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Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin seeks a resolution of support from the Organization of American States. Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson lays the matter before the U.N. Security Council. The ships of the naval quarantine fleet move into place around Cuba. Soviet submarines threaten the quarantine by moving into the Caribbean area. Soviet freighters bound for Cuba with military supplies stop dead in the water, but the oil tanker Bucharest continues towards Cuba. In the evening Robert Kennedy meets with Ambassador Dobrynin at the Soviet Embassy. After the Organization of American States endorsed the quarantine, President Kennedy asks Khrushchev to halt any Russian ships heading toward Cuba. The president's greatest concern is that a US Navy vessel would otherwise be forced to fire upon a Russian vessel, possibly igniting war between the superpowers.
BusyLife Software CEO Poelma to Present at VCIR Winter 2013 (PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 BusyLife Software, one of the Rocky Mountain Region's most promising emerging growth companies, will be presenting their innovative mobile commerce platform and QwikCart solution at VCIR Winter 2013. The Venture Capital in the Rockies VCIR winter conference is to be held March 5th – 7th at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado. VCIR is designed to celebrate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Rocky Mountain Region by showcasing top companies seeking venture capital funding in the next 12 months. VCIR selected BusyLife as one of the top early stage companies in the region. BusyLife Software leads the evolution of mobile commerce with their QwikCart application and private cloud hosted mobile commerce platform solution. The QwikCart is a unique product on the market which combines world class user design, a reliable and scalable hosted commerce platform and seamless integration with retail Point of Sales, inventory data, product pricing and shipping partner systems. BusyLife Software will present their QwikCart application, a game changing mobile commerce solution designed for busy consumer shoppers and retail merchants to the VCIR audience of over 300 venture investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and service professionals. BusyLife was founded in 2011, by Chris M. Poelma an accomplished, forward-thinking technology entrepreneur with a wide range of skills and a track record of building innovative software solution at venture backed private companies and successful public companies. Chris previously served as CTO of Microsoft’s Operator Channel leading the Global Mobile Technology Platform development efforts and the Windows Mobility direction and managing the American Operator Partnerships. The BusyLife mobile commerce platform has proven its innovative and flexible technology architecture can address the needs of any retail vertical. They have successfully launched QwikCart applications for Colorado merchants such as restaurants like Basil Doc’s Pizzeria, sport nutrition products, with Max Muscle of Colorado and specialty retailers, with Applejack Wine & Spirits and Bouquets Floral, and are now focused on the hardware & home center retailers as well as the grocery market. According to Colin Armbruster, Regional Director for Max Muscle Sports Nutrition in Colorado, “Our goal with the Max Muscle QwikCart is to help our customers stay on top of their nutritional supplement needs with easy mobile ordering and re-ordering from anywhere at any time. And, we offer the added convenience of in-store pickup or delivery to their home or office.” Basil Doc’s Pizzeria owner Mike Miller said, “We aim to make life easier for our customers by ensuring they can order from Basil Doc’s Pizzeria whenever, wherever and however they like and pickup at their convenience at any of our locations.” According to Chris Poelma, BusyLife Software Founder and CEO, “As part of the Rocky Mountain Region’s entrepreneurial community, the BusyLife team is looking to connect with the investors and to partner with other entrepreneurs and service providers to join forces in making the Rocky Mountain Region an exciting location for innovation and a great place for investing and growing companies.” About BusyLife Software BusyLife Software is a provider of mobile commerce solutions. BusyLife Software powers the success of merchants by providing “best in class” mobile commerce solutions which drive sales and enhance the lives of their customers. We are dedicated to the success of our merchants and a world empowered to Do More, Simply. Learn more http://www.busylifesoftware.com. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013VCIRWinter/02BusyLifesoftware/prweb10475324.htm (c) 2013 PRWEB.COM Newswire [ Back To Microsoft News 's Homepage ]
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Bill Bunch, Pineville Utility Commission Manager, recently commented on customers who have been stealing their water service. “We may find three to five infractions per month,” said Bunch.” This is not a new thing. I think this is probably common to every utility company.” The perpetrators are usually customers who have just had their service cut off. We are not looking at large sums of money being lost, said Bunch. When asked to estimate how much money is being lost due to water theft, Bunch figured it was somewhere around $150 per month. The cases that happen in Bell County are mostly residential. No known businesses, schools, clinics or larger facilities have committed such violations. It was someone in the community that alerted Bunch to the most recent case of water theft. Someone actually approached him with the information and it was found to be true. Bunch appreciates such tips and feels it is the public’s civic duty to speak up if they know of such wrongdoing. The act of tapping into water without paying for it is considered a federal crime. However, Bunch has never had to push a case that far. Instead, Pineville utilities allows violators to pay a $300 penalty fee, and only then can they have their water service reconnected. Bunch said so far, the penalty fee has served as a lesson and possible deterrent. “I feel that water thefts like these are common to every utility company,” said Bunch. However, James Leonard, Regional Manager for Utilities Inc. in Middlesboro, reported that he can’t remember the last case of water theft in Middlesboro. “It happens here too, it’s just rare,” said Leonard. “Furthermore, we haven’t had any of those straight pipes like they find over in Pineville. Our violations are customers who’ve had their service turned off and then they try to break our padlock, and turn their meter back on.” Bunch and Pineville Utilities asks the public to report known violations. Water thefts can even be reported anonymously in our night, drop box, said Bunch. Or, if they prefer, they can call in at (606) 337-6611.
No sooner had the dust settled following the departure of the Mubarak family from Al-`Uruba palace in Cairo, than rumors began to fly of Suzanne Mubarak's last minute filling of suitcases with valuables before leaving for Sharm al-Shaykh, and of her deposed dictator husband's reportedly blaming her (along with former heir apparent, Gamal) for his regime's undoing. Tunisia's Leila Trabelsi Ben Ali was frequently pilloried for an addictive collection of sports cars, opulent palatial villas, and frequent extravagant designer shopping trips to Dubai, while in Jordan, Queen Rania al-`Abdallah has come under fire for a lavish 40th birthday party in the Wadi Rum desert. In the Middle East and North Africa, as in other parts of the world, "first ladies," whether wives of presidents or monarchs -- especially those who play an "activist" public role -- are often the subject of direct and brutal criticism from their societies. While there is often ugly truth in these charges, what else might the images of corruption and interference they portray tell us? Is this merely sexism toward women in the public eye, examples of which abound around the world? Is it simply that it is "safer" to criticize the wife rather than the president or monarch himself? Or can something deeper about the society and the regime be read through the jokes, rumors and criticisms these powerful women elicit? In some of the earliest Kifaya protests in Egypt during the 2000s, Suzanne Mubarak was often invoked as a way of attacking her husband. For example, protesters chanted then, "Ya Suzanne, Ya Suzanne libis Mubarak il-fustan" ("Hey Suzanne, Mubarak Put on a Dress.") At the same time, despite attempting to cultivate the persona of a leading woman interested in Egypt's children and literacy, she instead became a symbol of everything that was wrong with the Mubarak regime, from her public friendship with the controversial Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, to her desire to tear down a hospital near Alexandria's Corniche because she thought it to be an eyesore. During the 18-day uprising that forced her husband from office, Suzanne was not a target of the protesters, but she was undeniably guilty by association. While we will likely never know with certainty what transpired in the palace before Mubarak's final, failed address to the nation, it is unsurprising that Suzanne is popularly understood to have played a role. This is because Suzanne Mubarak is believed by many Egyptians to have been at the epicenter of Egypt's main political fault-line since 2000. Her purported support for her younger son, Gamal, to become Egypt's next president galvanized the country's citizenry in ways little appreciated by many observers. Egyptians viewed the inheritance of power as embarrassing and Suzanne was seen as the hand behind the succession project. According to this perception, the now-former president was often portrayed as opposed to the idea. Yet, palace intrigue and rumor always depicted Suzanne as using Hosni as the vassal to execute her dynastic plan. It matters little if this was actually the case or rather Gamal's ambition. "Mama Suzanne" will be remembered in the annals of Egyptian history as the palace's power hungry broker willing to sacrifice the dignity of Egyptians in favor of building a family dynasty. This in many ways is much more damning than had demonstrators vented their anger directly at her during the last protests of the Mubarak presidency. In the case of Tunisia's Leila Trabelsi, it was perhaps her incarnation of the glaring hypocrisy of the regime -- in which she was a key actor -- in two areas in which it claimed special success: economic development and women's rights. On the first, she used her position to her personal advantage and to that of her tribe for nearly two decades. She, as well as close members of her clan, have been accused of massively exploiting the Tunisian economy via shady or illegal acquisitions of public and private economic resources and assets (hotels chains, airline, radio stations, banks, private businesses, foreign direct investment & franchises, public land, etc.) In a country lauded by international institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF as a model of economic reform, the president's wife turned the development formula on its head, extorting billions in order to finance the acquisition of wealth for herself and her clan, to the detriment of the country's economic welfare. As for women's rights, while aggressively striving to carve out a leading role among Arab first ladies by verbally championing women's causes -- an issue area in which Tunisia had long been a regional leader -- she missed an historic opportunity to play a constructive leadership role for Tunisian women. Worse, although hailing from humble origins herself, she ignored the lonely struggle of the many hard-working women of Tunisia's urban and rural disenfranchised neighborhoods, of the activist women fighting against human rights violations, and of the daring female whistleblowers who elected to expose the regime's excesses and who were faced with intimidation and jail, or forced into exile. Instead she was deeply complicit in a regime characterized by corruption, banditry, and brutal repression of women as well as men. In the case of Queen Rania of Jordan it is also obvious that there is far more at work than popular resentment of the glamorous, tweeting image that has attracted such acclaim in the West. For several years, some of the chants heard at soccer matches between Jordan's two highest profile teams, al-Faisali (a symbol for Jordanians of East Bank origin) and al-Wihdat (a rallying point for Jordanians of Palestinian origin) have included calls for the king to divorce her: Rania is of Palestinian origin, and hence the slogans clearly indicate that among at least a part of the Jordanian population, the Palestinian roots of the queen are deeply resented. However, in the context of increasing political ferment in Jordan, as revolutions have unfolded in Egypt and Tunisia, the criticism of the queen has reached a new level. In an unprecedented move, in the first week in February, 36 members of Jordanian tribes signed a letter to King Abdallah II in which they directly charged Rania and members of her family with a range of financial misdealings. While rumors of such corruption involving the queen and her clan are not new, the very public, and hence daring, publishing of them certainly is. It is indicative, not only of socio-economic crisis in Jordan, but also of many Transjordanians' association of (excessive) wealth with the overwhelmingly Palestinian business class. In addition, however, the letter charged that the Queen had been responsible for securing Jordanian passports for 78,000 Palestinians between 2005 and 2010. This claim simply adds fuel to the ongoing controversy regarding the Jordanian policy which, according to Human Rights Watch (Jordan: Stateless Again, 2010), between 2004 and 2008 deprived more than 2,700 Jordanians of Palestinian origin of their Jordanian citizenship. In a political climate in which the long-standing tensions between the kingdom's two communal groups have been increasing, owing in no small measure to the domestic political implications of the continuing failure to reach a Palestinian-Israeli peace, Rania has become a symbol of the threat and a target of the anger felt by those East Bankers who fear they are losing power, economically and demographically, to Jordanians of Palestinian origin. Outside analysts would do well to watch carefully the content as well as the intensity of critiques aimed at the members of "first families." All three of these women symbolize not just power and extreme privilege, but serious ongoing struggles within their respective societies and even within the regimes themselves. The issues may be specific ones such as succession, the acquisition of the spoils of office or competition among factions in the regime. Or, they may be more general, such as increasing detachment of the authoritarian leadership from popular concerns regarding the economy or political and civil rights. In either case, among the general population these "first ladies" -- especially high-profile ones -- come to incarnate the ills and excesses of the corrupt regimes led by their husbands (regimes in which they, too, are deeply complicit). Far from merely crude sexism, and apart from the truths of excess and corruption they may well include, attacks leveled against them -- whether in chants at rallies or popular rumors -- should be examined as indications of deeper political, economic and social discontent. Laurie A. Brand is the Robert Grandford Wright Professor and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. Rym Kaki is a lecturer in international development at the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California. Joshua Stacher is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kent State University. The Middle East Channel offers unique analysis and insights on this diverse and vital region of more than 400 million.
Project page: http://www.ucapps.de...core_lpc17.html The first prototype is working perfectly, so that the PCB layout can be used without changes. Only some labels have to be overworked to improve the overall Due to the superior specs it will replace the MBHP_CORE_STM32 completely. SmashTV is planning to sell the remaining "Core32" boards to MBSEQ V4 users, since the STM32 performance is sufficient for this project (I will still use the STM32 for my own MBSEQ V4 as well). To future MBSEQ V4 users: please support him to sell the last boards, otherwise the big help that he gave us to provide MBHP_CORE_STM32 as a DIY friendly solution will result into a financial loss! We count on your help! For users who don't plan to build a MBSEQ V4, the new MBHP_CORE_LPC17 module is the first choice of course! This module finally gives us a solution which doesn't require SMD soldering anymore. Instead we use a prebuilt LPCXPRESSO LPC1769 and mount it on the PCB which only contains easy to solder DIP components. Accordingly I see this as a perfect solution for the MIDIbox projects, as users don't rely on PCBs and/or SMD presoldering anymore. The MBHP_CORE_LPC17 circuit can even be built on a veroboard, or alternative PCB layouts could be created for special purposes (e.g. with reduced but sufficient feature set, or with integrated control surface However, for those who are interested on the complete PCB: just join this order! The estimated costs are In addition a LPCXPRESSO LPC1769 is required which is available for ca. 30 EUR at Embedded Artists in Sweden, or 24 EUR at Watterot in Germany. There are resellers in other countries as well (e.g. Mouser: US $34) Costs for additional components: ca. 14 EUR Except for the MagJack (Ethernet) these components are typically available in local shops, but also (and especially) at Reichelt See also http://www.ucapps.de...7_orderlist.txt (the MagJack is available at www.csd-electronics.de) So, the costs of a complete MBHP_CORE_LPC17 module is ca. 44 EUR (for germans who order remaining parts at Watterot and Reichelt) This batch order will only include a PCB + an optional MagJack, since it's a special part! When will it happen: in ca. 1..2 weeks, depending on the amount of requested boards. SmashTV is planning to provide complete kits later. Especially for europeans there will be additional batch orders for PCBs and MagJack handled by myself in future if enough people are interested. Future projects which will use the MBHP_CORE_LPC17 module: - MIDIbox SEQ V4 has been ported to LPC17 and works stable. Due to the reasons described above, I ask future users to buy the remaining MBHP_CORE_STM32 modules from SmashTV first. Keep it fair! Only if you want to use the Ethernet option, a MBHP_CORE_LPC17 is the better choice. - new synths will grow up. First experiments done by Nils (nI2S synth) and myself (speech synth) showing awesome results. MBSID V3 has been started as well (but won't be released before Q1 of next year) - A simple but helpful USB MIDI / 2xMIDI IO / OSC bridge, e.g. to access a common MIDI synth from an iPhone/iPad application which sends or receives OSC messages without the usage of a PC. On-board IOs will be controllable via MIDI and OSC as well, e.g. if you want to control your coffee machine from an iPhone ;) - MIDIO128 V3 is some kind of "low hanging fruit" and could be released very quickly. New features are for example: USB MIDI, two MIDI IOs, OSC receive and transmit, and a MIDI file player and recorder, e.g. to MIDIfy an organ and to start playbacks without the need for a PC - MIDIbox CV V2 is a "low hanging fruit" as well. It will support all features of MBCV V1 + more CV channels (your choice how many are required), more triggers, gates and/or clocks (up to 128 with configurable characteristic and dividers), USB MIDI for best performance, 2 common MIDI IO ports, OSC - MIDIbox NG V2: basically a superset of MIDIbox64, MIDIbox64E, MIDIbox MF, MIDIbox LC and MIDIO128 USB MIDI, 2xMIDI IO, OSC Configuration via text files stored on SD Card. Inclusive Sending and Receive NRPN and SysEx messages without programming And last but not least: since MIOS32 provides an open programming platform which supports C and C++ with already available low level drivers which abstract the hardware, it should be much easier for programmers to develop their own applications and share them to the community than with the limited (and ca. 10 years old) MBHP_CORE_PIC module. See also http://www.ucapps.de/mios32_c.html We are not speaking about the future, the future is now! ;) Finally the link to the Wiki page where you can add your name if you are interested: - 2.00 EUR inside germany - 4.00 EUR outside germany Best Regards, Thorsten.
(KTVI) – It’s the kind of tile that will make you smile. And by August 2nd, hopefully hundreds of these will pave the way for shoppers at Chesterfield’s Taubman Prestige Outlets under construction. Colleen O’Neill is Taubman’s general manager and she talks about how pet owners can get into this Hall of Fame on Saturday. For each photo taken, two photo tiles will be created. One, the dog owner will keep; the other will be installed in the ‘Doggie Hall of Fame’ at Taubman Prestige Outlets. The cost is $75, with part of the proceeds going to the Humane Society of Missouri. BARK IN THE PARK Date: Saturday, 05.18.13 Location: Cricket Field in Forest Park
Birthing in South Africa by Linda B. Jenkins © 2009 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved. [Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today Issue 89, Spring 2009.] South Africa—a world apart, exotic, exciting and troubled; yet babies are still being born and midwives are an essential part of all that. My worldwide travels take me not only to faraway places but to the familiar area of birthing, as well. South Africa was no exception. There I had the privilege of being shown around two very different socio-economically oriented hospitals. I spoke with those taking me around about their birth practices and about the practices in even more affluent hospitals in South Africa. I looked for the difficulties, what was working and what needed improvement. Administrators in both hospitals recognized that midwives are essential in all hospitals. They are the backbone of the labor and delivery area, as well as being educators. I found some interesting variations among those hospitals that care for poor people, for the working class and for affluent people. In the 200-bed hospital in the Durban area, in which the very poorest South Africans are treated, one-third of the community is HIV-positive, and tuberculosis (TB) is said to be an even bigger problem. In this hospital, midwives run the unit, with no elective c-sections. Out of an average 500 births a month, 28% of the babies are born surgically. In contrast, the 147-bed hospital that serves the working class is “doctor driven.” Midwives in this hospital work with women up to, but not including, delivery. At the same time, in this more affluent hospital with an average of 50–65 births a month, the c-section rate is 60%. In the most affluent hospitals, the c-section rate is reportedly even higher, because elective surgery is more the norm. Only in the hospital serving the poorest of the poor do the midwives do the deliveries. There was an exception to this: If a private midwife is hired by a patient to be with her the entire time, then the midwife does the delivery as well. In the poor hospital, few fathers are present for the birth, whereas in the more affluent hospitals 95% of the fathers are involved. One of the greatest difficulties in both hospitals I visited is that the patients come in so late in their pregnancies they have had little preparation or prenatal care. Intertwined with this is the high HIV rate. The philosophy on feeding newborns of HIV-positive mothers varied from hospital to hospital. In one hospital, only nursing—strictly exclusive nursing—was the rule. Conversely, the hospital that works with the working class, as well as the more affluent hospitals, holds to the rule of exclusive bottle-feeding for such infants. Both claimed similar positive outcomes for the babies, with a 95% success rate of babies remaining HIV-negative. Studies being done in South Africa seem to show that as long as babies do not both nurse and bottle-feed, but just do one or the other, they can remain HIV-negative, despite having a mother who is infected by the virus. During this trip to South Africa, I was able to visit only these two hospitals and talk with individuals who had experience in other birthing hospitals. I would be most interested in hearing from anyone with questions and/or input on the birthing practices and care of the newborn in South Africa. Linda B. Jenkins, RN, has taught in a variety of capacities—from ghetto schools to the Spanish-speaking community to physicians. She has researched and filmed births in the US, South and Central America, Europe, Japan and now South Africa. You can learn more about her work at www.birthprep.com. If you enjoyed this article, you’ll enjoy Midwifery Today magazine! Subscribe now!
Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy $3,055,931 Invested in Kentucky Agricultural Diversification The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, chaired by Governor Ernie Fletcher, approved $3,055,931 in agricultural diversification projects across the Commonwealth during their monthly Board Meeting on December 16 , 2005 at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. State and County Agricultural Development Fund projects approved for funding at the December meeting include: $74,500 Allen County Extension District Board The Allen County Extension District Board was approved for $74,500 in Allen County Agricultural Development Funds to construct a certified test kitchen as part of the Allen County Agricultural Marketing Education Center. $125,000 Appalachian Alternative Agriculture of Jackson County, Inc. The Appalachian Alternative Agriculture of Jackson County, Inc. (3AJC) was approved for $125,000 in Jackson County funds to administer a menu of model programs. $60,000 Clinton/Cumberland Cattlemen’s Association, Inc. The Clinton/Cumberland Cattlemen's Association was approved for $60,000 in Cumberland County funds to administer a menu of model programs. $19,120 Fire on The Ridge Farm, LLC Fire on the Ridge Farm was approved for $19,120 in Bracken County funds to construct a facility to produce Hot Pepper Sauce. $103,000 Gallatin County Livestock Association, Inc. The Gallatin County Livestock Association was approved for $103,000 in Gallatin County Funds to administer a menu of model programs. $150,000 Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association, Inc. The Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association was approved for $150,000 in Jackson County funds to administer a menu of model programs. $1,227,100 Kentucky Horticulture Council, Inc. The Kentucky Horticulture Council was approved for $1,227,100 for the continuing support of education and training for the growth of Kentucky’s Horticulture Industry. $18,000 Lawrence County Extension District Board The Lawrence County Extension District Board was approved for $18,000 in Lawrence County funds to construct a farmer's market shed. $50,000 Purple Toed Winery Purple Toed Winery was approved for $50,000 as a part of the Agri-tourism Competitive Awards Program to construct a processing facility. $200,000 Russell County Cattlemen’s Association The Russell County Cattlemen’s Association was approved for $200,000 in Russell County funds to administer a menu of model programs. $50,000 Southeast Vintners, LLC Southeast Vintners, LLC., was approved for $50,000 of State funds as part of the 2005 Competitive Agri-tourism Awards program to assist in the construction and equipping of a processing facility for fermented apples. $9,000 StoneBrook Winery LLC StoneBrook Winery LLC was approved for $9,000 as a part of the 2005 Agri-tourism Competitive Awards Program to renovate an 1890 Farmstead for their agri-tourism business. $2,500 Tim’s Cattle Hoof Trimming Tim’s Cattle Hoof Trimming was approved for $2,500 of Boyle County funds to purchase equipment to start a mobile hoof trimming service for dairy and beef cattle. $80,000 Warren County Conservation District The Warren County Conservation District was approved for $80,000 in Warren County Agricultural Development Funds to administer the Warren County On-Farm Drainage Enhancement Program as a cost share program to install subsurface drainage systems. $12,000 Whitley County Cattlemen’s Association, Inc. The Whitley County Cattlemen’s Association was approved for $12,000 in Whitley County funds to administer a Heifer Replacement Program. County model programs are designed to provide farmers with cost-share funding to allow them to improve and diversify their current production practices. For more information regarding the sign-up period and guidelines of programs funded in a specific county please contact the County Extension Office. The Agricultural Diversification program is designed to assist in the transition into eleven new areas of agriculture including dairy, aquaculture, and horticulture. County Agricultural Diversification Programs approved by the Board totaled $10,000 and included: $10,000 Nelson County The Cattle Genetic Improvement program improves high quality herd genetics through the purchase of bulls, bull semen or bull leases. County Cattle Genetics Improvement Programs approved by the Board totaled $150,000 and included: $150,000 Adair County The Cattle Handling Facilities program assists with the implementation of best management and health practices that augment efficient production and marketing opportunities for beef and dairy producers. County Cattle Handling Programs approved by the Board totaled $15,569 and included: $15,569 Adair County The Dairy Diversification program assists existing and new dairy producers throughout the Commonwealth in renovating and modernizing dairy facilities. County Dairy Diversification Programs approved by the Board totaled $15,600 and included: $15,600 Ballard County The Fencing Improvement program improves net farm income through improved pasture quantity, quality and efficient use of fencing for livestock producers. County Fencing Improvement Programs approved by the Board totaled $66,200 and included: $25,000 Johnson $41,200 Lawrence County The Forage Improvement program improves pastures to allow for improved grazing by animals, reducing producer costs for feed, and improving feed quality. County Forage Improvement Programs approved by the Board totaled $285,000 and included: $200,000 Adair County $85,000 Clay County The Goat Diversification program works to assist producers to venture into meat goat and dairy goat production. County Goat Diversification Programs approved by the Board totaled $44,000 and included: $40,000 Clay County $4,000 Russell County The Hay, Straw, & Commodity Storage program allows producers to increase the quality and marketability of products to improve the overall farm income. County Hay, Straw and Commodity Storage Programs approved by the Board totaled $205,750 and included: $74,500 Allen County $131,250 Ohio County The Shared-use Equipment program allows producers who cannot justify ownership expenses associated with certain equipment by helping them access technology necessary to improve their operations in an economical manner. County Shared-use Equipment Programs approved by the Board totaled $7,592 and included: $7,592 Clinton County The Swine Diversification program allows new and existing swine producers to establish or renovate pork facilities. County Swine Diversification Programs approved by the Board totaled $26,000 and included: $26,000 Ballard County The Timber Production, Utilization & Marketing program allows producers to enhance timber production and processing on rural lands, while developing new revenue sources by growing and utilizing existing and new natural resources. County Timber Production, Utilization & Marketing Programs approved by the Board totaled $50,000 and included: $50,000 Clay County The Kentucky Legislature continues to make great strides towards lessening Kentucky’s dependence on tobacco production while revitalizing the farm economy by investing 50% of Kentucky's Master Settlement Agreement into the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund. Of this 50% allocation, 65% of the Fund is set aside for regional and statewide agricultural projects, while 35% is earmarked for individual counties on the basis of their tobacco dependence. Since the inception of the program in January 2001, the Agricultural Development Board has approved over 2,280 proposals committing over $195 million to an array of county, regional, and state projects designed to increase net farm income and create sustainable new farm-based business enterprises. **** Please contact the County Extension Office for more information regarding the model programs and when the sign up will take place in your county.********
2010 was another typical year for D.C. area sports teams. That is to say, there wasn’t a whole lot to cheer about, other than a great regular season by the Capitals and some above-average seasons by local college teams. It was a disappointing debut for coach Mike Shanahan, whose Redskins finished 6-10, losing seven of their last nine games. Shanahan traded a second and a fourth-round pick to Philadelphia for Donovan McNabb, who had his worst season since his rookie year. The Caps won the President’s Trophy for the most points in the NHL during the regular season, but then crashed and burned in the playoffs, losing to the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens in seven games. The Nats finished with a losing record (69-93) for the fifth time in their six-season existence. Rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg did not disappoint, striking out 14 in his major league debut en route to a record of 5-3 and an ERA of 2.91 with 92 strikeouts in 68 innings. To read the rest of my article on Examiner.com, click here.
When you're really in the poorhouse the best thing to do is make a big pot of House Curry and eat it for the rest of the week. Don't even bother sticking it in the fridge. Just leave it on the stove and warm it up just before you eat. (Okay, I take that back. This isn't Japan where room temperature is the same as the fridge's in the dead of winter.) Of course, the big question is how to keep yourself from going insane eating the same thing every day. Well, last week I tested my culinary prowess making as many dishes as I could using the same pot of curry. On Monday I had the standard curry over rice. The trick is to slow simmer it for at least two hours, but not to the point where the potatoes turn mushy. I like adding diced apples into the mix of carrots, onions, chicken and potatoes. It has a nice texture to it. Mmm, nothing beats a juicy piece of fried pork chops, otherwise known as tonkatsu. When you add it to curry it's called katsu-kare.The supermarket at Koreatown Galleria sells two slabs for under 3 bucks. After a couple days of heating and reheating, the pot 'o curry starts to thicken like no other. That's when you take out another pot and boil a fistful of udon noodles. The soup base is fairly simple to make. It's roughly a cup of water, a pinch of dashi, a few tablespoons of soy sauce, and a tablespoon of sake. The beauty of kare udon is that even if you mess up the soup base the curry will act as your cover. Oh the lovely kare-pan! After Mikey started going off about his craving for Famima's own curry bread, I got the idea to fry up my own batch. The bread took some work. I added yeast and let it rise overnight. Then I turned my kitchen into a floury haze, rolling out the dough into flat circles. After that, I spooned in some curry, sealed it into an oval pouch, dipped it into egg and panko, and fried. Okay, so I didn't eat curry on Friday. I really wanted to but was forced to join the real world and socialize with friends. But it was horrible I tell you. I kept on thinking about my pot 'o curry and what it was doing all alone at home. I decided to freeze the rest of it for another week. Maybe next time I'll make curry omelette rice, oooh or steamed curry bun. Or how bout curry ice cream? The sky's the limit when you're poor.
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BINGE EATING DISORDER "Signs and Symptoms" To date, there has been some degree of confusion as to what exactly the term "binge eating" really means. Although the professional community still has yet to define [or quantify] what constitutes a binge-eating episode, it's reasonable to assume the signs and symptoms listed below are a good barometer of what is characteristic binge eating. In many respects, Binge Eating Disorder [BED] is similar to Bulimia without the compensatory behaviors. In addition, the term compulsive overeating may be "interchangeable" with BED - although some compulsive overeaters have a pattern of eating constantly ["grazing"] rather than experiencing episodes of binge eating per se. Signs and symptoms Binge Eating / Compulsive Overeating [COE] - Preoccupation with food. - Rapid consumption of food in significant excess of nutritional need - Sneaking or hoarding food - even immediately after meals. - Feeling ashamed or fearful when confronted about the problem. - Excessive concern about weight and body shape. - Sense of "losing control" during binge episode. - Feeling lonely, depressed, worried, self preoccupied - Spending a great deal of time alone / social isolation - Alternating between binge eating and "dieting" Treating BED at Milestones As with many other eating disorders, the characteristics of a binge eating disorder appear to mimic [inherent among] other dependencies or addictions - whether to a substance or set of behaviors. In fact, the most recent committee of the American Psychiatric Association "officially" included BED as a bona fide disorder [disease]. The link below lists the criteria for "dependency" and requires only three of the several criteria "fit" for a diagnosis of dependency [aka addiction] to be considered. The program offered at Milestones is comprised of two primary components, making the treatment experience unique in comparison to other programs. The first is the setting - utilizing apartment-style residences affording residential participants an opportunity to experience treatment in a "real world" environment. Participants grocery shop with our dietitian within the community, learn to prepare their own meals per the prescribed [meal] food / meal plan they have formulated with the dietitian, attend a full schedule of groups and individual therapies at our clinical campus [near the residential complex], attend local community support groups in the evenings, and visit with our physicians and clinical staff regularly throughout their stay. In effect, the experience is one of providing a supportive and structured setting without the restrictive elements of a "hospital" or institutional facility. A key element in providing the support necessary to begin recovery is remaining in the company of other participants during the initial phase of the treatment. This provides both a form of supervision and a deterrent from the behavior often associated with binge eating: namely eating in isolation or alone. Secondly, Milestones approaches treatment from a more "holistic" perspective. Doing so is best described by the acronym "SERF" - Spirituality, Exercise, Rest, and Food Plan. Spirituality need not equate with any religious or spiritual beliefs imposed on or by anyone. In fact, Spirituality at Milestones simply is left up to the individual to cultivate with his or her own working definition. For most, it is a belief in a "higher power" and still for others it may be a return to some of their original religious beliefs. For everyone, it is an individual journey. Exercise is individualized and represents collaboration between the resident and clinical team. It is meant to be in the service of restoring and maintaining a healthy body rather than an "intensive" means of controlling body weight. Rest is simply about finding the correct balance in recovery between work and play and narrowing the gap between an "all or none", "feast or famine" approach to daily living. The food plan suggested by Milestones is a blend of structured eating and a combination of healthy, whole foods that are bought and prepared by PARTICIPANTS with the guidance and supervision of our dietitian and ancillary staff. In brief participants select their own preferences within the guidelines of their individual food plans. The guidelines require participants to abstain from "junk foods" and eliminate most highly processed [sugar and flour laden] food products as well as weigh and measure portions per their food plan while in residence. It is important to mention most participants who seek treatment for most eating disorders may have a tendency to focus on "trading in the binging and/or "purging" to become better at restricting or "losing weight" and as such, it is important to understand the predisposition to replace one form of an eating disorder for another. Acknowledging this is helpful to maintaining the prescribed treatment plan both during and after the residential treatment experience. Body mass and subsequent weight loss will likely change as a result of abstaining from overeating and move in the direction [towards] of a healthy "set point" as an outcome of the recovery process. Each participant is assigned an individual therapist whom they meet with on a regular basis during their stay as well as attend groups and experiential therapies per the schedule In sum, the physical and emotional aspects of their eating disorder are addressed within these formats.
Army to host Network Integration Evaluation 13.2 Industry Day ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 13, 2012) — The U.S. Army will host a Network Integration Evaluation Agile Process Industry Day, July 19, 2012, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for interested industry partners who are participating in, or that wish to participate in the Army’s NIEs/Agile Process. The goal of the event is to keep the industrial base informed of upcoming requirements to support Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE, 13.2 to be held in May 2013, and to provide updates on Capability Set Management and the Army’s Agile acquisition Process, of which the NIE supports. The Industry Day will outline NIE participation opportunities with a focus on NIE 13.2, the fifth iteration in the NIE series designed to further integrate and rapidly advance the Army’s tactical network. “It is critically important for the Army to continue open dialog with industry concerning the NIE process and emerging requirements to support the next capability set, Capability Set 14. Industry will see both network and non-networked capabilities being sought to enter into the assessment process to support CS 14 efforts,” said Brig. Gen. Dan Hughes, System of Systems Integration Director. Aberdeen Proving Ground, or APG, hosts the Army’s NIE risk reduction and assessment laboratories. This upfront, risk reduction is critical to the successful NIE execution. By replicating the NIE network in the lab environment, engineers can resolve integration issues before systems get to the field — reducing test costs and allowing soldiers to focus on the fight instead of the technology behind it. The Industry Day event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will include presentations that will review capability gaps that exist as the Army develops the Capability Set 14 Integrated Network Baseline for evaluation at NIE 13.2, and discuss NIE 13.1 and 13.2 timelines, event status and capability sustainment information. Following the presentations, industry attendees will tour the APG laboratories that support industry candidate assessments, integration and validation prior to the candidates being sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, and White Sands Missile Range, N.M., to participate in an NIE. For additional information on the Army’s NIE Agile Process Industry Day and to register for the event, please visit the Federal Business Opportunities website at Short URL: http://militaryfeed.com/?p=35770
A Reference Resource Life Before the Presidency Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874. For the first nine years of his life, he lived in the small town of West Branch, Iowa, the place of his birth. His Quaker father, Jessie Clark Hoover, a blacksmith and farm equipment salesman, suffered a heart attack and died when Herbert was six years old. Three years later, the boy's mother, Huldah Minthorn Hoover, developed pneumonia and also passed away, orphaning Herbert, his older brother Theodore, and little sister Mary. Passed around among relatives for a few years, Hoover ended up with his uncle, Dr. John Minthorn, who lived in Oregon. The young Hoover was shy, sensitive, introverted, and somewhat suspicious, characteristics that developed, at least in part, in reaction to the loss of his parents at such a young age. He attended Friends Pacific Academy in Newberg, Oregon, earning average to failing grades in all subjects except math. Determined, nevertheless, to go to the newly established Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, Hoover studied hard and barely passed the university's entrance exam. He went on to major in geology and participated in a host of extracurricular activities, serving as class treasurer of the junior and senior student bodies and managing the school baseball and football teams. To pay his tuition, Hoover worked as a clerk in the registration office and showed considerable entrepreneurial skill by starting a student laundry service. Career and Monetary Success During the summers, Hoover worked as a student assistant on geological survey teams in Arkansas, California, and Nevada. After his graduation in 1895, he looked hard to find work as a surveyor but ended up laboring seventy hours a week at a gold mine near Nevada City, California, pushing ore carts. Luck came his way with an office job in San Francisco, putting him in touch with a firm in need of an engineer to inspect and evaluate mines for potential purchase. Hoover then moved to Australia in 1897 and China in 1899, where he worked as a mining engineer until 1902. A string of similar jobs took him all over the world and helped Hoover become a giant in his field. He opened his own mining consulting business in 1908; by 1914, Hoover was financially secure, earning his wealth from high-salaried positions, his ownership of profitable Burmese silver mines, and royalties from writing the leading textbook on mining engineering. His wife, Lou Henry Hoover, traveled with him everywhere he went. Herbert and Lou met in college, where she was the sole female geology major at Stanford. He proposed to her by cable from Australia as he prepared to move to China; she accepted by return wire and they married in 1899. The couple was in China during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, a time when Lou helped nurse wounded Western diplomats and soldiers while Herbert assisted in the fighting to defend Tianjin, a city near the uprising. By the time the couple returned home to America in 1917, Lou had learned to shoot a gun and had mastered eight languages. Over the course of his career as a mining engineer and businessman, Hoover's intellect and understanding of the world matured considerably. Hoover was raised a Quaker and although he rarely went to Meeting as an adult, he internalized that faith's belief in the power of the individual, the importance of freedom, and the value of "conscientious work" and charity. Hoover also applied the ethos of engineering to the world in general, believing that scientific expertise, when employed thoughtfully and properly, led to human progress. Hoover worked comfortably in a capitalist economy but believed in labor's right to organize and hoped that cooperation (between labor and management and among competitors) might come to characterize economic relations. During these years, Hoover repeatedly made known to friends his desire for public service. Politically, Hoover identified with the progressive wing of the Republican Party, supporting Theodore Roosevelt's third-party bid in 1912. World War I brought Hoover to prominence in American politics and thrust him into the international spotlight. In London when the war broke out, he was asked by the U.S. consul to organize the evacuation of 120,000 Americans trapped in Europe. Germany's devastating invasion of Belgium led Hoover to pool his money with several wealthy friends to organize the Committee for the Relief of Belgium. Working without direct government support, Hoover raised millions of dollars for food and medicine to help desperate Belgians. In 1917, after the United States entered the war, President Woodrow Wilson asked Hoover to run the U.S. Food Administration. Hoover performed quite admirably, guiding the effort to conserve resources and supplies needed for the war and to feed America's European allies. Hoover even became a household name during the war; nearly all Americans knew that the verb "to Hooverize" meant the rationing of household materials. After the armistice treaty was signed in November 1918, officially ending World War I, Wilson appointed Hoover to head the European Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In this capacity, Hoover channeled 34 million tons of American food, clothing, and supplies to war-torn Europe, aiding people in twenty nations. His service during World War I made Hoover one of the few Republicans trusted by Wilson. Because of Hoover's knowledge of world affairs, Wilson relied him at the Versailles Peace Conference and as director of the President's Supreme Economic Council in 1918. The following year, Hoover founded the Hoover Library on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University as an archive for the records of World War I. This privately endowed organization later became the Hoover Institution, devoted to the study of peace and war. No isolationist, Hoover supported American participation in the League of Nations. He believed, though, that Wilson's stubborn idealism led Congress to reject American participation in the League. Secretary of Commerce In 1920, Hoover emerged as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination. His run was blocked, however, by fellow a Californian, Senator Hiram Johnson, who objected to Hoover's support for the League. Republican Warren Harding won the White House in 1920 and appointed Hoover as his secretary of commerce, a position that Hoover retained under Harding's successor, President Calvin Coolidge. Under Hoover's leadership, the Department of Commerce became as influential and important a government agency as the Departments of State and Treasury. Hoover encouraged research into measures designed to counteract harmful business cycles. He supported government regulation of new industries like aviation and radio. He brought together more than one hundred different industries and convinced them to adopt standardized tools, hardware, building materials, and automobile parts. Finally, he aggressively pursued international trade opportunities for American business. To win these reforms, Hoover strengthened existing agencies in the Commerce Department, like the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, or simply established new ones, like the Bureau of Standards, for the standardization project. He also formed commissions that brought together government officials, experts, and leaders of the relevant economic sectors to work towards reform. The initiatives Hoover supported as commerce secretary—and the ways in which he pursued them—reveal his thinking about contemporary life in the United States and about the federal government's role in American society. Hoover hoped to create a more organized economy that would regularize the business cycle, eliminating damaging ebbs and flows and generating higher rates of economic growth. He believed that eradicating waste and improving efficiency would achieve some of these results— thus, his support for standardization and for statistical research into the workings of the economy. He also believed that the American economy would be healthier if business leaders worked together, and with government officials and experts from the social sciences, in a form of private-sector economic planning. This stance led him to support trade associations—industry-wide cooperative groups wherein information on prices, markets, and products could be exchanged among competitors—which Hoover saw as a middle way between competition and monopoly. He insisted, though, that participation in these associations remain voluntary and that the government merely promote and encourage, rather than require, their establishment. Hoover hoped that these innovations would strengthen what he saw as the central component of the American experience: individualism. In 1922, Hoover published a small book, entitled American Individualism, that examined the Western intellectual tradition's major social philosophies, including individualism, socialism, communism, capitalism, and autocracy. Hoover concluded that individualism was the superior principle around which to organize society. He rejected the laissez-faire capitalism of the Right and the socialism and communism of the Left because he believed that these ideologies hindered rather than helped the individual. Instead, Hoover sought a "balance of perspective" between Right and Left that theoretically would create and maintain opportunities for Americans to succeed. Through enterprises like those he championed as commerce secretary, Hoover believed the federal government could facilitate the creation of political, social, and economic conditions in which individual Americans could flourish. Hoover's positions and thinking placed him solidly in the progressive camp of the Republican Party. As secretary of commerce, Hoover emerged as a potential running-mate for Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election, though that effort fell short. Hoover's reputation with the American people reached its peak in 1927, when he took charge of relief efforts following disastrous floods along the Mississippi River. The episode displayed Hoover at his best: as a humanitarian and leader with the ability to solve problems. When Coolidge announced in 1927 that he would not seek reelection, Hoover became the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.
Ed Love is another of the regulars back at the pool tables. When I asked him what time he left he said, “Until they kick me out.” He was born in Indianapolis in 1931. The family relocated to Brown County in 1937, and he’s been in Columbus since 1947. He is one of sixteen children, and he’s outlived fourteen of them. He lost his mother in 1945 and his father in 46. As far as schooling goes, Ed only went to the sixth grade, but when he was in the army he went to Wheel Mechanic School and Tractor Mechanic School. Part of his eight years in the army was spent in Korea. Ed is very proud of his children. He has two sons and two daughters. His youngest daughter lives in North Carolina. He went there to be with her when she had a double lung transplant. She must be quite a girl. Much to her doctor’s dismay, she celebrated her last birthday by hiking, jumping, and climbing trees. Both his boys are here in Columbus. The youngest, like many others, moved in with him when the economy hit him. Most of his five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild live here in Columbus. He visited his younger brother in New Jersey when he had a heart transplant. Ed has had two or three stents put in his heart. If you ever want to know what one of those looks like, just ask him. He describes them very well. He spent 41 years working at Cosco. He retired in September, 1996. In November he lost his wife of almost fifty years to breast cancer. Just last month he lost one of his great-grandchildren. He has traveled to Missouri, New Jersey, and New York. He has fond memories of both Broadway and the Cincinnati zoo. He used to hunt rabbits and quail. A few times he went deer hunting, but he didn’t enjoy that. Here at Mill Race he plays cards, shoots pool, has lunch, and enjoys life.
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 Another wee chat with Gemma Slack Where did you grow up? How did you enjoy school? Im a geek so i loved learning stuff, but hated the restrictions. Are you more of a city dweller or a country girl at heart? Are you more of a night person or a day person? Whats your favorite scary film? Witches by Roald Dahl. its not my favorite, its just the scariest! What do you get up to after dark? sucking the blood of all the left over nu-ravers in Shoreditch. Whats the most terrifying thing that s ever happened to you? Your a innovative creative and this transcends into your designs. Do you find you have to discipline yourself within your processes, as a young creative, to see your label succeed as a business or do you just do now and worry later? Im trying to learn to be a business, but at the moment its do now and constantly worry. Alot of your designs employ quite harsh aesthetic principles, why is this? Its not intentional, i just do what i love. Who is to be the face of your new collection? My fictional muse. Who will be styling your LFW show? What is the driving force behind your work ethic? Im a work-a-holic; working class mentality. that and I can't not. Describe your own personal sense of style? Black, tight and slutty. Is the concept of the craft more important to you? I think they go hand in hand.both are extremely important to me. The ideas and concepts are so important and you cant work without them but the creation and craft is what drives my work forward. Where do you mostly source your ideas and materials? I love hardware stores! ideas can come from everywhere and anywhere. What plans have you got for 2010? I dont know yet. What is it you feel you express about your own character through your clothes? Which other young designers do you admire at the moment? There is so much amazing work around at the moment i cant narrow it down. If you were to create a collection, money no object what would this look like? This is such a hard question! Lack of finances do sculpt the way you design, but i do feel that this is a positive. i do like the idea of a flying dress though. actually screw that i want solid dresses carved out of black diamonds!
Slumping outfielder Martinez sent to Triple-A Infielder Downs demoted to make room for newly acquired Greene HOUSTON -- Something hasn't been quite right with left fielder J.D. Martinez's swing after he got off to a hot start the first three weeks of the season, prompting the Astros to send him to Triple-A Oklahoma City to try to get things ironed out. The Astros optioned Martinez, who leads the team with 54 RBIs, and infielder Matt Downs to the Minor Leagues following Thursday's loss to the Nationals. Both had options remaining and will likely be back up at some point in September when rosters expand. Earlier in the day, the Astros acquired infielder Tyler Greene from the Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named or cash and will have him in uniform for Friday's series opener against the Brewers. The club will make another roster move to add a player before the game. "I'm not going to look at it in a negative way," Martinez said. "I'm not going to go down there and try to be bitter. I'm going to use it as a growing experience." Martinez admitted he's lost some confidence. "I felt like I started off good and went through kind of a struggle and hit a plateau and never got hot again," he said. "The confidence was always there. It was never boosted back up again." Martinez is barely a year removed from making his Major League debut, which came last August after Hunter Pence was traded to the Phillies. He was called up from Double-A Corpus Christi, so he will be making his first appearance on a Triple-A roster when he joins the RedHawks. He went 0-for-4 with a strikeout on Thursday, dropping his batting average to .235 with 11 homers. Martinez, who leads the team with 87 strikeouts, had been hitting just .218 since April 22, including a 6-for-54 stretch April 22-May 13. "He's in a situation where he's going through a little funk and because he has that option left, it's better if he got out of that funk the next couple of weeks in the Triple-A level instead of trying to work out of it here," manager Brad Mills said. "That's exactly what I told him, 'You're going to fight through this funk.'" Martinez was disappointed in the move, but was focusing on positives. "It's obviously tough," he said. "You never look forward to that, you never expect it. You have to take it positive and go down there and try to get my swing [right], the same swing that got me here, and I'm just going to keep moving forward and keep working hard to come back." Martinez simply hadn't been squaring up balls like he did last season, when he burst onto the scene and hit .274 with six homers and 35 RBIs in 53 games in his Major League debut. He had 28 RBIs last August, which were the most for any Astros rookie in any month. "You talk to hitters, and how hitters get hot is hit the ball on the barrel, and when you hit the ball on the barrel, you get that feel again," Martinez said. "I think that's the biggest thing I feel that I lost a bit. It's never easy up here in the first place with the guys pitching and having the stuff they have and you're battling. It's a little bit tougher to find that barrel, but it's the big leagues and that's why guys get paid a lot of money to play up here. It's not that easy." Downs, meanwhile, was hitting .209 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 154 at-bats, many of which had come off the bench. He was hitting .311 (14-for-45) in his last 21 games, but hadn't been able to gain the consistency he had last year, when he was arguably the best pinch-hitter in baseball. When he wasn't starting, Downs found himself in the unenviable position of pinch-hitting late in games, often against the other team's closer. "Here's a guy that's prepared so well for his role and done such a good job in facing some of the best pitchers he faces every night," Mills said. "In the last three innings is usually when he gets his at-bats, and that's tough. That's not an easy assignment. Last year, he was exceptional at it and this year he hasn't been quite as exceptional. But he's been professional about it how he prepares."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When Fredi Gonzalez was named as his successor two years ago, former Braves manager Bobby Cox said that Atlanta fans would soon forget about him like Dodgers fans forgot about Walter Alston during Tommy Lasorda's managerial reign in Los Angeles. Two years later, the Braves still have fond memories of all of the contributions Cox made. At the same time, they seem quite satisfied with the way Gonzalez has handled the unenviable task of serving as Cox's successor. The Braves announced on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings that they have exercised Gonzalez's contract option for the 2014 season. This provides the 48-year-old manager a vote of confidence and a chance to prepare for this upcoming season with a little more certainty about his future. "I think he did a terrific job of leading us to the playoffs in 2012," general manager Frank Wren said. "We feel his leadership is very helpful for our ballclub going forward to stay competitive." Gonzalez's tenure as the Braves' manager began in disappointing fashion as Atlanta blew the 9 1/2-game Wild Card lead it carried into September of the 2011 season. But Gonzalez showed his leadership skills and silenced some of his critics this year as the Braves distanced themselves from this disastrous finish and completed a 94-win season, the club's highest win total since 2004. The team's journey into the postseason proved short as it lost a one-game Wild Card playoff against the Cardinals. "There were a lot of questions asked about the collapse, and they used every adjective to describe the last month of 2011," Gonzalez said. "I'm so proud of [the players]. Pretty much the same team came back in 2012. "I think it was a club that learned collectively from top to bottom, from me to the last guy on that roster, that it couldn't happen again. And we did it. We did not let it happen. We went out and built on it and had a pretty good season." As Gonzalez looks toward the 2014 season, he is tasked with the responsibility of guiding Atlanta through the early stages of the post-Chipper Jones era. With Jones retired and both David Ross and Eric Hinske playing elsewhere, the Braves will gain some new leaders next year. Tim Hudson has capably filled this role over the past few years and Dan Uggla is certainly capable of assuming more of a leadership role as he prepares for his third season in Atlanta. And there is also certainly a chance that some of the leadership will be assumed by Martin Prado, who has spent the past few years establishing himself as one of the most respected members of Atlanta's clubhouse. "Sometimes I think we mistake leadership for the guy on top of the table, yelling, screaming and throwing chairs and that kind of stuff," Gonzalez said. "For me, sometimes a leader is a guy that goes out there and plays the game the right way and can tell somebody, 'Hey, this is not the way we do it here.'" While the Braves are still exploring the possibility of acquiring a leadoff hitter, Gonzalez admits that he has spent the past week debating how to position his lineup with the recently signed outfielder B.J. Upton, who has the potential to provide both speed and power. Instead of targeting Upton, Uggla, Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann for specific spots in his lineup, Gonzalez said he is looking forward to putting together a lineup that includes this kind of power potential. "You can sit here and get locked in and say, 'He's the fourth hitter or fifth hitter,' and it's going to be dumb on my part, because next thing you know, McCann is crushing balls or Danny is hitting balls," Gonzalez said. "Guess what? [If so] they're going to be hitting up at the top of the order. But [Upton is] a middle-lineup guy, and we have some candidates there. Not everybody can hit two, three, four or five." As Gonzalez looks at a potentially deep lineup and what appears to be a solid pitching staff, he is optimistic that the Braves can build upon this past season's success and return to the postseason. "Our goal is, like every year, to get to the postseason, and we did that this year," Gonzalez said. "That's our goal next year, to get to the postseason. Hopefully you catch on fire, you catch a couple breaks and you get a little deeper." Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
I was wondering about some things. Someone thinks this is the new belly expansion site yu're working on, though I'm not sure it is. Can you clear that up for me? Also, I felt kind of bad for the bunny in Intensive Care. I take it he's dead, huh? Oh well, not much can be done, huh? I think it would be interesting to see him reincarnated when the other bunnies come out, probably one of the mother's baby. Sorry for the odd suggestion. I just hate "bad" endings. Well, good job on everything. I wish you well! Cerebreus will be a new site with all new stuffs, more belly oriented................. you mean joans first time?... heh, wow, that isssa serious lil comic, i cant believe i did that one, yes is a bit distressing, joanne has some distressing memories... but the bunnies make it all better by stuffing her tummy even bigger, bunnies are teh best! mamabliss April 3, 2007 Joannes First Time is probably my favorite of mamas work. That is saying a lot given how great her vore art is. I donít think the story could have been any more perfect. In fact, Joannes ďfirst timeĒ experience opened up a whole new aspect of this fetish for me. She is an awesome character and I hope she will be making an appearance in the new site. Such a big sexy kitty. Thanks mama, Iím looking forward to your new belly site. bellylover April 30, 2007 i liked joannes first alot, but not in like a vore fetish way, because it was sad. i liked it as a story and not as an erotic thing. cthuloid9 August 11, 2011
So this email comes in from Ballmer this afternoon and, after appreciating Mr. Ballmer's picture thanks to ShowSenderPhoto, I'm scanning through it, "Yep, yep, sounds like a bunch of the stuff covered this morning at the Town H-what-the-hell-Kevin Johnson is leaving?" That was a surprise. A... pleasant surprise. - Microsoft exec who led Yahoo buyout team to leave Financial News - Yahoo! Finance - Tech Trader Daily - Barron’s Online Microsoft Kevin Johnson Out, Joining Juniper; Splitting Platforms and Services Unit Into Two Groups - Mr. Bishop: Full text Ballmer on Microsoft strategy, Johnson exit and Microsoft platforms chief Johnson is leaving - Ms. Foley: Microsoft splits its Platforms & Services unit in two All about Microsoft ZDNet.com I'm really surprised. There was Mr. Johnson up on stage this morning during the Town Hall causing me to roll my eyes with his fake enthusiasm and now he's leaving Dodge. On the horse he rode in on 16 years back. I know he did a lot to pick up the pieces after the Vista-debacle and is probably due a good amount of praise for letting Win7 align itself to be on the winning trajectory, but I just never bonded with Mr. Johnson's leadership. And some of the projects he's interested in and driving just leave me cold (e.g., the upcoming MSN UI revamp. It puts the F in WTF). Is he taking the opportunity to be CEO of Juniper? Is he the fall guy for Yahoo! being such a bumbling mess? Is his departure meant to make way for a big acquisition / merger? As we consider the long race to succeed Ballmer, I was certainly worried that Mr. Johnson was at the top of the stack rank. No reason to worry anymore! And three of my favorite technical leaders, Mr. Sinofsky, Mr. DeVaan, and Mr. Veghte, all move up a notch. Hey, one less layer in the company. Throw all three of them in the running, eh? If this had only happened before Ms. Foley's chat in Redmond about Microsoft's future: Audio Mary Jo Foley on 'Microsoft 2.0'. Anyway, it's one hell of a way to kick off our Financial Analysts Meeting (psst, here's a hint: surprises? Analysts no like). Any interesting takes on the departure, and the future hire that's TBD? First comment I've seen: Wow, I just heard that Kevin Johnson resigned. So much for trying to rid the product group of the cancer left by Allchin! This is not a good day for future quarterly results.... (Updated: fixed rather embarrassingly wrong honorific - sorry!)
December 4 is a very special day for the mining industry. This is the feast day of Barbara, Patron Saint for Miners and Blasters, and globally for all the professions that relate to fire (firemen, fireworks specialists, etc.) From her tragic story, which appeared later to be a legend, "the belief became widespread that Barbara could control lightning and other manifestations of flame and fire. (...) Miners later developed the use of gunpowder for disintegrating rock, involving manifestations similar to thunder claps and lightning flashes. This led to their need for special protection against accidents from the use of explosives (...)" (Source: The Legend of Saint Barbara, Patron Saint of Mines in Infomine.com) Saint Barbara remains a vivid part of mining traditions and heritage. In Europe, a statue of Saint Barbara always stands at the entrance of a tunnel construction site. A lot of mining countries still honor Saint Barbara, from Latin America to Asia. Many extraction sites have been named after Saint Barbara (Compania Minera Santa Barbara S.A. in Chile, Complejo Minero Santa Bárbara in Mexico, Barbara Experimental Coal Mine in Poland, St Barbara's Southern Cross in Australia, etc.), thereby keeping alive the reputation of Saint Barbara as our patron saint.
MARQUETTE - Many Marquette Senior High School freshmen, forced to plot out their theoretical financial futures, got a serious dose of reality last week. More than 200 freshmen spent weeks researching a possible future job and its average salary parameters. Then, during Thursday's Reality Store, the students took the role of adults and planned every aspect of their budget, including insurance, mortgage, vehicle and child care costs. Garee Zellmer, a Marquette Area Public Schools employee and one of more than a dozen Reality Store volunteers, was overseeing the personal care booth, where students budgeted for make-up and personal hygiene products. Saving money, as depicted by the iconic piggy bank image is among the life skills Marquette Senior High School students learn in an educational program called the Reality Store. (Journal file photo) "Some of them think they need to have a really nice car," she said. "But when it comes down to brass tacks, you have to have shampoo." Zellmer has volunteered at the Reality Store before - she returned because she thinks the experience is vital for students. "I think it's really important," she said. "We send our kids out on their own, sometimes without the skills to help them be adults. We just assume they can do all this." Each group of students spent roughly an hour visiting each of the 12 booths: housing, utilities, food, child care, transportation, insurance, clothing, medical/dental, personal care, savings/investment, travel/entertainment and reality check. Sarah Carlson, a Kohl's employee and Reality Store volunteer, helped students determine how much they would spend on clothing each month. She said some of the participants have unrealistic expectations and the exercise gives them a chance to look at their possible future in context. "I didn't have anything like this and when I got out there, I was terrible at budgets and finances," Carlson said. "Just absolutely horrendous." In the weeks leading up to the Reality Store, student Danielle DeGarmo decided to become a daycare worker; for the purposes of the exercise, it was determined randomly that she was the single mother of a toddler. DeGarmo selected budget-conscious options across the board and when money ran short, she picked up the highest-paying second job she could find: She became a farmer. After hitting every booth but entertainment, she crunched the numbers. DeGarmo - the full-time daycare worker, part-time farmer and single mother - had $55 remaining each month. If given the opportunity to recreate her fake life, she would do at least one thing differently. "I would change my career," DeGarmo said. "There is just not enough money to get everything you need and want." MSHS teacher Lisa Jahnke has been organizing the Reality Store for nearly a decade and said many students reach the same conclusion as DeGarmo. "That happens more often than not, and that's what we want them to figure out," she said. The goal of the Reality Store is to inform freshmen and to prepare them for a world in which they will have to budget effectively in order to succeed. As such, the students aren't allowed to role play extremely high-wage earners, like actors or athletes. "We tell them to hope for the best and plan for the worst," Jahnke said. "You may be a great actor or a great hockey player, but what if you aren't? "Anybody can live on a million dollars, but if you don't make it, what is your second choice?" Kyle Whitney can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 250.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 20-year-old St. Paul man faces five assault charges after he allegedly fired a bullet into a car in which five people, including his girlfriend and 5-month-old child, were sitting. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office said Timothy Ka Vang is charged with five counts of second-degree assault, which stem from a shooting that happened the night of May 11. A criminal complaint says that around 9:34 p.m., police responded after calls of a shooting near McAfee Street and Nebraska Avenue. At the scene, police met five people who said they were in a car near a bonfire when a man yelled at them and fired a shot at the back window, shattering it. The witnesses told police they sped off in fear after the shooting. One of those in the car, the sister of Vang’s girlfriend, said Vang had texted her earlier that night with a threatening message for his girlfriend, who is also the mother of his child. Police photographed the message, which reportedly read: “If you don’t tell [my girlfriend] to [expletive] call me there is going to be problems with yo family.” In a statement, Vang told police he became mad after returning home – his grandfather’s basement – only to find that his girlfriend was gone. Vang’s grandmother knew where his girlfriend was, but wouldn’t tell Vang until he calmed down. But this only added to Vang’s rage. Vang told police he drove around looking for his girlfriend and borrowed a gun from a man in the McDonough projects, so as to make him “look tough.” He also admitted to sending threatening messages. Vang drove until he ran out of gas near his grandfather’s house, so he began to look for his girlfriend on foot. That’s when he said he saw his girlfriend, whom he thought was “with guys” in the car. Vang said he became enraged at this sight – although he couldn’t tell who was in the car, due to it being dark out. He then yelled an expletive, ran towards the car and fired a shot. He told police he wanted his girlfriend to get out of the car. Vang said he “really messed up.” If convicted of all charges, he could face a maximum sentence of up to 35 years in jail and/or a fine of up to $70,000. Vang is currently being held on $100,000 bail.
Reporting Reg Chapman For more trusted health news and information, visit CBS Minnesota's MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities man was in the hospital Friday, unable to attend his son’s wedding, but that didn’t stop him from being a part of it. Pat took a turn for the worse after an out-patient procedure, so the nurses on his floor brought the wedding to him, via Skype. “Yep, I’m sitting up watching everything,” Pat said. From the comfort of his hospital room at St. Joseph’s in St. Paul, Pat attended his son’s wedding on the west coast. “I’m able to watch it; and see it all happen; and feel part of it,” Pat said. Pat’s nurses, his St. Joseph’s family, set it all up. From the guest book, to the cake and the sparkling apple cider, the nurses didn’t miss any details. They even managed to find Pat a tuxedo for the occasion. “And they got it to fit,” Pat said. It was the only way they could make sure Pat was a part of the special moment. “Nobody asked, they just did it,” Pat said. “They got me strong enough to be able to watch this and they put an incredible effort for our family to enjoy all of this together despite the setback of my illness. It’s just fantastic that we could do it.” Surrounded by his good friends, Barb, Marty and Kim, Pat watched as his wife, Kathleen, made her way to the beach. Then he saw the moment he didn’t think he would witness: the wedding party walking down the beach. Pat said his spirit is stronger because of what his St. Joseph’s family has done for him. The nurses at the hospital said the holistic care of the patient is important; they feel they had to do this for Pat to heal. Pat’s wife, who is also a nurse, will return to his bedside in the morning.
Swanson looks into chemicals found in drinking water in the east metro St. Paul, Minn. — Debate continues over the safety of drinking water in the east metro, after a new kind of chemical known as PFBA, was detected in the city wells of Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Hastings, St. Paul Park, Newport and South St. Paul. The substance is one of a family of perfluorochemicals once made by 3M at its facilities in the east metro. Detection of the chemicals in water supplies in the east metro, has sparked legislative hearings. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is now looking to get more information about the chemicals to determine if any legal action should be taken. She spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer. - Morning Edition, 03/08/2007, 8:33 a.m.
Hearing on Franken absentee case set for Wedsesday St. Paul, Minn. — (AP) - Minnesota's Senate recount will be under way before Democrat Al Franken's lawsuit over rejected absentee ballots gets a court hearing. Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman scheduled a hearing for Wednesday morning, 90 minutes after the first counties are set to begin recounting 2.9 million ballots. Going into the manual recount, Republican incumbent Norm Coleman leads Franken by 206 votes. Franken has sued to get access to a roster of voters whose absentee ballots were invalidated. The campaign says it would use the information to investigate whether the rejections were proper. Coleman's campaign has argued that such a disclosure would violate voter privacy, a position that mirrors that of some county attorneys. He filed the lawsuit Thursday. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Viewing the debates as theater Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama says he is planning to participate in Friday night's scheduled debate despite a call by Republican nominee John McCain to postpone the meeting because of the nation's financial crisis.8:25 a.m. National Public Radio Stories Tough Sell For Overseas U.S. Missile Defense Bases As the U.S. looks to expand its missile defense system to Poland and the Czech Republic, it is meeting criticism from political leaders and the public who are worried about future expansion. Russia staunchly opposes the move. A Lifeline For College Students With Depression Johns Hopkins senior Juliana Kerrest has struggled with mental illness since her early teens. In college, she went so far as to plan her suicide. One thought that stopped her: Her work with the support group Active Minds could help others suffering from mental illness. Ornate Yemeni Knives Mark Status, Masculinity Known as "jambiya," the knives can cost hundreds of dollars or more, and are handcrafted by artisans with a long history of knife-making. They are the ultimate status symbol in the Arab nation. Bush Warns Of Crisis As Congress Deliberates President Bush cautioned that the country faces a severe economic crisis. The speech from the White House East Room Wednesday night, followed a second day of hearings on Capitol Hill with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Some lawmakers are pushing the White House to accept a smaller bailout of $150 billion. Average Joe: Why Should I Bail Out Wall Street? Most Americans pay their mortgages on time and did not directly contribute to what is being called the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The idea that taxpayers might foot the bill for bailing out Wall Street investment banks for bad bets makes them furious. Paul Bayne of Annapolis, Md., says, "I feel like we're bailing out people who were either greedy or dumb." California's Guard Seeks Educational Funding Between serving in Iraq and dealing with one crisis after another at home, California's National Guard has been busy. Now, those same troops are wondering why California is the only state that offers no money to help Guard members get an education. Depressed Youths Benefit From Therapy, Medication Suicide is a very real risk for young people who suffer from clinical depression. In fact, during the past two years, suicide has increased among youths between the ages of 10 and 19. But a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants has been proved to help. Congress Readies Checkbook For Automakers Lawmakers in the House have approved $25 billion in loans for the auto industry. The loans are intended to help the industry retool old plants and develop advanced batteries and hybrid vehicles. The result is expected to be a more extensive lineup of hybrids, new plug-in electric cars and more fuel-efficient engines. The measure is part of a larger spending bill that the Senate could vote on as early as this week. Lower Oil Prices Catch Billionaire Off Guard Oil magnate T. Boone Pickens is taking a beating financially. The slump in the price of oil has cost his hedge funds around $1 billion this year. His investors lost most of that money. Pickens' personal losses are estimated at $270 million. This isn't the kind of result you'd expect from a guy who's written a book called The First Billion is the Hardest. Antique Tractors: A Real Investment Vehicle Skittish about the stock market and credit crisis? There's another place to park your money: collectible tractors. The sector is growing like never before — it has even been attracting European investors.
TORONTO -- Shaun Marcum strolled through the Blue Jays' clubhouse last month, bat in hand, heading to the cage for one of the hitting sessions held for the club's pitchers during the Interleague Play slate. Marcum had his own bats, but he decided instead to raid the stash belonging to Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista. Asked why he was not using the lumber ordered for him, Marcum shrugged and smiled. "It seems like Bautista's got some homers in his," Marcum replied. Home runs are a big part of why Bautista found his way onto the American League All-Star team, which was revealed on Sunday. His breakout showing in the first half for Toronto currently has him atop Major League Baseball's home run leaderboard, leaving just one question for Bautista to answer. Would he be willing to slug it out in the State Farm Home Run Derby? "I've got mixed feelings about it so far," Bautista said on Sunday. Bautista has heard the stories. There was Bobby Abreu in 2005. And then Alex Rios in 2007. Beyond just those two, there are plenty of other examples of players who took to the stage and put on a powerful show -- only to see their power sapped in the second half of the season. Sometimes longer. Of course, there are also many cases where players took part in the Derby without any post-hacking symptoms. That is why Bautista is not ruling anything out right now. "It's something you've got to consider if they do contact me about it," Bautista said. "I've heard a couple of guys have gotten messed up after they've been in it. I've been in a couple in the Minor Leagues since I've played and I've never had problems. "Plus, there'd be a lot of pressure on you on the big stage." In 2005, Abreu took the Home Run Derby crown by launching 41 long balls in a jaw-dropping display at spacious Comerica Park in Detroit. Then, Abreu hit just six homers over the final 73 games of the season and managed to clear the fence merely 15 times the following season. In 2007, former Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios finished second in the contest, but belted a Derby-high 19 home runs at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Rios then hit just seven homers over the last 75 games of the year for Toronto and followed that up with only 17 shots for the Jays in '08. To a lesser extent, Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton went through a similar experience after his memorable performance at the 2008 Derby. Hamilton turned the old Yankee Stadium into his personal playground, smacking 35 home runs, including 28 in the first round. Hamilton then saw his power numbers decline in the second half. It is impossible to know how much of a role, if any, the Derby played in any of those cases. Players are often superstitious, though, and they are certainly creatures of habit. Bautista -- a first-time All-Star -- has found his success this season through timing and consistency with his swing. Given how he treats batting practice prior to each game, he knows he would have to alter his swing mechanics in a home run-hitting contest. That is causing him some hesitation. "I'm not really a home run hitter during BP," Bautista explained. "I hit more line drives than anything. I'd have to make an adjustment with my swing to get the ball up in the air more." Through 82 games for the Blue Jays, Bautista had launched a Major League-leading 21 home runs, surpassing his previous career best of 16 in 2006 with the Pirates. Dating back to Sept. 7 of last season, Bautista has belted 31 homers in 382 at-bats, or one per 12.3 at-bats on average. Before Sept. 7, 2009? Bautista had just 49 homers in his previous 1,656 at-bats. "It seems like whenever he hits the ball, it goes out of the park," said catcher John Buck, who joins center fielder Vernon Wells and Bautista as the Blue Jays' All-Star representatives this season. "He's having a great year." Bautista might not want to mess with what is working. There is also the matter of the venue. This year's Midsummer Classic is being held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim -- not the most hitter-friendly park in the big leagues. "If it was in Philadelphia, I'd definitely do it," Bautista said with a laugh. If Bautista is asked to take part in the Derby, though, he might still consider giving it a shot. "I've thought about it," Bautista said. "We'll see." Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
On Feb. 5 the Cub Scouts of Minot and the surrounding area competed in the 2011 Tomahawk District Pinewood Derby in the Minot Sleep Inn Convention Center. Nearly 100 scouts turned out to race their Pinewood Derby cars. The cars are made by the Cub Scouts from a block of pine wood in any design they choose. They add weights to the cars to try to get to 5 ounces exactly and then they race down an eight-lane aluminum track complete with digital timers and computer tracking. The event was open to all scouts of the Tomahawk district from first to fifth grade. Many of these scouts had Pinewood Derby events within their packs prior to competing at the district level. Submitted Photo - - Winning scouts, from left, are Ethan Kersten, Mason Lemar and Carson Perry. Cub scouts start in first grade and scouts are called Tiger Cubs. In the Tiger division, Cody Krantz finished first with Wyatt Dunlop and Talon Stevens in second and third. Second grade scouts are called Wolf Cubs. In the Wolf division Jayden Degenstein, Ethan Kersten and Damian Emly took first through third, respectively. In the third-grade Bear Cub division, first place was claimed by Mason Lemar, with Carson Perry taking second and William Tennison taking third place. Fourth- and fifth-graders join scouts as Webelo scouts. In the Webelo division, Niko Washington was the first-place finisher with Cooper Davis and Evan Mickelson taking second and third place. At the end of the day, the winners in each division raced for Grand Champion of the Tomahawk District. Mason Lemar took first place, Carson Perry took second place and Ethan Kersten took third place overall. WSC student group wins recognition WILLISTON -- Williston State College's Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization won awards at the state convention Jan. 26-28 in Minot. The team placed second in the College Bowl, behind Bismarck State College. Brett Wilkens won second place in the Equipment and Machinery Division of Ag Sales and Shelby Grabow won third place in the Feed, Seed, and Chemical Division. Bradley Rosenquist won third place in the Career Portfolio division and Shelby Grabow, Kayla Crooker and Kenzie Hartsoch won first place overall in the Livestock Specialist Division. Tops in Blue plans concert at fairgrounds Now in its 55th year, Tops In Blue, billed as the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase, will perform Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Magic Place, located in the southeast corner of the North Dakota State Fair Center. This is a change in venue from past shows, the most recent of which was in 2008. Tops In Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of amateur performers selected for their entertainment abilities. The group maintains a grueling schedule presenting a show that has traveled more than 4 million miles to military bases throughout the world, performed at six world fairs, more than 100 state fairs and festivals, and performed at countless air shows, military balls and special events. The event is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required to attend. Black History Month observed at Minot State Minot State University's Black Student Association will sponsor a Black History Month celebration at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in MSU's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The celebration will feature music, dance, poetry and storytelling. Students, faculty, staff and community members of all cultural backgrounds and ages will commemorate African American history through a variety of presentations that emphasize that black history is American history, shared by all Americans. Refreshments will be available. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 721-1935 or send e-mail to email@example.com. Chiropractor to open new practice in Harvey HARVEY -- Amy Felchle graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minn., with a doctorate in chiropractic. Felchle will be opening Northern Family Wellness and Chiropractic in her hometown of Harvey in March. The practice will be located at 2972 - 25th Street NE in Harvey. Winners named in area speech meet UNDERWOOD Area students won awards in a speech meet held at Underwood High School on Feb. 12. Individual award winners follow. State qualifiers are indicated by an asterisk: Dramatic interpretation: 1Beth Ryan, Ray; 2Molly Aufforth, Burke Central; 3Kaylyn Piper, Goodrich; 4McKenzie Miller, Washburn; 5Scarlett Tweeten, Washburn; 6Jodi Clayton, Washburn; FinalistsSamantha Phelps, Washburn; Kalene Jepsen, Burke Central. Speech to entertain: 1Tanner Due, Washburn; 2Nick Due, Washburn; 3Emily Ryan, Ray; 4Kaylyn Piper, Goodrich; 5Kendall Christianson, Washburn; 6Kenady Hansen, Washburn; FinalistsBrandi Holznagel, Washburn; Alexis Hauge, Ray. Extemporaneous programmed reading: 1Lauren Pechacek, Garrison; 2James Cavo, Washburn; 3Kendra Perdue, Ray; 4Kenady Hansen, Washburn; 5Katy Gerving, New Salem-Almont; 6Daisy Torkildson, Ray; FinalistsJonathan Olson, Ray; Courtney Hausauer, Turtle Lake-Mercer. Extemporaneous speaking: 1Beth Ryan, Ray; 2James Johnson, Ray. Humorous interpretation: 1Nick Due, Washburn; 2Justine Olson, Ray; 3Sam Gradin, Washburn; 4Hannah Dahl, Wing; 5Kayle Borner, Washburn; 6Colt Ryan, Ray; FinalistsJonathan Olson, Ray; Terrica LaFountain, New Salem-Almont. Humorous duo: 1Scarlett Tweeten and Nick Due, Washburn; 2Paige Dolan and Daisy Torkildson, Ray; 3Justine Olson and Jonathan Olson, Ray; 4Kendra Perdue and Haley Hodenfield, Ray; 5Taylor Peterson and Sabrina Kremer, Burke Central; 6Carly Benjamin and Tristina Hintz, Center-Stanton; FinalistsHannah Dahl and Nicole Sailing, Wing. Impromptu: 1Megan Freeman, Washburn; 2Jonathan Melvard, Washburn; 3Carissa Hintz, Center-Stanton; 4Colt Ryan, Ray; 5Kayle Borner, Washburn; 6Brenna Hill, Ray; FinalistKeisha Schock. Speech to inform: 1Steph Sauter, Washburn; 2Carissa Hintz, Center-Stanton; 3Patrick Pochant, Washburn; 4Karisa Thomas, Washburn; 5Matthew Nelson, Burke Central; 6Jason McGannon, New Salem-Almont; FinalistsCourtney Hall, Washburn; Colton Young, New Salem-Almont. Speech to persuade: 1Megan Freeman, Washburn; 2Anna Bernhardt, New Salem-Almont; 3Jonathan Melvard, Washburn. Poetry interpretation: 1James Cavo, Washburn; 2Morgan Pandolfo, Burke Central; 3Megan Hotten, Underwood; 4Kalene Jepsen, Burke Central; 5Kara Jeffers, Garrison; 6Mya Erickson, Burke Central; FinalistsMcKenzie Miller, Washburn; Jayden Mosbrucker, Center-Stanton. Radio broadcasting: 1Courtney Hausauer, Turtle Lake-Mercer; 2Mya Erickson, Burke Central; 3Carissa Hintz, Center-Stanton; 4Katy Gerving, New Salem-Almont; 5Karisa Thomas, Washburn; 6Taylor Mahlum, Burke Central; FinalistsKeeya Weinmann, Washburn; Keisha Schock, Washburn. Serious interpretation: 1James Cavo, Washburn; 2McKenzie Miller, Washburn; 3Kara Jeffers, Garrison; 4Emily Johannes, Underwood; 5Cierra Philbrick, Washburn; 6Jodi Clayton, Washburn; FinalistsAnna Bernhardt, New Salem-Almont; Hannah Dahl, Wing. Serious duo: 1Morgan Pandolfo and McKenzie Erickson, Burke Central*; 2Patrick Pochant and Cierra Philbrick, Washburn; 3Beth Ryan and James Johnson, Ray; 4April Sauter and Brandi Holznagel, Washburn; 5Madi Meyer and Ballie Hermanson, New Salem-Almont; 6Megan Freeman and Jodi Clayton, Washburn; FinalistsEmily Johannes and Megan Hotten, Underwood; Karisa Gratton and Lauren Pechacek, Garrison. Storytelling: 1Sam Gradin, Washburn; 2Medora Bennett, Garrison; 3Cierra Philbrick, Washburn; 4Brittany Bender, Anamoose; 5Tonya Weyrauch, Ray; 6BreeAnn Barman, Ray. Effort award: Kaylyn Piper, Goodrich; Courtney Hausauer, Turtle Lake-Mercer; Kaitlyn Binstock, Wing; Sean Wood, Underwood; Amanda Nelson, New Salem-Almont; Michelle Kuntz, Anamoose; Tyler Due, Washburn; Taylor Mahlum, Burke Central; Carissa Hintz, Center-Stanton; Kelsey Young, Garrison; BreeAnn Barman and Tonya Weyrauch, Ray.
Song to watch Throughout much of April it was very much the locals who shone the brightest, with killer new releases from Voltaire Twins, Messrs, Rufus and Jonathan Boulet. However, the end of April has brought us some brilliant music from overseas as well. Some of the standouts were Electric Guest, the new Nas track, another local in Owl Eyes, and this purely awesome little number. The UK duo (although one is a Swede), Punks Jump Up have teamed up with the familiar soothing voice of Dave 1 from Chromeo. This track is everything that it needs to be; It is a very catchy song that will brighten up your day and, mainly thanks to the vocals, it starts with a lot of energy, which builds up and carries right through the song. Punks Jump Up feat. Dave 1 – Mr. Overtime HOT TIP: Go out and get Sydney lass Catcall’s new album ‘The Warmest Place’ when it comes out on May 4. I managed to get my hands on a copy and I cannot stop listening, every track is golden. Trust me, it will replace the void left by Ladyhawke and her lacklustre new album. Best Video Clip You all should have at least heard about Van She’s brilliant new single ‘Idea of Happiness’ by now so I don’t really need to speak too much about it, apart from discussing the clip. The accompanying film clip was unexpectedly weird, which I wouldn’t have gone with, but really works magically for the story that it tells, check it out below. Because I did blog about this song last month and because I was too torn to decide between them, Sydney band Rufus share best video for April. Van She – Idea of Happiness Rufus – This Summer Since the track ‘Paris Collides’ that they released last year I have had my eye on Rufus, so I was very glad to get a copy of their latest EP BLUE. It is a dark and enthralling release that I am very fond of, with the stand out tracks being ‘Selena’ and the lead single ‘This Summer.’ The video for ‘This Summer’ is equally dark, haunting and enthralling as the song itself, making for an excellent combination by somehow making a party scene give you goosebumps. Most favourable news The most favourable announcement to hit our shores for some time is the Splendour in the Grass 2012 line-up announcement. I’m sure some people’s mouths are still wide open and plenty more people are still drooling at this. Splendour organisers have really gone all out for this years incarnation of the Byron Bay festival. Bloc Party, the newly reformed At The Drive-In, Explosions In The Sky, Dirty Three and The Kooks will all be performing exclusively as part of the bill. Then there’s the return of some act we had started to forget about like Spiderbait, Gypsy & the Cat, The Beautiful Girls, Shihad, Wolfmother and Missy Higgins. In addition to this there are a bunch of newer artists and also familiar faces that will no doubt appease, such as Kimbra, DZ Deathrays, Big Scary, Pond, Yacht Club DJs, Emma Louise, Miike Snow, Muscles, Smashing Pumpkins, Yuksek, Ball Park Music and Zulu Winter. Plus, a selected crop of upcoming electronic artists and DJs with Gloves, Beni, Nina Las Vegas, Luke Million, Parachute Youth and Flume. Did I mention it will be awesome? Didn’t have to. Yeah that’s pretty self explanatory, which is probably why every single type of ticket had sold out in a record 43 minutes. Devs. Matt & Kim – Block After Block (Punches Remix) Brooklyn boy Punches brings the goods for this rework of fellow Brooklynites Matt & Kim with a relaxed, summery dance vibe. Probably influenced more by indie than dance music, Punches perfectly underpins this track with plenty of airy synths and verb creating a feeling that would go perfectly accompanied by drinks on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A free download from Punches’ soundcloud is recommended. Black Strobe – Italian Fireflies (Reflex Remix) This tune has been out for a couple of months now but I’ve only just discovered it thanks to Rec Room Blog and it’s one of those memorable instrumental tracks that you want to keep listening to over and over again. The somewhat old school Black Strobe track has been given a true Reflex revamp with some huge electro-disco energy. This track may not be for everyone, but if you are keen on it, you can download all 7 glorious minutes from Reflex’ soundcloud page. Blog to check out 5/4 are a promotions company from Adelaide, because of this they talk about a lot of their own shows, but they do put on some pretty awesome shows. However, they don’t just make posts with their own interests at heart, they also post good music. Whether it be a single or video from a heavyweight, a little known band from Perth, an upcoming artist from the states or a tour announcement, my musical tastes are usually pretty on par with what they find. They are also really relevant, which should go without saying, but the amount of blogs out there posting material ages after it has come out this is a big plus. So make sure you like them on facebook as well because their feeds will enlighten you. Their only flaw is really the Rihanna/Drake post that they did a little while ago, but we can forgive them for that. Featured local band Named after singer songwriter Annabelle’s dog, Archie are making their own mark in Adelaide. With quirky, soulful and catchy indie tunes, these are definitely one of the local artists that will no doubt be falling onto people’s ‘next big thing’ lists sometime soon. The songs are undoubtedly driven by the strong, flowing melodies of the female voice but the music itself is nothing but standard. The unique mix of retro sounding synths over what would otherwise be a casual guitar jam certainly catches your attention, this paired with some interesting chord changes almost make them sound like a happier, less boring Jezabels. I think they are taking a little break right now but they have been a busy little band so far this year so I’m sure they will be playing again regularly soon. Until they do have some more shows on the radar again however, make sure you suss the songs on their facebook bandpage and do the mandatory facebook ‘like’ just in case they drop something new.
If it wasn’t for earthquakes, humans wouldn’t have innovated architecture They wouldn’t have looked into new ways of building homes, but the problem is that we got good at it – good to the points our homes won’t be destroyed frequently enough aka they won’t evolute frequently. If you look around you, there is very few free space - and in those spots you find big centers being eradicated everyday – safe and resistant enough – specially to earthquakes – what on earth will take down those inefficient dumb primitive beton monsters and make room for better buildings in the future ? So the problem behind this is the ever expanding gap between technology and architecture : our homes will always be behind technology/progress – they will be always less optimal. I can only imagine how better the earth will be if our houses were “smart” or modern enough – it is not science fiction – the way we build stuff is very retarded to say the least when it comes to the material used, energy saving, what a home can “do” and it is just not possible “business wise” to say : ok, let us destroy and rebuild. Before, nature took care of this, slowly and “less painfully” As little earthquakes happened, our primitive cities got “devastated”, we rebuilt them in a better way but the costs were small. We kept gradually improving till our cities became resistant to medium/high earthquakes. We reached this point of the graph where things slow down, become stable – it is cool not to have the tragedy and misery of earthquakes, but on the other hand there is the hidden and expensive cost of stability and non-progress. It is invisible and super slow but as devastating in its effect as that 2 minutes tragedy called earthquake Our homes are costing the earth dearly and suffocating it – we need earthquakes to give engineers another better large-scale chance/try. Before I start sounding too embarrassingly enthusiastic about earthquakes and destruction, here is a link on list of earthquakes – it has - Main lists of earthquakes - Historical earthquakes (before 1901) - List of 20th century earthquakes (1901–2000) - List of 21st century earthquakes (2001–present) - Lists of earthquakes by country - Largest earthquakes by magnitude - Deadliest earthquakes on record Enjoy the read !Read More
Thats What's Wrong with Black People Elon James White Posted: June 11, 2009 06:29 PM If you happen to have perused the latest Rolling Stone you might have come across an interesting comment by celebrated Black academic Dr. Cornell West: That's not my calling. Yeah, brother, you find me in a crack house before you find me in the White House. I'll go into the crack house before I ever go that far inside. Dr. West was answering a question about whether he would ever accept a position in the Obama adminstration's White House. On the surface this might seem like the rebel response. No, he won't join the institution that is holding down Black people across the land. He is a free thinker who will not be bound by a country who still doesn't take the plight of all of its citizens seriously. Or you could see this for what it is. Sheer lunacy. Dr. West is a part of a group of Black intelligentsia that sees it as their job to step up and police President Obama on his dealings on Blackness. West, Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson and others see themselves as the voice of the Black plight and will not allow Obama to ignore the very people that got him into office! With constant cries for racially charged fixes for issues within the black community, they stand at the sidelines with their noses held in disgust at his lack of true understanding, or better yet, lack of actual caring about the issues of, as Dyson keeps yelling, the people who put him in office. Here's a question: If Dr. West was offered a position in the Obama administration, why in holy hell would he not take it? Why would he turn down a direct line to the powers that be? Why would he rather do his work from a crack house than from the power base of our government? Why would he chose his current place in lieu of a position of actual power and ability to influence and change the issues that he so emphatically claims need the direct attention of higher government? There isn't a good answer. Just like Dyson's recent rant on Obama "playing Black people," this is just as ridiculous. Dyson spoke of how he has not been invited to the White House despite being the first prominent Black person to endorse Obama. He is clearly upset at not being offered a seat at the very same table that he proceeds to criticize at length. He even went so far as to reprimand Obama for not mentioning Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s name in a speech: Obama's usage of "a young preacher from Georgia" bothered him. Yes. Obama didn't say King's name. Does Dyson think he tried to trick America? That everyone would assume he was speaking of some other "preacher from Georgia"? Perhaps some spiritual leader from Russia! That's what people probably thought. No one would think MLK. He is willing to sacrifice the interests of African-Americans in deference to a conception of universalism because it won't offend white people. --Michael Eric Dyson via Youtube.com Could someone explain to me at exactly what point my interests were sacrificed? The fact that Obama hasn't stepped up to the podium and yelled, "Blackity Black Black. We gots ta get some black ish handled!" means he's some how sacrificed my interests? A lot of people asked what would happen if America ever had a Black President. Answer? We don't know yet. It has only been a few months. Black people have neither been ignored nor suddenly revered by anyone. Perhaps instead of being so quick to throw around "Drinking the Kool-Aid" as everyone loves to say, maybe we should just deal with issues as they come. Perhaps give the man, I dunno, maybe a year or two in office before we start talking about his sacrificing of Black interests. Maybe the people sacrificing Black interest are the self-anointed saviors of it in the first place. I remember the exact moment I 'fell out' with Dyson. It was when I watched a Black man with a PhD sit on national tv, defending the use of the word NIGGER by Black folk. Like he was making some grand intellectual argument. I remember it clearly, because I was sitting in the room with my mother, who was shaking her head in disbelief. And, I understood, without Mama saying a word, the look of utter disgust on her face. Cornell West, this is that moment. I've hung on through a lot with you, but this foolishness is ridiculous. You know I'm for calling out The President - on issues - when I believe he's wrong, but this stuff...is getting out of control. had this comment: Who are these clowns, if Obama sets up a whole paradigm?
Not only is it likely that the FDA will approve of adding aspartame to milk; they’ll say it just grand for it to be done without labeling it or notifying consumers… Natural News – “You probably already know that the FDA has declared war on raw milk and even helped fund and coordinate armed government raids against raw milk farmers and distributors. Yes, it’s insane. This brand of tyranny is unique to the USA and isn’t even conducted in China, North Korea or Cuba. Only in the USA are raw milk farmers treated like terrorists. But now the situation is getting even more insane than you could have imagined: the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have filed a petition with the FDA asking the FDA to alter the definition of “milk” to secretly include chemical sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose. Importantly, none of these additives need to be listed on the label. They will simply be swept under the definition of “milk,” so that when a company lists “milk” on the label, it automatically includes aspartame or sucralose. And if you’re trying to avoid aspartame, you’ll have no way of doing so because it won’t be listed on the label. This isn’t only for milk, either: It’s also for yogurt, cream, sour cream, eggnog, whipping cream and a total of 17 products, all of which are listed in the petition at FDA.gov. As the petition states: IDFA and NMPF request their proposed amendments to the milk standard of identity to allow optional characterizing flavoring ingredients used in milk (e.g., chocolate flavoring added to milk) to be sweetened with any safe and suitable sweetener — including non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame. This is all being done to “save the children,” we’re told, because the use of aspartame in milk products would reduce calories. Milk industry specifically asks to HIDE aspartame from consumers Astonishingly, the dairy industry is engaged in extreme doublespeak logic and actually arguing that aspartame should be hidden from consumers by not listing it on the label. Here’s what the petition says: IDFA and NMPF argue that nutrient content claims such as “reduced calorie” are not attractive to children, and maintain that consumers can more easily identify the overall nutritional value of milk products that are flavored with non-nutritive sweeteners if the labels do not include such claims. Further, the petitioners assert that consumers do not recognize milk — including flavored milk — as necessarily containing sugar. Accordingly, the petitioners state that milk flavored with non-nutritive sweeteners should be labeled as milk without further claims so that consumers can “more easily identify its overall nutritional value.” In other words, hiding aspartame from consumers by not including it on the label actually helps consumers, according to the IDFA and NMPF!
Chemical structure of oxycodone Oxycodone is a highly addictive drug that Jack is seen abusing in the flash-forwards. Some commonly known commercial formulations include "OxyContin", as well as the acetominophen-oxycodone combination sold as "Percocet". Around a year after he had been rescued from the island, Jack had apparently become dependent on this drug. As a medical doctor, Jack would have been well aware of the addictive properties of the drug. ("Through the Looking Glass") Benjamin Linus flushed down Jack's oxycodone stash while staying with him in a hotel room. ("The Beginning of the End") - Oxycodone is a prescription opiate and has addictive properties similar to heroin which Charlie was addicted to at the time of the crash. - In the United States, Oxycodone is classified as a "Schedule II Drug" and is highly regulated by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Refills for these drugs are not permitted in any US state, however, Jack apparently had 3 refills, according to the pharmacist in the flash forward. In some states, written prescriptions for Oxycodone and all other Schedule II drugs must be confirmed through the prescribing doctor within 72 hours. - Jack is seen stealing sample packets of generic oxycodone. Although samples are liberally distributed by pharmaceutical sales representatives, US federal law prohibits samples of Schedule II drugs. - Also known as "Hillbilly Heroin". Oxycodone was initially marketed as having less risk of dependence or addiction than other prescription painkillers. (Note that heroin was also initially, 100 years ago, marketed as a non-addictive substitute for morphine.) - In July 2007, a federal judge fined the makers of OxyContin $634.5 million for misleading the public about its risk of addiction (AP)
Just wanted to post a few pics of the fun going on this spring with Mission 2540. With the nice weather has come lots of kids out wanting to play. That means lots chaotic tag games with 40 kids running around. You’d think this would wear them out enough to sit still and listen to my Bible stories. Um…nope. At Easter time, I think it’s necessary to decorate some eggs. It’s also much cleaner and easier to purchase plastic eggs and let the kids use markers to do the decorating. They also stuffed them full of candy. Cypress Creek had a small crowd the day we did it, and it made for a nice, calm, fun activity. NGV did not have a small group. It was not nice or calm, but I think the kids had fun… Every Easter, I read the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus stories from the Jesus Storybook Bible, which I love very much. I love it so much that we decided to give copies of it away to all our kids and families for Easter. Thanks to those of you who provided the funds for us to do so. We’ve handed out 40 of them to famlies, and a few more are still being handed out! Below is Taekwon showing off some of the books. Finally, the Get Real Club at Travis is still going strong. I meet with about 10 kids from each of the grades (6th, 7th, and 8th) during the course of their lunches. We talk about anything and everything. And as our relationships have strenghtened, the kids are growing more and more honest about their hurts and dreams and desires. It’s been pretty amazing. Here are some of the 6th graders finishing up lunch before we head off to our room. Life is fun and crazy in these parts. And it’s only going to get crazier: we’ve got a lot in store for the Summer.
Leave a Reply Cancel reply Memorial Day Weekend Schedule Friday May 24th - No 4:30pm or 5:30pm classes Saturday May 25th - 8:00am & 9:00am (will close at noon) Sunday May 26th - 9:00am ONLY Monday May 27th - 9:00am & 9:30am Start times for "Memorial Day Murph" 827 East Rector San Antonio, TX 78216 (210) 865-XFIT (9348) Visiting or Dropping in for a class? Monthly Workout Archives Fitness In 100 Words Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, Clean & Jerk, and snatch. Similarly master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports. Greg Glassman - CrossFit.com - Saturday 130518 May 18, 20132013 CrossFit Games Regional Event 2 Complete the following in 7 minutes: 3 Overhead squats Begin with 135, 185, 225 or 255 pounds (or scale as needed) and increase by 10 pound increments to as heavy as you can within the seven minutes. Do not use a rack. Post loads to comments. Enlarge image Danielle Horan, 1st place after day 1, North East Regional Women […] - "I am much more prepared mentally and physically." - Chelsea Lewis facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… #CrossFitGames 14 hours ago - Follow this weekend's Regional action: @CFGNorEastReg, @CFGSouthEastReg, @CFGEuropeReg and @CFGSoCalRegion #CrossFitGames 1 day ago - Will @BehemothCF be standing on the podium on Sunday? #CrossFitGames http://t.co/7O9hXnHkne 1 day ago
July 22, 2008 Robinson likes visit Matt Robinson is one of those players who can be a wide receiver in college but some coaches are projecting the Columbia (Md.) Atholton prospect will develop into a tight end. Either is fine with Robinson, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound recruit in the 2010 class. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
We are looking for a female Store Manager for MeMeMe Joburg, somebody who can be a part time assistant to the store owner. A person under the age of 30 with a keen interest in South African clothing design would be most suitable. We are not looking for someone who has interests in other industries, but just needs a job for the meantime. We need somebody that is going to grow with the business. The following is required from the ideal candidate: - Good customer relation skills - Sales experience - An understanding of retail practice - An understanding and interaction with Social Media - Excellent administration skills - A driver’s licence and a car (optional) The salary is negotiable and the job comes with benefits. Please take note that there will be a trial period of two months in which a basic salary will be paid to the selected candidate. All CV’s (with full names, contact details and required information) to be e-mailed to: firstname.lastname@example.org before Wednesday 30 November. The position is available from January 2012 but a two week training period during December 2011 is required. Contact shop: 011 447 1497
April 23, 2012 Recruits react to MSU spring game Mississippi State held its annual Maroon-White spring game on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs had a solid turnout of both 2012 signees and 2013 recruits on hand. Following the scrimmage, BulldogBlitz.com received feedback from 18 of the prospects on-hand. Here are their reactions ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt is an Op-Ed by Mitt Romney that appeared in The New York Times on 11/18/2008. IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check. I love cars, American cars. I was born in Detroit, the son of an auto chief executive. In 1954, my dad, George Romney, was tapped to run American Motors when its president suddenly died. The company itself was on life support — banks were threatening to deal it a death blow. The stock collapsed. I watched Dad work to turn the company around — and years later at business school, they were still talking about it. From the lessons of that turnaround, and from my own experiences, I have several prescriptions for Detroit’s automakers. First, their huge disadvantage in costs relative to foreign brands must be eliminated. That means new labor agreements to align pay and benefits to match those of workers at competitors like BMW, Honda, Nissan and Toyota. Furthermore, retiree benefits must be reduced so that the total burden per auto for domestic makers is not higher than that of foreign producers. That extra burden is estimated to be more than $2,000 per car. Think what that means: Ford, for example, needs to cut $2,000 worth of features and quality out of its Taurus to compete with Toyota’s Avalon. Of course the Avalon feels like a better product — it has $2,000 more put into it. Considering this disadvantage, Detroit has done a remarkable job of designing and engineering its cars. But if this cost penalty persists, any bailout will only delay the inevitable. Second, management as is must go. New faces should be recruited from unrelated industries — from companies widely respected for excellence in marketing, innovation, creativity and labor relations. The new management must work with labor leaders to see that the enmity between labor and management comes to an end. This division is a holdover from the early years of the last century, when unions brought workers job security and better wages and benefits. But as Walter Reuther, the former head of the United Automobile Workers, said to my father, “Getting more and more pay for less and less work is a dead-end street.” You don’t have to look far for industries with unions that went down that road. Companies in the 21st century cannot perpetuate the destructive labor relations of the 20th. This will mean a new direction for the U.A.W., profit sharing or stock grants to all employees and a change in Big Three management culture. The need for collaboration will mean accepting sanity in salaries and perks. At American Motors, my dad cut his pay and that of his executive team, he bought stock in the company, and he went out to factories to talk to workers directly. Get rid of the planes, the executive dining rooms — all the symbols that breed resentment among the hundreds of thousands who will also be sacrificing to keep the companies afloat. Investments must be made for the future. No more focus on quarterly earnings or the kind of short-term stock appreciation that means quick riches for executives with options. Manage with an eye on cash flow, balance sheets and long-term appreciation. Invest in truly competitive products and innovative technologies — especially fuel-saving designs — that may not arrive for years. Starving research and development is like eating the seed corn. Just as important to the future of American carmakers is the sales force. When sales are down, you don’t want to lose the only people who can get them to grow. So don’t fire the best dealers, and don’t crush them with new financial or performance demands they can’t meet. It is not wrong to ask for government help, but the automakers should come up with a win-win proposition. I believe the federal government should invest substantially more in basic research — on new energy sources, fuel-economy technology, materials science and the like — that will ultimately benefit the automotive industry, along with many others. I believe Washington should raise energy research spending to $20 billion a year, from the $4 billion that is spent today. The research could be done at universities, at research labs and even through public-private collaboration. The federal government should also rectify the imbedded tax penalties that favor foreign carmakers. But don’t ask Washington to give shareholders and bondholders a free pass — they bet on management and they lost. The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs. The federal government should provide guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that their warranties are not at risk. In a managed bankruptcy, the federal government would propel newly competitive and viable automakers, rather than seal their fate with a bailout check. Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, was a candidate for this year’s Republican presidential nomination.1 views
Like my band's Facebook page if you want a Tumblr promo to my 103k followers on here, just inbox me your name when you're done: LOVE LET ME GO I'm Mitzey. Bath, UK. Assistant Manager at The Works. Single. Melodic Hardcore. Love Life. Positivity. Photography. Portraiture. Morrissey. Long Walks. Oscar Wilde. Partying. Rain. Parkour. Music. Adventures. Hip-Hop. Travelling. Poetry. Winter. Family & Friends. Memories. Don't really know what to say about me, I'm no one special really, just a regular, quiet shy boy with a big heart who has hopes and dreams, in the end I just hope I'm happy. One day I'd like to move to LA, France or Australia and meet someone truly breath taking, captivating and beautiful who I'll fall in love with. A girl who I can spoil, take on lots of cute dates, go for long walks holding hands with. We'll forget the world and everyone else around us and we'll embrace each others company and we'll always be happy together. We'll have a connection only we understand, we'll get lost in each other through true love, and we'll get to live by the sea, to watch the sun set and sun rise, nothing else in life will matter as long as I have her by my side. Here's to dreaming. Make the best of everything, life and love is what you make of it, cherish every moment. I'm so thankful and forever grateful for all the friends and family that I have had the pleasure of knowing and growing with, I love you all :) ''I am no one special, just a common man with common thoughts. I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me, that has always been enough.'' ^Click to pause music :) Please Like my band's Facebook page:
It seems like everyone was rooting for pop’s most adorable couple since Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. But ver since news broke about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s rumored break up on Saturday, their loyal fans have been reacting and are supporting both sides. They had been officially dating February 2011, when they attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party as a couple. In the past few weeks rumors were swirling about their relationship, but when Justin saw The Lion King on Broadway with a bunch of people, including 19-year-old Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin, that’s when things seem to have imploded. Barbara even started receiving hate messages on Twitter, but she let all of the Beliebers and Selena know that there was nothing going on between them. last time im saying it. please calm down.there is nothing going on w him.i met him and did a pic w him. wouldnt u do the same?:) #friendship— Barbara Palvin (@BarbaraPalvin) November 10, 2012 It didn’t help Justin’s case when he added a shirtless photo of himself to Instagram, basically proclaiming he was single and ready to mingle. His fans seemed to be more concerned about his broken heart rather than his newly single status, and used the hashtag #MissionHappyBieber to show him their support. Emily Rister (@emilyrister) November 12, 2012 Even his manger Scooter Braun gave him some good advice on how to move forward. it is how we handle ourselves in the toughest situations that show our true character. Always show respect, integrity, and class.— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) November 10, 2012 Meanwhile Selena’s fans supported her with some silly tweets. That's why you don't rob the cradle, because babe's be trippin'. 🍼— Jennifer Stone (@comeagainjen) November 10, 2012 Her BFF Demi Lovato also took to Twitter to show her compassion. When you are in the dumps, look around at all the things you have to be thankful for.— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) November 10, 2012 For the most part, the fans behaved themselves and were more upset that they were no longer together. Demi Lovato (@ImWithMyIdol) November 10, 2012 Last night Selena looked stunning as she stepped out to be honored with the Independent Spirit Award at the Glamour Women of Year Awards in New York City, and she told E! that “she’s “doing well” and really felt “so blessed” to be a part of Glamour’s event.” Justin happened to be performing live in Brooklyn, and this morning he tweeted some advice. "Life is short. It's gonna be what it's gonna be. As long as u put your best foot forward." -Glenn... words from a stranger I just met. :)— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) November 13, 2012 They are both so busy, that they won’t even have much time to reflect on their split. In the meantime, their legion of fans will be there for them. -Danielle Clasing, B96/Chicago
MIXTAPE 80 – FROM LA WITH LOVE My bad on the delay. First things first – The Mixtape Show is in the final round for the award for Best (Podsafe) Music Podcast on the internet. Thanks for getting us this far – let’s take it this year! The voting opens on the 28th and goes to the 10th of August, and you can vote every single day. I fully expect all of you to do that. I’ll be posting details on how to vote once the polls open. It’s also probably a good idea to keep an eye on this space in the next couple of weeks – there’s gonna be a hell of a lot of music coming your way – the podcasts will be coming in more often, and there’s going to be a bunch of giveaways. So if you like free shiny discs with pretty songs on them, you should pay attention. So – this episode. This is a compilation that came out a little while ago that spent a good amount of time in the ride, but for whatever reason has really been slept on. ArtDontSleep’s new From LA With Love has a mission statement that is a kinda tall order, but I am definitely feeling the music. I only have the promo version, but I hear the official release comes with a mini art booklet. Definitely a release worth checking out. This episode is a cool little mix put together by Kuthma that runs you through some of the highlights. Check the soultronica vibe on a lot of these cuts… Here’s the official tracklist from the CD – obviously this isn’t the order of the podcast. 01. From Leaf to Feather – Night Sun 02. Nobody presents: Blank Blue – All the Shallow Deep 03. Sound Directions – Wildflower 04. Tarek “Dj Dusk” Captan – Let me know 05. A Race of Angels – Just Begin 06. Adventure Time – This Dome Is Our Home 07. Nathan Yell – Goodbye 08. Coleman - No Strings Attached 09. Computer Jay feat. The Gray Kid – 1000 Fold 10. Exile - In The Night 22 [more exile here] 11. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Killa Peach (I had no idea she produced! More of her here) 12. Flying Lotus – It’s A Secret [hell to the yes. more Flying Lotus] 13. Take feat. Gaby Hernandez – Walk Away 14. Yesterdays New Quintet – I Remember John Coltrane 15. The Gaslamp Killer feat. Gonjasufi - Kobwebs 16. Free Moral Agents – Sound At Sea 17. Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Nag Champa (you’ve seen Carlos before as part of Ammon contact – more from them here) Aaaand that’s about all I can get away with leaking. More info at myspace.com/fromlawithlove. Oh – intro is that new Madlib - Get It Right. As always, hit up the comments section, let me know what yall thought of this one..
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Strasburg to debut vs. Pirates on June 8 Highly touted No. 1 Draft pick 'is ready to go,' Nats GM says WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have decided that right-hander Stephen Strasburg will make his Major League debut on June 8 against the Pirates -- provided that a rainout or injury doesn't stand in the way. "We believe he is ready to go," general manager Mike Rizzo said on Monday. "We like that Stephen could bounce back from tough outings." Strasburg, 21, will become the fourth first-round Draft pick -- third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitchers Ross Detwiler and Drew Storen are the others -- in Nationals history to reach the big leagues. Strasburg is scheduled to make his final Minor League start on Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse in Buffalo. Strasburg will throw six innings or 95 pitches, Rizzo said. "It's exciting, obviously. He has worked hard to get where he is at," Zimmerman said. "But I think it's exciting for us. Every fifth day, he gives us a really good chance to win. I think that's the goal here. We continue to develop guys that we draft like Storen and Stras. "Ultimately, we'll have a good group of core guys that we drafted to go along with guys like me, Adam Dunn, Hammer [Josh Willingham] and those kind of guys. Ultimately, we'll have a very competitive team." Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, has been dominant in the Minors thus far, going a combined 6-2 with a 1.43 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings for Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse. "Along with [pitching coordinator] Spin Williams and pitching coach Steve McCatty, we had a plan in place since Spring Training [for Strasburg]," Rizzo said. Catcher Wil Nieves caught most of Strasburg's games in Spring Training and came away impressed with what he saw from the right-hander. "He is an unbelievable pitcher," Nieves said. "He is getting his experience in the Minor Leagues. He is doing a great job down there from what I've heard. He is going to help us. He is mature. I know he is going to be strong mentally. It's exciting to add somebody like him to the rotation." Strasburg's arrival means that the Nationals will have to take someone out of their rotation. Provided that they are healthy, right-hander Livan Hernandez and left-hander John Lannan will remain in the rotation. There are reports that right-hander Luis Atilano could be the leading candidate to be sent down to Syracuse, but those reports appear to be premature. Atilano is having a far better season than right-hander Craig Stammen, who is scheduled to pitch Tuesday against the Astros. Atilano is 5-1 with a 4.70 ERA, while Stammen has picked up one victory and has a 5.60 ERA. Right-hander J.D. Martin, who was recalled from Syracuse on Saturday because of a shoulder injury to left-hander Scott Olsen, could be the odd man out. However, Martin is off to a good start, even though he lost the game to the Padres that same day. He lasted six innings and allowed one earned run. Even more impressive is that Martin didn't walk a batter. The Nationals have a week to make the decision on Atilano, Stammen or Martin before Strasburg is in the big leagues. Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
VIERA, Fla. -- In need of a catcher, the Astros are looking at Jesus Flores as a possible replacement for Jason Castro -- who is out for the season because of a knee injury -- according to a baseball source. However, Houston is concerned about Flores' right shoulder, which has kept him off the diamond for almost two years. Flores is healthy now, but has yet to be challenged in terms of trying to throw out runners this spring. For the first time since moving to Washington, the Nats have catching depth and could trade Flores. th Ivan Rodriguez will start the season as Washington's Opening Day catcher, while Wilson Ramos is considered the team's backstop of the future. Derek Norris most likely will start the season in the Minors. According to many in the Nats' organization, Norris already has a big league bat, but is making strides behind the plate. Catcher Norris draws praise from Riggleman VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals manager Jim Riggleman raved about catcher Derek Norris on Monday morning, calling him one of the most impressive players in camp and comparing him to former Nats outfielder Josh Willingham in terms of knowing the strike zone. After all, Norris has an on-base percentage of .414 during his four years in professional baseball. Not only is Norris an above-average hitter, he has made strides behind the plate, according to Riggleman. "He really looks good at the plate. His catching is coming along," Riggleman said. "We really think he is going to be a big league catcher. You like to give respect to the guys who have done it. He kind of gives you that Willingham feeling up there as a hitter. He is kind of built like Willingham, knows the strike zone like Willingham and we think he is going to have similar power like Willingham." 2010 Spring Training - Major League Baseball News & Features - J. Upton's slam changes tenor of game, recent stretch - Sale shuts downs Angels for second time this week - Goldschmidt supports Cahill with homers 11 and 12 - Kipnis conquers M's with three-run, walk-off homer - Error allows Pirates to score winning run in ninth Sights & Sounds Spring Training Info The Nats are loaded with quality catchers, including Ivan Rodriguez, Wilson Ramos, Jesus Flores and Jhonatan Solano. Is there any talk of Norris switching positions? "Right now, he is a catcher, period," Riggleman said about Norris. "He really got his game together in the [Arizona Fall League]. He was more aggressive in the Fall League and here in Spring Training. "We feel like he is going to catch, period. The strides he has made with our instructors throughout the system and [assistant general manager] Bob Boone, we are really seeing that he can catch. That's where it's at." Last season, Norris played for Class A Hagerstown and Potomac, and he hit a combined .235 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs. He missed time because of a wrist injury and a concussion suffered after being hit by a pitch. Kasten at camp for first time since resigning VIERA, Fla. -- Stan Kasten visited the Nationals on Monday morning. It was his first appearance in camp since resigning as the team's president. Although he still has a stake in the team, he doesn't work for the franchise and declined to say what he plans to do in the future. "I've been doing a lot of miscellaneous stuff I don't like to talk about," Kasten said. "I can't talk about anything today, but I have been very busy. I've been moving around quite a bit. I'm working on a whole lot of things, but I'm glad I have the time to get down here this week." Kasten said he pays attention to the Nationals and the moves they made this offseason. He believes they can improve as long as they have healthy starting pitching. "They had a very active, aggressive offseason, and I'm certainly in favor of aggressiveness," Kasten said. "Let's keep our fingers crossed. If they don't have the injuries that they had last year in the rotation, they are going to improve. Other than that, they look like they have a lot more quality, too. It's very exciting, I think." Harper quiets heckler with two-run double VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper had his best spring game on Monday afternoon, going 2-for-2 with two RBIs in a 14-9 victory against the Astros, and raising his Spring Training average to .308 in the process. Harper's most impressive hit came during his second at-bat in the eighth inning. The team had already scored six runs in the inning. With Harper at the plate, one fan in the stands yelled, "Overrated, overrated." On the next pitch from reliever Jorge De Leon, Harper doubled near the right-field line, scoring Matt Stairs and Alex Cora. Harper acknowledged that he heard the heckling from the fan. "You can hear everything out there," Harper said. "You can't really get into that. I've been hearing it since I was in high school, college. It doesn't get old because I love it. I love hearing it. I love people saying that stuff about me. I like all the bad stuff." All though he is hitting over .300, Harper believes it's hard facing opposing pitchers he has never seen. He also said he's not in a hitting groove. He needs at least 30 or 40 at-bats to feel comfortable in the batter's box. "It's always going to be hard," Harper said about facing opposing pitchers. "I think it was Ted Williams who said, 'I hate hitting in All-Star Games and against rookies.' He had never seen them before. So going up there and seeing guys you have never seen before, especially relievers and closers, they are going to come at you with sliders, knuckleballs, split fingers, everything they have in their kitchen sink. "I'm still going out there every day and getting things going. It's hard not starting every game. I'm sitting inside the dugout and it feels like I want to fall asleep, but I'm just trying to get things going. There are many things that I need in Spring Training that could really help you out." Despite results, Storen pleased with outing VIERA, Fla. -- The numbers say Nationals reliever Drew Storen didn't have a good outing Monday, allowing two runs (one earned) in one inning. It didn't help that the team played below average defense behind him. But manager Jim Riggleman said Storen was told to throw more fastballs than usual. The club wants him to have more fastball command. "[For Storen], the results are not going to look as good as he actually threw," Riggleman said. "We are trying to get him to have better command of his fastball a little more, so we are insisting that he throws more fastballs, which is going to get him hit a little bit if he is not using all of his weapons." Storen said he was happy with the team's decision to throw more fastballs. "It was kind of the big thing we were talking about -- fastball command," Storen said. "I really concentrated on it today. I was happy with the way I threw the ball. It's just that things didn't go my way. I didn't like the results, but the way I pitched was a lot better -- a big step ahead than the last time. The last time was not where I wanted to be." Storen is competing with Sean Burnett, Tyler Clippard and Henry Rodriguez for the closer role. Thus far, Storen has allowed six earned runs in three innings. Gorzelanny to make first start Thursday VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals left-hander Tom Gorzelanny will pitch in his first Major League Spring Training game Thursday against the Mets at Space Coast Stadium. Gorzelanny fell behind a lot of the pitchers because he had a bad case of the flu. The veteran left-hander, who is competing for the fifth spot in the rotation, most likely will pitch three innings. Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
That seems to be all the Orioles have left to rid themselves of in order to completely enter the ‘out with the old, in with the Derosa’ stage of their future. And we’re ready. I am anyway. From what I’ve read on-line from the Seattle-area media, Bedard is now not only a Mariner but also officially Ichiro’s Scottie Pippen…and if that’s the way they feel, good for them. Why not? But as far as the Cubs are concerned, seriously, let’s do this thing. Pull the trigger already. Send us Roberts. Why not? Sure, he was mentioned on that steroid/HGH list of ‘players unfortunate enough to be included on this list of potential users according to MLB’s eenie-meenie-minee-moe accusation policy’. Ok, sure, there’s that. But then again, he’s also an All-Star second basemen who I wouldn’t mind watching tighten up the middle of our defense next year. I also wouldn’t mind watching him man the batter’s box to the right of home plate and I wouldn’t mind watching him help create a new element on the Cubs that pushes them to a World Series title. I believe with Roberts as our second baseman and with the right choice of closer, we’re there. That’s it. The bullpen/closer coming through and one more left handed bat and we’re where we want to be: browsing Chicago Cubs 2008 World Series Championship merchandise on MLB.com. I don’t get a commission from the sales, I’m just pretty sure we’d be able to find it there. (Man these blogs get loopy when I post around midnight). Regardless, I’m excited about the Bedard deal because it leads me to believe ‘Roberts to the Cubs’ headlines are right around the corner. Just in time for Spring Training. Fukudome for Christmas. Roberts for Easter. My birthday’s in October…and I know just the thing the Cubs could give me then too. : )
FROM THE HOME OF DUNDER MIFFLIN The city of Scranton has gotten a lot of attention thanks to the popularity of the hit TV show, “The Office”. This place has been on the International League map for quite a while, though. Before the Yankees invaded, the area was home to the Triple A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. When that was the case, back in 1999, the Red Barons had an exciting player on their club named Torey Lovullo. In his last season of professional American baseball (he played one more year in Japan) Lovullo hit .279 with 21 home runs and a team record 106 rbi. The single season team mark for runs batted in still stands. Torey was immensely popular in Buffalo. He was a standout player and manager in the city. I understand that. I was a little surprised, though as staff at PNC Field stopped by to pay homage to Torey. They all had fond memories of a guy who played with enthusiasm and set the rbi record in his only year in town. He clearly made an impact. He’s that kind of guy. Eugene “Jeep” Fanucci has run the stadium press box for over 20 years and he stopped down to shake Torey’s hand. “Torey’s one of those guys who always has a smile or a nice word for you. They’re not all like that.” Not that I’m dropping sainthood on the skipper, by any means. When he was a visiting player coming to the area, he stayed at the Lackawanna Station Hotel, as we do now. I’ve told you the stories of how the place is supposed to be haunted. It’s an old train station and during World War II part of it was used as a morgue, so families could come and identify the bodies of their loved ones killed in action. The stories have blossomed over the years and Torey shared one with me that he and a partner in crime perpetrated on another unsuspecting teammate. Lovullo and J.T. Snow decided to get back to the hotel early after a game and infiltrate the room of a guy they knew would be staying at the park for a little while longer. (I have been sworn to secrecy, so I can’t tell you the players’ name. After all these years, he still doesn’t know the whole thing was a hoax and I think Torey might be scared of the guy!) . Once they secured a room key, they snuck into his room, armed with fishing line. They attached it to a coat hanger that had clips on the bottom of it (for hanging trousers) and ran it under the door. In the dark of night, they banked on the fact their “friend” wouldn’t see it when he returned. They waited a couple of hours and around 1:30 a.m. they returned to his room. They listened through the door and could hear him on the phone with his wife. “Pre-Cell Phone” days, so they knew he was at the desk or on his bed recounting the details of the nights’ game. They also knew that their dupe was a superstitious type so they felt pretty confident. As the conversation continued, Torey and Snow grabbed the end of the fishing line in the hallway and started to gently pull it back and forth, creating a rustling sound from the open closet. They heard the victim say to his wife, “Hey hold on, I think I heard something”. He went and checked but didn’t see the well-hidden line. A moment later, they did it again. “Whoa” the man yelled. “This hotel is supposed to be haunted” he told his wife. “I know I just heard something in my closet.” Lovullo and Snow, meanwhile are in the hallway, holding each other up they’re laughing so hard. The guy investigated and again found nothing amiss in his room. He finally settled back into the talk with his wife, apparently trying to convince himself that he had imagined the noises. Now, our two jokers were ready for the grand finale. After a minute or two, they really started jiggling the line. The hung clothing was rustling and creating a mini tornado in the closet. Their victim started screaming and they could hear him get off the bed and run across the room. With a good tug on the line, the hanger popped off the bar, and they dragged his clothes across the floor. The screams from the room started to get louder. They pulled until the pressure of the hotel room door forced the line to come free from the hanger, leaving a pile of clothes in front of the door. The culprits then ran like crazy for a place to hide, laughing hysterically. Finally, the screaming died down and our victim settled down to try to sleep, no doubt, with one eye open. Torey said, with a great deal of pride, I might add, that a couple of years later, as stories of the haunted hotel were being told, someone recounted the tale of the clothing that jumped out of the closet and ran for the door. He just sat there, silently, with a big smile on his face.
HERE IN THE O-H-I-O Despite all the rain we’ve had here in Columbus over the last few days, it’s been a good trip. On Tuesday, I enjoyed the most fortuitous rainout in International League history. My daughters Eva and Carly live in the area, so it’s my favorite trip of the year. It happened that Eva, who’s a student at Olentangy High School was having her Senior Awards Assembly that night. Frustrating to be in the area and not be able to attend. Well, the weather/baseball Gods cooperated and as the skies opened up with torrential rains, I was the happiest guy in Buckeye Nation when the game was postponed. I borrowed the Penske Truck that Rick Medeiros carts our equipment around in, and made the trip to the school in plenty of time. First, what are the odds that I’m in Columbus that night? And second, a rainout? I am indeed blessed with the daughters I have. “Proud” only begins to describe the way they make me feel. Eva, who acts as my conscience and advisor, even at the tender age of 18, is wise beyond her years. She is giving and caring, things that I am working on, myself. She hauled in several awards at the assembly. She was recently recognized as the member of her senior class who contributed the most service hours to the area. She was named the top marketing student in her class. She also received recognition from the National Honor Society. Eva was named the student that had contributed the most to her school. If it sounds like I’m bragging, I am. As I’ve said before, if you have a daughter or friend like Eva Hyder, you are lucky. She will be a freshman at Ashland University in Ohio, this fall The next day, when Dan Hoard saw Eva, he congratulated her. He added that her most impressive feat, however, was getting her father to sign on to Twitter. I guess I still have one foot firmly planted back in the 20th century. I’ve been on for a couple of days and have only “tweeted” a few times. I will get it rolling very soon. You can follow me on Twitter @SteveTHyder. When I rejoined the team on Tuesday, I was excited to see Tommy Hottovy in the clubhouse. The extremely talented and likeable lefty was promoted from AA Portland. Like fellow southpaw, Rich Hill, Tommy has been working on a sidearm delivery that has met positive reviews. Hottovy said it was a bit disappointing to begin the season in Double A, but he quickly added that Pawtucket wasn’t his goal, either. “No. I want to be in the Major Leagues, and I’m trying to do whatever it takes.” As is usually the case, when a new player arrives, another player has to depart. In this case, Hottovy replaced Kris Johnson on the PawSox roster. Johnson, who had been on the Pawtucket roster for parts of three seasons, was released by the Red Sox. Hottovy, who has known KJ since he was 12, and were both players at Wichita State still has high hopes for his friend. “I hope KJ gets his confidence back. His stuff can play. His stuff is as good as it was when he was at his highest of highs. Maybe a change of scenery is what he needs. I’m sad to see him go. We’ve known each other for a long time. He’s a good friend.”
Houston Astros Roster In 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook hereFollow @mlbreports Monday, February.11, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): Follow @NRoss56 In 2005, the Houston Astros completed a run to the World Series. It was the culmination of the Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell teams in Houston. That team had players on it named Clemens, Pettitte, Oswalt,Bagwell and Biggio. This Houston team is a far way from that National League Champion. Houston has failed at epic levels the last two seasons. The state of the current union of this team is summed up in one word: bad. With that said, there is a ray of hope in these dark days. When I first learned of this assignment, I planned on doing a portion of a piece on the Astros most expensive and possibly most prominent offensive piece, Jed Lowrie. Houston, in an effort to aggressively proceed with rebuilding its roster, traded Lowrie for several pieces. The trade itself has been covered by this site and our Astros’ corespondent already so I’m going to focus on piece of it. Chris Carter, the First Baseman/Outfielder, acquired by the Astros. Carter has shown consistent power at the Minor League levels as he consistently posted well above league average ISO numbers. His brief stint in the Majors with the A’s prior to the 2012 season did not see those numbers translate. Finally in 2012, we got a look at what we hope is the real Chris Carter. Carter posted 16 Home Runs in less than 300 Plate Appearances while posting a spectacular ISO. Carter is not the type of player who will hit for average as his Strike-Out rates are consistently well above league average, but he does so an excellent propensity for taking walks. Carter is an Adam Dunn - type player. Big power, good On Base Percentage, but a high Strike Out rate with a low Batting Average. Overall, I think he will make a fine number four hitter, but the pieces around him need to fit. The other issue is where does Carter play. He is traditionally a First Baseman, but Houston is currently playing 26-Year Old Brett Wallace at first in an effort to determine his value. More important than Wallace though is one of Houston’s top prospects, First Baseman Jonathan Singleton. Bagwell and Biggio Mix of Highlights: Who will be the next tandem of Astros greats?: Singleton and Carter could compliment each other quite well in the future. Singleton is not a traditional power hitting First Baseman. He generates his offensive value mostly through his On Base Percentage. His ISO has increased to .213 with Houston’s Double-A Ball Club, which is very encouraging as he hits his prime. The biggest problem for Singleton right now is that he is set to lose Plate Appearances at Double-A due to an upcoming suspension. These were key At – Bats that Singleton will need to make up, but once he does, I think we could be seeing a solid middle of the Astros line-up for several years with Carter and Singleton. Besides Carter (and eventually Singleton, who should see action by the end of the season), the only consistent offensive force on the Astros is Jose Altuve. Altuve is a table setting presence for the Astros. He makes his living on an above the median BABIP and high contact rates, which translate into consistent Batting Average production from Altuve. Altuve provides nice production from second base, but Houston fans should be realistic about Altuve’s upside. In order for him to maximize his potential offensively, he needs to increase his walk rate significantly. Altuve’s ability to make contact makes him a good offensive piece with the potential to repeat his 2012 trip to the All-Star game in the future, but he walks at a below average rate. This isn’t as harmful to Altuve as to other players because of the good contact rates, but it is the issue that stands in his way to being one of the elite table setting players in the league. Altuve will never be a source of power, but an increase in On Base Percentage in front of Houston’s budding power hitters discussed above would greatly impact Houston’s ability to compete in the future. The remainder of the Astros lineup is flushed with talent that needs to prove it belongs consistently in the Major Leagues. We could spend paragraphs discussing the strange amalgamation of talent that Houston has compiled, but truthfully, most of this years line-up are playing on a year to year basis as the Astros develop higher end talent or eventually begin spending on higher-ceiling Free Agents to assume these positions. In the rotation, Houston has collected some young arms and will give many of them a shot at competing this spring. The veteran workhorse of this squad is Bud Norris, who is a solid strike out pitcher and can provide valuable innings. It seems as though Houston will look to trade Norris either before the season or at the trade deadline as the expense of maintaining his contract increases. I won’t spend a lot of time on Norris as I don’t realistically believe he is a piece for this organization long-term so I am generally not including him in my review of the staff. The new “ace” of this staff (at least for the moment) is Lucas Harrell. I’m using ace very liberally because Harrell’s statistics generally indicate that he is more of an innings eater than a true number one Starting Pitcher. It is hard to find young, cheap arms that can give a team 200 innings pitched of even league average baseball, but it speaks to Houston’s current state of affairs that Harrell is the closest it can come to a current ace. Harrell gets by on good command and keeping the ball in the park. He keeps his Strikeouts at about a league average level, but the strike out has never been Harrell’s forte, which is what holds him back from being an elite level pitcher on a consistent basis in the Major Leagues. Following Harrell are Jordan Lyles, who is similar to Harrell except Lyles has a harder time keeping the ball in the ball park and even less success at having professional hitters strike out on his stuff. Jarred Cosart should be in the mix. He is a terrific talent, but his strike out numbers have decreased as he has moved up through the Minors. His strike out numbers finally bounced back and increased last year at Triple-A, but his BB/9 is still high at 4.23. We need to see that decrease significantly and his strike-outs to continue to rise for Cosart to live up to his potential. At the very least, he should provide another young arm for Houston to develop on the Major League level. The Astros will fill out the rotation with Phillip Humber, whose claim to fame remains last season’s perfect game, and a group of rotational pieces. They hope that Alex White will live up to his previous expectations, but nothing in his current Major League sample size suggests that this is likely. The bullpen for the Astros will be a mix of low cost veterans like Jose Veras and Wesley Wright along with products from the Houston system. As with any team looking to shed costs in a re-building effort, Houston is doing the proper thing by keeping a low cost bullpen and trying to develop pieces to grow as the team begins its path towards future success. Before wrapping, I think its important for Houston as a fan base to understand that 2013 will lead to more of the same losing experiences, but the extended future is so bright. Just three or so years ago, Houston’s farm system was considered a low man on totem pole. Now, thanks to smart trades, solid drafting and a couple of prospects bouncing back, Houston is set up as a deep system with talent at the top. Not the least of that is first overall pick from the 2012 draft, Carlos Correa. Correa is the Astros Shortstop of the future and the first of several top prospects. The Astros have a bright future. It just isn’t going to start in 2013. * The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of mlbreports.com and their partners* A big thank-you goes out to Our ‘Trade Correspondent’ Nicholas Rossoletti for preparing today’s featured article. Nicholas is a young professional living in downtown Miami. He is a lifelong baseball fan and an avid Yankee supporter. Having grown up during the last two decades, he counts Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera as his favorite ball players of all time. He believes in sabermetrics and that new stats have already changed the way the baseball industry sees players. He was for Trout over Cabrera, he thinks RBIs tell you a lot more about a team than a player and that defense and pitching, ultimately, win championships. Rational thought and introspective analysis over the narrative is how we come to understand the game we love. The narrative is just a way to keep those who don’t really love the game watching. Feel free to follow Nicholas on twitter and talk the game of baseball Follow @NRoss56 ”There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem – once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.” ~Al Gallagher, 1971 Please e-mail me at: email@example.com with any questions and feedback. You can follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. To subscribe to our website and have the Daily Reports sent directly to your inbox, click here and follow the link at the top of our homepage.Follow @mlbreports Like us on Facebook here Posted on February 11, 2013, in The Rest: Everything Baseball and tagged @nross56, adam dunn, alex white, andy petttitte, billy beane, brett wallace, bud norris, carlos correa, chris carter, craig biggio, houston astros, jarred cosart, jed lowrie, jeff bagwell, jonathan singleton, jordan lyles, jose altuve, jose veras, lucas harrell, nicholas rossoletti, roger clemens, roy oswalt, wesley wright. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Monday, August 18, 2008 The eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" is nearly upon us, and it brings with it all the usual pre-show hype and promises of excitement. However, not everyone is happy with this upcoming edition of the hit reality TV series. Last season, the TUF house's foosball table was dumped into the pool during an episode of drunken mayhem; MMA Journalist caught up with that foosball table to get its thoughts on the new season. MMA Journalist: How you doing? Foosball Table: I'm doing good. MMA Journalist: You've been a permanent fixture in the TUF house for a while now and you've seen things from a very different perspective than those watching at home. What are your thoughts on this season? Foosball Table: I think it sucked. Not because of anything to do with the fights or the drama or whatever, but because I'm sick of being in constant fear for my life. MMA Journalist: Fear for your life? Foosball Table: Yeah. You have no idea what it's like to be a piece of furniture in that house cooped up with those guys - very physical guys who at any moment could snap and turn around and smash you. That's no way to live, man. MMA Journalist: But I thought Dana White said that whoever trashes the house this season would have to pay for the damages? Didn't that make things safer for you? Foosball Table: Um, not so much. I mean, regardless of who's footing the bill, the producers are still stocking the place with liquor and it's still always my ass on the line once the booze starts flowing. Did you know Forrest Griffin threw up in me during the filming of season five? The dude wasn't even staying at the house! Did you know Nate Diaz tried to smoke me? And I'm not even going to tell you what Patrick Cote did to my goalie! MMA Journalist: Wow. Sounds rough. Foosball Table: 'Rough' is an understatement. MMA Journalist: Well, thanks for your time. Foosball Table: No problem.
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You might remember one or the other of my posts in the past where I've been speculating about mobile home services being an interesting field for mobile network operators with both fixed and mobile access networks. They are in control over both types of access and in addition sell mobile devices as well. In other words, they are in a perfect place to offer services that work both at home and on the mobile device while being away. Not many other players in the industry can do the same in this space. Now, Nokia wants to become active in this domain as well and has started development on what they call "Smart Home Solutions". Basically the smart home solution is a home gateway with a Wi-Fi access point, built in storage and software to access home network sensors to for example control the room temperature, security systems, low-energy walls, programmable thermostats, self-adjusting curtains, configurable set-top boxes, self-operating yard lights, etc. From the outside, the gateway is accessed via a mobile devices' built in web browser. The ideas have been floating around for quite some time now and I agree with Nokia that all pieces have now pretty much fallen into place to make it finally work. Nokia knows they can't do it on their own so they position it as an open solution and are looking for partners. According to their website they have their first partner for the project with RWE, one of the big German power companies that are also active in the Internet business. Let's see if they will also find an interested mobile operator over time to kickstart this project. I'll keep watching. More technical details on their web site.
...(attempted?) explosions occurred on 3 tubes and a bus. No trace of chemical agents in initial investigation. Bombs seem to be smaller than last attack, and on preliminary examination seem to be much more amateur devices. Two weeks to the day from the last attack. I read the other day that after the last bombing British support for the war in Iraq and how the US was handling terrorism soared higher (I think it was to 56%). That made me wonder how support for the war played out here in terms of geography. Are people closer to NYC, PA and D.C. more likely to support our efforts? People like The Man and I that stood and watched the smoke stream down the horizon? People that lost loved ones and had near misses? I wonder if that study has been done... Once again, our thoughts and prayers go out to our British counterparts. UPDATE: London Police shoot man in subway - 7/22/05 "Terrorism is the enemy of all free people." ~Australlia's Prime Minister Howard (appearing with Tony Blair this afternoon at Downing Street)
Jennifer Lawrence Wins at Golden Globe Awards 2013 Congratulations to Jennifer Lawrence who has won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) for ‘Silver Linings Playbook’! At her hilarious best when accepting the award Jennifer looked at her statue and quipped “What does this say? ‘I Beat Meryl!’”, a reference to the film ‘The First Wives Club’, and jokingly thanked Harvey Weinstein (who helped produce the film) “for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today”. Jen also thanked her family and fellow cast members in what was a truly memorable speech for the actresses first Golden Globe win. To view videos of the evening, including the introduction of the award (hilarious!) and Jen’s acceptance speech, plus photos from the night, read on! For a complete list of winners see E! Online
♥ wooden plaque (small 3" to 5" size, any shape, unfinished) ♥ acrylic paint ♥ Iron-on transfer sheet for LIGHT fabrics ♥ small piece of cotton fabric, light color and pattern ♥ Mod Podge Step One: Prep your wooden plaque. Smooth with fine grain sand paper if desired. You can purchase these small wooden plaques at most craft store for 50 cents each. I purchased mine from my local Hobby Lobby, but they also sell them online here. Step Two: Paint the plaque. I just used classic black acrylic paint, but feel free to go wild and use any color of your choice. I only painted the sides and the back, leaving the top unfinished, since the top will be covered by the silhouette. Step Three: Create your digital silhouette. This is the most tedious part of this project, but it's worth it to make digital silhouettes of your children because then you can use them to make a countless different projects. The best way to draw your digital silhouette is by creating a vector image in a program such as Adobe Illustrator. Vector images are created using "paths" such as points and curves that connect. Like this: This means that your image will retain its same high quality whether you enlarge it to the size of a house or shrink it to the size of a peanut. Very cool indeed. Drawing vector files takes practice, but it's definitely a handy thing to know. I taught myself by watching this excellent tutorial on YouTube. I will not attempt to teach vector drawing in this brief tutorial. If you are familiar with creating vectors, great, but if not then here is an alternative method to creating your silhouette: - Take a profile picture of your child. Good luck trying to get them to NOT look at the camera. Take at least 10 pictures and use the best one out of the lot. - Upload the photo onto your computer and print the head/shoulder profile picture as large as possible onto an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Print as is, in color. - Lay a plain white sheet of paper on top of your printed picture. Tape at sides to hold sheets together. - Tape to a window with lots of natural light. Use a pencil to trace the silhouette. Free-form draw the shoulder bust as desired. - Remove silhouette from window and using a fine-tip permanent black marker, carefully trace the silhouette over the pencil lines. Since you used a permanent marker, you can now go back and erase your pencil lines without the black marker smudging. - Scan the silhouette image into your computer and use a paint or photo editing program to fill the silhouette in black. Also, clean up your image by tweaking the brightness, contrast levels. Crop and save as a jpeg. A third alternative is to hire someone to draw your vector image for you (not me). There are a lot of sellers on Etsy that will do this :) Step Four: Size your silhouette and add text. Determine the size your silhouette should be based on the size and shape wooden plaque you are using. Size silhouette accordingly, add text. Once you are happy with your layout, you will need to REFLECT/MIRROR/HORIZONTALLY FLIP the image so the text is mirrored. Now print a test page and lay it over your plaque to make sure it lines up nicely. Step Five: Create your iron transfer. It is important that you buy the iron-on transfer sheets for LIGHT fabric (not dark). The iron-on transfers for light fabric are transparent, and will allow your cute fabric to show through, as well as laminate it nicely and prevent fraying. Follow the instructions for printing your silhouette. Step Six: Apply your transfer. Cut your fabric piece to roughly the size your need to cover your plaque. Your transfer should be laying on the RIGHT side of your fabric. Tip: Before you iron your transfers, run a lint brush over your fabric to remove any unsightly fuzzies that will be come forever trapped beneath the transfer. Now use your superwoman strength to firmly iron your transfer, using the highest heat setting, and NO STEAM. Iron in circular motion. Cool completely and peel away paper. Step Seven: Mount your silhouette. Cut your iron-on transfer to the shape of the wooden plaque. A good way of doing this is making a template first. Lay a sheet of paper over your plaque and use your finger to trace and crease. Cut out paper template, center it over your iron transfer, and cut out your image. Now go make a bunch... the grandparents are going to love these!
Exhibition duration: 18 June – 21 July 2011 Opening +Â 2 concerts on Saturday, June 18th 2011 7pm/19:00 (concerts from 8:30pm/20:30) Facebook Event About the exhibition: The exhibition will be opened on June 18th in the presence of 3 of the artists and end on July 21st. Works on display are by two French DIY collectives [...] You are browsing the archive for Fabien. “SSS” by Final Cut & Anton Mobin (amp090) Recorded Live at Radio Panik for Surreal Sound System in Brussels (Belgium) on December 16th, 2010. FINAL CUT : Processed fields recordings http://www.discogs.com/artist/Finalcut ANTON MOBIN : Prepared chamber, Tapes http://antonmobin.blogspot.com/ The starting point for these two artists is the fascination for field recordings. Final Cut and Anton [...]
Your favorite Apple, iPhone, iPad, iOS, Jailbreak, and Cydia site. iPhone Newsforums, a part of the Some Apps Are Just Meant To Be Private Let's face it, there is a lot of personal information that we cram into our iDevices. Contacts, notes, social networking accounts, email,... 08-10-2010, 05:33 PM #1 Locktopus : Password Protect Your Apps [Review] Some Apps Are Just Meant To Be Private Let's face it, there is a lot of personal information that we cram into our iDevices. Contacts, notes, social networking accounts, email, photos, you name it. All of which could potentially be hijacked or viewed from someone who manages to spend a few seconds on your iDevice. It happens; a friend who is perhaps interested in your iPhone asks if he can take a look, but your hesitant to hand it over, at the risk of leaving something available for him/her to accidentally open. But what if you could have the confidence in knowing that what you want to be kept private, will indeed stay private. Enter Locktopus. The most slick, tightly integrated, App Protection your iDevice has ever seen. Best of all it's compatible with the ALL devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod), and firmware 3.x up to iOS 4.0.1. What makes Locktopus unique is that unlike other apps which require you to respring for changes, Locktopus will allow you to lock your apps by simply tapping the bottom left corner of the app while it's in "wiggly mode". (That's when you press and hold an app to rearrange them.) You will see a red lock appear indicating the app is now locked. Tap your home button to exit wiggly mode and your ready to go. Once everything is locked the way you'd like it, your apps will ask for a password before launching. The default password can be changed in the Settings preferences. The default is "password". Not only is it easy to activate, but it's just as easy to deactivate. Simply tap to turn the lock icon off. You will be prompted for the password again in order to disable a locked app. Forget the hassle of respringing and re-opening apps over and over again. Use lock toggles in wiggle mode The default password is: password Change the password from Settings app Forget your password? Reinstall this extension with Cydia. If you locked Cydia, you must disable this extension with SBSettings, or by manually renaming or removing it via SSH. Upon the doing so, you can open Cydia and reinstall. Contact the authors if you need further assistance. Hands down, Locktopus is THE BEST app protection software you can get for your Jailbroken iDevice. Locktopus is created by John Heaton (@gojohnnyboi) and Coleman Stavish (@c_axis) 08-10-2010, 05:36 PM #2 Good app but 2 dollars. There are apps in Cydia that do this for free. 08-10-2010, 05:39 PM #3 or for protecting your porn 08-10-2010, 05:42 PM #4 08-10-2010, 05:44 PM #5 08-10-2010, 05:45 PM #6 What about Lockdown on cydia 08-10-2010, 05:47 PM #7 Does this work on the iPad or is there something that will do this for the iPad? 08-10-2010, 05:50 PM #8 You said its easy to deactivate just tap to unlock. My question is does it ask for the password when unlocking? 08-10-2010, 05:51 PM #9 08-10-2010, 05:52 PM #10 08-10-2010, 05:53 PM #11 Lockdown is not compatible on iOS 4.0+, nor has the developer confirmed there will be an update for itDon't forget to hit the thanks button if you liked what I said or did The Following User Says Thank You to zinjen For This Useful Post: 08-10-2010, 05:55 PM #12 You could always say no if someone asks to see your iphone. wtf? there seems to be several things in cydia that don't work with 4.0 or 4.0.1 I am not talking about themes. Themes works. Last edited by mikerlx; 08-10-2010 at 06:02 PM. 08-10-2010, 05:56 PM #13iPhone Developer Email: [email protected] Anthrax ram disk kit developer, hacker. 08-10-2010, 05:56 PM #14 08-10-2010, 05:59 PM #15 iprotect on ios4 is still better IMOiElegance Pro HD, can't wait!!!!!! 08-10-2010, 06:00 PM #16 I really want this, but are there any other options that are similar to this app? 08-10-2010, 06:02 PM #17 iProtect does all this. And doesn't reveal which apps are locked, prompting a suspicious gf/wife to ask,"why does this icon have a lock next to it?" PS-iProtect is hassle free, no respringing. Only difference is the key entry, iProtect is numerical. 08-10-2010, 06:06 PM #18 08-10-2010, 06:10 PM #19 08-10-2010, 06:14 PM #20 You can still get to Photos if you don't lock the camera app >.<
Deep-space communication improved with electromagnetic radiation antenna - Robert C. Dye - Technology Transfer - (505) 667-3404 Electromagnetic radiation antenna has potential for deep-space communication - Directed Energy - Long-range communications - Medicine (Oncology) - RADAR imaging applications are countermeasure-resistant - Communications can be spatially-encrypted - 4-dimensional volumes of energy can be aimed at a single space-time point for directed energy applications - Nonspherical decay of the cusp enables low-power communications and propagation over great distances Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers have developed the Lightslinger, a completely new type of antenna that produces tightly-focused packets of electromagnetic radiation fundamentally different from the emissions of conventional transmitters. The device has potential applications in RADAR, directed-energy (non-kinetic kill), secure communications, ultra-long-range communications (e.g., deep-space), medicine (oncology) and astrophysics. The Lightslinger functions by producing a moving polarization pattern in a ring of alumina. By careful timing of voltages applied to electrodes that surround the alumina, the polarization pattern can be made to move superluminally, i.e., faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. Nobel laureate Vitaly Ginzberg showed both that such superluminal polarization patterns do not violate the principles of special relativity and that they emit electromagnetic radiation. Once a source travels faster than the waves that it emits, it can make contributions at multiple retarded times to a signal received instantaneously at a distance. This effect is already well known in acoustics; when a supersonic airplane accelerates through the speed of sound, a violent “sonic boom” is heard many miles away, even if the airplane itself is rather quiet. The Lightslinger enables the same thing to be done with electromagnetic radiation; i.e., a relatively low-power source can make an “electromagnetic boom”, an intense concentration of radiowaves at a great distance. The “electromagnetic boom” is due to temporal focusing, that is, focusing in the time domain. Because of this effect, part of the emitted radiation possesses an intensity that decays with distance r as 1/r rather than as the conventional inverse square law, 1/r2. These nonspherically-decaying wavepackets represent a game-changing technology in the applications of electromagnetic radiation. Development stage: Working prototype Patent status: Patent pending Licensing status: Available for exclusive or non-exclusive licensing
Here’s a common struggle between parents and kids – getting them to take their medicine when they are sick. From the little ones that spit it out to the teenager who argues they don’t need it, kids can put up a good fight, but to a sick kid everything feels like an intrusion and a demand. When you’re sick – reason and common sense don’t exist – just give me a pillow and the couch and I’ll be happy – thank you very much! I ended up having to bribe my kids or using reverse psychology like, “This medicine will help you feel better so you can go back to the playground.” Are you as an adult rejecting to take your proverbial medicine when it comes to getting what you say you want in life? People tell me all the time that they wished they had a better understanding and relationship with their money. Yet they refuse (choose) to take, accept or acknowledge what they need to do to make changes and heal that connection. Are you frustrated with your circumstances, struggling or have too much pride (or shame and guilt) to admit that you need help? If so, here are some ‘medicine taking’ tips for ‘adults’, for those of you who want to change your current association and conditions with money. Make it taste better…have fun – join a group or start a program with a friend who wants to make changes too… it’s easier to be part of group that are all on the same page rather than doing it alone. Have a regular treatment taking time… in other words – every morning take 15-30 minutes to go over your goals and the action steps that you need to do that day to get you closer to what you say want. Create choices whenever you can. Believe it or not – not all advice is the same ;) – so get some that works for you – Taking your medicine is non-negotiable, but how you do it is! Simple choices will give you a needed sense of control over the situation. You’ll need to tailor a plan that works for you – you are unique and have to find the right strategy that works for you. Know the consequences. If you refuse to take the necessary steps and actions then you are choosing to stay in the same situation you are in. Let another adult try. If Mom was better than Dad, then she was the main caregiver of the medicine. Are you trying to do it yourself – or have you been getting advice and nothing has changed? Maybe it’s time to reach out – get some help so you can get back on track (or even start a track!). It’s actually a sign of strength rather than weakness and believe me, I know from my own experience – it far outweighs staying ‘sick’.
I asked Austin to try on his clothes and make piles of what fit and what didn't. When I entered his room, I was engulfed by an enormous pile of smelly, wrinkly clothes. Seriously, his clothes covered every inch of his floor. I opened his closet door and saw this... Yeah, a shirt, and his graduation robe. So, his choice was - wear shorts and the same 3 mangy t-shirts all winter long, wear his graduation robe to school, or (gulp) go shopping with me. Needless to say, he chose to wear shorts all winter long. After folding the clothes he'd outgrown and packing them away for Jackson, I dragged his butt out to Old Navy despite his protests. "How about this, Austin?" I asked, holding up a button down shirt with a collar. He made a face like I had just suggested he wear a pink tutu to school, and backed away from me, shaking his head. "What's wrong with it?" I demanded. "It doesn't have any holes? It isn't completely threadbare? It has (gasp) buttons?" "I like t-shirts," he said simply, defending his accoutrement of choice. OK, what do I care if my son wants to look like a hobo. It makes no difference to me. I moved over to a display of t-shirts and held up one for Austin's approval. "Ummm no!" he said in no uncertain terms. "For real? It's a t-shirt. It's a plain ole t-shirt. What's wrong with this?" "It has stripes." "and...?" I prompted. "I don't like stripes. It has to be plain." "Well, of course it does. What was I thinking?" I muttered to myself as I reached for a plain red shirt. "Not red," instructed Austin before I could even hold it up. "Tell you what. I'm going to look over in the women's section. You pick out at least 5 shirts before you come find me." I walked by the display of freakish mannequins and looked at some cute, colorful sweaters. They're cute, but I could never wear something that hot. I passed the sweaters and browsed through some Ts. I held one up to me, but noticed it had long sleeves. Ugh, I'd never buy a shirt with long sleeves. I looked at another table loaded with colorful shirts. I started to look for my size when I realized they had a regular t-shirt neck instead of a lower v-neck and I knew I'd be clawing at my throat within seconds of putting this shirt on because it would rub against my neck and make me insane. I moved on to another rack when it hit me. I'm worse than Austin is! This was yet another way in which we were alike. I remembered back to when he was a preschooler and he'd scream for hours that his socks felt weird. I looked down at my sockless feet and tried to remember if I even owned a pair of socks. Do I apologize to Austin and tell him that I understand his pickiness? Nah, no sense in letting him know that I'm weird too. After he picked out his shirts, I grabbed And yes, I actually do know how men's sizing works. But I was working with a teenage boy who came out of the dressing room and gave helpful feedback like, "I dunno. I think they fit. Umm, I didn't check the length. Oh, I was supposed to fasten them when I tried them on?" In the end, I managed to buy a couple pairs of jeans and a handful of shirts for him. He really didn't even complain too much. It was probably the best shopping trip I've ever had with him. Now to get winter coats for Austin and Savannah who seem to have grown freakishly long arms since last winter...
From Chicago, the city that smells lemony-fresh, it's your host, the woman who has her own wing at the local emergency room, Dawn Meehan Ok, so I know it's not technically Sunday, but it was a holiday weekend so I'm excused. Hey, it's my blog so I make the rules. Besides, when I ordinarily would've been writing my blog post last night, I was in the ER with my son. Jackson had a couple friends sleep over last night. Or, that was the plan anyway. Since Chicago is having this crazy tropical heatwave and the kids didn't have school today, I let the boys stay up and play outside in the backyard last night. At about 10:00 when I was going to call the kids to come in and get ready for bed, Jackson came running inside, crying, and leaving a trail of blood on the floors I'd just washed. Don't worry, I only cried about my floors for a minute before trying to ascertain where the blood was originating from. Although I've shed a few more tears today because of all the leaves the kids have dragged inside. Really, is it necessary to go in and out twelve-hundred times a day? Grrr. Sorry, I digress. So, I saw that Jackson's nose was gushing blood. I had him lean over the sink so the blood wouldn't go down his throat and make him puke. I can handle blood, but puke...notsomuch. Then he made some snotting sound and managed to kinda blow blood all over the sink, wall, and pretty much the entire bathroom. Pretty! I have a rust-colored faux finish now. "What did you do?" I asked, although I was pretty sure he'd done some stupid thing that only a boy would think of doing. Turns out I was right. He stomped on a corner of his skateboard while leaning over it. It flipped up and smacked him in the face. I looked at his nose which was puffing up like a balloon. It was slightly crooked and he complained that he couldn't breathe out of the right side. I'm not one to freak out over blood. Still, I thought there was a good chance his nose was broken and I wasn't sure what they did for a broken nose. I thought maybe they'd have to put a little nose cast on his schnoz. Or they might need to realign it or something. I was kinda hoping they would have to take a pair of pliers and yank it back into position just so that maybe he'd learn a lesson. Oh who am I kidding? He still wouldn't think twice about trying to jump the skateboard over a garbage can, or ride it down the side of a ladder, or ride it while being pulled behind a friend on a bike until achieving maximum velocity and jumping a 12 foot ramp. This is what boys do. So, I took him to the hospital to get it checked out. After a quick reunion with hospital personnel we hadn't seen in a whole month, we were led back to our room. The xray confirmed that he had indeed fractured his nasal bone. I guess they don't really do anything for a broken nose until the swelling has gone down, however. I need to follow up with the ENT in a week who will then determine if his nose is healing fine or if it needs to be manipulated back into place. In the meantime, no football. Oh darn! Guess what he did when he first woke up this morning. He jumped on his skateboard until I yelled at him to knock it off. Then he started playing football with his buddy until I yelled at him to knock it off. Then he rigged some Tarzan-rope-vine-thingy in the tree and jumped off the swingset and caught this rope in midair until I yelled at him to knock it off. Sensing a theme here? Okay, moving right along to viewer mail. Here are the answers to this week's questions. speaking of "rodents of unusual size", did you ever catch that mouse you heard scurrying around the house? No, but I haven't heard anything since, thank God! I'm scared of what will happen when the weather turns cold again. I was thinking about getting a cat, but then I recalled all those Tom and Jerry cartoons and decided that probably wasn't the best course of action. But out of curiosity, what is a blog of ink? LOL It's like a blob of ink, but it's written by a blogger at 3:00 in the morning. The fear of vomiting is called Emetophobia and there is an International Society of Emetophobia. I don't have a fear of vomiting. I have a hatred of vomiting. Or seeing it. Or hearing it. Or smelling it. Or thinking about it. In fact, if I type one more word about it, I'll probably throw up. Tell us Dawn, how does one get marker off the TV? You use a whole buttload of wipes. (Hmmm, spellcheck doesn't like the word "buttload".) This worked on the screen, thankfully. But I still have a lovely reminder of Brooklyn's artistic talents on the frame... You've gotta check out my new purse! I found this site, Cover to Cover Purses, after googling something like unique purses. I fell in love with her very cute, totally unique purses. I especially loved this one made from a vintage, special edition record album put out by Mr. Boston. It features big band music and a cover blanketed with cocktails! Cocktails! All over it! I know! It's such a throwback from days gone by. I think of those awesome black and white movies where the men wore suits and the ladies, cocktail dresses with pearls. And they smoked their cigarettes in holders while sipping cocktails poured from crystal decanters that sat on a cart in the room. I knew, from the pictures on her site, that I'd love the way the purse looked, but I was really impressed with how sturdy it is! I mean, I don't think it'll ever be my all-purpose, schlep everything around town, everyday purse, but I know it'll hold up and last a long time when I use it. It's made WELL! (Just don't leave it in the car on a hot day! It is a vinyl record after all!) Dolores from Cover to Cover Purses not only makes awesome purses from records, but she makes them from classic books as well! How cool is that? This is the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for woman in your life! I cannot tell you how many comments and compliments I've gotten on this purse in the past week! I love it! In fact, I love it so much, I approached Dolores from Cover to Cover Purses and told her I have a blog and would love to do a giveaway of one of her purses if she was willing. I'm pretty sure she thought I was a kook at first, but then I sent her a couple links to my blog and she happily agreed. Sooo, I have a cool Fleetwood Mac purse to give away to one lucky random reader! Leave me a comment here and tell me what your favorite album is. Or tell me what your very first album was. (Mine was Michael Jackson's Thriller. Or maybe it was the soundtrack from Grease. Hmmm, I'm not sure. It was one of those.) Or tell me what your favorite classic novel is. I'll choose a random winner from all the eligible entries on Friday, Oct. 15. Contest open to US residents age 18 and older. Good luck! I was not paid or given free merchandise for this review. I just really love these purses!
By Dr. Suzanne Koven of Harvard Medical School 224 Pages (Paperback) Date Published: May 22, 2012 ABOUT THE BOOK: BUY IT: You can find Chicken Soup for the Soul books at your local bookstore or at Amazon.You can also check out the Chicken Soup for the Soul website for more information and you can even submit your own stories there! WIN IT: (2) US/CAN winners will receive the book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Hello to a Better Body!: Weight Loss and Fitness for Women Over 50″ Mom and More Disclosure: I was sent this book to review in exchange for my honest opinion. Please see my Disclosure Policy.
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Friday, May 7, 2010 Off to Europe To my mom, Anne Wells Rankin, This photo was taken in the 1950's. My always fashionable mom(far right), and her two friends were on their way to Europe for a vacation. I can't imagine being on a long flight wearing a dress and heels! My mom always dressed up and accessorized even if she was only going to the grocery! She taught me everything she knew about style plus she taught me how important it is to be honest, kind, humble and joyful. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!! You are such an inspiration to not only me but Courtney also. We love you so much! :)
You aren’t getting any better Published 2 months ago on March 5, 2013 [...] we spend an inordinate amount of time in after-hours experimentation, blogging and productivity optimisation, with the unspoken assumption that the weight of this combined experience will necessarily and always lead to a sustained, continuous improvement in knowledge and chops. But it won’t. I’ve spoken a number of times about how I’ve got this constant mindset of needing to improve. I do feel that way and I try to spend my time wisely in pursuit of that. I’ve also mentioned (time and time again) about how lacking so many areas of my job feel. You’d think I’d have been discouraged enough to stop chasing a goal of getting better by now, it seems a bit fruitless. This article outlines a number of reasons behind that, and it’s worth a read both if you’re determined to do your job better or if you’ve become complacent. It’s important to know that once you’ve reached a certain point in your skill set, the ‘improvements’ are going to become much less Lightbulb Moments and more of an erosion of preconceived notions or sub-par approaches over the course of years. If you’re in it for the long haul, I do believe that keeping high spirits about a goal of ‘getting better’ is still realistic. You’re still learning, you’re hopefully still applying those lessons to the next project, or the one after that. There’s more to having a lofty goal so large as “getting better at your job” but I think the other big part of it is accurately analyzing not only what’s possible in that goal in a given amount of time, but also taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture to see if anything is in fact taking hold.
There have been many critical examinations of New York Times articles on this website, and I’ve had my share of such posts to the point where it has gotten tiresome. But there is literally an endless supply of material. A particularly irksome error appears in today’s paper, in an article by Isabel Kershner on the shocking (!) finding of the Turkel Commission that Israel acted legally in killing nine passengers on the Mavi Marmara. While the Times article is worthy of more in-depth analysis, there is one whopper that stands out above all others: Israel imposed its maritime blockade on Gaza in January 2009 during its military offensive against Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza. The commission justified the blockade on security grounds, citing a need ‘to prevent weapons, terrorists and money from entering the Gaza Strip, and the need to prevent the departure of terrorists.’ Note how the first sentence is presented as objective fact, that the blockade was imposed in January 2009 during Israel’s attack, thereby supporting the Commission’s claim in the second sentence that the purposes of the blockade were solely military. Anyone paying minimal attention to the Gaza siege knows full well that Israel had been punishing the entire civilian population by severely curtailing the availability of basic goods since at least 2006, including by land or sea. Prior to 2009, there had been several attempts to bring in such civilian goods by sea, with mixed success; some ships were allowed to pass and others were stopped, or even rammed by the Israeli Navy, like the Dignity in late December, 2008.. Where did Kershner get her starting date for the naval blockade? From the Turkel Commission Report itself, which stated in par. 5 of its Summary: After the Hamas terrorist organization seized control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, the Government adopted various measures. On January 3, 2009, during Operation ‘Cast Lead,’ Israel imposed a naval blockade on the coastline of the Gaza Strip. . . the Government of Israel imposed the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip for military-security reasons, which mainly concerned the need to prevent weapons, terrorists, and money from entering the Gaza Strip, and the need to prevent the departure of terrorists and additional threats from the Gaza Strip by sea. The naval blockade was not imposed in order to restrict the transfer of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip or to disrupt the commercial relations of the Gaza Strip. . . . The naval blockade was imposed on January 3, 2009? What was it called before that date? What transformed an existing “blockade” of land and sea into some other type of “naval blockade” or vice versa? How could Kershner buy the nonsense that the naval blockade was implemented as late as January, 2009, with the goal of keeping weapons out of Gaza? This is not a trivial mistake, but a truly profound one. Israel’s long-standing policy of deliberately restricting a civilian population’s access to food, water, medicines, fuel, books and toys is generally viewed by all but the most cold-hearted as sadistic and cruel, not to mention illegal. There is a vast difference in public perception between keeping out arms and keeping out such basic necessities. In the wake of the Mavi Marmara murders, there was a thoroughly dishonest but reasonably successful campaign to re-cast the blockade as one that was designed to keep out military supplies only. It’s no surprise that the Turkel Commission continued in this effort, but how could Kershner forget what had been a continuing news story for three years before Cast Lead? Of course, if Kershner’s amnesia could have been cured had she glanced at the Ha’aretz article on the Turkel Commission, which accurately records: “The Turkel Commission also determined that Israel's three-and-a-half year blockade of the Gaza Strip does not break international law.” This is the way lies become history. This is why so many believe that there were thousands of rockets launched from Lebanon against Israel in 1982 and again in 2000-2006, prompting the two “wars”; that Arafat initiated the Second Intifada of terrorism to win with violence what he failed to win through negotiations; that Israel’s siege of Gaza was to keep out weapons. Every time these factoids are repeated in the newspaper of record and similar MSM outlets, they become more ingrained in the collective memory. Even if Kershner did not deliberately lie, she was inexcusably lazy and careless in simply repeating a critical misrepresentation by the Turkel Commission, rather than accurately reporting an undisputed fact.
This insightful research by respected Israeli scholar Nurit Peled-Elhanan will confirm what Palestinian researchers have always known: Israel's prevailing culture of racism, fundamentalism, support for war crimes, and apartheid against Palestinians is mainly a product of an educational system that indoctrinates Jewish-Israeli students with militant colonial values and extreme racism that turn them into "monsters" once in uniform. Guardian: Academic claims Israeli school textbooks contain bias "Nurit Peled-Elhanan of Hebrew University says textbooks depict Palestinians as 'terrorists, refugees and primitive farmers" "Peled-Elhanan, a professor of language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has studied the content of Israeli school books for the past five years, and her account, Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education, is to be published in the UK this month. She describes what she found as racism– but, more than that, a racism that prepares young Israelis for their compulsory military service. "People don't really know what their children are reading in textbooks," she said. "One question that bothers many people is how do you explain the cruel behaviour of Israeli soldiers towards Palestinians, an indifference to human suffering, the inflicting of suffering. People ask how can these nice Jewish boys and girls become monsters once they put on a uniform. I think the major reason for that is education. So I wanted to see how school books represent Palestinians." In "hundreds and hundreds" of books, she claims she did not find one photograph that depicted an Arab as a "normal person". The most important finding in the books she studied – all authorised by the ministry of education – concerned the historical narrative of events in 1948, the year in which Israel fought a war to establish itself as an independent state, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled the ensuing conflict. The killing of Palestinians is depicted as something that was necessary for the survival of the nascent Jewish state, she claims." Those who see this as an aberration of Zionism seem to lack sufficient understanding of what Zionism really is and the central role it plays as a patently racist ideology in justifying ethnic cleansing and racist domination over Palestinians. One should not wonder then why, at the height of the Israeli massacre in Gaza 2008-09, a Tel Aviv University poll (reported in the Jerusalem Post, Jan. '09) of Jewish-Israeli opinion showed a shocking 94% support for the assault, despite full knowledge of the enormous suffering this Israeli aggression had inflicted upon the 1.5 million Palestinians incarcerated in the Gaza "prison camp" and of the massive destruction of their civilian infrastructure. As in every other colonial system, only sustained and effective pressure from within as well as from without can put an end to this downward spiral of criminality, impunity and unspoken racism. More BDS is needed to end Israeli occupation, colonialism and apartheid. Other than the obvious benefits to indigenous Palestinians, suffering more than six decades of this three-tiered system of Israeli oppression, an end to this system of oppression may well transform most Israelis from colonial "monsters" into normal humans. (ed note: Nurit Peled-Elhanan is author of Palestine in Israeli School Books: Ideology and Propaganda in Education. International publisher I.B.TAURIS description: "She analyzes the presentation of images, maps, layouts and use of language in History, Geography and Civic Studies textbooks, and reveals how the books might be seen to marginalize Palestinians, legitimize Israeli military action and reinforce Jewish-Israeli territorial identity. This book provides a fresh scholarly contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian debate, and will be relevant to the fields of Middle East Studies and Politics more widely.")
Movie pirates ambush another Hollywood defense The war between Hollywood and Internet users over file sharing is turning into a technological arms race - and so far, the file sharers seem to be winning. The latest trick, according to the Torrentfreak blog: Online video pirates have figured out the Motion Picture Association of America's method for watermarking not just DVDs, but also new releases. The latest movies find their way onto the Internet in part because pirates armed with handheld videocameras record the films right off the screen. With the new theatrical-release watermarks, studios can find out precisely where and when a bootleg copy was made. Now pirates have figured out how to erase the watermarks - and cover their tracks. The other new pirate trick? Software called PeerGuardian, which blocks computers owned by the MPAA and its music industry counterpart, the RIAA, from scanning file sharers' computers for illegal movie and music downloadeds. Of course, the industry associations could easily use third-party investigators who aren't on the sharers' block lists. This is what arms races are all about. May the best tech win. PeerGuardian is a new trick? Come on - I usually respect this blog, but calling PG new is just wrong. New to you, maybe, but it's not new - the release of PG 2.0Beta6 was over a year ago. lol, agree with the first comment. You guys, like the RIAA and MPAA, are slowwwwwwwwwww. Yet ANOTHER example of how an inflated industry doesn't try to compete by lowering prices or embrace technology to its advantage. Record movies on video cameras right off the movie screen? So called 'Cams' are the bane of pirated movies. Pure digital duplication of both video and audio from an inside source, screener copy or other clean source are more the norm. Pirates thumb their noses at 'Cams', waiting instead for the 'leaked' digital 'rips' CNNMoney.com Comment Policy: CNNMoney.com encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNNMoney.com makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNNMoney.com may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNNMoney.com the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNNMoney.com Privacy Statement.
VIDEO ON MSN MONEY Evidence that the 'smart money' crowd is betting on a rebound rally. Stocks launched higher on Thursday, clearing significant technical resistance and breaking the sideways amble that has characterized trading over the last few days. It appears the balance of power is beginning to shift back towards the bulls: The S&P 500 gained 3.4% while the Russell 2000 added 4.3%. And the standard measure of fear, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), continued to melt lower -- losing another 13.6% to cap a five-day loss of nearly 34%. This is the fastest and hardest drop for the VIX seen since late 2008 as the doom and gloom that has pervaded the scene over the last few weeks has started to clear. From a sentiment perspective, a rebound rally was due. To prepare for what seemed to be an economic disaster scenario, amateur options traders were frantically bidding up equity put options over the past few days. This is the kind of behavior that is frequently seen at market lows. But all the while, Wall Street pros were quietly turning bullish. Yum Brands' latest expansion of Americanized Mexican fast food will open in June. Yum! Brands will launch a Taco Bell chain in England next month according to reports, debuting at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. The fare will be similar to what American diners are used to, with a menu that features cheap tacos and burritos and caters to value-conscious consumers. This is just a small part of an ambitious growth strategy for Taco Bell and other YUM brands. Don't read too much into any selling Friday. The real test comes next week. So, where does the stock market go from here? U.S. stocks are bouncing off the February 2010 low near 1,040 on the Standard & Poor's 500 index ($INX), which closed above 1,100 Thursday. Good news for anyone with money in the stock market. But what does it mean? There are two possibilities. Shares of the satellite radio provider sank 10% yesterday after staying mostly above $1 for the past month. By Andrea Tse, TheStreet Shares of the satellite radio provider plunged 10% on Wednesday, ending the day at 88 cents. The decline triggered flashbacks to the days when Sirius faced delisting threats from the Nasdaq. Today, the stock has taken back losses Thursday morning, jumping more than 10%. Sirius shares have fallen 31% annually for the past five years. The company, which relies on subscribers, struggled to remain profitable as the recession hurt spending and the car industry slumped. A pullback in the dollar and a more relaxed policy stance could mean big gains for Chinese stocks. Since investors started worrying about the inability of governments to pay their rising debt loads -- starting with Dubai in November and continuing with troubled European nations like Greece -- the U.S. dollar has strengthened. This was a big reversal of fortune for the greenback. As a result, U.S. stocks started to outperform foreign stocks as traders looked to park their cash in a rising currencies. But now, with the dollar extremely overbought and ripe for a pullback, emerging market stocks are starting to perk up. China in particular is looking strong with the iShares China ETF (FXI) moving over its 9-day and 18-day moving averages in trading today. Similar bounces in the past have presaged the initiation of new up trends. Reports about the possibility of China dumping European bonds in response to debt crisis are absurd. OK, let's figure out some other way to take the euro down. I am talking about what now looks to be the totally specious report by the Financial Times that the Chinese were going to dump their holdings in European bonds, something I dismissed last night as highly unlikely, because unlike the US, the tariff-happy Europeans would have quickly put import duties on the 25% of Chinese exports that head to Europe. The story seemed too perfectly timed. Lots of hedge funds --which are known for betting on falling stocks -- have had a great May and it would have been horrible to ruin that performance with a couple of good days inspired by American fundamentals and a better Chinese market. Chimera Investment is one under-$5 stock that offers investors an outsized dividend. By Robert Holmes, TheStreet Investors bruised by the recent stock market correction have turned to dividend-paying stocks for stability, and several under-$5 names like Chimera Investment (CIM) offer outsized dividend yields to those willing to take the risk. Dividend stocks are attractive during times of uncertainty because of the consistent cash payout. While share prices can move sharply, as evidenced in the so-called "flash crash" on May 6 when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 1,000 points intraday, dividends typically hold steady. Over the last month, the Dow has fallen roughly 10%, putting the index in correction territory. "When the markets start correcting, investors normally gravitate toward more defensive stocks," says Paul Nolte, managing director with Dearborn Partners. "Those defensive stocks typically have consistency in earnings and a bulk of them pay dividends and may even increase dividends. Investors can get money while they're waiting for the market to turn around in addition to owning a company that has a pretty good earnings flow." Atomic force microscopes and plenty of PhD's go into rebranding the struggling hair care brand Pantene, the hair care line that generates $3 billion for personal products giant Procter and Gamble (PG), is no stranger to makeovers. And after the recession drove consumers into the arms of cheaper rivals, Pantene is reinventing itself yet again – the third rebranding since 1999 – in an effort to reconnect with consumers. According to Business Week, some of the big ideas behind more than two years of research and reformulation include both an “atomic force microscope, similar to one used on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, and micro-computed tomography, used to measure bone density” to ensure the shampoos were truly making hair healthier. Both companies are still behind Exxon Mobil on the S&P 500 index, however. All it took Wednesday was a little bump in Apple's (AAPL) price, and a tiny drop in Microsoft's (MSFT), and bam: Apple became the world's most valuable technology company. Apple shares closed Wednesday at just over $244, making its market cap about $222.9 billion. Microsoft shares dropped about 4%, bringing its market cap down to $218.7 billion. Both companies are still behind Exxon Mobil (XOM), which is the largest company on the S&P index and valued at about $279 billion. But the way Apple has been going, Exxon could be steamrolled soon. Marvell Technology shares popped after its last earnings report, but performance has slipped. I don't know how long this bounce will run -- it could go to 1220 or so on the Standard & Poor's 500 or be cut short by investors selling into strength -- but I would like to lighten up on technology for the summer quarters. Marvell Technology is the most volatile of my tech holdings. That will be good news when the group rallies, but right now it exposes me to more risk than I'd like. (For more on my short-term take on the market, see this post). Gold prices rise as investors seek a safe haven from uncertainty in Europe. By Alix Steel, TheStreet Gold prices were rising Wednesday as jittery investors sought safety from global economic uncertainty. Gold delivery for June was rising $15.50, or 1.3%, to $1,213.30 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold has traded as high as $1,216.90 and as low as $1,201. The U.S. dollar index was rising 0.75% to $87 while the euro was falling 1.14% to $1.22 against the dollar after hitting an eight-year low on Tuesday. The spot gold price Wednesday was adding more than $11, according to Kitco's gold index. A Kansas employee tried to stop a man from walking out of the store with a computer. The employee, who worked at a store in Wichita, Kan., tried to stop a man from leaving the store with a computer, McClatchy newspapers reports. She was fired, she says, because busting shoplifters was not part of her job description. Heather Ravenstein said she was at the store last week and saw a man set off alarms by carrying a computer out the door. She confronted him and asked him for his receipt, at which point he reportedly kicked and punched her. He dropped the computer and ran away. The joint with a cult following is growing slowly, but could still teach McDonald's and Burger King a thing or two. In-N-Out Burger, a privately held West Coast fast-food chain with a rabid and almost cultlike following, has been slow to expand beyond California because of its rather unusual business practices. But the In-N-Out philosophy has also resulted in unmatched popularity that has current locations swamped. The only thing to do is open more stores. And if the rumor mill has any truth to it, the next In-N-Out Burger location is due for Dallas -- a sign that the company may be reaching eastward and looking to take a bite out of McDonald’s (MCD),Burger King (BKC) and other fast-food stocks. Alcoa, American Express and Bank of America had the biggest Dow drops during the past month's selloff. By Jake Lynch, TheStreet The US stock market has reached an inflection point in its attempt to price the risk of European fiscal fallout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) has fallen 10% since Apr. 26. However, its biggest laggards could offer its best buying opportunities. 1. Alcoa (AA) has fallen 20% since Apr. 26. Quarter: Alcoa's first-quarter loss narrowed 60% to $201 million, or 19 cents, from the year-earlier loss. Revenue grew 18%. The operating margin turned positive. Alcoa has $1.3 billion of cash and $9.8 billion of debt, equal to a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.8. Here's why China's plan to create a 'soft landing' for its economy will counteract uncertainty in Europe. Eureka! I think I have found out what all of the bears who talk about the destruction of Greece, Spain or the euro really fear. I think they fear Chinese growth. It seems silly, but we have to remember that there are two kinds of risks that Europe poses to the world: systemic -- think Lehman -- and growth -- think commodities. Many of the people who talk about how these risks could send the Dow ($INDU) down to 8,260 -- my disaster scenario -- may need these factors to remain front and center to keep their predictions in intact. They ignore the budget cuts being put through and corporate assurances that business is still good in Europe. They dismiss anything that says we aren't double-dipping because of Europe. Well, not everything. They can't dismiss China. MORE ON MSN MONEY Copyright © 2013 Microsoft. All rights reserved. Quotes are real-time for NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX. See delay times for other exchanges. Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Thomson Reuters (click for restrictions). Real-time quotes provided by BATS Exchange. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Interactive Data Real-Time Services. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by SIX Financial Information. All hail the bull market, which ended the week with a big rally. But it also is starting to look a little like 1987, which suffered an epic blow-out. Top Stocks provides analysis about the most noteworthy stocks in the market each day, combining some of the best content from around the MSN Money site and the rest of the Web. Contributors include professional investors and journalists affiliated with MSN Money. Follow us on Twitter @topstocksmsn. [BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 ended this week with a bang, roaring to a new all-time high on the back of stronger-than-expected economic data, influential leadership, and an ongoing appreciation for the Fed's monetary policy support. The bullish bias was evident in premarket action as the S&P futures pointed to a higher start without the benefit of any definitive news catalyst. Stocks indeed benefited from a blast of buying interest at the opening bell on this ... More More Market News \|There’s a problem getting this information right now. Please try again later.\|
Southwest testing live TV service The largest U.S. low-cost carrier plans to introduce wireless inflight entertainment services. By Zacks Equity Research The U.S. air carriers are expanding in-flight entertainment options and adding novel features to their services in order to distinguish themselves from their major rivals. Accordingly, the largest U.S. low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines (LUV) plans to introduce wireless inflight entertainment services to its passengers onboard five aircraft. Initially, the company will offer seven sports and news channels -- NBC Sports, MLB live games from MLB.com, NFL Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News and Fox Business News -- through its onboard WiFi provider, Row 44. Then, it will gradually expand its offerings to 20 planes by mid-July. Southwest will charge $3–$8 during a trial period for the live TV service. The latest facility will be an addition to the company's WiFi offerings. Southwest has equipped with 250 Boeing (BA) 737 jets out of its total 550 planes with WiFi. The company expects to have 70% of its fleet equipped with WiFi by the end of next year. The move will boost its competitive position against its major rivals that have already started offering live TV services to their passengers onboard. One of the leading low-cost airlines, JetBlue Airways (JBLU), offers 36 channels at no extra fee. The largest U.S. airline United Continental (UAL) charges $6 for the service on smaller fights, say two hours, and $8 for longer time flights. The second largest U.S. airline Delta Air Lines (DAL) is already the world's largest fleet of aircraft to be equipped with WiFi. The company expects to deploy its WiFi services to international flights early next year. In addition, Southwest is in the midst of a fleet modernization plan. The company is renovating in-flight cabins and redesigning interiors. We believe the overall fleet modernization plans will boost pre-tax income by about $70 million in 2012, $300 million in 2013 and $500 million in 2014. However, revamping of in-flight cabins and interiors would increase maintenance expenses by $50 million this year, out of which $14 million is expected to be incurred in the second quarter. We are currently maintaining our long-term "neutral" rating on the stock. For the short term (1-3 months), the stock retains a Zacks # 2 ("buy") Rank. More from Zacks.com MORE ON MSN MONEY Copyright © 2013 Microsoft. All rights reserved. Quotes are real-time for NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX. See delay times for other exchanges. Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Thomson Reuters (click for restrictions). Real-time quotes provided by BATS Exchange. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Interactive Data Real-Time Services. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by SIX Financial Information. All hail the bull market, which ended the week with a big rally. But it also is starting to look a little like 1987, which suffered an epic blow-out. VIDEO ON MSN MONEY Top Stocks provides analysis about the most noteworthy stocks in the market each day, combining some of the best content from around the MSN Money site and the rest of the Web. Contributors include professional investors and journalists affiliated with MSN Money. Follow us on Twitter @topstocksmsn.
Basically the rules state that if your property is producing income you can claim expenses (like interest on mortgage, rates, maintenance etc) on it, and you have to pay capital gains if you sell at a higher price than what you paid for it plus buying and selling costs. If you live in it (and it does not produce any income) you do not pay any capital gains when you sell but also cannot claim expenses on it. If you live in it as your primary residence, and then rent it out because you have to move else-where due to certain circumstances and the property remains your primary residence (ie you may have had to relocate due to work and are renting in this new location), you have 6 years in which to sell it and not be liable to pay any capital gains. If you live in it for part of the time and rent it out during other times and you don't qualify for the above rule, then you are liable to pay capital gains based on the periods you have rented out the property. So you would need to estimate the value of the property for each point in time you move in and out to work out how much capital gain you would be liable for (it would be good to get an appraisal or valuation at these points in time). If you live in the property and have paying house mates or use part of the property to produce income, you will have to work out what portion of the house is income producing and then use this percentage to work out the proportion of expenses you can claim against the income. You would also use this percentage to work out the capital gains tax you have to pay if you sold it. For example, say you have a 3 bedroom house and rent out 1 bedroom and the normal rent for the whole house was $300 per week and you rented one bedroom for $100 per week, you could estimate that the proportion producing the income is 33.33%. Then you could claim 33.33% of all your property related expenses as a tax deduction. Also, say if you bought the house for $300,000 and sold it for $450,000 about 5 years later, your capital gains liability could be worked out as such (ignoring all buying and selling costs for simplicity): Profit on sale: $450,000 - $300,000 = $150,000 Profit x Portion of Property Producing Income = $150,000 x 33.33% = $50,000 Capital Gain Liability (including discount for holding asset 12+ months) = $50,000 x 0.5 =$25,000. You would then multiply your marginal tax rate by the $25,000 to work out how much capital gains tax you would have to pay.
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Because I, Hyperion, of the Monkey Barn Tribe (MBT), do desire all good things for my fellow monkeys, various hangers-on and assorted groupies (cough cough avitable cough cough), I bring you the following three items that you should not, nay dare not live without: 1. Monster 1200W I don't know the last time I watched an entire infomercial on a cleaning product, but the Monster 1200W fit the bill. Not just a steam cleaner, but with a non-toxic cleanser/sanitizer hooked in at the bottom, which is good for the germ-killing and odor removing and whatnot. OCD clean-freaks will love it, but I can't see anyone not wanting one of these. Check out the Monster 1200W website, which has a small clip from the infomercial. I would actually do housework if I had one of these. 2. For the men (and really cool women), isn't it time you ordered some more beef jerky? And not just beef jerky, but how about ostrich, elk, alligator, even kangaroo! Personally I thought the Cherry Maple Smoked Turkey Jerky looked divine, but there are plenty of favorites to choose from. Just make sure you send me some. 3. Ladies, you didn't think I forgot about you, did you? From our good friends the Trojans, I bring you the new Vibrating Touch. Meant to go on a finger, and after that it's up to you! (If someone orders this, please leave a long, detailed and steamy comment about how it works, eh?)
Vladimir Petek (Zagreb 1940–2003): is one of the great names of the Croatian experimental cinema. His involvement with photography begins in 1954, with film in 1957. He completed more than 130 films. He had received over 80 prizes and 120 diplomas. He held the degree of the master of film from 1964. His experimental films, made between 1960 and 1962, initiated the debate “Anti–ilm and Us” which eventually led to the launching of the GEFF Festival of the Experimental Film. Petek was member of its organizational committee. He is also the author of the Zag camera group and founder of FAVITA (Film, a/v investigation, TV, 1971). Within the latter project and its collaborators, je produced more than 80 multimedia works, primarily involving multiplied and simultaneous screenings of films or slides. Petek assembled his first film from rejected and recycled materials; onto these he applied the editing touches such as direct intervention of the tape (cutting, coloring) or the synchronizing of synthetic sounds. Film Doe No. 1 (1962) was a painting intervention and drawing animation applied directly to the 16 mm film tape. Meeting (1963) is a visual segment combining several formats and methods of direct application on the tape. Petek’s experiments with the multiplied screen involved the simultaneous, multi–channel screenings rotating around their axis at full 360 degrees. See also: Croatia#Experimental_film
The talented students of Monroe's 6th, 7th and 8th grade drama department will be presenting "The Miracle Worker" on November 8, 9, and 10. These dedicated students, under the direction of David and Susan Halliwell, have been working tremendously hard after school and on weekends to put the production together. They lost a whole week of rehearsal time due to Superstorm Sandy and their final dress rehersal due to the Nor'easter, but these amazing students and staff just buckled down with the motto, "The show must go on." Please support these hard working kids by taking in one of the performances. All performances will be held in Jockey Hollow Auditorium at 365 Fan Hill Road.
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Glacier National Park (406/888-7800, www.nps.gov/glac , $25 per vehicle, $15 Nov.–Apr., $12 per person for bicyclists, motorcyclists, and foot travelers, $10 Nov.–Apr., separate fee for Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park ) contains more than 1,500 square miles of extraordinarily scenic wilderness. Towering glacier-pocked summits bend over mirrorlike lakes. Wildlife, including bears, bald eagles, moose, and ptarmigans, inhabits the park’s thick forests, stream sides, and rocky promontories; more than 60 species of mammals and 200 species of birds make their homes in Glacier. Easily one of the most spectacular drives in the country is Going-to-the-Sun Road , which climbs from lakes and forest up the face of the Rockies to a fragile alpine meadow almost 7,000 feet above sea level. Glacier is a park for the outdoor-minded; as much as possible, you’ll want to leave the car behind. More than 700 miles of hiking trails link backcountry peaks and lakes. In winter the park’s roads double as cross-country ski trails. Sometimes called the “Crown of the Continent” for its staggeringly rugged skyline, Glacier and its Canadian cousin Waterton Lakes National Park (403/859-2224, www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/waterton/ , C$6.80 per day adult, C$5.80 senior, C$3.40 youth 6–16, C$17.10 family) form one of the crown jewels of the national park system. Kalispell offers the closest airline service to the park. Amtrak’s Empire Builder (800/872-7245, www.amtrak.com ) provides train service, with daily stops at East Glacier (summer only), Belton (West Glacier ), and Essex, on Highway 2 near the southern tip of the park. Intercity bus lines can get you as close as Whitefish on the west and Great Falls to the east. From Kalispell, you can also arrange a shuttle to the park by contacting Airport Shuttle Service (406/752-2842) or Kalispell Taxi (406/752-4022) or Wild Horse Limousine (406/756-2290 or 800/841-2391, www.wildhorselimo.com , $139 to Apgar). Rental cars are available in Kalispell, Whitefish, and Great Falls.
Southeast Sea Kayaks (907/225-1258 or 800/287-1607, www.kayakketchikan.com ) leads a variety of kayak trips, including a 2.5-hour paddle along Tongass Narrows ($94) and a 4-hour trip ($159) that includes a boat ride to a quiet cove and the chance to explore by kayak. An all-day trip to Misty Fiords ($559) includes the boat ride over and back, lunch, and four hours of paddling. Located 13 miles north of town at Knudson Cove, Southeast Exposure (907/225-8829, www.southeastexposure.com ) has a range of trips that are especially popular with cruise ship passengers, starting with a $65 paddle to Eagle Island. Bike tours and zip-line adventures are also available. Both Southeast Sea Kayaks and Southeast Exposure also offer multiday trips to Misty Fiords , kayak rentals, and water taxis.
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LED rope lights These LED rope lights are flexible and versatile, incorporating the latest developments in LED (Light Emitting Diode). The LED rope light is both weather and impact resistant (withstanding a 16kg force) and can be easily bent and formed to follow shapes. The rope light measures 12 mm wide with a 6mm depth and operates economically at 24volts, with an estimated lifetime of over 100,000 hours. Spacing of the LEDs within the strip is 2.78 cm. (36 pieces per metre) The body of the LED rope light is clear, and the colour is directly related to the COB (chip on board) LED technology. These products are covered by a 1 year warranty. The LED rope light box set comes with, LED rope light, Power supply in an exterior box, connector set, 1 x extension cable and tracking to hold the rope lighting in place. LED rope light can be easily cut to size, but has to be cut in complete electrical sections. Cut points are printed on the plastic strip and can be easily cut with scissors. As a guide, a minimum radius of 4.8cm can be achieved on the short face and 1.4cm on the longer face. With an IP rating of 66, LED rope lights are ideal for use both indoors and outdoors. In the garden, they can be used for highlighting the edges of steps, decking, trellising, water features and may other places.
Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss...– Walt Whitman (via elige) For you my beautiful Twenty-Something... → “…my life is going to work out because I’m starting to put the pieces together in an intentional way.” The less we have, the more we have. jinglejangled: Mother nature provides what we desire. Oshen Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we’re going to...– In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re replaying our interview with poet Marie Howe tomorrow. (via nprfreshair) We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that...– Marcel Proust (via elige) “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is... It seems that these people believe that until the federal Storm Troopers knock...– Chuck Baldwin, The Baltimore Chronicle (via elige) ‘Maybe…you’ll fall in love with me all over again.’ ‘Hell,’ I said, ‘I love you...– Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via boxofoctaves)
Donald R. “Pete” Hart, Jr. ’33, 1918 – 2011, A Mooreland Treasure – The oldest Mooreland Hill School alumnus, Donald R, “Pete” Hart, Jr. ’33, April 17, 2011. One of the first four students in the little school founded by his mother and friends, Pete Hart began a 78-year history with Mooreland Hill School (nee Shuttle Meadow School, from which he graduated in 1933. He prepped at Avon Old Farms School (classmate and dear friend of folksinger Pete Seeger), spent his college days at Amherst College, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, master 13 languages, taught French, German, Spanish and Latin and headed the Language Department at Avon Old Farms. Pete was truly a man for all seasons. Drafted early in World War II, he was one of a select group of individuals who founded the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) now the C.I.A. During his time of service, he handled French sabotage operations in France, ran a spy transit station and captured Nazi collaborators in Paris after its liberation, all for which he received the prestigious and coveted Legion of Honor medal from the French Government. From 1983 to 1999, he and his wife Vera volunteered fro the disaster program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), working at more than 30 disaster sites. His Mooreland Hill connections were also legion: student, graduate, alumnus, parent, Board member and volunteer extraordinary. During his Mooreland years he often rode his horse to school “parking” him in the school’s red barn, now the site of the Robert C. Vance Center. For as long as can be remembered he annually attended Mooreland graduations along with his sister Mary Jane Hart Clark ’35 and was often a guest speaker for special campus events. During the school’s 75th anniversary celebration he was unanimously selected for the Volunteer of The Century Award. A Special note is Pete’s stint as an editor. With the help of Mooreland friend and cousin Norman Eddy ’34, Pete created a neighborhood mimeographed weekly Current Events of the Week, while he was a Mooreland student. The paper was filled with gossip, school news, creative writing and sold for five cents a copy. It was a total moneymaker; all of the proceeds paid for a cruise to Bermuda for the young boys, all by themselves. In the 1980’s Pete resurrected the newspaper as Current Events of the World, compiling news from a cadre of 200 family members and friends for over 20 years. In addition to his wife Vera and sister Mary Jane, Pete leaves behind a wealth of family and friends including his brother Dr. David L. Hart “33, and his children Peter R. Hart, Christine H. Hart ’68, and Philip D. Hart. The obituary of Donald R. “Pete” Hart, Jr. closed with” a direct quote from a ‘self obit’ he wrote a few years ago: ‘Now you have read quite enough, and so I bid you all adieu.’”
It’s good to be back in the office again! I’ve just returned from a speaking engagement in Phoenix, Arizona, and a side trip to the Grand Canyon. This is the fourth time I’ve hiked the Canyon, not counting one mule trip. True, I’m ten years older than I was the last time I hiked it, but hey, the Canyon’s ten years older too! (I guess there’s a flaw in that logic somewhere.) From the South Rim of the Canyon to the Phantom Ranch at the bottom is a vertical descent from about 6,860 feet to about 2,400 feet (the North Rim is about 8,241 feet). Descending on the South Kaibab Trail and returning to the top on the Bright Angel Trail is about a 16.3 mile round trip, strenuous but glorious. The view is incredible, and it changes every few minutes and every few feet. Listed by some as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is truly a testimony to the beauty of God’s creation. But some would explain it otherwise. On the South Rim one may travel the Trail of Time (http://trailoftime NULL.org/). Every few yards along this 2.83 mile Trail is a rock, embedded in concrete, with a date and explanation. For example, near the beginning of the Trail of Time is a specimen of Vishnu Schist, from the Vishnu Layer enfolded with the Zoroaster Layer near the bottom of the Canyon. Each exhibit is labeled by age, and as one walks the Trail one observes 1.7-billion-year-old folds, then 1.2-billion-year-old mud cracks, 800-million-year-old algai reefs, and 270-million-year-old fossils. Thus, on a relatively short walk, one will have traversed about one and a half billion years. These dates reflect the conclusions of eminently-qualified scientists. But they are just that — conclusions. Many disagree with these conclusions, including highly-qualified scientists. A Gallup poll from just last week shows that 46% of the public believes God created man within the last 10,000 years (http://www NULL.gallup NULL.com/poll/155003/Hold-Creationist-View-Human-Origins NULL.aspx), about 32% believe God guided an evolutionary process over millions of years, and only 15% believe in naturalistic evolution. Should I object that my tax dollars are being used to proclaim, as dogmatic fact, what is only an opinion that I personally reject? Or should I “lighten up” and not get upset when I see something with which I disagree? Maybe so. But then, why do American Atheists, Inc., get so upset just because one of their number might happen to drive on a Utah highway and see a cross with the name of a patrolman (http://morallaw NULL.org/news/roy-moore-foundation-defend-utah-highway-crosses-in-supreme-court-brief) who died on that site in the line of duty? Why do civil liberties groups go ballistic when they see the Ten Commandments on public property? Why does the Freedom From Religion Foundation write a threatening letter when they learn of a sign at the entrance to the Town of Sylvania, Alabama (http://morallaw NULL.org/news/judge-roy-moore-foundation-to-defend-alabama-town-signs), saying “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism”? And why do the courts sometimes agree with these complaints? In several cases, courts have said that these displays appear to constitute state endorsement of religion and communicate a message of exclusion to those who do not share the message conveyed by the display. For the sake of argument, let’s accept that assertion. But then, why must tolerance be only a one-way street? Should the Trail of Time — erected at the Canyon at my expense — communicate a message of exclusion to me? As a creationist, should I feel that I am not fully part of the community because I do not accept the uniformitarian and evolutionary conclusions written in stone on the Trail of Time and elsewhere throughout the Grand Canyon and practically all national parks? Because I reject the conclusion that the various layers of rock in the Grand Canyon were laid over hundreds of millions of years, should I conclude that I am not really welcome to hike its trails? As in so many other areas, the courts often treat Establishment Clause cases with a double standard. But I need only gaze upon the magnificence of the Canyon to reassure myself that blind nature could never have formed such a wonder, but only the hand of God Himself. In one of my many conversations while hiking the Bright Angel Trail, a man asked me, “Does the Bible say anything about the Grand Canyon?” I answered, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” and then noted that the Great Flood of Noah’s time explained the formation of the Canyon far better than a uniformitarian process. Those who want an alternative explanation, presented by qualified scientists, are encouraged to read Grand Canyon: Monument to Catastrophe, ed. Dr. Stephen A. Austin (Institute for Creation Research 1994).
Did George Washington really chop down his families cherry tree with a hatchet? We may never know, but this website I went to seems pretty accurate on there answers. Heres a link to it. I can not actually tell whether this is a true facto or not, there is no proof i have found, so im just going to stick with my answer no. In class we are watching a movie called; The Crossing, which in a few short words, its about the Revolutionary war. George Washington is the head of his army and wants to cross the Delaware River and attack the reckless Hessians after having a battle with the redcoats. The Hessian’s were brutal German troops that are working for England. George Washington does not like this whole idea what so ever because the war started mostly because of how many taxes were accumulating. Washington was a great leader, as well as President. He once quoted; “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” He is right, government is so tough that if you try to go against it, you’re going to lose.
by Daniel Greenfield Published: 06/20/11, 11:26 PM (Israelnationalnews.com) Obama has announced the appointment of Azizah al-Hibri to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Al-Hibri (full name, Azizah Yahia Muhammad Toufiq al-Hibri) is a Muslim professor and the granddaughter of a Sheikh, who claims that the Koran inspired Thomas Jefferson and the Founders and that the Saudi criminal justice system is more moral than the American one because it accepts blood money from murderers. Appointing a Muslim scholar to a commission on international religious freedom is only justifiable if that scholar recognized that much of the injustice in the world originates from Islamic law. But Al-Hibri has made her career whitewashing Islamic law and even presenting it as superior to American law. While she has been called a reformer, her call in 2001 for a return to the fundamentals echoes Wahhabi rhetoric. Rather than examining the incompatibilities of Islamic law and the modern world, and urging the appropriate adjustments, as genuine reformers have done, Al-Hibri instead builds myths that uphold the Islamist agenda. According to Al-Hibri Â âIslamic fiqh is deeper and better than Western codes of lawâ. She favorably compares Saudi Arabiaâs willingness to accept blood money bribes to excuse a murder, to the âimpersonal and powerfulâ American justice system. Al-Hibri is often billed as a Muslim feminist, but she is equally hypocritical on womenâs rights. Rather than conceding that Islamic law discriminates against women, she whitewashes its discriminatory treatment of women, arguing that guardianship is meant to protect âinexperienced womenâ. Rather than trying to bring Islam in line with the modern world, Azizah Al-Hibri pushes for the modern world to be brought in line with Islam. Rather than reforming Islam, it is America that she would like to reform to Islamic standards. Placing a woman who believes that American law is inferior to that of the Koran on an American commission to promote international religious freedom perverts the purpose of the commission and promotes religious tyranny instead. Given a forum to call for reform, Al-Hibri unerringly insists that there is nothing to reform. At the UN, Al-Hibri expressed outrage that the Koran, which âestablished acceptance of others, now needed to be defendedâ and insisted that Islam âguaranteed freedom of thoughtâ. Listening to her defend Mohammedâs tyranny as an early form of democracy at the UN is a reminder of the era when Soviet representatives to the UN angrily defended their record on human rights and insisted that there is no freedom outside of Communism. Please click here to read the complete story. FAIR USE NOTICE: This article contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of religious, environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond âfair useâ, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Number One Wine Bar with three work friends: Lustm, Catfish and Giuseppe. Friday, 29 October 2010 Sunday, 24 October 2010 \|Hyde Park Barracks by Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar)\| \|Bilson's by Monica\| Cocktail of the Month Gourmantic (Gourmantic) is drank up at Monkey Magic with a cocktail made with gin, cucumber, honey and absinthe. Hats Off Dinner Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar) made it to one of the famous Hats Off dinners, this one on Nouvelle Cuisine at Bilson's Restaurant. Some pretty tasty photos. \|Thelma & Louise Mademoiselle Délicieuse (Spoon, Fork & Chopsticks)\| D (Here Comes The Food) had a great meal at Efendy, Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar) tried out the 'sunny' Hyde Park Barracks Café, Mademoiselle Délicieuse (Spoon, Fork & Chopsticks) experienced a north-side brunch at Thelma & Louise Café and Penguin (Penguin Says Feed Me) staked out Café Ish. Let's Do Lunch It's tagine at Sean's Kitchen by Aimee (Aimee Chanthadavong) and crispy-skinned chicken at my own lunching experience at Guillaume at Bennelong. It was a village atmosphere at the Summer Hill Grand Food Bazaar by Lisa (Lisa Perkovic) Pub Grub Pies One of the little known additions to this year's festival is the interesting pub pie special which I have been spending quite some time searching out. First at the Lord Nelson Brewery and then a Balmain and Rozelle pub pie crawl visiting the Riverview Hotel, the Welcome Hotel, the Royal Oaks Hotel and the 3 Weeds. \|Tomislav by Billy (A Table for Two)\| Franz (Australian Gourmet Pages) had a great time at the Young Chefs Dinner at Rockpool Bar & Grill , Jane (Jane Cooks Live) supported sustainable cooking at the 10 Mile Dinner at Dank Street Depot while Billy (A Table for Two), Suze (Chocolate Suze) and Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar) were all at the amazing Just Desserts dinner at Tomislav. I have my eye on this restaurant. It looks fantastic. \|Grace Hotel by Ffichiban (Here Comes The Food)\| These dessert plates are still as popular as they are every year with visits to Bacco Chifley Plaza by Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar), The Westin by Aimee (Aimee Chanthadavong), Azuma Patisserie by Lee (The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry), Monkey Magic by Gourmantic (Gourmantic) and a strong effort put in by Ffichiban (Here Comes The Food) with three hits in one night at the Grace Hotel, Bacco & Shangri-La Hotel Talk & Taste The bubbly Jayne (Champagne Jayne) posted a video on her subject of passion and expertise, champagne. \|Grace Hotel by Minh (Eat Show and Tell)\| The Malaysian Food Festival at the Grace Hotel posted by Minh (Eat Show and Tell) looks like quite an experience and is open for lunch and dinner. If I missed your post or you want to join next week's round-up, read this post to find out how. The next (and last) round-up will be posted Sunday 31st October. Better get eating! \|Hyde Park Barracks by Monica (Love My Foods & Sugar)\| Who ate all the pies? Well at least I ate the ones on our Pub Pie Crawl through Rozelle and Balmain today. Five friends sent out on a journey of pie discovery, traipsing the streets in the cold and rain to discover who is offering the best pie out of all the amazing pubs of Balmain and Rozelle. As part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival, pubs around Sydney are offering a pint of Coopers Pale Ale and a special pie for $20. I’d already tried the beef and mushy peas pie from the Lord Nelson Brewery, but today was an attempt on the six pies offered in the Balmain and Rozelle area. Our first stop, the London Hotel and their Lamb Shank Pie, was vetoed by Jonas and M.E. who both don’t like lamb. Boo hoo. I love lamb. Oh well. And unfortunately we ran out of time and didn’t try the Rabbit & Porcini Pie at Dicks Hotel. Another missed opportunity as later a waitress at our winning pie pub told us Dick’s pie is also particularly good. From the four pies we tried, every pie was given a score out of 5, as voted by me, Jonas, M.E., Shamu and Tombolina, with the highest possible score a perfect 25. We had some generous voters (Shamu) and some harsh voters (M.E.). Here are the results. Wild Hare Pie (9.5 out of 25) 3 Weeds (193-197 Evans St, Rozelle) With all the praise lavished on the 3 Weeds bistro, this was the pie that I thought would be the best. Surprisingly, it turned out to be the worst. It looked delicious, a huge oval of golden pastry, but one you stabbed into this pot pie with a fork the pastry lid turned out to be very thin and inside was a shallow layer of watery stew rather than thick gravy and meat. In fact, of the two pies we shared each had only one small fragment of hare meat and the rest of the filling was made up of carrot and potato. The boys did say the carrot and hare combo got a point for irony, but overall it was a poor effort and very disappointing for such a renowned foodie pub. Pale Little Duck Pie (15.5 out of 25) Royal Oak Hotel (36 College St, Balmain) This was our first stop and the pie was completely encased in perfectly cooked pastry. The interior was dense with shredded duck meat that wasn’t at all runny. It was very well presented, atop a mountain of mash and spinach leaves and although it was good, it’s didn’t hit you in the face with flavour. Shamu and I really liked this pie for its subtly (Shamu rated it her second favourite), whereas Tombolina, M.E. and Jonas wanted more of a flavour smackdown. Coopie Chicken Pie (19 out of 25) Welcome Hotel (91 Evans St, Rozelle) This one really hit the spot. We cooed over the huge pot pie covered with thick, flaky pastry and a side of cream sweet corn. Once we broke through to the filling we were met with gooey, oozing cheese-smothered chicken. It was delicious. The serve was very generous, so the boys liked it, but Shamu got a few mouthfuls of gristle so that took a few points off. Berkshire Pork & Apple Cider Pie (22 out of 25) The Riverview Hotel (29 Birchgrove Rd, Balmain) This was our winner! We came to the Riverview just after 3pm and were turned away as the kitchen had closed for lunch service. It was a bit upsetting watching the tasty-looking pie being served to other tables and initially we had this pub down as “pie fail”, but after our disappointing 3 Weeds experience we trekked back to the Riverview to give it a go. I’m glad we did. Everyone unanimously gave it their top score. The pie was very beautifully presented with mash and mushy pies, and a blob of wonderful Dijon mustard on the side. The pastry was crusty on top but softer on the sides, and once you broke into the centre a luscious aroma of pork wafted out. The filling was chunky, flecked with darker pink pieces of ham and moist and sweet from the apple cider. A perfect match to the mustard. It was a gourmet pie and tasted truly superb, definitely worth $20. Even if it was smaller than the chicken pie, the flavour was much more sophisticated. 22 oinks and our winner! If you want to go on your own Rozelle & Balmain pie pub crawl, here’s a helpful Google map to help you make it happen. You’ve got one more week and one more weekend to do it! View 2010 Pub Pie Crawl in a larger map Saturday, 23 October 2010 \|Nice view . . . of the amazing butter!\| Cautiously I walk down the stairs towards the reception desk and am almost bowled over by some overly excited middle-aged women. From cavernously empty, the restaurant is suddenly alive with a flood of people coming up the stairs from within the depths of the Opera House. I realise they have just opened their doors and I have somehow come in “the back”. Oopps. I was supposed to be having my third Let’s Do Lunch with Stinky, but she had to work. Hey, don’t go feeling too bad for her just yet! She’s a travel agent and her “work” consisted of a free week in the USA visiting LA, the Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree National Park and Las Vegas. Tough life. Instead of giving up the booking, Tia Bicky and I decide to live it up with a nice lunch together in civilised surrounds. They give us a pretty good table, with a partial view of the Harbour Bridge. No complaints here. The wait staff are all extremely friendly. Everyone smiles and greets us. Everyone. While we chat about the skyrocketing prices of houses in Newtown (Bicky & Robot are trying to buy), soft slices of perfectly crusted sourdough are set down with beautiful salty butter. I could eat a slab of that butter on its own. Roasted free-range chicken breast with a tombe of silverbeet on a bed of cauliflower puree, olives and lemon confit jus The chicken was cooked wonderfully, a crispy skin covering juicy meat without even a hint of dryness. The silverbeet provided an iron-flavour, counter balancing the sweet tomato and the velvety purée. The jus lifted the dish from being too heavy while the smear of olive tapenade gave a rich flavour. Just superb. \|Baby beans with pistachio pesto\| That means dessert! Although a few of the al a carte desserts tickle my fancy, Bicky is trying to reduce her cholesterol so we opt for petit fours instead. Oh woe, life over age thirty! The petit fours ($8) turn out to be the perfect choice. There’s actually 6 tasty treats for us to try and they are all delicious. I will present them to you in ascending order of greatness: \|Strawberry & Vanilla Cream Tarts\| We leave full, satisfied and ready to walk back to work, uphill in heels in the heat. But I'm tough :) Thursday, 21 October 2010 Monday, 18 October 2010 Ali Beggs texted me last night to say I must be reading her mind. Radish & Broad Bean Salad w Green Tahini Sauce Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi. Serves 4. 500g shelled broad beans, fresh or frozen Salt and black pepper 4. Mix with the broad beans, onion, coriander, preserved lemon, lemon juice, parsley, olive oil and cumin. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Note: you can see from our photos we decided to add some spring peas too. Green Tahini Sauce 150ml tahini paste 80ml lemon juice 30g flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped if making by hand 2. If making by hand, thoroughly whisk the tahini, water, lemon juice, garlic and salt together. Stir in the chopped parsley, then taste and add more salt if needed. Sunday, 17 October 2010 \|Penguin Says Feed Me\| Sydney food bloggers have been busy-busy-bees and here is the honey. First up I want to share these great maps tracking festival events across Sydney, pulled together by one clever fox, Pamela (And Other Fancy Stuff). Cocktail of the Month Bacco Wine Bar Tina (Food, Boozes and Shoes) \|Citrus and Candy\| \|Diary of a Ladybird\| One of the things I didn't get around to booking into was the excellent cooking classes held during this month. bel mondo Master Class with Andy Ball Sheena (A Sticky Affair) Tea & Dessert Matching @ Sweetness Pastisserie Jenny (Panda & Cakes) Let's Do Brunch Two more early rising bloggers headed out for festival breakfasts. Betty (The Hungry Girl) visited the Bitton Gourmet Cafe and while I headed off for an amazing meal at Efendy. Let's Do Lunch My sister and I spent a lovely afternoon at Aria whereas BiteMe (Bite Size Review) managed to clock in at Becasse and QVB Tea Rooms. \|Spicy Ice Cream\| \|Eat, Show and Tell\| Video blogger, Yianni (Yianni's City Life), captured Turkey’s Musa Dagdeviren and chef Somer Sivrioglu whip up a Turkish feast Efendy. Minh (Eat Show and Tell) was luck to experience the delicious artistry of Janice Wong @ Sepia. Franz (Australian Gourmet Pages) managed to photograph every course at this once in a lifetime event from NY's wizz kid Wylie Dufresne and Aussie Brent Savage WD-50 & Bentley Dinner. \|Eat, Show and Tell\| Two bloggers enjoyed their dessert treat this week and both went to the InterContinental Hotel: Squishes (Eat Show and Tell) and Simon (Simon Food Favourites) Some of the brightest and rising stars of the food world joined Australian experts to cook and discuss food over the last weekend. 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Morton Grove Library looking at space issues again Updated: March 22, 2013 6:49AM Pam Leffler is well aware of the “turmoil” that accompanied the previous discussion of space issues at the Morton Grove Public Library. That’s why, while she wants to deal with what has been a problem at the library for many years, any talk of a new building is off the table. Leffler, executive director of the library, raised the issue with the Morton Grove Library board at a special meeting last week in a preliminary way. “We’ve started discussions with the board,” she said. “I want to make sure the board is on board with it. I think we’re all committed to moving forward.” The last time the library board discussed the space issue, one of the alternatives members looked at was building a new library. That was promoted in part by former director Ben Schapiro and had the support of several library board members. The board looked at options for a new building, including possible locations and funding. Those discussed prompted a successful challenge to incumbent board members that put control of the board in the hands of members opposed to raising taxes to finance a new building. It also prompted Schapiro’s departure from the library. Leffler, who took over the post last year, said she is well aware of the problems that surrounded the earlier talks about space. At the same time, though, she said it is something the library needs to address. The current building opened in 1952. The auditorium was added in 1980, and that was the last addition to the building. Since then, officials have from time to time done some remodeling in an effort to better utilize the existing space. Among the problems has been the addition over the years of new technology and materials. Computers, DVDs and similar new offerings have all taken their toll on space. Leffler said, most recently, some remodeling was done in 2007 to create additional space for staff. “It has become very quickly filled up,” she said. Leffler said the library paid for needs assessments done by private firms in 1998 and 2010. Among the proposals in the last study were construction of an addition to the exiting building or building a new library at a larger site. Leffler said at this point she is not proposing yet another study. “We don’t want to waste money and have somebody tell us the same thing again,” Leffler said. “Those things are not economically feasible at this point.” But even reconfiguration or remodeling of the existing space is not without problems, Leffler said. For one, some areas of the library still have asbestos. Though the material is safely encapsulated now, even running a new computer cable could pose a problem. “We can’t just run one more data cable though the floor,” Leffler said. “It’s (asbestos) currently not a health hazard, but it’s something we have to take into account.” Leffler said that the staff has just started looking again at the space issues, and there is no real timetable for coming up with a recommendation. “Right now we’re at a very preliminary point,” she said. “I’m warming with the board.”
You Can Survive You Have It Within You November 6, 2006 When the ocean empties and the land turns blue, When my path is blocked and I can't make it through, When the stars fall down one by one and it rains snow, When my car breaks down and I can't find a tow, I will still stand on my own feet proud and tall, I will get back up on my feet after the hardest fall, I will find my way home through the foggiest dim path, I will always have the strength for a smile and a good laugh. We walk each day down a narrow and winding road, We struggle and always seem to survive each life turn, No matter how big and heavy we always carry the load, I may fall and crash but I won't lie there to burn, Each moment of life contains a lesson to be learnt. --- Copyright © 2004 Tammy Clancy Whenever something gets you down and all those bad feelings return you have to remember you're the soldier and this life is your war. Are you going to let life beat you down and keep you there or are you going to fight for your rights? I think I know the answer to that and that is you will fight until your last breathe because that's how you have learned to survive and what grief has taught you. How strong are the people that suffer with grief? In my case, after 18 years, I feel like I have the strength, courage, faith, wisdom, truth and guts to make it through any problem. I sit here and think about some people's problems and how little they are and how much they worry over such a little thing, then I look at myself. I've learnt to only worry about the things worth worrying about. Have something you would like to share? An insight that has helped you? We invite you to submit a story/article/poem.
Bobby Dean Johnson, 59, of Carbon Hill was taken into custody on charges of second-degree possession of marijuana after he reportedly took possession of a package that was shipped to him by his brother, who lives in Arizona. The care package contained three plastic baggies, one of which held a small plastic jar of honey, one with some coffee beans and one with 10.6 ounces of high-grade marijuana with a reported street value of $300 to $400. Ron Colburn, acting police chief for the Carbon Hill Police Department, said he discovered the package after responding to a call at the Carbon Hill Post Office regarding a strange odor inside the building. “The clerks contacted the Carbon Hill Police Department and said there was a strange odor in the building that smelled like a skunk,” Colburn said. “When I got there, the odor was so strong it was stinking up the whole building, but it wasn’t coming from a skunk.” Colburn said they were able to determine the odor was coming from the Arizona package. “The odor coming from the package was really strong, and I immediately knew what was inside the box, a high-grade of marijuana known as ‘skunk-grass,’ hence the smell,” Colburn said. Colburn contacted Sgt. Chuck Tidwell, a narcotics agent with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office. Tidwell said he immediately notified the postal inspectors with the United States Postal Service because the package had been shipped across state lines. “They gave us the authority to the go ahead and handle the situation on a local level,” Tidwell said. “This package came from Johnson’s brother who lives in Arizona where — yes, it is legal to possess marijuana — but not legal to mail it. In fact it’s illegal to mail narcotics to anyone.” Johnson is currently being held in the Carbon Hill City Jail, and, according to Tidwell, more charges could be filed in the case pending further investigation.
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So here are the baby apparati that you don’t really need and that you shouldn’t give as shower gifts. Yes, I’m here both to save you cash in tough economic times and to help you de-clutter. 1. Expensive baby clothes and/or blankets. Babies are mostly liquid — they’re constantly drooling, spitting up, vomiting, pooping and peeing. Unless it’s a special occasion, there’s really no need for baby to wear fancy dresses or be wrapped in embroidered cashmere blankets. You may think you can wash the stains out, but you can’t. I recently discovered a “clean” box of baby clothing in my basement, and guess what? After more than ten years, it still reeked of baby spit-up when I opened it. Can you say landfill? 2. Changing table. All you really need is a dresser with a pad on it. Actually, all you really need is a pad that you can put on the dresser or the floor or the bed, so that baby expellant doesn’t get everywhere. There’s actually no changing pad that’s big enough to contain little boy urine streams or projectile poop, so really the best place to change diapers is outside. Unless it’s cold. The best piece of baby equipment I ever had was a folding changing pad that fit in my backpack and went everywhere with my babies and me. 3. Wipe warmers. Your baby does not need the wipes you use to clean his or her tushie to be warm. Room temperature will suffice. After all, you’re already exposing that little bum to the room temperature air. Plus, if your baby needs to have everything that touches his heiney warmed up, he’s gonna have a tough time with toilet seats. 4. Bottle warmers. Same as the wipe warmers — room temperature (or body temp if you’re breast feeding, of course). Bottle warmers are a waste of good money and electricity. If your baby’s hungry, she’ll drink. 5. Baby bathtubs. Get a baby seat that fits into the bathtub instead. A stand-alone tub is a pain in the you-know-what to fill and empty. Plus, I’ve seen folks put them on countertops, which looks downright dangerous. If you can’t bend over a bathtub for long enough to wash your baby, you have a tough road ahead. 6. Pillows, stuffed animals, comforters, crib sets. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, loose bedding can be a contributor to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. There’s no need for pillows or crib bumpers or even sleep positioners for baby (plus, the kid’s going to barf or poo on them — necessitating more laundry). The AAP recommends one-piece sleepers for infants. Get the kind with the leg snaps — those make middle of the night diaper changes a bit easier. 7. Shoes. I’ve never understood why people buy infant shoes. Ummm, babies can’t walk. Sure, they may need socks or booties to keep their tootsies toasty, but they don’t need shoes until they can walk (at earliest nine or ten months, but typically later). And in fact, unless it’s winter, it’s better for feet to be bare — it helps with balance and toe strength. So don’t waste your money on mini-Nikes — no matter how cute they may be. Finally, borrow as much baby gear as possible or buy used. Your baby’s going to be out of a crib in a blink of an eye. One of my two never even slept in his crib (he slept with me or on the floor). You may be surprised how many of your friends have baby stuff cluttering up their basements and attics. Oh, and baby really doesn’t care about matching patterns or designer labels. I promise.
Hi there all – yes, it’s true. I made boots. Cause well, that’s my favorite shoe to have in SL® so that’s what I’ma makin. Once I figured out how to make boots. Oh and shoes. I had this long standing fear of making shoes, but well no longer – just a big wide adventure stretching out before me now! So what are these boots? Well in my neck of the woods, we call them ‘sh*t kickers.’ So um that’s what I called them! I made them so that you could wear just the low boots, or extend them to the knee – cause this is how I like to wear my boots. Anywho, it’s my new release this week – they can be had in black, brown, dark red or navy. Hope y’all like em. Oh and I do have a rather charming dollarbie this week. I’m calling it the ‘bone and silver’ cross necklace, and it’s FREE, one week only – next week it will cost ya! Pictures are below, here’s a slurl, to teleport directly to the store!
Gabriela Pichler's Eat Sleep Die won the Gand Jury Award, at AFI Fest Thursday afternoon, while A Royal Affair by Nikolaj Arcel won the Audience Award in the World Cinema section. Danish filmmaker Tobias Lindholm won the Audience Award among the fest's list of New Auteurs and Only the Young by Jason Tippet received the audience prize among its "Young Americans." David Tosh Gitonga took the Audience nod for "Breakthrough" for Nairobi Half Life. White House Down Trailer The official trailer for White House Down, starring Jaime Foxx and Channing Tatum. Foxx stars as a President of the United States under attack who Tatum must defend. Subscribe for more movie trailers! http://bit.ly/yVtOkS While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a police officer (Channing Tatum) springs into action to protect his child and the president (Jamie Foxx) from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods and Joey King. Directed by Roland Emmerich Watch More of Our Shows! Game Of Thrones Season 3: http://bit.ly/Voaidd The Voice Season 4 http://bit.ly/11Fb8pe Oscars 2013 Videos: http://bit.ly/VIDLNR Spoiler Alert! Season 2: http://bit.ly/Xc3XOe Idology Season 2: http://bit.ly/WrODPk Movie News: http://bit.ly/X85OXp TV News: http://bit.ly/YbxwP9 :: CONTACT US! :: Like Us On Facebook! http://on.fb.me/PBFkH1 Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/entvnews Follow us on Google+! http://bit.ly/YKBcu9 Follow us on Tumblr! http://entvnews.tumblr.com/ Follow us on #Waywire! http://www.waywire.com/ENTV THANKS FOR WATCHING!!
Well, I had made a name for myself before Spider-Man. Its not like thats it. But that fulfills me in certain ways and then youve got to venture out and do other things, too. So I mean, I love making that movie for the reason that I make it, but then you have to venture out and do other things too. Do you have to make a different impact now? I dont really worry about what Im putting in other peoples minds though. All I worry about is when Im on the set, how [is] that experience. Thats what I love to do. I dont really think about I have to change other peoples perspectives of me and do a really whatever, play a killer because this way people wont think that Im just cute or something like that. So I just do what I am moved by and then I think that if youre honest about that and you give a performance that people respond to, then I try not to be just one-dimensional in movies anyway. What was your experience working in the Wimbledon stadium? Well, [Paul] walked on the court with all the crowds from, you know, during the games. So he had a totally different experience from me. They were filming him step out and the actual Wimbledon crowd was there cheering him on. Thats something thats lived in him his whole childhood. Like for me, I live here and so it hasnt been ingrained in me like it has in him. But I definitely felt the weight of this arena and it was an honor to be allowed to step on it and shoot on it. It was kind of weird in the beginning. But for him I mean, if I had gone out there with the crowd, I probably would have cried. It just overtakes you when a whole stadium is cheering for you. Its just really overwhelming, for sure. Do you use your own life to get into character? I just used myself and my feelings, but I dont say, I remember that time when that happened and Im pissed. I dont use my life. I try to be as present as I can, and all those experiences are there because theyre in me. But I dont think about them to use for a scene. Did you volley with Venus and Serena Williams? What advice did they give you? Serena was supposed to come down one of the days but she was busy practicing. Theyre busy girls. They are. I mean, what I really wanted to know, and I talked to her a few times, and it just seemed like a really lonely life. I watched a match between her and her sister and I cant imagine how complicated that must be. I really felt a lot of, like, theyre just normal really cool girls and I cant imagine the stuff they have to go through together as a family. It must be really hard. Could you take them? Yeah, right. Id be afraid. Id be so afraid. Id be just crouching in the corner. Theyd probably kill me with their serve. Was it challenging playing without balls? Yeah, we did that on the aerial shots where we had to be in certain positions or [with] the camera above us. Or theres this one crane shot where they go from Pauls court to my court and so we had to be in certain places. I dont have the skills to put it in the spot every time or anything like that, but I definitely would hit it for any close-up, because its really hard not to make contact and make it look believable. So the only times we used that, or I used that, was when it had to be specific. But otherwise, it was really not satisfying. It was really hard to pretend that. What sort of rumblings have you heard about Spider-Man 3? Rumblings? (Laughing) Well, I agreed to do three when I did the first one, so I always knew I was going to do a third movie. I know were probably going to shoot it next fall, fall of 2005, but I don't know anything about it yet. There were the rumors of a separation from your mother. How is your relationship now? That totally got blown out of proportion by the way. It was totally about just any normal mother-daughter relationship, youve got to separate a little bit. And they made it like, Kirsten Dunst is separated from her mother. Im 22 years old. All Im saying is that Im doing my own thing now and thats healthy and normal. Did your mother push you into showbiz too early? Obviously, I started at a very young age, but I totally enjoyed performing for people. For me, it was more like, Well, why does a kid like performing for people? I was really good at it, people responded to me and you love love and attention. It might not be the right love and attention, it might not be real love and attention, but Im not angry with my mother for it. Im compassionate and I see her side of things too. Its different now for me and yeah, I look back and Im like that movie, I probably shouldnt have done it. But we were all learning. I had no strong people around me. We all were kind of naïve going into all of this stuff. It was not like we were super in the industry in any way. Youre going to make mistakes.
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced that Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Jim Parsons (Harvey, The Normal Heart on Broadway and The Big Bang Theory) and international superstar Rihanna (Battleship) will star in the leading roles in HAPPY SMEKDAY! a feature film based on the critically acclaimed book "The True Meaning of Smekday" by Adam Rex. The studio plans to release HAPPY SMEKDAY!during the fourth quarter of 2014. Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge, Antz) will serve as the film's director. Chris Jenkins (Rio, Surf's Up) and Suzanne Buirgy (Kung Fu Panda 2) are serving as producers and Dreamworks Animation's Head of Development Gregg Taylor is overseeing the project. Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember (Get Smart) are currently writing the screenplay. "Adam's hilarious book is the perfect recipe for a compelling animated feature and we are ecstatic that Jim Parsons and Rihanna will contribute their immense talents to the production," said Bill Damaschke, Dreamworks Animation's Chief Creative Officer. "We're also thrilled that Tim Johnson is back to direct another Dreamworks Animation feature film and show the world just how fun an alien invasion can be!" Page 2 >> More Articles by This Author... Syfy to Wrap WAREHOUSE 13 After Fifth Season FLASH SPECIAL: Always - An Irving Berlin 125th Birthday Celebration Taylor Swift Partners with Diet Coke & Target to Find Fashion's Next Star Apple and Sony iRadio Negotiations Stymied by Song-Skipping BWW Reviews: ?And the Winners Were?? A Report Card for the Metropolitan Opera's 2012-2013 Season BWW Reviews: Juilliard Graduates Show Off Their Talent with SEVEN NEW HUES Regional Orchestra of the Week: Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Miranda Kerr replaces Kate Moss as face of Mango label Nov. 21, 2012, 1:28 PM EST Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr has taken over from Kate Moss as the face of Spain's Mango fashion label. Orlando Bloom's stunning wife was unveiled as the poster girl for the clothing firm's spring/summer (13) collection on Wednesday (21Nov12). The Victoria's Secret lingerie beauty says, "I am delighted to be collaborating with Mango for the Spring/Summer 2013 season. We had a great time shooting the campaign and it was very easy working with the entire team. What's more, Mango is a brand that I love. You always find the perfect garment for every occasion!" Actresses Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz previously served as Mango spokesmodels. Kerr recently shot ads for the new campaign in New York.

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