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I'm a Michigan-based Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who has been featured on Dr. 90210. The info here is my opinion alone and should not be taken as fact or as medical advice. I've not treated any of the celebrities presented here.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Heidi Montag Tweets Plastic Surgery Advice
Our favorite plastic surgery disaster, Heidi Montag, has now taken to tweeting advice for people regarding plastic surgery. Here are three recent tweets, courtesy of USAToday.com, and my analysis (in italics):
"Warning: to anyone who is thinking about getting their ears pinned, I learned after the fact it is the most painful surgery a person can get" - Untrue. I've performed this surgery many times and pain is almost never an issue. A tummy tuck or breast augmentation is much more painful than an otoplasty (ear pinback).
"Giving my self a soft tissue breast massage. Ladies we have to keep those implants soft" - True. I have all my breast implant patients massage their breasts as a way to help keep the scar tissue and implants soft. Unfortunately, scientific studies don't support this helping, but most plastic surgeons recommend their patients do it anyway.
"I had a nightmare that I slept without my nose tape on thank God it wasn't true!" - Huh? THAT's a nightmare? Geez, my nightmares are more about driving off a cliff or finding myself in school without any pants on.
Story credit: USA Today
Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.
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She's such an idiot!
- MAS said...
Hmmm... Heidi Montag giving plastic surgery advice... Isn't that an oxymoron? Without the "oxy"... :)
- Rosina at Middle Ageless said...
Lol. Love this post and MAS's response. The "nightmare" comment reminds me of something that was attributed to Heidi Klum in one of the fashion magazines. Apparently she was "shocked" that some women didn't use an eyelash curler before applying mascara. How sad is that? I'm shocked when I hear that a dear friend has an incurable disease or that her husband was seriously injured in a car crash. Some people must live shallow lives (or the writers who come up with this stuff do...)
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Multiferroic epitaxial Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O-3 thin films: A relaxor ferroelectric/weak ferromagnet with a variable structure
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The authors report the structural, ferroelectric, and ferromagnetic properties of Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O-3 epitaxial thin layers grown on (001), (110), and (111) SrTiO3 substrates by pulsed-laser deposition; films were of sufficient resistivity to enable high-field P-E measurements. Findings are as follows: epitaxial strain results in (i) a dramatic increase in the spontaneous polarization P-s; (ii) a lattice structure that is dependent on substrate orientation; (iii) a slim-loop P-E response and relaxor ferroelectric characteristics in the dielectric constant, both of which are nearly independent of crystallographic orientation; and (iv) a weak ferromagnetic moment, which is dependent on epitaxial mismatch. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.


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Friday, August 8, 2008
10:00 – 5:00 p.m.
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Come and learn about the Digital Marketplace (DM), an innovative one stop shop on the web for the discovery, selection and authoring of digital learning materials! You may have heard about this innovative project at last year's MIC, read about it in the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, "Turn the Page" report, or have already spent some time learning from colleagues about this exciting solution to increase affordability, choice and accessibility of our teaching and learning resources.
This all day briefing will give you the opportunity to see a demonstration of the Digital Marketplace prototype while providing you the in-depth information you need to get your institution involved in its development. Here's how the day will be organized, please plan on spending the day with those leading this effort or come to an individual session that meets your needs!
10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Digital Marketplace Defined and Demonstrated
This session will introduce you to the many services being developed within the DM and how these services will provide value back to your institution. Services within the DM include: Federated Search Service, Authoring and Submission, "Get it Now" service to facilitate purchase and the Accessibility Profile Service. A demonstration of the prototype will also be given.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Digital Marketplace Advances the Cause of Accessibility
This session will detail how the Digital Marketplace development process and design principles help to advance accessibility compliance on your campus.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Digital Marketplace Development Processes
This session will explain the ever growing partnership model which includes publishers, technology companies, and higher education institutions key stakeholders (faculty, students, librarians, and DSS offices). In addition this session is devoted to explaining the rigorous design methodology and how standards and metadata frameworks are incorporated to insure interoperability and consistency.
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Bloody Mary, of Bloody Mary's Tours and author of Bloody Mary's Guide to Hauntings, Horrors, and Dancing with the Dead, Weiser Publishing ©2016, will be at the Hex: Old World Witchery table at 1:30 PM to present New Orleans Voodoo and her Paranormal Salon. Mary is a native New Orleanian and an 11th generation Creole. She is also a swamp witch, Voodoo Mambo, and paranormal investigator. She will be speaking about the magick of New Orleans and the many spirits in the Big Easy that help and hinder your workings! Hear history on her hometown magick, Marie Laveau and get a wee bit of "how to" as part of the presentation. The Paranormal Salon revolves around her particular spirit connection method, Voodoo-Paranormal, which she has taught the world over. She proudly lectures and presents this exciting supernatural Q&A with you at Washington Square Park on Frenchman Street Saturday afternoon at the NOLA Pagan Pride fest at Hex Old World Witchery booth in the park. Ask questions -get your book signed.
Mary Has just returned from a seven-city West Coast lecture circuit and book signing tour, which was followed by a Wild Canadian Supernatural Symposium. She has many fascinating facts and spirit lessons to share. Partake in some of the recent paranormal salon activities and finding and hear messages received from the other side. Perhaps you too will partake in the resulting Bloody Mary Mission.
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Oh Joy! I'm Taking a Vacation to Sew and Paint-- Check out my samples!
And now, dear hubby is AGAIN on the road. I'm not sure how many trips that makes for him in the last five weeks--but I think he averaged two of those weeks at home. We never expected to get five whole days alone. :o) Tim had to cut our 'week' together short because of work needs, and I dropped him off at the airport this afternoon to fly to Colorado and then he will be busy all weekend when he does get home. It makes me feel lonesome already! Of course, my 15 yr.old, Christian, will be back from vacationing with his friends, in the morning--so I'll have a little company. I've missed him a bunch!
Tim, being the darling hubby that he is, gave me permission to buy paint and get started on our house painting!! Oh--joy to the world..or is that just to me! I'd rather have hubby--but paint will have to suffice. :o) Forget the flowers!! Who needs 'em! (Maria's color consultation sure made an impression on my hubby. )
I'm so so excited!! The older kids and I went to Home Depot today to get samples of the proper Behr colors and we'll be buying their store brand paint for only $8.00 a gallon! That's half the usual price. They told me I should bring home-painted samples to the store and they would match them with their computer. Tim wants me to try texturing and painting the bathroom first for practice. I also got counter-top paint to hide my ugly Hunter Green and what do you call that 80's purple/red--nasty? Two-tone bathroom counters are no fun at all! I'll soon have some great pictures to share soon--I hope.
I also have a bunch of cooking to do tomorrow--and a meal to take to a friend who has just had twins. But after that, I will divide the day between sewing covers in the morning and painting in the afternoon. I don't plan to do any posts until next weekend. Our anniversary is almost here and Jacob's 18th birthday. It will be a very busy week!
I will miss you all but I'm afraid I will never get Mom's cushions made if I don't put a halt to the computer for a week. :o) She's almost ready to move into her new home and I'd like to have them finished.
So have a wonderful week everyone and take time to smell the
PS. If I get my new worship song recorded, I'll post it about mid-week. :o)
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- Gloria said...
Donna, I have never met anyone like you. You are such a great person. You are always thinking of the other person first.I'm so glad you are my bloggie buddy, I could learn from you and I know I'm older. Tee Hee. Have a great mini vacation and enjoy yourself to your hearts content. Viva Donna!! Hip hip hooray for mini vacations. You and hubby look so nice together. Take care.
- Donna said...
Gloria-That is such a sweet comment. You made my day! Thank you. By the way--I'm not so sure you are older--but we won't quibble about that-Ha!
Love ya!
Donna :o)
Ps. I wish I always thought of the other person. There have been a lot of needs in our church community lately and the meals were over due. But I owed hubby this week together and I had to really work to protect our time together. It's hard to try to have a vacation--at home. Everyone knows you are there. :o)
- Trudy Callan said...
You are the most productive family I know. So glad you had five days with your sweetie, all alone.
Have fun with all of your painting and sewing.
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'Look after ourselves and our WORLD'
Our school Eco team helps our school meet the requirements of the Eco Schools program.
The programme is a learning resource and topic areas include:
- Litter
- Waste Minimisation
- Transport
- Healthy Living
- Energy
- Water
- School Grounds
- and Global Citizenship.
The Eco team monitor recycling and energy and look at ways at reducing the school's environmental impact.
The efforts of the Eco team have been rewarded with the award of our second green flag.
Members of the Eco team are elected by the pupils with a mixture of boys and girls, young and old.
A big achievement was the installation of a pond into our courtyard area to help with our learning and to improve our environment. Part of our work has included holding a healthy lunchbox week, writing litter and snack policies and working to make our playtimes more fun and exciting.
Raising our flag!!
In February 2013, we were awarded our 3rd Green Flag! Now we are working towards achieving Platinum status over the next 2 years.
Our school was awarded our 2nd Green Flag in December 2010!
Councillor Ron Jones and the Eco-Council joined forces to raise our flag for the first time.
It is flown everyday to show how proud we are at our achievements.
We were awarded our first green flag for our Eco Schools work In December 2007.
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We have some carrots growing in them as well as some flowers.
We made the mosaic to celebrate 100 years of of the Transporter bridge.
Eco – Code….
Look after ourselves and our world
Recycle and reuse more waste material.
Reduce the amount of energy and water the school uses.
Make the school a better place for plants animals and classes to use.
Encourage healthy eating.
Keep the school free from litter.
|Elect roles
Organise jobs
|Eco review
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|Energy Survey
|Review eco code and actions so far
|Recycling data survey (10 weeks)
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|Let's all dress in green day to raise funds
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"Sometimes while I'm talking to God, He'll show me something about myself in such a way that I have to laugh at my own humanity and how funny I must look to Him." - Donna
Donna...just found your blog...I absolutely love it! And I love your singing! I'm at work right now and it was just exactly what I needed to hear to help me make it through tonight! Thanks for your ministry here! - Robert
Thursday, December 23, 2004
A Greeting from Donna
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Monday, December 13, 2004
From This Moment
Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. – Jude 1:21 niv
I went to two weddings in one weekend. The first ceremony was held in a small, Pentecostal church with under a hundred guests in attendance. The entire bridal party consisted of a matron of honor and two flower girls. The forty-something first-time bride glowed in her traditional white gown with beads, lace, and sequins. Gail walked down the aisle to the music of "From This Moment" sung by a trio of friends and relatives. When the bride brushed the tears from the face of her groom after they said their vows, it seemed as if the entire crowd said, 'Awww…" in unison.
Before the couple even kissed, I slipped out to go to the second wedding. An hour later I sat in a Catholic church with 300 other guests. Twelve, yes, twelve bridesmaids, three flower girls, and a ring bearer preceded the bride. The young bride, dressed in an understated, elegant gown walked slowly down the long aisle to the traditional Bridal Chorus played by violins. The formal ceremony lasted three times as long as the first one.
Even though the brides and their ceremonies differed in many ways, the love that brought the two couples together was the same. Each bride promised undying love and faithfulness. Each groom pledged to be true and supportive of his bride. I have no doubt as each man stood before God making his vows he would give his life for his bride.
Jesus gave His life for His bride, the Church. He proved His love on the cross. In Ephesians 5:22-33, Paul uses the imagery of a bride and groom to describe God's relationship with the Church. God calls us to a lifetime of growing closer to Him.
A few days before the wedding, I asked Gail, the older of the two brides, if she had made all the preparations for the wedding. "Are you kidding?" she said, laughing. "When he proposed, I was ready."
On the other hand, the younger bride took an entire year to prepare for her wedding. Are you prepared for Jesus' return? We want to be prepared for His coming. It doesn't take a year to prepare to meet Jesus as Savior. When you're ready to become a Christian, God's ready to accept you as you are. The Bible says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." – Romans 10:13 niv.
Each bride promised to remain faithful to her spouse. Have you remained true to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Many times our eyes wander. We get sidetracked into love affairs with the things of this world. As Gail promised to love her husband 'from this moment on,' we make a vow to be true to God, making Him the Lord of our life, not just for the moments of this life, but for all eternity.
Prayer: Dear God, thank You for being my Lord, and for Your boundless and indescribable love. My heart's desire is to remain true to You. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.
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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
One Hundred Steps
Read an inspirational message, "One Hundred Steps," at Outside the City Gates' Voice of Reason on Women with Heart.
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Thursday, December 02, 2004
In Sickness and Health
I'm one of the healthiest people I know. I try to maintain a positive outlook on life, and thank God every day for my health.
Recently a nasty bug invaded my body and wreaked havoc on me. After three long days, I feel better and almost back to my old self. No further comment on the 'old.'
Being sick made me so thankful. Does that sound odd? While I lay in bed, I thought of those who feel sick in body day after day. How many people suffer for months, sometimes years with a sickness? And then I feel badly for three days and complain? Not me. I made the attempt to say very little. Although my family might argue the point, I tried valiantly to suffer in silence knowing this too would pass. Okay, maybe one or two complaints crossed my lips, but I did try!
When we become sick or something bad happens, our faith can be tested. At times, Satan works against us, but we can't blame every ailment on Satan. While we are on earth, we live in a frail body subject to decay and illness. Corruption entered the world through sin. But we have hope in that while this body perishes, our soul lives forever with the Lord when we've made Him Lord of our life.
In Ecclesiastes 3:3, King Solomon wrote there is a time for everything including a time for healing. God can and does heal. He created our bodies to fight off disease and heal wounds. God give us the knowledge to create medicine and traditional cures. At times, He miraculously heals us. Our sickness allows God to show Himself as our Healer.
Why aren't we all healed while on earth? Healing may come in this life or not until we reach Heaven. I don't know why some people live with abundant health while others struggle. The reason some Christians fail to receive healing remains a secret, known only to God.
Those of you who struggle, I pray for God's healing power for your body. I pray those of us who are relatively healthy will remember to thank God for our health and pray for those in need of a miracle.
"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." (3 John 1:2 niv)
Whew! I'm praising the Lord that nasty bug has left me alone!
Prayer: God, I thank You for health, and for healing my body. I ask that You touch those today in need of a miracle of healing physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Grant those who are discouraged peace and comfort through the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.
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CORINTH - A company that wants to provide inmate telephone service for the new Alcorn County inmate facility will have to meet the terms for computer installation that it gave the new Chickasaw County facility.
The Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a contract with Correctional Communications Inc. of Brandon, provided the company pays $15,000 for computer installation and $500 per month for software and maintenance.
In a presentation to the board last month, CCI principal Sam Waggoner proposed an up-front payment to the county of $10,000 to buy computer equipment and $500 per month for ongoing maintenance.
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- A new presentation will be required for renewal.
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Just a couple of weeks ago, it became official; the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming back to the big screen for Christmas 2013 under the direction of Jonathan Liebesman. With Liebesman's latest, Wrath of the Titans, hitting theaters on March 30th, his venture with the turtles was a hot topic at the Wrath junket here in New York City yesterday, and Liebesman was kind enough to indulge my ninja turtle curiosity during our interview.
With many going the ninja turtle/alien route, I opted to take a different approach and ask him about the tone of the film.
"I don't know yet because I'm sitting in a room with Kevin Eastman who co-created it and we're busy working on it. But if you were a fan, you'll love it and if you're a new fan, you'll love it, too, but anything new or expanding the universe is all coming from Kevin and is true to the mythology and will tie in with the mythology and people can rest assured their childhoods are safe."
The turtles' backstory is one thing, but what about the turtles themselves? While the Ninja Turtle movies of the 90s were live-action as well, Liebesman's movie might give the gang a more hi-tech look. When asked if he has an idea of what the turtle costumes will look like, Liebesman simply responded, "I don't know." However, when throwing out the idea of the turtles being non-human creatures, but with an authentic look, somewhat along the lines of a Harry Potter character, Liebesman corrected me by explaining, "I think for turtles you'd look at Rise of the Planet of the Apes, you know, that kind of stuff." So, does that mean the new turtles will come to life via motion capture? Liebesman said, "Maybe."
As a big Ninja Turtle fan himself, of course Liebesman's got his favorite – Raphael. "Because he's cynical. He thinks that everything is bullshit." Liebesman laughs and adds, "All right, that's horrible. He's a good dude … I just think he keeps it real. Leonardo's very serious, Michelangelo's very goofy, Donatello's a geek. Raphael, very serious young turtle."
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An arrhythmia called ventricular fibrillation is a common cause of sudden cardiac arrest. Ventricular fibrillation occurs when the large chambers of the heart (the ventricles) stop beating in rhythm and instead begin to quiver or flutter. Without a strong, rhythmic contraction by the ventricles, oxygen-rich blood cannot reach the tissues — including the brain and the heart itself. Eventually, the heart will stop beating.
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Thank you for praying for Brock today! The spinal tap went really well. The best part is he only has two more to get!
Last month they drew blood to test for a growth hormone deficiency and for thyroid function. Both of those came back in the normal range.
We'd appreciate your prayers this week as Brock starts a round of high dose steroids. The side effects are no fun. Also, please pray that God would protect him from any illness. His immune system is lower than its been in awhile (his AGC is 1800) and they're increasing one of him chemo meds (methotrexate). Between that and the steroids I expect his AGC to drop even lower – putting him at a greater risk of infection.
Thank you for praying with us! I'll be back later with updates about his feeding therapy.
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Summer in Syria
Continuity and consistency have their virtues as do changes. This is the third summer that I am writing the same about Syria. After 30 brutal months of internecine conflict, what is it that keeps Syrian President Bashar Assad, the discredited "butcher of Damascus" and scion of a small minority religious grouping to boot, in power? The key is the all-pervasive system his father created and which he inherited in 2000. The security forces, the ruling Assad family, the minority Alawites and the Ba'ath Party are so ingrained in all aspects of Syrian life that it is impossible to exaggerate the degree of their control or their vested interest in continuance of the status quo.
The system is so entrenched that even if Assad were to be shunted aside, a new president would probably not make a significant difference. During his 13 years in office, Assad gained the respect of his Alawite brethren and the Ba'ath party by not challenging their spheres of influence, and they supported him as a means of perpetuating their untrammeled power and privileges. In much the same way, Assad reinforced the symbiotic relationship between the presidency and the military. Whereas in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, the Arab Spring downfall of the leaders was a consequence of the lack of support of the generals and the system, in Syria the generals are fully behind the president and the president backs the system unreservedly.
Crucially, loyalty to the regime and the system goes well beyond the generals. At the start of the civil-war there were a few defections by soldiers and some junior officers, but this has ceased. Significantly, none of the defectors were key members of the inner-decision making elite. Furthermore, the army is held in check by four security directorates: Military Intelligence, Air Force Intelligence, State Security and Political Security – all under Assad's Alawite control.
Army elites also maintain a relatively high social standing in Syrian society. Officers see the army as a socio-economic safety net. The salaries of junior and middle ranking officers are supplemented by subsidized food, housing and social clubs, coupled with graft on the side to guarantee a superior quality of life. Consequently, the security forces have not indicated any interest in overturning the current system. They have little reason to expect that supporting rebels would lead to any improvement in their position. Further, they are scared to death of what might happen if Alawite control comes to an end. For all these reasons, the president and the military are bound together in their fate. Any new president and any new system could scarcely offer the same lifestyle.
For the third year the Syrian generals and soldiers, therefore, are committed to Assad's plan to wear out the rebels in a fierce summer battle and then blockade them in their villages through the winter. The intention is that by next summer the rebels will be weaker, or defeated through exhaustion, battle or hunger. The plan is progressively succeeding. There are all indications that Assad's regime is gaining ground each summer and not losing any during the winter. The tactics are the same as those used successfully against the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1980s.
The opposition and rebels have apparently accepted that they cannot win a war against the Syrian army and are trying instead to target Assad and/or create small local fiefdoms. No-one is engaging in international diplomatic efforts at negotiation and there is no indication that the UN, NATO, the USA or anyone else will intervene sufficiently to change the tide of the battle. Assad is in a better regional position now than he was last year at the same time or even three months ago. Last year he was involved in border clashes with Turkey which are now well out of crises and memory. Three months ago the UNDOF force monitoring the 1973 disengagement of forces with Israel was on the verge of collapse. It is now at full strength with Syria and the UN, and Israel, having agreed to new force contributing countries. This is without any new UN mandate or any Security Council Resolution linking it to the Syrian civil-war.
Civil-war in Syria is a known and consistent event, where continuity has its virtues. It is possible for Israel to prepare for and to counter the consistent and continuous because it is known. However changes do happen, and soon Syria may be a fragmented state and/or without any central leadership and with no economic or other improvements for the population, but without Assad leadership. In brutal civil wars change is usually for the better locally but this also introduces unknowns that presents challenges for neighbors such as Israel. Hence there are pros and cons to continuity, consistency and change.
Dr Glen Segell, FRGS, is Researcher at The Institute for National Security Studies Tel Aviv, Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University and Senior Researcher for the Ariel Research Center for Defense and Communication


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Mobi, the transit company's mobile browser, is available to smartphone users and has been redesigned to provide news and service status to transit customers with an enhanced look and feel.
"This is a good example of how the City can use technology to make it easier for our residents to use public transit" said Mayor Jim Watson. "This improved software will allow OC Transpo riders to access the most up-to-date information using their smartphone - anywhere, anytime."
OC Transpo's mobile web browser was first launched in March 2008 and receives approximately 500 visits a day. It features bilingual information regarding bus stops, route schedules and trip planning with the Travel Planner.
The updated version now includes cancelled trips, detours and the status of elevators at Transitway stations.
"Mobi is another useful way to provide customers better service by providing more up to the minute mobile transit information than ever before," said Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the Transit Commission. "With Mobi, you are one click away from en-route transit information."
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Guide to Dickens County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Dickens County, Texas
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
|March 17, 1892
|County Seat
|Dickens County Courthouse
PO Box 179
Dickens, TX 79229
The county was named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.[1]
Dickens County Courthouse
PO Box 179
Dickens, TX 79229
Phone: 806.623.5531
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, burial, divorce, probate and land records form 1891[2]
Dickens County Courthouse
P.O. Box 120
Dickens, Texas 79229
Phone: 806-623-5531
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P.O. Box 120
Dickens, Texas 79229
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P.O. Box 120
Dickens, Texas 79229
Phone: 806-623-5531
DICKENS is centrally located in DICKENS COUNTY, eight miles below the escarpment of the Llano Estacado (below the Caprock). It was a ranch supply point for an area where the first settlements were dugouts used as cowboy line camps for the Spur, Pitchfork, and Matador Ranches. In 1886 there was a camp near the present townsite and by 1889 Dickens was settled. The town became the county seat shortly after the county was organized and by 1893 had a post office, wagon yard, hotel, courthouse, saloon, blacksmith shop and a barber shop. The school was in a dugout on the courthouse square. Preaching was also held in the dugout.
In 1890 the county had a population of 195 and most of the people lived in and around Dickens. Soon after 1900, Dickens had a population of 600, the most it has ever had. There was a decline before World War II but when the boys came back home the town took a new growth with the building of new homes and businesses. This lasted for a few years with another downward surge following. In 1964 the town was voted wet and a new upward surge began with a population of 430. Highway 82 runs through the center of Dickens and has helped the town's businesses do well. As of 1997 the town shows another decline with population around 325.
Dickens County was formed from Bexar, Young, Baylor and Crosby Territories. [4]
Created August 21, 1876 and organized February 9, 1891 from Crosby County.
Named in honor of J. Dickens, who died in the siege of the Alamo.
Espuela was the first County seat temporarily from April 2, 1891 to March 17, 1892.
Dickens became the County seat from March 17, 1892 to present.
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Below you can read the speech I held at the panel discussion at yesterday's Alter-EU conference. Or at least, it was my intention to tell exactly the text below but as usual, I more or less improvised on the themes in the text. The discussion of European economic policy was left for the discussion and I did not get to speak about the issue of climate change.
(synopsis) In many European countries labour markets have changed. There are reasons of policy, demography and technological change behind this. Change in national systems of industrial relations or labour market relations have happened much slower. In many countries unions have seen their membership levels decline. To some extent, this is understandable, because the sectors these unions represent have been in decline. There are other sectors, where it has been much more difficult to organize members and engage in collective action. In many countries organizing part-time, temporary and other categories of atypical employees has been difficult. In my view, this is as much a consequence of changes in the way younger generations see labour unions as it is a consequence of unions clinging to the 'standard, full-time employment' as the norm to which they relate alternative employment relations. Thus, although the challenge is big, modern labour unions should acknowledge the practical relevance, in a legal sense, of changed employment relations and focus on those groups of employees that enjoy less strong labour rights than 'standard, full-time' employees.
In this short speech I wish to address some general issues of labour union representation in our time. The theoretical basis for this topic is my dissertation, in which I developed a synthesis of various currents of industrial relations literature. Through this theoretical framework it is possible to assess, in a broad and qualitive way, what factors contribute to changes in the representative capability of labour unions.
In an analysis using this framework, much weight is given to long-term developments and qualitative analysis of key moments in the interaction of labour unions with other societal actors. These can be decisive industrial conflicts, internal union developments, changes in the sector the union represents or changes in the legal context that influences the labour union environment. In short, seen over a certain period of time, there may be many issues that in their own way influence the representative capability of labour unions.
Often, though depending on the situation, the major factor is the state of the economy and the specific sector. To some extent this can be simplified to issues of employment, under-employment and unemployment.I will return to the issue of employment contracts a bit later. Another issue that is very important is the legal context. The mileage varies, but in many countries – at least in Europe – labour unions participate to varying extents in devising labour market policies. This is true for the national level as well as for the European Social Dialogue process. In this way, labour union representativeness in the context of legal developments is a reflexive dimension, beause labour unions are involved in the processes. Richard Hyman talked about the logic of influence versus the logic of representation, at least regarding the European dimensionI will return to this issue in a moment.
The challenges national and trans-European labour unions, or let's say the labour movement, faces are quite big. On the one hand it is possible to some extent to see the influence of years of neo-liberal policies that have sought to minimize labour union involvement. On the other hand, there are more diffuse developments such as the influence of globalization, which may have contributed to an accellerated loss of jobs in European industry and attempt to downsize government or privatize state firms – which traditionally have high rates of organization. But also demographic changes, changes in and between generations have in many complicated ways affected the attractiveness of joining a union. Much research has focused on changing social norms and increased individualism. But perhaps the biggest influence is nonetheless the changing structure of the economy. Roughly speaking, blue collar jobs are disappearing or changing – traditional conveyor-belt work is quite rare in Europe.
Labour unions found it easiest to unionize those workers, who had a comparatively weak position through highly transferable skills. But these workers did have an advantage – large numbers. Although I now generalize, labour union organizing and representation has for a very long time relied on a kind of standard worker – full-time, often male, with comparatively low skills. Many unions nowadays still implicitly claim to represent the blue-collar worker – but it is a big question whether this worker still exists in Europe. My research has focused on the Finnish Paper Workers' Union and in terms of skills, duties and content of work an old-school unionist would perhaps not recognize these employees as blue-collar workers.
Beyond these changes there has been also a wide increase of a-typical work. Here we can think of part-time work, temp agency work, outsourced work, all kinds of forms of work where there is some kind of intermediary between the employee and the employer who deals with issues of employment contract. Why are these employees problematic for unions? In short, because they are "moving targets" – unions cannot count on continuing commitment to the union because the employee moves from job to job in many cases.
And here I wish to return to the reflexivity of labour union representation in terms of labour law and labour policy. Since there is now a wide range of different employment contracts, labour unions have to focus on this issue more. Unions are in a difficult position indeed, because at the same time, they have to represent their current members, who might be in those typical standard employment relations. But on the whole, because this kind of employment relation is still in decline, unions must balance their attempts to represent both old and new members. Nonetheless, for example the Part-time Work Directive, which was born through the process of Social Dialogue, shows unions can have a beneficial influence regarding these kinds of non-standard employment relations as well.
I said these legal issues are reflexive, and by that I mean that through their membership base in previous time there have been certain priorities in advancing policy mainly relevant for that current membership. And that is how it should be with a representative organization. In Dutch we say 'A general should not advance too far ahead of his troops.' But a major programmatic aim of the labour movement should be to include those that are not currently represented by labour unions. By that I do not only mean those employees that currently have more insecure employment contracts but also the unemployed and those who are not classified as employees, e.g. Domestic workers and interns.
It will be far from easy to organize these various categories of working people, not in the least because they have many different interests and problems regarding work. But if labour unions broaden their political scope towards alternative employment relations as well, there may be a genuine interest in becoming a labour union member.
So, this is the major issue of union representation in terms of employment relations. But the union movement also has a role in public discussion on economic policies. So far, through the ETUC and many strikes in mainly the Southern European countries unions have had a critical voice in relation to European economic policy. Although important, I think it is important that beyond criticizing current policy unions should also focus on alternative economic policies and deconstructing the rationales for the present austerity policies.
As you have heard during this conference, European economic policy in this crisis has been based on bad science, bad analysis and bad rhethoric. Labour unions could do much more to counter this. Also in Finland labour unions have completely bought the mantra of export competitiveness and labour costs. The issue labour unions should focus on are domestic demand and employment. Preferably these issues should be tackled with a strong focus on the big question of climate change.
In my opinion, even traditional industry would benefit from such a strategy. Every country has different issues that are relevant, but a shift to renewable energy or bioenergy would be beneficial for industry as well and it might well be a growth industry of the future for countries such as Finland. Furthermore, although more consumption is not a sensible goal, a focus on domestic demand does do much to re-balance income inequality between domestic and export sectors.
Regarding the eurocrisis, the window of opportunity for either reconstructing the EMU or perhaps leaving it has probably closed. This nonetheless still leaves us with the potential of the European Investment Bank to spur green investment and positive economic policies. I don't know if it is in any way possible to reach full employment, although some economic currents think it is possible. But I do think there are within the current setting possibilities to create non-destructive economic policies. And labour unions should promote these. Thank you.


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MADRID, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
NexStreaming (KOSDAQ:139670), the provider of the leading multiscreen Player SDK NexPlayer, partnered with Mooovr to live stream the first worldwide commercial baseball event in 360 video. The recently released NexPlayer360 SDK was part of the Android app, used to enjoy the game between the Korean baseball teams KT Wiz and Samsung Lions of the Korean premiere league last April 5th.
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Developed based on NexPlayer SDK, which is acknowledged by more than 200 premium video service providers worldwide, NexPlayer360 SDK includes the same advanced features such as streaming, download and playback with HD video quality across all devices.
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NexStreaming´s VP and Head of Downloadable Technologies Carlos Lucas said: "We have been working hard during the last months to release NexPlayer360 SDK. It has been very exciting to see so many users enjoying the live baseball game with our VR player in their handsets. This successful project proved that we are also ready to play a key role in the 360 video industry."
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Russian President, Vladimir Putin has rubbished the belief that the United States would defeat Russia if the two engage in a war.
"Nobody would survive the clash," Putin told US movie director, Oliver Stone for The Putin Interviews.
"Nobody would survive the clash," Putin told US movie director, Oliver Stone for The Putin Interviews.
Putin also expressed concern of US military action and its NATO alliance.
"NATO is a mere instrument of U.S. foreign policy," he said in a clip of the interview, aired by the Showtime channel on Wednesday
"It has no allies, it has only vassals. Once a country becomes a NATO member, it is hard to resist the pressures of the United States."
In 2014, NATO kicked against Moscow's annexation of Crimea and has since stationed its resources to defend allies near Russia.
In its response, Russia warned that the move is aggressive and has vowed to respond with its own deployments.
And recently, Poland and Romania say they will host elements of a US missile shield but Putin says this is just another example of US dictated policy.
"In this case, we have to take countermeasures. We have to aim our missile systems at the facilities that are threatening us. The situation becomes more tense."


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Following the demolition of the homeless shelter by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Police in Nizamuddin yesterday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed his concern over the disturbing development and assured that the children are being shifted to another home.
V sad. Del govt's shelter home demolished. Women, children rendered homeless. They r being shifted to another shelter home. https://t.co/2MvajWjP4t— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 19, 2017
Earlier on Thursday, a children home shelter ' SPYM-Wishes and Blessing Home', where over 50-60 small children used to live was demolished allegedly.
Reportedly, the home shelter SPYM is a Delhi Government aided Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and they were provided by the land by the government.
'SPYM-All wishes and Blessing home is my home. 50-60 children used to live in this home and we adopted this place in 2014 from the Delhi Government's Raen Basera policy and transformed it into SPYM-Wishes and Blessings Home. There are 60 children and 15 females here, who were all abandoned at one time. Out of these 60 children, 45 go to schools. Today, DDA people arrived and demolished our home,' the SPYM owner told ANI.
The homeless children are now demanding justice. (ANI)


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As Grand Rapids focused on China as a partner for World Trade Week, small businesses were focusing on an entirely different matter: insurance premiums. An SBAM survey showed that four years of double-digit premium hikes was taking its toll on small businesses, some of which were considering doing away with health insurance for employees or simply packing it in altogether.
In other health news, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation presented Spectrum Health with a $6.25 million gift to speed up planning for a new outpatient cancer-treatment center across from the health system's Butterworth campus in downtown Grand Rapids. Preliminary cost of the center was $35 million to $40 million.
Also expanding was one of West Michigan's retail apparel giants. Rogers Department Store President Dan Hurwitz announced that his family was planning a 54,000-square-foot upscale retail center on nine acres near I-96 at 1100 East Paris Ave. The complex, called Terrazzo, hoped to have a dozen fine shops, distinctive dining, chic goods and upscale services.
In a little news of our own, Grand Rapids Business Journal was given the statewide Excellence In Business Journalism Award by the MEDC during a ceremony in Lansing.
On the legal front, Eugene Smary, of Warner Norcross & Judd, was named chair of the American Bar Association's section of Environmental, Energy and Resources. Smary is the first Michigan resident to chair the ABA's EER section and is the first Grand Rapids resident ever to chair any ABA section.
On the Lakeshore, the news was all good during the first part of the month. State officials were paying attention to Muskegon's SmartZone high-tech business park that will focus on fuel cell and alternative energy research and development. A state program called NextEnergy should help with that development, according to the MEDC.
In the manufacturing sector, Donnelly Corp. surprised Wall Street analysts and reported net income of 32 cents per share for the quarter, far outpacing the 14 cents per share estimates on Wall Street.
Closer to home, the fallout from the national Enron Corp. collapse hit Grand Rapids when Ernst & Young purchased the audit practices of the local office of Arthur Andersen LLP. The consulting arm of the business was not included in the deal, however.
A pair of local firms probably could do some consulting of their own, especially when it comes to success stories. The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce honored Mor Electric Heating Associates Inc. and Professional Benefits Services with its Small Business of the Year awards.
Another success story announced it was coming to town when Krispy Kreme revealed plans for three locations in the metro area. The first of those stores to open, at East Beltline Avenue and 28th Street SE, was still drawing long lines of customers as the year closed.
The Holland Chamber's People-Friendly Work Place Award winner had a sweet hook, too: five weeks of paid vacation to start. That, along with other benefits, earned Sordal Inc. the honor. At the same time, Holland's Dan Driesenga of Driesenga & Associates won statewide honors as the U.S. Small Business Administration's Michigan Small Business Person of the Year.
The lending community was jolted by — and took exception to — an MSU study that suggested racial discrimination was apparent during the home mortgage application process.
The Ford Airport also was tested, as the Transportation Security Administration selected it as the first facility in the country to implement a procedure for 100 percent baggage screening by explosives detection systems.
Hometown Allegan bested South Carolina when Perrigo Research and Development Co. chose to expand its laboratory here rather than building a new one in the South.
A change in the Arena Football League's season schedule had officials worried about a loss of revenue at Van Andel Arena, as the Rampage would now play their season from February through June, instead of from April through August. The change had officials expecting a revenue loss of more than $100,000.
Health insurers scrambled to curb escalating premiums by floating a plan that would offer clients deductibles on their health insurance, which would result in employees picking up more of the cost of their health benefits but may help employers begin to get a handle on skyrocketing premiums.
Harvey Gainey put his business experience to use by guiding the Broadway Theater Guild back into the black after the troubled nonprofit experienced problems with leadership and board oversight. Gainey helped eliminate a $465,000 shortfall in just a few months and the Broadway season went on as planned.
Ford Airport landed its first federal security director when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta tabbed John Mumma for the post, which oversees all federal security operations at the facility.
The last large parcel on 28th Street changed hands when Hund-Fink Acquisitions came to terms with National Amusements on the nearly 120-acre site that is home to Showcase Cinemas. The developers plan to turn the tract into a mixed-use project with office, retail, restaurants and a hotel. The deal is scheduled to close Jan. 2.
The city of Grand Rapids also made a change, and for the first time since its inception in 1992, the Minority and Women Business Enterprise program will cover all acquisition categories — construction, goods, professional services and non-professional services.
Farmington Hills-based Care Choices decided to pull the plug on its commercial HMO in West Michigan, leaving other health insurers to do battle over its 30,000 members in Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties. Arrangements were made with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to cover members in the interim.
Muskegon got its first charge out of its SmartZone when Siemens Corp. announced a $34 million deal to partner with GVSU to develop a fuel-cell research center as well as build a fuel-cell generating plant that will provide electricity to the business park. It was hoped the deal would draw more interest from national companies looking to locate in the park.
For the first time ever, West Michigan got its own Entrepreneur of the Year awards competition. The event, sponsored by Ernst & Young, selected seven local finalists who will compete nationally for the EOY honor. They were Carol Burgess and Carol Smith of Great Lakes Scrip Center, John Kennedy of Autocam Corp., Lyle Labardee of Crisis Care Network, Dan Driesenga of Driesenga & Associates, Jerry Engle of CPR, Fred Keller of Cascade Engineering and Richard Haworth of Haworth Inc.


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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE baseball erased a 6-0 deficit Wednesday to grab a come-from-behind 7-6 win over Saint Louis at Simmons Baseball Complex.
SIUE has won two straight and improved to 9-26. Saint Louis dropped to 25-11.
"This was a good win on a couple of different fronts," SIUE Head Coach Sean Lyons said. "We fall behind 6-0 and the guys kept battling. It shows that the guys are competing together. That is good to see moving forward."
In the third meeting of the season between the two teams, the Billikens built a lead on the strength of two three-run home runs. Kyle Fletcher's three-run homer in the fourth made it 3-0. Parker Sniatynski's shot made it 6-0 Saint Louis in the fifth inning.
The Cougars scored six times in the sixth inning. Aaron Jackson led off the inning with his first career home run. With one out, SIUE loaded the bases thanks to two walks a hit batter. Brock Weimer drove home two with a double to the gap in right field to cut the lead to 6-3.
With two outs in the inning Garret Carmichael hit a bouncing ball towards third. SLU third baseman Zach Frieling threw wildly of first base allowing two runs to score and Carmichael to get to third base. Bret Fehr then roped a double to left field to tie the game, 6-6.
"SLU helped us out a little bit," Lyons said. "They gave us the opportunity to put more guys on base."
Saint Louis pitcher Sean Frontzak hit Jordan Ross and Eric Giltz with a pitch to start the seventh inning before Peyton Cordova-Smith sacrificed them to second and third. Weimer then hit a slow rolling ball to the left side of the infield. Frontzak was able to field the ball and throw out Weimer, but Ross scored from third to put SIUE on top.
Weimer finished 1 for 3 with three RBIs. Jackson was 2 for 4 with the home run for the Cougars, who were outhit by Saint Louis 8-7.
"We still have some work to do," Lyons added. "We had the bases loaded twice early and didn't come up with anything. We left 13 guys on base and that's still too many."
Braydon Bone, Chris Robinson and Mason McReaken finished the game with three scoreless frames. Each right-hander threw an inning. Bone (1-1) earned the win. He struck out three. Robinson fanned two in the eighth. McReaken earned his fourth save of the year with a 1-2-3 ninth. He struck out two.
Those three guys at the back end; they punched out seven of the nine batters they faced," Lyons said. "That's what we needed out of them. It was impressive to see out of the guys."
Brock Fulkerson threw two scoreless innings in the start for SIUE. He struck out four.
SIUE travels to UT Martin for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series beginning Friday.
"They're all important," Lyons said of SIUE's remaining series. "I am glad we're playing well going into an OVC weekend."


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Banking – stand by for an inquiry
UPDATE 10.01pm: Labour say they will vote at every possibility to stop the creation of the proposed parliamentary committee of inquiry into banking.
This means that there could be as many as three votes - two in the Lords and one in the Commons - in the next few days.
The Tory MP who has been asked to chair the inquiry - Andrew Tyrie MP - has insisted that he wants it to be a non partisan inquiry. If Labour MPs and peers vote against its creation he has told friends that he would have to consider whether it would be possible to proceed with a committee that lacked the support of both sides of the Commons.
Note: Tomorrow the Lords will vote on a Labour amendment to the Financial Services Bill to create a public inquiry. Both the Lords and the Commons will be asked to approve the creation of the parliamentary inquiry the prime minister proposed today.
UPDATE 7.38pm: The MP who's been asked to chair an inquiry into banking has told me that this is "a ringfenced job" which is "not trying to work out how to reform the whole banking industry" but is, instead, looking specifically at one question - the Libor scandal in which Barclays was "making money by rigging the market."
In my interview with Andrew Tyrie, who has been asked to chair a cross party committee of MPs and peers, he says he does not see his inquiry as the sort of "Truth and Reconciliation" committee which Labour has called for.
Mr Tyrie told me that he wants his inquiry to be non-partisan. Labour has complained that the new committee has a clear government majority and have argued that there should, instead, be a judicial inquiry.
UPDATE 6.00pm: An inquiry but not as we know it. Led not by a judge but by a Member of Parliament. Staffed by politicians - other MPs and peers of all parties. Set up not with all party agreement, but in the midst of a political row.
The government insist that the inquiry they've set up will be short, sharp and effective starting within days and reporting before Christmas.
Labour reply that only a judicial inquiry will give voters what they want - a "Truth and Reconciliation" commission for bankers.
Politicians scrapped today over whose fault the mess is - in practice a question of who was more in favour of deregulation, Labour or the Tories; over who was more in tune with public anger and on the right way forward.
Government insiders reacted angrily to the suggestion that, just as on phone hacking, the prime minister risked looking slow to react and had been forced to respond to Labour's calls. Today's announcement has, I was told, "absolutely nothing to do with Ed Miliband". Then they added, not altogether consistently, this has "shot Ed Miliband's fox".
Labour will now try to force a Commons vote on whose idea of an inquiry is right.
UPDATE 3.27pm: The Prime Minister is proposing that a joint committee of MPs and peers will investigate the banking industry.
Its remit will be to examine issues of "transparency, conflicts of interest and the culture and professional standards of the financial services industry including the interaction with the criminal law".
The inquiry will be chaired by Andrew Tyrie, the Chairman of the Commons Treasury Select Committee, will be set up within days, be given support by Treasury officials and will have the power to examine witnesses under oath as well as gain access to all relevant papers. It will have most of its hearings in public.
It will report back by Christmas so that its proposals can form part of the Financial Services Bill which will implement the reforms recommended by the Vickers Inquiry.
UPDATE 1.05pm: Government sources are keen to point out that
A. They have "shot Ed Miliband's fox"
B. The announcement of an inquiry has "absolutely nothing to do with Ed Miliband"
Clearly, discussions about an inquiry have taken place over the weekend as the government is ready to announce both the terms of the inquiry and the name of the person chairing it so that work can begin in a matter of days. That said talks about the nature of the inquiry were still taking place inside Number 10 until an hour or two ago.
UPDATE 11.55am: The government is to set up a wider inquiry into banking to report by the end of the year.
It will not be a full Leveson-style public inquiry. However, it will be separate from, and much wider than, the inquiry already announced into the abuses of LIBOR - inter-bank lending rate - at Barclays and other banks.
The aim will be for its conclusions to lead to instant changes in the law in the Financial Services Bill, which is currently going through Parliament.
The chancellor will spell out the detail this afternoon. I understand that the prime minister and the deputy prime minister have met this morning to agree the details
11:44 BST: Labour calls for the boss to be sacked and for a full independent inquiry. The government resists but then gives in. Sound familiar? What happened on the phone hacking scandal may be about to happen again on the banking scandal.
Ed Miliband significantly hardened his position in the past few days - calling for Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond to quit and calling for an inquiry.
David Cameron has, so far, only called for accountability at Barclays to go the very top and for a narrow inquiry into the management of LIBOR - the inter-bank lending rate.
Miliband wrong footed Cameron on hacking in the way Cameron outwitted Brown on MPs expenses. My hunch is that the prime minister will not want to feel outmanoeuvred again.
On the other hand the government does not want to set up a Leveson-style inquiry into the banks in haste only to repent at leisure when many in the financial sector conclude that London is no longer a place where they and their business are welcome.
So, the question is - is there an inquiry which is broader than the one the government has so far announced but less broad than the one Labour are calling for. That is the discussion taking place now, I'm told.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
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- J Bar said...
- January 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Greyscale Territory said...
A real cute smile is happening here! Lovely photos!
- January 12, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Photo Cache said...
What a little cutie. That's a first for me, your entry for ww.
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- January 12, 2010 at 9:54 PM
- Jane said...
Aww cute:)
- January 13, 2010 at 2:40 AM
- Linnea W said...
Thank God for water, right! Looks like she's very at ease in front of the camera!
- January 13, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- Amy said...
She is lovely and her smile is contagious! Washing those hands is not a bad habit to have actually.
- January 13, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- Lorie Shewbridge said...
This definitely counts as watery Wednesdays... She is beautiful, and has lovely eyes.
Thanks for sharing...
- January 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM
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What a little cutie and I must say that your wife and you make a lovely couple. Thanks for following. I just did also....Christine
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- January 14, 2010 at 3:49 PM
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Her sweet little face melts my heart!
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- January 14, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- shydub said...
Wow what a good girl, she know how important washing hands is.
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Week before last, when it was finally warm enough to walk the Northern Trail and enjoy it, I was just passing the Amur leopard exhibit when a school group came running and squealing "Cheetah! CHEE-TAH!" I just had to turn back and gently clear things up ("That's actually a leopard, and his name is Chobby!") One thing you learn as a zoo volunteer who's not a biologist, though, is to anticipate the likely follow-up question to any statement and make sure you can answer it, and I left the exhibit thinking, "Good thing none of them asked me how to tell the difference. Better look that up."
This is our leopard Polina and one of her cubs (now full-grown and living at another zoo in hopes of making still MORE cubs, since their species is nearly extinct in the wild). As I learned from The Wildcat Sanctuary (whose website features types of wild cats I'd never even heard of) and Tiger Tribe, cheetahs have a different shape, befitting their status as the world's fastest land mammal. About 30 pounds lighter than leopards on average, cheetahs are greyhound-shaped, with long legs, deep chests, narrow flanks, small heads and more doglike snouts compared with the classic "cat shape" of the leopard. And the cheetah's spots are basically just polka-dots, while leopards have rosettes, or elaborate blotches that may or may not have spots at their center.
The zoo is mainly about animals, yes, but March and early April brought reminders that it's also about plants. We've spent recent weeks talking about them at the Tropics trailhead, the site of January's bird talks and February's frog talks. We had a variety of options and artifacts, but my two favorites were bananas and coconuts. (Other volunteers focused on orchids or bamboo. All four can be found along the Tropics trail.) Someone made this lovely fabric banana leaf, which isn't even as large as some of the real ones can get — up to 9 feet long and 2 feet wide. I have learned to stop saying "banana tree" — bananas grow on plants, which despite the huge leaves do not have woody trunks. Tropics dwellers cooking over open fires may wrap their food in banana leaves, making them "nature's aluminum foil."
My second-favorite plant artifact: the shark rattle. It's made of coconut shells, and Pacific Islander fishermen use it to attract sharks: Dangle one over the side of a boat, shake it, and wait for the vibrations to mimic a school of fish (at least in the shark's mind). Kids like to take it and shake it themselves. Then I tell them to look for the coconut palm across from the top of the tropical reef. If I can use an artifact to make a guest see a familiar object in a new way, or notice a feature of the zoo they'd otherwise pass without a glance, then I've achieved one of my main goals as a volunteer.