of three extant species placed in two genera (Nestor, Strigops) and restricted to New Zealand. Their evolutionary history is clouded because the timing of divergence events within this family has variously been attributed to Pleistocene climate change or much earlier earth-historic events. Here we examine new psittaciform DNA sequence data, and combine them with previously published sequences, to shed light on the poorly understood timing of diversification within the Strigopidae. Using calibrations indirectly derived from both psittaciform and non-psittaciform fossils, our data indicate a Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene (ca 1.2–3.6 mya) differentiation between the two Nestor species (kea and kaka), possibly in response to shifts in habitat distribution associated with sea level fluctuations. The unique, monotypic, nocturnal and flightless genus Strigops (kakapo) is shown to have diverged from the Nestor lineage probably ca 28–29 mya, coinciding with the potential Oligocene submergence of Zealandia when much of its landmass may have been fragmented into smaller islands, providing a setting for allopatric diversification.


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CSUP drove to the WT 47 on the opening possession of the third quarter and punter Brandon Kliesen, who ranks second nationally in punting, placed the ball at the WT 1. On the first play from the one, the snap went wide of Vaughan, but Robinson was there to collect it and managed a two yard gain avoiding a disaster.
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WT put the game out of reach on the defensive side as Westbrooks sacked and forced a Dausin fumble as junior linebacker LeBrandon Mosley picked up the loose ball and ran in from 26-yards out on the ensuing CSUP possession for a 34-6 lead late in the third quarter. It was first fumble returned for a touchdown by the Buffs since Chris Metcalf returned one 25 yards versus Texas A&M-Kingsville in Cowboys Stadium earlier this season.
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Offlineimap + mu4e
So I live in emacs most of the time: writing papers, coding, and composing emails. The markup from org mode and a latex front end such as auctex make it really uncessary to resort to any other writing/typesetting systems, let alone MS word, especially when I'm doing scientific writing. So after replacing a failed hard drive and upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04, one of the first things was to set up the email for emacs, so I can assure others that I am still kicking.
To do that is not difficult at all, by using offlineimap + mu4e. No I don't use gnus and yes I've tried that and it didn't work out. In this scenario, we use offlineimap as a mail manager and retriever, and use mu4e as the front-end of emacs to do the work. Setting up offlineimap is pretty straightforward, one needs only to set up a profile file "~/.offlineimaprc". Setting up mu4e is pretty easy too, as everything should work out of box from a mu installation and a minimum emacs setup.
On top of these two, I needed to set up the "~/.authinfo" file so that I don't have to type in password everytime checking mails. This can be done in several ways. I opt for a simple python script and emacs's in-house EasyPG package. Basically what I did was make the offlineimap use the passphrase encrypted in the ~/.authinfo.gpg file.
And that's it. Now I can fire up mu4e and manage emails through the message-mode. IMHO this is how emacs' email management should be, and I'm not the only one.


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In Takat is you are secretly assigned one of four goal colors when the game starts.
This color will be used to determine your score at the end of the game.
On your turn, you will match colors and make shapes by playing a card from your hand onto the shared board.
Points are awarded at the end of the game for each shape of your color based on the umber of cards used to make a shape. Whoever scores the fewest points wins the game.
I wanted to make a game that was easy to learn and fun to play which also produced something appealing to look at. The cards have no text and there is no theme for the game. This allows for easier translations so that anyone anywhere can play it. The scoring system was built in such a way that it would allow for bluffing which is novel for a tile placement game. Hidden identities within a simple tile laying game was something that I have not seen before and when I stumbled upon it, the rest of the game fell into place. Math as much as art dictated the final game. The tiles shapes are generated based on all the iterations of two shapes, corners and arcs, on three corners of a square card. The decision to use 25 cards allows for a game length that feels appropriate. It also provides 24 plays within a game which is 12 plays in a 2 player game and 8 for three players. There are only two color orientations for the game, which I refer to as clockwise and counterclockwise. This makes it so that all pieces have a 50% chance of being playable in any side position and a 100% chance of being at least playable at the corner of a piece. I didn't want the tiles to be too limiting on a player's options and this setup feels good in that regard. The depth of game play really lies in the ability to bluff. Bluffing also helps new players, because plays that might typically be seen as an error can give advanced players false information about the state of the board. With known goal colors the game feels very solvable, but when these goals are hidden, there is an additional level of play that helps to even the playing field for beginners and advanced players.
Tyler makes games in his spare time. He typically relies on self-deprecation and humor to navigate most social interactions except when he is playing and making tabletop games. Tyler's passion for gaming is so great that it outweighs the anxiety derived from talking about himself in the third person and submitting his games for public scrutiny.
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Hundred-Dollar Baby
I had a long trip to make so I checked out the audio book Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker. In this title, Spencer is reunited with April Kyle. April had been a teenage prostitute that Spencer had rescued in the past. Now she's grown up and she says she needs his help. However, as he tries to help her, more and more lies pile up, and then Ollie, a minor gangster, is killed. Spencer, and his sidekick Hawk, go between New York and Boston, trying to uncover the truth in this case. Spencer begins to wonder if he really saved April, and can he save her again this time?


text: Many, many issues with the My Tesla App (App version 188.8.131.52, Android 6.0.1) refusing to connect with message "My Tesla Could Not Be Reached At This Time". I can connect to My Tesla quite easily on the web site using the same username and password. I have tried this via WiFi and also via GSM. Same result. The apps seems to fail to connect about 90% of the time. I found other threads which talk about similar issues but they do not appear to be very current. Anyone know what causes this, how many folks are experiencing this, when it might be fixed, and if there is any support contact at Tesla who can help run this down?


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Searching for children or descentants of Francisco Aguilar Sr.
My grandfather was Francisco Aguilar Sr. He was bornon June 17,1881 in San Carlos, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
He came to the US by way of Laredo Texas on Nov. 27,1918.
On receiving the news that his first wife was either ill,
or had already died, Francisco returned to Mexico to
retrieve his three sons. On May 10,1924 Francisco and his
three sons entered the US by way of Laredo Texas.
The children were brought to Rosewell New Mexico to live
with an Aunt(name unkown). Francisco lived and worked for a
period of time in Roswell. Eventually, moved on to Pennsylvannia and West Virginia. Anyone with information
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An 8-8-8, 10-10-10 or 12-12-12 fertilizer is good for cucumbers. Spread a layer of fertilizer over the soil at a rate of between 1.5 and 3 pounds per 100 square feet, depending on soil needs and the manufacturer's recommendations. After cucumbers are planted, dig a furrow 1 inch deep about 3 inches away from the row of plants and add fertilizer to the furrow. More fertilizer can be added as growth continues.Learn more about Outdoor Plants & Flowers


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3 Makeup Looks Inspired by My Favorite Albums of 2016
Since I'm a visual person I hardly ever remember the album title but I just remember what the album art looks like.
Ah, the proverbial slippery slope! For better or for worse, I've ridden it my whole life. Only if I can get away with it, of course--like the first time I skipped class in high school and didn't get caught. Fast forward to graduation, and I'm voted "Most Likely to Skip Class" (with a 4.3 GPA, mind you--MIND YOU).
My latest example: I've realized that, the longer I'm at a job, the less I bother with a beauty routine.
Take my current office gig: On the first day, I allotted an hour and a half for getting ready in the morning. I straightened my hair, did a full-on eye look (multiple shadow shades, liner, mascara), applied perfume, wore contact lenses. I'm big on first impressions, and think I struck just the right chord.
But as I got comfortable, the omissions began. Eye makeup came first. I mean, really, who needs to spend the extra minutes perfecting eyeliner when it's only being seen by the same eight people every single day?, I thought.
So I went into work without eyeliner and--lo and behold!--nobody gave a damn.
And so began my descent. I subsequently ditched eyeshadow, mascara, contact lenses, and even dry hair. (As we've previous established, though, I'll never not wear blush.) I now go into work with wet hair and glasses. The horror!
It's not like I've hit rock-bottom. If a stranger walked into our office, I don't think he or she would gasp at my appearance. Nobody has commented so far, but I imagine they've noticed.
This isn't the first job in which it has happened, either. I must admit that, as a night owl, sleep is a factor. If I can squeeze in nine more minutes (the length of a default snooze on my phone) of sleep and forgo one step of my morning routine, I am all over that.
It makes me think of "The Office" (when it was good) when Jan holds a seminar with all the female workers, and she advises them to dress for the job they aspire to (at which point Angela muses that Jan must "aspire to be a whore" because her skirt comes maybe a hair above her knees).
But Jan makes a good point. My declining appearance is probably tantamount to waving a white flag and shouting, "I just don't care anymore!" Even in a position without upward growth, it's probably not wise to make such a declaration.
So I'm going to hoist myself up and out of this bad habit. I'm not saying that loads of makeup and hair product are necessary for professional success, but a perceived level of effort can only be beneficial. Thus, I'm keeping a few things in mind.
And when you encounter it during your commute, in line at Starbucks or even in your own office, you'll wish you'd done your makeup.


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Projects with keyword: value chain
Projects are keyword indexed by major themes using terms derived from the CAB Thesaurus controlled vocabulary. The tag cloud shows the most frequent search terms used in the database.
Socio-economic Benefits of Ecological Infrastructure
Partner Institution(s):
University of Cape Town, African Climate and Development Initiative, South Africa
Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd., South Africa
DHI South Africa, South Africa
Start Date:July 1, 2018
End Date:June 30, 2020
Total grant:DKK 4,982,174
Tendering sustainable energy transitions (TENTRANS)
Partner Institution(s):
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Natural resources and development, Denmark
Danish Wind Industry Association, Denmark
University of Cape Town, Graduate school of Business, South Africa
Stellenbosch University, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, South Africa
South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), South Africa
Start Date:April 1, 2018
End Date:September 30, 2020
Total grant:DKK 5,000,000
The Timber Rush: Private Forestry in Village Land
Partner Institution(s):
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Denmark
Start Date:January 4, 2016
End Date:December 31, 2020
Total grant:DKK 6,999,919
Upgrading pangas and tilapia value chains in Bangladesh
Partner Institution(s):
University of Copenhagen, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Food Science Quality and Technology, Denmark
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Environmental and Business Economics, Denmark
Technical University of Denmark, National Institute of Aquartic Resources, Denmark
Eurofish Denmark, Denmark
Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh
Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dept. of Economics and Sociology, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Department of Aquacultural Finance, Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
University of Göttingen, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Germany
Start Date:March 1, 2015
End Date:February 29, 2020
Total grant:DKK 9,999,648
Property, Access and eXclusion (AX)
Partner Institution(s):
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dept. of Silviculture and Forest Management,Ghana
University of Ghana, Institute of African Studies, Ghana
Tropenbos International - Ghana programme, Ghana
Start Date:January 1, 2015
End Date:December 31, 2019
Total grant:DKK 8,876,494


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Sitaraman Krishnan '03 Ph.D. has recently been promoted to associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Clarkson University.
At Clarkson, Krishnan has been a principal investigator of research projects for companies such as GE, New World Pharmaceuticals, and Energy Materials Corporation, and of projects for federal and state agencies, such as the Army Research Office and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. He has mentored 12 graduate students, as well as several undergraduate students at Clarkson. Krishnan is also the faculty advisor for the Delta Chapter of the Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honors Society.
Krishnan's research focuses on nanostructured and stimulus-responsive polymer-based materials. Krishnan has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, nine patent applications, and more than 40 oral or poster presentations at national conferences.
Krishnan is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Plastics Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. And he has served as a reviewer for approximately 20 professional journals.


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This weekend was a bit threadbare, with six of the top 12 taking a siesta. Even the games were not really games. Thankfully, the football scheduling gods will make up for it Thursday night, with four of those teams squaring off.
A Class Above… Florida State and Miami met as top 10 teams for the first time since 2004. It was clear only the Seminoles belonged there after their 41-14 win. Jameis Winston proved himself human, throwing two interceptions. But he remained quite a talented human, completing 72 percent of passes and averaging more than 11 yards per attempt. Miami stopped just four of 15 Florida State third down attempts. The Hurricanes should get another shot at the Noles in the ACC title game. It's hard to see them improving on that result with a second opportunity. But, hey, ACC Coastal Championship rings are a thing now. So, there's that to look forward to.
The Seminoles received a slight boost from this win, but it needed a sea change. FSU's computer poll lead, with Oregon playing Stanford and four additional bowl teams in the final games, will fade. They need to win the public opinion campaign. A best case scenario for the Noles sees them beat a seven-win Florida team and Miami again. Not sure how many humans that will impress. Tallahassee will have more Stanford fans Thursday night than Palo Alto, not that that's saying much.
Little Sisters… Michigan headed north to East Lansing. The trip went about as we anticipated. The Spartans stormed past a feeble offensive line and ransacked the Wolverine offense. They held Fitz Toussaint to 20 yards rushing and sacked Devin Gardner seven times. Michigan State has now won five of six since Mike Hart's "little brother" comment.
Yes, "It's Michigan fergodsakes." But this win will have ramifications for Michigan State beyond the rivalry. If the Spartans win their three remaining games – at Nebraska, at Northwestern, Minnesota – that would put them at 11-1 and (we presume) in the Top 10 entering the Big Ten title game. MSU would have the chance to beat Ohio State and go to its first Rose Bowl since 1987. Even with a loss, they would be on track for a BCS at large.
For the Wolverines, the problem is clear: the offensive line. It's the cause and the solution that have been nebulous. Coaching, play-calling and inexperience (no junior or seniors on the interior line) are all issues. Even recruiting evaluations have been called into question. A "winning mentality" gets instilled by winning. Michigan having its offensive line blown up on (seemingly) every play reduces the probability of that happening. The Wolverines have been putrid on the road this year. They will need wins at Northwestern and at Iowa to salvage something from this season.
Not Much of a Party… Georgia and Florida met in Jacksonville. Neither contingent left this game gratified. Georgia brought a 23-3 lead into halftime, then nearly blew it. The Bulldogs gained 14 yards on their first four drives in the second half, while conceding 20 points. Florida came back, but fell short in their third-straight cocktail party. Big, dumb Will Mushcamp ball produced fewer than five yards per play for the third-consecutive game.
The Gators have been ravaged by injuries. With South Carolina and Florida State still to play, they may finish with the nation's toughest schedule (currently third). But a second 6-6 season in three years could make things dicey for Muschamp heading into 2014. He's making forays into Zook territory. Muschamp could be on the hot seat next year. He could also be in a quite cozy one in Austin.
Cowboy Up… The Air Raid has been reduced to ground sorties in Stillwater. But Oklahoma State's makeshift attack is still working, despite the mediocre passing. The Cowboys gained consistent yardage on the ground, converted turnovers into points and left Lubbock with a 52-34 win. Losing two-straight has reduced Kliff Kingsbury to swag alert level orange (despite this adorable photo op). The Big 12 is down to a four-team race between Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Baylor. The Cowboys play those three opponents the final three weeks of the season.
Prayer Answered… Yes, Virginia, Good things can still happen to Bo Pelini. Nebraska beat Northwestern 27-24 on third-string quarterback Ron Kellogg's Hail Mary to Jordan Westerkamp with time expiring. The Nebraska coach, already on the hot seat, was coming off a loss at Minnesota. Not to mention the whole reefer fiasco with his brother at FAU. A loss might have sunk Nebraska and ended Pelini's time there. Instead, the Cornhuskers are still in with a shout for the Legends Division title. Though that road does go through Michigan State.
Winning Streak… Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys has taken over at Minnesota during Jerry Kill's leave of absence. It has, surprisingly, worked out well for them. The Gophers have won three-straight in conference after fending off Indiana. Beating Penn State at home would secure Minnesota eight wins and a .500 conference record. That would be testament, even in his absence, to the excellent rebuilding job Jerry Kill has done.
Futility… Purdue lost three-straight Big Ten games to Nebraska, Michigan State and Ohio State by a combined score of 114-7. The Boilermakers have not taken a snap in the red zone since Sept. 28.
Scary… Todd Graham and his son Bo, on a recruiting trip to Texas, lost cabin pressure in their small plane at 35,000 feet. The plane dove down to 10,000 feet and made an emergency landing. "I'm not lying. I thought this might have been it," Graham told AZ Central.
Odds and Sods… Johnny Manziel was doing filthy Johnny Manziel things. A UCLA cheerleader accepted a proposal. Mike Mayock dropped a Freak Nasty reference. A Michigan State fan celebrated a touchdown by smacking his friend in the face. A Marshall kid was trampled by the Thundering Herd.
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