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Joint Research Office
- Home
- What does the JRO do?
- Approvals
- Post Approval
- Academic Clinical Trials
- Commercial Research
- Model agreement links
- Biostatistics
- Training and Education
- Patient and Public Involvement
- Funding Opportunities
- JRO News
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Clinical Trials Units (CTUs)
- UCLH Patient Flag
- Information and tools to help prepare your study submitted to the JRO
How the Research Support Centre works with Researchers
- Link to video (large)
Model agreement links
The Joint Research Office uses the available model agreements for clinical research which have been set up to streamline and simplify the research contracting process.
model CRO Clinical Trial Agreement (2007)
model Clinical Investigation Agreement (Devices) 2008
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What methods exist for getting help in Linux?
Novell Cool Solutions: Question & Answer
Posted: 8 Jun 2005
If there's no phone number for support when something goes wrong, how do I get help when I need it in Linux?
Without going into too much detail, let me just say there are ample resources for help in Linux. Here are a few resources:
- Documentation
- Mailing Lists
- IRC Channels
- Googling for answers
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Catherine Zeta-Jones's Changing Looks
1. 1984"I got a perm in high school because I wanted to look like Coco from Fame," Zeta-Jones once told InStyle of her teenage look. "When my mom tried to straighten it, it all went to hell and my hair broke off."
2. 1991At 22, she starred as a teenage vixen on The Darling Buds of May."I played a big-breasted, tight-waisted, 1950s ingenue, a country girl," Zeta-Jones says, "so any part that needed a piece of straw hanging out your mouth and a padded bra came my way."
3. 1993The star of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles opted for ringlets and kohl-rimmed eyes.
4. 1999At a screening of The Haunting, Zeta-Jones played up her amber eyes with silver shadow and a center-parted updo.
5. 2001Newly married to Michael Douglas (and mother to Dylan Michael Douglas), the star of America's Sweethearts walked the Academy Awards red carpet with her hair swept into a voluminous style.
6. 2002"The closest I'll ever get to blond," the Chicago star told InStyle of her honeyed locks. "I have to say, I love how it brightened my face."
7. 2003For the Golden Globes, the pregnant (with daughter Carys Zeta Douglas) nominee accentuated her full lips with berry lipstick.
8. 2005Zeta-Jones went all-out movie star for the premiere of The Legend of Zorro, pairing long waves with persimmon lip color.
9. 2008She hit a benefit with a tousled updo, wine-hued lips and ultra-long lashes.
10. 2009The Rebound star went clean for the AFI Awards: "The evening was one to honor my husband, so I went for simple, straight hair."
11. 2010She accepted a Tony Award for her performance in A Little Night Music sporting baby blue shadow and loads of diamonds.
12. 2011For the Golden Globe Awards, makeup artist Brett Freedman rimmed the actress's bottom lashline with a precise swipe of hunter green pencil to match her Monique Lhuillier gown.
13. 2011For the Benefit For The Motion Picture & Television Fund, makeup artist Brett Freedman conjured up a matte, candy pink lip color. "Catherine loved the color but thought it would read better on the red carpet with a little more depth and shine," Freedman told InStyle.com. To keep the color crisp, he dabbed a touch of concealer along her lip line. Then, he powdered, lined and filled in her entire mouth with a fleshy shade of pink. Freedman added, "I had her blot her lips and then top it off with a deeper plum berry shimmer gloss for a touch of drama. It was her idea. She was spot on, it turned out beautifully!"
14. 2012She looked stunning in bronze shades at the Rock of Ages premiere.
15. 2013
Arriving at the Los Angeles Premiere of Red 2, the actress appeared put-together with her hair styled in soft waves and au naturel makeup.
16. 2014
Sporting blunt banks and soft curls, Zeta-Jones's chose to take her look in a romantic direction while attending the 14th annual Monte Cristo Awards in New York City.
17. 2015
Rocking tight curls and a red lip, the actress's look was on-point while attending the 2015 Actors Fund Gala in New York City.
18. 2016
Zeta-Jones's loose waves and bold matte lip looked picture-perfect at the annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in Beverly Hills.
19. 2017
Zeta-Jones wore a nude lip and smoky eye to a press event in N.Y.C.
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Micah Richards is happy to fight for a place in Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini's first team plans.
The England international's forthcoming battle with Pablo Zabaleta for a starting place will be among the intriguing sub-plots of City's first season under their Chilean chief.
Zabaleta starts favourite on the back of his outstanding performances last term and Richards' struggle with injuries.
"Pablo has been here for a while now and he's a good mate of mine," said Richards to the Manchester Evening News.
"I can play centre-back, I can right-back. He can play left-back, he can play right-back, he can play in midfield.
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His line — 44 home runs, 121 RBIs and a .326 average — was also enough to claim the American League MVP award.
With a three home run binge over the last four days, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera is threatening to end the triple crown drought — but that might not be enough to win MVP honors.
The 29-year-old third/first baseman's numbers are staggering to say the least. He currently leads the league in average (.333) and RBIs (130) and is one home run behind Josh Hamilton with 41, and in any other year, those numbers should make him a shoe-in for the award.
But this is not any other year, and Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is not your average rookie.
The 21-year-old phenom is hitting .327 with 27 home runs, 77 RBIs and a league-leading 46 stolen bases. And in an era of statistical obsession, Trout's 10.2 wins above replacement value (WAR) — an increasingly popular sabermetric statistic — is far and away the best in baseball. Cabrera, by comparison, ranks third at 6.5. Trout has also played 21 fewer games.
As ESPN.com's David Schoenfield points out, Trout's numbers look even better in context. Since 1901, only one center fielder has matched Trout's average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, home run and steals total: Willie Mays, who did it in 1957 and 1958.
If this year is any indication, Trout could be a once-in-a-generation talent. But does that make him more deserving than Cabrera this year?
"Trout is unbelievable. He really is, and I like him as a player. I like the way he does things," Oakland A's third baseman and former Tiger Brandon Inge told MLive.com. "But no one makes an impact on a ballclub the way that Miguel Cabrera does. Period. You don't have a notepad long enough to write down all the things."
In an era void of triple crowns, if Cabrera can complete the feat, should that guarantee the AL MVP? Historically, it's no guarantee.
Since the Baseball Writers Association of American began voting on league MVPs in 1933, nine players have won the triple crown — and four of them (Chuck Klein in 1933, Lou Gehrig in 1934 and Ted Williams in 1942 and 1947) did not win MVP.
Cabrera has never won an MVP award despite finishing in the top five in voting five times. Is this the year he finally takes it, or will Trout be the trump card?
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Thank you, and you may now continue with your reading. Anyway...
Have you ever seen To the Ends of the Earth? No? Well, I am not surprised so allow me to tell you a tad about it, and spoil it. It was a mini-series consisting of only three episodes that aired in 2005 and is based on the book trilogy of the same title. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it tells the tale of a young aristocrat's voyage from England to Australia in 1812. We can assume that as an aristocrat, Edmund lived a fairly sheltered life but was exposed to a more colorful scene as he is socially forced to interact with his fellow shipmates. His ignorance slowly fades away as we witness a young man grow mentally and emotionally through hardships and others' perspectives.
Half way through the series, the ship ends up encountering a second ship upon which the two spend a night mingling in celebration of the end of the war. During the party, our fine young gentleman meets a lovely young girl who he almost instantly falls in love with. He tries to convince her to travel to Australia with him but she refuses as she cannot go against the wills of her elders. The two are separated when the ships part, leaving Edmund heartbroken but learning to accept that life moves on despite his brooding over faith in love.
After surviving all the struggles of the journey, he begins to settle in Australia which opens a new chapter to his ever growing life. Edmund is forced to face new challenges as friendships are severed from social statuses, leaving him alone with what could have potentially led to him realizing he needs to let go of his dependency and become a real man.
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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Guatemala, Mexico
Range Description
This species is found in the northern slopes of the Meseta Central de Chiapas, Mexico, and the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, western Guatemala, from 1,540-2,200m asl.
Habitat and Ecology
This species inhabits cloud forests, and is associated with mountain streams where it breeds.
It was common according to Duellman (2001) but it might now be uncommon. Recent searches in Guatemala have failed to find the species, and it seems that this population is declining. It is known now from only one locality in Chiapas, in a fragile ecosystem supporting only a few individuals.
Population Trend
Major Threats
The expansion of agriculture and human settlements in northern Chiapas and Guatemala are a major threat. However, the observed decrease might also be due to chytridiomycosis, which has seriously affected other stream-breeding amphibians in the region.
Conservation Actions
This species is not known to occur in any protected areas, and protection of the Chiapan cloud forests is urgently needed to ensure the persistence of this, and other endemic, species in the region. Given the possible threat of chytridiomycosis, recommended conservation measures might need to include the establishment of a captive-breeding programme. Further research is needed to determine whether or not the species has been affected by chytrid. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).
Red List Status
Critically Endangered (CR)
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Sierra Soups mixes come in clear cello packaging, showcasing their colorful, all-natural ingredients. Display trays are available for shelf presentation. The company offers eight different soup mixes and a Middle-Eastern Grain & Lentil Salad mix, all of which are inexpensive and easy for the average cook to prepare. Its current bestseller, Fresno Fog Split Pea soup, only requires the addition of water and a cooking time of approximately one hour. The company supplies distributors, brokers, gourmet/specialty food shops, health food stores and upscale grocery stores/chains.
Marketing research shows that the household cook does not mind a slow-cooking product such as beans. However, he or she wants some leftovers. With this in mind, Sierra Soups developed recipes that serve from eight to twelve servings and which can then be frozen for later meals and still retain their marvelous flavor and nutrition.
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Fantasy Baseball Draft 2010 : First Round ShockersMarch 14, 2010
I had my first draft of the season a week ago and it seems no matter how well you prepare for a draft you can never quite envision how it will play out.
Even after reviewing many different ADP reports for my 10-team H2H league it still shocked me how the first round went. I ended up with the 10th overall pick and while I was initially not pleased I certainly made the most of it.
While it might not be enough to win the league I think I built a solid core and if some mid-round pitchers pan out I could make some noise. Without further delay, here are my top three shocking moments from Round One.
1. Prince Fielder first overall?
While I am as big a Prince fan as any I still cannot believe he went first pick over the likes of Fat Albert and even Hanley. The 45+ HR power surge two of the last three years was impressive even after shifting to a vegetarian diet but I still think he lacks the consistency of a true number one pick and doesn't contribute in enough other categories to make up for that.
He is the heart and soul of the Brew Crew as well as the spark that can ignite them into the playoffs but to be picked number one is just wrong, this told me right away that this was going to be an unusual draft to say the least.
2. Tim Lincecum third overall?
Another shocker which made me grin as I knew that this meant some valuable players would inevitably fall to me with my back to back picks at the end of the round. This draft seemed like there were many owners who just wanted their favorite players rather than drafting a sensible team built to win, drafting with you heart instead of your brain normally causes this at times but this draft was full of it.
Talk all you want about the back to back Cy Youngs and the Giants improved offense but nothing warrants any SP going this early unless you're a die hard Giants fan or in a league which favors pitching more than offense which are rare.
3. Tulo Ninth Overall?
By this point of the first round I wasn't sure what was going to happen, not knowing any of the owners tends to make drafts more difficult but the rest of these owners made all the tough first round decisions for me especially with this one.
Tulo's widely accepted ADP puts him somewhere mid-second round but this was just crazy. As I've documented in my other article I do like Troy and think he will have another big season in the Rocky Mountains if he can stay healthy but taking him over Braun and Teixeira is way too risky.
You might argue that his ceiling is still high, which I think has some element of truth to it, but in the first round you need a cornerstone of your team and I just don't see Tulo as that just yet.
All in all my picks at the end of round one/start of round two (Braun and Teixeira) have put me in a great position to start the season but it does make you wonder whether draft day jitters got to the rest of the owners in round one or my perception of a player's ability is wildly different than the rest.
This draft proves more than ever that you need to be ready for just about anything in a draft and even the first round (which should be the easiest to predict) doesn't always go according to plan so be ready. Here's the full first round results for those who are interested.
First Round Results
1. Fielder
2. Pujols
3. Lincecum
4. Mauer
5. Halladay
6. Hanley
7. ARod
8. Utley
9. Tulowitzki
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Cinema 4D Tutorial: Create a Realistic Subway Station Scene using Cinema 4D and After Effects Part 1
Follow the link to view my CG Tuts+ tutorial about how to create a fast-moving, 3D subway train in Cinema 4D and then composite it into a subway station photo to make a realistic scene. The modeling in done in Cinema 4D, and the compositing is done in After Effects
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Tutorial: Spider Web Animation in After Effects
So here's a tutorial that may mimic a certain theme you've seen before. I show you how to create a spider web in Illustrator and then animate it to catch text in After Effects. It's not limited to just text, you could make it catch anything, even footage. Here's a link to the font I used. I've also included the web I created in Illustrator, in case you don't have that application you can still follow along. I know it's a big file, but After Effect's continuous rasterization was messing up the effects added to the web, so I made it big enough to not require scaling it up. Lastly, I forgot to mention one little part that makes the web a little more realistic, but I didn't want to go back and redo part of the tutorial since it was already compressed by the time I thought of it. A spider web has slight variations in the thickness of the web, or it at least appears to. It probably has to do with how the light hits it. So there's a way to achieve this: Just ad a solid with fractal noise as a track matte above your web. Set the track matte to luma with some setting seen here on this screenshot. It just adds a little variance to the web.
Cinema 4D – Model a Beach Ball
Check this tutorial out if you want to see how to model and texture a beach ball in Cinema 4D. The modeling process is pretty easy on this one and then I show you how to use the selection tag to texture the beach ball properly.
After Effects – Outer Space Galaxy with Fractal Noise
Tutorial: Outer Space Galaxy with Fractal Noise
This tutorial uses the always handy fractal noise plug-in to create different elements in an outer space scene. Space gas, planets, and star fields originate from this versatile plug-in. With the right settings you have a nice looking galaxy environment that you could move a camera through if you so choose, or it can be a good background for a title sequence.
After Effects – 3D Stroke Glow
Tutorial: 3D Stroke Glow in After Effects
Here's a tutorial that is done entirely in After Effects using Trapcode 3D Stroke and Trapcode Particular. It creates a light streak animation that culminates in a glowing logo reveal with a particle explosion. It's a quick effect that can be used to bring on text or an image, depending on how you color and animate the streaks. It creates something like this.
Cinema 4D – Camera Shake Tutorial
Check out this tutorial to learn how to simulate camera shake in Cinema 4D. It's a pretty easy tutorial, but it shows you how to create User Data and use it with Xpresso, which could be good to know when designing other things down the road. Here is a ZIP file that contains the Cinema 4D project to use for this tutorial.
Cinema 4D – Paper Crumple with Cloth Tag
This tutorial shows you how to make an animation of a paper crumpling up into a ball. It uses the cloth tag in Cinema 4D and requires no keyframing, which would save you a ton of time if you need to pull off this effect. I give an example of some settings that work with the cloth tag, but you can tweak the numbers to vary your results. Download the project file here to start the tutorial.
Cinema 4D – Interactive Speaker with Mograph
In this tutorial I demonstrate how to model a 3D speaker and use the sound effector in MoGraph to have it move accurately to the beat of a sound file you specify. Here is a ZIP file that contains the Cinema 4D file to start and a short audio file to use.
Cinema 4D – Super Text
Cinema 4D users should check out this tutorial on how to create "Super Text." Super Text is not exact, but similar to what Superman's font looks like. It has 3D letters that extend far back into a vanishing point. Here is a project file to start you off with the materials I will be using in the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Paper Rip Effect in After Effects
This tutorial will show you how to make it appear that a big piece of your footage is being ripped off like a sheet of paper. It tears a top layer and reveals another layer beneath. This tutorial uses Photoshop and After Effects, and deals with alpha channels, track mattes, precomposing, and you need CC Page Turn or a similar page peel plug-in.


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In the years before World War II, two Japanese girls are sold by their poor father when he can no longer feed them. They are separated, and one is forced to become the slave to a Geisha as punishment for ingratitude. After a chance meeting with a wealthy businessman, the young girl vows that she will train to become a Geisha, and indeed she becomes beautiful and accomplished, captivating the powerful men of her day. With Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh and Youki Kudoh. Directed by Rob Marshall. [2:17]
SEX/NUDITY 5 - A man unties a young woman's dress, he kisses her neck, she struggles to get away from him as he continues to untie the layers of her clothing until he leaves her nude (we see her bare back), and she falls to the floor quivering and crying.
► A young woman lies on a mattress, and a man unties her robes and lies next to her (it is suggested that they have sex).
► A woman unties her robe, pulls a man down on top of her, he kisses her neck, and they are interrupted when another man sees them.
► Men bathe in a pool of water (we see their bare shoulders and chests), women join them (we see their bare shoulders and backs), and one man corners a woman and makes sexual advances toward her (she tells him no and moves away). A woman bathes and her bare back to the hip is visible. A woman wears a loosely tied robe that reveals lace undergarments underneath. During a sumo wrestling match, the combatants wear small thong-like gear that reveals bare chests, abdomens and bare buttocks.
► A doctor trembles (he seems to be drooling) when he examines a cut on a young woman's upper thigh, and he dabs it with ointment. A man touches a woman's face, they kiss, she trembles and they hug.
► A woman walks in a street, and glances at a man, who then admires her as she passes. Men watch a woman dance and admire her.
► Two women discuss a woman's ability to "stop a man in his tracks with just one look." A woman discusses the art of allure and that she reveals a "trace of naked skin." A woman talks about selling her skills, not her body.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A man yells at a woman, slams down a glass breaking it and cutting his hand (we see a shard of glass in his hand and blood on the wound). A girl cuts her leg with a sharp knife (we see the blood wound when a doctor examines it.
► A girl is punished by being caned on her back. A girl is hit across the back by a woman with a cane in a few scenes (the girl whimpers and cries with each stroke). A man shoves a girl to the floor by pushing her by the face. A woman grabs a young woman by the hair and threatens her.
► A man unties a young woman's dress, he kisses her neck, she struggles to get away from him as he continues to untie the layers of her clothing until he leaves her nude (we see her bare back), and she falls to the floor quivering and crying.
► Two women fight viciously, a lamp is tipped over, a fire starts, and one of them holds a pointed object toward the other while one of them tries to put out the flames and the other breaks more lamps, spreading the fire (everyone is eventually OK).
► A girl tries to escape from a house, she climbs along a roof, she slips and catches onto the gutter, and then falls to the ground (we see her later with bruises on her face and a bandage on her chin). A woman throws things and yells during a tantrum.
► At the start of a war, armed soldiers enter a village, and they take women and children away on trucks.
► A woman combs a hot liquid into a young woman's hair, and she cringes in pain. During a sumo wrestling match one wrestler is thrown out of the ring and lands on the floor.
► A man wakes up his two children, they tremble and are led away by another man, they are then put into a cart and ride away from their home in the dark. Two children are separated, they scream and cry and struggle to try to get to each other.
► We hear that "sleeping will be painful" (we see a pedestal being set up upon which a young woman will rest her head to sleep). A woman is abusive to a girl in every scene in which they are together. A young woman walks along a street, and glances at a young man on a bike who then crashes into a food cart and falls to the ground.
► We hear that a girl's parents have died. We hear about a war and the destruction war brings about. We hear that a man committed suicide after losing his fortune. We hear that a girl has run away and is never heard from again. A man talks about another man saving his life from an explosion during a war.
► A girl finds food on the ground, she picks it up and eats it. A man has a badly scarred face from an injury sustained in war.
PROFANITY 3 - 8 sexual references, 1 mild obscenity. [profanity glossary]
SUBSTANCE USE - A woman drinks whiskey from a bottle and acts intoxicated, and a woman drinks sake and smokes cigarettes in a bar scene. People (primarily men) are shown drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes in several scenes, and many soldiers smoke and drink alcohol. A woman smokes a cigarette in many scenes, a man smokes a cigarette in many scenes, and a man smokes a pipe.
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The beach at Osmington Mills is a mixture of large rocks and pebbles, with patches of sand, and rocky ledges reaching out to sea which make great rock-pooling territory at low tide. Swimming is possible, but shoes are recommended because of the stones.
Provisions and newspapers can be found at the Osmington Mills Holiday Centre shop just up the road, and for meals out, visit The Smugglers Inn (above), a large family pub with a childrens play area and an outdoor BBQ in the summer.
The coastal path to Ringstead and Lulworth Cove starts from the Smugglers Inn.
If you're into walking, it couldn't be better – Osmington Mills is halfway between Durdle Door and Weymouth on the coastal footpath, and a 20 minute walk to the east will bring you to Ringstead....
... the beach has a public slipway and is a good place to launch canoes and dinghies into the relatively calm waters of Ringstead Bay.
... in Ringstead there is café and beach shop selling an amazing variety of things including ice creams and buckets and spades. There is ample parking at Ringstead which is useful if you have members of your group unable to use the coast path.
The menu at the Ringstead café / kiosk...
You can walk to Weymouth in around an hour an a half (or 3 hours with children – they'll want to stop off at the beach below Osmington Holiday Centre, visit the fun fair at Bowlease Cove and get an ice cream on the way!) In the summer there's a land train between Lodmoor and the Kings Statue in Weymouth to save you the last mile or so.


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It's hard to fault Jacob Kozanecki. After all, his Front Range Christian Falcons had their opportunities Sept. 17 to topple 10th-ranked Resurrection Christian. A blocked punt, a high snap over the punter's head, a couple of turnovers. There were chances.
But the Falcons couldn't contain Taylor Dewald or do enough with the ball offensively when they had it. Thus, the Falcons' upset bid turned into a 42-21 defeat on a fickle weather day at Front Range Christian School.
Rebels dominate Douglas Co., improve record to 3-0
LAKEWOOD — Cameron McDondle rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of 48-yarders, as Columbine improved to 3-0 with a 48-7 homecoming victory over Douglas County on Sept. 15 at Jefferson County Stadium.
Noah Thompson rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on just five carries, while Ceasar Lopez and Michael Burns also rushed for scores for the Rebels (3-0).
Douglas County got its lone score on a 17-yard, second-quarter run by Trey Smith.
Columbine Courier sports editor Michael Hicks and photo editor Matthew Jonas are following head coach Andy Lowry's Columbine Rebels from the start of practice throughout the 2011 season, a year after a 9-2 season and a disappointing second-round playoff loss. We will follow the Rebels throughout the season and the work that goes into it. Second in a series.
CONIFER — For all of the third and most of the fourth set, the Chatfield Lady Chargers were in control. Victory, seemingly, appeared inevitable. And eventually it was secured, but not before the host Conifer Lady Lobos made a furious rally that threatened to force their Sept. 8 volleyball match into a decisive fifth set.
Luckily for Chatfield it had Grace Newkirk and Megan Bohn to pull it through.
Senior Ashley Perry won two events and took second in another, leading undefeated Evergreen to a seven-point victory at the Columbine Invitational.
Perry won the floor exercise and the vault with identical 9.05 scores, and took second place in the beam (8.550).
"She is a great addition to our team," Evergreen head coach Marnie Bello said. "Not only because of her talent, but because of her leadership, commitment, and hard work she brings to the table."
McDondle rushes for 162 yards, three scores in Columbine victory
LAKEWOOD — Cameron McDondle rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries as Columbine rolled to a 42-13 win over Rocky Mountain on Sept. 8 at Jefferson County Stadium.
Ceasar Lopez, Tre Willingham and Bernard McDondle also scored rushing touchdowns for the Rebels (2-0).
Elsenbast, Chargers celebrate homecoming with 26-21 win
HIGHLANDS RANCH — It was just a little rain and mild lightning in the distance, but the 53-minute weather delay, not to mention the pitching of Mountain Vista's Jesse Applehans, proved to throw Chatfield off its game.
The Lady Chargers, coming off back-to-back wins to open the 2011 season in which they scored 14 runs, were held to one run on five hits and the Golden Eagles' Megan Brown delivered a two-run homer in a five-run fourth inning as Mountain Vista scored an 8-1 win on Aug. 31.
LAKEWOOD — Sometimes kickoffs can have as big an impact on the outcome of football games as offense or defense. A lesson Chatfield learned the hard way in its season opener against ThunderRidge on Sept. 1 at Jefferson County Stadium.
The Chargers allowed two kickoff returns for scores by Grizzlies defensive back Tyler Johnson, including one in the fourth quarter, en route to a 49-28 loss.
Lady Eagles rolling along, beat D'Evelyn to go to 6-0
DENVER — Cam Mammenga was 3-for-3 with two runs batted in and McKenna Pendergraft tripled and drove in two runs as Dakota Ridge improved to 6-0 with a 9-4 win over host D'Evelyn on Sept. 1.
Bri Arneach walked three and struck out three for the win.
Gomez, Lady Rebels blank Fairview for second win.
Sarah Kastanek and Taryn Rothrock drove in two runs each as Columbine (2-1) shut out Fairview, 7-0, on Sept. 1.
CONIFER — Pitch after pitch after pitch BrookLynn York was lacing the ball just foul. She nearly hit teammate Sierra Jones in the on-deck circle. She just missed head coach Dave Atencio standing in the third-base box. But once she figured out how to get the ball inside the line, just past Conifer third baseman Mackenzie Long, it opened the floodgates for Dakota Ridge.
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Movie: Black Swan (2010)
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder, Barbara Hershey
For an Academy Award-winning movie, Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan is rather sadistic in spots. Way before the film's hallucinogenic, full-on freakout third act, Natalie Portman's mentally tormented ballerina subjects her body to some cruel and unusual punishment—well, in her mind, at least. Still, the scene in which she poorly tends to a ripped cuticle isn't any less traumatic for its possible disconnect from reality.
As far as the audience is concerned, we're still watching Portman pull the fleshy finger piece downward…as in, all the way down to the middle of said finger, like it's Polly-O string cheese. —MB


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awesome good job
You have some good skill into this but I do see some problem areas. The first one is that there is a tangent happening with the tip of the sword and his scarf, also they are practically the same color, so the sword tip gets lost. Second your colors are clean but monotone. Shadows tend to get cooler in color. Doing an overlay or softlight color change with a warm color on the lighted areas and a cool color in the shadowed areas would do wonders for this. Hope that helps.
Very nice
I'm not too familiar with Japanese art, but you stayed faithful. It seems to me that the top portion has more detail than the bottom of the man. Something about the padding on the legs is lacking. In the zoom-in, I can see that there's a layering issue: scarf thingie is supposed to be in front of everything, but the beard is a little over it. Also, the eyes are very anime-ish. They look fine, but I can't tell if you were going for realism or something stylish. The sword looks lacking, too. Its colour scheme is too similar to the scarf and looks like cardboard.
The background, though simple, does the job with the traditional artwork. The hair looks really great; good job with the different-coloured hairs.
The overall picture looks really good, but it's just a bit simple in some areas compared to others. Jeep up the good work.
Nice character, I like how you draw the face :)
Nice painting too!
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Got to know him quite well at one time--and his wife Sandra. Seen little of him since he went to Brussels.
He got McDonald out as he disagreed with him. Good Move
appointed various managers (some with Dooley's help)-- -----Heath--not good.Bruce--hmmm
Warnock--mixed success.
Robbo--ugh and that is where we went mad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Players had no respect for him.
Blackie--rescued Blades after Robbo, Wembley failure--many good players sold, fans critical. Budget going backwards
Speedo--no comment
Adams--oh dear
Danny Boy--nearly a success.
Kevin has sold all of our good players---usually for financial reasons.
Sadly economic downturn undid the potential in Hungary, China and the Hotel. Perhaps he tried for too much.
We have had some curious appointments at administration level and some of them have not been a success.
Academy is going forward---success. Stadium is far, far better than before----big success.
He was ambitious for the club but I think the west ham issue did his head in and left him totally fed up.
My conclusion is that it was a very good try but the economic downturn and west ham were not within his control
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Miley Cyrus does some shocking things during her new Bangerz tour show, but perhaps one of the more shocking acts thus far is locking lips with Katy Perry.
Perry was in the front row of Cyrus's L.A. show Saturday night, and at least one spectator caught the smooch and posted it on Instagram.
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Supreme Court Summaries
Opinions filed December 19, 2013
The Venture—Newberg-Perini, Stone & Webster v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Comm'n, 2013 IL 115728
Appellate citation: 2012 IL App (4th) 110847.
CHIEF JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
Justices Freeman, Thomas, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Kilbride dissented, with opinion.
The vicinity of Cordova, which is on the Mississippi River 200 miles from Springfield, was the scene of a 2006 automobile accident in which this workers' compensation claimant was seriously injured. Springfield was where he resided and where his plumbers' and pipefitters' union was, but he had been unable to find work close to home. He arranged to work temporarily for The Venture, the plaintiff here, at this distant location where it had a facility. He stayed at a motel 30 miles from the worksite with a coworker, also from Springfield, who was driving when the accident occurred.
The general rule of workers' compensation is that an injury incurred by an employee in going to or returning from the place of employment is not compensable, being viewed as not arising out of or in the course of employment. However, there is an exception for what are categorized as "traveling employees." Various interpretations concerning the application of this exception determined the progress of this dispute through the courts.
The claim of Ronald Daugherty was first heard by an arbitrator, who denied it. The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission reversed, but, on administrative review, the circuit court of Sangamon County set aside the Commission's finding. The Workers' Compensation Division of the Appellate Court granted relief to Daugherty, and the employer appealed. The appellate court's judgment is now reversed.
In this decision, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the claimant was not a "traveling employee" and could not be compensated. The employer did not direct the employee to accept the position at this location, and he accepted it with full knowledge of the commute involved. His course or method of travel was not determined by the demands and exigencies of the job. He was not reimbursed for travel expenses or travel time or told what route to take. The Commission's finding that the employee could be compensated was against the manifest weight of the evidence, and the circuit court's judgment setting it aside was affirmed.


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- Applicable area = 161 sq ft
- Place HF 100 on any surface.
Simply place the HF 100 air purifier on any surface, desk top or simply hang it on the wall with the holes located on the base of the purifier. Plug the converter into the electrical socket to start the operation.
- Plug in on the cigarette lighter adaptor when used in vehicle.
When used in the vehicle, the purifier must be securely fastened or sticked to a flat surface with the adhesive tape provided. Plug the purifier into the lighter/cigarettes socket in the car to start operation. Always turn the unit off during fueling.
- HI,LO, & OFF mode.
There are "HI" and "LOW" switches to adjust the negative ions and oxygen level according to your needs. HI mode for larger area/car, LO mode for small area/car.
- Do not plug or unplug with wet hands.
Do not plug or unplug the power adaptor with wet hands and do not insert metallic objects into the front of the HF 100 during operation in order to prevent electric shock.
- Keep the HF 100 away from any water sources and children.
Keep the HF 100 out of the rain and away from any source of water. Do not place the unit near any water tubs, pools, sinks or within the reach of small children. Do not dismantle the HF 100 to avoid damage to internal parts.
- Don't breath within 18 inches of the front grill continuously for several hours.
If you want to sleep or sit for prolonged periods of time breathing the air, make sure that the HF 100 is placed at least 20 inches away from your face.
- Humidity causes static sound.
Static electricity sounds produced during operation due to high humidity levels is not a malfunction.
Cleaning and Maintenance
- Disconnect from electric source.
Unplug the HF 100 before performing any maintenance.
- Unscrew the HF 100 & perform cleaning on the needlepoints.
Turn the HF 100 upside down and place it on a towel. Loosen the screws. Use cotton buds and soak it with alcohol to clean the dust collector plate and needle through the slot at the base of the purifier.
- Clean cover.
Use a mild detergent to clean the exterior of the HF 100.
- When hissing sound occurs, clean needlepoints.
An irregular hissing sound is an indication that the needlepoints have collected too much dust and are need of cleaning.
- Clean once a month.
Perform maintenance when needed or at least once a month to keep your HF 100 operating at peak performance.


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LTspice: Stepping Parameters
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Plotting voltages or currents in a LTspice simulation is important but so is varying a parameter in a device or model so that you can compare performance and develop your circuit intuition. There are two ways to examine a circuit by changing the value of a parameter. You can either manually enter each value then re-simulate the circuit or you can use the .step command to sweep across a range of values in a single simulation run and have a side by side comparison. This video provides an overview of the basics steps of how to use the .STEP command to perform repeated analysis of a circuit in LTspice.
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|All that Glitters isn't Gold
Our OC's go on a road trip to the city of Chigago, however, they get a little more than they bargened for when one of them sets the group in the wrong direction, thus ending up in Roswell. But now, they have to figure a way to get out of the state without the SS, SWAT, and Sector 7 from picking them off -- one by one.4/16/2009 . Edited 4/16/2009 #1
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Some time in the early morning a house stood peaceful in the suburb, the inhabitants were still asleep. All except one, who had packed their stuff into one bag. Today was road trip day and Zhia had organised the whole thing ironically not one of them have a driving license. Nor do they have a car or a moped and not one bicycle to spare. Neither the less the day will go ahead even if it means renting out a car.
Zhia's mood was not dampened in the slightest, he did cram everything in one suitcase that made it heavy to drag across the floor. He went over to the sleeping area and the mess was unbelivable, not only there was rubbish on the floor, the clothes they had on yesterday were all thrown into a corner.
"In a few minutes my rigged alarm clock shall wake them up," He said, Looking at his watch.
Nana had taken to sleep on the rafters, he'll fall down eventually, He saw the alarm clock about to go off, it was still 6:00 am, the uncomprehensable time according to Zharumon who is not a morning person, he looked as though he could just throttle Zhia for waking him up at that time over a stupid tap leak.
"Where's the fire?" Zharumon said stupidly half asleep. Everyone stirred at the obnoxious sound, Nana Landed on Avensis and wound up getting a sleepy slap for it. No body liked being woken up at that time.
three very disgruntled mantids sloped into the kitchen.
"Confound it Zhia why do you wake us up at this time it's not even sunrise yet." Avensis snapped getting a strong mug of coffee and sitting on the counter while Nana got some cornflakes.
"Well we need to be up early for what I have in store for you-" He began.
"Oh good we didn't get pulled from our beds for nothing." Nana chipped in looking rather annoyed.
Avensis snickered while kicking the cupboard with his heels, Zhia gave him a look and sat down at the table. Zharumon took off his nightcap and placed it on the table.
"We are going on a road trip to Chicago, we need to be well prepared for it." Zhia anounced, everyone stared at him.
"How? we don't have a car you ding bat!" Avensis snapped, looking irritable.
"We don't but I know who does..." Zhia replied.4/17/2009 #2
Suddenly the doorbell rang loudly.
And then it rang again.
And again.
And again.
"Come on c'mon c'mon, open the pretty door, I don't want to be late for our trip!" Ophelia giggled, still wearing her rollar skates as she stood on their front porch holding two disconnected alarm clocks and an apple. "I'm all packed!"4/17/2009 #3
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Avensis groggly opened the door, his mood brightened when he saw Ophelia, maybe Zhia's rediclous idea wasn't so bad after all.
"Come in, 'scuse the mess." He said kicking a take away carton away.4/17/2009 #4
She skated right in, scratching up the floor although the blonde didn't notice.
"So, when're we leaving?" she asked, putting the alarm clocks down on a bannister.4/17/2009 #5
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"As soon as we get a car." Zhia replied looking at a car directory, Nana liked cars more than being a pain in the wing.4/17/2009 #6
Ophie nodded and skated into the kitchen to grab some granola bars. "These could help against fighting off criminals..." she mused amd then threw those into her backpack as well. Suddenly the door was broken down and a hollow, female voice filled the hall.
"Get out of the building now. We've designated it as a launch site!"4/17/2009 #7
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"Oi this is our home you cannot simply barge in here and make it a launch site!" Zharumon growled out, Nana and Avensis stared in complete shock at the rude enterance.4/17/2009 #8
Out of the shadows stepped a tall, lank woman with silky black hair that fell just a bit past her shoulders. "I'm afraid that won't be a problem. The Hunter's Organization has authorized it. We'd've blown you up too for the launch, but I don't want to get into legal trouble with this country's government. So GET OUT." she remarked coldly, hands at her hips.
Ophelia skated back in and pressed one of the alarm clocks against the womans ear, then set it off. She burst out laughing as the intruder jumped back with a glare, rubbing her ear. "I told you these alarm clocks would come in handy!"
She didn't realize she hadn't really told them anything.
"My names Clara." the first woman said with authority.4/17/2009 #9
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"I am Avensis," Avensis introduced still rather put off at the intrusion. They were looking so forward to their road trip.
"Why our house?" Zhia asked not very politely, he had found it jarring.4/17/2009 #10
"Because you're going on a road trip, so you won't need it," Clara said as if this was the most obvious thing in the world. "Now scram, PLEASE."
Ophelia looked at her and set off the alarm clock again, chewing on the granola bar.4/17/2009 #11
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Avensis seethed for a second, he had to snicker at the use of the alarm clock. Very inventive, they still need a place to live. This was their home.
"Okay smart ass, there are several houses in the suburb why did you want to blow this one up?" He asked, patience wearing thin.4/17/2009 #12
"Because you won't even be here. We have information stating you lot will be on a road trip," Clara said, tapping her foot against the wood with a hand on her hip. "Please, you won't even notice it's gone once we get rid of the crater..."4/18/2009 . Edited 4/18/2009 #13
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Road trip means once we got to chicago for a few days, then come home."! Nana replied looking put out. Zharumon ate a stale pizza.4/18/2009 #14
"Oh. Whoops." she said dryly and suddenly her radio went off, startling the teen. She picked it up and a voice thick with static went off.
"Clara, I've got a new plan. Just get the aliens to Roswell and we'll get the government and take it from there. Forget the house thing, it'll take too long and they might realize that we're trying to get them for experi--"
She instantly dropped the machine and it broke into pieces on the tile floor under her foot. Ophelia skated up to her. "Go. Now!"4/18/2009 #15
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Nana blinked as he cringed at the static because it sounded a lot like dial up, the constant demented hissing.
"Buuut we may need to get a car." Zhia remarked.4/18/2009 #16
The radio cackled and Clara stomped on it.
"Don't you have a car?"4/18/2009 #17
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"Nope, we haven't thought of buying one."
Avensis replied now looking suspicious to why Clara was here in the first place.4/18/2009 #18
"Alright, I'll drive you over to a rent-a-car place and THEN you can go," the woman said, brushing her dark hair back, anxious.
"You mean Heinz?" a voice behind her asked curiously. Clara spun around to see Ophie again.
"No, no, Hertz. Heinz is the ketchup."
"Oh, that reminds me! We need to bring ketchup!"
The girl grabbed her alarm clocks and skated off to the kitchen as Clara facepalmed.4/18/2009 #19
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Avensis nodded getting the suitcase and dragging a half asleep Zharumon out the door, the others followed with several packets of potato chips and cockroaches. Nana had decided to take a bag of sake bottles and twelve six packs of red bull.
They didn't forget the megaphone and yellow pages.
"Hertz isn't that a unit of electricty?" Zhia asked picking up a taco sandwitch.4/18/2009 #20
"Sure, whatever. It's also a rental car company," the dark haired teenager said as she strode out the door and into a bright green truck. Stupid Mial and his annoying truck... she thought, slipping into her friends vehicle which she was borrowing and starting up the engine.
Ophelia sped down the driveway and almost rammed into the car.
Meanwhile, Mial was waiting at the rental company with a radio that had gone offline. "Figures Clara disconnected it..." he mumbled angrily, waiting for her to bring the victims into their trap so they could begin phase 2 of their plan to help the government get these aliens.4/18/2009 #21
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They all crammed in to the car, Nana took the middle while Avensis got the front seet, He put the suitcase on the floor.
"Yeah, let's get going..." Clara muttered and Ophelia squeezed herself into the car as well.4/25/2009 #23
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Zhia unfurled a window because it was very hot inside, well sitting next to Nana was really bad, no elbow room.
"What car are we gonna take at the heinz place?"4/25/2009 #24
"An SUV," Clara grumbled, pressed up against another window in the back by Ophelia. "Or even a moving van. Either way works."
"Will all the alarm clocks fit?" Ophie asked in all seriousness, holding her two clocks as well as a third she had obtained from... somewhere.4/25/2009 #25
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Nana snickered loudly, it was great to have someone around that is a little bit crazy, it makes baring the fact that Avensis wears a dress ... barable.
"Alarm clocks will fit." He answered.4/25/2009 #26
"Yay!" Ophie said happily and suddenly one of the clocks went off with a loud buzz, despite the fact that it was disconnected. Which was not in the least bit creepy. Kind of.
Clara was about to start hitting her head on the window.
Save your braincells...4/25/2009 #27
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Zharumon looked out of the window and made a face at a police cruiser.
"Blaaagh!!!" He said.
Avensis's arm dettached itself without warning. "Whooops."4/25/2009 #28
"Hello police people! Don't arrest us!" Ophelia said, waving cheerfully and almost smacking Clara in the face. "I don't think we're going more than 10 miles over the limit..."4/25/2009 #29
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Avensis looked over at the wheel and took a grab for it.
"I wanna drive!"4/25/2009 #30
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A representative for Luke Perry has denied reports the actor is dating his former "Beverly Hills, 90210" co-star Jennie Garth in the wake of her split from husband Peter Facinelli.
The couple announced divorce plans in March after 11 years of marriage, and Garth revealed in a recent interview with a magazine that she turned to her pal Perry in her time of need.
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There is no reason why the creative process needs to be a struggle; a never-ending tug of war between you and an idea. Unfortunately, this is the approach that many songwriters take.
For any songwriter, both hobbyists and professionals included, the way to achieve the greatest success is to nurture the creative process, so that each idea - no matter how big or small - can blossom into a fully developed song.
Nurturing the creative process is a matter of tweaking an existing approach; you don't necessarily need to change your methods of songwriting, but rather optimize how you go about your songwriting. The following ideas are ways for you to tweak your own approach to songwriting so that when you get into the creative zone, whether it comes naturally or have to work for it, you will be able to get the most out of the time and effort invested:
1. Remain organized
This is likely to be the most important and most effective way to optimize your creative output. As with anything you do, being disorganized will make it far more difficult to focus on your goals your vision. All of your lyrics, melodies, chord progressions, song titles, etc. should be kept in an organized and easy to find notebook or file on your computer. This will make it easy for you to reference all of your existing material, allowing you more opportunities to take advantage of past ideas that otherwise would have gone unused.
2. Don't be afraid to fail
Contrary to popular belief, failure is actually a very good thing. It's the basis of all of our successes. When we fail, we learn from our mistakes, only to try again and succeed. Sometimes we need to fail multiple times in order to succeed, but we get there eventually. Failure is what will make you a good songwriter - avoiding it will stifle your ability to grow.
3. Be prepared for random inspiration
Being prepared to take advantage of all of your random inspiration is something that we touched upon a few weeks back, and is crucial in optimizing your creative output. Much of your musical inspiration will come at the most inopportune times, so being ready to record them and keep them organized is the first step to turning each idea into a fully formed song.
4. Write now, critique later
We know you want your song to be perfect, but trying to achieve perfectionism at the time of creating can pull you out of a creative mindset. An equivalent would be maintaining a dream journal while you sleep! Focus instead on getting everything out of your head in the one go, and then looking back with a critical eye.
5. Trust yourself and be confident
You're an artist, a visionary, a creator. If you want your songs to strike the right chord with others, you need to believe in yourself and be confident of your abilities. Nothing will turn away listeners faster than a songwriter who doesn't have confidence in his or her own writing.
Take your favorite vocalists - be it blues, jazz, soul, rock, r&b, hip-hop, etc - one of the common characteristics that all great singers have confidence in their abilities. That confidence is what people call 'soul', as in: 'she is a really soulful singer', or 'you can hear him pouring his heart and soul into this song'. This is something you cannot achieve without the confidence and trust to let yourself go within the song.
6. Nurture your optimal creative environment
Do you have a mood or mindset that produces your best songs? Maybe you have a specific place you have to write in, or maybe you need to write with all the lights off and candles lit? Whatever your optimal creative environment is, realize it and nurture it in order to maximize your creative output!
7. Taking a break is important
As important as it is to have a work schedule and know when you need to buckle down (even if it sucks… remember that failure is okay!), it's equally important to know when to walk away and clear your head. Go for a walk, read a book, watch a movie, cook, do anything that will release some stress, so that you can clear your mind and reset the batteries. Doing this will allow you to re-visit something you may have been struggling with, with a fresh mindset. Sometimes the most obvious solution to a problem is right in front of you, you just can't see it because you are too overwhelmed and stressed out.
8. Have fun!
Songwriting may be your job (or maybe just a hobby), but good songwriting will reflect your own enjoyment of the creative process. If it's a struggle just to get through the song, the final product will most certainly reflect this and won't flow naturally making it more difficult for the listener to connect with it.
How do you optimize your creative output?
The ideas outlined above will work wonders for optimizing your creative output, but they certainly aren't the only solutions. Please feel free to contribute to the list by posting any suggestions or ideas of how you optimize your creative output in the form of a comment below.


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by His Grace Bishop Josephfrom The Word, October 2002Delivered to parish council members of the Western Region in June 2002
Christ is in our midst!
I would like to thank all of you for the holy ministry you are performing in your parishes. May God reward you abundantly.
Let me talk to you as children, friends, parishioners and Parish Council members. I would like to take the opportunity to share with you some thoughts on the ministry of the Parish Council in the life of the Church. When I say ministry, I am not saying this to "spiritualize" an otherwise secular job. A Parish Council member, through the acclamation of the community in which the Holy Spirit resides, has a charism, a special gift and responsibility to represent and serve the community. This ministry comes forth from God, who is the center of all things. This is why Council meetings are held in the Church, begin and end with prayer, and always are conducted with the priest present.
Like organs in a body, each Parish Council member has a special function. All of you have different talents and skills that you bring together to form a single body. The Council meeting is not an arena in which we do battle with others. We do not seek to defeat our enemies and compete with others. Each vital organ of the body works together for a common goal, and so Parish Council members must support one another. The aim is to speak with one voice.


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Roole History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers.German surnames developed at a time when most of Lower Saxony, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to more clearly identify themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Lower Saxony. Two of the common types of family names found in Prussia are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Roole derived from the given name Rudolf. The name Ruehle was adopted by a town near Meppen and Holzmunden in East Friesland near the Dutch border.
Early Origins of the Roole family
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ruhle, Ruhler, Ruehle, Ruhle, Ruehler, Ruele, Ruelle, Ruhl, Rule, Rulle, Ruler, Ruller, Roul, Rool, Roole, Rooler, Roohler, Roohle, Ruel, Ruehle and many more.
Early Notables of the Roole family (pre 1700)
East Prussia. Other prominent descendents of this line include Jacob Heinrich Ruehle (d.1789) who became a Senator of Frankfurt...
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Dow Tuff-R vs, Sturdy-R
I am planning on wrapping a home with rigid foam before I apply exterior siding, actually cement fiber. I will use a air space between the foam and the siding via strapping.
My question is whether to use a foil faced product like Tuff-R (in the interest of getting a great air infiltration barrier) or something with a bit more perm like Study R (fiberglass faced) I am wondering if I should worry about any water getting behind the foam (or from the inside of the wall) and the foil faced product trapping it, where as the Sturdy-R has a perm rating of 3, Doesn't need to be a DOW product specifically. I guess I'd use a vapor barrier on the outside of the Sturdy-r such as felt or some other house wrap such as Tyvek. I like the idea of the Tuff-R as it serves well as a air infiltration barrier and it tape sticks to it well at the seams.
I plan to use about an 1" thickness and I think this should keep the dew point outside the interior wall.( assumed R-13 in wall.
I haven't investigated the price point of the Tuff-R vs the Sturdy either but most places i know don't carry it, so it would end up being a special order or I would end up buying a lift of it
Posted May 27, 2009 9:33 PM ET
I like using taped tuff-r directly under a rain screen shiny side out to maximize the radiant barrier quality of the foil by leveraging the air space of the rain screen. However I need to know your climate to help with the dew point question. If you're in a cold climate, one inch may not be sufficient to keep the warm side of the foam above the dew point.
There's a chart in here somewhere (John Brooks please chime in with that chart's location from Building Science Corp) but you may well want to run a layer of cheap 3/4" foam board first and go over it with the tuff-R foil faced poly-iso board with staggered seams. You only need to tape the exterior layer though.
Posted May 28, 2009 12:11 AM ET
Michael, ( or anyone else who would like to chime in)
The project I'll be working on, actually two of them, will be in the Boston area. From what I've been told, 1" of foam should keep the dew point outside the wall cavity.
I'm more concerned, or more of the question is, using the Sturdy R vs the Tuff. The Tuff R has the foil facing which is going to really help with the air infiltration, I think the Sturdy R with the fiberglass less so. The mechanical engineer who has been helping me a bit is concerned about trapped water between the sheathing and the foam (vapor or liquid from a leak) which is why he suggested the Sturdy R as it would allow drying.
What's your thinking, or better yet practice, on this? I know I'm going to have to be careful about flashing details to keep water to the outside of the foam in either case, but I'd love to be able to use the foil face. I guess if I do go with the fiberglass face, house wrap would do a bit more for the air infiltration, but not as much as the foil with taped seams.
Thanks again.
Posted May 28, 2009 10:51 AM ET
The Building Science website is fantastic and full of great info....and it is constantly growing and being updated.
There are also books.
If you do not own a copy already .. I would suggest an EEBA (Joe Lstiburek's) Builder's Guide to (your climate)
There are guidlines and theory concerning condensation potential in walls and roofs.
I would be cautious about attempting to create a reliable air barrier with rigid insulation and House Wrap.
If you were Joe Lstiburek .. you could make it work.
If you were Joe Schmoe I would be cautious.
Outsulation is a good thing .. just not the best primary air barrier.
At this point .. I prefer spray foam because I think it is more user friendly...not cheap...but more user friendly.
Posted May 28, 2009 4:32 PM ET
I think for the Boston area you should have 1/3 r-value inside to 2/3 r-value outside to prevent the sheathing from reaching the dew point. That is according to the Building Science website.
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