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Houghton's record in the Egham Trophy has not been great in recent years.
Indeed, they have failed to progress past the first round in their last four attempts.
Sadly, after last weekend, that figure increased by one as Durham inflicted a 25-shot defeat on Houghton in the mixed competition.
At Houghton, the home squad did finish one shot in credit, but the away squad were well beaten.
Freddie Fletcher's quartet of Mal Baker, Margaret Eggleston and B. Robson convincingly led 17-10 after 13 ends, however they had to settle for a narrow 19-17 win over Graham Coates.
The other home squad of J. Watt, R. Turnbull, David Armstrong and Brian Henderson (snr) dropped six shots on the last two ends to go down 16-15 to Ann Bernard, which left Houghton 34-33 up.
The wheels came off at Durham, though. Maureen Hall, Joe Sutherland, Norma Stephenson and Jimmy McAdoo led 12-6 with five ends to play but they failed to score on those remaining ends, dropping 13 shots in the process to finish 19-12 down.
Evelyn Barkes, Peter Harding, Florence Phythian and Terry Todd went from 6-5 down to lost 25-6 against C. Stevenson, which left the away squad 44-18 behind.
Incredibly, after 13 ends across the green, it was a level game, but Houghton only scored eight shots on the run- in while dropping 33.
In the next round, Durham will face South Shields, who comfortably saw off The Parks 74-38.
Sunderland's seniors put in a spirited performance in their latest Inter-Club fixture.
Facing a trip to group leaders Darlington B, the Sunderland squad went down 4-1, succumbing by 12 shots overall.
The only bright spot saw George Brown, Tony Wood, Ronnie Robson and Billy Roberts run out 14-9 winners over Stan Summers.
Peter Thomson, Eric Downes, Michael Carr and Terry Todd were unlucky to lose 16-13 to Steve Blewitt, after leading 13-9 with three ends to play.
The remaining rink of David Gowland, Colin Young, Bobby Usher and Frankie Froud were always chasing the game and were eventually beaten 18-4 by Brian Cooper's rink.
Sunderland return to action on Wednesday as they entertain Ferryhill at Houghton (12.30pm).
Sunderland team: D Gowland, W Hearne, R Jobling, F Froud; C Young, A Wood, R Usher, W Roberts; P Thomson, E Downes, M Carr, TW Todd
This season's Denny Cup and Yetton Trophy kick into life today.
Houghton face South Shields in the Denny, while Houghton ladies take on The Parks in the Yetton.
In the Denny Cup, Houghton's men will need to be at their best to progress past a South Shields set-up which, on paper, has the potential to have a decent run.
The action starts at 10am, with the follow line-ups.
Houghton team – at Houghton: M Baker, P Harding, J McAdoo, B Henderson; M Wright, T Patterson, R Jobling, F Froud; At Shields: F Fletcher, D Armstrong, D Todner, P Thomson; J Sutherland, S Tindale, AJ Dunn, I Whorlton
South Shields team – at Houghton: M Peach, S Cairns, W Ferry, D Bolt; P Dixon, N Ridley, J Minto, G Farquhar; At Shields: D Paterson, S Hubbard, J McKenna, S McIntosh; J Brass, P Sainthouse, C Elliott, I McIntosh
In the Yetton Trophy tie, the Houghton ladies will be favourites to make progress against a Parks squad who have not won a game in the competition for six years. The winners will face South Shields in the next round.
Houghton team – At Houghton: J Watt, O Charlton, B Robson, J Smith; B Prudhoe, D Fenwick, G Eltringham, E Faith; At The Parks: J Hume, E Barren, M Metcalf, J Baker; M Hall, A Todd, A Vout, N Stephenson
In the Over-60s double fours, both local sides are in action on Tuesday, November 8.
Houghton will meet Durham B (10.30am) after The Parks conceded the preliminary round tie against Durham.
Houghton team – at Houghton: J Sutherland, M Baker, F Froud, I Whorlton; At Durham: J Doyle, P Collins, F Fletcher, P Harding
At the same time, Sunderland go head to head against previous national champions Stanley (10.30am).
Sunderland team – at Houghton: C Young, A Wood, R Usher, W Roberts; At Stanley: G Brown, E Downes, M Carr, T Todd
The Durham County seniors open up their national Over-60s campaign against Lincolnshire on Tuesday at York.
Locally, only Billy Ferry (Shields) and former Sunderland player Ray Robinson (Durham) make the starting line-up.
The local stage of this season's national competitions has seen very little action to date, with only a first round triples win for Gateshead's Mal Johnson over Durham's Michael Laydon 13-11 of note.
England ladies had to withstand a late charge by their Scottish counterparts in the Co-op Funeralcare Test match played at New Earswick.
Leading 4-1 overnight, England looked set for a handsome win going into the six singles, however they had rely on Swale's Sandy Hazell to chalk up a 7-3, 9-5 win to seal a narrow overall 6-5 win.
Two annual general meeting dates have been confirmed.
The Sunderland & District AGM will take place on Saturday, November 12 at Houghton Dairy Lane (2pm), while Bowls Durham's AGM is on Tuesday, November 15, also at Houghton Dairy Lane (7pm).
The Houghton Feast outdoor title went to Leadgate's David Warnaby. In the final, Warnaby defeated Dipton's Lee Fowler 17-12.


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75% of Fisheries at or Exceeding Maximum Yield
Fishing yield around the globe is being pushed to the limit.
Sustainable yield as it applies to fish, is the amount that can be harvested without reducing the base amount in a particular area. Currently 75% of the worlds fisheries are at or exceeding maximum yield, according to UNEP.org
As time goes on this will greatly impact what we fish for, where we fish for it and how on both personal and commercial levels.
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One such heavily taxed area are rivers, lakes and wetlands. Though they make up less that 1% of the earths surface, the provide 8% of the fish. With our population only growing the pressure will continue to increase.
As we put pressure on this resource we will start to see declining catches, but if heavy fishing continues the ecosystem can be irreversibly changed. This brings about two things, a shift in target toward smaller species lower on the food chain and/or a move to a less heavily fished area.
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With most of the worlds fishing areas at maximum yield the places to go are limited, and as population continues to rise the need for fish will rise as well.
This brings forth many questions concerning sustainability that will only be answered by time and the diligent work of scientists and conservationists.


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Rich, concentrated and dense, this is a serious wine with a classic style, offering incredible dark, mineral-laced aromas of smoked earth, licquorice, pepper, wild herbs and blackcurrants to go with a firm, structured and age-worthy profile on the palate. The fleshy quality of the wine is apparent straightaway from the attack, with a solid mid-palate depth, the wine finishes with balance of fruit and warm rich tannins.
Occultum Lapidem is latin for "hidden gem stone" but it means a "secret." "The name refers to the estate's best and oldest vineyard and there is so much secrecy in this excellent wine to discover. The Occultum Lapidem vineyard is located in the Roussillon area in the south of France and when you taste the first mouthful, the wine reveals its Mediterranean identity, a mix of blacks fruits and spice, a smooth texture with a really nice concentration. Featuring even more minerality and an additional definition after a few minutes in the glass, with ample tannins, this beauty has a long life span, and should definitely not be missed. It's superb value that will be even better in another year or so, and have 12-15 years of ultimate longevity.
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The vineyard is located on Gneiss and schistous soils from the Devonian Period and limestone from Kimmeridgian Period. The grapes are all hand-harvested and 100% de-stemmed. Extraction is only carried out by punching of the cap during a long maceration (at least four weeks). Half of the wine is matured in vats and the other half is aged in casks according to the vintage.
Domaine Bila-Haut is owned by the well known Rhone Valley Oenologist, Michel Chapoutier. The name refers to an old farm villa which was built high into the mountain slopes , among some old vineyards. The Domaine comprises 75 hectares of land cultivated under bio-dynamic farming techniques and is characterized by steep pebbly slopes rising from almost 150 meters above sea level. The soil has 3 components…Schiste, Gneiss and Clay, and the Grape varieties are Grenache, Carignan, and of course Syrah. The cool winters and very hot summers combined with little rain, and the drying Mistral breeze during the growing season is perfection for these varietals…in some respects better than in the Rhone Valley.
The Domaine is located in the commune of Latour-de-France…just about as close as you can be to Spain, but still be located in France, with a great deal of history related to the Knights Templar, and the Cathar movement, hence the T in the title of the Domaine shaped like the Nights Templar Cross.The wines exhibit the distinctive pepper and spice of Syrah, but are bigger and rounder in the mouth, with great complexity coming from the Carignan and Grenache. Here is A Rhone producer getting the best out of the Terroir in Lanquedoc… a superb combination! And one of the best Wine Makers in France.
The Chapoutier family have been making wine in the Rhône Valley since 1808. Michel Chapoutier took over the family business in 1990 from his Grandfather to create wines which really began to speak of their origin. Michel sees himself as a 'wine-grower, wine-maker and a wine-lover', all of which have allowed M.Chapoutier to become one of the most recognised and awarded biodynamic wine producers in the world.
A continual creator and innovator, M.Chapoutier now has vineyards around the world and his passion for great terroir took him to the Roussillon where he bought land in the village of Latour de France in 2000. It is here that incredibly old vines with low yields deliver minerality and complexity for Syrah, Grenache and Carignan as well as Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Macabeo.
Domaine de Bila-Haut is farmed biodynamically and organically although it is not yet certified as such.
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Home Depot, D.R. Horton, Sears Reflect Housing Slump
A slower-than-expected recovery in the U.S. housing market hit a trio of companies yesterday, leading to profit warnings that contributed to an overall stock-market slump.
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Today, Sprint premiered an ad that playfully demonstrates the full capabilities of Essential phone and its 360 degree camera (Sprint is the exclusive retail carrier).
In the opening frames, viewers see two campers in an idyllic setting that includes a majestic river and spectacular mountains. As you can imagine, the young couple is more than eager to capture the glory around them and share on social media. Clicking on the 360 degree camera on their Essential phone, the couple becomes so transfixed by Mother Nature's beauty that they overlook (oops!) a few massive brown bears behind them – frolicking in the campgrounds and devouring their food.
The call to action is for viewers to visit Sprint and take advantage of a special offer to get an Essential device for 50% off the retail price: www.sprint.com/essential.
For a limited time, get 50 percent off Essential Phone and pay just $14.58 per month with $0 down with 18 Sprint Flex Lease payments1 – that is a savings of more than $260. Plus, get the Essential 360° Camera, the world's smallest 360° 4K camera, for just $199.99 or $16.67 per month for 12 months with Installment Billing2. Sprint offers the best price on Unlimited – a family can get five lines of Unlimited data, talk and text, HD video and 10GB of mobile hotspot for just $20/month/line. That's five lines of Unlimited for $100/month and 50 percent off Verizon and AT&T Unlimited rates for a family of five.3
As for the bears, Chester and Charlie? While being filmed within elements of their natural habitat, Sprint made sure that representatives from Movie Animals Protected were on set during the filming of the commercial to ensure these pros of numerous TV ads and movies were safe and well-cared-for during production - and treated like the stars they really are, on and off the set.
This ad was created by Sprint's advertising agency, Droga 5.
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Since 1972, the Art Museum of South Texas has been a landmark on the Corpus Christi Bay.
Designed by Philip Johnson, the three-level facility is constructed of poured white concrete and shell aggregate.
An addition completed in October 2006 doubled the Museum's size, adding new gallery spaces, an expanded
Museum Store and a new Café that overlooks the Bay and the ship channel. Designed by Victor and
Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico City, the addition features 13 roof-top pyramids as well as stunning use of
color and light. Taken together, the two buildings represent a visually appealing "meeting of the minds"
between Mexican and American architecture.
Philip Johnson was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1906. He received an A.B. in architectural history from
Harvard University in 1930 and upon graduation became the director of the Department of Architecture at
the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. During the 1930s, Johnson championed the cause of many
modern architects, most notably Ludwig Mies van Rohe. In 1940 Johnson returned to Harvard's Graduate
School of Design, where he trained under Marcel Breuer. He received a B.Arch. in 1943 and practiced
architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts until 1946 when he moved back to New York to serve as director
of architecture at MOMA. He became a trustee of MOMA in 1958, received the American Institute of
Architects Gold Medal in 1978, and received the Pritzker Architecture prize in 1979.
Johnson's association with Corpus Christi began in the late 1960s. A group of prominent civic leaders and
philanthropists had begun a private sector movement to fund and build a new art museum along the
Corpus Christi Bayfront. Museum patrons Patsy and Edwin Singer were interested in being more involved
with the modern art movement with which Johnson was associated, and traveled to New York City to talk with
the internationally renowned architect. Upon being challenged by Johnson to come up with $1 million for the
project, Patsy Singer returned to New York within six months with her pledges and sealed the agreement.
The Art Museum of South Texas is often identified as one of Johnson's finest small public buildings and
remains an important signal for the still unknown Post-Modernism movement that would begin 10 years later.
In 1997 when it became evident that there was a need to expand the Art Museum campus, the highly
respected modernist architect Ricardo Legorreta of Mexico was contacted. Working in the tradition of his
mentor, Luis Barragan, Legorreta expressed interest in designing a building that would be appropriate in scale
and complement the character of the Johnson building, which he had visited soon after the building opened
in 1972. After a fact-finding trip to Mexico City and a subsequent tour by trustees and staff to see major public
buildings in Monterrey, the Art Museum board voted to hire Legorreta in 1998.
Ricardo Legorreta was born in Mexico City in 1931. He graduated in 1953 from the Universidad Nacional
Autonoma de Mexico with a degree in architecture. While in school, Legorreta worked as a draftsman. After
graduating, he worked for Jose Villagran Garcia in Mexico City, becoming a partner in 1955. In 1960 he
established his own practice, and in 1964 Legorreta became the principal of Legorreta Arquitectors, Mexico City.
The firm subsequently expanded to include son Victor in Legorreta + Legorreta.
Ricardo Legorreta's most famous work is perhaps the Camino Real Hotel in Mexico City. He was awarded the
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Hamptons Teen: Celebrating PS I Love you week 2015
Teens across the country are celebrating P.S. I Love you week in celebration of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
P.S. I Love You Day is every second Friday of February in which I ask everyone to wear purple to show that they are standing up against bullying. This year it is going to be Friday, February 13, 2015. P.S. I Love You Day is a day to remind every individual that they are loved, needed in this world, and absolutely amazing. Also, it is a day to help end depression, end bullying, and ultimately end suicide. Wearing Purple will not only show that you're standing up against bullying, but you will see everyone around you wearing purple, and know that you are never alone♥
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month… on February 10th 2015: RETREAT TEEN Organizer Helen Atkinson-Barnes and one of the Teen leaders Allura Leggard who is 15 and a Sophomore at Pierson HS started off the "PS I LOVE YOU WEEK CELEBRATION with a presentation to the Middle-schoolers in grades 6-8 at Pierson MS/HS in Sag Harbor NY.
Allura spoke about relationship abuse to the little things we can do to connect with others. She incorporates emojis into this presentation and demonstrates how they can be a part of your everyday life to connect with others. The united color for Teen Dating Awareness Month is Orange,but on Friday, February 13th the color is PURPLE in celebration on "P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY"
#Orange4Love#TeenDVmonth "Do not let someone isolate you from family and friends! Watch out for mood swings or possessiveness! Know the signs of teen dating violence and abuse. You deserve to be loved!"
Yes Allura is my daughter, but she is also very passionate about and kind of abuse towards anyone. I might be a little bias, but I think she did a fantastic job, she was engaging and the kids really seemed to be paying attention. Well done Allura Leggard, looking forward to you speaking at more schools across Long Island on Relationship Abuse.


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It was another sunny afternoon for our fourth annual march in the Vancouver Pride Parade.
This year we had our largest contingent yet, with 35 marchers who came from Chilliwack to Whistler to the Sunshine Coast. Here's some photos I managed to take during the day.
And here's a short video of our contingent, showing off their energy!
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now that i have seen so much progess on my dick... and heard many of the statistics on the averages and largest sizes... i cant help but notice how similar my dick is looking to pornstars. not really in the size area im not there... but bulkiness and veins and stuff. its kind of got me thinking that they must obviously have extensive PE routines.
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I think the more they use "it" the bigger and more veins it gets from being used on a very regular basis, im sure some do exercises, it was probably a inside secret for a long time in the industry..As of 1/2011
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Current Girth: 4.25 under glands, 5.25 middle, 5.75 base
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Some of them.
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Definitely can see some of them have really low exit points and ligs that have been stretched to the max. I would imagine that pornstars also pump before their shots.
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There's a porn star named "Mark Anthony" that I saw on a video one time, I always wondered how his peen looked like it did... he had severe Baseball Bat Syndrome. Probably from Jelqing.
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I found on this one on the internet. I can't find the DVD that I used to have, but it was "Globetrotting Vol. 5 with Mark Anthony"
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I stumbled across a porn site the other day and i happen to stumble upon a scene were this guy had a very unusual looking cock: instead of turkeyneck under his penis, he had a huge amount of flappy skin on top of his penis at the base; it also looked like his enormous dick came out at a very low entry point . So i guess he probably does PE and he could be a member here at PEgym.
PS: If you are a member i hope i haven't given you an inferiority complex.
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This Asylum Wrist Restraint was made especially for Fantasma Magic.
The performer's wrists are bound as tightly as possible by an audience member yet release is instantaneous and completely under the control of the performer. The wrist restraint has a new added feature in a buckle that can receive a padlock making it look really impossible! The lock can even be sealed for extra effect.
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Atlanta's Runway Richy rolls out the latest single off his "Uh-Oh" mixtape. "What's Up Foo" is produced by Grand Hustle's own Stroud. Richy's debut mixtape is hosted by DJ Holiday and Presented by The Commission , Defient Ent & BeerRead More »
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Slate has a new blog post out under their Future Tense section entitled "Hollywood's Copyright Lobbyists Are Like Exes Who Won't Give Up."
In it, the Hollywood Copyright Lobbyists (whoever they are) are taken to task for acting like exes who won't get the hint. What hint? The blog post says these unnamed lobbyists remain undeterred by the defeat of SOPA and are once again trying influence law makers. In other words, lobbyists are continuing to lobby. How dare they. It's not like google ever does the same thing, right?
SOPA by the way, stands for the Stop Online Piracy Act. Along with PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Piracy Act. According to the Slate post, these were introduced as a response to what was seen as the faulty Digital Millennium Copyright Act from 1998.
Under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Tumblr, YouTube, Reddit, WordPress, and Facebook aren't responsible for the copyright infringement of each of their millions of users, so long as they take down specific posts, videos, or images when notified by copyright holders. But copyright holders thought that wasn't good enough. They wanted to take down whole websites, not just particular posts, and without ever going to court. In 2011, they proposed a bill that would let them do just that.
Never mind the fact the DMCA was passed five years before the existence of The Pirate Bay, and seven years before Youtube even existed. Never mind that according to a study from George Mason University, the number of DMCA copyright takedown notices from mainstream copyright owners is 6.5 million per month on over thirty thousand different websites. Never mind anyone who tries to enact a take down notice falls down a complicated rabbit hole that seems more designed to discourage the copyright holder than anything else. It's those pesky copyright holders, dagnabbit.
The rationale by Silicon Valley that we already have the DMCA and it's working just fine-- seems positively Right Wing in its rabid belief system of law. Conservatives say much the same thing about guns. "We don't need new laws, we need to enforce the existing ones." It amusing to me that this backward sentiment is the same. Really though, it's neither left nor right wing. It's just pure cynicism by people who think we're stupid.
To blame Hollywood copyright lobbyists for trying to influence law when google does the exact same thing is either ignorant or hypocritical. And to ignore the fact it isn't just "Hollywood Copyright Lobbyists" but entire countries that are reacting to what they see is Big Tech run rampant, suggests once again the narrative is being controlled in Big Tech's favor.
No surprise, really. The blog post was written by Marvin Ammori. He is a lawyer and Future Tense Fellow at New America. New America Foundation is a nonprofit and (ha-ha) nonpartisan public policy institute. Wanna guess who chairs the board of directors? Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of google.
Update: Soon after this article was published, Slate felt the need to update Mr. Ammori's post with this disclosure. They didn't mention google's connection to the so-called Future Tense think tank but this is what they said.
Update, March 11, 2014: Disclosure: The author represented Google and other companies fighting SOPA/PIPA in 2011 and 2012. He currently represents Google and other companies on several issues, including copyright reform. These views are his own.
Question: If you represent an interested party, and then write a blog post skewering the other side, how exactly are your views your own? Asking for a friend.
Second update: In response to the google lawyer/lobbyist's rant, Kurt Sutter, creator and writer of Sons of Anarchy (as well as writer for the Shield and Outlaw Empires) delivered a pointed response to that blog post.
Here's just one small snippet of it.
Everyone is aware that Google has done amazing things to revolutionize our Internet experience. And I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Google are very nice people. But the big G doesn't contribute anything to the work of creatives. Not a minute of effort or a dime of financing. Yet Google wants to take our content, devalue it, and make it available for criminals to pirate for profit. Convicted felons like Kim Dotcom generate millions of dollars in illegal revenue off our stolen creative work. People access Kim through Google. And then, when Hollywood tries to impede that thievery, it's presented to the masses as a desperate attempt to hold on to antiquated copyright laws that will kill your digital buzz. It's so absurd that Google is still presenting itself as the lovable geek who's the friend of the young everyman. Don't kid yourself, kids: Google is the establishment.


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Ever since the University moved to West Philadelphia in 1872, Penn students and alumni have been bound together by the continuous observance of a number of student customs and traditions. Today the most notable is the annual Hey Day event which incorporates elements of many other traditions past and present.
The oldest traditions are Class Day, the award of Senior Honors, and the Bowl Fight, which are first documented in the collections of the University Archives in the year 1865. At that time Penn was still located on Ninth Street, between Market and Chestnut Streets.
In 1865 the senior class decided to supplement the stiff and formal Commencement ceremonies with a day set aside for youthful celebration. In that year, the first Friday in June was declared "Class Day". The seniors held a class meeting and dinner, off-campus, during which they spoofed the faculty and administration, denigrated the lower classes and recognized one another with mock and serious awards. This is when the Spoon was introduced as the symbol of the most popular man in the class.
While the graduating students frolicked on Class Day, they took a more sentimental view on Ivy Day. In 1873, the first graduating class on the West Philadelphia campus established Ivy Day as a new tradition set aside for the senior class. On the first Ivy Day, a twig of ivy was imported from Kenilworth Castle in Scotland, to be planted on the facade of College Hall. As the vine was planted, an invocation was pronounced, "Having been nurtured this far in its development, it is now able to take roots for itself and grow greater and greater through the years". Thus, ivy became a lasting symbol for each year's graduating class. This tradition soon became elaborate and an Ivy Ball accompanied the planting of the ivy.
In 1916, Hey Day was established as a "Moving-Up" celebration, modelled after a similar custom recently established at Syracuse University. Its purpose was formal: to mark the advancement of each class. In 1931, Class Day and Hey Day were officially combined into a single celebration, with Ivy Day also being moved to the same date. At the time, the celebration consisted of a traditional ceremony in Irvine Auditorium, followed by the planting of the ivy. Hey Day included the reading of the Class History, Class Prophecy and Class Poem, the presentation of the four Senior Honors Awards and the announcement of those elected into various honorary societies. Through the years, the emphasis of Hey Day shifted from the formal assemblies to student celebration, marked by the introduction of the Parade of Classes in 1937 and the incorporation of the Junior Cane March in 1965. In recent decades Hey Day represents the official passage of the junior class to senior status and is characterized by thousands of marching students parading around campus sporting fake straw hats, red T-shirts and canes.
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LAKE GEORGE - Scouting is thriving at Lake George Central School, where several dozen students are enrolled in Troop 13.
Winter activities are a favorite with the Troop 13 scouts, who have been known to take an expedition deep into the wilderness near Newcomb - a father-son campout in which the scouts snowshoe into a hunting camp on a remote lake. The trip includes digging a snow cave and sleeping outdoors over a weekend.
Spring includes another father-son canoe and kayak trip to Lows Lake. This venture includes about 15 miles of canoeing and tent-camping in which the boys carry in all their gear into remote areas for rustic camping.
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Six Broward County men were among 14 people charged Monday with bribing Dade County Public Works Department employees in exchange for lower dumping fees, according to Metro-Dade Police.
The lower fees may have cost the county at least $3 million a year, police said.
Three Dade County employees were also charged with bribery Monday after a nine-month investigation, said Metro-Dade Detective Larry Chilson.
An informant who was put to work at a dump videotaped and accepted bribes as part of the investigation, Chilson said.
When the informant learned that the same practice was going on at a second dump site, he was put to work there, police said.
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The planet Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and the closest planet to the sun. It revolves around the sun at a distance of approximately 36 million miles, taking 88 Earth days to complete each orbit.
Mercury rotates slowly, taking 59 Earth days to complete a single rotation. Because it is so close to the sun, temperatures on the side of the planet facing the sun can reach up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. However, because the planet has virtually no atmosphere, the side facing away from the sun does not retain any of this heat. Temperatures on the night side drop as low as 275 degrees below zero.
Two spacecraft have visited Mercury. The Mariner 10 probe reached the planet in 1974 and made three passes around it, taking pictures and measurements. The Messenger probe, launched in 2004, arrived at Mercury in 2008 and entered an orbit around the planet. The spacecraft is still orbiting Mercury as of 2015 and has sent back a great deal of information about its composition.
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As the animation and video game industries mature, there is a noticeable shift by companies to hire employees who demonstrate more than a working knowledge of a specific commercial software package or traditional artistic skills. Industry-quality standards continue to rise, and competition for entry-level positions demands that artists possess sophisticated skill sets before they can even begin their careers. Studios seek artists with a broad and integrated foundation of theoretical, practical, and technical skills in production animation, traditional art, modern computer software, and media story flow. Insight and long-term potential have become increasingly important. The studios also demand professional accountability and consistency.
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Shares of Intuit Inc.'s (NASDAQ:INTU) have been on the rise following its splendid fourth-quarter 2017 results. The indicators of a stock's bullish run include a rise in its share price and strong fundamentals.
Rising Share Price
Intuithas been clocking solid returns on a year-over-year basis and has surged approximately 33.3%, outperforming the industry's gain of 29.1%.
Earnings Discussion
The tax-preparation related software maker reported splendid fourth-quarter results, along with providing an overwhelming first-quarter and fiscal 2018 guidance. Intuit's fourth-quarter results not only fared better than our estimates, but also marked a significant year-over-year improvement, primarily owing to better-than-expected growth in QuickBooks Online and ecosystem along with new and improved products.
Other Driving Factors
We are positive about Intuit's growing SMB exposure and believe that its strategic acquisitions will boost the segment. Increased adoption of its cloud-based services and products is another positive.
In a move to focus more on its core tax and accounting businesses, Intuit divested three businesses last year, namely Quicken, QuickBase and Demandforce. We believe that the company's initiatives have provided it the much needed funds to invest in and focus more on the fast-growing online businesses. The company looks forward to add more recurring revenues within its Consumer Tax and Small Business segments, capitalizing on the ongoing shift toward digital solutions. Notably, the company's cloud-based accounting software QuickBooks Online subscriber base surged 58% year over year in fiscal 2017 to 2.38 million. Intuit's efforts to convert itself into a cloud-based tax and accounting solution provider are encouraging.
According to a study by non-profit association CompTIA released in September 2016, over 90% of the companies surveyed utilized some form of cloud computing. Of these, only 6% have been using such solutions for five years. In contrast, 23% of the companies have been using such solutions for a period of less than a year.
This indicates that the cloud market has huge growth potential. Furthermore, according to Gartner, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) spending is estimated to increase at a four-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) (2016–2020) of 37%. With its SaaS-based QuickBooks and Online Tax applications, we think that Intuit is well-poised to lead the market.
Additionally, the long-term EPS growth rate is currently an impressive 14.6%, suggesting pretty good prospects for the long haul. The company also delivered positive earnings surprises in the trailing four quarters with an average beat of 32.5%.
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Last week I've visited Sofia, Bulgaria. I was attending DevReach conference. I've decided to visit at least one international conference this fall and DevReach was pretty much the best possible choice judging by the caliber of speakers and sessions. And combining that with the total cost to attend, it was THE best possible value.
The conference was held in the Arena Mladost multiplex and was very well organized. Aside from putting too much trust into Google Translate for the intro slide I have no complaints whatsoever ;)
FYI, you can hardly translate "Welcome" into "Pasveikinti" in Lithuanian in any normal situation. The real translation in this case would be "Sveiki atvykę". But Kudos for the effort ;)
Other than that minor minor thingy, organization was pretty much flawless. Conference WiFi worked like a charm. Something you don't expect from a developer conference. The fact that it was held in a cinema meant that sitting was top notch and by the end of the day my ass and back had no complaints.
Speakers were great. Obviously there were no big reveals or announcements, but the fact that there were tons of great speakers and most of them weren't from Microsoft and weren't doing a boring "read material prepared by MS evangelism team while showing slides someone else made", more than compensated for the lack of big announcements.
I've already seen, heard or read most of what Scott Hanselman had to tell, but the experience could be compared to seeing your favorite band on video and then watching them live. You don't complain that they've played your favorite songs.
A special checkmark goes to participating in the live recording of an episode of DotNetRocks podcast.
That was great, but considering the subject of "starting your own software company", it was pretty strange not to see the founders of Telerik on the panel. I've expressed my surprise on Twitter and Richard Campbell admitted that this should be fixed and we can expect a DNR episode on the subject. Do I get a mug? ;)
As for Windows Phone, unfortunately Bulgaria is in the same situation as Lithuania – they can't buy apps and they can't submit apps directly. So interest in the subject is relatively low. I have no special arguments for Lithuania, but Bulgaria is a home of one of the biggest .NET vendors in the world, so, really MS, WTF!?
Another interesting observation – there are lots of female developers in Bulgaria.
I've arrived on Sunday (conference started on Monday). So I had a couple of hours for sightseeing. Sofia is a beautiful city, but unfortunately the weather was pretty crappy (I've travelled 2000km south and it was colder than back home and it was snowing!), so I couldn't enjoy it properly. I guess I'll have to return :)
And what's up with the homeless dogs? Are they some kind of sacred animals or just friendly habitants of the city?
They can be seen in all parts of the city and it felt pretty strange, even though they looked sort of friendly. I like dogs, but I almost shat my pants when a huge black dog emerged from behind of a container right in front of me. Luckily the dog almost shat his pants too.
The location of the venue is relatively remote and there's only one hotel next to it. So all the speakers and most of the international attendees stayed there. I had a great pleasure of meeting awesome people despite being a shy (read stupid) person: Scott Hanselman, Jesse Liberty, Stephen Forte, Joel Semeniuk, Gill Cleeren, Maarten Balliauw, Todd Anglin, Phil Japikse, Michael Crump, Tomislav Bronzin, Chris Eargle, etc. (sorry, if I forgot to mention you personally!)
Pro tip: never try to save on the accommodation when traveling to a conference. Stay where speakers stay. It's worth every penny.
After the second day of the conference there was a party for speakers and VIP attendees where I finally got a chance to meet great guys from Telerik: Vassil Terziev, Valio Stoychev (thanks for the ride!), Vladimir Milev and others. And it was great to reconnect with Emil Stoychev.
I liked it. I'll be coming back next year. Hopefully as a speaker(?) ;) If you are looking for a great MS technology related conference in Europe which doesn't force you to break your bank, look no further. DevReach is it.
P.S.: special thanks to Natalia Dimitrova for planning all of this and answering my stupid questions ;) And thanks to Ina Toncheva (sorry we had only a short chance to chat).
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Presentation slides without a narrative always seem funny/strange to me, but many ask to see them, so here goes. Last week I gave a talk on Windows Phone app marketing and monetization at Microsoft Partner Conference in Lithuania and Latvia. Here are the slides:
I'd be honored to talk on this subject at your conference, user group or other event. Email me and lets talk!
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For the past half a year I've been watching (from a distance) the creation of Lithuanian .NET User Group in it's initiator's - Sergejus Barinovas's - blog (both sites in Lithuanian). I couldn't get the purpose of this "movement" from what I've read. Then I've read reports about the first 2 meetings and still I couldn't see any serious reason to attend (except free beer or was it free?).
Then last week I've listened to the DotNetRocks podcast - Show #344 Building Communities at Dallas TechFest. Half way through the show I felt the urge to go to the next LT .NET User Group meeting but then as the show continued I found myself back in the skeptical mood.
So I decided to outline here what uses I can see for the "user group" concept and try to see if any of them appeal to me:
So, from my point of view there's not much to gain from this type of activity: I'm introverted (like most developers) and not seeking to meet random people for no apparent reason, I'm not looking for employers or employees, I'm not looking to become a technology speaker or something and I can learn much more by spending the time wiser.
I'm ready to accept that I'm wrong if someone has really good arguments in favor of user groups. For now the concept sounds as bullshitty to me as "team building" - something for some "social scientists" to justify their existence and, probably, some statistical analysis tool for vendors of technologies in question.
Do you go to your local "... user groups"? What for?
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My SQL Server logs contain messages such as "2003-12-01 21:34:56 50 spid51 Starting Up Database 'IhateSpam'." Is it typical for SQL Server to constantly restart all my databases?
The AUTO_CLOSE option is probably enabled for the databases that SQL Server is regularly restarting. AUTO_CLOSE closes the database when the last user closes his or her connection and all processes in the database have completed. When a user then tries to connect to the database, SQL Server reopens the database, generating the message you describe.
By default, AUTO_CLOSE is enabled for Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) and disabled on all other SQL Server editions. MSDE is a small-footprint database, so this default makes sense in many situations. Closing the database lets SQL Server conserve memory resources, for example. However, you rarely want to enable this option on a database that multiple users regularly access because reopening the database causes delays for the users and constantly opening and closing a database consumes more resources than simply leaving the database open.
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- Manage to Action Plans, both by your team members and yourself
- Build teams
- Integrate performance improvement and quality improvement
- Manage your manager, manage up
Are you concerned about getting ahead, taking the next step in your management career, yet you never seem to have the time?
Would you like to get a better handle on those difficult "performance conversations" you have to have?
Would it make a difference if you could coach more effectively with purpose and focus?
Would you like to improve your management skills to the point where everyone on your team is taking action to achieve results every day?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then come laugh, listen and learn as Chris DeVany leads us all through these important topics, key questions and answers we all need to be able to address effectively to improve our team members' and team's performance, all of which helps us manage even more affectively and rise up the corporate ladder!
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Leading and Managing
- Coping with new roles as leaders
- The differences between leading and managing
- Leading effectively - best practices
- Managing effectively - best practices
- Integrating Finance and Quality in Our Organization
- Quality Management
- How are we managing quality in our organization?
- Best practices
- Improving quality and quality management
- Quality and Cost - Drive down labor and supply costs while improving the quality of products and service provided
- Management Integration - Find the right structure, align incentives, and engage managers in business and process improvements.
- Revenue Cycle - Implement the cultural, process, technology, and talent strategies that will get better results with limited resources.
- Budgeting -- Planning, Implementing and Evaluating
- Quality Management
- Managing Time Effectively / Prioritizing
- How we can be more efficient and effective
- Determining priorities and focusing on the important (time management/delegation)
- LEM goals
- Managing increasingly multiple priorities and working relationships
- Managing Performance
- Understanding Behavior, Managing Performance Within a Behavioral Context
- Behavioral styles - how can we quantify behavior interactions with customers and with co-workers
- Evaluating behavior
- Understanding behavioral tendencies (DiSC - Dominant, Influencing, Steady and Cautious) and addressing when reviewing performance
- Performance Conversations, Difficult Conversations
- How to have those conversations with employees (crucial performance conversations)
- Coaching and mentoring - especially with those who are under-performing
- Why might people not be performing well - understanding and addressing
- Integrating coaching with performance conversations.
- Action Planning
- Follow-up to those conversations
- Monitoring the Action Plan
- Modeling the behavior we expect
- Monitoring and reviewing of Action Plans
- Performance Reviews
- Working with HR for conducting performance reviews objectively
- Managing and implementing Professional Development Plans (PDPs)
- The importance of documenting performance
- Letting someone go legally and professionally while protecting yourself at the same time
- Integrating Performance Improvement and Quality Improvement
- Taking this to the next level - follow-through - continuing that improvement
- Team-Building
- Keeping the environment positive while effectively managing performance
- Supporting employee morale and job satisfaction - tips and techniques we can use
- Building/sustaining a cohesive team - accountability
- Understanding Behavior, Managing Performance Within a Behavioral Context
- Managing Up
- Managing your manager
- Dealing with senior management
- Managing new and evolving working relationships - how do you push back without pushing back
- Persuasion influencing, (up) and negotiating up
Who Will Benefit:
- Senior Vice President
- Vice President
- Executive Director
- Managing Director
- Regional Vice President
- Area Supervisor
- Manager
Day 1 Schedule
Lecture 1:
Leading and Managing
Lecture 2:
Integrating Finance and Quality - Part 1
Lecture 3:
Integrating Finance and Quality - Part 2
Lecture 4:
Managing Time Effectively - Part 1
Day 2 Schedule
Lecture 1:
Managing Time Effectively - Part 2
Lecture 2:
Managing Performance - Part 1
Lecture 3:
Managing Performance - Part 2
Lecture 4:
Managing Your Manager, Managing Up
Chris DeVany
Founder and President, Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm which focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle's clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, "90 Days to a High-Performance Team", published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to discuss mergers and acquisitions (how to manage and survive them), project management, sales, customer service, effective workplace communication, management, handling rapid personal and organizational change and other topical business issues. He has served or is currently serving as a board member of the International Association of Facilitators, Sales and Marketing Executives International, American Management Association, American Society of Training and Development, Institute of Management Consultants, American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International and National Speakers Association. Chris is an award-winning Toastmaster's International Competition speaker. He recently participated in the Fortune 500 Annual Management Forum as a speaker, panelist and seminar leader.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving multiple corporations as manager and trainer of sales, operations, project management, IT, customer service and marketing professionals. Included among those business leaders are Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care and Marriott Corporation. He has assisted these organizations in mergers and acquisitions, facilitating post-merger and acquisition integration, developing project management, sales, customer service and marketing strategies, organizing inbound and outbound call center programs, training and development of management and new hires, and fostering corporate growth through creative change and innovation initiatives.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has traveled to 22 countries and 47 states in the course of his career.
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Frank Lotierzo Talks WBSS Cruiserweights and Beyond – The 200 pound cruiserweight division in boxing is getting ready to step into the spotlight with the recently announced cruiserweight tournament as part of the World Boxing Super Series.
Below is the list of the eight participants slated for the tournament. The international field represents some of the top names in professional boxing with all but two of the men in the tournament holding world titles currently or in the past.
Mairis Briedis (22-0) Latvia
Yunier Dorticos (21-0) Cuba
Murat Gassiev (24-0) Russia
Marco Huck (40-4-1) Germany
Dimitry Kudryashov (21-1) Russia
Mike Perez (22-2-1) USA
Oleksandr Usyk (12-0) Ukraine
Krzystof Wlodarczyk (53-3-1) Poland
Frank Lotierzo Talks WBSS Cruiserweights and Beyond
In this latest TBC report we are joined by our veteran analyst Frank Lotierzo to take a closer look at the suddenly glamorous cruiserweight division. Not only has the tournament given the division more attention but there is also talk of light heavyweight kingpin Andre Ward moving up in weight, possibly to face WBC cruiserweight world titlist Tony Bellew. The 200 pounders have a chance to shine unprecedented attention on the weight class in the second half of 2017, so do not miss Lotierzo's take on the subject right here.
Frank Lotierzo Talks WBSS Cruiserweights and Beyond / Read "Former Heavyweight Champ Chris Byrd Sizes Up The Cruiserweight Tourney" at The Sweet Science.
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Zoomer captured the coveted Toy of the Year (TOTY) award for the best Innovative Toy of 2014. Each year since 2000, Toy Industry Association officials have honored the best new toys on the market with the TOTY award. New toys competed in 13 toy categories: activity toy, boy toy, e-connected toy, educational toy, game, girl toy, infant or toddler toy, innovative toy, outdoor toy, preschool toy, property of the year, and specialty toy. The biggest honor, Toy of the Year, went to the best toy among all the winners for the various categories. Criteria for awarding TOTYs included overall excellence in design, play value, creativity, or originality; application of new technology and adherence to safety standards; and creative execution of artwork, product/package design, and promotional strategy. Toy industry officials announced the TOTY winners just prior to the grand opening of the annual 2014 ToyFair trade show in New York City.
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Oct 12, 2013
Score: George Washington 3, VCU 2 (17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 15-8)
Location: Washington, D.C. (Smith Center)
Records: VCU 17-5 (5-1 A-10), George Washington 8-10 (3-1 A-10)
- Romana Kriskova registered 22 kills and 16 digs for VCU, but George Washington snapped the Rams' seven-match win streak Saturday night. It's the Rams' first loss in conference play.
- VCU redshirt freshman Kaitlyn LaMantia handed out 43 assists and added 14 digs and six blocks. Defensively, junior Amanda Love dug 19 balls for the Rams, who outdug the Colonials 70-60 in the match.
- VCU recorded 13.5 blocks on the night, running its weekend total to 31.5 in two matches. Junior Janelle Sykes led the Rams up front with eight blocks.
- Kelsey Newman led George Washington with 19 kills. Three others recorded 10 each.
- VCU trailed 2-1 in the match, but rallied in the fourth by hitting .310 behind Kriskova's six kills. Sykes also supplied four kills.
- In the fifth, however, the Rams struggled, hitting -.278 with seven hitting errors. VCU scored the opening point of the tiebreaker, but watched as the Colonials ripped off 12 of the next 13 – four via block - to take command.
- George Washington outhit VCU .177-.156.
- "They made a few more plays than us in the fifth set, and we just couldn't catch up. They had their A game and we had our B-minus game, and they beat us."
- "Romana had a good game as always, and Janelle had a pretty good match, but we couldn't get it all together."
- With 22 kills, Kriskova moved into sixth place on the Rams' single-season list with 423. She trails Kristin Boyd (440) by 13 for fifth place.
- VCU is now 7-3 in five-set matches this season.
The Rams return home to begin a three-match homestand with George Mason on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
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There will be a Marlowe Grade School reunion Oct. 9 from noon to 4 p.m. at the American Legion building at the Anderson County Fairgrounds.
Those attending are asked to bring their own drinks and appetizers or snacks to share.
For more information call Bonnie Perry Hundley at 812-579-9005 or e-mail email@example.com.
Local businessmen David Bogie and Randy Chrisman were named to Century Bank's Board of Directors, the bank announced in a news release.
Bogie is a 40 year resident of Anderson County and is a Vietnam veteran.
He worked in the industrial manufacturing industry and was employed for over 36 years at General Cable.
Chrisman has lived and worked on his family farm in Anderson County since 1974.
He retired after 20 years of service with the Lexington Fire Department and currently works with the Oral and Facial Surgery Group in Frankfort.
The Anderson County Health Department will offer a free flu vaccine and mist to Anderson County students, the agency announced.
A limited number of doses have been provided by the Department for Public Health and will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
Students may obtain the vaccine at their school with a signed consent form, or parents/guardians may accompany students to a free clinic Oct. 17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Anderson County Health Department, 1180 Glensboro Road.
What was lost has now been found.
Thanks to Phyllis Smith and her yearlong quest to solve a mystery of the missing class ring.
While cleaning out an apartment she rents out, Smith and her daughter discovered forgotten boxes of clothes left on the downstairs landing. Smith told her daughter to donate the clothing to charity.
As Smith's daughter was folding the clothes, she found a high school ring, engraved with images of deer and fish, and the name William Barnett.
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Want to be a Girl Scout?
A kick-off meeting for the new Girl Scout year is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Anderson County Middle School, organizers said.
"We encourage anyone who is interested in joining girl scouts, volunteering, or just has questions to attend, organizers said.
Credit union collecting teddy bears
Commonwealth Credit Union is collecting new to gently used teddy bears and stuffed animals for the Kosair "Bears On Patrol" program, according to a news release.
The collection will continue through Sept. 30.
Bears On Patrol is a cooperative effort between Kosair Charities and local law enforcement to provide teddy bears and other stuffed animals in police cars to comfort young children that may have been exposed to traumatic events, the news release states.
Some use old granddad's secret recipe. Others simply toss whatever edible items they have into the pot and let them stew.
There's no shortage of ways to make burgoo, but come Saturday, Oct. 1, one version will be proclaimed the best.
The Anderson News, in cooperation with the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, city of Lawrenceburg and Anderson County Tourism Authority, will sponsor its inaugural Burgoo Cook-off from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., tentatively on the Lawrenceburg Green.
From staff reports
The Lawrenceburg Pierian Woman's Club resumed its monthly meetings Sept. 15, and welcomed new members Beth Schwarz and Amy Stumph.
Singer-pianist Jim Wheeler provided musical entertainment.
Frank Rowe gave a talk about Habitat for Humanity. A nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing ministry, Habitat provides housing for low-income working families. Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple houses, according to a news release.
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Weight Watchers points on Peapod
I just put in an order at Peapod for the first time in several months and discovered a great new feature called Nutrifilter. It allows you to set dietary restrictions and will display related information to help you make the best choices for your particular situation. I chose Weight Watchers so now on most of the products the calculations are done and a little box appears with the points value per serving. Let me tell you, this is really cool. I know many products already have points listed, but those are generally frozen entrees such as Smart Ones and Lean Cuisine. This gives you so much more for all product categories.
Weight Watchers is not the only option. You can choose peanut-free, gluten-free, high fiber, low-sodium, etc. One day I may look at a gluten-free/Casein-free diet for my son and this will be very helpful. Peapod started in the Chicago area and has since expanded to other regions. It is a wonderful service. I love to order from Peapod when I need to re-stock my heavy stuff, like laundry detergent, bottled water and canned goods.Check it out.


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the slavs
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The Golden Deer of Eurasia: Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes
Fig 1. Shield emblem, Scythian, end of the 7th century B.C. Northern Caucasus,
Kostromskaia kurgan Gold; 7 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.7 x 19 cm)
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
The Slavs are the largest mass of European peoples sharing common ethnic and linguistic roots. Classical authors during the 1st century AD mention Slavs, and some scholars maintain that the Greek historian Herodotus wrote of the Slavs in the 5th century BC. The Lusatian culture, which dates back to the 2d millennium BC, is believed by some archaeologists to have been Slavic. Originally Asian, the Slavs migrated to Europe for economic and political reasons.
Various Slavic groups living in eastern Europe were conquered by the Huns during the late 4th century AD. The subsequent dissolution of the Hun empire during the mid-5th century sparked the great migration of the Slavs westward, southward, and northward. Some eventually settled in Bohemia, Bulgaria, and Macedonia. Others entered what are today Hungary and Romania. These groups have been identified as Antae, or East Slavs (Great Russians, White Russians, and Ukrainians); Sklaveni, or South Slavs (Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosnians, and Bulgarians); and Venedi, or West Slavs (Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, and Wends).
The Slavs first became a potent political force under Samo, a Frankish merchant who mobilized the Wends (also called Sorbs or Lusatians) and became their king (r. c.623-58), defeating the nomadic Avars from Asia and ending (630) the domination of the Wends by the Merovingians. During the century and a half after Samo's death the Wends were again subjugated by the Avars. The destruction of the Avar empire by Karl der Grosser, otherwise known in the West as Charlemagne, led to the establishment of a Moravian kingdom, which reached its height under Svatopluk (d. 894); he ruled parts of what are now Bohemia, Moravia, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. This Slavic agglomeration, however, was destroyed by the Magyars in the early 10th century. In the 9th century, SaintsCyril and Methodius converted the tribes of this region, which remained under the influence of Roman Christianity.
Fig 2. Rhyton, Achaemenid, 5th?4th century B.C. Filippovka,
kurgan 1, treasure pit 2 Silver; 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (9.8 x 9.8 cm)
Archaeological Museum, Ufa
During the 10th century several Slavic states were established in eastern Europe. In what is today Bulgaria, Simeon I created an empire that lasted for a century; establishing an emerging Croatian political force; the Bohemian state under the Premysl dynasty was integrated into the German empire; and the Piast family created a Polish state. These groups were generally affiliated with the Roman Catholic church.
Fig 3. The Parthian Empire
The Kievan state, which thrived from the 10th to the 13th century, was the first medieval state of the eastern Slavs. It was founded by the Varangians from Scandinavia; under the Rurik dynasty Kievan Russia grew by conquest and annexation to include modern Ukraine and Belarus as well as part of European Russia.
Fig 4. Rhyton, terminating in the forepart of a wild cat, 1st century B.C.?1st century A.D.;
Parthian period Iran Gilded silver; H. 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm) Purchase, Rogers Fund,
Enid A. Haupt, Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, Mrs. Muriel Palitz and Geert C.E. Prins Gifts;
Pauline V. Fullerton Bequest; and Bequests of Mary Cushing Fosburgh,
Edward C. Moore and Stephen Whitney Phoenix, by exchange, 1979 (1979.447)
The Viking overlords gradually merged with the Slavic inhabitants of the Kievan state, who were converted (c.989) to the Byzantine form of Christianity. Kiev dominated Russia until the Mongolian Tatar conquest of the 13th century. Today the Russians are by far the most numerous of the Slavic peoples.
Fig 5. Belt or harness ornament with an eagle and its prey, 1st
century B.C.?1st century A.D.; Parthian period, Iran
Gold inlaid with turquoise; W. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.2055)


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f3 finances projects that complement ongoing research in the field of renewable transportation fuels and related systems. All projects relate to parts or different aspects of the entire renewable fuels value chain: Raw material, production and/or use. Areas of research are described more in detail on the pages About and Samverkansprogram 2018-2021.
There are two types of projects. Bigger and longer projects are normally financed and carried out within a collaborative research program together with Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency) called Förnybara drivmedel och system (Renewable transportation fuels and systems). The active projects within the program are presented below on this page.
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Short descriptions of all ongoing projects, irrespective of type, are available in pdf format.
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Abstract: Micro and macro data suggest that the distribution of resources among families affects children's future earnings abilities. As a result, an optimal tax policy will treat future ability distributions as endogenous. In this paper, we explore the basic economics of optimal tax policy when children's abilities are a function of parental resources. We also numerically simulate optimal policy in this setting, using evidence on the distribution and heritability of natural abilities and the elasticity of children's ability with respect to parental resources to parameterize the model. Preliminary results show that optimal policy raises the earnings abilities of all children relative to a policy that neglects the endogeneity of ability, and that the welfare gains from optimal policy are substantial.
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Whether for your own mother, a new mother, or the mother of your children, jewelry makes a meaningful and perfect gift for Mother's Day. The Stacey Fay shop has one-of-a-kind antique and vintage jewels, symbolic handmade pieces, and special custom designs available – see below for this year's best picks, be sure to visit the shop to see others, and be in touch to create a custom piece.
Vintage & Antique Lockets
You can't go wrong with lockets for Mother's Day! Whether one with "Mom" across the front, or one with a sentimental buckle motif, you're sure to find the perfect one.
Custom Mother's Necklaces
A bestseller is the custom Mother's Necklace, made-to-order. I can stamp many different combinations of letters and symbols, and can even offer different shapes for the outline of the piece. Be in touch to get started on yours.
Vintage Tokens of Affection
Mother's Day is to honor the women who gave us love, helped us grow, and are ushering in the next generation. The shop has many different jewelry pieces with the most common and adored symbols of love.
Symbolic Wax Seal Necklaces
Each of our wax seal necklaces is made from a genuine antique stamp, most from the late 1800's, that were once used to seal letters of all kinds, including love letters.
There are countless beautiful, meaningful wax seal charm necklaces which make for a perfect Mother's Day gift.
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Global Vision Introduces New Barcode Verification & Measurement Technologies for PDF Files
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
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Montreal, CANADA, October – Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of innovative proofreading technologies, announced the addition of barcode verification for PDF files as well as Bar Width Reduction (BWR) and magnification measurements to its BarProof software module.
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Traditionally, barcode verification required printing a PDF file at high resolution then verifying it with a hardware device. BarProof eliminates the extra step of printing the PDF file in order to check barcode quality before it goes to print, saving time and money.
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is calling for "sporadic" strikes inside the United States with the hopes of collapsing what he says is an already weakened economy due to war and security measures necessary to fight terrorism.
Al-Zawahiri — who became Al Qaeda's top leader after the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 took out Osama bin Laden in 2011 — released a one-hour audio tape a day after the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, in which Al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center, Pentagon and airlines, killing nearly 3,000.
In the audio, put out on jihadi forums by Al Qaeda's media arm Al-Sahab, al-Zawahiri calls on Muslims to adopt an approach of "sporadic blows" inside the U.S. in order to increase the burden on the American economy. The translation was made available to TheBlaze through the Middle East Media Research Institute, a nonprofit group that provides translations and research from the Middle East.
"Such an approach will keep the U.S. in a constant state of heightened security," al-Zawahiri said. "Still, Muslims should await every chance to deliver a major attack against the U.S., even if they had to wait years for such an attack."
Al-Zawahiri also called on Muslims to boycott U.S. and its allies' products in order to further hurt their economies, and said the U.S. should know by now that it does not face individuals or groups, "but an entire ummah that rose to defend its honor and pride."
A U.S. official who spoke to TheBlaze on condition of anonymity said that "any threat from Al Qaeda is taken seriously."
"People need to remain vigilant," the official said."The concern is more about lone wolf actors, people who would act on their on accord without direction from Al Qaeda."
As for Egypt, al-Zawahiri said the "only solution to Egypt's problems is the complete implementation of Shariah."
He said the ousting of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi "and the subsequent deadly confrontations between Morsi's supporters and the Egyptian army…are only a continuation of the same grim policy of the Egyptian military and the secularists in the country that was adopted throughout the past several decades."
Al-Zawahiri also said that the deadly attacks against Morsi's supporters were "not directed against the Muslim Brotherhood per se, but against all Islamic tendencies in the country."
Regarding Syria, Al-Zawahiri warned the mujahideen in Syria that "the U.S. will attempt to bring them closer to secularist elements in the country" and he urged them not to fall for it.
"We should bleed America economically by provoking it to continue in its massive expenditure on its security, for the weak point of America is its economy, which has already begun to stagger due to the military and security expenditure," Zawahiri said according to the SITE translation.
"And keeping America in tension and anticipation only costs a few disparate attacks here and there, meaning as we defeated it in the gang warfare in Somalia, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan, so we should follow it with that war on its own land," he said.