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Assoc. Prof Dr Anand S. Tegginamani, an esteemed member of the Faculty of Dentistry at SEGi University, has carved a distinguished reputation by playing a pivotal role in co-authoring the groundbreaking book Colour Atlas of Odontogenic Cysts and Odontogenic Tumours. This significant contribution not only underscores Dr. Tegginamani’s expertise but also solidifies SEGi University’s commitment to academic excellence in the field of dentistry.
The atlas, bearing the ISBN 978-93-5967-838-2 (IAOMP-2023), stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts of Dr. Tegginamani and his colleagues. It is an official publication of the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (IAOMP), offering a comprehensive exploration of odontogenic pathology, covering epidemiology, clinical characteristics, radiographic features, and histopathology, and positions it as a pioneering resource in the dental community.
Dr. Tegginamani’s expertise extends beyond the confines of SEGi University, as evidenced by the international recognition garnered at the 30th IAOMP Conference in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. The official launch of the atlas by Dr. Sharanapraksh Rudrappa Patil, Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, marks a momentous occasion, with over 600 registered delegates in attendance at a ceremony held on 3 November 2023.
In his capacity as a co-author, Dr. Tegginamani’s involvement in compiling over 50 odontogenic cyst and tumour cases from various Indian universities highlights not only his dedication to advancing knowledge but also SEGi University’s role as a hub for cutting-edge research in oral pathology.
“Assoc. Prof Dr Anand S. Tegginamani Makes a Mark” serves as a fitting tribute to his significant contributions and reinforces SEGi University’s standing as a leader in dental education and research. This collaborative achievement sets the stage for continued excellence in the exploration and understanding of odontogenic pathology.

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The BBC has become a heavy user of Google Maps in recent months. The rise in Google Maps seems to be part of an experiment by the BBC to geo-tag readers' comments where appropriate. Recently the BBC have posted the four maps below with a message attached saying "part of a trial to find new ways of showing comments."
Broadband Speed Map - this asked readers to test their broadband speed and map their location.
Tannker Driver Strike Map - a map asking for readers' comments on a strike by tanker drivers in the UK.
NHS Map - a map asking for views on the UK's National Health Service.
Festival Season Map 2008 - a map asking for comments on the summer's music festivals.
Mapping comments in this way is a useful experiment. It can be interesting reading comments based on the location of the writer and noticing geographical differences in readers' responses. Comments on websites often become most interesting though when a debate starts up. However a debate needs the comments to be displayed in a linear and chronological order. For a good example of this see the comments in the post below where I lose an argument with a Google Maps Mania reader.
There is no reason however why the BBC can't tag readers' comments on a Google Map and display the comments in a sidebar as well. Visitors to the BBC could then choose whether to follow the chronology of the comments or use the map to read people's comments in particular geographical areas.

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Push To Reopen Teenager's Cold Case Murder
There is a new effort to reopen a 1975 cold case murder. 14-year-old Christie Mullins slaying shocked the Cintonville community. Police made an arrest, but the charges didn't stick.
"That day, all of our safety was taken away," said friend Lynn Dean.
It was August 23, 1975.
"It was terrible. We were kids. We were kids, 14-years-old," said friend Julie Young.
They were teenagers when Young and Dean lost their best friend. It was a horrific crime.
"I was screaming. I was running through the house. I was hysterical," said Dean.
Mullins' body was found in the woods behind the Graceland Shopping Center by a neighbor and his wife. She was tied up and beaten to death.
"Kelly and I were going to the fair and we wanted her to go with us, but she didn't have any money so she wasn't allowed to go," said Dean.
Mullins went swimming with her sister instead. A neighbor girl came by the pool and Mullins left with her.
"I'm not sure why she would go with her. We didn't even like her," said Dean.
The girl told police Mullins was sitting on a guardrail behind the old Woolco store and she went inside to check the time. When she came back, Mullins was gone.
"Just the story that that girl that was with her told, we all knew that wasn't the truth," said Young.
The neighbor who found Mullins identified a mentally challenged man as the killer. He stood trial, but was acquitted.
"There's no way he could have gotten from the west side to up north in that length of time," said Dean.
People applauded and cried at the Clintonville Area Commission meeting, as members unanimously agreed to send a letter to city, county and state leaders, asking to reopen the case. Columbus Police say the case is closed. They believe the man they initially arrested is the killer.
But friends and family disagree. And have forever questioned the stories of the girl Mullins was with and the man who found her.
"Just please, give us some answers, that's it, it's been way too long," said Young.
Police say the only way they would reopen the case is if there is new evidence pointing to a suspect.

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Coaches wives take stand against domestic violence
Part of the 'Refuse the Abuse' campaign
This weekend, the wives of some powerful college football coaches united against domestic violence.
"It is such a widespread problem," according to Jennifer Clark, wife of UAB head football coach Bill Clark. "So to be a part of something that affects so many women, not only in Birmingham, Alabama, but across the nation, I just thought it was a good cause to be a part of."
Clark joined eight other spouses to kick off the 'Refuse the Abuse' campaign. It took place at the Marriott hotel on Highway 280. The group also included Kristi Malzahn and Shelley Meyer, the wife of Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.
The event is designed to bring awareness to domestic violence and offer women help to escape abusive relationships.

domain: sociology


Lazy eyes listen
President Biden blamed the Trump administration for the weekend failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, while praising his administration’s “strong economic progress” over the last two years.
“During the Obama-Biden administration, we imposed stringent requirements on banks… to ensure that the 2008 financial crisis did not reoccur. Unfortunately, the previous administration repealed some of these requirements “Biden said this from the White House’s Roosevelt Room.
Biden went on to reassure the public that their deposits are safe and that the costs will not be borne by taxpayers. However, as TheBlaze previously reported, the Wall Street Journal editorial board stated that the guarantees for tech magnates’ uninsured deposits, combined with the Fed’s loans to big banks, constitute “a de facto bailout of the banking system, even as regulators and Biden officials have told us that the economy is great and there was nothing to worry about.”
“The financial system is secure. “Your deposits will be there when you need them,” Biden assured reporters before departing for California.
“Customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured that their money will be safe and accessible today,” Biden added.
“No taxpayer losses will be borne,” Biden stated. “Instead, the funds will be raised through fees paid by banks to the insurance deposit fund.”
Biden stated that the executives of the affected banks would be fired.
“If the FDIC takes over the bank, the people running the bank should no longer work there,” he said.
“That’s how capitalism works,” Biden added, explaining that the investors in the banks who knowingly took a risk that did not pay off will not be protected.
Biden demanded a “full accounting of what happened and why,” saying those responsible must be held accountable. Furthermore, Biden stated that he would ask Congress to tighten banking regulations in order to reduce the likelihood of future bank failures.
Silicon Valley Bank was closed down by regulators on Friday due to liquidity concerns. On Sunday, regulators also closed the crypto-focused Signature Bank.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated on Sunday that Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank would not receive bailouts similar to those provided in 2008.
However, officials announced the same day that depositors would have access to “all their money” beginning Monday, according to a joint statement from Yellen, Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell, and FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg.


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ASTM International - ASTM C148-17
Standard Test Methods for Polariscopic Examination of Glass Containers
|Publication Date:||1 May 2017|
|ICS Code (Glass products):||81.040.30|
significance And Use:
4.1 These two test methods are provided for evaluating the quality of annealing. These test methods can be used in the quality control of glass containers or other products made of similar glass... View More
4.1 These two test methods are provided for evaluating the quality of annealing. These test methods can be used in the quality control of glass containers or other products made of similar glass compositions, where the degree of annealing must be verified to ensure quality products. These test methods apply to glass containers manufactured from commercial soda-lime-silica glass compositions.View Less
1.1 These test methods describe the determination of relative optical retardation associated with the state of anneal of glass containers. Two alternative test methods are covered as follows:
| Test Method A-Comparison with Reference Standards |
Using a Polariscope
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|Test Method B-Determination with Polarimeter||10 - 12|
1.2 Test Method A is useful in determining retardations less than 150 nm, while Test Method B is useful in determining retardations less than 565 nm.
Note 1: The apparent temper number as determined by these test methods depends primarily on (1) the magnitude and distribution of the residual stress in the glass, (2) the thickness of the glass (optical path length at the point of grading), and (3) the composition of the glass. For all usual soda-lime silica bottle glass compositions, the effect of the composition is negligible. In an examination of the bottom of a container, the thickness of glass may be taken into account by use of the following formula, which defines a real temper number, TR, in terms of the apparent temper number, TA, and the bottom thickness, t:
This thickness should be measured at the location of the maximum apparent retardation. Interpretation of either real or apparent temper number requires practical experience with the particular ware being evaluated.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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IPTC will develop novel knowledge concerning how cities and public transport systems ought to be developed to increase the competitiveness of public transport (and walking and cycling) versus the private car, and which changes in planning and decision-making processes if development is to be steered in this direction.
In the project, we investigate how urban structure and qualities of public transport systems affect public transport competitiveness versus the private car in cities of different sizes.
We further investigate current planning and policy-making processes, to identify critical factors affecting whether plans produced have high or low goal achievement potentials with respect to improving public transport competitiveness, and analyse which changes are needed if processes are to develop plans with higher goal achievement potentials. This also includes to investigate needs for new and improved tools, and to develop such tools.
The research is organised as case-studies in nine Norwegian and one Portuguese city. We collaborate with University of Oporto in parts of the project. We will work closely with a practice-based reference group, and with an international scientific advisory group. The project includes a PhD in public transport (Eva-Gurine Skartland). Cecilia Silva from Oporto also participate in the project.
- Effects of urban structure on the competitiveness of public transport
- Effects of qualities of public transport systems on the competitiveness of public transport
- Planning and decision-making processes - knowledge, methods and analyzes used
- Improving GIS-based models with respect to analyze effects on public transport competitiveness
- Statistical modeling using new public transport data
- Synthesis and recommendations - implications for planning, land use development and public transport systems
Results are published in scientific and popular-scientific journals and conferences, and they will be posted on this website
- Professor Luca Bertolini, University of Amsterdam
- Dr. John Stone, University of Melbourne
- Professor Carey Curtis, Curtin University
- Professor Petter Næss, NMBU (also PhD supervisor)
- Professor Yngve Frøyen, NTNU
- Gustav Nielsen, Nielsen Consulting
- Norwegian Public Roads Authorities
- Asplan Viak
- Vestfold county
- Hordaland county
- Sør-Trøndelag county
- Hedmark county
- Buskerud county
- Rogaland county
- Trondheim city
- Hamar city
- Kristiansand city
- Bergen city
- Tønsberg city


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Dr. Jeffrey Auerbach is a psychologist, coach, and author who has coached health care executives, physicians, and physician leaders for more than 20 years. This episode focuses on the complexities of emotional intelligence (EI). Jeff explains to Marie and Les that there are four broad domains of EI: (1) knowing yourself, (2) managing yourself, (3) understanding other people, and (4) being able to effectively and sensitively manage relationships with others. Specific competencies within each of these four domains are enumerated. Dr. Auerbach makes the case that by developing EI skills and competencies, physicians become better equipped to perform at their peak in today’s demanding and stressful medical environment. By knowing, managing, and regulating themselves, some physicians will be able to avoid becoming overwhelmed and emotionally overloaded by potentially destabilizing interactions that come up in the course of everyday medical practice. The discussion drills down on the topic of burned-out physicians who experience anxiety and dread about going to work. Although it may be helpful to be aware of these feelings, dwelling on them excessively on a Monday morning may be counterproductive. The role of emotionally intelligent leadership and its positive impact on teams and organizations is also touched upon. Research findings indicate that physicians who are led by emotionally intelligent leaders are less likely to experience burnout. Drs. Auerbach, Curious, and Schwab also discuss the role of EI in preventing conflict. Negativity in the health care environment may arise when emotionally unaware individuals blurt things out impulsively in a way that incites others. Consequently, EI may be viewed as a core competency for all members of teams, groups, and organizations.
None of the individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity, and/or their spouse/partner, have any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

domain: psychology


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In Western society today, the emergence of the photography as a powerful form of expression, is the subject that occupies young Sydney artist, Anthea Behm.
Behm is concerned with the ways in which photography – primarily due to its historical discourse – is inseparable from the institutional frameworks in which it was conceived and its uses (or misuses) put into motion. For Behm, photographers within these frameworks confront us everyday (and in such abundance), that the way in which we perceive meaning has been conditioned. With the rapid rise of digital technologies however, the barriers between fine art, advertising and mass media are breaking down, resulting in the dissolution of the institutional spaces in which photography has drawn its meaning for so long.
Working in both a public and institutional spaces, she is seeking to reveal context as a regulator of generated meaning. By situating her images within the historical contexts of advertising, fine art and mass media, Behm aims to create an environment where viewers experience the same image in contradicting and repetition, each image is displayed outside the gallery space, in conjunction with each other and in consecutive order, over the period of several weeks. Through this process Behm is exploring the crossing of the boundaries between: art and advertising, the creative and the campaign, in order to question meaning as a marketable product, and the historically loaded notions of our perception.
0293808430 Leading to a live answering service inside the gallery space, the telephone number is a means by which Behm leaves her work open to the public for discussion. Acting as a medium for audience response, the telephone line is an opportunity to investigate thought and interpretation.
affix photo here By taking the body out of the image, the image out of the frame, Behm is playing with the expectations of the viewer. Outside the gallery space, in cponjunction with the number, expectations of the image are endless… body as object… 0055… (WHO’s SEXY?) Body as number… 0293808430… LOGO, Identity… “SELL!”
The Female Body In placing the female nude in contexts created to sell underwear, beauty products, glossy magazines, and sexual services, where the female body as object abound, the female nude is perceived to be accessible. The meaning produced is one that is to be consumed. The audience and their perception is the object of Behm’s work. Displayed together, the portraits are ambiguous, appearing homogenous and at the same time revealing different identities, as constructed through appearance.
Anthea Behm “0293808430”
Date: July 4th – 28th, 2001
Place: Gitte Weisse Gallery
Address: 56 Sutherland Street, Paddington, Sydney
Tel: +61 2 9360 2659
Text: Luca Ionescu

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The ECRI Institute has launched ECRI Guidelines Trust, a repository of clinical practice guidelines.
From AHRQ: "Funding to support AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) ended on July 16, 2018."
Here's a great Explainer on the NGC situation.
Statement from ClinicalKey about coverage of guidelines in its database: "The guidelines that are sourced through the Agency for Healthcare Research (AHQR) and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) website will no longer be available on ClinicalKey after July 16th, 2018. Guidelines from the NGC represented about 22% of the total guidelines on Clinicalkey, this is why you are seeing the decrease in numbers. ClinicalKey will continue to host guidelines that are available as full-text journal articles. In addition as a replacement to the NGC, ClinicalKey will include clinician-curated guidelines and links to the full-text of additional practice guidelines available on the websites of professional and government agencies."
On the search results page, use the filters to limit to clinical guidelines.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic License.

domain: medical


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Rocky Mountain Running Retreat
When: May 2-5, 2019
Where: Canmore, Alta.
Who: Hosted by Peak Run Performance coaches and elite runners of all distances and terrains Jacob and Amy Puzey
What: “Located just outside the world-famous Banff National Park with close access to the Calgary International Airport, Canmore is an ideal location for a running getaway. Runners will enjoy trails around Canmore, including the Canmore Nordic Centre–Site of Olympic and World Cup Cross Country Ski and Biathlon Championships–as well as the world-class strength training facilities used by Cross Country Canada.”
The retreat is athlete-driven and will focus on specific skills to improve trail running technique, stamina, speed, strength, gait, nutrition, overall mental and physical performance, and more. Learn more here.
Women’s Rocky Mountain Run Retreat
When: May 31-June 2, 2019
Where: Nordegg, Alta.
Who: Hosted and organized by elite trail runner Alissa St Laurent. (A few of her accomplishments include: CR at Sinister 7 and Lost Soul Ultra, two-time winner of the Canadian Death Race, fifth at Western States, second at Run Rabbit Run 100-mile, and fifth at UTMB in 2018.)
What: A unique experience for female athletes of all levels who are interested in learning skills for trail and mountain running. The focus will be on the ultra-trail distances over the three days. There will be time to connect with one another and also focus on strength, stretching, and nutrition over the campfire. St Laurent is keen to share her experience and expertise with women of all levels and abilities. Learn more and register here.
Women’s Trail Running Retreat
When: October 18-20, 2019
Where: Blue Mountain, Ont.
Who: Athlete, coach, author, and elite trail runner Jennifer Faraone. (Faraone previously hosted a spring trail running clinic for men and women. Due to a concussion, she will be hosting just the women’s clinic in the fall.)
What: “Surrounded by the beautiful autumn leaves, this is a wonderful time of the year to explore the scenic trails of Blue Mountain, while connecting with other women who share a passion for trail running. Over the course of the weekend, you will have the opportunity to explore different trails, engage in discussions and receive expert advice relating to run form and technique, training considerations, injury prevention, and more. But this retreat is not all about physical activity; it’s also about taking some time out for yourself, to focus on you and to recharge your batteries. You will leave on Sunday feeling more knowledgeable, confident, renewed and inspired! This retreat is open to anyone who embraces the magic of the trails. It doesn’t matter how often you run, how fast you can run, or how long you have been running; the trails don’t discriminate! All runs can be tailored to meet you where you are at.” Learn more here.

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Garvagh Forest School is a collaboration of six primary schools centred around the ‘oxygen catchment area’ of Garvagh Forest – a 600-acre forest in Garvagh town. The project involved 120 young people from different backgrounds (7-9 years old) participating in an experiment in democracy and care in their local forest. This project was about the young people beginning to explore their ‘guardianship’ role with regards the shared space of the Forest and developing ideas around what would make the Forest an even more fun and space place for all, including the birds, animals, plants and trees.
The wider community from the ages of 7 years and up were then invited to vote on which ideas were the most viable to take forward. The ideas with the most votes were awarded money and got to bring their ideas to life.
The young people are part of Forest School for one year, connecting to the Forest for 4 weeks a term with the year’s journey co-designed & delivered with young people, teachers and volunteers. This was a pilot to explore at the end of their year at Forest School what it might look like to give young people greater responsibility in thinking about the Forest space and their actions and behaviours in it as part of the wider eco-system. The time was incredibly short in the lead up to the Voting Event as we received an unexpected gift of money which needed spent relatively quickly. We increased this pot through a 1-week crowdfunding process.
The project began in April with the Voting Event held in June 2019. They key steps from April – June were as follows:
1.Engaging with the principals, teachers and volunteers to give them a crash course in PB and ensure that they have understanding and confidence to explain it to the children.
2.Over May we had 5 sessions with the young people as part of their normal Forest School programme. All the sessions were in the forest with the children in their normal Tree Teams (of 6-8 kids).
-Session 1: Question & Walking Trail through the Forest beginning to explore when, how young people get a chance to make decisions in school around budgets.
-Session 2: Quick explanation of PB using objects: fishing net (to catch and look for ideas); sieve (to begin sorting out the Big Ideas – someone else’s responsibility and the Little Ideas – things we can do something about); Batman and Robin (to represent Big Ideas and Little Ideas); Picture Frame (how we communicate these ideas). These props were used through the process as a reminder of key steps.
-Session 3: Beginning to generate ideas and sorting them into Big Ideas and Little Ideas. For this we used big Tree Posters to hang the ideas on.
-Session 4: Choosing the idea the teams wished to go with by thinking about the criteria of: is the idea possible to deliver for £160; is it safe for people and the forest; do we have the authority to make it happen.
-Session 5 – Preparing for the Voting Day.
The Voting Day was held in June in the Forest. 18 teams were presenting their chosen idea. This was done in a picnic format with each team having a picnic blanket, objects/props to explain their idea and a summary poster. They also had a little ‘snack basket’ to keep them going! The voting was open to all the young people, teachers, volunteers, and parents. Each voter was given a page with the ideas listed and this was stamped once they had visited the team. This was to ensure, as much as possible, that the voters went around all the ideas. Once this was done, voters went to the polling station and were given 5 pasta shells as they had 5 votes to distribute across the project ideas. The polling station was ‘manned’ by 2 police officers and a civil servant from the Department for Communities. Once the voting had closed, there were burgers and hotdogs whilst the counting happened led by a Council officer and her team of counting officers including someone from the Education Authority. The results were announced then and there with big cheques presented donated by the local Credit Union. There were six winning ideas each worth £150. These were: Forest Pirate Ship; Forest Football; a Dog Run; Assault Course; Trim Trail; Play Space in the Dark Wood.
The second phase of the process then began in September 2019 and for this we’ve had much more time. This has focused on refining, designing and delivering on the 6 winning ideas. We sent out a call to the children of the six winning teams to see who might be available to join the Forest Big Dish Out After-Schools Club which would meet once a month from September ’19 – June ’20. We ended up with a team of 10 children. This team was joined by a local Youth Worker, a Forest Service Guide, a Circus Performer and Karin Eyben from Garvagh People’s Forest Project. We spent the first couple of sessions building the team and reconnecting to the ideas. This then progressed into exploring, refining, connecting the ideas into a feasible delivery process. This has been guided by the Forest Compass Points which have been developed by the children to ensure that the ideas do not damage the forest.
Our ambition was to work up towards the 6th June for a ‘Children’s Forest Day’ where the young people would showcase their ideas to the community and report back to the voters on how they spent the money. This has obviously been messed up with Covid-19.
Important to also say that the ‘Big Ideas’ were formally presented to the Causeway Coast & Glens Council and the Forest Service.
Ways of engaging young people
The young people in Phase 1 participated in their Forest School Tree Groups. In Phase 2 a team of 10 young people representing the 6 Winning Teams came together in an After-Schools Club structure. The facilitation has been coordinated by Karin Eyben.
During Phase 1 each Tree Group was supported by an adult (whether Forest School volunteer or teacher). During Phase 2 the young people and the four adults became one team.
Role of young people
Positive aspects of the project/process
The important dimensions to this project was investing in democracy and citizen engagement in relation to a shared natural asset and space that requires people to understand their role and responsibilities in looking after it. This was a tiny project and tiny drop in the ocean in the context of a local government and NI Forest Service culture which is top down, and ‘expert’ driven.
Main obstacles to the project/process
The lack of time was an obstacle during Phase 1 – particularly around making sure that people, young and old, got what PB was about. We also did not have proper time to ‘screen’ the bid ideas and support the young people develop them up. We compensated for this during Phase 2. The logistics of coordinating across six primary schools was also difficult although this was greatly eased by the structures and relationships already in place for Forest School. We also had a challenge from a strong local environmentalist who strongly believed that the forest is best served by keeping people away.
Opinion after implementation
We had a reflection session with each school following the Voting Day to get some feedback from the children. Some interesting comments around the Voting Day. For example, the use of props (the Dog Run team brought a cuddly toy dog which according to the children swung many voters); the challenges of some young people rushing around and not listening to the team’s presentations; the importance of 5 votes forcing them to go beyond their friends. That on the whole, the day itself with (luckily) the sun shining, the sense of festivities, food, music and occasion provided comfort to those who lost. We cannot offer any overall evaluation as the project is still ongoing.
Accountability of resources
Some of the money came from Belfast Festival of Politics and Ideas; some came from the staff of the Community Foundation for NI; and the rest from individual local donations in Garvagh. Ultimate responsibility for how it was spent sat with the Garvagh People’s Forest (Garvagh Development Trust).
1-3 tips (advices, warnings) from organizers or participants
- Make sure that everyone is having fun, young and old, throughout the process.
- Be ready for the challenge of adults learning to share or give up power.
- Gratitude and thanks to all who are trying their best within constraints.
- Don’t go for perfection – be amazed by what has been possible.
Links to examples of application forms, voting styles, tools


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Liar! Pinocchio! Deceiver!
With all the charges flying against President Obama in the on-going effort to stop ObamaCare it’s time for a reality check.
Having failed to kill the Affordable Care Act in Congress by shutting down the government the opposition is currently taking delight in charging the president with lying to the public when he said anyone who likes their current healthcare plan will be able to keep it under the new law.
Just to add some balance to the hate parade against Obama and the ACA. From Fox News no less. My opinion on the ACA is still up in the air. Working in the healthcare field I know things are about to get crazy. What the end result will be though I have no idea. That same experience however lets me know that the current healthcare system is broken. It may be easy to blame Obama and the Democrats but at the end of the day the whole system is to blame for the current situation. Unfortunately that same system is what prevents us from making any meaningful change.
Mid-range estimate: 51% of employer-sponsored plans will get canceled
But Carney’s dismissal of the media’s concerns was wrong, on several fronts. Contrary to the reporting of NBC, the administration’s commentary in the Federal Register did not only refer to the individual market, but also the market for employer-sponsored health insurance.
Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act contains what’s called a “grandfather” provision that, in theory, allows people to keep their existing plans if they like them. But subsequent regulations from the Obama administration interpreted that provision so narrowly as to prevent most plans from gaining this protection.
Obama Officials In 2010: 93 Million Americans Will Be Unable To Keep Their Health Plans Under Obamacare
The insurance companies are NOT to blame. Insurance is being cancelled BECAUSE the existing plans do not meet the ACA requirements, even if you liked them. The new governmental requirements forced insurance companies to cancel plans that did not meet them. In most cases the insurance companies are offering new plans that are more expensive. Why are they more expensive? Because they cover those new required areas that weren't in the old plans.
Insurance cancelled? Don't blame Obama or the ACA, blame America's insurance companies


- Should I buy OEM sparkplugs?
- Does NGK make AC Delco plugs?
- Is AC Delco American made?
- Where is ACDelco made?
- Which is better NGK or AC Delco spark plugs?
- How can you tell if ACDelco parts are fake?
- Does Rockauto sell counterfeit parts?
- Who manufactures AC Delco?
- Where are AC Delco spark plugs made?
- What auto parts store carries ACDelco?
- What brand of spark plugs does Chevy use?
- Are Bosch Spark Plugs made in China?
- Are AC Delco good parts?
- Are AC Delco parts made in China?
- What brand is OEM for Chevy?
- What’s the best spark plugs for horsepower?
Should I buy OEM sparkplugs?
So even if you’re trying to save money on spark plugs and don’t care about longevity, OEM plugs are still the way to go.
They’ll ensure maximum performance and fuel economy, and that will save you on one of your largest vehicle expenses (fuel)..
Does NGK make AC Delco plugs?
There are NGK acdelco spark plugs. If you actually worked on cars you would know. There are NGK acdelco spark plugs.
Is AC Delco American made?
U.S. ACDelco is an American automotive parts brand owned by General Motors (GM). Factory parts for vehicles manufactured by GM are consolidated under the ACDelco brand, which also offers aftermarket parts for non-GM vehicles.
Where is ACDelco made?
US AC Delco Ignition part production ended in the mid to late 80’s when most manufacturing was moved from Anderson Indiana to Mexico. Visit tripower’s homepage! As already stated, AC Delco parts are made all over the world.
Which is better NGK or AC Delco spark plugs?
They’ll both work great. The NGK will give you a strong FAT spark. Thats a good thing for squeezing everything out of your engine. But the AcDelco platinum will work just fine and last 100,000 miles no problem.
How can you tell if ACDelco parts are fake?
INSPECT THE PACKAGING – Always ask an installer if you can view the part packaging prior to installation. If it appears flimsy, lacks the name brand or logo or has a name that is similar to, but not the same as, those you’re used to seeing (such as AZDelco instead of ACDelco), it could be counterfeit.
Does Rockauto sell counterfeit parts?
Rockauto doesn’t buy and sell anything. They just re-sell parts from auto parts distributors or wholesalers and have those places direct-ship them to customers.
Who manufactures AC Delco?
General MotorsFrom the manufacturer ACDelco is the true General Motors Original Equipment parts brand, infusing a century of experience, innovation and quality into more than 90,000 GM OE and other parts.
Where are AC Delco spark plugs made?
ChinaNow made in China!
What auto parts store carries ACDelco?
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Olivier attended the VISAPP conference where he presented results on Reranking with Contextual dissimilarity measures from representational Bregman k-means Here is the abstract followed by a short report of the conference. We present a novel reranking framework for Content Based
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHY
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Frank R. Phillips 1876-1942
PHILLIPS, Frank Reith,
The ancestry of Frank Reith Phillips, well known resident of Pittsburgh, of Ohio, and of Norristown, Pennsylvania, traces back to the early days of the Republic, when the sons and grandsons of pioneer settlers were transforming the wilderness into a region of fertile farms, and building the sturdy homesteads which delight the eyes of travelers today. The patronymic, Phillips, is of great antiquity and is originally of classical origin, being derived from the Greek words, Philoshippos, horse lover.
In Wales and other parts of Great Britain its use as a surname (meaning son of Philip) has been frequent since the time of the Norman Conquest. Some writers are positive that all of the English families of this name had their origin from Wales and subsequently spread over Great Britain. Many different spellings are encountered in early records, as Phillips, Philips, Phillipse, Philipss and others. The spelling of Phillips is at present the preferred form among the American families of the name, (C. W. Bardsley: “Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.” H. Harrison: “Surnames of the United Kingdom.” Phillips: “Phillips Genealogies.”) Phillips families and individiduals began to leave the Old World for America as early as 1630. They located at different points near the sea coast, but more especially in New England. Several of the men became prominent citizens soon after their arrival.
Reverend George Phillips, immigrant ancestor, was born at Raynham, County Norfolk, England, about 1593, and was the son of Christopher Phillips of that place. He graduated as Bachelor of Arts from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1613, and received the degree of Master of Arts in 1617. “He gave early indications of deep piety, uncommon talents, and love of learning, and at the University distinguished himself by his remarkable progress in learning especially in theological studies, for which he manifested an early partiality.” He was settled for a time in the ministry in County Suffolk, but being a non-conformist determined to cast his lot with the Puritans in America. He sailed for New England, April 12, 1630, in the ship “Arbella,” with his wife and two children, in Governor Winthrop’s company, and arrived at Salem June 12. His wife soon died (evidently unable to endure the hardships of the voyage) and was buried by the side of Lady Arbella Johnson. He soon located in Watertown, and was settled as the first minister of the town.
He had thirty acres of land granted him in 1630 and built a house, which was burned before the close of the year. Tradition says that his next house is still standing, “opposite the ancient burial ground, back from the road.” This old house has a solid oaken frame said to have been brought over by Sir Richard Saltonstall. It was remodeled, but the interior shows marks of great age. Rev. Mr. Phillips remained as pastor of the church until his death, July 2, 1644. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1631, the earliest date of any such admission. He left a large estate for the time, five hundred and fifty pounds, two shillings, nine pence. His library was valued at seventy-one pounds, nine shillings, nine pence,
“He was the earliest advocate of the Congregational order and discipline. His views were for a time regarded as novel, suspicious and extreme, and he, with his ruling elder, Mr. Richard Brown, stood almost unaided and alone, until the arrival of Mr. John Cotton, in family maintaining what was and still is, the Congregationalism of New England. It is not now easy to estimate the extent and importance of the influence of Mr. Phillips in giving form and character to the civil and ecclesiastical institutions of New England.”
He married (first) a daughter of Richard Sargent. He married (second) Elizabeth, who was probably widow of Captain Robert Welden, She died in Watertown June 27, 1681, Children of first wife: 1. Samuel, born 1625; settled in Rowley. 2. Elizabeth, born in England; married Job Bishop. Children of second wife: 3. Zerubbabel, born April 6, 1632; married Ann White. 4. Jonathan, born November 16, 1633. 5. Theophilus, born May 28, 1636. 6. Annabel, born December, 1637; died April, 1639. 7-Ephraim, born June, 1640-41; died young. 8. Obadiah, died young. 9. Abigail, married October 8, 1666, James Barnard; died in Sudbury, 1672. Another prominent man of the surname in early times was Deacon Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1640, One Oliver Phillips of Easton, Massachusetts, served as a Minute Man in April, 1775, following the Lexington Alarm. During or soon after the Revolution he removed with his wife, Bathsheba, to Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont. On November 12, 1776, their fourth child, Oliver Phillips, Jr., was born.
Records disclose the second Oliver as the head of a family in Marlborough in 1800, having with him another young man, a ten to sixteen year old boy, a lad under ten years, a young woman and a woman over forty-five years of age. In 1801 a third Oliver Phillips was born “in Vermont,” according to a family record. It cannot be stated positively that he was the son of Oliver Phillips, Jr., of Marlborough. (Bond: “History of Watertown, Mass.” Weymouth Vital Records. Phillips: “Phillips Genealogies.” “Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War,” p. 326. Chaffin: “History of the Town of Easton, Mass.” Newton: “History of the Town of Marlborough, Vermont.” “Federal Census of Heads of Families in the State of Vermont,” 1790-1800. Family data.) (The Phillips Line). (I) Oliver Phillips, third of the name, born in Vermont in 1801; removed to Amboy, Ohio. He had a son, Stallham Wing, of whom further. (II) Stallham Wing Phillips, son of Oliver Phillips, born November 7, 1836, in Amboy, Ohio, married Marietta Waite, born 1839 in Jamestown, New York. (Waite I.) They had a son, Frank Reith, of whom further. (Family records.)
(III) Frank Reith Phillips, son of Stallham Wing and Marietta (Waite) Phillips was born October 29, 1876, in Cleveland, Ohio. For many years Frank Reith Phillips was active in the operation of public utilities, having served at the close of his life as president of the Philadelphia Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had other connections in different parts of this state and in other regions of the United States, and his interests, entirely aside from business life, were many-sided and inclusive, embracing mechanical inventiveness, music and sports. He was a resident of Pittsburgh for thirty-three years and lived at the close of his career at “Phillipsdale Farm,” Norristown. Schools of Cleveland, his Ohio birthplace, provided Frank Reith Phillips’ early education, and he was graduated from Central High School there in 1894. He then entered Adelbert College, which later became a part of Western Reserve University, in that city, and studied law for three years. He also studied engineering at the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, and at the same time was apprentice engineer of hull design for the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company.
He began his business career in 1896 in association with the M. A. Hanna Company, and from an early period he was a protege of Mark A. Hanna, famed political leader, who was a close friend of his father, Stallham Wing Phillips, as well as of Major William McKinley, afterward President of the United States. From 1896 until 1903 Mr. Phillips was with the M. A. Hanna Company, the Cleveland City Railways Company and the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company, and in 1903 he became master mechanic for the Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Railway Company. In 1905 he went with the Michigan United Railways Company as chief engineer, then in 1906 became designing engineer for the Ohio Brass Company of Mansfield, Ohio. From 1908 to 1909 he was connected with the Cleveland City Railways in the position of master mechanic and general manager of all buildings, shops and equipment and was recognized as an expert on railway matters, appearing before state railway commissions and the United States courts to testify in traction matters. Moved to Pittsburgh in 1909 he became superintendent of equipment of the Pittsburgh Railway Company, so continuing until 1926. From 1926 to April, 1928, he was vice-president and general manager of the Duquesne Light and subsidiaries.
In April, 1928, he became vice-president of the Equitable Gas Company and its subsidiaries. He was made senior vice-president in May, 1929, of the Philadelphia Company and president of its subsidiaries, and in April, 1931, was promoted to presidency of the Philadelphia Company. Mr. Phillips served in this capacity until January 20, 1942, when he resigned to become chairman of the board of the executive committee, which position he held at the time of his death. In December, 1940, the board of directors of the Philadelphia Company decided to build a new power plant to be known as the Frank R. Phillips Power Station, as a living tribute to its president, Frank R. Phillips, whose personal efforts over a long period had been largely responsible for the vast expanse in the providing of adequate electric power for Beaver and Allegheny counties.
The plant was erected and was awaiting Mr. Phillips’ coming to Pittsburgh for its formal dedication on his birthday, October 29, 1942, but his sudden death on October 23 made this impossible. The plant was dedicated in January, with only the officers of the Philadelphia Company and officers from the United States Army and Navy in attendance. Mr. Phillips’ technical achievements in the designing of improved types of trolley cars and the improvement of electric transmission systems brought him fame among engineers and public utility experts. He pioneered in the development of the low floor, center entrance street car; built and had on the streets the first double-decker street car, and designed and patented many devices, such as fareboxes, car heaters, stoves, etc. His long experience in the utility industry, his sound judgment as an engineer and an executive, and his ideals and breadth of vision made him an outstanding leader in the public utility field. Under his guidance these companies have achieved standards of service which have had wide public admiration. A man of untiring energy, he took an active part in numerous social, financial, civic and industrial organizations.
He was a patriotic citizen, an enterprising business man and a sincere worker for community betterment. Precise and methodical by nature, he served every interest faithfully and well. While he had firm convictions, he had an open mind for the views of others on all questions of importance, seeking always right conclusions. He had a sympathetic nature whose modest reserve often times kept his deeds of kindness and helpfulness unknown. Loyalty was one of his outstanding virtues. He was loyal to his country, loyal to his Church, loyal to his family, and to his friends, and loyal to his convictions, and we record our admiration for his high character and attractive personality, for his sense of honor, his fidelity to duty and devotion to principle. A career of honor and achievement has come to a close.
Mr. Phillips was also president of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, the American Electric Railway Engineering Association, the Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company, the Allegheny County Steam Heating Company and the Equitable Sales Company, and was a director of the Farmers’ Deposit National Bank of Pittsburgh and of the Reliance Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the board of West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, and served as president of the Pittsburgh Association for Improvement of the Poor, the eldest philanthropic institution in that city. During the First and Second World Wars he was a member of the Chemical Warfare Board. He belonged to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania and other professional groups, and was at one time president of the American Transit Association. In politics a Republican, he belonged to the Duquesne Club, the Oakmont Golf Club, the South Hill Country Club and the Field Country Club, all of Pittsburgh; the Manufacturers’ Club and the Art Club of Philadelphia; the St. Davids Golf Club, of St. Davids, and the Rolling Rock Club, Ligonier. He was a member and a trustee of the Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh.
[PHILLIPS Arms—Argent, a lion rampant sable, ducally gorged and chained or. Crest—A lion as in the Arms. Motto—Ducit amor patriae. (The love of my country leads me on.) (Crozier: “General Armory.”)]
He made his home in later years at “Phillipsdale Farm,” Norristown, where he enjoyed his spare time horse breeding on his no-acre property. The cultivation of flowers on the grounds about his home also ccupied a great amount of his attention. Music was another of Mr. Phillips’ interests, and he had a fine singing voice. Always fond of the out-of-doors, he enjoyed football and baseball in his school years, and later played a great deal of golf.
Frank R. Phillips married on December 4, 1905, Stella Maud Newman. (Newman IV.) Frank Reith and Stella Maud (Newman) Phillips became the parents of the following children:
1. Virginia Newman, born November 29, 1906, at Dayton, Kentucky, attended Miami Universitly, Oxford, Ohio, then went abroad in her senior year and had a year at the Sorbonne, Paris, France, after which she returned to Miami University and was graduated as a Bachelor of Arts; she became the wife of Charles Collingwood Zimmerman, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a graduate of Pittsburgh University, who afterward was assistant chief geologist of the Texas Oil Company, then established his own business, the Keystone Exploration Company in Houston, Texas. They became the parents of two children: i. Virginia (“Gipsy”) Phillipus Zimmerman, born April 7, 1930, at Dallas, Texas, a student at the time of writing at the Lamar High School, in Houston, Texas, ii. Jeanne Zimmerman, born at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1936, a student at the Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas.
2. Martha Estelle, born July 8, 1908, at Mansfield, Ohio, attended Miami University and the Sorbonne, Paris, France, and married (first) Charles Remington Ellicott, Jr., of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and they became the parents of Cynthia Anne Ellicott, born January 9, 1935; she was married (second) on September 11 , 1943, to Adolph Dietsche of Oltem, Switzerland, now American representative of the Balli Shoe Company of Switzerland. Child: Martha Adelaide Dietsche, born August 7, 1944.
3. Bertha Jane, born February 13, 1911, attended the Winchester School, Pittsburgh, and was graduated from the Pennsylvania College for Women; she married L. Hamilton Phillips of Cleveland, Ohio, died April 7, 194—, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University who was assistant treasurer of the Philadelphia Company; they became the parents of two children: i. Jane Hamilton Phillips, born, April 1, 1934. ii. Frances Reith Phillips, born June 25, 1935.
4. Marietta Waite Phillips, born June 8, 1915, in Pittsburgh, died December 23, 1916. The death of Frank Reith Phillips, October 23, 1942, was an occasion of deep sorrow wherever he was known. (The Waite Line). The surname Waite, Wait, Wayte was derived from the office of “the wait,” a Watchman, guard. It was also used to indicate musicians or minstrels, especially performers in the night. Early records of the name are found in the Hundred Rolls of County Oxford and Essex, and in the Poll Tax of Yorkshire. (C. W. Bardsley: “Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.” H. Harrison: “Surnames of the United Kingdom.”)
Men by the name of Waite came to New England in the 1630s and ’40s. Thomas, John and Richard are prominent names in the New England Waite lines. As the older Eastern settlements became crowded, young men of the Waite families pioneered north to the “Hampshire Grants,” or west to the fertile lands of New York State and the Western Reserve. In 1796 the first white settler built his log cabin in what is now Chautauqua County, New York, the westernmost county of the state. In 1805 the name of Waite became associated with its territory in a military capacity. Lieutenant Richard Waite was one of the gallant militia officers in Genesee County (which then included Chautauqua) given command of troops who stood ready, day and night, to defend their frontier and settlements against the Indians who were continually threatening to attack. The final organization of Chautauqua County in 1811 offered opportunities to a type of emigrant more intellectual and professional than the first hardy frontiersmen.
In 1814 there came to Jamestown another Waite family, headed by Joseph, who soon became the leading lawyer of the locality. Of still greater prominence was his son, Davis H. Waite, who left his native Jamestown and a promising career there as newspaper proprietor and editor, to win eventually high honor in Colorado, where he was elected and served as Governor of that State. Approximately of the same generation as the future Governor, there was born in the village of Jamestown in 1839, Marietta Waite. According to family information, she was the cousin of still another famous Waite, Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite, appointed as head of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1874. (Federal Census Records, 1790, Vermont and New York; New England Historic Genealogical Register, Vol. 32: 102-5. Edson: “History of Chautauqua County, New York” and other histories of same by Young, Downs, etc.
Holmes: “Directory of the Heads of New England Families 1620-1700.” Savage: “Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.” Hastings: “Minutes of the Council of Appointments, New York.,” pp. 776, 966, 1248. Brown: “Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans,” Vol. X. Child: “Directory of Chauauqua County, 1873-74.” Family records.)
(I) Marietta Waite, born 1839 in Jamestown, New York, married Stallham Wing Phillips (Phillips II.) (Family records.) (The Newman Line). The surname Newman is of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning “new man,” or newly settled stranger. It signified that the owner had left his village to push his interests and get a livelihood elsewhere, and upon his entrance into some different community, had this surname added to his baptismal name to distinguish him from those already living there. Newmans came into Ireland with “the Conquest.” There is record of them there during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The name is found among those of the Cromwellian “Adventurers for Lands in Ireland,” who in 1653 took up estates assigned to them by Acts of Parliament passed from 1642 to 1646. The end of the seventeenth century found the name well established. (C. W. Bardsley: “Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.” “English Surnames, Their Sources and Significations.” M. A. Lower: “Patronymica Britannica.” J. O’Hart: “Irish Pedigrees,” Vol. I, p. 810; Vol. II, p. 683.)
(I) Samuel Newman, according to printed sources of information, was born in southern Ireland, came to the United States at the age of twenty-five years and settled in Boston, where he died. (Family records.) Pa. 26—3.
(II) John Newman, son of Samuel Newman, was born in Upton, Massachusetts, in 1820 and grew up in Boston, where he received his education. He taught school in early life. Later he was engaged for many years in commercial and manufacturing enterprises in Boston, becoming interested in the Boston Type & Stereotype Foundry. At the time of the Civil War he enlisted in Company G, 20th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, and was made a first lieutenant and then captain of his company. He married Catherine Charde, daughter of Lawrence Charde. She was born in 1829, died in 1852, and was also of Irish ancestry. They had a son, John Peter, of whom further. (Ibid.)
(III) John Peter Newman, son of John and Catherine (Charde) Newman, was born in September, 1851, In Newton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and received his early education in Newton, where he graduated from Newton Academy, He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Law in 1878, and commenced the practice of law in Kentucky. He early settled in Bellevue, Kentucky, where he became prominent not only as a practitioner of his profession but also as a public leader.
In 1887 Judge Newman was elected city attorney of Bellevue and he was elected again to this office in 1889. In Bellevue he served both as mayor and as president of the City Council. In 1893 he was elected a State Senator in Kentucky and served for five years. He was later tendered the nomination of the Union Labor Party for the post of attorney general of Kentucky. He was elected Commonwealth attorney in 1897. In politics Judge Newman was a staunch Democrat. He became his party’s leader in his district, and in the primary election of 1903 was candidate for his party’s nomination for the office of Circuit Court Judge of Campbell County, Kentucky. He succeeded, after a spirited contest, in defeating the incumbent, Judge John B. Hodge. In the course of the campaign many bitter arguments arose, but Judge Newman won by a large majority. Unfortunately, he died on the day before he was to have taken office, after taking the judge’s oath on his death bed.
To his other attainments, Judge Newman added considerable skill as a printer, at which trade he worked actively in boyhood and youth. He was considered a gifted orator, and on the speakers’ platform made a brilliant figure. He was also a prominent fraternalist, belonging to the Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias, Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Judge Newman married Bertha Nannette Hauser (Hauser III) of Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Mathias and Adelaide (Bettinger) Hauser. Among other children, they had a daughter, Stella Maud, of whom further. (Ibid.)
(IV) Stella Maud Newman, daughter of Judge John Peter and Bertha Nannette (Hauser) Newman, was born July 13, 1885, in Dayton, Kentucky, and married on December 4, 1905, Frank Reith Phillips.
(Phillips III). (Ibid. Resolutions of the Campbell County Bar Association in the Journal of the Circuit Court of Campbell County, January 18, 1904.) (The Hauser Line). The surname Hauser is of ancient Teutonic origin, signifying “dweller at a house.” (Gates: “Surname Book and Racial History.”) (I) Mathias Hauser, born in Germany, was a graduate of Heidelberg University and master of seven languages. He removed to the United States and became one of the pioneer German settlers of Cincinnati, Ohio. He married Adelaide Bettinger, a native of Stuttgart, Germany. They had a daughter, Bertha Nannette, of whom further. (Family data.) (II) Bertha Nannette Hauser, daughter of Mathias and Adelaide (Bettinger) Hauser of Cincinnati, Ohio, married in 1877 John Peter Newman (Newman III). (Ibid.)


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Fr. Martín Scott will host A Renewal of Spirit through Our Lord’s Divine Mercy, a parish Lenten mission, on Monday, March 5, 2018 through Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Fr. Martín is a missionary priest whose religious community lives entirely off Divine Providence. The charism of his religious community life is based on the messages concerning our Lord’s infinite Divine Mercy given to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.
The Lenten mission will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 5, 2018 (English) and Tuesday, March 6, 2018 (Spanish). Mass and Benediction will be provided on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.


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An Ellis Grove, Illinois, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison Thursday for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, announced U.S. Attorney Donald S. Boyce for the Southern District of Illinois. Jeffrey Robert Pautler, 49, was arrested on May 15, 2016, by Randolph County Sheriff's deputies following a report of a domestic incident at Pautler's home. Comment?
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So, a few years ago I OC'ed my SUV. For whatever reason I came to the conclusion about a year ago it "failed". The beads were dead. Looking back, I made several mis-steps during the whole process, because I didn't know any better at the time:
1. I didn't use Optimum Polishes to polish prior. I used Wolfgang (Menzerna) polishes. However, I did DP several IPA wipe downs.
2. When the beading "died" I didn't IPA the vehicle. Since I have found some "stuff" can leave residue on a surface and cause the beading to fail. An IPA wipe-down brings it back.
... So, I decided to OC the roof (only)f of my SUV to see how it works out, because I hate waxing the roof. I used Optimum Finish to polish, then did many 20% IPA wipe downs. I then applied two coats of OC to the roof using the Opti Pro Dual Applicator (brand new).
I decided to use this thread to document the success or failure of this endeavor.
Here are some pics of the roof 12 hours after OC application. It drizzled out after I applied it, but it was several hours later. .. Here are the beads from the slight rain this morning:
You can imagine after spending days polishing out the whole vehicle (was a swirled vehicle at the time) and doing all the prep on my initial application, I'm a little "skittish" on OC.
The issue for me is, how do you know for sure the OC is still there? As, sometimes a clean naked surface will bead - but not as tightly as the beads from OC in the pictures above.
I plan on seeing how I feel about the roof and possibly doing the whole vehicle.
Here is the SUV all done with OC on the roof:
L update this thread with beading / sheeting pics and videos if the roof.


The Justice Department is looking into whether former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to investigators at the Department of Interior, The Washington Post reports. Anonymous sources tell the Post that investigators at the Interior's inspector general's office raised the issue with the DOJ after suspecting Zinke may have lied during questioning over his real estate deals in Montana and his review of a Native American casino project in Connecticut.
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By Emilie Karrick Surrusco
As 2019 begins, it's out with the old and in with the same old, same old. Scandal-ridden Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released a brief farewell letter Wednesday in red marker. With Zinke's successor not yet named, David Bernhardt becomes acting secretary. The move swaps out one political insider closely aligned with deep-pocketed special interests for another.
Bernhardt, who became deputy secretary of the Department of Interior in August 2017, is "a walking conflict of interest" who served as the Interior Department's top lawyer under George W. Bush—and went on to a lucrative career as a legal adviser for timber companies, mining companies and oil and gas interests. Since returning to the Interior Department under Trump, he has quietly implemented policy decisions that benefit his former corporate polluter clients.
Aurelia Skipwith, who Western Values Project Executive Director Chris Saeger called "a darling of corporate special interests," worked at the agribusiness giant for more than six years. She has since worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of the Interior (DOI).


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The launch party of Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line may technically have been all about beauty, but since this is red carpet queen Rihanna we're talking about, we need to talk about her fashion ~lewk~, too.
Ri showed up at Thursday night's event in New York City looking like a straight-up sun goddess. Cosmopolitan reports that she wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown featuring a long-sleeve yellow T-shirt (sans bra, because, #freethenipple), which she tied at the waist, paired with a full skirt in the same golden hue. A thigh-high slit revealed a pair of lace-up stilettos that worked their way up her entire leg. She topped it all off with — obviously — yellow diamonds. The whole look gave off serious 2015 Met Gala vibes, minus the team of handlers who had to help her walk her gown up the Metropolitan Museum of Art's famous steps.
Topping off the singer and style icon's head-to-toe golden glow was a positively radiant facebeat, care of Fenty Beauty. According to a post on the brand's Instagram, she used a combination of the "Trophy Wife" Killawatt Highlighter, "Blonde" and "Ridic" Match Stix, and "Gloss Bomb" gloss to achieve the so-good-you-can't-look-away-level shine.


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View Full Version : Felting Question
11-01-2007, 11:02 PM
How long can felting take? I have a vest that I made years ago with yarn I bought about 20 years ago. I've never worn it because it's too large. I thought I'd try to felt it and see what happens. I'm trying to felt a swatch, and it's been in the wash over an hour and the stitches are still distinct. Is it time to give up? I don't have a label for the yarn. I didn't think they made superwash back then.
11-02-2007, 06:11 AM
I've never had feltable yarn take an hour. Could it be acrylic? or may a wool blend with little wool?
11-03-2007, 07:44 AM
I thought it was just wool. I had the pleasure of moth holes in one of the skeins at one point. The swatch that I tried to felt came out so soft and nice. I'll throw the vest in the wash at some point to see if maybe it shrinks a little. If not, I'll need to come up with another plan as to what to do with it. Could be a nice oversize vest for an extra layer around the house.


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HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY once again, Allyntu (Queen of the Ñ
), dear Chilean hobbyist, traditional/digital artist, photo manipulator, photographer, 'n model friend!
Good luck 2 days ago, but once again, beautiful, and I hope you had a great b-day!
Also wishing you keep up the good work on all awesome hobbies, traditional/digital art, drawings, paintings, photo manipulations, photography, 'n modelings; I love 'em!
Los Angeles, CA
Since I wouldn't have been able to do some birthday muro drawings, I got you three extra drawing copies, so...
Believe it or not, three birthday muro drawing copies I made, of birthday feet, chibi Haruhi Suzumiya, and Mikuru Asahina wishing you one, so, wishes 'n' luck!
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July 1, 2019: Journal of our Institute ”Istorija 20. veka” is indexed in the SCOPUS databaseJuly 8, 2019
July 1, 2019: Associate of the Institute, Dr. Stanislav Sretenović awarded with the high French decorationJuly 8, 2019
July 1: Prize of Matica Srpska for the history "Ilarion Ruvarac" awarded to the associate of the Institute Dr. Miomir Gatalović
The jury comprised: prof. dr Mira Radojević, prof. Dr. Đorđe Bubalo, prof. Dr Aleksandar Fotić, Dr Dragan Bogetić and Dr Radomir Popović unanimously decided to award the prestigious Prize of the Matica Srpska for the History "Ilarion Ruvarac" for 2018 to Dr Miomir Gatalović, a research associate of the Institute for Contemporary History, for the book "Turbulent Times. Kosovo and Metohija in the state policy of Yugoslavia 1966-1969 ". The award was presented to the laureate by the president of the Matica Serbian Dr Dragan Stanic on July 1, 2019, in the ceremonial salon of the Matica srpska building in Novi Sad.