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Likely to be an exclusive handset for one of the UK's carriers, the Samsung Galaxy Fit is not, as you'd think, designed for those who visit the gym on a regular basis, or those with knockout looks... Well, not intentionally anyway. Instead, it's a smart device for consumers who want to mix in a little work with their recreational and social activities.
Or, at least, that's the party line from Samsung.
In reality, it's a dinky phone that's not, in specifications, a million miles away from the other new entry-level handsets in the company's Galaxy range, the Mini and Gio.
It sports a 3.31-inch 320 x 240 TFT-LCD touchscreen, Android 2.2 (Froyo), 600MHz processor (but with a 3D accelerator), 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, and measures 110.2 x 61.2 x 12.6mm. Its build is a little plasticky, but at least that keeps it light and manageable.
The Fit (and doesn't it know it) can play a host of different video and audio filetypes, including MPEG4, H.263, H.264, MP3, DNSe and AAC, and as is par for the course with Sammy handsets, it features a built-in FM radio with RDS.
The work part of its DNA comes in the guise of the Quickoffice document viewer pre-installed, allowing business types to write and adapt on the fly, while QuickType by SWYPE and Samsung's Social Hub help with the more fun aspects of modern text-based communication.
Storage comes in the guise of 160MB in-built, with an extra 2GB available for the inbox, plus a microSD card slot can take up to an extra 32GB of external memory.
What strikes us most about the Fit, here at Pocket-lint, from the hasty fiddle we had at Mobile World Congress, is that it is cunningly compact. It could even double as a second, possibly work, phone comfortably.
We'll have to live with it a bit longer though, before we can be sure.
There's no word on the specific carrier, or contract prices (it'll not break the bank, though), but we do know that it's coming to the UK in March.


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Lloyd Asp, MS, DAPR has nearly 40 years of experience as a radiotherapy physicist, and has been with The Medical Center Cancer Treatment Center since 1983. He completed his residency in Radiological Physics at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and earned his Master's degree in Radiological Sciences from the University of Wisconsin. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, Diplomat in Therapeutic Radiological Physics.
Sarah Rogers, MS, DAPR joined The Medical Center in January 2012. She earned her Master's degree in Therapeutic Medical Physics from Vanderbilt University. Before joining The Medical Center, she served as Clinical Medical Physicist at New Hanover Radiation Oncology in Wilmington, North Carolina. There she was the lead physicist in charge of commissioning the Brainlab radiosurgery program.

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Leather Ball Back!
Its taken a while coming, but the NBA has decided to revert to the old leather ball -- the one that has been used in past seasons. For reasons that were not explained, the NBA brought in a new composite ball this season. The new ball has been reviled for having unpredictable bounce
Steve Nash, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal and Jason Kidd are some of the bigger stars who've expresses their displeasure with the ball. The player's union decided to take legal action against the league last week , on two counts -- the new 'zero tolerance' policy and the composite ball.
Stern had to say this, about reverting to the old ball.
"Our players' response to this particular composite ball has been consistently negative and we are acting accordingly. Although testing performed by Spalding and the NBA demonstrated that the new composite basketball was more consistent than leather, and statistically there has been an improvement in shooting, scoring, and ball-related turnovers, the most important statistic is the view of our players."
Boy, the man flat out can't admit he was wrong !
I really wonder why they've decided to switch to the old ball now, in the middle of the season. After all, the players have now got used to the new one's random behavior. Even the three point shooting has been getting better and from what I recall, the league shooting average is a few percentage points above last year's. Oh well, the players adjusted to the composite ball within a month, so they should be comfortable with the leather ball by Jan end. I hope.
I guess Stern did not want the 2007 Finals to be decided by some weird bounces. What would the refs do then?


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This catalog reflects the work by craftsmen putting together the Rewick Gallery in Washington D.C. As part, but not connected to, the Smithsonian Institution, The Renwick Gallery at the Old Corcoran Gallery of Art. This book also contains pictures of some of America's finest art objects. Media mail.
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Henry Cabot Lodge was the Editor-In-Chief of Funk & Wagnalls Company in 1909. This set of literary classics are from Greece 484 B.C. - 200 A.D. (Book I) thru Rome (Book II), Great Britain and Ireland (Books III thru VI), Continental Europe (Books VII & VIII) to America (Books IX & X). Included are authors like Aristotle, Cicero, and Milton, the list goes on. Some of the corners show wear, but the books are in great condition. There is 10 books measuring 6x4 inches and weigh about 4 pounds...


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6 comments:
- Daria Hlazatova said...
beautiful jewellery! just discovered your blog through neverwear twitter :) great
- December 17, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Discovered you through Feministe. Love this piece. I'm all about precious stones and such. Very unique.
Be well,
- December 26, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Catherine said...
dear jill. i am ten years old. i love magic trixie and i think you should make way, way more! i make comics too and my mom makes jewelry also. i even sing. love ava.
- January 24, 2011 at 10:09 PM
- Roberto "Horn" said...
Hello Jill, I'm a big fan (I love their work, all of them!) and would, if possible, you take a look at my work. I wish you much peace, luck and life is always lit. And forgive me if the translation is bad, blame the google translator! hehehehehe
Here is my email if you want to comment on.
Kisses million kisses for you!
- February 19, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- Zacky B. said...
Jill, Here is a video of my 2 1/2 year old sun and the little endless. I hope you like.
- March 4, 2011 at 1:57 AM
- moonymonster said...
Hi Jill...I'd love to get one of your prints from the Scary Godmother books, since they've become my new favorite books to read with my niece (Kailyn loves Bug-a-Boo and has drawn me a picture of him and Scary Godmother because she knows I like the book so much). My favorite book is The Mystery Date (I LOVE that full-page drawing of Scary's date dress, I want to make that dress very much) and Kailyn's is Boo Flu. Anyway, for Halloween I made a Scary Godmother costume so I could be Kailyn's Scary Godmother, and it was a lot of fun...of course, Kailyn dressed up as a Jedi this year but we still had a grand time trick-or-treating. I'd really appreciate it if you could tell me what you think, since I don't know if I'll ever get to meet you in person but while making it I did think of you, and how nice it would be if you could see it. Does that sound horribly corny? Anyway, I've posted a few pictures on my deviantart account--it's moonymonster.deviantart.com. I hope you like it! I got to wear her at a Pumpkin Patch for the shoot and it was a lot of fun to have the little kids waving at me and saying hello. Thank you for making such a fun character for me to wear!
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Speed bumps
I bolted on my outdoor wheels today and away I went. Rolling 78s and having a good time....right up until I rolled up to the bike path speed bumps intended to slow the bikers down in high pedestrian areas. I had a 20 knot wind to my back and going slightly down hill. The worst part is that I knew the speed bumps were there, I failed to look farther down the path and let my mind wander. I looked pretty ridiculous as I came to a crashing halt. My wife says I looked even more ridiculous than when I ride my unicycle. It is very very hard to earn respect in my house. At least there were no broken bones.
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Got floored, eh? Which one got you? The wide asphalt mounds are pretty skate-friendly, so you must have hit a rubber/plastic hump or rows of pavement buttons/ Botts dots.
Or was it the dreaded of all skating obstacles, the Yellow Bumps of Death? AKA, Surface Indicators or Truncated Domes. They warn blind people of a drop off or a street crossing. The intention is good, but the design sucks. They are a tripping hazard. Yet they keep getting installed. Stop the madness! Re-design now! At least shorten the width of the Death Bumps so people can step or jump over them.
The Death Bumps usually stops skate wheels cold, but one time I was able to cross a patch by plowing through it at high speed and leaning way back. I made it, but just barely. Trying to walk your skates through is even more scary. Its easier and safer to jump the curb and go around them.
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Derrick: I learned from watching youtube videos. But after 3 years, I'm still not very good as I can ride for miles in a straight line but after that it's pretty ugly.
Bigfoot: they were not the Bumps of Death. Better skaters would no doubt have a better outcome than I did. I'm still very very new to the skating gig. Lurking on this forum, many people seem to really enjoy the outdoor experience. While I can say that I have skated outdoors, I have yet to have any enjoyment. However, we do have miles and miles of "smooth" exercise trails that can be fun if I improve. I hope I can survive the learning curve!!!
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Hey Derrick, what size uni do you have? What style riding do you like best?
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Yes! Yellow pads of death. Total respect for skating over it without falling. I jump them.
Regular speed bumps are fun. A tip would be to bend your knees and stager your feet. Or jump it
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It was a garage sale find. It's adustable but I don't know the size. It has the quick release nut that you might find on better quality bikes.
As far as the speed bump thing, I, being a begginer outdoor skater, seem to be committed to jumping the darn thing about 10 feet in advance. Changing your mind is worse than the jump.
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MONUMENT — An Edgewood, N.M., canine forensics organization that specializes in finding cadavers will spend a couple of weeks in the Vallecito area looking for the body of the 13-year-old Monument boy who disappeared over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The nonprofit, Special Operations Inc., K-9 Forensics, will do the search at no charge, said owner Wendy Kessinger.
It will be a hard two weeks for the Redwine family.
Dylan Redwine disappeared Nov. 19 from his father's house in the Vallecito area near Bayfield, and clues to his whereabouts have been few. Searches for Dylan by volunteers and investigators have stopped. On Wednesday, he turns 14 and rallies called "Beams of Hope Birthday Blaze" will be held in Denver, Monument, Bayfield and Farmington, N.M.
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Patrick White will be inaugurated today as Wabash's 15th president in the first official ceremony marking the College's 175th anniversary. The ceremony in the Chapel is the centerpiece that makes up Inauguration Weekend. Yesterday student research and student dreams were celebrated.
Wabash students hosted the Whites and a VIP audience Friday night for the Celebrating the Dreams of Wabash Men dinner. Students on the Senior Council, led by Brett Gann, created the program, a mix of speeches and performances by the Jazz Combo and Glee Club. Bryce Chitwood and Josh Bellis have been involved in decorating Knowling Fieldhouse for the event, which starts at 6 p.m. Robert Van Kirk, head of the Cooking Club, designed the menu for the evening.
On Thursday evening, students and faculty in the fine arts hosted the Whites and their guests for a Celebration of the Arts at Wabash. The evening included performances by students and faculty in the areas of music, theater, visual art, creative writing, and film.
Hear the music of the Early American Vocal Ensemble and see photos from Thursday night's performance, here.
The inauguration weekend shifted gears Friday for the Seventh Annual Celebration of Student Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work, which honors the original intellectual pursuits of Wabash students.
The community is invited to a ceremony Saturday morning in Lilly Library when Andy Ford's presidential portrait will be unveiled at 11:15 a.m. In keeping with a long-standing tradition, Trustees commissioned a painting of Wabash's 14th president, which will eventually hang in the Chapel.
After a private inauguration luncheon, President White is expected to attend the basketball game at 1:00 p.m. when Wabash hosts Oberlin College. "The basketball game completes the overall theme of the weekend, which focuses on the breadth of the Wabash experience," said Amidon. "We will have begun with a celebration of the arts on Thursday, celebrated the intellectual achievements of our students on Friday, and we'll root hard for the basketball team Saturday afternoon."
Pomp and pageantry will be on full display at 4:00 p.m. when the Inauguration Ceremony begins in the Chapel. Over 160 faculty members, trustees, college presidents, and delegates will march in full academic regalia to begin the proceedings.
Professor David Blix will perform on the organ, including an original composition by junior Chris Geggie. The Glee Club will sing two anthems during the ceremony, and lead the audience in singing alma mater to conclude the event.
During the ceremony, President White will receive greetings from the higher education community (John Bryant, Hofstra University); the alumni (NAWM President Jay Fisher); the student body (Kevin Pazour, past-president of the student body); and the faculty (English Professor Don Herring, who taught White when he was an undergraduate).
Professor Tim Lake will provide the invocation and benediction for the ceremony, while English Professor Marc Hudson will read an original poem he's penned specifically for the inaugural.
The highlight of the ceremony will be President White's inaugural address, which he has entitled "An Uncommon Dream."
Because of limited seating, tickets will be required to attend the ceremony in the Chapel. The ceremony will also be shown live on a closed circuit feed in Hays Hall Room 104.
The weekend concludes with the Inauguration Gala, at which the Whites will host the Wabash faculty and staff, their family and friends, and VIPs from Crawfordsville, the state of Indiana, and delegates from across the country.
In photos: On homepage: Knowling Fieldhouse slowly starts to fill for Friday night's student dinner. By the time the dinner was served, more than 600 student, guests, alumni, filled the Fieldhouse. Top left, a student and his date enjoy pre-meal conversation at Friday night's Celebration of Student Dreams. Top right, Steve Hernandez sings with Professor David Akombo. At left, President White with his son Paddy.
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My plan was to come to L.A., look for a new apartment, and all that good shyt. I pulled into LAX, around 10 p.m. on a Wednesday, and was quickly swooped into the hills of Mt. Olympus. By that Friday, I was on a RV with a Danny Kass, Dingo, the Grenade crew, Dave Gravette, Devin Appelo, Silent Mike, Mrs. February, and a film crew… oh yeah. I almost forget, ole Verny Boy. Anyhow. For the next month of my life, I'd not only go on to make new friends – but film a television show, skate new spots, fall down flights of stairs sober, and play NBA Live on PSP like it was going outta style. This is the first of my two-part series of my trip across America, with a crew of folks I'd like to now proudly call friends. Thanks to everyone involved, and a extra thanks to the fine folks at FujiFilm USA for supplying me with the camera to document it all.


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Some links from around college football on a Wednesday…
- The SEC released its early-season TV schedule.
- Mike Slive had some interesting things to say about the NCAA.
- What do folks in SEC country think about the NCAA's new targeting rule?
- Gary Pinkel has responded to pressure before. He'll need to again with a critical 2013 season coming up.
- New Kentucky coach Mark Stoops is in an uncomfortable situation.
- Dan Mullen thinks an Ole Miss resurgence could be a spark for the Egg Bowl rivalry.
- Conference USA has released its preseason awards and All-Conference teams. I can tell you without looking that UNT isn't getting any respect. #norespect #riseandgrind
- Could Penn State actually get a reduction in its NCAA sanctions? John Infante of athleticscholarships.net examines.
- Buried in the SEC Media Days news (and the one-liners for that matter), Colorado hired a new athletic director.


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PLAINVIEW - Wayland Baptist University will host a special guest clarinet recital at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, in Harral Auditorium. He will present a lecture and demonstration at 11 a.m. Both performances are free and open to the public.
Dr. F. Gerard Errante is a clarinetist of international stature whose has performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Africa, Cuba and the South Pacific. A native of New York, Errante earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. Dr. Errante has written two books and composed nine works for the clarinet, as well as regularly contributing to journal articles. He has been featured by numerous recording labels and has compiled several CDs and LPs of his own. Errante served as professor of music at Norfolk State University for 30 years, and currently serves as the co-director of the Norfolk Chamber Consort, a position he has held since 1972, and adjunct professor of music at Old Dominion.


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Editors Note: The original article stated the attack happened Tuesday night. We've updated this story with the correct date and time.
In the midst of various reports about creepy clowns sending threats to schools across the country, Texas State University confirms one of their students was assaulted by a man in a clown costume Monday night.
According to an email sent to faculty and staff from school officials, the incident happened at 7:00 p.m. at the Bobcat Village Apartments located in the 1301 block of Aquarena Springs Drive.
The victim described the suspect to police as 6-foot-2 with an athletic build. The suspect was observed wearing a black and white striped jumpsuit clown costume, a green wig, and his face was painted with black and white eyes.
The victim said the alleged clown tried to grab her before she could pull away. The suspect then left in an unknown direction, according to University police.
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Maybe it was a case of post-final exam exhaustion, but for whatever the reason the team that beat Jackson State approximately 10 days ago was not the team on the court for the Lipscomb Bisons Saturday night in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson State set the tone early, opening with a 9-0 run. The Bisons, who have struggled shooting at time this season, did not score a field goal in the first six minutes of the game.
"Jackson State just seemed to have more energy and more effort....they just appeared to want it more than we did," said Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. "For whatever reason, I don't know....we appeared, not a step, but we appeared two steps slower."
The Bisons, 4-4 on the season, ended a three-game winning streak with a 73-64 loss to Jackson State, the second meeting between the two teams this season. The Bisons have one day to get ready for a road stop at Nicholls State Monday night at 6. The game will be played at the New Orleans Hornets practice facility instead of Nicholls State's arena in Thibodeaux, La. Nicholls State's arena was used as a shelter for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The playing floor was damaged has to be replaced.
""We've just got to go back to work," said Sanderson. "We've got practice Sunday sometime. We'll travel down there to New Orleans and hopefully get our heads back up." The Bisons never had the lead. For most of the game they trailed by around 10 points. Jackson State's biggest lead was 16 points. The Bisons cut the lead to seven at one point but that was as close the game would get. At halftime Jackson State held a 34-21 advantage.
"In the first half, they cut our head off," said Sanderson. "Every point guard we had, Jackson State shut completely down. You've got to get point guard play on both ends of the floor to give yourself a chance to win the game, especially on the road."
Junior guard Brian Fisk led the Bisons with a season-high 19 points. Senior center Shaun Durant earned his third consecutive double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore forward Eddie Ard, who will be back in his hometown for the Nicholls State game, added 10 points.
""I just didn't think we had very many bright spots," said Sanderson. " I thought Brian played pretty hard, but he had seven turnovers. We just can't have that out of a junior guard like him."
The Bisons shot 42.6 percent from the field. Jackson State shot 49.2 percent. The Bisons out-rebounded Jackson State 40-32. The Bisons committed 16 turnovers to 14 by Jackson State.
"I thought we were bad in transition defensively," said Sanderson. "We didn't get back in transition defense. That is something we work on everyday."
The game was the first in a Bisons' uniform for guard LaKory Daniels. He scored only two points, playing in his first game in about 18 months. Sanderson was excited to have Daniels on the court, but was worried about the possible effects of a lack of game time.
"I thought he struggled a little bit," said Sanderson. "He looked a little uncomfortable, and just a little rusty. That's just going to be part of it.
"We've got two or three games to try and work him back into the rotation. He's a guy that's going to be a big player for us."
Also returning to the lineup was guard James Poindexter. He played 21 minutes, but did not score. Sanderson thought he may have played Poindexter, who has seen very limited practice time and not played a game since Dec. 3 at East Tennessee, a little too long.


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About Alderbrook
Remember when days used to stretch out forever? When you'd wake up with the sun on your face, have breakfast, sit on the deck all morning and do nothing at all? Savor freshly harvested clams for dinner, then have a fire on the beach? You felt far away from everything, yet close to what was important.
That's how it is at Alderbrook Resort. A convenient two hours from Seattle, Washington, the Alderbrook Resort takes you worlds away. Surrounded by the Olympic Mountains, the Resort & Spa rests on the shores of the Hood Canal, a glacier-carved fjord home to eagles and osprey, salmon and seals.
We believe that a getaway shouldn't mean roughing it. Our luxury guestrooms and accommodations are beautifully designed with thoughtfully appointed amenities. Like premium linens and comfy duvets. Daybeds and soaking tubs. A lobby with a massive stone fireplace and leather couches to sink into. A waterfront pool. A world-class full service Spa. A neighboring PGA-class golf course. Plus some of the best food in the region, with fresh local seafood and world-class wines. And a marina only steps away. So your boat can come with you.
The Alderbrook Resort in Washington is the kind of place where you can put your feet up at the end of the day, watch the sun set and say, yes. This is good.
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Standard ECMA-306
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN)
- Inter-Exchange Signalling Protocol - Wireless Terminal Authentication
Supplementary Services (QSIG-WTMAU)
2nd edition (December 2001)
This Standard specifies the signalling protocol for the support
of the Wireless Terminal Authentication supplementary services
(SS-WTAT and SS-WTAN) at the Q reference point between Private
Integrated services Network eXchanges (PINXs) connected together
within a Private Integrated Services Network (PISN).
Authentication of a WTM user (SS-WTAT) is a supplementary service
that enables a PISN, as a security measure, to validate the identity
provided by the WTM user.
Authentication of the PISN (SS-WTAN) is a supplementary service
that enables a served WTM user, as a security measure, to validate
the identity of the PISN.
The mechanisms used in these services are based on the challenge
and response method of authentication.
Authentication algorithms to be used by these supplementary services
are outside the scope of this Standard.
The Q reference point is defined in ECMA-133.
Service specifications are produced in three stages and according
to the method specified in ITU-T Rec. I.130.
This Standard contains the stage 3 specification for the Q reference
point and satisfies the requirements identified by the stage 1
and stage 2 specifications in ECMA-305.
The signalling protocol for SS-WTAT and SS-WTAN uses certain
aspects of the generic procedures for the control of supplementary
services specified in ECMA-165.
This Standard also specifies additional signalling protocol requirements
for the support of interactions at the Q reference point between
SS-WTAT / SS-WTAN and other supplementary services and ANFs.
This Standard is applicable to PINXs which can interconnect to
form a PISN.
The protocol defined in this Standard forms part of the PSS1
protocol (informally known as QSIG).
The following file can be freely downloaded:
This Ecma publication is also approved as ISO/IEC 15433.
The previous replaced "historical" edition of this Ecma Standard is available here.


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The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences announced the formation of a women's basketball challenge which will span at least two years and begin in the fall of 2014.
Two teams from each league will participate in the initial two years to assist in the promotion of the 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Championship to be played in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the 2016 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship scheduled in Oklahoma City.
"The SEC is excited about the formation of the SEC/Big12 Challenge and partnering with the Big 12 to create a unique event for women's basketball. The Challenge will be a premiere showcase event promoting several teams from two of the top women's basketball conferences in the nation," said Leslie Claybrook, SEC assistant commissioner. "This will be an exciting event for our institutions, student-athletes and fans."
"The Challenge against the SEC will provide exciting matchups in these next two seasons that enhances both leagues' non-conference slate," said Dru Hancock, Big 12 senior associate commissioner. "In addition, it provides a unique opportunity to promote conference championships in the venues in which they will be played. We're hopeful that this initial challenge will include more teams in the future."
Texas will face Texas A&M while Oklahoma squares off against Arkansas on December 21, 2014, at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock in the first year of the event. The opponents will be reversed the following season with games played on December 20, 2015, in Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Times, ticket and television information for the 2014 SEC/Big 12 Challenge will be released as it becomes available.


text: The Moz 69 Posted May 13, 2015 First let me say I am starting a reboot for me , geppetto,WW, kutulu,BB06,and Cuse ... but it will NO LONGER be Moz's fantasy football league ... if it is sucessful it will be Miracle Fantasy Football league. ............. without further redue... The early years of MFFL... Bandwaggoneer - better known as Emoticon only poster ... a original member of the MFFL - a good owner - thank you The Cheat - a really save owner a little bit skiddish and made it a little hechtic but a really good owner who had 2 very goo years - thank you They hate me - with us 1 year and traded me very nice players helping me win my first and only title -- thank you The NMH crew - Gkal, Tsunami, and Nick -- people I worked with -- thank all 3 of you very much!!! Singman - well you cheated me out of 350 dollars by not paying me so tough to say a nice thing here. you sir are a POS to various degrees as you did this in 3 leagues to many owners Football_Scooter and LODD - thanks for being part of it but thank you more for leaving... can't say anyhting nice .......... Force of 2 - 1 year but did very well - thank you Sloracer - one of the originals - a really good owner - thank you AHILL -other than myself the longest lasting owner in the MFFL - not always the greatest team but always witty and a very good owner - thank you very much sir! RLLD - only 1 year and only 1 win known ya a long time on the site but damn................... thanks regardless Hellothere - labeled neverthere by some ............. a GREAT owner always payed promtly - always started a legit line up , a first rate guy -- thank you Tarheel Boy - a FFT original - tried but never had a good season .......... regardless - thank you Megla - a FFT silver back and renound nemesis of DElay - a solid guy and very good owner -- thank you BB06 - always a very good owner and fielded a very good team - never had to ask ya twice -- thank you Ski - one of the best FF players I have come acrossed - we had a issue but it doesn't change the fact he is very good at this hobby -- thank you. Kutulu - won it one year - banana boy was a true compettor whether he acted it or not -- always fielded a very solid team and a very good owner -- thank you. White wonder -- very savy and smart FF owner - ponly had hi a few years but a true asset. -- thank you Bunny - the drunked warrior - only had you 1 year in the "free" season - you started your line up every week - so thank you Cuse - ditto above - but you took over a a team and made it inot a possible winner - very well done sir. -- thank you Frozen - Ditto above but you said maybe the first you wern't coming backl after agreeing ... tough to say that nice after a bad season but you did start a line up so thank you for that - other than that ................ TOP 5 MFFL players of the DECADE 2005 -2015 4 or 5 Jocstrap - GREAT attitude - better guy. won it one year - always active - thank you many many time brother! Dehaven (known as Delay) - personally I didn;t like him based on what went down in 2012 draft but no denying he was a GREAT owner ALWAYS active and aside from years 1-3 posted really good teams -- thank you. top 1-3 ............ NO ORDER Famous B - won it 3 times - many times just seemed very lucky. talked a lot of smack but backed it up. a absolute first rate owner. thank you LBH - the most knowledgeable owner in MFFL history in regards to stats etc. and a bonus of being a pretty good guy as well. -- never won but always did pretty well -- THANK YOU. Gepetto - only won once but had the best team almost every year a TRUE staple of the league - a great owner in every respect.................... thank you. If you have expressed you are still in I will give the remainder a chance to chime in them post this on the find a owner part of the site. to fill ut the league and begin a 2015 to ????????? reboot ... the Miracle Footbal League ... as in a miracle if it gets off the ground - but I will try.. lastly - drobesli was in the league 2 months - by default he won the league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Adding Color Without Painting: Colorful Art Really Can Do the Trick!
Don't fall into the trap of thinking the only way to wow with color is to paint it on your walls. That sort of thinking can lead to plenty of sadness if you happen to live in a rental place that doesn't allow paint. Thankfully, there's a bold and colorful alternative that anyone (even those with the strictest of leases) can use: art and wall hangings!
Don't believe art and other wall hangings could possibly mimic the impact that a bold, colored wall could bring into your home? We respectfully submit a few homes who have successfully done so for your approval. There seems to be a few tricks to really making this method successful:
Large scale It stands to reason that if you're not allowed to paint a wall a color but really want a wall to be a color, find large-sized posters and canvases that will allow you to hang a lot of color, at the very least.
Let the art go overboard If you've got to stick to very white walls only, don't be afraid to find art that experiments with lots of colors and energetic patterns; this will heighten their impact.
Don't be afraid to paint other things Even if you're not allowed to slap some hues on the actual wall itself, no one said anything about painting frames or other hang-able accessories in the color you want. Combine that with bold and colorful art and folks won't even notice your lack of wall color.
Remember that white walls actually can be a good thing Why do you think so many art galleries employ them? They make art pop and will make your space seem clean, open and fresh, to boot. Don't see them as a handicap...see your whole space as one white canvas with which to use art as the paintbrush!
What do you think? Are you not fooled by bringing in color through just art and wall hangings? Or have you successfully pulled off this wall paint-less colorful trick?
(Images: Gene Na; The Deco Detective blog; Adrienne Breaux)


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text: I created a new "Spamfilter Policy" under Email -> Policy, but it seems as though the policy is not being applied to incoming mail. My understanding is that if the "SPAM kill level" is set to 15, then messages with a SPAM score >= 15 will be discarded. There seems to be conflicting information regarding the following directive in /etc/amavis/conf.d/50-user: Code: $final_spam_destiny = D_DISCARD; Some say that this directive must be enabled in this specific configuration file for automatic SPAM deletion to occur, while others (e.g., Till) say that this directive is irrelevant, as ISPConfig overrides this value on a per-policy-assignment basis. Anyway, the line in question is un-commented in my amavis configuration. However, messages with an X-Spam-Score header well over the kill level are not deleted automatically. Here are the headers from one such email message: Code: X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at example.com X-Spam-Flag: YES X-Spam-Score: 27.428 X-Spam-Level: *************************** X-Spam-Status: Yes, score=27.428 tagged_above=1 required=4.5 tests=[BAYES_99=3.5, DATE_IN_FUTURE_24_48=2.048, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, DRUGS_ERECTILE=1.994, DRUG_ED_CAPS=0.936, FORGED_YAHOO_RCVD=1.63, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.9, RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT=1.449, RCVD_IN_PBL=3.335, RCVD_IN_XBL=0.375, RDNS_NONE=0.793, SUBJECT_DRUG_GAP_C=2.14, SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.506, SUBJ_BUY=0.639, URIBL_DBL_SPAM=1.7, URIBL_JP_SURBL=1.25, URIBL_SBL=1.623, URIBL_WS_SURBL=1.608] autolearn=spam Screen captures of the Spampolicy Filter settings, and of the individual mailbox's Spamfilter setting are attached. The Spamfilter setting for the domain is set to "Normal", but my understanding is that the Spamfilter setting for the specific mailbox should override the domain-level setting. Am I missing something?


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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
When the car was sold on ebay before Danny bought it, the car was noted by the seller as having a VIN by the oil filter.Jerry's report for Danny basically says he couldn't find it. I can't answer for Jerry, but as anyone who has looked for the VIN down there, it can be hard to see. His second report noted the VIN. Maybe they pulled the motor, don't know. But what I see is an updated report with confirmed VIN location, not in conflict with the first one. If the VIN suddenly appeared on the deck, then there would obviously be an issue.Guys,I'd rather the accusatory tone stopped. If you have a question like this, just send an email to Jerry and ask him to comment here.
Danny, You didn't have him show the VIN to you when you bought it?It was also on ebay before that, btw. The pad stamping hasn't changed the whole time. The only issue is Jerry couldn't find the VIN when he inspected it for you. Which has to be frustrating, but it happens.
If we are going to bring up the stellar reputation of RK I feel I should give my input. http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sales/inventory/top_sales_2011/1970-1-2-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am/132152#!/ Great car but not orig. seat covers as stated in their ad. They bought the car from a good friend on mine and he told them he had the seat covers made for him at great cost yet they sold it as orig. seat covers. They were even reminded of it when they were selling it. They might be great guys but that type of sales tactic does not instill trust.


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From a friend watching the Olympics: "How about that Michael Phelps? But let's remember he didn't win all those medals, someone else did. After all, he and I swam in public pools, built by state employees using tax dollars. He got training from the USOC, and ate food grown by the Department of Agriculture. He should play fair and share his medals with people like me, who can barely keep my head above water, let alone swim."The note was merry and ironic. And as the games progress, we'll be hearing a lot more of this kind of thing, because President Obama's comment—"You didn't build that"—is the political gift that keeps on giving.
They are now the most famous words he has said in his presidency. And oh, how he wishes they weren't.
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There was lots of chatter this week about the decision to have Bill Clinton speak in prime time on the penultimate night of the Democratic Convention. Is it a sign of panic? Would the president give Big Dawg such a prominent spot if he wasn't nervous? Does it gall him to ask for help from the guy who said of his 2008 candidacy, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen"?
But all this kind of misses the point.
The central fact of Bill Clinton is that he is really good at politics. And he has every reason to want to give a really good speech—to show he's still got it like nobody else, to demonstrate he's still the most beloved figure in the party, to do his wife proud. And of course to rub Mr. Obama's nose in it.
The central fact of the Obama campaign is that they have not yet made a case for re-election. They haven't come up with a reasoned argument in common words that can be repeated by normal people. Ask an Obama supporter to boil it all down and he'll flail around and then say: "But Romney is awful" or "The Republicans are bad."
The White House and the campaign have not be able to make a case for their guy. They're just trying to make a case against the other guy.
But Mr. Clinton might actually be able to make the case, and he just may do it by making a case for the Democratic Party.
No one has talked about the Democratic Party in a long time. Democrats don't talk about it because they feel they're on the run, and have brand problems. The president doesn't talk about it either, which is remarkable. You'd think he'd want to rally the troops. But he doesn't seem to love his party all that much.
Mr. Clinton does, though, and that ol' man, with his white hair and reading glasses, can bring you back. He can ring. He can walk you back to FDR and JFK and Bobby, he can remind you why the party exists, what it's done, what it has always meant to do.
Because he's doing a favor, and because he's now a wise man of the party, he could be more or less candid about the Democrats' recent struggles and acknowledge a few things that haven't fully worked. And then he could be delightfully mean: He could say: "Much holds us together, not only the past but our dreams of the future. And now those low, shadowy operatives, those bundlers and billionaires with their big PAC money—those cold scoundrels are trying to steer us off course. But you can't make progress by going backward, you can't move forward by taking U-turns."
It could be a barn-burner. Love him or hate him, it could wake things up. Like there's an election going on. Which, by the way, there is.
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In Mitt Romney's campaign—well, his supporters had high hopes for his overseas trip. It would show his size, show that he can move in the world, that he has the heft, weight and ease to be international. He didn't do as badly as his critics say, but he probably didn't do himself much good. When he shared his concern that London might have problems with the Olympics it seemed unguarded, which he's always being urged to be, but it also came across as a sly little put-down of a new business by a guy who'd run an old business so well. It wouldn't have been such a big story if the British press weren't so hissy and pissy, but they are, and high-level visitors must operate with that in mind.
The trip to Israel, with the high-ticket fund-raiser and the casino magnate and the definitive speech that gave him no room to move as president, when presidents always need room to move this way and that, plus the unnecessary put-down of the Palestinians, which wasn't needed to make his point—all of it seemed lacking in size, in heft. Panderish.
An old-fashioned thought: There's something discomfiting in candidates for the American presidency going overseas during a crisis to campaign and fund-raise and make grand speeches. This was true in 2008, with Mr. Obama, and is true now. A Romney supporter might say, "But it's summer, the campaign hasn't even begun, it just broadens the picture."
But the campaign has begun, the clock's ticking.
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The oldest cliché in presidential politics is that no normal person cares about the election until after Labor Day, when the kids are back in school. It's a cliché because it's always been true. I've seen it. But I don't think it's true anymore, and in fact has been changing for some time.
The cliché is replaced by a new one: The screens are everywhere. There's no place to hide from presidential candidates anymore. For a solid year they follow you from the TV monitor in the airport to the one in the taxi; you check your smartphone and they're in the inbox telling you their plans and asking for money. You get home, turn on the TV, fire up the computer, and they're there.
No one can hide anymore: politics will find you. And you wind up having an impression of a candidate sooner than you meant to, and it hardens into an opinion earlier than it used to. People don't make the decision after Labor Day anymore.
They're making their decisions now. They've been making them for months.
It's showing in the polls. A NYT/CBS swing-state survey that came out this week reflects the dynamic: In the three states they polled, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, when respondents were asked who they were voting for, only 4% of them said they didn't know. The number who said they might change their mind was in the low double digits.
In May through July, the Cooperative Campaign Analysis Project did a big national poll of 10,000 likely voters, and only 5% of the properly weighted sample said they weren't sure who they wanted to vote for.
Old-school thought says we're waiting for the campaign to begin. But we're in the campaign. We're kind of getting close to the end.
So everything counts, everything is important, and when a week passes when you do yourself no good, you do yourself some bad.
It's the way it is now.


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Sourdough Honey Whole Wheat Multigrain Bread with PEF
Sourdough Honey Whole Wheat Multi-grain Bread with PEF
August 26, 2013
About three months ago, I baked a multi-grain sourdough bread based on my San Francisco-style Sourdough that we really liked. (See Sourdough Honey Whole Wheat Multigrain Bread) That bake used the last of the multi-grain mix I had ordered from King Arthur Flour. I waited for one of KAF's "free shipping" deals and, last week, got a new supply of "Harvest Grains."
In the meantime, I was intrigued by Franko's bake of a beautiful bread that used a sprouted spelt flour product from British Columbia. (See Local Flours) I was surprised and delighted to find that my local Whole Foods Market carried both sprouted whole wheat and sprouted whole spelt flours from the same source.
Today I baked a couple boules of SD Honey Whole Wheat Multi-grain breads using sprouted whole wheat flour from One Degree Organic Foods. Oh, what does "PEF" mean? It is an abbreviation for "performance enhancing flour." I'm sure if bread baking followed the same rules as sports, it would be banned.
I used exactly the same formula as I had on my last bake of this bread, except that I substituted the One Degree sprouted whole wheat flour for the Giusto's Fine Whole Wheat Flour I used previously. I found that the sprouted wheat flour absorbed less water than the non-sprouted WW flour, and it fermented much, much faster. These differences were entirely predictable from the caveats provided by Andy (ananda on TFL) in Franko's topic, cited above. Flour made from sprouted grain has less protein (because protease enzymes are activated) and generates free simple sugars from starch faster (because amylase enzymes are also activated).
It was clear, once the final dough started mixing, that what had been a "rather slack" dough was now downright gloppy. I gave it some thought but decided not to add more flour. I did mix the dough for 10 minutes rather than 6 minutes to get partial gluten development. I had planned on fermenting for 2 1/2 or 3 hours, but, by 1 hour in my 75 dF kitchen, the dough was gassy and expanded by over 50%. I did one more S&F in the bowl, gave the dough another 30 minutes and then divided it, shaped two boules and retarded them overnight to bake the next morning. I baked the loaves 5 minutes longer than previously to make sure the wet dough was well-cooked inside and because the crust color was not as dark as I expected after 30 minutes baking.
Total dough
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AP flour
Bread flour
Medium Rye flour
Sprouted WW Flour
KAF "Harvest Grains"
Stiff levain
Bakers' %
Wt (g)
Bread flour
Medium rye flour
Stiff starter
Dissolve the starter in the water. Add the flours and mix thoroughly until the flour has been completely incorporated and moistened.
Ferment at room temperature for 6-12 hours, depending on starter vigor, room temperature, etc..
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Just before mixing the autolyse, put the "Harvest Grains" blend in a medium-sized bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Cover.
Allow to soak during the autolyse (see below).
Final dough
Wt (g)
AP flour
Sprouted WW Flour
Stiff levain
In a stand mixer, mix the flours and water at low speed until they form a shaggy mass.
Cover and autolyse for 30 minutes
Add the salt, honey, soaker and levain and mix at low speed for 2-3 minutes, then increase the speed to medium (Speed 2 in a KitchenAid) and mix for 10 minutes. The dough should be very slack.
Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover tightly.
Ferment at 70º F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (or until expanded 75% and gassy) with a stretch and folds in the bowl every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours.
Divide the dough into two equal pieces.
Pre-shape as rounds and rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
Shape as boules or bâtards and place in bannetons. Place bannetons in plastic bags.
Proof at room temperature (68-70º F) for 30-60 minutes.
Cold retard the loaves overnight.
The next morning, proof the loaves for 1 1/2 hours.
45-60 minutes before baking, pre-heat the oven to 480º F with a baking stone and steaming apparatus in place.
Transfer the loaves to a peel. Score the loaves as desired, turn down the oven to 460º F, steam the oven, and transfer the loaves to the baking stone.
After 15 minutes, remove the steaming apparatus, and turn down the oven to 435º F/Convection. (If you don't have a convection oven, leave the temperature at 460º F.)
Bake for another 15-20 minutes.
Leave in turned off oven with the door ajar for 15 minutes.
Transfer the loaves to a cooling rack, and cool thoroughly before slicing.
The loaves had rather little oven spring. Since I do not think they were over-proofed, I wonder if they were over-fermented. This would also explain the lighter crust color than when un-sprouted whole wheat flour was used. With a slightly longer bake, they did develop the nice reddish-dark brown crust color I favor in sourdough hearth loaves.
Addendum 8/27/2013: The morning after they were baked, I sliced and tasted one of the loaves.
The bread was tasted un-toasted and toasted, with almond butter and almond butter plus apricot preserves, by two independent jurors.
DMS: On slicing, the crumb was denser than expected, although still reasonably open for a 50% WW with all those seeds, flakes and cracked grains. The crust was pretty thick and crunchy. The crumb was moist. Un-toasted, my first impression of the aroma and of the flavor was "sour rye." I would never have identified this as a whole wheat bread on a blind tasting. When toasted, the bread had an unique flavor - no longer really reminiscent of sour rye, but not of whole wheat either. There was a moderate sourdough tang. There was less sweet flavor than with non-sprouted WW. With almond butter and preserves, it was pretty good but didn't knock my socks off.
SGS: First impression on slicing: "Whoah! Substantial." On first tasting un-toasted, she commented on some un-identifiable flavor which she didn't really like. She thought it might be the sunflower seeds in the Harvest Grains mix. When toasted with almond butter, she remarked on the sourness, which was more than she liked. When she added apricot preserves, she pronounced it improved. "Okay, but I'd prefer it less dense. ... Don't stop making it!"
Conclusion: This bread has a really unique flavor that is quite different from breads made with un-sprouted whole wheat flour. Whether this flavor is really from the sprouted grain or is partly from the Harvest Grains, I'm not sure. There are other whole wheat breads we prefer to this one, but it may be worth tweaking.
I am thinking that, if I bake this bread again using sprouted WW flour, I will use a smaller levain inoculation to prolong the bulk fermentation and substitute a stronger bread flour for the AP flour. But before that I should make a yeasted 100% whole wheat bread with the sprouted WW flour to see how that tastes. And before that, I should see what I can find out from other's experience with this product.


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Saint Martyrius the Deacon is remembered in the Seventh Ode of the Canon to the Fathers of the Kiev Far Caves. Here his love of toil, justice and ardent purity, and even his gift of expelling demons and healing infirmities are praised. His memory is celebrated also on August 28 and on the second Sunday of Great Lent.


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Nearly 10 years and $6 million in the making, the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is aimed at educating people about the Keys' unique ecosystem above and beneath the sea.
The center features more than $1.5 million worth of interactive exhibits and a 75-seat theater within 6,400 square feet of museum space.
Through touch-screen exhibits featuring underwater audio and video, visitors can explore the Keys' nine different habitats including hardwood hammock, mangrove, patch reef, seagrass, deep shelf and the Dry Tortugas environments.
"The hope is that people will see the Florida Keys in a little different light as far as how vital our resources are, how our resources are all interconnected and how our actions affect our resources," said Mary Tagliareni, education and outreach coordinator for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
The center is on the Key West waterfront at Truman Annex, and serves as the visitors' center of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as well as the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Florida Water Management District.
"None of the agencies involved have ever really had a visitors' center to promote their various missions and activities. So this is really a cooperative effort to entertain and educate people, and also give our causes a more public presence," said Cheva Heck, public outreach specialist for the sanctuary.
Included in the center is a replica of the Aquarius Undersea Lab, the world's only operating underwater laboratory, now located 60 feet below the surface off Key Largo.
Inside the Aquarius Undersea Lab replica, visitors can hear actual audio recordings from lab studies and take an interactive video tour through the world beneath the sea, as well as view indigenous fish and sea creatures through the lab's video portholes.
The latest exhibit, the Living Reef, is designed to educate visitors about preserving and enhancing the reef environment, as well as critical reef research by scientists from the Sarasota-baed based Mote Marine Laboratory, which has a research center on Summerland Key.
The exhibit's focal point is a 2,400-gallon tank featuring fish and invertebrates indigenous to the Keys. Visitors also can view tanks of hard and soft corals, find out how long-spined sea urchins can help reef restoration and learn about Mote's coral nursery, where more than 22 species of corals are being propagated for replanting on reefs.
A 20-minute program about the Keys' ecosystem by world-renowned underwater videographer Bob Talbot plays continuously in the theater.


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Name: The Swap 2
Duration: 90 min
Language: English
Country: United States
Year: 1994
Director: Paul Thomas
Actress: Asia Carrera,Isis Nile,Dyanna Lauren,Veronica Sage,Christina Angel,Lene Hefner
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Actors: Jon Dough,Alex Sanders,Tony Tedeschi,Brad Armstrong,Damian Zeus
John Dough is married to Lene Hefner. He wants more than the vanilla sex he encounters with his wife. John and Lene are friends with Leena and Marc Wallace. Leena is adventurous and exhibitionistic. She and John wind up going to a swingers orgy to see if the swingers lifestyle is for them. Meanwhile, their spouses are left alone to wait and ponder the fate of their marriage. Is it what they expected and can the experience bring them closer or will it tear them apart. Paul Thomas directs the original Swap along with this sequel. Swap 2 features the amorous talents of Asia Carrera, Dyanna Lauren, Misty Rain, Isis Nile, Alex Sanders and Tony Tedeschi.


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Administrative assistants are employed in a very wide range of fields and provides various types administrative assistance to employees. Depending on the workload, they may be trusted with carrying out tasks for one or many individuals within a department, and cross-department work is sometimes necessary. The tasks they perform vary greatly depending on who they assist; when working for individuals, tasks may be personal in nature, such as running errands and fulfilling tasks as they are assigned.Read More...
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I am an Advisor for a crew and our council VOA has not done anything I can see in support of the crews. When the VOA plans an event, it is announced a weekend before or not announced at all.
If your council has an active VOA, can you tell me what they do to support local crews? What type of events do they plan yearly? Do they help provide any support for the Ranger Award or other awards? Do they even serve a purpose anymore? Does your crew even know what a VOA is?
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Written and directed by Conor McPherson
Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
After rapturous critical acclaim and a sell-out season at the OLD VIC THEATRE, 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' now transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season. Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson beautifully weaves the iconic songbook of Bob Dylan into this powerful new show full of hope, heartbreak and soul. Don't miss the unique opportunity to experience a "magnificent" (Standard), "astonishing" (Guardian) and "piercingly beautiful" (Independent) production brought vividly to life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians.
Duluth, Minnesota. 1934. A community living on a knife-edge huddle together in the local guesthouse.
The owner, Nick, owes more money than he can ever repay, his wife Elizabeth is losing her mind and their daughter Marianne is carrying a child no-one will account for. When a preacher selling bibles and a boxer looking for a comeback show up in the middle of the night, things start to spiral beyond the point of no return…


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Student Stories: Junior twirls toxicology studies, majorette duties
Student Stories: Junior twirls toxicology studies, majorette duties
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- During the fall semester, Saturdays are big days for Penn State junior Jennifer Chelko. As a majorette in the Blue Band, she has embraced her role on the squad while pursuing a keen interest in toxicology and other sciences.
"Being a majorette here is one of the most incredible experiences of my life," said the Sarver, Pa., native. "Walking out onto the field in Beaver Stadium in front of tens of thousands of Penn State fans is unbelievable. It gives me chills just thinking about it."
Chelko loves having the opportunity to share in Penn State's traditions and show her support for the University.
Outside of the majorettes, Chelko dedicates her time to the sciences, for which she's had a passion since junior high. She heard about the toxicology program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences from her brother, a recent Penn State graduate who also studied in the college.
Although she is taking only introductory classes currently, Chelko knows she is headed in the right direction.
"I know the classes I'm in are giving me a basis for where I want to end up some day," she said. "There are just so many possible directions to go, and I love that about toxicology."
Balancing life as a majorette and a science major has been a learning process for Chelko, who noted that majorettes often get together to study and help each other whenever they can.
"The fall is very hectic for majorettes as well as any member of the Blue Band. I know to get started on my class assignments right away and work as much as I can during off weeks," she said, while offering some advice to other students involved in extracurricular activities.
"It is so important to take advantage of any free time you find to get ahead on your workload."


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|Mount Airy, Md.
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2013: Competed in all six of UMBC's meets, scoring four times for the Retrievers as a sophomore… Placed 14th overall at the America East Championships, helping UMBC capture its first conference title since 2005… Completed the 8k course in Vestal, N.Y. with a time of 25:28.94… Recorded the fourth-fastest 8k time in school history by crossing the line at the Princeton Invitational with a time of 24:51… Also scored at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at Lehigh where the Retrievers earned their first-ever top-ten regional finish… Completed the 10k Goodman Course with a time of 32:01, the seventh-fastest time in program history… Earned his first scoring spot of the year at the Paul Short Invitational.
2012: Ran in five of UMBC's seven races as a freshman, scoring twice… At the season-opening Spider Alumni Open at Richmond, he finished the 5k course in a time of 15:41.70, the ninth-fastest time in school history… Earned his first career scoring slot at the Navy Invitational on Sept. 15… Ran a career-best 8K time of 25:52.10 at the Princeton Invitational… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
Background: Named to the All-County First Team by the Frederick News Post in both 2010 and 2011... Also selected to the First Team by The Gazette for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 indoor and outdoor track seasons... Helped win the 2012 indoor state championship in the 4x800 relay.
Personal: Son of Sean and Nicole Hayslett... Has two younger siblings, Alyssa and Nicolas... Both parents ran track in high school... Plans to major in mathematics... Born May 30, 1994.


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At an elevation of 2,400 feet, it has slightly cooler temperatures than its desert cousin, Phoenix. It is situated in the biologically diverse Sonoran Desert. With a population of 486,699 (2000 Census) in Tucson and 843,746 in the greater metro area, which also includes Marana, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Drexel Heights, Vail, South Tucson, etc (most of eastern Pima County [39]), Tucson was the 32nd fastest growing of 280 metropolitan areas from 1990-2000. As of the 2010 census, the population within the city limits was 520,116 and the Greater Tucson Metropolitan Area population was 980,263, making it the 52nd biggest metropolitan area in the country.
Tucson has always been a crossroads. Until recently, water was relatively plentiful in Tucson, in spite of its location in the middle of a desert. This made it an important travel route, an agricultural center, and a communications nexus.
Tucson's history is ancient, with evidence of human occupation stretching back 10,000 years. Between A.D. 200 and 1450, the Hohokam culture dominated the area -- the Pima and Tohono O'Odham peoples that still occupy the area are descendants of the Hohokam. In 1699, Father Eusebio Kino, S.J., established the Mission San Xavier del Bac, southwest of present-day Tucson. Over the next 100 years, other missions were established in the area, but European presence was minimal.
It wasn't until 1775 that the Presidio of Tucson was created by Don Hugo O'Connor. At that time, it was the northernmost Spanish outpost in the New World. In 1821, Tucson became part of the new country of Mexico, and in 1853 it became part of the United States as a result of the Gadsden Purchase. In 1863, Arizona became a US territory, and by 1880, its population was around 8,000. In 1912, Arizona became the 48th state to enter the union.
Today, Tucson is still a crossroads, with European, Native American, Mexican, and Asian cultures bumping into one another, in sometimes conflicting and sometimes compatible -- but always interesting -- ways.
Visitor Information[edit]
Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau, [40], Phone: 1-888-2-Tucson. The Tucson Visitor Center is located at 100 S. Church Ave. in Downtown Tucson and is open M-F 9AM to 5PM, Sat & Su 9AM to 4PM Pick up a free Official Destination Guide, Golf Guide or Dining Guide.
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Tucson International Airport (IATA: TUS), 7250 S Tucson Blvd, ☎ +1 520 573-8000, [1]. Served by a number of major carriers.
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The local Amtrak +1 520 623-4442, [41] station is at 400 N. Toole Avenue, and is served by the Los Angeles - New Orleans Sunset Limited [42] line.
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I-10 from the north and southeast, and I-19 from the south.
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Tucson is a diverse city. English, of course, is the most widely spoken language, and there are many people that speak Spanish as well.
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As you can guess, Tucson is a veritable hub of Southwestern and Mexican cuisine. But Tucson is an adventurous town (easily the most liberal metropolitan area in Arizona) and as a result of its diversity, has a vibrant culinary culture.
Tucson Food Tours- a walking culinary tour of Downtown Tucson, where you will sample some of the best food in Tucson from at least 6 different restaurants. Please visit website for more information or to register for a tour. www.foodtourstucson.com (520)477-7986
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Tucson has an active "wine community" - with many retailers, restaurants and wine bars regularly offering scheduled wine tasting events. Cochise County, southeast of Tucson has many wineries, some of which welcome visitors.
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Some motels located on West Miracle Mile Rd and south of 3000th block of North Oracle Rd tend to be cheaper, run-down motels that involve the shady types. Although good deals can be found you probably wouldn't want to take your family to any one of these. This area is a legacy of the pre-freeway auto courts, 1937 to 1965, [82], called Miracle Mile [83]. A number of the old hotels remain, mostly run by Indian owners, compete on price and upkeep. With the city fighting crime, mostly prostitution, aggressively in the area, widening and landscaping Oracle Rd, even removing one of the few traffic circles in Tucson, now only a unsavory reputation remains as the area tries to pull itself out of decline. If you need a room for $30 this is the place to start looking.
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For all emergencies you may dial 911 from any cell (active or inactive cell phone) or land line phone free-of-charge. If using a cell phone be sure to inform the operator of your exact location, as it takes extra time for the operator to attempt to triangulate your location--time is of the essence in emergency situations. When calling 911 for assistance be as calm as possible, and do not panic or use profanity over the phone, as the operator on the phone might consider the call as a prank.
For non-emergencies dial the police department at 520-791-4444 between 0800-2200 hrs (after 2200 hrs, you may dial 911 for all issues). If you find yourself in a non-emergency and don't have the number, simply call 911 and they'll transfer you
For visitor information about events and activities taking place in Tucson, check out the city of Tucson's on-line directory [108].
There are surprisingly many locations within the city of Tucson that are free Wi-Fi hotspots, so free Internet access shouldn't be viewed as a problem. Most of the hotspots are located at coffee shops (such as the Bruegger's Bagel locations[109]), the local book store (Bookman's[110]), and the local libraries[111] throughout the city.
There is not a foreign embassy in the state of Arizona; however, Tucson does has one active foreign consulate. The metropolis of Phoenix has several other foreign consulates in the event your home nation's consulate is not available in Tucson.
Remember, a consulate is not an embassy. An embassy is is headed by an ambassador, and respected of its sovereignty on the host nation's land. A consulate typically does not have the same privilege of sovereignty, and is headed by a consul member. Consulates are in essence "junior embassies" meant for visa, passport, and minor tourist / expat issues only - not facilities whereby full diplomatic services of the parent nation are provided or available to its citizens abroad.
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If you're a traveler, and you're leaving Tucson, you might want to go to Phoenix, or Nogales, Mexico. For cool weather, head up to I-17 to Flagstaff. Also take the Catalina Highway to nearby Mount Lemmon.


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Children From Russia Spend Summers in California
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Original Title: Children of Chernobyl Enjoy Summer Fun in Nevada County
Nine year-old Natasha Meisacheek has spent her entire life living in the shadow of the worst nuclear disaster in human history. But thanks to a Nevada County humanitarian aid group, Natasha and 26 other children from the former Soviet republic of Belarus are enjoying six weeks in the United States this summer, six weeks to recuperate far away from the specter of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
The effects of the April 26, 1986 explosion and meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet-controlled Ukraine persist 20 years later. Contaminated soil and the lingering fallout from the explosion's radioactive cloud continue to spawn serious health concerns across several western former Soviet states like Belarus, where experts estimate more than 60 percent of Chernobyl's nuclear fallout settled.
Today, 2.2 million people, including 800,000 children, still live in dangerously contaminated areas. And while only 56 deaths are directly linked to the disaster, cases of childhood thyroid cancer in the Chernobyl zone are more than 200 times above world average and instances of birth defects have more than doubled since 1986, according to the World Health Organization.
For 11 years, the non-profit Nevada County Chernobyl Children's Project have been raising money to bring dozens of Belarusian children to the U.S. each summer.
"The radiation is highest in the summertime, so it's the best time to get the children out of the country," NCCCP Director Laura Christofferson said.
This year, the group raised the nearly $1,500 per child needed to bring 28 kids ages 8 to 16 to Nevada County for six weeks of clean air, uncontaminated food and outdoor fun.
"I thought, I have six children of my own and this sounds wierd, but it just struck me as something I should do," Traci Beitz of Auburn said. Beitz and her family sponsored Natasha, who arrived last month and spent the past six weeks boating, bowling and enjoying her foreign adventure.
"I like America," Natasha said. Beyond the fun, Christofferson said the children's health benefits greatly from their time away from home. She said the kids sponsored by the group have been absent from school three times less than the previous year.
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Pakistan and Burning Alive of Christians
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent – THE SEOUL TIMES
|Christians in Pakistan at a church in Karachi
In Pakistan the relentless hatred of Sunni Islamic fanatics towards all minorities is continuing and the reasons, like always, are based on their hate-filled minds. Therefore, at least six innocent Christians have been killed on the grounds that the Koran was desecrated. Of course, no evidence, and even if evidence, does this mean you can burn alive women, men, and children? Well in the eyes of radical Sunni Islam it does.
You see, in the past few weeks many Shia Muslims have been murdered by radical Sunni Islamic fanatics in Iraq; meanwhile Buddhists are often killed or beheaded by Sunni fanatics in Thailand; and now it is the turn of Christians to be killed at random in nations like Somalia and Pakistan. The connection, just like September 11 in America, is the burning hatred within Sunni Islam towards people of different faiths and towards minority Muslims who belong to the Shia or Ahmadiyya.
Yes, of course not all Sunni Muslims are fanatics, it would be foolish to claim they were but simply put, it is clear that Sunni Islam is inflicted with mass hatred amongst a sizeable minority of followers. This hatred is being aimed across the board, irrespective if you are Buddhist, Christian, Shia Muslim, Ahmadiyya Muslim, Hindu, or whatever. The pattern is the same but world leaders are either looking in the wrong direction or they are in mass denial.
Returning back to the massacre of these innocent Christians in Pakistan, just let us judge it in the complete light of day. Why were they killed, simple, because it was alleged that the Koran was desecrated. Even if it was desecrated, and no evidence to say it was, but does desecrating a book mean that you have the right to burn women, children, and men alive or to kill them by other means?
Just imagine the complete fear of being a minority in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and other majority ruled Sunni Muslim nations. It is a living nightmare, for one moment you can be at peace with your neighbours but over one small incident you may be killed or persecuted. It is complete dhimmitude (http://www.dhimmitude.org/) and servitude to the ruling Sunni Muslim majority.
Also, even Buddhists are being slaughtered in parts of Thailand despite being the mass majority in this nation. After all, in the Muslim majority regions of southern Thailand it is now a living hell for Buddhists and moderate Muslims who oppose Sunni Islamic fanatics. However, Buddhists on the whole are not attacking Muslims in Buddhist dominated areas outside of the south where the current civil war is. So where does this burning hatred come from?
Of course a lot of the burning hatred comes from the Koran, the Hadiths and Islamic Sharia law. Other faiths in the past have modernized and changed but some Muslims want to go back to year zero, or year Mohammed!
You have co-existence in some nations like Kazakhstan and Malaysia because minorities are sizeable and tensions are minor when compared with nations like Pakistan. Yet even in nations like Turkey the small Christian population faces mass discrimination and sporadic attacks by Sunni Islamic fanatics.
Remember, we are not talking about a civil war in Pakistan or Somalia, no; we are talking about a small Christian population which is being attacked because Sunni Islamic fanatics do not want equality, liberty, or freedom. Therefore, when Muslims are killing each other in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia; the minority Christian community is targeted at the same time because these fanatics despise diversity.
Therefore, we have the mass stupidity of the President of America going to Egypt and talking about tolerance and co-existence and the need to reach out. Yet he fully knows that in nations very close to Egypt, for example in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen; that Sunni Islam is persecuting all minorities and internal Muslim civil wars in Somalia and Sudan have killed millions.
Also, in Egypt itself, many Coptic Christian women have been raped by Sunni Muslims or kidnapped and converted to Islam, or a mixture of both. Not only this, while President Obama was praising Egypt he must think that to manipulate reality is in vogue. After all, the Coptic Christian community suffers systematic persecution and many have been killed by Sunni Islamic fanatics in the past, and of course the legal system is anti-Christian in Egypt when it comes to family law, building new churches, and so forth.
Turning back to Pakistan and the latest massacre of six Christians in Gojira (the figure may be higher) it is clear that burning women and children in order to protect a book, is deemed to be both logical and Godly in the eyes of these Sunni Muslim fanatics. Yet of course it is not logical and it is certainly not Godly because it is an act of mass barbarity against innocents.
Remember, if you close your eyes and visualize the area of modern day Pakistan in the past you would have seen a world of many religions. Buddhists would have wandered this land in the past to preach about the Buddha and of course Hinduism is the very fabric of the Indian sub-continent. While other faiths, for example Jains, Zoroastrians fleeing Islamic persecution in Persia (Iran), and Sikhs, would have wandered far and wide.
Yet in modern day Pakistan you have virtually no Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, and other minorities left because they all either fled because of persecution or to escape dhimmitude. While in the distant past, massive persecution and countless massacres eroded this rich diversity.
Therefore, in modern day Pakistan this Sunni Islamic madness continues and now they are killing each other in the north of the nation, while causing mayhem in Afghanistan. At the same time, they are killing minority Christians, Shia Muslims and Ahmadiyya Muslims. It is like a state of madness with no end game apart from complete Sunni Islamization and then an internal Sunni Islamic war on the grounds of who is the most radical.
The end result of this madness is that Sunni Islamic fanatics were shouting Allah Akbar (God is great), Allah Akbar, while they were burning people alive. Why, simply because they are being taught hate and this hate is being taught in many mosques and this hatred is inspired by the teachings of their own faith.
Therefore, will the world wake up to this hatred which is persecuting small minorities or will people be silenced because of fear or ignorance?


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Courting Ancestors - Valentine's Day
|My paternal grandparents (right) courting on the bank of the Brisbane River 1929, 17 Mile Rocks
"To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day,
All in the morning betime,
And I a maid at your window,
To be your Valentine.
Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes,
And dupp'd the chamber door,
Let in the maid, that out a maid,
Never departed more."
- William Shakespeare - Hamlet Act IV Scene 5
Saint Valentine's Day, more commonly known as Valentine's Day, is celebrated around the world on February 14. It is a day when lovers of all ages give gifts of flowers, chocolates and such, to demonstrate their love for each other.


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- "...the "universes" are the worlds interpreted at different definitions, 2d, 3d and high definition..."
- ―Rockstar Games during a GTA III Q&A
GTA Universes are the different fictional "universes" that GTA games are set in. They are different from eras in the sense that a game is in the same era as the most recent numbered game (ex. GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City are in the same era as GTA III) while universes are the different sequences of events that have happened in the games. The universes are named based on the visual quality in which the game is played. They are separated based on the same principle and the events that have taken place in the universe.
There are currently three universes in the GTA series:
- 2D Universe
- 3D Universe
- High Definition (HD) Universe
2D UniverseThere are a total of four games (including two DLC's) that take place in the 2-D Universe:
This universe gave people a 2-Dimensional world with an up-down view.
3D UniverseThe 3D Universe includes a total of six games:
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto Advance
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
This universe has more games than any of the other universes. It has also sold more copies (over 57 million) than the others. GTA III introduced a breakthrough in gaming by giving people a third person view of a 3D world that they could explore, a feature included in every subsequent GTA game.
Non-GTA games in this universe
- Bully
- Manhunt
- Manhunt 2
High Definition UniverseThe High Definition Universe is the most recent GTA universe in the series.
So far it includes six games (including DLCs):
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Grand Theft Auto Online
This universe is the has the best visual quality of the three. Its timeline of events and setting varies greatly from the 3D Universe. Liberty City in this universe is more detailed and much larger than Liberty City in the previous universe. Los Santos is also larger and the environment around it is more vast.


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Watch This Now – Poetry For Your Parental Heart
Nov 28 2011
I don't' have time to read many blogs these days, but I read about 98% of what Seth Godin writes on his blog. I keep meaning to buy and read more of his books, but time escapes me with the many things I'm juggling right now. I'm so glad he blogs!
I subscribed to his Domino Project emails. Watch this video. If you have kids. If you have a daughter. If you are a human being who has put yourself in the face of challenge and danger. If you want to know you are not alone, you must watch this video on Ted Talk. Sarah Kay is a "spoken word poet." She starts with a compelling poem. She then goes on to discuss her loves of poetry and theater. She is young. She is beautiful and well spoken. Given her talent now, I wonder how she will sound after she actually has kids…or a daughter. Video is embedded below:
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Super durable with reinforced stitching
Outside Fabric: 100% Polyester
Inside Lining: 100% Polyester
Elastic contains trace amounts of Latex
Rinse in cold water after use and hang dry
Made responsibly in the USA