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Shelby GT Reintroduced to Lineup For 2014
Unveiled By Shelby American at L.A. Auto Show
Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., just reintroduced one of its popular cars back into the lineup for 2014 – the Shelby GT. Unveiled at the LA Auto Show, this Mustang is based off of the 2014 Mustang GT, capable of 430hp, and we got a good look at it before its big debut. Again, the optional GT/CS (California Special) supercharged Mustang model returns and can be ordered with a 525hp or 624hp version, making it the most powerful Shelby GT/CS to date.
"The Shelby GT was one of the most important vehicles in modern day Shelby history," said John Luft, president of Shelby American. "It kicked off Shelby's rebirth in Las Vegas by putting a Mustang-based small-block car into Ford dealerships. Ever since the Shelby GT went out of the production, people have clamored for its return."
Back in 2007, Carroll Shelby and Ford Racing created the Shelby GT, which was assembled at Ford's Flat Rock Plant in Michigan. This Shelby GT came equipped with the 4.6L V-8 powerplant and was available in either Performance White or Black with silver Le Mans stripes. In 2008, the color Vista Blue was added to the lineup as well as the choice between coupe and convertible. Approximately 8,000 Shelby GT's were built.
The Shelby GT Mustang became an increasingly popular car, belonging to passionate groups dedicated to the car. The cars were customized to the owner's wants and needs, and then driven out on the track and street.
This new Shelby GT is a post-title program, meaning that Ford dealers will send the customers' GT coupe or convertible to the Shelby headquarters to be outfitted to the customer's personality. Customization begins with every material performance aspect of the car being enhanced or replaced with parts sporting that Shelby name. The entry-level package comes with a Ford Racing suspension, Shelby exhaust, intake and engine tune good for 430hp. It also includes wheels and tires, short shifter, hood, and those Shelby Le Mans stripes.
Customers' can choose from many appealing options for the Shelby GT Mustang such as better braking, suspension components, and of course, a supercharger upgrade. On top of that, an array of performance and styling parts are available straight from Shelby Performance Parts.
"While the Shelby GT is very affordable for such an exclusive vehicle, a post title program allows us to take performance to new levels," said Shelby American VP of Production, Gary Davis. "Working with partners like Ford Racing, it is docile enough to be a daily driver and still dominate the track on the weekends." The top-of-the-line Shelby GT/CS version is capable of 624hp and can shoot from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, and is said to dominate the quarter-mile with in the 11-second range.
"No other carmaker offers this level of performance, heritage, and iconic styling at this price, making the Shelby GT the best all-around American car in its class," said Luft. "Each car will be issued a Shelby American CSM number for documentation in our Shelby American Worldwide Registry to help maximize potential future value."
Let's talk prices. The base Shelby GT package, which doesn't include the car, is $14,995 making the overall total $45,000 including the base GT. The Shelby GT/CS package starts at $27,995.


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According to AdvancED, the accreditation organization founded on more than 100 years of work in continuous improvement, "TCS is positioned for developing a world-class model of excellence."No Headlines to display
Board Extends Superintendent's Contract
The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education approved the contract extension of superintendent Dr. Mike Daria at a Called Board/Student Hearing last evening.No Headlines to display
Of Lists & Labels
For the first time since 2013, Central High School has no label attached. It's a moniker CHS teachers, students and staff have been working hard to shed.No Headlines to display
Read BAMA Read Book Spree
Another great day at Barnes and Noble with Tuscaloosa City's middle school librarians as they went on a shopping spree to fill up their libraries with brand new books!No Headlines to display
Strong Libraries. Strong Schools.
Of the system's 18 libraries, none meet the designation for "exemplary" --yet.No Headlines to display
System to Offer Pilot Program for National Board Certified Teachers
The new pilot program will provide additional incentives for all professional staff at Westlawn Middle School, including financial support, professional leave, and mentoring.No Headlines to display
School Safety Letter
Tuscaloosa City Schools and the Tuscaloosa Police Department remain committed to the safety of the children in our community.No Headlines to display
TCS Celebrating Milestone Moments
TCS to host series of ribbon cutting and groundbreaking eventsNo Headlines to display
TCS Students Share Sister Cities Stories
Twenty-one students traveled to Germany as part of the programNo Headlines to display
Nurses Offering Parents Back-to School Reminders
Nurses are sharing tips regarding influenza, heavy backpacks and sunscreen.No Headlines to display
Aug. 3 Professional Development for Teachers
The goal for the 2017-2018 school year is to align our entire system of initiatives, support, and resources to the strategic plan.No Headlines to display
TCS to Host Athletics Summit
The theme for the event is Portraits of Elevated Character.No Headlines to display
TCS Hosts New Employee Orientation
Human Resources informed employees about TCS policies, procedures, and processes.No Headlines to display
Druid City Garden Project announces new name
The group changed its name to better reflect its goal of bringing a teaching garden to every school across the state of Alabama.No Headlines to display
Tuscaloosa Children Receiving Free Meals this Summer
TCS participating in Summer Food Service ProgramNo Headlines to display
TCS Announces Summer Hours
The Tuscaloosa City Schools and Central Office will be closed Fridays throughout the summer.No Headlines to display
TechXploration Summer Enrichment Camp Filling Quickly
The program will be June 12-15 at TCTA from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The cost is $50.No Headlines to display
TCS Child Nutrition Program Providing Summer Food Service Program
The program will provide free meals for children 18 years of age and under.No Headlines to display
Chamber Member Firms Raise Funds to Support TCS Summer Enrichment
The high-engagement summer enrichment program will be held during June .No Headlines to display
TCS Announces Early Dismissal Times
The Tuscaloosa City Schools are preparing for early dismissal times on Thursday, May 25 and on the last day of school on Friday, May 26.No Headlines to display
City of Tuscaloosa Council, School Board Inauguration set for May 22
Joint ceremony to be held at Tuscaloosa River MarketNo Headlines to display
Woodland Forrest Students Learn Golf Skills in SPARK Initiative
SPARK Program provides skills with knowledge in non-traditional sports.No Headlines to display
TCS Honors 2013-2017 Board of Education
Six of eight board members will roll off the board at the conclusion of the term on May 22.No Headlines to display
Notice for destruction of SPE records
This serves as notice that special education records of students who were born in 1991, or students who have not been enrolled in our system since May 30, 2012, will be destroyed.No Headlines to display
Recientemente, una serie popular de Netflix 13 Razones Por Qué, ha provocado conversaciones en muchas comunidades sobre el tema del suicidio adolescente
Queremos que sepan que la serie es popular entre los adolescentes como padre o tutor de un estudiante de las Escuelas de la Ciudad de Tuscaloosa.No Headlines to display
13 Reasons Why: Please Help Us Keep Your Student Safe
A popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, is sparking conversations about the issue of teen suicide across the country.No Headlines to display
Four TCS Libraries Opening this Summer for Students
They will be open at least 3 partial days per week throughout the month of June.No Headlines to display
Infosnap Registration Now Open
Register your child for the upcoming school year.No Headlines to display
TCS Hosts Summer Fair
More than 30 community organizations informed parents about summer programs.No Headlines to display
Special Olympics set for April 28
The opening ceremony is set to begin between 9:30 and 10 a.m. on the football field.No Headlines to display
PWBHS Championship Parade set for April 8
The parade route begins at the Federal Courthouse on 21st Avenue and runs through Downtown Tuscaloosa to Government Plaza.No Headlines to display
TCS Hosting Summer Fair to Connect Parents with Summer Enrichment Opportunities
The event is set for April 17, at Tuscaloosa Magnet Schools beginning at 6 p.m.No Headlines to display
Tuscaloosa County Commission and PARA Announce Job Openings for High School Students
Each selected applicant will be competing against two other applicants during the interview process.No Headlines to display
TCS Honors Teachers during AL NBCT Week
View all NBCTs in the Tuscaloosa City SchoolsNo Headlines to display
Message from the School Board Chair
TCS School Board Chair Lee Garrison addressed the media Thursday, March 2No Headlines to display
TCS Celebrates Alabama NBCT Week
AL NBCT Week is March 6-10No Headlines to display
Natalie Roig Making Plans for this Summer
The Paul W. Bryant High School art teacher is proposing to teach two courses as part of the Tuscaloosa City Schools' first-ever summer enrichment program.No Headlines to display
TCS Urges Parents to Take Precautions against Flu
To prevent the spread of the flu, we are recommending you exercise good hand washing practices and other respiratory hygiene measures.No Headlines to display
Student Engagement Survey Now Open
This survey is the students' chance to share candid feedback about their schools and a TCS education.No Headlines to display
TCS Launches Leadership Effectiveness Survey
It invites feedback about academic support, student support, family involvement, school leadership, and school operations, among other topics.No Headlines to display
TCS Announces Graduation Times
Commencement exercises will be held Saturday, May 20No Headlines to display
Specialty School Application Now Live
Application available until 3 p.m. on the last school day in JanuaryNo Headlines to display
Jan. 6 Weather Update
The Central Office and all school locations will be closed.No Headlines to display
Weather Update
The Tuscaloosa City Schools is set to cancel athletic events scheduled for the evening of Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 due to the threat of winter weather.No Headlines to display
Daria to Host Webinar on Student Engagement
Webinar Powered by K12 InsightNo Headlines to display
Sixth Grade Students Receive Chromebooks
Part of the TCS Digital TransformationNo Headlines to display
TCS Hosting Fifth Annual Apple Awards
The event recognizes teachers and support staff members.No Headlines to display
TCS to Cancel After-School Activities on Nov. 29
This includes extended day programs and sporting events.No Headlines to display
P.E. Teacher Honored
"I love my job, and it's just an honor to be rewarded for what I do," said Laura Prior.No Headlines to display
TCS Hosting Community Meetings on Facilities Projects
Administrators will share information about facilities and renovation projects related to the strategic plan.No Headlines to display
Draft School Year Calendar
The Tuscaloosa City Schools is currently in the process of developing an academic calendar for the 2017-2018 school year.No Headlines to display
TCS to Host Meeting on New Northern Middle School
System to host meeting to unveil floorplan layout and site plan.No Headlines to display
October Marks National Bullying Prevention Month
TCS is marking its fifth year since the implementation of the Harassment Awareness Learning Together (HALT) Initiative.No Headlines to display
TCS High School Football: Northridge vs. Bryant
This game will likely earn the winner a No. 4 seed in the region standings and a spot in the AHSAA state playoffs.No Headlines to display
RQES Students Raise Funds for Cancer Research
The top fundraisers in each grade pied a teacher in the face.No Headlines to display
October Marks National Principals Month. TCS recognizes our 23 school leaders.No Headlines to display
TCTA Opens Bytes Cyber Cafe
TCS' CNP Department is partnering with TCTA's Hospitality and Tourism program to operate classes through the cafe.No Headlines to display
9/8 Core Notes
This edition of the Core Notes features the superintendent's inaugural web series: The Progress Report.No Headlines to display
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week: Meet Elizabeth Costello
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week is Sept. 5-9.No Headlines to display
Two TCS campuses to offer parking for UA Football Games
Parking lots will open to guests Saturday mornings before the games.No Headlines to display
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week: Meet Ida Harris
She is a retired teacher who taught for 40 years.No Headlines to display
Mayor Walt Maddox Presents BOE with Mayor's Cup Proceeds
Maddox's event has raised more than $210,000 over 10 years.No Headlines to display
TCS Announces Local Efforts to Recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month
Starting as early as kindergarten or even preschool, chronic absence predicts lower 3rd grade reading scores. By middle school it's a warning sign that students will fail key classes and drop out of high school.No Headlines to display
TCS High School Football: Week 3
Each TCS team will be playing at home.No Headlines to display
TCS Invites Community Members to Superintendent's Open House
Parents, teachers and community members can learn about the district's implementation of the strategic plan.No Headlines to display
High School Football Kicks Off
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.No Headlines to display
TCS Board of Education Recognizes Anne Witt
Witt honored for a decade of service and support of music education in TCS.No Headlines to display
Alabama Department of Education Announces Community Engagement Tour 2016
Join us at TCTA on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. to learn about– and give input on – Alabama's continuing work on a strategic plan for our schools.No Headlines to display
Lunch is Served
TCS Announces Free & Reduced-Price Meal PolicyNo Headlines to display
TCS Board of Education names Michael J. Daria as New Superintendent
Daria is set to begin before school begins for students on Aug. 11No Headlines to display
TCS Elementary Schools Get New Playgrounds
Students at area elementary schools will have fun, exciting and innovative places to play when they return to school.No Headlines to display
Back-to-School Immunizations
The health department is offering back-to-school immunizations every Thursday this summer.No Headlines to display
2016 Student Engagement Survey
Learn more about what students say about their engagement levels in schools.No Headlines to display
TCS Relocates Schools as Part of Strategic Plan
As part of the Tuscaloosa City Schools' implementation of the Integrated Curriculum Facilities Strategic Plan, four schools will relocate this week to make way for new building projects...No Headlines to display

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Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the ezine Scribes Digest, for their romance-themed February issue. Among other things, they asked me what it was that I loved best about Romantic Fiction. Here's what I replied:
I love the realism of it, to be honest. At its core, romantic fiction is about two people meeting, getting to know one another, and falling in love, and that's something I can easily relate to; something all of us aspire to or experience at some time in our lives.
The screenwriter Richard Curtis, who wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral & Notting Hill, among other films, once said:
"If you write a story about a soldier going AWOL and kidnapping a pregnant woman and finally shooting her in the head, it's called searingly realistic, even though it's never happened in the history of mankind. Whereas if you write about two people falling in love, which happens about a million times a day all over the world, for some reason or another, you're accused of writing something unrealistic and sentimental."
I've always liked that quote, because no matter how fantastic the trappings of the tale may be—whether it's the glitzy 80s world of Judith Krantz's Princess Daisy or the gentler postwar world of Random Harvest by James Hilton, every work of romance fiction is a study of that simple, universal interaction as two people find each other and begin to build a life together. That's what I love best; what I connect to.
You can read the full interview in the February issue of Scribes Digest, if you want, but in the meantime, in honour of Valentines Day, here are a few of my own favourite romantic reads...
I'm always hard-pressed to choose a favourite among Mary Stewart's novels, but This Rough Magic always stays close to the top of the heap. My mother was actually reading this (newly published) while she was pregnant with me, so we figure that's why I fell so much in love with it. This is vintage Stewart, with a clever and capable heroine, a wonderful supporting cast of fully fleshed-out characters, a breathtaking Greek island setting, an insider's view of the world of the theatre, the threads spun by Shakespeare's The Tempest so artfully woven right into the story...and Max.
For a long time, Max stood as The Hero against which to measure all heroes, for me. Not just handsome, but funny, intelligent, and so refreshingly normal. And I know exactly what Lucy, the heroine, means when she tells him accusingly, "...And now there you sit looking at me, and all you do is look—like that—and my damned bones turn to water, and it isn't fair..."
It's been 35 years since the first time I read This Rough Magic, and Max is still setting the bar pretty high!
One man who can meet it is Joe Harman from Nevil Shute's A Town Like Alice, one of my very favourite books of all time, and an unforgettable romance.
It's two romances, actually, because two very different men fall in love with the heroine, Jean, but I won't spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't read it yet by saying more than that.
If you've never read this book before, you have to. It's that simple. This is one of those rare stories that will stay with you your whole life.
I can close my eyes right now and still recall, in full romantic detail, what comes after this line:
"In the half light he turned as she came out of the hut, and he was back in the Malay scene of six years ago."
And finally, because I'm limiting myself to three (or else I'll be at this all day and never get to work) and because I mentioned it in the interview quoted above, there's a very old favourite of mine, Random Harvest, by James Hilton—who, coincidentally, was born in Leigh, in Lancashire, where half my family hails from. Small, small world.
That's a picture of my own well-loved and very battered copy to the left, there. I'm afraid I can't say anything about the book without revealing something that I shouldn't, but again, it's one that stays with you for always.
Try to read it without crying, just a little, at the end. I never manage it.
So there you are: Three of my favourite, happy-ending, true romantic reads. What ones would you add, if you could?


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Kick These College Habits ASAP!
Here are the habits you've developed in college but should kick before entering the "real" world.
Elizabeth Hoyt
May 25, 2016
Just because you got away with it then doesn't mean you can get away with it now. Everyone's guilty of having bad habits, but college students develop certain habits that they should grow out of when entering the "real" world.
As you may already know, college isn't like "real" life at all. You can often get away with the bare minimum, from food to fashion. But, once you're out of college, that carefree collegiate lifestyle is no longer socially acceptable.
Here are the habits you've developed in college but should kick before entering the "real" world.
1. Procrastinating
This is unacceptable in the "real" world. Planning is required for everything from work and wardrobe to meals and meetings. Grow up and get things done in a timely manner.
2. Flaking Out
Sure, you can get away with skipping classes here and there in college. In the real world, you can't just skip work or flake out on paying bills or going to work, just because it's Tuesday.
You'll definitely have more serious consequences if you don't follow through on commitments, so make sure that you don't spread yourself too thin.
3. College Slacker Wardrobe
Now that you're an adult, you want to be treated like one. Sweatpants and comfy-casual clothes just won't cut it on a daily basis. The same concept applies to professionalism. If you want to be treated like a professional adult, look like one.
4. The Junk-Food Diet
The pizza, ramen noodles and beer diet may have been OK for you and your frat buddies but, post-college is considered disgusting. Aside for being grossly unhealthy, remember that you're metabolism is sure to catch up with the crap you're putting into your body!
5. Over-Partying
A little partying to relax is good for you. Over-partying until you're hugging the toilet bowl is just sloppy. Remember when you didn't even go out until 11 at night? That's going to seem late to even be out at all in a few years' time.
Plus, the older you become, the more recovery time it will take. We're talking days, not hours. Just trust us on this one.
6. Sleeping the Day Away
After college, you have responsibilities in life. You have things to get done. You can't just sleep all day and expect everything to stay afloat. You have to get up and go to work to make a living. Weekends are your time to get things done. Say sayonara to the snooze button, which is now your enemy!
7. Slacking Off
Maybe your classmates were nice enough to let you slide by on the bare minimum (shame on you for allowing that) but, in the "real" world, your co-workers won't be so kind. People expect a lot more from you and will say something when you don't deliver.
8. Pulling All-Nighters
Similar to procrastination prevention, planning and preparation are important aspects of adulthood. The older you get, the more difficult it is to bounce back. Trust us on this one, too.
9. Zoning Out
Every student zones out now and again, but there aren't any online lecture notes to refer to if you miss important information during office meetings. Plus, imagine how embarrassing it would be to explain to your boss you need the information because you thought he or she was too boring to pay attention to the first time around. Talk about awkward.
10. Social Media Blunders
Your opinions are your own and you want to have a voice in the world. Just be careful, especially post-college, what you say and do on social media platforms. Try to keep a professional online presence so nothing can be used against you. In fact, do this no matter what your age. Whatever you post online leaves a trail forever.
11. Poor Grammar Skills
Once you're in, like, the, uh, like, "real" world, you're going to, like, have to speak, like, an adult or whatever. Otherwise, you, like, won't get any, um, like, respect or whatever. You should totally, like, work on this so you don't, like, totally embarrass yourself.
12. Living in Filth
Most people don't love cleaning house, but it's a task you're going to need to do. Frat house filth is acceptable for, well, dirty frat houses – not for responsible, capable adults.
We're not saying that life in the real world is boot camp or that college life is a cakewalk. We're just warning you that you should probably get your act together – or at least clean it up – before one of these bad habits somehow hinders you in your oh-so-adult life.
While it may have been cute to show up fashionably late to a party after spending hours getting dressed, your boss won't find it quite so adorable. Adapt to a schedule and follow it and – gasp! – give becoming a "morning person" a shot. In the "real" world, the early bird actually does catch the worm!
Did you pick up any bad collegiate habits you'd add to this list?


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By Dan Laffoley and Sylvia Earle Published: February 10, 2009
International Herald Tribune
Could the oceans become the place where humanity finally gets its act together? Or will we become the victim of the many environmental threats now coming together?
Already over-fished and used as a garbage dump, the oceans now face all the risks posed by climate change - rising water levels, coral bleaching, ocean acidification, to name a few. If the oceans were a human patient, we'd be saying that it is suffering from a severe burn-out.
As a species, we have a seemingly endless quest for knowledge, which builds generation upon generation. Yet we appear at times to be incapable of acting on that information.
Despite hundreds of years of map-making and more recent advances - increasingly good acoustic mapping at affordable prices, for example - which have improved our knowledge of the oceans, today the ocean area mapped by humans still stands at only about 5 percent of the total.
If we act only where we have ample data, our actions will always be too little too late when viewed against the vastness of the ocean realm and the dire consequences of human abuse. Countless species and habitats will be lost before they are even discovered and described.
Part of the challenge is to connect the population at large to the fate of the seas. The oceans and marine conservation must become much more visible on the digital media of our age - the ubiquitous laptops, Blackberries and cell phones - much as Jacques-Yves Cousteau awakened earlier generations to the sea's marvels on film and television.
That is why we believe that the recent announcement of Ocean in Google Earth, which extends Google Earth by allowing users to navigate through the Ocean beneath the surface of the sea - a program for which we were both advisers - is an important step.
This new tool can open up the wonders of our marine world, and it can also show the impact we are having on it. With Ocean, every Internet surfer now has the capability to be an armchair ocean explorer.
Knowledge can have an impact. In 2004, an expedition of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the Marianas region in the Pacific Ocean used a robotic system to bring pictures of amazing undersea volcanoes and smoking chimneys rising from the inky depths.
One beneficial consequence was that the data from that study contributed information that resulted in the declaration of new marine national monuments by the outgoing President George W. Bush, pushing the scale of maritime protection up a notch.
The declaration encapsulates the approach developing in several areas around the globe. "Going large," either with large individual marine protected areas or large networks of smaller ones, is the most efficient way to secure the wildlife and a renewed stream of benefits for people, be it tourism or sustaining local communities and industries. While we have more than 4,500 individual marine protected areas across our oceans, it is striking that 10 of these comprise three quarters of the area under protection.
The U.S. declaration on marine national monuments is a significant step in the right direction. But it is still striking that after so many decades of effort to protect the seas, the areas under protection amount only to 0.80 percent of the total ocean area.
Three years ago, almost 200 countries made a commitment to increase the protected area of the oceans by 700 percent by 2012. That would cover 10 percent of all ocean areas that fall under national jurisdictions.
The total global marine protected area has increased since 2005 from 2.2 to 2.9 million square kilometers - a huge achievement, representing a 30 percent increase, but simply not enough. Another 28 countries need to do what the United States did over the next three years if we are to meet our modest target.
In short, the network of marine protected areas - both large and small - needs to grow, and it needs to grow fast. Protecting our ocean world for the future requires a rapid evolution in thinking and action.
As we consider how to increase the protection of our oceans, we need to move beyond individual habitats and species to large-scale protection of ecosystems and marine "landscapes."
We need to increase interest in large-scale marine mapping, and to start making the best use of new technologies to help us decide where and what to protect, especially on the High Seas.
We also need expeditions to study and document new habitats and species. We need to make oceans and what we know about them much more "visible" to the public. More and better information about our oceans can only help us make better decisions about their future.
However disconnected you may feel from the oceans, remember this - that every breath you take, every sip of water you drink and even the very balance of salt in your blood ties you and every one of us to the fate of our oceans and seas.
Dan Laffoley is marine vice-chairman of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas, marine adviser for the Chief Scientist's Team at Natural England, and one of the advisers for Ocean in Google Earth. Sylvia Earle is explorer-in-residence at the National Geographical Society, founder of the Deep Search Foundation and lead adviser for Ocean in Google Earth.
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The University formed a Wellness Committee in August of 2008 to begin an active approach to engaging the University community in wellness through education, self-awareness, and various campus activities. This website is designed to be a valuable resource for information on wellness initiatives and activities available through the University of Hartford.
The wellness initiatives will offer health education materials, resources and a series of fun and valuable programs and activities aimed to help employees lower their risk of disease and improve overall health and well-being.
The Wellness Committee has six main goals:
In conjunction with the University's medical insurance carrier, Aetna, as well as the University's broker, Chris Monroe, the Wellness Committee will lead these wellness initiatives.
In light of the ever-rising cost of healthcare we can all benefit from better health education and individual modifications that promote healthier lifestyles. We encourage all employees, whether participants Aetna or of other health plans, to join in these initiatives.
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Design of a suitable logo for http://www.business-kit.co.uk web portal. Providing online busienss tools and bringing together Universities and Businesses.
I would like a logo and suitable graphical representation of the company name "Business Kit" designed.
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials at town meeting next week will present residents with a property tax-neutral municipal spending plan for 2012-2013, but they also will be asking residents to make some long-term investments in fire protection and economic development.
Middlebury town meeting will be held on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the municipal gym. Australian ballot voting will take place the following day in the same location, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.


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'Hiccup Girl' found guilty of 1st degree murder by Florida jury; weeps in court
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A Florida woman who became famous for her uncontrollable hiccupping has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
A Pinellas County jury deliberated four hours Friday night before delivering the guilty verdict against 22-year-old Jennifer Mee.
Mee wept in the courtroom as the verdict was read.
Officials say Mee lured the victim to an abandoned home under the pretense of buying marijuana in October of 2010. Once there, two of Mee's friends robbed him at gunpoint — but the victim struggled and was shot four times.
As a 15-year-old, Mee developed a case of the hiccups that wouldn't go away. Videos of her hiccupping, and of her trying to quell the hiccups, gained her national attention.


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Making a colour chart is a great way to find out what colours you have and will go together.
In lesson 2 you'll do just that, create a colour chart and keep a note of what brand and number each one has, so when you run out of a colour, you'll know which one to order or buy from your favourite shop.
Lesson 2: Discovering your colour palette and making a colour chart
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jones_supa writes "The Chinese government is discussing whether to lift its 12-year ban on game consoles which was established due to fear of harming the physical and mental development of the young. Even during this period consoles have been sold illegally and things like Kinect can be sold for other purposes such as medical treatment and education. Major game console vendors across the world made several attempts but failed to find a way to enter the Chinese mainland market officially, even though they have solid manufacturing bases there. 'We are reviewing the policy and have conducted some surveys and held discussions with other ministries on the possibility of opening up the game console market,' a source from the Ministry of Culture, who asked not to be named, said."
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Mark Cavendish proved the wide-ranging nature of his talents on Sunday by claiming the first general classification victory of his career at the Ster ZLM Toer.
Team Sky rider Cavendish, who will be looking to defend the sprinters' title at the Tour de France over the coming weeks, triumphed by eight seconds ahead of Lars Boom of the Rabobank team.
Cavendish laid the platform for victory with a brave performance in Saturday's queen stage, showing his powers of endurance as he kept himself competitive on the hilly route.
On the final stage from Schijndel to Boxtel on Sunday, which finished with a bunch sprint orchestrated by Team Sky and Rabobank, Cavendish finished in the front group to stay ahead of Boom.
The Tour de France starts in Liege on June 30, swiftly followed by the Olympic Road Race - and Cavendish is feeling positive ahead of those gruelling tests.
"I'm training really well," he said. "I wanted to be in my best form and am definitely in it so I'm looking forward to France now and hopefully Team Sky getting the green and yellow jerseys."


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Blogging from west Kenya, William Harcourt-Smith, a research associate in the Division of Paleontology, is directing a 20-million-year-old paleontological site on two islands in Lake Victoria. One of these islands, Rusinga, is best known as the site of the discovery of the first fossils of Proconsul, an early ape. Harcourt-Smith's multidisciplinary team includes physical anthropologists and geologists, and in addition to collecting fossils, researchers are trying to learn more about the evolutionary events and environmental conditions that may have influenced the emergence of Proconsul and other early ape lineages.
Rusinga Island, Kenya, June 26, 2011
So we've been here about a week, and things are going really well. We got to Rusinga in record time, set up camp, and are now hunting for fossils in earnest. The first few days we re-visited a number of localities near camp. The closest is called Kaswanga and is famous for producing a number of partial skeletons of Proconsul in the 1980s. This year we're scouring the site for every little scrap of bone, irrespective of whether we know which animal it came from. Then we're mapping them using state-of-the-art laser range-finding technology. This may sound a little odd, but there's a good reason for it. We're trying to reconstruct how the site formed, and to find out whether there was any bias in the way animals were preserved, or, for that matter, in which fossils were collected. We call the study of site formation taphonomy, and it's hugely important if you want to try and accurately reconstruct what the ancient environment was like.
Also at Kaswanga, a new member of the team is excavating out a fossil crocodile skeleton. It was a total mess of exploded bone on the surface, and frankly I wasn't sure if there would be much there. But he is a fossil reptile specialist, and he's extremely persistent. He made a great judgment call in deciding to dig down and see what was there. Reptiles can be very useful for reconstructing the ancient environment, and given that our focus has been on fossil mammals up to now, it's been a joy to have someone who knows what they're doing with a totally different group of animals.
We've also set up two excavations, one at Kaswanga, and the other at a site on the other side of the island called Waregi. The excavation teams are using very precise archaeological protocols, and this is a bit unusual for paleontologists, who usually find specimens and then simply dig them out. Controlled excavations, however, are vital for working out the contextual relationships between the different fossil organisms we're finding. If, for instance, we find fossil apes and certain fossil plants at the same exact level, we can then say something definitive about the environment the apes lived in.
The rest of the team has been on their hands and knees scouring Waregi for fossils. Two days ago it paid off, as we found some wonderful primate specimens, including a tooth of one of the larger Proconsul species, some beautiful cranial remains of a possible small-bodied ape called Dendropithecus, and a number of teeth that we're still working on identifying.
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The Twins will have some unhappy players if the club doesn't make any trades to improve the team's chances to win the Central Division and maybe advance to the World Series.
There was a near revolt in the clubhouse a couple of years ago when the team was in the playoff race and had a chance to go a long way, when Terry Ryan, the general manager at the time, traded starting second baseman Luis Castillo to the Mets for two prospects.
The Twins' last midseason trade that effectively strengthened the club was the one in 2003 that sent Bobby Kielty to Toronto for Shannon Stewart, who played a big part in the team coming back from 7 1/2 games down at the All-Star break to win the division.
Current Twins GM Bill Smith explained that the Twins don't want to make a move that will give up too much in the future for some immediate benefit.
"Every team tries to make deals, but they are tough to make," Smith said. "The teams that are selling players are looking for a high return. We try and balance out the benefit of the short term vs. the long term.
"We could have made a lot of deals over the last couple of years if we put Denard Span in the deal. When he was back in AA and AAA, everybody would have said go ahead. Now it looks like holding on to Denard Span was a pretty good deal."
The team's recent history has been to not give up any top prospects to improve the team. Asked if the Twins are any more reluctant to give up prospects than other clubs, Smith said: "We rely on our scouting and development as much or more than some other clubs. If you look at the number of deals that get made, it's hard to make a deal. Terry [Ryan] worked at it frantically year after year. We were able to make the Shannon Stewart deal. We were able to make a few other deals. I think every club tries to make them, but you have to balance out what you have to give up."
Asked if he thinks the Twins can win the division and a championship without making an improvement, Smith replied: "I can't win with that question. If I say yes, and we don't, I look foolish."
Smith said that the team is not close to making any deal. "They want our best prospects," he said. "A couple of years ago, we could have made deals If we would give up our best young players. Our best young players then are our good players now in the major leagues."
The Pirates' Freddy Sanchez, an All-Star second baseman who won the National League batting title two years ago, is available. Rumors are that the Twins could get Sanchez for pitcher Francisco Liriano, who has been having a rough time this year. But the Twins aren't likely to give up Liriano, and Sanchez's high salary ($6.25 million) could be a factor.
But the Twins keep bringing Alexi Casilla up and sending him down.
Asked if he believes Casilla will get things straightened out this time, Smith said: "I don't know. We know Alexi Casilla has good skills. He has the skills to play this position. You look at what he did last year when he came up and energized our lineup and played well at second base. That's what we need him to do. If he can't do that, we're going to have look elsewhere."
Don't blame Jim Pohlad and the Twins ownership for the team not making any trades. The owners rely on their baseball people to make those decisions, and rest assured, the Pohlads will say yes when it comes to the financial side if the trade will help the club.Wolves still looking
The latest Timberwolves coaching candidate to be interviewed by President of Basketball Operations David Kahn is Jeff Bzdelik, the former Denver Nuggets coach now at the University of Colorado. Bzdelik led the Nuggets to a 43-39 record in 2003-04, a 26-game improvement from the year before; eighth-seeded Denver then lost to the Wolves in the first round of the playoffs. He was fired in December 2004 and has been in the NCAA ever since, first at Air Force and with the Buffaloes since 2007.
Others rumored as candidates include Houston Rockets assistant coach Elston Turner, a dark horse; and Los Angeles Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis, who probably would command more than Wolves owner Glen Taylor would want to pay.
According to the website HoopsHype.com, the Wolves don't have a single player among the 30 highest-paid NBA players. Al Jefferson is the highest-paid Wolves player with a $12 million salary for 2009-10; his contract calls for $13 million, $14 million and $15 million the following three seasons. HoopsHype also lists the Wolves' team payroll 24th in the 30-team NBA at $54.9 million.Jottings
Adrian Peterson is on the cover of ESPN the Magazine's fantasy football preview issue with a story titled "Long Live The King." The magazine predicts that the Vikings star will rush for exactly 1,837 yards in 2009. The article says, "Adrian Peterson won't just be the best fantasy player in 2009, he will be a cornerstone for the next decade. ... Bottom line: Draft him, protect him, celebrate."
Rev. James Checchio worked with the Philadelphia Eagles while Brad Childress was an assistant coach with the team. Checchio was promoted to the Vatican a few years ago, so when Childress' daughter, Cara Childress, got married last weekend to Justin Forbrook, Checchio flew in from Rome to conduct the ceremony. Those in attendance included Eagles coach Andy Reid and his wife, Tammy; a group of coaches who were on the University of Wisconsin staff with Childress under Barry Alvarez; team owners Mark and Leonard Wilf; and of course several other members of the Vikings organization.
Twins third baseman Joe Crede signed a contract for $2.5 million; however, he can earn up to $4.5 million more based on performance bonuses based on plate appearances. He has already earned $500,000 for reaching 250 PAs. He entered Saturday on pace for 509 plate appearances for the season, a total that would earn him $3 million of the bonuses; he would get $750,000 more if he could reach 515 and $750,000 on top of that if he could reach 540.
Hollis Cavner, who runs the 3M Championship among other Champions Tour events, said that this year's event provided $1.3 million in charitable contributions to Twin Cities hospitals, the same amount as last year, even though admission for this year's event in Blaine was free. He plans to have free admission next year, too.
Eric Musselman, the son of former Gophers and Wolves coach Bill Musselman and the former coach of the Sacramento Kings, could wind up coaching in Russia this season for Spartak St. Petersburg. ... Former Wolves star Wally Szczerbiak was born in Spain and might wind up playing there. He played with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season.
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A Beautiful Mind
The book describes the life of Nobel Prize winner John Nash. This Princeton researcher earned his prize from early life work in game theory - mathematics that inform present day economists about market behavior. Mr. Nash coexisted at Princeton with notables such as Albert Einstein. But after his great discovery, his mind plunged into schizophrenia.
At the time, not much was understood about the condition. So the therapies were experimental at best, and highly damaging in some cases. Dr. Nash is one of the few schizophrenics to come out of that period with some semblance of sanity not aided by modern antipsychotics. His son - also brilliant - unfortunately also succumbed to the psychiatric condition and didn't do nearly as well with his life.
I mention this book and Grossman's book On Killing as great reading material if you want to understand this series now being published in The Wall Street Journal. It is both informative and sad. The good news though is society no longer sweeps PTSD patients under the rug where we don't have to witness their "unfortunate" conditions. These heroes are getting the attention and therapy that they deserve, thanks largely to both a better understanding of the human mind vs. killing and the ability to manipulate brain chemistry.
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Forgotten Soldiers
Roman Tritz's memories of the past six decades are blurred by age and delusion. But one thing he remembers clearly is the fight he put up the day the orderlies came for him.
"They got the notion they were going to come to give me a lobotomy," says Mr. Tritz, a World War II bomber pilot. "To hell with them."
The orderlies at the veterans hospital pinned Mr. Tritz to the floor, he recalls. He fought so hard that eventually they gave up. But the orderlies came for him again on Wednesday, July 1, 1953, a few weeks before his 30th birthday.
This time, the doctors got their way.
The U.S. government lobotomized roughly 2,000 mentally ill veterans—and likely hundreds more—during and after World War II, according to a cache of forgotten memos, letters and government reports unearthed by The Wall Street Journal. Besieged by psychologically damaged troops returning from the battlefields of North Africa, Europe and the Pacific, the Veterans Administration performed the brain-altering operation on former servicemen it diagnosed as depressives, psychotics and schizophrenics, and occasionally on people identified as homosexuals.
The VA doctors considered themselves conservative in using lobotomy. Nevertheless, desperate for effective psychiatric treatments, they carried out the surgery at VA hospitals spanning the country, from Oregon to Massachusetts, Alabama to South Dakota.
The VA's practice, described in depth here for the first time, sometimes brought veterans relief from their inner demons. Often, however, the surgery left them little more than overgrown children, unable to care for themselves. Many suffered seizures, amnesia and loss of motor skills. Some died from the operation itself.
Mr. Tritz, 90 years old, is one of the few still alive to describe the experience. "It isn't so good up here," he says, rubbing the two shallow divots on the sides of his forehead, bracketing wisps of white hair.
The VA's use of lobotomy, in which doctors severed connections between parts of the brain then thought to control emotions, was known in medical circles in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and is occasionally cited in medical texts. But the VA's practice, never widely publicized, long ago slipped from public view. Even the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it possesses no records detailing the creation and breadth of its lobotomy program.
When told about the program recently, the VA issued a written response: "In the late 1940s and into the 1950s, VA and other physicians throughout the United States and the world debated the utility of lobotomies. The procedure became available to severely ill patients who had not improved with other treatments. Within a few years, the procedure disappeared within VA, and across the United States, as safer and more effective treatments were developed."
Musty files warehoused in the National Archives show VA doctors resorting to brain surgery as they struggled with a vexing question that absorbs America to this day: How best to treat the psychological crises that afflict soldiers returning from combat.
Between April 1, 1947, and Sept. 30, 1950, VA doctors lobotomized 1,464 veterans at 50 hospitals authorized to perform the surgery, according to agency documents rediscovered by the Journal. Scores of records from 22 of those hospitals list another 466 lobotomies performed outside that time period, bringing the total documented operations to 1,930. Gaps in the records suggest that hundreds of additional operations likely took place at other VA facilities. The vast majority of the patients were men, although some female veterans underwent VA lobotomies, as well.
Lobotomies faded from use after the first major antipsychotic drug, Thorazine, hit the market in the mid-1950s, revolutionizing mental-health care.
The forgotten lobotomy files, military records and interviews with veterans' relatives reveal the details of lives gone terribly wrong. There was Joe Brzoza, who was lobotomized four years after surviving artillery barrages on the beaches at Anzio, Italy, and spent his remaining days chain-smoking in VA psychiatric wards. Eugene Kainulainen, whose breakdown during the North African campaign the military attributed partly to a childhood tendency toward "temper tantrums and [being] fussy about food." Melbert Peters, a bomber crewman given two lobotomies—one most likely performed with a pick-like instrument inserted through his eye sockets.
And Mr. Tritz, the son of a Wisconsin dairy farmer who flew a B-17 Flying Fortress on 34 combat missions over Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe.
"They just wanted to ruin my head, it seemed to me," says Mr. Tritz. "Somebody wanted to."
The VA documents subvert an article of faith of postwar American mythology: That returning soldiers put down their guns, shed their uniforms and stoically forged ahead into the optimistic 1950s. Mr. Tritz and the mentally ill veterans who shared his fate lived a struggle all but unknown except to the families who still bear lobotomy's scars.
Mr. Tritz is sometimes an unreliable narrator of his life story. He describes himself as "mentally injured, not mentally ill." For decades he has meandered into delusions and paranoid views about government conspiracies.
He speaks lucidly, however, about his wartime service and his lobotomy. Official records and interviews with family members, historians and a fellow airman corroborate much of his story.
It isn't possible to draw a straight line between Mr. Tritz's military service and his mental illness. The record, nonetheless, reveals a man who went to war in good health, experienced the unrelenting stress of aerial combat—Messerschmitts and antiaircraft fire—and returned home to the unrelenting din of imaginary voices in his head.
During eight years as a patient in the VA hospital in Tomah, Wis., Mr. Tritz underwent 28 rounds of electroshock therapy, a common treatment that sometimes caused convulsions so jarring they broke patients' bones. Medical records show that Mr. Tritz received another routine VA treatment: insulin-induced temporary comas, which were thought to relieve symptoms.
To stimulate patients' nerves, hospital staff also commonly sprayed veterans with powerful jets of alternating hot and cold water, the archives show. Mr. Tritz received 66 treatments of high-pressure water sprays called the Scotch Douche and Needle Shower, his medical records say.
When all else failed, there was lobotomy.
"You couldn't help but have the feeling that the medical community was impotent at that point," says Elliot Valenstein, 89, a World War II veteran and psychiatrist who worked at the Topeka, Kan., VA hospital in the early 1950s. He recalls wards full of soldiers haunted by nightmares and flashbacks. The doctors, he says, "were prone to try anything."


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As Krisel tells the story, the Alexander Construction-Palmer & Krisel venture started like this: Krisel and his friend, Bob Alexander, got Bob's father, George Alexander, to let the younger men try an experiment. Build eight or ten modern tract homes in the Valley and see if they'd sell. Up to that point, the Alexanders had been building what Krisel contemptuously calls dingbats.
"They cost less per square foot than what Bob's father sold as dingbats, and they sold at a higher price—so they made a bigger profit per house," Krisel has said. Krisel did whatever it took to keep costs down. "We had developed a system of post-and-beam houses, developed our own windows, our own walls. We found out what cost money in a home, and we figured out how to do it better and cheaper."
Plus the homes had style—open beams, open plans, broad overhangs, low gables with glass-filled clerestories, Mondrian-like wall screens by the entries (Krisel designed them himself), wooden parquet floors, and laminate countertops decorated with a classic '50s motif—the boomerang.
Houses are rectangular in plan, with a carport generally separated from the house by a breezeway. One distinctive feature was floor-to-ceiling windows divided by wooden muntins. Many people have filled in the bottom portion of the windows over the years, and most have turned the breezeway into living space.
Krisel was a landscape architect as well as an architect, and one of the neighborhood's best features is its park-like setting. The homes facing Corbin Avenue present a particularly satisfying picture to passersby thanks to their broad lawns.
Low berms in front of each house add interest to an otherwise flat landscape. They also illustrate Palmer & Krisel's ability to turn economy to their advantage. Rather than haul away leftover drywall and other construction debris, they bulldozed it into mounds and turned it into an amenity.
The original plan was to provide each home with two Washingtonia palms. (The architects repeated this trick two years later in one of their first Palm Springs subdivisions, Twin Palms.) But, Krisel recalls, Disney needed palms for Disneyland, so he "bought them from anybody who had a palm tree." As a result, later homes at Corbin Palms made do with olive trees.
Corbin Palms homes range from about 1,000 to 1,400 square feet, and have four bedrooms with two to three baths.
Krisel was so pleased with the homes, he and his wife bought one themselves. "I had no special deal, it was $500 down and the $14,000 was financed, and it cost me $60 a month."
The homes attracted people with design savvy, Krisel recalls, just as they do today. June Jones recalls many engineers who worked in nearby aerospace plants. She and her husband, John A. Jones, a theater set designer and sculptor, taught at UCLA.
Over the past few years, one house after another, starting with Yaryan and Yerke's, has been restored, and others are underway. But destructive remodels continue as well. "I wish we could inform them," Yerke says of his wayward neighbors, "and help them to see what we see." Yerke does more than wish; he knocks on doors and informs. "Unfortunately, sometimes you come up against a little bit of a brick wall," he says.
"The new people who come in, it would be nice if they were like us, and they wanted to keep the house and make it modern, and not ruin it," says Melanie Margolis-Sigman.
"Or maybe even buy a broken one and fix it," Yaryan adds.
Photos: John Eng, Adriene Biondo, Douglas M. Simmonds (courtesy Bill Krisel); and courtesy Bill Yaryan
• Corbin Palms is located on the west side of Corbin Avenue, between Calvert and Hamlin streets. The 6100 and 6200 blocks of Jumilla have homes that are particularly well preserved. Two landmark homes share a broad, park-like lawn on Corbin, just south of Topham Street. Victory Boulevard has a remarkable array of palms. Look for Corbin Palms online at CorbinPalmsModern.com


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Katie Featherston of 'Paranormal Activity 3′ — Crush of the Day [PICTURES]
Katie Featherston is best known for her role in the Paranormal Activity franchise. Katie is our crush of the day for being the eye candy in the original movie, distracting us from the fact it seemed real and pretty damn creepy.
Katie is one of those girls that hasn't shown much skin in modeling and movies, but guys are really hoping she eventually starts showing off a little more of the goods. This screenshot of the Google search for her name proves that people are really kind of creepy about their interest in Katie.
Of course, we had to click every single search option to see what came up in the results. The Micah Sloat search sounded so perverted. Turns out it's just the name of her Paranormal Activity costar. Oh sure! Tell us we have sick minds but we aren't the guys looking for pics of her feet. Anymore.


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Communities across Southern Africa are looking to new ways of coping with the impacts of climate change, mainly the droughts and floods which are disrupting their farming cycles and undermining their livelihoods. They are learning how to sustainably manage the natural resources that are critical to sustain them in uncertain conditions.
At the same time, there is growing recognition that development assistance policies do not properly take into account the impacts of climate change and are therefore in danger of proving counterproductive. IUCN's Climate Change and Development project which is underway in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia is working to address this. The project aims, in conjunction with its implementing partners, to ensure that climate change policies and activities incorporate the role of healthy ecosystems such as forests and watersheds in supporting agriculture and livelihoods, and increasing community resilience to climate stress in the long term.
Farmers who practice conventional agricultural methods on degraded soils and rely on costly fertilizers have become highly susceptible to climate change and have suffered frequent crop failure. By adopting conservation agriculture, which involves, for example, diversifying and rotating the range of crops they grow and learning new skills such as beekeeping, these farmers can increase their yields and regenerate their soils and their local environment. And, by becoming more self-sufficient, they can free themselves from government food aid.
In Zambia and Tanzania assessments have been carried out among farmers, beekeepers and fishermen on how to improve their physical and economic security. Ecosystem-based actions such as conservation agriculture, small-scale irrigation and rainwater harvesting offer significant potential as does the sustainable use of non-timber forest products such as indigenous fruits and vegetables.
Here, some farmers from the rural region of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia describe how climate change is affecting them and how they are changing their practices to try to adapt.
"I am Peter Malata. The problems we used to have were due to late cultivation but now we are told to plant early and we have started to practice conservation farming. Burning charcoal has destroyed our local vegetation but we have now stopped this. We used to have a lot of trees in this area but people came from other places to cut them. We are thankful for the people who are teaching us about farming. If we follow their teachings we will reduce poverty in our villages.
The advantage of conservation farming is that the soil is maintained and helps to hold water. We keep the grass cover now so that in hot periods the soil is protected. Although I have a house in Lusaka, I came to live here. I want to encourage my friends who do not have homes in town to move to the villages and find a place where they can live and start farming because it is cheaper to grow your own food than to buy it."
"My name is Tendayi Tagota
I started bee-keeping after being taught at Katunga. With the money made from beekeeping, you can buy everything you need.
With climate change the weather is now unpredictable. One way climate change is affecting us is by causing shortages of food but if you plant crops early you may solve the problem. People here are diversifying, some are becoming beekeepers, others are keeping pigs, cattle or goats.
I do not have a husband, and through bee keeping I can send my children to school and if we cannot grow enough food for the family, I can always buy it."
"My name is Rodgers Nkhata, I came to Kapiri Mposhi in 1997
The main problem we have had is over-using the soil. We just apply fertilizer every year forgetting that the soil is being spoiled. In the past the harvest was okay because fertilizer was cheap but nowadays it is expensive and if you don't use it you'll have a poor harvest.
We have never seen the rains come as early as they have done this year. We're also experiencing prolonged drought which our forefathers never saw. The rains are heavier and cause flooding - we've seen people's crops, fertilizer and seeds get washed away.
Through our courses and meetings we are told not to cut down trees because if all the trees are cut, the rain patterns are also disturbed. We cultivate maize to feed our families and for selling. We also grow watermelons, cassava, groundnuts, cotton and tomatoes. Watermelons help to replace nitrogen in the soil.
We used to hear about conservation farming from afar, especially in the eastern province, here it was very strange. Now due to the workshops we have been having, we have discovered its advantages."


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Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island Genealogy
|Bristol, Rhode Island
Location in Bristol County
Bristol County's location in the state of Rhode Island
|Coordinates: 41°41′03″N 71°16′07″E / 41.684167°N 71.268611°E
| Town Hall
283 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806-2406
|Website: www.ci.barrington.ri.us/index.php
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Biographies
- 2.2 Cemeteries
- 2.3 Census
- 2.4 Centennial Celebrations, etc
- 2.5 Databases
- 2.6 Directories
- 2.7 History
- 2.8 Land and Property
- 2.9 Military History and Records
- 2.10 Newspapers
- 2.11 Probate Records
- 2.12 Repositories
- 2.13 Schools
- 2.14 Town Records
- 2.15 Vital Records
- 3 References
Historical Facts
- Barrington was originally part of Swansea, Massachusetts from its incorporation in 1667, then part of the Plymouth Colony until its merger with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. (In October 1717 Barrington was set off from Swansea and incorporated under its' present name as a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. In 1747 Barrington was given to Rhode Island.)
- The Baptist residents petititoned for separation from Swansea in 1711.
- Barrington was incorporated as a separate town in 1717, named for Barrington, Somersetshire, England where the English settlers came from.
- 1747, Barrington was ceded to Rhode Island but made part of Town of Warren, Rhode Island.
- 1770, its independence was restored by the act of the Rhode Island legislature.
- In late 19th and early 20th century Barrington was home of the Barrington Brick works, which made bricks that were used worldwide. Many of laborers were from Italy and worked in the brickyard. Their descendants still make up a sizeable portion of the town population.
- Thomas Williams Bicknell, A history of Barrington, Rhode Island (Providence : Snow & Farnham, 1898}; FHL film 1033855 Item 1; FHL Book 974.55/B2 H2b 2 vols..
- Rhode Island Graves Registration Committee, Rhode Island town of Barrington historical cemeteries FHL film 947774 Item 4
Includes list of the historical cemeteries in the town giving the names of the American war veterans buried there; and a historical sketch of the town with a map showing the locations of the cemeteries.
Allin Burial Ground
Allin Yard, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #6, Bay Spring Avenue at Adams Avenue
Bicknell Burial Ground
(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #9, County Road
Captain David Read Lot
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #8, Rumstick Road
Forest Chapel
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #2, Governor Bradford Road
Knockum Hill
Burial Hill, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #7, New Meadow Road
Matthew Watson
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #4, Middle Highway
Peck Family
(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #12
Princes Hill Burial Ground
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #3, County Road
Santa Maria del Campo
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #5, Barrington Avenue at Upland Way
Smith Family
(Defunct), Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #11
Tyler Point
Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Barrington #1, Tyler Point Road
- Federal Census: 1790 · 1800 · 1810 · 1820 · 1830 · 1840 · 1850 · 1860 · 1870 · 1880 · 1900 · 1910 · 1920 · 1930
- 1790 - The USGenWeb Archives Project
- 1790 Genealogy Trails
Centennial Celebrations, etc
- Thomas W. Bicknell, An historical address and poem: delivered at the centennial celebration of incorporation of the town of Barrington, June 17, 1870: with an historical appendix (Providence: Printed by Providence Press Co., 18700 FHL 6071790 (3 fiche)
- Some databases are accessible at the Barrington Public Library
- Britannica Online
- Rhode Island's State Reference Resource (including Heritagequestonline, World Book Online, etc.)
- Sampson, Murdock & Company (Boston, Massachusetts), Warren and Barrington Directory, 1897: comprising a complete general and business directory of the towns of Warren and Barrington, also, a record of the town governments, institutions, societies, etc. (Providence: Sampson and Murdock, c1897) FHL film 1000918
- Bristol, Warren and Barrington (Rhode Island) city directories FHL film 2309945
Centennial Celebrations, etc
- Leonard Bliss, The history of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Otis, Broaders, 1836) FHL film 1698100 Item 8, Book 974.485/R1 H2bL
comprising a history of the present towns of Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Pawtucket, from their settlement to the present time, together with sketches of Attleborough, Cumberland, and a part of Swansea and Barrington, to the time that they were severally separated from the original town.
Land and Property
Land records begins in 1770, continuing to present.
- Proprietors records in ancient Swansea 1652-1717: proprietors records in Barrington 1717-1797 FHL film 945999
- Barrington, Rhode Island land evidence records 1770-1936 FHL films
Grantors and Grantees Index 1770-1936
Grantors and grantees records 1770-1882
- Barrington (R.I.) deed records, 1882-1902 FHL films 2321354-2321355
Military History and Records
- Barrington soldiers in the War of the Revolution, the Dorr War and in the War of the Rebellion, 1775-1861 FamilySearch Books Online; FHL Film 795993 Item 3, Book 974.55/B2 M2b.
- The Warren Gazette and Barrington Call (1907)
- Warren and Barrington Gazette (1907)
- The Bristol County Item (1906)
- Barrington Times (1958)
- Barrington Public Library
- The Barrington Herald (1860)
- The Gleaner (1871)
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Probate Records
The probate records are kept at the town level rather than at the county level. Various types of records can be buried deep in probate records. In early years, the town council acted as the probate court.
- Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL films 947773-947774
- Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891 FHL films 947771-947772
- Barrington (R.I.) probate records, 1851-1929 FHL films 2321351-2321354
Dockets 1895-1923
Probate records 1851-1873
Bonds 1874-1922
Journals 1898-1920
Wills 1898-1918
Letters of Administration 1898-1925
Inventory 1898-1929
Warrants 1898-1935
Administrator Accounts 1897-1925
- Barrington (R.I.) probate indexes, 1770-2002 FHL films 2321135-2321136
- Barrington Preservation Society
281 Country Road
PO Box 178
Barrington, RI 02806
- St. Andrews School 1953 Yearbook Old-Yearbooks.com
- School Yearbooks Ancestry ($)
- U.S. School Yearbook Index Ancestry ($)
Town Records
- Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL films 947773-947774
- Barrington (R.I.) town council records: vols. 1-4, 1770-1891 FHL films 947771-947772
Vital Records
- Swansea town records 1674-1798; Barrington Rhode Island town records 1741-1846 FHL film 22366 Item 3
- Barrington, R.I., town records (incl probate), 1718-1886 FHL 947773-947774
Includes minutes of meetings, lists of voters, finance records and a few births, deaths, intentions of marriage and probate records.
- Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, computer printout; births or christenings, 1851-1876 FHL film 1205472 Item 6
- Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island computer printout; marriages, 1636-1885 FHL film 1205473 Item 7


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Danica Patrick's historic run ends in eighth at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — All week long, Danica Patrick waged an assault on the record books. A week ago, Patrick became the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole position, and in Sunday's event she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Great American Race.
All that, however, came as consolation in the wake of her eighth-place finish. She took the last lap in third place, only to get shuffled back in the draft as she attempted to make a move on winner Jimmie Johnson.
Asked if she was elated to be in position to win, or disappointed to finish eighth, Patrick said, "I would imagine that pretty much anyone would kick themselves and say what I could have, should have done to give myself the opportunity to win. I think that's what I was feeling today. It was uncertainty as to how I was going to accomplish that.''
Making just her second appearance in the Daytona 500, Patrick bettered her result last year by 30 positions. She led three times for five laps overall, the latest on Lap 129.
While she had limited experience in Cup cars in plate races, and even less in the new sixth-generation cars, Patrick questioned when she needed to make her move.
"There was plenty of time while you were cruising along,'' Patrick said. "I was talking to [crew chief] Tony [Gibson] and my spotter on the radio, 'What do you see people doing? What's working? What's not?' I was thinking in the car, 'How am I going to do this?' I didn't know what to do exactly.''
Patrick's 500-mile lesson on the fly impressed her peers.
"She's going to be making history all year long,'' said runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It's going to be a lot of fun to watch her progress. I enjoy racing with her.''
JGR sputters
Tough day for Joe Gibbs Racing, which showed considerable strength when its three Toyotas were running 1-2-3 with 50 laps to go. It all went awry when, in the span of three laps,
Matt Kenseth, who was at the front of a lead draft of six Toyotas, and teammate Kyle Busch fell out of contention because of engine failures.
Denny Hamlin, the last man standing at Gibbs, brought home his Toyota in 14th.
"Everyone is going to think we're bummed out, and I am,'' said Kenseth, who finished 37th after leading four times for 86 laps. "But I can't be any more thankful or excited, honestly. I don't think the week could have gone any better. Our finishing position doesn't show it, but it's just a great group — really, really fast racecars.''
A fan of Gen-6
While the jury seemed to be out about the performance of the Gen-6 car in a plate race, Earnhardt Jr. gave it an enthusiastic thumbs-up. "I thought the car put on a really good show all week. The car proved at the end of this Daytona 500 that it will race well and put on a good show.'' . . . Mark Martin, 54, once again came close at Daytona, finishing third in his quest to win a race that has eluded him in 29 starts. It was his sixth top-five finish in the Daytona 500. "I'm not bitter about the things I haven't accomplished. I'm pretty damn proud of the things I have,'' Martin said . . . Kevin Harvick (42d) and Tony Stewart (41st), a pair of race favorites, were collected in a nine-car melee on Lap 34. It was not the way either had expected to start the season. "To hell with the season,'' Stewart said. "I wanted to win the Daytona 500. We had a car that we could pass with today.''
Thoughts with fans
Drivers expressed concern about the 28 spectators who were injured by flying debris from a horrific 12-car crash on the last lap of Saturday's Nationwide Series opener. "I had a sick feeling all day, all morning since I got up about what happened yesterday at the end of the race with the fans,'' Martin said. "I was happy today that we were able to race and not have a huge accident.'' Track president Joie Chitwood said Sunday that 14 fans were treated and released from the track's medical facility, and 14 were transported to local hospitals. A spokesman for Halifax Health Medical Center indicated seven patients were treated at their facility for injuries, and two were listed as critical, one a minor. Six remained hospitalized Sunday in stable condition . . . Actor James Franco, the honorary grand marshal, gave his own twist on the starting command when he barked: "Drivers — and Danica! — start your engines.'' . . . Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis unfurled the green flag as honorary starter . . . Patriots receiver Wes Welker attended Sunday's race. Other celebrities on hand included "Price is Right'' host Drew Carey, South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier, former Red Sox reliever Tom Gordon, and recording artists 50 Cent and T.I.


text: SSI is hard to do right. You really need help at the bios level of each node (at boot up they join a master graph/data structure that abstractly represents the hardware). DSM's reside atop this. Linux can DSM just fine (look at the Altix). Scyld doesn't do DSM but they do SSI. So far on the Debian side, I have been fairly impressed with Ubuntu in terms of packaging and ease of install. If we were asked to build Debian or Debian based machines, this is likely what we would prefer to use. It installed without a hitch on machines that gave other distributions migranes and worse. Personally I like the idea of a knoppix variant as a core (minimal core OS installed per machine), and layered bits upon that. I know there is a clusterknoppix and quantian. I am sorry to hear about the broken drivers in FC-2. FC-3 seemed to fix some of the borked drivers. Lots of closed source ones also released around then to accomodate the changes to the kernel. You might try FC-3 as well. If you find the distro you like, you might want to have a look at Warewulf atop that as a cluster meta-distro. Joe Tony Travis wrote: > Robert G. Brown wrote: >> [...] >> Ah, but the PROPER and ORIGINAL meaning of axiom is "unprovable >> assumption" upon which a system of logic and discourse is built. The >> final half-definition is the only one that is actually correct. > >> In fact, I've got a whole essay entitled "Axioms" on my personal >> website. Seriously. > > Hello, Robert. > > OK, I bow to your greater wisdom: I have now learned that axioms are: > > "...unprovable assumptions whose truth and falsehood cannot be assessed" > [http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Philosophy/axioms.php] > > What struck me was that both Mark and Joe used the word "axiom" > appropriately according to at least one dictionary: > > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/axiom > > I don't think their discussion was pointless: Actually, I found it > interesting and relevant to my own situation running openMosix on a > 64-node RH-9 based Beowulf cluster. I had a difficult time trying to > upgrade our cluster from RH-8.0 to FC-2 because the Adaptec Ultra160 > drivers in FC-2 were broken, so I went to RH-9 instead. > > I'm now deciding where to go after RH-9 and I'm interested in other > people's experiences. I've already moved one cluster server to Debian > Sarge/testing, but I'm also evaluating the recent Progeny Debian > Developer Edition RC2 which includes a Debian port of Red Hat's > Anaconda. Have you any experience using Progeny Debian? > > I read that Progeny originally set out to build Debian SSI cluster > software, but had problems and abandoned the project. Is that true? > > Best wishes, > > Tony. -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 cell : +1 734 612 4615


text: On Mar 7, 2006, at 3:57 PM, Mark Hahn wrote: >> effective in some cases. However, the bulk file transfer rates for >> very large files via FireWire 400 (1394a) is significantly faster >> than 1000baseT and FireWire 800 (1394b) is more than 240% faster >> that GigaBit EtherNet. > > can you show some references for this? it's hard to understand why > a 400 Mbps connection would be "sigificantly faster" than a 1000 Mbps > connection. or are you talking mainly about shortcomings in some > platform's drivers/stack? > Easiest, simplest reference is this image: http://unibrain.com/ products/assets/FireNET5.jpg ... or read the whole report at bottom of: http://unibrain.com/products/driverapi/firenet.htm Note that for large files, the FireWire network bulk file transfer rates can exceed GigaBit performance. The above reports (arguably promotional) are for FireWire 1394a (400 Mbits / second). When similar tests are run on FireWire 1394b (800 Mbits / second), performance can exceed 240% of network bulk file transfer (write times) of GigaBit EtherNet. Why is it comparable to or faster from a processor running at around 40% of GigaBit processor speeds? Processor efficiency FireWire has a 32-bit "risc" type microprocessor, is peer to peer in hardware / firmware and has other lean architecture features. (Small address space, data frame large = more efficient data packet over double duplex connections.) A down side?: FireWire 1394a (now called FireWire 400) has an address space of maximum 64 nodes, maximum and optimally less than 32 nodes (less than 16 recommended). FireWire 1394b (now called FireWire 800) can address a maximum of 128 nodes, but because of the nature of the topography ("quad duplex" or double, double duplex, twice as many connections at same processor speed), optimum performance is still achieved from less than 32 nodes. Future: there are prototypes of FireWire 1600 and 3200 operating over fiber and using multiple "colors" ... using two fibers (duplex), multiplexed by frequency discrimination (4 or 8 channels) using the same FireWire 800 (Texas Instruments chips) ... comparable to ~~ 64000baseT ... and the involved engineers say they can stay ahead of Moore's Law beyond several more years. Ed Karns FireWireStuff.com


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