I changed my business name. For 5 years I had the name Makia Massage for my massage practice. In the past I would use my personal name for my holistic herbal consulting, teaching et and Makia Massage for my massage business. Since I focus on holistic health (not just massage) with every client, I wanted the business name to better reflect this. Since I do not have a permanent space for massage at this time (practicing out-call to have more time with my daughter at home, and enjoying my current pregnancy), I thought this would be the perfect time to make the transition.
I am in the process of creating a new website that will hopefully be up in the next month or so.
In the meantime look for any updates, new classes et here on the blog.
Tony Ella and I went on an outing today to Oxbow old growth forest & up the mountain to zig zag trail head. It was a very nice and sunny, at least 60 degrees. This is a heat wave compared to the 20-30 degree weather we were experiencing just a few weeks ago. Oxbow is at the lower elevations at about 300-500 ft. Up the mountain at zig zag, around 1800-2500 feet there is still about a foot of snow on the ground, the plants are still hidden . The Sandy river looked pretty good both at Oxbow and zig zag, although high, it was not flooding as feared and the fisherman seemed to be out as usual. Tony had his line in the water for a while this morning, no luck today. I saw some beautiful new lime green moss, chickweed, & other sprouts of forest ground cover starting to grow, and the new growth of needles on the trees. A deer had walked across the trail not long before we arrived, the tracks were still fresh. A sword fern waved at us as we walked by, scared Tony half to death! Actually he was more excited than scared because he thought it may be a wild animal we could observe. I told him the fern was just giving us a wave, he just gave me a ummmm hmmm with a blank look lol. Seeing the new signs of life in the woods today made me really excited for spring and summer!
Many parents may see DHA and ARA on labels for infant formula and immediately think this is the best choice for their child.
The National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA) contributed to a report written by The Cornucopia Institute on the novel oils DHA and ARA in infant formula. These oils appear to be marketing tools to tell mothers that formula is now "as close as ever to breast milk." These lab-produced, hexane-extracted algal and fungal oils have been linked to diarrhea, vomiting and other adverse reactions in some infants, but the formula companies are not sharing the possibility of side effects with parents. Some infants have suffered through months of diarrhea because their parents did not know that a simple switch to non-DHA/ARA formula would, in many cases, relieve symptoms within a day.
she would like your help in finding infants and their parents, and inviting them to share their stories. If you know anyone who has been impacted, please ask them to email their story, in confidence, to The Cornucopia Institute, at cultivate@cornucopia.org.
OK, I guess this is somewhat of a rant. I still get this question so often off and on from friends, list members, students, I felt the need to write about it.
There is no official certification or license for you to become an herbalist in the USA!
There are many educational programs that may give you a "certificate of completion" all this means is that you completed a program from whatever school you attended. They may claim to be "accredited", what does that mean? Well it means if you have a another license, such as LMT, or Naturopath, you may be able to qualify for Continuing Ed credits (CEU's), and that the school has met certain standards by whatever accrediting agency it belongs to, this does not mean the credits transfer to any college for credit hours!! If you think that going to a school that is accredited equals a better education, this is not necessarily true.
Someone said "But I want to have an accredited education so I will be respected in the allopathic world"
Hate to tell you, but most Doctors either are warmed up to the idea of herbal medicine or they are not. Saying you have a certificate from so and so school that you paid a pretty penny for really will not sway them, because for the most part they have no idea about these schools and have little time to listen to what you have to say. Some Doctors think that Chiropractors are quacks, and they have a DO degree, spend tons of $$$ and time on their education. The "licensed" practitioners clash in the medical world all the time.
I have said this before and I will say it again, some of the best herbalists I know are self taught. They do not hold a certificate from one of the major "accredited" schools. Most of the pioneers in herbalism, Juliette Levy, Rosemary Gladstar ,Susun Weed, for example paved their own road- learned from the people & the plants, they did not need a certificate to start learning. A few in my generation (and 2 of my favorite) are jim mcdonald (read his bio here) & kiva rose (she explains what she does well here) ......and many others.
There are tons of resources and it can be very overwhelming. Starting with one of the many programs will give you a good foundation, but you will find this is a lifetime passion, and you will learn new things daily, you may later decide to expand your education, or focus on your own niche. I still have classes I want to take, books I want to read, plants I want to meet. I think if you have the opportunity to learn from the herbalists themselves this is a great start. Research the herbalist you are going to work with, do you like their teaching style & the type of herbalism they practice? this can make a big difference in what you retain and learn. Join some of the online forums like herbwifery, Susun Weed ,take hands on classes in your local area, read books ( I think The Herbalist's Way by Nancy and Michael Phillips gives an excellent overview of what an herbalist does, profiles different herbalists and their teaching styles, talks about different events and programs, even teaches you a few things to get started as a community herbalist yourself!- if you can buy it directly from them, they are such nice people!) join herbal email lists like medicinal herb list, the herbstudent yahoo group, medicine woman mom's, tribe, go to Henriette's site, she has tons of free information that will keep you busy for days, visit jim mcdonald's article index for other great resources, and of course visit all of the wonderful blogs (check out my links on the side bar). A great new website Herb Mentor launching March 20 2008.
Before you jump into a major program and spend tons of your hard earned cash, I would really do some soul searching and research the both the instructor and the style of herbalism they practice, start with immersing yourself with recourses, books, websites, et ask around how did others like the class? Make some teas, get out in nature, practice at your level of experience, then the right instructor and class will become apparent to you.
Sometimes holistic practitioners are so busy taking care of others they forget to take care of themselves. I am often guilty of this. My first pregnancy I really was not prepared for postpartum. It was all about the baby, I remember the first few nights I could not even sleep because I was busy watching her, occasionally putting my head on her chest to make sure she was still breathing. Nursing was every few hours, I was lucky if I had time to eat the right foods. Of course I was not prepared with any help, we were short on cash so Tony was working a few 24 hour shifts along with his normal 40 hour a week work schedule the first few weeks Ella was home. It was blissful just being with Ella, all I could think about was this little miracle that was my new companion. To be honest, I don't know what kind of fuel I was running on, maybe pure happiness, but it did eventually catch up with me. I ended up playing catch up and contacting some of my trusted herbal friends for advise when I was on the verge of burnout. jim mcdonald saved me with his milky oats tincture when I could not find any to order to make my own tincture (as if I could wait the 2 weeks!)- I was not prepared. I was even out of my trusted pregnancy bulk tea blend. Immediately, once I realized what was happening I started nourishing my depleted body. Hopefully this little list will help others have a few things on hand ahead of time. Besides the advise to take care of yourself spiritually, mentally, and physically, eat right, get enough rest, make sure you have adequate minerals, take time out for you, get family support, here are some herbs that you should think about having on had for your postpartum journey.
Milky Oats- Milky oats helped me tremendously postpartum. It gave me instant relief right when I was on the verge of burn out & exhaustion, not thinking clearly, moody, and just plain DONE. Milky oats are nourishing for the nervous system and can be taken over a long period of time. I noticed the effects immediately, feeling revived and rejuvenated, I wondered how I was functioning without it for so long!
Alfalfa- Alfalfa is packed with nutrients, it is one of the ingredients I use for my "pregnancy tea" which can continue to be consumed after the birth of your baby.
Gotu Kola- Commonly used in Ayruvedic medicine, combined in a formula with other nervines, it reduces nervous exhaustion while at the same time promoting mental clarity. Another benefit of Gotu Kola is that it is a connective tissue tonic, it is excellent to include in formulas to restore uterine and ligament tone.
Nettle- One of the best nutritive herbs, it is also included in the pregnancy tea blend. This herb can be used daily. This is a great herb to use to revive if you are feeling overall drained. Kiva talks about using the seeds for as well for adrenal exhaustion, something a lot of mom's may experience postpartum when they have too many things on their plate and don't take the time to take care of themselves. Packed with trace minerals and vitamins, it is one of the most useful herbs.
Red Raspberry- Another herb in the pregnancy tea blend, this herb is useful to use all through your pregnancy and postpartum. This is generally nutritive, helps to tonify the uterus, and blends great with other herbs in teas and infusions.
Rose Hips- Another great herb to add to your pregnancy tea and continue with postpartum. They are a great source of vitamin C and tastes great too!
Catnip- This herb will come in handy for both momma and baby. Not only does it have a gentle relaxing effect, it will reduce colic in your baby both through the breast milk, used alone as a tea, or used in a "gripe water" formula. Catnip in a tea along with slippery elm, chamomile, fennel, and infant massage helped Ella with her colic symptoms tremendously.
Lavender- Gentle and relaxing to the nervous system, it is good for insomnia, as well as milk production & the let down reflex, combined with other herbs such as chamomile, fennel, catnip.
Passionflower- I like this combined with other nervines in a night time tea, excellent for relaxation.
Lemon Balm- I like lemon balm combined with other herbs in a tea, gives a general over all good feeling:) I love the flavor. Calming effects will pass to your infant through the breast milk.
Motherwort- This herb is bitter, great for anxiety. I like this herb in tincture form. A uterine tonic, it will help with postpartum cramping & after pains as well.
Skullcap/ Blisswort- Here is another great herb that I wished I had had immediately postpartum, a few months ago I traded with Kiva Rose and was lucky enough to get some that she made and it is wonderful! I tend to over think things and loose sleep because I am on edge or excited, this herb really helps with this. For the mom's with so much on their mind, new changes, over stimulation, a touch of the blues, exhaustion from lack of rest, I think this herb is one of the most valuable. It will nourish & restore your nervous system Kiva has a great post that describes the wonderful attributes of this herb.
Vervain- This herb will help when you are irritable and on the verge of the angry "I've had it and I just might loose it" cry. Great to combine with the skullcap and or milky oats in tincture form. Good for the emotional mood swings of PMS when your moon starts again too. Safe to take over long periods of time.
Blessed Thistle- Great to take in the first few weeks, it will help with uterine bleeding and mild irritability. It also will help with milk production. It's bitter, it is good to take in tincture form. Good bitter for sluggish digestion as well.
Dandelion- Another herb to be included in the pregnancy tea- great to take all through the pregnancy and postpartum. The leaf can be eaten in salads, stir fry, the root roasted can be used as a coffee substitute and the dried root can be added to your tea blends. Very nutritive. If you are constipated you can use as a tincture.
Fennel- Fennel tastes great, is good for digestion, and is good for milk production.
Fenugreek- Can be taken as a tincture or tea, a classic herb used for milk production.
2t-1 teaspoon each of Panax Ginseng and dried licorice root added (steep 15 minutes before adding to the ginger tea). Sip warm 2 cups daily.This is a tonifying blend good for chills and sweats.
Cinnamon tea 1/2 teaspoon powder to 1 cup water, sweeten with honey and add milk if desired.
1/2 to 1 cup per day.
You may have vaginal irritation, tears or discomfort from hemorrhoids right after birth.
Have some sea salt and herbs such as witch hazel, calendula, myrrh, lavender, yarrow, sage and rosemary to blend an infusion for a sitz bath- You can use a peri- rinse with the strained tea of your choice (plastic squeeze bottle) or an herbal tea compress (a warm wash rag with the tea) for any discomfort as well.


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Check out highlights from Brock Williams and Elijah Jamison. Williams and Jamison will comprise the starting backcourt for Team Loaded NC 16's this spring and summer. Brock currently attends Burlington Christian while Elijah attends Louisburg HS. Look for both guards to garner D1 offers this upcoming season!
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Making friends en route to Newcastle
Plans to holiday in Scandinavia
Norman Greenwood	Scientist
51. Sir John Lennard-Jones at Cambridge 77 01:04
52. Theoretical chemistry with Lennard-Jones 63 01:17
53. Attending the lectures of the Cambridge notables: Bertrand Russell 119 02:42
54. The quality of Cambridge University 94 01:04
55. Another notable: Wolfgang Pauli 297 01:25
56. WL Bragg's 'culture for the scientists' 68 00:30
57. Plans to holiday in Scandinavia 51 01:32
58. Making friends en route to Newcastle 51 04:08
59. A party on Fløyen mountain 40 01:52
60. Beautiful Norway 44 01:34
Well, I think what I should tell you something about now is the second vacation that I had. The first was skiing in the Italian Alps. This one was to go on a trip of Southern Scandinavia. My sister in 1946 had married a Swedish man in the merchant... the Swedish Merchant Navy, who got caught in the war and couldn't get back to Sweden, so was plying the Pacific Ocean, and that's how he met my sister. But she had then married and gone to live in the south of Sweden. And I was anxious, obviously, to see her because we hadn't been together for quite a while, but also, being an Australian, and thinking at that stage that I might well be going back to Australia, I thought I had better see Norway and Denmark as well as Sweden.
So I planned out a trip, and in brief, it was to go up to Newcastle, catch the ferry to Bergen, go across to Oslo and then to Stockholm on the east coast of Sweden, down to the south near Karlskrona where my sister lived, and then back via Copenhagen and so back to Cambridge.
Norman Greenwood (1925-2012) was born in Australia and graduated from Melbourne University before going to Cambridge. His wide-ranging research in inorganic and structural chemistry made major advances in the chemistry of boron hydrides and other main-group element compounds. He also pioneered the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to problems in chemistry. He was a prolific writer and inspirational lecturer on chemical and educational themes, and held numerous visiting professorships throughout the world.
Title: Plans to holiday in Scandinavia
Listeners: Brian Johnson
Professor Brian FG Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRS Chem, FAcad Eu, FAS. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Edinburgh 1991-1995, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Cambridge 1995-2005, Master Fitzwilliam College Cambridge 1999-2005. Research interests include studies of transition metal carbonyls, organometallic chemistry, nano- particles and homogeneous catalysis. Professor Johnson is the author of over 1000 research articles and papers.
Tags: Scandinavia, 1946, Swedish Merchant Navy, Sweden, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Norway, Denmark, Newcastle, Bergen, Oslo, Stockholm, KarlsKrona, Copenhagen, Cambridge
Date story recorded: May 2011
Date story went live: 25 November 2011

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Constitutional Transitions
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8 April 2013: CT Clinic Researchers Present Reports at University of Tunis
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From 7 to 11 April 2013, researchers from the Constitutional Transitions Clinic travelled to Tunis, where they presented their research on pressing constitutional issues unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), at a conference hosted at the University of Tunis Al-Manar's Faculty of Law and Political Science. The team included 16 researchers from […]
CT Researchers Meet with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki
On 10 April 2013, researchers from the Constitutional Transitions Clinic met with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki to discuss Tunisia's ongoing constitutional transition. The meetings were part of the clinic's four-day trip to Tunisia, during which they also met members of the Tunisian Constituent Assembly as well as officials from the US Embassy, and presented their […]
3 April 2013: Asli Bâli Discusses Secularity and the State in Turkey at Colloquium Talk
On 3 April 2013, Professor Asli Bâli presented her draft paper, A Kemalist Secular Age? Negotiating the Islam-Modernity Binary in Turkey, at the Constitutional Transitions Colloquium. Bâli is Assistant Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. A video recording of her presentation is available here. Bâli's article engages with the concept of secularity […]
Justice Albie Sachs Discusses his Role "Judging the Judges After Transition" in Kenya
On 16 April 2013, Constitutional Transitions had the privilege of hosting Albie Sachs for a lecture on his experience vetting judges in Kenya as part of that country's transition away from the post-election crisis of 2007-8. Sachs, who served until recently as a Justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, undertook these responsibilities as […]
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The 2022 Taipei Open (officially known as the Yonex Taipei Open 2022) was a badminton tournament which took place at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei, Taiwan, from 19 to 24 July 2022 and had a total purse of $500,000.

Hongkonger Ng Tsz Yau became the first player to win multiple categories in a single Taipei Open edition since American Tony Gunawan and Taiwanese Cheng Wen-hsing won the mixed doubles as a pair and their respective same-sex doubles finals in 2005.

Tournament
The 2022 Taipei Open was the fifteenth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and also part of the Taipei Open championships, which had been held since 1980. This tournament was organized by the Chinese Taipei Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.

Venue
This international tournament was held at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei, Taiwan.

Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.

Prize pool
The total prize money was US$500,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Men's singles

Seeds

 Chou Tien-chen (champion)
 Wang Tzu-wei (quarter-finals)
 Parupalli Kashyap (quarter-finals)
 Kodai Naraoka (final)
 Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (withdrew)
 Koki Watanabe (second round)
 Khosit Phetpradab (quarter-finals)
 Misha Zilberman (first round)

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

 Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
 Michelle Li (withdrew)
 Beiwen Zhang (second round)
 Saina Nehwal (withdrew)
 Supanida Katethong (second round)
 Aya Ohori (first round)
 Saena Kawakami (final)
 Pai Yu-po (quarter-finals)

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

 Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (final)
 Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin (withdrew)
 Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (second round)
 Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (withdrew)
 Arjun M. R. / Dhruv Kapila (second round)
 Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (champions)
 Krishna Prasad Garaga / Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala (first round)
 Goh V Shem / Lim Khim Wah (second round)

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

 Anna Cheong / Teoh Mei Xing (withdrew)
 Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam (withdrew)
 Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (second round)
 Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi (withdrew)
 Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (withdrew)
 Ng Tsz Yau / Tsang Hiu Yan (champions)
 Sayaka Hobara / Hinata Suzuki (semi-finals)
 Low Yeen Yuan / Valeree Siow (withdrew)

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

 Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (withdrew)
 Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (withdrew)
 Lee Jhe-huei / Hsu Ya-ching  (second round)
 Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (withdrew)
 Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto / Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (withdrew)
 Ishaan Bhatnagar / Tanisha Crasto (quarter-finals)
 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany (withdrew)
 Zachariah Josiahno Sumanti / Hediana Julimarbela (withdrew)

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

Tournament Link
Official website

Chinese Taipei Open
Taipei Open
Taipei Open
Taipei Open

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He averages 17.1 points per game, which ranks fifth in the Sun Belt Conference, and 9.9 rebounds per game, which ranks first.
UL basketball operations director Michael Murphy thinks Ragin' Cajuns junior big man Shawn Long, however, is capable of more.
But with Long scoring in double digits in all of UL's nine Sun Belt games this season, the Cajuns are quite happy with his consistency.
During that span, and heading into tonight's visit to South Alabama, the pro prospect from Morgan City High has scored 16-plus in each of his last six outings and 18-plus seven times.
Long's also had at least nine rebounds in six of those nine games.
He had a 23-point, 12-rebound double-double in UL's Sun Belt-opening win in late December at Arkansas-Little, a 22-point and 22-boards double-double when South Alabama beat the Cajuns on Jan. 17, a season-high 27 points in UL's win over Arkansas State last Thursday night and a 21-point, 16-rebound double-double in last Saturday's loss at Georgia State.
In Sun Belt-only games this season, he's averaging 19.3 points and 11.2 rebounds.
"He has been very consistent with his numbers – and we're challenging him daily to even get bigger numbers," Murphy said. "You know, we'd like to see him be at 20 and 12. I think he's got that in him. And he understands that. And he's had certain nights like that.
"But he has been very consistent, which is good for our basketball team – because you don't want to be on a roller coaster offensively, which is what we're at right now, and a bunch of others team are in the conference.
Long averaged 18.6 points and 10.4 rebounds last season.
In the Cajuns' last outing, their 75-64 loss at Georgia State on Saturday, getting to the foul line was an issue.
Both teams were 17-of-23 from the line Saturday, when 15 turnovers also cost the Cajuns dearly.
In its 84-80 win over Georgia State on Jan. 5 at the Cajundome, UL was 31-of-38 on free throws (and Georgia State was just 10-of-17).
"Obviously we wanted to contain (Georgia State stars Ryan) Harrow and (R.J.) Hunter," Murphy said. "We did a really good job, I thought, on Hunter (who scored 13 points, 6.6 below his average). Harrow got away from us a couple of times.
UL's Feb. 7 home game against Texas-Arlington, according to the Sun Belt and ESPN, will be televised on ESPN2 (and carried by Watch ESPN).
The other network option in the same time slot was ESPN, which instead will carry No. 9 Kansas at Oklahoma State.
The UL-UTA game, originally scheduled for an evening start, instead will begin at 1 p.m. (central).


Click on the Virtual Organizations Portal web link under Course Outline on your student website. When the page opens, click on the Orientations link to read the User's Guide. Then, explore the various businesses and organizations to become familiar with the city of Kelsey.
Choose one of the Virtual Organizations under the businesses, schools, health care, or city government tab.
Note. You must use your chosen Virtual Organization throughout all subsequent weekly assignments so be sure to choose one with ample information.
Reference at least two academic sources. Consider using Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application by R. West & L. Turner, or any other texts you have used in your degree program, from the University Library eBook collection.


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Q: CSS3 filter: image overlapping I have a little problem with my CSS code. When I am using filter:gray; in my CSS stylesheet, my black/white pictures are overlapping menu. When the pictures have no filter effect menu is behaving correctly.

CSS:
img.images {
  filter: gray;
  -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);
}

CSS of MENU:
#navigationMenu{
    margin: 0 auto;
    float: left;
    width:175px;
    height:680px;
    list-style:none;
    border-right: 1px dotted #ffff66;

}

#navigationMenu li{
    margin: 0 auto;
    list-style:none;
    height:95px;
    padding:4px;
    width:95px;
}

#navigationMenu span{
    width:0;
    left: 95px;
    padding:0;
    position:absolute;
    overflow:hidden;
    border-radius: 7px;
    margin-top:12px;

    white-space:nowrap;
    line-height:70px;
}

#navigationMenu a{
    height:95px;
    width:95px;
    display:block;
    position:relative;
}

HTML of MENU:

            Home

            Virtual Tuning

            Drawings

HTML:

Thanks for help!

A: Not having complete code, it is hard to tell for sure, but it looks like this might be IE only kind of issue. If that's the case, try using complete progid instead of gray, like this:
img.images {
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1);
  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayscale=1)";
  -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);
}

Another idea would be to play with z-index css property after filter.

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Twice as many moved out of New Jersey in 2018 than moved in
New Jersey's population has dropped to pre-2013 levels.
Twice as many moved out of New Jersey in 2018 than moved in New Jersey's population has dropped to pre-2013 levels. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2019/01/05/twice-many-moved-out-new-jersey-2018-than-moved/2463997002/
David M. Zimmer, North Jersey Record Published 7:34 a.m. ET Jan. 5, 2019 | Updated 11:12 a.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019
Volunteer student Joany Xue loads a mirror into a cart as she and other students help incoming students during the Rutgers Moving In Day at the Rutgers Honors College dormitory in New Brunswick on 08/30/18. (Photo: Mitsu Yasukawa/Northjersey.com)
Twice as many people moved out of New Jersey in 2018 as moved in. The migration, the largest of any state, has dropped the Garden State's population to pre-2013 levels.
Statistics show newcomers skew younger than those moving out. Nevertheless, retirees are leading an emigration that saw the state's ratio of outbound movers top United Van Lines' 42nd annual National Movers study.
Of those leaving the Garden State, about 70 percent cited retirement or employment as the reason.
MORE: Residents are fleeing New Jersey for greener pastures. Here's where they're headed
The study's data aligns with longer-term migration patterns to southern and western states, trends driven by job growth, lower costs of living, state budgetary challenges and more temperate climates, said Michael Stoll, economist and professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Western states Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Arizona had their percentage of inbound moves top 60 in 2018. South Carolina and North Carolina both bested 57 percent.
New Jersey, Connecticut and New York, on the other hand, all saw more than 61 percent of their movers leave the state.
Each was included among the top 10 outbound states for the fourth consecutive year.
New Jersey has been ranked in the top 10 by the St. Louis-based transportation agency in its annual analysis of state-to-state migration patterns for the past 10 years.
Slow growing in the Garden State
Since the last significant economic recession, slow growth has been the state's general trend. The state's housing stock grew from 3.53 million in 2010 to 3.6 million 2017 as the population rose from 8.79 million from 8.96 million, census records show.
More recently, however, Census Bureau officials said the population has declined since peaking at more than 9 million in July 2017. A drop of about 100,000 residents since highlighted the bureau's July 2018 population estimate.
In 2018, more than two thirds of New Jersey residents on the move were leaving the state, according to a United Van Lines survey, (Photo: Chris Pedota / The Record)
Moreover, in 2017, there were an estimated 46,348 occupied homes built from 2010 to 2013, according to census estimates. Conversely, there were only about 16,638 occupied housing units built from 2014 to 2017.
Ilene Horowitz, the president of the New Jersey Realtors association, said steady declines in the number of homes on the market may be pushing some to look across the border for the coveted white cabinets, hardwood floors and open floor plan. Talks of an exodus, however, may be premature.
"There is a shortage of homes on the market, but people are moving here and people are staying here," said Horowitz, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Mountain Lakes.
Single-family home inventory on the market in the state has dropped from 41,331 in November 2016 to 37,409 in November 2017. In November 2018, inventory was at 33,613. Townhome inventory is dropping at a similar rate.
Downtown Denville on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)
Sales have been mostly static, however, Horowitz said. As a result, homes are selling at an accelerated rate and at higher costs.
In 2010, homes were on the market for about four months prior to closing. That time is now cut down to about two months, records show. The median sales price for a single family home of $315,000 in November 2018 represents an increase of more than 4 percent from the previous November.
"The Jersey market is a very strong market," Horowitz said.
Millennials are moving in
Of the 1,471 movers who entered the state in 2018 and polled for the study, about 18 percent were 34 or younger and only about 10 percent of those who left were 34 or younger.
North Jersey in particular is luring Millennials, Horowitz said.
Horowitz, a Realtor for more than 20 years, said there has been an increase in younger buyers - and more recently older downsizers - seeking a home close to the city, a train station and a vibrant downtown.
Looking locally, census records show in-state migration away from the suburbs. Bergen County has picked up residents in recent years. Sussex County has lost them.
A look at a million dollar home for sale on 20 acres of secluded property in the woods in West Milford. The brick colonial at 828 East Shore Road was built in 1983 and features a grand ballroom and an indoor handball court. It has six bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths and is a five minute walk from Greenwood Lake. (Photo: Courtesy of James Foody)
"There has been some movement away from the suburbs," Horowitz said. "But these things are usually cyclical."
The proximity to New York City, skiing areas, the beach, state parks, hospitals and schools make North Jersey an ideal location for those seeking a backyard in the suburbs or a multicultural town center.
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"People move here because we have neighborhoods with that sense of community and our state offers so much," she said.
New Jersey remains, however, an expensive place to live. High property taxes and cost of living expenses weigh heavily among home buyers, Horowitz said.
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The study found those moving into New Jersey had a higher annual income on average than those leaving the state, though roughly 42.5 of movers entering or exiting New Jersey had an annual household income of $150,000 or more.
The largest disparity among comers and goers based on income was in the $50,000 to $74,999 bracket, which accounted for 11 percent of outgoing moves but less than 7.5 percent of incoming moves.
Retirees go west (or the Carolinas)
Of the nearly 110,000 moves included in the 2018 United Van Lines study, more than 46 percent were due to a job change or transfer, the report states. A distant second was retirement at 22 percent.
In New Jersey, nearly 35 percent of the 2,959 polled movers who left the state in 2018 cited retirement as the reason. Retirement was cited by fewer than 5 percent of incoming residents as a reason for moving. More than 28 percent cited family reasons, however.
There is sure to be some overlap there, said Horowitz, who just helped a retired couple move to the state from Colorado to be close to family.
Lifestyle as a reason for moving factored into 17 percent of New Jersey's outbound moves but only 7 percent of inbound moves.
Idaho saw the largest emigration of residents desiring a lifestyle change in 2018 with 26 percent. Retirement was cited by nearly 43 percent of those who moved to New Mexico in 2018.
"Unlike a few decades ago, retirees are leaving California, instead choosing other states in the Pacific West and Mountain West," Stoll said. "We're also seeing young professionals migrating to vibrant, metropolitan economies, like Washington, D.C. and Seattle."
In 2017, more residents moved out of New Jersey by percentage than any state except Illinois. Vermont was the top destination in both 2017 and 2018.
The top inbound locales of 2018 were: Vermont, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, South Carolina, Washington, North Carolina, South Dakota and District of Columbia.
The top outbound states for 2018 were: New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, New York, Kansas, Ohio, Massachusetts, Iowa, Montana and Michigan.
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Prayer mats or Beer mats?
4th September 2018 Catherine Blaiklock Uncategorised 5
According to The British Beer and Pub Association, 10,500 pubs have closed since 2000.
Just imagine if even a small proportion of these pubs get turned into Mosques. That is what seems to be happening in East Anglia.
Disused pubs are generally cheap to buy because they have commercial planning permission and few other uses. They can be found on prominent positions, on busy roads or street corners, in urban areas. They almost always, offer a lot of accommodation for the amount of money spent and often have plenty of parking.
Aylsham Road is a residential area on the outskirts of Norwich. It is also part of NR6 which was recently voted as one of the most desirable places in Britain to live.
But as the Eastern Daily Press (EDP) has just reported, a disused pub has just been purchased for £450,000 and planning permission has been granted to build £1m Mosque within the grounds.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/mosque-norwich-king-edward-pub-site-1-5335301
Norwich is a city with relatively few Muslims. The recent census suggests that just 2% of the population are Muslim. As the report says, Norwich is not a very culturally diverse city. Walking around the city centre, I doubt that you would ever see a Burka and rarely a Hijab, but it seems that there are enough Muslims to built a large Mosque.
You have to question where such a small community gets £1.5m of donations from. It takes a lot of Bangladeshi takeaways dishes at £1 profit a time to raise and save these sort of amounts.
Not surprisingly, the EDP, which is known as an extremely liberal, tell you nothing much, local paper, has disabled comments. As can be imagined, local feeling is running high.
Of note, the EDP is owned by Archant, a newspaper group, who also owns the extremely anti-Brexit, pro EU and pro mass migration, 'New European' newspaper, as well as many other local newspapers including the Ipswich Star.
Even more concerning are the events in Ipswich. Ipswich has a much larger Muslim population including many Kurds. The Ipswich Star published the following article: 'Plans lodged for former Mulberry Tree pub in Ipswich to become community centre.'
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/plans-lodged-for-ipswich-mulberry-tree-pub-to-become-community-centre-1-5649820
Another quite beautiful pub with surprisingly similar architecture to the Norwich one.
In the Ipswich case, Archant has allowed comments, quite surprising given it's political persuasion. This has caused all sorts of controversy on the newspaper's facebook page and in the comments section of this article. The issue here, of course is, what is the real difference between an Islamic community centre and a Mosque. Given that Muslims pray in the street in France, presumably they could also worship in a community centre. It would appear that the term 'community centre' has been used to get over planning objections.
Ipswich, a town of supposedly just 133,000 residents, already has three mosques. One is openly labeled on google as 'Ipswich Kurdish Islamic Centre' (Mosque).
A concerned Ipswich resident of non- Muslim, South Asian descent emailed me and said : 'Yesterday, I contacted 'The Mosque Buster'. He's a planning consultant who does planning objections pro bono against Mosques.' He sent me this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZ5d1HMEX8&t=3s
Earlier on Norwich Road, Ipswich, an area which has become colloquially known as Ipswich's 'Little Lebanon', a similar conversion was attempted. The council gave permission:
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ipswich-former-rose-and-crown-pub-to-become-kurdish-community-centre-1-3041558
Then the entire building just suddenly collapsed and fell down. Anyone who has ever done any construction knows that it is much cheaper and advantageous to build new than try to renovate some 150 year old building. How co-incidentally fortunate.
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/could-bramford-road-in-ipswich-re-open-soon-1-5350206
A local resident said: 'I remember the congestion this caused when I tried driving around Ipswich when this road was closed. It's rather convenient that the builders were so unskilled to essentially demolish the pub by stealth since the building is not currently viable (the building firm had ethnic sound surnames and were based in London so it wasn't your skilled Polish or Irish builder that knocked out the walls.) '
Also a couple of years ago, a church purchased by an Islamic organisation burnt to the ground. Initially, some homeless squatting there were blamed but why didn't they have insurance to allow restoration to its previous state? Anyone who has ever done a listed building renovation knows it is a complete nightmare of regulations and expenses, including having to use original materials like lime mortar and try to repair lead in stained glass windows. Another convenient coincidence seems to have occurred.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-27186644
A reader of the Ipswich Star then posted this link:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/602441/ipswich_kurdish_islamic_cultural_centre.pdf
It makes interesting reading especially the offer of an interest-free loan so a member of 'the community' could use 'right to buy' to buy a council house. Also of note are a number of 'investigations' by the charity commission about charity donations and sources of money. Even the Guardian has noted that a quarter of charity commission inquiries target Muslim groups.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/16/charity-commission-inquiries-muslim-groups
Again you have to question, how would a local person get £1m to give a soft loan to a Kurdish community centre in Ipswich?
As with many things today, the media neither investigates, nor always tells the full truth but there is growing evidence that Kurdish gangs are involved in the illegal cigarette trade. Could the money possibly have come from these activities?
A quick google of 'Kurdish cigarette gangs' brought up 410,000 results. This just one article.
'Kurdish illicit tobacco gang's 'Mr Big' will face judge to be sentenced for selling dangerous fags.
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/kurdish-illicit-tobacco-gangs-mr-14105066
There have also been continual cigarette gang raids in Great Yarmouth, Leicester and elsewhere which have been well documented. This trade appears to be run by Kurdish gangs all over the country. Here is another from Hertfordshire
https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/kurdish-crime-bosses-jailed-after-1606156
I leave you to ponder some questions. How was it, that not one but two historic buildings, one of which was grade two listed, came to be destroyed in a small town. Where has that £1m soft loan come from?
Maybe a few politically incorrect dots need to be connected. Unfortunately, you can guarantee that it is unlikely to be an Archant owned, local newspaper that does it.
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4 Comments on Prayer mats or Beer mats?
Jim Lincoln 6th September 2018 at 4:19 pm
I'll tell you about the Muslims of Norwich! It's not the Bangladeshis but the white convert you want to be looking out for. Rockhard fanatics who sing the praises of Hitler. Now do you know what's elephant in the drawing room of the labour problem with antisemitism? The muslim vote, that's what!
SoldDownTheRiver 5th September 2018 at 3:39 pm
I feel utterly betrayed, unwanted and unvalued as a white Brit. We have been completely shafted by the political elite. I look forward to the time when my fellow countrymen become as enraged as I am. If this ends in a bloody revolution then the elite will have got what they deserved.
rogerinflorida 4th September 2018 at 8:40 pm
CB need have no fear that local Bangladeshis will be called upon for sacrifice to pay for this or any other mosque, the Sharif of Mecca has plenty of cash available for such projects.
They realize that the construction of these mosques and "community centers" is an expression of superiority, visible proof of the supremacy of islam. This is reflected in the growing number of converts who accept the inevitable and bow down to this abomination.
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Robert Sharpe 4th September 2018 at 12:19 pm
Another incisive article from CB. There will be no helicopters circling overhead as the BBC and police rush to investigate this.
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At the Waka Aroha on 11 November, retiring chaplain, Sr Mina Fetu'u, was presented with a miniature waka and a candle in honour of the eight years in which she has walked with Māori in this apostolate.
Sr Mina is returning to Tonga to work with her own people there and Fr Gerard Burns will take over the Māori apostolate from next February.
Sr Mina says she has valued her time with Lexie Starkey and learnt a great deal from her cheerfulness and commitment to the Waka Aroha.
The pair often travelled together to the meetings, which occur three times a year and both have missed only two meetings in the time that Sr Mina has been caring for the spiritual needs of Māori through this ministry.
Sr Mina always enjoyed the meetings of the Waka Aroha, and contrasts them with the more competitive Hui Aranga which occurs every Easter.
She recalls St Paul's reference to the uselessness of possessing gifts without love (1Cor 13) saying that this has guided her in her ministry.
She has really enjoyed working with the Māori people but feels that times have changed and it is time to bring in new blood.
'The Māori people need a strong leader,' she said.
Sr Mina is grateful to Pa Hemi Hekiera who started the Waka Aroha 20 years ago and who leads each meeting, 'for what he is doing and what we get out of the Waka Aroha'.
Providing a way for Māori to come together and share over the past 20 years has been important for Māori, she said.


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Stephen Colbert Uses Spoof Super PAC Attack Ad to Draw Attention to Finances of Republican Candidates' Campaigns
Posted on the 16 January 2012 by Periscope @periscopepost
Mitt Romney: Mitt the Ripper? Photo credit: Gage Skidmore, http://flic.kr/p/9itUtP
Never mind sudden surges, policy gaffes or allegations of sexual harassment: The Republican presidential nomination race is all about the rise of the super PAC. The "super political action committees" exploded into the media consciousness after comedian Stephen Colbert launched a spoof presidential bid to flag up the phenomenon.
There is currently a $5000 limit on donations to a presidential candidate's campaign. However, after a Supreme Court ruling, super PACs "can accept as big a check as a donor wants to write. They can spend it advocating particular candidates, too. The caveat is they are not supposed to directly coordinate with the candidate in question. Wink, nudge, know what I mean?", explained Peter Grier at The Christian Science Monitor. What's more, donors can contribute to both the candidate's campaign and to the super PAC .
As Grier pointed out, super PACs are not just confined to the Republican Party – there's a super PAC focused on getting President Obama re-elected. But the committees are drawing particular attention in the current GOP race for their role in financing televised attack adverts.
Mitt Romney is a serial killer. Colbert launched his super PAC in June 2011, after gaining approval from the Federal Elections Committee. Now that the comedian is "exploring" a presidential bid, he has, in accordance with the rules, "given up" the super PAC, which was renamed The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC. In an apparent satire on recent anti-Romney attack ads launched by a Newt Gingrich-supporting super PAC, The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC (also known as Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow) brought out its own video branding the Republican frontrunner a serial killer. "He's Mitt the Ripper", runs the voiceover in the ad, which urges voters to stop Romney before he "kills again."
Super PACs affect elections. "The top three spenders in South Carolina have all been super PACs, led by Restore Our Future, a Mitt Romney–allied group, at $2.1 million", reported Alex Altman for Time's Swampland blog. Altman said that the figures show "the impact superior financing can have on a candidate's fortunes" and pointed out that, in several cases, super PACs have spent more on media ads than the candidates' own campaigns. According to Altman, the cost of media campaigning affects where the GOP candidates are choosing to compete, with Romney targeting costly Florida while Ron Paul targets "smaller, cheaper states like Nevada."
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Super PACs: Dangerous? The super PAC phenomenon is "a dangerous development with no solution in sight", said a Washington Post editorial. According to the editorial, the main concern is that a candidate may feel indebted to a super PAC donor, which would be a serious problem is he or she reached the White House: "The risk of corruption in candidate-specific super PACs is as great as the size of supporters' checkbooks." What's more, the editorial said, there is an issue of disclosure surrounding the identities of super PAC donors.
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The Norma Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church USA) is located near Vineland, New Jersey. It was opened in a Jewish refugee community by the Mission Board of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. Their meetinghouse was a church, 24 x 40 ft., that had been closed. It was dedicated as a mission in January 1957. Amos Horst was the bishop in charge at that time. In 2006 the membership was 40.
Address: 173 Almond Road, Norma, NJ 08347
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Home Feature	Mac Miller has the Talent and Personality to Make it Big!
Mac Miller has the Talent and Personality to Make it Big!
written by Bryant Morris September 13, 2011
This young rapper from Pittsburgh, P.A. is over here doing the damn thing! This self taught musician plays the piano, guitar, and the drums. In high school, Miller decided to focus on his hip-hop career, later noting, "Once I hit 15, I got real serious about it and it changed my life completely… I used to be into sports, play all the sports, go to all the high school parties. But once I found out hip-hop is almost like a job, that's all I did."
His first single Knock Knock premiered on YouTube last year, and this video definitely has a little bit of a Marshall Mathers feel which I greatly appreciated. The video is fun, and everyone in it is having a great time. My favorite line is Bitch I feel great. The entire video made me feel great from start to finish. This youngster can absolutely rap, and his grin in this video made me smile every time.
Some of Miller's music influences includes Big L, Lauryn Hill, The Beastie Boys, Outkast, and A Tribe called Quest.He also has a close relationship with fellow Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa and states "Wiz has been a big brother to me with this music thing so far. Our relationship is beyond music. He really is just my homie, whether I will be making music or not.
On March 29, 2011, he released an EP called "On And On And Beyond". The six-track work was produced by Rostrum Records, and in July he announced the title of his first album Blue Slide Park on his YouTube channel which is set for a fall release. (Make sure to check back here for it!) Miller's most recent release was a mixtape titled "Best Day Ever". The mixtape features his singles "Get Up", "Wear My Hat", and the more favorites "Donald Trump", "BDE Bonus" and "All Around The World".
The video for the first single released from this mixtape, "Donald Trump", has reached 19 million views on YouTube, and Donald Trump himself, who is referenced on the song, acknowledged the video on the social networking site Twitter when it reached 16 million views stating "Who wouldn't be flattered? The song also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 debuting at #80 and peaking at #79. This is an impressive feat considering he is not signed to a major label and the song didn't receive major radio airplay.
This year Mac's first TV appearance took place in the VH1 show Single Ladies where he played a fictionalized version of himself that succeeded in selling one of his mixtapes to one of the main characters.
Mac is very much a kid at heart and absolutely has the talent to go very far in this industry! Word is he will be going on tour when his album comes out late this fall. Be sure to check out his website at http://macmiller.org/
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2021 Arkansas Derby Odds & Picks
by Kenneth Strong | Apr 10, 2021 | Horse Betting
Can anyone beat Concert Tour in the Arkansas Derby? We're betting on it!
Arkansas Derby-G1, 12th Race, Oaklawn Park, Saturday, April 10, 2021
3-Year-Olds. Distance: 1 1/8-miles. Surface: Dirt. Purse: $1 Million
Arkansas Derby Picks
Get Her Number
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Caddo River
Arkansas Derby Analysis
A lot of things have to go right for us to cash a decent bet on Saturday's Arkansas Derby-G1 at Oaklawn Park, but crazy things can happen in short fields, so we'll take a shot at predicting a profitable outcome. Morning-line favorite Concert Tour may be the best horse in the Arkansas Derby at a perfect 3-for-3, but he was handed the victory in his last race, the Rebel Stakes-G2 when Caddo River decided to rate early and give up the inside. Still, Concert Tour looked freakishly good in that race, as so many of the Baffert trainees do, and the only question may be whether he can keep it going. Some of the Baffert horses do, while others run a few monster races and then fizzle when least expected.
Concert Tour's Rebel win certainly didn't take anything out of him, and he proved he could rate and grind it out down the lane two starts ago when he wore down Freedom Fighter to win the seven-furlong San Vicente-G2 at Santa Anita by half a length. He didn't appear to really like being rated in that race, but he reluctantly did what he was asked to do. If he doesn't get an easy lead in here, there's a chance he could get beat on the dislikes-rating angle, but he may just outclass this bunch. Caddo River got an odd ride in the Rebel Stakes. The proven speed horse had won two in a row on the front end, including the Smarty Jones Stakes in his first start off the layoff, but he was uncomfortably rated inside early in the Rebel, letting Concert Tour take the lead from the outside and then letting that rival take his inside path. Caddo River moved outside on the backstretch while still being rated, and he did not like that tactic. He did make a run in the drive before tiring, but it was clear when they turned for home that there was no way he was beating Concert Tour. Not with that trip.
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You have to expect different tactics from Caddo River this time. Logically, off that last debacle, he has to be sent to the lead, where he thrives. While that still might not be good enough to win, it would at least give him a fighting chance. Get Her Number is even more intriguing. Last year's American Pharoah-G1 winner at Santa Anita made his first start in almost six months in the Rebel and was another who looked uncomfortable rating between horses on the first turn. He was steadied and pulled back from between horses on the backstretch and then started climbing in green fashion. Once he got things figured out, he made a decent run on the final turn before being soundly bumped in mid-stretch and fading. He was going to fade regardless, the bump didn't make any difference in his finishing position, but he should improve off that race. Get Her Number could show more speed in the Rebel, but again, it's going to depend on what Caddo River and Concert Tour do. If they duel this time, or Caddo River goes to the lead as he should, the complexion of the race would change in favor of Get Her Number from just off the pace.
Hosier is the second Baffert entrant in the Arkansas Derby, and he also comes out of the Rebel. He finished second in that race with a relatively clean and smooth inside trip compared to his outside rivals, and he did dig in to save the place, but he simply was not impressive. He should have been fit enough after three 2021 starts to run his best race, and he probably did. We're not convinced he can improve off that performance and others in here have angles that can move them further forward. Super Stock made his first start off, almost a five-month layoff in the Rebel Stakes, and had a relatively clean trip, making a run before flattening out in mid-stretch while clearly tiring. He has a little class to him based on his third-place finish behind champion Essential Quality in last year's Breeders' Futurity-G1 at Keeneland, and while he was no match for that rival, he fits better with this bunch with expected improvement. Last Samurai is the final entrant in Saturday's race, and he makes his second start off the layoff after finishing a rather dull fifth beaten 13 1/4-lengths by Essential Quality in the sloppy Southwest Stakes-G3 after four months off. Even with improvement off that race, his numbers would have to take a much bigger jump to get into the exacta here. So what has to go right for us to cash on the Arkansas Derby?
We need Caddo River to use his natural speed and go to the lead instead of rating as he did in his last, and we need Concert Tour to be forced into a rating pressing position outside Caddo River. Concert Tour may outclass this field, but he doesn't appear to be near as effective when forced to rate and grind. Watch his race in the San Vicente for proof of that. We need Hozier to back up our assumption that he had a better trip than his rivals in his last and basically run the same average race he did in his last. We need Super Stock to improve enough to have a chance at the exacta, and we need Last Samurai to prove our assumption that he's not good enough to beat these based on numbers, even if he is making his second start off the layoff with possible sloppy track and fitness excuses in his last.
And finally, we need Get Her Number to get a perfect trip behind Caddo River and Concert Tour, without traffic and without trouble, so he can give us a clean run and show us what he's got. Is all that too much to ask? We hope not!
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The Bottom Rail: So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!
So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!
"Forget them, Wendy. Forget them all. Come with me where you'll never, never have to worry about grown up things again"
Said by Peter Pan to his lady Wendy. He was inciting her to leave behind the responsibilities of real life. Luring her with stories of mermaids and a home under the ground. Was it real? Pretend? It didn't matter to him. But did it to her? Peter Pan - Truly one of the most amazing stories ever written. I could write a hundred posts about the life lessons to be learned within those pages.
Things don't feel right here on earth today. The sky has an almost sunny, mostly cloudy glare. The sound of water dripping and clocks ticking are a little louder then they should be; and the beat is just off with Ayla's nap time music. It is to warm with a jacket, to cold without one. My eyes want so badly to rest but the world keeps coming up with reasons to put it off again and again. I never know how to react to afternoons such as this. Am I suppose to seize life by the horns and bend it to my will? Am I just too warn out by everything that a warm bubble bath, classical music and a glass of wine would re-set the clock and make it all tick in time again? Perhaps I need space to run, to get out that bottled energy so I can finally rest. Or perhaps a moment frozen in time, just asking God to give me strength to be patient again and again. Tears? Laughter? Friends? Family? Or perhaps just simply time to be alone. I believe this day is crooked ever so slightly to the left. That has got to be the reason. No day that is truly set straight would appear so off-kilter in rhyme, reason and fairy tale. Usually on crooked days a song of some sort is bursting forth, expressing how I feel exactly and therefore putting things as they should be. But today I am empty. I need to get more sleep, I know that. 5am wake-up times have become the average, the days rarely stop long enough for even a moment to breath and daddy working overtime has become more normal then not. Friends are near and beloved, but family is far and has much to accomplish in their own real life. Yes, slightly to the left, and perhaps down some. That is why things keep rolling off and getting lost. And why everything I attempt to carry gets dropped and finds a place to hide between the couch cushions or underneath the refrigerator. No one ever looks under the refrigerator. If only I were a cricket it would be the best place to hide...ha! I just realized where that dripping is coming from. The ice machine in the freezer. Without fail it always confuses me. You would think I would have learned the sounds of my own house buy now. I suppose it is just so rare to hear what is underneath the music and the children - the sounds of life.
Ayla wont go to sleep this afternoon. I've now lost track of how many interruptions this post alone has suffered. Without fail she refuses to sleep on the afternoons I intend to attempt napping myself. I hate yelling, but when a small one has been fussing, crying, screaming for over an hour as she is refusing to nap (she fell asleep for 2 minutes in the car) I find myself yelling. I'm not sure why, it does no good. I guess it just makes me feel better - though an instant of released fury is rarely a good exchange for belittling my children. She is up again...why at this point I am trying I am not sure, we have a well baby visit in 45 minutes which means she will most likely fall asleep in 30. I should probably give up and accept defeat.
me tired to hear it.
So what did Wendy choose? Truly the temptation of a place where she could remain forever young and alive is hard to resist. And for a while she enjoyed the adventure. But in the end Wendy knew where her heart was. No matter how lovely it is to play pretend, to have adventures, to make pockets and dance about the living room floor.


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Hail a taxi and die
InternationalMay 14th 1998 edition
WHEN people say that "business is war", they are usually being pretentious. Not if they run minibus taxi firms in South Africa. Rather than installing more comfortable seats or lowering their fares, a number of fleet owners have concluded that the best way to compete for passengers is to hire hitmen to shoot at rival taxis.
On May 11th, five people were killed in a shootout over a lucrative route leading into Pretoria. Earlier this month, the army was briefly deployed in Soweto, a township near Johannesburg, after seven locals were murdered in taxis in a single week. In Gauteng province, which includes Pretoria and Johannesburg, the taxi wars have killed 82 people so far this year.
An incident typically starts with a taxi-driver from one "association" (group of firms) seeing a queue of potential customers signalling where they want to go. He stops. Men with AK-47 automatic rifles drive up, usually in a BMW, and open fire. A day or two later, the bosses of the victimised taxi association hire thugs to strike back at the rivals they assume ordered the hit.
Feuds over taxi turf are nothing new, but they have grown particularly bloody of late. This does not make life easy for commuters. Taxi-drivers are so scared of being shot that they are taking new and unpredictable routes. This helps them elude customers as well as assassins. A nurse in Soweto says it now takes her 45 minutes instead of ten to get to work. Huddled commuters at the township's main rubbish-strewn taxi rank complain of being stranded overnight in Johannesburg.
Carrying some 20 people without seatbelts, South Africa's minibus taxis are one of the most dangerous forms of public transport still in use. Skill behind the wheel is not an essential requirement: driving lessons are expensive, so many cabbies prefer to skip the test and buy their licences from corrupt officials. Traffic police try to impound taxis with no lights or plastic jerrycans instead of petrol tanks, but this does not stop them from causing hundreds of deaths each year, excluding those by gunshot. Last month alone, two pile-ups involving taxis that jumped red lights claimed 37 lives.
Why do people use these brightly painted terror machines? For most black South Africans, there is no alternative. Under apartheid, desirable areas were designated "white". Black or mixed-race people were resettled in shantytowns miles from anywhere. Lack of money keeps most of them from moving closer to where the jobs are. So millions of blacks face long daily journeys with practically no public transport to break the taxi firms' monopoly. And monopoly profits attract mobsters.
To tackle this and other problems, the government is drafting anti-gangster laws similar to America's RICO (Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organisations) act. The transport ministry is thinking of offering cut-price petrol to taxis that register properly and stick to assigned routes. The taxi bosses are not satisfied. On May 13th they threatened to block roads into all major cities if the government failed to curb the violence. Their chances would be higher if relations between the police and township residents were more cordial. The arrest of three policemen last month for allegedy taking part in taxi murders has not helped.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline "Hail a taxi and die"
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Saint Stanislaus has a rich and successful history in the sport of basketball tracing back to 1913 when the basketball team captured their first title – the Gulf Coast Prep Championship. Former head coach Jay Ladner spent 20 seasons, 1992 – 2011, building the Rocks into a perennial state contender and had numerous players continue their careers at the JUCO and NCAA Division I, II, and III levels. He won 500 games in his 20 seasons on the bench and brought home the program's only state championship in 2011. In the spring of 2021, Saint Stanislaus named Daniel Grieves the head basketball coach. Grieves '11 helped lead the Rocks to the 2011 Class 4A state title.
Congratulations to the Junior High Rock-A-Chaws who finished second in District IV Division 2 in the 2022-23 season. The Rock-A-Chaws lost 31 to 29 in the Championship Game against Bay before a large and enthusiastic crowd. Highlights from the game may be found here.
Saint Stanislaus fields teams for Varsity, Jr Varsity, and 7-8 Grade.
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Delivering an integrated program of care that encompasses both pediatric and adult treatment, sharing a common ethos to deliver excellence in clinical care, education and research on behalf of the patient population.
Five or more medical doctor specialists in allergy and or clinical immunology or pulmonology.
Spirometers, Treadmill, Monitors to check vital signs as well as all necessary rehabilitation equipment.
The center should perform regular research and publish manuscripts in peer reviewed journals.
The center should have recognized programs engaged in Asthma, COPD, allergy, and clinical immunology.
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The center should be able to perform training programs for health technicians.
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The center should be registered according to national law.
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Title: Bicuculline
CAS Registry Number: 485-49-4
CAS Name: (6R)-6-[(5S)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-6-methyl-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]furo[3,4-e]-1,3-benzodioxol-8(6H)-one
Percent Composition: C 65.39%, H 4.66%, N 3.81%, O 26.13%
Literature References: Alkaloid naturally occurring in the d-form; found in Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh., Adlumia fungosa (Ait.) Greene, Fumariaceae, and several Corydalis species: Manske, Can. J. Res. 7, 265 (1932); 8, 210, 407 (1933); 9, 436 (1933); Edwards, Handa, Can. J. Chem. 39, 1801 (1961). Synthesis of dl-form: Groenewoud, Robinson, J. Chem. Soc. 1936, 199. Resolution of isomers: Haworth et al., Nature 165, 529 (1950). Stereoisomer of adlumidine, q.v., and of capnoidine: Manske, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 72, 3207 (1950). Preliminary stereochemical studies: Safe, Moir, Can. J. Chem. 42, 160 (1964). Revised stereochemistry: Blaha et al., Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 29, 2328 (1964); Snatzke et al., Tetrahedron 25, 5059 (1969). Crystal and molecular structure: Gorinsky, Moss, J. Cryst. Mol. Struct. 3, 299 (1973). Shows GABA (q.v.) antagonist activity: Curtis et al., Nature 226, 1222 (1970).
Properties: Elongated plates from chloroform-methanol, mp 215°; also reported as mp 177°, solidifies and remelts 193-195°: Manske, Can. J. Res. 21B, 13 (1943). uv max (acidified ethanol): 225, 296, 324 nm (e 36700, 6390, 5870). [a]D25 +130.5° (CHCl3). pKa 4.84. Sol in benzene, chloroform, ethyl acetate. Sparingly sol in alc and ether.
Melting point: mp 215°; mp 177°
pKa: pKa 4.84
Optical Rotation: [a]D25 +130.5° (CHCl3)
Absorption maximum: uv max (acidified ethanol): 225, 296, 324 nm (e 36700, 6390, 5870)
Tetrofosmin Mercuric Bromide Diaziquone 5-Bromoanthranilic Acid
TCEP Tetraphenylarsonium Bromide Nitrazepam Octogen
Mycosamine Aurantiogliocladin p-Anisaldehyde Dithianon
Methyl Methanesulfonate 1-Dodecanol Hexestrol Ethyl Acrylate


Currently trying to figure out why Spring in the South feels like Winter in the North? I'm down here wearing wool socks and dreaming about our trip to Pelican Hill. (As pictured above. Might just sip some rosé later to cope).
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The house consists of two floors – ground floor and first floor, and a spacious terrace on the first floor, giving a wonderful view of the sea and nature. Total living area of the house, by the valid building permit, is 128 m2 net area.
The house is west orientated, and its positioned in the most beautiful bay on the south side of the island. The property currently does not have connection to the city electricity and water supply system, but by the zone plan, this will be settled by the end of 2018.
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Baird, David M.. "Canada Science and Technology Museum". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 08 April 2015, Historica Canada. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-science-and-technology-museum. Accessed 20 January 2020.
Baird, D., Canada Science and Technology Museum (2015). In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-science-and-technology-museum
Baird, David M., "Canada Science and Technology Museum". In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited April 08, 2015. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-science-and-technology-museum
Baird, David M.. The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Canada Science and Technology Museum", Last Edited April 08, 2015, https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-science-and-technology-museum
Article by David M. Baird
Last Edited April 8, 2015
The Canada Science and Technology Museum (prior to May 2000 known as the National Museum of Science and Technology) collects and preserves objects and data relating to scientific and technological history and development in Canada, carries out research, and sponsors exhibits and public programs.
Model of a rocket at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Ontario. Photo taken on: July 9, 2011. 24329616 \u00a9 Wangkun Jia | Dreamstime.com
The Canada Science and Technology Museum collects objects relating to scientific and technological development in Canada and also carries out research (courtesy Canadian Tourism Commission).
The Canada Science and Technology Museum had its roots in the Geological Survey of Canada museum (1842), renamed the National Museum of Canada in 1927. In 1966 a separate Science and Technology Branch was created, under its own director, and small collections of artifacts that had been under the trusteeship of other branches of the National Museum were transferred to it. In April 1967 a warehouse on the outskirts of Ottawa was put at its disposal, and the museum was opened to the public on 16 November 1967. The following year it became the NMST, a part of the National Museums of Canada.
The Canada Science and Technology Museum (prior to May 2000 known as the National Museum of Science and Technology) collects and preserves objects and data relating to scientific and technological history and development in Canada, carries out research, and sponsors exhibits and public programs. Major subject areas include pure science (mathematics, physics, chemistry), astronomy, transportation, communication, agriculture, forestry, fishing, extractive industries, industrial technology, energy, aviation and space, marine technology, fire technology, graphic arts technology, medical technology and photography. Collections total approximately 20 000 artifact lots with 60 000 individual objects, and 80 000 photos as well as associated archival material. The museum also holds the CN Photo Collection, a collection of 750 000 Canadian photographs, some of which date back to the early days of photography in the 1850s. CN donated the photographs to the CSTM in 1999, and many of the images can now be accessed online in the CN Images of Canada Gallery on the museum's Web site.
The museum's observatory houses Canada's largest refracting telescope, obtained from the Dominion Observatory, which is used for education programs. Other public programming activities include daily presentations on such topics as cryogenics and electricity; artifact demonstrations; travelling exhibitions; publications; school programs; astronomy programs; sleepovers; birthday parties; and special events every month on a range of topics, from fighting fires to the technology of beauty. Exhibitions, both continuing and temporary, use innovative design and display methods and stress visitor participation.
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The museum is operated by the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, which also administers two other national Canadian museums in Ottawa: the Canada Agriculture Museum and the Canada Aviation Museum.
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Every visit to Uganda holds surprises, some pleasant, others less so.
The road network has improved dramatically over the past eight years but this is a mixed blessing. On the upside, travel is quicker and more comfortable with less dust and fewer bumps. On the downside, local drivers have a lot to learn about the hazards of high speed travel. When we found ourselves in a major traffic jam following an accident, we took to the side roads (!) to try and get by but unfortunately met others doing the same from the opposite direction! Fortunately my travels were otherwise uneventful apart from paying more for petrol post Brexit.
My first job was to welcome 20 Bristol University medical students and see them on their way to Kitovu and Villa Maria. These hospitals have hosted Bristol students for four years now, providing 50 in total with exceptional learning and unforgettable medial experiences. Next year we hope to extend this programme to Kamuli as well.
One of the main objectives of this visit was to complete the process of setting up the Medicaudit Foundation in Uganda as a fully fledged non-profit organisation. It will partner with Medicaudit Ltd in Uganda and Rotary Doctor Bank in UK and oversee the work of supporting rural hospitals which has been developing so successfully over the past four years. We now support 24 hospitals, 7 clinics and other sites including pharmacies and even a hospital farm! Your generosity has secured the future of this work which goes from strength to strength.
A critical element of the Foundation's work is computer system support and as our network spreads further afield, we have developed ways of providing remote support over the internet to cut down on the need for staff to waste a lot of time travelling. It never ceases to amaze me how we are able to productively and cost effectively use up to the minute technical solutions in a low tech society. But it really does work and our hospitals are constantly improving the care they are able to give patients.
Medicaudit is sponsoring one of its employees, Nicholus Seguya, to undertake further training by doing an MSc in Public Health Informatics at Makerere University, Kampala.
While in the east I visited the Medicaudit project at Ngora. This hospital was a leader in many spheres a long time ago but after a period of decline it is heartwarming to see it recovering. There is huge scope for useful projects here and Medicaudit is closely involved.


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Admission for Civil Engineer: Engineering and Engineering-Architecture
You will need to bring the official attestation that you participated in the exam –'ijkingstoets'- organised by the Flemish Government (information in Dutch)
Exceptions possible (information in Dutch).
Admission for Industrial Engineer: Engineering technology, Bio-engineering and Bioindustrial sciences
Admission for Veterinary Medicine
If you wish to enrol for the Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine, you will need to bring the official attestation that you participated in the exam –"ijkingstoets"- organised by the Flemish Government" (in Dutch)
Exemptions / Transfer to Ghent University
When you have acquired qualifications or credits from previous studies (not included in the application package), you can ask the faculty board to be granted exemptions for certain course units, after enrolment. You apply for the bachelor programme, you enrol and after enrolment, you compile your curriculum. At that time you can apply for exemptions/study load reduction.