Prerequisites: Successful completion of Mathematik / Mathematics, Mikroökonomie / Microeconomics, Statistik / Statistics. Grundlagenausbildung should be completed.
There are a number of small home assignments. Students are expected to be able to present and comment on their home assignment solutions in class. The average points across all assignments constitute bonus points to students' exams. The final written exam lasts 120 minutes yielding a maximum of 120 points.
The course covers selected topics in Applied Economics such as the economics of Multinational Enterprises, International Economics, Labour Economics or Microeconomics.
A compulsory reading list will be published on Moodle prior to the start of the course.


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SF Cheer Will Give You Something To Be Proud Of
by Matt Baume | June 28, 2009 3:19 pm	| in Culture | 2
Despite the name, there's not a lot of real pride at SF Pride — it was mostly dominated by listless stalls, thumpy music, and booth-food. Ho hum. And worst of all, the exposed skin was far less plentiful than what we'd been led to expect. The whole shebang was getting a little dull on Saturday when suddenly a throng of cheerleaders appeared to rejuvenate the proceedings.
This certainly was a stand-out show: they cleared an intersection, then proceeded to flip, kick, split, grind, and bounce, all with big grins and sparkly pom-poms. And suddenly, the assembled onlookers weren't just milling around looking for shade, but cheering — yaaaaay! And also, gasping; some of these folks were achieving serious air time — and they were doing it over asphalt.
We only saw one near-disaster: during a contest to see which group could throw someone the highest, one girl was tossed up and to the side. Incredibly, despite flying in a totally unexpected direction, she tucked herself and landed intact, caught by one guy who was able to make it underneath her in time. It all happened in about a second and a half.
Local heroes Cheer SF (who, BTW, are holding tryouts in July) were joined by groups from San Diego, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. (We think — there doesn't appear to be any mention anywhere on SF Pride's site of who was there) It was, by far, the highlight of Saturday's Pride; it reminded us just what it's like to burst with pride on behalf of some folks who can really accomplish amazing things.

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It would be a hassle to have to carry your receipt around with you all the time though. Kinda like the capacity limit set in Colorado but those who bought 30 round mags prior to the effective date of the limit were grandfathered. I kind of doubt that those mags in California will remain legal but one never knows these days. The AR mags have a month/year stamped on them but that may not be adequate proof in California.
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Microwave radio technicians are fully deviated.
The funny thing? I work in the gun industry. EVERYONE was out of those mags that week. GONE...I thought it was beautiful.
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Gun carry permits and the 2nd amendment only confirm what is a God given right to protect ones life and the lives of loved ones from evil.
Speed is only a matter of money. How fast do you want to go?
If you're someone who owns "high capacity" magazines, you must want to commit mass carnage, not hunt or partake in the shooting sports.
Funny thing I have none of those so-called "high capacity" magazines all of mine are NORMAL capacity and yet I have no desire to commit a mass shooting.
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A strange, inexplicable thing just happened.
All those large capacity mags that were lost in tragic boat accidents just floated to the surface again.
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I have an AR lower and a case of Pmags waiting for the next shortage. Beto 2020!
It was interesting seeing literally every entity who sold magazines run out of them in a few hours, all across the US. The California AG alluded to stopping this before too many mags were allowed in, but I don't think he realized that every horse in the barn had already left.
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Makes me wonder how they got that many mags to CA so fast.
Ups, FedEx, Usps, DHL all offer overnight shipping.
^^^ Exactly, every single vendor was DRY withing 24 hours.
OK, it's been a week now since the flood of evil high capacity clipazines was cut off.
Where's the blood in the streets? Where's the mayhem?
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The only common sense gun legislation was written about 227 years ago.
I carry always not because I go places trouble is likely, but because trouble has a habit of not staying in its assigned zone.
HAs anybody ever heard why 10 is the magic number? Why not 12 or 9? Wonder if it is because they only have 10 fingers to count on!!
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If you think things are bad for you, Remember there is a Mr. Pelosi!
It isn't the first person who fires who wins gun fights, but is usually the first person to land effective hits.
I think it's just a random number pulled from where the sun doesn't shine.
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Well, then it ought to be 20, or 21.
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We all know how important getting regular exercise is for our health. And we've talked a number of times now about the dangers of sitting too much. But what can you do if you are stuck at a desk all day working with barely a break to eat lunch, much less make it to the gym? Many people just complain and go about their day. But another option is to stand up and walk around the office for two minutes every hour. That may not seem like it could possibly do any good, but according to new research, it just might be enough to counteract those long days of prolonged sitting.
The study, which took place at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, found that taking a steady walk for a two-minute period every hour may help undo some of the harmful effects associated with sitting for hours at a time.1 The subjects were more than 3,200 men and women involved in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Each of them wore a device that recorded the duration and intensity of any physical activity, and they were tracked for three years.
Over the course of the trial, 137 of the participants died. When all of the data was compiled and analyzed, the scientists were able to assess the relative health benefits of very low-intensity activity, such as standing up for an extended period of time. They also evaluated any potential benefits of slightly more vigorous but still light-intensity exercises, such as walking.
The findings showed that standing up, even for a lengthy duration, does not appear to provide any protection from the detriments of sitting for hours. However, small two-minute breaks that involve activities such as walking, cleaning, and gardening were found to increase longevity in those who spend most of the day seated. In fact, spending those two minutes an hour doing some type of light activity rather than sitting was associated with a 33 percent lower risk of early death.
The point of the current research is that getting up and walking for two minutes an hour may help counteract some of the negative effects of sitting for so long. But it is no panacea. If you are in a job that has you sitting at the computer or poring over paperwork at a desk all day, by all means take that hourly walk. Set an alarm on your phone if you must to remind yourself. It will get your blood circulating, stretch your muscles a little, and, if the studies are correct, provide some health benefits. Just don't make the mistake of believing that this is enough.
To truly be healthy, we need lots more exercise than two minutes per hour. So find time--whether it is early in the morning, during a lunch break, or in the evening after work--to get in a real workout. Go for a walk, jog, bike ride, or swim. Any type of cardiovascular activity will help you lose weight and lower your risk of all kinds of illnesses. Interval training is even better. And set aside a little time for strength training and flexibility routines for a well-rounded approach to fitness. Shoot for a total of 30 minutes each day--not a lot to ask to help you greatly improve your odds of living a long and healthy life.
Regarding the article summarizing anti-sitting research, what was said about standing was unclear to me.
Would you thus please clarify what the author meant?
Certainly I can understand simply standing up after one has been sitting for a prolonged period would have negligible positive effect. However, I maintain -- and have read elsewhere -- had standing at a computer workstation, for instance, was far more salutary than sitting.
Ideally, of course, one does not stand ad infinitum, but walks or partakes in some other activity every so often.
The author's goals are to just keep you up to date on the latest health news more so than make a statement either way. So, the first part is just her telling you what the research suggests. According to this study, "The findings showed that standing up, even for a lengthy duration, does not appear to provide any protection from the detriments of sitting for hours. However, small two-minute breaks that involve activities such as walking, cleaning, and gardening were found to increase longevity in those who spend most of the day seated." So, whether you believe in the study or not, I think the main point here is to just get out and walk as much as you can if you sit for long periods of time.


You may have noticed that one of topics I like to write about in this column is the assault on the practice of medicine: the obligations that steal our time from patients without either the value or outcomes our patients see. It is these extraneous demands on our time and on our psyches that dehumanize medical practice as experienced by our patients and contribute to physician burnout. High on my list is the requirement for prior authorization for medications.
In 2015, I wrote a column, "Prior Authorization for Medications: Who oversees placement of the hoops?" The article followed my unsuccessful 6-week-long endeavor to get modafinil authorized for a patient. My efforts included interactions with the insurance company's chief medical officer, the insurance commissioners in three states, my U.S. senator, and finally, the American Psychiatric Association's attorney, Colleen Coyle, who has been working on this issue along with the American Medical Association and other medical specialty organizations for years now. The irony of the article is that, after it came out, a reader informed me that modafinil could be obtained from Costco for $34 for 30 pills, while every pharmacy I had checked was selling the generic medication for nearly $1,000 for the same number of pills!
One might make the case that prior authorization saves money by rationing the most expensive medications. And I might counter that physicians should be willing to try less expensive medications first – if we only knew the price of the medications we are prescribing. There is, however, no clear logic to the tremendous variability in price across pharmacies, which can amount to hundreds of dollars a month in the cost to an uninsured patient, and none of which reflects what might be a negotiated cost for those using health insurance. The newest medications are expensive from any retailer, but when it comes to older generics, it's a crapshoot.
Years have passed since my prior authorization fiasco. Today, I keep a GoodRx app on my phone and often reference it when prescribing medications that might be expensive at one pharmacy but not at another. The app tells me that I can now buy 30 pills of the modafinil for $40.34 at grocery store pharmacy that is 2.7 miles from my office or for $305.50 at Walgreens, 3.6 miles away. A quick call to Costco shows that the price there has gone up to $40.89. For the prescriptions that I have written since that article, I have told patients that their insurance providers may not authorize the medication and if that is the case, they should price shop, as I don't have the tenacity to go through the prior authorization process I endured in 2015.
So what progress has the APA made over the past 4 years? I wrote back to the APA's attorney, Ms. Coyle, to ask for an update. Ms. Coyle was kind enough to respond in some detail. It was heartening to hear that in many states, my own state of Maryland included, prior authorization is no longer allowed for medications used to treat opiate addictions, and there is one less obstacle to obtaining care for a growing number of patients during our overdose epidemic.
Preauthorization for medications: Who oversees placement of the hoops?
Other news, however, is not all good. Medicare plans to increase the use of prior authorization.
What can individual psychiatrists do to advocate? I noted that many of my efforts were futile. My U.S. senator responded with a letter that said my problem was not in his domain.
"As for the best way to approach the issue in the state, we recommend working with the state medical society to push for legislation. The AMA has draft legislation that may be used. It would also be helpful to collect the stories from the members about their challenges with prior authorization and impact on patient care/outcomes to share with state legislatures. It may also be beneficial to share these concerns with the state insurance commissioner and Department of Health and Human Services," Ms. Coyle wrote. She noted it would be helpful for members to work directly with the district branches of the APA.
I am still left with some sense of futility. In 2014, Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, a physician and writer, wrote an op-ed3 for the New York Times, "Adventures in 'Prior Authorization,' " where she detailed the egregious practice. In the past 5 years, not much has changed, and insurers have not taken to the idea that preserving physician time for clinical care and face-to-face interactions with patients is the priority that we all might like it to be.
Dr. Miller is the coauthor with Annette Hanson, MD, of "Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care" (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). She has a private practice in Baltimore.
1. AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey, 2017.
2. CMS Patients Over Paperwork Initiative, CMS.gov.
3. New York Times, Aug. 3, 2014.


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The setting for the photo shoot which resulted in the slideshow was the beautiful Lin Ben Yuan Family Mansion and Garden (林本源園邸) in the Banqiao District, Taipei. It was a residence built by the Lin Ben Yuan Family, and is the country's most complete surviving example of traditional Chinese garden architecture. It can be traced back to 1847 when it was built for storing of rice crop whose location was more convenient for the increasingly wealthy Lin Ben Yuan family. A few years later, it became the family's main residence.
In comparison, the religious self-mutilations performed by the devotees during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket are considered to be extreme and shocking. The entranced devotees who perform these acts of religious self-mutilation are called mah song. They wear elaborate costumes, enter into trances and ask the gods to enter their bodies. Men or women (they are usually celibate) puncture their faces with hooks, spears and knives amongst other sharp implements.
To Thuvan Dihn he explained that he had been but testing an invention of his own with which his flier was equipped--a clever improvement of the ordinary Martian air compass, which, when set for a certain destination, will remain constantly fixed thereon, making it only necessary to keep a vessel's prow always in the direction of the compass needle to reach any given point upon Barsoom by the shortest route.
Mixing the Hanxiang Water Garden photo shoot and another in the water town of Xinchang, I produced "The Legend of Hua"; a complex photo film meshing the topic of ghosts, opium, Shanghai in its 1930's heyday, traditional Chinese cultural and supernatural elements; all revolving around a plot of betrayal. Its plot is influenced by a 1988 movie by Stanley Kwan (in turn based on a novel by Li Pi-Hua (also known as Lillian Lee), one of the most influential Chinese TV writers, film writers and reporters.
Tip from a pro: To work with the big brands, you need to market yourself in a way that will appeal to these types of clients. The kind of architectural or food photography a hotel chain needs is very different from what a tour company that specializes in extreme travel. Don't try to work in all genres and styles. That's a good path to becoming an inadequate photographer. Focus only on the genre and style you love and put all of your heart and effort into it.
Readers of The Travel Photographer blog know of my current long term involvement in documenting Chinese Opera of the diaspora; an involvement that will culminate into the production of a coffee-table book bearing the same title. It is for this reason that the blog has been recently populated with posts with excellent work of Chinese opera by travel and documentary photographers.


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Welcome back to another weekly wrap-up of the games I've been playing over the past week!
There is a minor spoiler for the end of Digital Devil Saga 1 in this week's post, and by its very nature as a sequel, screenshots and discussion of Digital Devil Saga 2 may spoil parts of the first game. But other than that, my coverage is spoiler-free this week!
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Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2)
The logical next step after finishing Digital Devil Saga 1: playing Digital Devil Saga 2, and that's exactly what I started doing this week! It picks up right where the first game left off, with the opening animation showing a bit of how the cast of the first game was separated after going through the pillar of light in the Junkyard. Serph, Argilla, and Gale, find each other quickly, and you begin the game controlling the 3 of them as they explore an underground city and try to make sense of where they are and what's going on.
Unfortunately, it seems what the group was told about Nirvana was a lie - the world they find themselves in now is anything but a paradise. The surface is a wasteland, and the sun has gone black, turning anyone its rays touch into stone. Those with the power to transform into demons are safe from its power, which includes the main party and also the soldiers of the Karma Society, the main antagonists of this game. The Karma Society refers to those who can turn into demons as Tuners, and they're not too happy when Serph and friends show up with this power and begin fighting against them. Especially since Serph and his friends are also fighting to protect the ordinary humans of the underground city, who have become the primary food source of the Karma Society's demonic soldiers.
The story has already shed a lot of light and backstory on the events of the first game, but I won't spoil that here. All I'll say is it's really good, even though I still don't fully understand aspects of it. I'm hoping it will all become clear before the end though!
As for the gameplay, it's unsurprisingly very similar to the first game. The 2 games did release only about 5 months apart in Japan. Still, there are a few adjustments and even quality of life improvements. The Mantra System is back, but instead of being displayed as a basic skill tree, it's now represented as a hexagonal grid, and you can unlock some special sets of skills or permanent stat boosts for the party by mastering all the tiles around a locked tile.
There's also the new Berserk Battle mechanic. When you get into a battle when the "solar noise" is high, something that increases and decreases as you walk around, your team may go into Berserk mode. This is when their demonic power overwhelms them, leaving them only half transformed, unable to cast spells, and with lower defense. But their attack power is way higher, and they deal a lot of critical hits. Winning a Berserk Battle results in a lot more experience gained. It's not a radically game changing mechanic or anything, but it is kind of cool, and the extra experience is nice when it these battles trigger.
One especially memorable moment occurs in one of the early dungeons in the game. It's a prison where humans are held and processed into food. The warden here is a powerful Tuner who transforms into the demon Kumbhanda. You're told he's really strong prior to ever meeting him, and then when you do meet him, a battle is triggered. He attacks you a bit, hitting you really hard but not killing you, and then just casts his unique Dark Bind skill on you to immobilize the team, capturing you and putting you in a cell. You're broken out of jail almost immediately, but then the fun begins: the warden actually chases you down after you escape. Like, I wasn't expecting him to actually run around the dungeon after me, but he does! If he catches you, you just get sent back to the jail cell and have to start the section over, but I found myself feeling really tense here, especially when I made it to my destination with the warden right on my tail. It was a really cool segment to see in a JRPG like this, it mixes up the gameplay in a unique way and helped keep things fresh.
That's about it for Digital Devil Saga 2 for now. I've done many dungeons after that prison one, and those have been fun too, full of battles with familiar SMT demons as well as ones I had not seen before playing this game. I'll probably give more thoughts on how the first and second games compare after I finish both, but I'd say they're about equal gameplay-wise, and as far as narrative they're also both strong, but in different ways. The first game is interesting because of the unique world, atmosphere, and sense of mystery, while the second game is interesting because of the characters and developing plot.
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I'm so happy you're here! My name is Kath, and I'm your everyday crazy blogger with hundreds of causes and issues and never quite sure where I am going any given day.
First let me introduce you to my best friend for always and love of my life Mike. He is my everything!
I am the proud Momma to three handsome sons, from my first marriage. the snap below is me and all three of them with their partners.
I also have eight of the best grandkids ever. I will try to add some snaps of them later on.


The time came when I had no choice but to go forward by going back, for the sake of both my own sanity and physical life. So many wrongful turns had brought me ruinous failures and hardships; I saw my life as beyond conceivable repair. I hated everything about my existence. I hated being married, being a parent, and losing the old life I had when I was free and careless.
My fortitude was bombarded by the cannons of languish, my emotional state trying to stand on increasingly shaky ground.
Surely people would have thought me crazy, and perhaps I was, driven by the brain-crushing and maddening desire to turn my course, or make it so it never happened in the first place. The mission seemed impossible, but I knew there just had to be a way. Time was merely an illusion, and existence itself a compilation of matter and energy that could be moved, changed, and transformed. All I had to do was find the universal reins and jerk the head in my preferred direction. I knew it might put me in disfavor with the gods, but like a terminally-ill patient being eaten away, my pain drove me to all achievable measures to escape the torment.
There was presently no known way on Earth to create a tear in time and space. The only thing in the universe capable of that kind of power resided in the form of a black hole, or a dead star.
The main problem was reaching such a vacuum in something that could survive the flattening pressure and destruction so that I could make it to the other side. The second problem lay in catapulting myself ten years back in time, where I would be able to shift the rusty railroad tracks of my life just in time for the engine to once more pass. It was frightening. No one knew what would happen to someone or something that entered a black hole, but I thought it had to be better than my current circumstances.
It was not possible for me to leave the Earth's atmosphere, that much was clear. I had no means by which to accomplish such a feat. Not to mention, I had no idea where any black holes stood in the solar system or beyond. Even if I had, I would have died before reaching their location. One feels like they're in a prison with the key just a few feet outside the cell, being possible yet also impossible to reach.
I would have to create a star as the first step, small enough to be on the Earth yet with the same frequency as a sun. Then I would have to make it die at its highest point of generation. It would be just small enough, yet strong enough, to create a tear in time and space that would allow things through without inherently bringing about their demise.
Fortunately, the elements that made up Earth's own sun were also found on the planet itself.
I began gathering the material to build a ship-like structure to shield me from any possible dangers. No one actually knew the pressure that a black hole emitted, but since mine was going to be so incredibly small in comparison, it was possible to construct a barrier strong enough to stop it from harming me should there be any immediate threats.
The fragmented lost journal of a missing and deranged physicist is found by future readers who have no idea how it ended up in their world and time period, but his story turns out to be a strong lesson for all ages and races.
Chris Aldridge is an American writer of fiction and non-fiction originally from Thomasville, North Carolina. He was born in 1984 in Asheboro, and received his education from Columbia College of Missouri. Find him online at www.caldridge.net.
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Q: Static Initializing pattern What is the best way to initialize static fields via a static init method and afterwards make sure that the method is never called again? (no more than once during the lifetime of the program)
This is an example of what I currently thought of, it seems pretty simple to me but I couldn't find any examples of similar patterns that deal with this:
class Entity
{
    static Manager manager;
    static bool isInitialized;

    public static void Initialize(Manager manager)
    {
        if (isInitialized)
            throw Exception("Class Entity already initialized."
                 + "Do not call Entity.Initialize() twice.");
        isInitialized = true;
        Entity.manager = manager;

    }
}

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What is the best way to initialize static fields via a static init method and afterwards make sure that the method is never called again?

Do you really have to do this? Why do you not want to create an instance of Manager and make it available to code which relies on it through dependency injection? That would make your code much cleaner:

*

*You'd allow it to be testable with different initialization paths

*You wouldn't need any checking for "bad" duplicate initialization

*You wouldn't need to structure your calling code to specify a single initialization point for this class. (You may need to do something similar for the IoC container of course...)

*You'd allow your code which depends on it to be more testable too

*The code which depends on Manager would be express that dependency in a clearer way

I suspect you haven't found any similar examples because it's an anti-pattern.
If you do go for your current approach, you should really try to make it thread-safe, too...

A: Don't over think it, if that pattern works for you, go with it.  There isn't always a "right" answer, and trying to stick to rigid patterns and practices just for the sake of sticking to them is not a good idea either. IMHO.

A: Sorry for stating the obvious, but you could use the object initializer or the static constructor. Besides that, you can just not call the method. Seriously. Why would someone call a method called initialize anyway.
What you could do is this. You can hide the method from IntelliSense and similar with this attribute. Stops it from cluttering up the dropdown too

A: Your implementation is not thread-safe, but is otherwise reasonable.  If it's intended for use in a multithreaded environment, add locking.
In your sample, the open question is what should happen if multiple callers (possibly from multiple threads) call the initialization method with different parameters.  This is what makes your pattern unusual, and prevents you from using the obvious static constructor or object initializer.

A: Can't you just use a static constructor?
Of course, you do not have control over when this constructor is called, but don't know if this is a requirement.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k9x6w0hc(v=vs.80).aspx

A: You might want to use a singleton pattern with parameters to only expose certain functionality of the Manager variable.
class Entity
{
    private Manager _manager = null;

    public Manager manager
    {
        get
        {
            return _manager;
        }
        set
        {
            if (manager == null)
            {
                _manager = value;
            }
        }
    }
    /* rest of class */
}

Now you can use the manager object as any variable, but repeated sets will not modify the value.
this.manager = new Manager(0); // sets the manager
this.manager = new Manager(1); // does nothing

Now to complete the pattern in your constructor somewhere or at some reset function you might want to do a
this._manager = null;

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The hunter whistled as he walked through the forest. He was in a land far from home and in the morning would be heading back to his own hunting grounds where he had grown up. For now though, he was enjoying this different land with exotic animals, plants, and trees. He had found one wood that was remarkable and had made a new bow and several arrows and was eager to test them for the first time. He was an expert hunter and had an arrow half strung, his fingers itching to let fly at game for the first time.
As he walked he was unaware of a man in the shadows. The Trickster watched the hunter as he leaned back against a tree, the ever-present piece of grass in his mouth. He tested the winds, and adjusted his hat. He thought for a moment and knew that the time had come, it was time for a little thing. At that moment, the hunter spotted a rotten but upright tree. He was feeling well and young and strong and strung an arrow, pulling it taut to gauge the feel and aim. The Trickster grinned and with a twinkle in his eyes he blew the smallest puff of air at the hunter. The puff dislodged a drop of sweat into the hunter's eye and the arrow slipped from his grasp.
The hunter stood there in shock a moment. He was an expert. He had never let an arrow loose without meaning. He looked at where it had gone, it was buried into the rotten tree. He sighed a breath of relief that at least it wasn't lost and went to retrieve the arrow.
When he went to pull it loose he saw that it had entered a burrow that had the entrance on the other side. The arrow had killed a strange little animal, a mother squirrel, her nine little kits huddled next to her dead body in fear. The hunter felt shame. He only killed for food and never killed a mother animal with young. He had never loosed an arrow accidentally and this with the death gave him the greatest of sorrow.
So he did what he felt he had to do. He had taken a mother's life without the proper care and in return he would raise her kits. He reached in gently and pulled out the kits and their bedding, putting everything into his bag. He sighed, he'd have to truly test his new bow later. As he turned and left the forest with his bundle of squirrel young the Trickster grinned and let out a soft sigh and a chuckle. Things were now on the path of as they should be.
He cared for those squirrels carefully all the long journey home. When he came to his land, the land given him by his father and given from his father's father's before them, he stopped at a tree just outside the house. It had a crevice between two branches that fit the nest perfectly.
Time went by. He raised up the squirrel kits in this land foreign to them. No squirrels had been there before. They grew to adolescence and became rambunctious. They still weren't ready to be on their own though and often he would have to chase them down to bring them back to safety for the night. One lovely evening one of the kits ran further than usual. The kit ran to the river down the gully and cheekily hid in a basket. The hunter, while pulling the kit out, was surprised to find a woman coming up the trail. She had been picking berries by the river and was shocked to see a strange man with a strange animal in her basket. However, he was handsome and had a kind smile and she was lovely with sparkling eyes and that little meeting ended up in a wedding full of love and light.
Later that year the squirrels had grown and moved on into the greater forest. What the hunter hadn't noticed were several seeds buried in the nest. After the squirrels left the hunter took the nest and tossed it aside in a field.
Years passed and the squirrels multiplied and became ready food for the locals. The seeds grew into trees, trees new to this area of the world. The hunter, now old but with several strong, healthy sons found the trees to have a wonderful wood that were perfect for making boats and other things. He decided to cultivate the trees and when he died his sons continued the tree farm.
The sons became wealthy. They had inherited the kindness and compassion of their father and were always kind to their servants and neighbors. They and their own son's and their son's son's spread out through wealth and travel becoming wise leaders everywhere they went. The family became a legacy of wisdom and peace and all the while the Trickster grinned.
When you follow the path of 'should be' you will find that often it is the little things that are of the greatest import.


DSD Shipping is moving two ships into the fleet of Teekay Tankers, meaning its four aframaxes will all be operated by the New York-listed giant.
This month, the Norwegian tanker company's 105,300-dwt Stavanger Eagle and Stavanger Falcon (both built 2009) are coming off long-term bareboat charters to AET, which was paying a firm $18,000 per day.
DSD chief executive Oddvar Hausken confirmed that the duo are joining the Teekay Tankers fleet.
Brokers said the conventional tanker spin-off of Vancouver's Teekay Corp had fixed the Stavanger Falcon for one year with an option for a second year.
The 12-month rate for an aframax is estimated at $18,500 per day.
By comparison, Gruppo Cerni of Italy has fixed out its 109,000-dwt Oilmeda (built 2010) and Albanel (built 2009) for a year to ST Shipping, the subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore.
Those ships are each set to earn $17,500 per day, brokers said. Over the past year, ST Shipping has been paying Genoa-based Cerni $15,500 per day for the tankers, which were reported ordered in 2007 for $61m each.
Teekay Tankers has said the Stavanger Eagle is joining its aframax pool alongside two other DSD aframaxes, the 105,600-dwt Stavanger Blossom (built 2007) and 105,600-dwt Stavanger Bliss (built 2008).
Teekay Tankers is a leading aframax player, and Hausken said DSD has worked with the company for several years. "They are very professional and we like the spot exposure we get for our vessels," he said.
Teekay Tankers operates more than 30 ships in its aframax pool.
Meanwhile, Stavanger-based DSD is expanding its MR tanker fleet.
TradeWinds reported in February last year that the company had five 49,000-dwt tankers on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. It is said the contracts have a clause that would see sister yard Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard in Vietnam build the quintet. Delivery is scheduled for 2019 and 2020.
Options for two units have been declared, but they have been sold on.
Hausken declined to say who has bought the two contracts, but shipowner Michiel Rutten of TransPetrol has said his company purchased them and that the vessels will be delivered in October this year and March 2020.
The tankers are believed to have been ordered for $32m each and TransPetrol is reportedly paying $34m apiece in a deal that has so far been unreported.


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2013 Legislation - Ordinances
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December 16, 2013 40 (PDF) 37 (PDF) An ordinance approving the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances of Lancaster, Ohio
December 16, 2013 39 (PDF) 36 (PDF) An ordinance to amend Lancaster codified ordinance title 3 - Legislative, Chapter 111. Rules of Council, Section 111.06, entitled "Standing Committees" and to repeal current Lancaster codified ordinance title 3 - Legislative, Chapter 111. Rules of Council, Section 111.06, and to declare an emergency
38 (PDF) 35 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in the aggregate principal amount of $165,000 to pay costs of acquiring and improving certain real property, together with all necessary appurtenances, and declaring an emergency
November 18, 2013 37 (PDF) 26 (PDF) An ordinance to authorize the Service-Safety Director to accept 5 acres, more or less, of property situated in section 28, Township 14 North, range 18 from Berne Township, and to declare an emergency
November 18, 2013 36 (PDF) 34 (PDF) An ordinance adopting certain written post-issuance compliance procedures relating to City's outstanding and future tax-exempt obligations and declaring an emergency
November 18, 2013 35 (PDF) 33 (PDF) An ordinance to establish title, compensation and benefits for the Court Psychologist, Fairfield County Municipal Court, employed by City of Lancaster, Ohio commencing the 1st pay period of 2014
November 18, 2013 34 (PDF) 32 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the benefits, titles, and compensation for the Information Technology Administrator, office of the Clerk of Court, employed by City of Lancaster, Ohio, commencing the 1st pay period of 2014
November 18, 2013 33 (PDF) 31 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the benefits, titles, and compensation for attorneys in the law director's office employed by City of Lancaster, Ohio, commencing the 1st pay period of 2014
November 18, 2013 32 (PDF) 30 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the benefits, titles, and compensation for management and professional personnel employed by City of Lancaster, Ohio for the year of 2014
November 18, 2013 31 (PDF) 29 (PDF) An ordinance to establish salary ranges, retirement pick-up, longevity pay, pro-pay, personal time, vacation, funeral leave, health insurance, life insurance, pay scale, and sick leave payout at retirement for those employees who are not members of the recognized bargaining units effective the 1st pay period of 2014
November 18, 2013 30 (PDF) 28 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the compensation for Elected Officials Treasurer, for the term commencing January 1, 2014
November 18, 2013 29 (PDF) 27 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the compensation for elected officials including Council President, Council members, and Council Clerk, for the term commencing January 1, 2014
November 4, 2013 28 (PDF) 25 (PDF) An ordinance to amend Lancaster codified ordinance part 3 - Traffic Code, title 7 - Parking, Chapter 351 - Parking General, Section 351.03 of the Codified Ordinances ofCity of Lancaster, to repeal existing part 3 - Traffic Code, Title 7 - Parking, Chapter 351 Parking General, Section 351.03 , and to declare an emergency
November 4, 2013 27 (PDF) 24 (PDF) An ordinance accepting an easement necessary for the construction of municipal gas lines
November 4, 2013 26 (PDF) 23 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $877,100 notes for the purpose of paying costs of acquiring and improving real property and interests in real property, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto, and declaring an emergency
October 21, 2013 25 (PDF) 22 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of revenue notes, in an aggregate principal amount of $1,130,282.94, to pay costs of improving Ety Road, Memorial Drive and Michaels Way by grading, widening, paving, curbing, improving bridges and railroad crossings, relocating utilities, and installing sidewalks, traffic signals and signs, and water, sanitary and storm water lines and facilities, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto, and declaring an emergency
October 21, 2013 24 (PDF) 21 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of a revenue note in an aggregate principal amount of $350,586.55 to reimburse Flagstar Bank (FSB) for a draw on a letter of credit in connection with costs of improving Ety Road, Memorial Road and Michaels Way by grading, widening, paving, curbing and improving bridges and railroad crossings, relocating utilities and installing sidewalks, traffic signals and signs, and water, sanitary and storm water lines and facilities, together with all necessary appurtenances thereof, and declaring an emergency
October 21, 2013 23 (PDF) 20 (PDF) An ordinance to amend ordinance 5-13, repeals existing 5-13, and declare an emergency (non union pay scale)
October 21, 2013 22 (PDF) 19 (PDF) An ordinance levying special assessments for the improvement of Main Street, Columbus Street and Broad Street, between certain termini, through the Downtown Special Improvement District
October 21, 2013 21 (PDF) 18 (PDF) An ordinance determining to proceed with the improvements of Main, Columbus and Broad Streets, between certain termini through the Downtown Special Improvement District
20 (PDF) 17 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of $470,000 notes, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, for the purpose of paying costs of acquiring and equipping an aerial platform truck to be used by the Fire Department, and declaring an emergency
September 9, 2013 19 (PDF) 16 (PDF) An ordinance amending chapter 567 of the Codified Ordinances ofCity of Lancaster, Ohio, to provide for the implementation of live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring technology (DMT) to assist the enforcement of school bus traffic stoppage laws, to declare an emergency, and repealing existing permanent ordinance 12-13 and codified as Chapter 567
September 9, 2013 18 (PDF) Withdrawn An ordinance to approve the plan of operation and governance for City of Lancaster's Municipal Electric Aggregation Program
17 (PDF) 15 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in an aggregate principal amount of $212,500, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, to pay a portion of the costs of improving Ety Road, Memorial Drive and Michaels Way by grading, widening, paving, curbing, improving bridges and railroad crossings, relocating utilities, and installing sidewalks, traffic signals and signs, and water, sanitary and storm water lines and facilities, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto; approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a note purchase agreement; authorizing certain other actions related to the issuance of the notes; and declaring an emergency
July 15, 2013 16 (PDF) 14 (PDF) An ordinance to amend ordinance 6-13, repeals existing 6-13, (management)
July 15, 2013 15 (PDF) 13 (PDF) An ordinance to vacate the unimproved public street right-of-way dedicated on the colonial heights addition plat PH 8 26 13
14 (PDF) 12 (PDF) An ordinance enacting Chapter 567 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lancaster, Ohio, to provide for the implementation of live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring technology (DMT) to assist the enforcement of school bus traffic stoppage laws, and to declare an emergency
13 (PDF) Failed An ordinance amending the zoning map for the 3.488 acres on the south side of Fair Avenue east of the Village at Roxton Ravines at the intersection of Ety Road
12 (PDF) Withdrawn An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,200,000, to pay the costs of renovating, furnishing and equipping an existing building for use by City's Municipal Court, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto; approving a preliminary official statement; authorizing the preparation, use and execution of an official statement; approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a final terms certificate, a bond registrar agreement, a bond purchase agreement and a continuing disclosure agreement; authorizing certain other actions related to the issuance of the bonds; declaring an emergency
March 11, 2013 11 (PDF) 7 (PDF) An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to make an application and enter into agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation State Infrastructure Bank for a loan for a highway
March 11, 2013 10 (PDF) 10 (PDF) An ordinance to amend Lancaster Codified Ordinance 373.13 paths exclusively for bicycles, repeal existing 373.13, and to declare an emergency
March 11, 2013 9 (PDF) 9 (PDF) An ordinance to amend Lancaster Codified Ordinance Chapter 903 Street and Sidewalks and to repeal existing Chapter 903, Chapter 561, and Section 373.11, and to declare an emergency
March 11, 2013 8 (PDF) 8 (PDF) An ordinance to adopt amended Chapter 901 Excavations and repeal existing 901 in its entirety, and to declare an emergency
7 (PDF) 11 (PDF) An ordinance to amend the approved planned unit development plan for an undeveloped 17 acre + or - tract in Hunter Trace Estates lying north of the northern termini of Trace Drive and Linda Lane, to allow for the construction of a school
January 28, 2013 6 (PDF) 6 (PDF) An ordinance to amend ordinance 29-12, repeals existing 29-12, and declare an emergency (management)
January 28, 2013 5 (PDF) 5 (PDF) An ordinance to amend ordinance 27-12, repeals existing 27-12, and declare an emergency (non union pay scale)
January 28, 2013 4 (PDF) 4 (PDF) An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,411,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, to pay costs of improving the storm water lines along Seneca Drive, Nolder Drive, Maple Street, Lake Street, Allen Street, Fair Avenue, Chestnut Street and other streets. And from Baldwin Run in the former Mulberry Street right-of-way and from the intersection of Lynn Dive and Clayton Drive to Ewing Run, together with all necessary appurtenances; authorizing the execution and delivery of a note purchase agreement; and declaring an emergency
January 14, 2013 3 (PDF) 3 (PDF) An ordinance to establish the benefits, titles, and compensation for attorneys in the Law Director's office employed by City of Lancaster, Ohio, commencing the 1st pay period of 2013
January 14, 2013 2 (PDF) Withdrawn An ordinance to enact Section 181.042 and to amend Sections 181.05 and 181.15 of the Codified Ordinances of the City to provide for the levy of a two and 0.25% tax on earnings and income subject to the municipal income tax for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2023 for the general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of streets, roads and bridges in City as more fully set forth herein, and declaring an emergency
January 14, 2013 1 (PDF) 2 (PDF) An ordinance approving the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances of Lancaster
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GT's Steve Marcelle Wins Shot Put to pace Track & Field on Day Two of ACC Outdoor Championships
CLEMSON, S.C. – Georgia Tech senior Steve Marcelle captured the shot put to lead the Yellow Jacket track & field teams on day two of the 2010 ACC Outdoor Championships in Clemson, S.C. After the second day of competition, the Tech women's team is fifth overall with 21 points, while the men are sixth with 22 points.
Marcelle captured the shot put with a mark of 62 feet, 5.25 inches to win the event by almost three feet. With the victory, Marcelle defends his title in the event at the Outdoor ACC's and earns All-ACC honors for the second straight day. The mark is also a new outdoor school and personal record, beating out the Green Bay, Wis. native's previous mark of 62 feet, five inches set at last season's NCAA East Region Championships.
On the women's side of the shot put, sophomore Bailey Wagner continued her impressive two-day run at the Championships with a sixth place finish and a final mark of 46 feet, 8.75 inches. Meanwhile, the women's heptathlon wrapped up with junior Kayla McKiernan finishing ninth overall with 4703 points.
In the men's long jump, senior Alphonso Jordan made his first appearance of the Championships and just missed out on All-ACC honors finishing fifth overall with a final mark of 23 feet, six inches. On the women's side of the event, sophomore Jhanelle McLeod also just missed out on All-ACC honors, finishing fourth with a mark of 19 feet, 6.25 inches. The mark was a new career-best for Isley.
In the other finals of the day, the men's and women's 3000m steeplechase, Tech's Phillip O'Brien registered a 13th place finish in 9:30.97 on the men's side, while sophomore Annie Martin finished seventh in 10:41.38 in the women's portion of the event.
In preliminary action, several Tech sprinters punched their tickets to finals action tomorrow. First in the 110m hurdles, Jordan qualified for tomorrow's finals with a time of 14.02, the seventh best of the round. In the 400m dash, junior Antonio McKay Jr. registered the third best time of the day in 47.71 to qualify for tomorrow's final.
In the women's half of the 400m dash, two Jackets qualified for tomorrow's final. Freshman Kellie Christian finished eighth overall in 55.71 to finish eighth overall, (which was a season-best), while senior Tiffany Grant finished right behind her teammate in ninth place with a time of 55.78.
The last event in which Tech sprinters qualified for a final was the women's 400m hurdles, in which sophomore Jasmine Isley finished seventh overall with a time of 59.77 and junior Leslie Njoku placed ninth in 1:00.71.
The third and final day of action begins tomorrow at 12 p.m. at the Rock Norman Track, with the men's high jump and hammer throw and women's triple jump and pole vault, followed by the women's high jump and hammer throw and men's triple jump, pole vault, and 400-meter relay at 3 p.m. The finals of 19 running events will begin at 3:15 p.m.
Live coverage will be video-streamed via theACC.com beginning at 3 p.m. Jerry Massey will call the action. In addition, live results will be available on the official championship website, http://www.theacc.com/championships/10-otf-championship.html.
Full recaps and results will be available once competition wraps up tomorrow night at www.ramblinwreck.com.
January 9, 2021 VIDEO: Chaunté Lowe Joins All-ACC
Georgia Tech alumnae, four-time Olympian and 2021 NCAA Inspiration Award honoree joins All-ACC
VIDEO: Chaunté Lowe Joins All-ACC
January 9, 2021 Tech Closes Out Indoor Season Opener at Clemson
Five first-place finishers power Tech past season opener
Tech Closes Out Indoor Season Opener at Clemson


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Police: Neighbor shoots armed man who showed up drunk and uninvited to home hosting child's birthday
KSTU / Salt Lake County
Brian Bogart, 40, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, illegal firearm possession and kidnapping.
By Spencer Burt, KSTU
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) -- A man ended up shot by a bystander and arrested by police after a wild scene outside of a child's birthday party in Taylorsville on Saturday.
Brian Bogart, 40, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, illegal firearm possession and kidnapping after police say he showed up uninvited to a home and, after being turned away, returned and pointed a gun at people in the area.
According to a variety of witness accounts in a police statement, Bogart was driving to the home of a man identified only as "T.O." after already being told not to come. T.O. told police he had grandchildren over. Unified Police told Fox 13 there was a child's birthday party at the home, in the area near Hemlock Drive and Manzanita Drive.
Bogart's car broke down on the way, and as he continued on foot toward the residence, a man he did not know with initials "D.C." stopped to give him a ride. D.C. told police that as he drove, Bogart pulled out a handgun and placed it on his lap. He then reportedly said he was going to kill someone, then denied it, then said it again. D.C. said he was afraid and drove away as soon as he dropped Bogart off. He reported the incident to police when he arrived at his home.
When Bogart arrived at T.O.'s home, T.O. said he appeared intoxicated and he told him to leave. He told police he noticed a handgun in Bogart's pants and had him remove the magazine. He told him to leave again, and then Bogart reportedly became agitated and pointed his gun at T.O. as he walked away. T.O. believed the gun was not loaded.
A few minutes later, T.O. and other witnesses say Bogart returned and pulled the gun out as he approached the home. A neighbor, who T.O. was speaking to and who had a concealed-carry permit, then pulled out his concealed firearm and told Bogart to drop his weapon, according to the report. Witnesses say Bogart pointed the gun at the neighbor, who then shot Bogart twice, hitting him in the arm and neck. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Bogart later admitted to police that he had the gun and knew he wasn't supposed to (court documents indicated he has been convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors), but said he pulled it because T.O. and the neighbors were confronting and surrounding him.
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Rain poncho. One-size-fits-all hooded poncho for unexpected downpours. Conveniently compact container (diameter 6cm) hooks onto a keychain, fits into a small pocket and is a great add-on to any bag or drinkware piece. Decoration on container only. PS plastic.


The Color Atlas of Diseases and Disorders of Cattle is the established and respected illustrated guide to the full range of conditions encountered in cattle worldwide. For this new edition the atlas has been redesigned to present over 840 colour illustrations and clearer than ever coverage of conditions, with a special emphasis on ease of use. The text has been updated and rewritten to encompass many new conditions including burns, 'bleeding calf syndrome', rib fracture and jejunal hemorrhagic syndrome, while treatment of existing conditions has been expanded.
The emphasis of this new edition of the Color Atlas remains the visible signs of diseases and disorders in the live animal. In its third edition guise, the atlas is an indispensable reference for both experienced and novice cattle practitioners, government and industry veterinarians, as well as veterinary and agricultural students, and managers of large-scale cattle enterprises throughout the world.
One hundred fresh illustrations included, improving the range of signs presented.
Special emphasis on improvements in animal welfare.
Extensive upgrade to chapter on locomotor disorders.
Improved layout places images and relevant text closer together.
Terms updated with the latest nomenclature.
Inclusion of more lay terms and clarification of acronyms.


Europe has agreed a final proposal to scrap roaming charges altogether across the continent, as well as new rules on net neutrality. The extra charges applied to your account for using your mobile phone abroad will be scrapped by June 2017, although a fair use policy will be put in place.
To help soften the blow before the charges are scrapped, said fees will be capped at five cents per MB of data, calls and two cents per SMS from April 2016. The EU has decided not to follow the US and apply stricter rules on net neutrality. Instead, the EU will allow specialized services (such as streaming for TV) so long as they do not hinder other customers using the same network.
This means telecom companies will need to treat all data being transferred across networks as equal, but there are exceptions where action can be taken. The final text will be sent to European Parliament and member states, but it's expected to be a smooth process. Overall, good news for consumers, especially regarding said roaming fees.


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ČS Breg–Turnišče je druga največja četrtna skupnost Mestne občine Ptuj, ki leži na desnem bregu reke Drave oziroma na Dravskem polju. Gre za dve naselji, ki spadata v območje mesta Ptuj in ju ločuje železniška proga, povezani v četrtno skupnost. Vzhodno od železniške proge se nahaja manjša industrijska cona in Grad Turnišče s parkom ter ribnikom. Na zahodnem delu četrti se ob izvirih termalno mineralne vode nahaja kompleks Terme Ptuj. Ob potoku Hajdinska Studenčnica se nahajata dva zgodovinska mlina: Koroščev in Pinčerjev.

Osnovni podatki
Četrtna skupnost ima 3720 prebivalcev, njena površina je 8,13 km2, sedež pa ima na Mestnem trgu 1.

Posebnosti
Grad Turnišče
Koroščev mlin
Pinčerjev mlin
Cerkev sv. Roka
Grand Hotel Primus
Kobilarna in nekdanja jahalna šola (Turnišče)
Biotehniška šola Ptuj (Turnišče)
Perutnina Ptuj (industrijski obrat)
Centralna ptujska čistilna naprava
Terme Ptuj (avtokamp, tenis, golf, apartmajsko naselje)
Poetovio (prva naselbina Rimljanov na območju današnjih term okrog 45 n.š.)

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Donald Trump Responds to Taylor Swift's Democratic Endorsement With a Patronizing Remark
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It took less than 24 hours for the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to respond to Taylor Swift endorsing two Democratic Congressional candidates in Tennessee. Swift, of course, has previously made headlines for being silent about her personal politics, particularly during the 2016 election. She explained in her Instagram post that the past two years—during which Trump has been in office—changed her mind about keeping her political views private.
"In the past I've been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now," she started. "I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country."
Trump was patronizing as ever when a Daily Mail reporter asked him about Swift's comments outside the White House. He particularly took issue with Swift saying Marsha Blackburn's voting record "appalls and terrifies me" because of the damage she has done to women and the LGBTQ community among other groups, as Blackburn is the Republican Senate candidate he endorsed.
"I'm sure Taylor Swift has nothing, or doesn't know anything about her," Trump said. "And let's say that I like Taylor's music about 25 percent less now, okay?" He added with a grin, Daily Mail noted. Trump, only 75 percent of a Swiftie now after insulting Swift's intelligence and the research she did on her state election's candidates. No loss.
As Splinter pointed out, Trump has long been a fan.
can we circle back on this https://t.co/NMUgr87drK
— Splinter (@splinter_news) October 8, 2018
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The new centre allows resellers and their customers to compare displays and videowalls side-by-side.
PSCo Technical Distribution has announced the opening of its Assessment Centre, a newly refitted and refurbished technical resource in Reading, Berkshire, allowing channel partners and their customers to view and test video wall and large-format display products side by side. PSCo says that the new Assessment Centre is a major part of the company's investment across all its operations, including the development of the Birmingham office which houses its own demonstration facility for partners and customers in the region.
PSCo says that the Assessment Centre is able to showcase the broadest portfolio of video wall and large-format displays, control and content technologies under one roof. These include a 29 tile eyevis omniSHAPES 24-inch LED DLP rear projection video wall display. omniSHAPES is being driven by a Matrox Mura multi-display graphics card in a pre-specified PC chassis creating a 3 x HD image.
A 3×3 Orion OPM-4260 42-inch bezel-less plasma video wall display, mounted on Orion mainframe brackets, is also on show alongside a 2×2 Samsung UE46A 46-inch thin bezel edge-lit LED LCD video wall display, a 3×3 NEC X463UN 46-inch ultra-narrow bezel direct-lit LED LCD video wall display, a 2×2 NEC X551UN 55-inch ultra-narrow bezel direct-lit LED LCD video wall display and a 3×1 Sharp PN-V602 60-inch high brightness super-thin bezel direct-lit CED LCD video wall display.
Content on the Sharp display is being created and managed by Harris InfoCaster. InfoCaster Creator uses a broadcast graphics character generator allowing users to design sophisticated text and graphics, import video/images and create bespoke templates. The Samsung, NEC and Sharp displays are all mounted on a SMS Multi-Display Wall Pro bracket solution designed for precision alignment and high-end serviceability. All the features, functionality and benefits of the Multi-Display Wall Pro, exclusively distributed by PSCo Technical Distribution in the UK, can be explored using a specially-designed SMS demo pod.
In addition to the latest video walls, the Assessment Centre houses a selection of products from PSCo's large-format display portfolio. From Panasonic: the 152-inch 3D, 103-inch 3D, 103-inch, 85-inch 3D and 85-inch plasmas, as well as the 70-inch and new 80-inch LCD LED backlit displays. From NEC: the 82-inch and 70-inch LCD LED backlit displays. From Sharp: the 70-inch and 80-inch LCD LED backlit displays. From Samsung: the 75-inch LCD LED edgelit display, said to be the first of its kind on the market.
In addition to viewing, touching and testing all the above products, partners can also use the Assessment Centre for bespoke training sessions.


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Chinna Durai (1999 film)
Chinna Durai
R. Chandra
R. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Sithara
P. Selvakumar
R. T. Annadurai
K.B.FILMS
12 March 1999 (1999-03-12)
Chinna Durai is a 1999 Tamil language film directed by R. Chandra. The film features Sarathkumar and Roja in lead roles whilst Sithara, Vijayakumar and Manivannan play supporting roles.[1][2]
R. Sarathkumar as Chinnadurai
Roja as Pushpavalli
Sithara as Maragatham
R.Sundarrajan
Ponnambalam
Periya Karuppu Thevar
Thyagu
Kolusu Konjam — Unnikrishnan, Harini
Maragathakutty — SPB, Devi
Maattikitta — Mano
Neeye Kathi — Sujatha
Unnaipole — SPB
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Chinna Durai on IMDb
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We are for Ukraine
Home We are for Ukraine
This is a humanitarian, social and solidarity issue
In light of the events we are witnessing with the Ukranian humanitarian crisis, we can all agree that there are atrocious violations of human rights happening – these being performed in forms of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity (CAH). The current numbers of people internally displaced and in need of humanitarian aid will continue growing, and will end up amounting to an outrageous total number of people affected.
At the same time, we see how there is still hope at a societal level, thanks to different peaceful claims against this barbaric humanitarian crisis, such as public demonstrations and awareness on social media among many other ways.
Our TNS community is deeply concerned with the intensification of this protracted social conflict that has been undergoing for eight years now. For that reason, TNS wants to jump in and help in accordance with our community values. Although this situation does not depend on any of us, we have been thinking in different ways in which we can help
TNS came up with the following initiatives to be involved with:
First of all, we call for a fight against disinformation. Please, remain informed about what is happening and cultivate your knowledge while being objective. Do not trust everything you see that is being spread in social media, and if possible, consult official sources.
Secondly, we've started to donate 10% of our profits to these two associations United Help Ukraine and Voice of Children in order to support the cause and do our bit.
Another way to help is to donate money. After careful consideration of several organizations, TNS thinks that the following ones will be able to create a direct positive impact for everyone experiencing this heartbreaking crisis. United Help Ukraine and Voice of Children
Last but not least, TNS is aware that there are a lot of community initiatives happening in various cities with the aim of gathering food and clothes for those who were forced to leave their homes and loved ones. For that reason, we would like to call for active participation in this diverse collections. That's why you can help these people also with your purchase. Check out all our catalog and feel free to contribute to this cause.
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The Norris Medical Library book collection supports in-depth research and graduate-level work for most subjects relating to medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. Only English language books are purchased, focusing on providing a current collection. Generally, only the latest two editions of each book are retained.
The journal collection focuses on titles published in English and indexed in MEDLINE. Online-only subscriptions are purchased when the publisher provides a reasonable archiving policy. Journals in which USC authors consistently publish are also considered.
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Level 4: Research Level. Includes most English-language books, periodicals, and reference tools. Collection support is adequate for in-depth research and graduate-level course work.
Level 3: Study Level. Provides overview of current knowledge on the subject. Includes major reference works, standard textbooks and selected journals.
Level 2: Basic Level. Highly selective collection which serves to introduce and define the subject and to provide pointers to information available elsewhere.
The library selects resources in direct support of USC health sciences goals, and organizes and disseminates them for efficient use and easy navigation.
Most subjects relating to medicine, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy are collected at the research level (RLG Level 4) in English-language and, generally, non U.S. imprints are not selected in the clinical disciplines. Biomedical engineering and public health administration are primarily supported by University Park libraries.
Symposium proceedings are generally excluded except those issued as part of high-quality series such as the Cold Spring Harbor or Novartis Foundation symposia and other important society sponsored symposia.
Also, unlike the RLG Level 4 standard, older materials are generally not retained indefinitely for purposes of historical research. For works in multiple editions, the library generally keeps only the two latest editions. Books are routinely reviewed for deselecting when they are 25-years-old, at which point only recognized classics, works with enduring scientific value, statistical and epidemiological works, works associated with significant sociopolitical events and movements (e.g. medical studies on Hiroshima victims, 1960s works on recreational drug use), early works representing medical advances (e.g., early works on anorexia nervosa, sudden infant death syndrome, Legionnaire's disease, and important new drugs), and works associated with historically important authors are retained. Print journals are retained when the electronic format has not been licensed.
Anatomy and Embryology: Emphasis on human, but selectively includes comparative aspects; special interest in craniofacial development. Most non-human anatomy is at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Biochemistry: Emphasis on protein and peptide biochemistry.
Chemistry, Medicinal: Highly specialized monographs on aspects of pharmaceutical research and development are generally not purchased. Some related material on applied chemistry is at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Molecular and Cell Biology: Especially as it relates to human gene therapy and mechanisms of neoplasia and cell motility. Additional material on cell biology is at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Oncology: Especially viral aspects, oncogenes, lymphoma, molecular aspects.
Microbiology : Especially virology. Generally excludes agricultural and industrial microbiology.
Neurology : Comparative neuroscience and cognition also at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Pathology: Especially relating to blood, infectious disease, and neoplasia.
Pharmacology: Includes an extensive collection in the area of ethnopharmacology.
Physiology: Especially epithelial physiology, kidney physiology, mechanisms of diabetes, and ion transport.
Toxicology: Especially toxicity of free radicals.
Anesthesiology: Excludes highly specific and/or technical works. Also at the LAC+USC General Hospital Library.
Cardiology: Special emphasis on preventive aspects of atherosclerosis; also vascular surgery and heart transplantation.
Communication Disorders: Purchases are selective. Excludes technical aspects of audiology and most clinical speech therapy. Works on aphasia are collected.
Emergency Medicine: Also at the LAC+USC General Hospital Library.
Forensic Medicine: Especially the psychiatric aspects of legal medicine.
Gastroenterology: Especially esophagus and liver.
Geriatrics: Emphasis on medical care; level 3 coverage of psychological and counseling aspects. Also at the USC Gerontology Library.
Gynecology and Obstetrics: Emphasis on clinical practice.
Hematology: Especially clinical and research aspects of hematologic pathology and thrombosis.
Infectious Disease: Especially viral infections, AIDS, tuberculosis, tropical diseases.
Nephrology : Especially end stage kidney disease, transplantation, biochemistry, and physiology.
Neurology, Clinical: Especially Alzheimer's, brain injury, neurosurgery, stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, balance disorders, AIDS-related neuropathy.
Occupational Medicine: Especially the occupational hazards of the airline and electrical power industries and air pollution effects.
Oncology, Clinical: Especially the urologic aspects of leukemia, lymphoma, epidemiology and chemotherapy.
Ophthalmology: Especially retina, cornea, glaucoma.
Orthopedics: Especially orthopedic surgery and trauma aspects.
Otorhinolaryngology: Includes oral medicine. Since much of the work in otology is conducted at House Ear Institute, the collection is light in this area. The Wilson Dental Library collects more comprehensively on mouth disorders.
Psychiatry: Emphasis on clinical psychiatry and psychotherapy and not on psychological counseling. Includes substance abuse, sexuality and forensic psychiatry. as well as neuropsychology, developmental psychology and psychological aspects of aging. Speculative monographs in the area of psychotherapy or monographs reflecting the techniques of a single therapist are generally not purchased without a faculty recommendation.
Radiology/Imaging: Purchasing is selective due to the large number and high cost of books in this area. Also at the LAC+USC General Hospital Library.
Respiratory Medicine: Especially asthma, tuberculosis, fungal infections, lung transplantation.
Sports Medicine: Emphasis on sports injuries (rather than athletic conditioning), rehabilitation, and physical therapy. Athletic aspects of sports medicine are collected at the USC Doheny Memorial Library.
Surgery: Purchasing is somewhat selective due to the large number and high cost of books in this area. Works on highly specific surgical procedures are generally excluded, except with faculty recommendation. Oral and craniofacial surgery is mainly collected at the Wilson Dental and the LAC+USC General Hospital Libraries.
Tropical Medicine: Area of significant interest at LAC+USC Medical Center because of immigrant patient population.
Urology: Includes reconstructive surgery, erectile dysfunction, urologic cancer.
Health Care Policy and Services: Standard texts and journals are added. Extensive collections are available at the Asa V. Call Law Library, the Von KleinSmid Center Library for International and Public Affairs, and the government documents depository at the USC Grand Library. Coverage is almost exclusively U.S.
Preventive Medicine and Public Health: Emphasis on the U.S. Includes epidemiology and biostatistics, cancer prevention, smoking cessation, prevention of occupational injury, atherosclerosis, health effects of air pollution, substance abuse prevention and global medicine. Also at the Von KleinSmid Center Library for International and Public Affairs.
Pharmacy: Emphasis on pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy. Somewhat selective in the area of pharmaceutical chemistry and manufacturing technology; toxicology research and pharmaceutical economics. Marketing studies issued by consulting firms are not purchased, due to their extremely high price.
Physical Therapy : Book purchasing routinely includes British and other Commonwealth publications. Includes gait analysis, electrical and thermal therapeutics, kinesiology, and orthotics. Selective purchasing in biomechanics (supplemented by materials at the USC Science and Engineering Library).
Professional Practice Issues: e.g. practice patterns, economics, malpractice, social roles, healthcare reform, provider patient relations, etc. (supplemented by materials at Asa V. Call Law Library and the Von KleinSmid Center Library for International and Public Affairs. Selective purchase of healthcare provider autobiographies and patient illness narratives.
Analytical Chemistry: Emphasis on gas and liquid chromatography, electrophoresis, immunohistochemistry, DNA methods. Mainly at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Biomedical Engineering: Mainly at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Comparative Anatomy: Emphasis on primates and research animals. Dissection atlases for dog, cat, rabbit, and rat. Mainly at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Developmental Biology : Emphasis on primates and research animals; the journal collection is Level 4. Craniofacial development is collected at Level 4. Also at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
History of the Health Sciences: Emphasis on U.S. history and major international figures and events. Excludes highly specialized monographs and most serials. American frontier medicine is collected at Level 4. Materials on history of infectious diseases.
Hospital Administration: Most material on health administration is in University Park campus libraries. Also at the LAC+USC General Hospital Library and the Von KleinSmid Center Library for International and Public Affairs.
Nutrition and Dietetics : Also at USC Doheny Memorial Library and the Science and Engineering Library.
Psychology: Emphasis on issues relevant to abnormal psychology, psychological testing, preventive medicine, clinical counseling, and occupational therapy. Mainly at the USC Doheny Memorial Library.
Computers and Information Science: Mainly at the USC Doheny Memorial Library and the Science and Engineering Library. Medical informatics is collect at Level 4.
General Biology: Mainly at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Nontraditional Medicine: Collected only as it affects delivery of traditional healthcare to special groups. American Indian Ethnopharmacology is collected for the Webb Collection. Some works on "holistic" approaches are collected, especially in support of Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Also Selective purchases are made in the areas of acupuncture and osteopathic medicine.
Organic Chemistry: Mainly at the USC Science and Engineering Library.
Sociology: U.S. only, and only as it relates to health, e.g. poverty, homicide, child abuse, attitudes to death, etc. Mainly at the USC Doheny Memorial Library.
Generally only works aimed at the level of professional or graduate level education are purchased. A limited number of undergraduate level works in such basic subjects such as anatomy, biochemistry, immunology, and physiology are purchased. Works aimed at the lay public are excluded, except for selected general family health care encyclopedias.
Non-U.S. authors are generally not purchased in Level 3 areas, and are purchased selectively in Level 4 areas. Multi-authored works for which the majority of the authors are non U.S. are generally not purchased except in specialized areas of high research interest.
Bibliographies are generally excluded because of their low usage and because they are so quickly out of date.
A limited number of proceedings series are received on a standing order basis through serials. Other proceedings are generally not purchased.
Excluded formats are workbooks, pocket sized editions, spiral-bound titles and outlines. Expanded outline review books are selectively purchased.
Indexes to and digests of the journal literature are added only if they provide substantially different coverage than MEDLINE and other available databases.
Emphasis is on English-language titles indexed in MEDLINE. Priority is given to titles that report new research findings and journals in which USC authors routinely publish. Journals that consist largely of review articles are added selectively. New titles are added in print versions only if online versions are not available.
Works are purchased in single copies, with the exception of selected commonly consulted reference works. In rare instances, and only if usage warrants, up to three copies may be purchased for reserve use. Reserve works are purchased in both print and online format whenever possible.
Newsletters are generally restricted to those issued by highly-regarded health professional organizations. Commercial newsletters that provide digests of current literature are added very selectively in areas of high research interest, e.g., AIDS, health care policy reform.
Works issued by publishers without an established reputation for scientific and editorial rigor are generally not selected, particularly "vanity" publishers and self- published works.
Books consisting of reprinted articles are generally not purchased.
Workbooks and commercially produced practice exams are generally not added.


Pottery from military (particularly legionary) sites remains of value for a number of aspects, including its national and international connections, its potential for being closely datable in some cases, and for the way in which micro distribution patterns can be used to shed light on functional aspects of pottery. Significant assemblages are now (or soon to be) published from most major early sites in the region, so this aspect may be considered less important here than elsewhere in Britain. However, it is considered particularly important that the assemblage from Lake Farm (Dorset) is published.
More systematic research, building on the important contribution of Darling (1977), needs to be conducted to clarify how 'self-contained' early military ceramics were and to what extent the major regional industries, with the possible exception of Savernake, developed independent of the influence of the army.
The study of military assemblages may also have relevance for much wider questions relating to the nature and processes of Romanization (see below). Specific studies, for example of the distribution of Caerleon Ware, would be of direct relevance here.
During 1997 the University of Wales/Board of Celtic Studies are financing a project to re-examine the dating of early military sites in Wales (last reviewed by Dr Grace Simpson in the early 1960s). This should lay the basis for a general review of the pottery of Roman Wales, particularly if combined with specific studies such as the Caerleon review suggested in 3.9 above. Such a general survey is considered a high priority.


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James Holzhauer missed these tricky 'Jeopardy!' clues; can you get them right?
Hannah Yasharoff
James Holzhauer has finally reached the end of his historic 33-game "Jeopardy!" run.
The 34-year-old professional gambler earned a total of $2,464,216, just $56,000 short of the all-time non-tournament record set by Ken Jennings in 2004, when he walked away with $2,520,700.
Holzhauer rarely got questions wrong during his impressive run, and Monday was no exception: He finished his final game with the correct answer. But his loss was more the result of an uncharacteristically low wager.
Still, there were a handful of clues over his nearly two-month "Jeopardy!" stint that stumped even the master, chronicled by J! Archive. Would you have gotten any of these right?
1. A 2016 interview with this Batman actor found him looking sad; the internet then made him the meme we deserve.
Category: DON'T TREAD ON MEME for $400 (April 4)
Holzhauer's answer: Who is Christian Bale?
Correct answer: Who is Ben Affleck?
2. A common sight was walking around Monet who worked outdoors, as in a cliff walk in this Channel-side French region.
MONET-PUNNY for $600 (April 5)
Holzhauer's answer: What is Brittany?
Correct answer: What is Normandy?
3. Modern auto safety took a big step in '66 as LBJ signed bills mandating seat belts & rupture-resistant these.
ROOT '66 for $600 (April 8)
Holzhauer's answer: What are air bags?
Correct answer: What are fuel tanks?
4. At the Montreux Jazz Festival, you might see smoke on the water of this Swiss lake's shoreline.
MUSIC FESTIVALS for $1200 (April 9)
Holzhauer's answer: What is Lucerne?
Correct answer: What is Lake Geneva?
5. Constitution Day is September 17; this related set is celebrated every December 15.
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES for $3,000 (Daily Double, April 10)
Holzhauer's answer: What are the Articles of Confederation?
Correct answer: What is the Bill of Rights?
6. On July 21, 1861 the Union attacked the Confederates near a stone bridge crossing this creek in the first battle of it.
THE CIVIL WAR for $400 (April 10)
Holzhauer's answer: What is Manassas?
Correct answer: What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
7. The portal vein brings venous blood to the liver, while this artery brings oxygenated arterial blood.
BREAKS & LIVERS for $1,000 (Daily Double, April 29)
Holzhauer's answer: What is the pulmonary?
Correct answer: What is the hepatic?
More 'Jeopardy!': Most loved, hated and memorable contestants through the years
And:How long can 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer keep winning?
8. Stove placement of lower priority items.
HEY, "B.B." for $200 (May 2)
Holzhauer's answer: What is the bottom burner?
Correct answer: What is the back burner?
9. In 1965 John Irving entered this Midwest school's prestigious writers workshop & worked with Kurt Vonnegut.
STATE SCHOOL, THAT GREAT SCHOOL for $1,000 (May 2)
Holzhauer's answer: What is Indiana?
Correct answer: What is Iowa?
10. This train sung of by blues artists got its name from its 12:05 A.M. departure en route to Parchman Penitentiary.
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES & A BOAT for $1,200 (May 24)
Holzhauer's answer: What is "Midnight Train to Georgia?"
Correct answer: What is the "Midnight Special"?
Strategic! James Holzhauer explains why he wagered just $1,399 in his last Final Jeopardy
Opinion:I'll take 'The Importance of Education to Jeopardy!' for $1,000, Alex


Meetings take place at 7 PM, usually on the last Monday of the month, February through October. We do not meet at the JVS during the months of June and July.
All men, women, and youths interested in beekeeping and other allied activities are welcome to join JCBA.
Individual membership dues are currently $10 per year or $15 per year for a beekeeping family.


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HomeNews Archives2014SCCCW offers opportunity to have a voice in faith
SCCCW offers opportunity to have a voice in faith
November 11, 2014 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany 2014, Current News, South Carolina
Maria Stephens of Charleston wanted to say no when she was asked to join the South Carolina Council of Catholic Women 20 years ago.
"I said I'm a young mom, I don't have time, talent or money," she said. "They talked me into it, and I soon discovered I did have some time and some talent, and because I joined, I now have lifetime friends who are my treasure."
Now, Stephens and other members of the group want more women to discover the mix of faith, fellowship and fun they have discovered through SCCCW.
The council was founded in 1930 as a way to unite women across the state. Today, there are 1,300 members who belong through parish affiliates or as individuals. Their motto is "spirituality, leadership and service."
"We are the voice of Catholic women in the state of South Carolina," said state president Marlene Grover, who attends St. Andrew Church in Myrtle Beach. "Our goal is to give them the power to work for their church, their family and their communities."
Members meet annually for a spring state convention hosted by a different deanery each year. The next one will be March 20-22 in Greenville. Some members also travel to the national convention annually, which has been held twice in South Carolina.
Grover said leadership is a big focus for the council. Using funds from a grant from the Sisters of Charity of South Carolina, she is working with longtime members Joan Mack and Barbara Birds to organize traveling leadership workshops for each deanery.
Helping others is a core part of the organization's work. Statewide projects include contributions to a program called Caps of Love, which collects recycled bottle caps to raise funds for wheelchairs for special needs children. Members also have raised money to build a chapel at the Graham Correctional Institution for Women in Columbia, fund annual scholarships and help the needy overseas through Cross International and other Catholic charities.
Each deanery also has its own service projects. Stephens said the Coastal Deanery has donated supplies to the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center and the Carolina Youth Development Center in North Charleston and helped a program that feeds the homeless in downtown Charleston. In the Piedmont Deanery, members are collecting socks, shirts and other supplies for senior citizens in area nursing homes, and also adopt a needy family each Christmas.
"I love the work we do in this ministry," said Ruby King, who leads the Piedmont group. "It's a way to get women together to work for change."
Pat Dutton, of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in North Myrtle Beach, joined eight years ago and is now president of the Pee Dee deanery. She said membership offers women a chance to nurture their faith and have a real voice in issues facing the church and society.
"A lot of people thought when I moved down here to retire I'd be sitting in front of the TV," Dutton said. 'Now I can't even tell you what's on the channels because I don't have time to watch, and that's a good thing. SCCCW is a different way of staying active, of being part of something that's bigger than yourself and reaching out to people in need."
To learn more about the South Carolina Council of Catholic Women, visit www.scccw.org.
St. Jude marks 75 years
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Our Lady of Guadalupe pays homage to miraculous appearance in Mexico
December 21, 2017 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany 2017, Current News, Featured News, Featured South Carolina, News, News Archives, South Carolina
The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was honored in parishes across the state, with everything from liturgies and processions to torchlight runs and traditional meals. The feast of Guadalupe falls on Dec. 12 and […]
Religious leaders encourage penitants to seek absolution from the sin of abortion
December 2, 2016 admin 2016, Current News, Deaneries, Featured Aiken, Featured Beaufort, Featured Charleston, Featured Columbia, Featured Greenville, Featured Myrtle Beach, Featured News, Featured Rock Hill, Featured South Carolina, National, News, News Archives, South Carolina
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), welcomed Pope Francis' November 20 apostolic letter "Misericordia et Misera" ("Mercy and Misery"). In […]
Life Chains link prayerful protesters across state
September 26, 2015 admin 2015, Aiken Deanery, Beaufort Deanery, Charleston Deanery, Columbia Deanery, Current News, Deaneries, Featured News, Featured South Carolina, Greenville Deanery, Myrtle Beach Deanery, News, News Archives, Rock Hill Deanery, South Carolina
October is Respect Life month. Out of the many events designed to call awareness to a culture of life is the annual Life Chain. They will be held on Oct. 4 in most cities unless […]


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TIME magazine has named the iPhone "Invention of the Year."
You can love it or hate it, but the fact stays that Apple's handset made other handset makers "think differently." We saw such players as Nokia and Sony Ericsson unveiling their plans for the future, which are in many ways inspired by the iPhone. Hence, its no surprise Time Magazine gave the iPhone a prestigious "Invention of the year" title.
Outlined reasons are: it's pretty, it's touchy-feely, it will make other phones better, it's not a phone - it's a platform, and it is but the ghost of iPhones yet to come.
Last year's winning invention was the online video site YouTube.


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The Challenge's Kaycee Clark enjoys time with Nany Gonzalez, throws first pitch at Padres game
Fri Jul 30, 2021 at 12:01pm ET
By Matt Couden
The Challenge stars Nany Gonzalez and Kaycee Clark at the Padres game. Pic credit: @kcsince1987/Instagram
Ahead of the Spies, Lies & Allies season, the stars of MTV's The Challenge are making appearances all over the place. That included Kaycee Clark throwing the first pitch at a San Diego Padres game on Thursday night.
The two-time Challenge finalist had her family with her and girlfriend Nany Gonzalez, as the two enjoyed some time together in Kaycee's home state.
The two reality TV stars appeared in New York for promotional work recently, then made a quick trip to the other coast for more fun with the honorary first pitch.
Nany and Kaycee of the Challenge share baseball honor with fans
Kaycee is heading into her third season of The Challenge and hoping to improve upon previous success. She has already proven herself amongst the toughest and most athletic competitors in the game.
On Thursday night, she put those athletic abilities to the test in a different way. Kaycee received a baseball honor as she got to toss out the first pitch to the Padres' mascot ahead of the game.
She shared several video clips and images to her Instagram Story, including one with Challenge castmate and girlfriend Nany Gonzalez waving for the shot.
Pic credit: @kcsince1987/Instagram Story
In addition to Nany being there, so were Kaycee's mother and father, making for a fun family outing. The Challenge stars also got to go down onto the field, posing in their Padres gear ahead of the game.
Pic credit: @kcsince1987/Instagram
Kaycee wore a Padres jersey complete with her first name on its back, which Nany showed off on her official Instagram ahead of the highlight moment.
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While there have been plenty of flubs and awful attempts to toss out the first pitch at a baseball game, The Challenge star proved once again she's talented at pretty much everything.
Kaycee got onto the mound, wound up, and delivered what looked like a decent pitch, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd.
A post shared by Kaycee Clark (@kcsince1987)
Kaycee's appearance may have helped spur San Diego onto victory too. The team shut out the Colorado Rockies 3-0, following The Challenge star's first pitch.
Challenge castmates react to Kaycee's first pitch
Kaycee and Nany are set to appear on the upcoming 37th season of The Challenge, known as Spies, Lies & Allies. It's already clear from the trailer released and comments from Kaycee and Nany that the two are allies and now a couple.
After Kaycee shared the above video of her first pitch, many of their Spies, Lies & Allies castmates commented about the great honor.
That included Kaycee's girl Nany, who let her know she is proud of her for the accomplishment.
Fellow veteran competitor for Season 37, Tori Deal, also commented on how great the first pitch was for Kaycee.
Rookie Michele Fitzgerald may be feeling slighted. The former Survivor winner questioned why a few teams in her region hadn't contacted her for a first pitch.
Other castmates who commented on Kaycee's recent sports highlight included Josh Martinez, Marie Roda, Kam Williams, Rogan O'Connor, and Renan Hellemans.
Kaycee and Nany just recently appeared in New York City for several promotional events. During their time there, they also spent time hanging out with castmates, including Nelson Thomas, Amanda Garcia, Josh Martinez, Devin Walker, and Fessy Shafaat. Kaycee and Nany appeared to be enjoying their time together.
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Their relationship has become much more serious since their return to The Challenge for Season 37. The two originally met several seasons before Total Madness and were friendly, enjoying a flirty situation that stirred up several castmates. At that time, Kaycee had a girlfriend away from the show. They officially broke up earlier this year.
Fans will soon get to see how Kaycee and Nany's romantic alliance fares on Spies, Lies & Allies as episodes begin on August 11.
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies premieres on Wednesday, August 11 at 8/7c on MTV.
Matt Couden
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Tags Kaycee Clark, Nany Gonzalez, The Challenge, The Challenge: Spies Lies & Allies