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During an interview this week for the club's matchday programme, Wayne Hennessey revealed that he has been supporting Connor Wickham following the striker's recent injury having been through similar himself.
The #AskTheEagles feature gives fans a chance to quiz their favourite players on all kinds of topics, but when asked about his hardest moment in professional football, Hennessey spoke at length about injury and how it was important for the Palace boys to keep Wickham's spirits up.
"At Wolves I got injured against Sunderland away and I knew I'd done something bad," said the goalkeeper. "I heard the snap in my leg and it turned out I'd done my ACL.
"I kept playing for 8 minutes and then I came off. Once the final whistle went I was into the treatment room and I knew something was wrong, my leg was not feeling right. The physio was doing all the treatments on me and then he pulled me to the side and said: "sorry, it looks like you've done your ACL." And I kind of knew what that meant for me. Then I was on my way home and thought "this is really painful."
"I went to the surgeon two days later and he gave me the confirmation it was my ACL and that I would be out for six to nine months. That really hit me then. That was the hardest part. For the surgeon to put the time frame on it – that's what hits you. Then you have to go through the treatment and rehabilitation."
Continuing, Hennessey spoke about his good friend Wickham, who suffered a similar injury away to Swansea City and has recently undergone surgery to begin his recovery.
"Obviously the ACL is the whole reconstruction," said Hennessey of the procedure. "Connor has exactly the same as me and I just want to be there for him because I've been through it myself.
"Me, Fraizer, Martin Kelly, we've all done our ACLs and we know it's a grind, you've got to stay positive. Connor lives not far from me, he's on my way home, so I try to help in anyway. I'm close to Connor anyway, so if I can help to pick him up and provide some support to help him get through it then I will. When you're in the early stages of rehab, which he is, then it's a case of getting ready to walk again, then the crutches are off and you get a bit more freedom – but you're basically housebound for 8 weeks.
"It's lonely having a long-term injury," he continued. "You're working in the gym and you see people leaving for the day and you know you've got another session in there on your own. It's very lonely, but if someone's there who has already had your injury then they can give you advice and tell you what's good for it, what's not good for it. Basically just help to lift your spirits.
"We'll all be there for him, we know he's going through a tough time."
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60 Seconds with Rear-Admiral Jennifer Bennett, Defence Champion for Women
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Rear-Admiral Jennifer Bennett, Defence Champion for Women
Hi, I'm Rear-Admiral Jennifer Bennett. Champion for Women in Defence, and this is "60 seconds with…" me.
1. What's the best part about being a Canadian?
The fact that people around the world recognize the Canadian flag, and our proud history.
2. High heels or Oxfords in uniform?
3. How do you balance work and personal time?
Not very well.
4. What has been your greatest joy in your career?
I think, to have been a trailblazer and open doors for other women, and inspire people to choose this career.
5. If you could change anything in the CAF or DND, what would it be and why?
I'd like us to be more inclusive in our work, and have a more respectful work environment.
6. What change have you influenced or initiated and what role did you play?
A lot of times I didn't set out to influence or initiate change, but I think simply by sticking with it, and opening doors and opportunities for women, changes occurred.
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SMFC 1877 CLUB OPENS 16th April 2016
After years of planning and four months of building, the new stadium based supporters club opened to members and their guests on Saturday 16th April 2016 for the local derby against Morton.
The club was opened by Saints legend and Chief Exec Tony Fitzpatrick.to the sounds of Piper Michael Kerr playing "When the Saints go Marching in" and the backing singing of all the Saints supporters in the club.
The club is fully subscribed and a new waiting list has been created as and when memberships become available.
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February 22nd 2016 was the date the new stadium based supporters club became fully subscribed.
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St.Mirren Fans Council and The SMFC 1877 Founder Members
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Also, pictured are some of The Founder Members who attended the presentation and visited the void area where the supporters club is under construction with the bar and toilets already formed for fitting out.
There are still places available to join and be part of our new supporters club at the stadium.
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Building Work Commenced December 2015
Local Renfrew firm IB Joinery commenced building the supporters club on 11th December 2015.
Regular build updates are being sent out to Founder Members to keep them up to date with progress on the build.
Architects Plans of the new supporters club SMFC 1877 released
The drawings and images below are the plans for the new stadium based supporters club with a build start scheduled for 23rd November,2015.
Please note: plans are subject to change. Pictures are an artists impression.
We now have over 200 Founder Members who have provided a financial commitment to the building of the new stadium based supporters club.
There are 50 places remaining as at September 2015.
Details of the club and how to apply are below.
A Fans Council Initiative
The new St.Mirren supporters club, The SMFC 1877 Club is now officially launched !
Applications for membership are available to all supporters with effect from Thursday 25th June 2015.
The supporters clubs main goal is to provide a permanent supporters club at the stadium, where St.Mirren supporters can meet and enjoy a dedicated area for ordinary supporters on match days to mix and support the team in a family friendly environment.
It will be situated in the currently empty area in the main stand known as the "void."
The supporters club (when built) will provide a dedicated St.Mirren supporter area at the stadium with the following:
Sports Cafe / Bar with alcoholic and soft drinks available
Hot food and snacks
Large screen TV's.with Sky sports
A dedicated kids zone with Play stations for children
Regular live entertainment showcasing local bands
Pre and post match appearances from current and former St.Mirren players
Former players invited for Q & A sessions
All "Founding Members" will be named on the wall of the supporters club commemorating their contribution to the creation of the club
Founding members will receive a certificate acknowledging their contribution to the club
Discounts of 10% for purchases above £35 at the club shop
Members discount of 50% on booking the supporters club for functions
Meet current and former players
The annual adult membership will be £120 and £60 for under 16's ,payable monthly at £10 per month and £5 per month.
The monthly subscription will only be deducted once the club is open and functional, scheduled for late 2015.
A Founding Members joining fee of £60 for adults (discounted for season ticket holders to £50) and £30 for children under 16
(discounted to £25 for junior season tickets)
This is a one-off joining fee and the fee will be requested once membership has been confirmed.
The SMFC 1877 Club is offered to all supporters on a first come first served basis
Emails will be sent to all email addresses held on the clubs 9,000 database on Thursday 25th June 2015.
The club website will advertise the new supporters club online from Thursday 25th June 2015.
We have identified a number of supporters who do not have e-mail facilities and as such we will be writing to all season ticket holders where the club have an address but no e-mail address on Tuesday 23rd June 2015 via second class post and scheduled to arrive on the same day as the online launch day Thursday 25th June 2015..
This should coincide with the e-mail which will be sent on Thursday 25th June, with the end result being all supporters being offered the opportunity to join at the same time.
For the avoidance of doubt, all Fans Council members will be treated on the same basis with no preferential treatment.
Application forms, either paper-based or electronic have to be returned by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or to the club's main reception.
The "contact us" page on this website is where you will find an online application and then press "submit" to send the application. Click here to go to the application page.
All applications will be based on a first come first served basis with confirmation to follow.
As places are limited to 300 supporters, the return of an application form does not guarantee membership.
Membership will be confirmed or advised if unsuccessful.
Any unsuccessful applications will be placed on a reserve list to offer the opportunity of membership when it becomes available.
Successful applicants will be invited to pay their Founder Members Fee within 28 days.
If payment is not received within 28 days of request then the membership will be offered to the next supporter on the reserve list.
Where did the idea come from ?
When the club moved from Love Street and the Knox Street supporters club closed, there has not been a natural place for St.Mirren supporters to congregate.There are no local bars in the area close to the stadium and there are no family-friendly areas available to cater for children.Football is now competing with other sports for families hard earned cash and if a supporters club can fulfill a new, better, match day experience then we should be able to recruit more new supporters as well as retain the current supporters.
Is there a demand for this facility ?
The Fans Council organised a St.Mirren only supporters area known as the "Fans Zone" for the home game against Motherwell on Saturday 20th December 2014. We hired a marquee funded by the purchase of lottery tickets sold to season ticket holders.
It was available to all St.Mirren supporters, but we were limited due to the capacity of the marquee which was licensed for 225 people. There were delays in marketing the event due to delays in the approval of a drinks licence, but once the drinks licence was approved, within 48 hours all spaces had been reserved in line with a registration process to manage the event.
The event was hugely oversubscribed with just under 400 people applying to attend the event with only 225 places available.
How long will it take to build this facility ?
We are estimating a 3 to 6 month build period, but no later than the end of 2015.
How do I pay ?
Monthly contributions will be by direct debit.
When will payments start
Payments will commence when the club is completed and open to founding members estimated at the end of 2015.
One months prior notice will be given before any regular contributions are deducted.
Why haven't the club developed this area of the stadium ?
Funding the build costs takes away money from the playing budget and with a Corporate hospitality area already in place it has never been a priority for the club.
Will a member be able to sign in a non-member ?
Our original stance was we couldn't accommodate a facility for members to sign in non-members but that has been reviewed and this facility is now available but with limited places and subject to pre-booking. Also, the non-member will have to pay a £6 admission fee so as not to disadvantage paying members.
Memberships are valuable and limited due to the capacity of the area designated.
Will the club be open on non Match Days ?
The club will only be open to members on a match day as it will be available for other uses such as functions.
Members will receive a 50% discount to book a function
What are the opening times of the club ?
On a typical match day afternoon with a 3pm kick off, the club will open at 12.00 p,m and close 20 minutes before kick off and re-open after the match at 5.00pm until 6.30 pm.
Can families apply for membership ?
Yes, we are actively looking to create a family friendly environment.
Each family member has to apply individually so we can ensure the correct membership fee's and founders fee's are applied.
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text: Pusan International Film Festival preview: 'Way to go Korean Films!' 1:30 PM PDT 9/30/2008 by Park Soo-Mee , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty SEOUL -- "Way to go Korean Films!" ... While this year's official festival slogan has an endearingly upbeat charm, behind the hoopla surrounding the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, all is not well. When the festival commences Oct. 2 and visitors flock to this cozy resort town on the country's southeastern coast, their merriment will contrast with growing anxieties about the future of Korea's once-thriving film sector. The festival is expected to help dampen those anxieties -- not least within the government, which provides PIFF with 53% of its funding, or 8.9 billion won (about $7.9 million). Indeed, when the festival's veteran director, Kim Dong-ho, held a press conference in downtown Seoul earlier this month to announce the program, the fest's mission to revitalize the industry was the first order of business. "Korean film is facing a critical stage at a moment when exports have gone down and investment moves are increasingly careful," said Kim, with palpable urgency. There much cause for concern. A report by the Korean Film Council earlier this month, based on boxoffice results from January to August in the Seoul area, reveals that market share of Korean films has plummeted from 58.1% in 2006 to 36.4%. A previous survey by the council revealed that only 13 out of the 112 Korean releases last year broke even. The number of theatrical films produced in Korea has also shrunk, down to 30 this year from over 100 in 2006, according to the council. Among industry insiders, ominous rumors are circulating about local film developers going broke, and talented technicians are leaving the film industry altogether for the more lucrative and secure worlds of TV and IT. "In 2005, during the hype of Korean cinema, aspiring directors here joked that you're hopeless if you can't make a debut film," says Lee Sang-yong, a movie critic and Pusan's programmer of Korean films. "Finding investors was that easy at the time. (However), most of them have lost money." Now, observers and festival organizers alike agree that it's time for the PIFF to do whatever it can to revitalize an industry in crisis. To that end, along with market showcases, a financing forum and the Asian Cinema Fund -- a special funding program to help incubate independent features by Asian filmmakers -- Pusan has added another program designed to assist emerging Korean producers. Officially called Korean Producers in Focus (KPIF), the program is an open call for young producers to pitch original scripts, with five winners from the program then allowed private meetings with investors during the festival period. The goal is to attract and discover fresh talent and bring renewed energy to a local film industry that many say suffers from a critical lack of quality scripts. So far, 45 people have signed up. "We're looking at this program with a long-term goal," says producer Jeon Jae-young, who will lead KPIF with a jury made up of other veteran producers. "The corporate custom is not going to change overnight in the Korean film industry. But right now, most investors determine their deals by the cast and the names of directors. This has got to change." In addition to financial support, three Korean films were added to this year's New Currents section, buoying the 20 Korean features in the Korea Cinema Today program. Overall, producers and sales agents are optimistic about their films' commercial prospects, especially since PIFF provides a crucial link to overseas distributors, as well as programmers of Asian films from the world's major festivals, including Cannes and Venice. "It'll certainly help the film's publicity," observes Lee Gyeong-jin, a sales agent at Dorothy Film, a local marketing agency that will be pushing the Panorama entry "Heartbreak Library." Lee hopes the film's PIFF screening will generate strong buzz given the fact that the film opens in theaters shortly after the festival's closing Oct. 10. "The main cast will be invited to the opening, and that alone could make overseas sales easier." A sales spokesman at CJ Entertainment, the country's largest distributor, points out that the festival has had a particularly strong impact on the company's independent films, because their tight budgets have a direct effect on publicity and screening opportunities. But no matter what PIFF's efforts, a number of practical, industry-wide issues still need to be resolved, which is where an organization like the Korea Film Commission can play a central role. "The commission could help by developing broad investment channels," says Kang Han-seop, chairman of the Korean Film Commission. "Local producers and theater owners could find a practical distribution line. But the real question is the audience's taste. The same crowd who travel all the way to Pusan to watch art films will not go to a theater in Seoul to see the same film. Maybe the younger Korean audiences are looking for 'star directors,' (since) there was once a cultural boom of Andrei Tarkovsky and Wong Kar Wai here." On the plus side, this year Pusan's market is fielding a notably higher number of co-productions, including director Lee Chang-dong's "A Brand New Life," a French co-production he co-wrote and produced, with directing duties going to emerging French helmer Ounie Lecomte; "Arrested Memories," from Japanese helmer Sabu, who teamed up with the Korean production outfit Finecut; and "Forget-Me-Not," the sixth feature from Malaysia's Yasmin Ahmad, produced in partnership with the Japanese company WA Entertainment. On the programming front, this year's event will feature 315 films from 60 nations, including 85 world premiers. Festival organizers have once again turned their attention to films from marginalized areas, including the first screening of a Kazakhstani film -- Rustem Abdrashev's historical epic "The Gift to Stalin" -- as the opening night gala. It's a bold choice for a festival thrust into the role of cheerleading for local cinema. "Abdrashev's film had caused some burden as an opening piece at first because it had no popular appeal whatsoever in terms of the cast, the director or the country itself," says Kim Ji-seok, the festival's chief programmer. "But we went ahead because it was a strong candidate, written by a top Russian screenwriter, Pavel Finn; and we felt it was part of Pusan's duty to (screen) more Asian films from lesser-known areas." Ultimately, as Korean cinema programmer Lee concedes, the PIFF's success or failure in boosting the local film sector will take a back seat to the films themselves, once the festival gets under way. "In the end people come to Pusan to celebrate," he says. "The festive element definitely plays (well) in Pusan." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Park Soo-Mee email@example.com @thr AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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We think all work and no play would make Town Center Hardware a very boring place to shop - so we added more biking and outdoor gear to add a little fun to your weekend. From the back yard to the back woods, we have the supplies you need to make your time away from the daily grind just a little more special. We carry a complete line of Weber and Traeger BBQ's, grilling accessories including some new lump charcoals and flavored pellets in a variety of woods. We have lots of bike accessories and safety lights, Yeti coolers, camping supplies from Coleman and Igloo as well as summer backyard toys and games to keep the kids entertained. Bring in the whole family, there is something for everybody.


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Why Do My Breasts Itch Inside?
Discover the truth about questions that pique your curiosity in our Short Answer series. Breast specialist Holly Pederson, MD, answers this one.
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A: Breast itching is not uncommon. Although it is not typically a sign of breast cancer, any breast symptom should be evaluated by a healthcare provider to be sure.
Itching may develop following breast surgery or cancer treatment. But assuming you have not had previous breast problems, it may be a sign of dry skin or minor inflammation. Using a good moisturizer such as Lubriderm® can help.
If the itching is truly "inside," it might be helpful to stop caffeine. You can also try an herbal supplement called evening primrose oil, 1000 milligrams twice a day for three to four months, to try to "calm down" breast tissue.
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Barton was issued with the ban as a result of his actions on the final day of last season, when he was sent off for a clash with Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez and responded by lashing out at City players Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany before attempting to confront Mario Balotelli.
He was frozen out upon Rangers's return for pre-season training and was not even offered a squad number for the new season, prompting his move abroad.
But any hopes that he might avoid serving his ban after moving to a new country have been dashed by a statement from the French League, the LFP, on Thursday night.
The statement, published on both the LFP and Marseille's websites, read: "Upon the transfer of Joey Barton from Queens Park Rangers to Olympique Marseille, the English Football Association transmitted to the French Football Federation the disciplinary sanction he was subject to in the English league.
"In accordance with article 12 of Fifa's Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players, the sanction is applicable in France.
"Consequently Joey Barton, having served three of his 12-match suspension [in England], is suspended for the next nine games in domestic competition (Ligue 1 and the Coupe de la Ligue)."
The Fifa regulation cited in the statement reads: "Any disciplinary suspension imposed on a player prior to a transfer must be enforced or applied by the new association at which the player is registered.
"The former association is obliged to notify the new association of any sanction in writing and upon issuing the ITC (International Transfer Certificate)."
Oct 7's grudge match with bitter rivals Paris St Germain is the highest-profile game Barton will miss. He will also sit out Ligue 1 games against Nancy, Evian, Valenciennes, Troyes, Lyon, Ajaccio and Nice as well as OM's entry into the Coupe de la Ligue in the last 16.
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AimTTi 1908 5½ digit digital multimeter with USB
AimTTi 1908 5½ digit, dual display, digital multimeter with USB
Key Features:
5½ digit high performance bench/portable multimeter
Dual display and dual measurement capability
Internal rechargeable batteries for true portability
High accuracy and resolution: 0.02%, 1μV, 1mW, 0.1μA
Frequency, capacitance and temperature measurements
Wide range of maths and data logging functions
2 or 4 terminal ohms measurement
Wide true RMS AC; AC + DC measurements
Software for remote control and logging included
USB interface
The AimTTi 1908 has both a main display and a secondary display.
The two displays can be used for a variety of purposes:
- To display a measurement along with the selected range (e.g. 100 Vdc).
- To display a measurement in two different units (e.g. ac volts and dBm).
- To display the result of a calculated function (e.g. value and % deviation).
- To measure and display two parameters of one signal (e.g. ac and dc volts).
- To measure and display two different signals (e.g. ac volts and dc current).
AimTTI 1908 is supplied with a Windows* based application called "1908-PC Link" that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for remote control of the meter from a PC.
Connection can be via USB.
The application provides remote access to the instrument using a point-and-click interface arranged similarly to the actual instrument. Measurement function can be selected for both the main and secondary displays, along with measurement range. The display includes an analog bar-graph with minimum and maximum reading markers.A logger function enables both measurements to be recorded at set time intervals and displayed in both graphical and tabular views. The logged data can be exported to a CSV file.
Internal rechargeable batteries for 'use anywhere' versatility
Unlike most high performance bench multimeters, the AimTTi 1908 can operate without AC power whenever required.
The batteries are charged from the internal power supply and can give more than 35 hours of operation.
This enables the meter to be used in locations where no AC line power is available, or moved around multiple room locations without the nuisance of having to find a power socket. When precision measurements are needed, handheld portable multimeters may not be up to the task. The AimTTI 1908 not only offers fully portable precision, but also built-in data logging for remote locations.
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text: John Simkin Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 It is estimated that a 50% tax band for incomes over £100,000 would raise £5bn. However, Tony Blair argues that it would not raise as much as this as the wealthy would avoid paying this extra tax by exploiting loopholes in the tax system. This seems an amazing thing for any prime minister to say. If that is the case, why don't the government close those loopholes? In an interview yesterday Tony Blair said: Every single piece of analysis that has ever been done indicates that… large numbers of those taxpayers… would hire a whole lot of new accountants to do this and that. And actually your tax take would be a lot less." This is of course the argument that was used by that other conservative prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. However, as Richard Adams points out in an excellent article in today's Guardian, this is not true. What Blair is referring to is the Laffer Curve This was a theory proposed by the American economist, Arthur Laffer, in 1974. The idea is that growth in tax revenue falls away after a certain point, as higher rates of tax give people less incentive to work and a stronger incentive to evade paying. This argument is very appealing to those right wing politicians who seek to protect the wealth of the rich. However, Laffer never actually stated when this point was reached. What we do know is that he was referring to those tax rates of over 90% that was fairly common in some European countries in the 1970s. He definitely was not talking about a 50% tax band. As Richard Adams points out, the very rich, already officially live in tax havens. Those earning £100,000 do not have that option. Even someone earning £250,000 a year would only pay an extra £20,000 a year if the top tax band was increased from 40% to 50%. This is not enough to get them to flee the country. In the last election Tony Blair argued that he was against raising the top rate of income tax because he did not want to force people like David Beckham to leave the country. Britain's upper rate remains at 40% but Beckham still decided to move to Spain. He does not seem particularly concerned that the top rate of income tax in Spain is 50%. Link to post Share on other sites


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A WORLD War Two victory parade was held in Helensburgh in June 1946 — and the search is on for a photograph of it.
The search was sparked off by a request to Helensburgh Heritage Trust from Jane Cooke in Ryde, Isle of Wight, on behalf of her father, Roger Bartrum.
Jane wrote: "My dad was stationed at Rosneath in 1946 awaiting demobilisation from the Royal Navy and also preparing for the Victory Parades which took place in June that year.
"Apparently three squads from Rosneath went to the parade in Glasgow and one squad went to the Helensburgh parade — and Dad was a member of the squad at the Helensburgh event.
"The Glasgow parade featured in the Scottish daily papers the next day, but dad never saw anything about the Helensburgh parade. We were wondering if there is any record or possibly photos of it in the local newspaper of the time or in an archive somewhere?"
The local weekly newspaper of the time, the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times, included a surprisingly brief report of the parade, but no pictures.
The report, headed simply 'The Parade', stated that it assembled in East King Street Public Park and was 15 minutes late in starting because of the late arrival of the Govan Burgh Band.
It continued: "It was under the command of Lt Cdr Pickering, R.N., and was led by the Govan Burgh Band.
"The units taking part were from the Royal Navy, W.R.N.S., Sea Cadets, R.A.F., Polish Medical Unit, British Legion, Helensburgh Pipe Band, Red Cross Nurses, Boys Brigade, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Brownies and G.T.C.
"The route followed was by East King Street, Charlotte Street, to the Saluting Base at the Henry Bell Monument, where Provost Lever took the salute, to William Street. Thence, via Princes Street and Sinclair Street, to the place of dismissal at the Victoria Hall.
"It was a fine sight and the streets were crowded with spectators. All the units were smart and marched well, although possibly the detachment of W.R.N.S. caused the most favourable comment, their alert appearance and dignified bearing won golden opinions.
"The display of flags and bunting throughout the town was disappointing, but the procession route had been well decorated with flags lent by the Naval Authorities.
"Among those who accompanied the Provost were: the Magistrates and Councillors of the Burgh; Captain R.P.Selby, R.N., H.M.S. Rosneath; Captain D.McGilloway, R.N., H.M.S. Revlis; Captain P.H.Calderon, R.N., H.M.S. Kent; Major Horbaclewski, Officer Commanding Polish Unit; Miss Nance Anderson, M.B.E., W.V.S.; Miss C.M.Gardener, M.B.E., Red Cross County Director; and Mr Alex Hart.
"Later in the morning wreaths were placed on the War Memorial by the Provost and a representative of the British Legion."
The G.T.C. was the Girls Training Corp, organised nationally during the war for young girls as an equivalent to the various Cadet Corps set up for the boys. It was disbanded in 1947.
The object was to train girls in various skills that might prove useful if they had to join any of the Women's Services. It also equipped them with some knowledge to help the Civil Defence Department in the event of invasion or further attacks on the U.K.
William B.Lever was Provost from 1945-52.
H.M.S. Rosneath was the combined operations shore base with the U.S. Navy. H.M.S. Revlis was actually the seafront mansion Cairndhu, later an hotel and now a nursing home, which had been requisitioned for war use and was a base for degaussing operations.
HMS Kent was a cruiser launched in 1926 and reduced to 'Category B Reserve' status in January 1945, laid up in the Gareloch in March 1945, put up for sale in 1947 and broken up at Troon the following March.
The Trust would be delighted to hear from anyone who can supply an image of the parade. Please use the Contact Us facility on the home page of this website.
- The photo top right is of the 1918 Victory Parade in Colquhoun Square.


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The Victim - Season 1
A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?
Genre: DramaActor: Chloe Pirrie, Isis Hainsworth, James Harkness, Jamie Sives, Joanne Thompson, John Hannah, John Scougall, Karla Crome, Kelly Macdonald
Director: Rob Williams
Country: United Kingdom


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I know it has been a very long time since I have written a post but, well let's just say; I've been a little busy ;)
I have officially opened my own personal training studio out of my home and I have gotten super busy, all in a fairly short time, which is extremely awesome. I am so happy to be doing what I love, to be helping others in the process and to be living my passion.
Personal training/ nutrition are now my full time job/business. No more office work for moi! I am my own kick a$$ boss now :)
There is certainly something to be said for going after your dream, jumping in and living the life you always imagined. There is also something to be said about the power of prayer, in being patient and in believing not only in yourself but also your abilities and your destination. I finally believe that I am doing what I was put here on earth to do. Exciting!!!
Other kick a$$ benefits of being your own boss in your own home.
#1 Pure happiness as mentioned above.
#2 No alarms required. I have early clients but I never use an alarm clock because I am always happy and eager to start the day.
#3 Yoga pants. I haven't worn jeans in about 3 months lol
#4 I get my own workouts in throughout the day (whenever I want) or early in the morning before clients
#4 I don't have to leave the house and I still get to socialize and I get housework done between clients as well
So much awesomeness. Can you tell I am happy?
I have also since started and am half way through the Precision Nutrition Level 1 certification. I am working on a 300lb deadlift (I'm at 265lbs for 1 rep), I am also training for a 10 mile race that my sister asked me to do with her this coming July and I have even had some Fitgirlsrock tank tops made.
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Petacchi kicks to win at Catalunya; Andorra decider tomorrow
BANYOLES, Spain (VN) – Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) kicked to a morale-boosting victory in Tuesday's 168km second stage at the Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) for his first win of the 2011 season.
BANYOLES, Spain (VN) – Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) kicked to a morale-boosting victory in Tuesday's 168km second stage at the Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalunya) for his first win of the 2011 season.
A day after leading the bunch across the line second behind breakaway winner Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) in Monday's opener, "Ale-Jet" made easy work of José Rojas (Movistar) to win for the first time since last year's Vuelta a España.
Smukulis came in with the main bunch to carry his leader's jersey into Wednesday's decisive climbing stage into Andorra. There were no major shakeups in the overall standings and Tom Peterson (Garmin-Cervélo) retained his fifth place at 28 seconds off the pace.
"It's been a tough start to the season. Milan-San Remo just wasn't possible for me. I have pretty good condition. I was second in a stage at Tirreno-Adriatico and second yesterday, so it's always good to win. As a sprinter, you have pressure to win a lot," Petacchi said. "I just needed some luck. Today the team worked perfectly."
A four-man breakaway peeled away in the early going to carry a lead over the day's main hurdle at a first-category climb midway through the stage. They held a narrow, one-minute coming into five laps on a finishing circuit at Banyoles and the sprinter teams finished off the work to set up their fast men.
Smukulis defends the lead
Smukulis hung tough to keep the jersey and HTC-Highroad did its work to defend his 28-second lead that he carved out in Monday's breakaway victory.
"With 28 seconds, of course we were going to work to defend the leader's jersey. Gatis was very tired from yesterday's effort, but today's stage wasn't as hard, so he was motivated to keep the jersey if he could," HTC sport director Allan Peiper told VeloNews. "Yesterday was a good day to try a breakaway. I told the guys, if you get into a breakaway, ride to win it because we knew there wouldn't be a lot of organization in the group. Gatis got in the break and he rode it perfectly. It's a huge win for him."
The main GC riders were holding back their fire ahead of Wednesday's important summit finish in Andorra. Brent Bookwalter (BMC) said the team rode to protect team captain Cadel Evans and keep his GC options open.
"It was relatively uneventful today, a breakaway went early and the peloton set a normal tempo. It was a pretty technical circuit, so we got lucky with the rain, because it would have been pretty bad in the wet," Bookwalter said after the stage. "This is my first race back with Cadel, so it's good to be back with him again. We're getting used to each other again and I am looking forward to working with him the rest of the week. Tomorrow will be a big test, with that big climb at the end."
Andorra decider
The Volta turns north Wednesday for the decisive, 183.9km five-climb stage that concludes high in the principality of Andorra. The uphill finale will likely crown the overall winner of the 2011 Volta.
The stage starts in the rolling Catalan hills at La Vall d'En Bas and gets steep right away, with two first-category climbs in the opening 80km. After a long descent to the valley at La Seu d'Urgell, the course hits a first-category climb before the final "especial" summit at 1865 meters at the Coll de Pal at the Vallnord ski area.
"You can win the Volta tomorrow, but you can still lose it somewhere else," Chris Horner (RadioShack) told VeloNews. "I know the climb from the Vuelta a few years ago. It's hard enough to make some differences. Whoever wins there should have enough of a lead to hold it to Sunday. It depends if they will have the team to defend it."
Most of the main GC contenders are knotted up at 28 seconds behind Smukulis, with the exception of Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre (Geox-TMC), who both lost time in Monday's first stage.
Smukulis knows his dream run in the leader's jersey is all but over.
"Everyone in the peloton knows that tomorrow we will not be riding to defend the leader's jersey," Peiper said. "We'll see who has the legs tomorrow to take the jersey. It's not an easy stage."
Stage 2
- 1. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Farnese Vini, in 4:11:08
- 2. Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL, (ESP) Movistar, at 0
- 3. Manuel Antonio Leal CARDOSO, (POR) Team RadioShack, at 0
- 4. Nicolas EDET, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0
- 5. Aitor GALDOS ALONSO, (ESP) Caja Rural, at 0
- 1. Gatis SMUKULIS, (Latvia) HTC-Highroad, in 8:19:56
- 2. Alessandro PETACCHI, (Italy) Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 28
- 3. Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL, (Spain) Movistar, at 28
- 4. Jan BAKELANDTS, (Belgium) Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 28
- 5. Thomas PETERSON, (United States) Garmin-Cervelo, at 28


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Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers.
I was chatting with someone the other day about MAX() and how it can work within a set of rows, rather than across an entire result set. That's a good query skill to have, so I mocked up a short demo. This will show the window functions in T-SQL, using the OVER() clause with MAX.
Let's build a table and add some data.
CREATE TABLE counters ( countid INT IDENTITY(1,1) , countername VARCHAR(20) , counteryear INT , mycounter INT ) GO INSERT dbo.counters ( countername , counteryear , mycounter ) VALUES ( 'Test1', 2012, 1 ), ( 'Test1', 2013, 2 ), ( 'Test1', 2014, 3 ), ( 'Test1', 2015, 4 ), ( 'Test1', 2016, 5 ), ( 'Test1', 2017, 6 ) GO
If I now query, I will just use and ORDER BY clause in the OVER() clause. This will order all the rows from the result set by the year, and then apply a MAX to them.
SELECT countid, countername, counteryear, mycounter, sumofallvalues = SUM(mycounter) OVER (ORDER BY counteryear), maxcounter = MAX(mycounter) OVER (ORDER BY counteryear) FROM dbo.counters ORDER BY countername, counteryear;
The partial results are shown below. The important parts are the year and the sum/max values.
We see here that the counter increases by one until the last row. This is the data set, the year and counter increment. The max should be six, but it's not six until the last row. Why?
The answer comes from the framing of the rows. The OVER() clause, by default use a range of unbounded preceeding and current row as it's set of values. In this case, with an order by on the counteryear, this means that when the query engine processes the first row, the entire set of values in the window is just the row with 2012. The next row has two rows, with unbounded preceeding being 2012 and the current row of 2013. This means for each set of rows, the range consists of previous values. I'll show here what the counteryear values are for each row and the result of the max:
- 2012 uses the 2012 row only – max 1
- 2013 uses the 2012 and 2013 rows – max 2
- 2014 uses the 2012, 2013, and 2014 rows – max 3
- 2015 uses the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 rows – max 4
- 2016 uses the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 rows – max 5
- 2017 uses the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 rows – max 6
This is a window that moves with the data, and is defined as being from the beginning of the result set to the current row.
Let's change things. I'll add a second set of rows, and we can see here how this might differ.
INSERT dbo.counters ( countername , counteryear , mycounter ) VALUES ( 'Test2', 2012, 1 ), ( 'Test2', 2013, 4 ), ( 'Test2', 2014, 2 ), ( 'Test2', 2015, 8 ), ( 'Test2', 2016, 5 ), ( 'Test1', 2017, 11 ) GO
Now, let's query again, but we'll change our window. First, we'll order by name for the MAX(), since that's what we want to show. I'll leave SUM alone. Next, I'll change the window to be only the previous row and the current row.
SELECT countid, countername, counteryear, mycounter, sumofallvalues = SUM(mycounter) OVER (ORDER BY counteryear), maxcounter = MAX(mycounter) OVER (PARTITION BY countername ORDER BY counteryear ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW ) FROM dbo.counters ORDER BY countername, counteryear;
Now the results are a bit different. My final ORDER BY ensures I have the tests separated. The first one looks similar in the max columns. I'll explain the SUM in a different post.
The MAX() for test2 is different. Let's see what happens here. Since my window is a ROWS clause, and it's set for 1 preceeding and the current row, I get these values.
Test2, 2012 row
- Preceeding – no values
- Current – 1
- Max – 1
Test2, 2013 row
- Preceeding – 1 (2012 value)
- Current – 4
- Max – 4
Test2, 2013 row
- Preceeding – 4 (2013 row)
- Current – 2
- Max – 4
Test2, 2014 row
- Preceeding – 2
- Current – 8
- Max – 8
Test2, 2015 row
- Preceeding – 8
- Current – 5
- Max – 8
This shows that MAX is limited to the frame I've applied to the window. The window is the OVER() clause, which in this case is the set of rows with the same counteryear value (the partition).
Window functions get confusing and are strange, especially if you've spent most of your career without them and finding tricks to use COUNT(), SUM(), and other aggregates on subsets of rows. Things get easier in SQL Server 2012+, and you should spend time playing with small sets of data and understanding windows.
This was about a 15-20 exercise, but it was good since I needed to stop and think about how to use and show a window function and the ranges. Good skills practice.
I'd like to see others explain this with a data set that they find interesting.
OVER() – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/select-over-clause-transact-sql
MAX() – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/functions/max-transact-sql


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The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland
Life, Love, Soul . . . Mate
A spiritual journey blends with an online romance in a story about letting go of the past and enjoying the present.
Set against the backdrop of a smoldering love affair, The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland fictionalizes a compelling chapter in the author's own spiritual life journey. Elizabeth Highland's innate restlessness and her quest for inner truth propel her forward as she seeks spiritual fulfillment and purpose. She embodies the idea that in life it is important to trust in the universe. She is curious. She is driven. And she wants answers. She wants to know not only where an unexpected online romance with a married man, Tim, is going, but also where her soul is headed.
Rich in dialogue and personal correspondence, the story is told largely via e-mail exchanges between Elizabeth and Tim over the course of about a year. These revelatory conversations truly capture Elizabeth's angst and inner turmoil over the unsettled nature of both her love life and her spiritual life. Jumping from thoughts about traveling to relationship woes to messy closets is common. The dialogue also highlights Tim's stagnation. He speaks of longing to whisper stories "in [her] ear first thing in the morning," but he is slow to actively allow their relationship to flourish.
This fullness of dialogue comes at a price, however. There is a dissatisfying lack of descriptive and colorful phrasing that might have drawn a more complete picture of Elizabeth's experiences. In a moment of anger, Elizabeth describes smoke steaming from her head. This type of vivid imagery is relatively rare and would have served to further enhance the story if used more liberally, especially when describing the first encounter between Elizabeth and Tim. Their meeting could have been an intriguing account of emotions and thoughts at this critical moment, but instead, it is whittled down to the immediate dialogue between them. Despite Elizabeth's self-description as a "completely honest person" with a to-the-point nature, her story would have been more powerful had she conveyed more pictorial detail. However appropriate to the author's personality, the lack of expressive imagery is a disservice to the reader.
The author employs an impressive host of symbols that draw contrasts, aid in creating a sense of closure for things in the past, and suggest perpetual movement. Elizabeth and Tim hold different world views, making the black-and-white color scheme chosen for the front cover so appropriate. A previous boyfriend of Elizabeth's comes to represent a different time in her life, a time she comfortably leaves behind. And, the three-chapter organization of the book mimics Elizabeth's view of life. She describes this time in her life as her third and final chapter, which further fuels her restlessness. Perhaps the most important symbol, however, and indeed a metaphor for her spiritual journey, is her love of world travel. A good deal of the book is dedicated to her travels to Nepal and Bhutan, where she visits Buddhist temples and contemplates her existence.
Crafted as a romance novel, The Chronicles of Elizabeth Highland undoubtedly has appeal for those who enjoy fast-paced, dialogue-rich explorations of relationship journeys or learning about the life journey of one person. The story begs for a (soon-to-come) sequel.
Reviewed by
Laura Mahon
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book and paid a small fee to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. Foreword Reviews and Clarion Reviews make no guarantee that the author will receive a positive review. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.


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Trimble introduced the GIS TSCe field device, a computing platform for mapping and Geographic Information System professionals. The TSCe is a powerful Windows CE device for field computing. Its large, touch-screen display allow users to perform data collection and maintenance tasks quickly and accurately.
Available with Trimble's GPS Pathfinder systems, the TSCe field device comes with the new TerraSync software version 2.10.
The TSCe field device's large graphic display and generous memory enable users to take raster maps, such as aerial photographs and satellite images, into the field for visual verification of their data. The front-lit, color screen makes viewing data effortless in any weather conditions, even bright sunlight.
Trimble's GIS TSCe has 64 MB of RAM and a 200 MHZ processor, making loading and displaying large color background image files quick and easy. With a rechargeable battery providing 30 hours of continuous use and 128 MB of Flash memory users are able to collect data for several field sessions without the need to return to the office to download or recharge.
Natural resource, forestry and utility managers, along with urban planners and many other organizations will realize the benefits of more productive data collection, by making use of the GIS TSCe field device.


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There's not a lot to Everything, the sandbox game created by David O'Reilly and published by Double Fine Presents, whose description boasts that it "will give you a new perspective on life.". There's not much to discuss in terms of the gameplay mechanics, which consist of exploring various macro and microcosms of the universe while inhabiting animals, plants, atoms, shapes, buildings, continents, galaxies and, well, see the title. Each of these can move, make sounds, gather or release more of themselves nearby, and dance. You can find snippets of text uttered by other elements in the landscape, and there are audio recordings by the late philosopher Alan Watts. There's not much more to it than that. The visuals aren't breathtaking but are very much suited to the game's purpose, the score is excellent, and the grainy, lo-fi sound of Alan Watts' voice smoothly eases you through the entire experience.
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First Impressions: D&D Beyond
As a dungeon master it has been a personal goal of mine to forego pen and paper wherever possible. That said, there's still a folder full of print-outs of my players' character sheets, maps, helpful parts of the Dungeon Master's Guide, and cheat sheets which would indicate that, in this pursuit, I have failed. Still though, whenever the opportunity arises to consolidate or digitise the information that's out there I take it. Queue a sizeable degree of excitement when Wizards of the Coast announced early in March that they would be releasing "an official digital toolset" for use with the current edition of D&D. Today, they announced that the public beta for D&D Beyond was open.
For Honor – a British Spellcheckers Nightmare
For Honor is Ubisoft's answer to the world's cry for a Deadliest Warrior simulator*. Released on Valentines day 2017, it's a Vikings vs. Knights vs. Samurai action game with a heavy focus on one-on-one combat. I've put about fifteen hours into the game so far, and in that time I feel that I've seen the length and breadth of what it has to offer.


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Choosing the Scenario to be played
After the opponents have found each other at the beginning of every round, they secretly record their preferences for this round : one scenario is chosen as their first wish, one is second, and one is deleted.
Both opponents then reveal simultaneously their choices and there are three possibilities which are handled in the following sequence :
- Nobody must play a scenario that was deleted. If both opponents delete a different scenario then there is only one left which must be played.
- Both opponents preferences are identical. In this case the scenario from their first choice is played.
- Both opponents deleted the same scenario but ranked the remaining scenarios differently. In this case each player rolls one six sided dice to determine the scenario. The player with the lowest dice roll "wins" and it is his scenario choice (of the the two scenarios) which must be played.


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MLSsoccer.com continues to take a look back at the 2012 season that was for all 19 clubs in Major League Soccer, starting with Toronto FC and ending with the Supporters' Shield-winning San Jose Earthquakes. You can find the schedule and comprehensive reviews for each team here.
2012 record: 15-8-11 (56 points); 51 GF / 33 GA (+18 GD)
2012 Seattle Sounders statistics
2012 in Review: Seattle Sounders
Armchair Analyst: Season of change in Seattle?
Opta Spotlight: Rosales MLS' best playmaker?
SEATTLE — Sigi Schmid likes to say he's his own biggest critic. Although he gave himself a passing grade for the job he did during the Seattle Sounders 2012 campaign, it's clear that he's spent a good deal of the offseason looking at some of the decisions that may have contributed to an earlier-than-desired playoff exit.
Specifically, he admits to spending considerable time ruminating on the fateful decision to deploy a 4-5-1 formation in the away leg against the LA Galaxy. How big of a role the formation played in the Sounders' 3-0 loss is obviously impossible to say, but it's perhaps the one decision that was easiest to second guess.
That loss aside, he found plenty of things to be encouraged by and insists that the Sounders are not far off from really breaking through.
MLSsoccer.com: With some time to let it settle in, how would you characterize this season? Did the Sounders improve, hold steady or decline?
Schmid: I think we progressed again. When you look at our season, we're disappointed obviously in not getting to the MLS Cup. We're disappointed in not winning the US Open Cup. We put ourselves in a position to win the Open Cup. That was a really frustrating night, for sure. Our playoff record this year was 2-1-1, so we're showing ourselves capable of winning playoff games. Winning a playoff game on the road in Salt Lake. Obviously that 3-0 loss hurt us. We've made progress in that we've improved our ability to win playoff games. Now we have to take that one step further and make sure we advance. We've grown. We were a more mature team, and I don't think we're that far away, but the league with the salary cap always makes it intriguing.
MLSsoccer.com: How do you feel your stint with the Sounders compares to your time with the Crew and the Galaxy?
Schmid: With the Crew, it was really a three-year situation where we grew fairly quickly. There was some initial money to build it, had to tear it down and build it. I thought we were getting close at the end of Year 2 and Year 3 ended up really well for us [Columbus won the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup]. Everything also bounced right for us. It worked really well. With the Galaxy, I thought we were really a steady, solid team all the way from 1999-2002 and even into 2003. Even though we stumbled out of the gate, we caught ourselves and we were going well in 2004 [Schmid was fired during midseason despite guiding the Galaxy to first place]. We were always very steady, we were getting to finals, we won championships [under his guidance the Galaxy won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 2001 US Open Cup, the 2002 MLS Cup and the 2002 Supporters' Shield]. This is more comparable to the Galaxy. We've been very steady. We've been in the thick of every competition we've entered. It's just a matter of bringing home that final prize.
WATCH: End of season press conference
MLSsoccer.com: Do you feel like there's a big gap between the Sounders and the Galaxy or has it closed to a reasonable degree at this point?
Schmid: I don't think there's a big gap. We played them five times this year and we won three of them. In four of them, we were right there. I think our ability to play with them is very good. I think their cold-heartedness is maybe better than ours at times. But certainly I don't think there's a lot that separates our two teams. I don't think a lot has separated our two teams in the last 3-4 years. It's been enough that they've been able to get to that mountain top a few times and we haven't. We have to deal with that reality for sure. I don't think we're miles away.
MLSsoccer.com: How would you assess your own performance?
Schmid: You can always do a better job. It's the first thing I look at: Where can I improve, what can I approve upon? What more can I do for the team to allow players to continue to grow and for us as a team to continue to play better and better soccer? I think the job I did was good. Nobody ever thinks the coach did a perfect job unless they bring back the title. My job as a coach is to make sure we're in a position to be able to win as many games as possible and as many trophies as possible. From that side of it, I think we accomplished a goal. Did we win a trophy? No, so there's still an improvement and better decisions that have to take place surrounding those final events.
MLSsoccer.com: Who do you think made the biggest leap forward this year?
Schmid: A lot of guys improved. Jeff Parke improved. Osvaldo Alonso improved. I think Brad Evans' game in the second half of the season took a major step forward. All those guys took a leap forward. Some of the young kids, we didn't expect as much out of Andy Rose and Alex Caskey as we got from them. David Estrada had a phenomenal start that was set back because of the injury. How much more could he have given if he had avoided that injury? Those are the guys that stand out in my mind.
MLSsoccer.com: Which players do you feel are poised for a breakout season?
Schmid: That's hard to predict. A lot of it depends on the offseason work they put in. Are they ready to go? Steve Zakuani coming off his injury. Mario Martínez, who came to us in midseason but was in and out. With him being around a whole season, I think he has a chance to make a major step forward as well.
MLSsoccer.com: Zakuani made a remarkable recovery and has already come so far. He says he's basically back, physically. What are the chances he returns to the form he was showing in early 2011 and possibly even exceeds it?
Schmid: I think returning and exceeding his form is definitely possible. That is so much a function of that player and his desire and his drive. I think his desire is very good right now. I think his drive is very good. The talent is there. He needed this year, the games he got, to regain his confidence. I know it was up and down for him a little bit, but I think he needed to go through that as well to get back to place he's at right now. If he can build on that last performance he had against the Galaxy, which I think was one of his best all-around performances, and play with that kind of drive and tenacity combined with the skill and ability he has, he'll exceed where he was before.
WATCH: Hanauer on reelection as SSFC GM
MLSsoccer.com: Are you second-guessing that lineup decision in LA or are you still feeling pretty confident about it?
Schmid: In all my years of coaching, my philosophy has been you don't play differently on the road than you do at home. You maybe tweak a thing here or there, but you don't play significantly different. The situation in LA was one that we definitely knew Eddie wasn't able to start in that game or we would have taken a huge risk in losing him for the next game. Based upon that, should we have come with Sammy Ochoa or Estrada up front in combination with Fredy [Montero] and stayed more in a traditional 4-4-2? In retrospect, maybe we should have came with two forwards because we always created chances against the Galaxy.
Then you look at the other side of the coin, we were one minute away from having what we did in the first half working very well for us. It's one that, as a coach, you constantly think about and analyze and you say well maybe I should have done this or that. At the time, you make what you think was the best decision. Afterward, it becomes easy to second guess and I second guess myself as much as any of the fans do. Those are situations you learn from. Would I do it differently? I couldn't tell you until I'm presented with that situation again.
In both cases, in the LA game and the Salt Lake City game, we took a couple goals in quick succession, that's the bigger issue of, as a coach you can't call a timeout, who on the field is going to grab a hold of group and say, "That's it. We've got to tighten it up right now." That's been the thing that's hurt us over the past two years. We have a lot of guys that individually do a lot but sometimes that ability to rally the troops and wrap them around is something guys are getting better at and are close to but haven't really stepped forward yet. That's not putting the blame on the players, understand that, that's just something you can't get a handle on from the outside.
Usually we react properly, but a couple of times we've reacted poorly and we've taken two goals is quick succession and it's basically doomed our playoff hopes.


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Casey Anthony Admirers Sending Cash to Jail
Since her not-guilty verdict, Anthony has received more than $200 from supporters
Since her acquittal earlier this month, Casey Anthony has been receiving support and sympathy from strangers – and her bank account is benefiting.
Sympathetic admirers from as far away as Canada have been sending Anthony, 25, checks, which she uses to buy snacks and cosmetics, reports ABC News.
As of Thursday, Anthony had earned $472.18 – almost $200 more than she had the day she received the verdict – from at least 17 different donors since May, according to Orange County Corrections Department records.
The average inmate's account balance at the jail is $36.30.
With the money, donated mainly by men ranging in age from 19 to late 50s, Anthony bought deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, eyeliner, hair ties, premium chicken breasts, spicy peanuts and jalapeño nacho cheese dip.
"I do not know Casey personally, nor am I supporting her as a person, nor am I anything like the people sending her love letters and asking her to marry them," one of her more generous male donors, who's in his late 20s, says. "However, what I am supporting is the jury's decision to acquit based on lack of evidence failing to overcome the reasonable doubt standard."
Anthony, who does not appear to have contacted any of the donors, will keep the remaining balance when she is released from jail Sunday.
Meanwhile, Texas Equusearch is suing Casey Anthony for more than $100,000 to recoup the money they spent searching for Caylee Anthony.


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STC.UNM, the University of New Mexico's technology-transfer and economic-development office, hosts its spring breakfast seminar series on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The featured speaker, Chad Person, is a co-founder and chief design officer at Seed Worthy, a local start-up that develops technologies for developers, designers, and Internet entrepreneurs.
Person will speak on "Ship, Brand, and Take Your New Product to Market Faster: Launching the BowTie Platform." The hour long presentation begins at 8 a.m. in the auditorium of building 800 of the UNM Science & Technology Park, 800 University Blvd. SE.
Free parking is available in the parking garage directly west of building 800 at the corner of Basehart Road and Bradbury Drive.
The seminars are free and open to the UNM community and the public, but registration is required. Breakfast will be provided. To register by email or phone, contact Lindsay Stanich at email@example.com or 272-7890.
BowTie, Seed Worthy's feature product, allows software developers to plug a simple application in and immediately turn it into salable product and business. BowTie is a new type of front-end hosting platform that lets developers launch Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) in minutes. Plug-and-play front-end designs, policy control, email, payments, user management, customer CRM, multiple git repos, and powerful platform-wide analytics turn an MVP into a market-ready product. Person will discuss how BowTie works, its market strategy and its upcoming formal market launch in March.
Person co-founded Seed Worthy in 2013, along with chief executive officer Scott Maloney and chief technology officer James Kassemi. Prior to establishing Seed Worthy, he held positions at @Pay, a secure email payment company, as chief revenue officer, managing customer relationships and growing the sales operations, and as director of creative and user experience, responsible for marketing strategy and branding.
Person was also the product manager for local design firm Ideum, where he was responsible for development and growth of the multitouch table line, led teams in the creation, engineering, and promotion of multiuser multitouch products, and designed multiuser multitouch interactive exhibits.


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This week has opened my eyes to so many blessings.
Blessings that I witness on a daily basis but am to caught up in the now to recognize them.
....for the opportunity to worship Christ in public. A girl in my small group talked about how her sister served over seas and had to hide when they worshiped and as she came back to the states she cried during her first service where 100's of people gathered and worshiped. What a great blessing I take for granted each Sunday.
.... for my amazing students. Tomorrow is the last day of school and while the last week of school is always the longest I am going to miss their smiling faces in two weeks when I get a whole group of new 6th grade babies :)
....for my husband. The Lord has blessed me with a great one and while our marriage is no where near perfect, we are learning to show more grace to each other each day and I can see the impact it makes daily. Showing love like Jesus is hard but the benefits are so great.
....for Kids Week. I am so glad the Summit is reaching out to kids all over the Triangle this year and that Andrew and I get to serve. We come home exhausted and so tired but I love that we are sharing the Gospel with our future :)
....For Grace. I am not a perfect person, but I have a perfect Savior. The grace and forgivness I have recieved is more than I can ever put into words. I am thankful for forgiveness during my times of weakness.
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Coming to terms with terminology
The definition of 'food security' has evolved considerably over time and additional terminology and concepts, including 'nutrition security', 'food security and nutrition' and 'food and nutrition security' have emerged over the past few decades. Each of these terms has varying connotations. While this signals a much more complex understanding of the interlinkages between food security and adequate nutrition, the lack of agreement on the use of terms often creates confusion, and can hold back meaningful discussions on how best to address concerns of food insecurity and malnutrition.
The 37th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) called on 'the CFS Bureau, in consultation with its Advisory Group and joint Secretariat, as well as with relevant international organizations, in particular World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), to propose options on the meaning and different uses, if any, of the terms "Food Security", "Food Security and Nutrition", "Food and Nutrition Security" and "Nutrition Security" to the CFS Session for the standardization of the official terminology that the Committee should use . (CFS37 Final Report, 2011).
As the CFS continues to build its reputation as the foremost inclusive intergovernmental and international platform on food security and nutrition related issues, it is of particular importance that it has a common and full understanding and appreciation of key terms and their implications for the work of the Committee and its constituents.
The UNSCN Secretariat together with the CFS Secretariat is guiding the process of the CFS Task Team on Terminology to help ensure that conceptual and programmatic bridges are made between food security and nutrition and evolve in a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner. The Task Team elaborated the draft document 'Coming to terms with terminology' through a consultative process.
The paper proposes to move towards the more inclusive terminology food and nutrition security in order to better reflect the conceptual linkages between food security and nutrition security.
What are your views on this and the new proposed definition of food and nutrition security?
Your contributions will be consolidated and forwarded to the CFS Task Team as the common voice of the food security community at large. A revised version of the document will then be presented at the next joint Advisory Group and Bureau meeting in September, and it is anticipated that the final version will be presented at the CFS 39 Annual Session in October 2012.
We are looking forward to your comments
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A molecule used for decades to combat metabolic diseases in children, may soon be available as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer, University of Alberta researchers are reporting.
In results that "astounded" school scientists, the molecule, known as DCA, was shown to shrink lung, breast and brain tumours in both animal and human tissue experiments. The study is being published today in the journal Cancer Cell.
"I think DCA can be selective for cancer because it attacks a fundamental process of cancer that is unique to cancer cells," says Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, a professor in the Edmonton university's medical school and a key study author.
In particular, Michelakis says, the molecule appears to repair the damage cancers can cause to mitochondria, the intracellular structures that normally convert food into energy. Located in the cell's cytoplasm, outside its nucleus, critical mitochondrial functions can be suppressed in cancerous cells.
"Cancer cells actively suppress their mitochondria, which alters their metabolism and this appears to offer cancer cells a significant advantage in growth compared to normal cells," Michelakis said in a news release on the study.
Cancer cells bypass mitochondrial energy production, instead using intense glucose conversion to feed themselves, lead study author Sebastien Bonnet said in an interview.
But because mitochondria also regulate cell death, their alteration can make the cancer cells far harder to kill off.
"When a cell is getting too old or doesn't function properly, the mitochondria are going to induce the cell death," says Bonnet, a postdoctoral fellow at the university.
"In cancer, because the mitochondria are not working properly…the cancer cells cannot die, they just keep going and keep going and keep going."
Bonnet says DCA - or dichloroacetate - appears able to reverse the mitochondrial changes in a wide range of cancers, making the malignant cells more vulnerable to normal death programming.
Until recently, researchers believed the damage to mitochondria in cancer cells was permanent. But DCA, which activates a critical enzyme, was shown to reverse the damage and restore normal functions in many cancers.
Bonnet says DCA may also provide an effective cancer treatment because it is easily absorbed - ensuring it can reach areas that other drugs cannot.
Brain tumours, for example, are notoriously hard to treat with chemotherapies.
As well, because it's been used to combat other ailments - like lactic acid build-up in children and heart ischemia --Bonnet says DCA has been shown to have few toxic effects. As well, he says, its previous use in for other diseases means it can be immediately tested on human cancer patients.
Unlike other cancer drugs, DCA did not appear to have any negative effect on normal cells.
A manufactured molecule, DCA is widely available at "every chemistry store", Bonnet says. And, because it is not patented by a pharmaceutical company, it could provide an extremely inexpensive cancer therapy.
"To treat the rats (in lab experiments) one dose of DCA is 0.7 cents per day per rat," he says.
That would translate into "pennies a day" in human trials and treatments.


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June 17, 2012 1:52 pm
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Google Certified Teacher Chris Penny, associate professor with the Department of Professional & Secondary Education at West Chester University, joins the program to discuss the role of Google+ in Higher Education. Penny shares his experiences, which includes utilizing Google+ features for open office hours, collaborative grading, and curated class circles, and expands on the potential role that the platform could play moving forward.
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For everyone who wonders why I don't talk about PR growth hacking any more, the short answer is simple.
Trump does it so well that talking about anything else is redundant. Now I can't talk about Trump or people will walk out of my talks (even if I'm criticizing him, this happened to me once in New York when I brought back an old segment about his reading age).
Do you talk about politics in your copy/with your brand?
If so – why?
If not – why not?
As far as I'm concerned, for me, politics is dangerous territory.
But in the fight for the newsfeed? It may be right for *some* of you. Legendary copywriter Colin Theriot talks more Trump than anyone I know and it really works with his brand.
Recently, out of the blue, top-rated young entrepreneur Josh Forti did a pro-Trump post, resulting in hundreds of comments (many of them negative). I must admit – It was the post I engaged with the most of anything he's put out in months, and thought about his stuff for the first time in months (a bit like the Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad which had the whole world talking about Pepsi for the first time in decades).
I wonder if this was his intention…
So, dear readers… What we saying on politics?? 🏻🏻🏻🏻


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The commercial artery of Tacna is Av. Bolognesi. In the center of the broad boulevard is a several-kilometer-long park, the Paseo Bolognesi. To stroll down the palm-lined Paseo is to walk through Tacna's history.
At the east end of the avenue is the Universidad Nacional. Just west, towards Calle Amazonas, are several Republican-era mansions built after the August 1868 earthquake.
At Amazonas, make a detour one block north to Iglesia EspĂritu Santo. Designed by Juan Batenero, this unusual church has a trefoil-shaped ceiling and floor plan. Returning to Bolognesi, about midways, at Pallardelli, is the market district, with the mercado central and mercado artesanĂa. The median park begins to widen in front of the Hotel Gran Tacna, one of the city's premier hotels.
At Av. Grau is an old steam locomotive. Continuing past the railroad tracks is a park with statues to the various heroes of Tacna's independence movements. At the very end of the Paseo, at the roundabout, is one of the newest architectural features of Tacna, reflecting a new member to its ethnic diversity: Mesquita Bab-Ul-Islam, the Pakastani community's mosque.
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Iglesia EspĂritu Santo is open during the day. Mesquita Bab-Ul-Islam is open to visitors, usually around 4 p.m. (or ring the bell). Also, city tours include this stop on their itinerary. An unusual feature of the Paseo are the irrigation gates one occasionally sees. This controls the flow of the RĂo Caplina, which runs right under the boulevard.
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Near Hotel Gran Tacna is the Museo Postal y Filtélico (Monday-Saturday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Bolognesi 361. Entry: free).
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Yum. I am simply in love with roasted chickpeas. They're high in fiber and a good source of protein for a vegan diet.
Aka garbanzo beans, most people have had these in the canned variety and may think of them as mushy or mealy, and literally beige boring in color. But when roasted, they take on a nice crunch and beautiful color.
They're common in middle eastern food, including serving as the base for hummus and falafel, another couple of my favorites.
But they're more versatile than that and we've had them recently at a nice Italian restaurant that serves them as an amuse bouche to start dinner, and on a vegan avocado breakfast toast at one of the fancy local bakeries, Rose Street/Patisserie 46.
I plan to eat them as snacks, throw on salads and my morning avocado toast for a nice pop of texture.
I foresee experiments with other seasoning combos too. Enjoy!
Roasted chickpeas
- 2 15 oz cans garbanzo beans
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
Rinse, drain and dry beans thoroughly on paper towels. Mix together seasonings and olive oil, toss to coat. Spread evenly on baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. Storing them exposed to air vs in a container keeps them crunchier.