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Ask the Coach: Heart's AflutterDuring a recent trail race, as I attempted to tackle the first climb, I could tell that lactic acid was beginning to gush into my bloodstream. My heart rate was out of control. What should I do?
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Regarding your elevated heart rate, says Brown, if it's racing so hard it feels abnormal, he suggests you see a doctor since athletes aren't immune to "atrial fibrillation," or an abnormal fluttering.
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George had a father sort of relationship with John. Paul was more of a peer. So, George had a lot of hurt toward John sort of a rejection vibe. George had some dirty, awkward moments on film in the anthology around Paul and George just didn't take crap from anybody including Paul - who is known to be a little swarmy around cameras. A little plastic and a little phony - and that's clear in the Anthology video - watch it for yourself.
I always felt that Paul was 1,000% wrong not to show up in the 1988 Beatles hall of fame. It was one of the few times that he completely dropped the ball in a public relations sense. And he was wrong to do that, too.
I always felt Paul was wrong to chide George in the press for not making up with John. John and Paul never mended fences either - they just didn't cause they were just guys. Again, go back to the Paul and John interviews around that time - there was still a lot of mistrust there. Paul spinning that now is his way of trying to ease off his own guilt. That sort of thing is wrong because it makes it seem like Paul and John were best friends before he died. And that's just historically inaccurate. John said himself "I haven't talked to Paul in ten years (Newsweek Sept 1980" and his bitter - sort of venom-filled comments about Paul, Mick, and other musicians - just shows that Lennon didn't reach out to Paul and still harbored a lot of pain towards those guys rejecting yoko and his own insecurity.
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In an attempt to trap Jesus, some Pharisees and Herodians asked him, "Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" In response, Jesus said,
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A federal appeals court has overturned an order that the federal government pay the attorney fees of an Islamic group that claimed it was the target of the Bush administration's warrantless wiretap program.
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a lower court judge was wrong to award more than $2.5 million to attorneys for the Ashland, Ore. chapter of the now-defunct Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation. The foundation waged a nearly five-year legal challenge to the Bush administration's so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program. The appeals court ruled that the federal government is immune to such claims.
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Construction Photos | Voodoo Coaster at Dorney Park
Dorney has created a pretty slick site and cool logo for their new Voodoo roller coaster set to open in 2008. Voodoo is the launched shuttle coaster that Cedar Fair moved from Geauga Lake to Dorney earlier this year. Check out the site for downloads, fresh construction pics, a web cam and more.
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Can anyone tell me if it is worth going to Dorney Park? i can either go there or hersheypark.
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If you've never been to either Dorney Park or Hersheypark and it costs the same to travel to both, I'd go with Hersheypark. With the brand new Fahrenheit,and proven greats like Stormrunner, Great Bear and one of my favorite wooden coasters Lightning Racer, Hershey is a must visit. If you've been to Hershey already then Dorney is definitely worth a visit. Steel Force, Talon, & Hydra are all great coasters. Here's Dorney's complete lineup.


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Kelly, will you be running your ovens at different temps or did you get 2 simply for volume/quick service?
I agree
I think a little pre-opening, PM.com alumni soiree would be awesome!
....and more importantly provide a great event for pizza enthusiasts in the area.
And pizza enthusiasts in Texas too.
Hi Bob.Mostly for volume/quick service, especially when considering the size of the joint and take-out together could put on a heavy load. But also for flexibility.I would imagine there may be some nights (Tues in particular) where one oven may potentially be able to handle the regular, round pies. This would be especially true, over time, as we get better at handling multiple pizzas and are able to competently increase the workload in any given oven. This would allow for the potential to operate the second oven at a lower temperature (600s) for square/sicilian pizzas. We'll have to wait and see if there are any slow nights and also take into account any increasing demand for square pies, once they are offered. It's nice to have some flexibility by having two ovens.As an aside, this flexibility will come in nicely as I plan to eventually resurrect an annual, Pieman's Craft type event here in Baltimore. I don't pretend to be anywhere near the likes of Mangieri and Polombino during the previous Pieman's Craft events at the old UPN EV space, but I love the idea of that event. Being able to have a high temperature and a lower temperature oven would allow for nearly all of the better pizza owners and/or makers in Baltimore to be able to assemble in our space and cook their style of pizzas at the event. It would really be a tour de force of the best of Baltimore pizza all under one roof and a great opportunity to thank those pizzeria owners that I have admired and have helped me over the years....and more importantly provide a great event for pizza enthusiasts in the area. But that's putting the horse well before the wagon and there are a lot of more important things to worry about right now. But such events, as well as using the latent heat after service for breads, long roasting peppers, tomatoes, etc. are things I will definitely tinker with at some point down the line.
A good idea for sure...you never know. If we did it early enough after the ovens are cured and during pre-opening, bring a pad and pencil to mark down how many pizzas I burn during such an evening!
I'd be there for sure!
Me too Diana if Steve also comes. I sure don't like driving in big cities by myself. Norma
If Ev can't make it you ride with me Norma.
Kelly has some very unique, inventive, and inspiring pies on there. Some really cool combinations I've never thought to try!
Best names ever! Come on, "Stinger Bell?".
Best names ever! Come on, "Stinger Bell?" "The Cheek Corea?" A Peter Frampton reference? Fantastic! I know it's not a competition, but, if it was, I think Kelly would nudge out Paulie for the top spot for dish naming creativity.
I just started watching a few weeks ago and I am in season 3 right now. Awesome show.
This would allow for the potential to operate the second oven at a lower temperature (600s) for square/sicilian pizzas. We'll have to wait and see if there are any slow nights and also take into account any increasing demand for square pies, once they are offered. It's nice to have some flexibility by having two ovens.
If you do end up using the Ferrara in the 600s, I would definitely talk to Frank over at Vesta, since Ferraras are notoriously finicky (floor recovery issues) at lower temperatures.
Interesting, Omid noted that he thought the floor of the Acunto looked much thicker than the Ferrara at Bruno.
Hey KellyHow are things progressing? Would love to see some pics if possible. Scot
Scot,I am not Kelly, but if Paulie Gee's Hampden facebook page is looked at, it can be seen what Paulie Gee posted on the right side. In Memorial: The beautiful, hand-made wood fired ovens we ordered finally made it to the USA....but were damaged during the voyage from Italy and are not usable. We will not be deterred. https://www.facebook.com/PaulieGeesHampden Norma


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Table tennis may not be prime time viewing for all Olympics fans, as tonight's Closing Ceremonies in London likely will be. But Team USA Table Tennis is gaining new followers by acting as ambassadors for their sport and country by playing their favorite game with kids in East London.
"There were a few players out there who could really play so that was a good surprise," said Team USA player Ariel Hsing.
Sixteen-year old Erica Wu is the same age as many of the Tower Hamlets kids and teens she's meeting. For the first-time Olympian, this is her chance to make an impact beyond the arena.
"It's really great to come out and spread the sport since table tennis isn't as popular here as in like Asia or something, so it was really fun meeting all the kids," she said.
Some on the all-teen, table tennis team have made it to the Olympics before learning to drive a car -- and while still doing their math homework!
"It's a little bit difficult especially when it's finals time or something and you have to juggle practice and school work and studying," said Erica. "But I think it's totally worth it making it to the Olympics. It's been such an amazing experience.""After I finished my first match...everyone was just shouting USA, USA, they had all of those flags up there and it was just incredible I never saw anything like it," said Ariel.
That's why, for these kids, the chance to meet Olympians their-own age is special. And so is the message they're hearing.
"Find something that you love and once you realize that you love doing, and really enjoy doing it all the time just put all your hard work into it," Ariel told the East London teens. "One day you'll be successful. Forget about the result and just worry about the process for now."Editor's Note: This entry appeared first on the U.S. Embassy in London's blog.


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- Janice Joo said...
WOW. The pants are FABULOUS!
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- chuck n. said...
i was totally about to say they looked exactly like that dries collection! they're definitely amazing!
- October 13, 2011 at 8:16 PM
- ana said...
ah wow, they are incredible! what a find
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they are so cool, remind me of that beautiful marbled paper you get in old books!
i have a request, if you ever feel like taking close up photos of your tattoos, please do, I've been wondering for the longest time what they are! :)
- October 14, 2011 at 4:16 AM
- blue roses said...
lovely; they are evocative of those spinning wheels we splayed paint with while young, to create almost a kaleidoscope design.
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Your feet blow my mind. Does everyone in the Bay Area wear sandals in October? E/W coast clash!
- October 14, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Stephanie said...
They kind of have a liquid metal illusion going on too!
- October 14, 2011 at 12:47 PM
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Dries theme pt 2! He is one of my favorite designers.
I admire your boldness in the world of pants. I'm slight ashamed to say that the only pants I really wear are jeans. I dream of nice slacks...
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Ugh, and by "slight" I mean "slightly".
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so goood!you always have the BEST pants!!lol
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The U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan recently enlisted the assistance of American univeristy and college students to help us build relationships with the people of Tajikistan. Leveraging the State Department's Virtual Student Foreign Service eInternship Program (VSFS), the embassy worked with VSFS e-interns to organize more than 12 webchats between students and professionals in the United States and Tajik students and civil society representatives at American Corners in Tajikistan.
Tajikistan's six American Corners are located in some of the most remote places on Earth. One of them can be found in Khorugh, a town nestled in the country's rocky Pamir region -- wedged between impenetrable mountains and the Afghan border. Extreme weather conditions make it almost almost inaccessible nine months of the year. Internet penetration in Tajikistan is between three and seven percent, and almost no one in rural areas has the Internet at home. Tajikistan's American Corners provide free Internet access at 10 public computers and include a coordinator who arranges free English classes, educational advising, workshops and presentations, outreach to villages, documentary film screenings, and a robust program of online training and discussions. American Corner programs focus on serving youth, rural poor, women and girls, NGO and civil society leaders, journalists, entrepreneurs, English teachers, and local government leaders to help counter the threat of extremism. They reach more than 80,000 people each year.
Tajikistan's American Corners are using technology to connect American high school students to Tajiks living in rural areas, who rarely get the chance to meet Americans. Recently, a group of students in Pineville, West Virginia, chatted with high school and university students in Khorugh as part of Embassy Dushanbe's innovative webchat series. The students exchanged opinions and talked about their schools, clubs, sports, favorite foods, and weather. While the embassy regularly engages in web chats, this event was organized by one of post's four VSFS e-interns.
The VSFS e-internship program is part of a growing effort by the State Department to harness technology and a commitment to global service among young people. Working from college and university campuses in the United States and throughout the world, e-interns are partnered with our U.S. diplomatic posts overseas to conduct digital diplomacy that better reflects the realities of our networked world. In Tajikistan, our U.S.-based student e-interns and Internet technology allow us to connect everyday Americans with Tajiks in our American Corners, facilitate cross-cultural understanding, and build bridges of trust and friendship between our two nations.
Interested U.S. citizen undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate students will be able to apply to the next round of VSFS e-internships in the summer of 2012. You can find more information here.
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I can't help but wonder what an on-line game/environment like Second Life (or OS Grid or similar) can bring to an endeavor like this.
Perhaps it is an opportunity to include the public at large into diplomacy and diplomatic efforts - or at least foster understanding.
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These students were very excited to do this project, and it turns out now that they have had this opportunity, some have voiced that they want to be able to bridge cultural gaps such as this more often. They may even pursue a career in some kind of foreign relations! The small town of New Martinsville, WV (where these students are from) usually doesn't have that much exposure to international culture, so that is a great step in the right direction!
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This is an excellent program to promote globalization. It would not be feasible for many American college students to visit these remote areas. By providing technology in the American Centers, distance becomes a non-issue. This type of communication can promote diplomacy between countries. It can also help to forge friendships across the globe. If we begin to learn about each other at a young age, there is the potential for decreased violence in the long run. Programs like this can begin to show people how much more alike we are than different.


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To quote Gray Ridge High graduate Ann Rice (Simone), Robert L. Rasche was more than just a great educator.
"He was a God-send," credits Ann, now a neighbor down in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Like Ann, I would not have graduated from high school, if not for the patience and tender/tough intuitive guidance of the late Superintendent of Schools Mr. Rasche, who died the year following my graduation in 1962.
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"He was a giant of a man in our lives," she confirmed. "I thank God daily for have Mr. Rasche at a critical time of my youth. I didn't know it at the time, Mr. Rasche came to our home to grade my papers while experiencing serious health problems.
Ann's life back in the Bootheel 1950s-era was that of a sharecropper's daughter.
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"Ours is simply a story of a poor farm family, having little else but each other..."
She recalls living on the Trailback Plantation.
"We lived in a 'shotgun' house, and for the first time, we kids started hiring out as field hands," Ann shared. "The plantation had a competent nice 'straw boss foreman' named Beck Maddox.
"We lived in a row of tenant houses, with mostly black neighbors, except for the white Dykes family."
The Dykes brothers, Jimmy, and twins Roy and Troy, attended Gray Ridge High with Ann and I before it became Richland.
She recalls a "terrifying flood" childhood experience while living at the Trailback Plantation in Stoddard County.
"Water was every where, something like Noah's Biblical experience. Stumps were starting to come loose from the side of our roads. The flood water was making gurgling sounds, like where Little River empties into the Mississippi River.
"It was high drama, when our brothers found a plank to place above a big chasm with water that bubbled like a witches brew, complete with vapors rising when the warm rain met the cold earth and air. It was fascinating...
"We began dancing our way to spring, even daring one another to dance across that plank above the swirling water."
But then, someone missed Judy Rice, the youngest child who resides today in Sikeston, Mo.
"(younger brother) Jimmy let out a yelp: 'WHERE'S JUDY!!??"
"Brother Larry began to stammer and point, as sister Peggy started to cry...'There she is!!'...Judy's little brown head appeared, and then disappeared, covered by debris in the swirling froth and foam."
Judy had fallen into swirling cauldron, and was bobbing up and down.
"I paced back and forth, scared to death" Ann recalled. "because none of us could swim. But then, I recall some adult telling me that a drowning person goes up and down three times before they're dead. Judy was still alive.
"I had to reach her! So I laid down careful on my stomach, inching out on the plank, and sure enough up she bobbed, her hair swirling in the churning water. That hair saved her, for I grabbed two big handfuls, tugging with all my young might, never mind that big tufts of hair came out in my hands. Then brother Jimmy came around, grabbed on, and up she came!!"
At age eight, sharecroppers' daughter Ann had gathered her wits, and her courage to snatch her baby sister from certain death in the churning muddy flood waters.
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Truth also with respect to Mr. Jimmy Lawrence, setting standards and expectations is a high art, and those who execute the demands of educator well, are cherished and remembered well by their students and their communities. We could well use the likes of Mr. Thurston Hill, Bob Rasche, W.A. Merick, Jimmy Lawrence, and countless others to guide many districts today, and to accomplish the best results for our students.
-- Posted by kkcaver47 on Sun, Dec 4, 2011, at 4:07 PM
kkcaver47 you are so correct, my father quit school at a early age. But he had great respect for Mr. Rasche. I was to young to be in school when Mr. Rasche was investing himself into young people.Have been told many stories about him.I think Jimmy Lawrence was a man who carried on many of Mr. Rasche's efforts, to guide young people and set standards for students to follow.It would be great to bring these men back to the helm of many schools today.
-- Posted by gdh1958 on Fri, Dec 2, 2011, at 1:02 AM
Remembering Mr. Rasche, as a family friend, an educator who brought his mein to his school, and his personal touch to members of his community who were there for the future of our world..... my Dad always said that if there was a teacher who would outdo many others, it was Bob Rasche, and the school room was far better for his presence.....more of his like are needed in this day!!!, molater, kkr
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UC Irvine Wins NCAA Mens Championship
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 5, 2012) – Carson Clark had a match-high 22 kills while hitting .465 to lead the No. 2-ranked UC Irvine men's volleyball team to a 25-22, 34-32, 26-24 sweep of No. 1 USC in the 2012 NCAA Championship final before 9,612 fans in USC's Galen Center on Saturday.
It was the third NCAA crown for the top-seeded Anteaters (26-5), following titles in 2007 and 2009. Their 2009 championship also came against USC, but in five sets.
USC (24-6), which has won four NCAA titles but none since 1990, was making its third NCAA tournament appearance in the past four years.
It also was UCI's third win in four meetings in 2012 against two-time defending Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season champion USC, including a five-set win in a semifinal match of last week's MPSF Tournament when the Anteaters came back from a two-set deficit.
The crowd was the third largest to witness an NCAA men's volleyball final match, just 210 short of the record 9,822 set in 1998 in Honolulu when UCLA swept Pepperdine.
"It was a great match," UCI Head Coach John Speraw said. "Everyone will see it was 3-0 but everyone knows how close it really was all the way through. We didn't get rattled and stayed very poised when we were down big in the second set. It was a tight emotional first game and we took a breath there. I think when we won that second game it was real tough for them."
UCI, which overcame a seven-point deficit midway through the second set that turned all the moment the Anteaters' way, hit .320 in the match to USC's .297. The Anteaters served six aces. USC had 45 digs and UCI had 37.
Clark, who was named the Most Outstanding Player on the NCAA All-Tournament team, also had eight digs and three aces. Teammate Connor Hughes added 13 kills (hitting .357), Kevin Tillie had 11 kills and eight digs, Dan McDonnell had five kills, four blocks and two aces and Chris Austin had a match-high 15 digs to go with his 48 assists. Hughes, Tillie and Austin joined Clark on the NCAA All-Tournament team.
For USC, AVCA National Player of the Year Tony Ciarelli had 18 kills and eight digs, Tanner Jansen had 10 kills while hitting .500 and added seven digs and J.B. Green had 11 digs. Ciarelli made the NCAA All-Tournament team.
"I thought it was pretty clear that UCI was the better team," Ciarelli said. "You have to give all the credit to them. They really peaked at the end of the season. People may see this as a three-game sweep, but I don't see that at all. Two deuce sets is amazing for us against that team."
Also making the NCAA All-Tournament team were Joe Sunder of Penn State and Geoff Powell of Lewis, whose teams lost to UC Irvine and USC, respectively, in Thursday's (May 3) NCAA semifinal matches.
UC Irvine led throughout most of the match's first set, using a 3-0 run to go up 10-8 and then building it to 17-14, but USC caught up at 20-20 before 4 consecutive kills by Clark, Tillie, Austin and Scott Kevorken let the Anteaters regain control. Hughes had 6 kills in the set.
The Trojans jumped out to a 9-4 edge in the second set and built it to 14-7, but soon after UCI scored 5 consecutive points to close to 17-16 and then used a 3-0 run to go ahead, 19-18. The teams then took turns taking the lead before a Trojan serving error followed by a Clark kill ended the extended set. Both teams hit for a high percentage in the set, UCI at .377 and USC at .347, as Clark and Ciarelli each had 10 kills.
UC Irvine scored 5 of 6 points to build a 12-8 lead in the third set, but USC slowly fought back to tie it at 19-19 and went ahead at 21-20. USC had set point at 24-23, but a McDonnell block followed by a Clark kill put the Anteaters back in charge, setting the stage for the match's final point, which came on an ace by McDonnell on the subsequent serve. UCI hit .324 in the set and had 14 digs.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Groups sending their news releases to The Post-Journal for print must include a publishable contact number, time, date and location of the group's past and future meetings.
The American Association of Retired People meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, March through December, at First Lutheran Church. For more information about the group, call 485-6589. Anyone over the age of 50 is welcome to attend.
The Carroll Senior Citizens monthly meetings are at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in the Frewsburg American Legion. Special holidays and picnics are at noon. All seniors in the area are welcome to attend.
The Celoron-West Ellicott Senior Citizens will meet at noon on the third Wednesday of October through May at the American Legion on Jackson Avenue. For more information, call Arlene Christoferson at 488-9891.
Community Connections at Findley Lake offers area seniors connections to available services and information to enable them to remain in their homes. Contact Christy Ball at 769-2473 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Ellery Senior Citizens meet the second Friday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Route 430, Bemus Point. Anyone aged 55 and older is welcome. For more information, call 386-2919 or 386-2868.
The Falconer Senior Citizens usually meet the fourth Monday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Town of Ellicott building. The second and fourth Saturdays the group meets at 6 p.m. for a social gathering in the Town of Ellicott building. For more information, contact Ann Moren at 484-0516.
The Harmony Senior Citizens meet on the first Thursday of each month. The meetings are held at the Panama United Methodist Church. From May through October the group meets at 5. New members are welcome to attend.
The Lakewood-Busti Golden Agers' 1 p.m. meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at the Lakewood American Legion 1286 at 174 Chautauqua Ave., Lakewood. For more information, contact Connie Whitman at 763-0544.
Mayville Senior Citizens meet at noon the first and third Thursdays in the Mayville VFW. Those attending should take a dish to pass and table service. All area residents 55 or older are welcome.
The North Harmony Senior Citizens' regular monthly meeting schedule is 6 p.m. the third Monday. The monthly movie and lunch is at noon the second Monday of the month. Both events are in their club house in Stow.
The Ripley Senior Citizens Club meets for a tureen lunch at noon on the third Friday of each month in the Ripley Baptist Church, East Side Hill Road. A program and meeting follows.
The Senior Center in Jamestown is open 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. For information, call 484-1627.
Young at Heart Seniors at Findley Lake plan monthly events, such as tours to area places of interest or to concerts in Erie. They are publicized in Tapestry newsletter. All area seniors are invited to join. For information, contact Helen Kleckner at 769-7546 or Halcyon Mueller at 769-7848.
The Chautauqua County Office for the Aging has training sessions for candidates to become ombudsmen for seniors in the county. The advocates work within nursing and adult homes to answer questions or concerns about their loved ones' care. This position requires a training period of 36 hours for certification. For more information about the program call 753-4781.
Chautauqua County RSVP has received requests for volunteers to serve as mentors. This placement could help a child become successful in school and reach their academic potential. Many individuals residing in health care facilities could benefit from a visit from a friend from the community. Many mature adults in our county do not have local family members or a supportive network in place and live alone and isolated. These are the citizens within our county who are unable to go to their necessary medical appointments as they either do not have a car or are unable to travel alone. If any of these volunteer placements sound like something you would like to take on, call Brenda Weiler at Chautauqua County RSVP 665-3038.
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Looks good mate. But you may need to weather the flak jacket and jumpsuit a bit more, they still look new =P
Thank you. What is the best way to weather them. I was told charcoal works, or cloth paint. What do you suggest?
Looking good Richroat! I'm just about done with my build too! I'm hoping to post it by eom.
Thanks Warpcell. post pics
I haven't done the weathering yet as I'm still collecting parts, but here's some guides floating around the forum:
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This beautifully built wooden train station holds a world full of play: enough track to build a figure eight, an engine, freight cars and pretty trees for scenery.
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- Compatible with other leading brands of wooden railway systems.
- Set includes 41 pieces, including an engine and two brightly colored carriages.
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Bomb case moves forward
ESCANABA – A 28-year-old Rapid River man, accused of attempting to manufacture a bomb last spring, was bound over from Delta County District Court to circuit court Wednesday.
James Bugg, 28, was arrested on June 7 on one count of attempted weapons/dangerous weapons for allegedly attempting to manufacture a bomb in a May 25 incident, according to Michigan State Police.
During his preliminary examination in district court Wednesday, he was bound over on an amended count of attempted possession/manufacture of an explosive or incendiary device with malicious intent.
Judge Glenn Pearson bound the case over to the higher court, basing his decision on testimony from witnesses who said Bugg had made statements about making bombs and had made Facebook entries referencing the Boston bombing.
"I believe there was an attempt to make a bomb," said Pearson, adding that he has to take the defendant at his word. The judge also ordered Bugg undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
According to an investigation by troopers, who were assisted by FBI and ATF officers, Bugg allegedly made threats on the Internet to build an explosive device and attempt to harm people at a public venue.
In addition to the Facebook entries, Wednesday's testimony related to four empty fire extinguishers Bugg had in his possession and allegedly stated would make "good bombs."
Bugg remains lodged in the Delta County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond.


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Charges filed in pharmacy burglary
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CRANDON, Wis. – Charges have been filed against the Florence men accused of burglarizing the Laona Pharmacy last month.
Charles E. Hetzer, 27, and Sheldon L. Burkart, 26, each face one felony count of burglary to a building or dwelling, one felony count of criminal damage to property-more than $2,500, and seven misdemeanor counts of theft of movable property-less than $2,500.
Hetzer also faces a misdemeanor count of bail jumping.
If convicted, each defendant could spend up to 16 years in prison.
Hetzer is scheduled for an initial appearance in Forest County Court on Jan. 23. Burkart does not yet have a court date scheduled.
The burglary occurred on Dec. 12, when a masked individual gained entrance to the Laona Pharmacy by breaking through a wall between the Laona Clinic and the pharmacy. The individual then stole several bottles of narcotics.
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Designer pillows featured on show
November 6, 2010
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Information on making headbands, designer pillows and lighting for special events will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.
Designer Laura Bray will show how easy it is to make bright and whimsical headbands for children — or even for adults to wear. Her company is Katydid-Designs, and she's from Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Pam Damour is known as the Decorating Diva, and she's going to show how to use a pillow template and cut out a pillow to eliminate the "dog-ears." She'll also demonstrate putting in a zipper and attaching welt cording. Damour is from Champlain, N.Y.
If you thought lights were lights, guess again! Event planner Patty Waid will share some creative lighting options for special events, including flora-lites, battery and flameless candles, rice lights, touch lights and the popular twinkle lights. Her business is Waid & Associates in Albuquerque.
Information on comfort foods, making window treatments and preparing desserts will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Cooking instructor Jan Hauptmann (deceased) will show how to make some comfort foods, and one recipe uses leftover candy bars!
Deborah Durham represents Marshalls, and will show how to make affordable, clever window treatments without getting out the sewing machine. Durham lives in Santa Fe.
Cookbook author Janel Franklin will share her version of a three-minute bananas foster dessert. Her business is called Jan-Su Publications and she is from Tahoka, Texas.


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The 10 best things I was ever told about 'Christian sex'
I've heard the most appalling — and the most beautiful — messages about sex in the church. Too often, the church is silent and bashful about sex, and when the church has spoken out about sex, many messages I heard have either been shaming or repressive. Here's the 10 best thing I've ever heard about "Christian sex."


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Just a decade ago people using handsfree equipment on the streets and cafés might easily look like people talking to themselves, which naturally rose questions about their mental health. Nowadays Asustek Computer wants buyers of Eee PC netbooks to talk to their computers in a bid to simplify rather complex controls that are a consequence of ultra-small sizes.
"Actually, internally we have one team dedicated to studying voice recognition. Touch and gesture input is universal, whereas language is not universal. The first Eee PC or Eee Top products implementing voice-recognition and features will be ready by Q3/Q4 2009 […]. So this is something we will see very soon, later this year," said Jerry Shen, chief executive of Asustek Computer, in an interview with TechRadar web-site.
It is hardly a news that ultra small form-factor Asus Eee PC systems hardly provide truly comfortable input: keyboards and touch-pads are rather small and touch-sensitive interfaces are not something that can become popular quickly and solve all the issues, especially considering low-resolution 1024x600 displays utilized on Eee PCs
In theory, voice commands can solve certain issues, like launches of certain programs and making certain quick tasks. However, it will hardly be possible to use voice commands in all types of programs as well as for certain commonly-used tasks like copying selected text from a web-site and sending it via instant messenger.
But there are much more notable drawback of voice commands: technical impossibility to use them in noisy environments and ethical constraints to use them in others. Moreover, as the public questioned mental health of those using handsfree a decade ago, a lot more people are likely to question psychological healthiness of someone talking to a computer on an airplane, café, bus, train, etc.


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GRANITE?FALLS?- At the recommendation of Sheriff Bill Flaten, the Yellow Medicine County Board on Tuesday authorized a lease purchase agreement to acquire new dashboard video cameras for the sheriff's department vehicles.
Cost of the equipment is $63,800 total, spread over a five-year period.
The board also agreed to rent a building and use of the track at the county fairgrounds in Canby to the Minnesota chapter of the National Tractor Pullers Association for an event to be on July 27. Commissioner Louis Sherlin suggested a rental fee of $75, a refundable $75 deposit on the building and a refundable $250 for the use of the track.
The board informally agreed to a request by Lyon County Environmental Administrator Paul Henriksen to allow the use of the Yellow Medicine County Courthouse parking lot for a dropoff spot during the Problem Materials event to be on May 4.
The event is scheduled to allow people to drop off materials the Lyon County landfill will not accept, such as appliances, televisions and computers and tires.
Dropoff locations and times will be announced for Granite Falls, Canby, and Clarkfield, and a schedule of fees for tires, computer hardware and televisions and appliances containing freon gas.
After discussion, the board voted to advertise for a full-time parks manager and invite applicants who have previously applied for the position and have a Class B Commercial Drivers License to apply for the position, or a seasonal position for mowing at county parks. The park manager will be at least temporarily under the supervision of the county highway department.
Restorative Justice Director Sharon Hendrichs reported to the board the current activity of the department.
According to Hendrichs, Circle Sentencing is currently serving 10 youth in circles in Granite Falls, Canby, Clarkfield, and Hanley Falls and one youth in Lyon County.
Family and Community Circles in Granite Falls, Canby and Clarkfield are serving three families, including five adults and five children.
Three Circles of HOPE chemical dependency programs in Granite Falls and Canby are serving 10 adults with three referrals pending.
The Restorative Justice programs in Yellow Medicine County are staffed by one full-time coordinator, one full-time program assistant, and 80 community volunteers.


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Time to float is as much an indication of the level of CO2 in the starter from fermentation activity as anything else.
Excellent points. If we take "starter activity" to mean aggregate culture metabolism rate, TTA does seem like the least bad indicator of that. Better than pH and far better than flotation.Might want to try the link again as it works for me though the host site seems to be having issues right now.
I used the WaybackMachine at http://www.archive.org/web/web.php to come up with a copy of the Lallemand article mentioned earlier, at http://web.archive.org/web/20061014185036/http://www.lallemand.com/BakerYeastNA/eng/PDFs/LBU+PDF+FILES/1_11PREF.PDF. So, for those who have been wondering what "TTA" is, they will now know. Sometimes an article found using the WaybackMachine goes into the ethers again, so one should go back to the WaybackMachine and try again. Peter
How does one measure the ph of sourdoughhttp://www.nyx.net/~dgreenw/howdoesonemeasurethephofso.html...I would be interested in helping Kelley with his starter experiment if I could. I already have a pH meter and NaOH, if someone could guide me how to use them.
I'm sorry that no one has picked up the ball with this. I think it's an interesting and useful undertaking.


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KENNEWICK, Wash. - Lawyers for several low-level sex offenders in Benton County say they plan to sue to stop the release of their personal information.
The Tri-City Herald reports the lawsuits would put a hold on information for 420 Level 1 offenders. That's the lowest level of the three-level system that rates an offender's likelihood of committing another crime.
The offenders say releasing the information could cause them to lose their jobs or put their families in danger.
The records were requested by former Mesa Mayor Donna Zink. She filed a public records request last month for all Level 1 offenders in Franklin and Benton counties. Franklin county has already given her its information.
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Debt is the most destructive force that we face.
Seventeen trillion dollars in debt and absolutely no plan to repay one red cent; that is our national policy. Al-Queada is a farce. Syria, Russia, and the entire Middle East mean exactly nothing. The federal reserve is a private bank. All money that is printed by the fed, the citizens of this country are contracted to pay back, with massive interest rates.
What would happen to you if you never developed a plan to repay your debts? You wouldn't be living in a house or driving a car or eating food.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - One person has died in a collision Highway 395 three miles north of the Spokane County line.
Two cars were involved, and the driver of one of those vehicles involved died at the scene. A second person was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
It's unknown what caused the crash, but the Washington State Patrol reports they are experiencing winter driving conditions in the area.
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The Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the Canada–United States border.
This species is about 60 cm (24 in) long, with a 102 cm (40 in) wingspan, and weighs 325 g (11.5 oz). It is a medium-large, long-legged heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip. Breeding adult birds have blue-grey plumage except for the head and neck, which are purplish and have long blue filamentous plumes. The legs and feet are dark blue. Sexes are similar back. Non-breeding adults have dark blue head and neck plumage and paler legs. Young birds are all white except for dark wing tips and have dull greenish legs. They gradually acquire blue plumage as they mature.
The Little Blue Heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. 3–7 light blue eggs are laid. The Little Blue Heron stalks its prey methodically in shallow water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, small rodents and insects.
White Little Blue Herons often mingle with Snowy Egrets. The Snowy Egret tolerates their presence more than Little Blue Herons in adult plumage. These young birds actually catch more fish when in the presence of the Snowy Egret and also gain a measure of protection from predators when they mix into flocks of white herons. It is plausible that because of these advantages, they remain white for their first year.[2]
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- Field Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. 2002. ISBN 0-7922-6877-6.
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Montel Williams discusses his new TV series, reflects on his journey with MS and opens up about his daughter�s frightening health crisis.
Since 1991, Montel Williams captivated TV audiences with his natural charisma on his eponymous talk show, The Montel Williams Show. But in 1999, the Emmy award-winning talk show host received some devastating news that would change his life forever: He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Transforming tragedy into an opportunity to incite change, Montel established the Montel Williams MS Foundation in 2000, which raises money and awareness for MS research. Almost 14 years later, the TV personality, talk show host and actor continues to thrive in spite of his day-to-day struggles with MS.� Overcoming depression, chronic lower-body pain and other health challenges, Montel has found strategies for taming many of his most crippling MS symptoms. He shares this and other wellness wisdom on his new online television series, Living Well With Montel Williams, which streams every Tuesday at 1:00 PM EST on the show's website. Now, Montel finds himself facing another harrowing health crisis�only this time, it�s a loved one who will be fighting for their life. In a recent statement, Montel announced that his 24-year-old daughter, Maressa Williams, was diagnosed with lymphoma earlier this month. Below, the media celebrity reflects on his emotional journey with MS, discusses his new TV show, and opens up about his daughter�s diagnosis. Spry Living: You�ve been living with MS for almost 14 years now. How are you doing today? What sort of symptoms do you struggle with, and how do you manage them? Montel: Over the course of this illness, my most pervasive symptom has always been pain in my lower extremities. I�ve had some left-side weakness, and I�ve also had some night tremors and spasticity, but that kind of comes and goes. I have both multiple sclerosis and lateral sclerosis. Lateral sclerosis refers to scars in the spinal cord; multiple sclerosis refers to scars in the brain. So I have them in both places. It�s one of the scars in my spinal cord that�s probably causing the difficulty that I have in my feet and my shins. When I first was diagnosed, the pain in my lower extremities jumped up to about a 9 or 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. Sometimes the pain was off the charts; at one point, it was so difficult that I almost took my own life. But I moved forward and I�ve been working at this on a daily basis. I�m putting 24 hours into my illness every day. The work that I�ve done mitigating and trying to lessen inflammation, exercise, trying to stay on top of my medication. I�m seeing a physiatrist, I�m seeing physical therapists who are bone specialists to really capitalize on anything that could help me lessen my symptoms, thereby helping me live better. �I take multiple courses of medication and I�m doing varied treatments. I�ve been able to gain control over this pain. Through this, I�ve been able to contain the pain; now, I don�t get a spike in pain above a 4 or 5. Spry Living: It sounds like you�re really taking a mind/body/spirit approach to your treatment�just combining all these different aspects. M: That�s exactly right. I�m on about five different regimens all at the same time. It�s important to approach treatment from all sides�mind, body, spirit. I think one of the biggest problems people run into when it comes to any sort of illness is that we don�t take the time to educate ourselves. You may look up one article and think, �Woe is me.� I�ve probably read 7,000 articles on MS; I�m not exaggerating. I�ve visited doctors around the world, trying my best to cull as much data and information as I can. I think that�s important for people to realize�that we�re individually responsible for our healthcare. We often delegate that responsibility over to some doctor, thinking that they�re closer to a god, and they�re not; if they were so smart, then none of us would be sick. So the truth of the matter is, in a lot of cases, the doctors are investigating and looking and researching. And you know what? If they can do it, so can I. Spry Living: Since your diagnosis, you�ve struggled with some pretty severe depression and even suicidal thoughts. Can you tell me about this? M: My depression started along with MS. I had a major episode of MS and that�s when depression�or what I thought at the time was depression�began. But that�s because I was misdiagnosed, you see. The doctors misdiagnosed my symptoms as being depression, but it wasn�t proper depression. What�s going on in me is something called emotional lability. Emotional lability is a form of depression, but it�s also more clinical because it�s based on physiology. I literally have scarring in my brain area, the area that controls our lability, our ability to control our highs and lows. This scarring was causing my inability to control my crying and anger. But I�ve been working on a couple of protocols over the course of the last three years that have really brought my emotions in check. So I would never identify myself as a person that suffers from depression, because I don�t believe that I ever had it. I think it was always this inability to stop the crying, this inability to stop the floodgates, which now I�ve taken some control over. Spry Living: What strategies are you using to control your emotions? M: One of the things is complete change of my diet. My diet is a complete 180 from most people on this planet. I also changed the way I exercise. Those two things alone started impacting inflammation in my body. I�ve done things like been overly anal about supplementation and also taking the medication that I�ve been prescribed by doctors. I�ve been on one medication now for 13 years every single day, and I rarely miss a dose. Spry Living: You mentioned diet being a big factor for you, and that�s something that there�s been a lot of research on�the connection between diet and managing MS. What are some of the top foods that you try to incorporate into your diet? M: You know, diet not only affects MS but also every chronic illness that we have. It affects everything from osteoarthritis to Type 2 diabetes to certain types of cancer (colon cancer and others to high blood pressure to heart disease. My diet regimen consists of trying to consume 70 percent of my calories from raw fruits and vegetables. And then I eat, or try to eat, only one cooked meal a day. I don�t have the baked potatoes and all that crap that goes along with food. So for me, it�s been more about what I put in, and what I put in are all valuable, useful calories, not wasted calories. I think I�m kind of cleansing my body, I�m still getting the vital nutrients and antioxidants and some vitamins and nutrients that most people on this planet would never put in their body. I consume the equivalent of about six pieces of fruit in two cups I drink every day. Spry Living: Can you tell me about the premise of Living Well with Montel Williams and what inspired you to get involved with this project? M: I was on air for about 17 years, and for the past 5 years I�ve had people stop me in the street, begging me to get back on the air. One of the things I wanted to do was to be able to provide information in the form by which the masses are receiving it. And right now, most people are getting their information from the Smartphone, tablets, their computers, and they use TV as backdrop noise. And so if I can be in the device that they are used to getting information from, they will probably choose to see me. �Secondly, I wanted to make sure I could provide information on issues that people are interested in. And so I can get feedback from a community that says, �I need you to talk about and bring your Montel experts on Alzheimer�s,�or� ADHD, or breast cancer, or sleep�basically, whatever condition or topic my respondents want to learn about. Spry Living: I understand you recently appeared on Dr. Oz and were discussing a so-called �secret� family crisis. Is this something that you can talk about with us? M: My 24-year-old daughter, Maressa�who is a vivacious college student, you know, living the dream, having a great time in life�was diagnosed with lymphoma within the last month. She has already started a treatment regimen and will be undergoing fourto six months of chemotherapy, a pretty extensive program. But my daughter is a fighter. She called me about two and a half weeks ago and said, �Dad, I don�t want to go through with this by myself. If I can help other people, I�d love to do it, so is there any way that I can help with this?� So Maressa is going to start blogging for Dr. Oz and taking people on the journey with her. And I couldn�t be prouder of the fact that she is going to share what she is going through, that she�s raising awareness about this disease. This is one of the fastest-growing cancers among women in this demographic. Spry Living: I�m sure she�s drawn a lot of strength from watching the way you handle your disease. M: I think so, but she�s a strong girl. I�ve shared my journey with my children the entire time. I�ve tried to keep them aware of my challenges and limitations. It was important that my children understood my journey every step of the way, and they have been supportive. Maressa called me one day and said, �Dad, I do not want to be on the cover of some tabloid with somebody else telling the world what�s going on with me.� And I agree with her 100 percent and I�m just proud of her strength. We�re going to get through this. Fortunately, the type of cancer she has shows about a 90 percent cure rate. It�s going to be a tough journey, but she I know that she could conquer this disease and have a very flourishing, prosperous life. Brought to you by: Spry Living


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For Eli's first birthday we wanted to make a fruit-sweetened cake without any refined sugar. And a gluten free one, too. After experimenting for many months, we came up with this recipe, and we can't seem to make it often enough! It also works great as a brownie recipe without the frosting.
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The brown porcelain Japanese infuser cup is my father's, and at $60 cost more than double what all of the Jingdezhen stuff cost put together. The blue and white Japanese-style cup (made in China) was bought at a discount store here for $2. The Jingde dragon cup was around $5.50 and the plainer pots and cups were only around $6.50 (total) from a street vendor a few blocks away from work!
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Wilsey Court
6:30–8:30 p.m.
LIve music by Pure Ecstasy, performing classics from "My Girl" to "Brick House"—it's a family affair!
Koret Auditorium
6:30 and 7:15 p.m.
World premiere screening of Fam Bam by de Young Artist Fellow Kevin Epps with Q&A at 7:45 p.m.
Free ticktes for both showings will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Auditorium. There is limited seating.
Kimball Artist Studio
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Closing Reception for muralist John Wehrle and his project Rising Tide: A Post-Cautionary Tale, a work in progress.
John has installed a scaled-up gridded drawing, and visitors are invited to participate in coloring their own animals and aspects of his mural englarged.
Every month the museum invites artists to install work and demonstrate their artistic process for the de Young's Artist-in-Residence program. This interactive program enables visitors to meet artists working with various media. Artists are on site Wednesdays–Sundays, 1:00–5:00 p.m. (until 8:45 p.m. on Fridays through November).