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By MADELINE MARSHALL
WASHINGTON (January 12, 2012)—The race for Maryland's 6th Congressional District will be a crowded one with eight Republicans and five Democrats filing by Wednesday's deadline.
The candidates are attempting to unseat incumbent Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Frederick, who has never won a primary election with less than 70 percent of the vote since his first election in 1992. But he has never faced as many challengers.
Even with eight Republican candidates, including state Sen. David R. Brinkley, R-Carroll, and Delegate Kathy Afzali, R-Frederick, in the race, 85-year-old Bartlett says he's not worried.
Many were expecting Bartlett to retire but he is committed to keeping his seat.
"Every day is one day closer to retirement, but I can't tell you if that's weeks or months from now but obviously it's years. I'm in this race," Bartlett said.
Others running include Republicans Robert Coblentz of Williamsport, Robin Ficker of Bethesda, Joseph Krysztoforski of Frederick, Brandon Orman Rippeon of Bethesda and Peter James of Germantown, with Democrats Sen. Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery, John Delaney of Potomac, Milad Pooran of Jefferson, Charles Bailey of Sharpsburg and Ron Little of Gaithersburg.
Maryland GOP Chairman Alex Mooney had formed an exploratory committee and weighed running, but he ultimately decided not to and endorsed Bartlett.
Former Montgomery County Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg entered the race early, but withdrew on Jan. 4 due to illness.
"It's going to be a competitive race among both Democrats and Republicans," said political science professor Michael Cain of the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
The large number of Republican candidates "does say something about the Republican Party now. ... There are a lot of candidates for president too," Cain said.
Some candidates, like Garagiola and Delaney, are from parts of Montgomery County that were in District 8 until this year's redistricting process, which put roughly half of Montgomery County in the 6th District.
"I would not be running in District 8 because I think Chris Van Hollen is a terrific congressman. I'm a Democrat, and now, based on the redistricting process, it's now an open race," Delaney, an entrepreneur, said.
Redistricting, which occurs every 10 years based on census data, has been controversial this year, with lawsuits claiming racial discrimination and gerrymandering. Because Democrats dominate state government, their party drew the new congressional district maps.
"I was so mad about the redistricting that I decided wasn't going to let them win and I jumped in the race," Afzali said.
She said she believes the 6th District was split for Democratic political gain and has fought against the plan. She hasn't ruled out a petition campaign to stop the redistricting plan approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley.
"Holding this seat for the Republicans is crucial," Afzali said.
Ficker agrees that Democrats drew the 6th District for their own political gain.
"I think the district was drawn to put gas-tax Garagiola in Congress," said Ficker, who lives in Montgomery County and sees the redistricting as a chance to run in an otherwise Democratic area.
"I think the districts were made more fair and representative. It's almost a 50/50 district. So it is a district where you have to fight to win and no one is going to get it for free," said Garagiola's campaign manager Sean Rankin.
Other candidates see it as a challenge, but better for the voters.
"It's going to force all the candidates to talk about the issues instead of people voting by default," said Republican candidate and systems analyst Robert Coblentz.
"It makes it more interesting and it's really better for the voters. They have more options," Coblentz said.
Other primary races around the state are predicted to be less exciting. For example, in the 4th District, former Prince George's County prosecutor Glenn Ivey withdrew from the Democratic primary, clearing the way for incumbent Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Fort Washington. Ivey said he quit because he could not raise enough money and because of the short time to campaign until the primary. The expiration of the filing deadline also appeared to ensure an uncomplicated path to re-election for Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Montgomery, in the 8th District which now includes parts of Montgomery, Carroll and Frederick counties. Van Hollen will have no primary opposition. However he will face the winner of the Republican race, where attorney Shelly Skolnick of Silver Spring, businessman Dave Wallace of Manchester, tax consultant Augustus Alzona of Bethesda and conservative author Kenneth R. Timmerman of Rockville are vying for the nomination. The Green Party's George Gluck of Rockville, who unsuccessfully contested a seat on the Montgomery County Council in a 2009 special election, is also running to unseat Van Hollen.
Capital News Service reporter Mark Miller also contributed to this article.


text: On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 06:48, Craig Drummond wrote: > > > ~/.xmms > > > etc, etc... > > > > They aren't stupid. They are legacy. And since there is a major lack > > of integration on linux, and between open source projects, they need > > to be there. > > Just because they're legacy doesn't mean they aren't stupid. They are - > along time ago some sort of ~/.etc (or whatever) *should* have been decided > upon. And isn't that part of this lists mandate? This list wasn't around back then. And please stop arguing with me. It's rather childish. "Yes they are." "No they aren't." "Yes they are." > > > > > And now you want also: > > > > > > ~/.themes > > > ~/.icons > > > ~/.fonts > > > ~/.thumbnails > > > > I don't want these. I want ~/.themes for themes. I want to get rid of > > ~/.icons. These all already exist, so I'm not sure what you're whining > > about. > > Wow - so we still have 3 extra hidden dirs, instead of putting them under 1 > top leve dir? Again, using an env var allows users to choose where to put > them. Surely the code isn't that hard to write? Did you actually read any of my mails? I never said the code was hard to write. The card is usually not the hard part. The spec is hard to write. And I don't have time to write two of them. Yes, we do need a general theme spec. No, we don't have one. No, it's not an easy problem. You are continually missing the point of anything I type. It is getting rather tiresome to repeat myself. > > > > > ...plus all the config files : ~/.gtkrc ~/.gtkrc, ~/.kderc, ~/.DCOP*, > > blah > > > blah... > > > > The .DCOP stuff is a few unix sockets for the DCOP server. ORBit puts > > these in /tmp/ instead. I welcome you to create patches to move config > > files to XDG_CONFIG_HOME, and to write a spec for storing configuration > > I've already been thinking about this. However, at the moment my spare time > is rather limited at the mo - I'm getting married in 3 weeks, and still have > a lot to arrange... Then go arrange your marriage and stop arguing. :) > > data. Enjoy. I just think that moving all the data files to a sole > > location in the immediate term is overburdening process that will end > > up causing schedules to not be able to be met, which we can't do. GTK+ > > is already in soft feature freeze. > > Well surely it'd be better to move a schedule by a couple of weeks so that > things are done correctly? If you ship a GTK2.4 with the above listed dirs as > standard, then they will become standard. Then if later you want to move > things you get more breakages. GTK+ isn't the only thing with a schedule. And no, if you do one thing now and ten later, you won't necessarily get more breakage. In fact, I am specifically avoiding that. It also seems rather daft to do it now, when the distributions don't have any implementation of the spec, and there exists no reference implementation, for something that is supposed to cover a lot more than just the dot files in your home directory. The issue here is not as big a problem as you make it out to be. People are going to end up with a large directory listing no matter where you put the files, if they intend on doing ls -aF. They'll just see ".desktop" or whatever, and start looking in it's subdirectories. > > > > > Putting all config data, or whetever into ~/.config would make things > > much > > > cleaner. I'm by no means the only person who wants tm omove all this > > rubbish > > > into 1 place. It gets reall confusing when you do a ls -aF ~ -- theres > > way to > > > many dirs. And surrounding the spec in an env var gives users the > > *choice* of > > > moving these to a location of their preference! > > > > This is what XDG_CONFIG_HOME is for. It is defaulted to ~/.config. But > > configuration is separate from non-transient application data, such as > > themes. > > So put it under a different env var? XDG_DATA_HOME??? I coulnd't care less > about the name. I just want to clean up my $HOME You misinterpreted everything I said. XDG_CONFIG_HOME is *for* configuration. I just suggested using it. XDG_DATA_HOME is for application data, such as themes. You are wanting to solve the larger problem by solving part of a much smaller problem. It just seems backward to me. Whether ~/.themes or XDG_DATA_HOME is used for themes, you still end up with the same number of dot directories to store them in. One. The real problem is all of the config directories, some of which you are going to have more trouble solving, than others... such as the realplayer or acrobat config. > > > *surely* its better to do this now - before more and more apps/people > > assume > > > ~/.themes is where they should be placed? > > > > No. It's not actually. GNOME 2.4 will be out very soon. So GNOME won't > > be doing this until the 2.6 cycle at least, anyway. GTK+ 2.4 is almost > > But surely GNOME accesse this stuff via GTK, no? Yes and no. GNOME 2.4 will use GTK+ 2.2 API. Therefore, it won't be using the GTK+ 2.4 code to do theming. GNOME 2.4 will probably also be released just before GTK+ 2.4. GTK+ 2.4 is already at a soft feature freeze, which means no new features should be added anymore, but rather the currently added new features should be cleaned up, fixed, or whatever to be more stable. > > at hard feature freeze, which means you probably don't have time to get > > it done in this manner for GTK+ 2.4 and GNOME 2.6 in a reasonably good > > code structure anyway. (I don't mean to be ignoring KDE here, but I have > > God hoiw hard is the code gonna be to write? An hours work? So where is your patch? As I've said several times, it is not about the difficulty of writing the code. There are many things I could do in an hour that probably would not get into GTK+ 2.4, but would be improvements. There is much more to software than code. > > no idea what their schedules or APIs are like in general. I don't know > > them. I hack gtk+/gnome code.) > > > > > > in another mail in your icon themes thread). Once all the themes are > > in > > > > a central location, it's easier to to move them all, than to have a > > > > large dispersal of different locations to deal with. I don't have the > > > > > > Hence move them to $XDG_DATA_HOME/themes (or whatever the env var) is > > now. > > > > Yes. Perhaps later. I never said "No. We can't do that.". I said we > > should wait until the opportune time to do such things. Unifying the > > Nope. Doing it now saves the pain later on. You have not explained how. This is getting really tiring. Doing it now doesn't necessarily save pain later on. It typically just creates more pain now. > > icon themes between desktops and the directory layout with all types > > of themes, seems much more urgent, so that we can fix some things before > > we end up with a really really big mess of confusing things to deal > > with, which will just making moving things around even more difficult > > than they are already. > > > > > > time to write a general theme spec right now, but we need one. I will > > > > be making some patches to glib and gtk+ for the 2.4 release to make > > all > > > > the theming stuff more abstract, so that people can easily support > > > > themes in their applications or libraries or whatever. From what I > > > > can tell from the web site, I need to do this by Sept. 1, which is the > > > > hard feature freeze date for 2.4. Either way, I don't believe your > > > > proposal is a solution to the overall problems of theming the desktop. > > > > > > But why do you WANT to have a seperate dir? This is just madness... I > > can't > > > beleive that writing a little bit of code to read an env var, and > > settnig a > > > default if its not set, is that hard a task! If your going to move the > > > location - as you say you are going to - then why not do it properly? > > > > It's going to be a separate directory no matter if you put it at the > > Well if its under a env var then I can set up my desktop as (for example > *only*): > > $HOME/.desktop > $HOME/.desktop/config $XDG_CONFIG_HOME > $HOME/.desktop/data $XDG_DATA_HOME > $HOME/.desktop/data/themes > ...etc.. You are entirely missing any point of this discussion. And technically, you can do most of this already with existing environment variables. At least, in GNOME anyway. > > toplevel, or sweep it into some other directory structure. And the icon > > themes directory layouts are already specified in the Icon Theme Spec. > > So, I find it hard to understand why you are complaining about so many > > things, when all that I am trying to address is fixing a few long-term > > problems specific to Icon Themes, and one short-term problem (that could > > end up being a long-term issue). It's not a question of difficulty of > > writing code. It's a question of difficulty of requiring all existing > > data to move there, or not work at all. I am doing it properly. Cleaning > > "properly" matter of opinion... messing up my $HOME seems more > appropriate... If matters of opinion are those backed by weeks of design and years of experience, sure. Your $HOME is already messed up. In no way am I proposing to create more dot directories in it. Your discussion has been nominally unrelated to the original thread. > > up the existing problems, while providing backward compatibility, at > > first, and then later moving everything around if need be. Your issue > > seems to be more with configuration data, than themes. Perhaps you > > should look at creating patches to applications and libraries to use > > the XDG_CONFIG_* environment variables, rather than moving things that > > are much less of a problem. And maybe change KDE's dcop server to write > > the temporary unix sockets to ~/tmp/ instead of ~/.DCOP* or /tmp, > > Yup I've already thought about doing this. For example, I've alread changed > KDE's code to move $HOME/.gtkrc-kde to $KDEHOME/share/config/gtkrc So how about a reference implementation for the Base Directory Spec, then? Something we can get the distributions to use for their next releases? > > perhaps doing similar to ORBit or other similar things. > > > > -- dobey > > Craig. > > (Sorry, this is *not* a personal attack on you - I'm just *very* fed up with > the hundreds of .hidden stuff in $HOME. We have a chance to rectify this for > the better - and to make backing up things much easier...) A lot of people are fed up with dotfiles also. That doesn't mean you have to reply to e-mails, apparently without reading them, and argue with someone that nominally agrees with you. It's very frustrating to get these anger-filled e-mails that continually whine about some small issue, that is part of a much larger problem, when the smaller issue is about to be fixed, and the larger part of the community agrees with the existence of the larger issue and it's need to be fixed. Please stop doing that. :) Thanks. -- dobey

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Top law grad rebuts his pro-Obama prof, calls us all to be pro-life and to love and obey Jesus
Thank you very much, Gunnar, for sending the link to your powerful and persuasive essay. I know you'll keep up your pro-life writing and work. Have you thought of joining a pro-life constitutional law group such as the Thomas More Law Society, or of founding your own such group in L.A.?
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Session: Google Docs - Project Based Learning Opportunities
Learn about ways to use Google Docs with your colleagues and students. Share project ideas and learn a few new tips and tricks. Class will run approximately 2 hours.
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Long Sweater + OTK Boots/
I don't know about you guys but I have been living in sweaters lately. Last fall/winter I kept reaching for comfy and cozy sweaters that, sadly, didn't exist in my closet. I had like 4 sweaters that I kept rotating - made for a boring cold weather wardrobe. This season I really made a point to find soft sweaters that would hold up for multiple seasons and have that perfect cozy winter fit. This one is so comfortable and the oversize fit is perfect for this time of year.
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New Ceramics Laboratory Vol. 1
July 02, 2009 - September 30, 2009
July 2 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Ryota Aoki was born in 1978. He dresses in Comme de Garcons fashions, wears a turban and ear piercings and works in a studio that looks like a secret hide-away with made-in-Japan rap blaring in the background. But what he does there is to engage in a conversation with the soil of Japan, with its earth. Aoki is a potter who has brought the refined and super-conservative ivory tower world of ceramics, remote from contemporary Japan, into the middle of cutting-edge street culture. In his 20s, Aoki did not have a fancy academic pedigree; he had made and placed clothing and jewelry in boutiques and apprenticed in a beauty salon, but neither job lasted long. While attending a pottery class in his spare time, Aoki was suddenly inspired with a vision of being a potter covered in clay and creating beauty -- and on the spot, he set his sight on becoming a first class potter.


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Workshop no. 14: Word in a Teacup. Matcha Introduction and Tasting
This month, to celebrate the debut of our brand new collection of ceremonial grade organic matchas, we held several 'crash course' matcha tastings at our tea bar for some of Philadelphia's finest tea enthusiasts. Over the course of an hour, we discussed a wide range of topics including how matcha is produced, its revered nutritional benefits, how matchas are graded, the tools of the trade, and how to prepare it before sampling our new collection and our famous matcha energy bars.
This workshop was intended to be a primer on all things matcha. If you weren't able to make it, here is a recap of what we covered.
What is Matcha?
Matcha is a type of powdered green tea that is traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha was originally brought to Japan in the late 12th century by Zen monks, who would drink it to stay awake and alert during long periods of meditation. Today, matcha is experiencing a renaissance among tea drinkers worldwide for its smooth taste, high level of antioxidants, and the calming, ritualistic nature of its preparation.
The Nutritional Benefits of Matcha
Because matcha is ground, you get the benefits of consuming the entire tea leaf as opposed to its water-soluble parts. Among these benefits are increased concentration, a slow but steady release of energy, and essential nutrients like calcium, iron, and antioxidants. One cup of high-quality matcha holds as much antioxidants as ten cups of green tea.
Matcha also includes a large amount of the amino acid L-Theanine. L-Theanine may be beneficial in relieving stress, improving cognitive function, and is thought to be the reason for matcha's sustained energy and lack of a caffeine crash.
The Process
Matcha is made from tea leaves that are shaded from the sun before harvesting. This process concentrates chlorophyll and other nutrients into the leaves, which give it a beautiful green color and increased antioxidants. Finally, the best leaves are plucked and slowly ground into a powder to reduce oxidation. It takes just over an hour to make 30 grams of ceremonial-grade matcha- about a small tin's worth.
Matcha Tools
Matcha Bowl (chawan)- a medium-sized ceramic bowl designed to create the smooth, frothy consistency of matcha.
Bamboo Matcha Whisk (chasen)- A small hand whisk made from a bamboo stalk to mix the tea.
Bamboo Ladle (chashaku) - A small bamboo ladle designed with a rounded tip to measure the appropriate quantities of matcha.
Tea Strainer - For sifting matcha powder before preparing.
How to Prepare Matcha
Although making matcha is often thought of as a complex and ritualistic endeavor reserved for the formal tea ceremony, matcha can be easily prepared and enjoyed at home. Here's how:
1. Scoop matcha from tin with bamboo ladle (approx. 1 heaping tsp.).
2. Sift matcha through tea strainer into matcha bowl to remove clumps.
3. Pour roughly 3oz of just boiled water into an empty teacup to cool for 30 seconds (about 70℃) before transferring to the tea bowl.
4. Whisk vigorously in an M shape using the matcha whisk until matcha becomes smooth and frothy.
5. Sip immediately from bowl and enjoy!
Cooking with Matcha
As we found during the workshop, ceremonial grade matcha is best reserved for drinking, but culinary matcha is a perfect choice for recipes that call for matcha's color and flavor. Below are recipes from our popular Cooking with Matcha workshop:
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Debi and Paul
Debi and Paul had an April wedding on the beach, there may have been a few showers but they didn´t dampen the day!
Debi and Paul had their hearts set on a beach wedding in the Algarve, and chose a chic Thai venue for their intimate celebration. It was a day full of happy tears, lots of laughs, and lots of beautiful food yum.
Where do I begin and how do I cram around 18 months of planning into one email?
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for every single thing you did to help create a wedding day as wonderful as ours was.
Even though we know Vilamoura very well, planning a wedding out there was still a daunting task. Thank you for always being at the end of our emails with help, support and reassurance, for always considering what was best for us as a couple, for your time at our meetings and for what appeared to be genuine excitement for our big day and for your beautiful decoration of our venue. Everyone kept asking how the venue was going to be decorated and they were shocked to hear that I had left this entirely up to you but I always knew I could trust you with it and in the end, it looked absolutely stunning. Thank you for your remarkable efforts on the day itself, it was so comforting to know that you were both there for when things went wrong and in a flash, you quickly fixed any problems there were. I described you both on the day as Ninjas, you were so discreet, at times you couldn't even be seen but we knew you were both there and all it took was a quick look and you knew exactly what we wanted.
I could keep writing for hours and still not convey how grateful we are to you both for everything that you have done for us. Our day was the best day of our lives and alot of that was created by you both.
I truly hope that we will see you again some day in Vilamoura and if you're ever in Northern Ireland, please get in touch.
With all our love and thanks,
Debi and Paul (Turner)
In Summary
The Happy Couple : Debi and Paul
The Location: Vilamoura
The Big Day: 8th April 2015
The Photographer: Blush Photography Algarve


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Welcome to the New Year! 2014 started off with a bang. And that wonderful fireworks display is beginning to shake the complacency out of many markets. Right from the kick-off yesterday, stocks are under great pressure. This is particularly true for crude oil and, crucially, Dr Copper.
I will cover stocks in due course, but today I will focus on the situation in the gold market. Over the holidays, many were wondering if 2014 will be as dreadful for the gold bulls as was 2013.
The mainstream media are currently full of negative stories of how bad 2013 actually was, suggesting it was a year to forget. Naturally, this tide of negative press has me looking the other way and wondering if 2014 might be a stellar year for precious metals.
A good time to look for a turn
This is one rule I observe: when the media universally comment on a trend that has already occurred, it's a good time to look for a turn.
We have had well-publicised stories of one prominent gold bull who has been dumping his gold ETFs (exchange-traded funds), saying "I see no reason to be holding gold now". It is stories like this that often appear at major lows.
I last covered gold on 11 December. At that time, I wondered if it was making a turn. There were some initial signs that the relentless downtrend had at least paused. This was the chart then:
I had a good tramline trio and the market was moving up nicely towards my upper tramline following the break of the centre tramline. But the move off the low was looking very much like an A-B-C to that point, which is a corrective pattern to the main downtrend. Also, I was not convinced the Elliott waves (EW) had formed a complete five-wave impulse pattern from which I could infer a trend change.
In fact, the market did top out at the $1,266 level and resumed its downtrend. Interestingly, this $1266 level was a precise Fibonacci 38% retrace of the wave down from the $1,360 high from October (see above chart). The reversal back down at that point was therefore not too surprising.
Gold comes under pressure when stocks rally
So it was back to the drawing board. I knew the key level was the $1,180 plunge low from June. And with the stock market making fresh highs almost on a daily basis, the downward pressure was likely to force gold down to challenge this area again.
It has been noticeable for some time that when the stock market was in rally mode (that is, most of the time), gold was under pressure.
And this is how the market has played out. Here is the daily chart, and I have drawn two possible EW label interpretations:
Last week, the market made a low of $1,182, which could place it at the end of wave 5, or if the wave 4 is really an A wave, within a more complex fourth wave. Then last week's low could be wave B of an A-B-C.
But under either scenario, we should get a rally – provided the move down from the August high is complete. And that is the question I have had over the holidays (which seems to be answered in the affirmative with this morning's gains).
One additional factor going for a turn now is the positive-momentum divergence (red bar). This suggests the selling pressure is starting to dry up.
What can the hourly chart reveal?
Yesterday, the market opened up by around $20, which was the first sign that the turn was at hand. And this morning, the rally is being extended.
Not only that, but it opened up above the tramline and created an opportunity to take a long position. And note the positive-momentum divergence at Tuesday's low, which is another bullish signal.
Along with the upper tramline break, my targets are the Fibonacci levels at 38% and then 50%. Of course, higher targets are possible if and when these are reached.
Now, can I count the decline off the $1360 level complete in EW terms? If I can count five clear waves, then that would add to my bullish case.
Here are my EW labels and the count is complete. I have a clear five sub-wave pattern within wave 3, and there is the positive-momentum divergence at wave 5.
Identifying a roadmap
If I have identified the low, then what can I expect now? In other words, what is my roadmap? From the chart above, I have a rally which is either in a C wave up or the first wave of a five-wave pattern.
In either case, the most common path is for a wave up, then a down wave and then another higher wave up
Off my wave 5 low, the market has rallied just beyond the Fibonacci 23% retrace level. This could be my first wave up. When this wave ends, I expect a leg down in a wave 2 and then a new rally leg in what could be a wave 3.
Third waves are identifiable by their long and strong nature with momentum readings very high. If I see that, then I know I have a likely third wave operating.
I am therefore on the lookout for a dip from around current levels, then a renewed rally. If that rally is long and strong, it would enable me to call it a third wave, which could reach the Fibonacci 62% level at the $1,290 area.
And with bullish sentiment still at record low levels, the potential is high for the bears to be given a shock. This is because the market is very 'short', meaning that speculators on Comex increased their shorts by a whopping factor of four since October. This is setting up the potential for a large short squeeze.
We are a few days past the celebrations of the New Year, but the fireworks are getting even more spectacular!


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AIDS in the 1980's
An era of hysteria, stigma and ostracism
The media portrayal of AIDS and the related, often government backed, advertising campaigns of the mid/late 1980's through to the mid 1990's would serve to stigmatise and drive the Haemophilia community into secrecy. In short, the media message was that if you had the AIDS virus you were either a sexual deviant, a drug user or otherwise an "undesirable". Ironically some MP's of the time even described the disease as "self-inflicted".
Below we take a look back at how AIDS was portrayed in the media throughout this time. The social stigma ensured that many affected by the Contaminated Blood Scandal and their family members, were and some still are, rather understandably, afraid to "go public".


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Under current Australian building regulations, a new house, and in some cases renovations, are 'energy rated'. This means the likely energy use of the house is calculated by using a combination of its location, construction materials and its orientation to the sun. The resulting 'Star Rating' that has become part of real-estate jargon is an indicator of the likely energy use. As of the first of May it is mandatory for a home to achieve a 6-star rating.
The system is by no means perfect. There are valid questions of the quality of energy ratings currently being performed as no audits have been conducted since 2006. Implementation is also an issue. You don't have to look far to find dwellings where the designed energy saving measures specified by building designers are not actually being implemented on site.
How effective are the star ratings criteria?
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- internal thermal mass.
- it only looks at the thermal performance of the building fabric
- the role of sealing the building against air leakage is not calculated or specified in any meaningful way
- it is based on a multitude of standardised occupancy and operation assumptions that may or may not reflect how occupants actually live in their home
- it takes no account of the efficiency of heating and cooling systems, and even whether they're fitted or not
- hot water system efficiency is only considered in an add-on condition that allows the new home to have either a solar hot water system or a minimum 2,000 litre rainwater storage tank, connected to toilet flushing.
Amendments to the Building Code of Australia which came into force on the 1st May which will raise the minimum star rating of the building fabric to 6 stars and introduce limits on the amount of lights that can be fitted are a step in the right direction, but we have a long way to go. To really bring Australia up to speed with the US and Europe, and make real change for home owners, a more credible and holistic measure of the energy and water a house is likely to consume is desperately needed.
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Are you feeling tired and worn-out? Just finished some serious literature and need a little break? Richard Kadrey's book is like a shot of adrenaline that will shake you up and give you some real oomph to take back to the real world. You'll turn the pages so fast I can almost guarantee papercuts.
Sandman Slim is not recommended for people of delicate disposition who are averse to the word "fuck", graphic descriptions of violence or irreverent discussion of angels and demons. This particular wild ride is for anyone who loves movies such as "Army of Darkness", "Repo Man" and "Fight Club". I can't think of many similar books I've read, maybe because this book actually reads more like a movie than anything else (in a good way).
I won't give away any plot details, but there's a brilliant anti-hero and intriguing supporting cast of characters from the seediest underworlds of LA, all fighting and wisecracking with the denizens of heaven and hell. What's not to love? I hear the sequels are even better, so I'll save my five stars for them.


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Chapter 84
"Actually, you in no way have the ability to offer that trade," Abridail pointed out after a moment's consideration. "The whole reason you all are here is that you're desperate for leads about the procedure. How exactly do you plan to use something you don't even have as a bargaining chip?"
"Good question, with a simple answer." Nick tossed the empty glass onto the counter, where it spun twice before refilling itself. "See, thanks to you showing us Shelby's visions of the future, we know that eventually the procedure gets out. That's pretty much the crux of the whole 'looming potential war' thing you cautioned these two about. Sooner or later, that procedure becomes available to the rest of the world. The question here is whether or not you've got anyone personally invested in making sure some comatose Powered is among the first to receive it. My guess says that Abraham the person doesn't have those kinds of connections. But me, I've got a shitload of money for bribes and an HCP staff that will all lobby to get you at the top of the list. And one thing you should know about me, Abridail, I never renege on a deal."
The argument gave Abridail pause as he considered Nick's points. "Technically, we don't know the procedure will get out. Shelby can only see the most likely futures; a curveball is still a possibility."
"That a fact?" Nick said. "Well as an experienced gambler, I know the value in playing the odds. If you want to bet on the longshot, I guess that's ultimately your call."
"Abridail… why are you fighting us so hard on this?" Alice walked over to join them at the juice bar, seemingly on impulse though she'd in fact been biding her time for just this moment. Nick was hitting the logical buttons well, however, she could ply the dream walker with emotional appeal. Combined, she hoped that both tactics would succeed where individual ones would have failed. "I know my mom wanted to keep some things secret from me, but to her I'm probably still a baby or a child. She doesn't know the woman I became, that I'm strong enough to survive the HCP. While I get the desire to keep a promise, is there really anything you can say that's worse than a lifetime of not knowing what happened to my mother?"
"There very well might be." Abridail's voice was lower as he turned from Nick to Alice, taking in the young woman's pleading gaze. "You two make an appealing case, and I won't deny that I'm genuinely tempted by the offer. But Alice, your mother wasn't wrong to want to protect you from this. I've seen the truth in your past, and the waves it sent across the potential futures. If I show you everything there will be no going back. There will be people you can never look at the same, and that includes the woman you see in the mirror."
"She was just a baby when this happened," Mary pointed out, chipping in from several feet away. "What could Alice have possibly done?"
"Technically nothing, and yet in a way, everything," Abridail said. "You have no idea how much the presence of Alice Adair impacted this world, but she had no control over it. That's why your mother wanted to shield you, Alice. She never wanted you to blame yourself for any of it. Or to know certain truths about your family."
"And that's my limit for vague pseudotalk." Nick clapped his hands together once, refocusing everyone's attention in his direction. "Abridail, I respect that you're upholding a promise, however it was a promise made on false grounds. Shelby no doubt thinks Alice needs protecting, but Shelby is a mother who was separated from her child. She hasn't gotten to see the woman that Alice became, and let me assure you it is one that very much does not need anyone's protection."
"You're wrong there," Abridail replied. "Not about Alice needing protecting, but about Shelby seeing who she became. Though Shelby has incredibly precious little control over what she sees, every bit of it is dedicated to watching Alice, or at least the future versions of her." He paused, glancing back at Alice, perhaps a bit more guilt behind those eyes than before. "Your mother is always watching over you, in whatever way she can manage."
"Abridail, was she the first of us?" Alice swept her arms out, gesturing to Nick and Mary. "That's what this whole expedition is technically founded on, learning more about the process, maybe getting a few clues we can follow. We were also hoping for information on Globe, but since that seems off the table I just want to know about my mom. Was she the first Powered to try and be turned Super?"
This time there was no quick reply, Abridail sat down slowly on one of the stools in front of the juice bar, his hands turning the green smoothie back and forth.
"The answer is yes," Abridail said at last. "But a very complicated yes. If I told you the facts of what happened, I think you would leave with undo hatred toward the one that tried to change her. If I accept this deal of yours, then I do it on my own terms. I show you the events that I deem are necessary, in the order that I determine to be most relevant. You need to see for yourself, to feel what they felt, to truly understand how it all came to this."
"That's well and good as far as sentiment goes, but we're on something of a clock," Nick said. "Had to use a knock-off this time, which means we've only got so long before the power fades."
"Then I'll show you what I can and you'll come back for the rest." Abridail finished his smoothie and dropped the glass over the edge of the bar, where it vanished before hitting the floor. "You're asking me to betray my friend, someone I care deeply about. At the very least I have the right to do that on my own terms."
To Alice's surprise, Nick looked over to her rather than responding. "Alice, as a practiced bargainer I think this is as far as we're going to push him. It's up to you whether the deal is good enough. Given how vague he's being we might end up with more questions than answers if time runs out."
He had a point, but they'd also managed to make a little headway with Abridail. She wasn't inclined to give that up, and the Subtlety Major inside her knew just how precious even the slightest bits of intel could be. Still, if he was baiting them into some time wasting mental goose chase it could end up being more trouble than help. She needed to get a sense of where he was going with this.
"What are you going to show us first?" Alice asked.
"Where it all… well, actually that's not true, that part was a lot longer ago. I'm going to show you where your part of the story began, to kick things off. Specifically, I'm going to show you why you lost your mother," Abridail said.
"Isn't the 'how' a bit more important?" Mary pointed out.
"Not in this case," Abridail replied. "So much of your lives, so much of what is waiting for our world, all stems from what happened to Shelby Adair. If I'm telling the tale, then I want you to know the why before all of it. I want you to understand why she, and others, did what they did."
It was still vague, and could be a mislead, but Abridail was offering to show Alice her mother. That wasn't something she had it in her to pass up, even if it turned out to be a waste of time. Slowly, she began to nod.
"You've got a deal, Abridail. We get our answers on your terms. Now let me see my mom."


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Discussion in 'CycleChat Cafe' started by Bigtallfatbloke, 29 Sep 2007.
Please dont post anything stoopid in here
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Is serious thread thick rope?
Rope is string grown up
And string is the "teenage" thread.
Thread is baby string
So what about twine and cord?
There both twisted and this is serious fred
It`s quite amazing what information you can pick up on this forum
Did I pick up anything useful from this thread?
Frayed knot.
I never knew there was a 10,000 charictor limit in/on here.
Now those three are serious freds !!
Has anybody else spotted the flaw in Ivan's argument?
Just waiting for simoncc, he'll disprove it !
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Not minding the gap here at all.
Had climbed on to the top of the coal bing of the old Polmaise Colliery in the hope the clouds were going to clear for an interesting sunset. Caught this long before any sun was going to set and decided I couldn't be arsed hanging around for that after all. It was never going to be top this. Job done.


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SYDNEY, N.S. — "We're just speechless."
That's how fiddler and Baddeck native Rachel Davis of Còig described the group's reaction to their latest honour, a coveted Juno award nomination from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on Tuesday.
Còig was nominated in the Traditional Roots Album of the Year category. Also nominated in the same category are Jayme Stone for "Jayme Stone's Folklife;" the East Pointers from Prince Edward Island for "What We Leave Behind;" The Dead South for "Illusion & Doubt" and Cassie and Maggie from Halifax for "The Willow Collection."
"It's incredibly exciting and so nice to have so many of our East Coast friends in the category as well," said Davis. "Cassie and Maggie are from down in Halifax, they're in the category too and the East Pointers are from P.E.I. — so there is a pretty good East Coast contingent in the category. It's crazy."
Alvvays, another group with Cape Breton roots, received two Juno nominations this year for Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year for "Antisocialities." They will be going up against A Tribe Called Red, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Hedley. Two members of the group, Molly Rankin and Kerri MacLellan, are from Cape Breton.
Còig member Darren McMullen said their first-time Juno nod is still a surprise even though the group is no stranger to being recognized. They're regulars at Atlantic award shows, with more than 30 group and solo awards and nominations. They most recently received a nomination in a similar category from the 2018 East Coast Music Awards, announced Jan. 29.
"Never really thought much of (the Junos) because it felt like it was bigger and farther away," said McMullen. "We think of the Music Nova Scotia and the East Coast Music Awards and the Canadian folk Awards — things like that but the Junos you don't really think you're ever going to be a part of that group, part of that gang."
McMullen's feelings were echoed by Davis.
"It's the Grammies of Canada and you don't think it's going to happen and then it does and yes, I can't really believe it," said Davis.
The 2018 Juno Awards will be held Sunday, March 25, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Michael Bublé will host the CBC broadcast and it will feature performances from such artists as Daniel Caesar, Hedley and Jessie Reyez.
Artists receiving multiple nominations this year include Montreal's Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar with five each; Hedley, Arkells and Jessie Reyez with four each and singer/songwriters Ruth B and Scott Hellman received three each.
The late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie also received three nominations.
Darren McMullen - guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, bouzouki, whistles, flute, vocals
Rachel Davis - fiddle, viola, vocals
Jason Roach - piano
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Everyone has a story. I've always found it fascinating to imagine what that story is. When you see someone on the subway or walking down the street, at first glance they might seem innocuous, but upon close examination sometimes you notice that things are slightly off. Those are the types of characters I am usually drawn to: that woman wearing a power suit, but when you look down, she's holding a toolbox. Or a man you see walking down the street in a tailored suit, and on second glance, you notice he's crying. Every time I witness one of these incidents I start to imagine the events that led up to this moment, or that will follow.
A Series of Alarming Women was inspired by these types of happenings. It is a window into the lives of a group of women who at first glance seem innocent, but when you look closely, a more grisly story is at play. These are not meant to be a social comment on the female psyche or a judgment of women in general. These works on paper are merely amusing representations, in India ink and neon acrylic paint, of singular characters who are involved in something gruesome, often comedic, and ultimately... just plain alarming. - David Foote


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OMG what an energetic show! The Mystery Boy, currently playing at the Yale Cabaret, is director/actor Chris Bannow's adaptation of a novel by Jacqueline Weaver, his 11 year-old sister, a show short on logic but long on wildly imaginative interactions and adventures. Staged very cunningly by Bannow and Helen Jakcsch, the show is like a master class in how to put on a play where all characters are onstage all the time and all necessary prop wrangling and costume changes take place before our eyes—though you'll have to be attentive to catch it all.
The story starts, with all cast members taking round-robin turns in the hot seat to read from the text, with the rom-com possibilities of girlhood and "the boyfriend code," and quickly shifts from doubts about the "too good to be true" boyfriend to the travails of what is real and what isn't. Crammed with a host of horrific possibilities, the show becomes a dizzying dash through the psyche of a girl on the edge. Her only constant companion in all this is her smartphone, which seems to never let her down. Justin, the first boyfriend, who almost loses her through his dim sense of how to carry on a text conversation, becomes her stalwart support as well, though he has to be one of the most amorphous characters ever.
The play's goal seems to be to keep the audience as "confizzled" as its lithe protagonist, Lola (Ashton Heyl), running madly from romantic scene to sinister scene and back again. Along the way are less than comforting run-ins with her mother (Jaksch), her waffle-chomping brother (Ashley Chang), and zips up and down the elevator (she's staying in a hotel California on a trip, in more ways than one, from Oregon) in search of the elusive thirteenth floor. Oh, and did I mention the sound effects are also performed onstage and seem to act almost as commentary. The "pings" of text messages are particularly effective.
As Lola, Heyl is breathless, wide-eyed, and probably any young girl's dream of what she'll look like one day. She keeps the play in focus, for all its leaps, by never losing her Nancy Drewish, this will all make sense in the end gumption. The able support comes from cast members willing to become whatever is necessary. Who can play a romantic interest that becomes a bestie (BFF) that begins to transform, through make-up, dress, and wig, into a best girlfriend (BGF)? Dustin Wills, that's who, while also setting the record for the number of times one can run upstairs, through the studio and down the backstairs to simulate someone running from Oregon to California. And as "the Mystery Boy" himself, Phillip Howze is hilarious as possible ghost, possible killer, possible threatening romantic attachment, and all CA slacker no matter what.
There are squirt guns, ray guns, the incredible shifting table that does everything but levitate, and any number of laughs, references, and hair-breadth escapes that will likely have you—or the young-at-heart amongst us at least—ROFLMAO. A word on the dialogue: it's rife with the text-message terms and phrases that are sometimes interpreted and sometimes not, adding a note of authenticity to the entire odyssey because, y'know, if someone texts it, it must be true. If you like B movies and the flutter of first romance, this show's for you.
And what happens next? Maybe Lola should go online so we can follow her future adventures on Twitter. #girluninterrupted
The Mystery Boy Conceived by Chris Bannow Directed by Chris Bannow and Helen Jaksch
Ensemble: Chris Bannow, Ashley Chang, Ashton Heyl, Phillip Howze, Helen Jaksch, Dustin Wills; Set: Alexander Woodward; Lights: Joey Moro; Sound: Kate Marvin; Costumes: Sophie von Haselberg; Technical Director: Scott Keith; Stage Managers: Ryan M. Davis, Taylor Barfield; Producer: Kee-Yoon Nahm
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Honor Thy Stand-Behinders
Here's an in-depth look at Felix Baumgartner and that awesome jump from the edge of space he did last year. It's a long profile but very well done. This line jumped out at me:
He [Baumgartner] had demonstrated courage and near-perfect mastery of the free fall. Thompson, Kittinger, and the others who stood behind him had performed just as well.
In other words, without a supporting cast, Felix sets no records. He gets no fame. He accomplishes no dreams.
When you arrive, don't just thank yourself and admire your success. Thank those who stood behind you on that journey. Without them, you don't get very far.


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Each node of a CAN network can initiate the transmission of a message as soon as the bus is free. As it may happen that more than one network node begins with the transmission of a message at the same time, an arbitration process is necessary, which ensures only one node actually continues with the transmission of its message.
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Billy and Mandy and Chowder stuff on Ebay
I'm totally delinquent putting this up, but there are some original drawings by myself and C.H. Greenblatt on Ebay.
It's all for charity, so the question is, can you afford NOT to own these babies? Plus, who draws on paper anymore? In five years we'll project cartoons psychically into the minds of others and antique works of art like these will be worth billions!


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Liberated children in Auschwitz, 1945.
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I saw a post from one of the Telerik guys that indicated the Fresco plugin was available in the (Platform?) marketplace. However it doesn't look like it is there. I am using the Platform in-browser client, so that the Platform npm registry is the only place I can pickup other packages I think.
I am am wanting to use something to help me with image caching and resizing, as nativescript is crashing out on Android. I use several photos in my app. Seems to work fine on iOS (iPad), but Android lasts a few minutes then crashes.
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Many thanks for that info. I managed to find the nativescript-fresco plugin when I went back in for another look . I think the search text box works in a peculiar way. I think that needs a little attention. I then made the mistake of just selecting it and including it in my project thinking that would work with my companion app & livesync. For some reason I picked up lodash a month or so back that way, and it did work. I think that module must be bundled in with the companion app already.
So I can see from your example how to use it. The listviewlayouts.xml is insightful. I can see that you can load images in ios and android differently (Android using fresco). That is cool. My app works really well on iOS. I have to hand it to those guys they manage memory better than Android, in that I don't have to deal with it.
The drawback I've discovered to using fresco is that the developer app (companion app?) can no longer be used once you include these packages. To develop in platform and use those packages I would need to do a build and deploy, which is a long turnaround and not a favourable way for me to debug. The advantage of coding in Platform is that I don't have to install and maintain tools, and that I can code and test on real devices (via livesync) in the companion app rapidly. If I go down that route that becomes one less reason to stay on platform. For the meantime I am implementing bespoke image resizing using android bitmapFactory and using image-cache to manage the data. Though it still looks like I am having to invoke gc() to keep my app going on Android. I'm explicitly dereferencing the image.src (= null) when I leave a page. But if I don't invoke the gc() nativescript stops.
Is image-cache only for loading pictures off the internet? It seems you have to specify a url. Can that point to the local file system? All the documentation and examples I have seen all refer to "https://..."
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Thanks for plugin. i getting error. i need help.
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Cause of death: UnknownMigrant workers from South Asia are found in almost all countries around the globe. Movements from South Asia to East and Southeast Asia are steadily increasing, with Malaysia as the primary destination.
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Migrant workers from South Asia are found in almost all countries around the globe. Movements from South Asia to East and Southeast Asia are steadily increasing, with Malaysia as the primary destination. Since 2013, Malaysia has been the primary destination of all migrant workers from Nepal in terms of numbers. Although the Department of Immigration keeps records of all migrants with a valid work permit, estimating the real flow of migrant workers in the country is difficult due to the fluidity and relativity large presence of undocumented workers.
A majority of migrant workers in Malaysia are low skilled or semi-skilled. In addition to pre-departure orientation, some migrants undergo further training which are usually specific to the job. Despite this prerequisite, numerous deaths of migrant workers are reported each year, prompting the Ministry of Health to launch an investigation into the real cause, especially in cases where an apparently healthy person would go to bed, only to be found dead the following morning. According to the data published by the International Labour Organisation, Malaysia topped the list with 546 cases of deaths from unknown causes, followed by Saudi Arabia with 34 deaths and Qatar with 14 deaths. This means that more than 5,000 Nepali migrants have died working abroad since 2000.
The cause of death of 795 Nepalis who lost their lives in various jobs has not been ascertained, and 849 are reported to have died of natural causes. The cause of such deaths have been mysterious in many cases as a majority of them are listed as 'natural death, heart attack or cardiac arrest' to avoid insurance claims and other obligations.
"Our people are dying in large numbers, and it's a shame that we don't know the real cause of death," said the then health minister Gagan Thapa. "All of those who died abroad had been given a clean bill of health by our institutions. Yet, many of them would perish a few months after landing in a foreign land."
The ministry has written to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) to begin an investigation. A PAHS team under Dr Kedar Baral has started holding talks with the Department of Labour and is planning a study trip to Malaysia.
"We will talk to public health officials and doctors there and observe the conditions of Nepali migrants. We will also collect data on the post-mortems done among Nepali migrants," said Dr Baral. The ministry has also asked the PAHS to establish a dedicated Foreign Employee Health Centre to investigate various health aspects of migrant workers. Talks are on to appoint health attachés at Nepali missions in countries where the number of Nepali migrant workers is high.


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Welcome to Didache Institute
Didache Institute is an initiative of International Church Planters, a 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation located in Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas. ICP was established in 1993 to provide a systematic approach to theological training for pastors and leaders in remote or underserved areas. ICP works in cooperation with other like-minded Great Commission Christians around the world.
The Didache Institute operates training cycles in Kenya (Murang'a, Kitale, and Thika), Ecuador (Shushufindi and El Tambo), and Southeast Asia. Additionally, the Didache Institute offers online training courses.


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Looking for a premium quality ultra-thirsty microfiber drying towel in an easy to handle size? Then you've come to the right place! This is a smaller version of our popular Dry Me A River!™ drying towel that's ready to quickly and safely dry smaller areas, clean windows / mirrors or effectively use with any runny liquid detailing products.
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MC:P287 List of Correspondents
Bagot, Sir Walter 3rd Bart. (1644 -1704), JP and deputy lieutenant from 1677, MP for Staffordshire 1678-95. Commissioner for assessment for Staffordshire and Denbighshire 1677-80, for Staffordshire 1689, for Denbighshire 1689 and 1690. Commissioner for inquiry into recusancy fines for Staffordshire 1687 and Cheshire 1688.
Salusbury, Jane (1651-95) m. Sir Walter Bagot, 3rd Bart. (d.1704) 1670, d. and heir of Charles Salesbury [aka Salusbury] of Bachymbyd, Denbighshire.
Bagot, Sir Edward, 4th Bart., (1673/4-1712), m. Frances Wagstaffe 1697, M.P. for Stafford 1698-1708.
Bagot, Sir Walter Wagstaffe (1702-1768), s. of Edward, of Blithfield, co. Stafford, Bart. matr. Magd. 27 April, 1720. aged 15. D.C.L. by diploma 17 May 1737, then 5th Bart. m. Barbara Legge 1724. M.P. Newcastle-Under-Lyme 1724-7, Staffordshire 1727-54, Oxford University 1762-8.
Legge, William, 1st Earl of Dartmouth (1672-1750). Politician – House of Lords from 1695, commissioner of the Board of Trade and member of the privy council from 1702, secretary of state for the southern department (1710-13), joint keeper of the signet for Scotland with James, duke of Queensberry 1710, 1711. m. Lady Anne Finch 1700. Created Viscount Lewisham and earl of Dartmouth, Lord Privy Seal 1713.
Finch, Lady Anne, (? -1751), d. of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford, m. William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, 1700.
Legge, George (Viscount Lewisham) (1701-1732), Eldest s. William, 1st Earl of Dartmouth. Matr. Magd. 22 Jan., 1719/20, aged 15. M.P. Great Bedwin 1727-9. m. Elizabeth Kaye 1722, d. of Sir Arthur Kaye of Woodsome, Yorks. See Foster's Peerage.
Legge, Heneage, (1704-1759), s. William, 1st Earl of Dartmouth. Matr. Magd. 22 Jan. 1719/20, aged 14. bar-at-law, Inner Temple 1728, high steward of Lichfield 1734, appointed king's counsel and elected bencher of the Inner Temple 1740, appointed counsel to the Admiralty and auditor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich 1744, baron of Exchequer and serjeant-at-law 1747.
Legge, Barbara (?- 1765), d. William, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, m. Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 27 July, 1724.
Paget, Henry, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1663- 1743), 8th Baron Paget de Beaudesert. MP for Staffordshire 1695 – 1712, member of the council of the lord high admiral 1704-8, lord of the Treasury 1710 –1711, captain of the yeomen of the guard 1713-1715. Member of the Privy Council 1711. Created Baron Burton of Burton, Staffordshire, 1 January 1712. Succeeded his father as 8th Baron Paget 26 February 1713. Lord lieutenant of Staffordshire 1713 – 1715. Appointed envoy-extraordinary to Hanover 1714. Created earl of Uxbridge and made privy councillor 1714. Resigned all appointments 1715 and sat in the Lords as opposition. Recorder of Lichfield 1715-1743. m. 1. Mary Catesby 1685/6; m. 2. Elizabeth Bagot 1739, d. of Sir Walter Bagot of Blithfield, Staffordshire.
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Let Brotein mentors guide you and answer your questions about the second BIOCHEM 2B03 midterm. This course isn't easy: it'll test your brain's limits for memorization and understanding of essential biochemistry concepts that are crucial to know during your future studies. Come eat snacks with us while we get to know the material inside and out.
The session will be held in MDCL 3023 on November 17th from 7-9pm.


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Nationwide Platforms, a division of U.K.'s Lavendon Group, has invested about £24.5 million (about U.S. $42 million) in its rental fleet in 2014. Nationwide, one of the U.K.'s leading providers of powered access rentals, has invested about £70 million pounds on fleet replenishment since the beginning of 2012.
The largest portion of the 2014 spend will go towards new diesel boomlifts, ranging from 16 to 43 meters and scissorlifts ranging from 8 to 18.5 meters, from Genie. The company is also purchasing from MEC and Haulotte.
About £3.5 million will also be spent on new units to enhance Nationwide's specialist vehicle division, including both truck- and van-mounted platforms from suppliers Bronto, CTE, Ruthmann and Versalift.
"Our latest investment further reflects our commitment to providing a leading hire fleet across our 26 U.K. locations," said Jeremy Fish, managing director of Nationwide Platforms.
Nationwide Platforms has a fleet of more than 11,200 machines, and claims to have the largest powered access training department in Europe. Parent company Lavendon Group earlier this year announced an investment of more than £55 million across its international operations.
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Hypnosis can help beat some of the misery of menopause according to a recent evidence from the NAMS.
A report published this week concluded that hypnotherapy was more effective at managing the symptoms of the menopause than many commonly used therapies. Hypnosis came out as a complementary therapy that actually reduced symptoms such as hot flushes. A study cited showed that women having regular hypnosis experienced a dramatic reduction in hot flushes.
Having reviewed the results of many rigorous studies the North American Menopause Society concluded that hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy had be proven to be effective. The report found that herbal remedies gave no noticeable positive results.
Dr Janet Carpenter, an expert for the North American Menopause Society, said:
"Many women try one thing after another, and it is months before they stumble on something that truly works. This information will be critical in maximising the selection of the most effective therapies." "The menopause is not an illness, it's a transition," she said. "It's not like you can just take a pill for it because it is as much about your emotional and spiritual well being, especially your self confidence as you age and your changing role when the kids are leaving home."
From 50 to 80 percent of women in North America approaching menopause try non-hormonal therapies for hot flushes. Many don't really work according the NAMS, and sticking with those therapies can just prolong the misery. With little guidance on what does work, many women just experiment with products or suffer. The new research conclusions give women a better informed choice about what treatments to try.
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When Kimberly emailed me to set up a fall family session, I was overjoyed! They are such a sweet bunch. And I'm so glad they came back to have me photograph them again! It just reminded me that I need to hang out with Kim more often. :)


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Bamboo is easier on knives than most other cutting surfaces
Bamboo is ideal as a Chopping Board.
The vertical construction of a Bamboo Chopping Board is easier on your knives due to the natural fibres and makeup of Bamboo as it better cushions the blade edge preserving the sharpness of your knives.
Bamboo Chopping Boards are also naturally antimicrobial so resist the growth of bacteria.
- Extremely hardwearing cutting surface
- Naturally antibacterial & antimicrobial
- Chopping Blocks are double sided, flat on one side, with a juice gutter on the reverse side


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If somebody has teeth that are in bad shape and then they're going to need them all removed, I get a lot of patients that will come see us. They're embarrassed about their smile. They have pain. They're just tired of it or they can't afford to keep up with fillings on their teeth. Every time they go to the dentist, they've got thousands of dollars of fillings to do and they really can't afford it anymore.
For those folks, we offer denture solutions, which is one of the tooth replacement options. It's very viable. They look beautiful and they function nicely. Depending on how a patient tolerates them, that might be all they need. As far as a budget solution, that's something that we offer to everybody. In my practice, we have—everything is custom made. I don't really have anything that comes in a box, essentially, but I typically have a temporary denture that we fabricate initially beforehand so that you never have to go without teeth. They're made from measurements from existing teeth or measurements from your face. Kind of as a prosthetic, I'm pretty tricky with that.
I'm able to make dentures that are going to suit your smile just beautifully and they're already prepared ahead of time so that when you come, we remove the teeth, and then you can go home with your dentures the same day, and then we follow up after that. After the mouth has healed and the bone has changed from where the teeth used to be, then we make a new custom set of artistic, beautiful dentures. They can be as beautiful as anybody with veneer smiles. You could be on television and they'd never know that you have dentures.
I see so many patients for dentures that we're very comfortable with seeing these folks. I always have some phrases that I always say so that people who hear commercials about Clear Choice and implants and this and that and yet, what I like to tell folks is that if somebody thinks that their teeth are really bad, and if they truly are, and they may need full-tooth replacements, then once we determine that the teeth need to be removed, then the discussion turns to how to replace the teeth. We always start with upper dentures. They tend to work just fine, they fit nice, they stay in tight, they function, they're beautiful, natural looking. Lower dentures though, tend to be loose. Even as a specialist, I tell patients that all lower dentures are going to be loose.
They may have Uncle Louie who says he can chew anything he wants. Well, he's fortunate and maybe he can but some people can do a lot of things that most people can't. For the lower jaw, we generally recommend two implants. Those are usually placed where the eye teeth used to be. They're often placed the same day that the teeth come out. Then after your mouth has healed, then we make a final set of dentures where the implants are connected to the dentures. That just allows the denture to stay put.
When you need to replace many or all of the teeth in your smile, Dr. Wilhelm will help you choose the tooth replacement option that will work best for your situation. As a prosthodontist, this is Dr. Wilhelm's area of expertise!
One of our most popular solutions are dental dentures. At Mark W. Wilhelm, DMD, MSD in Woodbury, MN, we provide completely customized dental dentures that will:
- Replace a few or all of your teeth in as little as one visit
- Improve your chewing ability
- Enhance your appearance
- Allow you to smile proudly again
- Fit within your budget
Call 651-319-9064 to go over your options with Dr. Wilhelm at our Woodbury, MN dentist office!
Providing Custom Dentures To Perfectly Suit Your Smile
Though we offer many types of dental dentures, there's no need to feel overwhelmed. Dr. Wilhelm has years of experience helping people choose the best denture options to suit their individual needs. These options include:
- Full Dentures – A full set of replacement teeth is custom made to fit inside your mouth and give you a completely new smile. You will take these out at night and for easy cleaning, and wear them for a bright smile throughout the day.
- Partial Dentures – This is a partial set of replacement teeth. This option is for those who need to replace more teeth than what a dental bridge can do.
- Temporary Dentures – This type of denture will provide you with a full set of teeth while you wait for your final denture. They will serve you well in the short-term but should not be considered a long-term option. They will become loose and shift due to bone and gum shrinkage following your tooth extraction.
- Implant-Secured Dentures – This type of denture is stabilized by dental implants. First, Dr. Wilhelm will place an appropriate number of implants in your jaw for maximum stability. Then, he will attach a bar to the implants. While your denture will clip onto the bar to remain stable in your mouth, you can still remove it.
- Implant-Retained Dentures – For this procedure, balls on top of the implants snap onto corresponding mechanisms on the bottom of your dentures. This firmly holds your denture in place.
Creating Your New Dental Dentures
To make your dental dentures, Dr. Wilhelm will take a series of dental impressions. Your denture will consist of a full (or partial) arch of replacement teeth that are mounted on a gum-colored base to give them the look of natural teeth.
It may take up to 12 weeks for these to be ready, so your temporary dental dentures will make sure that you have teeth while you wait for your final restoration to be completed.
Helping Your Smile With Dental Dentures, Dental Implants, Or Both!
When it comes to dentures and dental implants, neither option is necessarily better or worse than the other. Dental implants are replacement tooth roots that stabilize restorations, while dentures are sets of replacement teeth. With implant-secured dental dentures, you can get the best of both worlds: the stability of dental implants and the full set of replacement teeth provided by dentures.
Ready to smile again? Call us today at 651-319-9064 to schedule your visit in our Woodbury, MN. You can also use our online form to easily make an appointment.


text: I only recently discovered this Brooklyn artist's work via the internet. I would love to see the work of Tara Donovan in person. She creates the most impressive and interesting forms that are so simple yet other-worldly. They become even more so when you realize what they're made from. She uses everyday mundane items like tape, toothpicks, buttons, cups and straws. I am completely in awe! See more at these galleries: Ace Gallery and Pace Wildenstein.


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Lincoln's Sparrow
"Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln's Song Sparrow. Below, white, with a broad brownish-yellow belt across breast, the sides of the body and neck, and the crissum, washed with the same; extent and intensity of this buff very variable, often leaving only chin, throat, and belly purely white, but a pectoral band is always evident. All the buffy parts sharply and thickly streaked with dusky. Above, grayish-brown, with numerous sharp black-centred, brown-edged streaks. Top of head ashy, with a pair of dark brown black-streaked stripes; or, say, top of head brown, streaked with black, and with median and lateral ashy stripes. Below the superciliary ashy stripe is a narrow dark brown one, running from eye over ear; auriculars also bounded below by an indistinct dark brown stripe, below which and behind the auriculars the parts are suffused with buff. Wings with much rufous-brown edging of all the quills; inner secondaries and coverts having quite black central fields, with broad bay edging, becoming whitish toward their ends. Tail brown, the feathers with pale edges, and the central pair at least with dusky shaft-stripes. Bill blackish, lighter below; feet brownish." Elliot Coues, 1884
birds, ground forager, Lincoln's Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolni, migratory birds, North American birds, omnivorous birds, ornithology, songbirds, sparrow
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We continuously develop our tools and solutions, in close cooperation with our clients.The latest addition to the SCOPE suite is the SCOPE Pro® SME. Otto Wormgoor, our Operations and Quality Manager, gives us an update on the latest from the Operations team:
What are the latest developments in SCOPEinsight's assessment tools?
– With the launch of the SCOPE Agent we completed our core set of tools of measuring professionalism of farmers and their organizations. With the SCOPE Agent focused on lead farmers, the SCOPE Basic on maturing farmer organizations and the SCOPE Pro focused on mature farmer organizations. For the SCOPE Basic we already launched a version focused on SMEs in July 2016 and we are proud to announce the launch of the SCOPE Pro SME.
How does SCOPE Pro and SCOPE Pro SME relate to each other?
– The SCOPE Pro SME is developed as the mirror image of the SCOPE Pro. The dimensions of the SCOPE methodology remain the same and I would say that about 95% of the questions also remain. One key difference between an SME and a farmer organization or cooperative is in its governance. Where a cooperative is governed by its members, an SME is governed by its shareholders. So especially in the dimension Internal Management questions are adapted to this different reality. The second main difference is that a cooperative mostly sources its supplies from its members whereas an SME doesn't have members and has different type of relationship with its suppliers.
Can you give us an example of when to use SCOPE Pro SME?
– The SCOPE Pro SME tool is aimed at mature SMEs. One important criteria is that the SME should have a minimum of three years of audited financial statements to be able to conduct the financial analysis in the Financial Performance dimension. However, maturity would can also be judged in terms of number of years in operations, the level of education of the management team and/or whether an up to date business plan is in place. For less mature SMEs you can of course use the SCOPE Basic SME tool.
What are you working on right now?
– With the launch of the SCOPE Pro SME all our tools are now available in the online SCOPE App. With this feature completed our next focus is on realizing the SCOPE Dashboard. The SCOPE Dashboard will allow our clients to fully take control of the assessment process themselves. Within their assessment bundle they can create the assessments themselves and assign them to their certified assessors. Also they will have direct access to the assessment reports in the dashboard. We are also looking into options how we can make data analysis available in the dashboard to be able to slice and dice the assessment results to make most use of the data collected!
Contact us to start use the SCOPE Pro SME and to hear more about our latest solutions!