BAGHDAD, Iraq—Throughout this sprawling city of 6 million people, Monday was much like the day before: Motorists waited in gas lines for hours. Concrete and razor wire barricades blocked streets. Police scoured roadsides for bombs.
But there was one big difference: A little more than 15 months after Saddam Hussein's regime fell, the American-led occupation had officially ended. And as word spread that the transition had occurred—there was no coverage of the ceremony—Iraqis were optimistic that tomorrow would be a better day. By evening, some were even dancing in the street.
"This is a historic day, because on this day the Iraqi people started to depend on themselves," said Jumaa Sarhan, 30, who sells newspapers on the sidewalk near Firdos Square, where the statue of Saddam was toppled last year. "All the people I've met and talked to are happy about it."
The surprisingly early handover became the topic of the day. Television networks broadcast the news. Callers dialed in to a Radio Baghdad talk show to share their views. Conversation turned to it in shops and restaurants and on sidewalks among Iraqis weary of the occupation and insurgency.
Elsewhere in Baghdad, Falah Hassan, a 23-year-old police officer, said he welcomed the gradual withdrawal of American troops after the handover. But even as Iraq regained sovereignty and rebuilds its security forces, American troops should remain long enough to help restore order, said the two-year police veteran.
"We're all happy," said Hassan, whose duties Monday included patrolling traffic, searching for improvised explosive devices and guarding a road leading to the Ministry of the Interior. "This will maybe lessen the attacks against the police and Iraqi people."
That optimistic spirit carried through to Monday evening, when members of Iraq's Communist Party gathered in front of their building near downtown Baghdad.
Beating drums and knocking on tambourines, they danced and laughed and danced some more.
At first, they chanted about politics—"All the people are committed to a united Iraq!"—but that soon turned to singing. Love songs took to the air.
Waving a red flag and wearing a rag bandana of the same color, Ali Manaa grinned as he caught his breath.
"It is a new day for Iraq," he said. "We are, of course, still against the Americans being here, but we hope this new government will be a good one."
Men handed out candy to passing motorists and joked around.
A wedding party drove by, honking its horn and clapping. Little boys ran up, smiling and waving like they've rarely done since last April, when the Americans first came. Freedom seemed like it was on the way.
Adnan al Saffar, a construction worker, watched the scene and shook his head, laughing.
"We have been waiting for this day for so, so long," he said. "We don't need someone to show muscle, we don't need another strong man. We need a democracy."
And with that, he began to dance a little himself.


In those moments, surely those around you do not stop saying that you need to stop and smell the roses. They probably even suggest that you have some anxiety problem because you are not finishing things and you need support to overcome it.
It is true that in order to enjoy a healthy and balanced quality of life, we need to stop and let ourselves enjoy it, but today I will tell you that those moments when you worry can also be signs of a heightened intelligence. Nevertheless, obviously, we must manage them healthily.
The study published in Science Direct looks at the relationships between generalized anxiety disorder, depression, worry, and emotional management, and the levels of linguistic and non-linguistic intelligence, using for this a sample of 126 people.
The data obtained indicated that verbal intelligence is related to anxiety disorder and the symptoms of depression in a positive way. Thus, it was concluded that people who suffer from anxiety disorders and demonstrate symptoms of depression show high levels of linguistic intelligence.
This study will be published next February by researchers Alexander Penney, Victoria Miedema, and Dwight Mazmanian from the Department of Psychology at the University of Lakehead in Canada. In this study, the scientists show us the existence of a relationship between anxiety, intelligence, and the state of mental rumination or worry.
It is worth pointing out that in numerous studies and research projects done before, the existence of a relationship between anxiety and intelligence had already been proven. On this occasion, the psychologists from Lakehead carried out a much wider study of the topic, reaching the conclusion that people who are often worried at high levels are much more intelligent.
With the data obtained, it could also be confirmed that verbal intelligence in this case showed itself to be a perfect predictor of the levels of worry and the intensity of emotional worry. With this, we can say that people who have higher levels of linguistic intelligence suffer greater levels of worry and more frequently develop anxiety disorders and depression.
In tandem, Jeremy Coplan carried out a study in 2011 where it was confirmed that high levels of worry in patients with generalized anxiety disorder are found to be related in a positive way to IQ levels. On the other hand, a positive relation is also found with the level of intelligence in people with low levels of worry who do not suffer from the disorder.
As a conclusion, we can agree that both studies confirm an intense relationship between intelligence and anxiety, confirming the idea that some people who have been able to develop greater talents and skills are more likely to suffer psychological disorders.


Chet Hosmer is the Founder of Python Forensics, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on the collaborative development of open source investigative technologies using the Python programming language. Chet has been researching and developing technology and training surrounding forensics, digital investigation and steganography for over two decades. He has made numerous appearances to discuss emerging cyber threats including National Public Radio's Kojo Nnamdi show, ABC's Primetime Thursday, and ABC News Australia. He has also been a frequent contributor to technical and news stories relating to cybersecurity and forensics with IEEE, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Government Computer News, Salon.com and Wired Magazine.
Chet is the author of six recent Elsevier and Apress Books: Defending IoT Infrastructures with a Raspberry Pi; Passive Python Network Mapping; Python Forensics; Integrating Python with Leading Computer Forensic Platforms; Data Hiding which is co/authored with Mike Raggo; Executing Windows Command Line Investigation, which is co/authored with Joshua Bartolomie and Ms. Rosanne Pelli.
Chet serves as a visiting professor at Utica College in the Cybersecurity Graduate program where his research and teaching focus on advanced steganography/data hiding methods and the latest active cyber defense methods and techniques. Chet is also an adjunct professor at Champlain College, where his research and teaching focus on applying the Python programming language to solve challenging problems in digital investigation and forensics.


My name is Doug Boling and I've been working on Windows CE since before it was released by Microsoft in 1996. I've written a book on Windows CE called appropriately enough Programming Microsoft Embedded Windows CE The book is now in it's 4th edition. You can find the book on Amazon here.
These days I spend my time consulting and teaching classes on Windows CE and Windows Mobile systems.
After years of resistance, I've finally been assimilated into the blogging world. I hope to use this blog to provide useful information on Windows Embedded CE, Windows Phone and the old Windows Mobile platform and to occasionally vent on things that matter to me. I hope the information in the blog will be useful. We'll see how things turn out.


Extensive lists of funding opportunities, fieldwork equipment recommendations, and a directory of ethnobotany programs are available for SEB Student members. If you're not a member, consider joining to access these great resources! When you become a member, you'll receive a password to access these resources on our members-only page of the SEB Student Blog (http://sebstudentblog.com). Members-only webinars, mentorship, and other resources will also be coming soon!


North Shore dentist Daniel Marinic has been restoring dental implants for more than 26 years. In this procedure, a new replacement tooth is permanently anchored to to a surgically-placed titanium post, which acts below the gum line as a replacement for the tooth's root. Implant dentistry is considered a "modern miracle" by those patients with missing teeth who find themselves able to smile and eat normally again.
Dental implants can be used to replace individual missing teeth, or to support dentures and give them additional support in your mouth. Not everyone is a candidate for dental implants, but for those who are, the advantages in terms of comfort and lifestyle are tremendous.
Dr. Daniel Marinic has been instrumental in bringing innovative dental implant technology to Chicago's North Shore..
Dr. Marinic has been restoring dental implants for decades, all the while remaining at the cutting edge of the technology used to ensure successful implant surgeries. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and has completed more than 1300 hours of advanced clinical training in dental implant surgical and design techniques.
In 2005, Dr. Marinic became the first general dentist in Illinois to be certified in Nobel Biocare's guided implant surgery, a minimally-invasive procedure for dental implant placement. In 2007, Dr. Marinic became the first dentist to install the Galileos Cone Beam 3D imager as a tool for diagnosis and treatment planning for those considering dental implants. Use of these tools virtually eliminates the guess work from implant surgery, and enables Dr. Marinic to see and plan for any complexities before he begins your treatment.
Dr. Marinic has successfully completed hundreds of implant cases, from single implants to full mouth restorations, helping North Shore residents restore their teeth to full health and function. Come in for a consultation today, and find out how Dr. Marinic can help you transform your smile.
Answer all of your questions..
The Galileos machine can rapidly photograph every angle necessary for an accurate diagnosis.
No one is more aware than Dr. Marinic that each patient is an individual, with individual needs and issues. No single treatment method or plan is right for everyone. That is why when you come to Dr. Marinic for dental implants, he will first take the time to do a complete investigation and analysis of your exact needs.
In addition to a thorough oral examination, medical and dental history, and complete digital x-rays, Dr. Marinic will use the Galileos Cone Beam imaging system to take a CT scan of your mouth, jaw, neck and skull, right here in the office.
The Cone Beam is a hybrid CT scanning device that is a fraction of the size of a bulky medical scanner, and enables Dr. Marinic to obtain a specialized scan of the head and neck that now provides unsurpassed technical data.
Using this detailed imaging enables Dr. Marinic to view all parts of your jaw, mouth, and skull, ensuring that he can do a complete diagnosis.
Once he has all of the materials necessary to evaluate your situation, Dr. Marinic will review them with you in detail. He will be able to evaluate whether you are a good candidate for a dental implant, and what steps will be necessary for that to occur.
You can see a video of Dr. Marinic explaining the CT scan results and a resulting treatment plan to one of his patients here.
Using the SiCAT software, Dr. Marinic will carefully plan your implant surgery.
Once it has been determined that you qualify for dental implants, Dr. Marinic will plan your surgery. You will need to have a titanium post placed into your jaw bone to act as the "root" for your new porcelain ceramic tooth.
Dr. Marinic will use the SiCAT system from Sirona to plan your surgery. This revolutionary system allows Dr. Marinic to use the 3D images from your CT scan to virtually plan every step of your surgery, determining the precise size, depth and angle of your implant, all on his computer.
Once your surgery has been completely planned, with every factor taken into account, Dr. Marinic will create a virtual surgical guide.This is sent to Germany where a surgical guide is fabricated.
In about a week the SiCAT guide is returned to Dr. Marinic for him to use during your implant surgery.
The SiCAT Guide that Dr. Marinic will use during surgery enables him to precisely place your implant posts.
On the day of your surgery, Dr. Marinic will place the SiCAT Guide into place, drill the necessary implant hole(s) through the guide. The guide controls the position as well as the depth of the holes. Next the implants are placed through the guide resulting in accuracy of 400 microns.
The SiCAT Guides take the guesswork out of implant surgery, and provide significant benefits. You can expect little post operative pain and swelling, immediate return to function and very little interference with your work and social life. There are no stitches, and most of our patients report minimal if any discomfort.
Depending on your treatment plan, Dr. Marinic may recommend that you have a temporary crown placed immediately onto the implant post while you are healing. If this treatment is indicated, you will be able to leave the office with a brand new tooth the same day as your surgery.
Your crown will be placed onto the titanium post once the implant has fully healed, and the implant is securely attached to your bone tissue, in about 3-6 months.
Your permanent new tooth will be a ceramic crown designed and milled by Dr. Marinic in our computerized dental lab.
When your implant is healed and ready for a permanent crown, Dr. Marinic will take new measurements to make sure that the crown he creates will fit perfectly and comfortably. He will use the computer to plan your restoration down to the tiniest detail of size, shape and color. Then, using the CEREC milling machine, he will craft your new tooth from a single block of high-quality porcelain.
Once the fit and look are right, Dr. Marinic will place your new tooth, and you will be ready to go. Expect to be able to eat and smile normally. Your implant will look and feel like a natural tooth!
Learn more about CEREC restorations here.
Dental implants are considered to be the most functional and durable solution to replace missing teeth. Once the implant post has bonded to your bone, it will operate in much the same way as your natural tooth root.
Unlike a bridge or denture, the implant is not removable. It will look and feel like a natural tooth.
Implants are extremely durable. With proper placement and good dental hygiene, you can expect your implant to last for a very long time.
Dr. Marinic's dental implants work and feel exactly like natural teeth. When you have your permanent implant crown, you will be able to eat and chew normally..
Implants can also be used together with other dental procedures for greater effectiveness. For example, while a dental implant can be used to replace a single missing tooth, it can also be used to support a dental bridge or a set of upper or lower dentures. The use of implants to provide this kind of support will also significantly improve your ability to bite down and chew normally.
In a Consultation, Dr. Marinic can explain your options to you, and help you decide the best way for you to restore your teeth and your quality of life. Schedule an appointment today!
Dr. Marinic extracted the remaining teeth in the patient's lower jaw. Implants were placed in healthy areas of the jaw. Since a specialized extraction procedure was used that did not further compromise the patient's bone structures, a total four (4) implants were placed, enabling the fitting of an implant secured denture.
When the titanium framework was completed, Dr. Marinic fit teeth to the structure, and had the patient try it out for phonetics, esthetics, and function. When he was sure that the teeth would fit and function perfectly, Dr. Marinic processed the teeth in our in-house laboratory to perfectly color-match the patient's smile. The new teeth were then permanently attached to the implant abutments.
Over the years, the patient had multiple failures of the bridge. He looked to Dr. Marinic to help him find an implant solution that would recreate the normal dental function he once had yet provide life long endurance.
A basketball player, Shon suffered an injury in high school when his two front teeth were hit. The original damage was repaired in the emergency room, but over time the trauma spread.
When Shon came to Dr. Marinic, the doctor spotted the continuing trauma on his x-rays. After discussing all of his options, Shon elected to have Dr. Marinic replace the damaged teeth with dental implants.
More than 10 years later, Shon is still very happy with the manner in which Dr. Marinic repaired his injury. He says, "Dr. Marinic explained everything so that I knew exactly what to expect. And that is one thing I like about Dr. Marinic. When he tells you what to expect, you know that it is going to happen."
Lina has been a patient of Dr. Marinic's for more than 26 years, and says that she likes coming to see us because Dr. Marinic is always up to date and current on the latest techniques in his field. She also appreciates the individual attention that Dr. Marinic gives to his patients.
Lina has gotten both veneers and implants from Dr. Marinic, and is quite happy with her smile.


SEGUIN, Texas — State Highway 123 is a major road between San Marcos and Seguin. With homes and a school bus stop along the state highway, parents are concerned for their children's safety when drivers fail to stop for the school bus.
Margarita Reyes watches her three children catch the bus to and from school every day.
"Usually cars just don't stop and if they do it's last minute and that's when something can happen," Reyes said.
She took out her phone and started recording, catching dozens of drivers failing to stop when the school bus stop arm was out.
"I have plenty of videos that's just a good little few of them," Reyes said.
She said once she posted the videos on Facebook, other parents reached out saying they see the same incidents happen at their children's bus stop. Reyes hopes by showing the videos, people will see the dangers their children face on a regular basis.
"If I have to go to work or school I'm scared I will get a phone call that something happened," Reyes said. "All it takes is one second with anything. One second a parent losing a kid or one second that a car swerves and doesn't see."
Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office told KENS 5 they have heard the growing concerns and deputies are patrolling the area in hopes of catching the reckless drivers.
In Guadalupe County, drivers who are caught passing a stopped school bus could face a $600 fine and no eligibility for driving defense courses.
"Navarro ISD bus drivers are devoted to keeping students safe on the way to and from school.
All four of our campuses are located on State Highway 123 and Link Road. SH 123 is the major artery between Interstate 35 in San Marcos and Interstate 10 in Seguin. It carries heavy truck and car traffic all day and night. We are painfully aware that some of the vehicles do not stop when our buses stop to let students on and off. Our drivers are diligent in posting yellow lights 300 feet before stopping and deploying the stop arm and red lights as they stop. We do not allow students to cross the highway; we pick them up and let them out on the side on the road where they reside.
We are aware that some vehicles, especially those approaching from the opposite direction, do not stop. Our local DPS officers and the Guadalupe Sheriff's department patrol the highway diligently and stop many offenders, but they cannot be in all places at all times.
We join with Navarro ISD parents in drawing attention to these dangerous conditions. Everyone needs to slow down when they see they see the yellow lights and STOP when they see the red lights—in both directions! I think some people believe that they do not need to stop on a multi-lane highway, but that is not the case unless the highway has a median to divide the lanes. SH 123 does not have a median. None of the roads in our school district have a median, including State Highway 46, which is another major artery between New Braunfels and Seguin."


This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it contains minor references to Asia and the Middle East in the illustrations.
Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2011 .
Publication date: 1 August 2011.
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 October 2011; (p. 11) Abstract Discusses the evolution of children's illustrations in Australia.


Mount Auburn Cemetery is located in Baltimore County, Maryland certified as a historic location on Friday September 07, 2001. This location is a protected historic place because of historical significance relating to Funerary, more specifically a Cemetery. Mount Auburn Cemetery was nominated by as a historic location by State Government based on Event and its significance in Black.
Architect, builder, or engineer: Pinkney, Roland Sr.


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News > Nation
North Dakota oil spill three times larger than first estimated
Fri., March 24, 2017, 9:26 a.m.
This Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, provided by the North Dakota Department of Health shows an oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. (Scott Stockdill / Associated Press)
By Blake Nicholson Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. – A December oil pipeline spill in western North Dakota might have been three times larger than first estimated and among the biggest in state history, a state environmental expert said Friday.
About 530,000 gallons of oil is now believed to have spilled from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was likely ruptured by a slumping hillside about 16 miles northwest of Belfield in Billings County, Health Department environmental scientist Bill Seuss said. The earlier estimate was about 176,000 gallons.
No decision has been made on any fines against Wyoming-based True Cos., which operates the pipeline. The company says it is committed to cleaning up the spill and that the job is about 80 percent done.
"There's no timeline for completion, spokeswoman Wendy Owen said. "We will be there until it is" done.
A company's efforts to clean up after an oil spill are a large factor in how much of a fine is levied, according to Seuss.
"We tend to hold off on those. It's kind of a motivator," he said.
The largest oil pipeline spill in North Dakota was 840,000 gallons, in a wheat field near Tioga in September 2013.
In the December spill, an unknown amount of oil flowed into Ash Coulee Creek, which feeds into the Little Missouri River, a tributary of the Missouri River. Seuss said no oil made it into those rivers or into any drinking water source, but that the focus is on cleaning up the creek before spring grazing season, since cattle drink from the waterway.
There have been no confirmed cases of livestock or wildlife deaths related to the spill. One rancher reported some cattle deaths but refused to allow the state veterinarian to do a necropsy, according to Seuss. Cleanup crews also found a dead beaver, but it's not known what caused the death.
The pipeline had been leaking since being restarted Dec. 1 following routine maintenance, Seuss said. A landowner discovered the spill on Dec. 5.
There is still oil seeping out of the hillside but it's being contained. Soil remediation work could take "a year or more," Seuss said.
Published: March 24, 2017, 9:26 a.m.
Tags: Bismark, environment, North Dakota, oil spill, pollution
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Headaches, Asthma, Fries and a Cola was written over ten years ago and you might wonder what has happened lately. The CDC ( Centers for Disease Control ) offers a report titled "Asthma in the United States" which covers the period 2001 through 2009. In summary, not much has changed although things have gotten a little worse. Asthma treatment currently costs America $56 billion per year. About a week of work/school is lost each year for every asthma patient. The percentage of the population affected has increased from 7% in 2001 to 8% in 2009. And the greatest increase was noted for black children representing almost a 50% rise. The graph below plots these percentages averaged over all states in the US.
The asthma problem is not limited to the United States. The ISAAC organization is located in New Zealand and it tracks asthma throughout the world. Its website is quite impressive and presents maps showing rates for asthma in different countries. For teens, 13-14 years old, the rate is over 20% in many parts of the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It is above 10% for much of Europe and South America. All told, 235 million people suffer from the disease worldwide. The problem does not seem to be going away. One of the latest papers published by ISAAC examines a survey relating diet to asthma symptoms. The data tracks 319,000 teens in 107 locations from 51 countries. The most notable result was that three fast food meals per week resulted in a 39% increase in asthma symptoms for teenagers. Also, three servings of fruit reduced symptoms by 11%. The authors of the study suggest that high levels of saturated fat in fast food aggravate asthma while antioxidants in fruit are beneficial. That's a good general statement but I think we can get a bit more specific.
From my vantage point, the link to fast food is a direct connection to sulfites. Sulfites are a known and accepted cause of asthma. What is not well known is the abundance of sulfites and sulfur dioxide in fast food. So, let's take a closer look. McDonalds has 33,000 stores in 119 countries. YUM Brands ( KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell ) has 37,000 stores in 120 countries. Burger King, Dunkin Donuts and Domino's aren't far behind. These giants sell all kinds of food: some good, some bad and some ugly. The most popular meal at McDonalds is a classic burger, large fries and a giant cola. A big seller at KFC is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and a cola. What about the the sulfur dioxide? Burgers and chicken aren't so bad coming in at around 200 ug of SO2. But fries and reconstituted potatoes are typically preserved with over 2,000 ug. And large colas contribute another 400 ug. So, these signature fast food meals contain at least 2,600 micrograms of sulfur dioxide each. If you ate this food three times every week, wouldn't you be surprised if your asthma didn't worsen by 39%?
Should we picket McDonalds and KFC? Absolutely not. All fast food restaraunts sell good, clean food along with the bad. You just have to make informed choices. So, here are rules for picking food that is clean enough to reduce asthma.
1. Never order fast food potatoes. No french fries or mashed potatoes.
2. Never order a soft drink or shake. Drink apple juice, water or coffee.
3. Never add dried fruit, pickled peppers, guacamole or syrup. Sorry.
These simple rules will protect you from the major sulfur demons and lower your risk of asthma. Rule #1 (no fast food potatoes) is easy to understand and protects against fries and dehydrated spuds. Rule #2 (no colas) applies to both regular and even diet drinks to avoid caramel and artificial coloring. It is a very painful rule since it applies universally, no matter where you eat. Rule #3 (concerning condiments) is a bit more tricky but offers protection in pizza and sandwich shops. For instance, it is very common to see pickled peppers like jalapenos, pepperocini and banana peppers for sale with pizza and sandwiches. Unfortunately, to maintain a bright color, these pickled peppers are usually sulfited and add 1,000 ug of sulfur dioxide to your meal. The same applies to dried fruit and guacamole avocado dip. Syrups aren't heavily preserved but they are loaded with corn syrup and caramel color. Following these rules will not eliminate sulfur dioxide, just help to keep it manageable. Hopefully, this will be enough to make a difference if you have asthma.
Please don't misunderstand me. I am not saying that fast food is bad food. It's just that some selections are loaded with sulfur. Learn what to avoid and make your life easier. Since I am very sensitive, I have to try much harder and my list of rules goes well beyond the three detailed above. So, instead of lecturing about what you CAN NOT eat, I will tell you what even I CAN eat with my low tolerance. The fast food suggestions in the table below are about as safe as you can get in a restaraunt. The SOx numbers are the combined natural and artificial sulfur dioxide estimates in micrograms. Most of the suggestions contain 100 ug or less of sulfur preservatives. Note there aren't very many choices ... food this clean is rare in fast food land. Most menu selections are not on my list because they would be in the 200 to 500 ug range. Thankfully, only potato products rise above 2000 ug . Please notice that I have cheated to save a few micrograms by substituting ranch dipping sauce for the normal McDonalds burger sauce. I also specify ranch dipping sauce as salad dressing instead of Newman's Own Ranch Dressing. Sorry Paul, your dressing is loaded with unnecessary sulfur dioxide. I must use the same trick at Burger King by asking for ranch dressing instead of the normal burger sauce. Of course, you could bring your own organic ketchup if you don't like ranch. Watch out, some pizza restaraunts use sulfites as dough conditioners. Fortunately, Domino's does not currently use sulfites in their dough and provides a complete breakdown of menu ingredients, allowing for intelligent choices instead of rash guesses. Here's how to order at Domino's. Start with a normal Hand Tossed Crust with extra Robust Tomato Sauce and then specify NO CHEESE. Order safe toppings per the chart below and finally add Provolone Cheese Topping. This unusual procedure avoids modified corn starch in the standard cheese mixture. Also, avoid the BBQ sauce option, as it contains sulfured molasses and caramel color that you do not need.
Sulfites are known to trigger an attack in 5-10% of asthma patients. Studies in Japan and Australia show that 65% of those with asthma are very sensitive to sulfites. Fast food adversely impacts asthma and some of the more popular fast food dishes are loaded with sulfites. There are over 100,000 fast food restaraunts worldwide and we are in the middle of an asthma epidemic affecting up to 20% of our youngsters all over the planet. Sulfites and sulfur dioxide must play a big part. This seems obvious to me. So why hasn't the problem been solved? Apparently, it's not obvious to most other people. As I ponder this dilemma, a mild headache pounds behind my eyes and saps my patience. Yes, I have a gosh darn sulfite headache. It's not a mysterious coincidence. Yesterday morning I ate a few McDonalds french fries to reconfirm my original tests done more than 10 years ago. Yes, those delicious fries are still contaminated with sulfur dioxide at 13 ppm. All to often, I am reminded of our culture's sulfite problem, sometimes by design and sometimes by chance. But most asthma researchers don't get these regular sulfite reminders, so they look for answers elsewhere and progress is uncertain. I hope the numbers on this page illuminate sulfites and sulfur dioxide as the villains in our drama. We don't need a scientific break through to solve the asthma epidemic. All we need are informed choices about what to eat and what not to eat.
Note to the Medical Community: I realize that I have little credibility with doctors and medical researchers. Sure, I have degrees from a big name school, but they are in engineering, not medicine or biochemistry. And for goodness sake, I use my own body as a test probe for sulfur dioxide, so the results are not readily reproduced by an independent laboratory. How can you trust me? Simple, don't trust me. Buy a bag of McDonalds French Fries and hand it to a grad student in chemistry. Ask that the sulfur dioxide content be evaluated by the industry standard Monier-Williams procedure. The fries will be boiled in sulfuric acid and the released sulfur dioxide collected in a glass column. I'm betting you will find the level of SO2 to be greater than the 13 ppm level my body detects. This is in spite of the fact that sulfites are never listed as an ingredient for fries. McDonalds just lists "potatoes, oil, dextrose, pyrophosphate and salt." That sounds pretty innocuous since the dextrose sugar content is low, but I suspect the potatoes are processed to add extra sulfur dioxide to the surface coating. Burger King and Jack-in-the-Box break down the potatoes for a little more detail.
Ingredients: potato, oil, starch, rice flour, dextrin, salt, dextrose, pyrophosphate.
To give the fries a crisp feel, they are coated with potato starch. Note that potato dextrin is just another form of modified starch. The numbers on the last line are estimates for the grams of each ingredient. The keys to this puzzle are the values specified for fat and sodium. As such, 22 grams of fat means 22 grams of oil. And sodium is really a clue to the added salt which is sodium chloride. Multiplying sodium by 2.5 accounts for the weight of chloride to yield salt at 1.8 grams. Now juggle all the numbers until they add up to the serving size. For this estimate, there are 25 grams of modified potato starch, which starts life in a bath of hot water laced with sulfur dioxide gas. If the residual value of SO2 in this modified potato starch is 100 ppm, the overall sulfur dioxide for the bag of fries would be 13 ppm. Of course, many of these numbers are just guesses. But believe me, I'm not guessing when I tell you that McDonalds fries give me a headache. To take things a step further, round up a group of teenagers that eat fast food and suffer asthma symptoms. Ask them to follow the 3 rules listed above while continuing to eat fast food. See if their symptoms decrease by 39%.
Two US government agencies, the Centers for Disease Control and the Office of Minority Health have some interesting statistics that relate to fast food and asthma. In a Data Brief, the CDC reports on the percentage of calories consumed by young adults eating at fast food restaraunts during 2007-2010. And the numbers are broken down for whites, Hispanics and blacks. In the age group of 20-39 years, whites and Hispanics got 14.6% and 14.5% of their calories from fast food, virtually the same amounts. Blacks got considerably more, a whopping 21.1% intake from fast food. In other words, blacks ate about 44% more fast food than whites and Hispanics. The Department of Health and Human Services "Office of Minority Health" breaks down the asthma rates for children under the age of 18 into similar ethnic groups. The rates for whites and Hispanics are 8.2% and 8.3% of the population, again virtually the same. But the asthma rate for blacks is double at 16.1% of all black children. Asthma is double and blacks eat lots more fast food. I am not aware that blacks have a genetic predisposition towards contracting asthma, are you?
Data was not given for the fast food habits of those under 20 years of age, so I am assuming that the percentages for children would follow a similar ethnic pattern. Of course, such statistics cannot prove that the sulfur dioxide content of fast food doubles the asthma rate in black children. But these numbers certainly are consistent with that argument. If I were a black leader or anyone concerned with the health of minorities, I would encourage the investigation of links between fast food, asthma and sulfur dioxide. If I were involved with ObamaCare, I'd spend a million on a trial and save billions in asthma costs. If I were a member of the World Health Organization, I'd study sulfur dioxide in fast food with the goal of helping 235 million asthmatics worldwide.


Change is always a scary thing but it's something that we have to face especially when it comes to doing business. When running a business there are quite a lot of instances where change needs to happen in order for the business to survive. Whether you are starting a new partnership or developing a new product these things can have a big impact on the business so you need to make sure that you do everything right. At times this can be rather scary but when done well the results can be amazing. Here are a few things you need to do before taking any big steps in business.
In business, everything you do comes with a risk and that is what you keep on the line in order to get something in return. However, this risk needs to be worth undertaking and whenever possible you need to make sure that your business is safe and secure. Because of this before making any big decisions you need to do your research and get a good idea on your situation. For example, if you are planning to merge with a certain business hiring a financial due diligence service Singapore to make sure that there aren't any financial liabilities that might affect you is important.
Everything you do when running a business needs to have a purpose and this is what will guide your way as there are times when the going can get rough. If you are in the process of taking any major decision in your business you need to make sure that you have a clear idea on what your end goal is. This goal needs to be clearly defined with the right KPIs and most importantly there needs to be a time limit so you know that you are on the right track.
There are times where things can go wrong and if you don't have a fallback option or a way to keep things in a positive state the results can be devastating. Because of this, it's important that you always prepare for the worst and have a backup.
Running a business the right way means that you need to take a lot of tough decisions but you take the right ones and doing this is not always easy. When you are taking a big step in business you need to make sure that nothing bad happens so do these things before you take that step.


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Jörg Maywald (* 1955) ist ein deutscher Soziologe, Pädagoge und Hochschullehrer.

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Nach dem Abitur 1974 am Berthold-Gymnasium Freiburg studierte Maywald von 1974 bis 1979 Soziologie, Psychologie und Pädagogik an der FU Berlin. Während des Studiums, das er mit dem Diplom in Soziologie abschloss, war Maywald Stipendiat der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. In den Jahren 1979 bis 1986 war Maywald sozialpädagogischer Mitarbeiter in einer Kinderwohngruppe des Kinderschutz-Zentrums Berlin e. V. – dessen Mitgründer er ist – im Rahmen eines vom Bundesfamilienministeriums durchgeführten Modellprojekts "Hilfen für Kinder in Notlagen." Von 1986 bis 1988 leitete er an der französischen École Expérimentale de Bonneuil eine Wohngruppe. 1986–1997 absolvierte Maywald als Luftbrückenstipendiat ein Postgraduiertenstudium an der École des hautes études en sciences sociales. In den Jahren 1988 bis 1990 erhielt er ein Promotionsstipendium der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes und von 1988 bis 1991 war Maywald Lehrbeauftragter an der FU Berlin und an der Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin. Im Anschluss leitete er bis 1994 das Bundesfamilienministerium-Projekt "Förderung des Pflegekinderwesens in den neuen Bundesländern". Im Jahr 1996 promovierte Maywald an der FU Berlin mit einer Dissertation über das Thema "Zwischen Trauma und Chance. Trennungen von Kindern im Familienkonflikt". Seit Januar 2011 ist Maywald Honorarprofessor für Kinderrechte und Kinderschutz an der Fachhochschule Potsdam.

Maywald war von 1995 bis Februar 2021 Geschäftsführer der Deutschen Liga für das Kind in Familie und Gesellschaft e. V.. Zudem ist er seit 2002 Sprecher der National Coalition Deutschland - Netzwerk zur Umsetzung der UN-Kinderrechtskonvention und seit 2019 Mitglied im Bundesjugendkuratorium. Zudem war er Mitglied im Studienbeirat der Nationalen Untersuchung zur Bildung, Betreuung und Erziehung in der frühen Kindheit.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 Zwischen Trauma und Chance. Trennungen von Kindern im Familienkonflikt, 2., veränd. Aufl., Lambertus, Freiburg im Breisgau 2002, ISBN 978-3-7841-1320-3.
 Kindeswohlgefährdung – erkennen, einschätzen, handeln, Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-00114-7.
 Kinderschutz in der Kita. Ein praktischer Leitfaden für Erzieherinnen, Herder, Freiburg/Basel/Wien 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-32307-2.
 Kinderrechte in der Kita. Kinder schützen, fördern, beteiligen, Herder, Freiburg/Basel/Wien 2016, ISBN 978-3-451-34850-1.

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Hochschullehrer (FH Potsdam)
Soziologe (21. Jahrhundert)
Soziologe (20. Jahrhundert)
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You can find all the Styles panels by going to Window > Styles. Here you'll find five options for applying styles to different elements. When you open a particular Style panel, you'll notice that they group with other related Style windows.
Character Styles and Paragraph Styles can both be applied to text. A Character Style remembers formatting for single characters, words or phrases. A Paragraph Style will remember the formatting applied to a whole paragraph (a section of text separated from other text by line breaks).
Table, Table Styles and Cell Styles are grouped together in one panel.
Object Styles has its own panel (Window > Styles > Object Styles). You can apply an Object Style to graphics, shapes and frames.
Once you've formatted a letter, word or phrase, you can save your edits as a Character Style, to apply to other parts of your text with ease. In this example, for a magazine layout, I have set the first word of a short extract in a decorative font, LeckerliOne Regular, and set the size to 32 pt and the colour to a dark red CMYK swatch. The text is also aligned center.
Open the Character Styles panel (Window > Styles > Character Styles). Highlight the relevant text and either click on the small square icon at the bottom right of the panel (Create new style) or select New Character Style from the panel's drop-down menu.
The New Character Style window opens. You can give the style a recognisable name, and scroll through the formatting options from the left-hand menu; editing them further if you want to.
Click OK and the Style appears in the Character Styles panel. Highlight individual letters, words or phrases in the text of your document and simply click on the Style's name in the panel to apply it.
To create a Paragraph Style, first format a single paragraph of text. You can apply a Drop Cap and Indents, as well as Font, Size, Weight, Leading, Tracking and Alignment.
You can then either place your cursor somewhere in the paragraph or highlight the paragraph before selecting New Paragraph Style from the Paragraph Styles (Window > Styles > Paragraph Styles) panel's drop-down menu.
You'll notice there are two sets of menus running along the left-hand side of the panel. The top menu lists the formatting attributes already applied to the text, but you can add further attributes from the bottom menu. Check the Preview box to see your edits as you go.
You can also create a Nested Style by selecting Drop Cap and Nested Styles from the left-hand menu. This allows you to 'nest' a Character Style within the Paragraph Style, allowing you to define more specific formatting rules for some characters in the paragraph.
When you're happy with the settings you've defined for the Style and given the Style a name, back under the General options, click OK.
You can apply the Style to a paragraph by resting your cursor in a paragraph of text and clicking the name of the Style in the Paragraph Styles panel.
You can apply an Object Style to graphics, shapes and frames. Formatting attributes like Fill, Stroke (colour and weight), gradients and transparencies, as well as text wrap settings, can be saved as an Object Style and applied to objects. Open the Object Styles panel by going to Window > Styles > Object Styles.
As an example, this polygon, with a solid white Fill and a decorative dark red Stroke, is being used as a background shape for a magazine layout (the text frame is separate from the polygon, and layered on top).
Select just the shape alone (you can also copy formatting from a text or image frame) and select New Object Style from the drop-down menu in the Object Styles panel.
In the window that opens give the Style a name, here I've named the Style 'Magazine – Polygon'.
The top left-hand menu lists attributes already applied to the shape, but you can add extra attributes from the bottom left-hand menu, such as transparency, drop shadow, bevel etc.
Once you're happy with the formatting, click OK to add the Style to the Object Styles panel.
You can then apply the Object Style to other objects (frames, shapes) in your document. Click to select the shape you want to edit, then click once on the name of the Object Style in the Object Style panel.
In this example, you can see how the Style applies all the formatting characteristics of the original shape, such as the Fill Colour, Stroke Colour, Stroke Weight and Stroke Type, to this shape created using the Ellipse Tool (L), but the Style doesn't alter the original shape of the shape/frame.
Get in the habit of using Styles and see your InDesign documents become more polished and the time spent formatting your designs cut dramatically. Build on your knowledge and develop more InDesign skills using our beginner InDesign tutorials page.


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France's Wijet acquires UK's Blink air-taxi service
Wijet Cessna 510 Citation Mustang © Wijet
French bizjet operator Wijet (Paris Le Bourget) will merge with its British counterpart Blink (Blackbushe) to form the Wijet Group, becoming the world's largest air-taxi service provider. In a statement, the company said its enterprise value will amount to EUR45 million (USD50.4 million)
The Wijet Group has been established as a holding company and will have a joint Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The company plans to increase its combined revenues from EUR16 million in 2016 to EUR28 million (USD31.1 million) next year, while passenger numbers are estimated to grow 45% to 16,000 during the same period. It will continue to maintain business charters from Paris Le Bourget, Blackbushe and northern Italy but will provide additional coverage across Western Europe.
Combined, the two air-taxi service providers will boast a fleet of fifteen Cessna 510s (a VLJ (Very Light Jet) that seats four people). Initially, the aircraft will operate under their respective Wijet and Blink brands before being merged into a single product.
In 2014, Wijet secured a contract with Air France (AF, Paris CDG) under which it ferries the latter's first-class passengers, upon request, to and from any European airport of their choice, to and from Paris CDG.
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France's Wijet shuts down UK subsidiary over Brexit concerns
Wijet (Paris Le Bourget) has begun winding down its UK-based operations as it prepares to reconfigure its business model and become a virtual carrier.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 2, the French business aviation specialist said as part of the transition, its Blink (Blackbushe) unit had entered into administration in the United Kingdom. The move comes just 15 months after Wijet acquired Blink UK, and against mounting uncertainty over the UK/EU's post Brexit ties.
"Owning an Air Operator's Certificate, especially in view of Brexit, is not a competitive advantage," Jean François Hochenauer, member of the Executive Board of Wijet Holdings, said. "Further, the competitive landscape is moving fast with new business models being introduced over the last 18 months. We had to adjust."
Other factors cited include Blink's poor performance, its aging fleet of aircraft, and a cost structure that does not bode well with ad-hoc charter operations.
As such, Wijet intends to focus its resources on the development of its European Union-oriented operations.
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France's Wijet inks MOU for fifteen HondaJets
Wijet (Paris Le Bourget) has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Honda Aircraft (HON, Greensboro) for the purchase of sixteen HA-420 HondaJets. The commitment was signed during the 2018 Singapore Air Show.
If firmed, the French air taxi service will become the type's launch operator with deliveries to run from March 2018 through to August 2019. The Very Light Jet (VLJ) will seat up to six passengers in its cabin and operate with a range of up to 2,200 kilometres.
Wijet is currently an all-Cessna Aircraft Company operation offering fifteen Cessna 510s for use in travel throughout Europe and North Africa.
French bizjet operator Wijet eyes €15mn in fundraising drive
Wijet (Paris Le Bourget) has launched a fund raising initiative aimed at securing EUR15 million (USD16.5 million) in fresh capital needed for its ambitious growth plans.
While the French air-taxi service currently operates a fleet of six Cessna Citation Mustangs (a VLJ (Very Light Jet) that seats 4 people) it plans to add a new aircraft every three months by 2017 thus bringing its overall fleet to twelve jets.
According to founders Corentin Denoeud and Alexandre Azoulay, the added capacity will allow Wijet to expand into the regional European market where they intend to set up bases in Zurich and London.
"Today, we lack capacity, and this forces us to use charters to meet demand at the expense of our margin," Denoeud told France's Les Echos newspaper. "Small successive fund raisings [five since 2009 for a total of EUR8 million] have not allowed us to grow fast enough. With this new fundraising, that will all change. We can get a new plane every 3-4 months."
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Air France outlines additional fleet modification plans
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has announced the signing of a damp-lease agreement with Transavia France (TO, Paris Orly) concerning four A320s which are now based out of Paris Orly. Under the agreement, the twinjets, which have been operating in Transavia colours since July 1, will be operated by Air France pilots and maintenance but with transavia cabin crew.
"These measures will enable Air France to strengthen transavia.com's offering, which covers 11 new destinations this summer. The low-cost airline will operate 20 aircraft during the summer and will serve around one hundred destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean," Air France said.
Four A320s will be leased during the busy summer months of July and August with two to remain up to the end of March 2015.
The French national carrier has also outlined various other fleeting initiatives in line with its Transform 2015 turnaround plan among them the phased-withdrawal of its fleet of thirteen A340-300s between 2016 and 2019 as well as the introduction of a personalized biz-jet product operated by...


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Turkey's President Was Just Rejected by His Own Hometown
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party demanded a do-over of Istanbul's mayoral election—and lost by an even wider margin the second time.
President Erdoğan just got wrecked in Turkey's elections
The Saudis tried to rip out a security camera after Khashoggi murder, Turkish media says
The revelations are the latest in a pile of mounting evidence that Saudi officials are attempting to cover up the journalist's murder.
Turkish officials: Saudi dissident was killed, dismembered and removed from the embassy in boxes
"He was killed, make your funeral preparations."
In Turkey, Music Takes You Where a Travel Visa Can't
We talked with Ozoyo, a Turkish DJ and producer, about the music scene in Istanbul and what it's like to be an artist in a country where political rights and civil liberties aren't guaranteed.
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The World's Greatest Hangover Cure Is Drenched in Tomato Sauce
Turkey's answer to New York's pizza slices or London's fried chicken wings is a special beef burger cooked in milk, garlic, and mint, covered up in tomato sauce, and slapped in the middle of a golden bun.
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Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock met on May 12, 1975 on the first day of rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar in Sydney, Australia; they became instant friends with their common love for The Beatles and, of course, singing. After the shows' performances, they would play wherever they could with just one guitar and two voices. The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcock's soaring tenor voice and Graham Russell's simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply.
In 1980, "Lost in Love" became the fastest selling single in the world, leaping to the top of all of the charts. The second single was "All Out of Love," and that went up the charts even quicker. "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "The One That You Love", "Sweet Dreams," and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" have each achieved multi-million plays on the radio.
Seven top-five singles later, Air Supply at that time had equaled The Beatles' run of consecutive top five singles. The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now & Forever, and The Greatest Hits sold in excess of 20 million copies. "Lost in Love" was named Song of the Year in 1980, and, with the other singles, sold more than 10 million copies.
However, it is the live shows that always hold audiences captive around the world. They were the first Western group to tour China, Taiwan, and countless other countries that before would not allow pop music across their borders. In 2013, the duo was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association's Hall of Fame. In their 44th year, Air Supply continue to delight audiences all over the world.
with special guest JD Eicher
JD Eicher is a Youngstown, Ohio-area born and bred musician known for soaring, cinematic vocals and meaningful, well-crafted lyrics. He possesses "an original voice, both literally and figuratively. With a lyrical talent culled from the great tradition of American singer/songwriters, Eicher also brings the melodic sensibility of great British songwriters such as Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello." (Wildy's World)
With four full-length albums to his credit, JD was enlisted in 2016 to create the soundtrack to author Nicholas Sparks's (The Notebook, A Walk To Remember) twentieh novel, Two By Two. The now stand-alone release consists of songs sourced from his previous albums, along with the title track, written specifically for the novel and its themes.
An artist who tours extensively in the US, Eicher also founded the Youngstown, OH-based JD's Summer Songfest festival in 2014, which showcases national and local artists and raises money for a variety of community non-profits. He has shared billing with a wide range of well-known acts, including Coldplay, Maroon 5, Train, Dave Matthews Band, The Fray, Matt Nathanson, Sister Hazel, and more.
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Short Stories are hard | Kiki Fu ~ Cute, But Deadly.
I don't know how people do it, but I find short stories insanely difficult. Or rather, I find the ideas for short stories hard. I have about half a million ideas suitable to chapters, people, novels, series, you name it. But a succinct, poignant short story idea that captures some moment of … something? Nope. Got nothing. Which doesn't stop me from entering the Romance Writers of New Zealand Short Stories competitions. If you never write outside your comfort zone, you don't get anywhere, and I'm sort of between books at the moment anyway (meaning I don't feel like editing much, and it's slooooooooooow going).
I agree. But I love reading short stories. I just starting blogging recently and I like writing short little dumb articles if you can call them that. Any tips for a rookie?
Hi. I am a student from Kyoto, Japan.
I am wondering if I may have a chance to send my short story to you.
I want everyone to read this story.
I write many stories and I want one of my stories to be read by many people.
If not, please tell me a site that might accept my desire.
Short stories can be difficult. But my piece of advice is write about something you know a lot about.
haha as a short story writer i feel your pain. if you get the time take a look at the short stories which caused me endless headaches just to get them ready for publishing: http://realmofthecrow.wordpress.com keep writing no matter the struggle.
1 Idea: instead of trying to come up with plots of short stories, try to come up with plots for novels. Then, take a plot that would fill up a whole book and try to turn it into a short story. This can have an interesting result. When writers tells themselves to cook up plots for short stories, they inevitably think small. Try thinking big.
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Tadeusz Rolke (ur. 24 maja 1929 w Warszawie) – polski artysta fotografik, prekursor polskiej fotografii reportażowej.

Początki jego twórczości przypadły na lata 50. XX w. Więziony w okresie stalinizmu. Studiował historię sztuki na KUL w Lublinie. W fotografii reportażowej starał się oddawać polską rzeczywistość, tworzyć interwencyjną fotografię reportażową. Zajmował się m.in. warunkami życia Cyganów w podwarszawskich miejscowościach. Rejestrował też życie artystyczne stolicy. Publikował w tygodnikach: "Stolica", "Świat" oraz w miesięcznikach "Polska" i "Ty i Ja". Fotografował modę dla "Przekroju", ukazującego się wówczas w Krakowie. Od 1970 r. przebywał na emigracji w Niemczech. Jego prace znalazły się na łamach "Sterna", "Die Zeit", "Der Spiegel" i "Art". W Polsce ponownie w latach 80. Autor wystaw fotograficznych, m.in.: "Świat to teatr", "Przemoc, seks, nostalgia". Przewodniczył jury Konkursu Polska Fotografia Prasowa '99. Obecnie współpracuje z "Magazynem Gazety Wyborczej" i wykłada na Wydziale Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz w Warszawskiej Szkole Fotografii dr Mariana Schmidta. Jest współzałożycielem wydawnictwa "edition.fotoTAPETA", mającego siedzibę w Warszawie i Berlinie.

Jest członkiem Związku Polskich Artystów Fotografików.

25 czerwca 2010 roku Tadeusz Rolke został odznaczony Złotym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis".

W 2021 roku został laureatem Złotego artKciuka 2021 przyznawanego na Interdyscyplinarnym Festiwalu Sztuk Miasto Gwiazd

Mieszka w Warszawie.

Publikacje książkowe
 Tadeusz Rolke Fotografie 1944-2005 / Photography 1944-2005 (red. Beata Majchrowska; Fundacja Galerii Foksal – Revolver, Warszawa – Frankfurt nad Menem 2006, )
 Kobieta to... (tekst: Andrzej Poniedzielski; Biblioteka "Gazety Wyborczej" 2008, )
 Tu byliśmy. Ostatnie ślady zaginionej kultury (autor fotografii; eseje Simona Schama, wprowadzenie Feliks Tych, teksty Abraham Joshua Heschel; edition.fotoTAPETA 2008, )
 Tadeusz Rolke. Moja namiętność. Mistrz fotografii rozmawia z Małgorzatą Purzyńską, Agora, Warszawa 2016.
 Tadeusz Rolke Fotografie warszawskie, Dom Spotkań z Historią, Warszawa 2019.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Marek Grygiel, "Fragment większej całości" – rozmowa z Tadeuszem Rolke
 Wydawnictwo edition.fotoTAPETA – wspólne przedsięwzięcie polsko-niemieckie

 Zostałem zwiadowcą Armii Czerwonej – wspomnienia Tadeusza Rolke
 Tadeusz Rolke – relacja biograficzna nagrana w ramach projektu "Pamiętanie Peerelu. Opowieści o wspólnych i indywidualnych sposobach na system: 1956-1989". Ośrodek KARTA

Urodzeni w 1929
Ludzie urodzeni w Warszawie
Absolwenci Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II
Polscy fotografowie współcześni
Odznaczeni Złotym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"


The history of Sherlock Holmes.
A documentary that looks at the enduring popularity of the character of Sherlock Holmes in film and television down the years. Starting with his first appearances in the early days of silent cinema onwards, the film looks at the various depictions and versions the character has gone through – from the very famous ones through to some unusual foreign variations (for example a Chinese film with a violin-playing, kung-fu fighting Holmes).
I noticed this film in the schedules and had a pass of it to find an enjoyable documentary that was interesting as a skim through recent versions of Sherlock. Being only 40 minutes long, you'll not be surprised that there isn't a huge amount of detail in here but it still does do the job as a light history of film and television Holmes. There are some nuggets in here but even outside of those the material is quite interesting as it is delivered at a brisk pace with some good contributions. The choice of clips and subject means that it will offer familiar and unfamiliar material to Holmes' fans.
Having the documentary narrated by Dr Watson was a nice idea and it worked better than I expected it to, with Holmes amused by some of the versions of his friend and colleague. As such, Newman's writing is good and he is a big part of the brisk pace working well despite the rather superficial nature of the show. Worth seeing though as it is light and interesting.


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The children loved coming into school dressed up in something yellow or spotty. We held a charity cake sale with some wonderful donations being created by our families. Children also took part in a 'Find Pudsey' treasure hunt in and around the school. The children especially loved taking part in Joe Wicks' 'Big Morning Move' - where children took part in an exclusive activity session tailored for schools, which was live-streamed on the BBC Children in Need YouTube channel. The children absolutely loved being active and moving around together as a fun way to start a day of fundraising for such a worthwhile cause.
2015 - 2016 charity fundraising running total....
Together we raised more than £3000 + sent off over 80 boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
Cliftonville does Sport Relief
The children at Cliftonville Primary School have again raised over £500 for Sport Relief. This brings our school charity fundraising to over £2300 since September. The school council led a range of different activities for the whole week that included a skipathon, hula-hoop challenge, treasure hunt, hook a duck, cake sale and dress like a sporting champion. The children have really got involved and have enjoyed leading on all the activities. Thank you to all the staff and parents who supported the children in raising the money for charity, but most importantly, thank you to all the children who have all been very generous and have participated in the activities for such a wonderful cause.
Sport Relief: March 2016
From Monday 7th March
Buy a flag from the school office, decorate and return for it by Wednesday 16th to be turned into bunting
From Monday 14th March
Sport relief wrist bands on sale in classrooms and at lunchtimes
Sport relief week- Monday 14th March
KS1 children will get the chance to participate in a skipping challenge and a Hula-hoop challenge in the KS1 playground at lunchtime
20p to enter
KS2 treasure hunt at lunchtime
KS2 Sports races
KS2 Splat a rat in 5P classroom
KS2 Hoop a duck in 5L classroom
Non- uniform day- dress as your favourite Sports Champion
KS1 try a sport- hockey, netball, tri-golf etc
Sport Relief assembly- why are we doing it?
Cake sale from 3pm
NSPCC 'Number Day' February 2016
Thank you to everyone who supported the NSPCC 'Number Day' fundraising. We have sent an amazing £488.80 to the charity.
Staff Pantomime: February 2016
Thank you to all the families who came along to support the staff pantomime! Great fun was had by all and together we raised over £350 to send to an amazing charity, held dear by the school, CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).
Operation Christmas Child 2015
Thanks to the amazing generosity of families and with the campaign drive of the School Council, over eighty boxes were filled with Christmas gifts including toys, hair brushes, toiletries etc. Thank you to every family able to contribute this year.
Thank you for the amazing support for Children in Need. We raised an incredible £922.28 through various fund-raising activities, mainly organised and run by the pupils.
CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk
Staff and former colleagues of Oliver Thompson will be taking part in the 9th annual CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk on 28th June 2015 . This event offers the opportunity to show support for CRY, raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death and raise funds in memory or in support of a young person. In 2014, over 1,100 people took part in the Walk, including a team from Cliftonville Primary School, helping to raise over £46,000. If you would like to support this excellent charity, please make a donation via the school office.
We were thrilled to send a cheque for £138.40 to Macmillan Cancer Support this term following fundraising. We can also confirm that we raised £252.25 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) from the panto etc in Term 2. Thank you as ever for your amazing support!
'We Day' 2015
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We were thrilled to learn that our school has been invited to attend the 'We Day' at Wembley Arena in March. This is due to our school's commitment, led by the School Council, to undertake both global and local projects to make a change to people's lives. Our invite recognises the positive impact of all the amazing work of the School Council including leading Operation Christmas Child, our Green Travel Project and charity fundraising. This is a remarkable achievement for primary aged children which reflects Cliftonville School's vision to build a generation of active citizens who recognise their rights and responsibilities in their local and wider communities.
Congratulations to every member of the school community - this is an award for you all!
Free Heart Screening in Memory of Oliver Thompson: November 2014
When Cliftonville Primary School teaching assistant Ollie Thompson died suddenly colleagues vowed to work with his family to support the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity. A variety of fund raising events in memory of the 29 year old have included the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk, sponsored events, a festive panto, and non-uniform days.
Funds raised so far include £3,500 which enabled which enabled a cardiac screening day to be held at the school for 100 people free. It was conducted by medical professionals headed by Consultant Cardiologist Rajay Narain. The fully-booked screening saw young people aged between 14-35 (CRY's target age range) discuss their health history including any heriditary heart conditions in their families with the team before having a simple Electrocardiogram (ECG), which looks at the electrical conduction pathways around the heart.
In some cases it may be followed by an Echocardiogram ultrasound test that looks at the structure of the heart.
Specialist advice is then given, although CRY stress that although the majority of screenings are clear, around one in 300 screenings requiring further investigation.
Dr Narain said: "These screenings identify most cardiac abnormalities which is extremely important as at least 12 young people die suddenly each week in the UK of previously undetected heart problems. The age range of 14-35 is critical because it is when young people engage in sporting activities which can put stress on the heart muscle which enlarges and which consequently has less space to function properly. If there are any heart conditions that are undetected such stress can kill very suddenly. CRY is a vital charity – there is no screening like this on the NHS. It is doing a fantastic job by funding the £35 per screening so that people who may be at risk get checked for free. Community involvement is important in enabling screening sessions, such as the one enabled by Ollie's family and Cliftonville Primary School. It saves lives."
Sam Taylor, 22, was one of the young people who signed up for the local screening. The student, who lives in Cliftonville, said: "I think the screening is a brilliant opportunity to get checked over for heart health. I just wanted to support the research that is being carried out through CRY."
Ollie's family travelled from Devon to support the screening at Cliftonville Primary. His mum Cheryle said the death of Ollie 16 months ago was a terrible unexpected shock. She said: "He was very fit, he didn't drink or smoke. He had soccer trials with Anderlecht in Belgium and played semi-professionally for Tamworth in the Blue Square League. We are supporting CRY in memory of Ollie. He was taken from us so early and a simple test could save a life, which is what CRY is all about." His dad Graham added: "The test is painless, not invasive and takes a few minutes. The support from Cliftonville Primary School has been fantastic and it is brilliant that we can offer free testing for 100 local people."
Head teacher Jane Troth said: "Ollie was a friend and colleague and we wanted to do everything we could in his memory so another young person didn't die suddenly for the sake of a test."
Fund raising continues at the school with a production of Aladdin at the school on December 17 and 18.
To find out more about the work of CRY, telephone 01737 36322, email cry@c-r-y.org.uk or go online to www.c-r-y.org.uk
We were delighted to have had such amazing support from our families for this great charity. We sent off fifty-six boxes for children who would not get presents this Christmas. Thank you to our School Council for their excellent promotion of this charity.
We are very proud of supporting many charities each year...
Staff Charity Champs Remember Oliver Thompson
Team Awesome made up of staff from our school, both present and past, took part in the CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2014 raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young.
They took part in the five mile walk through London in memory of their friend and colleague Oliver Thompson, who passed away suddenly a year ago at the age of 29. Oliver was a teaching assistant at Cliftonville School.
They were joined by Oliver's family as around 1200 CRY supporters crossed seven of the Thames bridges from Embankment to Tower Bridge.
Cardiac Risk in the Young aims to provide heart screening programmes which can help identify heart conditions that may otherwise go unnoticed and they also support families who have suffered bereavement.
Teaching assistant Sarah Barnett said: "It was an emotional day full of laughter and fond memories."
Team Awesome have also staged the Wizard of Oz panto and other fundraising events at the school to raise money for the charity.
SPORT RELIEF 2014
Cliftonville children and parents have had an amazing week raising money for Sport Relief. Every child in the school has played their part in raising over £500 through participating in a week long programme of fundraising activities. These have included creating our Sport Relief 'coin art' mural, whole school dance- thon, sport relief relay mile, Bake off and the 'Be a sportsperson for the day'. Mr Briggs looked great as Steve Davies, the snooker player, and Mr Clayson dusted off his cricket whites to be 'Bossingham's best fast bowler, ever'!!
We have been lucky enough to have our 'coin art' mural on the Sport Relief website
http://www.sportrelief.com/schools/primary
All children participated in the coin art and the dance-athon; over two hundred children took part in the Sport Relief mile; there were over thirty entrants to the Bake Off competition- winners to be announced!
All these activities were developed and run with the School Council who were amazing. They organised and led the events ensuring that everything went smoothly. Well done to all.
Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who have helped their children this week whether by baking a cake or making fantastic costumes.
Thank you very much for all your support.
Ms Whichcord, Assistant Headteacher
Thank you to everyone who supported our non-school uniform and 'buy a heart' day on the 14th February. Together, we raised an incredible £480.53 for the CRY charity.
January 2014: A determined Cliftonville Primary School pupil is one of the top five per cent of fundraisers on the Justgiving charity site for 2013 We are so proud of Lily's amazing effort to support others.


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What happens when a gay men's choir tours the Deep South? This one decided to find out.
The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus went to the South to open hearts and minds.
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Members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Gooch.
On a sultry October day in Selma, Alabama, about 300 members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in identical purple shirts. The iconic bridge where civil rights leaders famously stood against racism has seen a lot in its day. But nothing quite like this.
Chorus executive director Chris Verdugo was there, marching high above the meandering Alabama River, gripping his rainbow flag. He affectionately describes looking into the diverse sea of marchers — people of all colors, religions, and walks of life. He pauses while recapping the experience to fight back tears, "I just never expected a moment like that."
The SFGMC crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Photo by Gooch.
Last fall, the SFGMC was arranging an international tour to celebrate its 40th anniversary season. Chorus leaders settled on either China or Europe as the likely destination, and members were buzzing over the opportunity to bring their tunes to the global stage.
Then Donald Trump was elected president.
Chorus leaders — anxious as to how a Trump administration and GOP-controlled Congress would affect LGBTQ rights — immediately looked inward. How could they stand up to bigotry? How could they help, right here at home?
The group scratched their overseas agenda and rolled out a map of America instead. They pinpointed two U.S. states that, in their opinion, had the most egregious homophobic and transphobic laws on the books: North Carolina and Mississippi. These would be essential pit stops. The neighboring states of Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee would round out the seven-day trip.
Through its concerts and a number of community events, the SFGMC set out to open minds, change hearts, and be a beacon of hope to LGBTQ youth in some of the most socially conservative states in the country.
Organizers named it The Lavender Pen Tour after the pen LGBTQ trailblazer Harvey Milk gifted to San Francisco Mayor George Moscone, who used it to sign a gay civil rights bill in 1977. The SFGMC booked 23 appearances. They ordered purple shirts. By Oct. 8, chorus members were piling into buses in Jackson, Mississippi.
Members of the SFGMC on its tour bus in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Gooch.
The idea that some people in these communities wouldn't want the chorus to swing into town is exactly why those tour stops were chosen, says Seelig.
"We immediately started getting requests from people all over the country; 'Come to our state. Come to our state,'" he says. The group also got requests that specifically asked it not to bring its gay agenda (so to speak) to their hometowns. "We [were] like, 'OK, then we're sure going to come there.'"
It was a delicate balance though, Seelig says; the group didn't want to barge into town preaching to their Bible Belt hosts. But it did want to be the spark of social change — inspiring hope, starting tough conversations, showing local queer youth that it truly does get better.
Often, their performances act as the conduit for that process. "We want to use our music to be that battering ram or that soft blanket," Seelig says. "Somewhere in between or both all at once."
The songs end up making a difference, regardless of what corner of the country they're performed in, explains chorus member Stuart Cohen. "No matter what concert we have, we get letters from people in the audience saying it changes their lives," he says.
The SFGMC perform in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by Gooch.
The humid, gray morning the SFGMC marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge was the second day of the weeklong tour, yet the group had already experienced a number of eye-opening moments illustrating exactly why the tour mattered.
At their concert Sunday night, Verdugo overheard a young man and his mom chatting during intermission. "'Could you imagine if something like this would have existed when you were 16 and how you wouldn't have felt so alone?'" he recalls the mom asking her son.
"I thought, that's exactly it," he continues. "That's why we're here: so that those other 16- and 17-year-olds who are in the audience don't feel so alone."
Members of the SFGMC during a stop in Tennessee. Photo by Dave Earl.
That goal in particular — helping LGBTQ youth see a brighter future for themselves — was especially palpable.
Patty Rudolph, a local straight ally and member of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, came out to see the group perform in Birmingham. A mom to a gay son, Rudolph says it's crucial for LGBTQ kids in the South to understand there's a place for them there.
"We live in the Bible Belt; the [LGBTQ] youth here in Alabama really do struggle with issues of substance abuse and homelessness and depression and suicide," she explains. "To see positive role models — people that are living happy lives, productive lives — it's empowering to the youth."
Seeing that glimmer of hope is important in the most politically conservative region of America. Theses states have few (if any) policies to protect LGBTQ people and their rights, including employment and housing anti-discrimination laws, hate crime legislation, or anti-bullying guidelines for schools. Homophobia and transphobia — at times promoted directly from the pulpit — run rampant, forcing LGBTQ people to keep their identity in the dark.
"We met someone in Mississippi and they summed it up like this: 'You can live in Mississippi and you can be gay in Mississippi, but you have to be willing to give up a part of yourself,'" Verdugo says. "No one should ever have to give up a piece of who they are to be who they are."
Members of the SFGMC go in for a group hug in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Gooch.
The chorus netted more than $100,000 for local LGBTQ nonprofits through ticket sales and audience donations on the trip. The funds benefited 21 groups — organizations like Birmingham AIDS Outreach, PFLAG Charlotte, and Time Out Youth Center for trans kids. These groups will continue to spread hope where it's needed long after the Lavender Pen Tour passed through town.
If there's one thing that fueled the tour, it's the belief that tomorrow can be better than today.
"That's really the underlying goals of this tour, to poke the bear, so to speak, have conversations, share hope, try to inspire folks and [let them] know that they're not alone," says Verdugo. "If you need someone's shoulder, we're here. You need to be carried? We'll carry you. You need someone to lean on? You can lean on us."
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Superbru has decided to run a 2011 Varsity Cup competition and we at Sharksworld are all too keen to join in the fun.
The pool name is Sharksworld.
Lets get another pool to hit the century mark!
We have almost 20 per cent (hehehehe) of the total number of players playing the competition in our pool so far.
Sharksworld – The first in everything!
You'd think one would get a nice tip for this kind of service..
Don't pick the Cheetahs to win the Super Rugby trophy.
And we have hit 100 in the Sharksworld pool for Super Rugby 2011!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 10) : Have you got any idea as to how many games one is allowed to play at one time? For example english premier league super 15 psl summer cricket?
They used to limit you to 3 pools within one comp but have now upped that to 5 this year.
I play in every single one they start..
What age do you need to be to be a Veteran?
You are on 29 tournaments yourself..
I think 2 tournaments sees you becoming a veteran..
We are sitting on 20 users in the Varsity Cup pool.
My 30th Birthday party was a jol, I think we should have another 30th party.
My house Thursday 5pm be here.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) : Which varsity cup team is from kzn?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 26) : Fort Hare is still thought of as a university?


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Now Reading: Rick Perry Seeks to Keep Details of Toyota Incentives Secret
Rick Perry Seeks to Keep Details of Toyota Incentives Secret
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Forrest Wilder Jun 1, 2014, 8:38 am CST
Rick Perry's office refuses to release any information about the $40 million it's offering Toyota to relocate to Texas, despite providing the Observer with similar information last year for a $12 million grant to Chevron.
The Observer and the Houston Chronicle both filed open records requests with the governor's office after Perry announced in April the $40 million incentive grant to Toyota from the Texas Enterprise Fund. The governor's office promotes the Enterprise Fund as a "deal-closing" program that helps bring jobs to Texas. But in some cases evidence suggests that the fund does little but line the pockets of companies planning to move to Texas anyway. For example, the Observer reported last year Chevron already had plans to develop an office tower in downtown Houston, provided scant justification that it was considering other locations in its application and told the governor's office that it planned to use the $12 million grant to pay for employee relocation perks.
It would be interesting to know if something similar happened with the Toyota grant. Especially since company executives have said the $40 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant had little to do with the relocation from California to Plano.
In an open records request, I asked for Toyota's application, for the contract between Toyota and the state, and for any other related documents. The request was nearly identical to the one I filed for documents related to the Chevron deal in July. But unlike the Chevron request, the governor's office refused to release anything other than a handful of news clips. Instead, it sought an opinion from Attorney General Greg Abbott's office about whether it can keep the records hidden. Perry's attorneys argue that releasing any information before the deal is finalized "would seriously disadvantage Texas by allowing other states to directly approach this entity with competing incentives."
Now, it's not unusual for a Texas agency to ask the attorney general to rule on open records matters. And it's not unusual for government agencies to try to keep government documents secret on the basis of competitive harm.
But the rationale a Perry spokesperson gave to the Houston Chronicle on Friday is peculiar.
In a similar case, details on the state's $12 million TEF grant to Chevron, including the company's application, were released to the Texas Observer late last year.
"It's not uncommon for us to announce the incentive offer without a finalized contract, or prior to finalization of the local incentive package," Nashed said. "The Chevron contract was released post AG ruling."
That last sentence—"The Chevron contract was released post AG ruling"—is simply not true.
My Chevron request was filed on July 16, and the governor's office released 400 pages of information to me on July 30, before any attorney general ruling on my request. (You can view the entire set here.) Among those documents were several versions of the agreement between Chevron and the state of Texas, including a "draft execution copy." The attorney general did issue a ruling in September, and the governor's office released additional documents, such as an economic impact analysis, but the contract had already been released.
Nashed, the Perry spokesperson, wrote in an email that she was referring to Chevron's application, not the contract itself, in the Chronicle article. "The statement in the Houston Chronicle should have read 'the Chevron contract application was released post AG ruling'," she wrote.
She also said that the main difference between the Chevron and Toyota cases is that the Chevron contract was executed on the day of my July request. But in the Toyota case, she wrote, "our office had not finalized the deal with Toyota."
But the documents released to the Observer in the Chevron case didn't include a finalized contract with signatures. All the contract versions were stamped "draft" and some included numerous revisions and comments in Microsoft Word.
The Chronicle also noted that officials with the city of Plano "were not concerned about releasing the details of their own local incentive offered to Toyota."
The Toyota deal was a triumph for Perry. He scored—and then trumpeted—headlines like the AP's from April 30: "Rick Perry Scores Big Win As Toyota Moves Headquarters To Texas."
Toyota relocating to Texas is a big win—but it's not clear what role, if any, Rick Perry or his Enterprise Fund played in it. The government documents that Perry's office is refusing to release might help us answer that question out.
Forrest Wilder, a native of Wimberley, Texas, is the editor of the Observer.
Read More: Chevron, corporate welfare, Plano, Rick Perry, Texas Enterprise Fund, Toyota


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Stephens: Battered Colorado State basketball team refusing to give up on lackluster season
Daniel Bejarano couldn't talk much Saturday night.
Stephens: Battered Colorado State basketball team refusing to give up on lackluster season Daniel Bejarano couldn't talk much Saturday night. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/1fg5RVS
MatthewStephens@coloradoan.com; Published 11:24 p.m. MT Feb. 23, 2014
CSU's Daniel Bejarano is treated on the court Saturday for a busted lip suffered late in the game against Wyoming. (Photo: Erin Hooley/The Coloradoan )Buy Photo
It's not that the CSU guard didn't have anything to say about the Rams' 82-67 victory over Wyoming, but speaking becomes difficult after getting a lip numbed with local anesthesia.
Of course, slowed speech is probably preferable to feeling five stitches sewn through the mouth, which is exactly what Bejarano was dealing with, thanks to falling victim of a flagrant foul late in the game against the Rams' rivals.
There were 36 seconds remaining and Colorado State University already had the game in hand, up by 13, when Bejarano was defending Wyoming guard Nathan Sobey's 3-point attempt.
Sobey, who'd been trying to draw contact all game with dramatic arm waves to con officials into calling a foul, got a little too liberal with his limbs, delivering an extra bump that sent Bejarano tumbling to the ground. The play didn't look malicious, but the resulting Flagrant 1 foul brought the oranged-out Moby Arena to its feet.
It didn't matter if Sobey was trying to hurt anyone. CSU fans were there to show Bejarano their unquestioned support.
Apologies to Bejarano and his busted lip, but getting hit in the mouth like that was exactly what the Rams — and their fans — needed at this point of the schedule. They won with a smile, but left with the taste of blood.
That's an important taste for a team fighting to stay above .500.
CSU hasn't given up on this season, even though from the outside, it might seem that way at times.
Six home losses, eighth place in the conference standings and almost no chance at reaching the NCAA tournament without a miracle run through the Mountain West championships would be as good a reason as any to throw in the towel and focus on the future. But the Rams haven't.
They've lost, lost again, added another for good measure and just when it looks like it's time to stick a fork in them, down goes a good Wyoming team. CSU coach Larry Eustachy refused to call Saturday a must-win game, but it was. The Rams were needing respect.
Believe it or not, players see every Tweet and Facebook post they're tagged in, especially the critical ones. Perhaps they should be immune to them given their job, but, as Bejarano pointed out in January, mean words read or heard spoken around campus really hurt.
Those not wearing green and gold can think or say whatever they want, but CSU athletes care about what their own fans think of them. Perception entering Saturday wasn't high, but the Rams still delivered to a vibrant crowd of 6,590.
Active fan support has been the No. 1 thing CSU players have missed during this rebuilding season. They've watched average home attendance drop from 5,440 in 2012-13 to 4,189. They've been longing to see butts in the seats, and Saturday, prayers were answered.
"It feels good," guard Jon Octeus said. "The crowd — love it today. Moby was back to Moby."
And for CSU basketball to be successful, the Rams need Moby.
Cut Saturday's attendance in half and Wyoming guard Riley Grabau probably isn't complaining about crowd noise throwing the Cowboys out of sync.
One home game remains — senior night for Gerson Santo and Josh Morgan — as the Rams hope to seal their fifth consecutive winning regular season. Last-place San Jose State isn't the flashiest opponent, but the outcome of that game could decide if postseason is in CSU's future.
Most of 2013-14 season has been a forgettable blip in the grand scheme of CSU basketball history, but the Rams proved Saturday they haven't given up, despite previous disappointment, but are putting a quality product out there for you.
Return the favor and don't bail on them, either.
Follow reporter Matt L. Stephens at twitter.com/mattstephens and facebook.com/stephensreporting.
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