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The Athlon 64 Motherboard Shootout
Jimmy Tang
Tuesday, 20th January, 2004
The author would like to acknowledge Vijay Anand's tremendous contribution to this article.
When AMD launched the desktop processor based on the new AMD64 technology in September during the annual Computex show in Taipei, users all around the world heralded the dawn of 64-bit computing. The Athlon 64 managed to get a lot of users' attention mainly because of its flexible architecture which allows one to use the processor even in current 32-bit environments. That in itself could help move the industry into the 64-bit space as it allows users to run current legacy codes while they wait for new operating systems and applications to be made available.
Several months has passed and there seems to be no news of the heavily patched version of Windows XP for AMD64 processors. Though the press/media had a whale of a time trying out the beta version, it was still buggy and a lot of device drivers have yet to be fully implemented. As such, 64-bit didn't quite much impress us, at least until we see full optimizations done in our everyday applications. To make matters worse, the availability of the processor was poor and that made it even harder for users to even think of building one themselves. Of course, the price of the processor was steep and that kept users away.
All that is slowly changing now as we began to see more and more chips hitting the stores today. Although still not as popular as the Athlon XP or the Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading, its popularity is slowly growing - but not as fast as when they released the K7 several years back.
Today, we take a look at some of the more popular Socket-754 motherboards offered by the various motherboard manufacturers in Taiwan. Though we'd like it to be as complete as possible, the release of these boards are still trickling through. However, at this point, we can be quite certain that at least 80-85% of the more popular brands/models are covered in this single article.
In this shootout, we've limited it to reviewing boards based on either the NVIDIA nForce3 or VIA K8T800 chipsets. Although SiS recently won the best performing award for their 755 chipset, manufacturers still have yet to introduce any boards based on that. Thus, we've decided to skip that altogether and perhaps leave that category opened for another round-up. For ALi or AMD based chipsets, it's suffice to say that such solutions would not make it to the retail shelves although ALi-based chipsets may hit the budget and OEM market in very limited quantities.
To find out more about the features and performance aspects of these chipsets for the AMD64 architecture, check our recent Athlon 64 Chipset Shootout article
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Farmland of the fertile Mettowee River Valley winds through the Taconic Mountains with the Green Mountains in the background. 19th Century physicians had recommended this clean, cool environs as restorative havens from the crowded polluted cities. By the early 1900s, artists were gathering here to capture the landscape on canvas while enjoying the peace and quiet of the countryside and the wholesome fare offered at the farms and Vermont country inns. Dorset, Weston, and Landgrove are classic Vermont towns anchored by a central village green, with area real estate characterized by charming Vermont farmhouses, historic homes, old hill farms, horse farm properties and country estates. The Merck Forest, an educational center dedicated to sustainable management of forest and farmland, covers 3,162 acres of adjoining Green Mountain National Forest. Nordic and Alpine skiing is available within 15 minutes of any town, with the full service resorts including Stratton, Okemo, Bromely and Mt. Snow.
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National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park to Host World Karting Association Event in 2015
New WKA National Road Racing venue tentatively set for October of next season
World Karting Association officials have reached an agreement with the National Corvette Museum (NCM) Motorsports Park to bring the WKA VEGA / TS Racing National Road Racing Series to the Bowling Green, Ky., venue in 2015.
The tentative date for the WKA Road Racing Nationals at NCM is October 23-25, likely making the event the season-closer for the 2015 series.
NCM Motorsports Park is located on Interstate 65 and located across from the National Corvette Museum Plant. The NCM road course includes four layouts with a 3.15-mile "Grand Full Course" circuit the maximum configuration. The track comprises four miles of overall pavement, and the course can be split into a two-mile West and 1.1-mile East configurations.
WKA tentatively will be competing on the two-mile West configuration. Click HERE for NCM track maps.
The NCM facility also includes a 22-acre paddock, a control tower, pavilion with concessions, tech inspection station, fueling station and a commercial business park.
To learn more about NCM Motorsports Park, visit http://MotorsportsPark.org.
NCM will become the second new facility to join the WKA Road Racing schedule in approximately a year's time. Last year WKA announced the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR) would host a Road Racing national event in 2015. The series will visit NCCAR this August 22-24 for the inaugural WKA national at the Roanoke Rapids, N.C., facility.
Click HERE for the North Carolina Nationals entry form.
WKA is optimistic the state-of-the-art, centrally-located NCM facility will feature strong turnouts and competitive fields of enduro-style road racing karts once when the series makes its debut at the track late next year.
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Anaemia among patients with congestive cardiac failure in Uganda its impact on treatment outcomes
Julius Kabbali KuuleI, *; Emmanuel SerembaII; Juergen FreersIII
IMB ChB, MMed (Internal Medicine). Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Uganda
IIMB ChB, MMed (Internal Medicine). Mulago Hospital and Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
IIIMB ChB (Hons), MMed (Internal Medicine), MSc. Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
BACKGROUND: Anaemia increases morbidity and mortality in patients with congestive cardiac failure (CCF). Few studies have examined the prevalence of anaemia and its impact among patients with CCF in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the prevalence of anaemia and its influence on treatment outcome in patients with CCF attending a large referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
METHODS: Echocardiography was done and haemoglobin levels were determined in 157 patients with CCF admitted to Mulago Hospital. The patients were followed up for 2 weeks and their treatment outcome was recorded.
RESULTS: Of the 157 patients, 101 (64.3%) had anaemia (mean haemoglobin concentration <11.9 g/dl for women and <12.9 g/dl for men) at admission. Increasing age and hypertensive heart disease were significantly associated with anaemia (odds ratio (OR) 2.92, confidence interval (CI) 1.41 - 6.05, p<0.01 and OR 0.31, CI 0.13 - 0.74, p< 0.01, respectively). In-hospital mortality at the end of the 2 weeks of treatment was 10.2% and was significantly higher among the anaemic patients than their non-anaemic counterparts (OR 4.9, CI 1.07 - 22.35, p<0.03). The mean duration of in-hospital stay was 7.5 (standard deviation 3.4) days. This did not differ significantly between anaemic and non-anaemic patients.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of anaemia among patients with CCF attending Mulago Hospital was high. Anaemia in these patients was significantly associated with mortality by the end of 2 weeks of treatment.
Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is a lethal end-stage complication of cardiovascular diseases of which the causes include hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and cardiomyopathies, and has reached epidemic proportions.1 CCF affects 2% of the world's population, and its prevalence increases with age.2 Cardiovascular diseases are an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality, and in 1990 two-thirds of all deaths from cardiovascular disease occurred in the developing world.1
The burden of CCF is expected to rise as medical and surgical interventions improve the prognosis of the underlying cardiac diseases, and as the proportion of elderly people increases.3 Epidemiological studies indicate a poor outcome with regard to progression and survival, with a mortality rate for patients with CCF being 4 - 8 times that of the general population of the same age.2The 1-year mortality rate for mild CCF is about 15%, increasing to 50% for severe disease.4 Long-term survival of patients with CCF is poor, with only 25% of men and 38% of women still alive at 5 years.5 Effective management depends on knowledge of factors that determine morbidity and mortality in this patient subset. Anaemia is a common co-morbidity in CCF and has important implications for management and outcome.]]> In developed countries short-term management outcomes include a mean in-hospital mortality rate of 6.4% and an average length of stay in hospital of 7.4 days.6 There are limited data on long- and short-term outcomes for CCF patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
This was a cross-sectional study in which patients admitted to the medical wards of Mulago national referral hospital, Kampala, Uganda, were recruited. The study was approved by the Makerere University College of Health Sciences Research and Ethics Committee and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. Consecutive patients admitted to the wards were approached and briefed about the study. Informed consent was obtained from participants. Minor children (N=10, ages 13 - 17) were recruited after obtaining assent from them and consent from their legal guardians. Participants were followed up prospectively for 2 weeks to determine the outcome of their treatment. Unconscious patients were excluded.
A diagnosis of CCF was made using the Framingham criteria and classified according to severity using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) grading system. In addition to echocardiography and measurement of the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration, socio-demographic data and information on risk factors for cardiac disease (including rheumatic fever, cardiomyopathies, previous hospitalisation and cardiac-related surgery) were collected by questionnaire. Echocardiography was done using a digital Sonoace 9000 Echo Copier (Medison Co. Ltd, Serial SA 5500 100 120/200 00501), while Hb was measured on a haemolyser (CELL-DYN 1700 system 1995).
The prevalence of anaemia was calculated as the proportion of men and women who had low Hb levels (<11.9 g/dl for women and <12.9 g/dl for men). Anaemia was categorised as mild (Hb 10 - 11.9 g/dl for women and 10 - 12.9 g/dl for men), moderate (Hb 7 - 9.9 g/dl for both genders) or severe (Hb <7 g/dl). Categorical variables including gender, causation of CCF and NYHA class were presented using frequencies and percentages and then cross-tabulated against the outcome variable (anaemia). Continuous variables such as age, urea, creatinine and fractional shortening were compared between the anaemic and non-anaemic patients using the independent-samples t-test for comparison of means. Levine's test for equality of variances and the significance level corresponding to the assumption of equal variance was used. The value of the t-statistic for the equality of means was used as a measure of strength of association. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine strength of association between the presence of anaemia and other variables found to be significantly associated with anaemia at bivariate analysis.
Patient characteristics
Of the 157 patients studied, 104 (66.2%) were female. The mean age was 45 years (range 13 - 99).]]> Underlying causation of CCF
Rheumatic heart disease (28.2%), dilated cardiomyopathy (27.3%), hypertensive heart disease (25.1%) and endomyocardiofibrosis (EMF) (14.3%) were the most common underlying cardiac diseases, followed by degenerative valvular heart disease (1.9%), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (1.3%) and ischaemic heart disease (1.9%), which was presumably due to coronary artery disease (Fig. 1). Most patients were admitted in severe CCF (NYHA classes III (59.9%) and IV (36.9%)). Only 5 (3.2%) were admitted in NYHA class II, and no patient was in NYHA class I.
Prevalence, severity and type of anaemia, and associations (Table I)
Anaemia was highly prevalent, occurring in 64.3% of the patients with CCF. The mean Hb was 11.2 g/dl (standard deviation (SD) 8.69). The prevalence of anaemia decreased along the scale from mild (31.2%) to severe (6.1%). The commonest type of anaemia was normocytic normochromic (88.2%).
Having hypertensive heart disease was significantly associated with anaemia (odds ratio (OR) 0.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.13 - 0.74, p<0.01), as were increasing age (>50 years) (OR 2.92, CI 1.41 - 6.05, p<0.01) and raised creatinine (>133 µmol/l) (OR 0.17, 95% CI 0.08 - 0.37, p<0.01) and urea (>17.85 mmol/l) (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.05 - 0.31, p<0.01).
Management outcomes
We examined mortality at the end of 2 weeks of hospitalisation and length of in-hospital stay.
The in-hospital all-cause mortality rate by the end of 2 weeks of treatment was 10.2%, with the mean number of days until death being 4.9 (SD 4.01) days. As expected, the greatest mortality occurred among patients with NYHA class IV, accounting for 68.2% of the overall mortality. Furthermore, 19.1% and 5.3% of patients in NYHA classes IV and III respectively died during the study period.
Looking at the causation of CCF, the greatest all-cause mortality occurred among patients with hypertensive heart disease (HHD), of whom 20.0% died (accounting for 50.0% of the deaths overall), followed by patients with rheumatic heart disease, of whom 11.1% died (31.2% of deaths overall). The odds of dying within 2 weeks were about 5 times higher in the anaemic group than in their non-anaemic counterparts, and this difference was statistically significant (OR 4.9, CI 1.07 - 22.35, p<0.01).
There was no significant difference in duration of hospitalisation between the anaemic and non-anaemic patients. The average length of stay in the ward was 7.5 (SD 3.4) days, with higher NYHA class being associated with longer stay; NYHA IV patients averaged 8.5 days, NYHA III patients 7.1 days and NYHA II patients 2.2 days.
Discussion]]> We found that 64.3% of CCF patients admitted to the Mulago national referral hospital medical wards had anaemia, which is comparable to studies done elsewhere.7-9 However, most of the studies on anaemia in patients with CCF available for comparison were conducted in developed countries, and there have been few African studies.10-12
A study in Israel found a 52.4% prevalence of anaemia in CCF patients.7 This study was similar to ours with regard to methodology and the NYHA classes (IV and III) of study participants. Their patients were generally older, however (mean age 76 years), and the underlying cause of CCF was predominantly ischaemic heart disease (77.1%), in contrast to our patients, who had a mean age of 45 years and in whom rheumatic heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertensive heart disease accounted for over 82% of underlying causes. Our findings also contrast with those of Inglis et al. in South Africa,10 who found the prevalence of anaemia in patients with CCF to be 10%. Although the underlying causes of CCF in the South African cohort compare fairly well with the Ugandan cohort, the South African study clearly recruited patients with relatively milder degrees of cardiac failure (NYHA class II 42%, class III 33%), in which anaemia is generally less frequent; moreover, the patients were first-time attendees at the cardiology unit. The underlying mechanisms of anaemia in cardiac failure mean that first-time attendees may not have a high prevalence of anaemia because chronic cytokine release might not have had the critical cumulative effect leading to anaemia of chronic disease.
The overall prevalence of anaemia in CCF patients in a New York study was 61.0%,8 a finding similar to ours, as was the mean age of their patients (51.5 years). In our study, 72.4% of patients in NYHA class IV had anaemia compared with 57.4% in NYHA class III, which correlates with prevalences of anaemia of 79.1% and 52.6% in NYHA classes IV and III, respectively, in a study in Israel.9 This similarity in prevalence is surprising given the differences in mean age of the patients in the two studies the patients in Israel were on average 70 years old. We found that the prevalence of anaemia in CCF increased with increasing patient age, as has been observed by others.13 This may be due to increasing co-morbidities with ageing.
On analysis of the causes of CCF, there was a statistically significant association between anaemia and hypertensive heart disease (OR 0.31, CI 0.13 - 0.74, p<0.01) that might reflect some underlying relative degree of hypertensive renal disease with concomitant relative erythropoietin deficiency in addition to the general mechanisms of anaemia causation in CCF.14
While the prevalence of anaemia in our study is comparable to rates in the developed countries, the underlying causes of CCF are not. This may imply that the anaemia in our patients is occurring as an effect of CCF per se rather than an effect related to the underlying cause of the CCF. However, we might be dealing with some co-morbidities that have still to be identified.
Valvular heart diseases, EMF, dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertensive heart disease (probably because blood pressure control is poor) remain significant causes of CCF in our patients. This compares well with a South African study11 in which it was found that hypertensive heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy are the major underlying causes of CCF, with few cases of ischaemic heart disease. However, we seem to have higher numbers of patients with CCF resulting from rheumatic heart disease and EMF, a finding attributed by some15 to differences in traditional diet, socio-economic status and unidentified infections (eosinophilia). Few patients (1.9%) had ischaemic heart disease ascribed to coronary artery disease, although we did not do coronary artery angiography. Similarly, Sliwa12 found only a small number of patients with ischaemic heart disease (9%) in their cardiac failure cohort, whereas ischaemic heart disease is the predominant underlying cause of CCF in developed societies.7,9 With epidemiological change the underlying causes of CCF in our setting will certainly continue to evolve.
Mechanisms of anaemia in CCF
Several mechanisms (Fig. 2) have been proposed to explain the occurrence of anaemia in CCF, and it is probable that individual patients have varying combinations of these. CCF plays an important role in the causation of anaemia, mainly due to the depressant effects of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα),16 which is secreted from the damaged myocardium.9
The TNFα interferes with erythropoietin-induced bone marrow stimulation, reduces the production of erythropoietin in the kidneys and interferes with the release of iron from the reticulo-endothelial system, depriving the bone marrow of this essential element for the production of Hb.16 Furthermore, the renal failure/damage that inevitably accompanies cardiac failure decreases erythropoietin production. In our study, where 95% of the participants had a structural cardiac disease (rheumatic heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertensive heart disease or EMF, which lead to structural changes in the myocardium) as the underlying cause of CCF, this mechanism may have contributed significantly to the high prevalence of anaemia.
The reduced renal blood flow caused by CCF can lead to renal hypoxia, which can activate the renin-angiotensin axis and other growth factors, leading to glomerular and medullary damage and consequently proteinuria.17,18 In a vicious circle, proteinuria can further damage the renal tubules and reduce production of erythropoietin.19 Some degree of erythropoietin resistance occurs among CCF patients as a result of elevated plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines.20
In patients with chronic cardiac diseases, sequestration of iron in macrophages (consequent to chronic diseases) makes this nutrient unavailable for haematopoiesis. This would have applied to a large proportion of our patients and could have contributed to the high prevalence of anaemia.21 In addition, poor nutritional intake and gastro-intestinal malabsorption, which are common among patients with advanced CCF, could have played a role.22
On top of the mechanisms suggested above, the anaemia in cardiac failure patients may be due to haemodilution, which in one study was responsible for 46% of the anaemia.8 However, we did not assess patients for haemodilution.
Anaemia in patients with cardiac disease can also be iatrogenic, caused by drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and aspirin, which are thought to inhibit both erythropoietin production in the kidneys and its utilisation in the bone marrow and also cause gastro-intestinal bleeding.23,24
It is also important to note that anaemia is endemic in our community, with prevalences of 60.1% in children, 30.2% in women and 18.1% in men.25 Whether our high prevalence of anaemia reflects the generally high prevalence in the community requires further investigation.
The all-cause in-hospital mortality rate in our study was 10.2%. This is comparable to mortality rates in other studies. A study in California reported an in-hospital mortality rate of 6.9%.6 Our rate may be slightly higher because our patients tend to present late with advanced disease. Furthermore, differences in the underlying cause of CCF may be partly responsible for differences in mortality rates. We established that the odds of dying in the first 2 weeks after admission for CCF patients with anaemia are 5 times higher than for CCF patients without anaemia. Early detection and appropriate management of anaemia in patients with CCF may improve their outcome.]]> Hospital stay
The mean length of hospital stay in our study was 7.5 days. The study was designed to follow up patients for a maximum of 2 weeks in hospital, yet some patients stayed longer than this. Our calculated mean duration of hospitalisation was therefore probably lower than would have been the case had patients been followed up until discharge. Nordyke and James found that their CCF patients spent a mean of 7.4 days in hospital, those with anaemia staying longer (p<0.01).6 In a Spanish study by Formiga, on the other hand, the mean length of stay for patients admitted with new-onset cardiac failure was 10 days.26 We suggest that this longer stay may in part be due to the time-consuming diagnostic work-up and counselling necessary for new patients.
Our findings suggest that if we were to measure the Hb concentration on admission of every patient with CCF and treat anaemia if present, we could provide better care for these patients and reduce in-hospital mortality.
We were unable to follow up all patients until discharge and therefore cannot come to accurate conclusions on the effect of anaemia on length of hospital stay. However, data obtained during the 2-week follow-up are sufficient for us to conclude that anaemia in CCF signifies an unfavourable outcome.
A long-term follow-up study in a setting similar to ours is recommended. Studies looking at optimal treatment of anaemia in CCF urgently need to be carried out in sub-Saharan settings.
This study was partly funded by the KULIKA charitable trust and Roche, Uganda. We thank the patients who participated.
Conflict of interest. None.
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President Clinton's radio address on child passenger safety." Inj. Prev.. 1997;3(2):85-6."
Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes." Accid Anal Prev. 2011;43(4):1285-90."
Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective." Pediatrics. 2009;124(4):1069-75."
Protecting the child's abdomen: a retractable bicycle handlebar." Accid Anal Prev. 2001;33(6):753-7."
Rear seating and risk of injury to child occupants by vehicle type." Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2001;45:51-60."
Recent trends in child restraint practices in the United States." Pediatrics. 2004;113(5):e458-64."
Residual Cognitive Disability after Completion of Inpatient Rehabilitation among Injured Children." Journal of Pediatrics. 2014;164(1):130-135."
Risk factors for death among older child and teenaged motor vehicle passengers." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(3):253-60."
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Road safety perspectives among employees of a multinational corporation in urban India: local context for global injury prevention." Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2017:1-8."
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Safety belt laws and disparities in safety belt use among US high-school drivers." Am J Public Health. 2012;102(6):1128-34."
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Seat belt use among 13-15 year olds in primary and secondary enforcement law states." Accid Anal Prev. 2007;39(3):524-9."
Shifts in child restraint use according to child weight in the United States from 1999 to 2002." Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2003;47:313-28."
Simulated Driving Assessment: Case Study for the Development of DriveLab™, Extendable Matlab Toolbox for Data Reduction of Clinical Driving Simulator Data.". In: SAE World Congress and Exhibition. Detroit, Michigan: SAE International; 2014."
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Suboptimal restraint affects the pattern of abdominal injuries in children involved in motor vehicle crashes." J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2003;38(6):919-23."
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The John Robert Kernodle Senior Center offers an array of activity for all senior adults age 55 and over. From dinner and lunch socials to athletic events and trips. The Center includes an extensive exercise facility and first class meeting rooms. It is within walking distance to City Park, the Splash Park, Aquatics Center and Burlington Tennis Center.
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This website used to be the home of the Oxon AA who organise County Championships and select county teams for national, regional, inter-county championships and events.
There are 19 Athletics & Road Running Clubs affiliated to the OxonAA. These clubs cater for all ages and standards. The main disciplines are:
- Track and Field
- Road Running
- Cross Country
The benefits of joining an athletics club
Everyone knows that joining an athletics club is a great way to get into shape, but it also can benefit almost every part of your body too and lift your mood.
Believe it or not, running is a great way to increase your overall level of health too.
If you give credence to a school of evolutionary thinking, then going for a run is fundamental to the human species.
Research shows that running can raise your levels of good cholesterol while also helping you increase lung function and use.
Runners live longer than those who don't run.
The runner's high is real: Mounting research shows that when we run, our brains pump out endocannabinoids that keep runners happy—and hooked.
In addition, running can also boost your immune system and lower your risk of developing blood clots.
You may not have perfect form yet, but you already know how to place one foot in front of the other and settle into a comfortable pace.
Whether it's your favorite part of the day or something you have to push yourself through, the benefits of running are undeniable.


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Ango Nog: An Even-More-Wintry Eggnog
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Eggnog may be the traditional way to get in the spirit, but what if you swapped out that boring old brandy or whiskey for something a little more unusual? At Anvil Bar & Refuge in Houston, the answer is Kenny Freeman's Ango Nog, flavored with a long pour of Angostura bitters. That's right, instead of dashes, we're talking ounces of the stuff, which at 44.7% ABV goes toe-to-toe with other boozes. Don't worry, that dasher top pops right off.
While you might expect a drink full of bitters to be, well, bitter, this one is actually surprisingly well balanced. There are hints of bitter on the front, but we found we got more of the pie spice that you'd expect in eggnog—vivid cinnamon, nutmeg, and such—without having to shake any in directly. The Angostura darkens the color of the drink from the standard creamy white to more of a burnt sienna, but don't worry, the texture and flavor from the heavy cream and egg are spot on.
One warning: Ango Nog is deceivingly strong. There's only a hint of alcoholic burn in the flavor, but this is boozy stuff. After one—alright, a double—we were feeling a buzz. If you have one of those big, 16 ounce bottles of Angostura around and have been wondering just when you'll go through it all, here's your answer. Whip up a batch, and this may just become your new favorite eggnog recipe.
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Silversmiths retrace the fire; sweats
In rivulets down brawny arms, twin bushes
To the chin and through the valley of the pectorals; and he pushes
Gyres in the waters; determination defeats defect, fatigue, frets
Along the instrument mould the
shining of a gentle mind's design,
Undone, the fist and fingers as hammers in the process
Till the thing that was not is and what little rest
In thought becomes the thing, itself, the line,
A cut above a cusp between inspiration
And its final destruction. Destination, oh! the beauty of the thing
Will guide his hands securely and the synthesis, the ring
Of something new or newer makes its run from mental registration
To obsession in the finishing and glories to polish a wondrous sign,
A medallion of conception, some fine image formed of inner space and time.


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Grundfos A/S, the Danish production company of the Grundfos Group, has been selected for the final in the competition for the European Quality Award 2003 in the category of "Operational Units".
In this category only four companies have been selected for the final to be held in Helsinki, Finland, in October. On that occasion it will be revealed whether Grundfos A/S is given the award.
Grundfos A/S has been working with Business Excellence since 1996 and in 1999 won the Danish Quality Award. The development of the company according to the Business Excellence model in recent years has made Grundfos A/S a member of the European elite among private companies.


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The Planning & Community Development Department administers, provides, and supports a variety of housing and community development service programs that are aimed to address the housing and community development service needs of the residents of Arlington Heights. Many programs and activities are targeted toward low and moderate-income individuals and households. The goal is to maintain a variety of housing options, including affordable housing opportunities, and to maintain a high quality of life in the community. The Housing division is engaged in planning for the community's housing and development needs, applying for and administering federal and state grants, and directly implementing housing programs and initiatives.
0% interest home rehabilitation loans for low- and moderate-income homeowners. Please review informational guide and fill out forms for the Single Family Rehab Loan Program.
Applicant Eligibility
An applicant's adjusted gross annual household income must be at or below 80% of the area median income, adjusted of household size. Incomes of all household members who are 18 years of age and older will be taken into account when determining the household income. The home must be within the corporate limits of the Village of Arlington Heights. The homeowner must have owned and lived in the home for at least 2 years prior to participation in the program.
Eligible Repairs
Financing is provided for basic repairs and maintenance such as roof replacement, plumbing, electric, etc. Modifications to make homes safer and more accessible for senior and disabled residents are also eligible.
Terms of Financing
Loans are at 0% interest and there are no monthly payments. A $100 Village administrative fee is charged for each loan and is included in the loan amount. Loans are repaid when the owner ceases to be the full-time owner-occupant of the home. Most commonly, this is when the home is eventually sold. The maximum loan amount is $25,000. The Village loan, combined with other loans secured by the property, may not exceed 85% of the appraised value of the property. Each loan is secured by an Estoppel Agreement (similar to a second mortgage) that is recorded against the title of the property.
2018 Maximum Income Guidelines
Multi-Family Policy and Developer Toolkits
As stated in the Village's Comprehensive Plan, "The quality of life in Arlington Heights is the community's greatest asset and it is reinforced by the quality of the housing and character of the Village's neighborhoods."
It is the goal of the Village of Arlington Heights to maintain a vibrant community and support its economic base by offering residents a variety of housing types that provide desirable housing for single individuals, families, elderly persons, and members of our community who have special housing needs. A diversity of housing options, that includes affordable homes, enables young adults who grew up in Arlington Heights to return to their hometown to live and to raise their own families. A variety of housing options gives "empty-nesters" and senior citizens the ability to downsize without leaving the community. Affordable housing opportunities also enable entry level and lower wage workers to locate near their places of employment in and around Arlington Heights. Workforce housing supports the local economy by providing an available workforce.
Developers are provided guidelines and tools for including affordable housing units in their developments in the Village's Multi-Family Affordable Housing Toolkit for For-Sale Housing and Housing Toolkit for Rental Housing.
Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Federal Section 8 subsidized housing program is administered by the Housing Authority of Cook County. There is a waiting list. Call 312.663.5447.
Federal Subsidized Housing in the Village of Arlington Heights
Linden Place
110 units for low income senior citizens and 80 units for low income families. For more information, call Linden Place at 847.228.1212.
Goedke House
118 units for low income senior citizens. For more information, call Goedke House at 847.253.5450.
Cedar Village of Arlington Heights
80 units for low income senior citizens. For more information, call Cedar Village of Arlington Heights at 847.506.1010.
Foreclosure Prevention
The Illinois Housing Development Authority has information for people who are currently behind on their mortgage payments or who anticipate problems with meeting future mortgage payments. Also, free Foreclosure Avoidance Counseling is available from HUD approved housing counseling agencies.
Rental Housing Locator
The State of Illinois has created a website to assist renters in finding affordable and accessible properties. This online service is free. Searches may be done by location, rent amount, eligibility requirements, and more. Landlords may advertise properties for fee and may provide detailed information and photographs for properties for rent. Fore more information call 877.428.8844.
Northwest Housing Partnership
The Northwest Housing Partnership is a non-profit organization that works to develop affordable housing opportunities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Some of the NWHP's programs include:
Handyman Program
Provides residents 65+ and people 18+ with disabilities with home repairs. The cost is shared by the resident and the program on a sliding scale basis. Repairs are done by experienced, vetted handymen. Available only in the following communities: Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows and Palatine.
Homebuyer Downpayment Grant Program
Provides down payment assistance to income-eligible households purchasing homes in the Townships of Barrington, Cuba, Ela, Hanover, Palatine, or Schaumburg.
Suburban Cook County Residential Resilience Program
Assists income-qualified owners of single through 4 unit homes who reside in suburban Cook County with a one-time monetary grant to assist with flood remediation and mitigation. Residents are required to show evidence of damage incurred from the April/May 2013 flood.
Home Accessibility Program
Helps homeowners address long overdue home accessibility issues that affect the health or safety of their families. Low Income Homeowners may qualify for a grant up to $25,000 in home modification, performed by professional contractors. Grant is forgivable after 5 years.
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They don´t have careers to build, they don´t have elections to fight but they have the experience, the knowledge and the necessary networks and influence to make a change.
This was the main idea behind the Elders, an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who in the past few years have offered their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity.
The membership of the Elders is certainly exclusive and more about quality than quantity. The Elders are only 12 but six of them have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and so has the only former member.
Nelson Mandela announced the formation of the Elders in July 2007, on the occasion of his 89th birthday, at a ceremony in Johannesburg. During the ceremony, he described the mission of the group:
"The Elders can speak freely and boldly, working both publicly and behind the scenes. They will reach out to those who most need their help. They will support courage where there is fear, foster agreement where there is conflict and inspire hope where there is despair."
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"When Nelson Mandela brought The Elders together in 2007, he challenged us to reach out to those who most need our help, to give a voice to the voiceless," explains Elder Graça Machel, former first lady of Mozambique and Mr. Mandela´s wife.
In this spirit, the Elders brought together in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, courageous women and men working tirelessly to create alternatives for girls to avoid early marriage by organising discussion and debate within their communities. In the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia the most common age of marriage for girls is 12.
"Millions of girls who are forced into early marriage are among the most silent, invisible members of our society, says Graça Machel. "They are barely treated as citizens, with no space to speak on their own behalf; they have no choice about school or marriage, no choice about if or when they want children."
Original idea: Branson and Gabriel
The story of the Elders started in a conversation between the entrepreneur Richard Branson and the musician Peter Gabriel. The idea they discussed was a simple one: How could a small, dedicated group of independent elders help to resolve global problems and ease human suffering?
For inspiration, they looked to traditional societies, where elders often help to share wisdom and resolve disputes within communities. They took their idea to Nelson Mandela, who agreed to support it. With the help of Graça Machel and Desmond Tutu, Mandela set about bringing the Elders together.
Nelson Mandela has now retired from public life and he is now an Honorary Elder along with the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Four other former Nobel laureates Kofi Annan , Martti Ahtisaari, Jimmy Carter, and Desmond Tutu participate in the Elders activities and in addition former Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is a former member.
With Graça Machel, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Mary Robinson, Lakhtar Brahimi and Ela Bhatt as the remaining Elders, it is certainly an exclusive club.
How do they work?
Among the recent activities of the Elders
• Côte d'Ivoire: In May 2011, following months of post-election violence, Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu travelled to Côte d'Ivoire to encourage a process of national reconciliation and healing.
• Cyprus: The Elders visited Cyprus to launch a new documentary about the search for the thousands of missing persons killed during inter-communal violence and conflict in the 1960s and 1970s. The film follows four local teenagers – two Greek Cypriots and two Turkish Cypriots – who join Archbishop Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi to learn more about the island's painful past.
• Middle East: The Elders made their second visit to the Middle East in October 2010. They aim to promote "a just and secure peace for all" that embraces human rights principles under international law, and guarantees the right to live in equality, dignity and security to all Palestinians and Israelis.
• Equality for Women & Girls: The Elders call for an end to the use of religious and traditional practices to justify and entrench discrimination against women and girls.
• Sudan and South Sudan: The Elders are supporting efforts to build the conditions for long-lasting peace, good governance and development.
• Zimbabwe: The Elders are actively engaged in supporting initiatives to address the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe and efforts to build a stable, prosperous and secure future for its people.
• Burma/Myanmar: The Elders support efforts to achieve a peaceful transition to democracy in Burma/Myanmar and the release of all political prisoners.
• Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: The Elders strongly support current efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate all nuclear weapons worldwide. There are currently more than 20,000 nuclear weapons in the world that have the capacity to destroy life on Earth several times over.
• Every Human Has Rights: The Elders-inspired Every Human Has Rights campaign reintroduced the Universal Declaration to millions of people around the world and united them in upholding the values that bind our human family.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a long-term (chronic) disorder that affects the large intestine or colon. IBS causes painful belly (abdominal) and bowel symptoms.
With IBS, the colon appears normal. But it doesn't work the way it should.
The exact physical cause of IBS is not known. A child with IBS may have a colon that is more sensitive than normal. This means the colon has a strong reaction to things that should not normally affect it.
Children may feel IBS symptoms because of:
All of these things can cause IBS symptoms. You should stress to your child that his or her belly pain is real and not imaginary.
Children are most at risk for IBS if one or both parents have the disorder. Teens are more at risk than younger children. IBS affects boys and girls equally.
Each child's symptoms may vary. Symptoms may include:
The symptoms of IBS may look like other health problems. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Your child's healthcare provider will take a full health history and do a physical exam. A diagnosis of IBS is made by ruling out other causes of the symptoms.
There are some symptoms that may point to a cause other than IBS. This can help your child's healthcare provider decide what lab tests and procedures may be needed. These symptoms include:
The provider will order lab tests to check for infection and inflammation. These may include:
Your child's healthcare provider will create a care plan based on:
There is no cure for IBS. The main goal of treatment is to ease symptoms and help your child get back to normal daily activities. Treatment may include:
A child with IBS often doesn't feel well. And the physical symptoms of IBS can lead to stress and emotional problems. For example, children with diarrhea may not get to the bathroom in time. This can make them feel embarrassed. They may then avoid going to school or playing with friends. This can cause depression and anxiety.
Most children with IBS continue to grow and develop normally. But some children may eat less to avoid the pain that can go along with digestion. This can lead to weight loss.
IBS symptoms can affect your child's daily activities. It's important to work with your child's healthcare provider to manage the disease. You may need a plan to deal with issues such as diet, school, and emotional or mental health.
It is important to know the triggers that cause your child's symptoms and then avoid those triggers. Triggers often include:
Keeping a food and symptoms diary may help you to better understand your child's triggers.
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The highlights reel of Dennis Jett's foreign-service career would screen like an action film – saving journalists from warlords, calling out power-hungry foreign leaders, pushing peace between rebels and governments, even helping rescue hostages. Such drama is not usually the stuff of diplomacy, but Mr. Jett wasn't your usual diplomat.
During a 28-year career with the State Department, he walked the fine line between emissary and maverick. Jett eschews the latter word – John McCain's failed presidential bid made the term too narrow, he thinks – but not necessarily the sentiment. "I was trying to say what I thought needed to be said, even though it made some in the State Department uncomfortable," says Jett, now a professor of international affairs at Pennsylvania State University in State College.
Uncomfortable as some may have been, others also recognized Jett was right. Jett is a recipient of the Christian A. Herter Award, given annually to a high-level US State Department employee for an accomplishment rather unorthodox in an institution rooted in obedience and hierarchy: effective dissent.
"It's one of our most significant awards ... because it's given to a senior foreign-service officer [who] basically opposes policy in a constructive manner," says Perri Green, who coordinates the award for the American Foreign Service Association. That person, she says, "has an amazing impact on the policy."
Jett's recognition, for a decision he made as ambassador to Mozambique in 1995, had roots in work he'd done a decade earlier in a neighboring country. In Malawi, in the late 1980s, his cowboy instincts turned into quiet heroics. Kindra Bryan, a young Texan nurse working as a missionary, was kidnapped with five other missionaries by rebels fighting the government of Mozambique. The rebels marched the hostages hundreds of miles across Mozambique and, near the Malawi border, decided to free them. Jett volunteered to meet the captives after they crossed to safety at a remote river crossing on the border.
"I thought I was going to stand there and people would come across, and I would say, 'Hi, how are you. Welcome to Malawi. Now get in my car and we'll go to the capital,' " he remembers.
But the rebels had a different idea. Jett's emissary to the rebels, an American missionary, told him that the rebels wanted to meet him; Jett agreed, saying: "Just tell them to come over."
The emissary dissented: "They can't enter Malawi. You have to cross over into Mozambique."
Jett was in a bind. "I need permission from Washington to leave the country," he protested. But the rebels wouldn't return the captives unless Jett came across.
"The border is a river, and it's raining, so the river is really running very high and fast," Jett recalls. "I get in this little boat, and we go across ... and we go about 50 yards into Mozambique. There's guys in flip-flops and T-shirts carrying AK-47s saying, 'Hi, how are you....' "
The trip broke all the rules – not just because Jett lacked permission for international travel but because a US diplomat wasn't allowed to meet with an unrecognized rebel group, to say nothing of the obvious risk. He remembers thinking, "What if I get over there and the guys with the guns say, 'We want you to spend some time with us...?' "
The risk paid off; the missionaries were freed.
Six years later, Jett was back in the region, this time as ambassador to Mozambique. A peace deal had been brokered between the government and the rebels who had kidnapped Ms. Bryan, and in his new role, Jett had to keep it on track. But the government of Mozambique was dragging its feet on decommissioning its excess soldiers, a key part of the peace agreement, and an election neared.
Jett pressured the government indirectly, at first. He says he forwent "the usual blather" of a Fourth of July address to warn that voters would "remember who ... supported the peace process and who ... jeopardized the peace process and risked returning to civil war." In conflict-averse diplomatic circles, "that was taken as a direct slap at the government, which it was intended to be."
But nothing changed. So later, when Jett received orders from Washington to sign a $20 million aid deal with the government, he pushed back: "I said it would send exactly the wrong signal; it will encourage them to put the peace process at risk, not discourage them" from doing so. "I got a message back saying, 'Sign it; we're not interested in your opinion.' "
Jett persisted, knowing the deal would undermine the stern signals he, and others on his behalf, had been sending. He enlisted help from a senior US diplomat, and the next message from State, he recalls, said, "You can refuse to sign the agreement, and you can let the government know why."
The pressure helped push Mozambique toward peaceful elections and win Jett the Herter Award.
"It helps to be on the winning side of history," he acknowledges. But Jett also thinks there are times leadership calls for the kind of friction he created in his career. "There's a time when you have to ... make some noise," he says. "Washington considered you a success if you never appeared on their radar.... But it seemed to me that if we were serious about things like democracy and human rights, we had to defend them and not just with words behind the closed doors of bureaucrats."


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Desert Garden
A Celebration of Succulents
The Huntington Desert Garden is one of the largest and oldest assemblages of cacti and other succulents in the world. Nearly 100 years old, it has grown from a small area on the Raymond fault scarp when in 1907-1908 William Hertrich brought in plants from local nurseries, private residences, public parks, and from collection trips to the Southwest and Mexican deserts. Today the two dozen families of succulents and other arid adapted plants have developed into a 10-acre garden display, the Huntington's most important conservation collection, a vital mission and challenge.
The desert garden features more than 2,000 species of succulents and desert plants in sixty landscaped beds. Many plants are labeled with their name and country of origin. Look closely to discover the different ways succulents have adapted to cope with drought and defend themselves against enemies. Most retain water in their leaves, stems, or roots. Many protect themselves with sharp spines or thorns, and some have waxy or woolly protective coverings to reflect sunlight and decrease water loss.
It is said that when the first English botanist saw the Fouquieria columnaris, he thought it resembled the fantasy creature from Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark and dubbed it "Boojum." After a rain this Baja California native sprouts small leaves, that are soon lost if the weather turns dry.
The ribs of the golden barrel cactus resemble an accordion, expanding and contracting as the plant stores and uses water. Many of the golden barrels you see here were planted from seed before 1915 and now weigh several hundred pounds.
Specimens of Yucca filifera dominate the landscape of the lower portion of the garden, with some reaching a height of sixty feet. In the early 1900s these yuccas surrounded a reservoir that was subsequently drained and filled. You'll also see here two rare bromeliads from Chile, Puya alpestrisand P. chilensis. In spring they burst into bloom with stunning flowers, the former blue-green and the latter chartreuse.
Weighing in at twenty tons is Cereus xanthocarpus. This tree-like cactus is the largest on the grounds; it was a mature specimen when planted in 1905. About 200 of the world's 300 species of aloes reside in the upper garden. Most are from southern Africa. Aloe bainesii, which can grow fifty feet high, is the tallest. Aloes and agaves are rosette-shaped succulents similar in appearance. Aloe vera is known for its healing qualities, although not all aloes have the same medicinal properties.
At first glance euphorbias and cacti look alike. How do you tell one from the other? Cactus flowers are large and showy; the blooms of euphorbias are small and inconspicuous. Cacti are from the Americas, while succulent euphorbias are mostly Old World plants from Africa.
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At the upper end of the desert garden, a greenhouse is home to some 3,000 vulnerable succulents that might not survive if they were to get too much water or were exposed to freezing temperatures. And some are just too small and fragile to compete with the more vigorous plants in the outdoor garden. Some of the plants, although large, are still delicate, such as the huge specimen of Astrophytum ornatum.
Look for interpretive signs that explain what succulent means (juicy; it refers to plants with thick leaves, stems, or roots that store water); what a melon thistle is (its scientific name is Melocactus; it was the first cactus introduced to Europe); and what plant can live for a thousand years but only grows two leaves (Welwitschia from Namibia). See if you can tell the difference between the male and female welwitschias.
The oldest plant in the conservatory may be Pachypodium horombense, which was collected in Madagascar in 1928. Most of the other plants are less than fifteen years old because new ones are started from cuttings of new growth.
Other plants to look for include cacti that live on other plants (epiphytes) and grow best in hanging baskets; living stones (Lithops) in the ice plant family, which in their native habitat grow among rocks or soil the same color as their leaves; and variegated succulents, distinguished by yellow streaks in their green leaves. The yellow streaks indicate a lack of chlorophyll, essential for plant growth. As a result, these plants are slower growing, but their sometimes exquisite beauty makes them in great demand by collectors. Visitors are also usually fascinated by the large collection of Mammillarias, or pincushion cactus, to the left inside the entrance.
Desert Garden Collections
The most significant collections are agave and related genera (Agavaceae), aloe (Aloaceae), terrestrial bromeliads (Bromeliaceae), cacti (Cactaceae), echeveria, crassula, sedum and related genera (Crassulaceae), euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae), and fouquieria (Fouquieriaceae).
Beaucarnea, Bottle Palms, unlikely members of the agave family, are some of the oldest specimens in cultivation, and among the earliest plantings in the Desert Garden. Many species of agave terminate their life cycle by generating a branched inflorescence to 30 feet. The Desert Garden agave and yucca collections, along with the cacti, are among the Huntington's most significant research collections.
Aloes (Aloaceae) constitute one of the largest collections outside Africa. A. arborescens on the hill above the new historic section has an unrivalled winter display of fiery red flower stalks.
Puyas are terrestrial bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) that put on a spectacular floral display in April/early May. Other rarely seen species are located in the new heritage section.
Most desert columnar plants belong to the S. American genus Cereus. They form the structure of much of the Desert Garden landscape, producing flowers in late summer and colorful fruit in September/October. C. xanthocarpus in the lower garden is approximately 125 years old.
The most spectacular cactus displays are the 500 bright yellow spined spring flowering Golden Barrel cacti (Echinocactus grusonii), the largest being more than 85 years old.
The crassula family consists of unarmed leaf succulents found mostly in Mexico and Africa. Cool autumn brings out pastel leaf colors in aeonium, echeveria, kalanchoe, pachyphytum, and sedum. Most bedding plants are Crassulaceae.
The cereus-like plants in the African section of the upper garden, are succulent spurges (Euphorbia) and have caustic milky latex. The species most represented in the garden are native to South Africa and eastern Africa. Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) is a leafy spiny native to Madagascar but produces colorful bracts throughout the year.
The near legendary boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris) in the Baja Bed, native to Baja California, are rare oddities in Fouquieriaceae. The better know ocotillo (F. splendens) is in the California bed. The central garden is landscaped with numerous fouquierias from Mexico with bright red blossoms most of the year.


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- Chinese Ensemble Concert: Gao Hong, director
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March 2020
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- Choir Concert: Matthew Olson, conductor
- "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff; Justin Staebell, Baritone, and Tracey Engleman, Soprano
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- Jazz Chamber Recital
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How WHAO started World Homeopathy Awareness Organisation first took place in 2005 initiated by Dr. Gabrielle Traub, San Diego/ California.
While a national Homeopathy Awareness Week has already been taking place for a few years in some countries this was the first time that coordinated activities started all around the world.
VOLUNTEER AT WHAO- HOW TO GET INVOLVED The WHAO consists of many volunteers who promote WHAW throughout the year. We welcome more of you who are willing to do administrative tasks, those with internet and web experience, those with PR and marketing skills and more!
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Have you heard about the cob houses, homes built from mud, straw, and clay? For anyone who is dreaming of living an off-grid life, this could be very inspiring. This off-grid home was constructed in Oxfordshire, England by Michael Buck, a 59-year-old who worked several years as an art teacher at St. Edward's school in Oxford. His artistic flair can be seen about the cob house home design, inside and out, and it's truly original work of art. Although you can find it behind the local pub, at the bottom of the hill, under the largest of three ancient oak trees, this lovely tiny cob home is so off the grid; it may not even have a postal code.
To build his DIY off-grid home from scratch, Buck referred to the ancient technique of cob house building, all of which he learned out of a book. He used only natural materials he could find, including mud, straw, and hay from his property, as well as other recycled materials. He built it with his own bare hands and the help of 20 volunteers, using no power tools or nails, and the cost was only 150 British Pounds, or approximately $250 US. Even the interior's shelves are made from hand-carved wood. The tiny off-grid home took over eight months to construct. Buck is proud of his hand-built home and hopes it will inspire others to do the same. He feels that people should try their hand at cob building when they're fresh out of school, rather than spending three years at university – the hands-on learning experience is far more valuable, and you have your own home to live in or to rent out when you're finished. He is particularly thrilled with the low cost of building it, and the zero cost of running it.
This one-bedroom cob home stands at 300 square feet and is so well-insulated with its thick cob walls and sheep wool-stuffed ceiling; it requires no electricity. Nor does it have running water – that, you can fetch from the nearby creek. When you step inside this off the grid house, you'll see that it has a single room. The kitchen and dining space are on one side, and there's a wee living room area with a wood-burning stove on the other. The bedroom is nestled above the stove and is big enough to fit a double mattress that's tucked around the chimney, to keep its occupants warm at night. Today, the Bucks rent their home out to a local dairy worker who pays his rent in cream and milk. Michael Buck is happy with this arrangement because he never wanted this home to be a commercial endeavour.
Cob house building has a rich history in Europe, particularly in England, but using simple earth, grass, and clay to build homes is a practice almost as ancient as human life on Earth. Throughout the ages, earth and mud have been used to build homes on every continent all across the world. And although we tend to think of earthen homes as being ancient, somewhere between a third to a half of our current world population is living in them as we speak. The unique style of cob building began in England, and cob refers to building freestyle with mud, using no forms such as bricks or structures made from wood. Although it's difficult to say when, exactly, cob homes arose in Great Britain, the first ones were recorded in the 13th Century.
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Hundreds of parents and school workers are kicking off a week of rallies Tuesday in support of "Breakfast in the Classroom."
It's a federally-funded program that provides students with a healthy meal before their first lesson.
The program currently serves breakfast to nearly 200,000 students at 279 schools each day.
It was introduced this school year, with the goal of expanding it to all L.A. Unified School District schools in three years.
Supporters say that the program is necessary because over 553,000 students qualify for a free or reduced-priced breakfast.
However, only 29 percent of students participated in the traditional cafeteria breakfast program.
They also argue that the program has saved thousands of cafeteria worker jobs by making the district eligible for federal funds.
If it's eliminated, they say, nearly 1,000 cafeteria jobs would be cut immediately.
But the United Teachers of Los Angeles has proved to be less than thrilled about the program. The union says eating in the classroom is messy and takes up valuable learning time.
Superintendent John Deasy has asked the LASUD School Board to reaffirm support for the program.
Deasy has been a vocal supporter of the program, saying children "have a fundamental right to a healthy meal prior to beginning their instructional day."
He also says the program has brought financial benefits to the district, saving 832 food service positions in 2012-13.
According to Deasy, the program is expected to generate a net income of $6 million for the district this year, which goes into the general fund.
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Tried to buy a new(er) car this past week. Gave the dealership a deposit only to have them call me back two days later to tell me that they sent one of their monkeys out to get it detailed and he smashed it up by REAR ENDING someone.
There is absolutely no excuse for rear ending someone. I hope to hell they fire his stupid ass.
I told them if they can fix it, I'm still interested.
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I don't know what to write about so I'll just start with a list of my favorite cigars labels:
Davidoff (any)
Padron 1964 & 1926
Opus X (any but I like the smaller ones best because they're stronger than the big ring ones)
Añejo (the 48 is my number one but I'll take any one I can get my hands on!)
Saint Luis Rey (Series A)
If anyone knows were I can list a few items for sell I would be in
1 Cohiba Gran Reserva
1 MonteCristo Gran Reserva
2 Cohiba 1966
2 Cohiba Behike 54
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1 Cohiba maduro Genions
1 Johnny walker the John walker
1 Johnny walker 200th anniversary
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I own an ad agency on the side and just thought it might be cool to start a blog to show some of the stuff we do. We do some media buying and some radio production, but we really focus mostly on video production. I'm going to try to get some pictures of our sets when we are shooting commercials and then post the final spot as well. I have a few things from the past that I can get started with that I'll try to get rounded up and posted over the weekend. To get it kicked off here is a picture of one
This is just a blog where I can record the journey I am now on to re-build the contents of my once fairly healthy footlocker humidor. At the top of my cigar smoking life, I had three humidors and I had about 400 cigars. Yeah, I know this isn't very many compared to a lot of people that post here, but it's a good amount to me.
This journey is NOT about people sending me cigars. I don't want any of that sort of thing to happen. I may request someone to buy some cigars that are expensive
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The U.S. Supreme Court considered whether "neutrality agreements" between unions and employers violate federal labor law. Neutrality agreements are contracts between labor unions and employers under which the employers agree to support a union's attempt to organize its workforce.
In Unite Here Local 355 v. Muhall, the Supreme Court will decide whether these agreements are a "thing of value." This definition matters because under Labor Law the exchange of things of value between a labor union and an employer are a felony. Further, it is a crime for a union to request, demand, receive or accept or agree to receive or accept, any payment, loan, or delivery of any money or other thing of value prohibited by the statute.
Under the agreements, businesses help labor unions in organization efforts in exchange for labor peace, the New York Times reports. The Washington Post offers some examples: An employer might grant access to employee lists or agree to remain neutral in exchange for union concessions, such as giving up the right to strike.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was a "thing of value" because it includes tangibles and intangibles. In other words, while the employer and the union can agree on the ground rules, the assistance in this case would constitute payment.
The assistance the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals referred to was as follows. The casino (employer) agreed to allow union access to worker information and casino grounds, and to allow a unionization vote by cards collected from workers, rather than a secret ballot. The union agreed to refrain from picketing or striking during the union drive.
It is important to note that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals failed to take into consideration whether there was monetary value.
What is mind boggling is the fact that neutrality agreements are not only common, but they help avoid conflict and encourages the practice and procedure of collective bargaining. The preamble of the National Labor Relations Act supports labor peace and the encouragement of the practice and procedure of collective bargaining.
The outcome of this contentious and heavily litigated case remains unknown. The Supreme Court, specifically Justice Roberts, focused on the card-check portion of the neutrality agreement. Justice Kagan focused on how the benefits bargained by the union benefit employees and unions.
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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has re-signed forward Steve Ott to a two-year contract.
Ott, 31, joined the Blues via trade from Buffalo last season on Feb. 28 and went on to post three assists and 37 penalty minutes in 23 regular season games, as well as two assists and 14 penalty minutes in six postseason appearances.
Prior to his acquisition, Ott produced 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) and 55 penalty minutes in 59 regular season games as Buffalo's captain in 2013-14.
The 6-foot, 189-pound forward is a veteran of 11 NHL seasons, including stints with Dallas, Buffalo and St. Louis.
Ott has complied 267 points (103 goals, 164 assists) in 696 career regular season games, as well as 1,355 penalty minutes, which ranks 6th among active skaters. In addition, he has appeared in the postseason six times, logging seven points (three goals, four assists) and 46 penalty minutes in 40 games.
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Who says TVR's money problems are catastrophic? Sure, the UK builder of mad sportscars laid off 300 workers eariler this year, but it did hire 63 of them back, allegedly due to a surge in demand. And look here — the company's Russian, teenage-billionaire owner says TVR is dead set on reentering Le Mans with a new Cerbera. Now, according to Motor Authority, TVR's planning to build a run of 60 special-edition Typhon coupes. Created during previous owner Peter Wheeler's administration, the Typhon is powered by a 4.0-liter six fitted with twin intercoolers, for a batshite 550 hp, and reportedly has a power-to-weight ratio in step with the McLaren F1's. We've read (somewhere) the Typhon will also sport a top speed of well over 200mph, though only a zero-to-60 time of 3.7 seconds has been confirmed. Is it a last gasp, or will the madness continue unabated? Bet on the second one, at least until Nikolai Smolenski starts high school and gets interested in the girls.
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