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What Protections Do I Have When Buying a Home?
Are There Any Safeguards Regarding a Property When Making an Offer to Purchase?
So you want to buy a house, this does not mean you must also buy someone else's headache. What protections do you need when buying a home? An offer to purchase contains home buyer protections when buying a home to help prevent you from buying a "Money Pit". These protections include the right to a home inspection and the right to know about any seller disclosures. Even if a seller does not have a sellers disclosure statement that they can present to you, they legally must disclose of any known defects. The seller can argue that they were unaware of any defects, which is why it is imperative to conduct your own property inspection prior to purchasing a home.
Disclosures From the Seller
Although you have toured the property, looked at the walls and ceiling, turned on the faucets and played with the light switches, you have not lived in it. The seller has years of knowledge about his or her home and there may be some things you want to find out about as quickly as possible. For this reason, you will require certain seller disclosures as part of your offer.
Basically, you want the seller to disclose any adverse conditions that may have a substantial impact on your decision to purchase the home. This would include any problems with the house, whether the property is in a flood zone, a noise zone, or any other kind of hazardous area.
If you have an agent representing you, this is almost automatic, but many states do not require individuals selling their own home to provide you with this information. Often they do not require banks selling foreclosed property to provide these disclosures, either. Obtaining these types of disclosures should always be a part of your offer.
Condition of the Property
The last thing you want when you assume possession of your new home is to find it in a total mess. Therefore, you should make it clear in your offer that certain minimum standards are required. If you do not, you might find out the seller or neighbors have begun using the back yard as a trash dump, or something worse – and you would not be able to do anything about it.
Some of the requirements you might want to include in your offer are that the roof does not leak, the appliances work, the plumbing does not leak, that there are no broken or cracked windows, the yard has been kept up, and any debris has been cleared away.
Inspections You Should Require
Besides appraisal and the termite inspection, you should also have a professional home inspector go through the house and seek out potential problems. Of course, you will have inspected the home, but you are not used to looking at some things that a professional will find. Even if they are not things the seller is expected to repair, at least you will have foreknowledge of any potential problems.
The seller will want this inspection performed quickly, so that you can approve the results and move forward with the purchase. Once you receive the inspection, you will want to allow yourself sufficient time to review and approve the report. If you do not approve the report, you may negotiate with the sellers on which repairs should be performed and who should pay for those repairs. Otherwise, you can cancel the purchase without penalty, provided you have included timetables in your offer.
Final Walk-Through Inspection
Before closing, you will want to revisit the property to ensure it is in the condition you have required in your offer, and to inspect that any required repairs have been performed. You should do this no sooner than five days before you intend to close. Make sure this right to do a final inspection is included in your offer to purchase the home.


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Will national anthem survive 'inclusionist' mob?
Todd Starnes on high school nixing song: 'Truth is normally the first thing jettisoned'
"The Star Spangled Banner" will no longer be played at rallies at California High School in San Ramon after student leaders determined the song is racially insensitive.
"It was brought to our attention that the national anthem's third verse is outdated and racially offensive," wrote the president of the school's Associated Study Body. "We had nothing but good intentions by removing the song so that we could be fully inclusive to our student body."
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The decision to eliminate the national anthem from student rallies has resulted in a significant amount of backlash from patriotic students and residents.
"There's been a lot of push back on the removal of the anthem – and not just from conservatives," senior Dennis Fiorentino said on the Todd Starnes Radio Show.
Fiorentinos said he was shocked when he realized the national anthem had been banned.
"It's important that we honor and respect those who sacrificed their lives protecting the freedom that us Americans take for granted every day," he said.
On a side note, kudos to the student journalists at California High School who first reported this story and did so with a fair and balanced report. It's refreshing to see solid journalism from The Californian.
The student body president posted a letter on the high school's website defending the decision to ban the song by citing a third verse that references "the hireling and slave."
"This verse translated, finds joy in the killing of African-Americans," the student government president alleged. "To think that our nation's anthem once had the word slave and 'land of the free' in the same sentence leaves me speechless."
There is widespread debate among historians as to what Francis Scott Key was alluding to in the lyrics. Regardless, only the first verse is traditionally sung at sporting events or public gatherings.
But the truth is normally the first thing jettisoned when it conflicts with the inclusivity.
"Moving forward, we must take action and be inclusive to all," the student body president wrote. "This song was written in 1814. That was written 204 years ago. Imagine all the traditions and laws that have changed."
"As our culture shifts to one that is more diverse and accepting of all types of people, so must our traditions," the student government leader wrote. "And although we understand that this anthem represents pride and patriotism in our country to many people, we believe that there are other ways that this can be accomplished without an expense to inclusivity on our campus."
OK – enough of this nonsense. Where are the grownups in charge of this public school?
I reached out to the San Ramon Valley School District for a comment – as did several San Francisco television stations – but so far, they are not commenting.
However, a leadership adviser (a grownup) told the student newspaper that she agreed the national anthem is "problematic" and should have been removed.
Well, that's just great. The teacher is actually encouraging young people to disrespect American values and traditions.
"The Star Spangled Banner" may have survived the bombs bursting in air, but it may not be able to withstand the rampaging mob of politically correct "inclusionists."

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We have been working in the north of Scotland for 15 years and have a lot of experience of organising events. We have a wealth of local knowledge. We can organise off road cycling holidays as well as trips along the North Highland Way with recommendations for stop offs.
We book and pre-pay all your accommodation, arrange your baggage transfer from door to door, and provide detailed route guidance, maps and other useful information about walking, cycling and horse riding in Scotland.
Another advantage of self-guided holidays is that you can start on almost any date from April to October. On most routes we can also customise an itinerary to suit your fitness and how much time you have. We only book good standard B&Bs, guest houses and hotels and take great care in organising our specialist holidays.
The routes are carefully selected and focus on areas rich in history and are an ideal way for you to explore some of the most beautiful parts of northern Scotland. You don't have to be an experienced (or very fit) walker or cyclist to enjoy our holidays. We provide you with a range of itineraries. We can also recommend the North Highland Explorer which is downloadable from our web site at http://www.letsgonorth.com. There are options for shorter daily cycles dnd you can choose to spend more time sight-seeing, visiting local historic attractions like castles and distilleries. In addition to our cycling routes, we also arrange weekend breaks and bespoke walking tours. See below for summary of all our routes and click on the links for itineraries and other information.
We can arrange transfers from Scottish airports to your first night's accommodation, and back to the airport after your walk. We can also book accommodation for you in Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Stirling before and after your walking holiday.
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Exemplary Home Building in one of the Best Cities to Live in North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina (PRWEB) May 20, 2015
According to Real Estate Scorecard, one of the finest Parade of Homes tours on the east coast takes place every April in one of the best cities in North Carolina to retire, Wilmington. For the past decade, Baby Boomers have been drawn to the area for the abundant sunny days, rich culture and beautiful master planned communities. The Parade of Homes is an excellent time for home buyers to see the latest in home building trends, design ideas and compare home builders. During last month's parade, 70+ homes were featured.
Three Brunswick Forest home builders captured three awards, a gold, silver and bronze. The contest highlighted custom home building in Wilmington NC while showcasing some of the area's largest master planned communities such as Brunswick Forest. Builders competed in a pool of more than 70 homes which exemplified the finest craftsmanship, quality of materials and interior and exterior features.
The three homes and awards received by the Brunswick Forest home builders:
GOLD WINNER - Jarrett Bay built by Fogelman Associates Inc.
4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3,240 square feet, priced at $649,000
Key features: enormous kitchen, open floor plan, lavish master suite, outdoor fireplace, grill & water fountain
SILVER WINNER - The Oleander built by Bill Clark Homes
4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,756 square feet, priced at $539,900.
Key features: Gourmet kitchen with large island and custom backsplash, French doors from master bedroom lead to courtyard oasis, outdoor fireplace and large fountain
BRONZE WINNER - The Plum Island built by Trusst Builder Group
4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,254 square feet, priced at $329,500.
Key features: Private Master Suite, Split Bedroom Floor plan, two car garage with storage area
Take a peek at more Brunswick Forest homes
Brunswick Forest offers something for all ages. It is one of finest and largest master planned communities in the area. People buy here because of the incredible curb appeal and it's ideal located close to historic Wilmington, North Carolina – a vibrant waterfront city filled with outdoor cafes, retail stores, entertainment centers and much more. Just outside the gates of Brunswick Forest, residents also have access to several barrier islands, the Cape Fear River and Intracoastal Waterway. Cape Fear National Golf Course is the centerpiece of Brunswick Forest offering 18 holes of championship golf in a setting of unmatched beauty. Membership is optional. The full amenity list includes:
18 Hole Championship Golf Course designed by NC native Tim Cate
Golf Clubhouse with restaurant and bar
18,000 Square Foot Fitness & Wellness Center with lounge
Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pools
5 Hard Surface Tennis Courts and a Sport Court
Pickleball Courts
Community Parks and Gardens
100+ Miles of Walking, Biking and Nature Trails
Canoe, Kayak and Small Boat Launch
There is no better way to enjoy all the beauty of Brunswick Forest than to experience it in person. Tour the neighborhood and see some of the best custom home building in Wilmington, North Carolina. Several of the model homes are still available.
To schedule a tour, contact Brunswick Forest direct at 888.371.2434.
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Aggies, Sooners Lock Horns
Feb. 23, 2009
Courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics
#14/11 TEXAS A&M (20-5, 8-4) vs. #2/2 OKLAHOMA (24-2, 12-0)
Game #26
February 23, 2009 • 6:30 p.m. (CT)
Reed Arena (12,989)
at College Station, Texas
Television: ESPN2 and ESPN360.com
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: Oklahoma Leads 25-11
Internet: Live Audio and Statistics available on www.AggieAthletics.com
It will be a battle of "bigs" as the No. 11-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team (20-5, 8-4) prepares for a Big Monday showdown and a top 25 rematch with second-ranked Oklahoma (24-2, 12-0) on Feb. 23 at Reed Arena. The Aggies and Sooners will tipoff at 6:30 p.m. (CT) in a first-ever Monday showcase between two Big 12 Conference powers on ESPN2. A&M has beaten its last four-straight league opponents on its home court in fine fashion and claimed its fourth-ever series sweep of archrival Texas in a 76-65 win on Saturday. The Aggie defense forced the 12th-ranked Longhorns to commit an opponent season-high 29 turnovers which is not at all a surprise as they annually rank among the top 15 teams nationally in scoring defense (54.3), field goal percentage defense (35.4), three-point field goal percentage defense (25.0) and turnover margin (+6.3). A&M will look to defend an OU squad that is shooting with a 49.1 percent accuracy from the floor and scoring an average of 79.0 points per game against opponents this season, numbers that rank among the top five in the country. The Aggies are currently in a tie with Kansas State for third-place in the latest Big 12 standings, while OU could clinch at least a share of its sixth league championship title with a win on Monday. Both teams will endure a quick turnaround with their second game in three days versus a nationally-ranked opponent in what could shape out to be one of the biggest weekends ever in Aggie Basketball history.
No. Name (2008-09 Stats)
#51 Sydney Colson, G, 5-8, So. (6.0 ppg, 3.2 apg)
#3 Takia Starks, G, 5-8, Sr. (16.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
#22 Tanisha Smith, G/F, 6-0, Jr. (8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
#55 Danielle Gant, G/F, 5-11, Sr. (13.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg)
#12 La Toya Micheaux, C, 6-3, Sr. (2.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg)
No. Name 2008-09 Stats
#13 Danielle Robinson, G, 5-9, So. (12.9 ppg, 6.1 apg)
#25 Whitney Hand, G, 6-1, Fr. (9.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
#21 Amanda Thompson, F, 6-0, Jr. (7.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg)
#5 Ashley Paris, F, 6-3, Sr. (13.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg)
#3 Courtney Paris, C, 6-4, Sr. (16.0 ppg, 13.9 rpg)
Oklahoma holds a 25-11 series advantage over Texas A&M and picked up its second win (W, 71-59) in the last five games between the two Big 12 South rivals on Jan. 18 in Norman. The Aggies have won their last two-straight home meetings in double digits against the Sooners in that particular five-game span - 78-68 (+10) on Feb. 10, 2007 and 73-59 (+14) on March 6, 2008 in College Station. Eight of A&M's 11 overall victories in the all-time series have been won on its home court.
W, 54-52 on Jan. 27, 2007 in Norman
W, 78-68 on Feb. 10, 2007 in College Station
L, 56-68 on Feb. 12, 2008 in Norman
W, 73-59 on March 6, 2008 in College Station
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On September 1, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, General of Justice Alexander Bastrykin came to St. Petersburg to celebrate the beginning of the Academic Year in the St. Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee. The Academy was created a year ago and placed into historical 18th century building built by Peter the Great for his Defense Office on the embankment of Moika river. At the official ceremony little children were reciting rhymed speeches with promises to join the ranks of investigators.
Little kindergarten student Diana expressed in her poem the desire to serve in the future for the benefit of the Motherland. At the central part of the short poem was the statement that Diana is ready to put into prison her close relatives, including even her mother, in case it would be needed."
The general Bastrykin reached out for the girl, kissed her hand and hugged her.
Boys slightly older than Diana promised Bastrykin that they would establish patronage over the girl, to ensure her future as a cadet of the Academy.
Then the General of Justice brought the boys into rank of honorary cadets. For many of the guys, said Bastrykin, this day will become "the starting point for a large and complex path to master the huge load of knowledge and skills needed by the employee of the Investigative Committee."
The official ceremony of the beginning of the academic year at the Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee of Russia and, in particular, Diana's performance were broadcast by "The Fifth Channel" of Russian TV, then published on YouTube, to become a hit in Russian Internet.
The poetic speech of little Diana became Russian sensation because it made Russians to recall one of the most prominent and most controversial hero of the Soviet propaganda: Pavlik Morosov.
Pavlik Morozov was a 13-year-old schoolboy who lived in a tiny Siberian village in 1920-s. He loved communism so much that when his own father broke the law, Pavlik informed on him to the authorities. The father was sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp and later executed. When Pavlik's vengeful relatives found out about boy's action, they stabbed him to death. For generations the story of Pavlik, the boy martyr, was taught to tens of millions of schoolchildren throughout the Soviet Union. Wikipedia says: "His story was a subject of reading, songs, plays, a symphonic poem, a full-length opera and six biographies." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlik_Morozov)
By the government order Sergei Eisenstein shot a film about Pavlik, but authorities found the film not enough patriotic and all the copies and negative of the film were destroyed.
The embodiment of fierce Soviet patriotism, Pavlik was pronounced Pioneer-Hero No 1. Books about him were published in many languages. When communist power in Russia collapsed Pavlik Morosov had turned from the Hero #1 into Informer OO1.
Now, more than two and a half decades after communism collapsed, a hot debate is raging over Pavlik Morozov that runs right to the heart of Russia's post-Soviet identity.
It's understandable that many Russians were frightened when they saw on TV
a little girl, promising to put her mother into prison: it looked like Stalin's times are coming back.


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Lynn Brandenberger
Lynn Brandenberger, Professor, Vegetables
Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
358 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Office Location: 339 Agricultural Hall
Phone: 405-744-5408
Fax: 405-744-9709
PhD: Plant Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 1992
Mag: Horticulture, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 1983
BS: Horticulture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 1977
Extension Activities
Lynn Brandenberger is a horticulturist with major responsibilities for serving the needs of the commercial vegetable industry in Oklahoma. He is responsible for leading extension and research programs focused on enhancing the yield, quality and safety of fresh and processed vegetables. His program addresses the cultural aspects of vegetable production, leading efforts state wide for crop cultural concerns, weed control and food safety. His research and demonstration program has been instrumental in cooperating with producers and county extension educators to determine industry needs and how to address those needs. Past and ongoing work includes: Variety evaluations, fertility, irrigation, mulches, crop enhancement compounds and population studies; Herbicide screening and rate studies in several vegetable crop groups; Studies regarding the potential for microbial contamination in fresh produce; Soil improvement through cover crop use. In addition, he has published results of his work through peer reviewed journals and written numerous applied research reports. His work has been implemented through collaborations with researchers, producers and county extension staff throughout the state and nation. Current and past projects include evaluation of vegetable cultivars and screening of new weed control materials for use in vegetable crops. Detailed results of these studies are included in the 2005-2009 Vegetable Trial Reports and are available through the Department of Horticulture at Oklahoma State University. Extensive and complete data information can be found on the following web site: Vegetables
Professional Experience
2007 to present: Professor & Horticulture Food Crops Extension & Research Specialist, Oklahoma State University.
2001-2007: Associate Professor & Horticulture Food Crops Extension & Research Specialist, Oklahoma State University.
2001: Professor & Extension Horticulturist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University System.
1992-2000: Associate Professor & Extension Horticulturist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University System.
1987-1992: Research Assistant, University of Arkansas, Departments of horticulture and plant pathology, University of Arkansas.
1984-1987: County Extension Horticulturist, Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension Service, Commanche, Caddo, Canadian and Grady Counties, Oklahoma.
1980-1984: County Extension Horticulturist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Smith County, Texas.
SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIESShort Courses taught
- Food processing short course at Mongolia International University taught during three weeks of spring semester 2009. He was a member of the team that developed and taught this new course for MIU. His role was the development and delivery of part of the food safety section of the course including overall course introduction, good agriculture practices, good management practices, and several aspects of HACCP. This three credit course included 45 hours of instruction by the four member team.
- March 2009, 2010: Consulted with Mexican agricultural producers in the state of Zacatecas. Primary activities included soil testing, consultation on soil fertility and introducing producers to basic concepts of soil fertility management. Consultations also included advice on vegetable and fruit crops and vegetable variety trials.
- May-June 2009: Consulted with university, government officials, and development agencies regarding the development of agriculture within Mongolia. Mongolia agriculture currently consists primarily of migratory herding including cattle, sheep, and goat production. Arable farm land is available within the country for crop production and is being investigated by development agencies for leasing for crop production and for the development of production by native Mongolian agriculture.
Brandenberger, L., Kahn, B., Gray, S., Shrefler, J., Roberts, W., Taylor, M., Upson, S., Rohla, C., Laughlin, J. 2012. Extended season leafy greens for health and wealth: A report on cool season leafy greens production trials in high tunnels. HortScience 47 (9): S35 available at: http://www.ashs.org/downloads/supplement/2012SR-ASHS_AnnualMtg.pdf
Stafne, E., Brandenberger, L., Carrier, L., Carroll, B. 2012. Preemergence herbicide screening for weed control in grapes. HortScience 47 (9): S57 available at: http://www.ashs.org/downloads/supplement/2012SR-ASHS_AnnualMtg.pdf
Webber, C.L. III, Shrefler, J.W., and Brandenberger, L.P. 2012. Onion Weed Control with Post-Directed Applications of Pelargonic Acid. SWSS.
Webber, C.L. lll, Brandenberger, L.P., Shrefler, J.W., Taylor, M.L., J.W., Wells, L.K., and Shannon, D.K. 2008. Weed Control with the Precision Application of Ammonium Nonanoate. Precision Agriculture Journal. In-press, 2009.
Brandenberger, L., Cavins, T., Payton, M., Wells, L., Johnson, T. 2007. Yield and Quality of Spinach Cultivars for Greenhouse Production in Oklahoma. HortTechnology 17(2): 269-272.
Shrefler, J.W., Brandenberger, L.P., Webber, C.L., Roberts, W., Payton, M.E., and Wells, L.K. 2007. Postemergence weed control using halosulfuron in direct-seeded watermelon. Weed Technology 21 (4): 851-856.
Burgos, N.R., Brandenberger, L.P., Stiers, E.N., Shivrain, V.K. Motes, D.R., Eaton, S., Martin, L.W., Morelock, T.E. 2007. Tolerance of selected advanced cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) breeding lines to fomesafen. Weed Technology 21(4): 863-868.
Brandenberger, L.P., Shrefler, J.W., Webber, C.L. III, Talbert, R.E., Payton, M.E., Wells, L.K., Mcclelland, M. 2007. Injury potential from carryover of watermelon herbicide residues. Weed Technology 21 (2): 473-476.
Brandenberger, L., McGlynn, W., Wells, L., Bostian, B., and Payton, M. 2007. Production and Quality Evaluations of Processing Carrots. HortTech 17 (1):133-135.
Brandenberger, L.P., Shrefler, J.W., Webber C.L., Talbert, R.E., Payton, M.E., Wells, L.K., McClelland, M. 2005. Preemergence Weed Control in Direct-Seeded Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). Weed Technology 19 (3):706-712.
Brandenberger, L.P., Talbert, R.E., Wiedenfeld, R.P., Shrefler, J.W., Webber, C., and Malik, S. 2005. Effects of Halosulfuron on Weed Control in Commercial Honeydew Crops. Weed Technology 19 (2):346-350.
Brandenberger, L.P.,Wells, L.K., and Haigh, M.M. 2004. Yield and quality characteristics of spring spinach grown in Oklahoma. HortTechnology 14:602-605.
Norsworthy, J. K., L. Brandenberger, N. Burgos, and M. Riley. 2004.. Weed suppression in Vigna unguiculata with a spring-seeded brassicaceae green manure. Crop Protection 24 (5):441-447.
Smart, J.R., Brandenberger, L., and Makus, D. 2001. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) response to sulfentrazone for broadleaf weed control. Journal of Vegetable Crop Production 7 (2): 97-108.
Wiedenfeld, R.P., and Brandenberger, L.P. 2000. Evaluation of a natural fertilizer for vegetable production in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Subtropical Plant Science Journal 52: 12-17


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It was our second day at Eden Nature Park and Resort. We woke up early the following day. Our accommodations includes free plate-in breakfast for 4 pax which were served at 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the morning. From our cottage we walked towards Vista Restaurant. It was called as such because on a clear day from where it stands you can see the scenic view of Davao City and Samal Islands.
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Other attractions we saw were Pinoy Games, Campsites & Camphuts, Aviary, Butterfly Garden, Vegetable Gardens and Greenhouses and the Tree and Ornamental Plant Nurseries.


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A registration fee is required at the time of enrollment. The registration fee is non-refunable. The registration fee is paid only once, when the child entering the school for the first time.
Registration is limited in order to provide personalized attention to each child within the small group.
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Tuition for the first week must be paid in advance before admission.
Tuition payment should be made weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. A $15.00 late fee will be added for each day that tuition is not paid. Any returned checks from the bank will result in a $30.00 charge plus late fees accordingly. No credit will be given for holidays or illness. Any child left in the facility after 6:30PM will be charged a late fee of $1.00 per minute.


text: Multi office South West solicitors firm seek a NQ Family Solicitor in Cornwall. The firm also undertakes a range of litigation work – both civil and commercial – and both residential and commercial property. Salary levels negotiable, permanent role and full time. Cornwall offices are in the Truro area. In order to be considered you will be expected to have some family experience and be interested in working as a 'general practitioner' (for want of a better title).


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I like this handset for its looks but fails on performance.
First the in-call volume is very low. The ringtone volume is low (used a ringtone that I have on my N95/8GB which has 8volume levels @ was loud on volume level 5 but on max volume level on u900 was still low).
Sending data via bluetooth is very slow. It was much faster on the u600.
Best thing about the phone is creating your own skins, brilliant probably the best thing on the phone.
I see people mentioning about software upgrades for this. 1.is it available 2.where do you do it, via the internet on SAMSUNGS website or does it have to be taken to a SAMSUNG repair centre? Can anyone help?
i got the mobile 3 days ago i had n95 nokia before , i like u 900 much more , the quality of camera is much better,
JL, 27 Jun 2008I just got this phone yesterday, and overall it is a great well made phone. The camera is ver... morelikewise ive had the phone for like 2mths..and your comment is exactually spot on. couldnt agree with you more.
once samsung bring out a firmware upgrade to fix the incall volume issues this is going to be the best non smartphone out...without question.
I just got this phone yesterday, and overall it is a great well made phone. The camera is very good, and despite the reviews on the sounds of the mp3 player, I think it is very loud, and clear, sounds natural. However, the call quality is spotty, on some calls it is difficult to hear the other person, yet on other occasions it is loud and clear. To be honest, if the call volume was louder, this phone would be one of the best phones I have used, but every phone has flaws, but maybe with a blue tooth headset this problem would not be an issue. Only had it one day, but so far, out of a 10, I give it an 8.5. Texting is also pretty good, very easy to text, and the magical touch pad, is fantastic, very responsive, very cool, and its quick, maybe a half second to respond, if that. I recommend this phone to anyone that likes sliders, and likes sturdy well built phones, not plastic like most phones. So far, its a keeper.
Does it have a secondary videoCall camera or not? The pictures show a model with and another without it. Which model of soul does have a sec. camera?
Thx, hope someone else noticed that.
This means the Soul has sold better in this early stage than the iPhone managed in the first quarter of the year
I have the Samsung Soul. But the over exposure when using the flash is really bad. How can I change this?
What themes are available for it?
jai, 26 Jun 2008its a 3rd class phone.......... battery is so weak...... n price is 2 high.......no money va... morefunny that, because many reviews/ consumer opinions say otherwise.
its a 3rd class phone..........
battery is so weak......
n price is 2 high.......no money value ......
i wud nt recommend this.......
plzzz dnt buy this......
Anonymous, 26 Jun 2008Has anyone here recently switched from the Razr v3 phone to the samsung U900 Soul? Just wonder... morei was using Motorola V3 b4 switching to this, which i consider a major upgrade :)
if your only concerns are battery life and call volume, i would say they are pretty much the same to me. i charged almost every 2-3 days before on V3 and is still doing the same on Soul.
Usage is different though cuz im usin Soul for internet for ard 15-30mins daily, while V3 was just for talk and txt.
can someone tell me if the navigation panel(touch panel)flickers while just on the phone using it normally by any chance..
Has anyone here recently switched from the Razr v3 phone to the samsung U900 Soul? Just wondering if you could compare the two. Like for battery life and call volume ? Which phone is better in that sence?
Anonymous, 25 Jun 2008a few things on voicemail and stuffs... 1. Set your voicemail number: Settings -> Applicat... moreI cannot change the voicemail number with my current SIM any other sim i try i can but with my main sim the phone tells me that i cannot edit the field... Any idea?
hi!, i just bought my samsung soul today :) and its pretty good, i didnt find the incall volume to be low coz i got a call on a bus (it gets pretty noisy there hehe)...i have one question, my cam is not that clear, what can i arrange to make it better?
I always liked Samsung mobiles, latest was D900 which was great that time, i changed to LG Viewty 6 months ago and its great, now i'm thinking to uppgrade again, i compared between Soul or LG Secret, i decided to go for the Secret as its anti scratch display and virtual reality gamez is big advantages, but i would never buy any mobile from other brands, Korean brands r simply the best. GL to all in there choices.
Anonymous, 24 Jun 2008Does anyone know how to set the voicemail settings on the phone as I have just bought one and ... morea few things on voicemail and stuffs...
1. Set your voicemail number:
Settings -> Application settings -> Messages settings -> Voicemail number -> enter number here...
(if you've this set up just press and hold button 1 when phone is idle to speed dial your voicemail)
2. Call waiting
Settings -> Application settings -> Messages settings -> Call settings -> Voice call -> Call waiting -> Activate
(you can set your call diverting from voice call settings also)
Anonymous, 22 Jun 2008It support up to 8GB (MicroSD)yes it supports up to 8gb SDHC card. Any memory card up to 2gb is microSD. If a memory card is above 2gb onwards, it becomes an SDHC card(SanDisk High Capacity.
Anonymous, 23 Jun 2008can I install .jar files onto the soul using the usb cable or do i have to have edge/gprs??thanks!i think samsung have designed their phones such that you can only buy java games/applications from the internet browser pages on the phone only.
you cannot install java games from any external source using a usb cable.
Anonymous, 24 Jun 2008Does anyone know how to set the voicemail settings on the phone as I have just bought one and ... morevoicemail on the phone is a network provider feature so you need to contact your network for them to activate ur voicemail.


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- Synopsis:
- Maggie, Hamilton and the Beast are having great fun in the snow, making snow sculptures and snow angels, and throwing snowballs. Hamilton s box makes a very good sled, until it hits a rock and is torn. Hamilton is filled with remorse, and sings a sad little song about his beloved box. Maggie eventually saves the day, fixing the tear with one of the Beast s spots.
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Janson Fishery
Elton, Nottinghamshire
Janson Fishery is an easily accessible coarse fishery set in idyllic countryside in the Vale of Belvoir. The venue features four lakes and offers a great environment for for match fishing, pleasure fishing and coaching.
Tomo's Pool (day ticket) - a well matured pool with 18 pegs, this was the first water on the venue during its creation in the 80s. It is an irregular shape and has an island running down the middle. It has a large head of mixed species including carp into the mid teens, tench, barbel, chub, roach, rudd and crucians. With depths ranging from 2 to 5 foot, pole or waggler tactics are the best to adopt on Tomo's Pool. Best baits include chopped worm, caster, pellet and sweetcorn.
Donut Pool (day ticket) - specially designed for coaching and as an ideal 'lads and dads' lake, containing a large head of silver fish and small carp. Species include: carp, tench, roach, rudd, ide, and barbel. Pool one has a depth of 4.5 foot in the track with a gradual incline at both the near and far bank. All pegs are disabled friendly and are accessible by paths. Best baits include maggot, pellet and sweetcorn.
Match Pool (match lake) - a prolific 40 peg oval canal style match lake containing a large head of carp up to 9lb (they average around 4lb), ide, skimmer bream, roach and rudd. This pool has a depth of 4ft 6 inch down the track, with a shelf on the far side and a gradual incline on the near side. All pegs are disabled friendly and are fully accessible by paths. Best baits include pellet, sweetcorn and maggot. The match record on here is over 300lbs.
Munroe's Pool (match lake) - there are another 24 pegs on this pool which was added more recently. It is a similar size to the match pool, but fewer pegs means there is more water to attack. There are no silver fish in here, so if you like catching carp, this will be a dream come true. The carp run close to double figures, but average at around 3lbs. The match record on here is close to 300lbs.
At Janson Fishery you will also find:
- A cafe that provides a range of hot/cold food and drinks
- A small camping area with electric hookups for 8 caravans, plus more space for others
- A toilet block
- The Vale of Belvoir pub is a one minute walk!
Main Species at Janson Fishery
Orfe / Ide
Rules and Bans
- Barbless hooks must be used - Max size 12
- No keepnets
- Carp mats must be used
- Landing net must be dipped before fishing
- Landing net to be used for every fish, no swinging fish in
- No towels/cloths to be used to hold fish - wet hands only
- All fish to be returned to the water
- Fishing from permanent pegs only
- Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult
These are the only baits you can use for a pleasure session:
- Dynamite Swim Stim Green or Jansons own green pellets are the only feed pellet allowed
- Corn, hookable carp pellets, maggots, casters, worms, hemp and carp pellet paste only
- Bread, luncheon meat and dog biscuits as hook bait only - no loose feeding these baits
If you are fishing a match you must comply with these bait rules, you can only use the following as feed or hookbait:
- Maggot, Pinkies, Caster, Worm, Sweetcorn (in kernel form only, not as slop or soup etc), Commercially cooked hemp, Janson green betaine and Dynamite Baits Swim Stim green pellets (fed in pellet form only, not as slop or dust)
- No floating baits of any kind
- No groundbait
Tickets and Prices
A session at Janson Fishery will cost:
Day ticket - £6
The two match pools (Match and Munroe's) can be fished on a day ticket during the week. Match rules must apply and fishing is restricted to 5 hours.
Find out more information
Contact: David Gaydon
Telephone: 07827 444981
Address: Redmile Lane, Elton, Nottinghamshire. NG13 9EU
The fishery is located just off the main Nottingham to Grantham A52 road at Elton. Coming from Nottingham, travel on the A52 towards Grantham, passing Bingham by about four miles. After Whatton look for the Vale of Belvoir pub on the right and turn off the A52 there. Go past the pub entrance on the left and round the corner - the next entrance on the left is the fishery.
Sat Nav Postcode: NG13 9EU


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A proposed concert
in Shanghai by rapper Jay-Z has been denied by the Chinese government. by the
country's Ministry of Culture.The
rapper was supposed to make his debut in China at Hongkou Football Stadium on
Oct. 23, but the country's Ministry of Culture denied local promotional company
KS Productions the needed permits.Government
officials banned Jay-Z's performance because of the vulgar language contained
on some of his recordings. Critics
of the decision noted the Ministry of Culture's decision to allow recent performances
by rap group The Black Eyed Peas, citing the suggestive nature of some of the
group's racier lyrics and rock group The Rolling Stones, who gave their first
concert in the country in April as part of their "A Bigger Bang" tour.Jay-Z
has ten dates left on his 27-date world tour, which started in Amsterdam, Holland
and winds down in Melbourne, Australia.He
is currently finishing his tour of Africa, with upcoming shows in Cape Town, Durban
and Johannesburg, South Africa. On
Oct. 18, Jay-Z will head to Thailand, followed by dates in South Korea and Taiwan,
before wrapping his world tour with a run of dates through Australia. In
related news, the video for Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got" is expected
to debut on television next Monday. The recently leaked single is from his comeback
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Let's celebrate the PLT Join by putting it to good use in our Vibrant Vintage CAL!
Today I'm going to show you how to do a regular join-as-you-go method, in case you don't feel ready to take the Continuous JAYG plunge 🙂
If you are feeling adventurous or are already familiar with the CJAYG, then wait for that post! I do recommend the continuous join. Only a few ends to weave in (versus 2 per square), and adds great integrity to the piece since it forms kind of a "net" of stability. I will be using the CJAYG version for my piece, and I'll show it on the Joining post when we get there.
If you're making squares ahead of time (you've edged all your squares in DC), and you want to start joining, then go ahead! Enjoy! 🙂
SC Join-As-You-Go – featuring PLT Join
Work first motif complete:
Start by joining yarn with a slip stitch in any corner DC. All in same stitch: (SC, Chain 2, SC) – corner made
SC in all stitches around, placing (SC, chain 2, SC) in all corners
Join with a slip stitch to first SC.
Cut yarn and weave ends. First motif will be referred to as "completed motif"
Pick up second motif (this one will be joined below the first motif).
Work one side of second motif up through the first chain of the corner
Through corresponding corner on completed motif, slip stitch to complete corner
Here is the slip stitch after completing. This is just a plain old slip stitch – no PLT here in the corner.
Work SC in same st on motif in progress to complete the corner.
Now that the slip stitch corner join is complete, let's work a "side."
As pictured below, work one SC
PLT join with corresponding stitch on completed motif. Pictured below is hook ready to Pull Loop Through.
And here is the loop pulled through
SC on motif in progress,
Hook ready to pull loop through pictured below.
(If you need to check out the PLT Join post, please do.. Scroll down to where it says "official PLT Join maneuver" to learn how to release loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding stitch on completed motif, place loop back on hook, Pull Loop Through, and continue)
Continue PLT Join in every SC across the side – remember on the sides, there is no slip stitch performed.
Below I have stopped just before the corner.
SC in corner, Slip Stitch (not PLT) in corner chain space on completed motif, Chain 1,
Finish the motif around all sides. Cut yarn and weave ends.
Pick up the next motif and join 1 side in the same manner.
When you've joined all motifs in that first column, you're ready to go back up to the top and join the first motif on its right hand side. In the photo above, we'll be joining the red square with plum edging.
Work 1 side plain as before, through to 1 chain of the corner.
Slip stitch in adjacent corner of square to the right – which is the corner of the first square we made (here it is blue with green border) SC to complete corner, and start on the "side"
And join up the side as before. Work your top right corner and continue around the square.
Here is a close-up of that corner.. You can see that both diagonal squares are joined with a slip stitch to the corner of the top right (blue and green) square.
Pick up the next motif in the column. Work 1 side plain, chain 1, join with slip stitch to corner, PLT join one side. In the photo below, I've worked the first SC of my corner.
Remove the hook from your working loop and insert it through both diagonal corner chain spaces just like in the photo below. Note that the hook is placed through pointing to the bottom right.
Place the working loop back on the hook, and pull it up through both corners.
Complete a small chain to tack the corners together, and SC to complete your corner.
Work across the second joining side, and connect the top left corner.
Here is a close-up of the 4 corners meeting.
Join remaining squares in the same manner.
That's it! Now you can go around the entire piece with an SC border if you like, to get it ready for edging of choice.
Now, I've got to get back to work on photographing the steps of the Continuous SC Join-As-You-Go 🙂
My workspace is looking very colorful as of late! Enjoy the join, lovelies! Comment with questions and I'll help as best as I can.
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Blogs Are Competitive – Here's How To Win at Blogging
The blogging world is becoming a lot more competitive, and that's a wonderful thing.
In the modern marketplace, the people who win are the people who are raising the bar – mediocre bloggers are either growing, or going away.
That's why we're not mediocre bloggers.
We're the people who are paying attention, and we're the future of the blogging industry.
We're Raising the Blogging Bar
Here's the cool thing, though:
Educated, entrepreneurial bloggers like us aren't all raising the same bar.
Some of us are raising the educational bar…
While others are raising the search bar.
We're responding to the competitive marketplace, but we're also responding to our own readers in our own ways.
The smartest bloggers are less interested in "market demographics" because the person reading your posts aren't demographics – they're people.
And people don't fit into neat little categories.
That means that some of us are getting really good at building blogs around stellar photography and stories.
While some of us have been killing it with video.
And others are putting out online courses that get you farther in business than a standard college degree ever could.
It's incredible to see what top bloggers are doing with the medium…
But since we're all so different, it can be sort of confusing for new bloggers to figure out where they fit.
The Secret to Win at Blogging
Brendon Burchard, a motivational speaker and founder of fantastic courses like Expert's Academy, has found stratospheric success using video as a blog medium.
Video content isn't the secret to success, though.
Bakerella, a dessert blogger famous for popularizing cake pops, takes incredibly delectable photos and posts fun tutorials which have led to endorsements, big name clients, and even a line of toys at Toys-R-Us!
Delicious looking photos and tutorials aren't the secret, either.
Natural Hair Rules puts out incredible advice, oozes pride with beautiful merchandise, and has a killer Twitter following.
Advice, merchandise, and Twitter…also not the secrets.
So what makes these guys bar-raising, top-notch, profitable bloggers?
It's this:
They're all continually growing, learning from their audience, and working to serve the people who come to their sites in the way that those people want to be served.
Brendon's early followers responded to his videos, so he got better at producing great video content.
Bakerella noticed that people loved her cute cake pops, so she shares lots of adorable pictures of them.
Tamara (of Natural Hair Rules) figured out that women with natural hair are proud of their uniqueness, but want help overcoming some of their unique challenges – so she gives them that help while sharing in their pride.
The key to building a successful blog, then, is to keep paying attention and getting better at giving people what they want.
How Do You Do That?
What if you're still new and don't have an audience yet?
We ALL start that way, so don't worry.
There are things you can do right now – no matter where your current skill level or following – to be one of the bloggers who are raising the bar.
Work on your people skills.
Bloggers build communities.
Of people.
Like, actual human beings.
It might seem like a solitary task: sitting behind your computer, probably not wearing pants, and writing posts for people you can't see and don't even know.
The important thing to remember is this:
Whether you can see them or not, there are actual people on the other side of your screen.
All the same things that make you likeable in person also make your blog posts likeable, so it's worthwhile to work on things like:
- Tact
- Empathy
- Kindness
- Consideration
- Positivity
What if you're just not a people person?
I sure wasn't.
Luckily, I have a mentor who wouldn't accept that kind of excuse.
Every time I made a cutting remark, got judgemental and catty, or criticized others, he flashed me a big, infuriating smile, and said enthusiastically:
I have the PERFECT book for you to read!
I read How to Win Friends and Influence People every 3 months for 2 years solid, and I still read it at least twice annually now.
Every time I read it again, I see a little boost in traffic and engagement, too.
Stay educated about your topic.
You're never so much of an expert that there's nothing more to learn.
In fact:
When you know a lot about a certain subject, it gets hard to remember what it was like learning the basics…
Which is why so many top subject matter experts still consume beginner-level information about their area of expertise.
There's a saying that applies here:
If you can't explain something simply, you don't know it well enough yet.
Lots of bloggers that used to make money made one critical mistake that cost them their following and their income:
They stopped learning and growing, and the market moved on without them.
There's not an industry on Earth that stays constant. Everything changes, though at varying rates.
When I graduated from high school in 2006, my current career didn't exist yet.
When I studied law (for 3 whole college semesters) we were asked to keep track correct our textbooks every time a law changed. By the end of each term, the books were uselessly outdated. And still expensive.
When I worked in the mortgage industry, things changed so quickly that our introductory training was mostly obsolete by the time we finished the 5-week customer service course.
Chances are, your blog topic is just as fluid.
For good or ill, bloggers are now at the front line of information dissemination.
People don't check the newspapers or magazines for the latest news anymore – they check blogs.
If you want to be part of their regular information rotation, you'd better stay on top of things.
Communicate better.
There is no blogging without communication.
Improving your communication skills might mean getting better at organizing and expressing your thoughts in words.
Or, it might mean learning the rules of grammar and punctuation.
Face to face, we communicate with a lot more than just language.
Blogging has no vocal tone, no gestures, and no subtle clues from posture and micro expressions.
Side note: micro expressions are ridiculously fascinating.
Instead, bloggers use things like graphics and photos, tex
t formatting, and video clips to get their point across in the absence of person-to-person contact.
The writing you were taught in school is not the same thing.
Phenomenal blog communicators generally read a lot of other well-written blogs.
Communication skills are, luckily, contagious.
Speed up the process by learning about conversational writing style, taking a copywriting class, and practicing critical reading.
Critical reading is basically just thinking about what you read while you read it, by the way.
Public speaking courses also help immensely, as do improv comedy classes.
It's okay to be terrified of both of those ideas. Do them anyway.
If you struggle getting your ideas from your head to the screen, you're not alone. Journaling is one possible cure.
Pack your posts with value.
Even if you don't yet know who your audience will be, you know this:
Nobody comes to your blog to make YOU happy.
Except maybe your mom, but she probably won't read your posts either. Friends and family rarely do.
Remember that people who are reading your blog are reading it for their benefit, and it's much easier to think in terms of value.
When bloggers and marketers talk about value, we mean anything that you're giving away for free which people would willingly pay for.
Entertainment is value.
Useful information is value.
You can increase the value of a post by adding infographics that illustrate a worthwhile point, giving away downloadable checklists, and making your readers laugh.
As you start to build an audience, you can take cues from them to make your posts even more valuable.
Watch to see what people read, share on social media, and comment on.
Do more of the stuff that works.
Do less of the stuff that nobody seems to like.
You shouldn't try to force your readers to be interested in one type of content because you'd like them to pay more attention to it.
Give as much value as you can pack in a post, and pay attention to what your readers want.
Writing reader-focused content is one of the trickiest skills you'll learn as a blogger, but it's by far the most important.
Whether you have a big audience already, or you're still working on developing your following, you can still write posts with the reader in mind.
In the beginning, you might only have a guess at what people want.
When you have data, pay attention to what it tells you.
But if you're just starting, you can go with your initial guess. Answer this question:
Why do people want to read the blog posts you write?
Your homework today is to answer that question, and then brainstorm 3 ideas for blog posts that the people who read your blog will find valuable.
Normally, I don't allow comments on my posts with links to your blog – nobody likes spam – but if you do this homework assignment, I'll make an exception.
When you've written a post with your audience in mind, leave a comment on this post with the link and a quick explanation of what kind of person will find it valuable.
Hint: "Everybody" does not find your blog valuable.


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Pfizer Canada Inc. is the Canadian operation of Pfizer Inc., one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies. Our diversified health care portfolio includes some of the world's best known and most prescribed medicines, vaccines and consumer health products. Every day, Pfizer Canada employees work to bring therapies to patients that significantly improve patients' lives. We apply science and our global resources to improve the health and well-being of Canadians at every stage of life. Our commitment is reflected in everything we do, from our disease awareness initiatives to our community partnerships.
At Pfizer, we put the patient first, and much of our time is focused on helping to address the unmet needs of the community. We have been committed to doing this through our partnership and collaboration with the Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS), the Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada (AHCDC) and other professional associations committed to the care of patients with hemophilia.
Beyond providing medication and innovations in treatment delivery, Pfizer is committed to being there for the patient and their family throughout their life:
- We have implemented an independent patient support program ("Be Involved") that we feel not only meets the treatment needs of the patient at home, but does so according to the specific guidance and oversight of the patient's specific hemophilia treatment clinic.
- We support numerous programs through CHS, AHCDC and other professional associations.
- We have implemented an innovative point-of-care Ultrasound initiative with the aim of improving patient care through an efficient and effective scanning protocol that can be conducted in hemophilia clinics supporting the real-time management of joint health.
- We support summer camps for children with hemophilia which are instrumental in teaching children the required skills and knowledge to best manage their condition.
In 2015, Pfizer solidified its commitment to rare diseases by establishing a dedicated Rare Disease Business Unit, of which hemophilia and other bleeding disorders are the primary area of focus. A few of our priorities are as follows:
- Advance our existing preclinical and clinical programs in hemophilia and to advocate for the participation of Canadian clinicians and researchers in these programs.
- Actively develop new medicines for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders as well as aggressively pursue collaborations with academic institutions, medical societies, companies, consortiums, government agencies and others.
- To advance potential treatments, Pfizer is executing a dual approach to rare disease management:
- Near-term disease management to help patients better control their disease and quickly improve quality of life;
- Long-term disease correction to ultimately treat/cure the disease by exploring its underlying causes and informing clinical programs.
- Continue to conduct ongoing research on our marketed treatments, in order to better understand mechanisms of action, with the ultimate goal of optimizing treatment and improving patient outcomes.
To learn more about Pfizer Canada, visit pfizer.ca or you can follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/PfizerCA) or Facebook (facebook.com/Pfizer.Canada).


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Russell H. Conwell once told a story of a man in his book "Acres of Diamonds" The man sold his land after he was told that diamond was seating in one of the distant land close to his farmland. He sold the land. some months after the sale of the land, the man got drown because he couldn't contend with frustration any longer.
Why was he frustrated? Why his death? He got frustrated when he discovered that the farm he sold was an "Acres of Diamond". This was discovered by the new lord of the land.
Practically, many people have sold their treasure land in the process of seeking arable land. What am I saying in essence? We've been capsized with the believe that if we don't leave our country we can't make it. This is serious. if I may ask , can a monkey in Nigeria go to America and become a donkey? No, emphatic No!. the answer is an unambiguous NO.
Every thing start with a correct mindset. note this, your location doesn't determine your allotment but your mindset of rising to every occasions presented by your location make you possess your allocation. A poor man in Nigeria will also be poor if sent to London, why? Because he his suffering from the poverty of the mind.
Opportunities are bound everywhere, where you can see people, opportunity is not sighted away, what you just need is the correct mind-set and mentality. Seek those that don't have what you have who are willing and ready to get it at a tangible cost. Greatness is not the function of location but the ability to rise to the occasion presented by your location. Ability to rise makes you possess your needed possession.
Happy enough, we are in a century, where transforming content hangs every where, what you just need to is to be open. Needful to mention, you can start that your business online, all what you just need do is to acquire the necessary skill. Right in your message and brain, there's an acre of diamond.[author] [author_image timthumb='on']https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1262612260423164&set=a.151190878231980.30328.100000232074828&type=3&source=11[/author_image] [author_info]Emmanuel Tobiloba is a Writer, Educational Consultant, a Transformational Speaker, a Mental Revolutionist, fashion Enthusiast and a Tutor. Facebook: Emmanuel Tobiloba. Email: email@example.com Phone: 09080533261[/author_info] [/author]


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- Calories 70
- Fat 2.4g
- Satfat 0.4g
- Monofat 0.5g
- Polyfat 0.6g
- Protein 9.1g
- Carbohydrate 3.4g
- Fiber 0.1g
- Cholesterol 97mg
- Iron 10.4mg
- Sodium 445mg
- Calcium 37mg
Mini Crab Cake Quiches with Chili-Lime Sauce
How to Make It
Step 1
To prepare sauce, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
Step 2
To prepare quiches, preheat oven to 375°.
Step 3
Combine breadcrumbs and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Combine mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk until eggs are beaten. Fold crabmeat into egg mixture; fold in breadcrumb mixture. Lightly spoon crab mixture evenly into 24 miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
Step 4
Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until set and beginning to brown. Cool in pans 5 minutes before serving. Run a small sharp knife around edges of quiches; remove from muffin cups, and place on a serving platter. Serve with sauce.
Cooking Light Gluten-Free Cookbook
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I had some leftover crabmeat to use up and tried this recipe. I would suggest making the sauce earlier in the day to allow the flavos to develop, otherwise the mayonnaise taste stands out. The quiche are very tasty with just the right amount of spice; not spicy (hot) at all. I made one-half the recipe and it made 15 mini quiche.


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Michelle Gray , Ph.D.
Dr. Michelle Gray is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is the Dixon Scholar in Neuroscience, focused on the study of Huntington's Disease. Dr. Gray earned her Ph.D. from the Ohio State University and performed post-doctoral training at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Gray is a laboratory scientist who has worked on Huntington's disease (HD) for the last 10 years. She has been an invited speaker and presenter of her work at multiple Huntington's Disease focused meetings including those sponsored by the Hereditary Disease Foundation and CHDI,Inc. In addition, she presents updates on Huntington's disease to the Alabama Academy of Neurology and participates in Huntington's Disease Education Day sponsored by the HDSA Center for Excellence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Currently her work focuses on understanding the overall contribution of glial cells, which constitute about 50% of the cells in the brain, to Huntington's disease. This includes understanding the normal function of the huntingtin protein in glial cells and determining how the mutant protein in glial cells contributes to neuronal dysfunction in HD.


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Many White Dominicans can pass as White Puerto Ricans
Many White Dominicans can pass as White Puerto Ricans
Arguing whiteness in the Caribbean is so dumb. I much prefer being one of the many shades between White, Black and Red
Plus regardless of how many White people there are in Cuba, Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, us obviously mixed Spanish Caribbean outnumber them anyways you slice it
Mestizaje > Racial Purity
Mediterranean 29.00%
North European 27.23%
North Amerindian + Arctic 15.74%
West African 9.37%
Southwest Asian 9.77%
Caucasus 7.10%
Siberian 1.79%
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"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." - Marcus Garvey
"The most disrespected woman in America, is the black woman. The most un-protected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the black woman" - Malcolm X


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The Outer Bar
Sea Mouse Beach Glass
The Sun Underfoot Among the SundewsThe Kingfisher
The Dahlia Gardens
Winchester: The Autumn Equinox
The Reedbeds of the Hackensack
The Nereids of Seriphos
The Waterfall
A Hermit Thrush
Meadowlark Country
Blueberrying in August
Savannah Nothing Stays Put Syrinx
The Horned Rampion
The poems are listed above in order of appearance in
The Collected Poems of
Amy Clampitt.
Nothing's certain. Crossing, on this longest day,
the low-tide-uncovered isthmus, scrambling up
the scree-slope of what at high tide
will be again an island,
to where, a decade since well-being staked
the slender, unpremeditated claim that brings us
back, year after year, lugging the
makings of another picnic—
the cucumber sandwiches, the sea-air-sanctified
fig newtons—there's no knowing what the slamming
seas, the gales of yet another winter
may have done. Still there,
the gust-beleaguered single spruce tree,
the ant-thronged, root-snelled moss, grass
and clover tuffet underneath it,
edges frazzled raw
but, like our own prolonged attachment, holding.
Whatever moral lesson might commend itself,
there's no use drawing one,
there's nothing here
to seize on as exemplifying any so-called virtue
(holding on despite adversity, perhaps) or
any no-more-than-human tendency—
stubborn adherence, say,
to a wholly wrongheaded tenet. Though to
hold on in any case means taking less and less
for granted, some few things seem nearly
certain, as that the longest day
will come again, will seem to hold its breath,
the months-long exhalation of diminishment
again begin. Last night you woke me
for a look at Jupiter,
that vast cinder wheeled unblinking
in a bath of galaxies. Watching, we traveled
toward an apprehension all but impossible
to be held onto—
that no point is fixed, that there's no foothold
but roams untethered save by such snells,
such sailor's knots, such stays
and guy wires as are
mainly of our own devising. From such an
empyrean, aloof seraphic mentors urge us
to look down on all attachment,
on any bonding, as
in the end untenable. Base as it is, from
year to year the earth's sore surface
mends and rebinds itself, however
and as best it can, with
thread of cinquefoil, tendril of the magenta
beach pea, trammel of bramble; with easings,
mulchings, fragrances, the gray-green
bayberry's cool poultice—
and what can't finally be mended, the salt air
proceeds to buff and rarefy: the lopped carnage
of the seaward spruce clump weathers
lustrous, to wood-silver.
Little is certain, other than the tide that
circumscribes us, that still sets its term
to every picnic—today we stayed too long
again, and got our feet wet—
and all attachment may prove at best, perhaps,
a broken, a much-mended thing. Watching
the longest day take cover under
a monk's-cowl
with thunder, rain and wind, then waiting,
we drop everything to listen as a
hermit thrush distills its fragmentary,
hesitant, in the end
unbroken music. From what source (beyond us, or
the wells within?) such links perceived arrive—
diminished sequences so uninsistingly
not even human—there's
hardly a vocabulary left to wonder, uncertain
as we are of so much in this existence, this
botched, cumbersome, much-mended,
not unsatisfactory thing.
Site and residency supported by The Amy Clampitt Fund
an endowment benefiting poetry and the literary arts managed by the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
800 N Main Street, PO Box 400 | Sheffield, MA 01257-0400 | ph 413-229-0370 | fax 413-229-0329
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Knowledge Foresight Inc.
Expanding business in the big data and information system development.
Knowledge Foresight Inc. is a boutique firm to plan, design and develop information system. The company has good records of delivering seismic monitoring system and database of scientific literature to many national research institutes. The company has expanded its business to develop big data in earth science field embodying earthquake catalog and AMeDAS data, monitoring system for environmental disaster prevention and its original high - precison barometer, data logger. The company also works on joint development utilizing its network with overseas (a subsidiary in New York and business partners in Beijing) as well as consulting on streamlining of business operations and computer usage, etc.
[Product description] We have developed high performance data logger (KPL-Xv1) by integrating an original real-time OS to high quality CPU board. This logger can be customized for its data acquisition, data analysis and data transmission according to customers' purposes. The recorded data is saved in USB memory. It has 8ch of 12bit-A/D internally and can acquire data by connecting to external A/D via USB or serial. Ethernet or wireless LAN is used for data transmission. We developed this logger specifically for the high sensitivity barometer of Paroscientific Inc. (Model 6000-16B). Model 6000-16B has 12 digit effective values. In case of data transmission by binary, only 9-digit can be sent with normal 32bit format. We therefore developed the new data transmission format (64bit extension WIN format) so it can send the full 12-digit values.
[Product description] Bibliography Search Engine is composed by three functions and can be used on the web. First function is easier search called L-Search, which retrieves targeted file among all file names. The second function is retrieve text data from all documents. The system automatically retrieves text using OCR function from PDF at fixed time every day and registers the retrieved text onto database. The third function, called V-Search, searches within text database which is retrieved from PDF.
[Product description] Crustal-movement Monitoring System (CMS) can monitor multi observation points at one time. The system collects observed seismic data (100Hz sampling) via Internet VPN and displays on monitoring screen in real-time. It then determines hypocenter and transmits analyzed results via Web.
[Product description] Knowledge Foresight Earthquake Catalog (KEQC) includes all seismic events (about 2.5 million events since 1983) of Hi-net which is released to the public by Japan Meteorological Agency. These data are accessible on our homepage ("K-Labo"), which can be searched by a certain time period, magnitude, depth or area. The seismic centers shown on the figure occurred during one month from December 1st to December 31st in 2014. There are 10,377 events (M:0~9).
[Product description] We have combined our technologies of real-time monitoring and comprehensive observation system with Smartphone, ultra-compact sensors and wireless communications to produce compact and lower-priced system for not only disaster prevention but also to other industries such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Normally, triaxial acceleration sensor, GPS, barometric sensor, temperature sensor, camera, and various communication functions are already embedded within smartphones. We are currently conducting connection test with external sensors using A/D of 12bit x 4ch and A/D of 24bit sigma delta differential input x 2ch. The acquired data is stored in SD card or internal memory and sent to the server wirelessly. We plan to develop a water-proof, dust-proof, inexpensive measurement system which is easy to install and maintain as well as comprehensive observation system based on OpenGIS.
[Company strength] Our strength is an integrated ability to design and develop network and software and to monitor and process observed data comprehensively by ourselves. Among environmental disaster prevention, we particularly have good records in the seismic observation. We have been in charge for development, repair, and maintenance of surveys and research systems for national research institutions and universities. We can customize the methods of data recording, transmission and web display according to our clients' needs. We have also developed our original data logger (KPL-Xv1) which adapts for a specialized sensor. We have established our developmental environment by adding virtualization method to 20 servers. In 2013, we have started building and operating big database in earth science field (ie. earthquakes and weather information) and continued to seek efficient usage of these data. [Business description] We have mainly developed database system and real-time monitoring system for national surveys and research. ●We create and improve the big database in the earth science field by adding original search functions (Seismic catalog: about 2.5 million all seismic events that Japan Meteorological Agency releases to the public, AMeDAS database: all events in the last 40 years, updated daily). These databases are accessible on our web-site. ●We are monitoring the seismic data recorded at more than 40 observation points and observed data of several sensors in real time. We are recently developing more affordable, easy-to-maintain monitoring system using smartphone and cloud technology. We would like to apply our monitoring systems to various fields regardless of the size and the industry in the future. [Industry] Information and communications [Strength of products/technologies] Our monitoring system can handle seismic data which requires high sampling rate (more than 100Hz) and which tends to become very big in size. We can combine and display the obtained seismic data with various other data such as geographical and spatial information utilizing open source technology. We are also currently developing a real-time hypocenter determination function. In 2014, we developed an original data logger (patent pending) which can be associated with high-precision barometer (significant 12-digit) and GPS which is used by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. As we obtained know-hows of designing and developing hardware (logger) for specialized sensors from this experience, we believe we can adapt to any other sensors in the future. [Representative's message] Our company's motto is "Creation of a new possibility". We always want to be a creative challenger. Every one of us works as a specialist of their own field and plans and operates with their responsibility. We will keep challenging for new R&D and seek breakthrough. Please visit our web-site, particularly "K-Labo" page on which we release our research achievements. We continue to strive for expanding our environment disaster prevention monitoring system to not only within our country but also overseas, particularly where a lot of natural disasters are occuring. [Company structure for market development/overseas expansion] We have business contact at our General Affairs and Planning division and we are actively collecting information and promoting sales. Our president will meet our clients at face to face for substantive negotiations, while our senior engineers will correspond to any technical issues or inquiries. We aim to plan and solve problems in a timely manner. We have mostly dealt with specific large corporations in the past, but we would like to expand our services to more major firms in the future. We are prepared to deal with overseas in English. In 2014, we have established our subsidiary in the U.S. for international distribution. We also visited research institutions and universities in Vietnam in 2014 to promote exchanges of technologies in cooperation with some major firms and domestic universities. [Market share/Ranking] Most of our developments are customization of advanced R&D systems. [Awards and media coverage] Centralized management and time-sequence access of disaster information(The Daily Engineering & Construction News、2014/10/10) [Joint research and development] ・River Disaster Prevention Monitoring System (Joint proposal with OYO Corporation and Ritsumeikan University to JICA, 2014) ・Crustal Deformation Monitoring System(Joint development with OYO Corporation and Hitachi Zosen, 2014) ・River Levee Database (Commissioned from Fukada Geological Institute, 2013) [Intellectual property] 1 Patent pending (Application Number: 2014-130496) 1 Trademark registered (Registration Number: 5741800) [Main Clients / Business History (domestic)] ・JNES (currently re-named to Nuclear Regulation Authority)/We received a commission from OYO Corporation to develop Kashiwazaki Seismic Observation System (vertical array, horizontal array) (2011-2013)・JOGMEC/We received a commission from OYO Corporation to develop Monitoring System of Underground Storage Gas Leakage Test at Namikata Base (2012)・Kyoto University/We received a commission from Fukada Geological Institute to develop Database of River Levee Suffer Examples (2013)・JCCS/We received a commission to develop Seismic Observation System of CCS Demonstration Experiment in Tomakomai, Hokkaido (2013)・We received a commission from Hitachi Zosen to develop GPS Continuous Observation Analysis System(2013-3014)・We transferred and maintained Research Results Disclosure System for National Institute of Information and Communications Technology(NICT)(2012-2014)
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Raptors in Temperate Grasslands: Ecology of Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, and Northern Harrier in the Northern Great Plains
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
Award Date
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Natural Resource Management
First Advisor
Jonathan A. Jenks
ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, nest-site selection, nest survival, northern harrier, raptor
Ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis) are a grassland and shrubland obligate nesting raptor and prefer lightly grazed pasture or idle areas for nesting. Their population reportedly declines in number if more than 30% of an area is cultivated and they rarely nest in areas dominated by croplands. Golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) are long-lived raptors with high nest-site fidelity and relatively low reproductive success. Population trends of golden eagles in western United States are unclear although long-term monitoring of populations shows declines in occupancy and breeding performance. Northern harriers (Circus cyaneus) prefer relatively open grasslands and wetland areas of various natures. During the breeding season from 2013–2015, we investigated the influence of factors associated with the landscape on survival and nest-site selection of ferruginous hawks, golden eagles, and northern harriers in the northern Great Plains (north-central South Dakota, south-central North Dakota hereafter, Eastern Dakota [ED], and northwestern South Dakota hereafter, Western Dakota [WD]). Using ground and aerial surveys, we located and monitored active ferruginous hawk, golden eagle, and northern harrier nests (ferruginous hawk, n = 55; golden eagle. n = 35; northern harrier, n = 22). In ED, one pair of ferruginous hawk was found every 655 km2. In a more suitable subset of 4420 km2 in ED, we found one pair per 340 km2. In WD, we documented one breeding pair in 315 km2. In ED, all ferruginous hawk nests were in trees, and apparent nest success was 62% in 2013, 94% in 2014, and 87% in 2015. In WD, apparent nest success was 62% in 2013, 43% in 2014 and 94% in 2015. Overall, 101 ferruginous hawk chicks fledged in ED; 2.4 fledglings/successful nest, and 100 chicks fledged in WD; 2.6 fledglings/successful nest. In WD golden eagle pairs were documented with one nest every 1740.4 km2 for the duration of the study. Active nests of golden eagles were placed on two different substrates (i.e., steep cliff-side [n = 5] and trees [n = 30]) and apparent nest success was 62% in 2013, 94% in 2014, and 87% in 2015. Overall, 41 golden eagle chicks successfully fledged; 1.4 chicks/successful nest (SE = 0.09). Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) was the sole tree of choice for nesting golden eagles in WD (n = 30) followed by steep cliff-side (n = 5). No golden eagle nest was documented in ED. During breeding seasons in 2013 and 2014, one breeding pair of northern harrier was found every 370.6 km2. Most northern harrier nests were in seasonal or permanent wetlands with cordgrass (Spartina spp; n = 12), bulrush (Scirpus spp.; n = 6), cattail (Typha spp.; n = 3), and residual corn (Zea mays; n = 1). Apparent nest success was 25% in 2013, and 70% in 2014. During the 2013 breeding season, 3 of 12 active nests fledged 7 chicks (2.3 chicks/successful nest). During 2014, 7 of 10 active nests fledged 22 chicks (3.1 chicks/successful nest); overall, 29 (2.9 chicks/successful nest) nestlings fledged in our study area. We used Program MARK to evaluate the influence of land cover on nest success. The top-ranked nest survival model for ferruginous hawks in ED was SNull (wi= 0.87) suggesting that none of the landscape predictor variables had any effect on survival and survival probability was constant between years; it also may suggest low sample size and an inability to detect an effect. Probability of nest survival during the study period in ED was 0.69 (95% CI = 0.61–0.83). In WD, the top-ranked nest survival model for ferruginous hawks was SSubstrate suggesting nest substrate had most influence on nest survival in WD; the probability of ground nest survival during the study was 0.77 (95% CI = 0.64–0.83) and the probability of tree nest survival during the study was 0.43 (95% CI = 0.28–0.56). We used logistic regression analysis to evaluate the influence of landscape variables on nest site selection. In ED, percent grass and percent pasture/hay was the top-ranked model for predicting nest site selection of ferruginous hawks and indicated positive association of nest-site selection with grasslands and pasture. In WD, percent grass and development was the top-ranked model indicating positive influence of grasslands and development on nest-site selection. . Top-ranked nest survival model for golden eagle was SNull (wi = 0.91) suggesting that none of the predictor variables had any effect on survival and survival was constant between years. Probability of golden eagle nest survival during the study period was 0.76 (95% CI = 0.58–0.81). We used logistic regression analysis to evaluate the influence of landscape variables on nest-site selection of golden eagles. Development was the top-ranked model (wi = 0.72) for predicting nest site selection of golden eagles and indicated negative association of nest-site selection with development. The model containing grass, pasture, and development ranked second and was competitive indicating positive association of active nests with higher percentages of grass and negative association with increase in development. The top-ranked nest survival model was SYear (wi = 0.65) suggesting survival was different between the 2013 and 2014 breeding seasons. S%Grass+%Water+Year model wi =0.23: ≤4 ΔAICc away) also was competitive indicating positive relationship of nests with %grass and % water in the landscape. Estimated nest survival for northern harriers in 2013 was 0.21 (95% CI = 0.22–0.55), and in 2014 was 0.49 (95% CI = 0.32–0.61). We used logistic regression analysis to evaluate the influence of landscape variables on nest-site selection. Grass, pasture, and water ranked as the top model for northern harrier (wi = 0.87). Logistic odds-ratio estimates from the top-ranked model for northern harrier indicated the odds of nest-site selection were 1.48 (95% CI = 1.27–1.58) times greater for every percent increase in grasslands, and 1.2 (95% CI = 1.06–1.31) times greater for every percent increase in water; logistic odds ratio for percent pasture indicated no effect at the 900-m scale (1.06, 95% CI = 0.98–1.14). Our results indicate major decline of nesting ferruginous hawks in agriculture dominated regions of the northern Great Plains where land-use change has modified open grassland and pastures into row crop agriculture in the last four decades. Our study also demonstrate close association of grassland, pastures and wetlands with nest-site selection of ferruginous hawks, golden eagles and northern harriers, and avoidance of ground based disturbance by all three raptor species. Our findings indicate a need to manage pasture, wetlands, and grasslands in areas suitable for nesting of ferruginous hawks, golden eagles, and northern harriers and control increased fragmentation to support all grassland nesting raptors in the northern Great Plains.
Includes bibliographical references
Number of Pages
South Dakota State University
Copyright © 2016 Shubham Datta
Recommended Citation
Datta, Shubham, "Raptors in Temperate Grasslands: Ecology of Ferruginous Hawk, Golden Eagle, and Northern Harrier in the Northern Great Plains" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1022.


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For more information, contact Sandy Hentges or Melissa Black, (573) 526-4141 or (573) 353-3021
JEFFERSON CITY - To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Missouri Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway Program is going wild.
The program, which involves volunteers picking up trash along state highways, is now offering groups the option of adopting roadsides solely to plant Missouri wildflowers. While some groups have been planting flowers, trees and shrubs all along as part of their beautification efforts, this new option will encourage the growth of wildflowers native to Missouri, such as coreopsis and purple coneflowers. MoDOT is joining with Grow Native!, a program sponsored by the departments of Conservation and Agriculture, on the effort.
"The goal of the Adopt-A-Highway program is to keep our roadsides clean and attractive and what better way to do that than to plant native wildflowers along the way," said MoDOT Director Pete Rahn. "This option takes the program one step further and hopefully will spur new adopters to join the cause."
Over the program's 20-year history, more than 100,000 volunteers have picked up thousands of bags of litter, mowed hundreds of roadside miles and planted countless flowers, shrubs and trees. Currently, there are 3,772 groups in the program that have adopted 5,281 highway miles.
"If MoDOT had to do the work of these volunteers, it would cost about $1 million a year and keep our maintenance staff from doing other needed work," Rahn said. "That's money and resources we can put toward road improvements instead."
Texas started the first Adopt-A-Highway program in 1985, and Missouri was one of the next states to follow suit in 1987. Four groups that were among the first Missouri adopters are still in the program: Viva Cuba Beautification Committee, Kiwanis Club of Mountain Grove, the City of North Kansas City and the W.E. Sears Youth Center in Poplar Bluff.
"We adopted because it was a great opportunity for community service for our program," said Donna Nichols, facility manager for the W.E. Sears Youth Center. "We stayed in the Adopt-A-Highway program for 20 years because we made a commitment to keep our adopted section clean."
Businesses, civic groups, non-profit organizations, families and individuals make up the program's adopters. MoDOT recognizes the helpers by posting a sign with the group's name at each end of the adopted highway section.
Because MoDOT is responsible for maintaining 385,000 acres of roadsides along 32,000 highway miles, the agency is always looking for additional adopters, Rahn said.
"We have many active groups in our program, but we also have a lot of ground to cover, literally," Rahn said. "I challenge Missourians to double our current number of adopted miles and make Missouri an even cleaner, more beautiful state."
Anyone interested in adopting a highway can call MoDOT toll-free at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visit modot.org.


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College of Humanities
The humanities have long been the home to great philosophers and writers, but a large number of humanities majors also go on to careers in business, law, and technology. A 2013 study done by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that 78% of employers preferred job applicants knowledgeable about global issues and societies and cultures outside the U.S.; 80% found written and oral communication key; and 82% favored those with civic knowledge, skills, and judgment essential for contributing to the community and to our democratic society. These are all skills learned in the humanities.
At Vincennes University, we offer a wide variety of college programs taught by highly qualified and professional faculty who can help you find the major that's perfect for you.
You can study any of the number of programs below. We offer two-year degrees that ready you for employment as well as the opportunity to transfer to a four-year program to complete your degree. Our one-year certificates include directed, general, and religious studies.
Programs of Study
American Sign Language and Deaf Studies
- Art
- Art - General Studio
- Art Education Grades K - 12 (All Grades)
- Graphic Design, Occupational
- Graphic Design/Visual Communication Transfer
- Photography
- Pre-Art Therapy
English as an Additional Language
Family and Consumer Sciences, Education
Please call the College of Humanities about any of these programs at (812) 888-4480.
Student Services
Several valuable programs are also housed in the Humanities. For more information please see the links below.
STEP (Student Transition into Educational Programs)
Summer Bridge (This is a program designed to provide incoming freshman with a summer orientation experience.)
The Kirkwood Academic Skills Center


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A PARASITIC alien traps kara in a dream world where her home planet was never destroyed – Kara's (Melissa Benoist) friends must find a way to save her life when a parasitic alien attaches itself to her and traps her in a dream world where her family is alive and her home planet was never destroyed. Also, Alex (Chyler Leigh), Hank (David Harewood) and the DEO (Sarah Robson) must fend off a Kryptonian attack while Kara is out of commission.
The episode was written by Ted Sullivan and Derek Simon and directed by Dermott Downs (#113). Original CBS airdate 2/8/2016.
SUPERGIRL BATTLES THE DEADLY MASTER JAILER, WHO IS TRACKING DOWN AND EXECUTING ESCAPED FORT ROZZ PRISONERS – Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) does battle with the deadly Master Jailer (Jeff Branson), who is tracking down and executing escaped Fort Rozz prisoners. Also, Cat (Calista Flockhart) hires a second assistant (Italia Ricci), who immediately tries to one-up Kara, and Kara and James (Mehcad Brooks) disagree over the DEO's methods.
The episode was written by Yahlin Chang and Caitlin Parrish and directed by Lexi Alexander (#114). Original CBS airdate 2/22/2016.
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This internal tool not only gives Diligence International a visual representation of where fraud is occurring, it allows us to keep notes and recognize pricing trends that Diligence International may encounter on a country-by-country basis. In turn, we are able to share trends and alert you to areas of concern and regions to be mindful of.