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Only days ago Ethiopia's government spokesman Bereket Simon had been seeking to reassure diplomats and journalists that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi would be back on his feet in time for the Ethiopian New Year festival on September 11th.
Somehow nobody really believed him. Meles, referred to by his first name as is customary in Ethiopia, was normally a busy, bustling politician. Yet in June he failed to put in an appearance at a key African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Rumours of his impending demise suddenly became more credible.
On Tuesday August 21, Information Minister Bereket Simon addressed international media in Addis Ababa and confirmed that Meles had died. On the same day Ethiopian state television ETV reported on the matter for the first time. Earlier a newspaper which had printed speculation about the prime minister's state of health was shut down.
Sally Healy is an expert on Ethiopia at the Rift Valley Institute in London. She says Ethiopia has very strong state institutions, so we should not imagine that the death of the prime minister is going to mean an imminent breakdown. She does, however, sound a note of caution.
"The question to be settled over time is who is going to be controlling these state institutions in the future and I don't think this is something that is going to get settled instantly," she told DW.
According to the constitution, the business of running the country now rests with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemarian Desalegne.
Hailemarian an unlikely successor
A civil engineer by training, the former advisor to Meles is a respected technocrat though he lacks the late prime minister's assertiveness. A member of the Wolayta ethnic group, Hailemariam Desalegne does not belong to the Tigray-Tigrinya people, who made up the power base of Meles Zenawi.
So if Hailemariam were to put himself forward as a possible successor, his candidacy would be unlikely to receive much support from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) or from the powerful military.
It is also questionable whether the influential orthodox church would support a Protestant as the country's leader.
The Oromo ethnic group will also wish to be consulted over Meles' successor. They are numerically the largest ethnic group in the country, but this not reflected in their political weight. The position of head of state, which could come their way, is largely ceremonial.
Power struggle
If one is to believe sources in the Ethiopian diaspora, a power struggle over Meles' successor is being fought behind the scenes. The candidates with the best chances of winning are said to be the health minister and Meles' aide, Tewodros Adhanom, and his close associate from the TPLF, Berhane Gebre Kristos.
Meles' widow, businesswoman Azeb Mesfin, who as a member of the all-powerful 9-member strong politburo has amassed a fortune and has been linked with corruption allegations, is also being tipped as a possible successor, though her chances of securing her late husband's job are said to be slim.
Jakkie Cilliers is the director of the South African Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He warns of a period of potential instability in Ethiopia, but assumes that the governing party has been preparing for the scenario for the last few weeks.
"I hope that we will find a swift and a consolidated transition," he says. "I don't think a hand-over of power in a country like Ethiopia where there has been such an entrenched personalised power is easy in any circumstances," he said.
Meles' death will have consequences far beyond Ethiopia's borders. An assertive regional power, the country wields influence not only in Sudan, but also in chaos-ridden Somalia, where its troops are fighting the Islamist al-Shabab rebels. And the controversial negotiations with Egypt over the use of Nile River water, in which Meles was personally involved, will now have to be conducted by somebody else.
Sally Healy from the Rift Valley Institute says the most interesting question is "of course Eritrea" and whether the death of Meles is going to lead to "some dramatic change in that relationship."
Healy was referring to the ongoing feud between guerrilla fighters, who were once allies of Meles, and Eritrea's authoritarian ruler Isayas Afewerki. Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been extremely tense since a costly border war which they waged between 1998 and 2000.
Concern among neighbors
The mood in the region was summed up on Tuesday by Raila Odinga, prime minister of Kenya, strategic partner and neighbor of Ethiopia. "We are worried about stability in Ethiopia," he said, "I do not know if the country is prepared for transition."
Jakkie Cilliers from the ISS believes there is a positive side to Meles' departure and that "he's leaving at the right moment." Meles is not "hanging on like Museveni and Mugabe until he leads his country into the twilight. So it is also an opportunity for Ethiopia."
Meles' death is not the only recent event to harbor an element of destiny for Ethiopia. On Thursday, there will be a burial service for another key public figure, the head of the influential and conservative Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos. The choice of his successor is not just an ecclesiastical matter. It, too, will reverberate through Ethiopian politics. | http://www.ethiomedia.com/2012_report/4567.html | 2013-05-18T10:40:57 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
AUBURN,
ETSU (0-3, 0-0) came out on fire with six hits and four runs in the first three innings, but those runs did not prove to be enough as the Bucs were outhit by the Tigers 14-8.
Game four of the series is set for 4 p.m. tomorrow from
The Bucs got the board early on a towering two-run shot by senior Anthony Russell (Waldorf, Md.) over the green monster in left field after a Derek Trent (.
In the seventh the Tigers would score again on an RBI single by Greinke to make the score 10-4.
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Thursday, February 15, 2001
Huntsville, Texas -- The East Tennessee State University softball program opened its inaugural season today with a doubleheader at Sam Houston State. The Bucs lost the first game in their history, 10-3, and dropped the second game of the doubleheader, 5-4, in nine innings.
"I was impressed with our effort today," head coach Stephanie DeFeo said. "We played hard and had a chance to win the second game. This is a good foundation to build our season around."
Sam Houston State (5-3) scored two in the first, five in the second and three in the sixth to spoil ETSUs first game. Freshman Tiffany Vandergriff (0-1) hurled a complete game for the visitors, allowing 10 runs on 11 hits. Vandergriff also batted leadoff, going 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Trailing 2-0 in the top of the second, freshman Judith St. Clair blasted a home run to record the first run in ETSU softball history. The right fielder collected two hits in her collegiate debut.
The Bearkats answered with five in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-1 lead. In the ETSU fifth, Vandergriff led off the inning with a double and later scored on an RBI single by freshman Julia Chance. The Bucs scored their final run in the sixth when junior April Arnold scored on a single by junior Jessica Hodge.
Sam Houston States Aydrion Guajardo went 4.1 innings to earn the win. Second baseman Kim Harqis led the Bearkat offense by going 2-for-4 at the plate with four RBI and two runs scored.
In only its second game, ETSU took its host to extra innings but eventually lost, 5-4, in the ninth. Arnold suffered the loss despite a quality outing -- 8.2 innings, five runs (three earned) on nine hits. Chance sparked the Buc offense with two hits, three RBI and one run scored. She slammed her first career home run -- a two run shot -- in the third.
After a scoreless first, ETSU earned its first lead in program history when freshman Danielle Richardson doubled home junior Andrea Roberts. Sam Houston State tied the game in the home half of the inning before ETSU took a 3-1 lead on Chances homer.
The Bearkats scored one in the third and took a 4-3 lead in the fourth on a two-run double by Ashley Hylton. The Bucs fought back to knot the game, 4-4, in the fifth when Chance collected her third RBI with a double that plated sophomore Shawnda Cole.
After 3.5 scoreless innings, Sam Houston State swept the doubleheader with a run in the bottom of the ninth. With a runner placed on second to start the inning, and a sacrifice bunt, the Bearkats had a runner at third with one out. Arnold got the next batter to pop up to second before an error allowed the game-winning run to score.
The Bucs return to action this weekend in the University of Houston Tournament. ETSU opens the event at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 16 with a doubleheader against Northwestern State. | http://www.etsubucs.com/news/archives-print/2000-01/2903/softball-drops-first-two-games-in-program-history/ | 2013-05-18T10:54:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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European Cybercrime Centre - guide28 March 2012
by eub2 -- last modified 29 March 2012
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on a European Cybercrime Centre, to be established within the EU law enforcement agency, Europol. The Centre is to become the focal point in the fight against cybercrime in the Union.
Why do we need a European Cybercrime Centre?
The benefits of cyberspace have changed our lifestyles and the way business is conducted. Almost three quarters of European households have Internet access, about a third of the citizens in the Union use home banking. The Internet – started just a mere 30 years ago – makes an immense collective knowledge available to those who connect. The digital economy, with innovative business ideas, holds the promise of growth, important in this current period of economic strain.
However, in recent years, the downside of cyberspace has emerged more clearly as well. Both the volume and the damage inflicted by cybercrime have increased considerably. Online criminal activity comprises a vast range of offences, spanning from identity theft and hijacking web accounts to child sexual abuse, to computer fraud and credit card scams and to serious cyber attacks against public and private information systems (IT systems). Organised crime has discovered the potential of cybercrime and is becoming ever more present in cyberspace.
Cybercrime is a global phenomenon and has become a crime committed on a massive scale with a low detection risk. Jurisdictional boundaries and a lack of information sharing present huge obstacles to the swift detection, investigation and prosecution of cyber criminals. Trained investigators, prosecutors and judges are not available in all Member States and investigative and forensic capacities vary across the EU. Cooperation between law enforcement and other players holding valuable information to better tackle cybercrime is patchy.
These developments start to affect citizens' trust in online security and undermine prospects for the legitimate digital economy. It is for these reasons that, in 2010, the Council tasked the Commission with verifying the feasibility of establishing a European Cybercrime Centre that would become Europe's focal point in the fight against cybercrime.
What is the impact of Cybercrime?
Comprehensive data on the true incidence of cybercrime is not readily available. According to leading Internet security firms, the volume of and the damage caused by cybercrime is rising. This data is backed by partial information available from some Member States' police services.
Moreover, the extent of cyber-attacks affecting public and private information systems clearly increased in 2011 and early 2012. New ways of perpetuating online fraud or cyber attacks appear on a regular basis. Regular advances in information technology make it difficult to foresee what techniques cybercriminals will employ in the future. However, it seems safe to believe that both private and commercial IT users will continue to be increasingly targeted. Another important trend is the rising prevalence of smartphone hacking.
Studies and estimations suggest upward criminal trends in many illegal online activities. In 2011 Norton (a cyber-security firm) estimated that the total global cost of cybercrime was between USD 114 and USD 388 billion. In a 2011 study for the UK Home Office, cybercrime was reportedly costing the UK €30 billion a year - €21 billion of which was attributed to UK businesses. According to the Belgian economic and Financial Crime division, recorded computer crime offences and Internet frauds raised from just above 4000 in 2008 to over 7000 in 2010.
According to the German Criminal Police Office statistics, in Germany, the recorded cases of ''phishing" in online banking (online spying activity that makes users reveal passwords or sensitive data) increased from just less than 2000 incidents in 2008 to over 5000 in 2010. In the UK, according to the Garlik UK Cybercrime report, bank account takeovers increased by 207 percent between 2008 and 2009, with total losses reaching €65,9 million. In 2008 there were almost 44 000 phishing websites targeting UK banks and building societies.
There are 150 000 viruses and other types of malicious code in circulation, and, in 2009, 148 000 computers were estimated to be compromised per day (source Europol).
Between 250 000 and 600 000 Facebook accounts are blocked every day, after various types of suspected hacking attempts.
How will the European Cybercrime Centre go beyond what is already being dealt with by Europol?
The Commission has proposed to establish the European Cybercrime Centre within the European Police Agency, Europol. Under its current mandate, Europol already deals with computer crime. However, given the current limited resources, Europol cannot, for example, efficiently gather information from various sources as the new Centre will, nor does Europol have the capacity to respond to queries from law enforcement authorities, the judiciary and the private sector.
The Centre, while to be placed in Europol, will pursue a shared cross-community approach to tackling cybercrime. Via its Programme Board, the know-how of important partners such as Eurojust, CEPOL, ENISA and Member States as represented by the European Cybercrime Task Force, would be brought in. Another novelty key to the Centre's success will be the exchange of information with partners beyond the law enforcement community. Since cyberspace and the Internet's infrastructure are for the most part owned by the private sector, only a shared, cross-community approach will bring enduring results in the fight against cybercrime.
What will the new Centre do?.
What else is being done to combat cybercrime?
Cybercrime has been a key priority for the Commission since at least 2007. Following the adoption of a Framework Decision on attacks against information systems in 2005, extensive consultations at EU-level have taken place, resulting in the 2007 Communication from the Commission entitled . 2010 saw a legislative proposal for a Directive to update the aforementioned Framework Decision, the text of which is currently being debated in the European Parliament. In 2011, a Directive on combating the sexual exploitation of children online and child pornography was adopted which is now being implemented.
Later in 2012 the Commission, together with the European External Action Service, intends to present a comprehensive strategy for European cyber-security.
Commission Home Affairs site on cybercrime
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Caption: One of the most exciting uses of photoacoustic tomography is to measure oxygen metabolism, a marker for cancer that may permit much earlier diagnosis than is now possible. In this example, melanoma tumor cells were injected into a mouse ear on day one. By day seven, there were noticeable changes in the blood flow rate (top graph, right), and the metabolic rate of oxygen usage (bottom graph, right). Counterintuitively, the tumor did not increase the oxygen extraction fraction (middle graph). MT stands for melanoma tumor and VD for vasodilation. The colors correspond to depth, with blue being superficial and red deep.
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A study of 113 children and teens physically victimized by peers concludes that one-on-one mentoring about how to safely avoid conflict and diffuse threats makes them far less likely to become victims again if guidance is initiated in the immediate aftermath of the attack.
The research, by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., was conducted on 10- to 15-year-olds treated for assault injuries, including gunshot, knife and fist-fight wounds, in their emergency rooms between 2001 and 2004.
Writing in the November issue of Pediatrics, the researchers said half of the victims were treated then referred by an ER doctor for at least six sessions with a mentor for one-on-one counseling and three parent home visits, while the other half were referred to community resources and received two follow-up phone calls.
Those who got the personalized counseling and forged a mentoring relationship with their counselors reported 25 percent fewer fights and 42 percent fewer fight injuries six months later, compared to those who received referrals only. Comparing their attitudes and behaviors after six months, researchers found that teens who received mentoring reported less aggression and fewer misdemeanors and were more likely to "think about the consequences," take steps to avoid fighting and "take a time out" when faced with a conflict.
Although not all risky behaviors showed statistically significant improvement, the researchers said the results suggest that such interventions can go a long way to give these children acceptable options for behaving in ways that prevent violence, and that the ER is a critical point for initiating the intervention.
The counseling focused on practical tips for the children and their families, such as ways to think about conflict and how to identify and avoid "hot buttons" or triggers of anger. The youth were taught about weapon safety and given scenarios and engaged in role playing to facilitate conflict resolution and getting out of dangerous situations in appropriate ways. Home visits were designed to inform the victims' parents about skills taught to their children and help them better monitor their children's safety.
Serious fights and assaults are rarely isolated episodes, the researchers said, but may portend future, sometimes worse or even fatal, injuries.
"There can be a cycle of violence fueled by fear and retaliatory feelings," says the study lead investigator Tina Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., head of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine at Hopkins Children's. "When we see youth with assault injuries in the ER, we have a golden window of opportunity to step in and interrupt this cycle, and our findings suggest that pairing teens with mentors who teach them problem-solving skills can help decrease the risk of future violence."
The study's investigators advise emergency room physicians treating teen victims of violence to refer youth and their families to mentoring and family counseling programs before discharging the patient from the ER. Past research shows that people may be most receptive to preventive messages in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event.
The researchers also suggested development of standard guides to help ER physicians do so.
"We have clear protocols on how to treat suicidal youth or victims of child abuse, but when it comes to youth injured in peer assaults, we tend to ask a few questions, treat and release," Cheng says. "Our study suggests that we can do things that make a difference, such as asking more probing questions about the incident and quickly referring the patients to mentoring and counseling programs."
In the United States, murder is the fourth leading cause of death among 10 to 14-year-olds and the second leading cause of death among 15 to 19-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For every slain youth, there are more than 100 nonfatal injuries.
Other institutions in the study: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Md.
Other investigators in the study: Shang-en Chung, ScM, of Hopkins; Denise Haynie, Ph.D. M.P.H., Bruce Simmons-Morton, Ed.D., M.P.H., Ruth Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and Joseph L. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Medical Center.
The research was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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Methane is formed under the absence of oxygen by natural biological and physical processes, e.g. in the sea floor. It is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Thanks to the activity of microorganisms this gas is inactivated before it reaches the atmosphere and unfolds its harmful effects on Earth's climate. Researchers from Bremen have now proven that these microorganisms are quite picky about their diet.
All life on Earth is based on carbon and its compounds. Cell components of all creatures contain carbon. The cell can take up this basic structural element via organic matter or builds up its own organic matter from scratch, i.e. carbon dioxide. Researchers termed the first type of cells heterotrophs and the latter autotrophs. All plants, many bacteria and archaea are autotrophs, whereas all animals, including humans, are heterotrophs. The autotrophs form the basis for the life of the heterotrophs and all higher life by taking up inorganic carbon to form organic material.
To keep the cellular systems running all cells need fuel. Methane can be such a fuel. When studying the methane consuming microbes discovered by Bremen scientists more than ten years ago, it was assumed that they take the methane for filling up their energy tanks and use it as a carbon source, i.e., they were thought to be heterotrophs.
Now scientists from MARUM and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology have shown that this is surprisingly not the case: the methane derived carbon is not used as a carbon source. "Our growth studies clearly show that the labelled carbon in the methane never showed up in the cell material, but experiments with labelled carbon from carbon dioxide did. It was quite surprising," says author Matthias Kellermann. The archaea in the consortia behave as expected for chemoautotrophs. "Archaea and the sulphate reducing bacteria are living closely together in consortia, which grow extremely slowly. And it was only in the newly synthesised cell materia that we could find the answer for the question from where the carbon originates," adds Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, leader of the organic geochemistry group at MARUM.
Co-author Gunter Wegener from the Max Planck Institute concludes: "With our new knowledge we can optimise our studies about the inactivation of methane in nature. Our surprising results tell us that we still know very few details of this globally important process."
Samples were retrieved from the Guaymas Basin on the West coast of Mexico from a depth of more the 2000 metres using the US diving submersible Alvin.
Original study:
Matthias Y. Kellermann, Gunter Wegener, Marcus Elvert, Marcos Yukio Yoshinaga, Yu-Shih Lin, Thomas Holler, Xavier Prieto Mollar, Katrin Knittel, and Kai-Uwe Hinrichs Autotrophy as a predominant mode of carbon fixation in anaerobic methane-oxidizing microbial communities
PNAS doi/10.1073/pnas.1208795109
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Rufus's 375 Yellow Castle Restoration Project
I think I was six when I was delighted to receive this awesome set for my birthday. Widely acknowledged as one of THE classic sets, the Yellow Castle was released in 1978 and signified the start of a long and glorious relationship between LEGO and all things Castle, bringing with it a whole range of new tools and accessories for another of that year's innovations, the minifigure. By today's standards, the set is very basic: the horses are brick-built; the figures have generic smiley faces, and their torsos uniformly coloured and unprinted; the castle itself contains no large pre-fabricated parts and is, well, yellow
I have no idea how much this set cost back in 1980, or whenever I received it, but I seem to remember that larger sets (such as the 497/928 Galaxy Explorer/Space Cruiser) were in the region of £20, which might also apply to this set. For 767 pieces and fourteen minifigures that price seems such a bargain by today's standards. What I do remember clearly is that I had such fun with this little set, fighting battles and jousting tournaments, or rebuilding the castle into various other castle designs, that whatever the original price certainly made this set excellent value for money.
When I finally rescued my childhood LEGO from my sister's house, I was over the moon to discover that I'd kept the box, though the parts were all jumbled with the rest of my collection. I vowed one day to resurrect the set, and try to get back to a respectable condition. Now that journey will finally begin.
Goals and self-imposed rules
With this set containing mostly 'basic' parts, it would be all to easy simply to replace most of the pieces with new ones. I don't want to do that, so I've decided that, as far as possible, I will use the original pieces from the set, where they could be identified from others in my old collection. However, I do want to replace the stickers, if possible, as they haven't aged well.
Here's the plan of action:
- Review the Box and Instructions
- Assemble the part inventory and inspect
- Order replacement parts if required
- Clean up the dirty bricks
- Replace the stickers
- Build the set and take a look!
We'll begin very soon with the box. Feel free to comment as I go!
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This historic and culturally rich nation, which was reunited in 1990, rewards the curiosity of visitors with a diverse tapestry of romantic landscapes and charming towns. Berlin, its dynamic capital, is a city undergoing rapid changes. As the epicentre of thriving cultural, political and art scenes, Berlin attracts people from all over the world who want to be present as new trends evolve and history is celebrated.
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Neverwinter Nights 2 will ship on 20th October rather than in September, Atari said today.
"Given the sheer size and scope of Neverwinter Nights 2 and its 50 to 60-hour single player campaign, it was decided to move the global release date of Neverwinter Nights 2 out a month to late October," Atari said in a statement.
Neverwinter Nights 2 is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Like the original game, it includes a detailed editor for creating original campaigns in addition to a large single-player quest.
Apparently the extra month will be "invaluable" for "fine tuning and polishing of both the single and multiplayer experiences to ultimately deliver a game that exceeds the tremendous expectations of the Neverwinter Nights fanbase."
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ALBA BERLIN
Brian Randle had spent his entire professional career in Israel until this season. He helped Galil Gilboa win the 2009-10 Israeli championship by defeating Maccabi Electra in the final.
Deon Thompson has scored in double figures in each of his last eight Euroleague games.
Thompson has made 8 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
Vule Avdalovic has made 11 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
Heiko Schaffartzik has made 8 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
MACCABI ELECTRA TEL AVIV
Maccabi is tied with Zalgiris Kaunas for the most points scored in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague through four games with an average of 84.5 points per game.
Maccabi leads the league through four games in average performance index rating with 99 per game.
Maccabi’s average margin of victory of 16.8 points leads the league this season.
Ricky Hickman leads the Euroleague in steals through four games with 2.8 per game.
David Logan is tied with Unicaja Malaga guard Marcus Williams as the highest scoring non-starters in the Euroleague through four weeks with 12.3 points per game.
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ALBA BERLIN
Alba Berlin has lost its last five Euroleague home games.
Deon Thompson has scored in double figures in each of his last five Euroleague games.
Vule Avdalovic has made 11 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
ELAN CHALON-SUR-SAONE
Brion Rush has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 of his last 15 Euroleague appearances.
Steed Tchicamboud established a new Euroleague career-high with 8 assists in Chalon’s Week 1 victory. | http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?clubcode=OLY&gamecode=17&pcode=003431&seasoncode=E2012 | 2013-05-18T10:54:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The sun is shining and that means we are approaching Summer Silly Season, which can only mean one thing - Fesitvals, Festivals and more Festivals. As Wales' premier provider for Backline Hire (Guitars, Drums etc) and a world class stage management service which covers the whole of Wales and UK, we are very privileged to be part of the great summer festival tradition, and to see some amazing talent up close. So over the next few months you can find us working at:
Enjoy Festival - After last year's success, Parc Y Scarlets will host another fun filled day of music and it looks like its going to be a scorcher! With Alexandra Burke headlining, we'll make sure to be wearing velvet gloves to press play on her backing track! Seriously, The Saturdays were a highlight at this event last year and we are sure that the crowd will have a great time, we'll make sure that the artists are calm and well looked after to give a great show. For more details click here.
OsFest - If you are looking for a wide variety of music and a weekend away for the Jubiliee weekend, then you need to get to Oswestry, North Wales from the 1st-3rd June. An amazing line up which includes Razorlight, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Hard-Fi, Delilah and Dappy. We are really excited for this and we are taking our backline gear and our stage managing crew to North Wales, hopefully Fly will be able to keep Dappy under control! For more details click here
Hay Festival - For a completely different type of festival, The Sound Castle delivers a vibrant and contemporary line up set in the garden of Hay Castle. From the 31st May - 10th June 2012 this eclectic array of artists range from funk to gospal and folk to jazz. There is nothing like the Hay Festival and the Sound Castle is just a part of this massive event and that is again why Ev-entz are proud to be part of its continued success and development. For more details click here
Pontys Big Weekend - We close July in the heart of the South Wales Valleys in Pontypridd which sees another fantastic line up headed by Jessie J, Olly Murs and Alfie Boe. As with all our fesitvals we will be providing percussion equipment and backline hire as well as managing the stage on behalf of the promoters. For more details click here
So that is our summer all planned out, we hope to see you on our travels and we'll be sure to bring you all the highlights and backstage action!
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im for a massive round of funding.
I anticipated in my 10 event trends for 2012 presentation that 2012 is going to be the year of event dashboards. Here you go!
imbookin is a new player that offers a unique point of contact to manage event bookings.
How Does It Work?
Well, here is a nice video to explain it:
Pretty common situation, right? Usually that means that the startup idea is a winner.
Why Does It Matter?
You can’t really afford to lose any time these days. Anything that improves your time management is worth having a look.
imbookin gets down to details, you can select meal options like buffet or open bar. Details, details, details. We love details, don’t we?
I also like the fact it’s based on recommendations and it stimulates suppliers to use rich media, quite key when selecting a venue online.
If you are a supplier, this should be a no brainer for you.
Where Is It Available?
For the time being it’s only in the U.S. and specifically New York but they tell me they should roll out quickly in Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Miami, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
Bit of a bummer for us in Europe but I guess it’s a great way to test the adoption of the service.
In Conclusion
imbookin is definitely worth your attention, give it a go and test it. Also bear in mind to send your feedback as they are the quintessential startup and will appreciate your opinion.
Disclaimer: Liz Mazzei, director of imbookin, manages our LinkedIn Group‘s NYC subgroup.
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Our manager is one of the highest paid in the league, our wage bill is sky high, yet clubs with less money have actually won something. What if Laudrup goes flying past us with Swansea after they have already won a cup this year, in his first season I might add. I don't fancy Martinez but he completely out maneuvered Moyes on tactics yesterday, he doesn't get paid what Moyes does and he doesn't have anywhere near the funding that our team has (Yes including wages).
I don't buy this it's all the player fault stuff, after all he buys the players, picks the team, employs the tactics they use in a game and chooses who comes on as a sub. In any other business, including other football team I might add, if the workers are not functioning properly it is their responsibility to do something about it otherwise their own position is brought into question. I don't get where this Moyes can do no wrong mentality has come from, yesterday and for a while now he has been making some strange decisions and making excuses by blaming everybody else. We need some fresh ideas and I for one would love Laudrup, but that is extremely doubtful. Oh on another point if Moyes was so good wouldn't one of the big clubs have come in for him by now, after all apparently he has been proving himself for the past 11-years now.
this he has had no money to spend is a myth. stop talking cack.
bored to death with Moyes' 'i've had no money to spend woes'
bore off with that excuse.
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That just means we have had something worth money to sell, he has still had money to spend whether it be a sell to buy policy or not. Also our ridiculously tiny squad, our submitted squad was 19-players right?, is one of the highest paid in the league, along with our high paid manager.
For me it's the decisions he makes that get on my nerves, I would love to know how yesterdays decision was tactical against lowly placed Wigan. Also what the heck is wrong with Oviedo? I have seen him play a few times as a sub and he looked pretty good, as for Naismith I don't doubt his passion it's just how on earth does he get picked?
For me Moyes struggles to make important decisions, decisions before the game and decisions during the game that can be game winning. This is the reason he will never succeed at a big club, it's what's expected of those managers and Moyes just doesn't have that mentality, that mentality that rubs off on the players.
EvertonfcNSNO said:
why can't we look at moyes tactics alone without resorting to bringing somewhat superfluous tables into the mix ... he has persisted in his folly of playing felli behind jelavic ... when was the last time felli scored or set someone up from a free flowing move or something that wasn't a set piece ... then on top of all that he takes the guy off to make a point in a game where its 1 loss and youre done ... and this is the more important point ... when was the last time jela received a ball to feet in the middle of the park in the midst of our progression up the field? ... jela isnt allowed to participate in the build up in games any more because of fellis positioning
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Whoa! If you are going to consider purchases but not sales, we would still have Rooney, Lescott and Arteta in the squad (and Beattie, Bilyaletdinov and err... van der Meyde). Imagine what we would be like then- dead bloody good is my estimate. Even considering gross spending alone, Moyes' record still looks quite good- only clubs which have significantly outspent Everton are above us in the league. Some of the big spenders are below us.
We may still finish above Arsenal and Liverpool this season. Keep yer pecker up.
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People who are convinced that because we wish Moyes gone that we would be relegation candidates are the ones who are delusional. Are you saying that Moyes is the only Manager in the whole world of football who can manage Everton Football Club ?!!!! Ridiculous, im sure there are Managers out there, top managers who are desperate to take over the stability that Moyes has brought to the club, and have ideas in abundance to a way to move us on football wise.
Jeez at the end of the day he's been at the club 11yrs, done what he has but thats it he's no more ideas as to what to do next. He needs a break, he needs to go out there visit clubs see whats happening football wise, in other words its time for him to refresh himself and learn whats been going on football wise for the last 5 to 7 years. It will do him good, and it will help our club to have someone who is part of todays football, it may work it may not, but standing still and watching what we are watching is not Everton Football Club, we were known as inovators the first to do everything in football, NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM, wake up Evertonians, Moyes is no longer the Messiah, he's now just a MESS........
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What The Papers Say - 30 January
Wednesday 30th January 2013 09:46 by Rob Urbani
@efc_roburbani
West Brom's visit to Goodison is previewed in today's papers.
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NO REGRETS – that’s the message both on and off the pitch for David Moyes.
The Everton boss is preparing to navigate the frantic finale of another transfer window while also targeting six points from consecutive home games, and as ever during this campaign the stakes are high.
Moyes is unsure whether he will be able to complete the capture of Netherlands international midfielder Leroy Fer in order to add muscle to his bid for a top four spot, but is at least certain that his Champions League hopes would be bolstered by victory against West Brom at Goodison tonight.
And the Scot knows the next few days could be pivotal in his over-riding aims for a season which has become definitive in his 11 year Everton reign.
I felt that we are in a really strong position and could we try and strengthen that position and stay there if we can,” says Moyes as he reflects on the importance of adding to his squad before the transfer window closes coupled with a return to winning ways in the Premier League.
“I would hate to look back and think I hadn’t given that a go or made any attempt to do that.
“The squad needs help. I think the squad has done brilliant to get where it has got but it could do with one or two additions.
“We have flowed better this season though and as long as we keep grinding out results until we get back into our stride that’s important.
“But it is not through a lack of trying that we want to get back playing as well as we did in the early part of the season.
“If we pick up the points that gives us a chance of going into the last 12-14 games in a pretty strong position.”
First up for the Toffees is the clash with Steve Clarke’s men this evening, where they will hope to take the momentum from Saturday’s last-gasp FA Cup fourth-round victory over Bolton.
Everton have drawn both their last two league games without scoring, against Swansea and Southampton, but remain in fifth place and only three points off the top four.
Moyes added: tonight’s match only four points behind Everton and still firmly in the hunt for European football despite a six-game winless run.
One of the Baggies’ victories came against Everton not the ones I haven’t got.
“I think there are a few things rattling around, but nothing definite going on.”
Everton’s deal to sign Holland international Leroy Fer is in jeopardy after a long-standing knee injury caused concern during Tuesday's medical at Goodison Park.
Fer, who was hoping to finalise an £8.6million move from FC Twente, now faces an anxious 24 hours to see if the transfer is off.
Everton want further talks with his Dutch club regarding their initial valuation as the Merseyside club look to clarify the extent of the problem.
They have not pulled out of the signing, but it is understood they will seek more clauses in the deal to protect themselves lest the injury flared up again.
FC Twente have accused the Everton of trying to re-negotiate an agreed fee, but Everton will feel they must be cautious given the player's recent injury problems.
The stand-off between the clubs is further complicated because Twente had allocated funds to sign two replacements before the transfer deadline.
Everton will decide on Thursday whether to continue negotiations or switch to an alternative targets.
Joop Munsterman, FC Twente chairman said: "Everton have demanded additional conditions for the transfer of Leroy. They want to pay in separate instalments. We can’t agree with that. We need to buy a replacement."
Earlier, manager David Moyes was coy about discussing the signing the 23-year-old Dutchman, insisting he wanted to ensure the deal was concluded before he spoke publicly about his qualities.
Moyes insisted that any new midfield arrival did not signify the beginning of the end of Marouane Fellaini’s Goodison career.
Moyes robustly rejected the suggestion he has dipped into summer funds in the knowledge that a massive transfer fee for Fellaini will follow at the end of the season.
"I read something like that and that is the biggest load of tosh," he said. "That is nonsense whoever wrote or said it. They are different types of players. That is not the reason for trying to bringing him in, that is for sure.
"In time I will probably explain a bit better but it is correct to say the chairman has done great. He has gone out and found us some cash to use and I am certainly grateful for that."
Everton were intending to stagger the payments for Fer thanks to an enterprising negotiation similar to the deal struck last year for Nikica Jelavic.
Moyes says there is the club recognises that investing in the transfer window rather than the summer could help the club to secure a Champions League place.
"I felt that we are in a really strong position and could we try and strengthen that position and stay there if we can," said Moyes. "I would hate to look back and think I hadn’t given that a go or made any attempt to do that.
"The squad has done brilliant to get where it has got to but it could do with one or two additions."
Everton have two consecutive home games, starting against West Brom on Wednesday, which Moyes believes can offer a platform for an equally encouraging second half of the season.
"If we pick up the points that gives us a chance of going into the last 12 to 14 games in a pretty strong position," he said.
Kevin Mirallas will have a late fitness test, but a thigh problem has ruled out Seamus Coleman for the next four weeks.
DAVID Moyes has slammed talk that he is signing Leroy Fer as a replacement for Everton star Marouane Fellaini.
Moyes is waiting to rubber-stamp the deal, although problems with the medical led to Everton trying to renegotiate the £8.5m fee last night.
With Everton out to boost their top-four ambitions against West Brom tonight, Fer’s arrival on a four-and-a-half-year deal from FC Twente is a major lift.
But Moyes maintains his new box-to-box midfielder is not being signed to fill a Fellaini-shaped hole.
He said: “I read something like that and that is the biggest load of tosh I have heard. It’s nonsense.
“They are different types of players. He is a really good player but he is not signed just yet.
“Once I do get him signed, and he is sitting next to me, then I will talk about him. The chairman has done great. He has gone out and found some cash to use and I am grateful for that.
"I felt that we are in a really strong position and could try and strengthen that position and stay there if we can.
“I would hate to look back and think I hadn’t given that a go. I’ve always had great backing and never has that wavered. I’ve always tried to spend money wisely.”
Defender Seamus Coleman is facing another fortnight on the sidelines with a thigh problem.
That means Moyes’ final capture of the window could be a right-back.
Peter Odemwingie has been left out of the West Bromwich Albion squad for tonight’s game away to Everton, with Steve Clarke blaming greed for the striker’s attempt to move to Queens Park Rangers.
Odemwingie, disciplined internally for his Twitter rants over West Brom’s refusal to accept QPR’s first two bids for his services, is expected at the club’s training ground today after being allowed paternity leave to look after his wife and newly born son over the past three days.
Clarke’s frustration is as much with the player’s agents as it is with Odemwingie. The head coach believes that the 31-year-old forward’s head has been turned and, in contrast to his earlier stance that no player would be leaving The Hawthorns this month, challenged QPR to make a third bid that would satisfy West Brom. A fee of £4 million might be deemed too good to turn down for a disaffected player of Odemwingie’s age with 18 months remaining on his contract.
“It’s an unfortunate situation that didn’t have to develop,” Clarke said.
“QPR have put two bids in for Peter, the club have looked at them and turned them down. The ball’s back in QPR’s court, they have to decide whether they want to make another bid.
“Peter’s comments haven’t helped the situation, but I have to say I feel that Peter has been really badly advised. I think there have been a number of things going on behind the scenes that have maybe turned Peter’s head a little bit and that’s unfortunate for us, unfortunate for QPR and unfortunate for Peter. Where there is a lot of money there is normally a bit of greed and that is what’s driving it.”
Clarke refused to accept that Odemwingie has no future at West Brom and believes that if he remains at the club once the transfer window shuts tomorrow night, he can “get his head right” once again. “I want him to stay, there’s no shift,” Clarke said.
“I would like to think that going forward we can work together again.”
Everton are also anxious to retain their best player. David Moyes rejected suggestions that Leroy Fer, his prospective signing from Twente, is being bought to replace Marouane Fellaini.
“They are different types of players,” Moyes, the manager, said. “No, that is not the reason for bringing him in, that is for sure. He is a really good player, but he is not signed just yet.”
An issue with the Holland midfielder’s medical last night has led Everton to attempt to restructure the deal with Twente, but the club are still hoping to push through the £8.5 million transfer for the 23-year-old.
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Jaundice and Other Warning Signs of HepatitisJaundice and discolored urine are well-known symptoms of hepatitis; other signs include aches, fatigue, and a mild fever. By Connie BrichfordMedically reviewed by Niya Jones, MD, MPHSymptoms of hepatitis can vary widely from person to person and depend on a number of different factors, including age, how you became infected, and what type of hepatitis you’ve been exposed to, explains Amanda Peppercorn, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill. Here’s what you need to know. Types of Hepatitis and Modes of Transmission There are five types of viral hepatitis: A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis A and E pass from person to person through oral-fecal contact — think dirty diapers or contaminated water — while B, C, and D are typically spread by contact with infected blood or through sexual activity. Hepatitis B, C, and D have both acute and chronic phases, while hepatitis A and E have only acute phases. This means that hepatitis A and E will go away after a certain amount of time, but you could have B, C, or D for the rest of your life. In the acute phase of the disease, all five types of hepatitis cause the same symptoms. Only a blood test can determine which type of hepatitis you have and what treatment you may need. Hepatitis Warning Signs Here are some of the symptoms of hepatitis you may experience, depending on the type of hepatitis you’re exposed to: Jaundice. This telltale yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes occurs when the liver is unable to filter your blood as it normally would. The yellow color comes from an excess of bilirubin, the substance produced when worn-out red blood cells accumulate in the liver. Abdominal swelling and pain. “Tenderness, or swelling, on the right side would be related to the liver,” explains Dr. Peppercorn, but other organs can be affected by hepatitis, too. When your liver fails, the spleen, which is located on the left side of the abdomen, can suffer as well. “When the liver is not functioning at all, blood drains from the spleen.” Fatigue. As many as half of people with hepatitis C report fatigue and, for some, the fatigue is so intense that it becomes disabling. Itching. People with hepatitis may complain of widespread itchiness. “Itching is an end-stage symptom, or found in acute hepatitis,” says Peppercorn. “The liver normally clears bilirubin; when bilirubin builds up, it causes the itching.” Discolored stools or urine. Dark urine and discolored stools are also linked to jaundice and to liver malfunction. Bilirubin normally exits the body through bowel movements. Healthy stool is brown, in part due to bilirubin. When the liver isn’t working properly, bilirubin may be filtered by the kidneys, which can lead to lighter colored stools and darker urine. Appetite and digestive symptoms. “In acute hepatits A you get loss of appetite, weight loss, jaundice, nausea, and diarrhea,” says Peppercorn. Mild fever, muscle ache, and other flu-like symptoms. Some people who contract hepatitis B or C may notice mild flu-like symptoms between six weeks and six months after they become infected. In many cases, however, people with hepatitis will not experience any obvious symptoms. Children with hepatitis A tend to report few or mild symptoms, if any. Likewise, most people with hepatitis B don’t have symptoms, Peppercorn says. “Chronic hepatitis B and C are usually asymptomatic for decades,” explains Peppercorn. “Then it tips and, all of the sudden, the liver can’t do what it’s supposed to do.” The Importance of Regular Check-ups If you are at high risk for hepatitis — you work in childcare or a health field, or if you have multiple sex partners and do not use condoms — you should be regularly monitored for hepatitis by your doctor. If you haven’t done so yet, make an appointment to get tested. Even if you don’t have any symptoms, the appropriate blood test can still diagnose hepatitis. “It will show up on the right test,” Peppercorn says. “If you diagnose hepatitis B in the period of early acquisition, you can reduce the odds that it will become chronic.” Undiagnosed hepatitis can lead to permanent liver damage, especially types B and C, before you ever notice a single hepatitis symptom. If left untreated, this damage can cause complete liver failure. Remember that hepatitis is contagious even when the infected person does not have any symptoms. You can help yourself and protect your friends and family by getting tested and treated. | http://www.everydayhealth.com/hepatitis/jaundice-and-other-warning-signs-of-hepatitis.aspx | 2013-05-18T10:31:34 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Life is all about discoveries isn't it?
From the day you are born and discover you can poop in your nappy as many times as you want and someone will come along and put on a clean one in its place. And powder your little tush and talk silly to you all at the same time.
Amazing.
Then, as you grow older - there are the discoveries that are rather upsetting once you learn of them.
Like the fact that Velveeta is not REAL cheese.
How can that be so?
Even today I struggle with this discovery.
I mean - it is the main component of a good
Mac 'n CHEESE.
It is the guts of a grilled CHEESE sammy.
So how can that possibly be that Velveeta is not a real cheese. Do you know how devastating that is to a Southern gal?
Then, there are other types of discoveries. Such as realizing that your one week schedule to have the laundry room/pantry completed was...well, comical.
One week? Who was I kidding? (as we are half-way through week 2)
Now I will say, it isn't for lack of effort from my dear hubby and son. In fact, they have worked their little tushies off while I laid on the couch wrapped in quilts from head to toe, freezing to death.
It appears the docs have discovered I am dangerously anemic. Or as I call it, dangerously useless.
But, I do see an end in sight. Today, I am crawling out from under the mountain 'o quilts and tackling some more painting and caulking.
But, I wanted to share this tip...well, y'all already know this tip probably. It's Moulding 101 really. If I had not been so busy "rah-rah-rah'ing" in high school with pretty blue and white poms, and on a hormonal discovery of boys - I could have taken Woodshop Class and discovered this so much earlier. :)
Did you know you can "fake" expensive trims and mouldings?
What you say? Fake it? (gasp!) Its ok, ladies. This time its okay. :)
A little 1x4, a little 1x2 and some inexpensive trim moulding...
Oh my. It's like the best fake since Milli Vanilli put out their best-selling album.
(Another "discovery" that blew me away? Milli Vanilli did not actually sing "Ew, ew, ew - I love you" or "Blame it on the rain...?")
You're welcome, you know you will be singing this the rest of the day now. :-D
But here it is - layered mouldings in all of its faked glory. (sans caulk and paint, of course)
And speaking of caulk... I have discovered one other thing.
DIY works havoc on your manicure. My pom girls from high school would sooooo not be impressed with me right now.
And it's not so much as a discovery, because I already knew - its more of a reminder - but I have the most amazing husband and son for being such troopers during this project.
We are almost through. In fact, the new washer and dryer gets delivered on Saturday. (which is a good thing b/c I just did a clean undy count and its gonna be darn close!) eek
So I am going to mentally pull out those pretty blue and white poms and mentally give myself a cheer:
"You can do it, I do declare! You have no choice, you're running out of underwear."
Oh yea... I fell head over heels in love with this cute twig wreath.
I will feature the top three vote getters here on my blog and on Facebook, too. The wreath with the most votes will win a $25 Gift Certificate from my shop, Farmhouse Decor.
So start making your wreath and on MARCH 15th, you can start emailing me your entries and I will post them as I receive them.
(barbgarrettnc@yahoo.com)
You can also message me your pic thru Facebook if thats easier.
How fun does this sound? I'll remind you so don't worry. :)
Have a great week.....xxoo
So glad you're feeling better! Great tips on moulding and Great twig wreath!
Barb it is looking great and very clever way to top off the beadboard! Fun to see Bill and Blake at work. I am so excited for you, new laundry room, new washer and dryer, I would say it is a good week!!
xo Kathysue
Now Barb, you are just reinforcing my desire for beadboard! I also desire that wreath after I saw you post it on Facebook. I'll give it a try.
Hope you feel much better soon.
I almost spit my coffee twice in this post. A two spitter is quite an accomplishment. (I think I'll start an award, maybe the "Golden Spew".) Once for the OK to fake it this time ladies and once for the cheer. Funny stuff. And informative. BTW God Bless your hubby and son. Not only are they working hard but not REMINDING YOU as you sit on the couch bundled up that THEY are working hard. Sorry, can you see a little previous experience there.
Oh, I'm a huge fan of using cheap wood to create a high-end moulding look! Yours is looking great!
And I absolutely LOVE that twig wreath!! I'm definitely going to be making one of my own!!
Such wonderful work! Those of us who have such talented family members are so fortunate.
Barb, this was such a fun post- you had me laughing...AND cheering.
I am giving your guys a virtual bloggy hug for helping realize your dreams.
Your big reveal is gonna be awesome for SURE!!
WELL DONE!
Now go take some iron tabs, and good health to you, friend!!
Oh Barb, it is going to look sooooooooo good. Can't wait to see it all done. Hugs, Marty
great post. thank you. loved the humor and i think i could like you even though you were a cheerleader lol
Love your bead board and sticks, did you know that Velveeta makes the best fudge. really its true. its good stuff. really worth the calories. I just found you and pinterest and your one of the most readable blogs I have seen. Great job.. Smile and have fun Doti PS I envy your new washer and dryer....
Oh my to's! I thought my life was crazy! You've got more going on than a one armed paper hanger! Is that a politically incorrect term these days? So hard to keep up! Your molding is going to be wonderful, just like that ceiling! I can't wait to see it all "revealed"! You won't want to come out of the laundry room! Great idea for a contest, too!
Cheers!
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Some people just don't understand the importance of proper ass-wiping
technique. "Bah!" You might say, "I've been wiping my ass for years!"
But hold on there, friend, ass wiping is an an ancient discipline, lost in
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2. Find Your Ass. For some, ass finding comes
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others must rely on a loved one to locate their ass until they get the hang of
it. As the great Master Swapon Singh Rubenstein said, "There is no wiping
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3. Wipe, Wipe, Wipe Your Ass, Always Front to
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(sung to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat) will guide you through
the final ass-wiping process. Developed by the Doctors at Duke University in
1991, this, along with I Am A Super Duper Pooper and I Use My
Potty When I have to Pee are featured in the exciting and highly recommended video
It's Potty Time.. If you are level 6 or
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to see. This urge is completely natural but you must resist. In the name of all
that's decent, good and holy resist. We are counting on you to keep your ass to yourself, clean or not.
I am very dissapointed to see that you have failed to mention some very important aspects of the wiping ritual! Namely:
One question remains, Do you wipe your ass Standing up or Sitting Down?
The answer at first seems trivial and obvious but if you ask around you will find that many people disagree with you!
Around 40% of the men I surveyed wipe while standing and 50% while sitting, the remaining 10% either refused to answer, gave me a funny look or gave smart
assed replies.
Note this survey only applied to men, as women ALWAYS wipe while sitting down
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The Evolution Deceit.1
Transitional fossils, which have refuted Darwin’s expectations and not a single one of which has been discovered over the last 150 years, have emerged as one of the greatest objections to his theory. Because excavations are being carried out all the time and not a single one of the millions of even billions of transitional fossils that should have been found ever has been. living fossils depicted as transitional forms are in fact the product of fraud. This false evidence, which may sometimes be based on extinct life forms, sometimes on fictitious illustrations, sometimes on just one single fossil tooth and sometimes on skulls fraudulently manufactured in a laboratory environment, are all important proofs. 2. 3
The University of Kansas geologist Ronald R. West comments:
If evolution is true, the fossil record should demonstrate:. 4
Contrary to what most scientists write, the fossil record does not support the Darwinian theory of evolution. 5
Darwinists have been unable to put forth a single genuine intermediate form. Not a single transitional fossil has ever been unearthed. There is not a single example of a genuine transitional form on display in museums of evolution. More than 250 million fossils have been discovered to date, but not one is a transitional fossil. They are all, whether still living or extinct, fully formed and perfect forms.
The lack of transitional forms is not such that even Darwinists can deny.. 6
The absence of intermediate forms is not something that should be glossed over with sophistry as by the majority of Darwinists or else regarded as unimportant. No transitional forms means no evolution. One or a few fossils are not enough to validate the theory of evolution. There would have to be millions of them. But there exists not one single transitional fossil. This reality – that just about 100% of the fossil record has been unearthed in the 2000s and that not one of the millions of transitional fossils that there should theoretically have been has been found – is by itself great and very powerful evidence that evolution is a lie.
Mark Ridley of the Oxford University Department of Zoology describes how all the fossil record does is show that Darwinism is a lie:
In any case, no real evolutionist, whether a gradualist or a punctuationist, uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of the theory of evolution as opposed to special creation...7. Their “transitional form found” propaganda that constitutes part of this is also a huge fraud.
____________________________________________
1 Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, pp. 172, 280
2 Wolfgang Smith, Teilhardism and the New Religion, A Thorough Analysis of the Teachings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Rockford IL, Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. 1988, p. 8.
3 Stephen Stanley, Macroevolution: Pattern and Process, San Francisco CA, W. H. Freeman, 1979, p. 39.
4 Bert Thompson, Biological Evolution (Montgomery, AL:Apologetics Press, Inc., 1989), pp. 16-17
5 Ronald R. West, “Paleoecology and Uniformitarianism,” Compass, vol. 45 (May 1968): p. 216. Ronald R. West is an assistant professor of paleobiology at Kansas State University.
6 Luther D. Sunderland, Darwin’s Enigma (Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 1984), p. 89, quoting Colin Patterson. Dr. Patterson is a senior paleontologist at the British Museum of National History, London; owner and proprietor of the most complete fossil collection in the world.
7 Mark Ridley, “Who Doubts Evolution?” New Scientist, vol. 90 (June 25, 1981): p. 831. Ridley was in the department of zoology at Oxford University. | http://www.evolutiondeceit.com/en/works/14977/The-discovery-of-the-transitional-form-is-a-fraud | 2013-05-18T10:13:46 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Does Watson Have a Mind?
There has been much discussion about the recent appearance on Jeopardy of a computer named Watson. Watson has played against human contestants, and has provided uncannily accurate answers to some questions. Can Watson actually think? Does Watson have a mind?
What does it mean 'to have a mind'? To have a mind, one must have mental states. There are two hallmarks of mental states: qualia and intentionality.
A quale (singular of qualia) is a raw subjective experience, such as the experience of pain, or taste of salt, or seeing blue. A quale does not intrinsically include an opinion or a proposition. It is mere experience, in the raw. If you stub your toe, the pain you feel is a quale. Your opinion that this is the worst pain you have experienced is an opinion about the quale, but not a part of the quale itself. Your viewpoint that 'if my kid didn't leave his toy where I could stub my toe on it then I wouldn't have stubbed my toe' is a proposition about your quale, but, again, not the quale itself. Qualia don't have meaning. They are pure experience.
Intentionality is different from qualia. Intentionality is the 'aboutness' of a mental state -- the characteristic of a mental state that it refers to something other than itself. Colloquially, intentionality is the meaning of a mental state. When I think about the White House, my mental state is intentional, in the sense that it is directed to an object outside of myself. Most mental states are intentional in one sense or another. Most thoughts are about something, and therefore intentional.
Now substances such as rocks and ink and copper and silicon are not intrinsically intentional. They are not, in themselves, about anything. They merely are. If you were to walk along the seashore and see a collection of rocks that seemed to spell "SOS," you would immediately recognize that the rocks might or might not exhibit intentionality. If the rock SOS merely arose by the waves and wind, then it would have no meaning. If the rock SOS were put there by a person in need of help, it would have meaning. Its meaning of course wouldn't in the rocks themselves, but would be imparted to the rocks by a person, who is capable of independent intentionality.
Philosopher John Searle has noted that there are three different kinds of intentionality:
1) Primary or intrinsic intentionality, which comes from a person.
2) Secondary or derived intentionality, which is inscribed in an object that is incapable of primary intentionality by a person.
3) 'As if' intentionality, which is the colloquial attribution of intentionality to an object incapable of intentionality (e.g. "the trees moaned in the wind as if they were frightened by the storm...").
Now back to Watson. Does Watson have a mental state? To refine the question, does Watson have qualia or intentionality?
Watson does not have qualia. Watson has no sensory organs, no pain receptors, no olfactory cells. Whatever Watson does, it (not he) does not have raw sensory experience.
And Watson does not have intentionality. Watson is a device, made of silicon and copper and whatever, that yields a defined output according to the modification of its input by its program. Its program was written by programmers who do have intentionality. Watson is quantitatively much more sophisticated than your pocket calculator, but Watson is not qualitatively different from your calculator. It's just electrons bumping electrons, in a system designed by people who do have minds. The appearance of intentionality in Watson's 'answers' on Jeopardy is really secondary intentionality, derived from the genuine primary intentionality of the brilliant engineers and programmers who built 'him.'
So, no, Watson doesn't have a mind. Watson experiences nothing and 'means' nothing. Watson is a computing machine, and computation -- syntax -- is not semantics. Watson's computation is a series of physical events without intrinsic meaning. The meaning that we perceive in Watson's output is derived from Watson's designers and our understanding of Watson's output. We have minds and do have primary intentionality. Watson doesn't have a mind, any more than an abacus or a wristwatch have a mind.
Watson would agree, if he could. | http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/02/does_watson_have_a_mind044331.html | 2013-05-18T10:32:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
''Studio 60'': Christian girl gone wild
I grew up in Denver during the years that Dynasty was on the air, but despite the show's occasional establishing shot of the downtown Denver skyline, it didn't take place in a setting I recognized as my own world because I couldn't identify with the super-rich Carringtons and their lavish problems. Maybe I should start looking at Studio 60 as if it were a campy nighttime soap like Dynasty: a drama that tangentially touches upon the real world I live in but whose characters are so far removed from that world insulated by wealth, privilege, and unexamined assumptions that their dilemmas are fabulously exotic and not anything I can actually empathize with.
Because, man, I wish my problems were like this: The bird in my ''Quentin Tarantino's Hallmark Movie: Turkey Won't Die'' sketch didn't spurt enough fake blood to be over-the-top funny but only just enough to be disturbing. Or like this: I've been asked to pose in lingerie for a lad magazine, but I'm not sure whether the admittedly exploitative gesture is exploitative in a way that will help or hurt my career. Or like this: The most expendable, least-liked members of my staff are quitting en masse, saving me from having to be the bad guy who has to lay off staffers who actually contribute...Wait a minute, how is this a problem, again?
These were some of the dilemmas at issue in this week's episode, ''The Option Period,'' and by the end of the ep, most of them had been tidily resolved. The most pressing problem which Jordan inexplicably brought up at 10:30 on Friday night, immediately after the weekly broadcast of the sketch show and before the after party had to do with company-wide belt-tightening in the wake of the Chinese megadeal that Jack had nearly bollixed earlier that day (on last week's episode). Jordan wanted Danny and Matt to open the show up to product placement and to lay off 15 staffers, and she wanted it done now, before the party. (This sort of draconian order would have made more sense coming from Jack, but Steven Weber was unfortunately absent this week, perhaps exhausted from his relentless Emmy-grubbing last week.)
The layoffs (real-life alert: NBC is currently undergoing company-wide downsizing) turned out to be unnecessary, thanks to Ricky and Ron's disloyalty. They had been surreptitiously writing a pilot for Fox based on their hacky recurring sketch ''Peripheral-Vision Man'' (which we heard about in the Studio 60 pilot but thankfully have never seen). Maybe Matt could have fired them for breach of contract or sabotaged their plans by having Jordan renew NBS' option on the material (which was due to expire at midnight), but because Ricky behaved like such a venomous jerk, Matt decided to let him walk. He and Ron took most of the writing staff with them, all but English Lucy (who planted a big wet one on an astonished Matt) and newbie Darius (who did not). Bad news for fans of Evan Handler, the former Sex and the City fireplug, who was a breath of fresh air as the only truly nasty person on Studio 60. Good news, though, for fans of underused scene-stealer Lucy Davis, who should be getting more to do, judging by the promos for next week's show.
Product placement (real-life alert: Saturday Night Live currently gives on-air shout-outs to Budweiser, which sponsors the live-music segments) was another issue that proved less intractable than it seemed. Danny thought it might destroy the show's ability to ''satirize the establishment,'' grumbling, ''We can't do that if we are the establishment.'' (Somewhere, Lorne Michaels is chuckling ruefully and muttering in Aaron Sorkin's direction, ''Welcome to my world, bitch.'' I'll leave it to you, TV Watchers, to play ''Where's Waldo'' and see how many instances of product placement you can spot on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.) Fortunately, Cal came up with an elegant solution: redesign the set so that it would actually look like the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that gives the show its name and adorn it with pretend billboards for real products. Now it's not selling out, said Danny, it's Americana.
Cal and Danny weren't the only ones putting the ''strip'' back in Sunset Strip. There was also Harriet, whose topless confrontation with Simon and Tom presaged a long argument about whether she should accept an offer to pose for cheesecake photos in a lad mag. Harry said she wanted to do it for her career, to show that she's not just a Puritan but can play sexy movie roles, too, but while Simon and Tom didn't mind the idea of Harriet undressing, they thought it would hurt her career more than help it. (Real-life alert: Kristin Chenoweth, the inspiration for Harriet, did a spread of bikini and lingerie shots in FHM in March, without any apparent damage to her career.) The guys argued that Harriet was getting taken, that what the magazine and its readers thought was sexy was the idea of corrupting a good girl. (This notion, astoundingly, seemed not to have occurred to Harry.) Of course, Simon and Tom had their own self-serving reasons: As Tom noted a bit too bluntly, the show needs Harriet to stay in the good graces of Christians so that she can remain a human shield to deflect negative reactions to their lampooning of the religious right. (Irony alert: The guest host was the former Christian poster child and current lad-mad pinup girl Jessica Simpson, who unfortunately went unseen, so we didn't get to see her stall for time, as sister Ashlee did on SNL, and express her wishes for peace in the Midwest.) Tom and Simon were probably also still angry about that whole being-arrested-and-extradited-to-Pahrump thing earlier that day.
It took Matt, of all people, to divine the real reason Harriet was considering stripping down: She wanted to spite the Christian organization she'd been singing for, which had blackballed her for her ambiguous comment about gay marriage, a comment that was apparently insufficiently homophobic. The newly mature Matt gently cooled her temper and seemed to successfully talk her out of taking her clothes off. I'd complain that this led to yet another moment where Matt and Harry gaze longingly and adoringly at each other and then do nothing, but I was mesmerized by the rotating cactus on the table in front of them. That sucker was like a little, green, prickly disco ball.
Not every problem was so neatly resolved. Jordan's response to Danny's warning that she was about to lose her job was surprisingly liberating; she took the news as permission to apply her management philosophy of being as reckless, uninhibited, and gut-driven as she could be. In other words, as the song puts it, to live like you're dying, which might be a fine credo if you're Tim McGraw, probably less fine if you're a network executive on whose judgment rides the fate of gajillion-dollar deals in Macao and the fortunes of countless employees and stockholders. Still, despite the vaunted intellects of all the decision makers at NBS and Studio 60, they all seem, in the end, to trust their guts more than their brains.
Jordan's increasing hippie-chick vibe may make her seem even less like an executive than ever, though it seems we're finally going to get an explanation for her earth-mothery glow as Sorkin writes Amanda Peet's pregnancy into the plot. I'm guessing that's what's behind the fainting spell she undergoes in the promos for next week. Either that, or she saw the Tarantino turkey sketch.
What do you think? Can Jordan save her job? Why is she spending so much time babysitting the Studio 60 folks doesn't she have other shows to oversee? (Could it be she just enjoys bantering with Danny?) With only Lucy and Darius to help him, will Matt still insist on writing the show all by himself? And if we ever do get to see Harriet in a lad-mag cheesecake spread, will our souls be damned for eternity? | http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1561780,00.html | 2013-05-18T10:22:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Will Brad Pitt be the face that launches a box office hit? We'll find out this weekend as ''Troy'' becomes the second blockbuster of the summer of 2004.
Following the $51.7 million debut of ''Van Helsing'' last weekend, ''Troy,'' the period epic starring Pitt, Orlando Bloom (''The Lord of the Rings''), and Eric Bana (''The Hulk''), will try to capitalize on renewed fan excitement. But its R rating means it'll have a hard time matching ''Van Helsing'''s figure. Expect ''Troy'' to emerge from this battle with $45 million.
''Van Helsing,'' meanwhile, will see a chunk of its business go to Pitt and Co., so Hugh Jackman's action drama will plummet at least 50 percent to around $25 million in its second week.
Opening in approximately 1,300 theaters this weekend is ''Breakin' All the Rules,'' a new comedy starring Jamie Foxx. Foxx's fan base could propel him to a third place finish with about $8 million.
Completing the top five will be ''Mean Girls'' and ''Man on Fire'' with $6 million and $4 million, respectively. Families feeling left out of the summer season so far need only wait until next Wednesday for the release of ''Shrek 2.'' | http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,636845,00.html | 2013-05-18T10:21:21 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Novell Sues Microsoft over WordPerfect
"The record is clear that bad decisions and business mistakes are the reasons WordPerfect fell out of favor with consumers," Microsoft responds to the antitrust claims. Novell says the company withheld "critical technical information**QTAfter playing nice with one another earlier this week when they announced a $536 million legal settlement, Novell and Microsoft on Friday were back attacking one another again. The flare-up comes as Novell Inc. on Friday filed suit against Microsoft Corp. in U.S. District Court in Utah seeking unspecified damages arising from Microsofts efforts to eliminate competition in the office productivity applications market during the mid-90s when Novell owned the WordPerfect word-processing application and the Quattro Pro spreadsheet application. Novell said it planned to file the lawsuit earlier this week when it announced that it had reached an agreement that would see Microsoft pay the Waltham, Mass., company $536 million to settle potential antitrust litigation related to Novells NetWare operating system.
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Something stinks: Secrecy and health hazards courtesy of the fragrance industry
Millions of American consumers participate every day as unwitting human lab rats in one of the biggest experiments ever conducted (or, more appropriately, perpetrated) on the human race. For many, their entrance into the "lab" starts in their 'tweens and continues through high school and on into adulthood. Of course, I'm talking about those who wear perfumes, cologne or the ever-popular "body sprays." A word about fragrance labels In 1973 Congress passed the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, and attached it to the workload of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The law, which required companies to list cosmetics ingredients on the product labels, conveniently left off fragrance. Since then, the vague word "fragrance" is all you'll find on the label, leaving it to you to guess what toxic brew they mean. If there's anything to be grateful for in this, it's that it's a recognizable word that, which vague, is easily avoided by label readers (which we should all be). A whole lot of secret, untested chemicals in the fragrance aisle A new study from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. This complex mix of clandestine compounds in popular colognes and perfumes makes it impossible for consumers to make informed decisions about the products they consider buying.
Who knows what about fragrance anyway? The short answer is: No-one really knows much, because most secret chemicals revealed in fragrance testing have not been assessed for safety. The federal government, which is in charge of cosmetics safety, is equally uninformed.
The longer answer is: (IFRA) 3,100 ingredients in fragrance, even those that present potential health risks or build up in people's bodies.
Get the full story in the new report Download it or read it online. Here's what you'll read about inside:
- Allergic sensitivity to fragrances: A growing health concern
- Hormone-disrupting chemicals in fragrance
- Secret chemicals, hidden health risks
- The self-policing fragrance industry
- The need for full disclosure and stronger regulations
- The health risks of secret chemicals in fragrance
Then speak up for safer fragrances! People have a right to know which chemicals they are being exposed to. They have a right to expect government to protect people, especially vulnerable populations, from hazardous chemicals. Agreed?
So we're asking Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Halle Berry and Miley Cyrus - whose fragrance products we tested - to stand up for our health and urge their fragrance manufacturers to remove chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive harm and allergies from their fragrances. Please read and sign on to this letter, then spread the word!
You deserve it. We all do, right? | http://www.ewg.org/enviroblog/2010/05/something-stinks-secrecy-and-health-hazards-courtesy-fragrance-industry | 2013-05-18T10:23:53 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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In the wake of the March first bag ban, locals are spending their extra dollars on recyclable grocery totes to comply with the city's new regulation. It is no surprise that Austin is the front runner in the race to build and maintain a "green living" community. While going green isn't always cheaper, the World Wide Web makes the journey a lot more cost and time conducive. One example? Homemade dog food.
Internet sites such as Pinterest and YouTube make how-to and Do It Yourself crafts simple - and fun! Users can peruse the virtual "pinboard" for inspiration and ideas, or browse thousands of videos on any given subject. This week, I stumbled across a recipe for homemade dog food and decided to investigate the benefits and cost of crafting my pooches' breakfast by hand. The results? Outstanding - above my expectations.
The recipes I found via Pinterest led me on an extensive research mission to uncover all facts relating to this fast-growing practice. It is important to remember that dogs have a short digestive track, so their intake of carbohydrates and raw meats is different than that of a human. Unlike us, they are able to process raw meats without suffering upset stomach or illness. However, said meat needs to be lean or lower in excess fat. While a healthy dose of fat is good for your pup - i.e fish oil or olive oil - it isn't healthy for them to consume large quantities. I found the below recipe via YouTube and decided to give it a try. My pups devoured it, and I loved how quick and easy the process was.
The Recipe (50/25/25 - protein/starch/vegetable):
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey meat - lean or extra lean
- 1/2 lb vegetables - carrots, kale, peas, etc.
- 1 package brown rice (boil in a bag is the most time efficient, you can also use a starchy vegetable - such as a potato - in place of a grain)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Start by browning meat in a frying pan, using olive oil. Once browned, add selected vegetables to mixture and set aside. In a separate sauce pan, bring rice to a boil - follow the instructions on the box, as each packaging is different. Once rice has been cooked, add to meat and vegetable mixture and let cool. Serve lukewarm or colder.
Approximate cook time: 15 minutes.
Homemade dog food - or homemade anything, really - has become a fast growing trend. The nutritional benefits of fresh ingredients and zero additives promote health and longevity for your four-legged pals - but you already knew that. What you may not have known, is how easy and inexpensive the process can be. Buying ingredients in bulk from retailers such as Costco or Sam's Club lowers cost significantly. Another trick is to purchase meats that are on sale and intended for same day consumption. You can cook the sale meat and store it in bulk for later-in-the-week use. If you shop smart, and shop ahead, you can lower your pet food budget while giving your furry children a healthier and better balanced diet.
Here in Austin, we love our pets. So why not offer them the same health-conscious dietary decisions that we implement on ourselves? Good food for us, good food for them.
**It is always smart to consult your veterinarian before making any major changes to your pet's diet.
© Lindsay Watson
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Daily Quintuple: The Morant Bay rebellion
October 20th, 2012 Headsman
In 1865, British-controlled Jamaica faced an economically-driven revolt that altered its history.
Though slavery had been abolished in the British empire during the 1830s, emancipation had not come with land reform. Ex-slaves and their descendants remained desperately poor. Indeed, Britain’s near-simultaneous liberalization of the sugar trade had cratered prices for Jamaica’s top export — and with it, cratered most of the Caribbean economy.
To a petition early in 1865 for access to crown lands to relieve these dire conditions, Queen Victoria had extended a familiar classic of cruel and condescending economic catechism: shut up and work.
“The prosperity of the Labouring Classes, as well as of all other Classes,” quoth the piece that would be published as “The Queen’s Advice”,
depends, in Jamaica, and in other Countries, upon their working for Wages, not uncertainly, or capriciously, but steadily and continuously, at the times when their labour is wanted, and for so long as it is wanted; and if they would use his industry, and thereby render the Plantations productive, they would enable the Planters to pay them higher Wages for the same hours of work than are received by the best Field Labourers in this country; and as the cost of the necessaries of life is much less the must look for an improvement in their condition; and that her Majesty will regard with interest and satisfaction their advancement through their own merits and efforts.
So your average Jamaican fieldhand’s “merits and efforts” became so much dry tinder accumulating, just waiting for the spark. (Note: Princeton has an album of photographs from this period here.)
In October 1865, flint struck steel with the prosecution of a poor black laborer for trespassing onto unused land.
The ensuing protest mushroomed into the Morant Bay rebellion: a scuffle with police, leading to proscriptions, leading to a more confrontational mob, an outnumbered and trigger-happy militia, and a full-fledged riot that seized the town of Morant Bay and proceeded to attack nearby plantations.
Dreadful reports, more terrifying for their scantiness and uncertainty, went abroad in those days, of “atrocities revolting to human nature.” That’s the New York Daily News, which ran a letter from Kingston, Jamaica, reporting “the whites who have fallen into the hands of these savages have been doomed to slaughter without distinction of age or sex. They tear out the tongues of their victims, cut off the breasts of women, strangle and mutilate little children.”*
Fearing a Haiti-like general revolution, Jamaican Governor Edward John Eyre — once an Australian explorer, which is why you can find his name on a New South Wales wine label — bloodily crushed the uprising.
Hundreds were put to death, either summarily in the field or after proceedings that would have wanted twice the deliberation to rise to the level of perfunctory. Hundreds more, including pregnant women, were flogged. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time without a demonstrable alibi ready to hand was liable to be worth a body’s life.
We note over the next five days two famous cases and three obscurities that may give a sense of how things were in those days — though Morant Bay depredations could in fact sustain several numbing weeks in these pages. For instance, a missive dated October 19 reports in passing the capture of “a number of prisoners from the rebel camp. Finding their guilt clear, and being unable either to take or leave them, I had them all shot. The constables then hung them upon trees, eleven in number.”
One officer** who showed excessive (read: any) exactitude for process was ordered in writing to emulate a comrade “doing splendid service … shooting every black man who cannot account for himself.”
Nelson at Port Antonio hanging like fun by court martial. I hope you will not send any black prisoners.
All this “fun” would put Governor Eyre in the eyre of a storm back in the home country.
These executions — but most especially that of colonial assemblyman George William Gordon — had little or no color of law, and spurred many English liberals to demand Eyre himself be prosecuted for murder. Nor was this merely an elite predilection: English working classes then in the midst of their own push for representation rallied in support of the Jamaicans, even burning Gov. Eyre in effigy. British Tories and propertied Jamaicans called Eyre a hero.
Ultimately, this furious “Eyre Controversy” proved insufficient to generate an actual criminal procedure against an agent of the empire, which would have entailed clearing a very high bar indeed. Recourse to the civil courts produced a landmark 1870 decision, Phillips v. Eyre whose upshot was to validate a law Eyre had the Jamaican assembly hastily enact retroactively legalizing his behavior and thereby rule out the prospect of a tort claim.
That Jamaican assembly was spooked enough that in 1866 it renounced its own power and made Jamaica into a Crown Colony directly governed by its British executive.
But if the need of the moment was to suppress the uprising, the need of history was to celebrate it — and the hero for posterity would not be Governor Eyre. The Morant Bay insurgents, a bare few of whom we will meet over the next days, have been valorized as slave rebels even if they weren’t quite literally slaves, and generally occupy an honored place in Jamaica.
* Cited in London Times, Nov. 13, 1865 — by which time the actual revolt was well over.
** That reluctant officer complied with his orders, but threw himself into the sea when recalled to England for subsequent the parliamentary inquiry.
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Penguin Futures – Population Mapping
In January 2010 the ZSL Penguinologist Tom Hart and one of the ZSL London Zoo Penguin Keepers travelled with Exodus to Antarctica on two back-to-back sailings of the Antarctic Explorer trip aboard the Clipper Adventurer in order to carry out some important conservation work mapping penguin populations. Tom explains how the project works and how Exodus clients can get involved by sending him photographs of penguins taken in Antarctica.
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“Antarctic penguin populations are facing serious threats from climate change and fisheries. It is a known fact that The Scotia Arc and the Antarctic Peninsula are subject to rapid climate change and that this has already impacted on penguins; we are seeing the creation of small new colonies while many established colonies are declining.
While these are worrying trends, conservation decisions are often hampered by a lack of basic biological data – in particular, there is little long-term monitoring in remote areas. Conservation bodies alone cannot tackle climate change, but we can design mitigation strategies. If we know how penguins are moving in response to fisheries and climate change, we can ensure that protected areas are in the right place for the future, rather than historically important areas. To do this, we need more frequent ‘penguin’ data from many more locations.
Penguin Futures is a project from the Zoological Society of London, which has been set up to collect much more data. Together with Exodus, we are using expedition cruise ships to fill in the knowledge gaps.
We do this in two ways:
DNA featherprinting:
By collecting penguin feathers and extracting their DNA, we can determine the relatedness between different birds within a colony and therefore follow the movement of individuals and populations. We use a technique used in forensics to identify individuals, but we do this on a much larger scale. We have already used this technique to make a population map of Macaroni penguins around South Georgia and we have now expanded to all species of penguin in Antarctica. Exodus are helping by providing free berths for our research team on some of their Antarctic Expeditions.
Counting penguins from tourist photos:
We are setting up a monitoring system whereby counts of colonies are extracted from tourist photos, which allows visitors to Antarctica to participate in conservation. These photos are not just useful for counts; repeated counts over time allow us to estimate peak chick hatching and other useful indicators for more colonies. Exodus clients can get directly involved and participate in the research project.
How can you help?
Do you have any oblique photos of penguin colonies like the image below? If you do our Penguin Futures team would like to have them. Your images help us to train our computers to count penguins, and allow us to set up a penguin monitoring network! Please email any suitable photographs you have taken of penguins in Antarctica to penguinfutures@gmail.com
Tom Hart,
Penguinologist
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Itinerary
Day 1
Flights usually depart London in the evening.
Day 2
For those who are on the group flights we land in Delhi in the morning. Those not on the group flights will need to be at the start hotel by 9am (or at the airport when the group lands). Once everyone has arrived we will then depart for Agra.
Day 3
No stay in Agra would of course. During the morning we will visit this magnificent monument and also visit. This afternoon is left free for individual sightseeing. In the evening we will catch the overnight train to Katni. Sleeper Train
Day 4
We arrive in Katni in the morning and transfer to Bhandavgarh National Park. The driving time will be approximately 3 hours. In the afternoon there may be time for a game drive (optional). The evening will be free for dinner and time to relax before an early start the next morning.
Day 5 - 8
At only 437 sq. km. Bandhavgarh is one of the smaller and least-visited, wild pig and of course tiger. The healthy population of approximately 60-70 animals means that this Park has the highest tiger density of any of India's reserves. Game drives in Bandhavgarh are undertaken by jeep. Aside from the game and the tigers, the Park also plays host to up to 150 species of birds including many on the migratory trail, such as the Steepe Eagle. During our stay in this beautiful rugged National Park the itinerary includes 8 games drives (We will always endeavour to provide 4 game drives through Tala gate and 4 game drives through Magdhi gate). We will also visit the Exodus Bhandavgarh School Project during our stay.
Day 9
After an optional game drive in the morning we will set off for Katni Railway Station: this drive is approximately 3 hours. We will stop for refreshments, conveniences and any photo opportunities along the way. In the evening we will catch the overnight train to Delhi. Sleeper Train
Day 10
We arrive in Delhi during the morning where we will transfer to our hotel. Today you are free to relax, explore the sites of New and Old Delhi (an optional sightseeing trip will be organised if you wish) or you can do some last minute shopping!
Day 11
Those on the flight inclusive package will depart for the airport this morning for the daytime flight back to London; Land Only arrangements will finish after check-out from the hotel. | http://www.exodus.co.uk/holidays/akt/itinerary?flights=1 | 2013-05-18T11:05:50 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The classic World War II strategy board game, now 25 years old. This is a new and updated version that increases realism is both the map, possible strategies, and playing pieces.
This game can be played with 2-5 players and usually takes between 1 1/2 and 3 hours to play. A great game for young men studying WWII history.
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- Total number of rooms - 15
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Parking (surcharge)
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Situated in Portogruaro, this hotel is in the same region as Caorle Beach, Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Angel, and Caorle Cathedral. Regional attractions also include Bell Tower.
Amenities at Hotel Residence Portus include tour/ticket assistance and parking (subject to charges).
In addition to refrigerators and microwaves, guestrooms feature wireless Internet access (surcharge) along with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards.
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The preferred airport for Hotel Residence Portus is Venice (VCE-Marco Polo) - 48.9 km / 30.4 mi.
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- Bar/lounge
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- Smoke-free property
Situated in Halstead, this inn is in the same area as Hedingham Castle, Towerlands Equestrian Center, and East Anglian Railway Museum. Area attractions also include Braintree Public Gardens.
The Dog Inn provides a bar/lounge, complimentary wireless Internet access, and free parking.
All guestrooms include desks and private bathrooms.
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The preferred airport for The Dog Inn is London (STN-Stansted) - 26.7 km / 16.6 mi.
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- One Double Bed
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- One Double and Two Single Beds
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- One Sleeper Sofa Bed
Blackpool B&B with complimentary breakfast
Centrally located
Centrally located we are the perfect base to make the most out of your stay in Blackpool. 4 star rating with Visit Britain we offer a fresh and homely environment for your midweek reatreat or weekend away.
Spacious public areas
We work as a big house, private rooms and spacious public areas including sun lounge and Basement Games Room and Dining Room.
En-suite Rooms
We provide clean, comfortable and modern accommodation to our guests offering 9 private ensuite rooms.
Hotel Amenities
- General
Our aim is to provide a homely environment to our guests offering free internet and WIFI. Our relaxed environment allows you to make the most of the facilities such as a self catering area, free tea and coffee throughout the day, and the freedom to bring in your own food and drink.
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Free breakfast
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking
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- Internet
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Free parking
- Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
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- Television
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Dining
Breakfast is included in all of our tarriffs. This is a cooked breakfast. We offer a full cooked breakfast, light option of scrambled egg, vegetarian option or a cereal and toast breakfast. The choice is yours. This is accommpanied by unlimited tea, filter coffee and orange juice. Early breakfast can be provided throughout your stay with prior notice.
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at included Towels and Linens included Wifi available free of charge (works on a first come first serve basis - licensed for 8 computers) Car Parking - Free of charge. We cater for 6 cars and this works on a first come first serve basis. PARKING IS NOT GUARANTEED. Complimentary Tea & Coffee available in bedrooms and in the Dining Room free of charge Pool Table in the Games Room - £1 per game Evening Meals, light Bites and Snacks available at an additional cost. Packed lunches available at additional charge. | http://www.expedia.com/Lancashire-Hotels-The-Fylde-International-Backpackers.h2788201.Hotel-Information?rm1=a2 | 2013-05-18T10:35:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Business center
- Free parking
- Smoke-free property
- Swimming pool - outdoor
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From North Platte to Fort Kearney the Pony Express Trail and the Oregon Trail were located on the south side of the Platte River, while the Mormon Trail was on the north side. Later the railroad chose the north side of the river as did later highways. From Fort Kearney the Pony Express Trail headed southeast out of the Platte Valley following the Little Blue River.
DIVISION 1 (cont’d):
14. Rock House Station
15. Rock/Turkey Creek Station (N40 07 00.1 W97 03 48.7)
Rock Creek Station near Fairbury was an important road ranch on the Oregon Trail..
In 1859, Dave McCanles bought Rock Creek Station and built a log cabin and dug a good well on the east side of Rock Creek. He built a toll bridge across the creek, eliminating the crude rock ford. His normal fee ranged from 10 – 50 cents, depending on a person’s ability to pay. The following year, he rented the East Ranch to Russell, Majors and Waddell for use as a swing station where Pony Express riders could quickly change their mounts.
James Butler Hickok, who became the legendary gunfighter and lawman Wild Bill Hickok, was an assistant station tender at Rock Creek Station where, in a still disputed gunfight with station agent David McCanles, McCanles and three other men were killed by Hickok.
Rock Creek Station State Historical Park is open daily.
16. Virginia City
17. Big Sandy Station
18. Millersville/Thompson’s Station
19. Kiowa Station (N40 13 37.6 W97 45 24.5)
20. Little Blue/Oak Grove Station (N40 13 48.8 W97 52 24.6)
21. Liberty Farm Station (N40 21 42.8 W98 07 57.4)
22. Spring Ranch/Lone Tree Station
23. Thirty-two Mile Creek Station
Thirty-two Mile Creek Station is located 25 miles west of Liberty Farm Station in the NE 1/4, Sec. 6, T6N, R10W, about 6 miles southwest of Hastings, Nebraska. A numberless Nebraska Monument marks the site as “Dinner Statioin. I.O.O.F.E., Pony Express.” This was a long one-story building operated by George A. Comstock. It was abandoned after the 1864 raids.
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24. Sand Hill/Summit Station
25. Hook’s/Kearney/Valley Station
Pumpkinseed Station (N40 30 11.2 W98 57 04.6) – The Harold Warp Pioneer Village in Minden displays more than 50,000 historical items that depict America’s progress since 1830. Among the buildings is the original Pumpkinseed Pony Express Station. This crude cabin served as a stagecoach and Pony Express Station at Pumpkinseed Creek Crossing 6 miles south of Bridgeport during and after the great Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876. It was the last stop on the Deadwood Trail before reaching the famous bridge across the North Platte River at Old Camp Clark, three miles west of Bridgeport. This Pony Express Relay station was moved to its present site in 1955. This station was the subject of William Henry Jackson’s famous painting ”Changing Horses, Pumpkinseed Station, Nebraska”.
26. Fort Kearney (N40 38 27.6 W99 00 22.1)
The growth of overland emigration to Oregon after 1842 resulted in the establishment of military posts across the west to protect the travelers. The first post, Fort Kearny, was established in the spring of 1848 near the head of Grand Island along the Platte River by Lieutenant Daniel P. Woodbury. Fort Kearny was a way station, sentinel post, supply depot and message center for ’49ers bound for California and home seekers traveling to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. By the 1860′s the Fort had become a significant stage and freighting station. The Fort also provided protection for the crews constructing the Union Pacific Railroad after the Civil War. On the grounds of Fort Kearny State Historical Park is a stockade replica and a reconstructed blacksmith shop.
Kearney City (Dobytown)
2 miles west of Fort Kearny, the small commercial center of Kearney City was established in 1859. The town’s more common name, Dobytown, was derived from the resemblance of its 12-15 earthen buildings of adobe structures. Dobytown developed in response to the thousands of soldiers, freighters and travelers whose “needs” could not be met within the Fort. Gambling, liquor and disreputable men and women were its principal attractions. However, in addition to its notorious functions, Dobytown also served as the major outfitting point west of the Missouri River, the center of frontier transportation form 1860 to 1868, and a Pony Express Station.
DIVISION 2:
27. Seventeen Mile/Platte Station
28. Garden/Craigs Station
29. Plum Creek Station
Lexington evolved in the 1860′s from a small settlement called Plum Creek which consisted of a Pony Express station and the Daniel Freeman trading post on the Oregon Trail south of the Platte River. A cabin from the Plum Creek Pony Express Stationmay be seen in the city park.
30. Willow Island/Willow Bend Station (N40 51 39.8 W99 59 02.5)
Robert Henry Museum and Walkway commemorates the artist career of the town’s native son and preserves several historic buildings including the Willow Island Pony Express Station.
This cabin, built about 1849, was originally located on the south bank of the Plate River south of Darr. It was first used as a post to trade with the Indians. Later it was known as Willow Island Station and was used as a stage and Pony Express station. Billy Campbell and Melville Baugh both were riders on this portion of the trail.
31. Cold Water/Midway Ranch Station
32. Gilman’s Station
33. Sam Machette’s Station (Gothenburg) (N40 56 01.6 W100 09 33.2)
The history of Gothenburg dates back to the great westward expansion, when thousands of pioneers crossed through here on the Mormon and Oregon Trails. In 1860 and 1861 the town boasted a station for the Pony Express. The original Pony Express Station is in Ehmen Park.
34. Cottonwood Springs Station
35. Cold Springs Station
36. Fremont Springs Station
37. O’Fallon’s Bluff/Dansey’s/Elkhorn Station
38. Alkali Lake Station
39. Gill’s/Sand Hill Station
40. Beauvais Ranch Station
41. Diamond Springs Station
DIVISION 2 (cont’d)
44. Nine Mile Station
45. Pole Creek No. 2/Lodge Pole Station
46. Pole Creek No. 3/30 Mile Ridge Station
This site was on the north side of Lodgepole Creek, on the old St. George Cattle Ranch, about 3½ miles east of Sidney, Cheyenne County. Old maps identify this as the stage ranch of Rouliette and Pringle, with well fortified buildings part dugout, part sod and logs. The ford must have been at or near this point. This place had importance as the junction of the old California Road and stage route heading for the North Platte, and a new stage route heading due west for Bridger Pass and Salt Lake City. (This is the “Lodgepole Route” which later became the Union Pacific route to Cheyenne.)
47. Midway Station
48. Mud Springs Station (N41 28 57.6 W103 00 42.6)
49. Court House (Rock) Station (~N41 35 51.5 W103 06 54.8)
Courthouse Rock is one of the most famous landmarks in the North Platte Valley. Its prominence is attested to by the numerous references made to it in the diaries, letters and other writings of emigrants, military men, traders, trappers, and explorers on their way to Oregon, California and Utah.
Courthouse Rock, and its less famous counterpart, Jail Rock, are located about 5 miles south of Bridgeport, and rise about 400′ above the North Plate River.
As the emigrants moved west across the broad plains, the altitude increased and the air became thinner. As the sun beamed its rays with more intensity, the ability to judge distance accurately decreased. Many pioneers mentioned going over to examine Courthouse Rock, which they reckoned to be a mile or two away from the trail. Actually, the rock was 6 -7 miles away. Most travelers returned to their camping places without getting a close-up view of the bluff.
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50. Chimney Rock Station
Rising 470′ above the North Platte River Valley stands Chimney Rock, the most celebrated of all natural formations along the overland route to California, Oregon and Utah. Chimney Rock. Thousands of travelers carved their names into the soft base only to have those records eroded away by the forces of nature.
One curious aspect of Chimney Rock, commented on by a large number of emigrants, was the deceptive distance of the formation from the beholder. This has been attributed to the extreme clarity of the atmosphere in these parts and the unfamiliarity of the emigrants with distances on the High Plains. It was also difficult to gauge the height of Chimney Rock for lack of any handy comparisons. Estimates varied from 50′ – 700′. The Rock was actually about 2 miles south of the main trail, but was in the view of westbound emigrants for 30 – 40 miles from the east, or 2 full days’ travel.
The rock formation can be reached by a 1 1/2 – 2-mile gravel road off SR92, then a 1/2-mile hike on an unimproved path. A good view is also available from the Chimney Rock Station Museum on SR92. The site is especially scenic at night, when the rock is illuminated from dusk to about 10:30pm.
In the immediate vicinity of Chimney Rock was an excellent spring which made it a favorite camp-site. Later Chimney Rock Station was located between Chimney Rock and the North Platte River and was an important Pony Express stop between stations at Courthouse Rock and Ficklin’s Springs.
51. Ficklin’s Springs Station
52. Scott’s Bluff Station
Scott’s Bluff National Monument near Gering has a museum, overland trail history, artifacts, and an extensive collection of the paintings of William Henry Jackson.
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The Maldives has a reputation (and rightly so) for being a destination for romantic holidays and honeymoons. With beautiful white beaches and crystal turquoise oceans the Maldives provide the perfect tropical island escape for those looking to do little but enjoy the sun, sea, sand and each other’s company.
However, whilst this ‘romantic’ reputation indeed holds true, it is a misconception that this is all the Maldives have to offer. For families looking for a holiday that combines relaxation for the parents and fun for the kids, this is the perfect destination for you! If you can make it past the 12 hour flight (I would recommend flying direct to minimise travel time), both children and adults will love the barefoot island living experience these resorts have to offer. While some resorts have a strict no-children policy many, in fact, welcome children with open arms offering a wide range of entertainment, activities and services specifically catered to kids!
Whilst the water villas may not be suitable for children running around, beach villas are perfect for families. Set just a few meters back from the sea, parents can watch over children playing on the sand and in the (unbelievably) warm waters of the shallow island lagoons. Think of the island like one giant sand box for them to play in! Water sport activities are readily available from most resorts, with some specific islands offering child-size equipment such as surfboards and diving kits. Snorkelling is a must for any age: I defy anyone who is not impressed by the astonishing range of exotic fish, rays, reef sharks and turtles…it is just impossible to not be amazed! Child-size life jackets should also be available upon request from the resort, and on-island doctors and nurses are at hand to help with any bumps or bruises.
Kids clubs run on many of the resorts, offering entertainment throughout the day (and sometimes in the evening) both indoors and outdoors. From crab racing to treasure hunts, there are a vast range of activities sure to keep children amused, whilst parents enjoy some time-out time in the spa or poolside. A few resorts even have marine education centres, where people of all ages can learn about the biodiversity and preservation of the rich underwater world the Maldives has to offer. Babysitters are also generally available from children-friendly resorts, upon request.
With both Asian and Western food generally available all over the country, and special children’s menus offered at many of the hotels, your kids are bound to find something they love to eat. Family cookery classes are an entertaining and tasty way to introduce some Maldivian flavours to the whole family as well!
If you’re interested in having your own “Swiss Family Robinson” adventure on one of the Maldives’ tropical island, give one of our experts a ring on 020 7924 7133 and we can help you out or check out our family holidays in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Saile Tented Camp
Saile Tented Camp is an intimate safari camp with only four tents. The camp is located in a remote private concession in the Chobe Enclave within the Linyanti area.
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Region: Maine Lakes and Mountains. In fact, the scenery on this ride rivals any you can find in New England. This ride is for the very fit and adventurous bicyclist—there is no major town along the way, and services are few and dispersed. Alert riders are bound to see moose along the roadside. Just before Grafton Notch on ME 26 is one area where moose are plentiful.
Special features: Mountain scenery and abundant wildlife, including moose; Lovejoy Covered Bridge built in 1867 (Maine’s shortest covered bridge); hiking trails
Road conditions: Generally good
Cautions: Beware of logging trucks; there are steep hills on roads with no shoulder; watch for moose that wander onto road. Sections of the 53-mile ride are remote, so be sure to carry spare parts, water, food, and warm clothing.
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Experience the Prairie at Buffalo River State Park
Buffalo River State Park has one of the state’s largest areas of native and restored prairie, featuring a great variety of grasses and wildflowers such as pale purple coneflowers, silky asters, dotted blazing stars, Maximillian sunflowers and prairie roses.
With only one percent of Minnesota’s native prairie intact, the park’s focus has helped to raise interest in preserving, restoring, and experiencing prairies. Twelve miles of park hiking trails offer views of the prairie, the meandering Buffalo River, and forest.
Birdwatchers in the prairie can look for bobolinks, prairie chickens, upland sandpipers, and marbled godwits. Forest birds include woodpeckers, the great crested flycatcher, phoebes, numerous warblers, vireos, and orioles. Hikers may see mammals such as red fox, badger, coyote, prairie toads, white-tailed deer, and even moose.
In the summer, a park naturalist leads hikes, shows films, and presents evening programs on the park’s natural and cultural history. Self-guided visitors will find trail signage and brochures that give insight into the park’s history and resources. Park visitors also enjoy camping, geocaching, playing golf at nearby courses, and staying cool at the park’s swimming beach, which is open from May 26 to August 19.
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Rosie O'Donnell secretly married her girlfriend Michelle Rounds in June.
The talk show host revealed the surprising news on her blog Rosie.com today (27.08.12), explaining the couple brought their nuptials forward after Michelle was diagnosed with desmoid tumours, a rare and often fatal disease, which only affects three in every one million people.
Rosie wrote: '...
''we married in private before her surgery just the 2 of us (sic).''
Although the ceremony in New York City wasn't attended by friends and family due to the circumstances, the happy couple are planning a huge celebration with their loved ones as soon as possible.
Rosie added: ''when we r both well enough will have the wedding of r dreams surrounded by those we cherish thankful for the love and support so many have given us during these trying times, including all of u stranger-friends connected thru invisible strands of wi fi.''
Rosie recently had her own health scare, when she suffered a heart attack at her home but credited her survival to quick Internet research on her painful symptoms and a Bayer aspirin she had seen recommended in TV commercials.
Steve Harvey Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 13, 2013
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Londongrad...Russia’s money laundry
LONDON has been dubbed the Big Laundry for gangsters aiming to hide the proceeds of crime.
Vladimir Putin is feared by his foes
In an outspoken attack, a top Russian law officer claimed it’s because international crooks now regard the UK as the best place to launder dirty money.
Deputy prosecutor-general Aleksandr Zvyagintsev said Britain was the favourite hiding place for Russian fugitives for two reasons.
First, they could exploit this country’s generous asylum laws.
Second, they could also take advantage of London’s position as the world’s top financial centre to hide the profits of crime. He told official newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta: “No wonder so many of them call the British capital Londongrad.
“These are not just small pickpockets but figures with substantial funds.”
But the accusation that London is a mecca for money launderers is refuted by British law-enforcement agencies.That’s despite the Serious Organised Crime Agency, responsible for investigating money laundering, looking at 228,834 “suspicious” transactions in the 12 months up to September last year. Soca and police can freeze money believed to be the proceeds of crime and strip criminals of ill-gotten gains.
Mr Zvyagintsev accused the British government of “political connivance” in refusing to extradite suspects.
He is believed to be referring to the refusal of courts to extradite Russians thought to be foes of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Mr Zvyagintsev said: “Refusals with an underlying political motivation and the granting of asylum for clearly contrived reasons worry us.” Dozens of Russian fugitives are believed to be living in London. A British source said yesterday it was the courts, not Government, that refuse extradition.
Diplomatic relations between Britain and Russia have deteriorated in recent years. One high-profile case involved the refusal of Moscow to hand over the suspect for the murder of ex-KGB colonel Alexander Litvinenko, 43, in London in November 2006. He drank tea laced with radioactive poison.
Russia refused to extradite prime suspect Andrei Lugovoy, 43, or put him on trial for murder in his homeland. | http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/160736/Londongrad-Russia-s-money-laundry | 2013-05-18T10:22:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
On the Spot: Joaneath Spicer
Joaneath Spicer, the Walters’ James A. Murnaghan Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, co-curated "Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture."
The Walters Art Museum’s newest exhibition is a restless child’s dream. Unlike most gallery shows, “Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture” encourages visitors to caress and even pick up the art: 22 bronze and resin replicas of Renaissance-era sculptures, which accompany 12 (untouchable) original works on view from the museum’s permanent collection. The show is the third in a series of exhibits the Walters has organized with the Johns Hopkins University Brain Science Institute. Joaneath Spicer, the Walters’ James A. Murnaghan Curator of Renaissance and Baroque Art, co-curated the exhibit.
What’s the goal of this exhibition?
We’re trying to put people back in touch with their sense of tactility to give them a sense of what it was like before there were museums, when people had objects in their homes.
It was common to touch artwork?
Absolutely, and pick it up. In the very distant past, the Greeks and Romans cared for their statues basically as if they were real people.
What’s the appeal of touching art?
Touching offers a kind of immediacy to us that really no other sense offers. It’s a completely different sense from vision.
Feel free to touch a replica of the circa-1500 “Modest Venus” at the Walters Art Museum.
Why focus on Renaissance art?
In the Renaissance, new technology was meant to be handheld. For example, in the Middle Ages, you told time indoors with an hourglass — which you wouldn’t touch. But in the early 1500s, the pocket watch was invented, and what do you know? It fit exactly in the palm of the hand. So, it’s the beginning of modern ergonomics.
What exactly does ergonomics have to do with these works?
It’s … [about] making something more effective by taking into consideration how that object is used. If the grip of a pistol is now shaped so that it fits in your hand, it becomes more effective. You can hold it more securely, and you can fire it with one hand.
What’s your favorite piece in the show to touch?
It would probably be that pistol — with gloves on, of course. It’s from the mid-16th century, and it’s a beautiful wheel-lock pistol. But the statuettes are great, too. Holding some of these while I was setting up the installation made me suddenly think, “Whoa, this feels fantastic.”
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AMES, Iowa-- Laura Kuennen, Northwood, has been named a delegate to the 2006 National 4-H Conference, March 25 to 30, at the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Md. Kuennen, 18, is the daughter of Joe and Tina Kuennen.
Joining Kuennen will be Kevin Peyton of Sac City, Marla Claussen of Bettendorf and Melanie Adam of Sioux City. Diana Cox of Iowa City and Barbara Sauser of Cascade will be attending the conference as adult delegates.
The theme for the 76th annual National 4-H Conference is "Connect 4-H--Let's Get Together!" Delegates will take part in a hands-on service learning project.
"It's an honor to be selected to attend National 4-H Conference," Brenda Allen, Iowa State University Extension 4-H specialist, said. "These delegates excelled in the 4-H program in Iowa and will be sharing some of the outstanding programs Iowa 4-H has with participants across the nation. They also have the opportunity to learn about cutting edge youth development programs from others."
Kuennen, a 10-year 4-H member, has completed several major projects including leadership, citizenship, communications, photography and home improvement. She has received state project awards in leadership, citizenship and communications and was a Youth/Adult Partnership delegate to Washington D.C. Kuennen was a participant in National 4-H Congress and has served in the Iowa State Council for two years. She has also served as president, treasurer and flag girl at her local 4-H club.
"4-H has been the beginning of everything good in my life," Kuennen, a senior at Northwood-Kensett High School, said. "4-H encouraged me to learn by doing and not only to define my goals but gave me the tools to strive for them. The doors 4-H has opened for me have led me to opportunities that aided my career choice, broadened my horizons and gave me the most wonderful friends I could ask for."
Kuennen's trip is sponsored by The Des Moines Register and Monsanto Corporation.
For more information about 4-H, contact the county office of ISU Extension.
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Brenda Allen, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-1567, bsallen@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-9640, couverso@iastate.edu
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Crewcuts gingham cafe capris sz 12 (an adult option in 2 colors - use BONUS10 for 10% off)
Ann Taylor blouse (old), blazer from Lefties (altered), BR bag (old)
Ann Taylor blouse (old), blazer from Lefties (altered), BR bag (old)
Scarf and CL pumps from eBay, necklace c/o Stella & Dot
Just popping in to say a quick hello and to show these fun, preppy pants from Crewcuts. After being surprisingly pleased with their apple pants with a handy adjustable waist, I couldn't resist this pair in spearmint gingham for $25. I returned my Gap kids mint jeans from earlier this season because I knew they wouldn't get enough wear. These have been the perfect replacement - they're a favorite for studying at the office (comfy but not too casual), and also work-appropriate on "denim" Fridays.
I have been wearing this blazer a little too much, but the spring green color just brightens up any outfit. Last month, I started a new job and my new team is mostly men who don't care much about clothes...
...although I miss the fashionistas on my old team, I thoroughly enjoyed being able to wear favorite pieces repeatedly without receiving raised brows (my former colleague could not tolerate seeing my Gap nude blouses one more time ; ). That is, until this jacket got dubbed my "Masters jacket" while the team was streaming the tournament on their computers. It received so much acclaim, that I now have to reserve it for select wear...sigh!
Chanel tortoiseshell sunnies (similar), Essie "turquoise & caicos" polish
This outfit was made possible/enabled by shrewd Twitter friends. Thank you Jen E. for sharing that this blouse was on clearance for a mere $9 in my size. It was on the other side of the country, so I did pay $7.50 for shipping, but it has more than gotten it's worth in wear. At first, I was surprised that something retailing for $80 was made of 100% polyester, but it wears beautifully and is so wonderfully low-maintenance. And thank you again Val for doing research on these pants and getting all the measurements for us.
Now that I have several items from Crewcuts, I'd like to point out how inconsistent their sizing can be, even in the same styles. For the apple pants in the same "cafe capri" cut and same kids size 12 (see review), I had to tighten the adjustable waist band by about 3 notches on each side for it to fit. These, on the other hand, are very snug when zipped up with no room for adjustment. The hips feel a tiny bit tighter too, but the legs and length feel exactly the same. It's unfortunate that J.Crew has so much size inconsistency, especially since they often do final sale.
I bought this scarf a year ago after many of us fell in love with it on Cee (and for a mere $10!). It never got much wear, but I recently rediscovered it and have been throwing it around all of my purses. It looks great on satchels, a speedy, Chanel...even a longchamp, and just adds new dimension to an outfit. I kept seeing the look around town on older, polished-looking ladies, and don't know why I didn't try it more often!
Readers - Are you a fan of adorning handbags with scarves?
Beautiful outfit Jean!
You look amazing!
xoxo
~Natasha Fatah~
~Natasha Fatah~
I love the navy / green combo and also adding a scarf to a bag. I had a giant nude colored bag that looked so boring until I threw a colorful scarf on it to add some interest. The blues of the bag and the scarf look incredible together!
The scarf goes so well with your purse. I've always wanted to try tying scarves onto my bags, but I guess I haven't found the right scarf to match with my bags yet. I do attach fox tails to my bags. : )
what type of work are you doing now?? are you never moving to CA? =P
I adore this look, Jean!
You've taken the chaos of monochrome + print-on-print and made it super classy.
And thank you so much for boldly sharing the kids-section-shopping tip.
I owe you a ton in alterations bills! :)
Love,
Vera. (Being Vera Blog.)
The scarf is so classy and I love the slant pockets on these capris! I took advantage of that Jcrew tip you shared about returning multiple orders with one label. I ordered a ton of non-sale items to try and hope I can rebuy the winners during final sale.
Ohhh... I love LOVE that gingham pants!!! I almost bought one in that exact color on Asos.com but never came around to it! Looks great on you!!!
I need to try that scarf-tied-to-satchel look! Also, love the necklace you are wearing!
Hey you really look great in that blouse, looks like one I have...
Love this look and the perfect scarf bow on your bag. I've been tying various scarves on my brown work bag and those scarves make me fall in love with the bag all over again. :) love that little accents like a scarf can make a world of difference for an old flame.
You look amazing.
Love the color combo! And Stella & Dot is amazing. I have a big turquoise and gold ring from them that I adore! That necklace is fabulous.
Melanie
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What a great outfit and you look stunning! Very inspirational ;)
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I am currently looking for one for my bright green bag
the color of your top and your purse look gorgeous! everything looks so effortless on you! love it!
awwww this colour scheme is so bold but cute!
such pretty colors!! i am loving these pants. i'm thinking about wearing them to work...or do you thinks it's too casual/fun?
never mind my question, they are out of sizes anyway... :(
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I am kind of obsessed with green and navy right now (and this look is lovely on you!) I just put up two green + navy combos on my blog and have a third one coming. Might be time for me to try something else. :)
This post of yours makes me happy as I can put inspiration on it in wearing my capri's.Love the color blocking, very lovely to look at and the accessories you've match fits well.The blazer is adorable and so with the bag.:)
..opps and regarding your question,in some point it's lovely to look at those bag with scarves but in my opinion it depends on the bag and the size of scarf if they are well fit together.:)
absolutely gorgeous!! love this colour scheme.
Laura x
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Cute outfit. I love the color of the bag and it goes so well with the scarf. The scarf print is perfect for adorning bags. Great shoes too.
xoxo,
Style Cue by Suzie Q
Great outfit! Love all the blues and the pattern of your pants :)
Can you please let me know the name or style number for that AT shirt? Thanks, -Angela
Hi Angela - I no longer have the tag, but unfortunately it was from (3?) seasons ago ... it won't be in-stores anymore because when I bought it in Jan, it was already on final sale being moved out of their system. I do think there's a chance their Factory store might bring it back (they usually do that for popular items), or it might pop up on a place like eBay?
Thanks for your reply!
The blue and green look amazing together! I don't think I'd be able to pull off this look, but you look absolutely great :)
~ Kimberly
Very pretty outfit. The gingham is darling. Love this color combo.
You look amazing! I'm in total love with those pants.
LOVE this outfit!!! Especially the blouse and blazer!!
Jenn
A Petite Treat
Hi, I love the outfit! Where is the blue blouse from? It sounds like you got a great deal on it!
Ann taylor
Cute! You look great !!
LOVE the colors on you so much!!! Great combo! You look drop dead gorgeous Jean!
Corinna
Love the color combo and the scarves on handbags is a great idea!
I tried on a pair of cropped pants this wkd. convinced that it looks awful on me. but mb i haven't found the right one yet. you do look so good in yours.
great outfit. love the colorblocking :-)
glamDevils
Hi jean i randomly read your blog one day and just cant stop following your post!
nice & sharp colours for summer ;-)
Beautiful look, I love your pants!
Sweet outfit. rock it girl!
LOVE this outfit! Especially the blazer and the blouse. I've never tried wearing a scarf on my bag, but then again, I don't have any nice-enough bags to try it with. One day when I can splurge on a quality bag, I'll try the scarf accessory!
ive always loved the handbags with scarves, at least on other people. its like a little accessory for your accessory. doesnt seem necessary, but definitely adds a little something!
hi jean, GORGEOUS as always!!!
i had a question...how much do you usually spend on CLs on ebay. i am looking to buy a pair but im not sure what's "too cheap" to be considered counterfeit...thank you! i saw a pair of prives that were GORGEOUS for $400 (brand new with two impressions on sole) but that just seems so cheap for something new...so i wanted to ask you since you seem to really nail this stuff!
thank you!!
Hi there - I don't think there's a good "set" price to use as a standard, because it depends on the condition, the popularity of the style, the seller feedback ... etc. I think $400 is actually fairly high for pre-owned, but for a super classic style like prives in great shape, it is reasonable. I definitely don't think they are "too cheap" to be authentic. The ones I watch on eBay usually go for $300 or less, but they are not the true classic styles. Classic nude and black pumps do go for more.
Thank you Jean!!!
very fresh look and superb use of spring colours. thank you again for the inspiration as I am looking for ways to inject a little colour in my monochromatic wardrobe.;-)
I'm not a fan of printed pants. Somehow they don't look professional (for my age) to me. For your age though, I think they look good. I do love the pairing and the scarf on handbag.
Forgot to mention the necklace, it's beautiful. :)
Question: do you ever carry that bag (or similar bags) over the shoulder? I love how it looks on your arm, but with 2 kids I need something that leaves both hands free. I always think a large-ish bag like that would like odd over the shoulder, which defeats the purpose of that extra strap. Thoughts
PS, you look professional and cute at the same time.
Hi there - yes, definitely, I actually carry this bag mostly over the shoulder as as "book" bag. Look for bags that have pliable shape/slouchy silhouettes, versus structured, squarish bags, so that they don't look too large when worn over the shoulder.
Oh my goodness, you look amazing! I'm loving those capris and am considering getting myself a pair! Love the colors and the bag.. perfect!
xo, Yi-chia
wow wow wow. Now I need gingham pants. Perfect summer outfit!
Oh, and I do have a scarf on my handbag in the wintertime.
this outfit might be one of my favorite that you've posted! i love the color combination and the pants and jacket are just SO CHIC!
-Elissa
I love this outfit! So glad you used so much color.
Your Masters jacket! It totally looks like one!
I think handbags with scarves are cool. I don't use scarves that way but I have a Coach clutch that came with a scarf and I get a lot of compliments on it.
Helen
Those pants are adorable on you! I love how you toughened up the soft pastels with the navy blue.
What is the style/model number of your Chanel sunglasses?!
5182 - they are from many years ago, however Chanel does have a very similar brown tortoiseshell version out currently!
loving all the green
You look great in these colors!
I don't know how i felt about pairing scarves with purses...Maybe I just haven't found the right combo.
So glad your kept the blazer. If I remember correctly, you had considered returning it. The color looks fabulous on you, love the pants. I wish I could wear crewcuts :( But alas, although petite, I am a size 4/6 and could not even dream about fitting into those tiny pants. Love your blog, keep up the good work!
Love this color combo! I love how your nail polish almost blends in with your pants! It's like an exact minty match!
It is very unfortunate that JCrew's sizing is soo random that I refuse to buy things final sale online unless I've tried it on in store which is such a pain with so many online only items. But anywho Love scarves tied to handbags. Sometimes it can add a pop of color and print to an otherwise boring outfit for the office when going out right after work.I actually just showed a scarf on the handbag look on a recent post!
Gorgeous colors and those pants look so good on you!
I love this outfit so much. Blue and mint green is such a refreshing look - love the necklace as well!
What a pretty spring outfit Jean! I love putting scarves on handbags - I used to do it all the time but I've recently become extremely lazy LOL!
What a great outfit! I think that's about as much fun with color as you can have in an office environment; so much fun.
love your pants sooo much girl!!
I LOVE THIS LOOK! GORGEOUS!!
Jean, you look AWESOME!!!!!!!!! absolutely love the colors (: Unlike you, I wear scrubs to work...and on most of my days off, I'm at home. But I'm definitely trying to be more adventurous with the colors, jewelry, etc. It's too hot in Texas to layer anything right now (except maybe layering tank tops!). I have been so inspired to dress better when I go out. Thanks once again for the inspiration (:
A BIG ditto on j.crew sizing. I have their Cafe Capri in THREE different sizes because each pair fits differently. I purchased two last year - a dusty pink and a camel - and a green color this year. I wish they'd work in this, as I am always fearful of ordering from their final sale for this reason.
Very cute outfit, loving all the blues and greens. I have to agree crewcuts sizing is all over the place that it made me stop ordering from their final sale.
I use to like to put charms on my bags but now I keep it plain.. I think maybe because I'm getting older! lol.
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Thank you for the shout out, Jean! I'm glad you love the blouse. My recommendation whenever ordering a sale item through Style Finder at Ann Taylor/LOFT is to order a small full price item with it (i.e., a tank top) and they will waive the shipping fee. This only works for card members though (free shipping on full price items). Then you can return the full price item if it doesn't work out for you. A kind SA gave me that recommendation when I placed a Style Finder order in-store - it's almost the same as adding free shipping fillers when you order online!
the necklace is amazing! love the outfit!
xoxo
Mady
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Ack! (a good ack!) I love this outfit on you!! Everything is perfect! Matchy-match...but not the boring kind (like Elle has been recently discussing) The necklace is amazing.
So glad you got that AT blouse! I picked it up as well and love it. I would suggest a bralette underneath for a night out (if you decide to wear it solo). For me, I think it is too sheer to wear with a regular bra.
And the Banana bag with the scarf is gorgeous!
Love that your new teammates like golf! Thursday through Sunday that is what is on our tv...so much better than football, in my opinion! And listening to the commentators...golf terminology can sound so dirty...it is hilarious!
And the mint and navy are amazing together! Reminds me of the J. Crew bracelet I just picked up!
You have me all over the place and chatty tonight with your outfit! :p
love the outfit..u look amazing
Love the whole outfit. The colors are gorgeous together.
This is such an adorable outfit! I like the all blue palette.
Very cute outfit! Could you please tell us the style number of your Chanel sunglasses? They look amazing! It is really difficult for me to find frame that fit my face shape and your Chanel sunglasses look very nice!
Hi there - they are 5182 but they are from several years ago. I saw a very similar tortoiseshell version out currently, though! I suggest going into a store that has a wide selection of Chanel sunglasses and trying them on. I owned two pairs before this, including their signature solid frame with mother-of-pearl CC's on both sides, and they were so big on my face and kept slipping off my nose. These fit much better!
thanks for sharing! I picked these up along with the apple pair after seeing your first post on the crewcuts cafe capri. I was stumped on what top to pair with the gingham and this has definitely helped!
I have been so frustrated with crewcuts size differences. I got a 12 in the apple and 14 in the gingham! guess that's what you get with kids sizing!
I can't say that I love scarves on bags but I love bags...and scarves. lol. Loving this ensemble too! Oh how I wish BR made bags in the same quality they used too....
Hi , your blog is amazing i can not stop watching you previous post, you have great tips and not just for petite women i fall in love with your blog! answer to your questions of course that i love accesorize my look with an scarves on a handbag but to be honest i did not do it in a long time !!
thank you for the inspiration !!!
love the outfit you look great!
xx
morenafashion-gaby.blogspot.com
this is one of my favourite outfits you have put together. so unique!
You look so fab! I love the similar color story. I have to start wearing scarves on my bags!
Hi Jean, you look stunning as always! Btw, could you please share the link of the scarf from ebay? Or the store url? I vaguely remember a post of yours a while back on scarves from ebay but couldn't find it anymore. Thank you so much!
Hi Nina - unfortunately, that specific seller closed their store down. Try searching chain print scarf or horsebit scarf?
Absolutely adore this look lady! I saw those gingham pants last week... might need to go back lol
I have had my eye on that necklace...great look! And I love that they call it the masters jacket, lol!
Hi Jean, you look nice. You're wearing all my favorite colors! Thanks for posting & now I will look for a silky scarf with 'chain' or 'horsebit' print!
=o) Hi Jean. Thanks for sharing your style wisdom. I've been skulking around your blog for the past month or so. I'm not petite, but I love your blog. Thought of you today b/c of this:
Hi, Jean.
I stumbled on your blog a couple of weeks ago, and I just have to say I love your style! As a busy mother of two little girls, it feels like ages since I've gone shopping for myself. I'm so focused on my girls these days. But seeing your blog makes me realize how desperately I need to update my wardrobe. I've always found shopping for petite clothes such a pain, but you offer so many great reviews and tips. Thanks!
Your new fan,
A petite mom
i think your blazer and scarf are very cool. right now i'm into blues and greens.
you have such a great sense of style - this is just a perfect outfit that is classy and appropriate for so many occasions. the colours are amazing on you! xox P
I love the blazer and scarf! The colors are perfect for spring time. You look fabulous Jean!
Hi Jean!
I absolutely love your necklace! It's so beautiful!
Hey Jean, you wouldn't happen to have the style # of your Chanel sunglasses would you? Are they recent or an older style? Love love love them!
I absolutely love this color combo and the Serenity Necklace looks terrific. I also love pairing this necklace with yellow & must admit, I wear it ALL THE TIME! :)
OMG can't believe I missed this post before! The gingham pants are adorable on you. The necklace ties everything in amazingly!! Love it!
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BEAUTIFUL BLAZER Jean! I bought a similar blazer from HM this past weekend. It was a bright turquoise blue. I found the color to really brighten the entire outfit. | http://www.extrapetite.com/2012/04/scarf-bow-and-spearmint-gingham.html?showComment=1335799646258 | 2013-05-18T10:53:28 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Britain's best-loved, best-selling hamster is back! But not for long as this time he's off on holiday and he wants to tell you ...
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The perfect gift, this new edition in Betty G. Birney's bestselling series brings together her first three stories about Humphrey the classroom hamster. Discover ...
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Look of the Day — Charlize Theron in Alberta Ferretti
Look of the Day — Charlize Theron in Alberta Ferretti
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It's no secret that we adore Sophia Bush's effortless style, so when we spotted the brunette beauty toting a new two-tone canvas Apolis bag ($218), it shot straight to the top of our Summer must-have list. While strolling through LAX, the actress worked her tote with a too-cool travel look that's easy to re-create. Later, she carried it with a more dressed-up look at an event. Shop Sophia's exact bag — bonus it's fireproof! — to work with all of your Summer ensembles, both overseas and local.
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Established in 1987, APAIT is Southern California’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services to the Asian and Pacific Islander community. APAIT’s mission is to positively affect the quality of life for Asian and Pacific Islanders living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS by providing a continuum of prevention, health and social services, community leadership and advocacy to the Southern California region.
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I'm in love with all of these - but #1 especially. the colors * * *
the guy with the ray bans and the blue shirt has a killer style. i'm diggin' it!
Oh, the first one is very inspirational! Like all of them. Wish I was at Coachella!!
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The blue and green contrast makes me feel all happy inside.
These shots are fantastic! The first one is my favorite by far.
if i were to pick an image emblematic of your l.a./coachella adventure it will be the portrait of the girl with the feathers. sublime!
I love the second picture "fix my shoe please"... It def has a Cinderella quality!
Oh and the girl beneath her - killer. Love the hat.
they are all great. The second are so sweet. It's very Cinderella, and very romantic.
love all of em, aah. really cool headband on the first girl!
The cap on the third picture is awesome!
Where can you get a cap like that?
wow, how you caught this sunny lazy ambience.
i'm espacially in love with the second one. the light, the green dabbers..
makes me feel good too
I like the second and the third picture's looks, they're really nice ones.
Third is the cool.
1 is love..all are love :)
I´m going to move to Cali because of the girl in the second pic. :)
I love 1st style,
Thats my hippies style...
♥ it....
kiss from melbourne
XOXO
the first one is beautiful
I absolutely love the headpiece in the first photo!
summer summer summer!!
i love that yellow sunglasses..!!
awesome!
I love, Love, Love the first pic!
I def. need some feathers in my hair!
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Oh you were at the Anthem house too?! I'm so sorry we didn't get to meet.
the guys! the guys! the guys! and the girls that want to be guys. or half. PRETTY!
I amove with the father adorned headband!
#2 and #3 are A-class. Definitely.
The second pic is so great.
LOVE IT <3
xx
love the 4th one
xxx
lots of chill summer looks
thanks!
wow! Nice Website! Two Thumbs Up!
ahhh i love these. so summer, so calfornia cool. The guy with the raybans and blue shirt is my fav, but that may be because he looks pretty cute! too bad i missed out on coachella this year. Next year! And I hope you've been enjoying your stay in our lovely state :)
I love the feathers
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Another rocking denim shirt from the dude with the shades
The last guy outshines every one of the others! Timeless but with that fresh twist! Would work well on a girl also ; D
coachella fashion i love !!!
love the girl of the cap of flowers!!!!!!!!!!
kimi is gorgeous as always..
oh baby second last dude is amazin
J'adore, espesh number 1!
5th down reminds me of a better version of brad pitt
love the feathers! and the guy with the clubmasters looks so good
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Aphex and Autechre’s Saint Etienne remixes reissued
published20 Jul 2011
No doubting what our record of the week is: a 12″ of mysterious origins featuring classic remixes of Saint Etienne by Aphex Twin and Autechre.
AFX‘s Quex-RD mix of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ appeared on a limited edition (1500) Heavenly white label in 1993, b/w with his Voix Revirement version, while Autechre‘s Skin Up, You’re Already Dead mix of ‘Like A Motorway’ came a year later, sharing a platter with a David Holmes mix of the same track.
To our knowledge, this new 12″ represents the first time that the Aphex and Autechre remixes have appeared together. It all most goes without saying that both efforts are astonishing – moving, ineffably dystopian and completely ahead of their time. Seriously:
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A society of persons who club together, or form themselves into
a knot or lump. The word was originally applied to persons bound
together by a vow. (German, gelübde) (See Cards 4 clubs.)
“[1190] was the era of chivalry, for bodies of men uniting themselves
by a sacred vow, gelubde, which word and thing have passed over
to us in a singularly dwindled condition, `club' we call it; and the
vow does not rank very high” —Carlyle: Frederick the Great vol
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President:
Ian Khama (2008)
Land area: 226,012 sq mi (585,371 sq km);
total area: 231,803 sq mi (600,370 sq km)
Population (2012 est.): 2,098,018 (growth
rate: 1.48%); birth rate: 22.02/1000; infant mortality rate: 10.49/1000;
life expectancy: 55.74; density per sq km: 3
Capital and largest city (2009 est.):
Gaborone, 196%
National Holiday:
Independence Day (Botswana Day), September
30
Religions:
Christian 72%, Badimo 6%, none 21% (2001)
Literacy rate: 81.2% (2011 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2011 est.):
$30.09 billion; per capita $16,300. Real growth rate: –6.2%.
Inflation: 7.8%. Unemployment: 7.5%. Arable land:
1%. Agriculture: livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans,
sunflowers, groundnuts. Labor force: 1.269 , million (2011); agriculture n.a., industry n.a., services n.a.
Industries: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash;
livestock processing; textiles. Natural resources: diamonds,
copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver.
Exports: $5.509 billion f.o.b. (2011 est.): diamonds, copper,
nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles. Imports: $5,426 billion f.o.b.
(2011: 137,400 (2011); mobile cellular: 2,363,000 (2011).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001).
Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001). Internet hosts:
2,674 (2011). Internet users: 120,000 (2011).
Transportation: Railways: total: 888 km
(2011). Highways: total: 29,798 km;
(2011). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: 78
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Electrical Panel Causes-16
Date: February 4, 2013
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Friday, February 1, 2013, at approximately 2:15 p.m., in the Pohick area of Fairfax County. The single family home is located at 8281 Morning Dew Court.
Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the bottom level and through the roof of the two-story split level home upon arrival. Firefighters encountered strong and gusty winds while conducting an aggressive fire attack. A second alarm was called due to the heavy wind conditions and the rapid spreading of fire, bringing over 60 firefighters to the emergency scene. It took firefighters approximately 30 minutes to bring the fire under control. All occupants escaped the home unharmed. Two adults and two children have been displaced. A contractor working in the home sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to the Washington Hospital Burn Center. Firefighters rescued six dogs, however, one of the dogs perished in the fire.
The home was complete loss. An adjacent home received minor fire damage to the siding.
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For Immediate Release: Monday, January 21, 2013
Contact: Beth Kanter, 773-551-7044 (cell)
Donna De La Cruz, 202-441-3798 (cell)
Immigration Rights Groups: Congratulations, Mr. President, Now It’s Time for Reform
Immigrant families call on President Obama to make campaign promise of comprehensive reform a top priority in second term
Statement to be attributed to Kica Matos, Fair Immigration Reform Movement
President Obama said one of the biggest regrets from his first term was that he didn’t pass immigration reform. We won’t let him have that same regret in his second term.
The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) and the millions of Latino and immigrant families we represent is committed to working with the president and Congress to pass comprehensive legislation that will provide a path to citizenship the 11 million aspiring Americans living in the United States.
Families across the country are torn apart by our current patchwork of failed and mismanaged immigration policies, and it’s time to get serious about a solution.
The president won reelection not on a tide of hope and change, but because voters – especially Latino and immigrant voters – came out and voiced their support for the president’s promise to push forward on comprehensive immigration reform.
Voters like Nanci Judith Palacios Godinez of Florida. Nanci was brought to the U.S. when she was six. Her parents worked as migrant workers to provide for Nanci and her sisters. She lives in fear that her parents will be detained because they are undocumented. She is fighting for a legal path to citizenship, not only for her parents, but for all 11 million people who also deserve to live without fear.
The president’s dream for immigration reform is tied to Nanci’s dream and the millions of families just like hers who want unity and stability. Moving forward on immigration reform will ensure that the legacy of the Obama presidency is one of compassion, fairness and keeping American families together.
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The Keeping Families Together campaign,, was launched by the largest immigrant rights organizations in the country to lift the voices of the families impacted by our broken immigration system and call for a path to citizenship for our nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Family members are available to talk about President Obama’s inauguration and their hopes for comprehensive immigration reform. Please contact Beth Kanter at 773-551-7044 or Donna De La Cruz at 202-339-9331 to schedule an interview.
Here are some of stories:
Jennifer is a young mother of four from Wisconsin. Her husband of 16 years came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child. About a year ago, Jennifer got a call telling her that her husband was in custody and would be deported in three hours. Her six year old threw rocks at the bus as he was deported – without a hearing and having never committed a crime.
Jose, a 17-year-old boy, has been in foster care for two years since his parents were deported. He and his brother have no idea when they will see their parents again.
Luis came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was nine. He recently graduated from law school at the University of California Los Angeles, , but he may be forced to leave the country. A year ago, his parents were duped into applying for green cards they weren’t eligible for and included Luis in the application. He can’t wait for the DREAM Act; he’s prepared to leave the U.S. to process his green card application, leaving behind his wife (who is a citizen), her ailing mother and three young nieces and nephews who depend on him and his wife after their parents died.
Xochitl Alejandra Rojas came to the U.S. at age three from Mexico and has lived in the country for 20 years. Her family came to America for a better life and because her father was facing backlash for his work in the labor movement. She had to take the last year off from school to work and save money, but applying for Deferred Action gives her the confidence that her investment in an education will pay off, and provide her with the opportunity to finish school and pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. She is planning to re-enroll at South Seattle Community College this fall and continue her nursing studies.
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MCAS Alert September 2000
FairTest / CARE (Coalition
for Authentic Reform in Education)
MCAS: Making the Massachusetts
Dropout Crisis Worse
“I think a lot of people are going to
drop out if they fail this test. If they feel they’re not
going to make it to college, why bother trying?”
- Lacy Langevin, New Bedford High School, Class of 2003
“We’ll have a graduating class of
10.”
- Crissy Rodrigues, New Bedford High School, Class of 2003
A cloud hangs over many Massachusetts students.
Beginning with the Class of 2003, all students must pass the state’s
high stakes test - MCAS - in order to graduate. Based on patterns
emerging from other states, Massachusetts dropout rates - already
too high - are about to get worse. With 33% of the state’s
Latino students and 24% of the state’s African American students
entering ninth grade at risk for dropping out before graduation,
many schools and districts now face a crisis of growing proportions.
Massachusetts dropout patterns paint a picture of growing gaps
between the educational “haves” and “have nots.”
Those who face the greatest challenges in life are increasingly
at risk of leaving school with less formal schooling.
High-stakes testing betrays the most vulnerable
students in the Commonwealth. Far from fixing the problem of students
who graduate without skills, linking MCAS scores to graduation
threatens to push the most vulnerable students out of school altogether.
As MCAS policies narrow opportunity for individual students, they
also jeopardize the future welfare of students’ communities.
What do we know about the Massachusetts
dropout picture in the era of MCAS?
Higher dropout rates are a predictable consequence
of high stakes testing. African American, Latino, and urban students,
already dramatically over-represented among students who both
drop out and fail MCAS, bear the greatest cost of such testing.
As MCAS testing fuels higher grade retention rates, students
are already dropping out earlier in their high school years,
with dropout numbers rising in the middle grades.
While students already at risk are most endangered, many good
students who work hard, pass their courses, and aspire to post-secondary
education - but who fail MCAS - will join the ranks of school
dropouts.
As more students leave school with less education, and as fewer
reenroll in school, entire communities will need to address the
needs of a growing population of young adults whose levels of
educational attainments exclude them from many employment and
educational opportunities.
While MCAS drives more students out of school, lack of state
funding and the absence of leadership for dropout prevention
constitute an abandonment of the state’s most vulnerable
students and their schools.
When large numbers of students already conclude
that “school is not for me,” what are the chances that
the threat of withholding a diploma will bully similarly vulnerable
students into higher test scores and turn them into “graduates
with skills?”
Widening gaps, growing
vulnerability
In the 1998-99 school year, 9,188 Massachusetts
students dropped out of school. According to the Massachusetts
Department of Education’s annual reports, “Dropout Rates
in Massachusetts Public Schools,” this is the highest number
of students dropping out since 1993. Overall, the Department of
Education (DOE) projects that 14% of the Class of 2002 will drop
out before graduation.
Multi-year trends are clear: As those students most likely to
attend schools with fewest resources for learning encounter a
policy that requires particular MCAS scores for graduation, many
will turn away from school earlier in their high school careers.
Analysis of data available in DOE reports highlights a growing
problem for the state overall and particular districts.
African American and Latino students are dramatically
over-represented among dropouts in Massachusetts. Although only
17% of Massachusetts students in grades 9-12 are Latino or African
American, 40% of those dropping out of school are Latino or African
American. In 1998-99, Latino students made up 9% of all the state’s
students enrolled in grades 9-12 but
represented 24% of all dropouts. African American students made
up 8% of students enrolled in grades 9-12 but comprised 16% of
all dropouts.
Among students who drop out, the proportion of Latino and African
American students is growing. Although the population of Latino
and African American students in Massachusetts high schools has
consistently remained at 17% for four years, the percentage of
Latino and African American students represented in the dropout
population has increased. In 1995-96 and 1996-97, Latino and African
American students already comprised 34% of all dropouts. This
percentage rose to 36% in 1997-98. By 1999, 40% of the dropouts
were Latino and African American.
Among students who drop out, the proportion of students dropping
out with less than a 9th grade education is increasing. In 1995-96,
1996-97, and 1997-98, 23% of dropouts left school in 9th grade.
By 1999, 25% of the state’s dropouts came from the ninth
grade. The state does not include the number of students dropping
out before reaching high school in its official reports. However,
data obtained for particular high risk urban schools indicate
growing numbers of students are leaving school with less than
a ninth grade education.
The percentage of 9th grade dropouts who reenroll in school is
declining. Students who leave school in ninth grade are increasingly
out of school for good. In 1995-96, 21% of 9th grade dropouts
reenrolled in school; in 1996-97, 15% reenrolled; in 1997-98,
16% reenrolled. By 1999, only 14% of 9th graders who dropped out
reenrolled in school.
Students from urban districts comprise a disproportionate number
of the state’s high school dropouts, and the percentage of
dropouts from a small number of urban communities is growing.
Boston, Springfield, Worcester, New Bedford, Lowell, and Lawrence
together consistently enroll 15% of all the state’s high
schools students. In 1996-97, 32% of all dropouts came from these
districts; 1997-98, 35% of all dropouts from grades 9, 10, 11,
and 12 came from these districts. By 1999, 39% of all dropouts
came from these six districts. Of all the 1999 dropouts, 18.4%
came from Boston alone, up from 15% in 1996. Half (51%) of Massachusetts
dropouts now come from only 14 districts, mostly urban.
As thousands of students receive “Failing”
MCAS scores, the “holding power” schools offer the most
vulnerable students is stretched to the breaking point. In the
face of dwindling hope they will pass MCAS, fewer dropouts will
return to school. With no state resources available for dropout
prevention, entire communities inherit a set of social problems
that persist for years to come.
Faced with “Failing” MCAS scores, many good students
who play by the rules, pass their courses, and contribute to their
schools begin to doubt their academic identity and ability to
complete high school, let alone post-secondary education.
Allyson is 16, an energetic sports-lover
and B+ student at her local high school, with a special drive
to succeed in school. “My brother dropped out, and my sister,
too. I want to be the first person in my family to graduate from
high school,” she says.
By all accounts, Allyson will realize her
dream and graduate in 2002 with an admirable academic and extracurricular
record. Enrolled in her school’s “high level” classes
in English and History in her sophomore year, she earned “A”s
on specific assignments and maintained an overall “B+”
average. A passionate athlete, she is a disciplined runner. A
regular volunteer at her local shelter for homeless adults, she
also works at the local shopping mall every other weekend and
during the summer. She aims for a college degree and imagines
herself as an entrepreneur, managing her own day care center or
auto repair business.
Allyson has taken MCAS twice, in eighth
and tenth grades. Despite her record as a good student, she says,
“I thought about dropping out around the time we took MCAS
[in May 2000]. If the test counted for me to graduate, like it’s
going to this year, I probably would have. But I knew if I could
just get through those hours of testing, it would be over, and
I wouldn’t have to think about it again.”
Although her MCAS scores will not “count”
for graduation, Allyson takes MCAS very seriously. Three months
into her ninth grade, Allyson received her grade 8 scores: “Needs
Improvement” (230) in English, “Failing” (200)
in Math. That year, her school assigned her and others who had
“failed” in eighth grade to daily “MCAS classes”
where each quarter’s curriculum focused on a different section
of the MCAS. Allyson put a lot of faith in these classes: She
says, “I worked so hard for my MCAS classes, I spent a lot
of time in the library, hoping to do well on the test.” As
of September 2000, she has not yet received her scores, but she
says, “I’m fairly certain that I failed at least one
section.”
Allyson is thankful that her class is not
the first for whom MCAS scores will “count” toward graduation.
“A lot of students who don’t pass MCAS are going to
drop out next year,” she predicts. As for her classmates,
she says, “MCAS makes students think they are stupid.”
Do high stakes tests motivate
all students?
In a major report published by the American Educational Research
Association, researchers Thomas Kellaghan, George Madaus, and
Anastasia Raczek (1996) asked the questions: Do high-stakes tests
motivate all students? and What do tests motivate students to
do? They found that high-stakes testing can actually undermine
motivation, especially for students who already have a tenuous
hold on schooling. Even for motivated students, examinations may
not lead to the desirable outcomes - higher levels of achievement
and problem-solving, intrinsic moti- vation, general competence,
or self-determination - that are key to nurturing an informed
citizenry and a skilled workforce. Good students we interviewed
around the state say they value school. Eighth or ninth grade
was the “best year ever” for some. Still, many see MCAS
as a “mental block” that some believe will be difficult
to surmount. Some believe that MCAS is “a plan to stop city
kids from going to college.” Many see MCAS as a “set
up to tell you you’re stupid.”
Sylvie belongs to the Massachusetts Class
of 2003, the first class required to pass MCAS before
graduating. Friendly and reserved at the same time, Sylvie describes
herself as serious, hardworking, and creative, both in and outside
of school. She sings in her church chorus, attending rehearsals
faithfully, and she volunteers at her church convention.
Sylvie has consistently had a “B+”
grade average in school. She loves to read, and her favorite book
is the award-winning Push. In eighth grade, she won her school’s
award for good grades and behavior. In 9th grade, her grades improved
further. She cites her math skills as a particular strength, and
her report card shows “A”s in both Math and English.
Still, Sylvie was not overly confident about
MCAS, and in eighth grade, she regularly stayed after school to
attend the MCAS prep classes her favorite teacher offered. Despite
her effort, she scored “Needs Improvement” in English
and “low Fail” in Math. She now worries about how she
will fare when MCAS “counts.” Describing testing as
“horrible because it’s long and confusing,” she
says, “College students do well on these questions.”
In light of her MCAS scores, she believes her teachers now see
her in terms of what she does not know rather than what she does
know. “Teachers always liked me,” she says, “But
MCAS made us look stupid. Most of the things I learned weren’t
on the MCAS.” “I’m afraid that I won’t graduate,”
she adds. “I don’t know what you have to know to do
well. MCAS made me want to drop out.”
The MCAS dilemma: “Feel
stupid” or leave
Good students we interviewed understand
that the lack of a diploma is a disaster. Still, many who have
already failed MCAS once do not view the “opportunity”
to repeat that failure as a strong motivator for working harder.
Given the choice of retaking a test that makes
them “feel stupid” and the prospect of repeated humiliating
failures, many students are likely to dismiss the possibility
of passing “some day” and bow out of testing - and school
- altogether. Predicting the reactions of classmates who fail,
one tenth grader says, “Some [students] will stay, but one
day they’re going to give up.” Another reports, “A
lot of kids are going to get discouraged. Some will keep trying,
but a lot will struggle to get to school.” One says, “I’ll
go back to Barbados. I’ll get my diploma there.” Nor
do students we interviewed have much faith in retesting. Indeed,
testing conditions they have already encountered encourage neither
hope or effort: “Everyone’s in the cafeteria bunched
together on cold chairs. You can’t do your best that way,”
explain students from one Boston high school.
Policy makers have sold MCAS as a necessary
“stick” to get students to work hard and take school
seriously. But contrary to policy rhetoric, for a portion of students
who are already working hard, MCAS is as likely to drive them
away from school as to motivate them to work harder.
The predictable push-out
consequences of high-stakes testing
The Massachusetts dropout problem is no puzzle.
Reporting findings from a major national longitudinal database,
University of Wisconsin researchers Gary Wehlage and Robert Rutter
(1986) have emphasized, “The process of becoming a dropout
is complex because the act of rejecting an institution as fundamental
to the society as school must also be accompanied by the belief
that the institution has rejected the person.” Repeating
a grade, punitive attendance practices, school exclusion, and
labeling and placement in low-track classes are among the school
experiences that contribute to a student’s belief that “school
is not for me.”
High-stakes testing also sabotages schools’
“holding power,” especially in schools enrolling large
numbers of vulnerable students. Researchers from the National
Board for Educational Testing and Public Policy (Clarke, Haney,
& Madaus, 2000) summarize these correlations:
Nine of the ten states with the highest dropout rates in the country
tie test scores to decisions about graduation. In contrast, none
of the ten states with the lowest dropout rates have such a policy.
Data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS:88)
indicates that high-stakes testing in grade 8 contributes to higher
dropout rates before tenth grade among students attending schools
with proportionately higher numbers of low-income students.
In Florida, a study of students’ tenth, eleventh, and twelfth
grade records found that the likelihood of dropping out increased
significantly among students with moderate grades (1.5-2.5 on
a 4-point scale) who failed the state’s graduation test.
Likewise, an exhaustive study of Texas enrollment
data over 20 years found that disparities in grade progression
and graduation were exacerbated just prior to and throughout the
years of testing for graduation in that state (Haney, 2000). Specifically:
During the first year of Texas graduation testing in 1991, the
proportion of students progressing from ninth grade to graduation
on time declined dramatically, a drop 50% greater for African
American and Latino students than for white students. Although
white students have recovered “normal” pre-testing progression
rates, African American and Latino students have not done so,
leaving wider gaps in educational attainment between white students
and African American and Latino students. Sixth graders in Texas
are now less likely to reach grade 12 than in the years prior
to high stakes testing; only 70% of African American and Latino
sixth graders do so.
Overall, research suggests that high-stakes
testing policies set the stage for higher dropout rates. Among
vulnerable students in particular, high-stakes testing may exert
a push-out effect so that students who would otherwise be expected
to complete school instead experience greater chances of leaving
without a diploma.
The coming “train wreck:”
Asleep at the switch
Despite foreseeable increases in dropout rates,
the Massachusetts DOE has failed to take even the most basic steps
to anticipate, monitor, and address the impact of MCAS on the
state’s dropout problem, especially in relation to the state’s
most vulnerable students.
State leadership is lacking to address the
coming “train wreck.” The Massachusetts Department
of Education has no staff person responsible for leading dropout
prevention efforts at the state level.
The Department of Education’s budget provides no funding
directed toward dropout prevention. Funding for “remediation”
is no substitute for support for reforms and programs designed
specifically to lower dropout rates.
The Massachusetts DOE’s dropout reports
are inadequate for monitoring the impact of MCAS on the state’s
most vulnerable students.
Massachusetts has not reported dropout data
for special education students since 1994-95.
Massachusetts does not report dropout rates for students learning
English as a second language and has never done so.
Massachusetts does not report dropout numbers for students who
drop out of school before reaching ninth grade. These students
are not counted in official dropout reports.
In the absence of dropout data disaggregated
for the most vulnerable groups, including students with disabilities,
students who are learning English as a second language, and students
who turn 16 in the middle grades, the legislature and community
cannot assess the impact of MCAS on dropout trends in Massachusetts.
In the era of high-stakes testing, the DOE
must assume responsibility for addressing, reporting, and monitoring
state and district dropout rates in a manner that fully accounts
for the dropout problem statewide and in individual communities.
Choosing equity
The state should immediately suspend the policy
of linking MCAS scores to high school graduation. States, districts,
and schools make choices regarding the policies and practices
they adopt. To choose current policy is to choose higher dropout
rates.
The state must renew its commitment to dropout
prevention. The state should ensure that leadership responsibility
is assigned within the Department of Education to develop an overall
dropout prevention strategy, allocate funds for programs and technical
assistance targeted to districts with weak holding power, and
improve state monitoring and reporting of dropout rates, focusing
on the impact of MCAS on the state’s most vulnerable students.
The state should begin immediately to work
with local districts and professional associations to design a
multi-faceted assessment system that will improve learning for
all students. Such a system should strengthen accountability by
monitoring students’ basic skills statewide and engage learning
by promoting local approaches grounded in real student work. (See
CARE’s proposal for an Authentic Accountability System at.)
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and High School Completion. NBETPP Statements 1(3). Chestnut Hill:
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This). The clear gems came from the dollar store.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- glitter snowflake ornaments
- clear gems
- Mod Podge
- hot glue gun
- photos
HOW TO MAKE THE ORNAMENT
- Trace the shape of the gem over the part of the photo you would like to use.
- Cut out the photo piece. Cut the photo ever so slightly smaller than the size of the gem.
- Apply a thin coat of mod podge to the top of the photo and press the gem on top of it.
- Let dry for a few minutes.
- Hot glue the photo gem to the middle of the snowflake.
- Done!
Oh how I wish I would have seen these last week!! They are def. on my to do list for Christmas next year with my kiddos!!! (our last day was yesterday) Thanks for sharing, they are beautiful!!!
4th Grade Frolics
Hi Sally,
I love love love your ornaments. Inexpensive and adorable, my two favorite things. I have a sample of what I do on my blog. Hope you can take a peek. Have a wonderful holiday.
Tammy
primaryparadise.blogspot
These cost me under $5 for 24 ornaments! (Photos were given to me by the school). Love that!
Tammy - heading over to check out your ornaments now!
Great idea Sally! Those glass gems are wonderful and can be used for so many things. I got the smaller ones and used them to jazz up thumb tacks and used them in all kinds of ways in my classroom. You can check out a few of my examples on the following post I wrote.
I hopped on over and loved your ideas for the glass gems! Loved the thumb tacks and magnets! So cute!
I just found your blog through Pinterest and I feel like I've totally been missing out. I can't wait to read through lots of your old posts during Christmas break. I love these cute snowflakes! What a great gift! I'm your newest follower.
Blessings,
Marlana
Lil' Country Kindergarten
Love them to pieces and can't wait to hang that cute little blonde boy in that picture up on my tree this year and every year to come:)
Ps. So fun that he has quite the crush on M pictured with him :)
LOL! That is so fun! I am so excited for you to see him in our little sweet play!
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I adore block play! One of the most amazing things to provide block play is fabric! Here is a student who made a "puppet" theater with the fabric and told a story --- "The Three Giraffes and the Monkey." It was the story of the three bears retold with giraffes and a!
❀Barbara❀
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The R.A. Dickey Holiday Blues
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Is there someone to blame between the player who just got done being certified the best pitcher in the league and the team that has hesitated in committing to his satisfaction? We love Dickey [3], [4]. as gone. If he’s not his current employers’ kind of investment at the price he desires, then it’s not unreasonable for them to gauge what he’s worth in a trade [5], considering how much his current team needs in order to compete. He’s been dangled plenty for.
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Get organized with this hallway message center. With an erasable calendar, mail bin, shelving, key hooks and corkboards, it’s the perfect spot for keeping track of family activities.
By the DIY experts of The Family Handyman Magazine
You should have basic woodworking skills and tools
Keep you busy family on track with the help of this clever message center.
Busy family? If you have trouble keeping track of the kids’ or your spouse’s schedule, and you want to make sure your messages are read, build this simple organizing cabinet. It has an erasable calendar for busy schedules and immediate messages; plenty of cork for photos, invitations, coupons and permission slips; a pull-down door with a notepad for short messages and shopping lists; and storage for a good supply of pens, postage stamps, tissue and other items that usually clutter nearby table tops. It also has hooks for keys and shallow bins for magazines, mail, dog leashes, address books and homework (completed, no doubt!).
We designed this cabinet to slip back into the wall between empty stud spaces, so you won’t bump it as you go by and knock stuff off the board. And the closed doors keep most of the clutter out of sight.
The message center fits inside a standard interior wall, which is usually constructed of 2x4s spaced 16 in. on center, with 14-1/2 in. of space between studs. Exterior walls won’t work because they have insulation in them. And some interior walls won’t work either, if they have heating ducts, pipes and wiring running through them. (Later we’ll tell you how to check them.) You can easily adapt this project to any size and as many open cavities as you want. The basic concept is simple—just cut a hole in the drywall, insert a wooden box, and add trim to it.
We used a table saw, a miter saw and a pneumatic brad nailer for this project, in addition to standard hand tools, but you could also build the project with just a circular saw (with a cutting guide for straight cuts) and a drill.
Find nearby studs with a stud finder, then cut a small opening with a utility knife in each stud cavity and check for obstructions. Save the cutouts in case you have to repair the wall.
Before cutting into the wall, try to get an idea of what’s concealed inside it. Find stud locations with a stud finder or by tapping on the wall and listening for variations in tone. Be aware that blank walls can conceal a wide variety of framing—especially in older houses. Note: Locating studs in old plaster walls may require a more sensitive, higher-priced stud finder. If you absolutely can’t find the studs, try removing a section of baseboard and opening the wall where you can hide the hole. Or tap a finish nail through the wall until you hit a stud, then measure over about 16 in. and tap the nail through again to find the next stud.
Once you’ve located studs, check both sides of the wall and the rooms above and below for heat registers, plumbing and electrical fixtures. If you find potential obstructions on adjacent floors, use an outside wall for a reference point to estimate if it’ll obstruct your cabinet. Even if the location looks clear, you never know what’s inside, so cut small holes in both cavities and double-check for obstructions. Cutting the hole with a utility knife is difficult, but it’s safer than using a saw because you can keep the cuts shallow and away from any electrical wires (Photo 1). If you find obstructions, don’t despair. Half of our message center is only 3/4 in. deep (not including trim). It may fit over the obstructions without any problem. Another option is to make the box shallower. You may also be able to extend wires around the boxes by rewiring, but consult an electrician or electrical inspector first.
Gary Wentz, an editor for The Family Handyman, will show you a few techniques that will help you quickly find studs in a wall. Next time you are hanging a picture or installing trim, these tips will help you get the job done fast and right.
Cut the opening to the desired height and size of your message center, following the studs with the drywall saw. Smooth ragged edges with a rasp or knife.
Check the studs for plumb, and adjust the width and spacing of the boxes as needed in your plan to allow them to slip in easily (Photo 10).
Draw plumb lines at stud locations, then mark the rough opening height (34 in. from the floor to the bottom and 83 in. to the top). Adjust this height above the floor, if necessary, so the message center lines up with nearby door or window trim (Photo 10).
Check the studs for plumb (Photo 3) and adjust the box dimensions as needed to fit cleanly between them. Our center stud was plumb, but the left and right sides were out of plumb by 1/8 in. in opposite directions, so we made the two boxes 14-1/4 in. wide instead of 14-1/2 in. wide and left 1-5/8 in. between them. It’s generally best to leave the center stud in place.
Figure A: Exploded view of message center
Cut out all the pieces, following the dimensions in the Cutting List or your own plan. Clamp and gang-cut matching parts when possible.
Glue and nail the sides, top and bottom first, then glue and nail on the 1/2-in. plywood back (C) to square each box. Wipe off excess glue with a damp rag.
Our message center spans two stud cavities, with a deep side for shelves and miscellaneous storage and a shallow side for a cork message board and calendar. To maximize space, we made the sides of the deep box from 1/2-in. birch plywood and the sides of the shallow message board from 1/2-in. x 3/4-in. pine. Nailing trim to a 1/2-in. edge is finicky work, so use a brad nailer or predrill the nail holes.
Cut the backs and side pieces from a 4 x 4-ft. sheet of 1/2-in. birch plywood using a table saw or a circular saw with an edge guide. If you use a circular saw, cut from the backside to avoid chipping the birch veneer. If possible, gang-cut pieces that are the same length (Photo 4). Use 1/2-in. plywood for the back for rigidity, to give solid support for the cork board and any other items you want to mount.
Cut the long sides of the boxes 47-7/8 in. (A, A1), and nail the top and bottom pieces (B, B1) 1 in. in from the end to create nailer legs for the top and bottom trim pieces (F); see Photo 5. Glue and nail the back (C) down onto the box, aligning the edges and squaring the box as you nail (Photo 5). Tack down the back with 1-in. brad nails; longer nails might angle and break through the plywood sides. Use a damp cloth to wipe off any glue that oozes to the inside.
Cut and nail the shelves into the deep box. Clamp square blocks to the sides to hold the shelf at a right angle while you nail it.
We nailed the shelves (E) into place before joining the two boxes (Photo 6). Gang-cut the shelves from 1x4 pine, then slide them into position and hold them tight against square blocks of wood clamped to the sides. Mark the center of the shelf on the outside of the box frame to ensure accurate nailing (Photo 6). Use four 1-1/2 in. brads on each side and then flip the box over, connect the nailing lines from each side across the back, and shoot a few brads in through the plywood back for extra strength and rigidity.
Prop the shallow box even with the deeper one, space them with a 1-5/8 in. block and clamp them. Nail on the center trim (G).
Center the top and bottom sills (H) and glue and nail them to the center trim. Glue and nail the side trim (G) to the sides and to the sills. Glue and nail 3/4-in. x 3/4-in. blocks to the top and bottom for nailers (D).
Nail on the top and bottom trim (F). Position and clamp the two 1/2-in. x 3/4-in. crossbars (J). Nail with 1-in. brads.
Line the two boxes up with each other, then glue and nail the center trim (G) to join the sides, leaving a 1/16-in. reveal on each side. Center the center trim lengthwise to leave it about 1/4 in. short of each end. When you attach the top and bottom sills (H), this will give you a 1/4-in. lip to help keep papers and odds and ends from sliding out the bottom (Photo 8). Remove the spacer blocks after nailing the center trim.
Glue and nail the sills (H) at the top and bottom edges of the boxes (Photo 8). Center them on the center trim. They’ll overlap the side trim by about 1/2 in. Then glue and nail the side trim (G) flush with the edges of the boxes. Nail the sills to the side trim as well with 1-1/2 in. brads. Cut the nailers (D) and nail them to the tops and bottoms of the boxes to support the top and bottom trim (Photo 8). Finally, glue and nail on the slats (J); see Photo 9 and Figure A.
Take a break and let the glue set up. Then sand out all the rough edges. Paint it now, rather than waiting until it’s up.
Set the completed message center in the opening and level it. Then nail through the trim into the studs to secure it.
Screw hinges to the doors and align them in the openings. Inset doors can be fussy to adjust—use just one screw per hinge until you complete the alignment. Since the lower door hinge doesn't have slotted holes for easy adjustment, use a round-head screw for the first hole instead of a self-centering, flat one so that the hinge has a little room to slide around.
We used a no-mortise, partial wrap-around hinge for the upper doors and a self-closing surface-mounted hinge with a 90-degree stop for the drop-down desk. Both are available from woodworking stores.
The message center should slide right into the opening that you cut in the wall and cover all the rough edges as well (Photo 10). Level it and adjust the height before nailing it to the studs through the trim with 2-1/2 in. finish nails.
We installed our doors after mounting the cabinet in the wall, but it would have been easier to do it before. We installed a door (K) on the upper part of the deep box, and a small, drop-down writing surface (L) below it. Special hinges hold the drop-down door at 90 degrees without supports (Photo 11). These doors are both inset, so they have to be aligned with each other and evenly spaced in relation to the trim. This can take some time and patience. At first, install the hinges with only one screw in the adjustable slot, then lock them into place with additional screws after all adjustments are complete.
Fill and sand all nail holes, then paint the message center if you haven’t already done so. Finally, install knobs on the doors and put the message center to use. (H)
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on 2012-11-24 16:35:28
Maz48 has been a Family Tree Circles member since Nov 2012.
Hi, No parents were Patrick and Janet. I've since discovered that Andrew died age 12. Still looking for any info re John and Alex.
Thanks
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Sorry for delay. SilverVixen you are a star. Yes the oldest brother Patrick was born 13/7/1900. I had a copy of the 1901 census showing Patrick and Janet as "patients" but the page did not show of what or where exactly. I also took the Patrick to be Patrick senior. Having looked at it again you are right Patrick is shown as being 7/12 or 7 months !! Good news is both Patrick and his mum Janet survived. Patrick eventually emigrated to Australia around 1960 with his wife Elizabeth Emma and children. I don't know where in Australia he moved to - so if anyone knows ...... help please.
My dad George was born on 31/8/1902 and died 11/1/1973 in Glasgow.
In 1963 one Patrick Maxwell with wife Elizabeth Emma lived at 14 Brian St., Merrylands (not far from Parramatta) New South Wales. His occupation at that time was given as Wood Machinist.
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DEATHS:
4485/1974
SURNAME: MAXWELL
Given Name: PATRICK
Father: PATRICK
Mother: JANET
19187/1975
SURNAME: MAXWELL
Given Names: ELIZABETH EMMA
FATHER: JAMES WILLIAM
MOTHER: EMMA
Janilye I can't thank you enough for finding my uncle and aunt. Yes this is them. I remember as a child (I would be about 12) my dad and uncle Paddy making wooden crates in which their furniture and belongings would travel onboard ship to Australia. They had a son Patrick Philip and there were two young women Lorraine and Loretta. I'm not sure if they were both daughters or if one was married to Philip. Any chance you can find them please. Thanks again so very much.
I've found Patrick Philip, you might have to do a bit of letter writing.
In 1972 Patrick Philip Maxwell was living at 75 Juliette Street Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland his occupation given as wood machinist with him in the house was Gail Valerie no other occupants.
In 1977 Patrick Philip Maxwell, together with Gail Valerie are living at 16 Bruce Street Woodbridge Queensland, on this roll he gives his occupation as Carpenter.
The same address again in 1980. The house had no other occupants. However I did expect to find possible children on this roll. There were 18 Maxwell's in all on this roll and I would be guessing as to relationships. However one struck me as a possible and only because of the name; Colin Philip Maxwell, 2 Nanda Street, Woodbridge Occupation, Process Worker, residing with Gillian Elizabeth, home duties.
Online search of the rolls is up to 1980. All current Rolls may only be viewed at Australian Electoral Offices, Australia wide. Perhaps a member of Familytreecircles can help you with that. Of course if I happen to be in the city sometime soon I'll have a look.
I'll have a look for the girls tonight.
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I do not own Miyuki-chan in Wonderland. It, as are all of the MiW original characters, is property of CLAMP and only the fictious characters and storyline I created in this random piece of fluff are mine.
Author's Note: Ha ha ha…I recently got to read and watch Miyuki-chan in Wonderland at a friend's house and couldn't seem to stop grinning. The antics and situations that poor girl gets into are simply classic. I find the comic version to be much more enjoyable than the really short animated version, simply because it gives you a much broader scope on Miyuki herself and her odd aura of 'kawaii-ness'. So this one-shot story is my sad attempt to try and blend in with that multiverse!Miyuki-chan in Hospital Land
One day would have been considered a fluke. Two days was just a bothersome twinge. Three days was pushing it a bit, but it had been five full days before Miyuki gave in and realized she needed to go see a doctor. Which wasn't a very exciting idea of course, since this whole predicament was the result of being too over-eager in gym class. Or was it from running for her life (and virginity?) all the time…hmmm… Either way, her sharp back pains were just not going away by themselves. So giving into having to call up her stuffy family doctor, and taking care to be extra cautious about brushing her hair in front of the mirror, the blonde school girl made her way to the office. Wincingly she rubbed her back as she walked down the sidewalk, feeling and looking like a tired old man.
Thankfully the place wasn't too far…otherwise she would have had to struggled with riding her bike. Five blocks down from her house, the crisp clinical building came into view. Chewing her thumbnail thoughtfully, she paused outside the automatic doors. That's funny…I don't remember it being this big. Although it has been a while since my last physical. I guess the clinic had…renevations…and expanded?
She stepped up to the doors, and they wooshed open to allow her entry. Walking up to the front desk, careful to mind her sore muscles, she signed in on the waiting sign-in sheet. The receptionist swiveled in her chair and picked up the clipboard took look at it thoughtfully. "Oh my! Miyuki…such a cute name!" Miyuki looked up at this, noticing with raising suspicion at how attractive the lady at the desk was. Her rich red hair styled into a neat bun and her uniform extremely low cut. The woman adjusted her square glasses and leaned forward to snatch up the startled girl's hand.
"Oh my…and you have such lovely blue eyes…just what ails you, dear?"
Miyuki's eye twitched dangerously as she yanked her hand from the woman's grasp.
"A-ah…my back…hurts…" She was suddenly having a very bad feeling all of a sudden.
The woman gave a pouting smile, leaned forward so that her generous breasts were now right in Miyuki's line of sight. "Mmmm…I just bet it does…Oh my…such a naughty girl!"
Miyuki's eye twitching was going into overdrive as she took several fearful steps back towards the safety of the double doors. "A-ah you know what? I-I don't really need that appointment after all!" She turned to exit, only to find the doors were gone. Wildly darting her head around, she tried to locate where they had gone to, but it was as if they had disappeared into thin air. Frantically she darted back around, only to find herself in a long hallway filled with doors and medical equipment as far as she could see.
"W-what? Now hold on a minute here…" She began walking slowly down the hall, looking for a way out or maybe someone who could help her. But as her shoes squeaked ever so slightly, a sudden cry from behind her rang out.
"There you are Miyuki darling! We haven't finished your registration yet!" It was the buxom red hed…and she was packing heat. With the crack of her riding crop, several front desk assitants began to coo and murmur amongst themselves as they all gave chase.
"Aiiiii! Why do these things always happen to me!" Teary eyed, Miyuki just barely managed to dodge a flying tackle from a blonde with short cropped hair, when her back gave a painful lurch. Crying out, she braced it with one hand while looking around for a means of escape. Hobbling as best she could, she ducked around a corner and dove into one of the rooms. Shutting the door and panting hard, she waited as she heard the stampede of crazed women run by. Once the cries of 'Miyuki-chan!' had faded she turned to get a better look at her surroundings…only to find her face stuffed into something firm, warm, and…well…round.
"Oh ho ho ho! Well aren't we eager!"
Gasping for breath, Miyuki reared back blushing furiously. She found herself being led over to a paper covered examination table, and was soon hopped up with her legs dangling off the side. The nurse, (because who else would wear that paper hat with the big red cross on it…ignoring the mini skirt and unbuttoned blouse?) checked her temperature and felt her forehead.
"Oh my my my…you are a bit warm, aren't you?" She let the hand linger and slowly slide to cup the cute little blonde's chin. Sultrily the nurse leaned over the girl, making quite certain her breasts raked over Miyuki's own. "Why…I'm beginning to feel hot myself…" Terrified and about to faint from blushing so hard, Miyuki tried to scoot away only to hear a loud 'harrumph'.
The nurse leapt back sheepishly and turned to bow at the doorway. "Ah! Forgive me Doctor Watanabe! She's all yours." Stepping aside with clip board in hand, the Nurse demurely waited for the tall doctor to come striding in. The doctor herself was very cool and professional looking. Long flowing black hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, and a pair of thin rimmed spectacles was situated low on her nose. With the air of experience, she motioned for Miyuki to sit up forward. Gulping slightly, the blonde did so, unconsciously sitting straighter. The doctor pulled on a pair of gloves and began going over her vitals with her stethoscope. Not once did anything funny happen, and Miyuki began to relax a bit in the new clinical atmosphere. She went through the pains of having her reflexes checked with the little hammer, her blood pressure taken, her temperature taken (properly) all with the doctor woman merely giving short crisp instructions. Once the small physical was over, the doctor took the clipboard from the nurse, who was busy bustling at the counters of medicine and instruments. The doctor, who gave Miyuki a reassuring smile, took a seat in the chair in front of her table and began to go over the sheets. "Hmmm…so you are suffering from severe back pains then? Perhaps brought about by overexertion and strain at work or school? Yes I see, hmmm…alright then I'm going to need you to take off your shirt please." Miyuki blinked in confusion, so the bespectacled doctor continued, "I'd like to pin point exactly where the problem is, so we can diagnose a cure."
That made sense, Miyuki thought to herself, even if she was a bit wary about undressing in front of that crazy nurse. But at least the doctor was here to supervise. She seemed nice enough. The doctor removed her glasses, revealing a pair of piercing blue eyes as she watched Miyuki hesitantly lift her shirt. Finally sighing, she motioned to the nurse, "Aki-chan? Please give Miyuki-chan a hand…I believe her back pains are making things difficult for her."
"Why of course Watanabe-sensei! I'd be absolutely delighted to!"
"W-wait a second, I really don't--!"
"Oh stop squirming, you tasty little morsel! We'll have this off of you in a moment!" The nurse's hands were strangely more focused on what was underneath the shirt than in getting the shirt off.
"Kyaa! Don't do that!" Miyuki fitfully tried to tug the shirt down again, and keep those searching hands from going any lower.
"What, this? Oh my! Oh ho ho ho, are we a bit ticklish there? If you think you're squirming now…mmmm…wait till I visit you later."
Sei Watanabe gave another sigh, "Aki-chan…" The nurse gave a nod of understanding and popped the shirt up and over her head, leaving the poor girl blushing and shivering slightly on the examination table. The doctor moved forward and began feeling her back and shoulders.
"Hmmm…does this hurt? No? Okay then, try raising your right arm…oh my what a cute bra you have on…okay now cough please." The best Miyuki managed to do was a slight 'Eep!'. The doctor's latex hands were slipping low on her back making her shiver once more. Still blushing she said, "A-ah…the pain is a little higher there…not…so far low…?" The doctor tsked her in reply.
"Several muscles can pull and cause strain on other muscles. I need to locate the point of strain, then we can prescribe you some muscle relaxants to help with the pain." The doctor's long fingers trailed along her shoulder blades, skimming heatedly across the edge of her bra. Miyuki's eye twitched again worriedly, but she tried to hold still.
"Oh…oh okay then…"
The doctor had now felt and massaged all across the skin of her back, making mild comments about certain muscles that the nurse grinned about and wrote down on her note pad. She watched the two of them with a darkly heated gaze, nibbling on her pen as her hand slipped from view. Miyuki was suddenly very very concerned. And that was putting it mildly.
It didn't get any better when she felt her bra unclasp in the back and fall away. With a startled cry, she held the front of her bra tightly to her chest, her face as red as a tomato. "W-why are you--!" The doctor was now murmuring close into her ear, her voice lowered an octave and as smokey and sultry as any of the characters she had met on her 'adventures'.
"Mmmm…Miyuki…it really is a cute name…I think I've found the problem, Miyuki…chan." She felt a larger pair of hands slip across her stomach and cup her breasts. Their hands were brushing against one another, and Miyuki suddenly knew she had a Code Red.
"Why…with your delicious endowment…" a firm squeeze that turned into a massage as the doctor began to nuzzle her patient intimately, "It's no wonder your back hurts! Nurse Aki?"
"Hai, sensei!" The nurse looking very much turned on came over with a frighteningly large needle. Miyuki couldn't move, pinned as she was by the older woman. She felt a prick in her arm, and an odd feeling of relaxation.
"There now…doesn't that feel good? Sensei and I will show you just how good you can feel…."
Miyuki felt the nurse sidled in front of her, grasping her shoulders and neck, and slowly the room blanked out.
Waking up from her awkward position at the kitchen table, the blonde yawned and wiped her mouth to get the drool off. Had she fallen asleep after homework? Ugh…her back was stiff now from sleeping so oddly. Shaking her head to clear it of the faint fragments of her dream, she yawned again and headed for the fridge. A snack sounded good…why did she have such crazy dreams all the time? But just as she was putting back the milk, sipping from a glass…she sputtered it back out on the floor. There on the door was a cheerful hand written prescription, held on by a magnet shaped like a bunny.
Good for one free check up.
Come by any time!
XOXO Aki-chan and Dr. Watanabe
Endless | http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2727368/1/Miyukichan-in-Hospital-Land-OneShot | 2013-05-18T10:33:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Author's Notes: It's been some time since I released a new Toy Story: The Aftermath Treats fan fiction. I've been working on the chapters of The Dark Tap Dancing Princess lately and I wanted the whole fan fiction finished before a new fan fiction as a succession will be released.
I had the idea of Buzz Lightyear and Jessie acting as Romeo and Juliet for some time. I was originally going to start writing this last week, but I was somewhat busy last weekend (to find out why, go to my profile and look for my official website link and find the blog post from Friday, March 2, 2012.) Like I did in The Lost Golden Hair Princess, I used the Toy Story character names for the "acting part" instead of the character names from the original (I hope you understand what I meant.) I still added the original characters' names as the Toy Story characters' last names, but it will I'm thinking that writing the rest of the fan fiction will be a difficult because I used the script from [I give credit to the site.] and it did not include the actions. Well, I hope I could manage writing. I apologize if you do not understand the script's lines because it's not the modernized version. I recommend watching the movies and seeing the play numerous times to understand.
EDIT: I fixed this chapter since I knew some you might have had a hard time understanding the dialogue from Romeo and Juliet so I did the translation to modern English from the original.
Rating: T: Contains content not suitable for children. A tragedy, some violence, strong coarse language, and suggestive content and dialogue.
Summary: When Buzz and Jessie decide to perform Romeo and Juliet, the play shifts to real life in their imagination.
Setting: Takes place after A Toy Story Christmas; two years after Toy Story 3; March 2012; Tri-County, Colorado
Genres: Romance, drama, tragedy
Disclaimer: I do not own the official and original Toy Story characters, the song lyrics used in this fan fiction, original video games written, and other information I do not own. I only own the fan made characters in the story. All other information belongs rightfully to their owners.
Warning & Important Note: This fan fiction has major Toy Story spoilers and major Romeo and Juliet spoilers so if you have not seen the three Toy Story movies and the Romeo and Juliet play and movies, do not read this fan fiction. Do not say I did not warn you. If you have not seen one of the movies, have not seen any of the movies, or have not seen the play and you want to read this fan fiction, feel free to do so.
Romeo & Juliet
Chapter 1
It was a cool March Friday in the late afternoon. Bonnie was spending the weekend with her cousin Adela in her house. Her two best friends, Beatrice and Olivia, and her boyfriend Austin were also spending the weekend with Adela. Bonnie's parents were spending the weekend in Denver since it was their wedding anniversary. Her group of toys, the Kingdom of Játékok, was free to do their own fun in the weekend.
Mr. Pricklepants the Hedgehog walked upstairs to Bonnie's bedroom. He found the Duke Buzz and his wife, the Duchess Jessie sitting on her bed, watching TV across. "Hey, you two!" he called, running to the bed and climbed on it.
Jessie turned her head to look at him. "Yeah, Mr. Pricklepants?"
"I just wondering," he began. "I know I've asked the aliens to play Romeo and Juliet many times whenever I wanted to present the play to you, the King, and the others, but I want to ask if you both want to play Romeo and Juliet." Mr. Pricklepants showed a weak smile at the Duchess and her husband.
Jessie stood up and said, "Well, I'm okay with the fact I want to play Juliet." She turned to Buzz. "Buzz, hon, do you want to play Romeo?"
"Sure, love. I've always wanted to play him!" Buzz responded with excitement.
"Hey! Why didn't you ask before?" Mr. Pricklepants nearly shouted.
He did not respond. Instead, Jessie said something to shake the hedgehog forget what he said. "We should go downstairs and tell my brother, Bo, and the others."
The three toys ran downstairs and told King Woody and his Queen Bo to go to the Andersons' backyard to see the play at 5:30. Mr. Pricklepants got Rocky Gibraltar, Rex, and Prince Peter to set up the stage and the props. For some reason it did not take too long to build the whole set. Everyone who was attending came exactly at the right time to get seated.
Behind the stage's curtain, the performers were almost done dressing up. Mr. Pricklepants walked to them and said, "Okay, I am going to go out there to give out the prologue." He turned to Will and Carl, who were one of the Little Green Aliens. "'Gregory' and 'Sampson', you two are next after me."
"Yes, sir," the two toys said.
Mr. Pricklepants walked to the right side and emerged from the curtains. He then stood at the middle of the stage. He cleared his throat. "Two households, both alike in dignity…"
Woody – who would be playing "Benvolio" – popped out of the curtain and shouted, "JUST READ THE MODERN ENGLISH TRANSLATION!" He disappeared behind and a loud roar of laughter burst from the audience.
The hedgehog toy rolled his eyes. "Yes, Your Majesty," he replied sarcastically.
. For the next two hours, we will watch the story of their doomed love and their parents' anger, which nothing but the children's deaths could stop. If you listen to us patiently, we'll make up for everything we've left out in this prologue onstage."
~0~0~
It was a normal day at the streets of Verona, Italy. Servants of Master Potato Head Capulet, Carl Gregory and Will Sampson, approached each other to talk. They were both armed with swords and bucklers.
"Carl, I swear, we can't let them humiliate us. We won't take their garbage," Will persisted.
"No, because then we'd be garbagemen," Carl teased, chuckling.
"What I mean is, if they make us angry we'll pull out our swords."
Carl rolled his eyes. "Maybe you should focus on pulling yourself out of trouble, Sampson."
Will shot him a look. "I hit hard when I'm angry."
"But it's hard to make you angry."
"One of those dogs from the Montague house can make me angry," his friend spat, close to anger
Carl crossed his arms. "Angry enough to run away. You won't stand and fight."
"A dog from that house will make me angry enough to take a stand. If I pass one of them on the street, I'll take the side closer to the wall and let him walk in the gutter."
"Then that means you're the weak one, because weaklings get pushed up against the wall."
Carl scratched his chin. "You're right. That's why girls get pushed up against walls—they're weak. So what I'll do is push the Montague men into the street and the Montague women up against the wall."
"The fight is between our masters, and we men who work for them," Will mumbled.
His friend rolled his eyes again. "It's all the same. I'll be a harsh master to them. After I fight the men, I'll be nice to the women—I'll cut off their heads."
Will gasped in horror. "Cut off their heads? You mean their maidenheads?"
"Cut off their heads, take their maidenheads—whatever. Take my remark in whichever sense you like."
"The women you rape are the ones who'll have to 'sense' it."
"They'll feel me as long as I can keep an erection. Everybody knows I'm a nice piece of flesh." Carl gave a smile.
Will put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "It's a good thing you're not a piece of fish. You're dried and shriveled like salted fish."
Soon, two other people started to enter the servants' conversation. It was and Chuckles Abram and Slinky Balthasar.
Author's Notes: Since the Little Green Aliens did not have real names in the Toy Story films, why not give some? I just wanted to do that for fun, y'know.
It was a bit hard to suit some of the Toy Story original characters for one of the Romeo and Juliet characters because of the personalities and physical looks. I will use some of my OCs (original characters) in the fan fiction to act some of the play's characters.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed reading the first chapter. | http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7909268/1/Romeo-Juliet | 2013-05-18T10:25:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
(A/N): Hey, here is one of the new fics I mentioned. The other one is Tumbling, if you're interested. A special thank you to superpicklechops, who basically gave me the courage to post this story and share it with you all. Also, I am fairly certain I had maths homework and psychology revision I was supposed to be doing, but instead I came up with this. However, if anyone knows anything about memory models then I would be happy to hear it.
This is AU, OOC, anything you can think of, in the fact that Lisbon's dad didn't die, he just faked his own death. You'll find out why at a later date. SO everyone reacts to how they'd react in that situation.
Warnings, violence, gore, f-bomb, if any of those disturb you please don't read it.
I do not own the mentalist.
Dad
Chapter 1?
His weight pinned her to the nearest wall and she fought against a whimper as she struggled against the shadowy mass in front of her. Even worse, she appeared to be only fourteen and was still the weak little girl fielding punches meant for both her and her brothers from their father.
Suddenly, the face focused in on the shadow pinning her to the wall, and she gasped in shock and recognition. Dark messy hair that desperately needed a wash. Bloodshot, clouded eyes that glared at her. A cruel mouth that emitted the burning smells of both whiskey and brandy mixed. It was indeed her father.
He leaned to her and growled menacingly into her ear, "I'll see you soon Tess, can't wait to see you again."
…
Teresa Lisbon shot up in her bed, the covers tangled around her shaking form. She was covered in a fine sheet of sweat and her breathing was heavily laboured. She panted for a few moments before her sleepy brain caught up to the dream and memory that had woken her up. She shuddered. She had very few memories of her father where he was a kind, normal, loving person, and she didn't really like dwelling on the memories she had of him after the death of her mother.
Sighing, she stumbled clumsily out of her bed and into the ensuite bathroom. She knew she wouldn't get any more sleep tonight. She peered into the mirror attached to the cream wall of the spacious room and sighed as her reflection mimicked her. She touched a strand of her dark locks. She had loved looking like her mother as a small child, then hated it once her mum had died. Who wanted a reminder of what you'd lost every time you look into a mirror? Now she was simply indifferent. She wasn't particularly happy with being a spitting image of her mother, but she wasn't about to change it as she did as a teenager. It's not like it worked, anyhow.
…
A young Teresa Lisbon stared at the short boyish locks surrounding her face then back to the box of black hair dye she held in both hands. Drastic was cutting all of her hair off, as the massive clump of dark locks in the bathroom trash can now proved. Dying it wasn't that much more of a step. She hated it. She hated it when her father would walk in, completely inebriated and begin yelling at her, calling her Talia and asking why she was there at all. She swallowed the forming tears bravely. This was what she had to do and she knew it. Swallowing hard, she opened up the packet of dye.
…
Lisbon stared at her hair now for a moment. It was long now and back to her natural dark brown colour. She liked it that way, she ahd to admit. She wandered back to her room and glanced at the clock that sat in the centre of her night stand. The luminous display told her it was just past six o'clock in the morning. It was a waste of time attempting sleep now. She flicked the switch on the back of the clock to switch off the alarm set to go off at half past and began to straighten up the covers of her bed. It was going to be a long day, she could feel it.
…
She had just stepped out of her house with her thermos flask filled with coffee and her black briefcase when she suddenly got the feeling that someone was watching her. Placing one hand on her gun at her hip cautiously, she scanned the area around her. There was nothing. The street was empty, just as it was at that time on every other day. Shrugging it off, she climbed into her black SUV and took a long gulp of her coffee before sighing in bliss. No matter how bad her day had started out, a coffee never failed to cheer her up. Now she just needed to go and face another day at work.
…
Lisbon had just sat down at her desk with an open file before her waiting to be read and signed when the shrill ringing of her desk phone broke the peaceful quiet of the third floor of the CBI that housed the SCU. Sighing, she picked up the receiver and pressed it to her ear with a short, "Lisbon."
She listened attentively to the other side, the hand that wasn't clutching the phone to her ear making notes of a sticky yellow post-it note.
"Yeah, uh-huh. No, I understand. We'll be there as soon as possible. Bye."
Lisbon put the phone down and placed her head into her hands. Deaths never got any easier, no matter how many times you faced it. Also the fact that Red John had been dead for just under a year, and already all the copycats were coming out in force. They were still the go-to guys for anything to do with Red John, and all the local PDs still called them all the time. Steeling herself, she stepped out of the sanctuary of her office and into the bullpen.
"Gear up everyone, we have a homicide."
The team looked up excitedly. It had been a boring week, and they had been looking forward to being able to work, though it wasn't good that someone had to die for them to be busy. Lisbon held up a hand and they fell silent, waiting for her to continue.
"It's a Red John copycat case."
All eyes turned to Jane, who had sat up at Lisbon's word with a thoughtful expression on his face. The rest of the team held their breath until he finally smiled and got up to stand beside Lisbon.
"Okay, everyone. Let's go."
…
The house was a nice looking house with a neatly trimmed lawn and nicely painted front door that was a brilliant green colour, contrasting to the plain doors of the rest of the street. Now it also had yellow crime scene tape and several uniformed visitors to differentiate it from its neighbours too. Jane placed a hand on Lisbon's forearm, a worried expression on his face.
"Lisbon, you okay?" He murmured into her ear so that her team couldn't hear them. Lisbon opened her mouth to deny everything before she shut it again. Eventually she shrugged.
"I don't know Jane, I really don't. We'll just have to wait and see. Right now we have to focus on the dead person in the house and the stupid copycat smiley face. Are you okay with this?"
Jane nodded sullenly and let his grip of her arm go slack, though he kept a close distance as she made her way into the house and upstairs to where the latest corpse was waiting for them. It was a woman in her late twenties, long blonde hair pulled into a ponytail and the usual Red John cutting style, obviously how she died with a smiley face adorning the wall above the body. Jane looked at the body, making his own unique observations as Lisbon snapped on some latex gloves and began going through the night stand of the simple and tasteful bedroom the victim had been found in. Peering into the bottom draw only revealed a photograph alone in it. She was about to look at it when she heard two sets of heavy footsteps heading towards them and a familiar voice that made her blood run cold and years' worth of painful memories threatened to overtake her.
"I can show you where it is, I know where she kept that kind of thing. I just can't believe she's dead."
Jane glanced up and noticed the ashen complexion of the petite brunette who was shaking on the spot in the corner of the room. Within an instant he was by her side, waving a hand before her face quickly.
"Lisbon?" He asked worriedly when she didn't respond. "Lisbon? Are you okay? Come on, speak to me woman, please. You're starting to worry me now." Just then, two men entered the room, one wearing a uniform of Sac PD, the other one wearing a button down shirt and a pair of jeans that were both spattered with blood. He was obviously the one who found this particular body. The officer grinned at Jane cheekily.
"What's wrong psychic boy?"
Jane frowned at the officer. "There's no such thing as psychics, as I've already explained to you before now, and I'm not quite sure. Lisbon's not responding to me."
The officer looked concerned immediately and rushed to Lisbon's other side. "Agent Lisbon, are you okay?" He asked, and the man wearing the shirt and jeans turned slowly to face the three in the corner of the room, his gaze focusing on the brunette woman between the two men.
"Talia?" He whispered in shock, and Lisbon seemed to wake from her trance, enough to answer anyway.
"No, I'm not Talia. Never have been as you well know," She answered shortly, refusing to even look at the man as she turned to face Jane. He knew her mother's name and in a moment of vulnerability, she had even told her that she looked like her mother. He knew enough to keep quiet about it all, and she was grateful. "Jane, I'm fine, honest." Jane didn't look convinced, but he nodded anyway and gave her some room.
"Okay, let's go tell Cho the CSU can start processing the scene," He told her kindly and she nodded, looking shaky. She reached the door with Jane following her when the man's voice stopped them once more.
"Tess, please-"
"No, you already had your chance, dad."
The man flinched at the pure ice in her tone and reached out to touch her arm as she walked past, but Jane got in his way, a cold glare on his face as he took hold of Lisbon's hand and lead her quickly away from the room. She didn't even put up resistance as he pulled her straight past Cho and the rest of her team until they were stood outside. He put his hands on her shoulders and made her look into his eyes.
"Lisbon, are you okay?"
Lisbon looked like she was about to lie, but sighed instead. "I don't know Jane." She whispered, looking vulnerable. Jane enfolded her in his arms as she whispered into his ear. "I thought he was dead Jane. I really hoped he was. I don't know if I can take this."
"You can, and you will. You do have a choice, you know. Not much of one, but a choice nonetheless. It might make you feel slightly better about all this."
Lisbon pulled away enough to look up at him with a small kind of hope shining through the fear in her eyes. "What?"
"Are you going to tell your brothers?" He asked as the man from earlier came outside. He heard all of what Jane had said, though he stayed in the shadows. Lisbon answered him immediately.
"No. No, Jane, I can't do that to them. They were finally free from all of it when I was raising them alone. I can't tell them that everything they thought was true was actually a lie."
"Maybe Tommy night want to know. You know, for Annie's sake maybe," Jane suggested but felt Lisbon shiver in his arms as she shook her head vehemently.
"No. Tommy wouldn't let him within a million miles of his only daughter Jane, and I wouldn't blame him for that. James and David wouldn't even speak to him, so don't even mention them in this either. Hell, I don't even want to acknowledge him Jane."
Jane nodded and hugged the brunette woman to him once more, a gesture that she gladly reciprocated. "You're strong, Lisbon. You'll make it through this."
Lisbon nodded and awkwardly pulled away from him, her business-like tone returning almost immediately, though there was a hint of compassion behind it as she spoke to him. "You sure you can handle this case Jane? I can always fob it off to the local PD if that's what you want."
Jane nodded and swallowed. "Yeah, I'll be fine, but it's no big deal, honest. Lisbon, he's dead, we know that. There'll always be another crazy out there, and I have to deal with it. There's no need to become the mother bear on me. I'm fine. Save the protective instincts for your brothers, though it's nice to see you care."
Lisbon smiled gratefully as his response instilled a sense of normality for her. Cho came out of the house at that moment and walked straight up to the pair. "Hey, boss-"
The man couldn't stay in the shadows any longer. "Boss?" He asked incredulously, walking towards the trio, who all stared at him. "Since when have you been a boss, Tess?"
"I've been a boss for the past twelve years, and it's Agent Lisbon to you, sir." Lisbon said stiffly, and Cho turned to watch her intently, before looking at Jane. One look to the blonde man's hostile face, and Cho understood enough to know he had to protect his boss at all costs.
The man looked apologetic. "Tess, don't be like this."
"You can't tell me what to do."
"Who can't? I'm your father Tess."
"Yeah, and what a crap one you were too."
"How dare you?" Her father was clearly angry, and tried to take a step towards her, only to find his path blocked by the two men, both glaring at him.
"How dare I? How dare you beat the crap out of me and my brothers for years before faking your own death and disappearing on us?" Teresa said angrily, about to launch herself at her father, when an older car appeared at the house, and Virgil Minelli got out and headed towards them all. Lisbon looked surprised before staring at Jane. He shrugged then nodded.
Virgil reached them and immediately pulled Lisbon into a tight hug. "It's good to see you Lisbon." He told her firmly.
"It's good to see you too, Virgil." She assured him, reciprocating the hug just a firmly. Virgil pulled away, but kept his hold on the petite brunette as he turned to face the stranger in the group.
"Hi, I'm Virgil Minelli," He told the other man, holding one hand out respectfully, whilst holding Teresa round the waist with the other one. The man gritted his teeth, but shook hands with Minelli anyway.
"I'm Mark Lisbon, Tess' father."
Minelli looked shocked and turned to Teresa. She nodded, looking grim and uptight at the same time.
"It's true, Virgil, no matter how much I wish it was different." As soon as he had Lisbon's confirmation, Virgil's entire posture changed from casual and relaxed to protective and angry. His grip tightened on Teresa, and she took a large intake of breath at the unexpected tightening of his grasp around her waist. Mark looked angry, but the demeanour of the older man before him stopped him from losing it. He knew that if he so much as took a step towards Tess whilst angry, then he'd get most likely killed by the three men surrounding her.
"You look good Tess." He tried in a soft voice, but Lisbon tensed anyway. Cho took a step away from Lisbon and towards Mark.
"Excuse me sir, but you need to step back into the house. You are a witness and a potential suspect."
"Tess?"
"Go away," She finally said, looking up. Mark flinched at the pure hate and ice mixed into her green eyes. "Fuck off sir back inside until we have some questions for you to answer."
"What did you just say?"
"I said, fuck off!"
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Toudou wasn't exactly expecting company this late, but when his companion turned up on his doorstep after patrol, he couldn't refuse him. Crazy bastard looked to be in rough shape, armor dented and scuffed. One dent in particular was below the other's ribcage and looked worrying. Toudou looked him over, tutting in disapproval.
"Doesn't that hurt?"
"No hello?" Saejima teased, the other looking more unamused. "No, it's just hard to breathe." He winced as he stepped through the door, adding "And talk."
"I'm sure," sighed Toudou, rolling his eyes and following. He pushed on a shoulderpad to knock the other onto a futon. There was a pained yelp that he ignored in favor of grabbing the dent popper from his desk.
"'No,' huh?" he grunted and Saejima scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "You've probably cracked a rib or two. Why aren't you in the hospital—"
"I didn't think it was that bad? I just knew I couldn't get the armor off," frowned the policeman, brushing some of his long hair from his eyes. There was a smug grin on his face. "And you're pretty good at that, am I right—"
Toudou flushed but knelt down to look at the dented plate, pressing the tool against the worst. "Do you want a dent to the head, too?" he threatened, trying to ignore the hand placed on his head and the small chuckle from the other. "That can be arranged."
"But you'd have to fix that too," Saejima countered, resting his arm around Toudou's shoulders as he worked. His thumb rubbed idly at Toudou's shoulders, and he took a deep breath when the armor was popped back out. "Ah, much better, guv."
Now that it wasn't lodged under his ribcage, Saejima slid the chestplate off over his head, but grit his teeth when his arm stretched too far. Toudou set the tool down and relieved his friend of the heavy armor, setting it aside before kneeling to help peel the dark uniform off. The bruising was extreme, and still looked to be bleeding. A number of colors decorated Saejima's entire left side, the area swelling.
"How bad does it look?" the injured man asked. He rest his hand against the back of Toudou's neck. "You're awfully quiet."
"You're a damn mess." A blunt reply with a serious scowl. "I doubt you punctured a lung, but I'm a mechanic, not a doctor." He stood, nodding over to his room in the hall. "Go lie down, I'll get a steak—"
Saejima stood slowly, keeping his arm from hitting his side. He smiled as he walked towards the dark room, pecking Toudou's cheek. "Romantic dinner?"
"Damage control for your wreckless ass. Academy called you a genius, they missed calling you out on being too daring."
Saejima grinned, settling himself to lie down on his good side, watching the other walk to the kitchen. He was tired, and now he was someplace safe and comfortable. He could breathe again, that was a plus. His eyes closed of their own accord and he was already dozing when Toudou came back in. His friend rolled his eyes, setting the cold raw meat over the bruise. Saejima shivered but said nothing more. Covering the slim man with a blanket, Toudou move to lie beside him, a hand holding the steak in place. The other's tiredness hit him quickly, and he slowly drifted off. Before wandering into a deep sleep, he felt Saejima curl up and nuzzle his face into Toudou's wide chest, just under his chin.
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Truth & Rumors > MLB
Yankees could snub CC in playoffs
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08:15 AM ET 09.18 | Andy Pettitte's return may have buoyed the spirits a bit in New York. Joe Girardi laughed off the question posed to him after Sunday's game about whether he might be ready to consider starting Hiroki Kuroda rather than CC Sabathia in Game 1 of a playoff series. The manager's reaction was understandable, considering the Yankees are in a see-saw battle with the (11125). | http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/336484-yankees-could-snub-cc-in-playoffs | 2013-05-18T10:55:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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