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Olympic City Cuts Traffic To Clean Up The Air
ALISON STEWART, host:
Hey, thank you for listening to the Bryant Park Project from NPR News. Yeah, that's you, Woody, I'm talking to, who works at the Mac Store in Soho. He came up to me, faithful listener, he and his girlfriend. So, good morning, Woody.
PATRICIA MCKINNEY: Good morning, Woody.
MATT MARTINEZ: Hi, Woody.
STEWART: And girlfriend! They listen online at npr.org/bryantpark. Time for something that I've missed. I've missed my stroll. I've missed my wandering. I've missed my sashaying through the day's headlines. Well, they're not really the headlines. They're more like the backlines.
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STEWART: It's The Ramble.
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STEWART: And I am not alone.
MARTINEZ: No.
STEWART: Matt Martinez, nice to see you.
MARTINEZ: Oh, good to see you, Alison. And I like your top. It's very nice.
STEWART: Thank you. Nicole Miller.
MARTINEZ: Very nice.
MCKINNEY: Is that good radio to just say I like your top?
MARTINEZ: Yeah.
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MARTINEZ: Hello, Olympics. Goodbye, cars. That's our first story in The Ramble. There're some new traffic restrictions that went into place in Beijing today to, you know, clean up pollution - to stop pollution, basically...
MCKINNEY: Because - do you know why? Because athletes need to breathe.
MARTINEZ: Yes, yes.
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STEWART: As opposed to regular people.
MARTINEZ: Very, very important. There are 3.3 million cars in Beijing alone, and the regulations that began say that today drivers with even-number plates have to take public transportation, and employees - employers have also been asked to stagger work schedules. And public institutions are opening an hour later than normal, and they say that all of these traffic-calming measures could still not work because unpredictable winds during the Olympics could blow pollution into Beijing from other provinces. And the lack of wind, common, very common, in August, could cause a buildup of local pollution.
STEWART: Wait, so the wind's a problem, and no wind's a problem?
MARTINEZ: Yes. It's basically a big problem.
STEWART: It's a no wind-wind?
MCKINNEY: Wah, wah.
MARTINEZ: But there is more - there's more to this story. Two new subway lines and an airport-rail link were opened over the weekend in Beijing. The projected number of passengers on the three routes is expected to reach 1.1 million daily during the Olympics next month. It's just amazing measures they're going through to make sure that the pollution is cut down in Beijing.
MCKINNEY: And do you think any of these solutions would last past the Olympics or...
MARTINEZ: Probably not.
MCKINNEY: No.
MARTINEZ: Probably not.
STEWART: I'll be watching on my couch in some air conditioning in New York City. You know, there's going to be a big shakeup in late-night TV starting next year. Conan O'Brien is going to take over for Jay Leno, and Jay Leno is going...
MCKINNEY: Somewhere?
STEWART: ABC? We don't know. Now, who's going to replace Conan O'Brien? There was a big battle for this between - would it be Carson Daly? Would it BJ Novak? Turns out, it's going to be Jimmy Fallon...
MARTINEZ: Right.
STEWART: Of "Saturday Night Live" and not-too-many good movies' fame.
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STEWART: So, they're going to, you know, do something that's kind of smart. Lorne Michaels of "SNL," he's going to launch an online edition of the Jimmy Fallon version of "Late Night." They are going to be little 10 minute sort of warm-up shows so that Jimmy Fallon can kind of find his groove, find his sea legs. You remember the early episodes of "Conan"? Unwatchable!
MARTINEZ: Yeah. They were really bad.
MCKINNEY: Yeah.
STEWART: They were really, really bad.
MCKINNEY: He was so nervous.
STEWART: Exactly. So, they're going to do it on the web, for 10 minutes. They're going to do it at 12:30 at night, like, when the show will actually be on, and Lorne says this will be a time for Jimmy to express more freedom and...
MCKINNEY: So, wait, like, a show on the Internet?
MARTINEZ: Really?
MCKINNEY: Wow!
MARTINEZ: Weird.
STEWART: Getting a following before going to the television.
MCKINNEY: That's a great idea.
MARTINEZ: Is it going to be live? Is it going to be streamed live?
STEWART: Uh...
MARTINEZ: Yeah? Live at 12:30?
STEWART: Maybe, I believe that's the way it's going to go.
MARTINEZ: Hm.
MCKINNEY: Hm.
MARTINEZ: It's doomed.
STEWART: Hm.
MCKINNEY: What a good idea.
MARTINEZ: Yeah. It's doomed.
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STEWART: Lorne Michaels, he doesn't know what he's doing, ever, right? OK.
MCKINNEY: All right. So, I have a story. I love these kind of stories. It's about, you know, treasure in your trash. So, this is a story in New York. A 20,000-dollar pair of diamond earrings were lost in the garbage.
STEWART: Ah!
MCKINNEY: It was a Staten Island Jeweler, lost them. They went to a landfill and sorted through a smelly heap of garbage and found them.
STEWART: Wow.
MCKINNEY: They were in a jar of cleaning solution. A worker at the jewelry store had accidentally thrown the earrings away.
STEWART: That's amazing. That's a great story.
MCKINNEY: I mean, that poor worker. So, they went - they went to the Fresh Kills Landfill. I don't know how this stuff went to Fresh Kills. I thought Fresh Kills had been closed a long time ago. So, I don't know if these had been in the garbage that long, or for some reason, they got trucked to Fresh Kills. I don't know, but anyway, they had to dig through the trash, but they found their earrings, and that never happens.
STEWART: But 20,000-dollar earrings, I mean, you could probably spot those from space. Those things must be huge.
MCKINNEY: Can I tell you something, though? My husband lost his wedding ring once in the Delaware River.
MARTINEZ: Oh, my God.
MCKINNEY: And he was like, oh, God, I lost my wedding ring! What are we going to do? And I was like, I'll help you find it. I looked down, and I found it. It was like, I just found it. It was a miracle.
STEWART: Maybe there's some...
MCKINNEY: So...
STEWART: Wow.
MCKINNEY: Maybe they should have hired me. I need a job.
MARTINEZ: Well, was it on the banks of the Delaware? Or was it...
MCKINNEY: No. No. It was in the water. It was in the water.
STEWART: Tricia has super powers. You didn't know about that?
MCKINNEY: I was like, we're never going to find it, don't worry, honey, don't worry. Oh, look, right there, and I picked it up.
STEWART: It's magic.
MCKINNEY: Now, he has to stay married to me.
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STEWART: There might be other reasons he'd like to that, too.
MCKINNEY: I don't think so.
STEWART: Cassie?
MCKINNEY: Move on.
STEWART: I don't know.
MCKINNEY: I'm like, no.
STEWART: Hey, the "World Series? Buy now, pray later." An optimistic Cubs fan, he is going to lock up postseason tickets, but they might not ever exist. Any Cubs fan, apparently, there's this place called firstdibz - with a Z...
MARTINEZ: Dibz.
MCKINNEY: Dot-com.
STEWART: Firstdibz. It's a Chicago-based company formally known as Ticket Reserve. You can purchase or reserve tickets from a seller, a season-ticket holder, or someone who has guaranteed access to postseason tickets, but obviously, Cubs not in the World Series yet...
MCKINNEY: Right.
STEWART: Or not likely to be, I'm sorry.
MARTINEZ: Right.
STEWART: I'm sorry.
MCKINNEY: So, you spend the money now.
STEWART: Spend the money now...
MARTINEZ: In hopes...
MCKINNEY: You cross your fingers.
STEWART: But you don't get the money back.
MCKINNEY: Ah!
STEWART: That's the issue.
MARTINEZ: Ugh.
STEWART: If they fail to reach the World Series, you don't get your money back, and First Dibz gets a 17-percent charge.
MCKINNEY: But I can see two possible unhappy endings for this. So, if you are a Cubs season-ticket holder...
STEWART: Yes.
MCKINNEY: And you don't believe in your Cubs...
STEWART: So, you sell the tickets.
MCKINNEY: And you give away the right to buy your tickets...
STEWART: Yes.
MCKINNEY: And then they get to the World Series, how bad will you feel?
STEWART: Pretty bad.
MCKINNEY: Yeah.
STEWART: Pretty bad.
MCKINNEY: Pretty bad.
STEWART: So, are we just saying that it's a bad idea? Is that what we've decided?
(Soundbite of laughter)
MCKINNEY: I don't know. It's a pretty good idea for somebody. Somebody's making money.
STEWART: Those are the stories that are in The Ramble. If you'd like further information, go to our website, we'll link on through, at npr.org/bryantpark. Thanks, you guys.
MCKINNEY: You're welcome.
MARTINEZ: You're welcome.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Georgia College Baseball team continues to bring in the region's top honors, as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Southeast Region Team was announced Wednesday. Junior Cal Gentry (Perry, Georgia) was chosen to the All-Southeast Region Second Team in the infield.
Gentry has now pulled in All-Region honors in two of the three organizations that select postseason teams. He won the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) batting title in the regular season and finished the year at .413, adding 30 RBIs and 42 runs with three home runs. He is a two-time Rawlings All-Region selection after being chosen at third base in 2017.
All-time, Georgia College has now had 68 student-athletes named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region list since 1994, including eight in the three seasons with head coach Jason Eller.
The season has come to a close for GC Baseball, a year in which they went 26-21, reaching as high as No. 6 in the nation. GC put four on the All-PBC Teams this season, led by seniors Garrett Green and Wesley Wommack on the first team, with Gentry and PBC Freshman of the Year Cam Hill as second-team selections. Georgia College also landed eight on the PBC All-Academic Team. Green was also an All-Region honoree in another organization.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner Cup and the 2017 PBC Sportsmanship Institution of the Year, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up- to-the- minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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Amino acids are important to our bodies – they are the building blocks of protein. Your body uses them to build many different kinds of essential compounds. Some amino acids are more common than others and play more important roles. L-Ornithine is one of those.
Ornithine is key for removing waste from the body. Some research has shown that Ornithine helps to boost your energy levels along with providing other benefits, which we will look at. Let's start with talking about what L-Ornithine is.
What is L-Ornithine?
According to the definition provided by Wikipedia, "L-Ornithine is an amino acid that plays a role in the urea cycle. Ornithine is abnormally accumulated in the body in ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency."
L-Arginine is an essential amino acid delivering substrate for the circulating levels of L-Ornithine and/or L- Citrulline. L-Arginine is able to produce L-Ornithine directly. However, L-Ornithine is not part of the nitric oxide cycle; instead it is an intermediary that regulates the concentrations of ammonia and urea in the body. Sometimes you will hear this cycle called the nitrogen detoxifying pathway.
The urea cycle is made up of L-Arginine, L-Citrulline and L-ornithine. These can all be interchanged in the cycle that's regulating ammonia concentrations.
Understanding the Urea Cycle Better
When your cells break down they contain nitrogen compounds and ammonia is a byproduct, which can be toxic if it isn't removed from the body. In the urea cycle, the liver cells are responsible for converting ammonia into urea, a waste that the kidneys can eliminate. L-Ornithine is key in the process. In fact, the other name for this cycle is the Ornithine cycle.
If a problem occurs and Ornithine isn't able to corrects participate in the urea cycle, it create a situation where there is potential for serious conditions to occur such as Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. While this condition is rare (1 in 80,000 individuals) it is real and it does occur. What happens is that because the ornithine isn't removing the ammonia from the blood properly it accumulates in the blood and this leads to seizures, lack of energy and other symptoms.
Ornithine Anti Fatigue Benefits
Your kidneys will convert L-Ornithine into L-Arginine, which has a great deal of benefit for your body. The precursor for nitric oxide is Arginine, which aids in blood vessel dilation if your tissue needs more blood. Research has shown that when you consume additional Ornithine it can aid the promotion of endurance and physical strength.
A study was publish in "Nutrition Research" November 2008, which found healthy subjects taking additional Ornithine had fatigue from exercise than the placebo group. The authors determined that Ornithine encourages the cells to use energy more efficiently, and they recommend taking Ornithine as a supplement to prevent fatigue.
Other studies indicate that Ornithine could play a key role in your body and has the potential to benefit a number of functions. A study published in the "Journal of Surgical Research" August 2002 issue found that when lab laboratory animals were supplemented with ornithine it enhanced their wound healing. The authors credit this to the quicker production of collagen, which is significant in the forming of new connective tissue.
Another study involving laboratory animals where extra L-ornithine was taken, was published in the "Nutrition and Neuroscience," November 2011 issue. This study found that the amino acid crossed the blood-brain barrier which resulted in lower levels of anxiety type behavior in the animals, compared to control group. These are very promising results that still require confirmation through the use of human subjects.
How to Get L-Ornithine Through Food
L-Ornithine is a non-essential amino acid because your body is actually able to manufacture it in one of the stages of the urea cycle. Your liver will produce L-Ornithine using the L-Arginine amino acid, which is found in many foods such as eggs, dairy products, fish, meat, soybeans, sesame seeds, turkey, peanuts and egg whites.
It can also be taken as a supplement, which can be purchased in a health food store or online. It is considered safe when the directions are followed. However, there has not been a minimum dosage established so it is best to speak with your doctor. Too high of a dose can lead to diarrhea.
Another option available to you is to take HGH supplements like Genfx, Provacyl, Hypergh 14x and GenF20 Plus. These are HGH supplements that are made from natural ingredients and that contain many amino acids like L-Ornithine and L-Arginine. In addition these supplement have undergone serious research, so these are HGH supplements that could really help improve your overall well being by making you feel years younger.
GenF20 Plus for instance has a mix of ingredients that help the pituitary gland to produce more HGH. The amino acids such as L-Ornithine play a key role in this process too. When your body produces more HGH, you enjoy all the benefits such as more energy, less fatigue, increased libido, increased lean muscle mass, decreased fat (especially belly fat) and reduced signs of aging (as much as 20 years). For a more comprehensive list of the possible benefits of raising HGH levels go to http://hgh.us.com/hghbenefits.php.
So by taking a supplement that contains all of these active ingredients including the L-Ornithine you get the full benefits that you can't always obtain by taking individual supplements.
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The appealing benefits of human growth hormone (HGH) are no longer a secret. Many people have been so drawn by them that different companies have flooded the market with various products that supposedly help to boost the HGH levels in the body. These products range from HGH injections to releasers, activators and sprays.
It has been observed that most people suffering from back pain have low levels of human growth hormone. HGH deficiency can lead to chronic degeneration of connective tissues resulting in back problems.
The testicles are the main place where the hormone testosterone is made. Testosterone is the main hormone responsible for male reproduction, sexuality, hair growth, muscle mass, bone density and red blood cells.
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Recombinant DNA is a term used to describe DNA whose creation was brought about by the combination of two or more strands. DNA holds all information needed for the re-creation of an organism.
The beauty industry is a multi billion dollar one not because people want to look beautiful per se but because they want to look young.
The New Year is creeping up quite quickly and you know, with every new year is a new year resolution waiting to spring into action.
Honey is a sweet food which only an insignificant number of people will be able to turn down.
Many processes in the body are usually impacted by decline in human growth hormone (HGH) levels usually occurs as people grow older. Among those are processes in the brain and any negative modifications affecting these will manifest adversely on your mental health.
If you follow professional bodybuilding at all, you may have noticed that many bodybuilders look pregnant. They have distended guts otherwise called big stomachs.
Vitamin A is one of many reasons why you need to maintain a healthy diet. It is one of numerous nutrients that help to keep you in good health. How does it exactly help? What are the signs of deficiency? Where can you get more of it? You will find answers to these questions and more in this article.
The secret to looking younger than one's age lies in making the right decision. You will, no doubt, have read or heard different ideas on how to slow aging and keep your body young. It is very likely you have heard about the importance of diet and lifestyle choices, among others. But then, many people still prefer loading up on a variety of beauty products that promise awesome results but sometimes only disappoint. There's often nothing better than keeping things simple. Here's are some easy, practical things you can do to look years younger without having plastic surgery or turning your face to a testing ground for chemicals in the guise of skincare products.
From what has been said so far, you could say that the importance of growth hormone for sleep quality improvement is already obvious.
The eyes may rightly be described as the light of the body. Without them, a person will be in darkness all the time. But as undesirable as it may be, vision loss does happen all the same, particularly as people get older. It is therefore not surprising to see many older people with glasses. However, it has been suggested that having sufficient human growth hormone (HGH) in the body can help to improve vision.
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No matter what you've been through, you've managed to survive.
You may have been hurt physically and the scars still show, or emotionally and the pain is still fresh.
Or the one you trusted might have betrayed you; you might feel you're shattered and not even duct tape can fix you.
Or you've been discouraged, hated and beaten, but you've made it through.
What didn't kill you made you stronger, taught you to yell stop, taught you to fight back, raise your voice and walk away.
Someone hurt you but you put on a Band-Aid and stood up. You've won already, don't fall back down, take another step and accept your prize, which is freedom.
Let the rain wash away all the pain of yesterday, it's time to begin again, start fresh.
This time you know you're stronger, you know you can fight whatever comes at you because you're a firework and you're going to show them that you're a champion. A Winner.
This is based on the famous quote by Dr. Steve Maraboli: "You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here! You have been delayed but not denied. You are not a victim you are a victor. You have a history of victory."
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Northern Nigeria: From Minor Quarrels To Major Bloodbaths "...the North's wounds are actually a reflection of the region's poverty, ignorance and hopelessness. These are the key factors that drive people to religious and political extremism."
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The aftermath of an attack at a church in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, in 2012. Credit: Olu Ajayi/Associated Press
It goes without saying that the northern part of Nigeria is facing unprecedented political, social and economic crises. At a time when it should be experiencing historic levels of economic growth, the region has, within the last decade and half, moved from being the most stable and peaceful to the most volatile in Nigeria. Most attention is focused on the Boko Haram uprising and terrorism in the north-east, but a number of other ethno-religious and inter-communal conflicts exist in other parts as well.
The perennial herdsmen-farmers clashes have become more violent of recent. Many states are scrambling to deal with the situation as population growth increases tensions over new farmlands and ancient pastures.
The slightest disagreement now provides an opportunity for bloodshed, as seen recently in Otukpo, a previously peaceful town in Benue State, when a minor difference over the location of a livestock stand led to the burning of the homes of most Hausa and Muslim residents—including many who were born and had lived there for decades.
In nearby Nasarawa State, many inter and intra-communal tensions exist—not the least of which is the Ombaste imbroglio which led to the slaughter of over 100 policemen and security operatives last year. A truce may have been negotiated, but the underlying grievances remain unsolved.
And as Nigeria enters another season of elections, the drums of war are beating louder and harder, fuelled in no small measure by the ambitions and utterances of recently empowered politicians like Labaran Maku inn Nasarawa and old war horses like Modu Ali Sherriff in Borno.
Meanwhile, the hostility that resulted in what can only be termed as genocide and ethnic cleansing in southern Kaduna following the 2011 elections remains largely unsolved, with tens of thousands of refugees unable to return to their homes. Though the future of these internally displaced persons remains uncertain, intense politicking for next year's elections has taken over the attention of government and policy makers. In adjoining Plateau State, despite the intense blood-letting of the past thirteen years, the crisis is unrelenting.
Several factors are responsible for transforming the North to a land of anarchy. Many underlining tensions and grievances, left for too long, created distrust among people that hitherto coexisted peacefully. And politicians from the region and elsewhere have tapped into these sentiments to create havoc.
That said, the North's wounds are actually a reflection of the region's poverty, ignorance and hopelessness. These are the key factors that drive people to religious and political extremism. It has become routine for ancient quarrels or new political arguments to ignite mindless violence which can engulf whole towns and villages in just hours. And the security operatives sent in to settle such disturbances end up doing more damage.
In the end, there is a self-perpetuating cycle of violence, leaving people at the mercy of known and unknown warring factions with no defined rules of engagement. For every Baga and Bama that was reported, there is even greater evidence of crimes against humanity everywhere.
Incidentally, even with the recognition in some quarters that ethnicity and religion are mere veneers to mask the conflicts, not much is being done to rein in poverty, unemployment and hopelessness in the region. And so the economic situation is worsening by the day. Unemployment is higher than in other parts of Nigeria. Factories, even in the commercial heartland of Kano now echo more with silence than the buzz of commerce.
Assuming peace returns to the North today, it would take about a decade to return the factories of Kano and Kaduna to where they were in the 1980s. And after those ten years, they would be a further twenty or thirty years behind the rest of the country.
Agriculture, the region's pride and mainstay of its economy is largely subsistence and remains dependent on the vagaries of weather. This is in spite of the many dams and huge tracts of fertile land the region possesses. Properly developed, the North has the capacity to produce enough rice to feed Africa, yet it is a fact that Nigeria spends about ?1 billion per day to import poor quality rice. How the region's leaders can allow such huge economic resources to waste is unfathomable, especially since it is a fact that that
Northern farmers can earn even more from wheat farming. No one, it seems, can be bothered.
If the governments and leaders of the north had massively adopted a policy of 'economic determinism'—the provision of basic needs and economic empowerment of their people by developing the real economy—they might have spared the region and Nigeria the anguish that is crippling our progress as a nation.
Alas, the northern elite still insist on monopolising all economic and political spaces to the exclusion of the majority—a policy they sustain by leaving most of their people illiterate. It is no wonder that the end may not be in sight for the cycle of poverty, unemployment and insecurity.
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It's time to strip and don the colors of the rainbow, people. It's Pride Month!
Every single one of my avid readers already knows that I'm a massive supporter of anything LGBT. I've talked about it on previous posts, written literature about it, even put up photos that signify my support for it (links below). If I could, I would wear a shirt that says 'LGBT rights is human rights' everywhere I went, but I don't think my clients would appreciate me walking up a business meeting in a graphic tee.
But I do wanna celebrate this amazingly colorful month with you guys so I decided that I'm declaring this blogging month as an 'All Pride Month'. It simply means daily posts (yes, yes it's a huge responsibility) about anything pride-related – pictures, twitter trends, Youtuber features, movie recommendations, readings lists (paperback and Wattpad) and my usual opinions entries.
I want to make this as interactive as possible, so if there's anything you want me want me to feature in the coming days, you can comment below or email them to me. Oh, and if you wanna show your support as well, feel free to make my rainbow header yours too.
That's all for today, guys. Happy Pride Month!
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Links (previous entries on LGBT):
I am not shy nor reluctant about my stand on gay rights. I believe that respect is due to this sector as they pursue and demand for the rights they so rightfully deserve.
Most critics would say that destruction of traditional morals start when we accept changes that do not agree with the norm. I do think, however, that we, as rational human beings, should be capable of assessing which of these beliefs are worth keeping and which are fossilized errors worth reviewing. Once, women were accorded with much lesser rights than men. This fosters the then accepted patriarchal idealism. Men are better. Men rule. Men are important therefore we women have no say in matters that are as important as men. We can't vote, have political inclinations, be sexually satisfied or be powerful in the workplace as these offend the rights and in my opinion the ego of pre-gender equality men.
Today, we support feminism and its consequences like affirmative action in the workplace and shared responsibilities at home. Society accepts that although men and women have different niches and functions in the society, they are to be considered equal and therefore, awarded the same rights and ability to pursue them. The errors of the past were corrected by a more progressive and open-minded community of individuals who are not afraid of deviating from a set of accepted norms to find better ways of looking at things, ones which are fairer and more respectful of our shared humanity.
The same principle applies to offering the same level of respect for the orientation of our brothers and sisters in the LGBT community. Beliefs and traditions are time-bound and should continue to progress as the humanity that abides by it also progresses. Although I do not wish to offend the traditional moral institutions and lobbyist groups which believe in eternal damnation for this sector, I hope that you recognize that the respect you require of us in terms of honoring tradition is the same respect required of you for the change in society that supports gay rights.
We have seen the effects of bullying gays into becoming something else, not respecting them and stripping them of their rights to be with their partners. It's never going to get better. The mudslinging and hate will continue unless the we decide that it ends now, unless we promise to foster respect despite our opposing beliefs. We can agree to disagree, refuse each others belief without the hate and obvious disregard for the other's dignity.
Some people are gay.Get over it.
As for the population of this world who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and everything in between, hang in there. Change comes with opposing views, thesis and anti thesis. Sooner than later, more people will realize that you guys, like women, also deserve to be treated respectfully, equally and humanely. Until that time, know that you have at least one supporter right here who promises to press on and support you.


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I love this picture, the jewels and outfit are gorgeous! Going through all the posts I've noticed so many different wishes, it's making me want to add to my list!
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This is going to be a toughie for me as I am very happy in SL. Sure there are times when I raise my fist as the database fairy when it looses a bunch of my stuff (we'll there's number 1 I guess) but I found it most interesting that I didn't relate to any of Berry's wants. So I suspect that we will have a broader range of answers this time out.
Here we go.
#1 will be that the database would be more stable. Anyone who has lost a lot of inventory (and I have had three MAJOR losses in five years - one my complete home and garden folder) knows how devastating it can be. Not only are you out money and time -- if it was a hunt prize -- there are many things that are irreplaceable.
#2 is that we could go back in a time before The Labs decided to abandon their support of the education process and erase that decision. We have muddled through with Youtube tutorials and a few schools still carrying on, but for those of you that came after that edict (maybe 2008 for the beginning of the end), you can't imagine the impact.
#3 hmmmmm -- I really can't think of another wish. It would be silly to use up a good wish on trivial things like having "teleport to ground" in my viewer of choice *wink*. So I am going to go for The Labs upping the premium free tier to 1024. I realize that the time and cost to implement the change would be great, but really! Half of the mainland is deserted and if not for sale under "maintenance". Giving some added incentive to go premium seems like a wise choice. I hate waste in all forms.
That's my input. Was fun to dress up in an old outfit from Angelwing and open the Genie bottle skybox that I never got around to viewing when it came out :D.
Pose by: the furniture in the Trompe Loeil Dreamy Genie Bottle
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Historiographic metafiction
Historiographic metafiction is a term coined by Canadian literary theorist Linda Hutcheon in the late 1980s. The term is used for works of fiction which combine the literary devices of metafiction with historical fiction. Works regarded as historiographic metafiction are also distinguished by frequent allusions to other artistic, historical and literary texts (i.e. intertextuality) in order to show the extent to which works of both literature and historiography are dependent on the history of discourse.[1]
The term is closely associated with works of postmodern literature, usually novels. According to Hutcheon, in "A Poetics of Postmodernism", works of historiographic metafiction are "those well-known and popular novels which are both intensely self-reflexive and yet paradoxically also lay claim to historical events and personages".[2] Works often described as examples of historiographical metafiction include: William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre (c.1608), John Fowles' The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969), E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime (1975), William Kennedy's Legs (1975), Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (1981), Shashi Tharoor's The Great Indian Novel (1989), A. S. Byatt's Possession (1990), Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient (1992), Thomas Pynchon's Mason & Dixon (1997) and many others. By seeking to represent both actual historical events from World War Two while, at the same time, problematizing the very notion of doing exactly that, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) features a metafictional, "Janus-headed" perspective.[3] Literary scholar Bran Nicol argues that Vonnegut's novel features "a more directly political edge to metafiction" compared to the writings of Robert Coover, John Barth, and Vladimir Nabokov.[4]
Authors associated with historiographic metafiction[edit]
- Peter Ackroyd
- Isabel Allende
- Kate Atkinson
- Margaret Atwood
- Michèle Audin
- Julian Barnes
- Jorge Luis Borges
- William S. Burroughs
- A. S. Byatt
- Angela Carter
- Joshua Cohen
- Robert Coover
- John Crowley
- Fernando del Paso
- Don DeLillo
- E. L. Doctorow
- Umberto Eco
- James Ellroy
- Timothy Findley
- John Fowles[2]
- Gabriel García Márquez
- William Golding
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Charles R. Johnson
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Christian Kracht
- Nam Le
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Barry Lopez
- Wu Ming
- David Mitchell
- Lance Olsen
- Michael Ondaatje
- Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
- Ignacio Padilla
- Orhan Pamuk
- Elena Poniatowska
- Thomas Pynchon
- Ishmael Reed
- Salman Rushdie
- Jean Rhys
- Taleh Shahsuvarly
- Zadie Smith
- Neal Stephenson
- Graham Swift
- D. M. Thomas
- Jorge Volpi
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Jeanette Winterson
- M.G.Vassanji
- ^ Bolland, John (2002). Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient: A Reader's Guide. London, UK: Continuum. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8264-5243-6.
- ^ a b Hutcheon 5
- ^ Jensen, Mikkel (2016) "Janus-Headed Postmodernism: The Opening Lines of Slaughterhouse-Five" in The Explicator, 74:1, 8-11.
- ^ Bran Nicol. The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, p. 86.
Works cited[edit]
- "Historiographic Metafiction: 'The Pastime of Past time'" from Fu Jen Catholic University
- Hutcheon, Linda: Historiographic Metafiction. Parody and the Intertextuality of History
- Hutcheon, Linda. A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction. New York: 1988.
- Kotte, Christina: Ethical Dimensions in British Historiographic Metafiction: Julian Barnes, Graham Swift, Penelope Lively. Trier: 2002, (Studies in English Literary and Cultural History, 2), ISBN 3-88476-486-1.
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Hey, Jose, you're a great American! And I hate...
Hey, Jose, you're a great American!
And I hate to impose on you, but if you ever get to 221 E. 120th street can you take a couple of photos?
Also, how about P.S. 80?
Thanks, pal.
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I'm almost sure all the tenements you gave are...
I'm almost sure all the tenements you gave are still there, also I think from the late 1920s onward, those addresses would have been part of Little Italy, which was one of the biggest little Italys...
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Hey, can you post those photos of P.S. 80? ric
Hey, can you post those photos of P.S. 80?
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Huh...? I disagree. Like the man says,...
I disagree.
Like the man says, "Harlem" connotes an entirely different culture and whatever his motivation, he is entirely correct when he alerts us to make the distinction.
I'm black...
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Don't remember a grocery store there. Remember a...
Don't remember a grocery store there. Remember a bakery and candy store on Second between 120 and 119th. Back in my day, 119th was where the Puerto Ricans lived and 120th was mostly all Italian.
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Barnhardt? Was she the teacher that used to...
Was she the teacher that used to force the students to kiss her -- on the lips! -- before giving them their report cards on the last day of school?
The teacher I'm talking about was so...
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East Harlem Prices: 1958
Little Italy, 120th between Second and Third Aves
Slice of pizza -- 15 cents
Soda -- 12 cents
So, your mother would give you a quarter for lunch.
Candy bars -- a nickel
Pants, sneakers...
|Forum: General Discussion 04-02-2007, 03:55 PM
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Remember P.S 80, or are you too young for...
Remember P.S 80, or are you too young for that?
Speaking of P.S. 80, anybody famous go there?
I'm old enough to remember the sweat shops with the Italian ladies dressed in black sitting inside...
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By the way, for more about turn of the century...
By the way, for more about turn of the century New York Irish read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" then see the movie by the same name.
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What does any of this politcal talk have to do...
What does any of this politcal talk have to do with "Life in Spanish Harlem"?
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Milton Berle, Bobby Darin, John Gotti?
Milton Berle grew up in East Harlem. So did Bobby Darin, and I believe I read somewhere that John Gotti's family spent a few years there before moving up to the Bronx (and then Brooklyn).
There was...
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O.Henry places a lot of his fiction in East...
O.Henry places a lot of his fiction in East Harlem circa 1900. Read his stories and you'll get a good feel for the people, language, work, and general culture of that place and time.
Be forewarned,...
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Wow, I'm sure I'd have never learned this...
Wow, I'm sure I'd have never learned this anywhere else.
By the way, P.S. 80 used to be located at 120th and First.
Anyone know of any famous alumni from it?
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Are you serious, Apachie? Your book-burning...
Are you serious, Apachie?
Your book-burning mentality is something negative from the past itself.
Anyway, I lived in east Harlem during the 50s. I'm 57 years old. sorth of 119th street as far as...
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A Guy Raised in Harlem Speaks
Hi, I lived at 221 East 120 street during the early 50s. Back then it was "Little Italy, from third avenue all the way to the East River.
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Homestake Capital teams up with CCB Foundation to make bike racing an educational experience
The Monmouth County-based boutique investment firm supports and invests in healthy living choices and opportunities that promote youth development.
BRIELLE, NJ – One local investment firm feels there is a much deeper meaning to life than just good investing. In an effort to engage youth in healthier living opportunities through cycling, Homestake Capital, LLC ("Homestake"), a boutique real estate investment firm in Monmouth County, NJ, has teamed up with CCB Cycling Education Foundation, Inc 501(c)(3) to make cycling an educational experience for college-aged riders.
CCB Cycling Education Foundation, supports U23 riders (college aged) that are racing at the professional level, but also required to pursue post-secondary education of some kind while part of the program. "The reason this organization exists is because pro cycling in this country has a calendar that is not conducive to education," said Tim Mitchell, Team Principal of CCB Foundation-Sicleri Cycling Team. "You can't fault someone for wanting to pursue their academic goals. It's just that cycling is not conducive to collegiate athletics."
Coming from a background in collegiate athletics, Mitchell has a more unique grasp on education than most others do. "Education through athletics is not limited to balancing classes and bike racing; the bike racing itself, the camaraderie, the travel, the exposure to different cultures, places, people and customs are all an educational experience on their own," said Mitchell. "In a world where globalization is increasing at a dramatic rate, where having a sense of your 'place in the world' will be exceptionally important, and where sport is often the common ground upon which relationships are formed, the importance of education through athletics cannot be overestimated."
CCB Cycling Education Foundation connected with Homestake Capital through Jeremy Powers, one of the most well-known and accomplished cyclocross racers in the sport. Kokes quickly learned about the CCB program and how the educational component was massively underfunded.
"Homestake Capital is proud to support the community by investing in healthy living choices and opportunities that promote youth development," said Michael J. Kokes, Managing Principal of Homestake. "The CCB Foundation does this and so much more for our youth."
"Mike's financial support is huge, and he is a very valuable sounding board," said Mitchell. "Since we are a grassroots organization, every little bit helps. We can now do several large stage races simply because of his support. That makes a big difference in the programs we can run."
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Homestake Capital, LLC, a boutique real estate investment firm located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, is focused on providing direct investment and non-traditional lending to residential and commercial developers. Homestake further adds value by providing development and building experience to the sponsor or borrower. Homestake's unique niche is providing capital for projects that are too big for one investor, but too "small" for a traditional institutional investor. To learn more, visit https://homestakecapital.com.


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Internet doubts authenticity of knife-wielding Texas clown video
Threats of clowns terrorizing the streets, schools and homes of America have incited a buzz and panic in recent weeks, but not enough for the Internet to believe surveillance footage an alleged Texas homeowner said shows a "creepy" costumed, knife-wielding intruder.
LiveLeak user "IceColdTexan1964" said he checked his surveillance footage after waking up and noticing his gate was open and found a "creepy clown" lurking around the property.
The description of the video says the incident happened Oct. 9, and only lists Texas, United States as the location.
RELATED: Clown hoaxes force police to check pranks for real threats
"I'm sure we would all be dead today if he was able to get in," the user added in the video description.
More than 700 comments tied to the day-old post are calling a bluff.
Their biggest problem with the footage: the "clown" — fake or not — seemed to know the property well and tried every well-lit entrance in the 2-minute video.
"Clown wants in, spends forever walking around in the open with light showing him there," user "MuffinTopTurd" said. "Decides he doesn't really want in as he doesn't break a window. He showed up with a knife ready to kill, but will not break a window."
RELATED: Clown allegedly attempted to shoot teen during home invasion on the West Side
While the homeowner seemed to ignore most rebuttals, IceColdTexan1964 did respond to people who questioned why a tripod was set up in the yard. The poster said the structure was a yard sprinkler.
In San Antonio, most rumors of clown threats proved empty, until Oct. 7, when the San Antonio Police Department confirmed a home invasion on the West Side, in the 300 block of San Carlos Street.
The Moreno family told mySA.com a 14-year-old inside the home was approached by an alleged intruder wearing a clown costume. The suspect attempted to fire the gun twice, but was unsuccessful due to a jam. The third try sent a bullet into the home's living room.
No one was hit and the clown fled the scene. they said. Officials had no new details on the incident Monday.
RELATED: Copycat: Threatening clowns seen in UK, following US trend
Meanwhile, the LiveLeak video continues to garner worldwide comments from naysayers.
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If anyone ever calls and offers you a free night stay and other assorted gifts for sitting through a timeshare pitch, go for it. The place we toured put us up in a nice, dog-friendly hotel and we had to endure a 90 min sales pitch, not bad...
It was a great excuse to head to Sedona for the weekend. From Tucson the drive was just shy of four hours and we left right from work on Friday evening.
Sedona is breathtaking. I'm lucky enough to have visited a few times prior, but for Sarah and Burren this was an initiation.
Friday evening the hotel we booked wasn't for dogs, so we had a bit of a time sneaking her about. Of course our goal was complete silence from the pup, but she seems to be in a bit of a rebellious phase these days. Our goal was soon shattered with a low WOOF! That was our cue, and from there we set out on a nice, longer-than-usual, evening walk. We headed into town early on Saturday morning and with only one additional WOOF after our walk on Friday, no one seemed the wiser.
Before we left Tucson I researched a few hikes that would allow us to trek along Oak Creek, the creator of this stunning canyon. Saturday was perfect, Burren followed her retrieving instincts right into the Creek. At first her wet leaps were accidental, but as the weekend wore on she grew a bit more courageous and determined to follow us through water over her head. Even so, we could tell she wasn't too sure that it was a good idea :)
Sarah and I relaxed and allowed the lush, peaceful scenery to work its magic. We found some great eateries in town, and refreshing pools within the deep walls of the Creek.
If you haven't been yet, make sure that Sedona is on your list to visit someday!
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This Memorial Day weekend we were blessed to have my brother Jon, his wife, Nancy, and their daughter, Ruth come to stay with us! In addition, my sister, Elka, was here visiting her boyfriend, Craig, and preaching at the Tucson UU church. It was great weekend of family and fun!
Friday night Paul treated us to a delicious feast of grilled pork AND chicken. We also utilized some of our fresh/local/organic CSA ingredients in our grilled vegetables and salad.
Saturday morning we got up early (Nancy got up at 3am Tucson time with Miss Ruth who was still on East coast time) to go check out the Sonoran Desert Museum. We saw many local animals like javelinas, lizards, and mountain lions. Ruth enjoyed pushing her own stroller and getting plenty of grown up attention. After the outdoor museum we went to El Guero Canelo to enjoy some tasty Sonoran hot dogs (hot dog wrapped in bacon with beans, cheese and lots of condiments). In the afternoon, we all donned our bathing suits for relaxation in the pool. We went to dinner at El Charro, one of the oldest Mexican restaurants in Tucson.
On Sunday, Jon, Nancy, Ruth, Paul and I walked to our farmers market to pick up our CSA share and enjoy the morning. Next we all went to see Miss Elka Cartmell Ladd guest preach at the UU church here. She did a great job and had a large cheering section. Sunday afternoon we watched Ruth and Burren play for a while before heading to 4th Ave to walk around and check out the interesting shops. We enjoyed yummy salads at home and chatted into the evening.
It was really great being all together even if just for a few days. We cant wait to be all together again in August!
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12 Herbal Remedies To Lighten Dark Butt!
Butt skin tends to be darker than other parts of the body, ever wondered why? There are combined factors and thankfully, there are herbal remedies as well to cure the condition.
Let's admit it, we don't invest as much time pampering our body as we do for our facial skin. In the parameter, your butt is by far the most ignored part!
Between tight-fitting clothes, pressure when sitting, lack of moisture and overactive melanin production, is it really any wonder your butt is dry, dark and slightly-but-definitely shriveled?
And the objective should not exactly be to "whiten" your skin, per se, but to make it supple, even toned and smooth! And all the Ayurvedic remedies listed in this article will do exactly that!
Before exploring homemade masks to lighten dark butt, there are some ground rules you need to follow.
Exercise ample, especially one targeted on your drearier, as it will get the blood flowing, improving the tone and texture of skin.
Hydrate your skin with ample amount of water. Eat food rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals to improve collagen level in the skin, which in turn will improve elasticity.
Now, have a look at these natural ingredients that you could use to lighten your butt region.
Sour Grapes
Natural acid in sour grapes can lighten pigmentation, improving the skin tone.
Take a handful of grapes and rinse it well. Grind and extract the juice. Strain the juice and store it in the refrigerator to chill. Using a cotton ball, apply it liberally on the darkened area. Let it sit overnight and wash it off in the morning. Do this every day to see the results in 2 weeks.
Vitamin C and antioxidants present in amla work as a natural skin bleach.
Peel, grate and grind 1 amla. Extract its juice, and mix a teaspoon of almond oil. Using a cotton ball, apply it your buttocks. Let it sit overnight and wash it off in the morning.
Lemon Juice
Citric acid in lemon juice acts as a natural bleaching agent.
Cut a lemon in half, sprinkle it with a generous amount of sugar granules and a few drops of olive oil. Gently, scrub it over your buttock region in a circular motion. Once the juice dries off. Rinse off with plain water and apply moisturiser.
Sandalwood Powder + Turmeric + Honey
Natural humectant, antioxidants and antiseptic properties in this homemade mask for white butt works to cleanse pores, removes dead cells and lightens pigmentation.
Take a tablespoon of sandalwood powder, add a pinch of turmeric and a teaspoon of honey to it. Using milk, mix the ingredients into a smooth paste. Apply it on to your butt area. Let it sit for 30 minutes. Scrub and rinse.
Oatmeal + Lemon Juice + Yogurt
Backed with a high ratio of antioxidants and bleaching agents, these natural ingredients slough off dead skin cells and lighten the buttock area.
Take a tablespoon of ground oatmeal, mix in a few drops of lemon juice. Add a required amount of yogurt, and mix it into a smooth paste. Gently scrub it on your buttock. Let it sit for 30 minutes and then rinse.
Aloe Vera + Sugar
Aloesin and vitamin E present in this herbal remedy for dark butt can tighten and brighten your skin in no time.
Take a tablespoon of aloe vera gel, mix it with a few drops of olive oil and sugar. Use the concoction to scrub your skin. After 15 minutes, rinse it off.
Coffee + Curd
Tannin present in this scrub will exfoliate dead skin cells, remove cellulite and lighten skin tone.
Take a tablespoon of roughly ground coffee powder, and mix it with a tablespoon of yogurt. Use the mixture to scrub your butt. Rub vigorously in a circular motion for 10 minutes. Rinse it clean and then apply a moisturiser.
Orange Juice + Multani Mitti
High on citric acid, vitamin C and bleaching agents, this ayurvedic remedy will not just get rid of dark butt, but also heal acne on butt.
Take a tablespoon of multani mitti, and mix it with the required amount of orange juice to get a smooth paste. Apply it on to the affected area. Let it stay for 30 minutes, then scrub and rinse.
Apple Cider Vinegar + Castor Oil
This mask has a high ratio of skin-loving vitamins and minerals, which work as a bleach to lighten skin.
Take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, and mix it with an equal quantity of castor oil. Massage it on to your buttock. Let it sit overnight. Wash it off in the morning.
Coconut Oil + Almond Oil
This Ayurvedic remedy has a high ratio of caproic acid and vitamin E, which nourish the skin, making it visibly lighter and supple.
Mix a teaspoon of coconut oil, with an equal amount of almond oil. Massage it on to your drearier butt. Let it sit overnight and wash it off in the morning.
Natural humectant and antioxidants work to deeply nourish the skin, making it smoother and supple.
Mix 1 tablespoon of honey, with a pinch of turmeric. Apply it evenly on to your buttock; and after 30 minutes, rinse it clean.
Dry Loofah Rub
Scrubbing your skin with a dry loofah will dissolve lymphatic cells, boost blood flow, which in turn will make your buttocks smoother and lighter in tone.


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We are saddened today by the passing of an outstanding and beloved colleague, Phyllis J. Hudson.
Phyllis J. Hudson worked as a UCF librarian for 34 years. She worked in several departments in the library, most notably in Reference and Instruction, touching the lives of thousands of FTU and UCF students. Phyllis was a tireless advocate for UFF and for women's rights both in libraries and in the community. Documents from the time of Phyllis's service to UFF and work with a number of organizations can be found in the UCF Archives http://ucfarchon.fcla.edu/index.php
In 1989, Phyllis received the UCF Excellence in Librarianship award. She was awarded Emerita status in 2006. Phyllis might respond to this by pointing out that her greatest achievement is the five children she raised with her husband, Paul.
Colleagues today remember her "energy, vitality and passion for life." Others remember that "I was humbled by her intellect, commitment, and generosity of spirit with colleagues and students," that Phyllis was "not afraid to stand up and question things. She was a wonderful woman who was a mainstay of this library for years," and that Phyllis was "a wonderful librarian and colleague" and "a most excellent teacher. Let us say that she left no stone unturned :>)" Many share this colleague's sentiment: " She served UCF and UFF with intellect, grace and humor. She helped us see the best in ourselves and reminded us to be thoughtful in our words and actions when discussions got heated. She was an awesome lady I am honored to have known."


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Wilderness, adventurous and heavenly, exactly the three words that describe the Annapurna circuit trek. Located in the central part of Nepal, Annapurna circuit is one of the most diverse geographical and cultural regions in the history of trekking.
The trail takes you through mesmerizing Rhododendron forests and over the stunning foothills of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri mountains. The Annapurna trail provides you with fantastic views of the following Himalayan peaks Annapurna I, II, III, IV, Dhaulagiri (the spectacular ice pyramid), including others.
You will also have the opportunity to visit natural hot springs. The world's deepest Gorge, the Kali Gandaki gorge and the world's highest altitude lake (Tilicho Lake) are the other attractions of the journey. You will see many varying landscapes and stunning waterfalls.
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Pinay swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi gets bronze medal after controversial ruling robs her of SEA Games gold medal
What a bummer! (But, congratulations for being such a good sport anyway.)
ABS-CBNnews.com reports: "Filipina swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi ended up with a bronze medal in the December 13 re-race of the 100m freestyle event at the Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, a day after her gold-medal finish was forfeited."
This time around, Thailand's Nathanan Junkrajang won the gold medal, while Singapore's Tien Wen Quah got the silver medal. It was Thailand's team that protested the result of the first race, saying that Alkhaldi had a "false start." (A "false start" is a movement made by a participant before the signal is given.)
The report noted: "The Philippines appealed the result of the first race, asking the SEA Games committee to explain the basis of the decision on the alleged 'false start.'" Swimming coach Pinky Brosas said the deck officials overseeing the event would have acted had there been a false start.
In any case, Pinoys still praised Alkhaldi for being a good sport despite the controversy over her win.
In the first race, where Alkhaldi had won the gold, the silver medal was bagged by Singapore's Tien Wen Quah. The bronze medal then was won by Amanda Xiang Qi Lim, who is also from Singapore.
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The Bears finished the 2018 season with a 26-8 mark and earned their 32nd straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. WashU advanced to the second round of the tournament. In total, there were five Bears honored by the University Athletic Association (UAA) with all-conference honors while two individuals were selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America First and Second Team.
Loe was a decorated outside hitter for the University of Chicago volleyball team (2012-2015), where her accolades included First Team All-America, UAA Most Valuable Player, and multiple All-UAA and UAA All-Academic team selections. She holds Chicago records in kills in a match (30), season (617), and career (1960) in addition to her career numbers in digs (6th), block assists (8th), and aces (8th) ranking in the top-10.
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The OFIFC is an advocate for the full integration of Friendship Centres as a part of the decision-making process with local and regional health authorities. For years we have actively requested to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, an implementation of the Aboriginal Health Council in order to address urban Indigenous health issues on a provincial level. The OFIFC will continue to engage provincial health authorities on important Indigenous health issues such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, nutrition, physical activity and other relevant health concerns to urban Indigenous people.
The OFIFC recognizes the disproportionate impact that mental health and addictions issues are having on the urban Indigenous community. We will continue to support and represent the needs of Friendship Centres and their communities in order to improve the services for urban Indigenous people. We will continue to combat mental health and addictions issues in a proactive manner through the continual development of Friendship Centre priorities and strategic policy documents.
The OFIFC will continue to promote development in all areas of Indigenous health including ensuring availability and access to culturally relevant services.
OFIFC Policy Submissions on Health
- Joint Report on Traditional Health and Healing for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (May 2017)
- Access to Health Services in Ontario for the Urban Indigenous Population (April 2017)
- Ontario's Local Health Integration Networks: A Call for Change in Working with the Urban Indigenous Community (April 2017)
- A Response to "Developing Ontario's Dementia Strategy: A Discussion Paper" (March 2017)
- Mental Health and Addictions Strategy Phase II Engagement: Final Report on Key Themes 2 & 3 Moving Forward & Shared Outcomes (December 2016)
- Submission to the Assembly of First Nations and First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Regarding Non-Insured Health Benefits' Medical Transportation Benefit (October 2016)
- A Report on Home and Community Care in Ontario – an Urban Indigenous Population Report (July 2016)
- A Response to the Proposed Goals Under the Local Food Act, 2013 (May 2016)
- Submission to Ministry of Health and Long Terms Care's Patients First (April 2016)
- Discussion Paper on Food Security & the Friendship Centres (April 2016)
- Sexual Health and the Urban Indigenous Community- A Position Paper (January 2016)
- Maternal Child Health in the Urban Indigenous Community - A Position Paper (July 2015)
- A Submission to the Ontario Lung Association Regarding Ontario Lung Health Action Plan's Draft Recommendations (June 2015)
- Supporting Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTT2QQIA Youth in the Ontario Child Welfare System (February 2015)
- The OFIFC's Indigenous Mental Health Strategy (June 2013)
- Position Paper on Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder (2013)
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- Good Mind - OFIFC Mental Health Strategy (2006)
- Aboriginal Approaches FASD (2002)
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Most of us have our eyes firmly set towards achieving the objectives that we set for 2013 in the last few weeks of the year, with a view to looking at 2014 objectives after we've got this year completed. A number of us will also have an eye on what we want to achieve in 2014 and will have started the process to move forward.
- Do you know what you want to achieve in 2014 yet?
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- Is it something that you want to reschedule to achieve during 2014, but need to ensure it is completed, but not sure how to?
Objectives setting is a crucial part of any business so that we can understand where we are, where we want to be, and how far we have progressed during the year. It allows time for reflection, review and re-setting and re-energising your goals.
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Arsenal transfer news: Arsene Wenger struggling to offload players due to wage demands
Gunners boss needs a summer clear-out in order to fund moves for targets like Thomas Lemar
ARSENAL'S bid to bring in new players is being held up as they cannot get fringe players off their wage bill.
Arsene Wenger is hoping a summer clear-out of unwanted squad members will free up funds to pursue the likes of Thomas Lemar.
Jack Wilshere, David Ospina, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Lucas Perez, Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy could all leave for the right fee.
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So far only Wojciech Szczesny has been offloaded after Juventus splashed out £10million on the unwanted stopper.
The Daily Mail claims the Gunners can shed £19m off their annual wage bill if they axe the rest of their flops.
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With Monaco playing hardball over Lemar, Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri has emerged as an alternative target.
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The 25-year-old turned heads last season – scoring seven goals and providing nine assists in Ligue 1.
Seri was a key player for Nice last term as he helped them mount a surprise challenge for the league title.
But the Ivorian insists he will not quit the Ligue 1 outfit unless he is guaranteed first-team football next season.
He said: "There are a lot of clubs that follow me. But there is nothing done.
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Columbus is glorified in our history as the founder of America, however if speaking in a literal context, he found the Bahamas. The Bahamas are a few hundred miles off, but A+ for effort. While Columbus gets most of the credit for founding America, in reality it was really Spain and sugar that founded America.
Starting off with the more obvious reasons, the famous voyage of 1492 was paid for and provided by the Spanish crown. Where would we be without the Spanish?! If Columbus had been denied by the crown he may never have made the trip that was his most successful failure.
¿Quiere dulces? Do you want/like sweets? Because a lot of Europe did! Strong motivators for the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile were that Columbus was proposing to shorten the trade route to India where spices, sugar, and other now common pantry items originated. Imagine having to run an excruciatingly painful mile for a very rare Butterfinger bar. Now imagine someone running half of a mile and delivering the Butterfinger right to you at a reduced time. How could they resist? A love for sweet things and laziness still dominated humans over 500 years ago. Little did they know about the health hazards and obesity rates that would ravage the world many years later.
Due to Columbus, Europe now knew that the Americas existed, and, thank you Spanish conquistadors, that there was gold and silver in these lands.
Spain was getting super filthy rich off of the gold and silver in the lands they 'discovered.' So rich, in fact, that prices for items became extremely high due to inflation and continued rising up to the mid-17th century. Not only that, but Spain was getting some unnecessary stalker attention from England. By this time, Spain had become a dominant power of the seas and in exploration. England was quite green about this, but the real tipping point for causing the English to pursue a settlement in the Americas was due to the fact that Protestants had become a majority in England. Spain was heavily Catholic, and the two had such an unadulterated loathing for each other that it would make Glinda the Good Witch of the North and Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West cringe.
It was in this moment that England set up settlements in North America, and thus where the beginning story of our now strong nation America begins to take root.
The next time you eat a double fudge brownie and regret it an hour later or ponder what ¡cuidado! means before slipping on wet floors, maybe you'll think about how America was founded. Or maybe you'll just pick yourself off of the floor and just keep walking.
"Spanish Discovery and Colonization." Spanish Discovery and Colonization. Online Highways, n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h436.html>.
M, Louise M. "Spice Trade in India." Postcolonial Studies Emory. N.p., 1999. Web. 17 Oct. 2013. <http://postcolonialstudies.emory.edu/the-history-of-the-spice-trade-in-india/>.
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