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By CYRUS LEVESQUE
NEW HAVEN — After several years of planning, and a few false starts, a new town hall may be in store for New Haven. On July 1, town residents will vote on a proposal to float a $594,000 bond for new town offices and a library. A special town meeting is scheduled for June 30 at 7 p.m. in the town hall to discuss the bond proposal with a vote by Australian ballot on the next day.
If the bond passes, the new community building would be built on the site of the Dana-King House. The historic King House, which now neighbors the town hall on North Street, was sold to New Haven resident Tim Goyette on May 6 for $500 with the condition that the house be moved off the site.
Building a new community center will be less expensive than renovating the King House to make it suitable for a modern office, according to New Haven resident Jerry Smiley, who designed previous plans for the King House and the current plans for the new offices.
"Rehabilitating the King House was a major expenditure, and a lot of people in town didn't want to do anything with it," Smiley said.
All told, the proposed new town office would cost about $794,000, but the bond is $200,000 less because of money available in the town's facilities fund. According to Selectman Keith Hall, the facilities fund at the end of 2006 had $212,939.29 in it, and the town appropriated an additional $65,000 at the 2007 town meeting.
Town officials have long argued that they need to improve the conditions of the town buildings. The current town offices are in a small set of rooms under the town hall, but they have become cramped in recent years, especially as reporting and record-keeping requirements have grown.
By KATHRYN FLAGG
ALBANY, N.Y. — The first time he stepped into a cave hit by what scientists have dubbed white nose syndrome (WNS), Peter Youngbaer was startled — and horrified. Almost all of the bats in the hibernation colony had died.
"There were hundreds and hundreds of carcasses littering the floor," Youngbaer, president of the Vermont Cavers' Association and an avid caver himself, said. "We didn't know if it was an isolated incident. You started seeing it in other places — and then the white noses, the fungus, became this evident sign."
Youngbaer joined between 80 and 90 other scientists, wildlife specialists and conservationists in Albany, N.Y., last week to discuss the mysterious syndrome behind these die-offs, which have escalated from just two incidents in caves in New York a year ago to documented mortalities at caves and mines in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut, with suspected sites in Pennsylvania.
The syndrome is estimated to have killed hundreds of thousands of bats this year. Last week's conference brought together individuals from two countries and over 25 organizations to identify the most urgent research questions for the scientists and management agencies struggling to unravel the causes fueling the unprecedented bat mortalities.
Scientists at the meeting identified starvation and dehydration, direct mortality from pathogens, the effects of environmental contaminants or multi-factoral causation as the most promising hypotheses driving the mortalities — but the meeting called into sharp perspective the long road that faces specialists investigating the syndrome.
"I think that we now have a focus that we can test," said Scott Darling, a wildlife biologist for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. "I can only hope that the answer lies somewhere in one of those four hypotheses.
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — For the first time in 42 years, Mark Mooney had to do a thorough spring cleaning of his Middlebury Union High School office before heading out on summer vacation.
Among the items he stowed in boxes was his attendance book from 1965, the year in which he joined the school faculty. In it are the names of some the parents — and even grandparents — of the students now featured in the class of 2008, which will be his last at MUHS.
"There comes a point where you say you need to turn it over to the next generation and the next group," said Mooney, who heads a list of several veteran teachers who are retiring from the Addison Central Supervisory Union's faculty ranks this year.
In 1965, the district hired Mooney to fill a junior high school teaching vacancy. Mooney had just graduated from Castleton State College, and had been looking for a job in either Vermont or Connecticut, from where his wife Nancy hails.
He decided on Middlebury, mainly because of some acquaintances and family relationships in the area and Mooney's brother had attended Middlebury College. The MUHS principal at the time, Ken Severson, happened to be the former high school principal at Pittsford, Mooney's home town.
He began his teaching career in a building that had been built in 1958 for a cost of just over $1 million. The junior high and high school were consolidated in the single structure, the front façade of which was dominated by glass and windows. The ACSU offices at the time featured two employees and were located in what is now the Middlebury municipal building.
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Rays of the World
Edited by Peter R. Last, William T. White, Marcelo R. de Carvalho, Bernard Séret, Matthias F. W. Stehmann, Gavin J. P. Naylor
Foreword by J. D. McEachran
The Cornell University Press edition of this title is not available for sale in Australia or New Zealand. Customers in these countries may purchase this book from CSIRO Publishing.
Rays are among the largest fishes and evolved from sharklike ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. They share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilization; and all have similar morphological and anatomical characteristics, such as skeletons built of cartilage. Rays of the World is the first complete pictorial atlas of the world's ray fauna and includes information on many species only recently discovered by scientists while undertaking research for the book. It includes all 26 families and 633 valid named species of rays, but additional undescribed species exist for many groups.
Gavin J. P. Naylor
Gavin J. P. Naylor is Professor of Biology at the College of Charleston.

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Marsh Buggies Inc. is excited to add to their product line the Model SC-311855 Marsh Excavator. This unique unit will help you reduce overall costs. How? Unlike its sister ship, it has been specially designed to harness the power from the mounted excavator to propel the amphibious undercarriage. This key difference in configuration means only […]Read more


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If you should ever take the opportunity to go back to school, I highly recommend taking a CLSS 1000 class. It is a Learning Strategies class, and I absolutely love it! It was one of those classes that I had to take to get the English class I needed, to fit into my schedule. To be honest I totally thought I would end up dropping it. I kept looking for other options. Then I actually started the class. The whole thing is based on teaching you to understand the sort of learning strategies that would work best for you. It is centered around learning based on reflection....taking the lessons and reflecting on how they apply to you. This is the most effective way of learning, and helps you become much more self aware. Our assignments are awesome. They are super free. We can write, or create projects...anything we want to get the most out of the experience.
I have absolutely loved this class so much! In fact, my professor is the head of the UV Mentor program and has talked to me about becoming a part of it. I would get to mentor classes at school and become a part of a program that leads to getting a Leadership & Service title on my diploma....along with a full ride scholarship! Yeah, I think that sounds pretty darn good to me! :) Next fall I will take the follow up to this class and then in the Spring I will apply to be in the program! My professor has also asked me to consider being a presenter at a large conference for the school this Summer. Oh my! Totally intimidating, but seriously awesome!
Anyway, I just wanted to share one of the projects I created for the class. It is a short slideshow representing the sources of my motivation. It was fun to create and reminds me to stick with my goals and plans...and why I keep going when sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and I wonder what in the world I am doing with so much on my plate! :) The music is an original song by my insanely talented brother in law, Brian Cook. Man alive, I love everything he does on the piano!


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Andrews named director of Alumni Development
PLAINVIEW – Danny Andrews, the longtime editor of the Plainview Daily Herald, has been named Director of Alumni Development for Wayland Baptist University, taking over for Joe Provence who will retire from full-time work at the end of June.
Andrews, who graduated from Wayland with a bachelor's degree in history in 1972, began working at the Herald as a sports writer in 1967. He took the position of Sport Editor in 1970 and was promoted to Editor in 1978.
In his new position, Andrews will be responsible for fundraising efforts among Wayland alumni, including the annual fund and endowment campaigns, with goals to cultivate donors and expand the base of alumni donors. He will also plan all the homecoming events and activities and oversee the alumni publications, Footprints.
"Danny was a perfect fit for this position because of his long-term relationship with the university. Danny truly loves Wayland and has so many connections that can benefit the university," said Betty Donaldson, vice president for institutional advancement. "We are excited about the direction our development efforts will take with the addition of someone like Danny to our staff."
Andrews, who graduated from Plainview High School in 1967 is an active part of the Plainview community, serving in numerous community organizations. Andrews also served as the president of the Association of Former Students at Wayland and received the Distinguished Leadership Alumni Award in 1992, and he was inducted into the Wayland Athletic Hall of Honor in 2006 for his involvement with Wayland's athletic programs. He is currently a member of Wayland's Centennial Celebration committee.
Andrews will replace Provence who served as Wayland's alumni director since 1985.
"I am very excited about this new challenge," said Andrews, "especially because I have such affection for Wayland and appreciation for what the university has meant in my life and the life of my family."
Andrews' wife, Carolyn, is the administrative assistant to Wayland President Dr. Paul Armes. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have three children, Brandon, of Tampa, Fla., Kayla, of Carrollton, and Brad, of Lubbock.


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If you ask most folks, they would tell you they were great drivers. What do your friends of family think? It is subjective. Most folks would judge your behavior on whether or not they do the same thing. So how can you prove you are safe driver? How do you get car insurance quotes based on your true driving habits?
Being a safe driver is more than not being in accidents. I have watched a number of people cause accidents on the road that they never knew happened because it was behind them. You have seen it too. The person who crosses three lanes without signaling heading for an exit. You may have even been in the mayhem of tires screeching behind them, as they blindly did what they thought was ok. We have all had the person in front of us who seems to brake periodically for invisible aliens, then speeds away. My all time favorite is the person who has to speed right up to the red light, brake, gun it for the green only to brake suddenly at the next red light and repeat the procedure as if the car only has two modes, stop and go. If they had no accident history, and the insurance company asked if they were a good driver, they would say yes.
What if you really are a safe driver, and want a way to get out of the actuarial table and prove you are better than they are? Go for the box or the pay as you drive program. Europe has been doing this for years, and it is just catching on here. If you car is equipped with a satellite navigation system you may qualify for a program that uses the information from your autos black box to record your driving habits. Otherwise you may get a black box from the insurance company that connects to your under dash diagnostic port. Both will record you average speeds, the speeds that you take turns, how you apply your brakes, and average distances. The box digitally sends the information to the insurance company much the same way you use your cell phone, and analyzed to show exactly how you drive.
There exist black box car insurance discounts
If you know you are a good driver, then compare car insurance quotes for companies that offer black box discounts. Review how their program works, and ask how much you can expect to save.


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Tomorrow morning 15 April 2014 at 07:46 UTC / 03:46 EDT the moon will be at total eclipse. This will be the first of a Tetrad, four total lunar eclipses.
All of the tetrad eclipses will be visible from North America. With this particular eclipse portions of Western Europe and Africa will get to see a little bit at the start, for example the British Isles should get to see the moon enter the penumbral shadow at 04:54 UTC, just barely before the moon sets. As one travels west say viewers in France, Spain and western Africa should be able to see it for a little longer. The same can be said for eastern Asia except their opportunity will come briefly at the end of the eclipse.
Can you see it? Check the map.
As for me, well it is clouding up now and we are expected to get up to 5 cm of rain so I bet not.
You can watch live below at about 04:54 UTC / 12:54 EDT.
The Space X launch I mentioned earlier was scrubbed due to a helium leak, rescheduled for Friday.


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2003 Oscars: Iraq War cuts the carpet short
It was a tough time for Hollywood to come together in a congratulatory tone four days after the invasion of Iraq had begun. Many voiced their support or disdain for what was going on -- like "Lord of the Rings" actor Andy Serkis and his wife.
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Managing common infections: guidance for primary care
Guidance for managing common infections, including upper and lower respiratory, and urinary tract infections, for consultation and local adaptation.
Policy Area
Public health is about helping people to stay healthy, and protecting them from threats to their health. The government wants everyone to be able to make healthier choices, regardless of their circumstances, and to minimise the risk and impact of illness.
Guidance for managing common infections, including upper and lower respiratory, and urinary tract infections, for consultation and local adaptation.
Guidance, resources and information for professionals about Ebola virus disease, a severe viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
Health and social care leaders set out plans to transform people's health and improve services using technology.
Watch Dame Sally Davies describe the low risk of Ebola in the UK.
Factsheets about transmission and what Public Health England is doing to protect public health.
How to confirm a measles diagnosis, manage cases and contacts, control infection, and vaccinate young or partially-covered patients. Read more
Immunisation of health professionals during whooping cough outbreaks. Read more
Guidance for local authorities, port health authorities and food traders on how to submit a sample for referee analysis. Read more
Guidance for food traders on how to submit a sample to the Government Chemist for supplementary expert opinion. Read more
Space weather events pose a risk to technology, infrastructure, electrical systems and, to a limited extent, public health. Read more


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Successful Aging in Hawaii: A Survey of Developers, Landowners, and Other Land Use Stakeholders
Hawaii's population of residents over 65 years of age is expected to grow by nearly 40 percent in the next 10 years, and the majority (69%) of these residents have expressed the desire to age‐in‐place – to remain in their own homes as they age.
Creating a livable community where one can age‐in‐place successfully takes many partners and significant investments in infrastructure. One critical group of stakeholders is developers and landowners, who make decisions on the types of residential opportunities older adults will have.
In 2009, AARP Hawaii and PATH (Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii) began research in the area of aging-in‐place in Hawaii. This report describes the results of a survey as well as group and individual interviews conducted with developers, landowners, and other land use stakeholders statewide.
The primary goal of this project was to better understand the barriers and opportunities faced by Hawaii's major developers and landowners in building communities where Hawaii's 65+ population can age‐in‐place.
Key findings include:
- Hawaii's developers, landowners, and other land use stakeholders have a strong understanding of livable community concepts, and the vast majority feel these concepts are important in developing housing products for the Hawaii residential market.
- Hawaii's developers and landowners feel they currently apply, and are likely to apply in the future, key livable community concepts such as multi‐modal transportation (Now: 65%, Future: 81%), mixed‐use development (Now: 62%, Future: 81%), visitability (Now: 50%, Future: 65%), and walkability (Now: 81%, Future: 88%). Although likelihood is high for future application of these concepts, significant barriers exist that must be addressed by a variety of public and private sector partners.
- Whereas less than one‐third of Hawaii's developers and landowners have focused on developing housing for Hawaii's 50+ population in the past, more than two‐thirds say their work will be affected by the aging of Hawaii's population, and half say that housing projects that meet the needs of Hawaii's 65+ population will be a profitable endeavor for their company.
A 40‐question survey was mailed and emailed to 84 developers, landowners, and other land use stakeholders in the State of Hawaii. A total of 26 completed the survey. In addition, interviews were done with 20 firms statewide on Kauai, Maui, O'ahu, and the Big Island. Please contact Terri Guengerich at 202-434-6306 for more information.
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(Hong Kong) Dragonair is pleased to announce a double boost for passengers with a new seasonal menu featuring specially created crab roe dishes together with an inflight sales lucky draw offering some enticing hi-tech gadgets as prizes.
A selection of specially designed new crab dishes is now being served to First Class passengers on flights from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Beijing until the end of November, tying in with the annual hairy crab season. Dragonair's inflight catering team has worked closely with the airline's catering provider to create exciting new seasonal dishes that will help to further enhance the inflight experience.
The hairy crab season is eagerly awaited by food connoisseurs every year and this is the second time Dragonair has run its special inflight crab roe menu. This year's menu features popular crab dishes including:


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Insider trading
A US regulator -- the Securities Exchange Commission -- has frozen the assets of an Emirati man accused of insider trading:
Despite legal structures covering insider trading, most regulators in the Gulf do not actively pursue such cases, according to Robert McKinnon, the head of research at Al Mal Capital in Dubai.In a companion op-ed in The National, Nasser Saidi, director at Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance and chief economist at the Dubai International Financial Centre, writes:
While the SEC employs complex algorithms to track the trading of the family and friends of people involved in mergers and acquisitions to root out any illegal activity, regulators in the Gulf typically rely on tipoffs before starting investigations.
"I don't think it's culturally accepted in any market, but wherever people have an opportunity, whether it is because of weak regulations or lax discipline in terms of Chinese walls and lax enforcement, you can have problems like these," Mr McKinnon said.
The key point, however, is that insider trading is difficult to prove and is more prevalent in a climate of poor disclosure. Improved transparency by companies with full and timely disclosure on all material matters will do more to reduce the opportunity and incentive for insider trading than tough enforcement of laws and regulation. Better disclosure by companies is still a key challenge for the region: as much as one third of GCC listed companies do not have a publicly available annual report in English, nor a website.
A corporate culture of secrecy and relationship-based transactions still prevails in the region. The main idea behind insider trading frameworks is to clarify the distinction between what is confidential or inside information and what information should be publicly disclosed. Individuals that may come across what would be considered "insider information" should be beholden to act responsibly. Transparency, fairness, accountability and responsibility are core governance values that help build trust in businesses and modern financial markets. As the region's capital markets take to the global stage, we need to internalise these values and start looking at our old habits with an eye towards reform.


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Salaam moel3iekoem wara7matoelahi wa barakatoe, Beste broeders, heeeeeel interessant onderwerp, van sherif mohammed!! Advice to Husbands, From a Husband By: Sherif Mohammed I start my advice to the couples by talking about World War II, The British military and the Egyptian desert! One of the most decisive battles of WWII was the battle of El Alamein, which took place at El Alamein in Northern Egypt on the summer of 1942. It is well known that the Germans had occupied North Africa and advanced into Egypt. They were hoping to take control of the Suez Canal, then occupy the oil fields in Iraq and Iran, then attack the Soviet Union from the south, etc. The British were determined never to let any of that happen, so they summoned their best soldier, General Bernard Montgomery and mustered an enormous force to stop the German relentless advance. It was a big battle. The German dreams were shattered, the British won, and so many soldiers died and were buried in the desert of El Alamein. What concerns us here is not what happened next to the British or the Germans. What concerns us now is that after the war, the families of the soldiers who died in El Alamein came to visit their graves. Some of them left few words inscribed on the tombstones of their loved ones buried there. School children in Egypt sometimes go on trips to the site of the battle of El Alamein and read the words written on the different tombstones. Among these are the words inscribed by a young English woman who came to visit her husband's grave. She wrote: "To the world, you were just a soldier. But to me, you were the whole world" By getting married you are not just getting a wife, you are getting your whole world. From now until the rest of your days your wife will be your partner, your companion, and your best friend. She will share your moments, your days, and your years. She will share your joys and sorrows, your successes and failures, your dreams and your fears. When you are ill, she will take the best care of you; when you need help, she will do all she can for you; when you have a secret, she will keep it; when you need advice, she will give you the best advice. She will always be with you. When you wake up in the morning the first thing your eyes will see will be her. During the day, she will be with you, if for a moment she is not with you, physically, she will be thinking of you, praying for you with all her heart, mind, and soul. When you go to sleep at night, the last thing your eyes will see will be her; and when you are asleep you will still see her in your dreams. In short, she will be your whole world and you will be her whole world. The best description that I personally have ever read describing the closeness of the spouses to each other, is the Quranic verse which says: "They are your garments and you are their garments" Indeed, spouses are like garments to each other because they provide one another with the protection, the comfort, the cover, the support, and the adornment that garments provide to humans. Just imagine a journey in the winter of Alaska without garments! Our spouses provide us with the same level of comfort and protection, cover and support in the journey of our lives on this earth as garments would do in the Alaska journey. The relationship between the spouses is the most amazing of all human relations: the amount of love and affection, intimacy and closeness, mercy and compassion, peace and tranquility that fills the hearts of the spouses is simply inexplicable. The only rational explanation for these most amazing of all human feelings is that: it is an act of God. Only God Almighty in His infinite power, boundless mercy, and great wisdom can create and ingrain these amazing feelings in the hearts of the spouses. In fact, God is reminding those who search for His signs in the universe, that these feelings in the hearts of the spouses are among the signs that should guide humans to His existence. As He says in the Quran: "And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may dwell in tranquility with them and He has put love and mercy between your hearts: verily in that are signs for those who reflect." But the human heart is not a static entity, it is very dynamic. Feelings can and do change with time. Love may wither and fade away. The marital bond might weaken if not properly cared for. Happiness in marriage cannot be taken for granted; continuous happiness requires constant iving from both sides. For the tree of marital love to remain alive and keep growing, the soil has to be sustained, maintained, and nurtured. Therefore, here are a few tips on how to keep the tree growing: In our world, we live a hectic life surrounded by tight schedules and bombarded by deadlines. For couples, this means that you might not find anytime to spend together, alone away from the endless work commitments. You must never allow this to happen. Try to periodically secure some time for do some special activities alone away from the rest of the world. Remember that our Prophet Muhammad (saws) had found the time to go out to the desert and race with his wife Aisha (ra). She outstripped him but later after she had gained some weight, he outstripped her. Do go out with her regularly and frequently to do all sorts of activities: go to the mall, visit family and friends, go to the mosque, have picnics, etc. Remember that the Prophet (saws) took his wife to watch the young Ethiopians playing and dancing their folk dances. Always keep some romance in your life. Modern life has almost transformed us into robots or high tech machines without emotions. Show of emotions is necessary to keep the marital bond away from rusting and disintegrating. Remember, that you will be rewarded by God for any emotions you show to your wife. As the Prophet (saws) said: "One would be rewarded for anything that he does seeking the pleasure of God even the food that he puts in the mouth of his wife". Never underestimate the importance of seemingly little things as putting food in your wife's mouth, opening the car's door for her, etc. Remember that the Prophet (saws) used to extend his knee to his wife to help her ride her camel...Try to always find some time for both of you to pray together. Strengthening the bond between you and God is the best guarantee that your own marital bond would always remain strong. Having peace with God will always result in having more peace at home. Remember that the Prophet (saws) gave glad tidings for those couples who wake up at night to pray together. The Prophet (saws) even urged the spouse who rises up first to wake the other spouse up even by throwing cold water on his/her face. Always try your best to be good to your wife by words and by deeds. Talk to her, smile to her, seek her advice, ask for her opinion, spend quality time with her and always remember that the Prophet (saws) said "the best of you are those who are best to their wives" Finally, it is common that spouses vow to love and honor their spouses until death do them part. I do believe that this vow is good or even great, but not enough! It is not enough that you love your wife. You have to love what she loves as well. Her family, her loved ones must also become your loved ones. Don't be like my colleague who was unhappy about his wife's parents coming to visit for few weeks. He candidly said to her "I don't like your parents." Naturally she angrily looked at him straight in the eye and said " I don't like yours either!" Also, it is not enough that you love her until death do you part. Love should never end and we do believe there is life after death where those who did righteousness in this world will be joined by their spouses and offspring. The best example in this regard is the Prophet (saws) whose love for Khadija (ra) his wife of 25 years, extended to include all those she loved and continued even after her death. It was many years after her death and he never forgot her and whenever a goat was slaughtered in his house he would send parts of it to Khadija's friends and whenever he felt that the visitor on the door might be Khadija's sister Hala, he would pray saying "O Allah let it be Hala." Love your wife and love what your wife loves not only until death but until you be together again in the next life Insha-Allah.


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The Holland Department of Public Safety would like to announce an
upcoming free public seminar hosted by Hope College and the West
Michigan Criminal Justice Training Consortium.
The seminar, "Lessons from Jonesboro, Littleton and Vietnam: How Kids
are Learning to Kill and Learning to Like It" is presented by Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman U.S. Army (Ret).
The seminar is free to the general public, parents and students and
will be at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland on Wednesday,
February 09, 2011 at 7 p.m.
Lt. Col. Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author,
soldier and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the
field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.
He is the author of On Killing, which was nominated for a Pulitzer
The two-hour evening seminar will cover topics including human
aggression, youth violence and the affects of violent media on youth
and will challenge parents on what their children are being exposed to
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Jeff Withey and three of his closest friends will play the final home game of their Kansas University basketball careers on Monday night in Allen Fieldhouse. By Gary Bedore
Kansas players Ben McLemore, Elijah Johnson and Jeff Withey talk to reporters following the Jayhawks' 91-65 victory over West Virginia on March 2, 2013.
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins talks after KU's 91-65 victory on March 2, 2013.
Kansas coach Bill Self talks after his team's 91-65 victory over West Virginia on March 2, 2013.
Kansas guard Elijah Johnson contributed more than 12 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, a huge blocked shot and a big steal to KU's 91-65 victory Saturday against West Virginia. He also made everybody on the court with him play better, Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan writes.• Box score• Bill Self postgame audio
By Matt Tait.
After scoring just seven points in an overtime victory at Iowa State last Monday night, many wondered what was wrong with Ben McLemore.
Saturday, during a 91-65 rout over West Virginia, McLemore answered the questions with a resounding answer: nothing.
Not only did the freshman from St. Louis explode offensively, but his 36-point day also set a new Kansas freshman scoring record, breaking the previous mark of 35 points held by Danny Manning.
McLemore was sensational in every aspect of this one, hitting 12 of 15 shots from the floor, five of seven from three-point range and seven of nine from the free throw line. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished four assists.
McLemore was far from the only Jayhawk to play well. Jeff Withey was on triple-double watch for most of the day and finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocks. And Elijah Johnson, fresh off his 39-point outing against ISU, scored 12 points and dished 10 assists while hitting three of the four three-point shots he attempted.
The win improved KU to 25-4 overall and 13-3 in Big 12 play. West Virginia fell to 13-16 and 6-10.
KU's win keeps the pressure on Kansas State, which entered the day tied with the Jayhawks atop the Big 12 standings and plays at Baylor at 6 tonight.
Here's a quick look back at some of Saturday's action:
• The game turned when: Jeff Withey scored back-to-back buckets inside late in the first half to give KU its first leads of the game since 3-2. One came on a nice pass from Kevin Young, the other off a sweet dish from Naadir Tharpe and both buckets sparked a 26-11 run by Kansas to close the first half and send the Jayhawks to the locker room leading 45-31.
• Offensive highlight: There were more than a couple of moments that fired up the home crowd (many of them alley-oops), but few were as pretty as McLemore's cleared-for-takeoff baseline jam that put the Jayhawks up 42-29 with 1:01 to play in the first half. With his outside shot working, McLemore caught the ball in the corner, where Juwan Staten sprinted at him. With a quick side-step McLemore went right by him and when no Mountaineers rotated to help, McLemore cocked it in one hand and soared to the rim for the flush.
• Defensive highlight: With 12:18 to play in the first half and KU trailing 16-9, senior Elijah Johnson made up for a bad turnover by Travis Releford with a big-time block of a lay-up attempt by West Virginia's Jabarie Hinds, who had a clear path to the rim but was caught from behind by Johnson. The block sparked a wild run of end-to-end action that led to KU trimming the Mountaineers' lead to three instead of watching them go up to nine.
• Key stat: Three-point shooting. Both teams made threes during this one — WVU's Terry Henderson hit 6-of-9 from deep — but it was the Jayhawks who were far more efficient from the outside. KU hit 11 of 18 from long range on Saturday, including nine of the first 11 tries. McLemore made five of six, Johnson added three of four and Tharpe chipped in two triples on two attempts, including one near the first-half buzzer
• Up next: The Jayhawks will close out their home schedule Monday, March 5, when they take on Texas Tech at 6 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.


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Between 1861 and 1940, about 275,000 Japanese people moved to Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. Currently, about 25 percent of Hawaii residents claim Japanese ancestry.
Following is a timeline that follows Japanese immigration to Hawaii, according to americanhistory.si.edu and www.hawaiiforvisitors.com.
1860: The Kingdom of Hawaii began efforts to bring Japanese laborers to work in the sugar cane fields. When their contracts expired, some workers returned to Japan or moved on to the U.S., and those who stayed in Hawaii worked in a variety of trades. They faced challenges as they tried to create new lives that contained elements of their traditional culture and elements of Hawaiian culture.
1869-1885: Japan barred emigration to Hawaii for fear Japanese laborers would degrade the reputation of the Japanese race, as Japan believed it had for the Chinese.
1885: After years of Japanese workers in Hawaii being unhappy with their treatment, Hawaii's King David Kalakaua visited Japan to strengthen relations between the two nations, and the first major emigration from Japan began.
1887: The "Bayonet Constitution" took away much of the Hawaiian monarchy's authority, initiating a transfer of power to U.S., European and native Hawaiian elites. Use of intimidation by an armed militia forced King Kalakaua to sign the constitution or be deposed. The new constitution offered voting rights only for Hawaiians, Americans and Europeans, denying voting rights and Hawaiian citizenship for Japanese and other groups.
1893: Nearly 70 percent of plantation workers in Hawaii were Japanese.
1898: Hawaii was annexed to the U.S., and plantation owners hurried to bring in Japanese laborers before a ban on contract labor took effect. More than 30,000 laborers were brought to Hawaii during a one-year period, and by 1900, more than 61,000 Japanese were living in Hawaii.
1907: A "Gentlemen's Agreement" restricted Japanese emigration to the U.S. Japan agreed to eliminate new Japanese emigration to the U.S. In exchange, the U.S. agreed to accept the presence of Japanese immigrants already residing in the U.S. and permit the immigration of wives, children and parents.
1909: Japanese laborers went on strike to protest abuse by plantation management but lost.
1920: Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese laborers organized a strike for higher wages. Although they lost the strike, they learned to work together for the common good and formed the Hawaii Laborers' Association, the islands' first multiethnic labor union.
1922: Racial prejudice against Japanese grew, prompting laws that denied Japanese citizenship. In Ozawa v. U.S., the Supreme Court upheld a Hawaiian statute that denied Japanese immigrants citizenship because of state and municipal laws that restricted naturalization to free whites and aliens of African descent.
1923: By this time, indigenous Hawaiians made up only 16 percent of Hawaii's population compared with 97 percent in 1853. The largest percentage of Hawaii's population was Japanese.
1924: The Federal Immigration Act prohibited further emigration from Japan for permanent residence.
1935: The Onomea plantation camp was segregated into separate Japanese, Filipino and Portuguese camps.
1939-1945: During World War II, many Nisei (second-generation Japanese born in Hawaii) fought for the U.S.
1940: By this year, people of Japanese ancestry accounted for almost 40 percent of the population of the Hawaiian Islands. Although many were prohibited from becoming citizens and owning property, many owned homes, farms and businesses in the names of their children, who were born in the U.S. and automatically were citizens.
1950: Issei (the first-immigration generation that stayed in Hawaii) were granted U.S. citizenship and the right to vote.
Japanese immigrants have carved a permanent place for themselves in Hawaii, and Japanese visitors remain an important part of the state's tourism industry.
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"I have just returned from recent vacation in Japan in 2012 here is an update on duty free shop at narita airport.
In other airports around the world, if you are departing or arrival from the airport, you can buy duty free. In Narita airport, however, there is no duty free at all as you arrive. My buddy and I were quite shocked to find this. He wanted to get a carton of Camel smokes but couldn't do so. My plan was to buy the Hibiki 30-year-old for the duration of my vacation, and then the Yamazaki 25-year-old to bring home when I departed from Japan via Narita. I couldn't do that.
Before you buy any duty free liquor at Narita, please ask your airline during check-in if you are allowed to buy duty free liquor and carry on board your plane. We were flying ANA airways and they allowed it, but I hear Delta airways may not allow it. Please check.
If you buy NON-duty free liquor from many supermarket in Japan, you will have to pack it in your luggage and check it in. They probably will not allow you to hand carry aboard any liquor. (Nonjatta editor`s note: They definitely will not allow this. Also, check if you are getting a transfer at a second airport whether it is going to be taken off you during that transfer. Different countries seem to have different practices.)
At the Narita duty free shop, I saw a wide range of Japanese whiskies. The Hibiki 30-yo and the Yamazaki 25-yo that I was after were both available, but were way too expensive: 75,000 yen each. That is only slightly cheaper than non-duty-free whisky retail outlets here in my country. So, it was quite a let down not to be able to sample either the Hibiki or the Yamazaki.
In the end I just bought a bottle of Old Parr Superior 18-yo for 6,500yen, which is not available in my country. It came along with a nice men's wrist watch.
Happy tippling!"


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?This photo of Manhattan Bridge was taken in the Dumbo area, in Brooklyn on the day of a snowstorm. On this day I was one of the few people daring to venture outside, especially to take photos. The mist surrounding the second pillar gives an unusual character to this scene, an atmosphere worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle. You could imagine yourself a Brooklyn docker at the beginning of the century.? GGRead more Read less
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Holy Terror: Andy Warhol Close Up
Cooper Square Press, 1990 - Biography & Autobiography - 514 pages
Written by a former editor of Warhol's celebrity-celebrating Interview magazine and packed with names, this hard-hitting memoir presents an insider's look at the "Pope of Pop Art," Andy Warhol (1928-1987), whose eclectic oeuvre is comparable to Picasso's or Pollock's in its impact on modern art and culture. While examining Warhol's personality, struggles, and achievements, this book presents its subject with a clarity that is both unsparing and compassionate, disillusioned and inspired. Holy Terror invites readers to revisit the sex, drugs, parties, discos, and New York art scene that dominated the 1970s and 1980s. Colacello's memoir is an acutely perceived portrait of the artist who radicalized the ways in which society views art.
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"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
Document Modes in Internet Explorer are probably one of the most misunderstood features of the browser itself. The cause of the confusion doesn't lie exclusively on the end-user either, Microsoft has shipped a Document Mode switcher in the F12 Developer Tools under an Emulation tab for a while now. As a result, it's not uncommon for people to think that Internet Explorer 11 can emulate Internet Explorer 8 for the purposes of testing simply by switching the Document Mode.
"I have a very bad feeling about this."
So what the heck is this feature? Why does it exist, and what should we call it if not "emulation"? I recently discussed this on twitter with a friend, and my frustration over the matter drove me to really sit and think about a proper way to illustrate the purpose of this feature. After some thought, I arrived at a comparison with an A99 Aquata Breather. You know what that is, right? No? Let me explain.
The A99 Aquata Breather (seen in Star Wars, episodes I and III) allowed Jedi to survive for up to 2 hours in an otherwise hositle environment. For instance, on their long-swim to the underwater city on Naboo Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi used Aquata Breathers to stay alive long enough to enter the Hydrostatic Bubbles of Otoh Gunga (I really hope this is making sense…).
Lets bring this back to Internet Explorer and Document Modes. Just like Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan weren't able to breathe under water (unassisted, that is), a site constructed in/for Internet Explorer 8 may not necessarily work in Internet Explorer 11 unassisted. So to ensure a more enjoyable experience, and avoid certain death, Jedi swim with an assisted-breathing device, and web developers send
x-ua-compatible headers with their HTTP responses (or a meta-tag, if that's your thing).
"That's no moon. It's a space station!"
So that Document Mode switcher in Internet Explorer's F12 Developer Tools is not for seeing how well your modern site will work in a legacy browser, but rather how your legacy site will work in a modern browser.
Suppose a developer built an intranet application for her client in late 2009, when the client was running Internet Explorer 8 internally on a thousand machines. Several years later, the client calls the developer and informs her that they are planning on moving to Windows 8.1, and Internet Explorer 11. At this point, the developer can open Internet Explorer, navigate to the application, and see how well it will work for her client in a modern version of IE. Should she encounter differences in layout or scripting, she could switch the Document Mode to that of Internet Explorer 8 and see if this resolves the problem. (See also Enterprise Mode for IE)
Note the directionality — Document Modes are for making older sites work in modern browsers by creating (to some degree) environmental configurations the site relies on. This doesn't turn the browser into an older version of itself; it merely satisfies a few expectations for the sake of the application.
"This is some rescue! You came in here, but didn't you have a plan for getting out?"
Like the A99 Aquata Breather, a Jedi developer should only be expected to rely on a legacy document mode for a short period of time. The
x-ua-compatible approach should be seen as a splint to keep your broken leg together until you can get some serious medical attention for it. It's meant to keep you upright with the intent that you should be able to soon stand alone, unassisted. Don't use a breather unless you're swimming to a place that has air to breathe, and don't use
x-ua-comptabile headers or meta-tags without intending to fix whatever breaks your site in a modern browser.
If you develop in a modern version of Internet Explorer and do need to see how your site will render in an older version of IE, your best option is to download a free virtual machine from modern.ie, get an account on browserstack.com, or do your testing the next time you visit Grandma's for dinner.


text: TV / VideoFCC Complaints Never Fail to DisappointThe weirdest, wackiest viewer beefs about 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half MenBy Anthony Crupi|January 1, 2014 ShareBy Anthony Crupi|January 1, 2014 Share CBS may clean up with its prime-time comedies, but if the volume of complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission is any indication, many Americans would like to wash the network's mouth out with soap. According to documents unearthed by the Government Attic website via the Freedom of Information Act, the CBS comedies 2 Broke Girls and Two and a Half Men have generated reams of informal FCC complaints, the majority of which have to do with viewers' concerns with sexual innuendo and coarse language. Between Sept. 2011 and Dec. 2013, 2 Broke Girls was the subject of at least 91 informal complaints to the FCC, while Two and a Half Men, over a four-year span (2009-2013), garnered 98 complaints. While much of the criticism is justified—both prime-time series traffic in crude, single-entendre jokes about genitalia and their various manipulations/intersections—some of the written communiqués filed away by the FCC are (unintentionally) funnier than anything you'll see or hear on either show. For example, on Feb. 19, 2013, a CBS viewer from Brooksville, Fla., wrote to register his or her concern about a scene in which "THREE DOLLS AND PUPPETS WITH NO CLOTHES ON" were used to demonstrate "A GRAPHIC SEXUAL ACT (FUCKING)." (All-caps style and illuminating parenthetical courtesy of the aggrieved viewer.) Then there's the Nov. 20, 2012, submission from a viewer in Hayward, Calif., who ends a catalogue of offensive references ("condoms, sluts, getting laid, getting wood, dropping wood & sex with 2 redheads") with a terminal period that is immediately succeeded by the word "Bastard." Whether this final salvo was meant to be grouped with the proximal list or was merely an expression of unfettered disgust remains a mystery. Other curiosities include a disapproving comment about 2 Broke Girls' "derogatory portrayal of a religious nun" (secular nuns are fair game); a number of complaints about a Bar Mitzvah spoiled by the utterance of the word "ass;" two context-free snippets of dialogue ("the glaze was not on the ham before we had sex" and "you've made a vagina"); and the plaintive, and wholly understandable lament, "It's 8:30 at night on a Monday and I have to explain to my child what 'fingering' is?" Many of the Two and a Half Men complaints are similarly diverting, largely because of the respondents' erratic phrasing. A viewer from Greensburg, Penn., was displeased to see "[Ashton] Kutcher continually mocking an erection under his blanket," while another citizen from nearby Pittsburgh warns that "we will probably see LIVE TIME FORNICATION on prime-time programming" if CBS keeps up its Thursday night shenanigans. Back in October 2011, a viewer from Nickerson, Kan., forever ruined PB&J sandwiches with the haunting sentence fragment, "Also an animal eating peanut butter off Alan's balls," a semantic horror rivaled only by the Wisconsin resident who frowned upon a reference to "watching Walrus[es] masterbate at the zoo." (For the record, the single most misspelled word to be found in the FCC documents is "masturbate" and its many variants.) A number of viewers offered suggestions on shows that could be used to replace Two and a Half Men ("I want Family Matters and Full House," wrote one Californian, while another Golden Stater demanded that CBS "bring back Leave it to Beaver!," a suggestion that almost certainly would be met with a smutty rejoinder by Jon Cryer or Kat Dennings. Lastly, one viewer from Muskogee, Okla. seemed to have no beef with the content of Two and a Half Men; instead, he or she was perturbed by the overabundance of commercial messages in the show: "What was indecent was the local station running a barrage of advertising logos during the entire program in addition to the normal commercial breaks." While these are only the latest FCC filings published by Government Attic, the gold standard for baffling viewer complaints remains the file on The Simpsons that was released in October. While only 38 informal complaints were logged between 2010 and 2013, the gonzo hilarity on display is unrivaled by any other show's dossier. "One line was about whipping someone's toosh," reads the terse complaint from a Chicagoan back in October 2010, which came on the heels of another Windy City missive from a viewer who "heard them use the 'A' word." (Aikman? Adalian? Acidophilus?) Meanwhile, a handful of notes were sent to register disapproval of Homer Simpson's oft-glimpsed buttocks. "A family cartoon show, Mr. Simpson was in his house totally nude & went outside naked while his neighbor was watering her grass. Then his wife ran out of the house trying to cover him with a towel," writes a concerned viewer from Tulsa, Okla., in a letter that seems as if it were torn from the pages of Penthouse Forum. A second missive from Tulsa finds fault with Homer's decision to pose for Playgirl, a scenario that never actually played out. (Homer does pose in his underpants for a boudoir photographer in Season 10, Episode 22, while Marge titillates Springfield with an erotic calendar shoot in the fifth episode of Season 21. Marge did appear on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Playboy, and frankly, the less said about that misadventure the better.) A good portion of the dossier is devoted to complaints about kicks to the groin (a well-aimed Lisa punt leaves her brother Bart in "sexual agony"—yuck), scatological language ("Talking about taking a poop, found this offensive") and seemingly random suggestions, such as the one in which Fox is advised to "Take This Evil Show Off The Air Only To Get Small Wonder Back Onto The Channel Every Sunday Night." Lastly, the longest complaint logged by the FCC hailed from Riverton, Wyo., and was clearly written by a man in the throes of a psychotic episode. "This pertains to things being said that I insist are about Me," the letter begins, before veering off into digressions about Craig Furguson [sic], Magilla Gorilla, Tyler Perry and someone by the name of Grandpa Kelly, who is said to utter a cryptic "Eeaah." ("This is not a hoax and has Me angered enough to take matters into My own hands.") Other broadcast shows that have been the subject of an unusual number of viewer complaints include Fox's Family Guy, NBC's Saturday Night Live and ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Cable series have also been targeted (The Colbert Report, South Park, The Shield, Mad Men), but given that the FCC does not have the legal authority to regulate cable content—indecency regulation is only applied to broadcast TV—the commission doesn't formally review any incoming complaints about cable shows. Each year, the FCC receives hundreds of thousands of complaints about TV content; of these, only a handful result in the issue of a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture. 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The flavour of the week comes from the "cumaru" or "kumaru", species of tree that is native to northern South America and the Brazilian rainforest. Its seeds are known as Tonka Beans. Their appearance is black and wrinkled with a smooth brown interior. Their fragrance and flavour is delicious; redolent of vanilla, cinnamon, cherries, and cloves. Tonka Beans can be used in food, cocktails, perfumery, and to flavour candies and chocolates. Tonka beans are most often grated to release their aroma and flavour.
The Tonka seed contains the chemical coumarin, which is responsible for its sweet aroma and flavour but also has been shown to create liver toxicity in lab rats. The chemical occurs in small amounts in the plant, however, and has not been shown to cause any damage in humans. Because of these inconclusive studies the ingredient is banned in many countries, including the USA. France however, is wild for the stuff, and uses it in everything from desserts to cocktails to flavouring tobacco.
Tonka Beans also have enjoyed a long history as a medicinal ingredient in the Amazon. They are purported to be effective in treating cough, colds, asthma, snakebites, and have been used as an antispasmodic. It is also purported to be an aphrodisiac. Kumaru trees can live to be over 1,000 years old.


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I wake up early in the morning and it feels so good
Jealousy envy, please don't feel bad
This weed is mine get your own bag
A sack full of OG under lock and key
None for the homies this is all for me
Got a blunt looking like a Cali palm tree
Police roll by I got nothing on me
Cause the smoke is already in the air
I'm rolled up with two braids in my hair
I'll start with the kaki sweet
I'm gonna fuck around and take it back to classic Snoop
On the east side standing on the VIP
Back when my only red was me E-Y-E
You so PYT and you're looking so fine
I'm sorry baby girl but tonight
This weed is mine
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You can't have it
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Get back to the episode, sacks of the chronic
Out of this world, could relax on a comet
This is church music, listen to the choir
To burn my kush you must use fire
D-O double G like never heard before
Smoking that bomb like THC4
West coast bud sea shore to sea shore
When is the last time you've seen a G in a G4?
Don't worry I'll wait
Time is ticking I'm tripping
I'm slipping away
Into the zone where these whores with the thong on
A dogg whistle and they download my ring zone
And she is hypnotized by this pimp's poem
What I got here is mine go get your own
I put this to rhymes, get piece of mind
Oz's to die for, this weed is mine
This weed is mine
This weed is mine
You can't have it
This weed is mine
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I hear niggas talking about what they rolling up
Smell what I smoke before the bag open up
Good chance if you see me that I'm smoking one
License to get it and roll this shit
Real nigga, buying weed, I dunn sold enough
If I'm in the building it's hard not to notice it
Hit em with ? I got some hoes to fuck
I'mma hit em with an ounce of the potent shit
Don't trip bitch, we gon all sip & blow the whole zip
Let you hit mine, plus you could grind your own little bit
My nigga get high and let the hoes twist!
Say you don't fuck, impressed how you rolled it
They ain't smoking like ours
I'm rolling, I'm smoking, they burning for hours
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I thawed out half of my pate fermente and made a 'long-winded' recipe - Pane Siciliano. It is a long recipe since it takes one day for to make the pate fermente (pre-ferment), mixing of the main dough the next day, followed by overnight retardation in the fridge. Finally on the 3rd day, the shaped dough is ready to be baked. I managed to use only two days since my pate fermente had been sitting in my freezer, ready to go.
This bread has a slightly gritty and nutty flavour, due to the use of semolina flour combined with bread flour. I chose to shape it into an S-shape, following the tradition. Only after baking then I realized that mine is an 'inverted' S, silly me.


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Check out the latest In Focus article on the Anthropology News website by AAA member, Joshua Craze. Here is an excerpt:
On the Borders of Abyei
In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) brought an end to Sudan's second civil war. Since then, Abyei – a small contested area now nestled between Sudan and South Sudan – has been the object of several peace agreements, a boundaries commission, and an international arbitration; all of which has made a solution to the Abyei crisis more distant than ever.
In May 2011, after months of militia attacks sponsored by the National Congress Party (NCP), the ruling clique in Sudan, the Sudanese army occupied Abyei, displacing the resident population in an attack that an internal UN memo said was "tantamount to ethnic cleansing." As of February 2012, Abyei continues to be occupied.
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Buy the GFA Marseille Wheat Fabric Swivel Recliner to benefit from supreme comfort and support.
Buy the GFA Marseille Wheat Fabric Swivel Recliner to benefit from supreme comfort and support.
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The popular and comfortable 'Marseille' Swivel Recliner is beautifully upholstered in a hard wearing Fabric cover. This model has been meticulously developed to produce a comfortable and supportive recliner chair, providing strength, durability, supreme comfort and high-quality workmanship.
The GFA Marseille Wheat Fabric Swivel Recliner has proved to be a popular recliner in the GFA range, not only due to the price but also due to the comfort of this recliner. It has an ample seat width and depth but is also designed with a good back height. This model also has a supportive star base design which offers extra stability when reclining.
The GFA Marseille Wheat Fabric Swivel Recliner is simple to recline. By leaning back your body weight will recline the chair and, as you lean forward, the chair will return to its original upright position. This model is fitted with a recline tensioner under the front of the seat cushion. The GFA Marseille Wheat Fabric Swivel Recliner is supplied with a matching complimenting footstool included with the chair.
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- Stylish Star Base Design on Chair and Stool
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The Marseille Recliner is upholstered in Rub Tested Fabric.
Fabric strength is determined by how it rates on the double rub test, which is a back and forth motion that approximates the wear and tear that comes from someone sitting down or getting up from an upholstered seat.
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Holly is an evergeen with some nice red berries, which are slightly toxin for humans. During the winter months you will see holly appear in many Christmas decorations, mainly in wreaths. If you have a holly bush in your garden you might find many passerby's trying to take a branch for their decorations. The great … Continue reading
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Pete, I appreciate your help and yesknow your line of work.
Zkatez, sounds like your coming on well.
Update!fat blokes can fly wrote:Missed out on an ebay Dyno 18m. Disappointed that the seller never followed up on my offer. Someone negotiated a higher bid before me. Gutted!
Really need you guys help in finding a Dyno 18 so I can proceed my Airstyle with the right equipment.... Please PM me if you know of one for sale!
Toby wrote:Adam, check on a Russian online shop...they should have some.
I do Jesus Walks and Slides in 20+ knots as well...then I just keep sliding and running longer, so the kite is on the edge, then looping is no problem!
Low Kiteloops maybe up to 28 knots
Yes Zkatez, that's the way how to get into riding with more power...stay out when the wind picks up
But being able to land safely is important...you need a helper for sure.
Do you have my DVD? There I explain how you could land it when being over powered.
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Krissy S.
Monday, July 29, 2013
By: Krissy Schintgen
To take a walk in my shoes please read on... it's quite the story.
When I was just turning 14, 18 long years ago, if you would have told me that everyone's here for a reason, that everyone has a special talent and they need to figure out what it is to become who they're supposed to be, I would have simply thought you were nuts.
But now that I am 32 and have experienced so many ups and downs I look at life much differently. It started around age 15. After a near death experience, having a stroke and brain surgery at the ripe age of 14, my life had literally forever changed. The entire right side of my body was now numb because of the stroke... I couldn't walk for 2 months, I had almost no use of my right hand, I had to relearn numbers and counting, my ABC's and how to write (as a lefty), how to talk, how to go to the bathroom... even the simplest task like tying my shoes took 20 minutes or more and sometimes ended with me just giving up. The majority of the right side of my body was permanently numbed... I could still feel pressure but I lived with the constant feeling of "pins & needles" all along my right side. Some things took many months to relearn, some things took years, and some things would take longer or never really get back to "normal." I would always have the numbness in my right side, but I eventually regained use of my right hand. I was eventually able to mostly think and talk and write like most people, but I definitely had a lot of mental and verbal issues- I still sometimes mistakenly say "chicken" instead of "kitchen" or mix up other words or numbers... it takes a lot of effort and concentration to think and say simple things sometimes. I have trouble remembering things and multitasking- I basically have lots of different issues that I'll probably struggle with forever, some obvious and some not. I had lost so much, struggled with so many things, and couldn't accept that I would no longer be the same as I was. I sunk into the deepest depression, honestly thinking about killing myself. After those dark months, medication and therapy slowly pulled me out of the worst of it, though I still was a bit of an emotional loose cannon. Still though, I realized I was lucky to be alive and I came to the conclusion that I needed to turn this negative part of my life into a positive. I started to focus on moving forward with what I had. I realized how important it was for me and everyone else to stop taking their lives and the things or people they have for granted... and especially to love themselves for being who they are.
Fast forward 8 years. I was 23 years old, and 38 weeks (8-1/2 months) pregnant... then I had another stroke. This time I lost more feeling and most use of the right side of my body. Amazingly and luckily the bleed in my head stopped on its own, if it didn't stop there was nothing the doctors could have done to save me- this bleed was too deep in my brain and near the base of my neck. I would have slipped into a permanent coma or just bled until my body shut down. After I miraculously stabilized, my daughter was removed by C-Section, a healthy little angel! Now with life challenging me again with more negatives, I had the new challenge of being a first-time mother on top of more new stroke side-effects. The numbness in my right side isn't just "pins & needles" anymore, a lot of my right side is just plain numb. I have almost entirely lost the use of my right hand... after weeks of therapy and with a lot of concentration I'm just able to close my hand around something... I have very little control of my hand and just about no control over individual fingers. I'm almost entirely left-handed and only left-handed, except for basically being able to squeeze things or hang things from my right hand. Some of the mental and verbal issues I had from my first stroke stayed the same, and some have gotten worse. Really, I don't believe I could have handled the side-effects of my second stroke back when I was 14 and had my first... but now I had a fiancé and a daughter. I had my now-husband, his family, and my family to lean on and to support me. I cried a lot, struggled a lot, and moved forward however I could.
For the next 8 years I dealt with not feeling my entire right side, with emotional and cognitive issues (I've heard that word so many times!), with not being able to do everything with my family that I wanted to do. I sometimes needed a cane to walk, I was on heavy medications for pain and spasticity (shakiness in my arm and leg), and again for depression. Even with all the true friends and family I was surrounded by, I had so many problems that were hard to ignore or overcome. But after so much time, help, and support I again realized that I was still here and had a lot to be thankful for. With everyone's help and my strong will revived, I started to turn my new life into a learning experience. Eventually I found a passion in teaching others to embrace people who are different, to see past physical and mental issues.
But what was THE THING that changed me and how I live my life? While my husband is so amazing, supportive and wonderful, the reason for my change is MY DAUGHTER LILY.
She's not just any average energetic 8 year old, she's the size of a 12 year old and she's a runner. (My husband is 6'6;... almost a giant!)
Last November Lily joined an after school program called Girls On The run. It's a 10 week program where the coaches teach important life lessons and integrate the program with running. At the end of the program the Girls and their running buddies participate in a nationally known 5K (Girls On The Run 5K). This program is amazing on so many different levels.
Well, last season, Lily's running buddy had to be a coach because I wasn't in any way shape or form able to run with all my medical issues and pain, and my husband wasn't sure if he'd be able to get off of work. All of the other girls got to run with their moms, but I couldn't do that for Lily.
Deep down it was really hurtful to think I couldn't do this one thing that meant so much to my daughter.
Then it started... on November 29th, 2012 at 9:37am I threw down my cane, stepped out of the front door and starting walking and very slowly jogging. I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing, but there was NO way I'd miss my daughters next season.
I went almost 2 miles in around 25 minutes, it wasn't the best, but it was something. And boy was I tired and sore during and after.
But I wasn't going to miss Lily's next 5K. The next day I ran 2.13 in 27 minutes, and from then on I couldn't stop! I wanted to run every day I could!
My latest journey had begun! I kept jogging and running a few days every week, for the distances I could go, and at my own pace (which I think is amazing considering what I've been through, and which I'm so thankful I'm able to do even when I see other runners flying past me. For me and hopefully for others it will always be about what YOU can do, not what you cannot.)
After months of training and sweating on my own, I worked up the courage to put myself out there as a runner- I helped coach Lily's group in her second Girls On The Run season.
June 8th, 2013 became another special day of my life that I'll never forget, because on that day I got to run with my biggest inspiration, my daughter. What I have become by achieving my goal of running this race with my daughter is nothing that can be put in words.
Since I started all those months ago, I have run four 5K races and have even run 3 10k's, which was LIFE CHANGING! Last week I actually ran my first ever consecutive 9 Miles! Again, not fast but I've run my way, my pace, and I've finished.
Another amazing accomplishment has been my first bike ride in over 18 years. It was wobbly and scary. I almost took out two bikers, but I managed a 1.77 mile bike ride!
My current project is raising $1,000 for the CAF (Challenged Athletes Foundation) through donations for my first Half Marathon.
Over the last few weeks I have had some amazing opportunities. I have had 2 News Interviews, A News Paper Article written about my story and the chance to help with next years Cannonball Run. I was also contacted by Green Clock Films to be featured on an episode of Madison's Noteworthy. This week I am meeting with the Wisconsin State Journal.
To find links to these amazing things visit my blog
I am living proof that "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." -Henry David Thoreau
It turns out I was a runner all along.
It turns out I'm stronger than I thought. I had it in me the whole time.
It turns out that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
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- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 large leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, thinly sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups canned unsalted chicken broth
- 1/2 cup drained canned ready-cut tomatoes
- 1/2 cup clam juice
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 6 small clams, well scrubbed
- 6 ounces large uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 ounces bay scallops
- Snipped fresh chives
- Heat oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over low heat. Add leeks and garlic. Cover and cook until leeks are very tender and beginning to turn golden, approximately 25 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Mix in chicken broth, tomatoes, clam juice, wine and cayenne. Boil 2 minutes. Place clams atop leek mixture in center of skillet. Top clams with shrimp, then scallops. Season with pepper. Cover and boil until clams are just opened, about 4 minutes. Ladle stew into bowls. Sprinkle with chives and serve.
Per serving: calories, 320; fat, 6 g; sodium, 623 mg; cholesterol, 142 mg