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Isla Vista's Floatopia Fiasco
UCSB's Annual Spring Kick-Off Party Attracts 12,000 Drunken, Littering Beach-Goers
By Sara Tan
Thu Apr 09, 2009 | 12:00am
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON: About 12,000 people-mostly Isla Vista residents-packed the beach for this year's Floatopia, an event that seems set to rival I.V.'s infamous Halloweens in terms of whopping attendance and debauchery. Some are already planning Floatopia 2.
For the unsuspecting UCSB student, there are certain telltale signs that spring has arrived. Bodies, pale from winter, finally exchange their sweatpants for a coat of Banana Boat. The nearly palpable summer sun inspires long days of laying out that turn into even longer nights of partying. And if all other indicators are not so obvious, one event is guaranteed to show that spring quarter has commenced: Floatopia.
On Saturday afternoon, April 4, nearly 12,000 partygoers convened on Isla Vista's narrow coastline to partake in this quintessential beach bash. From Devereux Beach to Campus Point, masses of college students swarmed for a spot on the half-mile stretch of sand to drink, dance, and float among the waves. Homemade rafts and store-bought inner tubes, filled to the brim with beer-toting celebrants, spilled across the sea side-by-side like bowls of cereal floating in a milky ocean. Hundreds watched from their balconies on Del Playa's cliffs as deejays set up camp every quarter-mile, setting the tone for the thousands of beachgoers.
Floatopia 2009 proved to be an environmental disaster.
This year's number of drunken and debauched attendees trumped those of years past and even rivaled Isla Vista's traditional Halloween gathering. The unexpected turnout-which tripled last year's count of 4,000 and blew 2007's estimate of 300 people out of the water-may have spelled success for those participating, but created a nightmare for the county.
According to Lieutenant Brian Olmstead, head of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, Floatopia will end up costing the county tens of thousands of dollars. "It's an unsponsored event so no one can take responsibility," said Olmstead. "The county has to pay for the [medical response, police presence, and cleanup]. They don't get reimbursed because there isn't [anyone who] promoted [the event] that can be billed. It all comes from taxpayers."
Even since its first event-which some say dates back to 1982, but seems more likely to be rooted in a 2006 raft-with-keg launched by graduating engineering students-no one organization has been responsible for establishing the annual beach bash. According to UCSB Excursion Club's director Joshua Taylor, the traditional practice of organizing the event is "like Halloween," meaning that people come no matter by whom or how it's promoted. However, the UCSB Excursion Club was responsible for creating this year's event invitation on Facebook, the social networking Web site that, as in years past, proved responsible for such an explosive turnout.
"We're an outdoors organization," said Taylor. "We just want to get people out and moving and we had so much fun last year that we thought we'd create more press for our club and create the invitation this year." The Facebook invite generated a final tally of 9,675 confirmed guests, a few thousand shy of the actual gathering. But unlike Halloween, a majority of the guests were actual Isla Vista residents.
"I could honestly say that Floatopia was the best day of my I.V. partying career," said UCSB senior Maria De Junio
"I could honestly say that Floatopia was the best day of my I.V. partying career," said UCSB senior Mia Di Julio. She and her roommates barreled through Isla Vista with 30-packs under one arm and rafts held overhead by the other. Traffic jams across Sabado Tarde and Del Playa continued throughout the day as students attempted to squeeze inflatable pools, rafts, chairs, and pretty much anything that could float down the stairs to the beach.
Twelve Thousand Drunks Litter Beaches at Isla Vista's Spring Break Party
Police enforcement and ambulances did the only thing they could: Watch as the unpredictable chaos ensued. Lt. Olmstead said he and his staff were aware of Floatopia, but did not anticipate 12,000 participants. With 12 deputies working (more than the normal number), Olmstead was forced to increase the count to 20 and also had to redistribute both campus and Goleta police because they needed more assistance. The county and UCSB fire departments redeployed resources to assist and rescue teams on jet skis; and helicopters were also deployed for medical evacuations. "We had to use units and ambulances that are usually needed elsewhere in the county : because we really did not know it was going to be this big," said Olmstead.
In Olmstead's opinion, Floatopia is less safe than Halloween in Isla Vista. "It's more dangerous because of the number of people concentrated in one area with alcohol, plus the ocean and the kelp beds." As feared, injuries did occur: Twelve were transported to the hospital by ambulance, and two people fell off the cliffs, one of whom was able to walk away while the other sustained a head injury. Several others cut their feet on broken bottles and at least one was hit in the head by a bottle thrown from balconies, injuries that led to numerous walk-ins at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital's emergency room, which reported a raucous "Halloween-like atmosphere." And there was the expected crime, too: Sixty-nine people were issued citations for various crimes (a majority for minor in possession) and 13 were booked into County Jail (mainly for being drunk in public).
Floatopia
All this had no effect on the crowd, as students continued to line the cliffs, throwing bottles and other objects down onto the masses. "I just got back up and started dancing," said UCSB senior Ashley Moore, who was knocked unconscious by a football flung from the sky.
Though the celebration ended Saturday night, remnants were still visible from the I.V. cliffs as of press deadline, with abandoned rafts and crushed beer cans scattered across the sand. To some, this was the most heinous crime of all, especially for a student body that's long prided itself on environmentalism. Bradley Cardinale, an assistant professor of ecology at UCSB, described Floatopia as "the most egregious events of dumping I have ever seen in this state."
"I think we need to convey what kind of environmental impact this event has to the students and the out-of-towners, because most people don't see the aftermath. Just like Halloween, most people enjoy themselves, and by the time they wake up the next morning, everything has been taken care of or cleaned up," said Zekee Silos
Both the Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board and Coastal Fund organized beach cleanups for the day of the event, but those efforts were thwarted because the party lasted much longer than expected. By the time of the second scheduled cleanup, most of the debris had already been carried out on the high tide. Many can collectors picked up after partyers as they left their trash behind, and the Excursion Club hosted an impromptu beach cleanup on Monday. But the beaches remain in a trashed state of disarray.
Amidst the spectacle caused by the dangerous and environmental concerns of Saturday's events is the bottom line: Students had fun and a "Floatopia 2" invitation is already making the rounds on Facebook for next month. But while the students believe in the future of Floatopia, it remains to be seen how much the county will continue to put up with the environmental and public safety impacts and associated costs. The county's 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr, who represents Isla Vista, understands that "everyone wants to have a good time" but echoed concerns about safety, and is also worried about its expansion. "I saw Floatopia last year and it seemed like a locals only event," said Farr. "But, if this begins to attract people from all over, it [will create] a larger situation and dynamic that concerns us….I want to emphasize that those who participate need to be careful and aware of the dangers when combining alcohol consumption with cliffs and the Pacific Ocean. People can get killed and that's why I'm so concerned."
"I think we need to convey what kind of environmental impact this event has to the students and the out-of-towners, because most people don't see the aftermath. Just like Halloween, most people enjoy themselves, and by the time they wake up the next morning, everything has been taken care of or cleaned up," said Zekee Silos, the vice president of UCSB Associated Students.
"I really think the county and UCSB should capitalize on events [like this and Halloween] to make money for the county and the university, but I realize that they may not want to incur the liability that comes with that, or the association," said Silos. "But I feel like if we can get these events to be more like Fiesta downtown, where culture is celebrated and people take more responsibility for what goes on, we can maybe please both sides."
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One of just seven hospitals in the state to earn top rating seven straight times
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono earned its seventh consecutive 'A' grade from one of health care's most reliable evaluators of quality and patient safety standards--The Leapfrog Group. LVH–Pocono is one of the top hospitals in the nation to earn the consecutive "A" grade for the seventh consecutive time, among only seven hospitals in the state to earn that distinction of demonstrating the highest standards of care for patients.
The ratings, released today, reflect how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections. The Safety Score is designed to give the public information that is useful for choosing a hospital for care.
"To earn our seventh straight 'A' from Leapfrog is a reflection of the unwavering dedication and compassion of our colleagues to ensure the Monroe County community receives the highest level of care in a safe environment, which they should expect," said William K. Cors, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer for LVH–Pocono.
"To be recognized nationally as an 'A' hospital is an accomplishment the whole community should take pride in," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Hospitals that earn an 'A' grade are making it a priority to protect patients from preventable medical harm and error. We congratulate hospital leaders, board members, staff, volunteers and clinicians who work so hard to earn this A."
Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade's methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
About LVHN
Lehigh Valley Health Network includes eight hospital campuses - three in Allentown including the region's only facility dedicated to orthopedic surgery, one in Bethlehem, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton and two in Pottsville, Pa.; 26 health centers caring for communities in seven counties; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices and 19 ExpressCARE locations throughout the region including the area's only Children's ExpressCARE at the Health Center at Palmer Township; pharmacy, imaging, home health services and lab services; extensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes: trauma care at the region's busiest, most-experienced trauma center treating adults and children, burn care at the regional Burn Center, kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer care, orthopedics, and neurology and complex neurosurgery capabilities including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, the Lehigh Valley Heart Institute and the Lehigh Valley Institute for Special Surgery give clinicians of the highest caliber the necessary infrastructure, programs and partnerships to help community members stay healthy and provide the most advanced treatment when needed. The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute is a formal member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance, a transformative initiative to improve the quality of care and outcomes for people with cancer in community health care settings, including access to key MSK clinical trials. Robotic surgery is offered in ten specialties across the health network with more than 10,000 procedures performed since 2007. Lehigh Valley Children's Hospital, the only children's hospital and Level 4 NICU in the region, provides care in more than 30 specialties and general pediatrics. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest has been recognized among the top five hospitals in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report for for five consecutive years. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital–17th Street and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg are national Magnet hospitals for excellence in nursing. Additional information is available by visiting LVHN.org, or following us on Facebook and Twitter.
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I gather from the internet that not everyone loves this film, which is both a shame, and understandable to an extent — it shares certain qualities with other low-budget improvised films (like Joe Swanberg's Happy Christmas). You may know the kind of thing: that tentative awkwardness of the actors as they navigate conversations for the first time, not to mention some of the darker recesses of the characters' emotions — the kinds of things that mainstream films tend to shy away from. For all that it's clearly made as a labour of love, and it looks very polished, with a photographer's eye for framing and cutting together. Rosemarie DeWitt plays the central character of Abby, a massage therapist who starts to become averse to skin, while her brother Paul (Josh Pais) is an introverted and unsuccessful dentist who suddenly finds popularity due to his presumed healing powers, and caught between these two are Paul's daughter Jenny (Ellen Page) and Abby's boyfriend Jesse (Scott McNairy). It's a film of people who have trouble relating to one another, and who exhibit all kinds of social anxieties that may explain a low-level attachment towards various alternative New Age-y therapies — things that wouldn't usually make for gripping cinema, which is probably why it's not going to be a big hit with everyone. However, it does so in an attentive low-key way that pays off dividends in Shelton's more recent Laggies, which marries some of this psychological character work to a bigger budget and stars.


Location, Location, Location!!! This may be the location of the highest traffic count corner in Deer Park bordering the Main Street enterance to Bi-Mart Property being marketed as an incredible commercial location - the home is not suitable for a commercial use.
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Hispania fue una revista ilustrada editada en Barcelona entre 1899 y 1903, escrita en castellano.

Historia

La revista estaba editada en Barcelona, apareciendo su primer número el 1 de enero de 1899. Relacionada con el modernismo, estaba inspirada por la revista alemana Jugend. De tirada inicialmente mensual, pronto pasaría a ser publicada quincenalmente. Su contenido era ecléctico y estaba escrita en castellano.

Fue fundada por Hermenegildo Miralles, propietario de la publicación, mientras que el director artístico de los primeros números fue Josep Pascó. Colaboraron en la revista autores como Josep Triadó i Mayol, Narcís Oller (solo como «consejero literario»), Ezequiel Boixet, Francesc Miquel i Badia o Raimon Casellas, entre otros.

A finales de 1902 fue traspasada a Aleix Clapés, iniciándose una segunda época de la publicación, que se extendería durante el primer semestre de 1903.

Referencias

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Revistas desaparecidas de España
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Revistas en español
Revistas de España del siglo XIX
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DOHA, Qatar--(뉴스와이어) 2019년 03월 22일 -- Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), attended the closing ceremony of the fifth edition of the International Universities Arabic Debating Championship (IUDC) organized by QatarDebate, a member of QF.
The championship - held under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani - took place at Qatar National Convention Centre from March 16-20, 2019, and included 107 teams from 51 Arab and non-Arab countries.
Additionally, while addressing the closing ceremony, Dr. Maarafi thanked Her Excellency Sheikha Hind, in the presence of Mrs. Machaille Al-Naimi, President of Community Development, QF; Elite Academy members; QatarDebate ambassadors; local and international judges; volunteers; and members of the media - including Reuters - as well as Al Jazeera Media Network for serving as the media partner, and Qatar Airways for being the official carrier.


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Hoefer's friend offered an explanation. "The only thing I think this could be for is diamonds." He had previous experience with Monopros, De Beers' Canadian exploration company. He was also an habitué of the Miner's Mess, a YK cafe where industry rumours circulated as thickly as the cigarette smoke.
The buzz was confirmed on a date variously given as November 6 or 7, 1991. That's when the secretive Chuck Fipke stopped pretending to be a gold explorer and faxed a Dia Met news release reporting Northwest Territories diamond recovery, some of it gem quality. It was the first significant find in Canadian history.
That may well be the biggest staking rush the world's seen. As crews fanned out across northern and not-so-northern Canada, suppliers couldn't provide claim posts fast enough. Helicopters couldn't keep up with demand. Work continued through the winter, despite hostile weather, despite darkness that restricted flying time to six hours or less.
"It just kept getting bigger and bigger," Hoefer says. But for many people it couldn't have happened at a better time.
Competition was all but cutthroat, as recounted in books like Treasure Under the Tundra by L.D. Cross and Matthew Hart's Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair. Readers learn of stakers wearing camouflage clothing to evade detection by rivals, of efforts to foil geophysical espionage from enemy aircraft, and of a diplomatic incident provoked by Thor, Diavik-discoverer Eira Thomas' supposed bodyguard, said to be 50% dog, 50% wolf and 100% chickenshit.
Staking wasn't all that went crazy. Once a penny stock, Dia Met passed $8 less than three months after the announcement, according to Hart. In other examples, he noted that pre-discovery Aber Resources shot from 25 cents to $1.35, and later to $2.34. An ex-Dia Met employee started SouthernEra Resources at a penny a share. Within months the company hit $1.90. Speculative fever eventually cooled off but, as Aber approached discovery at Diavik in late 1994, its shares shot from $4 to $6 in one day.
Ekati and Diavik, of course, went on to become NWT diamond mines, joined later by De Beers' Snap Lake. But as the territory's other mines closed due to depletion or commodity prices, and Snap shut due to technical challenges, Gahcho Kué began operations. That continues Lac de Gras' status as the world's third-largest supplier of diamonds by value.
Fipke and Ekati co-discoverer Stewart Blusson succeeded where De Beers had thus far failed. They also helped bring down the giant's near-monopoly. Dia Met partner BHP, like Aber partner Rio Tinto, couldn't be intimidated by De Beers, then a company with a reputation for muscling in on much smaller diamond hopefuls. Lac de Gras hastened a process that began when a Rio predecessor started mining diamonds at Western Australia's Argyle in the early 1980s. De Beers went from controlling about 80% of global rough in the early 1990s to 34% in 2015.
Lac de Gras also helped restore confidence in the ethical standards of gems. Holding among the world's highest environmental and corporate social responsibility standards, Canada guaranteed consumers a source of conflict-free stones. Canadians played a strong role in launching the Kimberley Process, an organization that guards the global diamond market from illicit supply, Hoefer says.
Here at home, diamond miners emphasize community engagement, community responsibility and community benefits, he adds. Lac de Gras mines constitute the NWT's largest private sector employer, creating 29% of the territory's GDP. Indirect benefits bring that up to about 40%, according to the Chamber's data.
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Original Pechanga's Blog: John McCain: Answer the call at 3. a.m, it might be your Son. Hillary, where's Chelsea?
John McCain: Answer the call at 3. a.m, it might be your Son. Hillary, where's Chelsea?
While Hillary Clinton lies about her being in danger while hearing poetry in Bosnia, John McCain knows what it's like to be IN DANGER.
And, his son knows too. Why haven't we heard this before?
Can those of us who have had their civil rights violated count on President McCain to help get them back, or should we trust that Hillary Clinton, who has the wife of the Chief Violator as a backer.... look out for us?


Grant aims to improve college readiness for DeKalb middle school students.
Georgia State University's Perimeter College was awarded a seven-year Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP Grant) that will be used to boost college readiness for DeKalb middle school students.
The GSU Perimeter College GEAR UP program will follow DeKalb County School District (DCSD) middle school students from seventh grade through their first year of college, providing supportive services to help them receive their high school diploma, prepare for postsecondary education and for their careers.
The grant was announced during a special ceremony on May 17 on the university's Clarkston Campus.
Perimeter College will work with students at the following DCSD campuses: Cedar Grove Middle School; Chapel Hill Middle School; DeKalb Alternative School; DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School; International Student Center; Lithonia Middle School; Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School; McNair Middle School; Miller Grove Middle School; Redan Middle School; Salem Middle School and Stone Mountain Middle School.
"We're pleased we're in this partnership, and super excited to start with our students in the seventh grade and walk with them through to college," said Vasanne Tinsley, DCSD deputy superintendent, during the event.
Increase participants' academic performance and preparation for postsecondary education.
Increase the high school graduation rate and enrollment of participants in a postsecondary institution.
Increase participants' and their families' knowledge of postsecondary education options, preparation, and financing.
The college will host an all-school kick off of the program in the fall. To see photos from the kick-off ceremony, please visit our Flickr page.


Your child can now get after school tutoring in subjects such as math, science and ASL with the tutoring delivered in ASL online in your home.
Veditz is the first online, mobile, on-demand and live interactive video chat tutoring platform for the Deaf regardless of where they are or what device they are using.
The School for the Deaf, California CSD Fremont : California School for the Deaf Outreach serves Deaf children on and off campus and families throughout Northern California. We aim to provide support and resources for families and professionals to create optimized language-rich environments for Deaf children at their homes, schools, and social settings.
A New York based company founded by a team of Deaf ASL educators with varied experiences throughout both Deaf and hearing communities. This team understands the importance of promoting and educating American Sign Language (ASL) to ensure successful communication with others using the language.
"Hands & Voices is a safe place to explore options, get unemotional support (although we can be emotional about it!), learn from one another and share what we have in common. We value diversity and honor the role of parents and family as the single greatest factor in raising a WASK, (our favorite acronym: W-ell- A-djusted S-uccessful -Kid)"
"As pediatricians, we need to help parents understand the risks and benefits of different approaches to parent-child communication when the child is deaf. The benefits of learning sign language clearly outweigh the risks. For parents and families who are willing and able, this approach seems clearly preferable to an approach that focuses solely on oral communication."
"Setting Language in Motion: Family Supports and Early Intervention for Babies who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing is a free, web-based resource developed as a collaborative effort between the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program of Boston Children's Hospital. It is based on the Building Blocks of Intervention webinar series created by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Children's."
This VL2 research brief, by Drs. Linda Lytle and Gina Oliva, reviews the research on social-emotional development in children from birth to 12th grade, particularly focusing on deaf and hard of hearing children. The brief includes recommendations for parents and educators on how to support the deaf child's social and emotional development in order to lay the foundations for future social, academic, and life success. To cite this brief: Visual Language and Visual Learning Science of Learning Center. (2016, April). Raising the Whole Child: Addressing Social-Emotional Development in Deaf Children. (Research Brief No. 11). Washington, DC: Linda Risser Lytle & Gina A. Oliva.
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.'s mission is to professionally train dogs to help people and enhance lives while maintaining a lifelong commitment to all dogs we rescue or breed and the people we serve.
YLC is having their 50th Anniversary Reunion May 24-27, 2019. Put it in your calendar and save these dates! Go check out their website for more information.
Their purpose is to provide financial support for operations of Youth Leadership Camp as hosted by NAD; and to provide financial support for deaf youth attending NAD Youth Leadership Camp.
Their goal is to create one million dollar endowment by 2019 when we will celebrate YLC's 50th anniversary.
"The Clerc Center, a federally funded national deaf education center, ensures that the diverse population of deaf and hard of hearing students (birth through age 21) in the nation are educated and empowered and have the linguistic competence to maximize their potential as productive and contributing members of society. This is accomplished through early access to and acquisition of language, excellence in teaching, family involvement, research, identification and implementation of best practices, collaboration, and information sharing among schools and programs across the nation."


In November of 2015 a friend from college, whom I'd been friends with for about 3 years, told me that I was going to be a huge failure and that I was going to go nowhere in life with my mindset. Well, it's been a while and that statement still stabs me deep in the gut. I've dealt a lot with perfection and feeling like a constant failure -- I'm a "type A," a planner, an organizer, "mama bridge" as some might call me. So, as you can imagine, that statement didn't feel good to hear. Side note, isn't it funny how the bad stuff sticks and I wouldn't be able to tell you hardly any of the nice things said that year? Topic for another day, I guess.
Anyway, that persons comment drove me to prove myself; that I was perfect, that I would amount to something, that I'm not going to fail. All of that striving and proving only helped me to fail. I was so focused on being perfect that I failed. I did what I tried to hard to avoid, but that got me thinking.
I'm not perfect, but I think that's what makes me beautiful. Our imperfections make us one of a kind and extravagantly unique. Our clothes of skin and imperfections, like a robe of many colors, set us apart. The scrapes, cuts, torn threads, all of it; that's what makes us, us.
We have got to stop letting someone else's idea of success and perfection drive us to brokenness.
Our fantastical creator designed us knowing that he was going to dispose of the mold every time. Our imperfections simply increase our one of a kind, priceless value.
We are not perfect and that is what makes us lovely."


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Donald Trump Makes Play For Indiana After Nearly Sweeping Rivals In New York
By Asma Khalid
Donald Trump won big in New York yesterday and is expected to pull off wins in the upcoming primary races along the East Coast, too. So the next big question mark hangs over Indiana. Voters head to the polls there on May 3. NPR's Asma Khalid is in Indiana, and he's been talking to voters. She now joins us from the state fairgrounds, where Donald Trump just wrapped up a rally. Hi, Asma.
ASMA KHALID, BYLINE: Hi, Robert.
SIEGEL: Trump brought out a big crowd today in Indianapolis, as he tends to. Tell us what you saw.
KHALID: Well, there were a few thousand people here, and I would say I met an interesting mix of people, including this tattoo artist. He told me he supported Obama - President Obama eight years ago, but now he likes Trump because of sort of a similar message, he said, of change. I think, in some ways, Indiana is very friendly turf for Donald Trump. And I would say that because it's a leading manufacturing state. There are plenty of white, working-class voters. And those are folks who, in other states so far, have supported Trump in higher numbers than any other group. Indiana's also a place that has suffered tremendously, both from trade and opioid abuse. One woman we spoke to called it the Mississippi of the North. Some folks here, I think, are just frustrated, and they're looking for a candidate who could upend, you know, the entire political system. You know, I would also say the fact, though, that Trump was here this afternoon - the day after he swept his home state - you know, not just holding a rally, but he also met with the governor - I think that's a sign of how important Indiana is.
SIEGEL: Fifty-seven delegates, I believe.
KHALID: Exactly.
SIEGEL: Have you been able to get out of Indianapolis yet?
KHALID: Yeah. We spent the day yesterday in Vigo County, Ind. It's in the southwest part of the state. It's actually the most inaccurate bellwether county in the country, so a really fascinating place. And there we met a cross-section of voters. I talked to folks who like Ted Cruz, people who like John Kasich and Donald Trump. And I think that is fairly reflective of the state. I would say, for a lot of the voters, I think what they expressed to me most was that this is a really exciting moment for Hoosiers. They are surprised that they're getting this much attention. I spoke with one gentleman. His name is Randy Gentry. He's the head of the Republican Party in Vigo County. And he says, this is just really unchartered territory for folks.
RANDY GENTRY: If you go back and look at, you know, history as far as presidential races, this is usually over by now - Indiana's not even in play. You know, I mean, we're getting to see something that I've never seen in my lifetime, where we actually are in play.
KHALID: And Gentry told me, you know, he just recently decided to support Trump. But he says folks across the state are realizing that Indiana could be a tipping point.
SIEGEL: Asma, do any of the other candidates seem to have an edge in Indiana?
KHALID: Yeah, well, I've talked to folks who are quite involved in Indiana politics, and they think that all three GOP candidates have a distinct constituency here. Indiana, I think, is kind of unique in that way. And one thing I will say that is clear in terms of local politics in Indiana is that there are two kinds of Republicans in the state. And the two wings of Republican ideology here align almost perfectly with the Kasich and the Cruz campaigns, so let me explain that, you know, for a second. There's the establishment, pro-business wing of the party. This is what folks here would refer to as the Mitch Daniels Republican Party. He was the former governor of Indiana. And this would be a natural support base for John Kasich. He's also - you know, Kasich, being the neighboring - governor of a neighboring state, is well-known. Then, there's also the strong conservative, religious side of the party and a powerful evangelical force would align with Ted Cruz.
SIEGEL: Now, Indiana has already chosen the delegates, the individuals who'll be at the convention. Does - do those choices give an advantage to one candidate over another?
KHALID: Well, the delegates who have been selected so far seem to support John Kasich or Ted Cruz. I think the delegate list is definitely not lined up in favor of Donald Trump. And folks say that they will vote the way that they need to, but thereafter, they may vote for whoever they like after that first ballot at the convention.
SIEGEL: That's Asma Khalid in Indianapolis. Asma, thanks.
KHALID: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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A Taiwan-headquartered insurer with $245 billion in assets under management has made a pair of secondaries commitments.
Fubon Life Insurance committed $80 million a piece to ASF VIII and Lexington Capital Partners IX, according to two filings with the Taiwanese stock exchange.
According to PEI data, this is the first time Fubon has invested with either firm. It has in the past committed to HarbourVest Partners' Dover Street IX and StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund III, both 2015-vintage funds.
Ardian passed the three-quarter mark on fundraising for ASF VIII after just eight months in market, Secondaries Investor reported last week. It has collected at least $9 billion out of a $12 billion target, according to two sources. The fund is already being invested.
Florida State Board of Administration, Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and University of Houston System are among the limited partners in the fund.
Lexington Partners started raising its ninth flagship secondaries fund in February with a target of $12 billion, Secondaries Investor reported.
Florida SBA, Los Angeles Water & Power Employees Retirement Plan and Minnesota State Board of Investment are among its investors.
Asian insurance companies are deploying more capital to alternatives in the hunt for higher yield and greater diversification of assets, Secondaries Investor noted in November.
Insurers in China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia had a four-fold increase in their alternatives allocation between 2013 and 2017, hitting $973.8 billion in 2017. Alternative assets as a percentage of insurers' investable assets have also seen an upward trend – from 12.4 percent in 2013 to 25.2 percent in 2017.


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Fr. Robert I. Grib, SJ When Bob concluded his 31-year career in India, many acknowledged he probably spoke Hindi better than those native to the country!
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When Bob concluded his 31-year career in India, many acknowledged he probably spoke Hindi better than those native to the country!
In Memoriam: Fr. Robert Grib, SJ
Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Robert (Bob) I. Grib, SJ, who died on January 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, Mich. He was 75 years old, a Jesuit for 57 years, and a priest for 43 years.
Bob was born in Chicago on March 31, 1940. He attended Five Holy Martyrs grade school from 1946-54, before moving on to St. Ignatius High School, where he graduated in 1958. He entered the Jesuits in Milford. Ohio on September 1 that year. After pronouncing first vows in 1960, he continued with his juniorate studies at Milford, before moving to West Baden, Ind., in 1962 for philosophy. He completed his philosophy studies in North Aurora, Ill., receiving a master's degree.
Upon completing his philosophical studies, Bob asked to be missioned to Patna, India, for his regency. In 1965, he began to study Hindi for two years at Khrist Raja High School in Bettiah, Bihar, before continuing to teach English and sociology at the high school for another year. From 1968-69, Bob continued his study of Hindi at XTTI in Patna, Bihar. After this special year of language study, Bob moved on to the Papal Athenaeum in Harzaribagh Bihar, for four years of theological studies. He returned to Chicago for his ordination on March 19, 1972, at St. Thomas More Church. Bob completed his Bachelor of Sacred Theology in India in 1973.
From 1973-74, Bob served as dean of the Jesuit Juniorate Program and taught English at XXTI in Patna, Bihar. In 1974, he began three years of service as a parish priest and diocesan youth director at a Catholic church in Bettiah, Bihar. This was followed by his tertianship year at St. Xavier's School in Hazaribagh. From 1977-78, he spent a year of special studies at the Central Hindi Institute in Delhi. Bob professed final vows on November 5, 1977.
From 1978-85 Bob taught Hindi to the novices and junior candidates at XTTI, Naviyoti Niketan in Patna, Bihar. He also served as director of the summer Hindi programs for priests and religious. From 1985-87, Bob conducted training in counseling, spirituality, and neuro-linguistic programming at the Sadhana Institute in Lonavara, Maharashtra. He was the director of candidates at Sanjivan Niwas in Patna, Bihar, from 1987-88. From 1988-89, Bob served as a parish priest in the Catholic Church in Bettiah in the Champaran region of Bihar. Bob was then stationed at Navijyoti in Patna, Bihar, until 1994, directing retreats, youth leadership training, summer Hindi courses, and sessions in neuro-linguistic programming. Finally, from 1994-96, Bob was the Diocesan youth director at the Muzaffarpur Minor Seminary in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. With this final assignment, Bob concluded his 31-year career in India, with many acknowledging that he probably spoke Hindi better than those native to the country!
Upon returning to the United States in 1996, Bob served as a substitute teacher at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis. He then served as pastor at St. Ignatius Parish in Chicago. After a sabbatical year, Bob spent a year and a half as associate pastor at Our Lady of the Brook Parish in Northbrook, Ill., before directing retreats at Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House in Barrington, Ill. From 2002-09, Bob served as an associate pastor at St. Juliana Parish in Chicago. After a semester sabbatical, Bob spent the next year in residence at St. Francis Borgia Parish in Chicago, where he also assisted with music ministry. He was then involved in other music and pastoral ministry, before residing at St. Eugene Parish in Chicago, where his brother, Phil, is a priest in residence. In 2015, Bob moved to Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich., to care for his health.


There have been reports De Sousa has taken the standardized test, however, Falmagne indicated Angola native De Sousa, who moved to the United States a couple of years ago, will take a standardized test on Saturday.
Falmagne said De Sousa, who has not yet returned his letter-of-intent to KU (that will happen in the next couple days; the week-long signing period runs until next Wednesday), could find out if he's allowed to play for KU this season sooner rather than later.
"Probably Monday or Tuesday," Falmagne said.
In the past, however, it has taken the NCAA much longer to make decisions on such eligibility matters.
Falmagne said he had no doubt De Sousa, 19, could contribute to KU's team right away.
At one point, after his sophomore year, De Sousa was the No. 2-rated player in the country by at least one recruiting service but dropped after returning to Luanda, Angola to represent his country in international basketball.
"He truly is a freak of nature," Falmagne told The Star after the power forward committed to KU in August. "His upside is just out of this world. He's a kid that can put his shoulder on the rim. He can dribble, he can shoot, he can post up, he has great footwork. He can play the game of basketball. More than that, he's just a great kid," Falmagne added.
De Sousa chose KU over Maryland, UCLA, Oregon and Indiana. He also had Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, Syracuse and others on his list.
KU coach Bill Self cannot comment on De Sousa until KU receives the signed letter-of-intent.


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Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 87
November 27, 2015 CET: 18:45
Local time: 20:45 USH CSKA
Teodosic, De Colo lead CSKA Moscow past Sassari
In a thriller that went down to the final minute, CSKA Moscow registered its sixth win in Group D by downing Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 93-87 in the Russian capital on Friday. CSKA, which had already qualified to the Top 16, improved to 6-1 in Group D. Sassari dropped to 0-7 and was mathematically eliminated from Top 16 contention. Milos Teodosic led the winners with 21 points and Nando De Colo scored 17 on 12-of-12 free throw shooting. Cory Higgins added 11 and Nikita Kutbanov 10 for CSKA. David Logan led Sassari with 21 points, Christian Eyenga added 19, Marquez Haynes 14 and Jarvis Varnado 10 for the visitors, who bounced back from a slow start to take a 25-26 lead after 10 minutes. CSKA improved its defense after that and found a go-to guy in Teodosic, whose buzzer-beating three-pointer gave the hosts a 50-45 lead at halftime. Teodosic kept pacing CSKA after the break. A three-pointer by Vitaly Fridzon made it 70-58 through three quarters. Sassari started to run its offense through Logan, who had 11 quick points and a huge tomahawk dunk by Eyenga tied it at 82-82. A three-pointer by Haynes tied the game again, 86-86, already in the final minute, but Teodosic answered from downtown and De Colo hit 4 free throws to win it for CSKA down the stretch.
First quarter: Team effort gives Sassari the lead
De Colo got CSKA going with a close basket and Andrey Vorontsevich added free throws for a 4-0 lead. Haynes struck from downtown, but Vorontsevich split foul shots and De Colo soon gave CSKA a 7-3 edge. After Brian Sacchetti buried a triple from the right wing, Fridzon hit free throws. Petway followed a put-back dunk with an off-balance jumper to give the visitors their first lead, 9-10. Fridzon made more foul shots, but Logan buried a rainbow jumper. A corner three by Kurbanov put CSKA back ahead, 14-12. Sacchetti shined with a put-back basket and a backdoor layup by Rok Stipcevic restored a Sassari edge. Pavel Korobkov hit a jump hook and Petway scored in transition. A three-pointer by Milos Teodosic gave CSKA a 19-18 edge. Korobkov and Eyenga hit free throws and a layup by Gia DeVecchi tied it at 21-21. Higgins split foul shots and a three-pointer by Eyenga gave Sassari the lead. Eyenga scored in penetration, but a three-pointer by Teodosic kept CSKA within 25-26 at the end of a very exciting quarter.
Second quarter: CSKA improves defense, bounces back
Higgins shined with a driving layup early in the quarter and a fast break basket by Kurbanov forced Sassari to call timeout at 29-26. Slava Kravtsov split free throws and an off-balance jumper by Logan kept Sassari within 30-28. Logan buried one from downtown, but Demetris Nichols took over with a high-flying put-back slam. An alley-oop dunk by Petway gave the visitors a 32-33 edge. Nichols buried a three-pointer and Eyenga nailed a mid-range jumper. Teodosic did better with a bomb from downtown for a 38-35 CSKA lead. De Colo drew a couple of fouls and hit 4 free throws to boost the hosts' lead to 7. After Matteo Formenti buried a corner triple, Kyle Hines took over with a dunk and Higgins pushed CSKA ahead 45-38. Eyenga beat the shot clock with a three-pointer, erased Hines's driving layup with a big basket in penetration and soon added a put-back slam to bring Sassari within 2. A big triple by Teodosic fixed the halftime score at 50-45.
Third quarter: Teodosic shines as CSKA takes off
Teodosic fired in a mid-range jumper soon after the break, as CSKA now tried twin point guards with him and Aaron Jackson together on court. Jarvis Vanardo dunked, but so did Vorontsevich for a 54-47 CSKA cushion. Haynes nailed a three-pointer, but Teodosic buried another five-meter jumper off the dribble and Kurbanov struck from downtown to boost the hosts' margin to 9. Haynes sank another one from beyond the arc only to see Teodosic score in penetration. A free throw by Hines kept the hots in control. Eyenga shined with a big basket in the low post and after Hines split free throws, a three-pointer by Logan gave Sassari hope at 63-58. Higgins hit foul shots, which Korobkov followed with a tip-in to boost CSKA's lead to 9. Sassari struggled to score for the first time in the game and a three-pointer by Fridzon made it a double-digit game, 70-58, at the end of the quarter.
Fourth quarter: Eyenga, Logan lead Sassari back
Stipcevic tried to ignite a Sassari comeback with a quick basket early in the quarter. Nichols collected a steal and scored at the other end, but Varnado erased that with a tip-in. Haynes scored in penetration to bring Sassari within 72-64. Higgins followed a three-pointer with a driving basket, but Logan struck twice from downtown, one from each wing, to get his team even closer. Nichols and Varnado traded baskets before De Colo struck from downtown to keep CSKA way in control. Logan hit another big triple and Varnado added a layup-plus-foul that made it a 5-point game with four minutes left. Logan hit a three-pointer in transition and an outstanding dunk by Eyenga tied it at 82-82. De Colo hit free throws and a dunk by Kurbanov gave CSKA some fresh air, 86-82, with two minutes left. Sacchetti split free throws and a triple by Haynes tied it again, 86-86, with 59 seconds left. After Teodosic hit a critical three-pointer, Varnado split free throws and De Colo hit 4 attempts from the line for an 93-87 CSKA lead with 7 seconds left, which was enough to seal the outcome.
Referees: JAVOR, DAMIR; KOROMILAS, ELIAS; KOWALSKI, MARCIN
CSKA Moscow 25 25 20 23
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 26 19 13 29
1 DE COLO, NANDO 26:57 17 1/5 1/2 12/12 3 3 3 1 1 1 9 26
3 KULAGIN, DMITRY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 TEODOSIC, MILOS 25:32 21 3/4 5/10 2 2 3 2 1 4 2 15
7 FRIDZON, VITALY 11:49 7 0/1 1/2 4/4 1 1 1 1 2 2 6
8 NICHOLS, DEMETRIS 17:45 9 3/4 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
9 JACKSON, AARON 12:59 0/1 0/2 1 1 1 1 1 2 -5
12 KOROBKOV, PAVEL 8:24 6 2/2 2/2 1 1 4 1 4
15 KRAVTSOV, VIACHESLAV 4:46 1 1/2 1 1 2
20 VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY 22:15 5 1/2 3/4 5 3 8 4 15
22 HIGGINS, CORY 24:38 11 2/2 1/2 4/6 1 1 4 1 3 3 4 12
41 KURBANOV, NIKITA 18:24 10 2/3 2/2 3 4 7 1 1 2 1 15
42 HINES, KYLE 26:31 6 2/5 2/4 2 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 8
Totals 200:00 93 16/29 11/23 28/34 13 20 33 15 5 12 4 4 20 26 109
Head coach: ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
0 HAYNES, MARQUEZ 22:18 14 1/6 4/7 3 1 2 4 1 3
1 PETWAY, BRENT 12:57 8 4/5 2 1 3 1 5 6
3 LOGAN, DAVID 31:07 21 3/7 5/8 1 1 3 3 3 2 14
5 FORMENTI, MATTEO 13:02 3 0/1 1/2 1 2 3 1 1 2 4
8 DEVECCHI, GIACOMO 12:17 2 1/1 3 1 2 2 4
9 PELLEGRINO, FRANCESCO 2:20 1 1
10 D'ERCOLE, LORENZO 2:56 0/1 1 -2
11 MARCONATO, DENIS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 SACCHETTI, BRIAN 32:37 6 1/3 1/1 1/2 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 10
24 STIPCEVIC, ROK 20:35 4 2/8 0/2 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2
31 EYENGA, CHRISTIAN 29:24 19 6/9 2/5 1/2 1 6 7 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 23
32 VARNADO, JARVIS 20:27 10 4/7 2/3 5 1 6 2 1 3 4 5 17
Totals 200:00 87 22/48 13/25 4/7 18 15 33 18 6 10 4 4 26 20 87
Head coach: CALVANI, MARCO
ITOUDIS, DIMITRIS
"Nothing is easy in our life. You have to work hard to win. When we prepared for the game, we asked the team not to let the opponents receive anything easy. Still, we had a sloppy start, first of all defensively, and let the opponents do a lot of easy things. As I warned before the game, Dinamo played with different level of intensity. They had 7 team rebounds taking loose balls, they had 18 offensive rebounds overall, the set the tempo on defense, pressured us. In the third quarter, we took over and went up by 12, but Logan and Haynes played great and allowed their team to tie it in the end. We will study why we let it happen. But in the clutch we created good spacing, we made right decisions and got key plays from Teodosic, De Colo and Kurbanov. Hines made 2 huge blocks. The game will be a good lesson for us."
CALVANI, MARCO
"We played good game, but not good enough to win. You need to play a little better if you want to win in Moscow. CSKA knows the ways to win and we have to improve many small things, to change our mentality to compete in Euroleague. We had a bad third quarter but did not give up. We have the same number of rebounds, just 10 turnovers, so we were able to fight and the score was tied with 15 seconds to go. But we allowed the rebound on our glass and Teodosic made an important three-pointer – everyone knows that he is capable of hitting big shots."
KURBANOV, NIKITA
"It was a tough game for us. We didn't cope with Dinamo playing one-on-one and we missed some rebounds. Sassari is a fast, athletic and good-shooting team. Today, we just didn't keep up with our opponent on defense. We are definitely not relaxed. Every game is like a final for us."
DE COLO, NANDO
"I think we didn't really respect our opponent. They have a really good team and they came in with nothing to lose and played good basketball. We need to play better defense. I think we did it in the third quarter. But after we let them find their rhythm again and this is why the game was very difficult at the end."
LOGAN, DAVID
"It was a tough game for us. We have a new coach. We played really well, did what we wanted to do in the game. Maybe we were scared a little bit and did not play all the way through when we needed to move forward. We will learn from our mistakes. CSKA got some important offensive rebounds and it was one of the crucial moments in the fourth quarter – and they just scored. We will keep playing hard."
Nando De Colo - CSKA Moscow
Marco Calvani - Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Rok Stipcevic - Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Vitaly Fridzon - CSKA Moscow
Brent Petway - Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Milos Teodosic - CSKA Moscow
David Logan - Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
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Panathinaikos Athens 69
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Fucked Up + Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement - SALE!
Fucked Up & Photocopied
Raw, brazen and totally intense, Fucked Up + Photocopied is a collection of frenetic flyers produced for the American punk scene between 1977 and 1985. Many were created by the musicians themselves and demonstrate the emphasis within the punk scene on individuality and the manic urge of its members to create things new.
Images were compiled out of whatever material could be found, often photocopied and, still warm, stapled to the nearest telephone pole to warn the world about next week's gig.
One glance and you can sense the fury of live performances by bands such as Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys and The Minutemen, and, through the subtext the reader is exposed to the psyche of a generation of musicians stripped bare: The Germs, J.F.A, NOFX, X, The Circle Jerks, Devo, The Exploited, The Screamers, The Cramps, The Dils, The Avengers and more.
Published by Gingko Press
9 1/2'' x 11 3/4'' (242 x 299 mm)
1,500 color and b/w illustrations, English
by: Gingko Press


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Заешкото краче, още заешка лапа, е популярен талисман. В някои култури кракът на заек се носи като амулет, за който се смята, че носи късмет. Това убеждение се поддържа от хора на много места по света, включително Европа, Китай, Африка и Северна и Южна Америка. Във варианти на това суеверие, заекът-донор трябва да притежава определени атрибути, като например да е убит на определено място, използвайки определен метод, или от лице, притежаващо определени характеристики (напр. от мъж с кръстосани очи).

Бенджамин Радфорд прави предположението, че заешкият крак може да бъде свързан с европейски талисман за късмет, наречен "Ръка на славата" – ръка, отрязана от обесен мъж и след това осолена.

На хумориста Р. Е. Шей се приписва остроумието: "Зависи от краката на заека, ако искаш, но помни, че не е работило за заека."

В северноамериканската култура
Вярата в северноамериканския фолклор може да произхожда от системата на народната магия, известна като "hoodoo". Редица ограничения свързани с талисмана се налагат, най-вече за това, че трябва да е лявото задно стъпало на заек и дали е застрелян или по друг начин заловен в гробище. Някои източници казват, че заекът трябва да бъде взет по пълнолуние, а други посочват новолуние. Някои казват вместо това, че заекът трябва да се вземе в петък или дъждовен петък или петък 13-и. Някои източници казват, че заекът трябва да бъде застрелян със сребърен куршум, докато други казват, че кракът трябва да бъде отрязан, докато заекът е още жив.

Различните ритуали, предложени от източници, макар и да се различават значително един от друг, споделят общ елемент на необичайното и обратното на това, което се смята за добро и благоприятно. Заекът е животно, в което вещиците могат да променят формата си, както за Изобел Гоуди се твърди, че може да се трансформира. Казват, че вещиците са били активни по време на пълнолунието и новолунието.

Източници

Фолклор на САЩ
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Can you lose belly fat by belly dancing? – Belly Dancing Clothes Plus Size
So do you just have to keep your belly fat at an all-time high for a week?
Yes, which is what we did, but when we got back to our normal eating, our stomach was in fact smaller than in that week. After that we lost the belly fat, the abdominal mass, and the stomach had started to shrink, leaving our stomach slightly bigger than before.
What did you eat during your stomach-shrinking period?
We used to eat a lot of rice.
Okay, so you ate rice?
Did you really eat rice all day during your stomach-shrinking period?
Yes, we ate rice all day. We had two courses of rice for lunch and dinner at all hours.
What were you eating?
Rice consisted of three types [of rice]: buckwheat, wheat, and brown rice for breakfast and dinner.
Rice for breakfast, dinner, tea.
Why rice? Rice is a very rich source of protein. During an eight-week stomach-shrinking study, did you lose weight on the rice?
No, we really did not [lose weight] on rice.
Because the stomach is a muscle. If we stretch it, the muscles will lose weight.
Is it that muscle that holds in the food after you have eaten?
Yes, the stomach is very powerful. And it also takes energy from your body when it is stretched, which is why there is a lot of tension.
So, if you are stretching it, it is not a loss of energy.
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Nato's biggest military alliance has said it needs to focus on its mission rather than trying to force members to stick to the "rules" as it is in the middle of a crisis in Ukraine.
Nato's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said the EU's foreign policy chief had "undermined his authority".
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Relations between Russia and Nato have worsened since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula in March 2014.
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Mr Stoltenberg said the alliance had to deal with the crisis first before trying to enforce the rules.
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We report here a systematic photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and theoretical study of divalent transition metal (TM) EDTA complexes [EDTA·TM(II)]2− (TM = V–Zn), along with the Ca(II) species for comparison. Gaseous TM dianions (TM = Ca, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn) were successfully generated via electrospray ionization, and their PE spectra, with 157, 193, and 266 nm photons, were obtained at 20 K. The spectrum of each TM complex shows an extra peak at the lowest electron binding energy (eBE), compared to that of [EDTA·Ca(II)]2−. DFT calculations indicate a hexacoordinated metal–EDTA binding motif for all complexes, from which the vertical detachment energies (VDEs) are calculated and these agree well with the experimental values. The calculations further predict negative or very small VDEs for TM(II) = V, Cr, and Fe, providing a rational explanation for why these three dianionic species are not observed in the gas phase. Direct spectral comparison, electron spin density differences, and MO analyses indicate that the least bound electrons are derived from TM d electrons with appreciable ligand contributions, in contrast to [EDTA·Ca(II)]2−, in which the detachment is entirely derived from the ligand. The extent of ligand modulation, i.e. non-innocence of EDTA ligands in the oxidation process, is found to vary across the 3rd row of TMs. Comparing the gas-phase VDEs of [EDTA·TM(II)]2− with the 3rd ionization potentials of TMs and solution phase oxidation potentials reveals intrinsic correlations among these three quantities, with deviations being largely modulated by the ligand participation. The detailed microscopic information about the intrinsic electronic structures and bonding motifs of these complexes obtained in this work will help better understand the rich redox chemistries of these ubiquitous species under diverse environments. The present work, along with our previous studies, indicates that PES coupled with electrospray ionization is a unique ion spectroscopic tool that not only provides intrinsic electronic structure and bonding information about redox species, but also can predict the related electron transfer chemistries with quantitative capability.


Each year, the FBI records and shares information related to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. This is valuable information to have because it gives us insight into what weapons and ammunition are being used against officers in the field.
In the last 10 years (2008 to 2017), the FBI reported that 455 officers were feloniously killed in the US and Puerto Rico by firearms, including handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
The following information has been pulled from the FBI's Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted (LEOKA) Program. The LEOKA Program is one of a number of entities that report information concerning line-of-duty deaths and/or assaults of law enforcement officers in the United States. Each organization has its own purpose and may use different methods to collect and report information or focus on somewhat different aspects of these important topics. Therefore, care should be taken not to compare LEOKA data to data provided by other entities, such as the Officer Down Memorial Page, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and others.
When it comes to handguns, the range of ammunition used is quite varied; however, when evaluating the results of officer deaths caused by rifles, there are two clear "standouts": .223 Caliber and 7.62x39mm. In fact, these two rounds make up for more than half of all officer deaths from rifle fire.
While these rounds can be used in more than one specific rifle, the vast majority of .223 Caliber (closely related to the 5.56mm) rounds are typically used in an AR15-style rifle, and the most common weapon used with 7.62x39mm ammo is the well-known AK-47.
These have become well-known rifles lately due to their popularity among the bad guys for use in mass public and school shootings.
The table above narrows down the details from the previously table by specifically sharing the number of officers whose body armor was penetrated, causing the death of the officer.
Again, the ammunition used to kill the most officers over the past 10 years has been the .223 Caliber and 7.62x39mm. These rounds are not only the cause of death for law enforcement officers in general, but they are also the ones that penetrate an officer's body armor in order to cause the fatality.
After reviewing these devastating numbers - actually…not just numbers, but lives lost - it should be clear that officers need more protection on a daily basis. Police departments and other law enforcement agencies need to consider what we're asking of these men and women who serve to protect us: to put their lives on the line every day.
It is not uncommon for law enforcement officers to only wear NIJ Level IIIA soft armor on a regular basis, and then "armor up" if a situation demands it. But, with new developments like our Duritium(r) technology, officers can, in fact, wear Level III (and even Level III+ Special Threat) protection without the extra bulk and weight of traditional ceramic and steel body armor plates. Our thinnest, lightest NIJ Level III compliant Duritium III+PA plates weigh just 2.7 pounds (1.2 kg) for a 10"x12" (25.4cm x 30.5cm) shooter cut.
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Following surgery on both ankles, a patient who has been able to continue with ambitious walks, including Ethiopia in 2013, has donated £1000 to The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH). Mr John Orford, a retired IT Manager from Shrewsbury, was so pleased to 'get his life back' he wanted to contribute to thank staff, especially Kenyon ward, at the specialist hospital.
John Orford, 67, serious walker for over 50 years, started trekking as a teenager in the Lake District peaks and later up the Munros in Scotland. For an eight year period from 2000, he and his wife Pam undertook expeditions across the globe - from the South American Andes, the African mountains and deserts, the Himalayas, Australia to northern Iceland. However in 2008, his arthritic ankles became too much and eventually he sought medical advice.
In November 2011, RJAH Orthopaedic Consultant Mr Andrew Bing fused his right ankle to give relief from the joint pain, as his ankle had almost ceased up and the bone overgrowth had twisted his foot inwards. Nearly a year later, the same surgeon replaced his left ankle, which still moved but was painful until surgery relieved this.
Since his second operation in 2012, he has not looked back. John Orford worked hard on his rehabilitation and in July 2013 completed a 9 mile charity walk across the Morecambe Bay in 4 hours and then in October last year, he and his wife joined a group of friends on a walking trip in the Ethiopian lakes and mountains. He reflects that he waited too long before seeking help with his damaged ankles, advising people to use the specialist services available, "Since my operations at RJAH, I would now recommend anyone who experiences joint pain to act early and if offered to take treatment – it's well worth it!"
On his hospital experience, John says, ""RJAH was friendly from the outset and I felt comfortable there. The staff are lovely, everything was explained to me and it happened as expected. I thought the standard of care was excellent."
Now John is looking forward to their 2014 walking trip, commenting "The big question now is where to go next? Whilst I have visited countries in six continents, it's a big world out there. The shortlist is down to Botswana, China, Cambodia, New Zealand or Hawaii!"
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Q: How can $\sigma^2$ be derived as a function of $\mu$ in a Gaussian pdf? I have a Gaussian pdf defined as
$$f_X(x) =\frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}\exp\left\{-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}\right\}$$
whose $\mu = \frac{d^2}{6D}$, where $d$ is distance parameter and $D$ is the diffusion coefficient.
How can $\sigma^2$ be derived from $\mu$? And will it be a function of $d$ and $D$ as well?
This is what I have come up with.
To my understanding,  $$\sigma^2=Var(X)$$ $$=E(X^2)-E(X)^2$$
where $E(X)^2 = \mu^2 = (\frac{d^2}{6D})^2$.
How can I proceed from here? How can $=E(X^2)$ be obtained?
or Is this a wrong approach? If so, what should I do?

A: The mean and variance parameters in a normal distribution are both free parameters, so setting the mean parameter does not impose any restrictions on the variance parameter.  Hence, without more information on any outside restrictions, there is no way to "derive" the variance from the mean.  It appears in your question that you have a formula for the mean parameter that comes from exogenous variables.  Unless you also have a formula for the variance from these exogenous variables (which is not specified), you are out of luck.

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El districte de Landshut, en alemany Landkreis Landshut, és un districte (Landkreis), una divisió administrativa d'Alemanya de la regió administrativa de la Baixa Baviera a l'estat federat de l'Estat Lliure de Baviera (Freistaat Bayern). Limita al nord i en sentit horari amb el districte de Kelheim, Straubing-Bogen, Dingolfing-Landau, Rottal-Inn, Eichstätt, Mühldorf, Erding i Freising. Compta amb una població de 142.400 habitants (2017).

Història
La ciutat de Landshut va ser fundada el 1204 per la família Wittelsbach de Baviera. Des de llavors, la regió sempre ha estat part de Baviera.

El districte actual es va establir el 1972 mitjançant la fusió dels antics districtes de Landshut, Rottenburg i Vilsbiburg i afegint alguns municipis dels districtes circumdants.

Geografia
El districte comprèn un paisatge natural a les dues ribes del riu Isar.

Economia
Molts residents treballen a la planta d'automòbils de la BMW de Dingolfing (anteriorment Glas) que es va expandir massivament durant la dècada de 1970. Altres es desplacen diàriament a Munic, que es troba a 74 km al sud-oest.

La primera central nuclear d'investigació a Niederaichbach va ser desmantellada i va tornar al seu estat natural el 1995. Dos reactors nuclears, coneguts com a Isar I i Isar II, al districte d'Essenbach segueixen operatius: la generació d'energia nuclear continua sent una important font laboral local.

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The small South Tyrolean Green Hotel is a family enterprise in the true sense of the word: while father Georg and son Hansjörg handle the general management of the hotel, including tending cattle, son Elmar delights guests with organic culinary creations. Mother Marianne and her team take care of the guests and make sure that the house is always clean and running smoothly.
A stay in the Pennhof Eco Hotel is more than just a holiday. Daily life on the organic farm is so varied, making your time here in Barbiano a real adventure. When it comes to keeping children entertained, everything from the playground to zoo is within easy reach.
The Pennhof farm was first mentioned in documents in 1070 AD and the property has been in the possession of the Braun family for almost 200 years. In 1973, the Pennhof opened its doors to guests for the first time; before that, the family lived exclusively from agricultural business. Since then, the farm has grown its own produce and is now a certified Eco Hotel. While primarily using its own produce, the farm's foodstock is also supplied from regional organic farms, in particular from the surrounding area.
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I've been watching Project Runway for the past few weeks. Normally I avoid reality TV shows like bird flu, but I'm watching this one because after over 14 years of reality programming (counting endless installments of The Real World), at long last I know one of the contestants. I went to high school with Angela Keslar, the designer everyone loves to hate this season. She was a year ahead of me: I was in the class of '92 at Westmont Hilltop High School in good old Johnstown, PA, and she was in the class of '91. I don't really remember much about her from school, and I didn't know her well enough to say if she was as bitchy then as the show makes her out to be now. I think she was involved in the theater, but I could be confusing her with someone else in her class. She may have been in the chorus with me, but lots of students were in the chorus. But I did go to school with her. So I've got that little connection to someone who is only marginally famous in her own right.


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The campaign will also be the biggest in the brand's history in the Philippines.
TASTE THE FEELING. The Coca-Cola Company partners with the world's top creatives in fashion, music, and the arts to give its new campaign a more sensory feel.
MANILA, Philippines –The Philippine unit of The Coca-Cola Company took part in the globally synchronized launch of "Taste the Feeling," the softdrink giant's newest campaign covering all Coca-Cola trademarks Coke, Coke Light, and Coke Zero.
During its Philippine launch on January 21, Coca-Cola Philippines Vice President for Marketing Stephan Czypionka said the new campaign will be different from its earlier efforts, including the "Open Happiness" campaign that was rolled out in 2009.
For one, the product will again be the "hero" in this campaign.
"The simple pleasure of drinking Coca-Cola makes any moment special. That's the campaign idea and that's so important to us," he shared. "What really makes us happy is the sum of all these everyday moments and Coca-Cola wants to make these more special and memorable," he added.
BACK TO ROOTS. Coca-Cola Philippines VP for Marketing Stephan Czypionka says the new campaign will place the product at the heart of all its communications.
In an interview with Entrepreneur Philippines, Czypionka explained that the "Taste the Feeling" campaign was grounded in the brand's core value—happiness. And according to him, this is the reason behind the decision to go back to its roots.
Marketing-wise, the new global campaign will be more product-focused and down-to-earth, evident with the initial set of photographs, music, and videos rolled out during the launch.
Czypionka said that there is a significant shift with the way the photographs used are produced. The Coca-Cola Company (based in Atlanta, Georgia) commissioned fashion photographers to do the job.
To complete the experience, TV and online commercials will also have a new sound. For the brand, music has always played a big role in its advertising efforts.
TOP OFFICIALS. Most of Coca-Cola Philippines' top executives joined major distributors and members of the press who gathered at The Manila Peninsula in Makati City for the new campaign launch. From left: VP for Public Affairs and Communications Adel Tamano; Czypionka; VP for Finance Eduardo Rearte; and VP for Integrated Marketing Communication Jesus Ferreira.
The campaign will be the biggest in the brand's history in the country.
Apart from the heavy budget for TV and online advertising, Coca-Cola Philippines is set to distribute 4 million samples and create 4 million moments of happiness for free within a 6-month span of the launch, bringing the "experience" to various universities and public venues nationwide.
Czypionka said social media will play a big role for "Taste the Feeling," something that was not done in most campaigns in the past.
It has even put up a 24/7 Consumer Interaction Center to keep in touch with the lovers of the brand and with others who may want to connect with the company.
Coca-Cola, founded in 1886, regards the Philippines as an important market, as the country was the first venture of company outside the U.S. The first bottle of Coke was sold in Manila in 1912.
Czypionka said that in 1912, their colleagues from then had a very simple job. They sold one beverage, Coke, in one bottle format. To date, the company is selling 18 different brands across seven beverage categories.
"We offer 42 different beverage options. Our teams are still working hard to increase the number of options every year," he said.
In the third quarter of 2015, the Philippine bottling partner, Coca-Cola Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B de C.V. (Femsa) announced a $1.2 billion investment until 2020 for the expansion of the company's facilities, as well as to beef up its distribution and operations in the country.
Currently, Coca-Cola Philippines operates 19 bottling plants nationwide, employs more than 10,000 Filipinos, and sells its products through over 900,000 retail outlets across the country.
NEW SET OF BRAND AMBASSADORS. During the new campaign launch, Coca-Cola Philippines also presented some of its newest ambassadors. From left: Bailey May, Ylona Garcia, James Reid, Czypionka, Enchong Dee, Janella Salvador, Liza Soberano, and Enrique Gil.


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Mallory Adair
Mallory Adair is a senior social work major from Kingwood, Texas. While at UMHB, Mallory has been involved in Phi Alpha, Freshmen Outreach, Cru for Life, Cru Knights, and has been a mentor for Raising Arrows. Mallory is passionate about photography, chicken nuggets, goats, her pup Charlie, and The Office. In the future, Mallory plans to go into the field of social work with an emphasis in foster care and adoption.
Alexis Goddard
Alexis Goddard is a senior social work major from Livingston, Texas. While at UMHB, Alexis has been involved in Homecoming Steering Committee, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Phi Alpha Honor Society, Welcome Week, Rec Staff, and is serving as the director of Miss MHB. Alexis is passionate about turning weeds into wildflowers – realizing that many people are looked down upon as weeds when in reality, they are wildflowers in need of a little transformation. In the future, Alexis plans on using her degree to help people who need an extra boost through non-profit agencies.
Haleigh Johnson is a senior public relations major from LaVernia, Texas. While at UMHB, Haleigh has been involved in Student Foundation, Gamma Beta Phi, Go Now Missions, is a Student Organizations Assistant, and is a small group leader at First Baptist Temple. Haleigh is passionate about adoption, community, music, and people. In the future, Haleigh plans on pursuing a career in Public Relations or Marketing in a ministry.
Schyler Malloy
Schyler Malloy is a senior psychology major from League City, Texas. While at UMHB, Schyler has been involved in Spanish Club, Psi Chi, Welcome Week, and Stunt Night. Schyler is passionate about Jesus, people, dogs, and Nacho Libre. In the future, Schyler plans on attending graduate school to pursue a career in child life specialty.
Megan Mendiola
Megan Mendiola is a senior management and marketing major from West, Texas. While at UMHB, Megan has been involved in Cru for Life, Easter Pageant, Vista Community Church, Hope Pregnancy Center, and directing Revival. Megan is passionate about the enneagram, Hallmark Christmas movies, and all things Gilmore Girls. In the future, Megan plans on working for a non-profit adoption center or do sports marketing.
Annah Jane Paschall
Annah Jane Paschall is a senior art education major from Katy, Texas. While at UMHB, Annah Jane has been involved in Miss MHB, Student Foundations, and FYC. Annah Jane is passionate about living her life honoring to God, loving people genuinely, and living outside her comfort zone. In the future, Annah Jane plans on teaching others the importance of art and how it affects people's lives.
Homecoming King Nominees
Luke Adams
Luke Adams is a senior nursing major from New Braunfels, Texas. While at UMHB, Luke has been involved in FYC, Cru Knights, the Baptist Student Ministry, Cru for Life, Welcome Week, and Student Government Association. Luke is passionate about dogs and helping people. In the future, Luke plans on pursuing a career in pediatric nursing with a focus on intensive care.
Isaac Felan
Isaac Felan is a senior exercise physiology major from Waco, Texas. While at UMHB, Isaac has been involved in directing Cru Knights, assistant directing Miss MHB, Campus Activities, Rec Staff, Welcome Week, the Vista Community Church, and has served as an FYC leader. Isaac is passionate about people following their dreams, eating their favorite food, and having a great time. In the future, Isaac plans on becoming a certified personal trainer and eventually open a developmental gym for young athletes living in poverty.
Caleb Fitzwater
Caleb Fitzwater is a senior marketing major from Kalispell, Montana. While at UMHB, Caleb has been involved in Student Foundation, Campus Activities, Vespers, the Baptist Student Ministry Lead Team, has served as an FYC leader, and is the current reigning Mr. Crusader Knights. Caleb is passionate about writing and performing music. In the future, Caleb plans on working to become a creative director and begin the process of writing and producing his own music.
Jackson Godoy
Jackson Godoy is a senior marketing major from Crosby, Texas. While at UMHB, Jackson has been involved in Cru Baseball, Hope House, Vista Community Church, Easter Pageant, HOCO Media Team, Welcome Week Steering Committee, Student Government Association as Senior Class Senator, and American Marketing Association. Jackson is passionate about being present. In the future, Jackson plans on getting a job at a creative ad agency around the Austin area.
Joey Mainini
Joey Mainini is a senior social work major from Boerne, Texas. While at UMHB, Joey has been involved in Student Foundation, FYC, Welcome Week Steering Committee, youth ministry at Impact Temple, the Baptist Student Ministry Core Team, Belton Christian Youth Center, Project HEARTBEAT with Belton ISD, has been a camp counselor at Sonlight Christian Camp, and Easter Pageant, where he will be portraying Jesus this upcoming spring. Joey is passionate about mentoring and giving back to his community. In the future, Joey plans on staying in the Belton area and working for a local school or after-school program.
Daniel Martinez is a senior marketing major from Murrieta, California. While at UMHB, Daniel has been involved in directing Cru Knights, serving in Student Government Association as the Senior Class President, and the Vista Community Church. Daniel is passionate about photography, music, Vans (the shoe), and mental health. In the future, Daniel plans on pursuing a career in the marketing field as well as serving the surrounding community.
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