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500 LDS missionaries helping neighbors in Sandy's wake
TimBehrend Auckland NZ, 00Nov. 5, 2012 12:40 a.m.
@softball ump : "and there are some who say mormons are not Christian?"
There are some who say Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs are not Christian. But there they are helping with the clean-up, not realising that doing so makes them, perforce, Christian by your lights. The power of the self-confirmation bias is relentless.
As for the eternal return to the matter of "some say Mormons aren't Christian", the only people who make that claim use a different definition of "Christian" than you do. By their definition (a theological one, based on traditional Christology rejected in LDS teachings), Mormons cannot be considered to be believers in Christ; by your definition (not based on traditional Christology) Mormons are clearly Christians just like other Christians (only uniquely correct with unique authority). You're both right, given your definitions; you just can't talk to each other across the yawning definitional chasm that neither side wants to bridge.
zabivka Orem, UTNov. 3, 2012 1:02 p.m.
I echo UtahBlueDevil's sentiments, although I am not religious. I would love to see less proselytizing and more practical service from all of the missionaries out there, LDS or otherwise. I think that should be the core message, and would be much better for churches than knocking on doors in just about any culture.
tlaulu Taylorsville, UtahNov. 1, 2012 8:39 p.m.
Right now I'm trying to sandbag the tears of joy I'm experiencing for the service these young men and young women are doing for their fellowmen. I pray for you and your families and those affected by the storm.
boxerdog915 Clearfield, UTNov. 1, 2012 1:42 p.m.
It's stories like these that make me proud to be a memeber of this church.
UtahBlueDevil Durham, NCNov. 1, 2012 1:13 p.m.
Really folks..... I do think this is one of the finest uses of these young missionaries time right now..... I think we ought to use these young men and women more often in situations like this. It is a great way to show what we believe.
Our young people are working side by side many other groups that are pitching in and doing what needs to be done. What a great way to intrench yourself in a community as you serve with others who are doing likewise.
Kate Hutch Kenmore, WANov. 1, 2012 1:13 p.m.
Why would anybody repeat an admonition to quit giving to the Red Cross because they cannot get to absolutely everybody at once and one bellicose politician makes an unwise statement?
Helping people is in our human nature, for most of us, and transcends politics and religion. I am glad missionaries are helping. They are among thousands upon thousands who are helping. Give blood. Send money. It all helps.
Gram Cracker Price, UTNov. 1, 2012 11:44 a.m.
Out of tragedy, there are always heart-warming stories of heroes. We love the missionaries and everyone else who comes out to help others. Their gift is unmeasurable. Thank you.
lcg Bluffdale, UTNov. 1, 2012 10:48 a.m.
In NYC the Borough President James Molinaro called the Red Cross an "absolute disgrace" and even urged the public to cease giving them contributions. Go Get 'em missionaries!!!!!
IJ Hyrum, UtNov. 1, 2012 10:40 a.m.
Amen to all said. And now is the time for us to Amen what NT said.
Bishop King peoria, AZNov. 1, 2012 10:10 a.m.
It's amazing what these YM+YW serving on a Mission will do. Without question, they have stepped up to serve and to give help to anyone. That's exactly what Jesus Christ would ask of them. This opportunity to serve will stay with them forever and will teach them life lessons that will be so valuable in years to come. Thanks President
Shimlau SAINT GEORGE, UTNov. 1, 2012 9:55 a.m.
when ye are in the service of your fellow man ye are only in the service of your God!
What in Tucket? Provo, UTNov. 1, 2012 9:16 a.m.
It's what Mormons do. I love the Restored Gospel.
NT Springville, UTNov. 1, 2012 8:12 a.m.
I am guessing that your son and my neighbors' son are companions. That is awesome.
My nephew's mission to Japan changed from a proselyting mission to a service mission (for the most part) after the big tsunami hit there a year and a half ago. Fairly similar for these Christian soldiers in NY and along the east coast.
But rather than beating our drums, let us send $, provisions, give blood, give service wherever we can...yes, and pray for all impacted by this and other devastating disasters, natural or otherwise.
DebAdams Safford, AZNov. 1, 2012 7:58 a.m.
Awesome story! Thank you for sharing!
Waipahuboy WAIPAHU, HINov. 1, 2012 5:38 a.m.
President and Sister Calderwood are the greatest....our son has the privilege of serving in the NY-NYS Mission. He is learning some of life's most valuable lessons from these wonderful leaders.
I echo ash5mass and our beloved prophet, there's no better feeling than giving compassionate service to others. Tragedy sometimes has a silver lining, our prayers go out to all affected in the Outer Boroughs and Manhattan.
ash5mass us, TNNov. 1, 2012 12:00 a.m.
One of many reason why I love my Church!!!! We are most definitely Christians!!
JWB Kaysville, UTOct. 31, 2012 10:38 p.m.
Charity is showing you care for God's children with unfeigned service.
softball ump Lehi, UTOct. 31, 2012 7:31 p.m.
and there are some who say mormons are not Christian?

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BROOKSVILLE — Four days before assuming the duties of Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, Shirley Anderson has yet to meet with her outgoing predecessor, Annie Williams.
When asked Thursday why she and Williams haven't met to discuss the transition, Anderson said she was baffled.
"I have no idea," Anderson said. "I wanted to, but nothing was ever arranged between us."
Anderson said that she plans to meet with the elections office staff Tuesday and is assuming that Williams will be there.
However, Williams, who is retiring after 38 years working in the office, gave no indication she would.
"My last official day is Monday," she said. "And since there has been no formal request from her (Anderson) to meet before then, I don't know what will happen."
Williams said she did receive an email from Anderson last month asking to meet, but no specific date was offered.
"I've been extremely busy," Williams said.
Anderson said she was on vacation during the holidays, and hoped that transition plans would be discussed when she returned.
The two women have had a bristly relationship the past few years, dating back to the 2008 Supervisor Of Election race that pitted Anderson, a Republican newcomer, against Williams, a two-term Democrat. During the campaign, Anderson heavily criticized Williams's handling of the job and questioned her competence to do the job. Nonetheless, Williams won the race handily.
In last year's race for elections supervisor, Williams admonished Anderson for entering a polling place and speaking with a poll worker during the August primary election, an action Williams said is prohibited by state election laws. In an interview with the Hernando Times last month, Williams said she had concerns about her successor "who has never worked an election."
Anderson said that she is ready to take over the reigns of the office regardless of whether she and Williams meet. She said she plans to be at a Jan. 14 election supervisors' orientation meeting in Tallahassee sponsored by Florida Association of Supervisors Of Elections.
Anderson said following the election that she that she intends to keep the office's existing employees at least through a 90-day review period. One employee, Cookie Ruiz, announced her retirement last month. Elizabeth Townsend, the office's operations director and Anderson's Democratic opponent in the election declined to comment about whether she would remain on the staff.
Logan Neill can be reached at (352) 848-1435 or [email protected]


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The EChO science case
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The discovery of almost 2000 exoplanets has revealed an unexpectedly diverse planet population. Observations to date have shown that our Solar System is certainly not representative of the general ... [more ▼]
The discovery of almost 2000 exoplanets has revealed an unexpectedly diverse planet population. Observations to date have shown that our Solar System is certainly not representative of the general population of planets in our Milky Way. The key science questions that urgently need addressing are therefore: What are exoplanets made of? Why are planets as they are? What causes the exceptional diversity observed as compared to the Solar System? EChO (Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory) has been designed as a dedicated survey mission for transit and eclipse spectroscopy capable of observing a large and diverse planet sample within its four-year mission lifetime. EChO can target the atmospheres of super-Earths, Neptune-like, and Jupiter-like planets, in the very hot to temperate zones (planet temperatures of 300K-3000K) of F to M-type host stars. Over the next ten years, several new ground- and space-based transit surveys will come on-line (e.g. NGTS, CHEOPS, TESS, PLATO), which will specifically focus on finding bright, nearby systems. The current rapid rate of discovery would allow the target list to be further optimised in the years prior to EChO's launch and enable the atmospheric characterisation of hundreds of planets. Placing the satellite at L2 provides a cold and stable thermal environment, as well as a large field of regard to allow efficient time-critical observation of targets randomly distributed over the sky. A 1m class telescope is sufficiently large to achieve the necessary spectro-photometric precision. The spectral coverage (0.5-11 micron, goal 16 micron) and SNR to be achieved by EChO, thanks to its high stability and dedicated design, would enable a very accurate measurement of the atmospheric composition and structure of hundreds of exoplanets. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 79 (45 ULiège)
High precision astrometry mission for the detection and characterization of nearby habitable planetary systems with the Nearby Earth Astrometric Telescope (NEAT)
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A complete census of planetary systems around a volume-limited sample of solar-type stars (FGK dwarfs) in the Solar neighborhood (d ≤ 15 pc) with uniform sensitivity down to Earth-mass planets within ... [more ▼]
A complete census of planetary systems around a volume-limited sample of solar-type stars (FGK dwarfs) in the Solar neighborhood (d ≤ 15 pc) with uniform sensitivity down to Earth-mass planets within their Habitable Zones out to several AUs would be a major milestone in extrasolar planets astrophysics. This fundamental goal can be achieved with a mission concept such as NEAT—the Nearby Earth Astrometric Telescope. NEAT is designed to carry out space-borne extremely-high-precision astrometric measurements at the 0.05 μas (1 σ) accuracy level, sufficient to detect dynamical effects due to orbiting planets of mass even lower than Earth's around the nearest stars. Such a survey mission would provide the actual planetary masses and the full orbital geometry for all the components of the detected planetary systems down to the Earth-mass limit. The NEAT performance limits can be achieved by carrying out differential astrometry between the targets and a set of suitable reference stars in the field. The NEAT instrument design consists of an off-axis parabola single-mirror telescope (D = 1 m), a detector with a large field of view located 40 m away from the telescope and made of 8 small movable CCDs located around a fixed central CCD, and an interferometric calibration system monitoring dynamical Young's fringes originating from metrology fibers located at the primary mirror. The mission profile is driven by the fact that the two main modules of the payload, the telescope and the focal plane, must be located 40 m away leading to the choice of a formation flying option as the reference mission, and of a deployable boom option as an alternative choice. The proposed mission architecture relies on the use of two satellites, of about 700 kg each, operating at L2 for 5 years, flying in formation and offering a capability of more than 20,000 reconfigurations. The two satellites will be launched in a stacked configuration using a Soyuz ST launch vehicle. The NEAT primary science program will encompass an astrometric survey of our 200 closest F-, G- and K-type stellar neighbors, with an average of 50 visits each distributed over the nominal mission duration. The main survey operation will use approximately 70% of the mission lifetime. The remaining 30% of NEAT observing time might be allocated, for example, to improve the characterization of the architecture of selected planetary systems around nearby targets of specific interest (low-mass stars, young stars, etc.) discovered by Gaia, ground-based high-precision radial-velocity surveys, and other programs. With its exquisite, surgical astrometric precision, NEAT holds the promise to provide the first thorough census for Earth-mass planets around stars in the immediate vicinity of our Sun. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 102 (21 ULiège)
The Search for Worlds Like Our Own
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The direct detection of Earth-like exoplanets orbiting nearby stars and the characterization of such planets -- particularly, their evolution, their atmospheres, and their ability to host life ... [more ▼]
The direct detection of Earth-like exoplanets orbiting nearby stars and the characterization of such planets -- particularly, their evolution, their atmospheres, and their ability to host life -- constitute a significant problem. The quest for other worlds as abodes of life has been one of mankind's great questions for several millennia. For instance, as stated by Epicurus 300 BC: Other worlds, with plants and other living things, some of them similar and some of them different from ours, must exist. Demokritos from Abdera (460-370 BC), the man who invented the concept of indivisible small parts - atoms - also held the belief that other worlds exist around the stars and that some of these worlds may be inhabited by life-forms. The idea of the plurality of worlds and of life on them has since been held by scientists like Johannes Kepler and William Herschel, among many others. Here, one must also mention Giordano Bruno. Born in 1548, Bruno studied in France and came into contact with the teachings of Nicolas Copernicus. He wrote the book De l'Infinito, Universo e Mondi in 1584, in which he claimed that the Universe was infinite, that it contained an infinite amount of worlds like Earth, and that these worlds were inhabited by intelligent beings. At the time, this was extremely controversial, and eventually Bruno was arrested by the church and burned at the stake in Rome in 1600, as a heretic, for promoting this and other equally confrontational issues (though it is unclear exactly which idea was the one that ultimately brought him to his end). In all the aforementioned cases, the opinions and results were arrived at through reasoning--not by experiment. We have only recently acquired the technological capability to observe planets orbiting stars other than 6our Sun; acquisition of this capability has been a remarkable feat of our time. We show in this introduction to the Habitability Primer that mankind is at the dawning of an age when, by way of the scientific method and 21st-century technology, we will be able to answer this fascinating controversial issue that has persisted for at least 2500 years. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 34 (7 ULiège)
Darwin---an experimental astronomy mission to search for extrasolar planets
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As a response to ESA call for mission concepts for its Cosmic Vision 2015--2025 plan, we propose a mission called Darwin. Its primary goal is the study of terrestrial extrasolar planets and the search for life on them. In this paper, we describe different characteristics of the instrument. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 69 (1 ULiège)


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The Belk department store chain, which opened in 1888, is a mainstay in the Carolinas and an important part of Sarah Belk Gambrell's life. Now in her 90s, Belk Gambrell is the only daughter of the store's founder.Read More »
Maha Gingrich, Central Piedmont Community College
Maha Gingrich might be called a workaholic in some circles. While some students take seven or more years to complete their doctoral degrees, she got hers in 3 1/2 years. "I killed myself in the process," she said, "but I did it. I deal with whatever comes my way."Read More »
Raichelle Glover, Vigilant Healthcare Staffing
Raichelle "Rai" Glover's star was on the rise at Bank of America, and then life threw her some curveballs: children and elderly parents, all in need of care and attention at the same time.Read More »
Molly Grantham, WBTV
Molly Grantham doesn't particularly like it when people describe her as lucky or her job as the evening anchor at WBTV as glamorous. "There's not a lot of glamour in television news," she said, "though it is flattering when people feel like they really know me." Said she the secret to her success is working hard and telling stories accurately and with compassion.Read More »
Maria Hanlin
Maria Hanlin has a lot to be proud of. For one, she earned a double major in math and science from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., a master of divinity from Claremont College in California and a doctorate of ministries from Wesley Theological Seminary. But it's her family and her community – not herself – that she said she's most proud of.Read More »
Ramona Holloway, "Matt and Ramona Show"
In addition to the "Matt and Ramona" show, on Sundays she co-hosts "The Satisfied Life," a faith-based radio show on The Link. On weeknights, from 10:35 until 11:00 p.m., she co-hosts Charlotte-based TV show "Fox News Edge." When women ask her for career advice, she gives it. "Become an expert in something if you want a break, because you kind of have to create your own opportunities," she said.Read More »
Abigail Jennings, Lake Norman Realty
Abigail Jennings didn't intend to work for Lake Norman Realty, a company her father started in 1978. Raised in a family of real estate agents, she studied fine arts at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. But after graduation in 1990, she found it difficult to find a job, so she reluctantly took a part-time job under her father's wing, "doing all of the things no one else wanted to do," she said. Today, she's the company's president.Read More »
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The Levine name is part of Charlotte. Literally. Plastered on buildings throughout the city, the six letters are hard for visitors or residents to miss.Read More »
Linda Lockman-Brooks, Lockman-Brooks Marketing Services
Linda Lockman-Brooks is tough to catch up with, and not only because she's a small-business owner. Her involvement in the community keeps her active, too. This summer, after four years on the Arts & Science Council's board of directors, she'll become the board's chairwoman. In that role, she'll help revamp the way the nonprofit conducts its fundraising campaigns, focusing more on individuals and matching funds rather than large corporate donations, she said.Read More »
Meg Maloney, Maloney Law & Associates
One thing that all of Meg Maloney's clients have in common is that they're in a tight spot. But standing up for the rights of others is right up the alley of Maloney, owner of Maloney Law & Associates, which represents companies and individuals. "I've never felt like I've had rules," she said. "I've always been outspoken."Read More »


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(Literary Essentials: Nonfiction Masterpieces)
In many ways, Among the Believers is vintage Naipaul in the Third World: the blighted human landscape of suburban sprawl and shanties, the dingy offices, the self-serving petty bureaucrats, the bland propagators of myth, the unpredictable transportation systems, the anticipated relief at eventual escape from the horror of it all. True to his craft, Naipaul is rarely dull, although there are more languid passages in this work than in its predecessors, and he displays his usual skill in capturing the personalities and conversation of those whom he meets. Predictably, he is sharp-eyed and sharp-tongued, characteristics which have always won for him both admirers and enemies, who can find in this book material either to reaffirm their admiration or to reinforce their distaste. On the other hand, Naipaul approaches the Islamic world with all the prejudices and all the predilections toward stereotypical judgments of the least sensitive of Western travelers: He does not come in order to learn and to understand, but to have his presuppositions confirmed, to find what he knew he would find before he ever embarked on the journey. There is an animosity toward Islam—greater even than the animosity which he appears to feel for the Third World in general—which pervades the entire book. Reviewers have commented extensively on this trait, noting that had he written with such malice toward Christianity or Judaism the applause of his aficionados in Europe or America would have fallen off rather sharply. When he does not maul, Naipaul trivializes or mocks all of those whom he encounters on his travels, even those for whom he seems to feel a degree of empathy: Behzad, the Iranian student; Ahmad, the Pakistani civil servant; Shafi, the Malaysian, and Muhammad Imaddudin Abdul Rahim, the Indonesian, both involved in Muslim service movements for young people. As in earlier travels, Naipaul plays on the leitmotif of rage, in this book the sacred rage of Islam, but sometimes the reader must wonder whether it is not Naipaul himself—exasperated by these societies and cultures which decline to adopt what he sees as the coherence and rationality of Western civilization—who feels so much rage.
Looking only for what he wants to find, apparently rejecting whatever lies outside his immediate concern, Naipaul gives his readers a diminished account of the lands through which he traveled and a diminished version of their cultural life. He seems to have sought out the half-educated or the parochial in preference to those who might have explained more articulately or more convincingly what Islam is all about. Naipaul surely knows about the achievements of Iranian Islam in terms of philosophy, poetry, mysticism, and the arts. He must know enough about the subcontinent to know about the Mogul cultural legacy and the literary development of Urdu. In Among the Believers, however, there is little hint of the enormous contribution of Islamic civilization to world history. Perhaps Naipaul never did his homework. Perhaps he unconsciously absorbed the stereotypes of Middle Easterners and Muslims so sedulously circulated by the Western media. A month or two of serious reading of books by both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars in advance of his travels might have enabled him to see much more than what his tunnel vision revealed.
The Iranian Revolution was a far more complex, multifaceted phenomenon than Naipaul appears to have realized. In an early chapter, "The Night Train from Mashhad," he describes a visit paid to the late Ayatollah Shariatmadari, presumably shortly before the latter's fall from grace in the eyes of his government. At the time of Naipaul's visit, Shariatmadari was one...
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The skipper of Australian team, Michael Clarke admitted of the fact that his performance in the ongoing first test against Pakistan has been sort of disappointing. Australia are on the verge of being defeated against Pakistan in the first test.
He also said that it was a big mistake from his part for not opting for the Decision Review System (DRS) after he was given LBW in the second innings. Replays even showed that there was a bit of bat before the ball went on to hit the pads. Clarke regrets for not opting for the DRS.
On analysing about the poor performance of the Australians, Clarke said that there was a problem facing the spinners and the batsmen were dismissed in the deliveries which did not spin much.
Clarke said that his performance in the first test match had been disappointing with the bat and there are no doubts to it. He also said that it was a big mistake, an error on his part for not taking the help of D.R.S. He said that he felt hugely disappointed when he watched the review of the decision. He also said that the ball in which he was dismissed did not spin much and it would have been better had he used is bat instead.
Clarke also said that in subcontinental conditions, the first innings performance generally holds the key. One needs to go as big as one can. He said that he knew Pakistan had the best batting conditions but he thought that they showed their class in the second innings by batting brilliantly on a wicket that held a bit of spin.
Clarke said that it was the slowness of the wicket which troubled the Australian batsmen to a considerable extent. He also said that the spin was a little bit of inconsistent. He thought that they should have played better as their preparations for playing spin was quite up to the mark.
Presently, Australia are struggling in the test and are on the verge of losing it by a huge margin.


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Better Customer Engagement Through Neuroscience: Speaking with Roger Dooley
A self-described serial entrepreneur, Roger Dooley knows what it takes to make a business succeed, and he believes it starts with a deep understanding of the customer. He is the author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing and recently spoke with us about his work. You can read Part 1 of our conversation here.
In Part 2, we discussed how the latest brain research can lead to new ways to understand and engage customers.
The CX Report: What is neuromarketing?
Roger Dooley: Different people have various definitions for neuromarketing, but to me it means any use of our understanding of how human brains work to do a better job of marketing. That includes using neuroscience tools like EEG or fMRI to analyze consumer reactions to your product or your ad, but it also means applying, for instance, behavioral research or psychology.
And the reason my definition is so broad is because I see it as one continuum. The human brain and human behavior are different depending on how you look at them. All you're doing is sort of looking at human behavior through different windows, whether it's through which area of the brain is lighting up or through observing behavior under specific experimental conditions, but all of the perspectives can be relevant.
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CXR: Marketers have traditionally used the best understanding of psychology available at the time to better engage with customers, haven't they?
RD: I wouldn't say it's been universal, but certainly smart marketers have used the tools of psychology where appropriate. Now we are getting some new understanding based on the data coming out of fMRI studies, which really have been taking place mostly in the last ten years. In some cases we're sort of explaining behavior that we already have observed before, just getting a little additional insight into what's happening in the brain. But in other cases, we are finding things that are giving us new insights.
For instance, one of the classic studies—this was now over five years ago—looked at how people responded to prices. Using fMRI, these scientists found that when people were exposed to a price that appeared to be too high to them, where it just felt like "whoa, that's really expensive" to them, the pain center in their brain tended to light up.
They actually call this "the pain of paying," and that's one reason why, for example, sushi often has an unattractive pricing model. If you're in a sushi restaurant and you order a tiny little piece of fish, and it's just under eight dollars each time—that's repeating a pain point. Whereas people will gravitate more to something where there's a single price, because while there may be a pain point associated with it, it's not repeated over and over again.
CXR: What are some of the ways that companies can use the findings of neuroscience to create better customer experiences?
RD: Customer experience and user experience are somewhat distinctive, but there are overlapping areas, and one that I find interesting involves the perceived difficulty of things. Something may not be difficult, but if for some reason it's made to look difficult, then even subconsciously people will believe it to be so. This means that something as simple as the font that something is printed in can make it look more difficult than if it were printed in a different font. And it may seem crazy, but that's the case. The difficulty we have in processing something mentally translates into a perception of difficulty for whatever it is we're being asked to do.
So if we're asked to fill out a short form, the font that form is written in may influence how difficult we think it's going to be, how long we think it will take to do it, and ultimately whether we do it at all. And so I think that just understanding what's going on, on a non-conscious basis, is really important because so much of our effort as marketers and business people is now focused very much on conscious factors like pictures and benefits and price. And these are certainly all important aspects of a customer experience, but they are not the only things to consider. There are also emotional aspects—literally dozens of human biases—that are basically saying that we don't behave rationally under certain conditions.
CXR: Any other examples?
RD: Well, if you present the exact same options to someone in terms of a loss versus a gain, even if everything about the issues was the same—the numbers are the same, the outputs are the same—people will react differently to that because typically people are more afraid of a loss than they are desirous of an equivalent gain. There are lots of experimental data to show that. So when we're designing our marketing or customer experience we may choose a way of expressing what benefit our product offers, but by simplifying, altering the wording in a way that takes these unconscious mind things into account, we can achieve better results.
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Guy Fawkes will be well represented on the Fylde coast this Bonfire Night as fireworks are set off during a variety of sparkling shows and displays.
Thousands of people are expected to attend Blackpool Cricket Club's annual explosive extravaganza as they host their display with accompanying fairground rides and a bonfire.
The West Park Drive venue will light the bonfire at 7pm on November 5. The fireworks display at 7.45pm is expected to last for 25 minutes with Cowbell Radio DJs providing the entertainment.
Tickets cost £3 a head or £10 a family. For every ticket bought in advance for the club's firework show, organisers will donate 50p to The Gazette's Hospice Heroes appeal.
And for every family ticket £1 will come to us.
Advance tickets are available from the club at Stanley Park from 4.30pm on weekdays and from noon at the weekend.
In Wyre, families can attend a bonfire and display at Cottam Hall playing fields, on Blackpool Old Road, Poulton, from 6pm on November 5.
Wyre Council's Fleetwood Fireworks Extravaganza at the Marine Hall, also on November 5, is a combined effort between Fleetwood Rotary Club, Lancashire Police, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Regenda.
Comedy comes courtesy of members of the Bread and Butter Theatre Company, who will be compering the evening's events in cunning disguise, and Musical Ruth, a nun with a magical mobile piano.
Coun Lynne Bowen, cabinet member with responsibility for events at Wyre Council, said: "It's wonderful the Marine Hall is hosting this hugely successful community event; the gardens will provide a fabulous natural setting I'm sure.
"I'm delighted we've been able to add music and comedy to the line up and hope that everyone has an enjoyable night."
Gates open at 5.30pm with live music starting at 6pm and the fireworks display at 7.30pm. It is free to attend, however donations are encouraged.
South Fylde is also gearing up for a big night of explosions with two displays organised.
St Annes Cricket Club, on Highbury Road East, will feature a bonfire, fireworks and funfair rides.
And Lytham Round Table is to host their annual display at Fylde Rugby Club, on Blackpool Road, starting at 7.30pm.


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Songlines World Cinema | June (#108)
Posted on May 11th, 2015 in Recent posts, Reviews by Songlines Magazine.
The Dead Lands, Phoenix, Timbuktu are all reviewed in the current issue.
We've collected trailers from all the film reviews in the current issue (June #108), written by our world cinema editor, Yoram Allon.
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The Dead Lands
Dir: Toa Fraser; UK release May 29 (Soda Pictures)
Though the narrative feels a little 'by the numbers', what remains captivating throughout is the effective performances, stunning scenery and sheer pleasure of witnessing a genre film spoken in Maori.
Dir: Abderrahmane Sissako; UK release May 22 (Artificial Eye)
It is very rare for a feature film to capture so eloquently the contours of a devastatingly sad political situation. Read more about Tumbuktu.
Dir: Christian Petzold; UK release May 8 (Soda Pictures)
The quantity and quality of Holocaust-related films has increased in recent years, with narratives continuing to focus on identity crises and survivor trauma. These issues are played out in full in Petzold's immaculately performed new film.


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Finishing has West Brook on the right Path
Published 5:40 pm, Friday, October 18, 2013
That was the word repeated each and every day inside the West Brook weight room by strength and conditioning coach Marquis Johnson. The assistant coach preached every day an emphasis on finishing every rep strong with intensity.
"The guys bought in to what I preached," said Johnson, who is in his second season at West Brook. "If we finish every day we will be able play with anybody no matter the situation. If we finish strong we will get results."
Despite coming off a disappointing 4-6 last season and failing to make the playoffs for the first time since 2004, the Bruins entered the season with optimism as the team returned 13 starters from the year before.
That optimism has continued to grow after big wins against cross-town rivals Ozen and Central. Then came last week's 41-38 victory over Deer Park which equals the team's win total of 2012.
So why have the Bruins improved so much? One answer could be the trust between the players.
"We are working for each other and trusting that the offense and defense will do their job," said all-district running back Justen Hervey. "It takes heart and effort and like Coach Johnson says most teams will be tired in the end and we refuse to be that team."
The biggest improvement has been on the defensive side of the ball. After giving up an average of 40 points a game last season in district play, this year's defense has only given up a respectable 25 points a game.
"I'm happy with the success but we definitely have to keep getting better," said senior safety and team leader Devin Padia. "Deer Park put way to many points and yards on us last week that's why this weeks goal is to hold Channelview to under 50 yards rushing."
A strong finish to district play is needed for West Brook to realize its goal of returning to the playoffs. That will be challenge as West Brook still has games against state ranked Galena Park North Shore and Port Arthur Memorial.
That's where that off-season training of learning how to finish could pay off.
"We put them in hard difficult situations in the offseason where finishing is imperative," said second-year head coach Kevin Flannigan "So our team is ready to persevere no matter who we play because we've been finishing everyday since last off-season and you see that with results like last Friday night."


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Hello everybody! This is my first spell forum and you guessed it, its about conjuring up spirits! I dont know how it might be for you, but it was a little difficult for me! But dont worry! All it takes is patience, determination and practice!
You need quite a bit of weird stuff for this, but in the end, it really is worth it ^_^
~ 2 tall purple candles (light or dark, doesnt matter)
~ 2 tall green candles
~ A purple amethyst, green jade or an agate :) pick one or more, doesnt matter!
~Sandalwood and lavender incense
~Sandalwood and willow bark incense
~ Spirit candle (any color)
~ Witches' Bowl - A bowl or tray 13" or more in diameter
~ Three casting stones (you can charge them if you want using my other stone charging forum i made)
NOTE* You must know how to cast a triple circle for this to work!
First, cast a triple circle, as conjuring spirits is always done in hours of darkness, althought its not necessary to be midnight, it is preferred by many. After you have performed your circle ritual, cast the incense into your incense burner (no duh)
Then, place your spirit candle into the center of your alter and chant:
"Spirit of good, I bid thee enter.
The outer circle, The second circle, The inner circle.
I am protected by this Pentacle upon my breast
Which bears the name of (your spirit guide)
I bid thee, spirit, reveal thy earthly name!"
NOTE* If you dont have a pentacle, why dont you just draw a detailed pentagram and put it over your heart. This works better than nothing.
NOTE* Also, you need to know your spirit guides name in order to cast this spell. If you dont know, bad luck or you can try and find out.
You have to repeat this chant 3 times. Perform a nine card tarot divination(yer you need to know a few skills for this by the way)for the spirits name in some other form of manner. Ask: "Have you a message for me?"
Perform a tarot divination or use the Witches' Bowl to ask questions. "Spirit, is it true that...?"
Deal with the spirit gently and they will lead you to great mysteries about ones life and even yours. However, during the questioning, observe the spirit candle. If it wavers of flicks for unknown force, use the tarot to see if the spirit has a message for you.
You might be able to ask 3 questions, and after that, you must ask: "May I seek further guidance?" Ask ONLY 3 MORE QUESTIONS and no more.
You can bid the spirit goodbye by chanting:
"(Your spirit guides name), Good spirit, thou hast diligently answered my questions and i do thank thee. I hereby give thee license to depart. Depart, thrice- blessed spirit, and be thou willing return when next I conjure thee. By the sound of this bell (use your Witches' Bell), do I bid thee leave. Depart, Depart. Depart!"
And this is how you conjure up your spirit guide! Thanks for reading folks!
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To comply with NCAA regulations, all individuals and groups must make arrangements for tickets in advance online. Tickets must be picked up on January 17 at the Community Day check-in table, located on the Belmont Boulevard side of the Curb Event Center.
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Mayo report on addressing the worldwide tobacco epidemic through effective, evidence-based treatment
Report of an expert meeting, March 1999, Rochester (Minnesota) USA
III. Implementing Treatment
1. Make treatment a public health priority
Tobacco dependence is listed as a disorder in the current International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), (World Health Organization, 1992). This underscores the obligation to provide treatment as part of an overall public health strategy. Meeting this responsibility may involve collaboration among such constituencies as public health departments, health agencies, insurers, regulatory agencies, non-profit groups, scientific organizations, and treatment providers. Collaborative groups can unite to approach governments about the nature and health threat of tobacco use, and about treatment options.
An initial step to providing effective treatment is to make treatment a public health priority. Offering treatment requires planning and education. Needs vary from country to country, but many of the principles are broadly applicable. Treatment for most tobacco users need not be expensive or elaborate, but it should be consistent and effective. To government leaders, Dr Brundtland (1999) offers this challenge:
People in government have the power to act. Those actions, both personal and official, will decide if tobacco shall claim new millions of victims in your home countries. Those actions will help prevent the cost of treating hundreds of thousands of cancer and heart disease patients from breaking the back of your health systems in the coming decades. Those actions will see to it that children don't lose their parents prematurely through cancer and heart diseases caused by smoking. Those actions will help prevent teenagers from being fooled into an addiction which gives them only a 50% chance of surviving middle age.
2. Make treatment available
Treatment must not be the privilege only of those who can afford private help and expensive medications. Health care systems - in whatever form they exist in different countries - should establish a goal of offering accessible, practical, scientifically based and proven interventions to all tobacco users, regardless of economic level, age, sex, and level of tobacco dependence. These interventions can be implemented by health professionals and supported by local leaders in governments and the community. The concept of treatment should be broadened to include treating tobacco use in children and adolescents, reducing family exposure to tobacco, motivating tobacco users to quit, and providing treatment medications when appropriate (Hatsukami & Lando, 1998). These efforts will also strengthen prevention measures. The process of providing treatment can be facilitated by incorporating tobacco dependence treatment into primary care, drug dependence treatment (American Psychiatric Aaaociation, 1996), reproductive and maternal and child services (Windsor, Boyd & Orleans, 1998), programmes with outreach to underserved populations (Ahluwalia, 1997), and non-traditional venues such as religious institutions.
Cultural cohesion and traditions unique to a given locale can provide a framework for treatment and may in some cases reduce the need for formal treatment. Those with experience in culturally unique settings (e.g. Groth-Marnat, Leslie & Renneker, 1996) recommend the following: encouraging indigenous people to develop their own programmes; considering unique rituals that could increase tobacco users' power to change; enhancing change by working with healers or others of status in the community; considering health promotion in relation to cultural values; and not expecting or demanding early change. They also suggest gradually developing a committed relationship over time.
3. Assess tobacco use and offer treatment
Health care providers should assess and document tobacco use and should provide proven treatments as an essential part of total health care to individuals of all socioeconomic levels. Ongoing monitoring of tobacco use (World Health Organization, 1998) is a critical aspect of thorough and careful epidemiological research. The complex demographics of tobacco use are important to consider in assessing use and providing treatment. An example of this is the use of moist oral snuff in Sweden, where more women than men smoke, but as many men use snuff (nonfermented) as use cigarettes (e.g. Schildt et al., 1998). Some tobacco users also consume multiple forms of tobacco. Additionally, overall smoking prevalence rates can be misleading. Although overall rates may decrease, the rate may increase among a high-risk group, such as young women. Also, when comparing smoking rates across age groups over time, it is important to follow the cohort and not only compare persons in an age group at one time point with those in the same age group at a later time point. Another factor to consider in examining smoking and cessation rates is the extent of tobacco exposure. Research indicates that ceasing to smoke is somewhat easier for individuals who are less dependent on tobacco. Current ex-smokers may have been less dependent on tobacco than are continuing smokers, a possibility that underscores the necessity of surveying not only prevalence of use and extent of tobacco exposure but also level of tobacco dependence and motivation to quit (Fagerström et al., 1996; Ramström, 1997).
Elements that should be considered in assessing tobacco exposure in a country include other tobacco use in addition to cigarettes (e.g. smokeless tobacco and cigars), ratio of men and women tobacco users, subgroups based on socioeconomic status, urban or rural residence, age of onset of tobacco use, types of tobacco material, frequency of use, and amounts of use. With this information, health care planners in a country can assess the potential disease burden of tobacco, and can plan interventions accordingly. However, few countries have access to such data at present (Ramström, 1997).
Providing effective treatment for tobacco users with different levels and patterns of usage necessitates an adaptive application of evidence-based treatment principles. Health care providers should assume responsibility for learning about tobacco use and treatment, so that they can provide proven interventions for patients and clients with differing needs. Additionally, health care providers, educators, and community leaders should take advantage of teachable moments and opportunities for prevention and intervention.
4. Set an example for peers and patients by ceasing tobacco use
In some areas of the world, large percentages of physicians and other health professionals smoke, presumably because smoking is a sign of status in some cultures. Health workers function as exemplars and educators for their patients, and consequently should set an example by abstaining from tobacco. When this point is emphasized in professional organizations and through the education system that trains professionals, their tobacco use rates decline. An example of this occurred in the United States, where nearly 19% of physicians smoked a decade after the first US Surgeon General's advisory committee report in 1964 on the health costs of smoking. As tobacco use among health professionals became a focus of concern, that rate dropped to 3% by the early 1990s. In parallel, the smoking rate among registered nurses fell from 32% to 18% between the mid-1970s and the early 1990s. Among licensed practical nurses it fell from 37% to 27% (Nelson et al., 1994).
5. Fund effective treatment
Governments and health care organizations should ensure that evidence-based treatment is widely available and, where appropriate, is reimbursable to health care providers. Increasing the institutional and human capacity for providing this service involves training health care workers to deliver treatment and implementing a curriculum for students in the health professions. Only about a third of the world's medical schools currently provide instruction in tobacco dependence treatment, although 88% include the topic of tobacco in their curriculum. Respondents to a worldwide survey about tobacco education in medical schools indicated that programmes could be enhanced if selected staff received training in countries with well developed programmes, if international experts offered training, if materials were more available, if the public received more information about tobacco, and if legislation and governmental attitudes were more supportive (Richmond et al., 1998).
Another aspect of effective treatment is the development of resource centres to provide information on treatment certification, resources and materials, and updated information on effective treatments and guidelines (Hatsukami & Lando, 1998). Web-based sites can provide extensive information to the public and to professionals. Additionally, treatment standards are enhanced by encouraging the creation and maintenance of centres of excellence in treating tobacco dependence. An overarching result of this process is the reduction of barriers between tobacco users and treatment, so that effective treatment can be made available to all tobacco users regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, locale, and income level. However, even direct efforts to remove barriers require careful evaluation. For example, allowing medications to be sold without a physician's prescription removes one barrier but may create another if smokers are unable or unwilling to buy the medications unless the expense is subsidized.
6. Motivate tobacco users
Most tobacco users who would like to quit are not yet ready to do so (Etter, Perneger & Ronchi, 1997). Governments, health providers, and community groups share a responsibility for motivating tobacco users to stop and to remain abstinent. This can be accomplished through educating the public about the health risks of tobacco use; enacting smoke-free laws and policies; encouraging tobacco users to seek treatment; and making treatment available, affordable, and accessible. If health professionals and researchers focus as much on efforts to prompt attempts at tobacco cessation as on creating new approaches to treatment, many additional tobacco users will be motivated to quit. One motivational approach is for health professionals to explain at each visit the risks of tobacco, the rewards of cessation, and the relevance to the individual (Fiore et al., 1996). Many experimental studies have shown that physician advice does increase both immediate and more distant attempts to quit. Recent work using the Transtheoretical, or Stages of Change, model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1992) indicates that this approach can prompt successful cessation and is acceptable to a majority of smokers. Another model is motivational interviewing (Miller & Rollnick, 1991), which has been effective in alcohol and drug dependence treatment.
Motivation to quit must be stronger than incentives for continuing to use tobacco. For many smokers, the incentive to smoke is driven by media depictions and by cultural and societal acceptance of tobacco use. By the time they are only a few years old, many children throughout the world can identify tobacco advertising icons (e.g. Emri et al., 1998; Fischer et al., 1991). Public education campaigns and counter-advertising face a substantial obstacle in overcoming the power of years of effective advertising and marketing of tobacco products. The Marlboro Man was named brand image of the century in 1999 by Advertising age magazine, whose editors expressed their ambivalence at selecting a symbol that had established Marlboro as the best-selling cigarette in the world. They acknowledged, "More than any other issue, the ethics of tobacco advertising - morally and legally - have divided the advertising industry". (Advertising age, 1999). They noted that the Marlboro Man's image has so much "clout" that no matter how minimal the imagery becomes, "reduced on occasion to little more than a saddle and a splash of red", the image is still evocative of "a mythical Marlboro country, of a mythical American cowboy and of the No. 1 brand of cigarettes that gave that cowboy real lung cancer".
No counter-advertising image has approached the success of the Marlboro Man, or even of his closest competitors in the contest for icon of the century - Ronald McDonald, The Green Giant, Betty Crocker, and the Energizer Bunny. Success in counter-advertising not only requires powerful images and an extensive advertising budget, but also depends on several factors that are difficult to achieve in many political climates: adequate, long-term funding; a campaign free from political interference; a broad-based focus not targeted exclusively at children; and a campaign that complements other tobacco control activities, such as support for indoor smoking restrictions (Cummings & Clarke, 1998).
Population-based methods such as telephone helplines and national and international tobacco-free days also can help motivate tobacco users toward treatment. A "Quit and Win" contest has resulted in success rates that far exceed typical cessation rates among tobacco users who stop without assistance (Tillgren et al., 1995). To be eligible to win prizes, participants - users of smokeless or smoked tobacco - had to remain abstinent for four weeks. Winners had to submit guarantees of no-tobacco status signed by two independent witnesses, and a smaller sample also had to pass a biological test (saliva measurement of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine) for verification. A recruitment strategy combining mass media and local organizations attracted larger numbers of participants.
National and international tobacco-free days also can be effective ways to prompt tobacco users to quit, as well as to provide a forum for dissemination of health information. The 1999 World No-Tobacco Day was an opportunity for the Australian Federal Government to air commercials encouraging tobacco users to quit. The federal health minister publicized consumer reactions to an awareness campaign called "Every cigarette is doing you damage." Also in Australia, the New South Wales Cancer Council prepared for World No-Tobacco Day by launching an initiative to discount the cost of nicotine replacement gum by about 75%. A representative of the Cancer Council explained that low-income tobacco users had found the regular price of nicotine replacement gum to be "a bit of a barrier to taking up a course". (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1999a, 1999b.) On the other side of the Earth, seven Lebanese nongovernmental organizations marked World No-Tobacco Day with a "Put it out before it puts you out" campaign. They erected tents where they distributed leaflets and showed videos reflecting the dangers of smoking (Zaatari, 1999). The evidence of success of these events can be difficult to gather and assess.
However, one indication of the impact of no-tobacco days can be inferred from a study of occupational safety, in which data from 10 years of annual United Kingdom no-smoking days indicates a rise in abstinence from nicotine on those days (Waters, Jarvis & Sutton, 1998). Although these types of approaches might have small individual effects, their combined impact can be sizeable (Burns, in press).
7. Monitor and regulate tobacco
Some efforts that encourage and facilitate abstinence are within the domain of governments to accomplish or underwrite. These include monitoring and reporting on tobacco use, to provide accurate tracking of epidemiological data about the extent of tobacco exposure among a country's residents. Governments also bear the responsibility to tax tobacco products as a means of controlling accessibility (Meier & Licari, 1997; Warner et al., 1995). To stem widespread tobacco dependence, governments also must regulate the sale and marketing of tobacco products (Sweanor, 1997). When combined, these efforts help reduce initiation of tobacco use and fund effective treatments. Thus, the responsible regulation of tobacco products can reduce tobacco use and limit risk.
Necessary components of public education include accurate testing of tobacco products, awareness of product design, and responsible labelling. Many tobacco users throughout the world have no access to information about the tobacco they consume. Tobacco users typically are unaware of nicotine and tar levels (Kozlowski et al., 1998b). As a group, they do not know that so-called "light" and "ultra-light" cigarettes can give them the same tar and nicotine as regular cigarettes (Kozlowski et al., 1998a), or that smokers compensate for lower tar and nicotine in cigarettes (e.g. Kozlowski, Pillitteri & Sweeney, 1994). A committee advising the United Kingdom's Department of Health recently called on that country's Government to "require that the tobacco industry behave like other consumer product companies" (Henningfield & Slade, 1998; United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Security, 1998). The Scientific Committee on Tobacco or Health recommended that the United Kingdom Government require standards in assessing the health effects of products, acceptance that tobacco is a major cause of premature death, and standards of disclosure of the nature and magnitude of hazards to consumers. In this spirit, governments could collaboratively assess tobacco products in a way that would provide meaningful and accurate ratings of nicotine and other chemicals in tobacco products.
Governments also can regulate the toxicity and addictiveness of tobacco products to reduce the harm of tobacco use. Slade and Henningfield (1998) summarize steps that government regulatory agencies should explore:
8. Develop new treatments
Investing in the science and technology of treatment improves its efficacy. The recent development of medications for treating tobacco dependence is a success story for applied science. This research field has considered the new goals of tobacco use reduction and relief from withdrawal symptoms, employed new methods such as sensory replacement, and begun to tailor treatment to fit tobacco users' profiles and needs. Novel methods of pharmacotherapy offer tobacco users many choices. In addition, recent findings about the efficacy of new medications add further hope for higher rates of successful cessation.
Research should focus not on pharmacotherapy alone, but also on developing high-volume, lost-cost treatments for tobacco users and health systems with few economic resources. The development of new treatments involves much more than carrying out continuing series of clinical trials. Each new finding about the effects of nicotine and tobacco enhances the possibility of effective treatment. Examples include scientific findings about the effects of maternal tobacco use on the unborn child, possible genetic bases of nicotine addiction, sex-specific effects of nicotine on metabolism, and population trends in tobacco use. Even though information may not seem directly related to the design and implementation of a treatment programme, each piece of scientifically valid information adds to the pool of knowledge on which treatment is based. Virtually no areas of legitimate research should be considered too unrelated or trivial to have an impact on treatment.
Although present treatments can be efficacious, current scientific knowledge cannot perfectly predict how best to motivate and help a tobacco user to quit. Worldwide research efforts have yet to reveal many keys to successful prevention and treatment among diverse peoples and cultures. Nearly every treatment-related article in professional journals includes numerous recommendations for further exploration. Most major monographs or policy statements about the global tobacco epidemic include a "wish list" of areas that remain unexplored. The document Smoking kills: a white paper on tobacco (1998) lists seven major areas needing further research:
These areas for consideration are merely a beginning. Exploring each of them, as well as other worthwhile areas not listed, will open multiple avenues that can enlarge the effectiveness and appeal of tobacco dependence treatment.


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The 'very best of Sheffield' was shown off to hundreds of thousands of visitors thanks to the Tour de France.
Sheffield Hallam MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "I'm proud that we showed off the very best of Sheffield to the hundreds of thousands of visitors who flooded in, whilst an estimated 3.5 billion people from around the world will have tuned in to see the riders cycling through our streets.
"It doesn't get much bigger than that."
He added: "It was a day we will never forget and I'm sure the legacy will see more people coming to visit us, more business being done here and more people inspired to get on their bike."
Hillsborough and Brightside MP David Blunkett said: "When it comes to sport we're used to the highs and lows of Sheffield Wednesday, but this internationally renowned high profile race took on the challenge of the physical ups and downs of the Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
"Not least it surmounted Jenkin Road and Newman Road in the climb to Roman Ridge, which I believe albeit for a very short burst, was the steepest element of the whole race!
"Above all, it was a chance to profile the great heritage of Wincobank Hill as well as offering a unique opportunity to the wonderful people of north Sheffield."
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Angela Smith said: "I am really proud of the fact that it has come through my constituency, I know the route really well and how impressive it is and how tough it must have been.
"It has been the event of a lifetime. The Tour is already bearing fruit, I drive on the route on a weekly basis and I have already noticed an increase in business."
Coun Isobel Bowler, Sheffield Council cabinet member for culture, sport and leisure, said: "This has been a memorable day for Sheffield and for Yorkshire.
"It was wonderful to see so many thousands of people supporting the event and embracing the excitement and the spectacle of the Tour de France as it came through Sheffield.
"It will be remembered as one of the greatest sporting events in the city's history.
"The event has given us a fantastic opportunity to showcase the city and promote it as a tourism and investment destination, as the race was televised worldwide to over 180 countries."


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I was visiting dad yesterday, and it was a nice, crisp day before spring. All the snow was pretty well gone, so I took my camera outdoors to track down some of dad's implements for his garden tractors. Here is his double disc.
Dad says red one is made by Ohio Steel. The other is a Brinly.
He has two double sets, the other is two Brinly's. With weight, they do a great job.
Brinly double disc
Started by daytime dave , Mar 20, 2011 10:28 AM
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Posted March 20, 2011 - 10:28 AM
Posted March 20, 2011 - 11:38 AM
Nice. I've been kind of looking for a disc for cheap or free, but no luck yet.
Posted March 20, 2011 - 04:58 PM
I'd like to find a Brinly sleeve hitch double set for shows, to go with some of my other attachments! ~~ grnspot
Posted March 29, 2011 - 09:34 PM
How well do these work? Are they worth the money? Thanks


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Jennifer Medina is the Artistic Director of Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company. She began her studies in St. Louis, MO under the tutelage of Barbara Craig. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and an MFA in Dance from the University of Iowa, studying on scholarship at both institutions with artists such as Basil Thompson, David Berkey, Alan Sener, Paula Weber and Leni Wylliams. Jennifer has performed with Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company of Kansas City in works by choreographers such as: Bill T. Jones, David Parsons, Sean Curran, William Whitener, Hanya Holm, Kevin Iega Jeff, Milton Myers, Erika Randall, and Fred Benjamin among many others. Jennifer has also performed throughout the midwest with: Duarte Danceworks, aTrek dance collective, Webster Dance Theatre, Dance St. Louis/Contemporary Moves, the Union Avenue Opera Theatre, Modern Night at the Folly, The Slaughter Project, and the Shoji Tabuchi Show.
As a choreographer, her work has been produced/commissioned by: Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Arova Contemporary Ballet, Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company, St. Louis Dance Festival, The Virginia School of the Arts, Washington University in St. Louis, "The Yard" at Martha's Vineyard, UMKC, UMSL, Webster University, Union Avenue Opera Theater, and many other student companies and schools throughout the U.S. Jennifer has been full time faculty at institutions such as UMKC and Webster University, and has worked as a guest artist throughout the country in Universities and with professional organizations such as Washington University in St. Louis, Ball State University, The Kansas City Ballet School, GAAPHERD, Regional Dance America (SERBA) the Glenda Brown Choreography Project, American College Dance Festival, Virginia School of the Arts, among others. Musical collaborations in choreography include artists such as Jazz Legend Bobby Watson, and electronic music composer Jacob Gotlib. Jennifer is currently teaching at Dance Project Saint Louis. She attended the CORPS de Ballet International Teacher's Conference in Pittsburgh in June 2014.


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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Kings: Endless Fog EP
In a release that drops today, we have the 10th release from Soulection. Endless Fog EP comes from the 21 yr old Kings, UK based producer who found inspiration in the british rhythm of the 140, the southern hip hop swing and sound of one of his fave artists: Silkie. In it, you will hear the sharp hi hats that have become the new barometer of bounce and merry melodies to please OGs and party cats alike.
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I should have known that being friends with James and Fred was going to be complicated. I should have known my twin brother was a sissy. and I should have known that falling in love with one of your best friends was a really, really, really, bad idea. But I'm Guinevere Pendragon the inventor of bad decisions . Though now that I think about it, it's totally worth it!
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Genres: Humor, Romance, Young Adult Era: Next Generation Characters: Albus, George, Ginny, Harry, James (II), McGonagall, OC , Scorpius, Teddy Pairings: James/OC, OC/OC
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Beedle wrote down many stories for children in his book, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard. But what happened to all the stories that didn't make it into the book? Well, here they are.
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Rose doubts her mother. Constantly. Then she finds some intriguing, if not gross, information that makes her reconsider her thoughts.
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Our 2018 season opens Sunday, May 6 and hours of operation will be Sundays, 10-3 and Wednesdays 12-5.
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Callingwood Farmers' Market has been operating for 33 years and is one of Edmonton's favourite farmers' markets! Our 2018 hours of operation are Sundays 10am-3pm and Wednesdays 12pm-5pm.
We offer the finest of locally grown fresh, organic produce and meats, delicious home made food, top quality plants, unique arts and crafts, exclusive hand made products and much more! Our vendors offer innovative and unique products that you will enjoy so much that you'll keep coming back for more. Our Sunday markets feature approximately 130 tables, and our Wednesday markets feature approximately 30-40 tables.
The Callingwood Farmers' Market is conveniently located in the covered courtyard area of The Marketplace at Callingwood shopping centre on the corner of 69 Avenue and 178 Street. We are a stone's throw from the Anthony Henday and Whitemud freeways, making us easily accessible from anywhere in Edmonton and surrounding area. Free, convenient parking is available in the shopping centre parking lot.
Callingwood Farmers' Market is an Alberta Approved Farmers' Market through Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. As an approved market we proudly display the Sunny Girl logo. This indicates that we have met the program guidelines, to ensure you that we are selling the best products.
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Frances, a 1950s housewife, becomes bored with her suburban life and enrolls in a class at the local community college. When she meets Bake, a butch lesbian, her life completely changes. In thrall to a forbidden world of martini lunches, late nights at queer bars, and a sexual passion she never knew was possible, Frances must chose between the safety of heterosexual marriage, or the dangers of life on the edge of society.
In this age of Mad Men fever, the re-issue of Stranger on Lesbos comes at the perfect moment, invoking an era we can't help but romanticize yet despise.
Valerie Taylor is the pen name of Velma Young (19131997), author of the lesbian pulp classics Whisper Their Love (1957), The Girls in 3-B (1959), World Without Men (1963), Journey to Fulfillment (1964), and Ripening (1988). With the $500 proceeds of her first novel, Hired Girl (1953), Taylor bought a pair of shoes, two dresses, and hired a divorce lawyer. After leaving her husband, she kicked off a prolific career as the author of pulp fiction novels, poetry (under the name Nacella Young), and romances (under the name Francine Davenport). A longtime activist for gay and lesbian rights, she was a co-founder of Mattachine Midwest and the Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago.
Femmes Fatales restores to print the best of women's writing in the classic pulp genres of the mid-20th century. From mystery to hard-boiled noir to taboo lesbian romance, these rediscovered queens of pulp offer subversive perspectives on a turbulent era. Enjoy the series: Bedelia; The Blackbirder; Bunny Lake Is Missing; By Cecile; The G-String Murders; The Girls in 3-B; In a Lonely Place; Laura; Mother Finds a Body; Now, Voyager; Skyscraper; Stranger on Lesbos; Women's Barracks.
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Nokia N79 Active
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Review You'll have seen from our review of the Nokia N79 that, even in bog standard form, it's an extremely capable multimedia powerhouse, equipped with a 5Mp camera, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi and Assisted GPS.
Nokia's N79 Active: complete with hear-rate monitor
This latest incarnation, however, is aimed squarely at gym warriors, and comes with a heart monitor which connects to the phone over Bluetooth to help you plan and monitor your workouts.
Nokia hasn't reinvented the wheel here. The heart monitor is provided by fellow Finnish firm Polar, which just happens to be the world's biggest name in wireless heart-rate monitors. It's one of the company's standard models and normally works with a dedicated wristwatch-style data calculator but here teams up with an updated version of Nokia's Sports Tracker app to calculate your training stats.
The N79 makes it simple by bundling the devices together, but you could conceivably do the same with any smartphone and suitable software. There's an iPhone heart monitor app already available, for instance, but you need to hold the iPhone - or microphone - to your chest or pulse for it to work, which is nowhere near as convenient.
The heart-rate monitor clips onto an adjustable strap which you tighten around your chest. You'll need to wet the inside of the strap before you put it on to ensure good electrical contact - we tried it without doing this at first and it didn't work. The strap's made of comfortable fabric and it's easy to forget it's on after a while. It's washable too, which is just as well. The battery promises to run for 150 hours of workout and while there's no on-off switch, it automatically fires up when it detects your pulse and switches itself off when you remove it.
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The first time you pair the two devices with a Bluetooth link, you need to be ready to go – they won't link unless the Polar is on its strap, and receiving signals from your body. Once phone and monitor have been paired, however, the phone will automatically detect the heart-rate monitor when you strap it on for subsequent workouts.
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Natalie Cole refuses to let illness stop her performing and underwent grueling chemotherapy treatment in her dressing room backstage at concerts.
The singer underwent a bout of the aggressive therapy in a bid to beat hepatitis C.
The treatment coincided with a world tour, but instead of checking into a hospital and taking time off from her busy schedule, Cole carried on performing.
The 59-year-old says in Los Angeles Confidential magazine, "Whatever horror stories you have heard about chemo is true. It is absolutely one of the most debilitating and difficult experiences that could ever happen to a human being. Trying to perform was a real challenge. Just picture an IV (intravenous) hanging from a wardrobe rack in my dressing room in Japan as I tried to prepare for two shows in a night."
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When you play AdVenture Capitalist on Steam, your progress saves within the Steam Cloud; as long as you are logged into your Steam account and playing online. If you are, then you should be able to access your AdVenture Capitalist on any computer location, as long as you are logged into your Steam account.
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Nul Tien (www.nultien.rs ) is a rapidly growing Serbian software engineering company established by a joint venture of two highly successful Dutch companies. Our multidisciplinary international teams implement and integrate top quality software for a variety of important international clients.
WARNING: If you are looking for a quiet, restful, sleepy place to spend your working hours and easily are scared by new challenges, you can skip further reading :) Instead, we are looking for passionate and creative new team members, with restless minds, who love working in a fun and inspiring environment to join our experienced team in the position of:
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"Sometimes the very thing we fight or protest against is exactly what we actually need or lack."
Betty Craven is the epitome of elegance, class, and perfection. Her prize-winning garden is the envy of her neighbors; her impeccable manners and epicurean skills have made her the "hostess with the most-est."
But all is not what it seems.
The truth is that this fifty-eight year old's seemingly idyllic world is quickly disintegrating. Widowed and left with a modest income, Betty's Colorado gourmet chocolate shop has gone belly up, leaving her floundering for purpose and meaning. Tied to a house in disrepair that she can't sell, and mired in unrelenting grief for her dead son, this patriotic former Texas pageant queen comes to the shocking and debilitating conclusion that her entire life has been wasted. As that realization hits her hard between her well-manicured brow, the rebellious spirit that Betty has silently kept under lock and key, explodes to the surface.
When that happens, her staunch conservative world changes drastically, causing Betty to question every belief and opinion she's ever had. The path she chooses is paved with secrecy, eccentric characters, toe-curling love, life-changing events, and a connection to her unconventional garden that she never could have imagined. No matter how hard she tries, Betty Craven will never be the same again.
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- Were you looking for other types of Marines?
Space Marines were humans in space suits who fought against Space Fel Orcs in a bonus clip seen after the player beat Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos on the hardest difficulty level. This unit is taken from the StarCraft franchise.
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Powerful Terran marine...
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The cervix is the lower end of the womb (uterus). It is at the top of the vagina. It is about 2 inches long. The cervical canal passes through the cervix. It allows blood from a menstrual period and a baby (fetus) to pass from the womb into the vagina.
The cervical canal also allows sperm to pass from the vagina into the uterus.
Conditions that affect the cervix include:
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical infection
- Cervical inflammation
- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or dysplasia
- Cervical polyps
- Cervical pregnancy
A Pap smear is a screening test to check for cancer of the cervix.
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