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Topic: Luger
Luger (Pistole Parabellum)
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Karolin Luger, Ph.D.
In 1997, Luger and her colleagues used x-ray crystallography to reveal the structure of a core chromatin particle with unprecedented detail.
Karolin Luger is investigating the structural biology of the nucleosome, the fundamental packaging unit of DNA in all eukaryotic cells that regulates gene transcription.
Luger hopes to refine the overall view of chromatin's architecture by understanding how the nucleosome interfaces with the cellular machinery based on sequence variations in its own proteins or interactions with outside molecules.
www.hhmi.org /research/investigators/luger_bio.html (500 words)
George Luger
Luger, George F., Lewis, Joseph A., and Stern, Carl "Problem Solving as Model Refinement: Towards a Constructivist Epistemology" In Brain, Behavior, and Evolution, Winter 2001.
Luger, G.F. (with Johnson, P., Stern, C., Newman, J. and Yeo, R.).
Luger, G.F. and Skinner, J.M. "A synergistic approach to reasoning for autonomous satellites." In Proceedings for NATO Conference of the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Portugal, 1991.
www.cs.unm.edu /~luger (1958 words)
Luger's Story
Luger has always loved to show off in front of the cameras and has been on the news and in the papers numerous times in his seven years.
Luger's left cranial lung lobe was completely removed during surgery and test results showed that there was no functioning (live) tissue left in the lobe.
Luger's surgeon said that this was the worst case of pneumonia the pathologist had ever witnessed.
www.awsaclub.com /adventures/Luger.htm (784 words)
Luger pistol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luger pistols are extremely accurate due to precise engineering, ergonomic grip angle and shape, decent trigger pull, and a design that allows the barrel to remain aligned with the axis of the frame during use.
Luger pistols function reliably when properly maintained, but their close mechanical tolerances are not suited to dirty battlefield conditions since much of their firing mechanism is exposed.
The Luger pistol was accepted by the German Navy in 1904, and in 1908 (Pistole 08) by the German Army after the caliber was changed to 9 mm Parabellum as the 7.65 mm Parabellum cartridge was considered too weak.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luger_(pistol) (1219 words)
Luger was a good marksman and he was sent to the Military Firearms School where he gained an interest in automatic loading systems.
Luger was nominated for a commission and promoted to the rank of pay sergeant with the 39th Line Regiment.
Georg Luger had met Ferdinand Mannlicher during the 1870s and was employed as a foreign representative by Loewe in Berlin to sell the Mannlicher M 118 rifle in Italy, as Luger could speak Italian from his schooldays in Padua.
www.lugerforum.com /luger.html (802 words)
Luger Pistol
The Luger was produced in several calibers, but the primary and most common is the 9 mm Parabellum (which in Latin is the term "Pro War").
The P 08 was replaced by the Walther P 38 because the Luger was too expensive to produce and was a complicated weapon for the average solider to maintain in the field.
Luger pistols were among the most prized of all World War II trophies.
www.efour4ever.com /luger.htm (202 words)
Lex Luger's Bio
Luger began running as a face again, and would go on to feud with Barry Windham after he turned on Luger in a tag match to join the Horsemen.
Luger became a solid face again when the NWO arrived, and Luger was one of the group that took on the group.
Luger and Sting came to blows on Nitro, but during Fall Brawl, it was revealed it was all a scheme by Luger and Sting to lure Hogan, and Sting attacked Hogan with the flball bat, and won the WCW title.
www.twnpnews.com /information/bios/luger.htm (871 words)
Urban Dictionary: luger
It deviated from previous lugers by eliminating the grip safety and being chambered in 9mm Parabellum, which is the 7.65 Luger casing redesigned to fit a 9mm projectile as requested by the Wehrmacht(German Army.)
Lugers were known to be extremely accurate, even by todays standards, due to the fixed barrel design.
Lugers are the first practical semi-auto pistols to be made, and were extremely influential in the world of handguns.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=luger (615 words)
Luger History Society
A number of design changes to the Luger were made in the early 1900's, including replacing the leaf mainspring with a coil spring, and deleting the grip safety.
The Luger was the standard German side arm throughout World War I. Luger production continued sporadically during the post-war period, in part due to restrictions on German arms manufacture imposed by the Treaty of Versailles.
The Luger is a fairly complicated pistol, requiring quite a bit of precision hand-fitting to manufacture, and tight tolerances between parts.
huntingsociety.org /HistLuger.html (2795 words)
Luger Family Information
John N. Luger was one of twelve children born to Johann N. Luger and Katherina Rhomberg, who were married May 23, 1856 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Johann was born in Dornbirn, Austria, as was Katherine.
Luger's advertised sale of all of his factory buildings in Wabasha at first was misinterpreted by some St. Paulites as the sale of all of his buildings in North St. Paul.
www.cpinternet.com /~jime/lugers.htm (1058 words)
Luger Furniture Company
Luger is a name that for over half a century has been synonymous with a high quality of furniture products in the Northwest.
In 1887 the Luger enterprise became the foundation of the industrial activities of the residential suburb of North St. Paul, and ever since it has continued to be the chief source of industrial employment in that community.
Luger, president of the firm, was born March 10, 1862, at Wabasha, Minnesota.
www.isd.net /~jime/luger.htm (1214 words)
Lex Luger
Luger continued to feud with Buff Bagwell, as well as with Vince Russo, who basically 'kidnapped' Miss Elizabeth, saying that her contract made her the property of WCW.
Luger was later charged with expired tags, having no proof of insurance, having an open container of alcohol, and, most seriously, driving under the influence.
Luger kept wrestling for the rest of the year, but had another issue when he, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, and Scott Steiner were removed from an airplane in Minneapolis after a disturbance.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/luger.html (5531 words)
Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Luger, who joined Colorado State in 1999, is one of the world's foremost authorities in nucleosome structure, the basic unit for compacting DNA.
In their research, Luger and Chodaparambil and their collaborators found out that the Kaposi sarcoma virus sticks its DNA to the nucleosome through the latency-associated nuclear antigen or LANA protein.
Luger and one of her post-doctoral students, Young-Jun Park, recently published an article in the journal, "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," about the behavior of 'chaperone proteins' around nucleosomes.
welcome.colostate.edu /index.asp?url=programs_luger (800 words)
Handguns: The P.08 German Luger
The Luger is a locked breech, magazine fed, semi-automatic pistol that use the same unique toggle action to lock the breech momentarily during firing.
The toggle action is a locking mechanism that moves to the rear for short distance with the barrel and then pivots upwards once chamber pressures have reached a safe level to unlock the action, cock the firing mechanism and eject the spent cartridge case.
Characteristics of the Luger are its clean flowing lines that include a tapered barrel of various lengths and a grip that houses the magazine that is angled acutely to barrel centerline.
www.handgunsmag.com /featured_handguns/po8_luger (1996 words)
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Lex Luger's was trained by the legendary Hiro Matsuda and was managed by Percy Pringle III for his first match ever..
Lex Luger was side-lined with a bicep injury..
May 1, 2003: Lex Luger's girlfriend, the famous Elizabeth was found dead of an apparant drug overdose at Lugar's condo in Georgia..
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/l/lex-luger.html (3185 words)
Flotation Installation in Luger Sailboats
In Luger's larger sailboats, the 21 to 30 foot models, flotation may be installed by owners who feel more secure with its presence.
The materials used in the construction of Luger Sailboats are largely fiberglass, wood and metal.
Luger recommended this material's use because it was inexpensive, readily available and easiest to work with.
www.geocities.com /cctexan99/flotation (710 words)
Modern Firearms - Handguns - Luger 'Parabellum'
Lugers were manufactured with different barrel lenghts - standart german army Pistole 08 (Luger M1908) had 102 mm barrels; Navy models featured 152 mm (6 in) barrels, and Artillery models featured 203 mm (8 in) barrels.
All lugers were very erconomical and accurate pistols, especially for the period those were developed in.
However, all Lugers were too sensitive to fouling and for loose manufacturing tolerances, as well as too pricey, when compared to more modern designs, such as Browning High Popwer or Walther P38.
world.guns.ru /handguns/hg67-e.htm (463 words)
MILITARY FIREARMS -- LUGER 9MM PISTOL
The P-08 Luger fires the 9mm Luger/Parabellum (9x19mm) round, one of the world's most popular cartridges for pistol and submachine gun use, including the U.S. military M9 Beretta 9mm Pistol.
Thousands of Lugers were brought to the US as souveneirs by American GIs after WW II, and many are still in circulation.
Luger and P-38 pistols are often confused with one another, as both were developed and manufactured to be used by the German army during WW I and WW II.
www.olive-drab.com /od_other_firearms_pistol_luger.php3 (531 words)
Luger Yachts
Above Logo created by The Luger Owners' Association C 2004 based off the original Luger Logo
Luger Industries was the largest supplier of kit boats for 35 years before going out of business in 1987
We are looking for scanned documents, flyers and photos...anything you have concerning Luger Industries or South Coast Seacraft Inc. to complete our collection on this site.
groups.msn.com /LugerYachts (241 words)
Rugby Football Union - Luger to Leave Perpignan
Top French club USAP will announce this week that they will grant England international, Dan Luger's request to be released from his contract one year earlier than planned.
Dan Luger left NEC Harlequins for Perpignan at the end of the 2002-03 domestic season, but England's preparation for the RWC 2003 delayed his debut for the Catalan club until December 2003.
Luger has scored 24 tries in his 38 appearances for England.
www.rfu.com /index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/10548 (197 words)
Surplusrifle.com's Collecting and Shooting the P.08 Luger Pistol - HISTORY
The Luger pistol is semi-automatic, magazine-fed pistol that operates on the short-recoil principle.
The Luger model 1904, in 9 mm Luger was adopted by the German Navy.
The Luger was the standard sidearm for the German army during WWI and WWII but was replaced by the Walther P.38.
www.surplusrifle.com /pistolp08luger/index.asp (247 words)
The Luger Sailboat Mooring: FAQs
I can't say that Luger used Dwyer as a source for all of their products or even for years other than mine, but it is a good place to start.
Luger Industries used three sail manufacturers to produce the sails used on Luger Boats: Neil Pryde Sails, Johnson Sails, and Anderson Sails.
Luger owners have recommended at least two aftermarket suppliers that are familiar with Luger's original mast/boom dimensions: National Sail Supply (featuring Rolly Tasker Sails) and Sailrite Enterprises (DIY replacement sail kits).
www.geocities.com /cctexan99/questions (2023 words)
Luger, born September 30, 1874, has been connected with the firm since his eighteenth birthday and is still active.
www.cpinternet.com /~jime/luger.htm (1214 words)
This superb reference book by arms expert John Walter examines the rise of the Luger in the 1890s to the present day and is now published for the first time in paperback.
The Luger is famous throughout the world, recognized as a supreme handgun and sought after by collectors.
The Luger Story is an authoritative reference for collectors and anyone with an interest in the history of firearms.
www.jodavidsmeyer.com /combat/bookstore/luger_.html (181 words)
CSU BMB -- Karolin Luger
Davey, C.A., Sargent, D.F., Luger, K., Maeder, A.W. and Richmond, T.J. (2002) Solvent mediated interactions in the structure of the nucleosome core particle at 1.9 a resolution.
Georges, S.A., Giebler, H.A., Cole, P.A., Luger, K., Laybourn, P.J. and Nyborg, J.K. (2003) Tax recruitment of CBP/p300, via the KIX domain, reveals a potent requirement for acetyltransferase activity that is chromatin dependent and histone tail independent.
Luger, K., Maeder, A. W., Sargent, D. F., and Richmond, T. The atomic structure of the nucleosome core particle.
www.bmb.colostate.edu /faculty_detailed.cfm?lastname=Luger&firstname=K (1526 words)
1923 Commercial Luger Pistol in Guns World
The 1923 Commercial Luger variation are those Lugers in the commercial serial number range of approximately 73,500 to 96,000 (about 18,000 pistols).
Shooters new to.30 Luger chambered pistols have been known to see bargain basement prices on military surplus 7.62x25 and, thinking.30 Mauser is just another name for.30 Luger, buy this ammunition by the case lot to fire in their Lugers.
Here is the US during the 1920's Pacific Arms was known for its importation of Lugers to be sold commercially, and is thought to have furnished and installed many of the longer length barrels found on its Lugers.
www.gunsworld.com /p08/p08_1923_us.html (827 words)
Luger P-08 American Handgunner - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Luger's history is an intricate one which ties Europe to the U.S. and involves several historic figures.
The importance of the Borchardt is derived from the fact that it used a reliable and relatively powerful cartridge that was held in a removable magazine placed within the grip of the receiver, a characteristic that would influence almost all subsequent commercial self-loaders right up to today.
Georg Luger was born in the Austrian Tyrol in 1849 during the period of revolutionary turmoil in central Europe.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_154_25/ai_77824416 (862 words)
Peter Luger Steak House - Brooklyn, NY, 11211-6131 - Citysearch
The dining rooms, with their exposed beams and worn wooden furniture, are far brighter than they ought to be.
But don't complain too loudly: Luger's fiercely loyal regulars will defend the place as passionately as they would their own mothers.
My lunch at Peter Luger Steakhouse was one of the highlights of my recent trip to New York.
newyork.citysearch.com /profile/7348896/brooklyn_ny/peter_luger_steak_house.html (450 words)


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Barça clinch Super Cup on away goals
Barcelona lifted the first silverware of the Spanish season on away goals after a 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in the second-leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday night.
Published: 29 August 2013 09:30 CEST
Barcelona forward Neymar da Silva Santos (C) vies with Atletico midfielder Mario Suarez (L) during the Spanish Super Cup second leg football match in Barcelona. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP
Following the 1-1 draw in the first-leg, the Catalans were left to thank goalkeeper Victor Valdes for preserving their advantage as he pulled off incredible saves from Arda Turan and David Villa either side of half-time.
Barça should have then sealed victory on the night themselves as after Filipe Luis was sent off for Atleti, Lionel Messi fired a late penalty off the bar.
"Victor has always had this characteristic which makes a goalkeeper for a big team," Barça boss Gerardo Martino told a press conference afterwards.
"They had two shots on goal and he made the saves."
Martino had handed a first start to Neymar as the Brazilian and Lionel Messi lined up for the first time in a competitive match since the former's switch from Santos.
And he admitted that the South American duo have plenty to work on as a partnership.
"Separately they have played quite well. It is true that they didn't combine a lot and they didn't find each other.
"Neymar was a bit closed off on the wing and when Leo came deep he drifted to the other side. Sometimes they were too far apart to combine but they will manage to do so with time."
Having weathered an early Barça early storm though, Atleti started to gain a foothold and had the two best openings of the opening period.
Firstly Koke failed to connect properly when he was teed up at the edge of the box allowing Valdes to save easily before the Barça keeper made a stunning save to turn behind Arda's sweetly struck volley.
Valdes was called upon again after the break as he parried Villa's curling effort from the edge of the area as Atleti went in search of the away goal they needed to stay alive in the tie.
And Atleti boss Diego Simeone was left to rue his side's wasted opportunities.
"The match was how I imagined it on both sides," he said.
"They played as they have for many years and we continue to grow, with pride and knowing we can play.
"We had more chances but we couldn't take them."
The more the visitors pushed forward though, the more they were susceptible to the Barça counter-attack and the Catalans passed up a host of opportunities to put the tie to bed.
Neymar was the biggest culprit as he squared when he ought to have gone for goal himself at the back post from Dani Alves' cross midway through the second-half.
Atleti were then reduced to 10 men when Luis saw a straight red card after he clashed with Alves off the ball on 80 minutes.
And Simeone's men were further infuriated by referee David Fernandez Borbalan when he adjudged that Pedro had been felled by a combination of Juanfran and Miranda two minutes from time.
Messi smashed the resultant spot-kick off the bar to ensure the game finished goalless.
However, it mattered little as the hosts comfortably saw out the final few minutes to claim their fourth Super Cup in the past five years.
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Why has the expansion of Barcelona airport prompted mass protests?
Around 10,000 people demonstrated against the expansion of the El Prat airport in Barcelona on Sunday.
Published: 20 September 2021 11:53 CEST
People march during a demonstration against the expansion of the Barcelona-El Prat airport. Photo: Pau BARRENA / AFP
Several ecological and agricultural organisations, have demanded that the expansion be stopped due to the fact nearby wetlands and farms would have to be destroyed.
The demonstration took place on Calle Tarragona in the Catalan capital between Plaça d'Espanya and Plaça dels Països Catalans.
The protests still took place, even though last week, Spain suspended the €1.7 billion airport expansion project, citing differences with the Catalan government, after president Pere Aragonès said he wanted to avoid destroying La Ricarda lagoon, a natural reserve next to the airport.
Environmentalists decided not to call off the march, in case plans for the airport expansion still went ahead.
READ ALSO: Six things you need to know about Barcelona airport's €1.7 billion planned expansion
Political representatives from ERC, En Comú Podem and the CUP also attended, as well as the leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón; the Deputy Mayor for Ecology of the Barcelona City Council, Janet Sanz, and the Mayor of El Prat de Llobregat, Lluís Mijoler.
People from neighbourhoods across the city marched towards Calle Tarragona and could be seen holding placards that read "Nature yes, airport no and shouting slogans such as "More courgettes and fewer planes" and "Fighting for the climate, health, and life".
One of the largest groups of people were those from El Prat de Llobregat, the municipality which is home to the airport, who were led by tractors.
People march during a demonstration against the expansion of Barcelona-El Prat airport. Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP
In addition to protesting against the expansion of the El Prat airport, people were also demonstrating against the Winter Olympic Games in the Pyrenees and extensions to airports in Mallorca and Madrid.
A representative of Zeroport, Sara Mingorría said "We are here to defend not only La Ricarda, but the entire Delta".
The philosopher Marina Garcés also argued that the expansion of the airport would mean "more borders, more mass tourism, more control and more precarious jobs."
The leader of the commons in the Catalan parliament, Jéssica Albiach, who also attended the protest, asked the PSOE for "coherence": "You cannot be passing a law against climate change and, at the same time, defend the interests of Aena [the airport operations company]", she said.
She also urged the leader of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, to "definitely say no".
If the airport expansion in Barcelona goes ahead, environmentalists say that CO2 emissions would rise by a minimum of 33 percent. These levels would surpass the limits set by the Catalan government's climate targets.
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A Bad Case of the Dates: Who Nose?
If you look at my profile you will see there's two pictures. ONE OF ME WITH A CAT. The other is just me with my finger up my nose. Men write me all the time to ask why I include that photo. I answer them and then I don't hear from them again. So I'm preemptively writing to you in case you were going to write me. It's totally ok if you weren't going to but I think that in me writing this email I save time for the both of us. If you do decide to write me now you won't have to ask about the nose fad.
We had this story once, by none other than Mistah Jay himself, where he went out with this Australian chick with her glorious, hot accent who wanted to puke on him...I digress. Before they went out, he was looking at profiles online and there was a nose-picker with the caption "I'm such a good pick" and Jared gave her a nickname...but I forgot. Was it Nosy Nora, Briana?
I should search for it. I'm doing such a bad job at being the Kaypedia of ABCD. *sigh* I'm sorry.
There's a Jared story? I've only been around about 2 years so I need details.It would make sense though, that the grand poo-ba would have a story or two himself.
Mistah Jay, help us out, please!
SHE STILL DIDN'T EXPLAIN!!! I'm dying to know why she included that picture! The preemptive email was not preemptive at all!


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AddressThe address for this sale in Great Falls, VA 22066 will no longer be shown since it has already ended. This sale in Great Falls, VA 22066 is a "By Appointment" sale. Please see sale info below for details.


A stylish, modern deluxe villa 3 is atop a granite ledge and adjoining the gardens. This villa is larger than the standard and provides a spacious layout.
It is accessible by ramp, includes an attached laundry and has been specifically designed for disabled accessibility, meeting the Australian Standard for access and equipment. The bathroom is equipped with grab rails and a hand shower, in an open wet area layout.
This villa has a king bed that can be configured to king single beds if required and is suitable for a couple or twin share.
Lifting blocks are available for a single bed to enable the use of a lifting frame and a shower chair is also available if required.
Adjoining the villa is an exclusive outdoor entertaining area with an outdoor setting and market umbrella, providing direct access to the gardens and gazebo by paths.
This villa is not reserved for people with a disability, is available for all to enjoy and its westerly aspect provides stunning sunset views.


CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A year of steady rains led to muddy fields across West Virginia, and the wet conditions caused bare ground on farmland and made it difficult for farmers to make and feed hay. Now, farmers with damaged livestock feeding areas can apply for emergency assistance to help revegetate their land with grasses.
The State Conservation Committee on Tuesday approved an Emergency Assistance for Revegetation program that will allow farmers on affected lands to apply to their local conservation district for $60 per acre to reseed feeding areas. There is a cap of up to 50 acres per farm.
The window of time the applications will be accepted is fairly short, so interested farmers should contact the conservation district in their area. Conservation specialists and technicians with the local conservation district or the West Virginia Conservation Agency will visit the farm, take photos and complete a site visit form to document conditions.
Cooperators who receive emergency assistance must follow reseeding guidelines provided by the West Virginia University Extension Service and/or the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service's forage and biomass planting standards.
Cooperators will receive payment after the revegetation practice has been verified, receipts and documentation have been submitted, appropriate documents are signed and the local conservation district board approves the payment. Reseeding that a farmer has already done on his own is not eligible for payment after the fact.
| In Kanawha County, the Capitol Conservation District. Phone number is (304) 759-0736 and email is CCD@wvca.us.
| In Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties, the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District. Phone number is (304) 263-4376 and email is EPCD@wvca.us.
| In Braxton, Clay, Nicholas and Webster counties, the Elk Conservation District. Phone is (304) 765-2535 and email is ECD@wvca.us.
| In Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties, the Greenbrier Valley Conservation District. Phone is (304) 645-6173 and email is GVCD@wvca.us.
| In Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and Wayne counties, the Guyan Conservation District. Phone is (304) 528-5718 and email is GCD@wvca.us.
| In Calhoun, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood counties, the Little Kanawha Conservation District. Phone is (304) 422-9088 and email is LKCD@wvca.us.
| In Marion, Monongalia and Preston counties, the Monongahela Conservation District. Phone is (304) 296-0081 and email is MCD@wvca.us.
| In Brooke, Hancock, Marshall and Ohio counties, the Northern Panhandle Conservation District. Phone is (304) 238-1231 and email is NPCD@wvca.us.
| In Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral and Pendleton counties, the Potomac Valley Conservation District. Phone is (304) 822-5174 and email is PVCD@wvca.us.
| In Fayette, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties, the Southern Conservation District. Phone is (304) 253-0261 and email is SCD@wvca.us.
| In Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker and Upshur counties, the Tygarts Valley Conservation District. Phone is (304) 457-3026 and email is TVCD@wvca.us.
| In Pleasants, Tyler and Wetzel counties, the Upper Ohio Conservation District. Phone is (304) 758-2512 and email is UOCD@wvca.us.
| In Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and Lewis counties, the West Fork Conservation District. Phone is (304) 627-2160 and email is WFCD@wvca.us.
| In Jackson, Mason and Putnam counties, the Western Conservation District. Phone is (304) 675-3054 and email is WCD@wvca.us.
The mission of the West Virginia Conservation Agency is to provide for and promote the protection and conservation of West Virginia's soil, land, water and related resources for the health, safety and general welfare of the state's citizens.


As a truck driver there are many perks to being your own boss, like independence at work and making good money. In fact, many perks come with a truck driver's schedule, not the least of which is a unique view of the country enroute to your destination.
To be profitable however, a driver's number one priority is to get your load delivered to its destination on time. If you break down on the road it can be costly. Not to mention the inconvenience and the cost of the downtime.
Big Rig was recently called to the scene in this very busy commercial area to remove a stalled truck delivering rubber tires. One can only imagine the frustration this situation caused. Preventative maintenance is the key and it's vital to ensure you don't put off your truck maintenance.
On occasion though, these inconveniences happen in a truck driver's world. If it happens to you Big Rig is here to help. Big Rig Towing & Recovery is available 24-7 to service all of your heavy duty towing and recovery requirements.
Keep this number on hand 1 (866) 398-7444. You just may be glad you did.


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The Road to Hell, Brought to You by Liberalism
Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing Editor
Elon Musk's purchase of the Twitter platform was a hotly debated topic. But neither Musk nor any other individual is the root of the world's problems. Liberalism which pretends to oppose capitalism and US state hegemony but which is in fact an ally, is the problem.
Elon Musk successfully won his bid to purchase Twitter on April 25th just days after a rally in New York City chanted "Azov" to express support for Ukraine. While these events appear unrelated on the surface, they represent key examples of the road to hell paved by U.S. imperialism's dominant ideology: liberalism.
Liberalism is often viewed as the most progressive political ideology of the prevailing social order in the West. In actuality, liberalism is the driving ideological force of capitalist and imperialist expansionism. Liberal ideology is characterized by the fetishization of racism, individualism, and the political preconditions necessary for the expansion of capitalism. Once a kick-starter for the explosive growth of capital, liberalism has devolved into an ideology that defends the rule of the rich at any and all cost.
Hell, of course, has religious connotations and is employed here as a metaphor for the conditions that the planet finds itself in. Musk buying Twitter is but another step toward the complete monopolization of the media, a process that has already characterized the development of social media platforms. Twitter's top shareholders include financial titans such as the Vanguard Group, Morgan Stanley, and BlackRock. Musk himself held a nine percent stake in Twitter prior to the full purchase, which will be bankrolled in large part by Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street banks. Vladimir Lenin himself could not have produced a better example of imperialism in the modern era.
Liberals in the corporate media have voiced opposition to Twitter's takeover. While unlikely, many in the liberal corporate media hope that Musk's move to buy Twitter will be struck down by regulators in Biden's Department of Justice. Fears about the fate of free speech have arisen despite the role that liberals and especially the Democratic Party have played in facilitating media monopolization. In 1996, the Clinton administration signed off on the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which eliminated nearly all restrictions to media mergers in the United States. Two decades later, Democrats led the charge in empowering big tech Silicon Valley corporations in their campaign of censorship under the guise of a conspiracy theory aptly termed Russiagate.
Russiagate prompted big tech monopolies such as Google to reconstruct their algorithms so to suppress dissenting voices. A countless number of accounts have been suspended and purged from social media platforms for voicing anti-war and anti-imperialist views. Media affiliated with Russia, Iran, China, and progressive countries in Latin America were forced to register as agents of foreign governments beginning in 2017 and repressed all the same. The censorship has only worsened during Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Outlets such as RT America have been completely removed from YouTube, as have podcasts from prominent voices on the anti-war Left such as Lee Camp.
Liberals have cheered on this kind of censorship all along the way without taking a single breath. Now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, these same liberals have warned users that the platform will become a "scary place." The New York Times flooded its opinion pages with concerns that the further monopolization of Twitter under Musk will exacerbate already existing problems with billionaire rule over social media platforms. Of course, the New York Times has shown no concern over the suppression of left-wing activists and journalists on social media platforms and has even resorted to smearing them publicly. The Daily Beast went a step further by going directly to these platforms and advocating for the removal of this author and a handful of other anti-war journalists.
The road to hell paved by liberalism is rife with hypocrisy. Under Donald Trump, liberals expressed panic over the rise of fascism. They cheered on Antifa for punching rightwing personality Richard Spencer and secured more funding for federal law enforcement following the January 6th riot at the United States Capitol building. Yet liberals have taken center stage in siding with Ukraine's military in its conflict with Russia to the point of apologizing for the Nazi organization, the Azov Regiment. Western corporate media has whitewashed the Azov Regiment as a small, passionate group of nationalists that decoupled its "political" roots from its current military operations once it was absorbed into Ukraine's National Guard after the U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014.
Such mental gymnastics have been exposed as farce, not least because Azov has an extensive record of war crimes. Furthermore, the Western corporate media cannot help but promote Azov in its Ukraine coverage. This contradicts the notion that Azov is a small, ineffectual organization. So too does a rally in a major U.S. metropolis emphatically chanting "Azov." But pointing this out has its consequences. The ruling class has emphatically defended what it believes is the "good" kind of Nazis by suppressing voices that raise concern about the role that the Azov Regiment has played in the current conflict.
Liberal collaboration with censorship and fascist repression is nothing new. Operation Paperclip, a covert intelligence operation that absorbed Nazis into the ranks of American scientific institutions in a bid to gain an "advantage" over the Soviet Union, was launched during the "liberal" Harry Truman administration. So-called "liberal" U.S. President Lyndon Johnson was close with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and fully supported COINTELPRO, a massive campaign of repression that terrorized left-wing political organizations and their leaders. COINTELPRO laid the basis for the War on Terror's surveillance regime. The assassination, imprisonment, and surveillance of left-wing political leaders set a precedent for the state-sponsored repression of dissenting voices on issues such as war and peace.
Liberalism is no antidote to fascism. In fact, liberalism has time and again paved the road to an even steeper descent to the far right. Whether it was Obama's two-term administration expanding Bush-era policies and opening the door for Donald Trump or the Democrats wielding social media as a weapon of repression and thereby giving Elon Musk ample leverage to buy Twitter, liberalism has a proven record of covering up the crimes of capitalism under a veneer of progress. That the glorification of fascist organizations such as "Azov" and the further monopolization of the media is happening under Joe Biden's watch should thus come as no surprise. Liberalism and its political expression in the U.S., the Democratic Party, are moribund engines of U.S. imperialism.
These engines have outlived their usefulness. Humanity has two choices: socialism or barbarism. The former choice can only be made once the perils of liberalism are confronted by the masses in their just resistance to the oppressive conditions of imperialism.
Danny Haiphong's work can be followed on Twitter @SpiritofHo and on YouTube as co-host with Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report Present's: The Left Lens. You can support Danny on Patreon by clicking this link. He is co-author of the book "American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News- From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror." You can contact him at [email protected]


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La CX-30 est un crossover compact produit par le constructeur automobile japonais Mazda à partir de .

Présentation
La CX-30 est présentée au salon international de l'automobile de Genève 2019. Le crossover s'intercale dans la gamme Mazda entre la CX-3 et la CX-5.

Galerie

Caractéristiques techniques
La CX-30 repose sur la plateforme technique de la Mazda 3 de  génération, dont elle reprend aussi les motorisations et la planche de bord. Elle est disponible en transmission intégrale ou en traction, et à l'intérieur elle dispose d'un affichage tête haute et d'un écran de .

Elle dispose d'une micro hybridation sur les moteurs essence - le système Mazda M Hybrid est composé d'un alterno-démarreur qui convertit l'énergie stockée lors des phases de décélération (énergie cinétique) en électricité afin d'épauler le moteur thermique lors de phases de démarrage, accélération et roulage.

Comme le reste de la gamme actuelle, son style extérieur fait appel au langage stylistique baptisé Kodo (L'Âme du Mouvement) de la marque.

Motorisations

La transmission manuelle à 6 rapports est appelée Skyactiv-MT, la transmission automatique à 6 rapports Skyactiv-Drive et la transmission intégrale i-Activ AWD.

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In this article we will be discussing the various landmarks within the city of Prior Lake, Minnesota. There are multiple landmarks within this city, some of them are parks that are quite old, such as Memorial Park, other landmarks are inside parks, and a few odd landmarks outside of parks every now and then. We will be talking about the more important landmarks in the city of Prior Lake, and most of these parks tend to be inside the various parks of the city.
One of the most notable landmarks of the city of Prior Lake, Minnesota is one of its parks, whose name is Lakefront Park. This place has many things to offer you, and I can assure you that you will have a great and relaxing time here in Lakefront park.
The gem of the City of Prior Lake's park system, Lakefront Park, hosts the annual Lakefront Days celebration and many other community events. The park was developed in 2001. It's a 130-acre community treasure featuring an amphitheater, an extensive three-mile-plus trail system, floating boardwalk and fishing pier, Watzl's Beach, a pavilion, two park shelters. Other amenities include a large playground area, a skate park, two full-sized hockey rinks, a pleasure rink, a full-sized soccer field, a baseball diamond, tennis courts, a basketball court, a winter sliding hill, a sand volleyball court and capacity for more than 200 cars.
The park has a pavilion and a gazebo, this pavilion was designed to be the centerpiece of Lakefront Park and is used year-round for public and private events. The pavilion is available to be rented for small weddings, receptions, reunions, parties and business meetings year-round. It seats up to 60 inside and includes an extended outdoor veranda with built-in seating for an additional 80.
Nestled on the shores of Prior Lake, Watzl's Beach is accessible from lakefront Park and includes a swimming beach, picnic area, boat docks for accessing the beach from the lake, restroom facilities and vending machines. The beach is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Lakefront Days and July 4th fireworks are fired from the beach and the Prior Lake Ski Club often uses this site for performances. The beach area also includes 18 boat slips, nine of which can be reserved.
Lakefront Park also has a playground, which offers a wide range of activities, including basketball, four square, swings, slides and jungle gyms. The playground is handicapped accessible and meets today's safety requirements. Watch loved ones and enjoy a view of the park from the many benches in this area. The pergola at the site offers shade from the sun and adds a pleasing architectural feature.
If any of you are fishers at heart, do not worry! There is a place for you here in Lakefront Park, which is Little Prior Lake. The lake is nestled near the entrance to Lakefront Park, and is stocked each year with northerns, bass, sunfish and crappies.
We hope that you enjoy your stay here in Prior Lake, Minnesota!


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How much do postdoctoral fellows make?
Meanwhile, according to the National Institutes of Health and the National Postdoctoral Association, 5th year postdocs make $52,116. A scientific postdoc with a doctoral degree (to be redundant) with 5 years of experience makes ~$4,000 less than the typical librarian and ~$5,000 less than the typical postal carrier.
Can I start postdoc before defending?
Some people start postdocs before they finish and defend their thesis, and this can work well if you have done all the work, you know how to write and you know exactly what you want to communicate (and the job allows you the time to finish). If you haven't done any analysis, though, don't start a postdoc.
Does postdoc count as work experience?
The financial sacrifice begins during the postdoc. As detailed in the new report, which uses National Science Foundation data to track the careers of thousands of people who earned Ph. "You're starting out at an entry level because a postdoc just doesn't count in the way that job experience counts."
What comes after a postdoc?
The obvious path for many people doing a postdoc is to look for a more permanent academic position as a tenure-track professor. But it isn't the only one! If this doesn't sound appealing, there are alternatives in academia to becoming a PI or professor.
When should I apply for postdoc?
You should start thinking about your postdoc EARLY. I recommend applying for postdocs about a year before you want to leave your PhD lab. Yes, this seems early, but the process takes time, and PIs (principal investigators, i.e. lab heads) need to plan ahead to make decisions about how much space and funding they have.
How do I become a successful postdoc?
9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience
Reverse engineer success.
Seek multiple mentors during your postdoc.
Work intensely, but intelligently.
Balance focus and exploration.
Present your work often.
Go to science meetings big and small.
Learn to mentor, manage, communicate, and teach.
Avoid burnout.
Is a postdoctoral fellow a student?
Postdoctoral Scholars are registered as non-matriculated, non-degree seeking students with the University. The classification of scholars as students, among other things, allows deferment of student loans. Scholars are full-time.
Can I work while getting my PhD?
Completing a minimal PhD can certainly be done while working full time in an unrelated job, if you are very diligent. That's a big if, though. If you can spend only 20 hours after work, it will take you 15 years to put in the same number of hours.
Is it hard to get a postdoc?
Getting a postdoc isn't too difficult, talk to your advisor. Getting a GOOD postdoc that gives you a new experience is a little more challenging and requires more self reflection. To sum it up, a postdoc can simply be a job or it can be a springboard to what you want to do!
Is a postdoc a doctor?
In the US, a postdoctoral scholar is an individual holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in mentored research or scholarly training for the purpose of acquiring the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of his or her choosing.
Can you be a postdoc forever?
The answer is that they remain postdocs until they get one; or they send out a thousand applications and hope to get lucky. But if they think that some university is ever going to pay them an actual salary, they are, quite frankly, deluding themselves.
Is postdoc a job?
A postdoc is the easiest job to get. Staying in your Ph. D. adviser's lab for a postdoc—or following their recommendation to join a colleague's lab—is often the easiest way to prevent unemployment after you graduate. If you truly have no other options, then maybe you should consider taking the offer temporarily.
How long can you be a postdoc?
Based on the rule of thumb that you should limit your postdoc period to 5-6 years maximum it is advisable to go for one or two postdocs, thus, for example two postdocs of 2-3 years or a longer one for 4-5 years. If you start your third postdoc people may start to question whether you are really "faculty material".
What is postdoc salary?
Between the extremes, many salaries clustered around the median of about $47,500. That's close to the starting salary set by the US National Institutes of Health for postdocs receiving National Research Service Awards (NRSA).
How can I make money postdoc?
Side Gigs for PhD Students and Postdocs
Editing scientific manuscripts for non-native English speakers.
Tutoring local high school and college students.
Online tutoring.
Adjuncting at a local community college.
Scientific illustrating and figure making.
Develop online courses.
Start a blog and make money with affiliate marketing.
Write and self-publish an e-book.
Do you need a postdoc to be a professor?
Postdocs are typically viewed as a bridge to permanent faculty positions. But if your goal is to become a professor — despite the relatively low odds and regardless of whether you want to work at a teaching- or a research-centered institution — doing a postdoc is almost always necessary.
How do I apply for a postdoctoral fellowship?
National Post Doctoral Fellowship
The applicant should be an Indian citizen.
The applicant must have obtained Ph.
The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of application, age will be calculated by taking the date of closure of the respective call.
NPDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.
What is the difference between postdoc and research fellow?
Postdoctoral research fellow: Newly minted PhD (early career researcher) employed to undertake full-time research on a specific project. Research fellow: Researcher employed to undertake full-time research on a specific project. You will be employing them to do research on the project and nothing else.
What is postdoctoral research fellow?
A postdoctoral researcher/fellow is someone conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies, typically a PhD or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The postdoctoral position can be paid and may or may not be open to international students. …
How do you survive in postdoc?
Surviving as a Postdoc
Maintain optimism and enthusiasm. I started my research career by doing a Ph.
Collaborate and network. Being short of funds and lab space during my Ph.
Seek support and be resourceful.
Surround yourself with like-minded people.
Be flexible with your expectations.
Remember your happiness.
Is postdoc a degree?
A postdoc (or "post-doc," "postdoctoral," or "postdoctoral research") position is a training-focused position available to people who have earned a doctorate degree. Postdoc positions usually act as a stepping-stone between the student experience and the full-time professional experience.
Which country is best for postdoc?
What is the point of a postdoc?
A postdoc is generally a short-term research position that provides further training in a particular field, and for individuals planning research careers in academia, government, or industry, the postdoc years can be an opportunity to develop independence, hone technical skills, and focus research interests.
Why do a postdoctoral fellowship?
The main goal of a postdoctoral position (or fellowship) is to develop your professional and academic skills while still under the mentorship of an experienced researcher. The skills and experience you gain as a postdoc can be key to future applications to tenure-track faculty positions.
What is the difference between postdoctoral fellow and postdoctoral associate?
Postdoctoral associates are classified as employees and receive employee benefits. Postdoctoral fellows are paid a stipend from external fellowships, NIH T32 training grants, or NIH F32 individual fellowships.
What is the postdoc salary in USA?
What is RFP format?
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# ===================================================================== Protocol
# http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/

class Protocol (int):
	ICMP  = 0x01
	IGMP  = 0x02
	TCP   = 0x06
	EGP   = 0x08
	UDP   = 0x11
	RSVP  = 0x2E
	GRE   = 0x2F
	ESP   = 0x32
	AH    = 0x33
	OSPF  = 0x59
	IPIP  = 0x5E
	PIM   = 0x67
	SCTP  = 0x84

	def __str__ (self):
		if self == Protocol.ICMP:
			return 'ICMP'
		if self == Protocol.IGMP:
			return 'IGMP'
		if self == Protocol.TCP:
			return 'TCP'
		if self == Protocol.EGP:
			return 'EGP'
		if self == Protocol.UDP:
			return 'UDP'
		if self == Protocol.RSVP:
			return 'RSVP'
		if self == Protocol.GRE:
			return 'GRE'
		if self == Protocol.ESP:
			return 'ESP'
		if self == Protocol.AH:
			return 'AH'
		if self == Protocol.OSPF:
			return 'OSPF'
		if self == Protocol.IPIP:
			return 'IPIP'
		if self == Protocol.PIM:
			return 'PIM'
		if self == Protocol.SCTP:
			return 'SCTP'
		return "unknown protocol %d" % int(self)

	def pack (self):
			return chr(self)

def NamedProtocol (protocol):
	name = protocol.upper()
	if name == 'ICMP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.ICMP)
	elif name == 'IGMP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.IGMP)
	elif name == 'TCP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.TCP)
	elif name == 'EGP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.EGP)
	elif name == 'UDP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.UDP)
	elif name == 'RSVP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.RSVP)
	elif name == 'GRE':
		return Protocol(Protocol.GRE)
	elif name == 'ESP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.ESP)
	elif name == 'AH':
		return Protocol(Protocol.AH)
	elif name == 'OSPF':
		return Protocol(Protocol.OSPF)
	elif name == 'IPIP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.IPIP)
	elif name == 'PIM':
		return Protocol(Protocol.PIM)
	elif name == 'SCTP':
		return Protocol(Protocol.SCTP)
	else:
		raise ValueError('unknown protocol %s' % name)

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Country star Wynonna Judd brings the Big Noise to Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe on Oct. 4
From a press release:
It was announced this week that multi-platinum country singer Wynonna Judd and her band, the Big Noise, will perform at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.
Tickets, which are $30 for regular reserved seating and $35 for premium reserved seating, go on sale this Friday, May 17 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Penn's Peak box office (325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe), and Roadies Restaurant and Bar (325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe). Penn's Peak box office and Roadies Restaurant ticket sales are walk-up only; no phone orders.
Respected by the millions of fans who are drawn to her music and undeniable talent, Wynonna Judd's rich and commanding voice has sold over 30 million albums worldwide spanning her remarkable 34-year career. As one-half of the legendary mother/daughter duo The Judds, Wynonna was once dubbed by Rolling Stone as "the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline." This iconic performer has received over 60 industry awards, with countless charting singles, including 20 No. 1 hits, such as "Mama He's Crazy," "Why Not Me," and "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ole Days)."
The Judds were one of the most successful acts in country music history, winning five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and eight Country Music Association Awards. They also had 25 singles on the country music charts between 1983 and 2000, of which 14 went to No. 1.
In 1991, Wynonna made her solo debut with the No. 1 single "She Is His Only Need." Overall, the self-titled "Wynonna" produced four chart singles, including two more No. 1s, and it was certified five-times platinum by the RIAA. Her second and third albums, 1993's "Tell Me Why" and 1996's "Revelations," also saw platinum certification, as well as five Top 10s from the former and a No. 1 from the latter.
Wynonna & the Big Noise, led by her husband/drummer/producer Cactus Moser, released their debut full-length album in February of 2016 via Curb Records to critical acclaim. Wynonna has described the new sound as "vintage yet modern" and a "return to the well." It's a rootsy work encompassing country, Americana, blues, soul, and rock.
The album, which is Wynonna's first full-length studio album of original material since 2003's "What the World Needs Now Is Love," features special guests Derek Trucks, Jason Isbell, Susan Tedeschi, and Timothy B. Schmit. NPR's Ann Powers noted that, "With her tight band behind her after touring together for several years, she just sounds like she's home. … You can just feel the grin on her face."
Wynonna recently announced that she is taking her artistry in an exciting new creative direction by signing to the independent record label Anti- Records. She exclusively spoke about her new label home and upcoming endeavors with Rolling Stone before her nationwide tour with the Big Noise.
"Now more than ever, I am on a mission to rediscover the reason I got into this business," Wynonna said, "and Anti- is giving me the musical freedom to do that."
by NEPA Scene Staff
This post was compiled by the staff of NEPA Scene.
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The Mom Stop: Love will bring peace in the world
Apr 7, 2016 at 11:18 AM Apr 7, 2016 at 11:18 AM
A friend told me last week that we don�t live in a kind world anymore.
If you look at recent news headlines � terrorist attacks in Brussels, atrocities in Syria and Iraq and vitriol on the presidential campaign trail � perhaps it�s true that the world isn�t kind.
Even in this country, a mass shooter killed 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 and other shootings continue to happen each year. As I kiss my first-grader and send her off to school each morning, my mind sometimes goes to those Sandy Hook first-graders and their parents. What an atrocity, but I find it devastating that this country hasn�t changed as a result.
In Alabama, Gov. Robert Bentley recently got caught in a sexual conversation with one of his advisers and the governor�s relationship is now being investigated. It�s a state where the speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted on 23 ethics violations but still overwhelmingly re-elected.
Should I worry about the future of my children as they forge their way into the world? I think every parent does, in one way or another. But am I fearful of the future? No.
The history of our world is a very violent one: Pol Pot, Hitler, Genghis Khan, and other rulers slaughtered millions upon millions of people. We�ve had two world wars.
But as another friend of mine stated after the Brussels attacks, love is the steadfast source of peace. While there are people who promote fear, bitterness, exclusivity, violence, prejudice, intolerance and religious persecution, they are no match for love and kindness.
As Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood once said, ��When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, �Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.�
While the world today can be an awful and scary place, I believe in the good in people, which brings me hope for the future. In covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I witnessed people in despair clinging to the fact that although they had lost everything, they were still alive.
As a journalist, I�ve seen people who had very little reach out to give what they had to help others.
After the April 27, 2011, tornado ravaged Tuscaloosa, I saw strangers helping strangers in my neighborhood. People helped dig people out of the rubble while other brought food, water and clothing to those in need. There was a man who showed up at my house with a chainsaw in the hours after the storm, clearing trees and debris. No one told him to, but he knew what needed to be done.
Is the world different? Perhaps. But I haven�t lost hope. I believe deeply in kindness and love above all. And that�s the world I want my children to inherit.
� Lydia Seabol Avant writes The Mom Stop for The Tuscaloosa News, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Reach her at lydia.seabolavant@tuscaloosanews.com.


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Study of Threes 3
Bio-Physiological 3s 1
Bicycle History Course
The Devils Advocate 1
Embellished Dichotomies 1
Language Hearing Cognition 1
Sociological 3s 2
Uncertainty Principle Metaphor
New Communism Preface
Diseases of Impoverization
Trelegy
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Threesology Research Journal
Anatomical, Biological and Physiological Threes
(Using a philosophy of "threes" as a tool for comparative analysis)
~ The Study of Threes ~
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Anatomical, Biological, Physiological threes page 10
Humanity can not see beyond the veil of its ignorance because it is being blind-sighted by an anatomy, biology and physiology that is forced to abide by the dictates of an incrementally deteriorating planetary system whose internal pollutions are being compounded by human activities that are expressions of efforts in attempting to adapt to diminishing resources. Humanity can not see beyond the symbol "9" so it creates compounded elaborations of sequentially placed previous symbols (012345678) to give itself the impression of progress, when in fact the many reduplications found in mathematics attests to an imposed conservation... of limitation as a rationalized system of varying survival attempts. In all research areas, be it sociology, psychology, mathematics, philosophy, chemistry, genetics, etc., we pay witness to a species swimming against a tide as part of a current headed along a course towards a steep waterfall called extinction. When every single area of research expresses the same distinction of a cognitive limitation, we must acknowledge that we can not see beyond that which the greatest of minds have blazed a trail... because all of them reach the territorial barrier of an impasse created by an anatomy, biology and physiology which is forced to abide by the dictates of an environment headed in the direction of a demise. No matter how much or how many scramble to carve out some social niche', the niche' of all humanity is one of an eventual extinction because it is being perpetuated and pursued by various business, government and religious beliefs whose goals of personal fulfillment are detrimental to the survival of the species when placed into the greater context beyond the confines of an Earth-born rationality.
Attempting to survive in a condition of incremental deterioration creates varying rationalizations that amount to individualized denials and degeneracy of social moralities resulting in an amalgamation of fruitless efforts for the sake of the overall species. Whereas humanity can not see beyond the veil of its ignorance, it can see the barriers which such ignorance constructs. And yet, it does not see that such barriers are a self-built response, like a castle moat, to efforts in maintaining some semblance of equilibrium against the continual attacks of a deteriorating planetary system that wants to consume everything in its wake. The planetary system is out to kill humanity... to remove every trace of it so that it can no longer breed. It is therefore prudent, for the sake of retaining some representative sampling of life as we know it, to apply all remaining resources towards getting humanity off this planet, away from this solar system, and eventually away from this galaxy. All systems of education, industry and philosophy must accommodate themselves to this one over-riding task of humanity. The limitations imposed on humanity by an environment that forces all things to abide by its dying will, must be met with a revolution the likes of which are unprecedented. Humanity can not suffer the dying and demented Will of a Mother Earth that refuses to let the children of earth severe the umbilical cord. Humanity must kick itself out of the nest, out of the den, out of the anthropological clan from which it arose... and begin life on its own... and many a religion will finally be seen for what they truly are... a cave with an imagined sacred fire from which to peer out into the daylight from whose vantage will be seen as a cloistered sanctuary of ritualized fear. A far greater exodus awaits an humanity that many of the present institutions of government and religion will try to prevent, just as the pharaoh did to those he enslaved by its laws and rationality to fit the purposes of an entitled few.
In our flight from the many realistic fantasies created by Earth's conditions, humanity has many addictions to overcome. Mental, emotional and physical dependencies have been created which will no doubt present humanity with various types and stages of withdrawal; but we must be aware that there may be an inclination to substitute one type of addiction for another, even though the latter is viewed as more profitable and biologically rewardable. The profitability can not be permitted to become so viable that humanity is a secondary or tertiary concern because it is viewed as an over-abundant resource. An example of this is the substitution of alcoholism for a 10 or 12-step recovery process that is reminiscent of a religious ritual, and has become an institutionalized practice with wide-spread social acceptance, even though there are detractors... as can be found in the presence of any belief. Granted the process is helpful for many, but it does not assist in helping humanity develop a cure for the disease. It is a purgative after-the-fact. Nonetheless, it bespeaks of the programs which may be tried by those on spacecraft who are addressing not only the aches and pains of their own addictions from the loss of Earth's presence and influences, but applied as a socialized effort to assist others who may want to experience their own withdrawals in a "cold-turkey" fashion that others may find difficult to swallow or even callously tasteless.
Long before a given reader may have reached this page in the series, they may have become frustrated with the presentation of information which goes from one topic to another without some apparent start-to-finish goal in mind. If you are one who likes information to give some sense of small-to-large or A-to-Z collation and direction, you'll have to do this for yourself. Since I am in the mode of being a tinkerer, inventor, explorer, and experimenter (modifier), I may have several different brands of the same tools laying about and not affixed to a peg board with tools outlined. And the shop in which I work may well extend into the yard and down the block in others yards as well. I might even set up a temporary shop in a deserted lot, vacant parking lot, or in the trunk of a vehicle. And you may even be disappointed if you don't see me wearing a white smock with a security badge attached to it. Since I am frequently invited to go on the road to one another place where further research can take place amongst those with varying intellectual interests, I often use a lap top whenever and wherever the need arises, though I have a couple of older desktop computers as backups.
Many of those interested in the threes phenomena, even if it is within the domain of some established subject, know well the methodological applications being used is blazing its own trail while traversing back and forth along those well worn by past researchers. There is no standardized textbook for what I am pursuing, even if the pursuit is not particularly articulated with any definitive sensibility that you are accustomed to or comfortable with. There is no commonly used compass nor astrolabe that has been constructed to use in this terrain, though I do attempt to align ideas with those facts which are applicable. Yes, some facts seem more to the point for isolated applications than as a be-all for unconventional ideas which gain ground as plausibility when larger amounts and types of information correlate well with findings that have to be adjusted from time to time... until they are found to be better suited for yet a larger appreciation.
For those of you having recently become curious about the recurrence of threes in different subjects, you may have found a momentary resting place upon finding the triple coding in DNA and RNA, and lean towards these as the possible origin of the threes phenomena. Others may claim it is simply because we are on the third planet from a source of solar energy. I say this, because I was at such a perspective many decades ago. And while I believe this does have some validity, there is a much bigger picture unfolding with respect to the future and past of humanity. Such a perspective becomes all the more clearer once the usage of a "threes" tool is coupled with other tools laying in the same vicinity, or are more prominent while the threes tool appears to be absent. In other words, there are other patterns occurring with threes-patterns, but the threes pattern is not always seen near another pattern. Then again, as in the case of the Linear- Circular- Triangular form of threes occurrences, one must have an interest in geometrical images and correlate them into non-numerically labeled occasions.
Likewise, one must get past self-denigrations of viewing themselves as "only" practicing numerology, as if to be associated with numerology one is supposedly an inferior thinker. No less, one must not let the views of experts in a given field who have recognized the recurrence of threes, but have dismissed them as either an irrelevance, coincidence, negligible curiosity, or an indulgence in superstition. Experts don't know everything and the field they are in had its beginnings with different detractors as well. While the expression that obstacles are only seen if one takes their eyes off the goal may be valid in some instances; it must be said that when no distinct goal is seen, one or another obstacle may lead to a fortuitous discovery that may or may not make some ultimate goal recognizable. With this said, I shall now return to my "wandering aimlessly about", like a kid on a raft going down (or up or into) a river quite oblivious of what dangers or fortunes may arise. If you have a similar spirit of adventure, hop aboard. But bring your own food and water (or unlimited credit card)... or we'll have to live off the land... like so many poets, artists, musicians and trail blazers often do.
When speaking of shapes and limitations denoted by mathematical inquiry, a discussion about dimensions is helpful in order to bring out the presence of the repetition of "3":
Perfect Shapes in Higher Dimensions - Numberphile
Here's another view of the platonic solids from a historical perspective:
The Platonic and Pythagorean solids
Like a system of counting, we generally see descriptions of one, two and three dimensions, with or without the inclusion of an additional 4th dimension, though some may speak of three normal dimensions with all others thereafter referenced as "many". In other words, like an early system of counting which had stopping points that were followed by some language equivalent "many" or "much" or "more". But let's review the smaller dimensions with simple drawings:
Science and Rationality: Do we see in three dimensions?
And is a two-dimensional view of multi-dimensional possibilities:
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A hot melted cheese dip inspired by the flavours of tacos! Serve topped with lettuce, tomatoes and avocados along with some tortilla chips for dipping.
With the big football game quickly approaching I have been getting some snack recipes together for the party. The burger dip that I made last week got me thinking about hot cheesy dips and one my favourites has to be this taco dip! Since I last made this dip I have learned a few things and I was just itching to make it again and apply what I had learned. The first thing that I wanted to change was to make it in a wider dish since I had discovered that it works really well for hot cheesy dips when I made the pizza dip . The burger dip that I made last week taught me that topping a hot dip with fresh ingredients makes it even better, as hard as that is to believe! If any dip deserves to be topped with fresh ingredients it is this taco dip as tacos are commonly filled with fresh ingredients!
This dip starts out with some ground beef cooked in a tasty taco seasoning and then it moves on to your standard hot cheese base of cream cheese, mayo and sour cream and then it finishes with salsa and both jack and cheddar cheese. Next, the dip is thrown into the oven and baked until the cheese has melted, the top has turned golden brown and the sides are bubbling. After the dip is pulled out it is topped with your favourite taco filling ingredients such as fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, sliced olives, avocado, sour cream, etc.
Just look at all of that melted cheesy goodness!
You still can't loose if you make it the old fashioned way without any toppings.
Of course you certainly do not need to wait for the big football game to make a batch or two of this! It is amazing no matter when you serve it and it works great for any kind of social gatherings.
Brown the ground beef in a pan, drain the grease add the taco seasoning and water, mix and simmer until the water evaporates.
Mix the beef, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, salsa and cheeses in a large bowl, reserving some of the cheese.
Pour the mixture into a baking dish and top with the reserved cheese, bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until it is bubbling on the sides and golden brown on top, about 20-30 minutes.
Slow Cooker: Implement step 1, mix everything, place it in the slow cooker and cook until the cheese is nice and melted about 1-2 hours on high or 2-4 hours on low.
Option: Serve topped with fresh shredded lettuce, tomato, avocado, olives and cilantro.
yum… I can't wait to try. Your Jalapeno Popper dip is by far the most popular dip I make..Thanks for all your great recipes.
your dips always look so delicious! i want to run out and make them every time..
You have the best dip recipes! I'm still a huge fan of your buffalo wing dip and direct people to your blog for that one all the time!
Such a man. Haha. "With the big game approaching…." Too funny.
At the moment I would not dram of having a hot dip, becasue it is so hot here, but come winter, I will for sure try this.
I can't tell you how happy I am that you love hot, cheesy dips…and that you share the recipes! This looks like another keeper and I can't wait to try it!!
Oh help me. I could very well eat the whole thing myself!
I'm still a little mad about the game…no Pats…but I think I would be distracted with this dish.
Another inventive idea – I love your cooking style!
Mmm I love hot, cheesy dips! I could probably devour an entire bowl by myself! This looks delicious!
I know some boys in my life who will LOVE this come game day! Thanks Kevin!
You know what? It's my birthday. Therefore, I'm going to make this and eat ALL of it (by myself) with a beer while I wait for my vegetarian boyfriend to come home from his art class. And then he'll take me out so that I can eat more food.
Thanks for helping me nurture my gluttonous ways.
The cheesy dip with taco sounds delicious.
So cheesy and yummy, I would love to snack this anytime.
awesome!! This looks heavenly…. I just made a kind of texmex chili and potato thing that tasted yummy, but did not look nearly as decadent as this! Your blog is great!
This is one of those recipes I have to keep beyond my reach or I'll eat all of it. YUM.
We'll be doing some serious damage to this dip superbowl Sunday!
This dip recipe would be perfect for my Superbowl party. You can't go wrong with cheese, salsa, sour cream and meat.
You have the most fabulous dip recipes. This one looks so great. Maybe I will try it with black beans instead of beef.
Just in time for the super bowl. Thanks for the recipe… It looks delicious!
Look at all that cheese and meaty goodness! Yum!
I'm making this on sunday Kevin! I'm doubling the ingredients, I am so excited!!
With this as a part of my menu come Super Bowl, the game may not be the highlight after all, the cheesy goodness of this dish steals the show!
This looks fantastic. With all your cheesy dips, though, how are you not morbidly obese?
This looks wicked. I realise it's not the point, but definitely think I'll make this a little easier to justify with some low fat cream cheese and low fat creme fraiche. Thanks for the idea.
Made this yesterday. Turned out great! Can't wait to try the pizza dip!
Looks fantastic! I am preparing this for my guests tonight! Thanks!
This is fabulous – found it on Pinterest and made it for a gathering Memorial Day. It was a huge hit!
What is the best type of mayo to use for dips? The last time I used mayo in a dip recipe,I felt the mayo was to overpowering.What benefit does the Mayo bring to the recipe or can we omit it?
Allison: I normally use Hellmann's mayonnaise. I feel that the mayo adds a lot of flavour and creaminess to the dip but you could reduce the amount or eliminate it by replacing it with more sour cream or Greek yogurt.
Any time I need a dip I come to you! You are the dip MASTA! I'm making this and the hot pizza dip to bring in the New Year. Thanks!
I make this all the time!! Just wanted to say it's the most popular dip I make 🙂 love your blog!


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February 16, 2009 (WASHINGTON) White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the administration continues to review its policy toward Afghanistan, some seven years after U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban-led government. Gibbs cautioned that no firm timetable had been set, nor had administration officials settled on how many -- if any -- new troops would be involved.
"Without getting into broad time lines, I wouldn't -- I don't think this is anything that involves weeks," Gibbs told reporters traveling with the president on Air Force One back from Chicago, where the Obama family spent a long weekend in their hometown.
Taliban insurgents have regained ground and the new Obama administration is contemplating doubling troop levels as part of a strategy to reclaim control. Addressing the ongoing war there is one of the administration's top -- and most watched -- priorities.
Anticipation of the troop build up in Afghanistan has been high since Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last Tuesday that Obama was days away from announcing his decision. Yet no formal announcement has emerged.
Gibbs noted that U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke is in the region talking with leaders about how best to address the situation. Obama also has met with military leaders and his foreign policy advisers, both at the Pentagon and the State Department.
Obama has been widely believed likely to send fresh forces to the Afghan battle even as a wide review of U.S. strategy and goals there gets fully under way. Gates had told a Pentagon news conference last week that Obama "will have several options in front of him." Gates suggested, as have other officials, that the ground commander in Afghanistan would eventually get all the forces he has asked for, but no more.
Lt. Gen. David McKiernan wants more fighting forces and support troops such as helicopter crews to push back against the Taliban in Afghanistan's increasingly dangerous south and eastern regions.
An opponent of the "surge" of U.S. forces that is now credited with turning around the Iraq war, Obama has taken a cautious approach to the addition of forces in Afghanistan. He is expected to initially approve only part of a military request for as many as 30,000 forces this year, while military and civilian advisers revamp U.S. war goals.
Gibbs' comments came as the president, his wife and daughters arrived at Andrews Air Force Base just outside Washington at midday Monday. His family had left for Chicago on Friday aboard Air Force One. Among items topping Obama's agenda this week is signing into law the $787 billion economic stimulus plan that Congress passed last Friday.
While in Chicago, the first family did not have a public schedule. The president played basketball with friends, visited the gym and got a haircut. Barack and Michelle Obama celebrated Valentine's Day with a dinner at Oprah Winfrey's personal chef's restaurant on Saturday.
It was Obama's first significant break since taking office on Jan. 20.
Obama won't be in Washington long; he heads to Colorado, Arizona and Canada this week and he plans to sign the stimulus legislation in Denver.


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As in most other fields, researchers needing funds for their alternative-energy investigations often look to government and private sources. Since the 1970's at least, the U.S. federal government has had an interest in alternative sources of energy, although funding for those efforts has risen and fallen with economic conditions, fuel prices, and political administrations, among other factors. Recently, high oil prices have renewed interest in alternative energy research. One consequence of the recent surge in oil prices is the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which offers a series of grants and tax incentives to encourage development and investment in alternative energy sources: biofuels, forest biomass, wind, solar, and geothermal.
For research on alternative energy, government is by far the main funder in the United States. Perhaps because energy-related research tends to be expensive, philanthropic support for energy research is rare. Scientists can, however, find private investment for research, especially when the research has a direct commercial application. This guide will highlight some of the leading sources for alternative energy research funding and describe the priorities of each one.
The lead government agency on energy research is, of course, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), which has been a major funder of energy research since its inception in 1977. The administration has requested, and Congress seems likely to fund, an increase of at least 15% for DoE's Office of Science for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, which begins on 1 October 2006. The FY 2007 request includes nearly $150 million each for new initiatives in biofuels and solar energy, and $288 million for hydrogen fuels.
Although many of DoE's research activities take place at DoE labs, DoE also funds a wide-ranging extramural program of basic research. These programs are funded from its Office of Science. Researchers can explore DoE's funding priorities and research directions via a series of online reports from recent DoE workshops.
So far in 2006, the Office of Science has released announcements for basic research in hydrogen fuel and solar energy utilization. Although the 2006 deadlines for preliminary letters of intent have passed for both of these solicitations, these projects represent large-scale initiatives that will stretch over a number of years. The Office of Science has a continuing open solicitation for energy-related research that includes the basic energy sciences covering alternative and renewable technologies. Researchers can submit proposals under this solicitation at any time.
The Department's R&D initiatives involving applied--as opposed to basic--renewable energy research are supervised by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which covers biomass, geothermal, hydrogen, ocean, solar, and wind. EERE oversees the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, which is also the site for its Golden Field Office. This field office acts as the catalyst for partnerships with academia, business, and state and local governments to develop and commercialize renewable energy technologies.
A program managed by Kersten's staff that includes academic participation is the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. The 2006 solicitation will award up to $2.5 million per project for R&D to encourage biomass feedstock production (the raw materials for biofuels), develop technologies to convert cellulosic biomass into intermediate products for further conversion into biofuels, and diversify biomass into other marketable products, making them more commercially attractive. The 2006 solicitation closed in June, but the government's biomass program, operated jointly with Department of Agriculture, generates a number of related funding opportunities during the year.
Researchers in these and other energy fields should register at DoE's e-Center or Grants.gov, the government-wide funding portal, to keep up-to-date on new opportunities.
The other major federal funder for alternative energy research is National Science Foundation. NSF does not have a program that focuses specifically on alternative energy, but its support for this field extends across its directorates. In 2005, for example, NSF awarded grants for research into chemical bonds to improve storage of solar energy, cell biology to study bacteria's ability to filter hydrogen gas for fuel cells, and engineering for the generation of electrical power from ocean wave currents.
NSF's current funding opportunities are available on its Web site, as well as Grants.gov.
Government agencies with large R&D budgets reserve a portion of these budgets for small businesses. Two programs government-wide govern these small business set-asides: Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR). STTR grants require a university or other not-for-profit organization to partner with the business, which make it possible for faculty members to participate. In the case of SBIR grants, principal investigators are employed directly by the business.
Department of Energy and National Science Foundation award both STTR and SBIR grants. Jim Kling explains more of the details of these programs in a September 2004 article in Next Wave.
So far, only limited funding in the field of alternative energy research is available from non-government foundations. One such private source of research support is the Petroleum Research Fund, managed by American Chemical Society. Although the name of the fund may suggest something very different, the fund's director has determined that its scope includes "fundamental research in alternative energy areas such as hydrogen production and storage, photovoltaics, fuel cells, and others." The fund's next deadline for proposals is 4 August 2006. ScienceCareers's Grant Doctor tells more about the fund in a June 2006 column.
The combination of government incentives plus the rise in worldwide energy costs have created a buzz for alternative energy in the investment community. The Renewable Energy Policy Network estimated that in 2004, investments in renewable energies worldwide totaled some $30 billion. The report credits incentives from government, like those in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Environmental Entrepreneurs group reported $590 million in alternative energy-related venture-capital investments in 2005.
Can research scientists tap into this pool of investment capital? Brian J. Fratus, President of Artemis Energy Fund thinks researchers who want to try the entrepreneur route can succeed, but only if they remember that investors bring a different set of values to the table. Fratus, whose company puts together financing for alternative energy companies including startups, said in June that "private sector companies ... do not invest to be green. They invest to earn returns in their core businesses for shareholders." To be successful in this world, researchers will need to learn to focus on profits.
Fratus lists biofuels, solar, wind, and fuel cells as technologies that are particularly enticing to investors. He notes, however, that the investment climate for alternative energy R&D can fluctuate with the price of traditional fossil fuels. "In electric power," Fratus says, "the price of natural gas is the big driver," and since fall 2005 the wholesale price of natural gas--though its still high in historical terms--has fallen significantly.
Despite the increased caution, Fratus still likes to work with "the stereotypical mad scientist, even if he has nothing more than a concept" in mind. Fratus sees his role as an early stage advisor, "taking a small equity position" and helping young companies through the pre-revenue stage. At that point, they can make a better case before the angel and VC communities.


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Tell us how you get around: Apple Maps, Google, Nafteq, TomTom… or paper?
Apple's iOS6 disappointed many with its Apple Maps software. From the howls of anguish, it might seem that Apple had personally injured countless users, instead of simply making a commercial decision to distance itself from Google, and then releasing its own app before it was ready.
This over-reaction is just another illustration of the fact that the iPhone 5 is no longer just a phone. It is a celebrity in its own right, whose every step will be exposed to ludicrous adulation – or else scorn and derision.
But what about the maps? Mobile navigation was already a battlefield, with Google Maps, TomTom, Nokia Navteq, Microsoft Bing and many others fighting for the right to direct your footsteps. The clumsy arrival of Apple Maps, and Google's indifference to the plight of iPhone and iPad owners simply turned up the heat.
Apple Maps made London look great in 3D, but the application caused confusion among users by missing landmarks, putting an airfield in the middle of Dublin, ignoring the Falkland islands and filling the marina of St. Katherine's Dock with concrete.
Are competitors capitalising on Apple's troubles? "We believe that the best user experience comes indeed from precise data, robust processing of core platform functionalities like routing, geocoding and traffic, and by user-friendly apps. All this cannot be built overnight," said Nokia's Adam Fraser, referring to Apple's rushed application launch.
Perhaps it was this expertise, and Nokia's $8 billion investment in mapping company Navteq, that made Amazon choose Nokia Maps as a navigational aid for Kindle Fire 2, even though the tablet runs Google's Android OS.
Google has been really busy perfecting its Maps this year, adding UK railway timetables, cycling directions and other useful features. However, it turns out that some of the technology that made Google Maps so successful could have been stolen. This week, the US positioning system developer Skyhook has accused the Silicon Valley giant of using nine patents related to Wi-Fi Positioning Systems (WPS) without a licence.
Average smartphone users won't care about corporate politics or patents. They will care about whether an application can take them from point A to point B, and "vote with their wallet". That's why we are asking TechWeekEurope readers: what navigation software do you prefer?
What map application do you use most?
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December is that you? Wow.
The last 11 months are a blur. It's cold now, sometimes. My Husband graduated college, I became a "Stay@HomeMomma", kinda. It just doesn't feel like a whole year has gone by but my son's jacket no longer fits him and my daughter has new boots...that she is walking in, all on her own. So, yes. The year has gone by. Too fast and without warning.
My wish for December. That I can enjoy it. Maintain some peace. And, move forward. I am not sure where this year has led you but for me, it's given me a second chance. A new opportunity to start over. So, my 2013 starts now. Why wait?
I don't watch football but while listening to the news the other night one of the players said; "I don't think about the last play, I think about my next play." All, I could think was, "Wow, I want to be that way." I don't want to think about the past and what went wrong, I want to look towards the future and what's to come.
I often sit and think about the things that I wish could have happened or that I could have done differently. But, I can't dwell on the material and superficial. I can't think about places and situations. I can only move on.
2012 was a great year. Many things went well. But, I want 2013 to be even better for us.
p.s. Still no pictures ya'll, maybe tomorrow....... Because I have a fun Holiday Mini-Photo shoot that my lovely assistant and I did!
It's crazy how fast the year went, isn't it? I feel like the older I get, the faster time progresses.
It's always a good thing to focus on the now and future. I feel that it helps me to stay focused.