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(Reuters) - The 16-million-barrel International-Matex Tank Terminals oil terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey has partially re-opened following power losses due to superstorm Sandy, its operator said on Saturday.
The fuel terminal, the biggest in the New York Harbor, is still "coming back online," said terminal manager Richard Fisette.
As of Saturday, around half of the facilities at the site were back to normal operation and the major regional fuel repository was awaiting nominations, or orders to ship out fuel, from its customers, Fisette said.
A pipeline serving the facility is operational and damage assessments at the site have not indicated fuel leakage from tanks or pipelines there, Fisette added.
Bayonne, New Jersey was hard hit by Sandy and, like other low-lying areas of the Northeast, suffered flooding and power outages when Sandy made landfall on Monday.
A part owner of the IMTT terminal, Macquarie, said on Friday that the terminal was expected to restart next week.
The Bayonne terminal, which houses 620 tanks, is located 10 miles south of Manhattan and covers an area of 600 acres. It includes loading and unloading facilities for truck and rail, and a dedicated IMTT pipeline linking it to the main long-haul oil product pipelines into the Northeast region.
Located in both New York and New Jersey, the New York Harbor's facilities can store more than 75 million barrels of oil. IMTT's terminal accounts for around a fifth of the Harbor's total capacity.
The Harbor resumed operations and ship traffic on Friday, but oil industry sources say that supply chains are still under strain, and some other New York Harbor fuel terminals are still completely shut.
Retail gasoline and heating oil distribution remains strained following Sandy. Some heating oil distributors in the New York City area said on Friday they are uncertain when regular shipments of heating fuel will resume from the Harbor to distribution centers around the city.
IMTT, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, owns and operates 10 marine storage terminals in the United States and is the part owner and operator of two terminals in Canada. It has a storage capacity of more than 43 million barrels across all its terminals.
Reporting by Joshua Schneyer; Editing by Eric Walsh


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The best teenage golfer in the country joined Cassell's Corner podcast to talk about winning the US Junior Amateur championship.
Wellesley's Michael Thorbjornsen claimed the prestigious golf tournament, coming from behind to win 1-up in the US Junior Amateur at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey on July 21.
Thorbjornsen and one of his best friends, Drew Cohen, also of Wellesley, recollect the historic July day. The Wellesley duo and Cassell also chat all things golf, about one another and conclude with a sand wedge competition.
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Don't build it: And people will come... to party
Walkabout loves… well, walking about. And in our rambles we find that the gridlock that has become Main Street from the University to the Downtown Mall seems more like a big city traffic jam than a small avenue of interesting shops and restaurants. The gleeful grins that pedestrians wear as they pass and re-pass the bumper-to-bumper vehicles bespeak a joy not found in a solitary commute.
Charlottesville has become a city of car-bound prisoners locked in the endless loop between the Mall, Route 29, and the Corner. And while we like to boast of the magnificent pedestrian-friendly boulevard that is the Downtown Mall, most people end up driving to it. Certainly we have not yet achieved the truly legendary traffic jams of Northern Virginia and D.C., but we spend more and more of our time sniffing the fumes of cars stretching endlessly in front of us.
In the spirit of exploring and promoting alternatives to car-centric development, the organization Alternatives to Paving is hosting an "un-road" show Saturday night, November 9, at the Nature Space on Water Street. The evening will include a community fair featuring maps and drawings of current development plans, and of course will offer fewer car-oriented alternatives. Participants will see what building for people, instead of cars, can mean for Charlottesville and Albemarle– making the phrase "pedestrian-oriented development" more concrete.
Representatives from local environmental, housing, and transportation groups, as well as government agencies, will distribute information and be available for questions and discussion. The community fair includes activist theater performances and free activities for children, including sand art, face painting, and puppet shows. As the evening progresses, a benefit concert featuring Paul Curreri, Devon, and Stratton Salidis will entertain, and for the late-night crew who can't leave a good shindig, a DJ dance party wraps everything up.
Whatever your predilection for partying, and no matter the ages of your group, the Alternatives to Paving want you there. And who wouldn't want to go? After spending many years in the Pacific Northwest, I can wholeheartedly support all attempts made to make downtowns walker-friendly. Small communities thrive, locally owned businesses thrive, and sitting in your car is relegated to teenagers on deserted roads.
Alternatives to Paving's Un-Road show takes place Saturday, November 9, from 6:30pm-12:30am in the Nature Space, 111 E. Water St. Community Fair from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, benefit concert from 8:30 to 10:30, and dance party from 10:30 on. Suggested donation for the concert and dance party is $5. For more information, visit alternativestopaving.org or call Stratton Salidis at 977-2855


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What was likely the busiest New York Comic Con ever, this year's highly anticipated fall extravaganza, once again, drew an energetic array of Graphic Universe authors, illustrators, agents, and fans to Big Apple's Javits Center.
A frenetic scene at the Graphic Universe booth at the heart of Comic Con
All the way from Denmark, came Lars Jakobsen, creator of the greatly enjoyable GU series Mortensen's Escapades. Lars' talent was on full display Friday as he illustrated and signed images of his eponymous time traveling main character. He feverishly drew so many original vignettes in the hour that he could have probably completed a new volume.
Eager fans lining up for autographs from Mortensen's Escapades author-illustator Lars Jakobsen (left) and Guinea PIG author Colleen AF Venable (right)
The next day, and perhaps the most frenetic of the weekend, saw two memorable GU signings. First, the prolific author Dan Jolley provided autographs for several of his recent titles—The Girl Who Owned a City and My Boyfriend is a Monster series. It was followed that afternoon by the Eisner-nominated dynamic duo of author-illustrator Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue who captivated the crowd with their latest Guinea PIG title Raining Cats and Detectives.
Graphic Universe author Dan Jolley handing over a signed copy of his book (left); Little White Duck Illustrator Andrés Vera Martínez with Lindsay Matvick, Lerner Senior Publicist (right)
Sunday was designated "Kids Day', which was a perfect fit for the Illustrator-author husband and wife team of Andrés Vera Martínez and Na Liu who showcased their starred reviewed book Little White Duck. Fitting because their delightful young daughter, Mei Lan, was there to sign books too. And I must say she demonstrated an early gift for the activity.
Kathleen Clarke, Lerner Trade Show Manager with Robyn Chapman, Graphic Universe Editorial Assistant (left picture); Convention goer chatting with Carol Burrell, Graphic Universe Editorial Director and GU author Dan Jolley (right)
In addition, Spanish agent and friend Eduardo Alpuente, who represents many GU contributors (illustrators, colorists, and letterists) overseas made several appearances at the GU booth. The most memorable one was when accompanied by a friend, Alberto, a master magician, who mesmerized us with an impromptu card trick.
A young Guinea PIG fan (left); One of thousands of eye catching costumes at Comic Con; and Lars Jakobsen posing as Mortensen (pictured right) with Kasper Bent Rasmussen, Assistant Cultural Officer of the Royal Danish Consulate General (left)
And, of course, the convention couldn't have been carried out without the tireless efforts and well-honed skills of the Lerner staff, including Lerner VP, Director of Marketing Terri Souter, the very pregnant Senior Publicist Lindsay Matvick, Lerner Trade Show Manager Kathleen Clark, GU Editorial Director Carol Burrell, and GU Editorial Assistant Robyn Chapman.
(above) A variety of fans gathered for autographs at the Graphic Universe booth
In an adjacent hall was "Artist Alley", a venue where independent artists showcased their works.
Carol Burrell, Editorial Director, participating on a panel discussion (left); A quiet moment at the GU booth with The Little Prince display in foreground
On any given spring weekend in New York the city comes alive with street fairs and conventions. Last weekend (April 28-29), Graphic Universe was right smack in the middle of one such festival. The annual Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) fest, taking place at the historic 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue, was center stage for aspiring and seasoned comic book artists alike to show off their wares and expand networking. It was also a perfect place for comic book aficionados just to take in a festive atmosphere.
Carol Burrell with GU authors Lars Jakobsen and Colleen AF Venable.
This year Graphic Universe had prime real estate at the event as well some notable GU authors and illustrators on hand. A continual stream of interest surrounded our booth with special guests like Lars Jakobsen who came all the way from Denmark. He was there to promote his much anticipated, upcoming time-traveling-detective series Mortensen's Escapades, which is expected to be released this September. Lars also demonstrated his impressive drawing chops by offering free sketches to convention goers. And then there was the always effervescent Colleen AF Venable of Guinea PIg fame—one of Graphic Universe's favorite and bestselling authors. And to round off the booth was the much admired GU illustrator Alitha Martinez, whose My Boyfriend Bites (from My Boyfriend is a Monster series) was one of the most requested titles there. Other well-received books were The Girl Who Owned A City: The Graphic Novel, and series Lou!, The ElseWhere Chronicles, Nola's Worlds, and Miss Annie.
Although tiny compared to the New York Comic Con, this fun little convention packs a punch when it comes to artistry and earnestness in comics and graphic novels. Graphic Universe is always proud to be part of it.


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"All those who truly love Christ and care about the truth have a solemn duty to defend the truth by exposing and opposing these lies that masquerade as truth. If we fail in that duty because of indifference, apathy, or a craving for the approval of men, we are no less guilty than those who actively spread the lies."
~John MacArthur, Excerpt from Unholy Trinity
Donna Martin aka Fanatic For Jesus is on record as proclaiming that the Premillennial Dispensationalist's Christ is a "New Age" Christ:
Even-though as we all know John MacArthur the Ways of the Master himself (P. B. U. H.) believes in Premillennial Dispensationalism and the Rapture. In fact John MacArthur has stated with Absolute Certitude that "Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is a Premillennial Dispensationalist Rapture Believer" so obviously Donna Martin aka Fanatic For Jesus isn't really a Fanatic for the True Jesus of the Bible: John MacArthur's Jesus. Repent Donna Martin aka Fanatic For Jesus before it's too late—for the End is nigh—don't be a fool and get Left Behind with the unregenerate non-Elect heathen reprobates and Postmodern Unbelievers…believe in Premillennial Dispensationalism and the Rapture or Else! By the way it's not too late to stock up on our fine and quality John MacArthur approved hand-crafted RaptureHatches before the Rapture occurs this Saturday.


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I got bored and just wanted to make a magic 8ball program in c++. It simple yet fun, but I noticed a problem.
When I save and run this in Visual Studio, everything works fine and it randomly picks an answer. However when I compile and run this on my Slackware partition, it picks the same answer everytime.Code:#include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { string question; string yn; int srand(0); string again; char* answer[] = { "As I See It, Yes\n", "Ask Again Later\n", "Better Not Tell You Now\n", "I don't Want to Tell You\n", "Concentrate And Ask Again\n", "Don't Count On It\n", "It Is Certain\n", "It is Decidedly So\n", "Most Likely\n", "My Reply Is No\n", "My Sources Say No\n", "Outlook Good\n", "Outlook Not So Good\n", "Reply Hazy, Try Again\n", "Signs Point To Yes\n", "Very Doubtful\n", "Without A Doubt\n", "Yes\n", "Yes Definately\n", "You May Rely On It\n" }; // DISPLAY ALL // for(int i=0;i<20;i++) // {cout << answer[i];} do { cout << "Ask Your Question: "; getline(cin, question); cout << "Your Question was:\n" << question <<endl; cout << "Are You Ready For My Answer?(y/n): "; cin >> yn; if (yn=="y") cout << answer[rand()%20]<< endl; else break; cout << "Ask Again?(y/n): "; cin >> again; }while(again=="y"); return 0; }
Also when it executes through and asks if it should be run again, when I type in 'y' it skips the question input and goes to the "Are you ready to see my answer" part. I think it has something to do with getline()....I am not in any hurry to figure this out, more just to satisfy my curiosity, so any help would be appreciated.


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July 8, 2013 "A Night at the Opera" Exhibition Opens at Library of Congress on Aug. 15
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The grandeur of opera—its unforgettable music, stellar performers, and lavish scenery and costumes—has transfixed audiences for more than 400 years. The Library of Congress will celebrate the majestic art form with "A Night at the Opera," an exhibition opening on Aug. 15, 2013.
The 50-item display will feature manuscript and printed scores, librettos, photographs, correspondence and set designs, dating from the late 18th century through the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition will highlight the diversity and breadth of the opera holdings in the Music Division at the Library of Congress.
"A Night at the Opera" will open on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 in the Performing Arts Reading Room Gallery on the first floor of the Library's James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington D.C., and will be on view through Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. The exhibition is free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Afterward, the exhibition will travel to Los Angeles, opening at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the Library of Congress Ira Gershwin Gallery, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, and running through Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.
"A Night at the Opera" also will commemorate the bicentennials of iconic opera composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, both born in 1813. Highlights include holograph manuscript (in the composer's own handwriting) scores by Verdi and Wagner, as well as extremely rare librettos from the premiere performances of Verdi's "Aida" (Cairo, 1871) and Wagner's "Lohengrin" (Weimar, 1850). Other items include early printed scores of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and Verdi's "Macbeth" with evocative illustrated title pages.
The exhibition will feature a number of items on display for the first time, including set designs for "Don Giovanni" and Georges Bizet's "Carmen" by Oliver Smith (1918-1994) and a colorful set design by Italian Art Nouveau artist Galileo Chini (1873-1956), created for the first production of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1926.
In addition, there will be a number of photographs of celebrated opera stars costumed for some of their most notable roles. Among them will be Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973), Alexander Kipnis (1891-1978), Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981), Lily Pons (1898-1976) and Regina Resnik (born 1922).
An audiovisual program featuring opera-themed live action and cartoon excerpts from television and movies in the 1940s and '50s will complement the exhibition objects.
"A Night at the Opera" is made possible through the sponsorship of the Library's Music Division and the generous support of The Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trust for the benefit of the Library of Congress. The exhibition curators from the Music Division are Raymond A. White and James E. Wintle. The exhibition director from the Library's Interpretive Programs Office is Martha Hopkins.
The Music Division, with more than 21 million items, holds the world's largest music collection. Particular areas of strength include opera (scores and librettos), stage and screen musicals, chamber music, jazz and American popular song. The Music Division is home to approximately 600 archival collections, most of them the personal papers (including music scores as well as correspondence, photographs, legal and financial documents, programs, clippings and other materials) documenting the lives and careers of stellar composers and performers. As well, the Music Division holds a significant and growing body of materials documenting dance and theater. For more information, visit www.loc.gov/rr/perform/.
The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, holds more than 155 million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The Library serves the U.S. Congress and the nation both on-site in its reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through its award-winning website at www.loc.gov.


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Couple Charged in Wyo. Lived in SW Mo. for Years
KANSAS CITY - Authorities say a couple charged with murder in Wyoming ago lived "untouchable" in southwest Missouri for years until investigators found key evidence in one of their cases.
Wyoming authorities have charged 74-year-old Alice Uden and her husband, 71-year-old Gerald Uden, of Chadwick, with first-degree murder. Alice Uden is charged in the death of Ronald Holtz, who disappeared in 1974 or 1975. Gerald Uden is charged in the deaths of his former wife, Virginia Uden, and her two sons, who were last seen in 1980.
Christian County, Mo., Sheriff Joey Kyle says Wyoming investigators have known for years the Udens were in Missouri but didn't have evidence to arrest them until Holtz's remains were found recently.
Court records also show Wyoming investigators interviewed Alice Uden in Missouri in 2005.


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Listen up. I have a bone to pick. We are an under represented population. (Women who are also Atheists that is.) In school we are taught to be nice and lady-like. (I know this is a generalization, but just roll with me here...) In the church, which we have now left, we are taught to submit to our husbands and keep silent. Once an Atheist...NOW WHAT? How do we break free from the constraints that religion has placed upon us? How do we remain feminine, beautiful, and yet be strong and forthcoming about our beliefs and why we hold them? I'm hoping to create some discussion around what it means to be Atheist for us ladies.
Ladies, what have been your experiences having left a male dominated religion and venturing into a belief system which truly defines us as equals when it comes to all human rights?
Do any of you still struggle with aftermath of religious thinking about yourself or your role as a wife/mother, etc?
Men: Feel free to chip in with your insights as well. This isn't battle of the sexes so I don't want to hear anything about that. Your insights are valuable to the discussion. Thanks!
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I can't shake the sense that it's not a fair fight -- like taking on my religious friends or family would be like blowing out the candles on a little kid's birthday cake.
Hahaha I feel the same! I recently got into a debate with one of my friends boyfriends on evolution. I walked all over him. His best rebuttal was 'evolutionists still can't agree because some say we come from the ocean and some say we come from monkeys'... facepalm. It got so bad that my friend stepped in an posted a link to some woo essay claiming why evolution isn't true, which I then debunked as well.
It isn't fair if they don't know what they are talking about, which most of them don't.
I normally don't take them on because of a number of reasons. One being that I don't think they could function without their belief because they would have no one to hand their responsibilities and problems off to. Another being that I don't want to loose my friends over a religious debate (which is quite possible). The last being that I generally try to avoid confrontation which is something I've learnt from my family, most of the time it's just not worth it.
Another being that I don't want to loose my friends over a religious debate (which is quite possible). The last being that I generally try to avoid confrontation which is something I've learnt from my family, most of the time it's just not worth it.
Same thing happened to me recently. Needless to say I could no longer care less if that friend were hit by a car. That idiot. And yes the conversation, more often than not, is not worth having. Not with people like that who have been indoctrinated. You're essentially trying to teach a zebra not to have stripes. I understand that none of us want to be alone, but at some point we have to pay the price for our common sense and intelligence. Sometimes that price is losing a friend, sometimes it's complete loneliness. But in the end we have to prioritize. I'd rather be alone than have a such dumbfucks be my friends. I don't want such people around me where I always have to pussyfoot around things that I know are false. I value my integrity more than their friendship.
I see where you're coming from, and if I could I would discuss religion till my ears bleed. Unfortunately with my friends if I loose one of them, I loose them all. They are those kinds of people. They recently rejected and ultimately kicked out a girl from our group because she was causing too much drama (granted, she had a lot of issues and caused trouble, but it was harsh and petty). My friends are great people, they can be at your side when you need them, but start an issue and they all turn their backs. I know that if I start discussing religion that they will all perceive it as an attack and possibly try to avoid me. So avoiding the topic is best for me and them.
I have been alone before. I have isolated myself and lived that way for 3 years. I never want to do that again. I know I'm a loner but everyone needs some kind of friendship company, family and partners just don't fill that gap.
Sorry just saw this post now.
So your not Anti-Social, your Anti-Stupid?
I don't think it has to be mutually exclusive.
I was raised atheist so I can't really comment on leftovers from having been a Christian, but I can tell you that a guy I was dating complained that I wasn't feminine enough. It didn't bode well for that relationship, I'm afraid. He tried to get me to wear dresses and grow my hair long, even though my hair doesn't look particularly good long. I found myself going along with it and almost believing that what he though was happening was true - that I didn't think enough of myself to try to be "pretty."
Boy was he upset when I broke up with him. All of the sudden his tune changed. I was more than feminine for him in the ways that were apparently most important to him. But to heck with him! I am who I am. Love me, love my Doc Martens. I am happiest when I've been hiking and I've got mud on my legs, and maybe some good scratches from picking blackberries.
I can say that even though I wasn't raised as a Christian, it's misogynistic nature is pervasive enough that even I got the message that, because I am female, I am somehow bad. I could never be as good as the Virgin Mary, and somehow I needed a (male) deity to forgive me so I wouldn't suffer eternally. Hmmm... W. T. F?
When I was exploring different belief systems, I became drawn towards belief systems that honored the feminine also. In the end, though, I don't care about any of them personally. I don't want to worship any god, male or female.
There is one aspect of Christianity that is surprisingly intriguing for me. While listening to gospel radio recently, I heard a lot of talk about marriage, relationships, and roles. It made me think about how I have conducted myself in romantic relationships. I could have used some of that information growing up. A lot of it I would have not wanted, but there is some good in the mix too.
That is a very difficult question to answer, apparently. I could have used a lot more information about a lot of things, not just relationships. As I listened to gospel radio, I found myself feeling envious of folks whose parents, although I didn't agree with some of the actual messages they were given, at least provided guidelines for how to relate to others in a more functional way.
As I thought about this, I realized what I really wanted was to not have been raised by a mother with a severe mental illness who pretty much left me to fend for myself in most ways. It would have been good to have better known my worth. It seems that the messages that might have come from stable but religious parents might have been at least slightly better. Yes, I would have had ridiculous and damaging information thrown into the mix, but I might not have had to learn so many things the hard way.
I certainly agree that atheist women are an under represented population. I'm not quite sure why that is though. Perhaps it's to do with the whole 'stupid women are sexy' thing. Ugh, it grates me to my core.
I was brought up in a home where my mother was very headstrong and both my mother and father taught me that intelligence and the ability to question things is important, regardless of what sex you are. I never quite fit in as a girl when I was young and the boys never liked me because I was an ugly duckling. I still don't fit in with most girls, including my friendship group, as I prefer to go without make-up and wear what I feel comfortable in, rather than what I look best in. I occasionally like to be pretty and dress up, wear make-up, and put on nice summer dresses. This is for my own benefit to feel good about myself.
I am most certainly the only atheist in my massive friendship group of girls (and guys), so I tend not to discuss the topic (although I would love to). But when it comes to things outside of religion, my friends don't understand my perspective at all.
I was never a part of religion and always hated the way they treated women. I strive to rely on my own thinking rather than follow others and will most likely continue to do this for the rest of my life.
What are your experiences Belle?
If I had held on the the religious perspective that I was his "helper" I'd still be helping him hurt me.
That's an interesting way of putting it, very accurate.
You have an amazing story, and good for you! A lot of people don't manage to get out of the vicious circle of abuse. Was your deconversion a part of your leaving your husband? I must say that the feeling of freedom is incredible and empowering to help yourself take control of your own life.
Personally (I'm a guy just so you know) I'd just be apathetic to all Christian "Morality" and "Societal Norms". My only advice would be: do whatever you want to do and anyone with the amazing genocidal book doesn't get a word in edgewise. Live as you dance; like no one's watching.
It's nice to see that atheism does so much good for people. Christianity says that their belief is like taking off the shackles and celebrating, whereas it's more the other way around.
Again, good for you to have the courage to change your life around!
Why does "[remaining] feminine, beautiful" have to be in conflict with being "strong and forthcoming" about what we don't believe in? That's an old way of thinking that needs to expire. And if they still must be in conflict, why would that model of femininity be worth holding onto? I'm more interested in being perceived as an equal human who speaks her mind than a atheist who cultivates an antiquated version of demure femininity.
As for your other questions...I ventured into a belief system encompassing gender equality before I embraced atheism. As a newby atheist with that background, I have been disappointed by the lack of understanding of women's issues and gender-based societal inequality within the atheist community. I hope that improves before more people are alienated. The process of rejecting traditional theism (first for Gaia-ism, then Deism, then Panentheistic Deism, then Agnosticism while considering the likelihood that all forms of deism are a construct) was personally liberating in light of the psychological effect accepting male supremacy on a spiritual level takes on a non-male person.
I have not totally rid myself of the social and religious thinking which limits women to the wife/mother role, or at the very least espouses that this should be a woman's primary role/identity. I sometimes feel guilty about my decision not to reproduce. But then logic prevails and I remember that I have made the correct choice.
On a side note...I had to edit this six times. Typing on an android tablet is hell. Flying Spaghetti Monster Hell.
I grew up trying to achieve the persona you describe in the first three lines, so I can really empathize. I think the ideal you were taught to aim for is impossible. Nobody can be everybody for a person...unless that person is very sick. Also, how can you be for yourself when you are everything for others?
I'm very glad to hear you've separated from your ex-husband and that you're re-evaluating the best way to be. It is a journey!


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The Edward M. Ryan Geology Museum contains over 5000 world class mineral and fossil specimens in a user-friendly viewing format.Since the Museum opened in 2004, more than 7000 visitors from all over the world have toured the collection.
Students of all ages marvel at the rare zeolites, the 165 pound octahedral pyrite cluster from Peru, rare trilobites, raptor claws, and many other beautiful specimens. Professor Ryan donated his extensive personal collection to Adams State University in support of the excellent Earth Science program offering.


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A children's book borrowed from a public library 63 years ago has been returned during an eight-day fines amnesty.
Staff at Rugby Library in Warwickshire were handed the copy of The Adventures Of Pinocchio last week, and found it had a return date of New Year's Eve in 1950.
Colin Hayfield, Warwickshire County Council's portfolio holder for customers, said: "We always wanted to use the fines amnesty to welcome people back who haven't visited us for a while and we hope the borrower is enjoying our services again.
"We are pleased that after all this time the borrower felt that they could return the book."
If the book been been returned after the amnesty ended, the unnamed library user would have faced an 18p per day penalty, although the local authority caps its late-return fines at £5.22.
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Google never seems to run out of things to do. Their latest project: taking on Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. The popular party game has been made easier thanks to Google, who created a function that helps you figure out how closely linked any Hollywood star is to Kevin Bacon.
Created in 1994 by three U.S. college students, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a game that ask movie buffs to connect an actor to the Footloose star in as few steps as possible. For instance, Johnny Depp appeared in the film Dark Shadows with Helena Bonham Carter who starred in Novocaine with Kevin Bacon to give Depp a Bacon Number of 2.
Instead of relying on an in-depth knowledge of films, you can now figure out how close an actor is connected to Bacon by typing "Bacon Number" plus the actor's name into Google.
Google's Yossi Matias told the Hollywood Reporter that the Kevin Bacon project provided an interesting challenge for the search engine giant.
"If you think about search in the traditional sense, for years it has been to try and match, find pages and sources where you would find the text," said Matias.
"It's interesting that this small-world phenomena when applied to the world of actors actually shows that in most cases, most actors aren't that far apart from each other. And most of them have a relatively small Bacon number."
Google's engineers are hardly the first to tackle the Kevin Bacon conundrum. The Oracle of Bacon has been up and running since 1996.
Google and Bacon have worked together in the past. The actor appeared in this 2010 Google TV ad


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After three amazing years of food blogging on the The Simplest Aphrodisiac, the time has come for this blog to bid you adieu. I know this announcement may come as a surprise to many of you, but I assure you that a lot of thought had been put into this and I'm ready to take this important step.
The biggest reason behind this decision is a happy one. I'm proud to tell you that someone very dear and special to me recently said "Yes", not just to me but really to us, and it was a memorable moment that was filled with the purest of bliss. We're now two people very much in love, and we share something that I know I would cherish with all my heart.
The question you would probably be asking now is: what does this have to do with the blog? The answer really is related to how this blog had come about, for it was started because of someone else in the distant past. That I would expect my loved one now to share this same space (and memory) would be insensitive, if not unfair as well. No doubt this blog had also seen me through the emptiest of days as it had given me purpose in otherwise silent and unforgiving moments; this is something that I would always remember and be truly grateful for. But the story now is no longer about me alone. A new chapter in life has begun and it is time to start anew.
Understandably, this blog has more than three years' worth of painstakingly written food posts, all of which were so meticulously organised from the title down to the individual blog labels. I would be lying if I said I couldn't be bothered or don't feel anything at all at this point; indeed many hours and sleepless nights had been poured into trying to take that perfect picture as well as trying to find the perfect words to illustrate and describe each meal, each spoon or forkful, and each bite. Moreover, I have made many friends through this blog and was also thrilled to have received so many emails and notes from individuals who would have been complete strangers to me if not for our common love and interest in food.
I should let you know however that this is not really goodbye, as far as my love for eating and sharing the love for it goes. Perhaps you would be able to find my words and pictures on food elsewhere, but in a space and style that you would not normally associate with a food blog. I must admit though that I have lost some of that eagerness to snap away at my food with my cameras, having returned to enjoying food as it is as well as in the company of others. When I do take pictures it's often with my iPhone, and only because I've been quite fascinated with the artistic effects created by some of the apps that I have.
Just so I do not ramble on any further, I would just like to thank everyone for all the support and encouragement that you've shown towards me and my blog these past years. It was a fantastic ride and I enjoyed every single moment of it. Last but not least, here's wishing everyone a most loving and happy Valentine's Day :)


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When I was working on my master's thesis, one of the things I wanted to do was examine the federal pension applications of King's Mountain veterans. The NARA Rev War pension files are fantastic sources, sort of like miniature autobiographies of common soldiers along with supporting documentation. Thing is, there are a heck of a lot of them, and I was only after pension files from veterans of one particular battle, so each roll of microfilm only had a few documents that were relevant to my project. I spent as much time fast forwarding through microfilm reels to get to what I needed as I did reading the material I wanted to see.
Fortunately, people who are interested in using the Rev War pension files have it a lot easier these days. Almost all of them are available at Fold3, one of the best subscription services to access digitized material. These aren't transcriptions, mind you, but digital versions of what you'd see if you were looking at the microfilm. All you have to do is pay a subscription fee and you can peruse these documents to your heart's content while sitting on the couch in your pajamas. No gas mileage, no parking hassles, no library closing hours, no other researchers hogging the microfilm reader, and no duplication costs.
The Rev War pension files are just one example of the sort of thing you can access through these online subscription services—pay vouchers, muster rolls, the records of the Southern Claims Commission, Indian treaties, journals of the Continental Congress, Washington's letters.
There's clearly a lot to be said for these online services, and yet I haven't run across that many academic history books that cite them. Part of the reason for this is simple: people haven't been digitizing manuscripts for all that long. But even when it comes to more recent books, I don't see that many online collections cited. I know a lot of genealogists who make extensive use of these online services, but not many professional historians who do so.
Again, these sites offer digitized versions of the exact same thing you'd see if you consulted the microform, so on the face of it it's hard to see why there would be any difference in citing one instead of the other. In fact, if one of the purposes of citation is accountability (i.e., to allow readers to easily check an author's sources), citing an online digitized document would seem to facilitate that better than citing the same thing from a roll of microfilm or a folder in a vault.
So is it just me, or are academic historians reluctant to use online services like Fold3, and is there some reason for that? And will we start to see these types of services utilized more frequently by academic researchers as time passes?
(By the way, if it seems like I've been obsessing lately about choosing among different formats of primary source material, I plead guilty as charged. This book project has made it something of a pressing issue for me.)


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And my third thing? I have extra bitter taste buds. I'm super sensitive to citrus pith, just a little can ruin a dish for me. Deep leafy greens need to be dowsed in dressing to make it palatable for me; I'll give my mom that excuse for not eating more kale. Brussels sprouts had long been a forgotten vegetable because they are particularly bitter to me. In fact, I wrote a post about the brown sugar, orange juice, and beer simmering sauce for drunk brussels sprouts that can be used to almost mask the flavor! Won't lie, still kind of hated it despite the incredible sauce. (Thanks, Dad!)
However, I do believe in trying everything when I'm at a dinner party. I was at a friend's house recently and she served up a dish of roasted brussels sprouts with apples in them. I took the "polite" portion, loaded with a lot of apples and only a couple of sprouts. My first bite took me totally by surprise - I actually like brussels sprouts!
What a revelation! Honestly, I felt so stupid. I love everything roasted and have to restrain myself because if left to my own devices every post on this blog would start with the word "roasted." This dish is a bit of an homage to the first brussels sprouts that I liked, with the apples and nuts.
I cut my sprouts into quarters to give them more surface area to crisp up (and downplay the bitter), paired them with thinly sliced and slightly wilted apples, added a little lemon juice for brightness, and finished with nutmeg to pair with the greens. The combination of the lemon juice and the residual olive oil from roasting made an easy and flavorful bonus vinaigrette. Paired with the roast pork, it was the perfect compliment!
My word of advice to you? If you think you don't like something, keep trying. It may not work, like me with sweet potatoes, but sometimes you'll surprise yourself!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Pecans
1 lb of brussels sprouts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 apple, sliced thinly (I used a combo of 1/2 gala and 1/2 granny smith)
1 lemon, zest and juice
pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
handful of pecans (or your favorite nuts)
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Prepare the brussels sprouts. Trim the bottoms, cut into quarters, and remove loose outer leaves. Save for salads, if that's your thing.
Toss the sprouts in olive oil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and then roast at 400 for 20 minutes, stirring at the ten minute mark.
While the sprouts are roasting, prepare the apples. Prevent browning by juicing half of the lemon over the sliced apples. Over medium high heat, "wilt" about half of the apple slices in olive oil and season with salt and pepper. At the last second, add the other half of the apple, lemon zest, the rest of the lemon juice, and the nutmeg. Set aside.
Toast the nuts of your choice in a dry pan over medium heat, watching closely. Roughly chop and set aside.
To assemble, combine the roasted sprouts with a little of the olive oil from roasting, the sautéed apples, and the toasted nuts. Serve up and enjoy!


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*1012: Go God Go*
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*1012: Go God Go*
Episode #1012/Air date: November 1, 2006
Cartman's plan to propel himself into the future to arrive at the
precise release date of the newest, hottest, game goes horribly wrong.
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This looks good... even if it is *murphle*probablycreationismbs*murphle*
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iceiwynd wrote::B I think it sounds good. Can't wait to see some kind of picture or clip for it, though, to get a better idea of it.
Gamers here, are there any new games coming out soon that this could possibly be parodying?
Erm... I have a pretty good hunch it will be that new sim game. I forget what it's called but it's by the makers of sim and you get to play god by creating life and letting it evolve and move to other planets. It's been in the works (gamer zines ads promos ect) for a year now so there's a lot of hype about it.
It's just occured to me that they'll probably just make fun of the "big bang" theory too. Which is a little out there.
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Of course The Simpsons and Family Guy have already burned creationism, both in the last season in fact.
The game is called "Spore" by the way.
PART ONE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvVMVvZBATk
PART TWO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE_zEJL0Km4
They also mention their stand on this issue. Worth a watch.
Personally I cant wait to see this.
Was there a part one? Or did they just do this like in the Return Of Chef. "Previously on south park" when it didnt actually happen?
"Never Underestimate The Power Of Very Stupid People In Large Groups"
"Rehab Is For Quitters!"
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Was there a part one? Or did they just do this like in the Return Of Chef. "Previously on south park" when it didnt actually happen?
No their never was a part one.
I'l just copy and paste what I said in the other thread:
Yay!! An evoloution episode. That's another great topic that south park hasn't tackled yet. As always I'm excited for the new episode.
What I'm relly wondering is how the title plays into the episode. Go,God,Go part 2? Does that mean that we might get to see God again? And Why is it part 2? Could this mean that their will be a part 1? I think that it could be a possibility. It would be like what George Lucas did with the star wars movies. You get the 2nd half of the story first,and then you get the 1st half.But,I could be wrong.
Anyway,this looks like a great episode. I think this will be the big atheism episode that M&T talked about on nightline
Levani wrote:I dont think that they will make fun of game where you play god.game name is spore,it won best game of the year 2006.from that i know only but i never played it.anyway i hope it has nothing to do with any game,still i dont have a good feeling about this episode,it doesn't look like that it will be good
Spore isn't out yet. They haven't even finished making the game yet. And I read in a magazine that they do not know yet if it will turn out to be a fun game, and if the game will actually work. So, I'm guessing that's what they mean by "game goes horribly wrong" if it is based on Spore? I don't know.
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Illumination Books! The biggest selection at Pennsic is at Small Churl Books! Come see, be tempted, buy the beautiful, useful and irresistable (books).
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Yurt for Sale! 12' dia. By Yurts of America. 1 yr old, used 2 Pennsic's. See Rask at Viking Archery Supply #13 Bow St $2500 obo. Available now
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I, Algar Irenhande from Barony of Brendoken will take on all combatants on the Rapier Field from 1pm to 2pm Wednesday for Donations to a partially paralyzed police officer, injured by a drunk driver.
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Bard's Haven is open for business! Also Celtic bardic again on Tuesday night as usual. E19.
Enchanted Ground bardic circle 9-12 PM stories music poems
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Zombie Apocalypse Team: My world trembled. You gathered the pieces and made them sing. Your words and labors fill all hearts with gladness. How can I ever thank you enough? Love, Aitch
Interested in the Pennsic XL Skate Up? Please stop by the Three Swans Inn! (Corner of Causeway & Myfan Way) . Ask for Shackpack or Bridget!
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Minbu - Japanese Festival Dance Class - WED 2:00 at Clan Yama Kaminari (E03) Solveig Throndardottir
The Memorial Ship will sail this Thursday, the 11th. Procession will start from the Stave Church at 8:30 PM. Paint shields at Tancred's Tangled Wood.
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The Hunger Games was the true victor of the 2013 People's Choice Awards. The blockbuster took away five trophies, including favorite movie and favorite movie actress for star Jennifer Lawrence's performance.
Katy Perry won three awards at the ceremony for favorite female artist, favorite pop artist and for her "Part of Me" video.
Photos: 2013 People's Choice Awards hottest looksCheck out the full list of winners below.Favorite Comedic Movie Actress: Jennifer AnistonFavorite Comedic Movie Actor: Adam SandlerFavorite Comedic Movie: TedFavorite Movie Actress: Jennifer LawrenceFavorite Movie Actor: Robert Downey Jr.Favorite Movie Icon: Meryl StreepFavorite Movie: The Hunger Games
Favorite Movie Franchise: The Hunger Games
Favorite Action Movie Star: Chris HemsworthFavorite Action Movie: The Hunger Games
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress: Emma WatsonFavorite Dramatic Movie Actor: Zac EfronFavorite Dramatic Movie: Perks of Being a WallflowerFavorite Movie Fan Following: Twi-hards, TwilightFavorite Comedic TV Actress: Lea MicheleFavorite Comedic TV Actor: Chris ColferFavorite Cable TV Comedy: Awkward.Favorite Network TV Comedy: The Big Bang TheoryFavorite New TV Comedy: The New NormalFavorite Dramatic TV Actress: Ellen PompeoFavorite Dramatic TV Actor: Nathan FillionFavorite Network TV Drama: Grey's AnatomyFavorite Cable TV Drama: LeverageFavorite New TV Drama: Beauty and the BeastFavorite TV Crime Drama: Castle
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show: True Blood
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show: Supernatural
Favorite Competition TV Show: The X FactorFavorite Celebrity Judge: Demi LovatoFavorite TV Fan Following: SPNFamily, Supernatural
Favorite Daytime TV Host: Ellen DeGeneresFavorite Late Night Talk-Show Host: Jimmy FallonFavorite New Talk-Show Host: Steve HarveyFavorite Male Artist: Jason MrazFavorite Female Artist: Katy PerryFavorite Country Artist: Taylor SwiftFavorite Pop Artist: Katy PerryFavorite R&B Artist: RihannaFavorite Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki MinajFavorite Band: Maroon 5Favorite Breakout Artist: The WantedFavorite Album: Up All Night, One DirectionFavorite Song: "What Makes You Beautiful," One DirectionFavorite Music Video: "Part of Me," Katy PerryFavorite Music Fan Following: KatyCats, Katy PerryFavorite Superhero: Robert Downey Jr., Iron ManFavorite Face of Heroism: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
People's Voice Award: Christina AguileraFavorite Onscreen Chemistry: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games
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I have installed XAMPP for Mac on my computer, and it's installed fine, I get the 'Welcome to XAMPP' page when I go to http://localhost/, I can access phpMyAdmin, etc. the installation is fine. I've made a new database in phpMyAdmin called store as it will be a database for an online store, I've also made a user and assigned full control on that database at the moment. I'm doing this all locally because I haven't got a host yet by the way, oh and by the way Apache, MySQL and FTP are all running. So I've got a config.php file where I try to connect to the database in phpMyAdmin, I've put in the code to connect to it:
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$db_host = "localhost";
$db_username = "daniel";
$db_pass = "admin";
$db_name = "store";
mysql_connect("$db_host","$db_username","$db_pass") or die ("could not connect to mysql");
mysql_select_db("$db_name") or die ("no database");
I then made a new PHP file in the same directory which just quickly tests the connection. test.php:
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require "config.php";
echo "
Success! Connection to database established!
";
When I run the PHP which parses correctly through my browser, I go to http://localhost/store/test.php I get the following message through my browser:
Object not found!
The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 404
Sun Jul 24 15:27:06 2011
Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) DAV/2 mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8l PHP/5.3.1 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1
If I run a basic PHP file which just echos the text hello! it works perfectly fine, it was also in the same directory which showed it was working.
It's telling me it can't find the database I believe, so i'm stuck because I can't connect to the database. Does anyone out here know how I would connect to the database I made in phpMyAdmin, which is hosted locally using XAMPP? I would like to connect to it using PHP.
Thank you in advance. Dan.


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WWE Extreme Rules: Brock Lesnar Vs. Triple H (Steel Cage Match)
Steel Cage Match: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
The announcers hype a new taller, re-enforced steel cage for tonight's match. We go to the ring and out first comes Triple H. Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman are out next. Lesnar gets pyro before making his way to the cage. They go right at it when the bell rings. HHH hits an early spinebuster after some offense. Lesnar blocks a Pedigree and backdrops HHH into the steel.
Lesnar takes over control and works HHH around the cage. Lesnar tosses HHH across the ring and into the steel several more times. Lesnar jogs around the ring and waits on HHH to get up. HHH blocks a shot and sends Lesnar face first into the steel. HHH with big right hands and a jumping knee to the face. Lesnar comes right back with another big throw. Lesnar tosses HHH into the steel again. Lesnar charges with a high knee but HHH moves and Lesnar hits his knee on the steel. Lesnar sells the knee injury now. Heyman tells him to shake it off. Lesnar meets HHH on the top. Lesnar with a massive powerslam but he goes down on the hurt knee. Lesnar yells to Heyman.
Lesnar locks in the kimura lock but HHH fights out by hitting the knees. Lesnar stops HHH with a big clothesline. Heyman opens the cage door for Lesnar to exit. HHH tries to escape but Heyman shoves the referee and shuts the door on HHH. Lesnar nails a F5 on HHH for a close 2 count. Lesnar tells Heyman to get him a steel chair. Lesnar goes to work on HHH with the chair now. Lesnar is still complaining to Heyman about his knee. Lesnar goes for another F5 but his knee buckles. HHH comes back and takes Lesnar down by his knee. HHH gets up and uses the chair on Lesnar now. Heyman begs HHH to stop. HHH focuses on the injured knee and takes Lesnar to the corner. Lesnar locks in the kimura out of nowhere.
HHH goes for the Figure Four and locks it in. They battle while in the hold and Lesnar looks to turn it around. Lesnar starts climbing the cage as Heyman cheers him on. Lesnar makes it to the top of the cage but HHH stops him with a chairshot to the injured knee. HHH climbs up and they fight on the cage wall. HHH sends Lesnar to the mat. HHH smiles and reaches up to the top of the cage, pulling out a steel sledgehammer. Lesnar nails HHH and brings him back to the mat. Lesnar grabs the sledgehammer but HHH ducks. HHH goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it in. Heyman runs in the cage and HHH breaks the hold. HHH nails Heyman with a Pedigree. HHH decks Lesnar with the sledgehammer and hits a Pedigree on him. HHH covers for a close 2 count. HHH grabs the sledgehammer but Heyman hits a low blow from behind and HHH goes down. Lesnar grabs the sledgehammer and nails HHH in the jaw with it. HHH lays motionless as Lesnar limps around him. Lesnar yells and lifts HHH up. Lesnar nails a F5 and covers HHH for the win.
Winner: Brock LesnarAfter the win, Lesnar lays the sledgehammer on top of Triple H's chest. Lesnar limps out of the cage and we go to replays. We come back and Triple H is being tended to by trainers. Lesnar stops and smiles on the ramp before limping to the back. Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar has been helped up the ramp by referees. Heyman raises Lesnar's arm as we go back to Renee Young, Wade Barrett, Mick Foley and Titus O'Neil to kick off the pre-show.We go back to the ring where Triple H is being helped up. We get more replays. Extreme Rules goes off the air with Triple H leaving the ring, helped by WWE trainers.


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Ok, so I haven't spent anytime of my blog….ooops, but I do intend to recify this now that I have my holiday out of the way and I can finally but a lot more of my energy into Etsy.
I have had a wonderful break with my partner, family and friends and I feel much more refreshed and raring to go. I will post some of the photos I took whilst in the US, some are very interesting and I love capturing elements that people can tend to over look when they're busy taking in the whole picture and not the parts that make it up. But you can decide for your selves! I'm particularly pleased that we managed to have our holiday unspoilt by hurricanes and tropical storms, especially after I saw that Key West was evacuated at the beginning of the week! My condolences to those that were there at the time, I hope the weather didn't completely ruin your break, and to the locals although they're probably more used to it by now.
Ohh and I'd like to shout out to Team GB for an absolutely amazing medal haul so far! The best since 1920, the team has worked sooo hard and I feel incredibly proud by their achievement, not just for themselves but representing our country. Go GB, I really hope you beat the medal total the government has set, that'll show them!


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A state House subcommittee received a number of options Wednesday to help homeowners fend off an expected end to federal flood-insurance subsidies that Realtors claim could devastate Florida's economy.
The proposals ranged from lifting state laws and regulations to attract more private insurance companies into the market to setting up a state-backed agency --- similar to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund --- to back coverage.
House Insurance and Banking Chairman Bryan Nelson, R-Apopka, said the immediate need is to get Congress to postpone implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which phases out subsidies on older properties in flood zones.
The postponement would give the state time to review the impacts of the change, Nelson said.
"We want to look at anything, we just need to take care of the citizens of Florida," Nelson said. "The easiest and quickest would be for them to delay it and give us some options."
The 2012 act calls on the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies to make a number of changes to the way the National Flood Insurance Program is run, including raising rates to reflect true flood risk and to make the program more financially stable.
In June, the U.S. House voted to delay parts of the act, including putting a one-year hold on the rate changes that FEMA is rolling out. The House also approved a delay in the removal of a longstanding grandfather clause that has allowed subsidies to be carried over when properties are sold.
Gov. Rick Scott has asked U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for help to ward off "the potential impact to Florida's economy" of the act.
Among the concerns that the Florida House subcommittee will review, Bryan Nelson said, is that while many Floridians are receiving subsidies through the federal program, the state collectively pays $4 into the program for every $1 that has come back to Florida.
As for the suggestion that the state could create its own means to provide insurance to those unable to get private coverage, Nelson pointed out the difficulties.
"We know how hard it is to set up an insurance company. Now you're talking about a whole new program based on a set of criteria," Nelson said. "Who is to say the federal government doesn't come back and tweak it and get us back. And here we spent all this time ramping up."
St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster on Tuesday urged the Scott and the Cabinet for help getting Congress to "just hit pause" for one year.
Realtors told the subcommittee on Wednesday they are already starting to see impacts of the act, which they say will cause a nightmare scenario for about 15,000 homes in Pinellas County.
With scenarios that flood insurance for some properties could jump from $3,000 to more than $30,000, Florida Realtors President Dean Asher said the act will be "devastating for Florida's economic rebound."
Kenneth Pratt, senior vice president of government affairs for the Florida Bankers Association, said the higher costs could eventually impact lending.
"If it's not available and affordable, we can't close loans," Pratt told the subcommittee.


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The season for red grouse shooting starts today. Tens of thousands of red grouse will be shot over the next two months covering the Moors of Britain in rivers of blood.
The shooting estates claim that grouse shooting is a traditional field sport but that isn't true. The claim is similar to that made by the Countryside Alliance to defend fox hunting, but grouse shooting has a terrible impact on the environment and other wildlife to the cost of every taxpayer and 70% of the nation's homes.
Save Me's investigation has revealed that all shooting estates practice driven grouse shooting, where a line of beaters 'drive' the grouse towards lines of 'static' guns. They claim this is 'sport' but this is farcical - 'guns' need very little skill to hit a dense cloud of low flying birds with a repeat loader gun. The shooters claim grouse shooting is traditional but that isn't true. It has, around 150 years of history only becoming popular in Britain when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought the Balmoral Estate and the development of repeat firing guns.
The estates claim shooting is good for the economy in an argument remarkably similar to Hunts - but this does not stand up to scrutiny. What is true is that big money is made by estate owners who can charge up to £30,000 a day for a 6 to 8 gun shooting party.
The estates claim they are conserving rare habitat, maintaining bio-diversity and protecting wildlife. Wild red grouse live in the heather-clad hills of the British uplands – it's a hardy bird which lives in the hills all year round and in the UK eats a diet predominantly of heather shoots. Red grouse are not reared and released like pheasants and partridge, but the moors are managed by gamekeepers to maximise the number of birds available at the beginning of the shooting season.
The heather is burned, on a rotation of perhaps a dozen years, in order to create a patchwork of old heather that's for grouse shelter and nesting, young heather (grouse food), and wet areas (known as peat bogs) are drained, as heather doesn't do well in sodden soils, and any natural predators such as Foxes, Stoats and Corvids are shot, snared or poisoned.
Campaigners such as Chris Packham and Mark Avery have raised awareness of the killing of protected species such as hen harriers, golden eagles, peregrine falcons and buzzards. All these birds are protected by law and a lot of evidence has been collected of egg and chick destruction, poisoned carcasses, trapping and shooting, but prosecutions seem rarer than hen harrier eggs on a grouse moor. This is a very familiar situation for anyone who has monitored fox hunts.
The hen harrier, a ground nesting raptor, is particularly affected as it lives on open moors and does eat red grouse. Scientists have calculated that there is enough habitat in the UK for there to be 2,600 pairs and yet there are only around 600. Golden eagles and peregrines are also known from scientific studies, to be rare or absent from grouse-shooting areas of the country, to have low breeding success and to be persecuted too.
There is some verifiable history that the shooting industry doesn't shout about: 50 years ago, Richard Waddington's book, 'Grouse: Shooting and Moor Management', described the hen harrier as "a nasty bird of evil habits. It quarters the moor a few feet above the ground and pounces on grouse or chicks it catches unawares. It must be got rid of at all cost."
The Grouse shooting industry is not the economy saving cash generator it claims to be. Our moors and wildlife are victims of a 'bastardisation' of a monoculture landscape and the relentless need to make money at any cost. And what a cost, the snaring, poisoning and shooting of protected birds of prey and native wildlife, the mismanagement of the moorlands that provide 70% of the UK's fresh water is costing homeowners money as water companies now have to filter the carbon from the water (something peat bogs do naturally). Not forgetting, the misery and destruction of the floods that have increased so dramatically in recent years - costing hundreds of millions of pounds because rainfall, that previously landed on the hills and soaked through the rock and peat beds for millennia, can now only "run-off" the surface crashing downhill towards the nearest river.
It is not credible for the British government to continue to support a micro-industry that is costing every tax payer and householder thousands of pounds every year to subsidise whilst it devastates our landscape and destroys our wildlife.
Nature lovers unite - please sign and share the petition to ban driven grouse shooting https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125003
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
MLK Day...a few more things
Due to unexpected snow days and the need to revamp our lesson plans, our MLK unit was extended a few days. Since we extended our unit, I wanted to share a few more of our MLK Day activities.
One of the puzzles in our puzzle center is of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is one of our tougher wooden puzzles, apparently so tough, that a teacher long before me traced the puzzle piece shapes to aid in solving.
When one of my friends had some difficulty, a few friends came over to offer a little help and encouragement. As he finished, the helpers all congratulated him, offered praise for a job well done and a high five.
We've talked a lot about treating others with equality and respect. Honestly, my students were dumbfounded that there was actually a time that segregation and inequality was the norm. I'm so glad that they will never live the injustices that occurred here in our beloved South not so long ago. It's hard for the friends to conceptualize MLK's "Dream", since that is not a reality they live.
We talked a good bit about King's "Dream" and how that is different from the dreams we experience while sleeping. I tried really hard to put those concepts into terms they could understand, but while they got the gist of what King stood for, when I asked them to dictate and illustrate THEIR dream for the future, it was clear that the responses were clearly those of preschool children. I gave them pre-cut cloud shapes to record their "dreams". We put their name and the dictated responses on one side and the illustrations on the other and hung the completed projects on a string from the ceiling.
And the dreams.....
"I have a dream.....
**that all families can all get along and be friends.
**for Martin Luther King to write books about dinosaurs.
**for the friends to hold hands.
**that we can all be friends.
**for the apples to grow and the sun to come up.
**that we will all be together.
**that we could have a snowman.
**that everybody can be friends.
**for me and Tegan to put on a party for my mommy.
**we have a Batman to save the day.
**for Batman and the Joker to do something. The Joker got exploded.
**to have flowers for my sister and my mommy.
**everyone should play in the snow.
**I wish everyone in my family could be butterflies in the world.
**for an alien snowman.
**that everyone gets to make a snowman.
**for everyone to be a fairy.
**we can all be friends.
**for everyone to be together.
**everyone should make snowmen. "
We also read a few more books about Dr. King. I especially like the books we've read in the "Let's Read About" series by Scholastic. The books have beautiful illustrations and very easy text for little ones to comprehend. Lets Read About-- Martin Luther King, Jr (Scholastic First Biographies) has already become a favorite.
We also read Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. (Scholastic Bookshelf).
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We have an old fashioned Peanuts puzzle that is very similiar. I have it packed away because it is so tough the girls never like to do it, but tracing the shapes would help a lot! Thanks for the idea. Stopping by from Child Central Station. Checking out some of the other award winners, congrats.ReplyDelete
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Her story: Gwyneth Susil, 34, grew up in Bethesda. She is a pediatrician in pursuit of a position in North Carolina, where she moved to live with her husband-to-be last fall. Her mother, Joan Weigel, a homemaker, and father, George Weigel, a Catholic theologian, live in Bethesda. In 2010, Gwyneth's first husband, Robert Susil, died of cancer. Their son William is 7.
His story: Jeffrey "Jeff" Spaeder, 46, grew up in Pittsburgh. He is the chief medical and scientific officer for Quintiles, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Durham, N.C. His parents, Leo and Frances Spaeder, both retired, live in Pittsburgh.
Their story: Gwyneth and Jeff met on Match.com in fall 2012. At the time, Gwyneth was living in Baltimore and Jeff was living in Chapel Hill, N.C. They talked for several weeks before meeting in person that October, when Jeff flew to Baltimore for a weekend visit.
"You can't really ask someone to fly from North Carolina and just meet them for coffee," says Gwyneth.
So on Oct. 7, 2012, they spent the day together, eating brunch at the Waterfront Kitchen in Fells Point, visiting the Baltimore Museum of Art and attending the Orioles-Yankees playoff game that night.
They discovered that they had several friends and colleagues in common because both had attended the Johns Hopkins University medical school and had lived in Baltimore for over 10 years.
"What we found that was most surprising wasn't necessarily that we met online but that we'd never met before," says Jeff.
The proposal: Gwyneth visited Jeff in North Carolina during Memorial Day weekend of 2013. That Saturday, they were about to go out to dinner when Gwyneth walked into the living room to find Jeff fussing with a police Lego set that William put together on a previous visit. Jeff asked Gwyneth to see if she could determine the problem, telling her to look behind the makeshift police station. Tucked behind it, she found a box holding an engagement ring.
"I think he wanted to include William in some way [in the proposal] and I certainly appreciated that," Gwyneth says, "because it was not just proposing to me, but a whole family that was being formed."
Gwyneth, William and Jeff now live in Raleigh, N.C.
The venue: The ceremony at the Basilica of the Assumption in Mount Vernon was attended by 160 guests. Gwyneth's longtime friend, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Neb., presided. A reception followed in the Grand Ballroom at the Belvedere.
Decor: Wicked Willow in Baltimore designed the bouquets, boutonnieres and centerpieces using dahlias, roses and chrysanthemums in deep red, burnt orange, gold and ivory. Framed wedding pictures of Jeff and Gwyneth's parents and grandparents were displayed in the ballroom entryway.
Her dress: The bride wore a sleeveless fit-and-flare Augusta Jones gown with a cathedral train and lace overlay from Betsy Robinson's Bridal Collection in Reisterstown.
Bridesmaids' dresses: The women wore sleeveless, floor-length chiffon Bill Levkoff gowns in persimmon from Betsy Robinson's Bridal.
Men's attire: Jeff wore his own black Hugo Boss tuxedo, while the groomsmen wore black tuxedos and bow ties from Tuxedo House in Timonium. Jeff and William wore ivory bow ties.
Music: Night and Day, a jazz and swing band based in Silver Spring, entertained. Gwyneth and Jeff's first dance was to "L-O-V-E," originally by Nat King Cole.
Food and dessert: Truffles Catering, the Belvedere's on-site vendor, provided a balsamic vinaigrette salad and pan-seared chicken breast for dinner. The four-tier cake featured alternating layers of pear cake with caramel-infusing icing and chocolate cake with cookies and cream icing.
Favors: Guests received a bronze wine stopper adorned with a maple leaf and glass coaster sets etched with maple leaves.
Special touches: Jeff's sister-in-law, Ivana Spaeder, is from Slovakia, where a popular wedding gift is a set of dolls crafted to look like the bride and groom. Ivana arranged for women in her hometown to make a family of three dolls resembling Gwyneth, Jeff and William.
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