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Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in, into or from Australia, South Africa, Japan or any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction5 October 2011CASH OFFERBYALERE AS HOLDINGS LIMITED ("ALERE AS HOLDINGS" OR THE "OFFEROR")A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ALERE INC. ("ALERE") FORAXIS-SHIELD PLC ("AXIS-SHIELD" OR THE "COMPANY")STATEMENT REGARDING THE OFFERThe Board of Alere would like to remind Axis-Shield Shareholders to accept the Offer of 460 pence per Axis-Shield Share in cash immediately, as it will remain open only until 1.00 p.m. (London time) (corresponding to 2.00 p.m. (Oslo time)) on 10 October 2011.
Should the number of valid acceptances required to be received in respect of the Offer (together with the number of shares in which Alere AS Holdings is interested) carry, in aggregate, more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights normally exercisable at general meetings of Axis-Shield, then it is Alere's intention to declare the Offer unconditional as to acceptances. As at the date of this announcement, Alere AS Holdings holds 14,950,000 Axis-Shield Shares, representing approximately 29.9 per cent. of the current issued share capital of Axis-Shield.
In the event that the Offer is not declared unconditional as to acceptances by 10 October 2011, it will lapse and, under the rules of the City Code, Alere would not be permitted to make another offer for Axis-Shield for a minimum period of twelve months, except with the consent of the Takeover Panel and as otherwise permitted by the City Code. Alere would also like to remind shareholders that there is no certainty that another offer for Axis-Shield would be made by Alere in the future, should the Offer lapse. Alere will, as Axis-Shield's largest individual shareholder, expect the Board of Axis-Shield, subject to its general fiduciary and regulatory duties and obligations, actively to inform and consult with Alere as it would any other strategic shareholder.
Alere also notes Axis-Shield's announcement of 30 September 2011 which stated that, amongst other things, a third party offeror had withdrawn from discussions with Axis-Shield and stated that it had no current intention to make an offer, as a result of the fact that Alere is now the single largest shareholder in Axis-Shield. Alere believes it would be unlikely that another potential bidder would now announce an intention to make an offer for Axis-Shield, given Alere's significant shareholding and its ability, as a consequence, to block any special resolutions as well as to prevent any potential bidder being able to acquire a shareholding in Axis-Shield greater than 70.1 per cent.
Against a backdrop of sustained market uncertainty, Alere believes the Offer provides Axis-Shield shareholders the opportunity to crystallise the value of their investment at a premium valuation of 460 pence per Axis-Shield Share. Alere encourages Axis-Shield Shareholders to accept the Offer immediately and, in any event, by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London time) (corresponding to 2.00 p.m. Oslo time) on 10 October 2011, to benefit from the Offer.Axis-Shield Shareholders should carefully read the Offer Document in its entirety before making a decision with respect to the Offer. Unless otherwise defined herein, certain terms used in this Announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer Document.
Alere Inc.Tel: +1 (781) 647 3900Jon Russell, Vice President, FinanceDoug Guarino, Spokesman, Press OfficeJefferies International Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7029 8000(Financial Adviser & Corporate Broker)Ian Crosbie Tariq HussainJulian Smith (Corporate Broking)Citigate Dewe RogersonTel: +44 (0)20 7282 2945(Public Relations Adviser)Ginny PulbrookJos Bieneman Further InformationThe Alere Directors and Alere AS Holdings Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in this Announcement save that the only responsibility accepted by them in respect of such information as relates to Axis-Shield (which has been compiled from public records) has been to ensure that such information has been correctly and fairly reproduced and compiled. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Alere Directors and Alere AS Holdings Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this Announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
Jefferies International Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as exclusive financial adviser to Alere and Alere AS Holdings and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Alere and Alere AS Holdings for providing the protections afforded to clients of Jefferies International Limited or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this Announcement, in connection with the Offer or any other matter referred to herein or in the Offer Document.
This Announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Offer. The Offer is made solely through the Offer Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how it may be accepted. Any acceptance or response to the Offer should be made only on the basis of information in the Offer Document.
The Offer is for the securities of a corporation organised under the laws of Scotland and is subject to the procedure and disclosure requirements of the United Kingdom, which are different from those of the United States. The Offer is being made in the United States pursuant to Section 14(e) of, and Regulation 14E under, the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subject to the exemptions provided by Rule 14d-1(c) under the Exchange Act and otherwise in accordance with the requirements of the Code. Accordingly, the Offer is subject to disclosure and other procedural requirements, including with respect to withdrawal rights, the offer timetable, settlement procedures and timing of payments that are different from those applicable under US domestic tender offer procedures and laws.
It may be difficult for US holders of Axis-Shield Shares to enforce their rights and any claim arising out of the US federal securities laws, since Axis-Shield is located in a non-US jurisdiction, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of a non-US jurisdiction. US holders of Axis-Shield Shares may not be able to sue a non-US company or its officers or directors in a non-US court for violations of US securities laws. Further, it may be difficult to compel a non-US company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court's judgment.
The receipt of cash pursuant to the Offer by a holder of Axis-Shield Shares may be a taxable transaction for US federal income tax purposes and under applicable state and local income tax laws, as well as under foreign and other tax laws. Each holder of Axis-Shield Shares is urged to consult his independent professional adviser immediately regarding the tax consequences of acceptance of the Offer.
In accordance with and subject to the applicable laws and regulatory requirements of the United Kingdom and pursuant to Rule 14e-5(b) of the Exchange Act, Alere and/or Alere AS Holdings and/or its or their nominees or brokers (acting as agents) may from time to time make purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Axis-Shield Shares other than pursuant to the Offer. These purchases, or arrangements to purchase, may occur either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices and shall comply with applicable rules in the United Kingdom and applicable United States securities laws. In addition, in accordance with and subject to the applicable laws and regulatory requirements of the United Kingdom and the United States, the financial advisors to Alere and Alere AS Holdings, or their respective affiliates and separately identifiable departments, may make purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Axis-Shield Shares outside of the Offer or engage in trading activities involving Axis-Shield Shares and various related derivative transactions in the normal course of their business. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in the UK and will be available from the Regulatory Information Service on the London Stock Exchange website, www.londonstockexchange.com. This information will also be publicly disclosed in the United States to the extent that such information is made public in the United Kingdom and in Norway as required by law or regulation.
This Announcement has been prepared for the purpose of complying with English law and the Code and the information disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this Announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of other jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom. The release, publication or distribution of this Announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to other jurisdictions should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Any failure to comply with the applicable requirements may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the companies involved in the Offer disclaim any responsibility or liability for the violation of such restrictions by any person.
Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any securities commission of a state in the United States has (a) approved or disapproved of the Offer; (b) passed upon the merits or fairness of the Offer; or (c) passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this press release. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
The availability of the Offer to Axis-Shield Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.
Unless otherwise determined by Alere AS Holdings, this Announcement and the Offer is not, and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws in that jurisdiction (a "Restricted Jurisdiction") or by use of any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, telex, facsimile transmission, telephone, internet or other forms of electronic communication) of interstate or foreign commerce, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of any Restricted Jurisdiction. Unless so determined by Alere AS Holdings, the Offer will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means or instrumentality or facility of any Restricted Jurisdiction.
Copies of this Announcement will not be, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded (including, without limitation, by telex, facsimile transmission, telephone, internet or other forms of electronic communication), distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction.
Alere AS Holdings reserves the right to elect, with the consent of the Panel (where necessary), to implement the acquisition of Axis-Shield by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement in accordance with Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. In such event, the acquisition will be implemented on substantially the same terms, subject to appropriate amendments, as those which would apply to the Offer.
Forward Looking StatementsThis Announcement contains statements about the Alere Group and the Axis-Shield Group that are or may be forward looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement may be forward looking statements. Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by or that include the words "targets", "plans" "believes", "expects", "aims"," intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "estimates", "projects" or, words or terms of similar substance or the negative thereof, are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include statements relating to the following: (i) statements relating to the expected benefits of the acquisition to the Alere Group and/or the Axis-Shield Group; (ii) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, dividend policy, losses and future prospects; (iii) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of the Alere Group's and/or the Axis-Shield Group's operations and potential synergies resulting from the Offer; and (iv) the effects of government regulation on the Alere Group's and/or the Axis-Shield Group's business.
Such forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward looking statements, including risks relating to the successful combination of Axis-Shield with Alere; higher than anticipated costs relating to the combination of Axis-Shield with Alere or investment required in Axis-Shield to realise expected benefits and facts relating to Axis-Shield that may impact the timing or amount of benefit realised from the acquisition that are unknown to Alere. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Each of Alere and Alere AS Holdings disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking or other statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial performance of any member of the Alere Group, the Axis-Shield Group or the Combined Group following completion of the Offer unless otherwise stated.
Dealing Disclosure Requirements of the Code Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of the offeree company save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day following the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
A copy of this Announcement will be made available free of charge, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Australia, South Africa, Japan or any other Restricted Jurisdictions, on Alere's website at http://investor.alere.com by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on 6 October 2011 and will remain available during the course of the Offer.
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Facing steep declines in its mortgage refinancing business, Wells Fargo has eliminated more than 750 Twin Cities jobs and several thousand nationwide from its home lending operations over the past four months.
The largest U.S. mortgage lender is grappling with a sharp rise in interest rates, which has drastically reduced its once-robust home refinancing business. Loan activity has been "below what we experienced throughout 2012 and early 2013," the company said in an e-mail Thursday.
Wells Fargo, one of Minnesota's largest employers, said Wednesday that it had eliminated another 102 jobs, the fourth round of cuts since July 1.
Across the country, other banks have been making similar cuts. Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks said this week that it plans to eliminate 800 positions. Earlier this month, PNC Financial Services Group said it was laying off 7 percent of its mortgage operations. Bank of America has also laid off thousands.
Wells Fargo has more than 20,000 Minnesota employees, including about 8,000 who work in various segments of the mortgage business. Spokeswoman Peggy Gunn said Wells Fargo would try to absorb some of the laid-off workers into other areas of the company, but did not say if any had been retained.
Since the spring, interest rates have risen a full percentage point, causing a steep drop in mortgage refinancings, which surged when rates hit near-record lows more than a year ago.
Lenders are also bracing for more moderate growth as higher rates threaten to slow home sales.
The latest cuts are no surprise to Robert Hignite, a seasoned mortgage processor and manager. During his 16 years in the business, he's held jobs with Wells Fargo and other companies. He said mortgage workers must always be ready for a pink slip.
"That's just the nature of the industry," Hignite said. "You can be here today, gone tomorrow."
For him, upheaval came this summer after mortgage rates, after hovering near record lows for nearly a year, rose a full percentage point to about 4.5 percent, costing him his job at a local mortgage processing company.
"Memorial Day week I worked 110 hours," said Hignite, who is still unemployed. "But by Labor Day there were no files to be done."
Despite the recent layoffs, there were still 20,000 more mortgage-related jobs nationwide than last year, though nearly 40 percent fewer than when the market peaked in 2006, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wells Fargo and other lenders have learned to be nimble, relying on temporary workers and job cuts to quickly adjust to market changes. Earlier this month, despite the mortgage downturn, Wells reported record third-quarter net income.
Wells Fargo's chief financial officer, Tim Sloan, acknowledged to investors that mortgage banking revenue was lower in the quarter due to the rise in interest rates.
Wells Fargo originated $80 billion worth of mortgages in the third quarter — a decline of 29 percent from the prior quarter and 42 percent from the third quarter of 2012.
During a discussion of quarterly results with analysts last week, Sloan said that the company had yet to realize much of the projected savings from job cuts because it gives employees lengthy notice and the opportunity to seek other jobs in the firm. He suggested that Wells executives continue to scrutinize employment levels in the mortgage business.
"You should begin to see reduction in expenses more significantly during the fourth quarter and we will continue to manage our capacity based on demand," he said.
Staff writer Steve Alexander contributed to this report.
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Major League Lacrosse announced the Team MLL roster, naming 24 players to compete against Team USA in the MLL All-Star Game on Thursday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Harvard Stadium in Boston, MA. For two of the 24 members of Team MLL the All-Star Game will be the first of possibly three match-ups against Team USA.
Florida Launch Midfielder Kevin Crowley, the 2013 Warrior Player of the Year and Boston Cannons Defenseman Brodie Merrill, a nine-time MLL All-Star, will both suit up in the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, July 10-19 in Denver, CO for Team Canada.
Anticipating the upcoming games against Team USA in the World Championships, Brodie Merrill sees the All-Star Game as a chance to scout the opposition and also to adjust to the intensity of the international caliber of lacrosse.
"We'll try to pick up on some subtleties and tendencies. I think there is always an adjustment, at least I've found in the previous World Championships, getting acclimated to that level of speed and competitiveness."
Merrill, adefensive stalwart for the Cannons, has tallied 26 groundballs through Week 6 of the 2014 season. His selection for the 2014 All-Star Game ties the record for most appearances with Matt Striebel.
"You don't think about [the record] too much in the moment, it will be something I appreciate more when I reflect on my career when it is over," said Merrill.
Merrill recognizes the spirit of the event as a celebration of the best lacrosse talent in the world. He enjoys playing alongside and learning from some of the other best players in the MLL.
"What I've always appreciated about the game is getting to know the guys in the league and kind of seeing what they do in terms of preparation and how they approach the game," says the Boston Defenseman. He adds, "the event itself is fun to be a part of and Major League Lacrosse does a great job with it, so obviously you appreciate being recognized along with the other great players."
Those great players include Team Canada teammate and Florida Launch Midfielder Kevin Crowley.
Crowley has six goals and four assists in five games for the Launch, who have enjoyed success in their first season of play as a club. Crowley has embraced the challenges of adjusting to a new team in Florida.
"Playing a different system and getting used to the players on the team; I've have to adapt my game. It's a good squad and a really good locker room," said Crowley.
The Launch currently hold second place in the MLL standings, one game behind the Denver Outlaws. Crowley is encouraged by the Launch's early season success.
"Before the season I was optimistic and we are on our way to proving ourselves as being on of the top teams in the league. But it's a long season and we still have a ways to go and things can change, but hopefully not."
With Crowley leading the Florida midfield, the Launch are in position to compete for the Steinfeld Cup at end of the MLL season.
The reigning Warrior MLL Player of the Year is also excited to face Team USA prior to the World Championships in the MLL All-Star Game.
"You look at their roster and it is a pretty solid squad of defenders, and at every position…It's going to be a really good battle, " said the Midfielder.
However, Crowley does not expect Team USA to reveal too many secrets. He plans to treat the All-Star Game as an opportunity to become familiar with USA's style of play.
"I don't think Team USA is going to show their hand in an exhibition game," Crowley added. "Everyone keeps a lot of their plays hidden until the World Games so they don't give the other team a chance to prepare for it."
But the Canadian should be aware of any weaknesses that he and Merrill can attack in order to defeat the Red, White and Blue. Team USA has been dominant in International competition, winning nine of the eleven World Championships, a tournament held every four years dating back to 1968.
The two occasions when Team USA had to settle for silver medals, 1978 and 2006, were in losses to rival Team Canada. The Canadians pose the biggest threat to U.S. success in Denver, but playing on their home soil the Americans will be motivated to defend their title from the 2010 Championship in Manchester, England.
The 2014 edition of Team USA, led by Head Coach Richie Meade, are a favorite to win the World Championship and enjoys depth at every position.
Merrill welcomes the All-Star Game match-up and looks forward of facing the Americans.
"Guys like Brendan Mundorf [of the Chesapeake Bayhawks] and Rob Pannell [of the New York Lizards] are elite offensive players and some of the best in the game. It's always a challenge to play against those players," said Merrill.
In the All-Star Game, Team MLL will match the intensity and talent-level they face from Team USA.
Midfielder Kevin Crowley can pick apart an opposing defense and has the potential to single-handedly take control of a game for Team MLL. When he has the ball in his stick, Crowley is a must-watch match-up facing a USA squad that features Chesapeake Bayhawks SSDM Matt Abbott and LSM Jesse Bernhardt securing the defensive end.
Crowley does not see any apparent weaknesses among the American defenders when looking over the Team USA Roster.
"I don't even think I would take their Coaches to the cage to be honest," he said laughing. "I think Petro's [Team USA Assistant Coach Dave Pietramala] got some game left in him so I'd avoid him too."
While fans will not see Coach Pietramala in uniform on June 26 at the All-Star Game, the contest will square off the best lacrosse players in the World against each other. The game also offers an opportunity for many Americans on Team MLL, who were not selected for Team USA, to show that they were mistakenly left of the roster.
Both Crowley and Merrill anticipate this controversy as an intriguing storyline.
"I think [the All-Star Game] is going to be competitive, but it's going to be more about the American guys who didn't make the team looking to prove themselves against Team USA," says Crowley.
Merrill agrees with his fellow Canadian: "I think it may be even more meaningful for the guys that didn't make the team and got snubbed. It' s a different feel for sure, for an All-Star game it is very competitive."
Crowley and Merrill are projected to be leaders of Team Canada, but first they will be among 24 players to challenge Team USA wearing MLL All-Star uniforms.
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A 14-year-old student shot in the head at an Atlanta school Thursday is "alert, conscious and breathing," said police.
The shooting occurred outside Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta, said Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos.
The victim has been taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
A teacher has been injured. One suspect is in custody, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Channel 2's Tom Jones said students have been taken into an auditorium and are not being released at this time.
An AJC reporter at the scene said the area has been cordoned off by police and concerned parents are waiting outside.
Police helicopters are overhead.
Atlanta Public Schools have scheduled a 4 p.m. press conference.
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The failed Orange County charter school that gave its principal a payout of $519,000 in taxpayer dollars after closing in June also paid her husband more than $460,000 during a five-year period, audits show.
The payments to Steven A. Young, which averaged more than $80,000 a year, were for performing "certain management services," according to annual audits paid for by the school. The total included about $41,000 for services to be performed after the school closed, according to one of the audits.


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Interest rates on home mortgages remain at record lows and that could make now the right time for area residents to make some big financial decisions. Diane Roose, Assistant Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer at Marion County Bank in Pella, says by having to spend less money on interest, home buyers are essentially able to get more home for their money.
"Just looking at an interest rate on thirty years, if you borrow $150,000, you can get a monthly payment of around $750 a month," says Roose. "Now if you go up a couple percent on your interest rate, and your payment becomes around $950 a month, so obviously you can qualify for more house with lower interest rates."
Additionally, Roose says lower mortgage rates could also make now a good time for borrowers to look at refinancing their current mortgage, based on the difference between current interest rates and the amount they have locked themselves into.
"A general rule of thumb that we use is if you can save one percent [on your interest rate], it's probably a good time to look into refinancing," said Roose. "Obviously the amount you've borrowed makes a difference. It might be less than a percent if your loan amount is really high; if your loan amount is really low, it might not be worth your time at all. I just advise people that its always a good idea to check with a local lender and see if its something that's worth your time or not."
Mortgage rates follow the ten-year treasury, which has seen a drop, mainly due to a weaker European market.


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Week two in the reanimation of the Tutorial of the Week sees this as a highlight: A great rundown on How To: Use GnuPG along with WHIRLPOOL Hash to Encrypt an Individual File.
True, this thread is a little dated, but presentation and style are what counts here, and of course the issue of encryption is certainly no less pertinent.
kevdog, a forum regular, has put together a narrative that is easy to read and which explains many of the principles for beginners or less experienced users.
And as an added bonus, there is a long list of examples that show the commands and codes in action. Finally, with plenty of external links, it does a good job giving you extra information in case you want to investigate further.
And so for giving us the Tutorial of the Week for Feb. 17, 2011 ... a gold star for kevdog:


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I did finish the tiny roll of film from my sweet camera, and those photos are off being developed, so who knows how long that's going to take. I'm crossing my fingers that I don't get a roll of over exposed garbage, since I found out that the shutter is manual and I'm not the quickest with the hands. My photo adventure from my last post ended up being pretty insane. My friend and I took a walk down a cliff through our river valley on paths not designed for wearing moccasins. That being said, it was super fun and I got at least one photo. He had his camera, and is developing his film soon so I'm excited to see what he came up with. I also yanked my dad's old SLR out of the closet and have been shooting with that, hopefully I'll finish my current roll up this week and get it off.
Anyways, I don't have a ton to say today. I just wanted to pop in since I was feeling a little bit of blog withdrawal. I've decided to start doing WIP Wednesdays to keep myself on track, as I broke one of my resolutions and have way too many things on the go. One of them, which I just cast on, is totally exciting. I got a call from one of my coworkers in the Calgary office of my company and she's having a baby boy in a month! Since she's a sweetheart, and I'm a sucker for making baby things despite my non-interest in babies, I cast on for some Stay On Baby Booties in Jitterbug.
I knit myself a pair of knee-highs with this yarn when traveling in Europe, but was pretty disappointed in the pooling so they got frogged once I got home. I've been totally clueless about what to do with this yarn, so I figure this will be a good starting place. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be totally appreciative. It just seems too variegated for a shawl, socks already failed, and I've got 2 balls of it. Maybe a stripey sweater? Pillow? Who knows.
And with that, I'm going to spend the evening with Breakfast at Tiffany's, some booties and some crazy delicious Rhubarb wine from the market. Who knew that Rhubarb wine existed? If you ever have some, and like white wine, try it. I think it's my favourite wine yet. I felt like such a champ being at the market before 9am, and got to reap the rewards with tasty wine, lots of herbs, fresh bagels and the best tomatoes I've ever eaten. I'm so glad there's more local food than carrots, onions and potatoes to eat.
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Oh, dearest Arabella, what a beautiful sweet young Maine Coon girl you are! You have the loveliest long tabby and white fur and the sweetest face, with those gorgeous pale yellow-green eyes looking out at your world with such a peaceful and loving expression.
How lucky you were that you were brought to the Humane Society as a sick kitten, where you were immediately adopted by your wonderful FURRREVER PURRRSON! You and she/he bonded immediately, and he/she nursed you and brought you back to good health. Now you are the peacekeeper in your home full of other animals. You brighten the day for everyone around you just by your soft, sweet presence. You have birds to watch and pets under your chin to be received, and you love to get into gentle conversations with your friends. What a delightful, love-filled home you all share!
Congratulations, darling Arabella, on being selected today's Cat of the Day! We hope you and your human and animal friends are all enjoying a fine day of celebration, full of fun and lovies and all your favorite treats and games.


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With the announcement Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will resign his position as head of the Roman Catholic Church at the end of the month, those across the area seemed to share a similar reaction.
"Quite honestly, I was shocked, surprised to hear that this morning," said the Rev. Paul Brandt of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church in Limerick.
Brandt related that he'd heard some discussions of what a papal resignation would look like in the past, but obviously it never evolved beyond a theoretical situation.
"The resignation of a pope, whether it was John Paul II or Benedict, was talked about but it was always rumor or just speculative," Brandt said. "The interview I saw (Monday morning), I couldn't figure out if it was talking about a speculative case or a real case and then I realized it was talking about Benedict's announcement."
The last pope to resign was Gregory XII, according to the Rev. Patrick Sweeney, pastor of St. Eleanor Roman Catholic Church in Collegeville, who also said he was surprised by the announcement.
"For us, I guess you'd say we're not used to dealing with resignations of the pope," Sweeney said.
Gregory XII resigned in 1415 during an event known as the Western Schism. At that time, two men claimed power as the pope. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Gregory XII was recognized as the "true pope," but resigned to force a new election, ending the split.
Pope Celestine V before Gregory XII also resigned his position amid turmoil in 1294, less than a year after he took power.
Obviously, Catholics haven't seen something like this for centuries.
"People have made jokes like asking me if I'm going to Rome. Just simple things like that," Brandt said. "I think everybody's shocked."
Many Mercury readers agreed with Benedict's decision on Facebook.
"He is definitely doing the right thing," Craig Nascimento said.
"I feel that if the pope sees he is unfit to do his job, he should step down," George Gephart Jr. said. "If he can't do it then someone else needs to be picked."
In Benedict's announcement, he said a pope must have "both strength of mind and body." However, "in the last few months," that strength "has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me," he said.
"If it is really his health, I'm sorry to hear that, and it's the right thing," Colleen Husko wrote on the Mercury's Facebook page.
Sweeney said that it may not be any coincidence that Benedict announced his resignation the same day as the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, who is recognized as the patron of those with "bodily ills."
"He may have seen this as an appropriate day to make a decision of his own health," Sweeney said.
With a conclave likely in March to choose the new pope, readers gave some opinion of what they'd like to see in the next heir to St. Peter.
"They should elect a holy individual who is well-versed in the catechism of the Catholic Church," Clete McLaughlin said. "He should also be young and healthy enough to handle the stress and physical demands of the job. He should also be appointed on his qualifications, not political correctness."
"Besides being chosen by God? First: someone who loves God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength," Tracie Miranda Hess said. "Second: someone who loves all of their neighbors (both near and far, of all faiths and nationalities) as himself. Third: someone dedicated to serving the world."
"(It should be) someone with an open mind," Tabatha Merkel Detrixhe said.
"A combination of (John Paul II) and the present retiring," should be next, Dianna Lynn Beard-Boyle said.
With Lent set to begin Wednesday, the Roman Catholic Church is entering its holiest time of the year.
After Benedict's announcement, Easter will likely take on its largest focus in recent memory.
In face of that, Sweeney said no one should be worried by the resignation.
"(We should) not be alarmed or fearful of this historical event," Sweeney said. "It doesn't threaten the security or the health of the institution because the gift for leadership now resides with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will be with the office itself. The power goes with the office."
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March 22, 2013 - Food and Drug Administration - FY 2014
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is pleased to submit the following testimony on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 appropriation for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ASM is the largest single life science organization in the world with more than 37,000 members.
The Nation's consumers spend nearly twenty-five cents of every dollar on products regulated by the FDA. FDA protects consumers by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, the food supply, and other consumer and health related products. The ASM urges increased funding for FDA to strengthen an agency burdened by too few resources needed to protect public health.
Under budget sequestration, FDA will lose $318 million from its FY 2013 funding level, which will exacerbate difficult choices already facing the agency. The exact effects of sequestration are yet to be determined. However, possible outcomes include more than 1,000 fewer field inspectors, fewer overseas facilities visits, delays in product approvals, or greater numbers of foodborne illnesses. Since FDA is largely a service organization with most of its budget for salaries, training, and travel of its field personnel, cuts in funding are likely to have impacts on product safety. Decreasing FDA's budget will affect its ability to respond to market globalization and emergent pathogens.
FDA priorities outlined in its 2011-2015 strategic plan reflect the breadth of FDA's mission: advance regulatory science and innovation, strengthen the safety and integrity of the global supply chain, strengthen compliance and enforcement activities to support public health, expand efforts to meet the needs of special populations, and advance medical countermeasures. FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) monitors all cosmetics and 80 percent of our food supply, regulating all food products except meat, poultry and egg products overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Other FDA units regulate drugs; medical devices; radiation-emitting products like medical imaging equipment; vaccines, blood and biologics; animal/veterinary products including pet food; and tobacco.
FDA scientists and their colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the microbial contamination of unopened vials of injectable solutions from a New England manufacturer, implicated in an outbreak of fungal meningitis that to date has killed 50 people and sickened 722 in 20 states.
Other recent FDA actions include recall of US made pet treats due to potential Salmonella contamination; and the closure of a peanut butter processing plant in New Mexico as the source of dozens of illnesses in 20 states (also Salmonella-linked). In January, FDA approved the first trivalent influenza vaccine that will be produced using an insect virus expression system and recombinant DNA technology. Unlike current flu vaccines, the new one does not use eggs or the influenza virus in its production, in a process already FDA approved for certain vaccines against other infectious diseases.
In recent years, food imports have grown by an average of 10 percent each year; over 16 percent of all food products now consumed in the United States are produced elsewhere. More than 20 million import lines of food, devices, drugs, and cosmetics arrived at US ports of entry in FY 2010, over three times the number 10 years before. Nearly 80 percent of pharmaceutical ingredients are now made in other countries, further complicating consumer safety issues. FDA's Human Drugs Program not only evaluates all new drugs prior to entering the market, but also the quality of more than 10,000 currently marketed drugs. The Animal Drugs and Feeds Program regulates drugs, devices, and food additives that affect over 150 million companion animals and billions of poultry, cattle, swine, and other species in the United States. The public depends upon FDA's seven product and research centers, staffed by many of FDA's 12,000 employees, to evaluate and regulate the efficacy and quality of near limitless consumer products.
FDA Funding Improves Quality, Protects Safety of the US Food Supply
FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health, in part by ensuring that the Nation's food supply for human and animal consumption is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and properly labeled. Each year, the agency regulates $417 billion worth of domestic food and $49 billion of imported foods. In addition, FDA personnel oversee about 450,000 domestic and foreign facilities registered under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act. According to the FDA, the agency expends more than 1,300 full-time staff years (FTEs) to fulfill annual duties in conducting food and feed inspection and investigational activities.
FDA's food related responsibilities include collecting and evaluating thousands of samples and shipments drawn from the voluminous US food supply chain. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 mandated even greater responsibility to FDA, the first major food safety law in over 70 years. FDA's performance in food safety has been criticized over the years, with inadequate funding often indicted as the underlying cause. Reports from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other watchdog agencies periodically recommend changes that necessitate increased FDA expenditures. Since 2007, federal oversight of food safety has been on GAO's high-risk list of areas that need to be transformed for the public good, citing fragmentation caused by 15 agencies collectively administering at least 30 laws.
About one in every six people in this country get sick each year from food contaminated with microbial pathogens. Most of these 50 million-plus cases go unreported, but too many cause serious illness with nearly 130,000 hospitalized. Salmonella alone causes $365 million in direct medical costs each year. FDA and its food safety partners like CDC have had successes like cutting E. coli O157 cases nearly in half since 1997. But foodborne illnesses remain significant threats to public health―in 2009-2010, CDC investigated 1,527 foodborne disease outbreaks, most due to norovirus or Salmonella. Outbreaks and subsequent federal enforcement exact both human costs and economic losses. USDA estimated that during the 2011 Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupes, prices for cantaloupe dropped about 34 percent. The 2008 Salmonella tomato-pepper outbreak forced about $145 million in losses to tomato growers and shippers in several states, according to industry representatives.
FDA faces daunting numbers of regulated food-production sites in the United States, with more than 171,500 FDA registered food facilities and two million farms. FDA inspection activities require the best available laboratory and computing tools. In addition to other responsibilities, FDA strives to advance research on food related technologies. For example, it has joined with CDC, the University of California, and Agilent Technologies to create a public database of 100,000 foodborne pathogen genomes to help speed identification of bacteria in foodborne outbreaks. The database will guide diagnostic test development that has potential to shorten outbreak investigation from weeks to days.
As part of its oversight activities, FDA inspects a targeted number of foreign facilities that process foods under its jurisdiction. The goal is to identify potential food safety problems before products enter the United States and to help make risk based decisions when imported foods reach US ports. Last year, we imported goods worth nearly $2.3 trillion, a large portion as food. Imported food keeps increasing, as a percentage of all food consumed from about 9 percent in 2000 to over 16 percent today. Some food categories have higher percentages, for example, 60 percent of fruits and vegetables consumed in 2009 and 84 percent of seafood in 2011.
In 2011 FDA created the Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy to help address its growing global responsibilities. Like other FDA duties, regulating imported foods involves very large numbers that create logistical challenges. Today, there are more than 130,000 importers of record and about 300 US ports of entry, handling products from about 278,300 FDA registered foreign food and feed facilities in countries worldwide. Import volumes have risen steadily since 1994, from fewer than 3 million lines up to an estimated 28.1 million lines in 2012. Yet FDA's inspector FTE numbers remained essentially unchanged. In FY 2011, FDA inspected only about 0.4 percent of registered foreign food facilities. That year, FDA examined about 2.2 percent of all food entry lines and tested samples from less than 0.5 percent of all lines.
FDA Funding Supports Advances in Regulatory Science
FDA's role in public health has been changing, pushed by evolving science and technology and an increasingly globalized world. In recent years, the agency has placed greater emphasis on its regulatory science, incorporating "embracing innovation" into its vision for a stronger FDA. Personnel must utilize the latest scientific knowledge to assess effectively the growing list of FDA regulated products. The diversity of these products and their end-users mandates that FDA stay current in its science and technology capabilities, as these examples from the past year illustrate:
- Proposed two new FSMA rules, requiring food manufacturers to submit food safety plans to FDA and enforcing safety standards for farms growing fresh fruits and vegetables; proposed in January, these rules are still open for public comment.
- Approved the first nucleic acid test that can simultaneously identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections, including Staphylococcus (including methicillin-resistant MRSA), Streptococcus, Enterococcus (including vancomycin-resistant VRE), and Listeria. Results are available within a few hours after initial bacterial growth, versus traditional methods that might require two to four days.
- Approved a combination vaccine for infants and children ages 6 weeks through 18 months, preventing disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Y and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
- Issued two draft guidance's regarding nanotechnology in the food and cosmetics industries, outlining FDA safety assessments of its use in cosmetic products and food processing.
The FDA must access the most advanced scientific knowledge, to support both regulatory activities and public health education of the public. Congress has demonstrated strong support for FDA in the past, evidenced by the recent bipartisan approval of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act to bring drugs and devices to market more quickly and encourage innovation in the biomedical industry.
The ASM strongly urges Congress to increase the FY 2013 and FY 2014 budget for the FDA which is so critical the Nation's public health.


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I mean, just about everybody agrees that LSU can lose the SEC title game on Saturday and it won't matter -- they'll still play in the BCS Championship against Alabama. But who doesn't want that dream match up of a team that didn't win its division versus a team that didn't win its conference to prove on the field which is the best team in America?
At least there's some excitement in the other title games. Like will UCLA yell mercy in the 3rd quarter of the PAC-12 championship game against Oregon, in which the Bruins are a 31 point 'dog? Or who will win the ACC, where...uh...Clemson plays...somebody else...in a game nobody watches anyway? And let's not forget the
Damn, somebody pinch me!
Of course, as mentioned above, the only reason to watch this weekend's games is to see if Michigan can rise from its current spot at #16 in the BCS standings into the top 14. So, who do we need in which contests? Let's discuss, shall we...
B1G Championship -- # 13 Michigan State vs. # 15 Wisconsin
Root For: MSU (although if you can't stomach the thought, it hopefully shouldn't matter)
Why: A win by either should drop the loser behind Michigan. That goes for Sparty even though they beat Michigan since this would be their third loss. And who doesn't like to see Sparty suffer? However, from a strength of schedule standpoint, it might be more helpful if Sparty wins, thus dropping Wisco and beefing up U-M's SOS.
SEC Championship -- #1 LSU vs. #14 Georgia
Root For: LSU to win in a rout
Why: While it probably doesn't matter in terms of the BCS Championship, it does matter big time for Michigan. A Bulldog victory would be very bad. And even a close Bulldog loss could be troublesome. Thus, this is no time for Crazy Les to be on the sidelines. We need focused, grass-eating Les.
Bedlam -- #3 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Oklahoma
Root For: Okie State
Why: Simply put a loss won't drop the Cowboys below Michigan. Maybe a blow out could, but it would have to be massive. But the game's in Stillwater so don't count on it. With two losses already, a Sooner set back would be perfect for the Wolverines' hopes.
PAC 12 Championship -- # 9 Oregon vs. How-The-F*ck-Is-This-6-6-Team-Here UCLA
Root For: UC.. I can't even type it with a straight face
Why: The answer to the question about how on God's earth UCLA is here is that 10-2 USC is on probation. Look, obviously it would be extremely helpful to Michigan if UCLA won (as Oregon would drop like a stone in the BCS rankings) but if you're hoping for that, you're also hoping to find out Santa Claus is real this December and thinking the NCAA is actually going to impose sanctions with teeth against OSU.
Ed. Note: The only good thing about this is the where the PAC 12 stages its title game -- at the home stadium of the team with the better conference record. Thus, there is no need for seat fillers. And it keeps teams playing hard in order to lock up this benefit. Take note, B1G.
#11 Kansas State vs Iowa State
Root For: Iowa State
Why: The computers love K-State. Even though they're only #15 in the human polls, they're #11 in the BCS. A loss ends that problem. And ISU has a lot to play for -- they're 6-5 and another win would significantly improve their bowl outlook. But the game's in Manhattan, KS so it's going to be tough.
ACC Championship #5 Virginia Tech vs. #20 Clemson
Root For: Virginia Tech
Why: A Hokie loss probably won't drop them below Michigan while a Clemson win might -- maybe -- help them vault the Wolverines. So play it safe: Go Va-Tech!
Texas at #17 Baylor
Root For: Texas
Why: Baylor is breathing down Michigan's neck at #17. A win -- with their Heisman Trophy candidate QB -- against a name program and there's a good chance the Bears jump the Wolverines (plus, Baylor President Kenneth Starr will sue if they don't). Go Longhorns!
Conference USA Championship -- #6 Houston vs. #24 Southern Miss
Root For: Southern Miss in a rout
Why: This is another example of a game that may not matter since Houston is #6 and undefeated. However, maybe a big Southern Miss win will cause voters to realize that Houston's "best" victory this season is against...nobody.
Well, Michigan fans, that's the weekend. You now know who to root for. Get at it!
Fingers crossed and...
Go Blue!


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2 cups pancake mix
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1½ teaspoons red food coloring
Cream cheese topping
4 ounces (½ package) cream cheese, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spiced syrup
1 cup pancake syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
Mix pancake mix, cocoa powder and granulated sugar in large bowl until well blended. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and food color just until blended. Pour ¼ cup of batter per pancake onto preheated lightly greased griddle or skillet. Cook 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden brown, turning when pancakes begin to bubble.
For the Cream Cheese Topping: Mix cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in small bowl until well blended. Stir in milk, a little at a time, until smooth. Stir in vanilla.
For the Spiced Syrup: Mix pancake syrup, vanilla and cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice in microwaveable bowl or measuring cup. Microwave on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until warm, stirring once.
Serve pancakes with Cream Cheese Topping and/or Spiced Syrup, if desired.
Serves four.
Nutrition values per serving: 332 calories, 4 g fat, 62 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 12 g protein, 97 mg cholesterol. 1225 mg sodium.


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With the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Hub for tonight's clash with the Boston Bruins at the TD Banknorth Garden, here's a look at what the Leafs writers are talking about:
Kevin McGran in the Toronto Star reports on the Leafs' improved defense, spurred by goaltender Vesa Toskala and defenseman Mike Van Ryn.
Rob Longley in the Toronto Sun reports that the Devils are still sour over Jason Blake's spin-o-rama move in a shootout. The Bruins should keep an eye out for it if tonight's game goes to the post-overtime spectacle.


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Local News Notebook
City, county, MSU to share in grant funds for alternative fuels
A multi-jurisdictional project partnering the City of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, and Mississippi State University intends to install propane bi-fuel technology into certified light duty vehicles.
The successful integration of this technology will result in reduced greenhouse gas and particulate emissions. Additionally, reduction in operating and maintenance cost for the vehicles retrofitted with this technology is estimated to be well in excess of $100,000.00 for the life of the project. The City of Starkville will be the grant administrator.
This project has identified eligible new and low mileage law enforcement and service vehicles in service with municipal, county, and university agencies to benefit from the use of this technology. Agency adoption of bi-fueled vehicles will demonstrate the viability and sustainability of this system, resulting in expanded acceptance of alternative fuels and related technologies.
Eachof the partnering agencies has carefully selected appropriate vehicles within their existing fleets to receive the technology. A necessary refueling infrastructure will be located centrally to all three partnering agencies and we will be working to develop publicaccess to facilitate broader market acceptance of propane bi-fuel technology.
The direct environmental impact of this proposal is derived from the displacement of gasoline with a cleaner burning fuel: propane. A conservative estimate of 85% reduction in direct fuel economy has been used in these calculations.
Except during vehicle start and as secondary fuel system back-up, propane will be used to power converted vehicles. A conservative estimate of 90% gasoline displacement has been used as a baseline figure. The realized benefits of fuel economy and gasoline displacement are likely to be higher.
2010 Golden Triangle Business Expo schcduled for October
The region's economic development organizations will again partner next month for the second annual Golden Triangle Business Expo.
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership, the Columbus Lowndes Development LINK and the West Point Growth Alliance will host the event Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lyceum on the campus of East Mississippi Community College in Mayhew.
Last year this event attracted more than 40 vendors and coordinators anticipate greater participation this year, organizers said.
Booth size is eight-feet-wide by eight-feet-deep. Booths are available for $150 for members of the GSDP, LINK and Alliance and $350 for non-members.
These prices include two breakfast and lunch tickets. Additional food tickets can be purchased for $15 per person. Booths will be skirted and signage will be provided. Booth set-up is available from 2 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 and from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 28.
Booth space is limited and sold on a first come, first served basis. For information, contact Allison Matthews at 323-3322 or email@example.com at the GSDP; Maureen Lipscomb at (662) 328-8369 at email@example.com at the LINK or Martha Allen at (662) 494-5121 or firstname.lastname@example.com at the Alliance.


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Thanks to the magic of the interwebz, Miss Ellie Vyne, intrepid heroine of Jayne Fresina's The Wicked Wedding of Miss Ellie Vyne, dropped by the virtual offices recently to introduce herself. She also brought along a present for one of you to win – a copy of the book she stars in!!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in five words or less.
[Ellie] Loves to dance, usually trips!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you share a typical day in the life of Ellie Vyne?
[Ellie] I always emerge from bed with the absolute certainty that all will go well. Within half an hour I am usually safely disabused of that notion.
When a guest of my sisters, I rise early. I never like to cause too much additional work for the staff. I am in the way enough as it is, and frequently reminded of it. Once dressed, I must then endure breakfast. This is an event during which my sisters will lecture me about deportment, my sadly inadequate looks, my stained gowns and the importance of finding a husband before I am utterly lost. They fear, of course, that as I grow older and don a lace cap, I shall look to them for my food and shelter. They have no idea that I am the one who has provided for them as best I can all these years. Somehow they imagine their father, the Admiral, has managed it all on his stretched Navy pension. But it is much better that they have no inkling of the manner in which I paid for their society debuts and weddings. They have very small brains already overloaded with the trials of their daily lives—inefficient housemaids, hems that require stitching, books that take too long to read, you know the sort of thing— and I wouldn't want to increase their worries or labors.
After breakfast we must sit and find "worthy" employment until noon. The less said about that the better. Then guests will pay visits. You might imagine this could provide some much needed jollity, but by rule these visits must never last longer than half an hour and frequently never exceed a quarter. There is barely time to ascertain the state of a person's health in so short a visit, let alone find out anything of juicy detail. It is hardly worth putting my book down to listen, but if I do not I must suffer the red-hot poker pricks of my sisters' angry looks. So I close my book, tilt my head and look intensely concerned about the muddy state of the path this morning, Mrs. Smith's husband's gout, the goat's cough and —aha, a lively piece of news at last—the sow's dramatically reckless escape from the pen in which she was supposed to be serviced by the boar. Poor sow; I know how she feels.
Of course, now my sisters are married and have taken up superior residency in London, their neighbors have even less interesting tales to relate.
If I am staying at Lark Hollow, my stepfather's house in the country, visitors are kept to a minimum, for in the afternoons he naps—if he can find a spot in the house where rain is not dripping through the roof. Later he will play cards or chess with me and I must always allow him to win, for he is a very poor loser and will sulk grandly for three hours if he is not the victor. Trust me, you would never want to see the Admiral in a sulk.
In the evenings, at my sisters' houses, one is expected to participate in whatever "entertainment" they are attending or hosting. At such painful times I generally like to pretend I am someone else and somewhere else! Again I think with reverence of Mrs. Smith's daring boar and consider breaking my way to freedom with a merry "oink". I should like to see my sisters chasing me about the garden, trying to corral me back into the party.
When invited to join friends in Brighton or Bath I have a vast deal more fun and, naturally, more opportunity to use my disguise as the count de Bonneville. Balls start at ten and seldom finish before three in the morning. Then there is no early rising! What I get up to on those occasions it would be indiscreet to tell.
As you see there is really no typical day for me. I never know what fate has in store for Ellie Vyne.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words come to mind when you think of James?
[Ellie] Villainously charming menace.
There are a great many more. It is cruel to keep me to only three!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is his most annoying fault?
[Ellie]He believes nothing I tell him.
Again, there are so many more from which I must choose only one, alas!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the sweetest thing he's ever done?
[Ellie] Saved me from the fate of a wallflower recently by asking me to dance, even when I had a torn dress and trifle on my rear. I'm sure he had an ulterior motive, but it was rather sweet. Even I must be forced to acknowledge it. I suppose. But he is a Hartley and good deeds do not come naturally to them, so it must have taken a vast effort on his part.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What made you start masquerading as Count de Bonneville?
[Ellie] Someone has to help with my stepfather's debts. Admiral Vyne, you see, has fine champagne tastes on a bad ale budget. At eighty it's much too late to make him change his ways and I promised my mama, on her deathbed, that I would take care of him. After all he had saved us both from a shipwreck once. Then my younger half-sisters both required dowries and wedding trousseaus. Raising a family is a most expensive undertaking, so I found. But once I began the masquerade as an exiled French count, just to gamble at cards and fleece unsuspecting aristocrats of their coin, I began to enjoy the role. It is a wonderful escape to be someone else for a while.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How close have you come to having your ruse discovered?
[Ellie] I cannot be sure of that. I often wonder how I get away with it and occasionally I think I'm being followed, but who would ever guess that Miss Ellie Vyne is behind it all? I mean, I look so innocent. Don't I?
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Do you find the threat of being caught more frightening or more exhilarating?
[Ellie] Oh, exhilarating, most definitely! I suppose, as an aged spinster of twenty seven, I should be very bored if I did not have that excitement to keep me on my toes. Time enough to sit in a corner with my sewing once I have "retired" the count for good.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you could change one thing you've done in your life, what would it be?
[Ellie] I would never have painted an ink moustache on James Hartley's face while he slept under a tree.
Wait…what am I saying? I most certainly would. Of course I would. How could I resist? He really shouldn't have been laying there. It was asking for trouble. I daresay he should even thank me for the lesson he learned from that incident.
And how was I to know that no one would tell him what was drawn on his face—that he would walk about like that for the entire day?
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What's one thing you won't leave home without?
[Ellie] My mama's pearls. They are dainty and elegant, which is almost enough to make me feel dainty and elegant too. It is all I have left of her, so I carry them with me always.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you share your dreams for the future in five words or less?
[Ellie] Books, fireplace, sleeping dog. Peace.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Thank you!
[Ellie] Why, thank you! It was a pleasure.
Here's more info about the book:
When a Scandalous Lady…
By night Ellie Vyne fleeces unsuspecting aristocrats as the dashing Count de Bonneville. By day she avoids her sisters' matchmaking schemes and dreams up torments for her childhood nemesis—the arrogant, far-too-handsome-for-his-own-good James Hartley. Her latest prank: "winning" the Hartley diamonds in a card game from James's mistress.
Steals from a Notorious Rake…
James finally has a lead on the thieving Count de Bonneville, tracking him to a disreputable inn. He bursts in on none other than the brazen, irritating, nearly naked Ellie Vyne. Convinced she is the count's mistress, James decides it's best to keep his enemies close. Very close. He must get those diamonds back, and seducing Ellie will be the perfect bait.
It Can Only End in a Wicked Wedding…
Praise for The Wicked Wedding of Miss Ellie Vyne:
"[The characters] banter and quibble with comic perfection…" —Publishers Weekly
"Readers who adore wickedly funny, fast and sassy romances will delight in Fresina's latest. The naughty desire-in-disguise theme, coupled with sharp, hilarious repartee, steals the reader's heart…" —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
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By Laurie Ramie
Upper Delaware Council, Inc.
DUNMORE ¢ The New York-Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission confirmed the successful negotiation of a new design to replace the historic Pond Eddy Bridge and approved plans for major rehabilitations of three other crossings, at Narrowsburg, Skinners Falls and Damascus.
Demolishing the 1904 Pond Eddy, NY-Pond Eddy, PA Bridge that earned a 1988 listing on the National Register of Historic Places has been fought by preservationists since the Bridge Commission first identified it as a capital construction project 20 years ago.
More recently, some elected officials and groups representing New York State interests questioned the justification to invest a projected $12 million to build a new bridge to modern interstate standards to serve approximately 27 properties with less than a dozen year-round residents in Pond Eddy, PA.
Those arguing for a new bridge cite the limitations of the 7-ton weight limit on the single-lane, wooden deck Petit Truss structure that provides the only vehicular access to a land-locked community surrounded by PA State Game Lands and Delaware State Forest acreage, and the increasingly frequent need for emergency repairs to maintain safe passage.
Engineering reports concluded that rehabilitation of the deteriorating bridge was not a viable option since it would ultimately cost more than replacement, provide a shorter service life, require more disruptive maintenance, and necessitate replacing all the steel members which would not preserve the historic appearance.
NYS DOT Commissioner Joan McDonald convened a meeting on June 29, 2012 to hear the concerns of New York State-based opponents of lead agency PennDOTÆs original proposal for a 30-foot-wide, two-lane, heavy truss or girder replacement bridge and pledged to reach out to her counterpart, PA Secretary of Transportation Barry Schoch, to discuss a compromise.
NY DOT also investigated the potential to construct overland routes from four different options on the PA side to follow up on complaints that this alternative had not been fully explored.
A report dated September 12, 2012 dismissed the notion as unfeasible, finding that it would likely require building or improving 3.5 to five miles of new road through heavily forested, mountainous terrain that could conflict with the Norfolk-Southern Railroad right-of-way and cost an estimated $40 million. Total route lengths between the NY and PA sides of the river at Pond Eddy would exceed 20 miles.
PennDOT Assistant District Executive for Design Debbie Noone advised the Commission on Wednesday that as a result of those studies and discussions, an agreement has been reached among both states and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to proceed with a new bridge at a reduced scope and cost.
The new design calls for a 22-foot-wide truss bridge with a single, 14-foot lane and a six-foot sidewalk that could be converted into a second travel lane if necessary, according to a NY DOT briefing provided on April 26.
The 40-ton bridge (a load capacity required by FHWA since this crossing is the only access to Pond Eddy, PA) would have lighter-looking steelwork reminiscent of the bridgeÆs current curved truss appearance. The 504-foot-long, two-span bridge would be built on the same, slightly-upstream footprint as originally planned and require an approximately 15-month construction period.
Instead of a $12 million price tag, the new bridge is expected to cost $9.6 million and provide a 75-year life expectancy.
Noone stated that the Pond Eddy Bridge Design Advisory Committee of consulting parties which met three times from Dec. 2011 through March 2012 to discuss aesthetic options will be reconvened "early this summer" to hear a report on the compromise agreement and that "we will move on to final design hopefully this year."
Audience member Pat Carullo commented that the NY-PA Joint Interstate Bridge Commission approved $3 million for the Pond Eddy BridgeÆs preliminary engineering and final design phase and questioned, "How do you suddenly have a more pleasing structure when you said you couldnÆt do it for the last decade?"
He also asked how the causeway will be handled that is necessary to accommodate the equipment to build the bridge, expressing concern over it potentially impeding the riverÆs free flow, boaters, fish, wildlife, and creating a flood risk over two recreational seasons.
PennDOT District 4-0 Executive and 2013 Commission Chairman George J. Roberts said that the final design for all aspects of the project is still a work-in-progress, and there will be numerous reviews to satisfy and permits to secure before construction begins.
"The Upper Delaware River is a treasure and we wouldnÆt want it blocked," he added. "The river is very sensitive and we always try to handle things in an environmentally-sensitive manner."


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AAHA-accredited hospital in Brooklyn, NY looking for a full-time veterinarian. We offer a salary of 100K+, commensurate with the applicant's level of experience. Partnership opportunity exists for the right person. We are a spacious facility in the upscale Kensington neighborhood catering to a patient body of dogs, cats, birds and exotics. We've been serving Brooklyn for 60 years! The average work schedule does not exceed 40 hours with alternating 4 and 5 day work weeks. Your nights will be stress-free as after hour emergencies are referred to a local emergency and referral center.
Many of our staff have been with us for over 10 years. We offer warm, compassionate and high quality services to a large loyal neighborhood customer base, but also draw clientele from other neighborhoods, boroughs, Long Island and New Jersey. Our practice is one block from the F train and several bus stops are right outside our front door.
Applicant should have a strong interest in surgery especially since we do a lot of work for a local shelter and rescue center. We offer the perfect opportunity for honing one's surgical skills. For more complex surgeries (e.g. orthopedics, etc.) we call in a board-certified mobile surgeon. Ultrasound is provided through an outside mobile service. Position will entail both surgery and medicine. Surgery and other procedures are performed Monday through Friday. Our equipment includes digital X-ray (including dental) and a dental station.
Our benefits package is competitive and generous. Benefits include health insurance, year-end bonus, vacation, liability insurance, CE and dues.
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Freeze Fest Outlook
This Friday kicks of the start of the 2010 Freeze Fest , an on-campus winter festival to melt away the winter blues. RIT has several festivals throughout the year to keep campus entertaining and to bring the student body together for a weekend at a time. In the fall we have Brick City Homecoming, Freeze Fest in the winter and Imagine RIT in May. Check out the activities we are looking forward to this weekend:
Friday February 5th
CAB (College Activities Board) Rail Jam
CAB and the RIT Ski and Snow Board Club have constructed a jumping platform next to the tiger statue on the quarter mile to showcase the skills of out two board and one board riders.
CAB Presents KATHY GRIFFIN
CAB is an organization that brings three entertainments a
quarter to campus. Most often the board will welcome a comedian, a musical act,
and a speaker to campus during the quarter. In the past we have seen everyone
from Dane Cook, to Bill Clinton, Jimmy Falon, and Maroon 5…. And this weekend everyone's
favorite "D-List" celebrity Kathy Griffin!
Also on Friday: Gospel Fest, Pulse Freeze House, and Acoustic Artists in Java Wally's
Saturday February 6th
Snow Bowl
The brothers of Phi Delta Theta are gearing up for their annual Snow Bowl competition. Perfect timing for the Super Bowl this summer, Snow Bowl is a flag football competition held behind Gracies to raise awareness for ALS (Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis).
Winter Fest will also be the official Grand Opening and Dedication of the new Campus Center!
Also on Saturday: the Outdoor 3-on-3 Hockey Tournament, Sled Relay for Life, RHA & OCASA Igloo Building Contest, Horse Drawn Carriage Rides from OUTSpoken, AEPi's Cardboard Derby, a Chili Cook-Off, and the IFC's bonfire on the field house lawn at night.
Sunday February 7th
Super Bowl Sunday falls on the closing of this year's Freeze Fest, so the Student Government has planned to host a Super Bowl Extravaganza in the Gordon Field House for RIT students.
For more information check out Freeze Fest on the RIT website http://campuslife.rit.edu/freezefest/index.php
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I have the 2009 book and I'm really looking forward to getting the 2010 edition.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
International Dutch Oven Society's 2010 Championship Cookbook
I have the 2009 book and I'm really looking forward to getting the 2010 edition.
8 comments:
- Chilebrown said...
The "Meatmen" will compete there someday.
- March 4, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Rev. Biggles said...
Oh man, checked out the recipe page there and it does sound damned impressive. Some day, some day I will start cooking again!
xo, Biggles
- March 5, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Greg said...
Chilebrown - I think teams are limited to 2 people.
Biggles - They don't dump some Cream of Barf soup on slop and make it to the worlds. There is some impressive stuff that goes on there.
- March 5, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Chilebrown said...
They are two person teams. One of the original Meatmen has dropped out. Abrams girlfriend has been filling in. Abram and I will compete if we can ever get a first place and or another invite. We did get an invite two years ago. We passed because of commitments and we were scared.
- March 8, 2010 at 10:17 PM
Dont be shy come, to Utah and have some fun. Oh one of the posts said "They don't dump some Cream of Barf soup on slop and make it to the worlds" that is not true, there have been a few that have made it with just that, they didn't win at the WCCO with it but they got there with it. Keep you pots Hot and you coals dry. David Grover
- March 28, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Greg said...
David - They should be DQ'd for using that nasty gunk in a cook off.
- March 28, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Ron said...
If you would like more D. O. recipes go to
We would love to see you there.
- July 28, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Greg said...
Ron - your link is bad.I assume you meant this site. http://roguedutchovencookers.blogspot.com/
- July 28, 2010 at 7:50 PM


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using steam to get a crispy crust
i was wondering if anyone has any advise. I am trying to create a crisp crust to my bread. I have a domestic gas oven and have tried the usual suggestions such as spraying the dough with water, adding trays of water and flopping wet cloths into the oven cavity to create steam non has been successful.
I borrowed an electric food steamer with 3 stackable plastic baskets from work. Because of their size I made 3 9 ounce (255 g) white bread batons proved them in the steamer baskets on pieces of baking parchment. I steamed them in a stack for 4 minutes, lifting them out of the steamer was a bit tricky as the crust was still soft and i was a bit mean with the baking parchment. Then baked them still on their bits of parchment the result was quite good and they had a nice colour and flavour but still not quite as crusty as i would like. So any suggestions would be great. I am considering borrowing a fish kettle from work which has a liftable trivet and of course would make a considerably longer loaf.
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Bazza wrote:Hi Bazza...
OK, maybe I should have written:-
"So MY XP OS is outliving this HW." ;o\
And as for all the others defending Linux "to the death" about
command line usage - I point you to our "Help" forum,
(other Linux specific sites also), and especially the LXF mag`.
There is one task that I know of with Windows that can only be performed with the command line - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and probably the other versions as well. The command has changed - just to make it harder. You can't perform a Windows update from behind a proxy server without telling the system to import the proxy settings from Internet Explorer on the command line.
The command line is just another way of interacting with your computer - sometimes it is the fastest way to do something, sometimes it is the only way to do something, sometimes it's a way of starting a graphical interaction. Not using the command line is like a painter only using a 4" (10 cm) brush to paint a portrait. Rolf Harris could do it but he didn't paint any fine details


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Down Under
Outside of Cronicles of Never and Ksubi, Australia's style footprint has been pretty small. But we're always willing to take another look.
This snap (courtesy of Street Peeper) comes from the opening of Alphaville, Melbourne's latest Godardian boutique. The jeans are from Ksubi, and look familiar enough, but the rest of his getup comes from labels we've never even heard of, including Alpha 60 and The Vanishing Elephant.
Judging from the getup—and the success Ksubi has had with the Soho crowd—we'd say the continent's ripe for a larger crossover, especially in sunnier climes like California.
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1. Just heard about the Girls Gone Wise website. I think from Tim Challies. Looks like a terrific resource. Anything Mary Kassian has going on is beneficial for women, I find. I once sat in on a radio show she did with Al Mohler and was impressed with her wisdom and comportment. It's no small thing being in the booth with RAM…
2. Malcolm Gladwell, professional geek/writer, has a fun article out about what happens when "underdogs break the rules". He applies it to basketball, which, as readers of this blog know, is a friend to this blog.
3. 9Marks, under the leadership of Greg Gilbert, just sponsored a contest to see which three people could best articulate the gospel by "tweeting" it. I loved the idea, and I found it surprisingly moving. Honestly, seeing a ton of people run through the gospel is a beautiful thing. Check the post and scroll through the responses and see if you aren't edified.
4. It is a good thing to celebrate the gospel. Not to simply repeat it, but to talk about it with other people. Turn it over in your mind. Consider the different models of the atonement presented in Scripture: penal substitutionary (the heart), exemplarist, moral influence, Christus Victor, and more. The Bible is glorious, the gospel is the heart of the Bible, and Christ's work on behalf of His people is the center of the gospel. These are things worth celebrating, talking about, praying in response to, reveling in, shouting over. The gospel is real. Right now, as you read this little blog, the gospel is real.
I recommend Graham Cole's forthcoming Christ the Peace-Maker, an incisive study of the atonement from an eminent theologian, for those who want to savor the gospel (no link available). I just took a doctoral class on the atonement with Cole and found it illuminating and doxological. Buy that book when it comes out, and use it for your preaching, your teaching, your daily living.
5. My buddy Reid Monaghan, plowing gospel ground in New Jersey through a great church called Jacob's Well, has a great blog and recently featured a funny video by Rhett and Link, two guys from Campus Crusade who are quite amusing.
–Have an atonement-glorying weekend, all.


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Nursing is a profession that requires employees in Accord NY 12404 to purchase their own uniforms and equipment. Nursing uniforms, also known as scrubs, are easy to find and purchase but because most nurses go through them frequently it is important to find the best quality nursing uniforms in Accord NY 12404 at the best prices. If you are looking for scrubs, shoes for nurses, or medical instruments such as blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, or id badges, you can find them online at great prices if you know where to look. Always take into consideration the quality of the products as well as the price to ensure you get uniforms and equipment that will last in Accord NY 12404.
Most hospitals in Accord NY 12404 have specific requirements for colors and styles of scrubs as well as other medical establishments. You may have to find the colors and styles that fit your uniform requirement as well as shop for quality and price. Some employers do not have such restrictions and there are many patterned and stylish scrubs available that will allow you to express your personal style.
Unfortunately, if you want to find the colors and styles you like best you may not be able to do so in local stores in Accord NY 12404. Stores are limited in
the amount of scrubs and uniforms they can carry, however online retailers usually have a much larger selection. If you want to find unique colors and patterns you may have to shop online to find them.
As with medical uniforms, when purchasing medical instruments you have to consider quality along with cost. Instruments that are of poor quality will not last long and you will end up paying more in the long run when you have to constantly buy replacements than if you purchased one quality item. Instruments such as blood pressure cuffs or sphygmomanometers, stethoscopes, and watches may not function correctly if they are not quality items and this can be dangerous for your patients.
If you have to buy scrubs you have a few options. Most places have a uniform store close enough in Accord NY 12404 to shop at, and while these specialty stores will have the nursing uniforms and medical instruments you need they will usually not have the best prices. Specialty stores do often have the best quality merchandise, however, so if you wait for sales or discounts you can get the nursing uniforms you need at a good price. You can also find scrubs at department stores for a lower price although the quality is not as good as in specialty stores. The internet is another option, and it can combine the best of quality and price. Look for a website that has brands you know are high quality and the best prices so that you can take advantage of both of these factors. Remember, quality nursing uniforms and medical instruments will last longer than cheap ones and will ultimately save you money.


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The American Merchant Marine Veterans will hold a luncheon meeting on Dec. 20, at 11:30 a.m. They will meet at Gulf Coast Village, 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral. The luncheon is $13....
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After watching her son sucker punch an unsuspecting teen in a video on Facebook, Donna Hernandez wants the world to know she shares the blame for his actions.
"I'm so sorry that this was posted and more sorry for the hurt that was caused to the boy in the video," Hernandez wrote on her own Facebook page. "There is no reason for that kind of behavior, my son [will] be punished."
Clark County School Police said Friday that two suspects would be charged with battery in connection with the attack. Although they did not release any names, two of the boys in the video appear to be Hernandez's sons, Malachi and Benjamin Luna.
The suspects attend Roy Martin Middle School, according to police, although it's unknown where the attack took place.
The identity of the victim is also unknown. Several people who emailed the video to FOX5 said the boy's name was Greg and he is a special-needs student.
Wanda Arceneaux, who said her sons - Kendrick and Cedric - were present during the attack told FOX5 she's received anonymous threatening calls since the video went viral.
"They say that they know where I live, they're coming for me, they're going to kill Kendrick and Cedric and they're going to blow my house up," Arceneaux said.
Students at Roy Martin believe those boys who made the video's older sibling are also involved.
Classmates also identified the victim as Gregory, a special-needs student.
"They took his money I guess, and Gregory was just apologizing because he didn't know what he did though," said Rosendo Esparza, who attends Roy Martin Middle School.
Students said Gregory is known around the school for impersonating Michael Jackson, and walks to and from Roy Martin.
"He's alright, I've seen him with a napkin in his ear and I guess his ear is bleeding really bad," Esparza said.
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From Spain: January 13 January 14, 2013Posted by WorldbyStorm in From Spain.
As ejh says: This week: Digging In. Alternative economics at a time of mass unemployment.
- 1. yourcousin - January 16, 2013
I think one of the more progressive things to develop over the last few years has been revival of the homesteading movement here in the states. I can't really think of another instance of this kind of thing short of what ejh talks about or indeed Cuba when shit went bad there. Though I certainly have my critiques of the foodie and local food movement as a whole I think it contains some pretty common sense stuff especially as a positive turn, not just when normal food chains collapse.
I would recommend folks who are having space issues/water/soil quality issues to check out a site by two brothers called global buckets. They have some interesting ideas for growing food with some five gallons buckets. As my soil quality is fairly poor in my garden and I haven't had the time to start a compost pile and don't have the desire to pay for something that is all around me I'll be trying out their system this year after a disappointing season last year.
- 2. ejh - January 20, 2013
This week: Not saving, but drowning. The current black-money scandal involving the PP government – and the cant of "competitiveness".