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Horses for courses - except at the table
LONDON: In Britain, a horse is a horse - not a main course.
Tesco, the country's biggest supermarket chain, has taken out full-page newspaper advertisements to apologise for an unwanted ingredient in some of its hamburgers: horse meat.
Ten million burgers have been taken off shop shelves after the revelation that beef products from three companies in Ireland and Britain contained horse DNA. Most had only small traces, but one burger of a brand sold by Tesco had meat content that was 29 per cent horse.
The contrite grocer told customers that ''we and our supplier have let you down and we apologise''. Reaction goes beyond concerns about contaminated food. While people in some countries happily dine on equine flesh, in the land of Black Beauty and National Velvet, the idea fills many with horror.
The environment spokeswoman for the Labour Party, Mary Creagh, reflected the feelings of many when she said eating horse meat is ''strongly culturally taboo in the United Kingdom''.
She was echoing prohibitions in Western cultures going back to 732 AD, when Pope Gregory III declared horse-eating a pagan practice. Horse meat has never been a staple of European diets, but from the mid-19th century was eaten in countries including Britain as cheap food for the poor.
''It tended to be in burgers and potted meats and sausages as cheap supplementary food,'' the culinary historian Annie Gray said. ''And it wasn't always labelled, just as we're finding out at the moment.''
The sale of horse meat in Britain occurred through the Depression and World War II, when many foods were rationed.
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West Allis couple claims Powerball prize
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) – A big Powerball prize is claimed by a suburban Milwaukee couple who say they rarely play the lottery. Mary and Dennis Retterath, of West Allis, talked about their good fortune at a news conference Monday. The couple won $1 million in last Wednesday's Powerball drawing. It's not the top prize, but the Retteraths say it's enough for them – they can now live debt free. After taxes, the Retteraths will receive $672,500. Mary Retterath says she's still in shock that she bought the million dollar winner. The quick pick ticket was purchased at Speedway in West Allis.
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stretch80 wrote:theCryptofishist wrote:Because this is eplaya, there's going to be difference of opinion.
Like this one:stretch80 wrote:You should never need an excuse to use crayons
Ahhh! Not cranyons! the color saturation is horrible! I want something softer with more pigment!
You may now return to your regularly scheduled cooler thread.
Crayons, pencil-crayons, markers, paint, pens, blood - whatever . Just embrace your inner-kid - draw stuff


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Top executives at
, the Baltimore-based performance apparel maker, saw a big boost in their compensation last year as the company's revenues and profits sharply climbed, according to an Under Armour statement filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
, the chief executive officer, received $1.3 million in total compensation, up from $748,000 in 2009. Brad Dickerson, the chief financial officer, was paid $585,000, up from $368,000 a year earlier. And the chief operating officer, Wayne A. Marino, earned $4 million — more than half in stock and option awards — compared with $534,000 the previous year.
Under Armour topped $1 billion in revenues for the first time in 2010, while operating income increased 32 percent to $112 million.


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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Show, Then Tell
Then I discovered most people have a very antiquated idea about what cloth diapers are and what it means to take care of them. The first thing my mother-in-law said when she saw Hazel's diapers for the first time was, "Oh, those don't look like what I used!" This provided me a window into what others thought of when they heard me talk about cloth diapers without them physically seeing my daughter's diapers.. Seeing is believing and that's the key here - it's all about actually seeing the diapers and realizing what cloth diapering can be!
Now, as my friends see the diapers when they watch my daughter or if they catch a glimpse of a diaper beneath her dresses, more questions and positive conversations arise than I ever imagined. They ask, "Is that cloth?!?" with a hint of wonder and surprise etched on their face. I welcome the window of opportunity and pull out a cloth diaper from my diaper bag and show them how simple and wonderful the cloth diapers are! Depending on the person, I usually start explaining how easy it is to use and care for the diapers, the savings, as well as the variety of options and designs available. Then I go into more detailed information, such as what works for us (we use predominantly Pocket diapers and All-in-Ones, etc... Time and time again, it ultimately comes back to the same questsion: dealing with the poop! Now I make sure to include discussing how simple washing.
I'm not certain how of my friends will go on to switch to or use cloth diapers; however, I've had a few friends come back later asking for more information for themselves or another friend who's interested, so it's a start! I do know I've at least planted the thought in their head, especially after they've seen Hazel's adorable diapered bottom! The diapers themselves are the best conversations starters; so when it's warm out she's wearing a t-shirt and a diaper, or she sleeps in just her diaper to keep cool. I've forgone the "diaper covers" which come with her dresses, instead I coordinate colors and let the diapers peek out. You just never know who will notice and want to know more!
-- by Cari D.
18 comments:
- Attila & Tamara said...
I just love how cloth looks. So much cuter that disposables!
- September 30, 2009 at 2:55 AM
- Jenna said...
Hear, hear! Spreadin' the fluffy LOVE! :)
- September 30, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Lauren said...
I love this - I do the same thing! Although, I've been bummed out that the past few times someone has asked me about cloth while I'm out, I don't have any spare clean fluff in the diaper bag to pull out and show & tell.
- September 30, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Kelly and Nate said...
We had a lot of the same responses. But cloth diapering has definitely come a long way since my mom did it. They are cuter, easier, and less bulky.
- September 30, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Mindy said...
I'm new to cloth diapering as well and it's amazing how often the topic comes up naturally in conversations. I did a sort of "show and tell" with my cloth diapers one night with some ladies from my church who came over for a dessert group. A few contacted their daughters to share what I showed them. Cloth diapers are terrific because they truly speak for themselves! My husband asked me last night if I was still a "cloth diaper convert" and I said "Definitely." I'm so happy this morning to be simply throwing in a load of diapers instead of running to the store to buy more and emptying out diaper trash!
- September 30, 2009 at 9:55 AM
This is great advice! When I show people cloth instead of preaching it, they're more interested.
Laura C
- September 30, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Crissy said...
That's the exact same response I get from family and friends when I talk about cloth diapering.. Then when they see the diapers it all changes!
- September 30, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Hannah said...
I was pleased when another child snatched my baby's bumGenius diaper out of the top of his diaper bag and ran off with it in the church nursery. It started a great conversation with the nursery workers "What kind of diaper is that?". They were wowed.
- September 30, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- dannyscotland said...
I find the same thing happens with me; people have a preconceived notion that cloth diapers are the old fashioned white diapers with pins. The first thing I tell people is that they are NOT like that at all. Then I show them, and then I tell them about the cost savings.
- September 30, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Jenney said...
Absolutely! Most of my naysayers can't believe how easy cloth is. I have 2 moms I know who are using now, but they had to see it to believe it.
- September 30, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Megan said...
This is so similar to my experience. Seeing the diapers is the biggest conversation starter....and they are too cute to resist!
- September 30, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- Arizona Girl said...
I too am constantly telling people about the coolness that is now cloth diapers. I can't count the number of times that I have half undressed my baby somewhere to show another mama modern clothies.
- September 30, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- Christa said...
I've had similar experiences. I don't think that people realize all of the options we have now! When they see the cute cloth diapers, they love them.
- September 30, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- Jessica Barr said...
I can totally relate to your story! My husband teases me when he sees a diaper in my hand and showing it to ANOTHER person and going on and on. How can you NOT tell people how wonderful it is!? I wish I would have CDd my DS. We started with #2 (a girl too) and are getting ready to CD #3 (another girl!). I get lots of questions all the time and some of them have taken the plunge and not turned back either! Thanks for sharing your story!
- September 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- Becky said...
I've been at a baby store and pulled down my son's pants to show off his cute diapered bum. Luckily it's mainly mommies who frequent these stores and do not complain when I do such things :)
- October 1, 2009 at 7:08 AM
- Aubrey said...
We travel in disposables for the most part so many people don't realize we use cloth. It's entertaining when I forget to change her to a disposable and we go out and her little colored bummy is sitcking out below her skirt line. Eyebrows lift, and questions fly!
- October 1, 2009 at 11:39 PM
- Senior Family said...
aww love this post ! your LO is adorable !
- October 2, 2009 at 2:19 AM
- ONCE upon a time.... said...
how sad that this is the response you got when you chose to do something so fabulously fun and responsible! i hope your MIL's opinion has changed now that she's seen how cute they are! your daughter should be a little CD model, she's so adorable! To Lauren--I purposely pack extra clean diapers when we go out, HOPING that someone will ask and I can show how cool they are! how much of a dork am i?! :) --camille
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"Mommy, did you pack ALL my bow ties? And my suspenders?" is not a question one would expect to get from a 4-year-old. But in my house, this is par for the course. You see, we are giant nerds (I say that proudly), and everyone in our family loves Doctor Who, the long-running British sci-fi series that lately has been making quite a splash in America.
The 11th incarnation of the Doctor, as played by Matt Smith, wears tweed jackets, suspenders, and repeatedly declares that "Bow ties are cool." Hence my son's rather formal sartorial tastes. (Side note: if you ever want a lot of attention from flight attendants and pilots, bring along a kid dressed like a miniature English lit professor.)
And I'm not ashamed to admit that we planned a large portion of this trip, taken in late 2012, around the show. We had vacation time to use before the end of the year, kids with a long winter break, and had had a very stressful year. We considered Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia, but didn't feel we had the time to plan properly. I flatly said no to anything Disney-related or to a cruise. Puerto Rico became the front-runner. Then one night we were playing around with airfares and found we could get to London from Pittsburgh for about $80 more than it would cost to fly to San Juan. Decision made. But then we had about two weeks to plan a 10-day itinerary.
We agreed early that Cardiff was a must—Doctor Who is primarily filmed there, and there's now an attraction called the Doctor Who Experience, which I would basically describe as a minor-but-well-executed Disney ride meets Madame Tussaud's meets the Warner Bros. Studio Tour… but for nerds. And there, for the first time in my life, I had Gift Shop Fever. I've seen it often enough at Disney—grown adults filling up baskets with Minnie t-shirts and Mickey mugs and whatnot. Pshaw, I thought. I'll never do that. And then we hit the gift shop at the Doctor Who Experience, and came away with bags full of t-shirts and toys and lenticular posters.
Disney freaks, I apologize. I get it now.
And we had an awful lot of fun tracking down various locations used in the show. By total chance, our hotel was the Adipose Industries building. We followed directions to a small park where some scenes from "The Eleventh Hour" were filmed, and ended up discovering a lovely church and garden and a perfect tea room, all in the middle of a pretty residential neighborhood I'm sure we'd otherwise never have set foot in. Caerphilly Castle, too, has been used quite a few times in the show, and that more than made up for the fact that we were there in an absolute downpour.
Outside Wales, visiting Stonehenge was a lot higher on our kids' lists because they'd seen it on Doctor Who. Same thing with the Churchill War Rooms. Do my kids fully comprehend the Blitz? Of course not. But they got a glimpse of it on Doctor Who, and while my son was disappointed there wasn't a Dalek offering us tea, he had some context in which to appreciate the War Rooms.
But the trip was far from one big fan pilgrimage. We drove through little towns in the Cotswolds, explored London (the Sir John Soane House was a big hit, with the grown-ups, at least), and spent time in Bath and Oxford and Salisbury. But there is something to be said for basing a family trip at least partially around your kids' interests. Having that small bit of familiarity with a destination—through a TV show or a book or movie—can make all the difference in their attitude toward the trip. And if you do it when they're young enough, you also get some truly magical moments.
On our final night in London, we caught a cab back to our apartment. My husband asked the driver to stop at Earl's Court station, though, and while I'm sure the driver thought we were crazy, he kindly did as we requested. My son was grumbling about getting out of the cab, but when he spotted the big blue police box on the sidewalk, he broke into a run. He yelled, "YES! YES! THE TARDIS! I KNEW IT WAS REAL!" and hugged and kissed it. It was the perfect farewell to London for my little Whovian.


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It may be Thanksgiving on Thursday, but the Christmas season has already begun. For weeks, department and local stores have played Christmas music and strung twinkly lights for their holiday displays. And now, the St. Nick's Christmas Club has its adoption book available in the Newton Daily News office.
The Christmas Club has served Jasper County for a handful of years, beginning as a small group in the late '80s.
"It had humble beginnings," said organizer Kathy Doyle. "A couple gals in town who didn't have a whole lot extra themselves would go around with a red wagon every year and pick up canned goods and stuff from people's gardens and take them around town to people who had needs. It was a food-based thing in the beginning."
Since then, the club has grown into a wildly successful annual event involving hundreds of needy families and kids being served during the holiday season.
"Last year, we adopted over 650 kids and we look to be able to do that again this year," Doyle said.
Each year, eligible families fill out the adoption form to receive presents for their children that they cannot provide themselves. The Christmas Club then reaches out to local individuals, families, civic groups, churches and businesses to provide clothing, toys and food. Gifts are collected at a central location and will be ready for pick-up on Thursday, Dec. 13.
"I think the sentiment of every single person on that club is, they've had a great Christmas and they think all kids should have a great Christmas," Doyle said. "My favorite part is working with the volunteers and seeing how excited they get about money they've raised or something special they've bought. I just love the infectious excitement and the enthusiasm I see when the volunteers talk about the things they've done."
Nearly 300 families have signed up for holiday assistance, with more on a waiting list. Those interested in more information about the St. Nick's Christmas Club can call the Ho-Ho-Hotline at (641) 840-2682.
Amy Martens can be contacted at (641) 792-3121 ext. 426 or via email at email@example.com.


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Local businessman endorses Rep. Owens
To the Editor:
As a North Country small businessperson, I want to publicly thank Congressman Bill Owens for sponsoring a bill that was recently passed that makes it possible for local small businesses like ours to raise financing from local investors.The JOBS Act of 2012 was sponsored by Congressman Owens who took time from a busy schedule to meet with us this Spring. He shared his extensive experience putting financing packages together for small businesses and outlined how the JOBS Act could be an important new tool for us to grow and create businesses and jobs in our community.
It is up to us now. We -- local businesses, local investors, local bankers, and local economic developers – can turn this new opportunity into a reality. It can be a win-win-win for our communities to grow existing and new small businesses, to retain and create jobs, and to offer investors a way to invest locally.
For more information about the JOBS Act, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act
Thank you, Congressman Owens, for your leadership and commitment in giving us this opportunity to grow small businesses and jobs in our communities in Northern New York.
Robert Penski, Colton


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Producer Michael Schwarz (Mystery of Memory, Botany of Desire, Muhammed: Legacy of A Prophet), brings his gift for unraveling complex topics to the subject of our body's immune system. Every day of our lives, silently and invisibly, our bodies do battle against a never-ending onslaught of hostile forces. Bacteria. Viruses. Microbes of all kinds. Fortunately, we win the lion's share of these battles. If we didn't, we'd all die. The foot soldiers in this daily battle are the microscopic cells and molecules of the body's immune system. For centuries, its workings were shrouded in mystery. But over the past hundred years, thanks in large part to the groundbreaking discoveries of Nobel Prize-winning scientists, we have unraveled its basic principles. And in recent years, immunology has made even bolder advances - taking on diseases that once seemed beyond its reach. In an eye-opening journey that takes us deep inside the human body and explores how Nobel Prize-winning pioneers have unlocked the secrets of the immune system, The Body's Secret Army tells the life-and-death story of the body's invisible defenders. At Stanford University, Mark Davis is working to develop a simple test to measure the health of a person's immune system. By looking at healthy people, and trying to identify the key indicators of a healthy immune system, Davis and his colleagues are hoping to better understand some of the moving parts of this very complex system. The Body's Secret Army concludes with the scientists we've gotten to know in the film looking back, and looking ahead. Gerald Edelman tells us, "If you ask me about the future of immunology, I say, it's good. If you ask me what it's going to be, I would defer. If you ask me in what sense we have solved all the problems, not even... who knows something is lurking in there we don't know."
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by Terri Winder
Sometimes I wonder if we got to choose, during our pre-mortal existence, where on this earth we would get sent to.
If so, did I have a hard time choosing between a tropical paradise and the high desert mountain?
Did four seasons and fluctuating sunlight win over moderate temperatures and balanced sun and moon time?
As much as I love swimming in the ocean and walking along a (sparsely populated) beach, I think my most favorite place to be is on a mountain—perhaps because mountains are inherently sparsely populated.
Moreover, there is something about the scent of pine mixed with mountain soil and the rustle of aspen that is magical; no wonder the words "enchanted" and "forest" are so often linked together.
The Navajo have their four sacred mountains; Blanding and Monticello are blessed to share Blue Mountain, literally, between them. And while the drive between the communities along the base of the mountain is beautiful by anyone's standards, going over the mountain is an indulgence – especially in the fall, when the leaves are changing.
The road in itself is a miracle to me. How does a man decide which ridge to follow, which trees to cut down, which canyon to cross? Surely the men who settled these communities were inspired. The road over the mountain was finished in the late 1040's, as the Blanding water tunnel was in the process of being built.
Blanding had its road going to and just beyond the Grove, where the community gathered for summer celebrations. Monticello also had a road up the mountain that ended at Buckboard Flat, a popular camping area. As the Forest Service contracted out the connecting portion, it provided the section needed to access the north side of the tunnel.
The Blanding side of the road, beyond Johnson Creek, has been improved twice since it was first built, which makes one wonder how difficult it was to traverse in the beginning. A pickup or four wheel drive vehicle does much better on the road than a car, even now.
After the Pioneer Day parade this past July, my parents accompanied our family on a trip over the mountain. Having them along added another dimension to the trip as the mountain is where their courtship unfolded.
My dad's parents and their four sons lived on the mountain at different times, as my grandfather had the contract for the water tunnel.
In 1950, my dad attended a spring dance one evening at Monticello High School, where he was attracted to dark-haired girl. She had gone to the dance with someone else, but she danced several times with my dad. After a few more weeks of dating, he invited her to come up to the tunnel and visit.
She talked her friend, Bill Quigley, into taking her from Monticello over the mountain to the south side of the tunnel. (Thank you, Bill Quigley.)
It was there, the next day, as Dad looked up from his work and saw her coming out of the trees and walking through a meadow, that he realized she would be his wife. I love looking at that meadow and visualizing that special scene.
There are other landmarks along the road, though now they can only be identified through memory. In the early days of Blanding there were several gold mines near Camp Jackson, complete with a gold stamp mill by Cooley's Gulch.
The venture was not profitable enough to continue and was eventually abandoned. However, during its heyday, there were reportedly more people living on the mountain than lived in town, and one mining camp had its own post office.
Walter C. Lyman hoped to access the gold in a more direct way than the original miners had (going from the surface), by blasting through a hard rock drift in Cooley's Gulch. He was hoping they could retrieve enough gold to fund the Blanding water tunnel.
In the end, it wasn't gold that built the water tunnel but faith and sacrifice, two commodities more rare than gold.
At the time, it was said that there was $6 million worth of gold in that mine, but it would take $12 million to get it out. The gold stamp mill was eventually dismantled and its beams used to shore up parts of the water tunnel.
I am sure that most county residents have their own stories to go with the road over the mountain; a collection of the tales would probably make a great Blue Mountain Shadows edition.
Last July, as we were picnicking at the north side of the tunnel, I happened to see among the wild flowers a clump of short stems. Someone had apparently cut all the flowers in that particular cluster. I'm sure it evidenced another love story in the making and though it was anonymous, seeing it touched my heart.
It's a beautiful time to take a ride over the mountain and see the fall colors, the deer and turkeys, and possibly a bear. Take along someone you love and drive slow enough to savor the sights and smells. You may not come away with a stand-alone story, but I'm sure the experience will seep into your store of wonderful—and probably even magical—memories.


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Global migration: Do borders matter?
The United Nations estimates there are 214 million migrants globally, and this number is growing quickly and exotically: Poles and Estonians in Dublin, Filipinos in Dubai, Mongolians in Prague, Nepalis in South Korea. The Persian Gulf states have become a veritable United Nations--though with restriction on the human rights of the foreigners.
Some have speculated that as the trade and financial globalizations have transcended borders, this new globalization of people might mean the concept of the nation-state, with its secure borders and definable citizenship, may be obsolete. Ironically, the United States with its history of diversity may fare better in any transition than the rest of the world. We have taken waves of immigrants in stride--though not without a little friction--and seem to be moving clumsily toward a resolution of our current crisis. (See New York Times [1].)


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Dear Mr. President:
Over the past four years, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have set aside their differences and worked together on a bipartisan basis with your Administration to put in place the most stringent sanctions ever against Iran. We appreciate your continued, strong implementation of these sanctions, which combined with the leadership of our allies, has led a growing number of countries and companies to curtail or reduce trade with Iran across a range of sectors --including energy, shipping, and telecommunications. These measures are now having a substantial impact on the Iranian economy, as demonstrated most dramatically by the sharp drop in the value of Iran's currency this year.
Nevertheless, the Iranian government has continued to press forward with its nuclear program. It has quintupled its stockpile of low enriched uranium since 2009. It has taken a significant step closer to possessing weapons-grade uranium by enriching up to 20 percent. And it has raced towards completion of its hardened Fordow enrichment facility, more than doubling the number of centrifuges installed there just since the summer of this year.
At the same time, Iran continues to reject the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency, including refusing to allow inspectors to visit sites where nuclear weaponization work is suspected to have occurred. These facts mean that Iran today is now moving dangerously closer to a nuclear weapons capability.
For this reason, we believe there is no national security challenge that is more urgent and essential to resolve during your second term than Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. We share your commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and strongly agree with your statement that, "[t]he clock is ticking. If [the Iranians] do not meet the demands of the international community, then we are going to take all options necessary toensure they don't have a nuclear weapon."
In order to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, we urge you to consider the following steps:
First, we strongly believe there should be absolutely no diminution of pressure on the Iranians until the totality of their nuclear problem has been addressed. The time for limited confidence building measures is over. Iran must understandthat it has a closing window of time in which to show it is serious about wanting to reach a diplomatic solution. This requires Iran to quickly and fully implement UN Security Council resolutions, including the suspension of all enrichment and reprocessing activities. Iran should also permit the removalfrom its territory of all uranium enriched to the twenty percent level.
We remain very skeptical of any proposal that would allow the current Iranian government to possess an enrichment capability in any form, given its long track record of deceptive and illicit conduct. We also believe that, at an absolute minimum, a successful resolution of the Iranian nuclear file must include the complete closure of the Fordow facility; full cooperation by Iran with the IAEA and the resolution of all outstanding questions about possible weapons dimensions of the program; and an extremely intrusive and comprehensive inspection regime for the foreseeable future.
Second, until these objectives have been achieved, we believe that the United States must make use of all elements of our national power to pressure Iran. This should include aggressive implementation of existing sanctions and the adoption of new, even stronger ones. We should also work to deepen Iran's diplomatic isolation by encouraging countries to expel Iranian diplomats and close Iranian missions, as Canada recently did, given Iran's use of its embassies and consulates to engage in proliferation and terrorism-related illicit activities.
Third, as you begin your second term as President, we ask you to reiterate your readiness to take military action against Iran if it continues its efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon. In addition we urge you to work with our European and Middle Eastern allies to demonstrate to the Iranians that a credible and capable multilateral coalition exists that would support a military strike if, in the end, this is unfortunately necessary.
Fourth, we urge you to expand America's outreach and support to the Iranian people and support of the cause of human rights and democracy in Iran. As we have seenacross the Middle East over the past two years, autocratic regimes that appear entrenched and invulnerable can collapse with stunning speed. We believe that the current government of the Islamic Republic of Iran will eventually end up in the ash heap of history, not because of the efforts of the United States, but because of the desire of the Iranian people to enjoy the basic freedoms that are their universal right, and that many of their neighbors increasingly are demanding.
It is critically important for the U.S. to stand clearly and vocally on the side of the Iranian people today and support their quest for freedom -- regardless of the status of negotiations with the Iranian government.
We thank you for your continued leadership on this critical issue and look forward to continuing to work with you to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons capability.


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A meeting on the regional impact of helicopter noise and traffic out of East Hampton Airport took place in Southampton on Monday, hosted by Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, Southampton Councilwoman Christine Scalera, and Congressman Tim Bishop. No representative of East Hampton Town, which owns the airport, was present.
A recent change in helicopter routing, taking more of them over Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, and Noyac, prompted the meeting. Representatives of civic groups, some formed specifically for the purpose, attended Monday's meeting. The goal was to ease the noise burden on any one area.
A multitown helicopter noise committee will meet on Monday in Brookhaven. That meeting is expected to include East Hampton Town Board members, advisers from the Federal Aviation Administration, and representatives of the Eastern Region Helicopter Council. According to a release issued by Ms. Throne-Holst on Tuesday, the Southampton group intends to bring up for discussion flight curfews, restricting aircraft takeoffs and arrivals, altitude guidelines, and clarifications regarding East Hampton Town's obligations to the F.A.A. under grant assurances, which are agreements as to airport operation put in place when federal money is accepted.
Supervisor Throne-Holst said the Southampton group would also review East Hampton Airport flight data, and plans to present a "multipronged proposal" for consideration. She called the meeting in Southampton "a productive first step towards achieving measurable relief" for affected residents of the town. "I call on those who can make this a reality to join us on the 24th with that positive and productive mindset in place," she said.
"Ultimately, the goal of this ongoing process is to reduce the overall burden of aircraft noise on all residents of the East End, and all options should be put on the table for evaluation," said Mr. Bishop. "While the East Hampton Airport is under local control, I am committed to working with all stakeholders including the F.A.A. to negotiate and implement a long-term solution to this serious quality-of-life issue."
Kathleen Cunningham, the chairwoman of the Quiet Skies Coalition, which participated in this week's discussion, said in her own press release that it was unfortunate that neither East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson nor Councilman Dominick Stanzione, the town board's airport liaison, was at the meeting. Neither was Jim Brundige, the airport manager.
"Longtime airport noise abatement advocates are frustrated by the lack of coherence in East Hampton's approach to airport noise mitigation as there is no plan or obvious relationship between decisions affecting residents and their peaceful enjoyment of their homes and properties, and airport assets, such as the recently installed seasonal air traffic control tower, long touted as a noise abatement tool," she said.
At an East Hampton Town Board work session on Tuesday, Mr. Wilkinson said that he would be at next week's meeting.


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Amazing giveaway this week, readers. Tria, makers of at-home skin-treatment devices, asked if I'd like to give away one of their new Skin Clarifying anti-acne systems. It's a $395 prize, including the Clarifying Blue Light device as well as Clarifying Foam Cleanser (AHA/BHA pre-treatment cleanser), Rebuilding Complex (post-treatment serum), and a Clarifying Cartridge (which sounds like a battery, and has a life of 300 minutes).
Naturally I said yes. The catch is that they only ship to the United States and Puerto Rico. International readers, I don't want you to feel left out, so there will be a separate giveaway this week, just for you. Â You may only enter ONE of this week's giveaways, and you must enter according to country.
Here's how it works:
- YOU MUST live in the U.S. or Puerto Rico to enter this contest.
- This giveaway starts today and ends Sunday, April 25, at midnight.
- You can enter once per day. (If you enter more than once per day, only the first entry will be counted.)
- A winner will be selected at random from the valid entries.
- To enter, leave a comment on this post, and tell me two things:
- What country are you in?
- A cosmetic technology (a formula, an ingredient, or a device) that you swear by.
Winners will be contacted by email, so please use an email address you check (addresses will be hidden, and will not be used for any purpose other than contacting the winner).
Good luck!


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- Premier League
Mikel slapped with three-match ban
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel will serve a three-match ban following an incident which occurred in the official's changing room after the final whistle of Manchester United's 3-2 Premier League win at Stamford Bridge in October.
Mikel, 25, had already admitted a charge that he confronted referee Mark Clattenburg after the game at Stamford Bridge, and he will subsequently miss the games against Sunderland (A), Leeds (A) and Aston Villa (H) through suspension.
After a personal hearing on Thursday, a decision by the Independent Regulatory Commission revealed the sanction, which included a £60,000 fine, would have been "significantly longer" but for the fact Mikel had believed he had been racially abused by Clattenburg.
A statement on the FA's website read: "Chelsea's John Obi Mikel has been given a three-match suspension to begin with immediate effect and fined £60,000 following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today [Thursday December 6, 2012].
"Mikel had requested a personal hearing after admitting an FA charge of using threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour.
"The breach of FA Rule E3 was in relation to an incident which occurred in the match official's changing room at the end of Chelsea's fixture against Manchester United on October 28, 2012.
"The Regulatory Commission's independent chairman Christopher Quinlan QC emphasised that the Independent Regulatory Commission accepted, as did the FA, that at the time he threatened the referee the player genuinely believed that the referee had racially abused him.
"But for that factor the suspension would have been significantly longer.
"Subsequently the FA investigated the allegation that the referee racially abused the player and found that there was not a case for him to answer."
On Thursday, Mikel signed a new contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge for five more years.


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Dubai -- 6 March 2014 – Countries that have begun to embrace a green economy approach say that they realize a fundamental change in national planning and investment is required to reach their sustainable development and poverty eradication ambitions.
More than 450 participants from 66 countries – including 27 ministers - presented their national perspectives at the first global conference on the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), an initiative led by the United Nations to support countries making the transition to an inclusive, low-carbon and resource-efficient economy.
Earlier at the conference, it was confirmed that donors had provided more than US $11 million to support country-level action under PAGE, and three new countries – Burkina Faso, Mauritius and Senegal – would join Mongolia and Peru to benefit from the initiative.
The Minister of Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates, Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, who hosted the two-day event from 4-5 March 2014, on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, noted the enormous challenges and benefits for countries embarking on this pathway.
Highlighting the sense of urgency expressed by delegates, the Minister said:
"Fundamental changes in terms of attitudes, behaviors and partnerships are required. Business as usual is not an option. While each country must forge its own green economy pathway, based on its own national priorities and natural assets, sharing these different approaches will help to distill the lessons and good practices, and encourage other countries to embark on this journey."
Speaking on behalf of the founding PAGE partners – ILO, UNEP, UNIDO and UNITAR, Peter Poschen, Director of the Enterprises Department at the ILO, said:
"The inaugural PAGE Conference is proof that countries are seeing the value of adopting green economy pathways as part of their development strategies, as well as the benefits of working in partnership. The private sector needs to be on board to green businesses, make industry resource-efficient and seize opportunities for sustainable trade. One of the key benefits of shifting to a green economy is that it can create more and better jobs. However, the transition can only occur if it is underpinned by comprehensive changes in government plans and policies, including fiscal policy reforms that improve human well-being as well as the environment."
More specifically when promoting green jobs, Mr Poschen added:
"There is a tendency to overlook the opportunity of upgrading existing jobs. The quality is critical for green jobs. Only decent jobs can both green the economy and advance social development. Green economy strategies should be grounded in the concern for more social inclusion, especially for youth, but also women who are increasingly becoming both agents for change and beneficiaries of the transformation. "
The PAGE initiative was launched last year after the Rio+20 global summit on sustainable development called on the United Nations to support countries in their transition to greener and inclusive economies. The initiative is supported by the Friends of PAGE, a group of countries committed to supporting nations seeking assistance to transform their economies.
UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, said, "Around the world, we are seeing a multiplicity of approaches and pathways to design and build greener economies. To support such efforts, we need to remove barriers and to enable poor and vulnerable groups to participate in, contribute to and benefit from the transition."
" For a credible and systematic transformation to take place, supportive policies, institutional and governance reforms and targeted investment at the local, national and global levels need to be put in place and scaled up as part of national development planning, based on national priorities."
"This first PAGE conference is a timely event and one that I hope will foster greater understanding and cooperation, expand the PAGE partnership and set a Green Economy pathway towards sustainable development and poverty alleviation", he added.
The Chair's Summary of the PAGE Conference states:
"PAGE has been tasked to become the major vehicle to facilitate this change and keep countries connected through continued knowledge sharing and mutual support. This conference has marked the beginning of building the green economy bridge between countries and the international community. Through this conference and your many enriching contributions and suggestions, PAGE is now much better equipped to accompany the countries taking up green economy strategies."
Some of the other key issues and recommendations identified included:
Green industrial policies need to address both the greening of industries and the creation of new green manufacturing and services, and be part of an overall national strategy promoting a transition to a green economy.
On trade, evidence was presented that shows greener trade creates decent jobs and resource efficient production methods, increasing competitiveness and creating new trade opportunities, which enhance social development. While the use of certification, sustainability standards and green innovation are all contributing to building a business case for a green economy, participants emphasized that governments transitioning to a green economy needed to consider the impacts of trade has on the country's natural resources .
How to measure a green economy was the focus of another breakout session, and a new working paper published by UNEP, Using Green Economy Indicators for Policymaking, was highlighted.
On finance and fiscal policy, participants noted that some critical success factors for governments to promote green private sector investments include establishing clear rules that demonstrate a long-term vision and political commitment, as well as reduce uncertainties and risks for green private sector investments. For example, South Africa is one of the countries that is identifying incentives for investors.
The Chair's Summary and a full report of the PAGE Conference will be available shortly on the websites noted below.
Note to editors:
The PAGE Conference represents one of the first opportunities countries have had to explore their national progress since the United Nations Rio+20 Summit in June 2012, which endorsed a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
The Rio+20 Declaration – the Future We Want – mandated the United Nations to support countries in their transition to greener and more inclusive economies. In 2013, the PAGE initiative was created by UNEP, ILO, UNIDO and UNITAR, in response to this call for action.
The outcomes from this first PAGE Conference are expected to contribute to the post-2015 development talks currently underway at the United Nations, as well as other international for a, such as the United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi in June.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – 23 Swimmers from four Atlantic 10 Conference schools will be competing in the 2013 AT&T Winter National Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend.
The Championships begin on Thursday, December 5 and continue until Saturday, December 7 at the Alan Jones Aquatic Center. Each of the three days will consist of preliminaries at 9 a.m. and event finals at 5 p.m.
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Jerry Yang Joins Lenovo Board as "Observer"
Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo Inc. and resigned last year from the Internet company's board, has landed a plum position with Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. making nearly $200,000 in equity and cash.
Lenovo said Wednesday that Mr. Yang would be an "observer" of the company's board, but wouldn't have any voting rights or exercise any other rights of a director. His primary role will be to attend board meetings and provide his views, the company said.


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ORLANDO – If the Panthers' new starting left tackle is already on the roster, general manager Dave Gettleman and head coach Ron Rivera think it could be
"Byron is a naturally left-handed kid," Gettleman said. "He played left tackle his whole college career. He's taken snaps there in practice and in preseason games."
Bell started 24 games at left tackle over his final two seasons at New Mexico. As a senior in 2010, he earned recognition as an All-Mountain West Conference honorable mention.
"I think the mistake we make is we all have preconceived notions about what a guy can and can't do," Gettleman said. "I have seen Byron over there. In my mind, he is not a fish out of water."
Rivera echoed that sentiment.
"That might be something that's to (Bell's) benefit," Rivera said. "It might be to our benefit, as well. When you look at the way he does things, his physicality, his athleticism for 330 pounds, that's pretty good. Being where we are in terms of potential on offense, I don't think it's a bad move if he ends up being our left tackle."
Gettleman intends to continue evaluating the free agent offensive tackle market when he returns from the NFL Annual Meeting. He added that the Panthers will seriously consider offensive tackles in the 2014 NFL Draft.
NEW VIEW FOR NEWTON: As he rehabs from ankle surgery, quarterback
Rivera said the coaching and athletic training staffs will play it safe with Newton and will keep him off the field until training camp.
"He's going to get a different perspective on preparation, a different perspective on learning," Rivera said. "He'll sit back and he'll watch things. And he'll be called upon to talk to the guys as they're doing things. He's going to have to develop that rapport with our offense from a different perspective."
CATCHES BY COMMITTEE: When he does return to action, Newton will be teaming up with a dramatically different group of receivers.
As for who will earn the "No.1" label, that's not something Rivera is concerned with. Instead, he is looking for production from the receiving corps as a whole.
"Look at it this way – last year, we rushed 14 out of 16 games for 100 yards. We were fourth in the league in total time of possession. Our receivers averaged – as a group – 10 catches a game. We have to replace those 10 catches a game," Rivera said.
"Now, those 10 catches were significant catches, too. Third-and-medium, third-and-long, somebody had to catch the ball. Those are substantial catches, and that's what we have to replace. Jerricho (Cotchery) gives us that. Tiquan (Underwood) is a guy that can get over the top. He's a strider, and once he gets going, he's gone. There is optimism for that group, and we are not done."
GODFREY ON MEND: Gettleman said safety
Godfrey could be a candidate to play free safety alongside strong safety
"We haven't established who our nickel is yet, and that's a discussion we're having," Rivera said. "I know Charles started running. We'll wait and see. He's also a guy that we've talked about playing the nickel. He's got corner skills."
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With the Moto G, Motorola (the part owned by Google) delivers many of the best features of high-end smartphones at a price that's affordable without betrothal to the carrier. Moto G is built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core SoC running at 1.2 MHz with 1 GB of RAM. Both of its 5 MP rear and 1.3MP front cameras capture 720p video at 30 fps and Moto G also can play back video at the same rate through its 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 display. As of now the unit runs Android 4.3, but a January update to 4.4 KitKat is promised and there are no UI overlays. Coolest of all, the 8 GB model can be had unlocked for GSM networks for $179. Colorful cases are sold separately.


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With 64 percent counted out of an anticipated 173,890 ballots cast countywide, 70.5 percent voted in favor of the measure, and 29.5 percent voted against it.
Many community institutions have long-term leases with the city, including the Boulder Municipal Airport, the Colorado Chautauqua Association, the Dairy Center for the Arts, A Spice of Life Event Center and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. However, those organizations have sometimes struggled to secure financing or large donations because they can only enter into 20-year leases.
City leaders have asked the voters twice before to allow longer leases on city property. In 2007, nearly 61 percent of voters said "no" to a charter amendment that would have allowed 40-year leases. In 2008, the vote was much closer, with 51 percent rejecting the proposal.
This time, voters were presented with a shorter lease term -- 30 years -- in the hopes that would make them more open to the charter amendment.
Approving leases longer than 20 years would require a two-thirds majority of the City Council, according to the proposed ballot language. Longer leases also would have to show they offered a "public benefit," like generating revenue for the city, creating jobs or providing important services not offered by the city.


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A CHARTERED accountancy firm is holding an advice workshop for GPs who will be affected by tax changes to their pensions as a result of new guidelines.
From April, pension 'lifetime allowance' will be reduced from £1.5 million to £1.25 million, meaning that any general practitioners amassing a pension fund in excess of the new limit will be exposed to a tax charge of up to 55 per cent on assets over this level.
In anticipation of these changes, Carpenter Box, based in Crescent Road, Worthing, is holding a free workshop February 18, at the Ardington Hotel, Worthing.
Senior financial planning manager at Carpenter Box Wealth Management, who will be a guest speaker at the event, said: "Many GPs with final salary pensions will be affected by these changes in April.
"However, it's not all gloom and doom, providing GPs take action before the new rules come into place.
"HMRC has recently announced some measures to help mitigate against these tax charges."
He added: "We'll be covering this and explaining what can be done to mitigate any additional tax, where possible, at the workshop."
Changes being introduced will also affect annual allowances, with the maximum annual contribution to pensions falling from £50,000 to £40,000.
The interactive workshop will start at 6.30pm and attendees will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
A number of guest speakers will be on hand to give advice.
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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- Authorities have ended their search for a missing 13-year-old boy for now.
Sheriff's officials say a two-day search of the Vallecito Reservoir in southwest Colorado turned up no sign of Dylan Redwine, who has been missing for a week.
La Plata County sheriff's spokesman Dan Bender says no more searches are planned Tuesday, but sheriff's officials and FBI agents are still investigating.
The boy lives in Colorado Springs with his mother but was in Vallecito for a court-ordered Thanksgiving break visit with his father.


text: A week after selectmen issued a five-day suspension of the liquor license of Bar Louie Tavern & Grill in Patriot Place, board members have sanctioned three other area establishments that admitted to serving alcohol to a 19-year-old during a well-publicized Sept. 27 compliance check by police. Caught in the trap were CBS Scene Restaurant at Patriot Place; Foxboro Mandarin in Foxfield Plaza; and Blue Fin Lounge at Patriot Place. All three agreed voluntarily to briefly shut off alcohol service early as punishment. CBS will stop serving alcohol at 10:30 p.m. this Sunday through Wednesday, while Foxboro Mandarin and Blue Fin will each refrain from serving alcohol Dec. 5 from 6 p.m. to closing. A hearing for Waxy O'Connors, at 121 Main St., has been postponed until Jan. 8, officials said.


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Instead of chasing the last drops of dirty oil, we need to kick-start the clean energy age. We have one planet, and if we're going to protect it, everyone - from local communities, to businesses and governments - will need to come together to go beyond oil.
Our hundred year relationship with oil is at a crossroads. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has shone a light on the far reaching consequences that our addiction to oil is having on the natural world and on the climate.
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The Band Perry may well have accomplished a feat unique to them as country artists: their own namesake cupcake.
On Fridays and Saturdays during April, you'll be able to buy the Very Perry Chocolate Cherry Cupcake at Gigi's locations all across the country. While the flavor was inspired by the girl who wants to "change [her] name to Cherry" from the Pioneer song "I'm A Keeper," the trio narrowed down the specifics during a tasting.
"I really couldn't tell after trying the first one," Neil Perry jokes. "I had to eat several just to make sure. You know, quality control and all."
In the end, The Band Perry combined several choices, deciding on a cherry-chunked cake batter, with chocolate icing with a cherry on top.
Reid says The Band Perry's excellence in the cupcake arena may turn out to be a problem. "They are delicious," he says. "So delicious, that I will be running the stairs after all of our shows now!"
Gigi's will also be selling copies of the band's sophomore CD, Pioneer, along with their cupcake creation.
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My delimma is this. I have a page which renders ABC musical notation. The load time of the page is like 1+seconds. I can render it much faster if I can change the variable in there and have it update the page. I contain the variable in a .js file (the variable is music).
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I put an endless time of 10 millisecods in my page which check to see if my .js page is updated and if so then loads it.
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STERLING – Mark S. Myers, 51, of Sterling, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. He was a machinist for the past 17 years at Woods Equipment Co. in Oregon.
He was born May 16, 1961, in Dixon, the son of Austin C. and Judith E. (Gann) Myers. Mark married the former Kristi (Hubbard) Vock on Sept. 18, 1995, in Lake Tahoe. He loved riding his motorcycle, and was a true enthusiast.
Surviving are his wife, Kristi; his son, Owen Myers of Sterling; his brothers, Byron (Samuela) Myers of Rock Falls and Allen Myers of Oregon; his sister, Myrna (Gary) Siegrist of Kirkland; his mother and stepfather, Judy and Charles Deets of Rock Falls; stepbrothers, Kimmel Deets of Rock Falls, Curtis (Mary) Deets of Sterling and Eric (Ashley) Deets of Sarasota, Fla.; and stepsisters, Sherri Bock of Jacksonville, Fla., and Connie Sue Deets of Dixon.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father.
A gathering of friends and family will be from noon to 1 p.m., followed by the memorial service at 1 p.m., Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls, with the Rev. Robert Hasselbring officiating.


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Cal Poly Pomona senior Vanessa Williams (Riverside) was named Monday to the first team on the 2008 Daktronics West Region Volleyball All-Star Team.
Williams led this year's Broncos to the 2008 NCAA West Region championship match Saturday, where CPP lost to No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino. The Broncos were 20-8 this season and ranked in the Bison/AVCA Coaches Top 25 poll all 12 weeks of regular-season play. They tied for second place in the CCAA with a 15-5 record.
The 6-foot-1 Williams led the Broncos in several categories this season including kills (292), hitting percentage (.304), solo blocks (15) and block assists (133). In the most recent NCAA rankings, she was third in blocks/game and ranked first in blocks/game and fifth in hitting percentage in the CCAA. She was named first-team All-CCAA for the second straight year and earned West Region All-Tournament honors.
She also was a two-time CCAA Player of the Week honoree.
By virtue of her first-team status, Williams now moves on to the national All-America ballot. Voting is coordinated by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The All-American team will be announced Dec. 4.


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Bedbugs found in USF dorms | News
Tampa, Florida - The USF student newspaper The Oracle is reporting that bedbugs have been found in Mu Hall of the USF campus dorms.
According to the report, Freshman Marly DiFrusco reported getting bites that turned into bruises when she slept in her bed. School officials performed a visual inspection that turned up no bedbugs, but after DiFrusco persisted they brought in bedbug sniffing canines that confirmed the existence of bedbugs.
DiFrusco and three other students have been relocated so that the dorms can be treated with 150 degree heat, which school officials say will kill the bedbugs and any bedbug eggs.
In the meantime, DiFrusco tells the newspaper she will be reluctant to return to return to her room.
Read the entire article here: Bedbugs found in Mu Hall, four students relocated.
Bedbug Battle: Resident at USF Campus Lodge apartments battles apartment complex over bedbugs
Bedbug Dogs: Safety Harbor group trains dogs to detect bedbugs
St. Pete Bedbugs: Senior residents complain of bedbug infestation
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Working closely with members at the popular forum cherokeesrt8.com, we developed a unique front headlight accent which covers a portion of the stock headlights, framing the circular nature of the Jeep Grand Cherokee headlight design. These covers fit on 05-07 Grand Cherokee and 06-07 SRT-8 models.
These headlight covers are constructed of solid urethane, designed to be painted to match the exterior vehicle color, and snugly fitting with OEM quality. For added security on installation, 3M tape comes pre-installed on the pieces, securing the accents to the vehicle's headlights.
Installation is extremely easy, with a simple removal of the push tabs on the grille and setting aside, installing the covers, finally replacing the grille and tabs.
This is a very small, inexpensive, quick modification that has a surprisingly large effect on the styling of the Grand Cherokee, especially with the aggressive nature of the SRT-8 version.
2008 versions of the Grand Cherokee (including SRT-8) brought a change to the headlight housings, but we are almost finished with a new version to accommodate those vehicles. Look for more information on that soon.
More information and pricing for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Headlight Accents can be found at the STILLEN Headlight Accents page on the main site.
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Feds hold E-Rate funds hostage
Schools in limbo
Posted in Policy, 5th October 2004 02:08 GMT
The Feds have clamped down on distributing funds intended to equip schools and libraries with Internet connections, as they scramble to correct a long corrupt program.
Word dropped this week that the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has applied tighter accounting policies to the E-Rate program. More than $1bn in funds have been held hostage as a result of this move. This means that schools and libraries already suffering from a series of government and private industry cock-ups will have to wait on Internet and telecommunications technology needed to bring them into the 21st century.
The E-Rate program started in the mid-1990s under the Clinton administration. It takes money raised from taxing consumer phone lines and puts it toward public communications upgrades. Cities apply for E-Rate grants and then have a specific window of time in which to spend the money.
The FCC is now asking Universal Service Administrative Co. - the nonprofit that oversees E-Rate - not to make any additional grants until it has free cash. This will require the firm to wait for monthly fees from telcos to roll in before new projects can be launched. Universal's cash pile of $3bn is already assigned to current projects.
Waiting on the monthly fees could seriously slow how cities plan for different technology rollouts.
The accounting changes come as the Feds try to pause the distribution of funds for what has been a grossly mismanaged fund. A string of no-bid contracts were discovered here in Chicago, along with failures in using E-Rate funds that could see the city forfeit $50m. In addition, IBM and other firms have been blamed for offering kickbacks to schools in exchange for E-Rate contracts.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will be looking into E-Rate tomorrow during a hearing. ®
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2004 Volleyball
Bluffton University 3, Ohio Wesleyan 1
By Ben Risinger, Sports Information Director
September 15, 2004
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team (5-7) defeated Ohio Wesleyan
in four games on Wednesday night. Match scores were 30-25, 30-24, 20-30, 30-22.
Junior Keri Kuhlman (Shelby/Shelby) posted 42 attacks to lead the Beavers. Seniors Erin Kreim (New Washington/Buckeye Central) and Courtney Tisher (Rittman/Rittman) posted good numbers to help Bluffton's effort. Kreim notched 36 attacks with Tisher posting 35 attacks for the contest. Junior Leslie Overmyer (Payne/Wayne Trace) knocked down four service aces to lead Bluffton. Senior Kelly Kettinger (Oregon/Clay) had a good game as she recorded team highs in digs (39) and service receptions (25).
Bluffton University now stands at 5-7 for the 2004 season. The Beavers will be back in action this Saturday when they participate in the Denison Quad.


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Marcia Franklin talks with the chairmen of Idaho Republican and Democratic parties about the results of this year's general election.
Franklin's guests are Norm Semanko, chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and R. Keith Roark, Idaho Democratic Party chair. Semanko and Roark will analyze the November 2 election results in Idaho and the nation and provide their insights into the potential effects of the elections on party politics and policymaking efforts.
Semanko is a member of the Eagle City Council and the executive director and general counsel of the Idaho Water Users Association. He represents the state of Idaho on the Western States Water Council and is also the immediate past president of the National Water Resources Association. He is also of counsel to the law firm of Barker, Rosholt & Simpson.
Roark is the senior and managing partner of the Roark Law Firm in Hailey. He has also served as prosecuting attorney for Blaine County and mayor of Hailey, and was the Democratic candidate for Idaho state attorney general in 2002.


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Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed was released for the Nintendo DS and 3DS. The game features six monster-ific worlds, and the 3DS version includes StreetPass secrets—18 explorable levels, 12 playable mini stage challenges, seven boss battles, and additional mini games where users play as each of the Moshi Monsters using their own unique moves.
Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed was created as part of the partnership between Activision Publishing Inc. and Mind Candy, the company behind the children's brand, Moshi Monsters. The game was developed by UK-based studio Sumo Digital Ltd., and is available at retail and katsumaunleashed.com.


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Skip to comments.Leading Population Researcher: There Is A 90% Chance Of Collapse Of Global Civilization
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Leading Population Researcher: There Is A 90% Chance Of Collapse Of Global Civilization (Ehrlich)
Mac Slavo
October 25th, 2011
Paul Ralph Ehrlich, biologist and professor of population studies at Stanford University, has been warning for decades (The Population Bomb, 1968) that the earth is becoming increasingly unstable and incapable of supporting our ever expanding population growth. With 7 billion people on the planet and growth estimated to continue at a pace that would reach 15 billion by the end of the 21st century, Ehrlich notes that our concerns about feeding the worlds population and meeting energy resource needs for future generations are misguided. We shouldnt be concerned with 9 billion people a decade or two from now, or 15 billion at the end of the century. We have an immediate problem right now and theres a 90% chance that those living today will experience what weve often referred to as TEOTWAWKI (The End of the World As We Know It):
The population of Earth has doubled since Paul Ehrlich first warned the world that there were too many humans. Three and a half billion people later, he is more pessimistic than ever, estimating there is only a 10% chance of avoiding a collapse of global civilisation.
Among the knowledgeable people there is no more conversation about whether the danger is real, Ehrlich told the Guardian. Civilisations have collapsed before: the question is whether we can avoid for the first time [an] entire global civilisation of having the whole mess collapse.
The idea sounds melodramatic, but Ehrlich insists his vision only builds on famine, drought, poverty and conflict, which are already prevalent around the world, and would unfold over the next few decades.
What it would look like is getting to the situation where more and more people are living in uncertainty about their future, subject to all kinds of disease, he said.
My pessimism is deeply tied to the human failure to do anything about these problems, or even recognise or talk about them.
The global population has since doubled [since 1968] and, although growth is slowing, is still on course to rise beyond the two billion maximum Ehrlich believes Earth can sustain without irrevocably destroying its water, earth and air.
The next two billion people, should we get them, will put more and more pressure on environmental systems that are struggling today, he said. Each individual has to have food from more marginal land materials from poorer ores, were going to use more oil so we have to drill deeper: were past the point of diminishing returns.
Can we solve this technologically? Theoretically, since we cant know anything for certain, so we could come up with a magic way of producing food and that could save us. But my answer, always, to that is: we have all sorts of people in despair today. Dont tell me how easy its going to be to feed nine billion people; lets feed seven billion first, then Ill be willing to talk to you about whether technology will take care of all those people.
Source: The Guardian
In his 1968 book The Population Bomb, Ehlrich predicted that human demand would exceed the capacity of the Earth in the 1970′s and/or 1980′s. These predictions, argue critics, failed to materialize in the form of an all encompassing doomsday scenario.
However, if one were to look at the economic growth of, for example, the United States and Europe during these decades, one could argue that as demand began to outweigh supply certain regions of the world benefited at the expense of others. While richer nations experienced growth and prosperity, others were isolated from access to essential resources leaving billions on the globe struggling daily for food, clean water and energy resources.
In June of 2010 Michael Ruppert of Collapse Net discussed possible collapse scenarios, saying that after our financial and economic bubbles finally burst completely there will be one bubble left to go. The human population bubble.
Considering that much of the growth of Western nations from the 1970′s through today was driven by manufactured demand created through social engineering, creative finance, and monetary machinations, we should all be concerned that Ehrlich and Ruppert are on to something. Roughly one billion people, through manipulation of the global socioeconomic system, have benefited for the past forty years while four times as many have been left to fight over the scraps. What happens, then, when the economic systems on which all of this resource distribution was based collapses?
One can only surmise that this would lead the pendulum to swing from one extreme (booming growth and abundance) to the other (economic decline and poverty). This, as we have mentioned before, is a paradigm shift that will leave the majority of people in the U.S. and around the globe without the ability to acquire even the most basic of needs. The consequences of such a shift will lead to world-wide famine, drought, poverty and conflict.
We may very well be living through one of those periods in history a multi-generational cyclical event where there is a period of sustained economic depression and political turmoil, which often culminate in large scale wars over resource rights.
Preparing for such life changing circumstances is no easy task, but it can be done so long as your time horizon is grounded in reality. If we are, in fact, at the end of the line of global growth and economic expansion due to a system created around a model based on unsustainable processes and ideas, then we will most certainly see rapid waterfall events things like debt defaults on a national level or hyperinflation of currencies. These sorts of events can play out quickly and without warning, and they can have an immediate impact on the population. In the midst of these crises people can expect utter chaos and uncertainty as the systems around them collapse making access to food, resources and essential goods non-existent for a time.
Short-term preparations with a time frame of 30 days to a year will help at the immediate onset of crisis. But what if there is no going back in our lifetimes? What if the human population bubble does burst and leads to famine, disease and war for an extended period of time? It may be hard for us to imagine, but historically many civilizations like those that survived the fall of Rome and transitioned into the middle ages circa 500 A.D. experienced depopulation, deurbanization, and increased conflict for time frames measured not in months or years, but decades and generations.
Since we have a very difficult time with the notion that we will somehow magically solve this problem over the course of the next decade, were left with the stark conclusion that we must, as individuals, families and close-knit communities, begin to prepare for a different paradigm, one which will force us to modify our current lifestyles.
Prepare for the short-term, but dont ignore the long-term ramifications of whats happening. You dont have to do it overnight, as a collapse of this magnitude will occur over years, giving you more time to adjust your lifestyle to one of sustainability and self reliance, as opposed to consumption and dependence.
For the long-term, look to acquiring a piece of land that can be passed on to your children and grandchildren. Equally as important, begin living your life by taking out the middle man that has for decades provided for us and made us dependent on their production of resources namely food and energy. Learn to be self reliant, and pass those skills on to other members of your family. Your kids and grand kids will thank you for it.
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We are on the edge. Every day there is a new story about the Yutes who grow more and more restless. When you then add the fact that because of the economy people are already on edge and many are close to their breaking point it wont take much to set things off.
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8) (1998)
Quark: Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. Theyre a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You dont believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.
Today we have yutes who roam our streets who are with out morals, without respect for law or life itself. They will look are you with the same doll eyes a shark does before he eats you and they will feel no more compassion than the shark does.
That will be the test of many. Most preppers I know are Christian people and they will hesitate to do what they might have to do to stop the yutes. On the other hand the yutes wont think twice nor lose a minute of sleep, in fact they will smile and laugh about it.
For those who are just starting or are old hands at prepping you may find my Preparedness Manual helpfull. You can download it at:
For those of you who havent started already its time to prepare almost past time maybe. You needed to be stocking up on food guns, ammo, basic household supplies like soap, papergoods, cleaning supplies, good sturdy clothes including extra socks, underwear and extra shoes and boots, a extra couple changes of oil and filters for your car, tools, things you buy everyday start buying two and put one up.
As the LDS say When the emergency is upon us the time for preparedness has past.
Or as the bible says: A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Erhlich appears to be doubling down.
Bilge water! The Establishment fully intends to abolish 90% of the world's population for their own purposes. Has nada to do with the planet earth!
Fortunately, very few people listen to this fool anymore.
Historically, major bottoms in economies are marked by dire predictions of doom. This particular bottoming process will be long due to its' demographic roots, which can't be solved overnight. But these doom stories may be an indicator of a bottoming process.
Let's see, 2012 coming up. About 10 years to go, though things will be improving within 6.
Paul Ehrlich is a rotten bastard with a lot to answer for. The people playing his game will be overrun by those who don't.
Anyway I got more respect for Harold Camping than this bozo.
Global Robespierre!!
I hope Preppers are planning for a very very very very LONG crisis.
—is still on course to rise beyond the two billion maximum Ehrlich believes Earth can sustain without irrevocably destroying its water, earth and air.—
He was a bit off on that one. I figure that the planet, just assuming todays technology and if everyone was in a kumbaya spirit, could support 50 billion. There is a LOT of unused land. People really have no idea how much.
OTOH, one of the ways we currently feed as many people as we do is through things like Pink Slime. I think most of the foods we eat would make us sick if we saw what was going into them and how they were processed.
There's nothin' like growing all your own stuff.
This book had a profound infulence on me. It started my "Prepping". I now have 17 years of water storred, 14 years of wheat, a grinding mill, and a pizza oven. Not to mention the heard of goats so that I will never run out of CHEESE.
One of the more interesting articles regarding the collapse:
We have an immediate problem right now and theres a 90% chance that those living today will experience what weve often referred to as TEOTWAWKI (The End of the World As We Know It):
Why do you think I bought a farm in the middle of nowhere? I got chickens for eggs, turkeys and rabbits for meat, will have at least one milk cow within 4 months and I live walking distance to a very good salmon/trout river.
When we get hungry for red meat, we'll barter with the local beef ranchers.
I have a 1/2 acre garden going in this coming spring along with a 1/2 acre (perhaps more) of feed corn.
Me & mine will survive.
Europe, Scandinavia and Japan's native populations are plummeting but as usual,
let's not let the facts stand in the way of a liberal's hair-raising Halloween story.
Ehrlich said that 90 million people in the US would be starving by 1990.
The truth was that there were 90 million people in the US who were on diets in 1990.
His research has no merit.
Even the UN admits global population will peak around 2050. Growth rates worldwide have been declining for decades. You can't find predictions beyond 2050, because everyone knows the world is going to follow the fate of Europe and Japan. Population will level off and then begin to decline. And for countries whose industries depend on consumer spending that is very, very bad news. We, well my descendants, will suffer from population decline, not overpopulation.
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This past Wednesday, CBS News reported that "60 Minutes" reporter Lara Logan was asked to take a leave of absence for her inaccurate Oct. 27th story on the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attack. We published an editorial on Oct. 29th based on the "60 Minutes" report.
Logan's primary source, former security officer Dylan Davies, told a story of his heroism on the night of the attack. His tale was discredited by some rudimentary digging, which "60 Minutes" had failed to do. Also, Logan also seems to have conflated al-Qaida and Ansar al Shariah, a Libyan terror group with ties to al-Qaida.
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Time for Sweet Melissa Sundays! This week we tried Perfect Pound Cake, picked by Michele at Veggie Num Nums, thanks Michele! You can find this pound cake recipe here at her wonderful blog.
I was excited to give Melissa Murphy's Perfect Pound Cake recipe a try, pound cake is a family favorite although I don't make it that often. When I was pregnant with my daughter I craved pound cake and baked so many she was nicknamed 'little poundcake' for a while :) I was always trying to find that perfect recipe and never really got that 'never want to try another pound cake' recipe, but I did learn that my favorite pound cakes were made with buttermilk. It makes them extra moist and gives then a little tangy kick. This recipe doesn't have buttermilk but does have cream.
I made two batch of this recipe, the first one I used cream and baked it in a 'rose' bundt pan that is smaller than the usual bundt but was way too big for this recipe. I thought I would be able to invert it and see the shape but it rose so much that that didn't really work out. My husband tried this one and thought it was pretty good.
The next batch I made into mini pound cakes in the mini loaf pan. I swapped out the cream for buttermilk but must say that with this pound cake recipe, cream does work better than buttermilk, but both versions were still tasty. I have to admit that I tend to wince a little when a recipe title says 'perfect' -- such high standards! Can there really be a perfect pound cake?
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