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Forever immortalized in Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" waltz, Europe's Danube river, and the countryside through which it winds, are as beautiful as the music. By taking a cruise on the Danube, you can see and explore European capitals, medieval towns, stately castles, rolling hills and vineyard-lined valleys.
Europe's second-longest river takes a 1,800-mile path from Germany's Black Forest to the Black Sea. On the way, it flows through or along the borders of 10 countries. Depending on the amount of time you have, you can sail a large or small portion of the Danube. You can also combine a Danube cruise with a cruise of the Rhine river or the Black Sea. Or, combine your Danube cruise with a land-based stay in Vienna, Budapest or one of the other cities along the way.
Budapest, Hungary, is often called the Queen of the Danube. The city's lovely architecture and many historic sites offer wonderful sightseeing. You may choose to focus on hilly Buda, on the river's western bank, and its historic castle complex. Or, visit the Pest side of the river to explore shops and cafes along the spacious boulevards – and, don't miss the gorgeous Parliament building.
Vienna, Austria, is another capital city you're likely to visit on a Danube cruise. This center of theater, opera and classical music is also prized for its museums, universities and public gardens. Stop in one of the many cafés to sample some of the finest cakes and desserts in the world, such as Sachertorte's famous combination of chocolate cake and apricot jam.
A cruise of the Danube also provides the thrill of realizing the dream of Charlemagne. In 793, the European emperor had an idea for a waterway that would connect the Main, Rhine and Danube Rivers in a way that enabled continuous river travel from the North Sea to the Black Sea. Completed in 1992, the Main-Danube canal stretches 106 miles and includes 16 locks. Along the way, many ships stop in Nuremburg, Germany, the second-largest city in Bavaria. Castles that tower over the city, elaborate churches and a walled Old Town provide lots of sightseeing opportunities. Nuremburg also played a significant role in World War II – the Nazi Party rallied here, and its leaders faced an international tribunal at the Palace of Justice during the Nuremberg Trials.
The Danube offers wonderful river cruising during the summer, but also in the winter. During the holiday season, you can browse several of Europe's famous Christmas Markets along the way. Imagine spending a delightful afternoon strolling among market stalls filled with beautiful handcrafts and the enticing smells of gingerbread and other sweets. To find out how you can do exactly that, talk with Cruise Holidays.


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Bit.ly Adds iPhone App - Better Than Mobile Site?
The url shortening service Bit.ly has decided to take the wraps off its new site and released an iPhone app alongside that now lets users also save urls for reading later.
If you use Bit.ly as your url shortener of choice, you can now consider using it as your depository for all your saved websites as well. I am currently using Instapaper to quickly save websites I want to read later. Theoretically, I can now just use the bit.ly app to do double-duty.
The mobile app is pretty simple to use. Use the mobile browser to find the link you want to save and copy the link. Opening the Bit.ly app automatically ask if you want to save the last copied link. Doing so will pull up a screen that searches for a title to the link, or you can create your own title, add notes and save the link. After your "bitmark" shows up in your account, you have the option of reading the link's contents in-app (Instapaper/Pocket style) or sharing the link on Twitter, Facebook, or via email. The app also gives you the option of creating contacts in your phone's address book to save and share links without using the app at all.
The issues I have with the app is that you have to save a link before your share it. You can't skip right to shortening and sharing the link. Speaking of sharing, nothing beats the speed of taking the time to setup a Bit.ly bookmarklet on mobile Safari. Once you've navigated to the website you want to share, you simply open the bit.ly bookmarklet, and Boom! the link is shortened and ready to be shared. That was awesome, but now I can't even find the instructions on how to do that on their site.
Magically, my bookmarklet doesn't function now either, so it looks like I now have to jump through a couple extra hoops (or emails) to share my shortened links using the Bit.ly mobile app. It could be me, and I'm not seeing the fact that the new service/app is focused on saving vs. sharing; but, since my "Save to Instapaper" bookmarklet works just fine, I may continue to use that for a little longer.

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American History
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Article in Juvenile Nonfiction and Historical categories.
- King George: What was his Problem? by Steve Sheinkin
Humor meets history in this telling of the American Revolution. Sheinkin's take is anything but boring, as he pokes fun at everyone while still managing to educate his audience.
- Two Miserable Presidents by Steve Sheinkin


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Armenia and Azerbaijan are still in dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh?
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to many tensions within the former Soviet Union and since then you have had many frozen conflicts. This certainly applies to the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. The outcome of this brutal civil war meant many deaths on both sides, however, Christian Armenians overcame their numerical weakness and managed to control this region. However, today, with increasing energy wealth, the nation of Azerbaijan may be thinking about starting a fresh war with Armenia in order to re-take Nagorno-Karabakh?
Before concentrating on this, it is important to look at the regional balance and possible dangers for Azerbaijan. Therefore, if we look at the region we see many frozen conflicts or current tensions in Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), Chechnya (Russian Federation), Daghestan (Russian Federation), Ingushetia (Russian Federation), and the Kurdish issue in eastern Turkey. Some of these fault-lines are based on religion or ethnicity, or over the control of resources. However, with a heavy mix of ethnicity and two major faiths, Orthodox Christianity and Islam, then this region is a real melting pot.
Another dimension is the Russian Federation supporting Armenia while Turkey, a member of NATO, is pro-Azerbaijan. Also, the American angle is complex and sadly based on energy issues and self interests. After all, the Armenian lobby is very strong and potent within parts of America and the government is sympathetic. But geopolitics and realism still controls, therefore, the USA is using Azerbaijan in order to counter the influence of both the Russian Federation and Iran. This applies to energy routes which bypass both the Russian Federation and Iran.
Also, if we look back into history, then we must remember the 1915 Armenian Christian genocide (other minority Christian groups were killed, including the Assyrians) by Turkish nationalists. So past history haunts this region and this certainly applies to Nagorno-Karabakh. However, I must point out that Turkey refutes this genocide because this nation claims that most Christians died because of the war, famine, and other consequences of World War One.
If we now focus on modern times, then clearly it would appear that the economic gap between potential military spending is vastly different and this certainly favours Azerbaijan. The one main comfort at the moment for Armenia is the support they get from the Russian Federation and Iran. For Iran the situation is complex because most Azeri people are Shia Muslim, like Iran, however, Iran fears a greater Azerbaijan because of the sizeable Azeri community in northern Iran. So outwardly, Iran talks about Islamic unity, but covertly, they do not want to see Armenia weakened.
Before concluding, it is important to mention that in recent times the government of Turkey is now reaching out to Armenia. Also, Iran promised to mediate between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Therefore, rays of hope do remain and both sides need to talk openly and frankly because both communities suffered during the war. Also, the EU and Commonwealth of Independent States could also help with regards to this delicate issue.
However, increasing Azeri purchases of military equipment is alarming many Armenians. Also, you have many divisions within Armenia with regards to politics. Therefore, the current leaders of Azerbaijan may try to re-start this frozen conflict which erupts from time to time? If so, we could see a real clash of titans because the Russian Federation and Turkey have major self interests and NATO would be in a flux. So will the leaders of Azerbaijan or Armenia re-start a fresh war over Nagorno-Karabakh? Or can a deal be made over Nagorno-Karabakh based on genuine autonomy?
Lee Jay Walker Dip BA MA
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Armenia and Azerbaijan are still in dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh
Posted by Lee Jay Walker Dip BA MA at 12:48 AM
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SCOTUS rulings reshape landscape
With its rulings Wednesday overturning the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and allowing same-sex marriages to resume in California, the Supreme Court made a major contribution to the growing sense of political inevitability for full legal rights for same-sex couples.
Exactly one decade to the day after the court's pivotal Lawrence v. Texas ruling overturned state sodomy laws, the high court handed gay rights advocates a significant pair of 5-4 wins: A majority of the justices overturned the federal law that barred marriage-related benefits for same-sex couples, while another slate of five justices voted to leave intact a ruling against a measure that would ban those unions altogether in California.
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The court's decision on Proposition 8 scrambled its usual ideological lines, finding that proponents of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage lacked jurisdiction to appeal lower court rulings that held the measure unconstitutional.
( PHOTOS: Reactions to Supreme Court's gay marriage rulings)
The ruling sets the stage for same-sex marriages to resume in California, by allowing the initial district court ruling against Prop. 8 to stand — though more legal maneuvering on that issue is likely, since most counties in the Golden State weren't covered by that initial case, and may choose to ignore the original decision.
The court's verdict earlier Wednesday on DOMA is likely to have the more immediate impact, awarding all couples legally married in the states that permit same-sex marriage hundreds of employment, tax and other benefits that had been denied to them under federal law.
Conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy joined with the court's four liberals to find unconstitutional the law passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton.
( PHOTOS: 26 gay-rights milestones)
In an opinion suffused with moralistic language condemning the social consequences of ostracizing gay couples, Kennedy wrote that DOMA "violates basic due process and equal protection principles applicable to the federal government." The majority opinion also criticizes DOMA as an intrusion on states' traditional role defining marriage.
"DOMA undermines both the public and private significance of state-sanctioned same-sex marriages; for it tells those couples, and all the world, that their otherwise valid marriages are unworthy of federal recognition," Kennedy added.
He said that the law "instructs all federal officials, and indeed all persons with whom same-sex couples interact, including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others."
( Also on POLITICO: What DOMA ruling means for gay marriage)
"The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom that State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity. By seeking to displace this protection and treating those person as living in marriages less respected than others, the federal statute is in violation of the Fifth Amendment," Kennedy wrote.
Reading his dissent from the bench, Justice Antonin Scalia denounce the majority's decision to decide the case and to strike down DOMA as aggressive acts of judicial activism.
"Both of them are wrong, and the error in both spring from the same diseased root: an exalted notion of the role of this court in American democratic society," he said.
( Also on POLITICO: Gay rights no longer immigration bill obstacle)
Scalia slammed the Kennedy majority for claiming that DOMA's supporters acted to "disparage and injure" same-sex couples, with motivation to "demean" them, as well as to "impose…a stigma" and to "humiliate" their children.
"Bear in mind that the object of this terrible condemnation is not some benighted state legislature and governor, but our respected co-ordinate branches, the Congress and presidency of the United States," Scalia said.
"Laying such a charge against them should require the most extraordinary evidence, and I would have thought that every attempt would be made to indulge a more anodyne explanation for the statute. The majority's opinion does the opposite, affirmatively concealing from the reader – never mentioning, the arguments that exist in justification."


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Russian Roots Revealed In China's Z-10
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Sergei Mikheyev, general designer of the Kamov Design Bureau, has revealed that the Russian helicopter company secretly designed the baseline version of the Z-10 attack helicopter for China in the mid-1990s.
The two-seat helicopter made its public debut at the 2012 Zhuhai air show in China, having undergone extensive testing by the People's Liberation Army for several years. While an outward resemblance to the AgustaWestland A129 Mangusta was widely discussed, no connection was ever made to Kamov until Mikheyev's announcement at the Heli-Expo convention here on March 6.
Commenting during a briefing on the Kamov product line, Mikheyev says the decision to reveal the Russian company's role in the design of the Z-10 followed its unveiling by China at the air show late last year.
Kamov worked on the preliminary design at China's request in 1995. "Due to understandable reasons this was kept secret, but we made the design and it was accepted by China," Mikheyev says. The baseline design, which was known internally as Project 941, "was accepted for development," he adds.
Until now, it was generally believed that the aircraft had been designed in China and that the only real foreign input was in the powerplant.
The Z-10's development has been highly controversial. Five aircraft were powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C engines fitted with full authority digital engine controls developed by Hamilton Sundstrand. Following investigations by federal agencies, United Technologies Corp., the parent company of the two firms, was fined $75 million for violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements in connection with the illegal export to China of U.S.-origin military software in June 2012.
According to evidence heard in the trial, China has sourced the engines under the pretense of producing a civil medium transport. PW&C provided up to 10 engines for the aircraft. Since then, it has been suggested that Z-10 manufacturer Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation has had to use a lower-rated indigenously-built engine in the helicopter, forcing it to undertake a significant weight-saving program until a new, more powerful engine becomes available.
Kamov is better known for its co-axial designs such as the Ka-32 transport helicopter and also the Ka-50/52 attack helicopters. The company is producing the Ka-62 utility helicopter.
"So I wish success to the helicopter," Mikheyev adds.
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Defence, Diplomacy & Development – (Re)Shaping Societies: Global Tasks for Public Relations in the 21st Century
Monday 4th July, 2016
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
The aim of this conference is to bring together strategic communicators working in civil society and academics to explore and discuss the role of public relations theory and practice in shaping emerging and existing societies. In recent years some public relations scholars have adopted a sociological perspective on strategic communication. This view sees the discipline as actively constructing and structuring the world in alignment with a number of structural forces – often corporate, governmental or state-based.
Such theories draw on a socially constructed epistemology (Heide, 2009; Ihlen and van Ruler, 2009) through which strategic communications practice "produce[s] a common social reality" (Heide, 2009: 43). Applications of these sociological analyses have tended to operate either at a theoretical level (Ihlen et al, 2009) or from a distinct critical perspective, employing concepts such as discourse theory or adopting readings of public relations as a cultural intermediary (Hodges, 2006).
The aim of this conference is to move beyond studies of what could be considered meso-level activities, such as marketing or corporate communication campaigns (Ihlen and van Ruler, 2009: 3) to focus scholarly attention on, arguably, macro-level communications activity and the ways it is responsible for shaping the values and norms of societies.
In particular we are interested in understanding how the increasingly professionalised and globalised discipline of public relations (Freitag and Stokes, 2009; Gannon and Pillai, 2013) shapes emerging societies in post-conflict or transitional environments. To advance such interests we have devised three thematic strands for the conference:
- Defence – how are the military and intelligence agencies using communication strategically to prepare for, manage and embed specific state-focused or governmental aims? For example, how are 'information ops' deployed to destabilise hostile regimes; how is public relations used to communicate with civilians in conflict or post-conflict zones; how can strategic communications be used for coalition-building among local stakeholders (politicians, tribal elders, aid agencies, etc)?
- Diplomacy – what communication strategies adopted by governments or inter-governmental organisations, such as the UN or NATO, are used to achieve opinion or behaviour change? This could include studies of inter-governmental lobbying for policy or regime change; the role of social media in engaging civilians as part of 'public diplomacy' campaigns; how can strategic communication – both interpersonal and external – be used in negotiation situations, e.g. terrorism, back-channel diplomacy, peace negotiations, etc?
- Development – how is public relations used by stakeholders in supporting social development? This could include direct public-facing activity by NGOs and aid agencies, such as in-region public health awareness campaigns, the use of public relations in lobbying for aid budgets and aid programmes. Also, what role does PR play in higher ideas around progress, social integration, peace and social justice.
Although these themes lend themselves to the 'global tasks' facing public relations, we are also interested in receiving submissions about public relations' role in shaping established societal frameworks – providing they cover some of the main issues raised above.
We welcome submissions that adopt a critical as well as functional account of public relations in the above contexts. The overarching aim of the conference is to encourage collaboration and partnership between practitioners and academics to develop new thinking across the field. We encourage challenging and thought-provoking proposals from individuals, groups or organisations.
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The best papers will be selected to go for review by the Journal of Communication Management who will publish a Special Issue in support of the Conference.
If you would like to submit a paper for presentation at the conference, please email abstracts (400-600 words) to prglobaltasks [at] gmail [dot] com.


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Faculty Recital: Marlayna Maynard - Soprano »
Wednesday Apr 4
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. @ Davis Performance Hall in the Covington CenterMarlayna Maynard, Cara Modisett and other guest artists will present Jake Heggie's one-act opera "At the Statue of Venus" along with shorter works from a variety of composers.
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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. @ Radford University Art Museum at the Covington CenterMeet the artists. Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design program exhibit their best works. Free admission.
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Sunday Apr 8
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. @ Bondurant Auditorium, Preston HallJoin the Radford University Performance Series for a special recording of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, home to live music on public radio for over 30 years. Distributed by NPR, more than 150 stations across America and around the world play the two-hour episode of Mountain Stage every week via NPR Music and mountainstage.org. Recorded in front of a live audience, Mountain Stage features performances from seasoned legends and emerging stars in genres ranging from folk, blues and country; to indie rock, synth pop, world music and alternative.
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Monday Apr 9 - Saturday Apr 14
All day @ RUAM Gallery DowntownAn exhibition of art by studio art faculty at Hollins University. Featured artists are Rick Hensley, Donna Polseno, Jennifer D. Printz, Elise Schweitzer, and Bob Sulkin.
Radford University Opera Workshop Concert »
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Curtain Up! Oklahoma! »
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5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. @ Covington CenterDinner and a show. Proceeds benefit Radford University's theatre guest artists program. Tickets include cocktails, dinner and ticket to Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! »
Tuesday Apr 10
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. @ Pridemore PlayhouseBy Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. In spring 2018, the Great American Classic Musical "Oklahoma!" sweeps like a prairie wind across the Charles L. Hayes Stage recalling a simpler time and the indomitable frontier spirit that built a great nation. Come warm your heart and tap your boots to such hummable favorites as "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin," "People Will Say We're in Love," and, of course, the rousing title anthem! General Admission: $10; RU Faculty/Staff, Senior Discount (55+), and Group Rates (10+): $6; RU Student w/ID: Free. Tickets for the Pridemore productions are available at rutheatretickets.com or the week prior to the event at the Porterfield Box Office or by calling 540-831-5289. Box Office is open from noon to 6 p.m. one week prior to opening.
20th Century Art History Class Exhibition »
Thursday Apr 12 - Friday Apr 13
All day @ Porterfield Gallery 205Art can change history and it can change us – if we let it. View the art of today through the eyes of the students in ARTH420. The exhibition is in the Porterfield Gallery (room 205). The gallery is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closes from noon until 1 p.m.


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An expert dropper of goals
Huw Richards
April 6, 2012
England's Nim Hall is tackled by a French defender at Twickenham in 1953 © PA Photos
There can be little doubt that both teams from the previous day's France v England match woke up with hangovers 60 years ago, on April 6, 1952.
For England, the sore heads reflected the usual after-match celebrations of a team that had won in Paris. For the French it was as much reflection on a match that could have been won as anything they had consumed in later hours.
The key figure in the events of April 5 at the Stade Colombes was England captain Norman Macleod 'Nim' Hall, one of their most significant players in the immediate post-war era.
France, who had beaten England in both previous post-war clashes at Colombes, as well as winning for the first time at Twickenham in 1951, looked set for a fourth victory in five seasons when Lyon wing Michel Pomathios crossed in the first-half. Jean Prat missed the conversion, but France still looked likelier to build on their 3-0 lead than England were to hit back.
With France disrupted by an injury to their try-scorer, which reduced them to 14 men, England struck back after the break. This was a game made for Hall, who was more kicker than runner. O.L.Owen had written of him that, "As a tactical kicker, Hall was first-class in the stand-off position, but both as an inspiration and a maker of openings for his fellow backs, he was sadly lacking." Still, more than that, he was as Bleddyn Williams recalled, "an expert dropper of goals".
It was that skill that came to the fore then, as England were awarded a penalty just inside their own half. Hall was England's usual kicker, employing what journalists called a "soccer-style" approach of kicking with the instep rather than the toe end, better for accuracy than distance with the heavy balls of the era.
On this occasion he invoked the option, which still existed in 1952, of dropping for goal and stunned the entire crowd by nailing a vast kick to level the scores. His second penalty, to clinch England's 6-3 win, was from closer range and converted by more conventional means.
Hall, who was born in 1925, had come to the fore in the later years of the war as one of the stars of an exceptional St Mary's College team. As dean of the college, Lord Moran, also known as Winston Churchill's personal doctor, had shown even more than the usual medical school predilection for rugby players.
Hall first attracted wider notice in 1945, when his two drop goals, then worth four points apiece, enabled St Mary's to end Coventry's four-year, 72-match unbeaten run with an 8-3 victory. In 1946 he was England's chosen outside-half in all six Victory internationals, landing two more drops in the 25-15 win in Cardiff.
When the Five Nations resumed in 1947, he was a natural choice as England's outside-half - forming a St Mary's midfield triangle with Ted Scott and Billy Bennett - and marked his debut with yet another drop, the decisive score in their 9-6 victory in Cardiff.
The veteran Welsh writer Townsend Collins credited him with "brains as well as individual skills", while political writer Alan Watkins, who attended the match as a teenager, recalled his gaunt appearance, "He looked at death's door, even as a young man."
His England career was to have a peculiarly episodic quality. He won 17 caps over nine seasons, an oddity attributable in part to the tendency of England selectors to begin the process of making choices anew each season and rely far more on the impressions offered in trial matches than any previous evidence.
He did not play at all in 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1954. He might not have played in 1949 or 1952 either, but on each occasion was in a Rest team that defeated England in the final trial. On each occasion Hall found himself precipitated into an England team, not only as a player, but as captain.
Given the job in 1949, he was England's sixth captain in 10 postwar matches, Hall made a minor mark in the record books by dropping the first three-point drop-goal in international rugby, once more against Wales, following the devaluation from four points.
He lasted only two games before giving way both as outside-half and captain to Coventry's Ivor Preece, who retained both roles until the end of the 1950 Five Nations. The match in Paris proved to be Hall's last for England at outside-half. The pacy Martin Regan emerged through the trials for the 1952-3 season as the man England had been looking for.
At the same time England were looking for a fullback and evidently still saw Hall as a potential leader. Having faced Regan at outside-half in the first trial at Workington, Hall was fullback for the Possibles in the second trial at Exeter and for England in the final match at Twickenham.
The new formula worked. As Owen wrote, it meant that Hall's "undoubted other gifts as a footballer were made use of". A few weeks later he was England's first post-war outright Championship-winning captain. Even so, he was out again in 1954 before returning for two final matches - again as captain - in the following season.
Hall, who played his club rugby for Huddersfield (his home town) and Richmond, probably never encountered a more difficult opponent than the St Mary's examiners, ultimately falling victim to new rules demanding that students qualify within a certain number of years.
His value to England was unquestionable. Across nine seasons of selectorial indecision he was their most-capped back and top scorer, his total of 39 points from eight conversions, four penalties and three drops (two worth four points) remaining a post-war record until overtaken by Roger Hosen in 1967.
His 13 matches as captain matched the record set by Wavell Wakefield. It was subsequently matched by Eric Evans, Dickie Jeeps and John Pullin, but not overtaken until Bill Beaumont led England for the 14th time (of an eventual total of 21) in Cardiff in 1981.
Hall was also the most durable, in playing terms, of England's first post-war team. Of the others only flanker Don White, who made it to 1953, lasted to play international rugby in the 1950s. Life, sadly, was different. Hall was the first of an otherwise strikingly long-lived bunch - several are still alive 65 years after their England debuts - to die, at the age of 46 in 1972.
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Before taking naproxen/esomeprazole, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to either of them; or to aspirin or other NSAIDs (such as ibuprofen, celecoxib); or to other proton-pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, pantoprazole; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: aspirin-sensitive asthma (a history of worsening breathing with runny/stuffy nose after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs), kidney disease, liver disease, stomach/intestinal/esophagus problems (such as bleeding, ulcers, recurring heartburn), heart disease (such as congestive heart failure, history of heart attack), high blood pressure, stroke, swelling (edema, fluid retention), severe loss of body water (dehydration), low sodium blood levels, blood disorders (such as anemia), bleeding or clotting problems, asthma, growths in the nose (nasal polyps).This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Limit alcoholic beverages.This medication may cause stomach bleeding. Daily use of alcohol and tobacco, especially when combined with this medicine, may increase the risk of stomach bleeding. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more information.Proton pump inhibitors (such as esomeprazole) may increase your risk for bone fractures, especially with longer use, higher doses, and in older adults. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about ways to prevent bone loss/fracture, such as by taking calcium (such as calcium citrate) and vitamin D supplements.Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).Older adults may be more sensitive to the effects of this drug, especially stomach bleeding and kidney effects.Before using this medication, women of childbearing age should talk with their doctor(s) about the benefits and risks (such as miscarriage). Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It is not recommended for use during the first and last trimesters of pregnancy due to possible harm to the unborn baby and interference with normal labor/delivery.Naproxen passes into breast milk. It is unknown if esomeprazole passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions
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See also Warning section.Upset stomach, heartburn, diarrhea, drowsiness, or dizziness may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor or pharmacist promptly.Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: easy bruising/bleeding, lightheadedness/fainting, signs of a lung infection (such as fever, cough, trouble breathing), difficult/painful swallowing, swelling of the hands/feet, sudden/unexplained weight gain, change in amount of urine, symptoms of a low magnesium blood level (such as unusually fast/slow/irregular heartbeat, persistent muscle spasms, seizures).This drug may rarely cause serious (possibly fatal) liver disease. Stop taking this medication and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of liver damage, including: persistent nausea/vomiting, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin.This medication may rarely cause a severe intestinal condition (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea) due to a type of bacteria. Do not use anti-diarrhea products or narcotic pain medications if you have any of the following symptoms because these products may make them worse. Tell your doctor right away if you develop: persistent diarrhea, abdominal or stomach pain/cramping, fever, blood/mucus in your stool.A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash/blisters, unexplained fever, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.In the US -Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
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The Quail, a Motorsport Gathering, a Fitting End to the West Coast Rally
A fitting end to a memorable week, The Tributo Ferrari rally drivers pulled onto the lawn this morning to join the Motorsports Gathering at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. Awaiting them was a representative display of Ferrari motorsports including a 458 Grand-AM, a Challenge 20th Anniversary car and a Formula One 150° Italia as well as a host of unique and rare Ferrari.
Among the exceptional driving machines showcased at the 11th annual event there was a:
• 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter Berlinetta – Having the distinction of being Ferrari's first road car, the 166 Inter set the bar for all subsequent Ferraris manufactured after 1950. Originally unveiled at the XXXIITurin Motor Show, only 37 models were ever produced.
• 1969 Ferrari 365GTS – Designed to be the next evolution of the 330, the 365 GTS took the brand into a new decade and left the classic Ferrari design in the 1960s. Regarded as one of Ferraris' most successful luxury models, only 800 models were built during the vehicle's three years of production.
• 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Short Nose – One of Ferrari's most esteemed 1960s GT models, the 275 GTB Short Nose was the successor to the long-running and highly sought-after 250 GT. The first in the series, "Short Nose" models feature more prominent grilles and a more aggressive aesthetic.
• 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB, Long Nose, Torque Tube – Praised as the last of the "classic Ferraris," the 275 GTB Long Nose was designed and created by Enzo Ferrari himself, marking the natural evolution from its immediate predecessors. The model was, by many standards, the most advanced road-going Ferrari at the time of its introduction.
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Doug Mowen, Executive Director, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at USAA, knows how important it is to play smart at marketing. Since he joined USAA's management team in 2002, Mowen has continually focused on the best way to use analytics and insights to drive value for both the USAA membership and the enterprise. Under Mowen's leadership, USAA has established a brand identity that revolves around superb customer service. It's a directive that ensures customer satisfaction and generates positive returns on marketing investments.
Mowen had a chance to put his marketing prowess to good use in 2009. That was the year USAA expanded its eligibility requirements to include anyone who had honorably served in the armed forces along with their eligible family members. It was a whole different approach for USAA, which was founded in 1922 by a small group of Army officers who decided to self-insure each other when outside insurers felt they were too risky.
The 2009 eligibility expansion meant that USAA had to figure out how to quickly raise awareness with a large, new group of prospects. Based on his experiences, Mowen shares five tips that can help any marketing organization achieve excellence.
If you can clearly support and share your analytic results, you will be much more successful at building a business culture that relies on facts to make decisions.
Doug Mowen
Executive Director, Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Key Insight 1: Define Success.
Which Insights Would Promote Data-Driven Decision Making?
As you design your measurement plan with stakeholders, the first things to ask are, "What are you trying to accomplish? What is success?" It's crucial to get your stakeholders to clearly define this. Some stakeholders may say they want to generate responses or sell more products. These types of general answers should stimulate additional questions that can provide better answers about what insights are needed. So, for example, you could ask what types of responses they're looking for – such as phone calls, website visits or other responses. And you should ask the stakeholders to clarify what counts as a response.
Key Insight 2: Target Carefully.
Understand Your Customers and What Drives Their Behaviors.
When you're targeting your audiences, you should incorporate as much as possible from the wealth of data that's available today. Demographic variables give you a good idea of what the customer looks like, and they're generally good predictor variables. But USAA has found that behavioral data is a much better predictor. To find it, be sure to pull data from your website and call centers along with transactional and event-type data, such as marriage, moving to a new home or having a baby. All of this information can help you more fully understand your customers' behaviors.
Key Insight 3: Align Resources.
Understand Who and What Is Available, and Know the Limitations.
After identifying who you should or should not target in marketing, you should decide how you will communicate with customers and how they will communicate with you. Do you want to create a full surround-sound campaign using all available marketing channels? Or do you have a limited budget and only want to focus on a few? In that case, which ones should you use? These are all important questions to help narrow your approach.
Key Insight 4: Measure Carefully.
Determine the Incremental Benefits of Your Initiatives.
The importance of good measurement is hard to underestimate. To do it, USAA uses scientific methodology to examine the available models that it can use for targeting and vehicle assignment. Once it understands budget and success metrics, USAA uses a marketing mix optimization model to determine which channels to use for campaigns. Then it uses a vast suite of prediction models to further refine its target audiences – creating the best chance for success. Finally, it focuses on building the measurement (or test) plan. Where possible, USAA prefers to use a control versus exposed approach to measure the incremental value of individual tactics. And when it can't use a control group, it turns to special types of A/B testing or time series modeling.
Key Insight 5: Build Credibility.
Certify and Clearly Communicate Your Results.
If you can clearly support and share your analytic results, you will be much more successful at building a business culture that relies on facts to make decisions. But keep in mind that if results are not favorable, people may question the data, the measurement techniques or the analysis itself. Sometimes these discussions can lead to additional knowledge or insights. But if your data and measurement techniques are solid, this unnecessary debate can strain your analytical resources or lead to spin across the organization.
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|English: The back of Starkweather Chapel, an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, in Ypsilanti, Michigan's Highland Cemetery. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I was also hoping that tucked inside that white microfilm box would be confirmation of Benjamin's father's ties to St. Luke's. Had John Towner Vaughan and his family been members there?
And I was also hoping to find some more evidence of Daniel's birth and something about his life before he volunteered for the 1st Infantry Regiment when Lincoln first called up the Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War.
Too much to ask from a little white box?
But one thing I've learned in life is you don't get it if you don't ask for it.
And in genealogy I've found you don't get answers until you start asking questions and looking for the answers.
And in family history you don't get the story until you start writing it.
And, boy howdy, I was quite pleased with the answers that were jam-packed inside that little white microfilm box. {Opening that box was better than opening a box from Amazon.}
According to St. Luke's Parish Register, John T. Vaughan and his family had, indeed, been members at St. Luke's. I'd imagine when the Anglican John T. and his second wife Hester settled in Ypsilanti, joining the newly formed St. Luke's Episcopal Church seemed like the thing to do.
According to the well-kept records, here's what I also learned about the Vaughan family:
- John T. Vaughan was listed as a pewholder in 1840 at St. Luke's.
- John T. Vaughan had been baptized and confirmed at some point in his life in the Episcopal/Anglican church and that he had been received into and a communicant in good standing at St. Luke's.
- John T. Vaughan had been on the vestry {the elective governing body of an Episcopal parish} at St. Luke's.
- John T. Vaughan had died 21 Jul 1865 of "malignant erysipelas" {skin infection} and was buried in Highland Cemetery 22 Jul 1865.
- Benjamin Brown Vaughan had been received into the St. Luke's parish, but beyond that had not participated at St. Luke's at all. He had not married Susanna there nor did it look like they were members there.
This parish register entry for the Vaughan family is priceless because it pulls together the whole family and lists who was dead {at the time the family was received into the parish}, who had been baptized, who had been confirmed, and who had been married.
So, it was a bit disheartening to find that Benjamin and Susanna were seemingly not members of the same church as Benjamin's father. However, I learned bunches about John's life in the church, and the information was definitely needed for my application for United Empire Loyalist membership.
Then I "skipped" in the microfilm to the back of the Parish Register Book to look for an index before combing through all the baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials, which are in chronological order by event. 'Cause duh. I'm lazy like that.
And? I wanted to verify there were no other Vaughans in the parish and that there was really no trace of Benjamin and his family, especially Benjamin's son, Daniel Rook Vaughan. I mean, I really need his information for my DAR and UEL applications.
Found: Good News!
They were the only Vaughan family in the St. Luke's Parish through 1893.
Found: More Good News!
There was a Dan'l R, an Alice B., and a Prudence B. listed in the index with their baptismal registry number.
Found: Good & Bad News!
There was a Mrs. Susanna Vaughan listed with her burial registry number.
Well, I knew something bad had happened to Susanna. I've written about it before. It's just not always a thrill to find out you're right about some things.
I quickly jumped back in the microfilm to the burials section to look for the details of Susanna's burial. And there, on page 314, is listed Susanna as having been buried 12 Jan 1852 in Ypsilanti at the tender age of 26. No cause of death and no date of death were listed. However, she is listed as having been baptized, confirmed, and a communicant at the time of her burial. {Really? Which church?}
According to the date, that means she left behind a 5-year-old Prudence, a 4-year-old Daniel {my 2nd great grandfather}, and an almost-2-year-old Alice. {Big sigh.}
Found: Good & Bad News!
But then listed right underneath Mrs. Susanna Vaughan's burial register entry was an entry for an 11-month old Rachel Roselia Vaughan who had been buried 24 Mar 1852 in Ypsilanti. And, again, no cause of death or date of death was listed.}
Just who was Rachel Roselia Vaughan? Had she been a younger and until-now-unknown-to-me sibling of Daniel's? And if so, then the "them" who had been lost between 1850 and 1860 had really been 3 and not 2.
With a heavy heart, I quickly looked up Prudence's, Daniel's, and Alice's baptismal entries for my records and society applications. {Oh yeah. The societies. That's why I was here in the first place. *snort*} And then I found some more surprises. The 3 children had been baptized in a private ceremony under their full names -- Prudence Brown Vaughan, Daniel Rook Vaughan, and Alice Barbary Vaughan -- in a private ceremony all on the same day, 30 Aug 1851. And because the mythical genealogy gods and goddesses didn't want to make anything too easy for me, their grandparents -- John T. and Hester Vaughan -- are listed as their parents and Daniel's birth year is different by 1 year from what I know it to be based on other pieces of evidence.
But, then, listed right underneath their baptismal entries is a baptismal entry for Rachel Roselia Vaughan who was baptized 21 Mar 1852 at St. Luke's, which was just 3 days before her burial.
So. What's the story? Well, I dunno for sure, but it seems that Susanna became incapacitated in some way and, by the end of August in 1851, was unable to take care of her children. It doesn't seem that Benjamin, Susanna, and their kiddos had been members of St. Luke's either. At least, not at first.
So, it seems that Benjamin's father and step-mother -- John and Hester -- came in and took their grandchildren in order to care for them and by the end of August in 1851, they had Prudence, Daniel, and Alice baptized at St. Luke's in Ypsilanti. And then almost 7 months later, they had Rachel Roselia baptized there as well 3 days before her burial.
Good for me, paper-trail-wise. Sorta.
But? I wonder how Susanna had been incapacitated? Illness? Postpartum depression? Accident?
And what about the baby, Rachel Roselia? I'm definitely assuming that she is Benjamin's and Susanna's baby. But I could be wrong about that. Regardless, why did she die? Illness? Birth defect?
And? Forget Waldo. Where in the world is Benjamin in all this upheaval and crisis? Hurt? Ill? Working elsewhere?
So. Some losses and finds in Ypsilanti. And one is still playing hide-n-seek.
And? O Susanna, how I cried for you.
And your babies. For just when I found you and Rachel Roselia, I lost you both. And so did your family.
{Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow and the Vaughan Family Surprise -- some things found and shared with me because of what I wrote. Will Benjamin be revealed?}
Note: Sources available upon request because if you think we're related, then contact me at cmpointer [@] gmail [dot] com and we'll figure it out together.


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This link discusses flooding by and from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers: http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/LouisianaRiverControl.html
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced improvements to the availability and usability of drinking water data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool. ECHO now allows the public to search to see whether drinking water in their community met the standards required under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which is designed to safeguard the nation's drinking water and protect people's health.
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Leah Bray is a restoration ecologist with Natural Capital Development in Ocean Springs. She has been a semi-professional nature photographer for over ten years writing photo essays for newspapers and magazines. With assistance from Ms. Bray, participants will learn to tell a story with their nature photographs and associated captions. After a brief classroom lesson on how to take nature photographs, participants will take photos in the field and then discuss how to use them to construct or support a story (or vice versa). Be sure to bring: cameras, notebooks, hats, bug spray, sunscreen, and shoes to walk in semi-wet conditions.
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An open dialog on the next five years of wetland renewal in SE Louisiana. A forum to discuss concerns before plans are finalized. Technical, ecological, economic, and societal issues concerning coastal restoration. Presented by experts from universities, the Corps of Engineers, and the State of Louisiana. Followed by discussion and impacts to: Communities, Estuaries and Livelihoods.
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Topics at this site include: Coastal Ecosystems, Gulf of Mexico, Oil in the Marine Environment, Oil Spill Response, Oil & Society, Data on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Oil Spill Glossary, Oil Spill Acronyms, Oil Spill Links, and Journal Articles on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Climate Change: Rising Seas and Major U.S. Coastal Areas by 2100
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The latest report by the FSA makes for some very sorry reading indeed.
The report entitled '... Banks' management of high money-laundering risk situations - How banks deal with high-risk customers (including politically exposed persons), correspondent banking relationships and wire transfers...' is a shocking denunciation of the way in which a series of simple regulatory requirements have become so widely flouted by the financial sector.
The FSA states in the preamble to its Executive Summary;
'... As a result of this review and our concurrent casework, we have referred two banks to our enforcement division after identifying apparent serious weaknesses in their systems and controls for managing high-risk customers, including PEPs. We are considering whether further regulatory action is required in relation to other banks and further cases may be referred to enforcement...'
What the FSA has found in its survey is that a great number of those banks inspected '... appeared unwilling to turn away, or exit, very profitable business relationships when there appeared to be an unacceptable risk of handling the proceeds of crime. Around a third of banks, including the private banking arms of some major banking groups, appeared willing to accept very high levels of money-laundering risk if the immediate reputational and regulatory risk was acceptable...'
Consider the following scenario! A Client Relationship Manager from Megabank plc is chatting to a new client referral.
CRM: '...How much did you say you wanted to introduce to us, Your Excellency..?'
Client: '...My dear chap, just call me Mustafa...'
CRM: '...Thanks Mustafa, I think you mentioned something in the region of 100 million, was that pounds or dollars..?'
Client: '...Well, it's in dollars right now but we were hoping you could arrange for it to be converted to Sterling and Euros. We are not anxious to upset our US friends who have only recently transferred the latest tranche of their humanitarian aid package to out Treasury. Our President is anxious to keep them onside..!'
CRM: '...I see no problem in making the conversions using some of our own facilities abroad. Our Wealth Management Division has branches in a number of interesting foreign jurisdictions...'
These institutions appear to have lost sight of the primary point of the AML Legislation and Regulations, which is to prevent and forestall money laundering, and in recent months we have seen an exceptional amount of money exiting the Middle East as the Arab Spring has started to take effect. Have these banks somehow lost sight of the fact that many of these millions may be the proceeds of the looted Treasuries of countries seeking to overthrow years of cruel dictatorships, or just as likely, the rake-off from foreign loans and aid packages made to countries with difficult political situations! This what the FSA means when it talks about '... when there appeared to be an unacceptable risk of handling the proceeds of crime...'
'... Over half the banks we visited failed to apply meaningful enhanced due diligence (EDD) measures in higher risk situations and therefore failed to identify or record adverse information about the customer or the customer's beneficial owner. Around a third of them dismissed serious allegations about their customers without adequate review...'
Client: '...You may have heard some rather unhappy stories about our President and his family in the news recently. I assure you they are not true, merely planted by enemies who have no respect for our President's wisdom and love for his people...'
CRM: '...We understand only too well how such unfair allegations can be made against men of impeccable reputations, please do not concern yourself...'
If over half of the banks reviewed were willing to adopt these cavalier attitudes towards high-risk clients, then it is clearly time that much more stringent oversight was brought to bear on them. It is not before time, these institutions have a long time to get used to the effect of the regulations. However, it seems not to have mattered one iota.
'... Three quarters of the banks in our sample failed to take adequate measures to establish the legitimacy of the source of wealth and source of funds to be used in the business relationship. This was of concern in particular where the bank was aware of significant adverse information about the customer's or beneficial owner's integrity...'
How might we begin to describe this kind of response to regulation? Is it merely an accident, or perhaps just coincidence?
Difficult to maintain that kind of argument in the face of the statistics. No, the answer is the same old typical arrogance which has been demonstrated by so many financial institutions towards financial regulation ever since the days of the South Sea Bubble.
You doubt my memory?
After the South Sea Bubble in 1720, Parliament passed legislation outlawing the short-selling of stock. Did this stop the boys in the City from doing it? No, of course not, except now, they could not write down their deals for fear of providing evidence of short-selling. So they had to stand by their verbal agreements. Hence the motto of the Stock Exchange 'My word is my Bond'.
Many people think this phrase is proof-positive of integrity and honest dealing, when in reality it is the proof of a thieves charter!
No, it's just good, old-fashioned arrogance, borne out by the observation made by the FSA;
'... At a few banks, the general AML culture was a concern, with senior management and/or compliance challenging us about the whole point of the AML regime or the need to identify PEPs...'
How can any regulator possibly deal in a fair and reasonable way with a regulated member who challenges the entire basis of an important piece of legislation? The only way will be to do as the FSA assert at the end of the Summary;
'... We will, where appropriate, use our enforcement powers to reinforce key messages in this report to encourage banks and other firms to strengthen AML systems and controls and deter them from making decisions which do not take adequate account of money laundering risk...'


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The Covenant, or petition, was dismissed by British Prime Minister Clement Atlee as an irrelevance, but it does survive to this day. Part of the petition is held by the National Records of Scotland under GD1/1215, with the catalogue entry noting that
Mr Ian Hamilton QC deposited this item with the Scottish Record Office (now the National Archives of Scotland) in April 1998. When first signed, the text had been hung on the wall of the Covenant Association Office in Glasgow and was accessible to the public. It was subsequently removed for safekeeping before being deposited in the SRO.
The rest of the Covenant - the overwhelming bulk of the petition - is held at the National Library of Scotland (www.nls.uk). Again the NRS catalogue entry states the following extraordinary story about its survival:
The main body of signatures, except the 160 on the first page, is now in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh (their ref: Acc5492). They are contained in thousands of separate sheets and were placed there in 1970 by Dr Winifred Ewing who had rescued them from a Rutherglen builder's yard.
The signing of covenants in Scotland, in recent history at least (the concept is actually biblical), goes back to 17th century Presbyterianism and the defiance of the population against Charles I's attempts to further introduce episcopacy into the Scottish church (his father, James VI, had already attempted to get things underway on that front). In genealogical terms, one such Solemn League and Covenant from 1912 has been fully digitised and made available online - signed by the Protestant population of Ulster and Ireland (and many worldwide countries, including Scotland and England), the descendants of Scottish and English planters who actually feared home rule for Ireland, the thought being that "Home Rule is Rome Rule". It can be searched and viewed online at http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/ulster_covenant.htm.
The Diomhair (Secret) programme written by George Rosie for BBC Alba tells the extraordinary story of the Scottish Covenant movement of the 1940s (embedded here):
The 1912 Ulster Covenant signatures are online - what a great genealogical resource the 1949 Scottish Covenant signatures would be to see also.


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Pre-Pharmacy Major — The Chemistry Department recently added a major to prepare students for exciting careers in pharmacy, pharmaceutical science and medicinal chemistry. Students who major in chemistry are well prepared to work on discovery of new drugs and testing of their safety and effectiveness.
Pre-Pharmacy Major — The Chemistry Department recently added a major to prepare students for exciting careers in pharmacy, pharmaceutical science and medicinal chemistry. Students who major in chemistry are well prepared to work on discovery of new drugs and testing of their safety and effectiveness.
The Chemistry Department has adopted national programs proven to improve student learning such as Peer-Led Team Learning, which leverages student engagement and small groups to optimize learning, and Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) — a student-centered approach that also uses small groups and individual roles to make sure every student is engaged in learning. Research experiences in early courses prepare students for graduate and professional school or a science career. We believe that the level of student support in courses and opportunities for early research experience are among the best in Ohio.
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Chemistry Workshops — In the first and second year of the curriculum, students gather in small teams with a peer leader who has successfully completed the course. Students work together on activities and team problems designed by the instructor. Workshops build support groups that are important for student success.
Chemistry Workshops — In the first and second year of the curriculum, students gather in small teams with a peer leader who has successfully completed the course. Students work together on activities and team problems designed by the instructor. Workshops build support groups that are important for student success.
As a chemistry major, you'll study classical areas of physical, organic, inorganic, analytical and biochemistry. As you progress through the program, you'll be expected to demonstrate a proficiency in these classical areas, and to develop an understanding of the relationship between the natural sciences, the environment and the ethical issues facing us all.
Capital embraces high-impact teaching practices, like undergraduate research, internships and capstone projects, which are proven strategies for helping students learn and retain what they've learned. So you professors will encourage and mentor you in research as early as your first year at Capital.
Each senior chemistry major is expected to conduct laboratory, library and Internet research and to present his or her findings in either an oral or both an oral and written format. These technical presentations for students and faculty not only allow majors the opportunity for in-depth study, but also sharpen skills that are important in career advancement. The department has its own library with many of the current journals. Students also have online access to the immense data base of OhioLink and Chemical Abstracts Service.
You'll also have the opportunity for internships at world-class, Columbus-based research facilities like Battelle, and Dow Corning, Eli Lilly and the Columbus Police Crime Lab. These internships will help you apply your chemical knowledge to practical, real-world problems, and help you enter the workforce or get into graduate school after you graduate. The record of Capital's chemistry graduates is outstanding. More than 100 of our graduates have earned their doctorates in chemistry, while another 75 have completed work at the master's level.
Today, our graduates are professional chemists at such corporations as:
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Hometown: Celina, OhioMajors: Chemistry (Pre-Med) and BiochemistryGraduation: May 2015
CAREERS AND PLACEMENT Opportunities for advances in human health care make biochemistry an exciting field of study. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms are major employers of graduates with a biochemistry major. This major is also excellent preparation for students interested in graduate school in biochemistry and molecular biology or health-related careers such as medicine, pharmacy and dentistry.
More than 90 percent of biochemistry majors pursue an advanced degree in graduate school or a health profession. Biochemistry students have gone on to medical school at Kentucky, veterinary school at Ohio State and Ph.D. programs at Vanderbilt, Purdue, Drexel and Ohio State. Recent graduates also are employed in scientific careers at Battelle and Children's Hospital.
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'Waledac' Takedown Worked, But Spam Still Up
The Waledac takedown, as I have written before, was probably a unique case. The botnet was controlled through a series of Internet domains all in the .com namespace, meaning that .com registry operator VeriSign was able, under a court order, to disable every domain. At once the botnet was uncontrollable. The bots still exist, but they cannot take instructions anymore and are dormant.
But Waledac wasn't the only high-profile botnet takedown this year. A large chunk of the Zeus botnet was amputated with the de-peering of two rogue east European ISPs, as described in this New York Times article. De-peering means that other ISPs through which they connect to the Internet disconnected these two rogues, leaving them and their customers unable to reach the rest of the Internet. One of the ISPs, Troyak, has been clawing at opportunities to get back online, but the Times reports them as losing the battle.
Before that, Spanish investigators and the FBI worked to arrest the operators of the Mariposa botnet. Panda Security researcher Pedro Bustamante said Mariposa was so easy to use it was allowing many into the botnet game who previously couldn't handle it; the botnet had millions of systems. Researchers first disabled the botnet by hacking its name resolution. The botmasters were found when they tried to reconnect it.
Around the same time, the Lethic botnet was taken down through cooperation between security/DNS/registry firm Neustar and ISPs.
But the BBC is reporting that, after all that, spam levels appear to be unaffected. They cite Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson: "So as far as impact on spam goes it has been minimal." It would appear that there is plenty of spare botnet capacity in the market. They also cite research by Professor Stefan Savage and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego to the effect that you can make lots of money even on puny response rates like 0.00001%.
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Boston coaches enthralled by Classic drama
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Red Sox are still in the thick of the World Baseball Classic, literally and from afar, with just two games to go.
Pitching coach Juan Nieves and assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez have Puerto Rico roots. The team has its top prospect playing for the Netherlands and another player striking out everyone in sight for Team Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has already advanced to the 8 p.m. ET championship game, set for Tuesday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco, and is waiting on the winner of Monday night's 9 p.m. semifinal game between the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic.
"I think that's going to be a big thing," Rodriguez said of the finals. "Talking to my family in Puerto Rico, the people are very excited about it. Hopefully that will help pick up baseball like it used to be when I played there a long time ago and get the baseball spirits back in Puerto Rico."
Xander Bogaerts, who is ranked the organization's No. 1 prospect by MLB.com, is 5-for-19 (.263) with two doubles and a .364 on-base percentage for the Netherlands.
There are 28 pitchers with more innings thrown in the Classic than reliever Jose De La Torre, the Red Sox right-hander playing for Puerto Rico. Only three pitchers, relievers or starters, in the tournament have more strikeouts.
De La Torre, 27, has walked just one batter and fanned 11 in 5 1/3 innings during the Classic, including names like Jimmy Rollins, Brandon Phillips and Ryan Braun.
"Awesome," Nieves said of De La Torre. "He's a game pitcher. Of course, you see some guys in the bullpen, you're like, 'Oh my God,' but you know he's a reliever and they need that little geek to get after it, and of course it shows in the WBC. He's a game pitcher. I'll tell you one thing: He has a great feel."
Neither Rodriguez nor Nieves could stay up late on Sunday to see Puerto Rico clinch a spot in the finals, but Puerto Rico's run has both smiling.
"I'm elated by the way they've been playing and representing such a small [area] is beautiful," Nieves said. "It's awesome. There's a little culture coming up of pretty good players coming up now."
"It's always nice to see the guys are playing good baseball, because nobody was expecting that," said Rodriguez, who was born in New York but attended high school in Puerto Rico. "I wasn't expecting that -- especially when the first pool was against the Dominican, Venezuela."
Much has been made of Puerto Rico's baseball decline, but both men were optimistic about the game's direction.
"If you go to Puerto Rico -- and I heard it from a great scout -- the pitchers that you look for, the picture of a player, 6-foot-3, 6-foot-4 guys, they're all playing basketball, too," said Nieves. "So the courts are full of basketball players going to college and playing basketball in college, knowing that they're probably not getting drafted as high. But yeah, the crop of new players are coming up."


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