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"The primary purpose of this Club shall be to develop, promote and administer both a recreational and a competitive soccer program among all boys and girls from ages four through nineteen primarily in the communities of Paradise, Magalia, and Stirling City, without regard to their race, creed, gender, or ability."
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When most people talk about doing some DIY (do-it-yourself) in their garden, they are usually talking about building something - a wall, a shed, a trellis, whatever. I have thought much the same over the years, but this year I have been concentrating on another aspect of DIY in the garden. My recent DIY projects have consisted of building up the garden itself. This has meant building the soil, building the plantings and building some things you usually buy at the local garden store instead of making yourself.
Building the soil
One ongoing DIY project here in my back garden has been composting. While composting is certainly very popular, I still have many friends who think it is too work-intensive, too troublesome and sometimes too smelly to try themselves. In my case, though, composting is so integrated into my daily routine and my gardening that I don't even notice it anymore. The bin gets filled with kitchen and brown garden waste and finished compost comes out the bottom. Nothing could be simpler.
Sure, I could go to my local nursery or home store and purchase bags of compost to use in the garden, but as I am sure you know, bagged materials can be quite expensive. In many cases, the cost is simply too high for me to consider. Also, why wouldn't or shouldn't I use the materials I already have at hand? I have more than enough leaves, limbs and kitchen waste to create quite a bit of compost. It seems silly to dump it in my city garden bins and then go buy bags of compost to replace it.
My compost has also facilitated a secondary DIY project. Instead of purchasing potting soil to use in containers and start seedlings, I decided to make my own. With all the talk of the unsustainable use of peat in potting soils, I decided to see what I could do using my own compost and a few supplies from the garden store. In my case this involved the simple process of mixing one part homemade compost to one part purchased coconut coir and a quarter-part perlite. There are a number of other potting soil "recipes" available on the Internet - some more complicated, some simpler - for you to try with your own compost.
Building the plants
For many gardeners, the first visit to the nursery each spring is almost a ritual. They pick up their flats of bedding plants - petunias, pansies, etc. - and start bringing the color back into their gardens. I prefer to try and create my own plants from those I already have on the property. It is a bit easier for me since I concentrate on perennials, but starting your annual bedding plants from seed is a great idea, too, and not that difficult, depending on the space you have for starting seedlings and your growing zone.
In my case, some of my plants begin the propagation process without any help from me. The many azaleas in my garden are very happy to start developing new plants through the process of layering. Wherever branches touch the moist ground, azaleas - and other plants - will often start to develop roots. These sections can then be detached from the main plant and potted up for growing or simply transplanted to another area of the garden.
For other plants, I take cuttings and root them in small, recycled containers on my makeshift potting bench. I have done this with rosemary - to create small rosemary topiary bushes - pittosporum and fountain grass. Of course, you can also gather seed from your existing plants and trade them with neighbors, or as I often do, gather seeds from plants you find along your walks. Just yesterday I picked up some wild fennel seeds, which I will try to grow in the garden.
The next time you think about doing a little DIY in your garden, why not reach out to the plants themselves instead of concentrating on the landscape. While building projects can bring some architectural beauty into your garden, I find that developing the soil and developing the plants in my garden is just as important, if not even more important, than building that new trellis or garden wall.


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I've been busy as usual, but even though it has been chaotic, I took some time to create too, and really enjoyed every second of it. It was extra easy to have fun when I had the opportunity to play with lovely goodies from Dusty Attic, Onirie and Prima!
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The sleek Midnight Blue Cybex Aton Q i-Size offers the latest safety technology around, when installed with the Base Q i-Size, the infant car seat complies with the new i-Size regulation. What is the i-Size regulation? i-Size (ECE R-129) is the new EU standard for child safety, making rear-facing travel compulsory until your child reaches 15 months.
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In some cases, a home sale can also be an invitation for danger. Strangers are coming in and out of your home at will. It's a perfect situation for a professional thief to case your house, locate valuables and know your home's layout - essentially giving him a dress rehearsal for a burglary. You also need to be aware of opportunists who may see something of value and swipe it out of temptation.
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The Chupícuaro ceramic tradition is one of the oldest in Mesoamerica. It includes an array of female figurines decorated with geometric motifs as well as vessels in a great variety of shapes, including unusual forms such as the stirrup-spout. Chupicuaro's influence in the Valley of México is evidenced by large amounts of dimnutive highly adorned figurines as well as numerous polychrome vessels. This petite Chupicuaro lady wears an elaborate coiffure, large ear plugs, and a beaded jade necklace, all of which were typical for Chupicuaro nobility. Archaeologists are unsure of what these miniature figures were used for but the fact that they are found throughout the Valley of Mexico indicates that they were an important symbol for the region. Scholars suggest that they represent a fertility goddess or a young woman in the prime of her life.
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June 25, 2012 -- Older women with low blood levels of vitamin D may be more prone to pack on the pounds, when compared with women who have adequate vitamin D levels.
Of more than 4,600 women aged 65 and older, those with insufficient levels of vitamin D in their blood gained about two pounds more than those who had adequate levels of the vitamin during a five-year study.
The women with insufficient levels of vitamin D also weighed more when the study began than women with normal vitamin D levels.
"Lower vitamin D levels are associated with more weight gain in older women, but the weight gain was relatively small," says researcher Erin LeBlanc, MD. She is an endocrinologist and researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore.
The findings appear in the Journal of Women's Health.
Most women in the study had less than 30 nanograms per millimeter (ng/ml) of vitamin D in their blood. Insufficient vitamin D levels are defined by The Endocrine Society panel as being below 30; vitamin D deficiency is defined as levels below 25.
The women with insufficient levels of vitamin D also weighed more when the study began than women whose vitamin D levels were 30 ng/ml or above.
In the group of 571 women who gained weight, those who had insufficient vitamin D levels gained about two pounds more than women who had sufficient vitamin D levels, the study shows.
The study can't say whether low vitamin D is causing the weight gain or just reflecting it. "The study is the first step that we need to evaluate whether vitamin D might be contributing to weight gain," LeBlanc says.
But there are some theoretical ways that low vitamin D could contribute to weight gain, she says. Fat cells do have vitamin D receptors. "Vitamin D could affect where fat cells shrink or get bigger."
"There is a lot that goes into vitamin D levels: sun exposure, age, diet, pigmentation," LeBlanc says. "Talk to your primary care providers about screening and whether or not you need to take supplements."
Besides weight gain, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a host of diseases and conditions, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and some autoimmune disorders.


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Since their inception at the start of the 20th century, motor vehicles with gasoline burning engines have needed a precise way to deliver an electrical spark to each of the engine's cylinders. (Note that diesel engines do not rely on an electrical spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture.) For much of the past 100 years, the spark has been delivered by the ignition distributor. The distributor is always mechanically linked or timed to the engine's rotation so that the spark is sent at the exact moment it is needed.
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President has done a lot for African Americans. But not in top-level positions.
There can be little doubt that President Obama has done more for blacks -- his core constituency -- than any White House occupant since Lyndon Johnson.
His Affordable Care Act, the one his Republican critics labeled "ObamaCare," will dramatically increase the number of black families with health insurance. Obama's "Race to the Top" education initiative gives billions of dollars to states that come up with innovative education ideas for their flagging public schools -- funding that will enhance the prospects of black schoolchildren getting a high-quality education.
And in what is probably his most far-reaching action for blacks, Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act, which sharply reduced from 100-1 to 18-1 the disparity between the minimum sentences doled out to people convicted of possessing crack and powder cocaine. Because crack is more widely used by blacks and powder cocaine is disproportionately favored by whites, the old sentencing guideline had a disparate racial impact -- one that Obama has come close to eliminating.
But as much as Obama has done for blacks -- mostly with laws that also make life in this country better for the rest of Americans -- there is more of substance that he should do. I say this out of respect and admiration for this nation's first black president.
I know he's not the president of black America. I've heard it said so many times, the words have become a ring tone that sounds whenever I begin talking to someone about what else he needs to do for blacks. Still, he has one failing that I urge him to correct.
The Cabinet that Obama assembled during his first presidential term is a throwback to those constructed by every president (with the exception of Richard Nixon) from Johnson to George H.W. Bush. Like them, he could find just one black person to fill a position in his Cabinet. When pressed as to why they had a near lily-white Cabinet, many of the post-civil rights era presidents offered up some version of this sad refrain: Race was not a factor. I picked the best qualified person for the job.
Implied in their answer is that among the tens of millions of blacks, they could find just one person who had the intelligence and experience to serve in their Cabinet. Bill Clinton broke that bad tradition. He named seven blacks to Cabinet posts. George W. Bush put four blacks in his Cabinet. Obama has just one: Attorney General Eric Holder.
Sure, the president can point to a large number of blacks in lesser positions throughout his administration -- some of them so-called Cabinet-level jobs. But coming on the heels of the Clinton and Bush presidencies, Obama's failure -- so far -- to appoint more than one black to his Cabinet is a troubling reversal.
A president's Cabinet is a breeding ground for political leaders (think Dick Cheney, Elizabeth Dole, Andrew Cuomo and Bill Richardson). Cabinet secretaries command vast areas of the federal government and can make decisions that affect, among other things, employment opportunities, enforcement of affirmative action laws, and funding for minorities' businesses and historically black colleges and universities.
Also, the 15 members of the president's Cabinet -- the real Cabinet -- are in the line of succession to the presidency, should some great disaster befall the nation.
In the coming months, as the expected turnover in his Cabinet occurs, Obama should show the nation -- and, most important, his black constituents -- that like Bush and Clinton, he too can find more than one qualified black to serve in his Cabinet.
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- ep. 163 Blow Your Own Sail (prem. 5/11/11)
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No, not everyone who uses a drug is or becomes addicted. Test how much you know about the common misconceptions and newly discovered answers and treatments for substance use and dependence.
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Question 1 of 30
What is substance use disorder?
a group of conditions related to drug abuse and dependence
It's a range of substance abuse and dependence conditions of increasing severity, from risky usage to addiction.
a group of conditions arising from the abuse of legal substances
a group of conditions arising from the abuse of illegal substances
Question 2 of 30
What does it mean to have drug tolerance?
an inability to stop, even if you want to
when a higher dose is needed to get the same effect
It takes higher doses to achieve the same effects after you've used a drug repeatedly.
when stopping leads to withdrawal symptoms
Question 3 of 30
What does it mean have drug dependence?
You can't to stop, even if you want to.
You've been arrested for a drug-related violation.
You have a high tolerance, and stopping leads to withdrawal symptoms.
Dependence is when the body develops a physical need for the substance, and stopping leads to physiological withdrawal symptoms.
Question 4 of 30
Is alcohol dependence the same thing as alcohol addiction?
Although they may be used interchangeably sometimes, addiction is a chemical rather than physical dependency.
Question 5 of 30
Which is NOT a sign of drug abuse?
neglecting financial obligations
declining health
declining physical appearance
All of these are signs.
All of these are signs of a substance abuse problem.
None of these are signs.
Question 6 of 30
It's estimated that how many American adults were living with a substance use disorder in 2014?
2.2 million
20.2 million
About 20.2 million (8.4 percent) of American adults in 2014 were living with a substance use disorder.
22.2 million
Question 7 of 30
How many American adults were living with both a mental health and substance use disorder in 2014?
7.9 million
Of the 20.2 million adults with a substance use disorder, 7.9 million people had both.
9.7 million
79 million
Question 8 of 30
Which is NOT a known factor in increasing your vulnerability to addiction?
family history of addiction
watching a parent use drugs
certain mental health problems
All of these are risk factors.
All of these are factors that may increase your risk of developing substance use disorder
None of these are risk factors.
Question 9 of 30
True or false: Being addicted to a substance makes you feel you need it like you need food and water.
Addiction cravings feel like survival urges for food and water.
Question 10 of 30
After alcohol, what drug is most often linked to drugged driving?
benzodiazepines (such as Valium or Xanax)
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, although the role it plays in crashes is often unclear, marijuana is the second most common drug found in blood samples of drivers involved in accidents.
Question 11 of 30
Which is NOT one of the stages of substance abuse?
Addiction, experimentation and steady use are stages of substance abuse, but awareness is not.
steady use
Question 12 of 30
Which is NOT one of the stages of addiction recovery?
Awareness and consideration are two of the five stages of recovery. Confusion is a possible symptom of substance abuse.
Question 13 of 30
How does the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) classify addiction?
as a brain disease
NIDA classifies addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease.
as a habit
as a vice
Question 14 of 30
True or false: Some neuroscientists believe addiction is a self-perpetuating habit.
Contrary to NIDA, some neuroscientists argue it comes down to willpower.
Question 15 of 30
Which is NOT a sign or symptom of substance abuse?
losing friends
getting a DUI
being arrested for disorderly conduct
building a tolerance
Substance abuse may put your relationships, job, responsibilities and health at risk, but according to the stages of substance use disorder, you haven't yet developed a tolerance.
Question 16 of 30
Which is NOT a sign or symptom of addiction?
using only on the weekends
Addiction is 24/7, not a weekends-only condition.
wanting to stop using but not being able to
often consuming or using more than planned
getting anxious, sweaty and nauseous when going too long without using
Question 17 of 30
True or false: Drug dependence is sometimes referred to as addiction.
Yes, sometimes dependence is referred to as addiction, because the body has developed a need for the substance.
Question 18 of 30
Which are warning signs of stimulant misuse?
dilated pupils, irritability and hyperactivity
Abusing stimulants, such as cocaine and amphetamines, can cause dilated pupils, irritability and hyperactivity.
watery eyes, rash and poor muscle control
red eyes, impaired vision and aggression
Question 19 of 30
Which are warning signs a friend is misusing depressants?
contracted pupils, clumsiness and drunklike symptoms
Misusing depressants, such as Xanax, Valium and GHB, causes contracted pupils, clumsiness and drunklike symptoms.
dilated pupils, self-absorption and hallucinations
glassy eyes, inappropriate laughter and paranoia
Question 20 of 30
True or false: Overcoming chemical dependence is a matter of just saying "no."
Prolonged exposure to a drug alters the brain, which is what makes it hard to quit without help.
Question 21 of 30
Which is the most commonly abused drug in the U.S.?
prescription and over-the-counter medications
Prescription and over-the-counter medications are the most commonly abused substances among Americans age 14 and older.
Question 22 of 30
Which is the most commonly abused over-the-counter ingredient?
dextromethorphan (DXM)
More than 100 cough and cold meds contain DXM, which can cause euphoria and hallucinations when taken in large doses.
Question 23 of 30
Where is the No. 1 place people get prescription medications that are not for medical use?
free from friends and family
More than 50 percent of people get their prescription drugs for nonmedical use free from friends and family.
from a dealer
on the internet
Question 24 of 30
How much of the American public believes that recovery from drug addiction is impossible?
one in 10 people
one in 30 people
three in 10 people
About three in 10 Americans surveyed believe it's not possible.
Question 25 of 30
Fill in the blank: Your level of ____, a brain chemical, may predict if you'll become drug dependent or not.
Preliminary research indicates the amount of serotonin in your body plays a role in determining if you'll develop a substance use disorder.
Question 26 of 30
How many of the criteria need to be present for diagnosing drug dependence?
A person needs to exhibit or meet two of the established criteria within a year to be diagnosed with this substance use disorder.
Question 27 of 30
True or false: If you have a high tolerance, you don't have a problem.
If you are able to drink several drinks in a short span of time and still function, you have a problem.
Question 28 of 30
What do opioid drugs such as heroin or morphine do in the brain?
mimic pain-managing systems in the brain, which is what makes them so good at pain relief
counteract dopamine
take over the central nervous system
interferes with the brain's pain-management system
They interfere with the brain's reward center and its ability to regulate pain perception.
Question 29 of 30
Can you be physically dependent on caffeine?
Yes, if not having it interferes with your daily life.
Question 30 of 30
How long can you expect withdrawal symptoms to last?
one to 14 days
Depending on the type, dosage and length of time used, it's typically one to 14 days.
14-30 days


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A proposal imagines 300,000 housing units built into six hyper-energy efficient domes.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
They may be Sleepless in Seattle, but in Castle Dale Ralph Worthen, principal at Castle Dale Elementary, is hairless. He challenged the students to bring in quarters for KSL TV Quarters for Christmas campaign. "Our school received 10 certificates for shoes for students in need here at Castle Dale Elementary. Each certificate is worth $30 to be used to purchase shoes for 10 of our students. When I had finished distributing the certificates, I thought it would be nice if we could raise enough money to cover the cost of the shoes, and then donate that money to the Quarters for Christmas campaign in the name of Castle Dale Elementary," said Principal Worthen.
A jar was set up near the office of the school for the children to donate their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. After a week, there was nearly $10 in the jar. Worthen and the school secretary, Colleen Bott, decided that they needed some incentive for the students to donate to the cause. Bott and Worthen decided to inform the students that Worthen would shave off his mustache if the students could meet the $300 goal.
Shortly after the announcement, money began to fill the jar. Someone asked what would happen if they gathered more than $300. Worthen told the students if they gathered $500, he would shave his head.
When word of this challenge was out, donations began pouring in from many places. Even Worthen's children began to donate money. Some of his own children had never seen him without the mustache, let alone having a shaved head.
On Dec. 21, the students of Castle Dale Elementary were asked to come into the gymnasium to watch their Principal shave off his mustache. When they were gathered and quiet, Principal Worthen made the announcement that enough money had been donated for him to shave off his mustache. He promptly brought out a razor and shaved off the mustache accompanied by the rousing cheers from the studentbody.
When he had finished, he told the students they could return to class. The questions came about the total amount collected and if they had received enough for him to shave his head. Principal Worthen began to contemplate the removal of his hair. He told the students that 847... pennies had been collected.
Worthen went on to tell the students the totals of each of the denominations of coins that had been collected. He then told them how many dollar bills, five dollar bills, $10 bill, and $20 bills had come in. He also said one $50 had come in and a direct bank deposit for more than $130 had been collected. Principal Worthen announced that a grand total of $1,087.87 had been donated for the Quarters for Christmas campaign.
The studentbody representatives, Hailee Rogers, Spencer Labrum, Lexus Huntsman, Reo Nelson, Curtis Mason, Corbin Barnett, Brendon Jorgensen and Zachary Prettyman, were asked to come forward and each of them took turns with the razor and shaved Principal Worthen's head. The students cheered as the wavy locks came off their principal's head. Bott and Worthen's daughter, Makayla, tidied up the hair cut. When the shaving was complete, the student council members gave Worthen a hat to keep his head warm until the hair grows back.


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Indianapolis, Ind.
Indianapolis, the largest city in Indiana and seat of Marion County, is located in the central part of the state on the West Fork of the White River. Its name derives from combining "Indiana" with "polis," the Greek word for city.
Indianapolis was settled in 1820, and five years later it was chosen as the state capital. It was incorporated as a city in 1832 and reincorporated in 1838. The city's growth began when the railroad reached it in 1847. Toward the end of the 19th century, the discovery of nearby natural gas and the start of the automobile industry hastened its industrial expansion. In 1970, Indianapolis merged with surrounding Marion County.
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OXFORD – Signing Day will start early for Ole Miss today – and most believe it'll start in a good way, though that remains to be seen.
Loganville, Ga., defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, the nation's No. 1 recruit, has long been considered an Ole Miss lean, but as recently as last weekend visited LSU, where he had dinner with former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal.
Nkemdiche, who's brother Denzel Nkemdiche was one of the Rebels' best defensive players in 2012, was set to announce at 6:30 a.m. on ESPNU.
That could get the ball rolling on a day for the record books for Ole Miss in its second recruiting class under coach Hugh Freeze.
The drama surrounding Houston five-star defensive end Chris Jones will finally end with his scheduled announcement at 9 a.m.
Jones, a long-time MSU verbal commit, will choose between Ole Miss and MSU.
About the same time Ole Miss should hear from Batesville, a local community that has been good to the Rebels through the years, whether four-star safety Antonio Conner will choose Ole Miss or Alabama.
The Rebels have a firm commitment from Laquon Treadwell, of Crete, Ill., the nation's top wide receiver prospect.
Many recruiting analysts believe they will also sign the top offensive line prospect in Laremy Tunsil, of Lake City, Fla.
lost and found
While Ole Miss has become a national recruiting success story, there have been some departures from the class in running back Peyton Barber and defensive tackle Jarran Reed of East Mississippi Community College.
Both are rated three-star prospects.
The Rebels were able to quickly fill Barber's vacancy with a commitment from four-star running back Jordan Wilkins.
In a class with four running back commits – including early enrollee Mark Dodson of Memphis – only Barber was a bigger, power back.
Wilkins, though, brings a similar skill set at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds.
Until now schools have been able to receive only non-binding verbal commitments. Today is the first day that prospects can sign binding letters of intent with NCAA-member institutions.


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Video: New York NBC affiliate notes that "assault rifles only look different" after the SAFE Act
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No kidding. Via NBC4 New York:
Now some critics say one part of the law – the assault rifle ban – is not effective because new models being made to comply with the law are almost entirely the same as those that were banned. …
Under the law, bayonet mounts, flash suppressors and telescoping stocks are banned, and rifles cannot have a pistol grip. …
NYU law professor James Jacobs, who has written extensively on gun control issues, praises portions of the SAFE Act, including expanded background checks.
But he says the the assault rifle ban has resulted in a remodeled gun that is no less dangerous – just less scary looking.
New York hurriedly enacted the SAFE Act in January 2013, a month after the Sandy Hook massacre, and its many provisions — several of which range from pointlessly restrictive to administratively unworkable — have been going into effect over the past fifteen months. The purely cosmetic designation of what is or is not an "assault weapon" might be the most unproductive measure out of all of them, but the gun-control activists are still stickin' to their guns, so to speak:
"The legal gun looks a lot like the illegal gun," said Leah Gunn Barrett, the executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. "Does that make this law essentially cosmetic? No. These features all have specific functions." …
"The gun is still lethal," Gunn Barrett said. "Yes, it can still kill people. But it is not as easy to manipulate and fire accurately than it would be if you had a forward-leaning pistol grip."
…Weak. As Charles C.W. Cooke points out at NRO, the only thing that making AR-15s slightly less easy to manipulate accomplishes is making it slightly harder for less robust individuals to use them (like, say, women?) while having absolutely zero effect on their lethality — all of which is practically a moot point anyway, since the vast, vast majority of gun crimes and murders in this country are committed with handguns. This is purely a "feel good" feature of the law, plain and simple.
Anyhow. In somewhat better news, the attorneys general of 22 states just filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit looking to overturn the New York Safe Act, claiming that the law is unconstitutional. Via the WFB:
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed the brief in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as part of the lawsuit Nojay v. Cuomo, which was filed by individual gun owners and organizations challenging New York's gun ban. …
Alabama's attorney general, the lead author of the bipartisan brief, was joined by attorneys general from Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. …
"Because New York's law amounts to a categorical ban of firearms commonly used for lawful purposes by law-abiding citizens, this court should subject the law to strict scrutiny under its tiers of scrutiny framework," the brief states.
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Popular Entertainment
This Museum's popular entertainment collections hold some of the Smithsonian's most beloved artifacts. The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz reside here, along with the Muppet character Kermit the Frog, and props from popular television series such as M*A*S*H and All in the Family. But as in many of the Museum's collections, the best-known objects are a small part of the story.
The collection also encompasses many other artifacts of 19th- and 20th-century commercial theater, film, radio, and TV—some 50,000 sound recordings dating back to 1903; posters, publicity stills, and programs from films and performances; puppets; numerous items from World's Fairs from 1851 to 1992; and audiovisual materials on Groucho Marx, to name only a few.
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1905 Hulda and Ellen Larson's Pan-American Exposition Quilt
- Description
- Hulda Larson and her daughter Ellen made this quilt to commemorate the 1901 Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo, N. Y. Souvenir stamped muslin squares were sold at the Exposition and later in stores to be embroidered and assembled for a quilt. Referred to as "penny squares" because they were often sold in packets of 50 for 50 cents, they became popular reminders of events and sights at the Exposition. Dated "May 1, 1905" this quilt incorporates many of those souvenir blocks.
- Fifty-six 7 ½-inch white blocks were outline-embroidered in red, many depicting buildings of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition. Hulda and Ellen used over 30 of these motifs for their quilt. A block labeled, "Wm McKinley Our Martyred President," was designed after his assassination at the Exposition on September 6, 1901.
- The blocks also included embroidered portraits of Mrs. McKinley, , President Theodore Roosevelt, his daughter, Alice, and Mrs. Roosevelt, Edith Caro, who married the widowed president in 1886.
- In the center is the official logo of the Exposition. Blocks with an American eagle, flag, and shield add a patriotic element. Two blocks with buffalo motifs, "Put Me Off at Buffalo" and "I Am A," and other animal and floral motif blocks were used to complete the quilt. When the fair ended its buildings were demolished, except for the New York State building that later became the Buffalo and Erie Canal Historical Society.
- Using a grid system of the numbers 1 to 7 across the top and A thru G along the left side the following blocks were connected to the Pan-American Exposition. The inscriptions on each block are embroidered in red.
- A2 – "Indian Congress and Village"; A5 – "Stadium"; A6 – "Ohio Building"
- B1 – "Trained Wild Animals"; B2 – "Ethnology Building"; B6 – "Service Building"; B7 – "Infant Incubator"
- C1 – "Fair Japan"; C3 – "Johnstown Flood"; C5 – "Darkness & Dawn - Fall of Babylon"; C7 – "Government Building"
- D1 – "Agriculture Building"; D2 – "Mrs. McKinley"; D3 – "President Roosevelt"; D4 (seal) "Pan-American Exposition. 1901. Buffalo. N.Y. U.S.A." D5 – "Mrs. Roosevelt"; D6 – "Wm. McKinley-Our Martyred President" D7 – "Alaskan Building"
- E2 – "Electric Tower"; E3 – "New England Building"; E5 – "Old Plantation"; E6 – "Temple of Music Where President McKinley was shot"; E7 – "Cleopatra's Temple"
- F1 – "Horticulture Building"; F2 – "Aerio Cycle"; F3 – "Machinery and Transportation Building"; F4 – "Panopticon"; F5 - "Phillipine Village"; F6 – "Triumphal Bridge"; F7 – "Beautiful Orient"
- G2 – "Louisiana Purchase Building"; G3 – "House Upside Down"; G4 – "Hawaiian Village & Kileaua Volcano"; G5 – "A Trip to the Moon"; G6 – "Wisconsin Building"; G7 – "Darkest Africa"
- This machine-quilted example of redwork has a 3-inch white ruffle, edged with red embroidery. It has a white cotton lining and cotton filling. The blocks are machine-joined, and the lining is machine-stitched. Stem and feather stitches were used for the embroidery.
- Hulda Fredricka ParsDotter was born April 21, 1858, in Vimmerby, Sweden, and married Anders James Larson on June 23, 1877. In 1882 they came to Jamestown, N. Y. Their daughter Ellen Sophia Cecilia was born in Vimmerby, Sweden, on August 11, 1879. Other daughters born in the United States were Dora (about 1889), Della (about 1891) and Arlene (about 1896). Ellen married C. Emil Swanson in 1903 in Jamestown. Ellen died on January 1, 1925. Hulda died October 4, 1949, at the age of 91. Daughter Dora married Arthur Anderson and their daughter, Alberta,married Russell Weise. It was their daughter, Judith Anderson Weise, who donated her great-grandmother and great-aunt's Pan-American Exposition Commemorative quilt to the Museum in 1985.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1905
- maker
- Larson, Hulda Fredricka
- Larson, Ellen Sophia Cecilia
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- 1986.0032.01
- catalog number
- 1986.0032.01
- accession number
- 1986.0032
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
1975 - 1995 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" Child's Quilt
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- The popularity of the 1937 Walt Disney movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, based on a German fairy tale, inspired this quilt pattern. The movie has been re-released many times. In 1972 Lehman Brothers published a pattern, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," that is very similar to this quilt. It was advertised as "a perfect quilt for your favorite child. White bearded dwarves [sic] dressed in bright suits, and colorful trees and flowers surround Snow White and the cottage."
- From the early 20th century, kit quilts have been available in the market to save time and/or provide the quilter with assistance in design or color choices. This quilt was made from a kit as evidenced by stamped lines that are still visible along some edges.
- The quilt is appliquéd with motifs that include a stylized cottage, trees, and dwarfs, and, of course, Snow White. All of the dwarfs have coral-colored caps and boots, blue tights, yellow shirts, green vests, and white beards. Details are embroidered with satin, outline, daisy, and French knot stitches. The figures are outlined in quilting stitches, 4 stitches per inch. The 7 ½-inch border is quilted with flowers and diagonal lines. The "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" pattern, based on a well-known children's story and animated movie, made a special quilt to brighten a child's room.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1975-1995
- ID Number
- 1996.0013.01
- accession number
- 1996.0013
- catalog number
- 1996.0013.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
1856 - 1857 Virginia Ivey's Russellville Fair Quilt
- Description
- Virginia Ivey designed this white-work quilt to capture the excitement and lively interest of a county fairground in the mid-nineteenth century. The center circle, 40 inches in diameter, is edged by a board fence complete with gate. Inside the fence is the quilted inscription: "1856 A REPRESENTATION OF THE FAIR GROUND NEAR RUSSELLVILLE KENTUCKY." The central judges' pavilion with the judges, encircled by horses and riders, fair buildings and workers, animals of all sorts, and of course the fairgoers themselves, all in a state of arrested motion, contribute to the unique design.
- Virginia Ivey's needlework and artistic skills resulted in a quilt that depicts the smallest details of fence rail, walking stick and saddle, or men shaking hands in greeting. The surface outline was quilted using two layers of fine white cotton with a thin cotton fiber filling, stitched through all three layers. The sculpted effect of the design was achieved with stuffed and corded quilting techniques and grounded with stippling, 12 stitches to the inch. The quilt is finished with a 4½-inch woven and knotted cotton fringe. Her needlework is often described as using needle and thread much like another artist might use pen or brush.
- Virginia Mason Ivey was born on October 26, 1828 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Mourning Mason and Capt. David Ivey, a farmer and soldier in the War of 1812. According to family information her father named her after his native state. When Virginia was a young child the family moved to Keysburg, a small town in Logan County, Kentucky. Aunt Jennie, as she was known to the family, according to her niece Ida B. Lewis, "never had any lessons in art-just-her own talent and creative instinct. She loved beauty in many forms and had a most attractive personality and was quite a pretty woman." Virginia Ivey never married and when she died she left this quilt to her niece, Lillian Virginia Lewis.
- "I have a quilt which I value most highly. It was made by my aunt, Virginia M. Ivey. I cannot care for it much longer and I should like very much to know that it will have excellent care and that it will give pleasure to many people who will appreciate its remarkable workmanship and its great beauty". So wrote Lillian V. Lewis about the quilt she donated to the Museum in 1949. Now over 150 years old, this elaborate example of white-work quilting, "A REPRESENTATION OF THE FAIR GROUND NEAR RUSSELLVILLE KENTUCKY 1856," has been exhibited at fairs and museums and has won many prizes.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1856-1857
- quilter
- Ivey, Virginia Mason
- ID Number
- catalog number
- accession number
- 183387
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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Apparently this recent Academy Award winner has been using a pick up line on women that includes what he would like to do to them with his award
. It has worked more than once.
Jordan Catalano?ReplyCancel
*kneels down and praises the sun God*ReplyCancel
Never trust a man with a poni-bunReplyCancel
I'm amusing myself picturing it actually being completely benign:
"Yeah, I'm putting together a coffee table book. Can I photoraph you with my award? Yeah, that's right, just hold it by your face and smile, like it's a can of soup and you're posing for a Campbell's ad!"
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Two say Ouch!ReplyCancel
Preach itReplyCancel
Well sh*t. I retract my initial lady boner then 🙁ReplyCancel
@massive G
WOW. Using the n-word on an anonymous gossip site bro??? That including verbally attacking and slandering a woman you have never met….
How about you go find a people's choice award to stuff up ur ole dry c–t. 😉
u seem like the bitterest of old hags, massive.
@Massive G
That's not very nice.
It's like trying to talk to a grizzly bear, or that grumpy dog on Bugs Bunny that makes friends with the little kittne. Now that we're past that. Have you read James Ellroy novels? If you haven't, you should, you would absolutely love them – seriously. The ones I've read are set in 1950s-60s USA. You sound like a character who would have hopped right out of one of the books.ReplyCancel
Considering Massive G is white and a troll and most likely a woman that makes it more offensives.ReplyCancel
Massive shitbag – How would you know what your cum tastes like unless you've been guzzling it harder than Bieber downs sizzurp?
Back to topic: What Jared does with the Oscar can't be worse than when Francis Coppola threw his out the window and broke the fucking things. Jared just needs to rinse them under soap and hot water and good as new.ReplyCancel
I'd be down for it with Leto but unfortunately I'm too old for him (I'm over 16).ReplyCancel
Oh, also, there's ONE story going around him getting rough and not stopping……I don't believe it. He gets so much hate who's to say someone didn't make that sh!t up. I do think he's into BDSM, though.ReplyCancel
Well. I'm gonna guess that Oscar just watches. That's all.ReplyCancel
I like your guess @Cocoa! LOLReplyCancel
I've heard Leto has a HUGE cock, I would doubt that he would need to go this route in order to attract someone. I'm putting my bet on that horrible Robert Lopez character who did that sickeningly cute acceptance speech with his wife.ReplyCancel
If it's Leto why would it be douchy behavior? He's handsome, women seem to adore him, it's between consenting adults and as long as he sanitizes the award I don't see what the big deal is. Even without it he was wildly desirable and had women throwing themselves at him.ReplyCancel
He's not really a woman is he? (naive here)
Massive G you're not a black person, and you know it.ReplyCancel
Why did ffc. Throw his out a window? ? Please tell all?ReplyCancel
Leto, with the Oscar, in the butt.ReplyCancel
JBE's reveal that Massive eats his own cum wiped the smile of the Baby Huey/hooker comment right off my face.ReplyCancel
@sugarbread – back in 76' Coppola was being turned down by A list actors all over because nobody wanted to spend six months in the Philippines filming Apocalypse Now for him. After Pacino said "no", Francis picked up his Oscars and chucked them out the window down onto the street where they broke.
Tsk. Tsk. Temper, temperReplyCancel
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Someone has been posting links to it on Datalounge lately.ReplyCancel
@JBE, that's some story. I didn't know Coppola was such a tool, but I'm not terribly surprised that Nic Cage's uncle has some temper tissues.
I don't get Leto's hotness, but he's apparently sex on a stick for many! I can't imagine any act done with an Oscar statue to be comfortable, though. {shudder}ReplyCancel
Oh .The 3 he won for the gfp3?? I had to scoobydoo. That. I'm not gonna front like I memorized imbd. And I can see how the rage anger issues run deep like a river in the Nicholas Cage / Coppella; family. .
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The third time's the charm: the Nike Lunaracer+ 3 is a improved take on it's predecessor, offering a comfortable fit and a soft ride in a lightweight, race-ready shoe.
Though the original Lunaracer saw substantial success for its soft cushioning and lightweight construction, it was far from the ideal shoe, featuring an upper that claimed the skin of many unsuspecting runners.
Addressing the issues of the original Lunaracer, Nike has designed a completely new upper for the Lunaracer+ 3 (some of you may remember the short-lived Lunaracer+ 2 from back in 2010/11). We think this is a huge step in the right direction for this shoe, giving it a fit that isn't constrictive or intrusive while remaining snug and secure for faster-paced running.
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VIDEO: Maine Farmers Share Crops
On Bill and Anna Spiller's 130-acre farm in Wells, Maine, an expanse of crops–apples, pumpkins, corn, potatoes, zukes, cucumbers, and carrots–is the result of their 42 years of hard work. Trees have been felled, rocks cleared, fields created. In recent years, a new farmhouse and barn have been added, too, built by Bill from logs he cut and milled himself.
So, in 2001, when the Spillers wanted to try to make a bit of a dent in the poverty that can quietly hit rural areas of their state, they turned to their land and the new Maine chapter of the national Plant a Row for the Hungry program, in which farmers set aside a small portion of their property to grow vegetables and fruits for food pantries and shelters. It's free food, of course, but just as important, it's fresh food: crisp carrots, plump tomatoes–the very things to which people in need often don't have access.
The state chapter, coordinated by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has expanded each year–in 2008 more than 90,000 pounds of food was donated–and with it, so has the Spillers' participation. Over the last several years the couple has given more than anybody, including nearly 16,000 pounds of produce in 2007 alone. At the height of summer, state volunteers pay two visits a week to the Spiller farm, picking and boxing up so much produce that it can sometimes be a struggle to get it all into the back of their pickup. "This is what we do," Bill says. "I can donate this easier than I can money."
The Spillers certainly have their fans–people like Joan Sylvester, volunteer coordinator for the York County Shelter Programs. "They're true Down Easters," she says. "Bill is very straightforward. Doesn't say a lot. But what he does say counts. And he knows food is needed, so he's always wondering, 'What can I do to help?' "
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Best Practices from a California HIV/AIDS PCMH Demonstration Project
According to the CDC only about 50% of persons diagnosed with HIV receive regular HIV care. Of those retained in care, 89% are prescribed antiretroviral therapy and 77% achieve viral suppression. Establishing the infrastructure and services to support long-term retention and engagement in medical care is a key component of the PCMH model.
This HRSA HIV Medical Homes Resource Center webinar reviewed best practices and lessons learned from the University of California San Diego Health System and HIV ACCESS as they share their continued efforts to engage and retain patients in care. Additional topics will include ideas for promoting provider commitment to team-based care and the team's roles in care coordination and panel management.
Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Recognize how key concepts of the PCMH model support sustainable improvement in the HIV Treatment and Care Cascade
- Employ effective strategies for population and panel management to retain patients after empanelment
- Recognize specific challenges/solutions in engagement and retention from the UCSD and HIV ACCESS (CHC) perspective
- Discuss the role of team-based care in supporting clients' access to wraparound services
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Pretty Darn Good!I've gone through my fair share of flat irons. I think I've had a total of 6 if not more. My friend recommended that I try the Croc 1 Ceramic Flat Iron. I tried hers and was impressed so I ordered mine from folica.com. I loved for my flat iron. It was amazing. My hair had never looked better. It was bright and shiny and looked healthy and was always SUPER straight. My only problem was it died on my shortly after a year. It started shorting out :( I was ubber disappointed. But, I will be ordering a new one, probably the croc 2.Mar 29, 2011CassHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Curly Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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This Is A Miracle!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love this product so much especially with my hair. You see, my hair is scary thick but my amazing hair dresser knows exactly what to do with it. Since the product reduces frizz it makes your life alot easier. Also, it goes up to 450 degrees F so it helps thick and frizzy hair flatten up. If you haven't got this yet, i reccomend you get it soon.Feb 22, 2011Roxie / IllinoisHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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