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This week would also not be complete without a word or two from Erin. Erin started the Quilting Bee Blocks flickr group and she has helped folks from all across the world either start, organize or connect with a bee. Her group is a great resource for everything bee related.
We're happy to feature her quilt made in collaboration with the members of the Bee Tweet bee.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil dropped Monday after reports of weaker manufacturing activity in the U.S. and China.
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DVD previews: 'The Company You Keep,' 'The Big Wedding,' more
"The Company You Keep" (R, 120 minutes, Sony): Jim Grant (Robert Redford, who also directed) has been living under an assumed name and working as a respectable lawyer when the FBI arrests a former colleague and fellow fugitive from his radical days (Susan Sarandon). Jim, a widower with a young daughter (Jackie Evancho), is soon on the lam again. But his behavior suggests he is innocent. That sounds like a story to a young newspaper reporter named Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf), but it puts the journalist at odds with an FBI officer (Terrence Howard).What's the difference between the Weather Underground and al-Qaida? The film asks this through Ben, who wasn't even born by the end of the Vietnam War -- a war that some of Jim's colleagues considered a form of terrorism. "The Company You Keep" looks at the notion of morality from more than one angle. It offers no apologies for the old act of violence that precipitates its action, but it holds a deep affection for the gray areas of dissension, debate and disillusionment that sometimes leave blood on the floor. Contains obscenity, drug references and brief violence. Extras: behind-the-scenes featurettes covering The Weather Underground activists movement and the script, preparation and the cast; "On the Red Carpet" at the New York premiere; and a press conference with Redford, Evancho and supporting actors Stanley Tucci and Brit Marling.
"The Big Wedding" (R, 90 minutes, Lionsgate): Writer-director Justin Zackham has the benefit of an exceptional cast, which includes Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried and Robin Williams. Sadly, superior talent can propel a movie only so far. The story, based on the 2006 Swiss-French film "Mon Frere Se Marie," launches just before the wedding of the Griffin family's youngest, adopted son. The fraught, joyous event promises to reunite the whole clan. The problem is that patriarch Don (De Niro) hasn't seen his ex-wife, Ellie (Keaton), in 10 years, and he's currently shacked up with her best friend, Bebe (Sarandon). Further complicating things, daughter Lyla (Katherine Heigl) disdains her father, which is clear by the way she calls him by his first name, spitting out the single syllable like a bad grape. And that isn't all. The groom, Alejandro (Ben Barnes), invited his ultra-Catholic Colombian biological mother and sister to the nuptials. Fearing they may blanch at his adoptive parents' separation, he requests that Don and Ellie pretend to be married, just for the weekend. As themovie trudges toward its conclusion, the script attempts to ferret out emotion from the audience. But it's tough to feel sympathy for a cad and his mostly mean-spirited family. Even those types who always cry at weddings will probably remain dry-eyed, not to mention feeling a little empty inside. Contains crude language, sexual situations and nudity. Extras: "Coordinating The Big Wedding" featurette.
"Olympus Has Fallen" (R, 118 minutes, Sony): In this efficient if unimaginative version of "Die Hard" in the White House, Gerard Butler plays Mike Banning, a Secret Service agent whose close relationship with President Benjamin Asher and his son, Connor, is destroyed after a rescue mission goes awry. A visit from the South Korean prime minister ends with Asher, the vice president and the secretary of defense being abducted and held hostage in the White House bunker. Director Antoine Fuqua stages the takeover of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and its environs with unsettling, visceral mayhem, as hundreds of civilians are strafed, bombed and shot; nearby, the Washington Monument crumbles in a distasteful reenactment of the destruction of Sept. 11, 2001. Once "Olympus Has Fallen" gets to the Oval Office, the Lincoln Bedroom and the White House's lesser-known corridors,most of the action consists of subtle neck snaps, knifings and kill shots that Banning executes in a series of quick, lethal encounters. The White House has reverted to a once-and-future citadel of American triumphalism justified by unimpeachable moral outrage. Contains strong violence and profanity.
"Emperor" (PG-13, 106 minutes, in English and Japanese with English subtitles, Lionsgate): Wrapping a history lesson in a romantic melodrama can make for a lively movie, but only if the love story is juicier than the educational narrative. That's not the case with "Emperor," both of whose story lines remain stubbornly dry. This drama will appeal primarily to those with an interest in the devastated setting (1945 Tokyo) and the enigmatic title character, Emperor Hirohito. The action centers on Gen. Bonner Fellers (Matthew Fox). The American occupation's commander, Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Tommy Lee Jones), has given Fellers 10 days to determine which Japanese leaders should be tried and executed as war criminals and which should be rehabilitated to help rebuild the country. Top imperial advisers won't allow the Americans to come near Hirohito. The unseeable Hirohito is echoed by the unfindable Aya, the Japanese woman Fellers has loved since they were college classmates. Most picturesque are the slo-mo flashbacks of Aya and Fellers at play in a pre-war bamboo forest, with her bright red dress framed by green stalks. The actual Fellers was apparently less dashing, and Aya didn't exist. But during purely visual moments like these, "Emperor" almost brings their love to life. Contains violence, brief profanity and extensive smoking. Extras: making-of featurette, commentary with director Peter Webber and producer Yoko Narahashi, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes and historical photo galleries.
Also: "The Hot Flashes ," "3 Geezers!," "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec" (2010, France), "The Damned" (1947, France, Cohen Media Group), "The Odd Angry Shot" (1979, Australia), "Super Eruption," "A Werewolf Boy (South Korea), "Super Storm," "The Guillotines" (China) and "From This Day Forward" (originally aired on Gospel Music Channel).
Television Series: "The Office: Season Nine," "Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season," "The Mindy Project: Season One," "Girls: The Complete Second Season" (HBO), "Family Ties: The Seventh and Final Season" (1988-89), "Perry Mason: The Ninth and Final Season, Vol. 2," "Bill Moyers: Faith & Reason Collection" (six-disc set, PBS), "Southland: The Complete Fifth and Final Season," "Enlightened: The Complete Second Season" (HBO), "Time Team: The Team's Favorite Digs" (U.S. debut of British science-reality series, Acorn Media), "Combat!: The Complete Fifth Season" (1966-67, eight-disc set), "Trial & Retribution: Complete Collection" (18-disc set of British drama series, Acorn Media) and "The Amazing World of Gumball: The Party " (Cartoon Network).
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I have the misfortune of having two little boys who are picky eaters. Every once in a while I have to come up with new ways of getting fresh vegetables down their throats.
Today, I made my son a chicken wrap (featured above).
Ingredients: small corn tortilla, homemade Taziki sauce, grilled chicken breast, tomato, and lettuce. In the side I gave him on tablespoon of taziki sauce with some chicken and slice of avocado.
One of my favorite activities of the day is having breakfast with my son. Since he likes to fill up on milk, I started giving him water in the morning. For a healthy breakfast he had one egg and one egg white (scrambled eggs), and one piece of wheat toast with peanut butter.
Egg yolks contain all the nutrients that eggs offer. They are healthy. It is misinformation to assert that yolks are unhealthy and should be discarded. Egg whites are good because they are low in saturated fat, cholesterol and are a good source of protein, selenium and riboflavin. The only down side is that they are high in sodium.
In the morning, when I make my son two egg omelette, I give him one egg and one egg white. (discarding only on yolk) I typically have a spinach egg white omelette myself.
When preparing my own meals, and especially my children's, I try to ensure their energy sources are coming from 1/3 protein, 1/3 carbs, and 1/3 fats. I want them to learn early on how to eat healthy, delicious food within their calorie range.


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This series is dedicated to discussing an egalitarian view of gender—including relevant biblical texts and practical applications. The goal is to show how scripture, tradition, reason, and experience all support a posture of equality toward women, one that favors mutuality rather than hierarchy, in the home, Church, and society.
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Dan on roles, leadership, and supporting your partner (Dan Evans)
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When Men and Women Ministered Together as Equals (Ed Cyzewski)
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In collaboration with Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, we offer PhD programs in: Business Economics; Organizational Behavior; Health Policy (Management); and Business Administration. Applicants interested in Accounting and Management, Management, Marketing, Strategy, and Technology & Operations Management should apply to the new PhD in Business Administration.
Our doctoral students are welcome and encouraged to work with faculty and access resources throughout HBS and Harvard University. The doctoral program curriculum requires coursework at HBS and other Harvard discipline departments, and HBS faculty on advisory committees.
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The foot-hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains hurry down to the Potomac at Glen Echo and there pause in high plateau overlooking the long descent of the majestic river. Bold and precipitous they drop 125 feet to the murmuring edge of the waters under the eloquent shade of the giant trees and luxuriant foliage. Looking to the East, when the sun is in midheavens, the white shaft of the Washington Monument gleams against a southern sky, blue and soft as Italy's. To the north uprise the caressing hills, so near their summits overhang the slumberous highland plain; to the south the river, and above its shining waters the Virginia hills in long line and competing altitudes; to the west a picturesque stretch of plain, and then the misty line of the Blue Ridge, confusing itself with the configuration of the clouds.1
This spectacular Maryland location, so lovingly described by Edward and Edwin Baltzley, its first developers, has served the people of Washington, D.C., as a center for education and recreation for more than 100 years. It was first developed as a chapter of the widespread Chautauqua movementa Protestant ecumenical effort to democratize learning and spread culture from the well-to-do to the masses. Early in the 20th century the area was redeveloped as a trolley park, and now the site is preserved as a national park. The trends that impacted the development and redevelopment of the Glen Echo Park site are not unusual; the fact that they impacted the same area of space is. This unique survivor, a traditional gathering place for the people of Washington, D.C., provides students with the opportunity to study the evolution of the American concepts of education, recreation, and social interaction in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
1Edwin Baltzley, Glen Echo on the Potomac: Washington Rhine (Philadelphia: Frank Gutekunst Press), 1891.
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This lesson is based on the Glen Echo Amusement Park, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.


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Spinal manipulation, also called spinal adjustment, is a treatment that uses pressure on a joint of the spine. It is used to improve pain and function. Manipulation can be done with the hands or a special device. The careful, controlled force used on the joint can range from gentle to strong, and from slow to rapid. Sometimes other joints of the body are also worked on to help treat the spine.
Like most back pain treatments, spinal manipulation works for some people, but not for others.
Spinal manipulation is safe when done by a trained health care provider. Afterward, some people feel tired or sore. But serious problems are very rare.
If you have tight muscles or muscles that spasm, your health care provider may first use heat, ultrasound, or electrical current. This helps relax your muscles before you receive spinal manipulation.
Health care providers who are commonly trained to do spinal manipulation include:
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finishing 2016 strong
It surely has been an exciting year for all of us at The Hundred Wellness Centre and the whole world that is for sure – so a heartfelt "thank you" filled with gratitude is in order! Over the past 12 months, our team has grown, we have added additional wellness services and new classes, we conducted more free talks and events to bring our amazing community together, in conjunction with The Wellness Brothers we facilitated the successful Sheikh Majid Weight Loss Initiative, we held our weekly Saturday organic market with IGR |Integrated Green Resources UAE, our logo has been revamped, I fulfilled my dream of running the London Half Marathon and I was honored to be invited by Dr Jill Biden the US second wife on her last visit to the UAE, to deliver a special speech to students in celebration of International Women's Day, and these are just to name a few!
We are now at the point in the year when everyone has their New Years resolutions ready to go, however I am not a big fan of writing New Years resolutions as I feel they are challenging to maintain. I believe in setting conscious sustainable long term goals. What I normally do by the end of each year is write a list of what I want to achieve in all areas of my life to set my intentions for the new year, and gain more clarity and direction.
So if your goal is to lose weight (which most people have on their list), and live a healthy lifestyle, then begin with small steps, rather than going full fledge in January or deciding to go Vegan! Do something everyday towards your goal, even if it is simple, and set dated milestones. It also helps to have an accountability buddy, so you can encourage and keep eachother on track. Most importantly be conscious and serious about any changes you want to make in your life. Another end of year list I write is a gratitude list. I reflect on all the good things that have happened to me over the year and give thanks.
On a slightly different note, I have noticed that lately alot of people have taken to social media expressing how 2016 has been a tough year. I say let's change that energy! Let's look at what went well, fully aknowledging that we can perceive something as bad, but still know that in the long run it actually is always good for us, no matter what it was. I once read something that really stuck with me, and that is: when a flower dies, it makes space for a new one to grow. I want to invite you all to join me, and work on changing your perceptions in the coming year. Make it a habit to write three new and specific things daily that you are grateful for, and see for yourself how this small exersize changes the way you too can look at things…
So as 2016 comes to an end, lets agree to consciously ring in the new year with some great intentions and goals, and remember above all else to LOVE yourself! From me and the The Hundred Wellness Centre team, we wish you love, happiness and health in the new year. And remember we are just next door, ready to extend our knowledge and expertise to help you live your most healthy happy life.


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ORLANDO, FLA. (April 4, 7:35 p.m. ET) — Welex Inc. (Booth 5744) President and CEO David Schroeder said he wants to build closer relationships with the extrusion line manufacturer's customers and offer improved after-sales service and support.
Schroder, who joined the Blue Bell, Pa.-based company from PET bottle supplier Constar International Inc. in July, believes that after nine months at the firm he has the management team in place to be able to deliver a better package to clients.
"Our people are 'doers' who are hands-on and not just managers," he said, commenting further that getting the message across to customers about what the Welex team can offer is crucial.
"A lot of people make and sell machinery, which is fine, and customers often think about getting a return on investment in four or five years," he said.
"We want to get the point where there is a much longer term return on their investment through providing support services after they have bought a machine from us. We will listen to our customers more and we want them to get more out of what they have," he added.
Schroeder said Welex's equipment lasts for a long time and the company can offer advice and service that will keep it working for longer.
"People have Welex machines that in some cases are 30, 40 years old. We can help keep it going for years more.
"It's about excellence in execution, efficiency and product quality. We meet the expectations of our customers by doing what we saying and delivering accordingly," he said.
Making Welex machines more modular would also play a part in the company's strategy going forward, offering greater flexibility as a customer's needs changed, Schroeder said.
Schroder made it clear that Welex would be looking for partners – either to work directly with or perhaps even to acquire – with whom it could go to customers with new applications, as well as connecting its technology and product portfolios.
"I want to take a fresh look at how we do what we do, be clear about what we do, and share the possibilities with our customers. We want to work with the customer for the life of the Welex machine which that customer has.
"We want to offer options and upgrades in that process, which is part of the modularity aspect," he said.
Welex also aimed to share its knowledge with its customers and get closer to their needs, Schroeder said. "It's important to think ahead and ascertain the potential of our machinery and what it can be used for beyond the short term."
Schroeder added that he wanted Welex to be seen as more than just a sheet company. "We have expertise and can create a complete lines solution.
"There is more pressure on customers' engineers and we want to help them through the process, either directly or with the help of partners who we might work with."
Commenting on current trading, Schroeder said Welex had had a good year, with income levels back to levels last seen in 2007. "We've had a very good 12 months," he said.


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25 years after Berlin Wall fell, Lenin's image still divides
In the 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell, historian Ralf Wendt has watched much of his former life vanish.
The museum he curated that tells Schwerin's 1,000-year history was a national treasure in communist East Germany. But once East Germany merged with West Germany, it was just an unprofitable remnant and its once-admired exhibits were hauled off to storage.
Change came elsewhere too. The public art that this East German provincial capital had proudly display during 40 years of socialism was deemed uninteresting to a capitalist world. Piece by piece, it was removed and hidden away. In one case, a school janitor decided on his own to take down and bury a statue of Karl Marx, the German father of socialism.
Now Wendt is watching with chagrin as the one of the last markers of the East German era comes under attack: a towering memorial to the founder of Soviet communism, Vladimir Lenin, that stands on a small residential square. It may be the last of its kind in Western Europe. A growing movement wants it torn down.
"In this modern world, we are told Lenin plays no role," he said. "But we cannot totally ignore our history. The monument is a document. It says who he was, and that says something about who we were _ and are. I don't understand the need to tear it down or cover it."
But such a need very clearly has existed for decades, and it goes far beyond the boundaries of this historic and quaint lakeside resort city. It was seen throughout eastern Europe as the Soviet empire collapsed. It's most obvious current expression is in Ukraine, where statues of Lenin have been falling at an unprecedented clip as many in that country reject their nation's historic alignment with Russia.
Since Ukraine's pro-Russia president, Viktor Yanukovych, fled the country in February, at least 158 Lenin statues have been toppled in Ukraine, according to the count of one website that published photos of each of the destroyed artworks. Other tributes to Lenin have also been erased: A boulevard was renamed from Lenin to Lennon, to commemorate the murdered member of the Beatles.
Ukraine is hardly unique in its antipathy to the founder of the Soviet Union.
Since the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, Lenin statues have been dragged or beaten down in former Soviet states and satellites from Armenia to Romania.
In Berlin, a famous Lenin in granite was hauled away and buried. The burial site is unmarked _ to discourage devotees from creating a memorial at the site, in much the same way German authorities refused for decades to mark the spot where Adolf Hitler killed himself. His death spot, now an apartment complex parking lot, merits a multilingual plaque today.
All of which lends an air of significance to the discussion in what used to be near the northwestern tip of East Germany of what to do with Schwerin's Lenin.
The debate, which began years ago, has included everything from splashing paint on the statue to letter-to-the-editor battles in the local newspaper. On Tuesday, former East German resident Alexander Bauersfeld organized a protest and covered Lenin's head with a bed sheet to look somewhat like a hangman's hood.
Bauersfeld's reasons for the protest: the continued existence of the statue causes him serious pain. The East German government arrested and imprisoned him as a political dissident. He says honoring the man at the heart of the Soviet empire _ he describes Lenin as "one the worst tyrants of the 20th century" _ is simply wrong. In June 1953, when Soviet tanks crushed a popular uprising in East Germany, many carried images of Lenin, he points out.
"Our campaign is long overdue," he said. "The Lenin statue has to go."
The 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is a good time to complete purging the symbols of an oppressive state from Germany, he said. The symbolism went further: The protest was on June 17, which in 1953 was the day Soviet tanks crushed the workers' rebellion.
This week, most of the protesters, however, were elderly pro-Leninists, who turned out to try to persuade politicians not to topple this statue. But that doesn't mean Bauersfeld is alone in his beliefs. Schwerin native and area resident Reinhard Doege also considers himself a victim of his old nation. He's been seeking the file that the Stasi, East Germany's secret police, compiled on him as a way of dealing with the anniversary on a personal level. On a national level, he thinks it's time to say "Goodbye, Lenin."
"Lenin was a criminal," Doege said. "He committed crimes against humanity. His statue has got to go."
Schwerin Mayor Angelika Gramkow has taken considerable heat for fighting to keep the statue standing. A member of the socialist left, she thinks it's important to remember the past.
She notes that her city is home to one of the last remaining Lenin statues in Western Europe, and one of the few left in the former Soviet satellites.
"It was a disaster to remove almost all statues and rename most streets that reminded us of our East German past after the fall of the wall," she said. "We Germans tend to remove signs of the past at the end of every historic period. We think our responsibility is done when we remove the symbols. We forget that in their absence, public discussion of the past is no longer possible."
Others also support keeping the statue standing, though much of it seems halfhearted.
Jutta Gerkan, a Green Party state legislator from the area, said that while she understood that some might find the statue offensive and painful, it could be worse: "It is Lenin, not Stalin," she said.
Heino Schuett, a Christian Democrat state legislator who's also from the region, went a step deeper, and darker, into German history.
"We take our children to monuments of the Nazi past so that they can understand the mistakes we've made before," he said. "This statue reminds me of that. We should keep it to learn from it."
The statue itself is said to be unique. It shows Lenin with his hands in his overcoat pockets, which some suggest indicates a Lenin unsure of himself, while others have suggested it might mean he has blood on his hands or is simply cold.
Supporters of the statue point out that it hardly whitewashes history. Eight years ago, the city embedded a plaque on the base noting, "Countless people died at his command. . . . Lenin almost completely destroyed democratic parties and the church in Russia. His theory formed the intellectual base for communist regimes all over the world. Lenin's dictatorship paved the way for the communist terror of the 20th century."
"If you see Schwerin today, there's not a lot left to remind us of East Germany," said Wendt, the historian. "The freedom to express a dissident view today is little different than it was then. And it is wise to remember that those who do not learn from the mistakes of history do repeat them."


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According to MosNews' Blogging Predicted by 19th Century Russian Prince, blogging was predicted in a novel written in Russia in 1837.
Prince Vladimir Odoevsky, 1803-1869, was a gifted man. Apart from writing philosophical books, stories for children and composing pieces of music, he also wrote science fiction, trying to imagine what his country would look like in 2,500 years, in 4338…Odoevsky suggested in future there would be a kind of connection between houses that would allow people to communicate quickly and easily, the way they do now via the Internet.
"Houses are connected by means of magnetic telegraphs that allow people who live far from each other to communicate," Odoevsky wrote.
Even more interestingly, Odoevsky suggested every household would publish a kind of daily journal or newsletter and distribute it among selected acquaintances, a habit which Russian bloggers immediately recognized as blogging. "We received a household journal from the local prime minister, which among other things invited us to his place for a reception," one of Odoevsky's characters tells a friend. "The thing is that many households here publish such journals that replace common correspondence. Such journals usually provide information about the hosts' good or bad health, family news, different thoughts and comments, small inventions, invitations to receptions."
Makes you think. What are you blogging about that might predict what the future will be like in 2,500 years that will turn out to be true sooner than you think? What do you think the future of computers and blogging will be like in 2,500 years?
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The Journey Down was a classic-style, 2D pixel art adventure game which you can still play for free. Now it's a slightly larger, fully voiced, gorgeous adventure game that mixes 3D animated models with painted backgrounds. The result is a visual treat. It's a bit unusual to see a remake of a series that only had one episode, but this new direction is a very welcome one.
Inventory puzzles, minor theft, and mischief will make any adventure game fan feel right at home, while the use of macabre masks and black African themes and characters make it feel fresh. It's certainly an uncommon setting.


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Roger Bart, Bob Newhart and Lesley Ann Warren Guest Star
"Sunday in the Park with George" - George Williams (guest star Roger Bart) continues to worm his way into Bree's life; Lynette tries to spice things up with Tom who, she fears, is losing interest; Gabrielle's latest man troubles grow even more complicated; and Susan gets a surprise visitor, on "Desperate Houswives," SUNDAY, MAY 8 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Roger Bart, Bob Newhart and Lesley Ann Warren guest-star.
"Desperate Housewives" stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Steven Culp as Rex Van De Kamp, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Mark Moses as Paul Young, Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Jesse Metcalfe as John, Cody Kasch as Zach Young, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young and James Denton as Mike Delfino.
Guest starring are Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Zane Huette as Parker Scavo, Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo, Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo, Roger Bart as George Williams, Melinda McGraw as Annabel, Harriet Sansom Harris as Felicia Tilman, Lesley Ann Warren as Sophie Bremmer and Bob Newhart as Morty.
"Sunday in the Park with George" was directed by Larry Shaw and written by Katie Ford.
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a mile long!
It is true to my style.
It is hand quilted with Perle cotton thread. My favorite!
It is wonky!
It lays flat but it's 'organic' and 'fluid' just the way I like it!
I had so much fun taking pictures of this quilt.
K suggested I should take on a job of a window displayer ( is that a word?)
In the hallway, with pillows from India!
K came home from school and asked, "Mom, are we getting a bit carried away? Who in the world lays pillows around in the hallway?"
She is right! I don't have those laying around on the floor.
Just today, for the pictures.
After few tries on where and how to use this long quilt, I found a perfect corner in the house!
Looks pretty artsy to me. It shows of it's curved binding very well.
This quilt got it's own special hanger.
It is made from a copper pipe wrapped with cotton rope. I tied extra rope at the end to make it look like a scroll.
All it look were two tiny holes at each end of the pipe to insert the hanger made of garden wire.
Pretty cool, right?
And, since I have taken so many pictures, I might as well share them with you!


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Today's prompt song is "Almost Lover"by A Fine Frenzy. For me it was a song that was pretty much on repeat eight-years-ago or so. It's a beautiful song, see music video below:
"Almost Lover" – A Fine Frenzy
Sail the words across my fair skin,
The memories avail, and hurt within.
Words can't express heartbreak so strong,
Words can't make right, you did me wrong.
If you weren't interested, you should've said so first,
If you were decent, pain wouldn't have been a curse.
Almost lovers, the kind that hurt —
Woman the most; they're the worst.
Almost lovers, leading you on,
Leading astray, in a sad song.
Don't say you never knew, why the night ended tearful,
You'll never admit fault; you'll say I saw unclear.
Tripped on a step, shocked at such eyes,
Deep brown ocre, good-looks suprise.
Not an old-man, but still too old —
For barely a woman, thoughts untold.
She should've kept her distance — far away, turned around.
She shouldn't have melted as wax, at your face proud.
Arrogantly you led her around,
Stupidly, she tried to astound.
Talking, fluttering lashes black,
Someone should've gave her a smack.
You were off limits, you should've have said, you knew but —
Didn't care, liked attention, simple jerk, and man slut.
You hurt her greatly; her fault it —
Remains; for years cursed, her hurting;
For an apology that never —
Will come to her in forever.
Goodbye almost lover, no time to waste on you,
Life is happening, she survived, made it through.
Almost lovers, almost lovers,
They do what they do, hurt, shove–
You into reality, so you —
See they're human, hurtful too.
Take off your blinders; modern charming has no class —
Sail the words of a liar fade; now really, "I'll pass."
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Gala on the Bridge: A winner over the water
Nothing against the Hyatt, Marriott and Seawell ballrooms; they're great. But every now and then a party planner has to think out of the box and pick a locale that's fresh and fun.
Which is exactly what happened when two of the Central Platte Valley's biggest boosters, graphic designer Ellen Bruss and hubby Mark Falcone, founder and CEO of the Continuum Partners real estate development firm, agreed to chair an awards gala benefiting the Greenway Foundation.
They're not afraid to make a statement, so they didn't roll their eyes and say: "Oh, that'll never work" when the foundation's development director, Lisa May, suggested that the dinner be called Gala on the Bridge because it was going to be held — are you ready for this? — on a bridge. The 19th Street pedestrian bridge.
See pictures taken at the gala
Aside from the cool factor, the location was especially meaningful because the man receiving the Friend of the River Award at the gala, Mark Smith, had a big hand in transforming the long-neglected land around it from something best described as urban blight to a thriving neighborhood filled with high-end residences, restaurants and shops.
Smith is a founding principal of East West Partners, president and founder of East West Partners Denver, a founding principal of the Union Station Neighborhood Company and a founding principal of the Vail Valley's premiere real estate company, Slifer Smith and Frampton.
As Greenway Foundation executive director Jeff Shoemaker explained: "Back in 1999, Mark Smith and East West Partners purchased all the land between 20th Street and Cherry Creek, along what would become Commons Park, where we are dining tonight. It took extraordinary vision and an unusual kind of courage to start building a high-end neighborhood in the Central Platte Valley, where there were only railroad tracks and abandoned warehouses."
Smith, Shoemaker added, did much more than spiff things up. He created the Riverfront Park Community Foundation and PlatteForum, and is one of the leaders in an effort to have an elementary school built downtown. During his time in Vail, Smith started The Youth Foundation, which is now the largest organization serving kids in Eagle and Lake counties, serving 1,500 children per day.
"About 12 years ago I decided I wanted to do something for downtown Denver, and the next thing I knew, we owned 30 acres — 20 city blocks — of land that was in terrible shape," Smith said as he accepted his award, a Rik Sargent bronze sculpture titled "One World One Water."
The high regard in which Smith is held was evidenced by the fact that the gala was a sell-out, with guests including Gov. John Hickenlooper, Mayor Michael Hancock and a wonderful mix of Denver's top business and civic leaders.
The 400 guests were advised to dress in "outdoorsy chic," mainly because the parking area was a fair distance from the site. Golf carts, however, were there to transport those who needed a lift.
After enjoying cocktails, hors d'oevures and music by The Rivertones at the foot of the bridge, folks moved inside to be seated at two long tables set up parallel to each other on the bridge. Dinner, by Three Tomatoes, featured a locally sourced menu that began with filet of Colorado trout and chili corn salad served on a toasted corn husk and ended with apple tarts.
BJ Dyer and Guenther Vogt of Bouquets hauled in a ton of river rock to accent the weathered barn wood table runners that were also decorated with moss and arrangements of wildflowers placed in recycled glass bottles.
The gala's co-chairs were Maria Garcia Berry, Bar Chadwick, Dana Crawford, Rod Slifer and Dee Wisor, aided by a committee that included Ray Baker, Dee Chirafisi, Steven Katich, Cary Kennedy, Gail Klapper, Bob Knous, Bill Mosher, Jan Nelsen, Dena Pastorini, Alby Segall and Deviree Vallejo.
Guests also included Harry and Susan Frampton; Denver City Council members Judy Montero and Charlie Brown; Dawn Bookhardt; Carolyne Hyde; Rod and Beth Slifer; Elbra Wedgeworth; Dan Brogan and Lannie Garrett; Gary Kortz and Cathleen Odie; Selena Dunham; Arlan Preblud and Leigh Sinclair; Ron Williams; David Thomson; Joe and Mary Vostrejs; Sam Gary; Martin Willie and Jayme Bok; Louis and Sue Clinton; Mickey Zeppelin; Nancy Birge; Thomas and Diane Barrett; and PlatteForum director Judy Anderson.
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About CSUB Alert
As part of ongoing efforts to improve communication in case of an emergency, California State University, Bakersfield has implemented a university-wide emergency alert system. The initiative consists of two mass notification systems:
- A technological system that will allow the university to send time-sensitive notifications via voice, e-mail and text messaging. This system is currently being implemented and the information below details how it functions.
- An external public address system will allow the university to broadcast specific guidance information campus-wide in the case of an emergency. Implementation of this system will begin during the 2008-09 school year.
How It Works
In the event of an emergency that threatens the lives and/or property of the campus community, the following will be sent as quickly as the situation allows:
- A voice message will be sent to the phone numbers you provide.
- An e-mail message will be sent to the e-mail address you provide.
- A text message will be sent to the mobile phone number you provide.
Additional information and updates will be distributed through the CSUB website, university e-mail and phone system, campus emergency hotline, departmental phone trees, and building marshals.
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Antimalarial medicines (normally used
to prevent and treat malaria) are sometimes used in an attempt to reduce
inflammation associated with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Antimalarial medicines may be used
along with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for
arthritis that has not responded to NSAIDs alone. This combination is more
commonly used to treat progressive
polyarticular arthritis but can be used for any form
of JIA.
Although some people get better
with antimalarials, a large study of the effects of antimalarial treatment for
JIA showed them to be no better than a placebo.1 It
may take up to 16 weeks to see an effect from hydroxychloroquine. The medicine
is usually discontinued if no improvement is seen after 16 weeks.
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine your child takes. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with the medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if your child has:
Call your doctor right away if your child has:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Some antimalarial medicines, such as hydroxychloroquine, can cause serious and permanent damage to
the retina of the eye. When appropriate doses are given, this is rare.
If it is found early, eye damage may be reversed and permanent damage may be prevented. So your child
will need to have an initial ophthalmic examination before beginning
antimalarial therapy and examinations if and when you or your
child notices a change in vision. Your doctor may recommend visits to the
ophthalmologist as often as every 3 to 12 months, depending on your child's vision and your doctor's level of
concern about eye disease from JIA.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. If your child takes medicine as your doctor suggests, it will improve your child's health and may prevent future problems. If your child doesn't take the medicines properly, his or her health (and perhaps life) may be at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Follow-up care is a key part of your child's treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if your child is having problems. It's also a good idea to know your child's test results and keep a list of the medicines your child takes.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsNistala K, et al. (2009). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In
GS Firestein et al., eds., Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 8th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1657–1675. Philadelphia: Saunders
Last Revised:
June 5, 2012
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics & John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
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Thousands of Coloradans are being paid to lose weight in a free program open to anyone in the state.
The payments of $15 to $150 have persuaded about 23,000 residents to sign up for the program called Weigh and Win. Its meant to help reduce the extra weight sapping the health of half the states residents.
I weigh 50 pounds less than when I started, said Clint Findley, a 911 database manager from Lafayette who began the program 10 months ago. He now regularly works up a sweat lifting weights, biking and doing pushups.
The program sponsored by Kaiser Permanente also texts him tips about healthy eating and exercise. They are tailored for the challenges he identified when he signed up.
Its helped me change my behavior, Findley said.
He now substitutes nuts and raisins for snacks of ice cream and M&Ms and often works out in his basement with yoga and other strength-building exercises that require no equipment.
Findley has been paid only $15 for his first quarter of success in the program and $30 per quarter after that.
Im not going to be able to afford Harvard for my kid, he said jokingly. But with encouraging messages and regular weigh-ins at one of 40 kiosks set up across the state, it seemed like someone was watching, he said.
Its not just me, in my bathroom looking at the progress on the scale, he said.
The effort started 18 months ago with just four small kiosks where participants weigh in. There now are 40 kiosks in locations ranging from recreation centers to clinics to American Furniture Warehouse stores. The kiosks can be found along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Pueblo, and in Alamosa, Grand Junction and Routt County. A kiosk is planned for Durango.
Kaiser Permanente is paying for the program for anyone in the state, along with the $68,000 in rewards to date, as a community health project. Katie Hamilton, the Weigh and Win manager, described the program as a highly automated, relatively low-cost way to tackle Colorados obesity problem.
Weigh and Win includes daily coaching by text or email, based on preferences selected by the participant.
We have certified personal trainers on staff, available by phone or email, Hamilton said.
The staff can help when participants hit a plateau, or if they dont like the food choices in suggested menus.
On Sundays, the email includes a grocery list for a week of healthy meals and snacks, along with easy recipes. For example, one quick breakfast recipe calls for splitting an English muffin, topping each side with a slice of tomato and a piece of low-fat cheese, then baking for 3-5 minutes.
Kaiser Permanente is looking for partners to help fund the kiosks at a cost of $7,000 each, Hamilton said. But with weigh-ins required only four times a year, participants can travel to check in.
Coloradans do not have to be covered by Kaiser Permanente to sign up for the free program anyone can sign up. Payments are offered only to people who have a body mass index of 25 or higher, indicating they are overweight, Hamilton said. A 5 percent weight loss in a quarter pays $15, and a 10 percent loss pays $30. The payments rise to $150 a quarter for a 30 percent weight loss. After being paid for a full year of maintaining the lost weight, the baseline weight is reset at the new level.
So far, Coloradans have lost 53,000 pounds. That may not seem like much for nearly 23,000 participants an average of 2.3 pounds per person. However, Hamilton said many of those only recently signed up.
The average weight loss is 17 pounds if you stay for a year and weigh in, Hamilton said.
Only 1,165 people have been in the program for a full year so far.
Hamilton has noticed that people often take a couple of tries at it before they get serious.
Its common to have them say, Can you restart my emails? Im ready now, she said. We still have 22,000 people receiving our emails, and thats really powerful.
Weigh and Win is based on a workplace wellness program from a company called Incentahealth, and that program now is being evaluated by the National Institutes of Health.


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Bach to Baseball Cards
Preserving the Nation's Heritage at the Library of Congress
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Bach to Baseball Cards Home | Books | Manuscripts | Maps | Music | Newspapers & Periodicals | Photographs | Prints, Posters & Drawings | Sound & Film | Glossary
Brief Glossary of Conservation Terms
- Acid free
- A non-specific term that refers to papers that do not contain acids. Acids can cause paper to discolor, become inflexible, and eventually turn brittle. All conservation papers, envelopes and boxes currently acquired to store LC collections are acid free.
- Alkaline bath
- Used in context with documents that have been washed to remove dirt. An alkaline bath deposits an alkaline buffer (reserve) into the paper that wards off future acid deterioration that may come from the environment, materials stored in the same general area, etc.
- Cellulose acetate
- Used in the context of lamination (see below) it is the plastic film between which a document to be laminated is placed and which bonds with paper when heated.
- Enzyme baths
- Used in the context of silking, documents are placed in enzyme baths to remove residual adhesive left over from the silking process once the silk sheets have been removed.
- Ethanol
- An alcohol type solvent used to dissolve dirt. Typically mixed with water for washing documents.
- Foxing
- Small spots that appear on paper; a sign of deterioration.
- Iron gall ink
- An acidic, indelible ink popular from the middle ages to the mid 20th century when it was replaced by carbon ink. Made of tannin, iron sulfate, gum arabic and water, and with age turns brown.
- Japanese paper
- A long fiber paper that is made from the inner bark of the Kozo tree and because it is extremely strong and delicate, is used to mend paper tears.
- Lamination
- A now obsolete but once popular method of strengthening fragile documents by placing them between two sheets of cellulose acetate film and then between two sheets of thin transparent tissue paper and then pressing the whole package together while introducing heat. The heat causes the layers of material to bond to the original document. This was a standard practice in libraries and archives between 1930-50. It can be reversed by immersing the document in repeated solvent baths to loosen the layers. Acetone is an effective solvent for this purpose.
- Lignin
- unpurified wood pulp commonly found in modern newsprint and other poor quality papers. It usually turns yellow over time and especially with exposure to sun light.
- Mylar
- Invented in the 1960s. Mylar is the proprietary name for sheet polyester, an inert materials in which fragile documents are often stored. With the advent of Mylar, the need for lamination became obsolete.
- Paste paper
- Decorative papers whose colors and patterns are applied with a paste in which color is carried onto the paper.
- Sections
- Used in the context of book binding sections are the folded sheets of paper that make up the pages. To bind a book, one sews the pages (or sections) together thorough the folds. The sewn sections are then sewn together to form a textblock.
- Silking
- A now obsolete but once popular way to provide additional support for fragile or torn documents by placing a document between two thin pieces of silk adhered to the document with a thin layer of paste. This process was popular between 1900-1930. In can be reversed by washing the document in water. This releases the silk layers. Residual adhesive is removed from the document by a bath in enzymes.
- Spine
- the part of a book on which the title appears.
- Starch paste
- an extremely pure paste used to fix Japanese tissue mends. It is soluble in water making mends applied using it reversible.
- Tipped in
- The attachment of a loose leaf of paper by means of a thin line of paste that holds the item in place. A page that has fallen out of a book can frequently be 'tipped-in' eliminating the need for the book to be completely rebound.
- Window mat
- a two piece housing for works of art or documents that allows them to be safely displayed. The window piece sits on top of the document that has been mounted on the bottom or support piece. The mat is typically enclosed in a frame.


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Archival, unreleased, and recent.
Boston street singing legend turned producer serves up surprising pop/rock originals with his electric mandolin and a bevy of unique instruments backing distinctive vocals.
These recordings are, for the most part, written, produced, played and sung solely by Bob Comtois
Words, music and recordings, ©℗ Bob Comtois
Performed and produced by Bob Comtois
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Soundcloud is where you'll find many Bob Comtois recordings. It is the first of four Soundcloud pages.
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NEMA's shipment indexes for linear fluorescent T5, T8, and T12 lamps decreased during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. T5 lamps showed the largest decrease, declining 7.9%, while T8s and T12s declined by 5.5% and 5.0%, respectively. Despite posting year-over-year declines, shipments of T5 and T12 lamps grew by 6.8% and 4.9%, respectively, on a quarterly basis. Shipments of T8 lamps decreased 4.9% over the previous quarter.
There were marginal changes in the market shares of the three linear fluorescent lamp types during the quarter. T5 lamps decreased 20 basis points to 9.7% year-over-year. Conversely, the shares of T8 and T12 lamps increased 10 basis points each registering readings of 65.% and 24.8%, respectively.


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Idea inspired from pokemon creature types
Once a year, the king steps down from his throne, and lives as a peasant for one day, the next day is the anniversary of his coronation, and it is celebrated by a reenactment of the ceremony. This is doubly beneficial, firstly, because the people are able to have the grand parade that always precedes the ceremony. Secondly, because the heir to the throne is given a day on the job every year. Although, apparently, the thought has not yet come to one of the kingdoms enemies, the assassination of the king during the renewal coronation would be a moral, as well as a political blow to the kingdom.


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There was an idea I wasn't able to make fit into today's piece on the art and life of David Wojnarowicz. When the controversy began last week, spurred by the Catholic League, there was considerable comment on the seemingly odd juxtaposition of the The Hide/Seek show of gay and lesbian portraiture (at the National Portrait Gallery) from which the Wojnarowicz video "A Fire in my Belly" was removed and the Norman Rockwell show (at the adjacent Smithsonian Museum of American Art) which has been so popular over the past few months. What two artists could be more in opposition, Rockwell who glorified the simplicity and goodness of American life, and Wojnarowicz who attacked the pieties of traditional culture?
But this does injustice both to Rockwell, who occasionally took stands contrary to popular sentiment, and Wojnarowicz, who deploys some of the same symbols Rockwell uses (the house and home) and is more ambiguous about his relationship to American culture than his detractors will acknowledge.
Looking at Wojnarowicz, and reading his texts, it's obvious that so-called victim art is premised on a fairly essential assumption of goodness in the audience. It operates by rules similar to non-violent protest: It presumes that people are capable of reforming their prejudices and hatreds. If the audience is not in some way flexible and open, then why make appeal to it? Too many people love Rockwell because he represents a gold standard of American values from which we have supposedly fallen away; but not enough people recognize the essential Americanness in the works of artists such as Wojnarowicz, who is issuing a challenge to some of the same ideals celebrated so facilely by Rockwell.


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The shot of this 1951 Dodge pick up truck from the driver's side looks out on the open field and majestic mountains in the background.
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I love how it looks like silly string in a never ending maze.
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7 blasts in Baghdad add to Iraq's worries of renewed war
BAGHDAD — Seven explosions ripped through Iraq's capital Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 130 in the latest sign that violence may be on the upswing again.
Most of Monday's explosions occurred in crowded shopping markets or other busy gathering places, and most victims were civilians, many of them women and children. All but two of the bombs detonated before 9 a.m.
The explosions came less than two months before U.S. troops are scheduled to leave Iraqi cities and weeks after President Barack Obama announced plans to withdraw most Americans from the country by late 2010.
Though U.S. troop deaths in Iraq have remained relatively low in recent months, the toll among locals is creeping upward. In early March, a string of bombings killed several dozen Iraqis in a matter of days in Baghdad.
The violence challenges contentions by some U.S. officials and others that Iraq is on a path to stability, and that the planned American troop drawdown won't leave chaos in its wake.
Tensions have risen between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs with few signs of compromise from leaders on either side.
While U.S. officials have tried to blame the renewed violence on former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party and al Qaida in Iraq, there also are renewed concerns over the future of the groups of local militiamen known as Sons of Iraq, many of them former Sunni Muslim insurgents who killed Americans.
The United States began paying Sunni tribesmen to switch sides and take on al Qaida in Iraq in 2007. Iraq's mostly Shiite Muslim government vowed last year to absorb many of the estimated 100,000 members into the Iraqi army and national police force. Distrust between the militiamen and the government has remained high, however, and the detention of one Sons of Iraq leader sparked street clashes in a Baghdad neighborhood late last month.
The deadliest explosion Monday occurred just before 9 a.m. in Sadr City, a densely populated Shiite slum in northeast Baghdad.
There, a bomb planted in a parked sedan detonated at a crowded market, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring 65. Iraqi police said they expected that death toll to rise, as many of the wounded were badly hurt.
"I saw a man who lost his hand and another who lost a leg and also a woman who lost both hands," said Haider Abd al Hassan, a 30-year-old merchant who was in his shop when the bomb exploded. He said he'd carried away three of the wounded.
Another witness, Hammad Radhi, said Iraqi soldiers began shooting in the air to clear the scene after the explosion. "Some people were yelling at the army not to shoot," Radhi said. "I heard others shouting not to gather because there could be a secondary explosion" targeting rescuers.
Other witnesses at the Sadr City bombing speculated that Monday's violence was the work of those still loyal to the Baath Party. Thursday will mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of Saddam's government.
"This is something done by the Baath Party," said Hashim Ammar, 31. "They are killers who want to revenge the collapse of the regime. This is a disaster against innocent people, and I expect more violence in the coming days."
The first of the day's blasts occurred hours before the Sadr City explosion, when a bomb detonated in a parked car in central Baghdad near a line of laborers waiting for day work. Four people died and at least 15 were wounded, police said.
At 8 a.m., the deputy director of the Internal Security Court, whom police identified only as Brig. Gen. Saadoun, survived a car bomb that targeted his convoy in northeast Baghdad. Two people were killed, including a security guard. Four were wounded.
Half an hour later, in the suburb of Husseiniyah in northeast Baghdad, another market bombing killed four people and wounded 20. There, too, witnesses said, many victims were women and children.
"The market was filled with women and children shopping, of course," said Salam al Rubaie, who passed the scene shortly after the explosion on his way to work at a nearby radio station. "I saw a little boy, maybe 8 or 10 years old, dead. Everyone there looked terrified."
A taxi also detonated near a vegetable market in Dora, in southern Baghdad, wounding two people. The vehicle had been rigged with a magnetic bomb, according to local police.
At 1 p.m., two parked-car bombs ripped through the Maalif area in southeastern Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding at least 25. One bomb detonated near a clinic and another at an open-air market.
(Hammoudi is a McClatchy special correspondent. Reilly reports for the Merced (Calif.) Sun-Star. Special correspondents Sahar Issa and Jenan Hussein contributed to this story.)
U.S. soldier charged with killing worker on U.S. base in Iraq
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Fifth big bombing this month in Baghdad claims 16 lives
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Taking place just three short years after the end of the Second World War, when much of London — and indeed, much of Europe — was still rebuilding after the devastation of the 20th century's most cataclysmic conflict, the 1948 London summer Olympics were the first since the 1936 Berlin Games.
While the war was over, however, it was hardly forgotten. Neither Japan nor Germany was allowed to compete. (The third Axis power, Italy, sent more than 200 athletes to London, having — wisely — joined the Allies in the middle of the war after Mussolini was deposed and executed.) The Soviet Union, meanwhile, as LIFE told its readers in August 1945, "snubbed the whole show" — hardly surprising, as the USSR had not sent athletes to an Olympiad since 1922, and would not do so until 1952.
But whatever ideological fault lines existed around the globe in the immediate aftermath of the war, the obvious and overriding emphasis in London in 1948 was the athletes, and the generally friendly, intense competition on display.
As LIFE put it in an article shortly after the '48 Games ended:
For 17 days — except for one night when there was trouble with the gas line — the torch flamed brightly at Wembley, England.
The ceremonial dignity of the London Olympiad was no match for the neopagan histrionics which characterized Adolf Hitler's 1936 spectacle in Berlin. But by athletic standards the show was superb, despite the fact that the weather was the worst in Olympic history (the sun shone only three days). The general decorum of competing athletes was admirable, and only a very slight international tension followed a disputed U.S. victory in the 400-meter relay.
The U.S. won 38 golds in 1948, followed by Sweden (16), France and Hungary (10 apiece). The United Kingdom won three gold medals.