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Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Every year, three to four million people are infected with hepatitis C virus.
About 150 million people are chronically infected and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer. More than 350,000 people die of hepatitis C-related liver diseases every year.
Hepatitis C is found worldwide. Countries with high rates of chronic infection are Egypt (15 per cent), Pakistan (4.8 per cent) and China (3.2 per cent).
The hepatitis C virus is usually spread when blood from an infected person enters the body of a susceptible person. This can occur through receipt of contaminated blood transfusions, blood products and organ transplants, injections given with contaminated syringes and needle-stick injuries in healthcare settings; It can also be contracted by injection drug use or being born to a hepatitis C infected mother.
The most common source of spreading hepatitis C is dental clinics which are found in shop-like clinics where no BDS doctors are available. No qualified persons are present at these clinics. A layman who acquires some knowledge of dentistry treats patients without even bothering to sterilise the equipment already used on a patient.
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Got to go look at a home that needed something done for air flow. They got their "free" air balance that came with their new home about 2 years ago. Home is about 3 years old now.
H/O had another company recently do a spring maint who mentioned the need for some ductwork repair to fix the airflow issues. They weren't kidding!
So I kind of heard from the homeowner what the deal was and a half hour in the attic confirmed it.
Just think, our new install guys do this stuff in track homes!
So here's the upstairs air handler. Only two runs coming off of the thing. One run has like 7 registers on it. Some over 50 feet of linear flex duct away!
Look at this cluster f**k! (yes, that's all connected together off of one outlet on the plenum!) They come out of the side of the plenum with I think a 14 inch flex. Then it goes into a series of T-Y's all monkey f**ked together! A few 10 inch runs go right to the master beroom, then a 12 inch run goes over about 15 feet and dumps to another t-y then around about another 15 to 20 feet and hits another t-y to dump to another two registers.
To try to solve their airflow problems the warranty depo attempted to do one of the worst air balances I have ever seen. They must have crimped down about 5 different flex ducts with panduit straps to different degrees.
Pretty damn sad. This call was just to LOOK and see what needed to be done. The call was sent in by the builder actually. I told my suprivisor about it and he is going to handle what to do with it so I guess I don't get to go back and fix it myself. I wasn't going to do anything less than unhook it all, re stretch all the runs, and reconnect it properly with proper t-y's and maybe another home run to the plenum and plus the addition of some much needed duct strap!
Those of you from Phoenix know how this is.

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My Life To-Do List
Currently on my Life Wish List:
Learn to play violin
Get nice furniture
Buy a trampoline!
Live in the country
Create a wonderful garden
Lots of beach vacations
Goals I am working on:
Start daily walking and stretching again
Worry less
Be calm
Plan some travel/getaway time into our lives
Get out in the garden every day, even if I only get a tiny bit of yard work done it will all add up. Right...?
Projects I am working on:
Never-ending list of house repairs
Animal rescue volunteer work. I usually foster just one dog at a time now that I have a toddler. I also maintain the rescue group's master list of foster animals. It's my job to try and keep track of all our critters. It gets very confusing!
Backyard birding. I've become interested in learning about birds and learning to identify the bird species in my backyard. I've id'd about 25 species so far. My husband calls me The Bird Nerd. Right now I am focusing on building a nesting box for Carolina Wrens. See? Nerdy, huh?
Never seem to make progress on this goal--time! time! Never enough!
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Flag as inappropriate Posted by Donya on 25th July 2008
Hi Diane;
Tried to leave you a message this AM but it would not go through. Just wanted to say I can't believe how much you get done in a day, I thought I was busy. My day starts at 5A and doesn't stop until 10P but I bow to you. Where do you find the time for all of it? Between work, outside the house, my 5yr old, and house work I have no time for things I enjoy. I am only getting the chance to read yesterdays e-mail this AM.
Have a great day, I'm out the door for work.
Martha in Laconia NH
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Martha on 24th July 2008
Thanks for your Comment!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Frequent Voyage on 24th July 2008
HI Diane, thanks for the info about greenies, I just joined.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Jen on 18th July 2008
Hi Diane, thanks for the welcome. It's great to be here :)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by vickiecarlson on 12th July 2008
Thank you for your interest in Stuff for Sprouts! We are not currently planning to do shampoo or body wash...sorry!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Kristen on 11th July 2008
Hey Diane!
Anytime you want a slice of beach...dial me up:)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by libby on 9th July 2008
Hi, Diane! I appreciate the note. As a newcomer who is seeking validation and understanding, I am in a low spot trying to come to terms with too much responsibility/pressure at work, then trying to be a good mom and wife... I fell upon this website and would love to have others to chat with, to vent and laugh with. Can't do that with fellow moms/non-moms at work since I generally supervise all of them. Just moved (locally), too, so won't expect to vent to the new neighborhood moms. So thanks again for the note and for this site. xoxo LC
Flag as inappropriate Posted by LC on 9th July 2008
Thanks for your comment.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by jenns1125 on 9th July 2008
thanks for welcoming me, Diane! i know we'll speak to eachother soon! have a great day!!!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by on 30th June 2008
thanks for the nice note. I like this site and am looking forward to meeting and learning from lots of working moms like yourself.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by bPattee on 25th June 2008
Hi Diane! Thanks for welcoming me and also for the link. I will definitely use it as a reference while updating my work wardrobe.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend. :)
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Re: Are you talking about my car?
I have owned the car for the past five years. I bought the car with 128,000 miles on it. The top end of the engine was rebuilt. The car was keyed on the hood and doors and there is a dent on very tip of the drivers front quarter panel. However, most people do not notice them until I point it out. The car came with the Dinan stage two suspension set up and a short throw shifter. Since then I have replaced many other parts on the car. New parts on the car are: drive shaft, both half shafts, TPS, e34 M5 big brake kit, Hawk HPS pads front and rear, Plugs, wires, cap , rotor, K&N CAI, front strut brace, Control arms, Center link, rear sub frame bushings, clutch master and slave cylinders, stainless steel brake lines, e39 M5 17 inch wheels, Bridgestone SO3 tires, and a Dinan chip.
About a year and a half ago I was traveling on the PA turnpike and a pre-hung door flew off a semi going in the opposite direction. It landed in my lane about 100 yards up the road. I changed lanes but I still ended up running over the door. It ripped up my exhaust and I had to drive 200 miles home. I had to replace one of the header pipes (then one with the flex piece). The cat broke on the inside and I had to gut it. The result also some how damaged the #4 cylinder. It sounded like it was missing and I checked out at 25psi on a leak down test. However, the car runs really strong, it just has a lumpy idle. It could be a broken valve spring, a cracked valve, or a blown valve seat. The car still runs great but it should be fixed. I just drive it 20 miles tonight and you would not know anything is wrong with the car (minus the loud exhaust).
The car has never been in an accident but the body does have some rust on the bottom of the rear passenger door and a quarter sized mark on the drivers front quarter panel.
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Re: Are you talking about my car?
No, I wasn't referring to your car, at least I don't think so. If you're selling it for only 4K, how much repair needs to be done, why's the price so low??
Are you talking about my car?
Are you talking about my m5 for sale? It has 150k on it and I am asking 4k.
Are you talking about my car?
Re: I paid the going rate for a 65k mile car...
I'm new to the board, but not new to BMWs. I just bought a good to excellent (I think) M5 for $l0k, after negotiating off the initial asking price of $l2K. I had been looking, off and on, for a M5 for the last 3 years or so. All books, all records, l48K, excellent paint (except for usual rock chips on the hood), good interior, no dash cracks (remarkably rare, based on my search). All the mechanicals checked out, the AC and other accessories work fine. The price on this car is astoundingly cheap! But in my experience, you're almost always better off buying a car that needs minimal work, for a fair price, than a "fixer upper M car", where the parts and labor to "fix it up" will have you upside down in pretty short order. Good luck and be careful!
Re: I paid the going rate for a 65k mile car...
I paid the going rate for a 65k mile car...
and it has been quite good.. I have done lots of maintenance but there have been no surprises and the car runs like new..
I paid the going rate for a 65k mile car...
Me too.., paid 6k but invested a ton
I use the term "invested" to try to convince my wife that we are spending good money on a good car that is increasing in value ;)
Yes.., I invest weekly in my 260k mile daily drive.
Me too.., paid 6k but invested a ton
I got mine for ....
not terribly more than that and have dumped 7 or 8 k into it since...(numbers removed to protect the guilty).
I got mine for ....
That car is going to have problems
you don't want that.
Send me the guys phone number and location and I'll check it out for you :)
That car is going to have problems
Re: M5 Prices
Very very inexpensive ! What else is wrong with it ? I bought my car at 170k miles and it need WORK !
If your plan is to keep the car and drive it, and there are other issues that need to be fixed to make it safe.., I'd advise looking for a better example M5. 4k is nothing for this car but if it needs work you will easily spend another 5k in the first year. He*ll, a trans is $3600, valve job 1500-2k, control/thrust arm bushings and related front suspension items $600-1200... and the list goes on...
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Re: M5 Prices
4K is cheap for a running m5 with only 150k. I think you could part it out for more than that.
M5 Prices
Hello everyone, I'm new to this site, but regularly peruse the E28 posts. I was wondering how much an 88' M5er would be worth with a modified suspension and brakes, 150K miles, and some work needed on the body? The seller is listing it for 4K, but is that too much for a car in this condition??
Again, any help would be appreciated as I've only got experience with 528s and 535s...Thanks
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were among 10 players who sued the NFL in federal court Friday, accusing the league of conspiracy and anticompetitive practices that date back years.
Their lawsuit asked the court to prevent a lockout.
Less than two hours after the players' union decertified, clearing the way for antitrust lawsuits, the players filed their 52-page claim and supporting documents in U.S. District Court. They asked the court for class-action status.
They filed a request for an injunction that would keep the NFL and the teams from engaging in a lockout. Invoking the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust statute from 1890 that limits monopolies and restrictions on commerce, the players said they were entitled to triple the amount of any damages they've incurred.
Which means the stakes could be in the hundreds of millions.
The players accused the 32 NFL teams of conspiring to deny their ability to market their services "through a patently unlawful group boycott and price-fixing arrangement or, in the alternative, a unilaterally imposed set of anticompetitive restrictions on player movement, free agency and competitive market freedom."
The collective bargaining agreement with the league was expiring Friday.
The NFL did not immediately file a response. Commissioner Roger Goodell called on the union to re-open negotiations.
A hearing date hasn't been set.
The legal wrangling took place in a federal courthouse in Minnesota, hundreds of miles from the mediated negotiations in Washington. It's the setting for what could be a long legal fight between owners and players with the 2011 season in jeopardy.
The names on the complaint were striking: Brady, Brees, Manning and a few others, listed in a block of text at the top of the first page. They're plaintiffs, for now, not simply players.
They allege that the NFL conspired to deny the players' ability to market their services in what is a $9 billion business. They spelled out what they called a long history of NFL antitrust violations, citing as constraints the potential lockout, rookie salary limitations and the franchise and transition player designations. Teams use those designations to keep key free agents off the open market, but the players also are well compensated when they sign new contracts.
Tom Condon, who represents Manning and Brees, wrote in a statement submitted to the court that a "'lockout' imposed by the NFL threatens to rob Mr. Brees and Mr. Manning, and all other NFL players, of an entire year, or more, of their brief playing careers, which cannot be recaptured."
"This is especially problematic because of the virtually constant need for NFL players to prove their skill and value on the playing field," wrote Condon, one of more than a half-dozen agents who offered statements supporting their clients. "Missing a year or more of playing in the NFL can cause the skills of NFL players to become rusty from lack of competition, making it difficult for them to regain the full talents they exhibited prior to the absence from play. This could shorten or even end the careers of NFL players."
The players also said — lockout or not — if teams "fail to pay any such required payments to any player, that player's contract shall, at the player's option, be declared null and void."
That's a potentially explosive claim: Players would have the right to get out of their contracts if they don't get a paycheck, even if a settlement is reached.
The NFLPA's general counsel, Richard Berthelsen, said a lockout would cause "irreparable injury" to NFL players even if it's only a few games or simply offseason activities that are wiped out.
"If young players are forced to forego an entire season, they will miss out on a year of the experience and exposure that comes from playing against NFL-level competition and receiving NFL-level coaching, both of which are a must for young players," Berthelsen wrote.
The players want their case in front of U.S. District Judge David Doty, who has overseen NFL labor matters since the early 1990s and has several times ruled in favor of the players.
The case was assigned to U.S. District judge Patrick Schiltz, though it still could end up in front of Doty. The court has designated it as a related case to the Reggie White-led class-action suit that Doty guided toward a 1993 settlement, opening the doors to free agency.
The league has tried in the past to remove Doty from the case, alleging bias toward the players.
Doty issued a ruling last week that backed the NFLPA in a dispute over $4 billion in TV revenue that players argue was illegally collected by the owners as a war chest to survive a work stoppage.
Also involved in bringing the lawsuit: San Diego receiver Vincent Jackson, Minnesota linebacker Ben Leber and defensive end Brian Robison, New England guard Logan Mankins, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, Kansas City linebacker Mike Vrabel, and Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller, who is entered in this year's draft.
"The torch has been passed to a young Aggie who has decided to put his name on a lawsuit," NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith said.
Manning, Jackson, Leber and Mankins are free agents. The Colts tagged Manning as a franchise player, while the Chargers did the same with Jackson and the Patriots with Mankins. The union is disputing the validity of those tags.
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Aaron Dare, 27, Anthony Glover, Robert Jackson, Kelvin Muckan, all 21 or 22, and Jade Mocsay, 19, are accused of throwing rocks at oncoming traffic on November 1.
Highway Patrol Officers had tried to stop an allegedly stolen white Holden Commodore sedan 30km north of Glen Innes just after 4pm.
Police pursued the car but terminated the chase for safety reasons after a rock was thrown at an unmarked police car.
The suspected stolen car continued south along the highway before turning on to the Guyra-Ebor Rd.
A short time later, a passenger was allegedly spotted throwing rocks at oncoming traffic.
One of the projectiles penetrated the windscreen of a blue dual-cab four-wheel-drive ute - striking the driver, 29-year-old Patrick Garrett, in the head.
He immediately lost consciousness at the wheel, forcing his father, who was travelling in the front passenger's seat, to take control of the vehicle.
Mr Garrett was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition, where he underwent nine hours of brain surgery.
His condition has since improved and he has been moved back to Tamworth for rehabilitation where he is reportedly making steady improvement.
The driver of the stolen Commodore, Dare, was earlier charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a person with intent, using an offensive weapon in company to prevent detention, driving dangerously and failing to stop when pursued by police.
He was also charged with robbery, with the prosecutor alleging that he had entered a house, threatened the occupant, and stolen petrol.
The other three men faced similar charges to Dare's, but without dangerous driving and robbery charges.
The court was told the woman was the only one of the five without a criminal record; however, the prosecutor claimed she had admitted to police that she had thrown all the rocks.
All five people have been refused bail and will be mentioned again in court on January 23.


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An initial retail theft incident in Pontiac Saturday escalated to multiple charges brought up against a Pontiac man.
James R. Folk has been charged with aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony, and retail theft and criminal damage to state supported property, both Class 4 felonies. The retail theft charge was elevated to a Class 4 felony due to a prior theft conviction less than a year ago in another county.
Pontiac Police Major Dan Davis said that it is alleged that Folk stole a $90 pool cue from Pontiac Exchange by hiding it under his coat. Davis said that officers encountered Folk in the parking lot of the gas station across the street. He said officers spoke to Folk and employees and Pontiac Exchange and at that point, he was handcuffed and put inside a police cruiser, where he then kicked the door multiple times, causing significant damage to the frame. When the officer opened the door to check on him, he then kicked the officer in the leg.
In his bond hearing Monday, the state asked that bond be set at $50,000, or 10 percent cash, but Associate Judge Mark Fellheimer set it at $20,000, 10 percent cash, after Folk said he could come up with some of the bond, but not all, and that he was supposed to start a new job Monday, but couldn't since he was in jail.
Folk's next court date is Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 10:20 a.m.
If convicted, a Class 2 felony carries a sentence of three to seven years in prison and fines up to $25,000. A Class 4 felony, if convicted, carries a sentence of one to three years in prison with fines up to $25,000.
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Capt Steve and Capt Pete gave everyone an up close view of the schooners in the parade of Sails, and their trip to the starting Line. Photographers, Parents and children were thrilled to see the schooners in full sail up close. King Eider and Lady Jillian are operated by Cape Ann Harbor Tours. See Slide Show below of all the happy faces.


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My shower head was getting all clogged up with hard water deposits, sending sprays of water in odd directions. It's not the type of shower head you can just unscrew: removing it would require some serious effort. I puzzled for a bit about how to solve this problem, when it suddenly occurred to me to fill a plastic sandwich bag with vinegar and tape it around the shower head to keep it in place. So that's what I did, figuring that leaving it in place for 24 hours ought to do the trick.Fast-forward 24 hours. I've just finished a workout and hopped into the shower. By this time, I've completely forgotten about the baggie of vinegar. I turned on the water and pulled the knob to start the shower and...nothing. Annoyed, I made sure the knob was pulled out all the way. Still nothing. I cranked the water up higher - nothing. Cursing, I looked up at the shower head to see what the blankety-blank was wrong, just in time for the baggie to give way to the water pressure and explode in my face.
I'm an occasional victim of the "ohnosecond" - that infinitesimal slice of time where you realize you've done something dumb but it's too late to stop yourself.
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Sophomore Haley Ward tied the NCAA softball record for consecutive hits as host Norfolk State (12-15, 5-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) shut down Howard (3-18, 1-4) in a doubleheader sweep Friday, 10-0, 14-0.
Ward went 2-for-2 in the first game and then tripled in her first at-bat of the second game to tie the NCAA Division I record of 13 straight hits, set by Boston University's April Setterland in 2010. Ward then grounded out to the pitcher later in the inning. ...
No. 21 Division III team Christopher Newport (19-10, 11-2 USA South) swept Averett 3-2 and 7-3. Winner Krista Townsend struck out 10 in Game 2.
An unassisted double play by third baseman Chad Pinder of Poquoson in the ninth inning enabled Virginia Tech (19-8, 6-4 ACC) to upend No. 4 Florida State 3-2 in Blacksburg.
With one out and the tying runner on third, Pinder snagged a line drive, then doubled off the runner to beat the Seminoles (23-3, 7-3). ...
Virginia pulled away with a nine-run eighth inning to beat Miami 15-4 in a series opener in Charlottesville.
The Cavaliers, ranked as high as No. 5 nationally, overcame a three-run Miami fourth in which the Hurricanes didn't have a hit, tying the score at 4.
U.Va. sophomore Mike Papi went 4-for-4 with three doubles as he continued his torrid stretch; he has 18 hits in his last 26 at-bats. ...
High Point (14-12) ended William and Mary's winning streak at eight with a 7-5, 10-inning triumph at Plumeri Park.
The Tribe (18-9) was led by second baseman Ryan Lindemuth, who had two hits, three RBIs and a run. W&M scored four runs in the seventh to tie the score, but the Panthers retaliated with two in the 10th. ...
Mat Batts pitched a shutout for UNC Wilmington (18-8, 5-1 CAA) for a 1-0 win over Old Dominion (13-11, 4-6).
Batts scattered three hits over nine innings and struck out eight hitters. Corey Dick's single in the second inning scored the run.
Men's gymnastics:
W&M placed second among four Varsity Division teams in the USA Gymnastics National Championship at Kaplan Arena, totaling 419.10. Air Force won with 420.85.
The Tribe's Daniel Potemski (84.35) and Keaton Ackerman (81.40) placed 1-2 all-around, helping W&M to its second-best team score of the year.
Women's lacrosse:
No. 17 Christopher Newport ran its winning streak to 11 with a 25-0 home rout of LaGrange.
Ashton Marshall led the Captains (11-1, 5-0 USA South) with seven goals, while Jessica Singer added five. The Panthers fell to 5-7, 2-4.
Men's golf:
Ben Hunter shot a par-72 to win the medal and help Apprentice beat Chowan 306-333 on a windy Sleepy Hole course.
The Builders' Eric Johnston (77), Kyle Mutter (78) and Blake Henger (79) also posted scores better than any Chowan player.
Women's tennis:
No. 7 Duke edged No. 27 Virginia 4-3 in Durham as Hannah Mar, the Blue Devils' No. 1 player, rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the decisive third-set tiebreaker to beat Stephanie Nauta and break a 3-3 team deadlock. ...
Christopher Newport (12-4, 8-0 USA South) ran its winning streak to 10 matches with a 9-0 shutout at winless Averett.
Captains No. 1 player Kim Morrissett, who recently set CNU's all-time singles victory record, achieved one of her more impressive triumphs with a 6-2, 6-1 win victory against Suvi Salminen, a Finn who won her match against conference co-leader Methodist.
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EDMONTON - There are gifts that wait for you. They are demure, these gifts, patient like blue moons. They refuse to shout "Yoo-hoo!" or wave their hands madly in the air trying to catch your attention. Instead they twiddle their thumbs, bide their time astutely until that perfect moment when you, the receiver, inhale sharply as you find them. "Where have you been all my life?" you cry, and the gifts think: here, we've been here all along.
I am not speaking of wrappable things. It is this way with gifts like love, I believe, and good authors and rescue cats and Candy Cane Lane.
All this time, it's been here, waiting for me to find it. Nine winters I've spent in this city and Friday was the first time I saw Edmonton's famous Christmas-themed street on 148th Street in the west end, the one that draws hundreds of thousands of spectators each year.
I suppose I have my son's Christmas-lights fixation to thank. Had it not been for him, I doubt the Edmonton Transit System's annual Christmas Lights Tour would have struck me as an ideal way to end a busy workweek.
The ETS tours started in 1995. Transit employees volunteer their time as a way of giving back; all proceeds go to the Donate-A-Ride program.
Don't bother trying to get a last-minute ticket. These tours sell out faster than you can say St. Nick. Little wonder; it only costs $3 a person to take the scenic bus trip, which visits the famed Lane as well as the Alberta Legislature and Saskatchewan Drive.
Carol-singing and corny jokes are thrown in for free. Our host on Friday evening, Dennis Nowicki, handed out song lyrics as the bus headed west from City Hall, then launched straight into groaners
"What do elves learn in school?" he asked us.
Someone in the back called out the answer: "The Elfabet? Just a guess."
"He's been on this tour before!" someone else shouted with a laugh.
And another one about the long-lost 10th reindeer, Olive. "You know," he said, then started singing, "Olive the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names…" Chuckles.
I was the only passenger on the bus with a small child, much to my surprise; I'd anticipated a fiasco of strollers and overtired screaming. Perhaps the other parents were smarter, knew this trip was too late, too long for a toddler. But then, anything more than five seconds is too long for a toddler. A mom's gotta take a chance now and then. A mom's gotta live a little.
My thigh-high date had busted to bits numerous transit rules by the time we arrived at the festive lane, our first stop. He stood on the seat in boots, despite my reprimands, crumbled a cookie everywhere and used his outside voice far too frequently. But my embarrassment melted when the bus's interior lights went out. I could do little but look as we crept along, Christmas lights ablaze on both sides of the bus.
My son, who is two, has yet to understand that one need not verbalize every thought and observation.
"BIG TAR COMING!" (He cannot say his esses.) "MORE CANNY CANES! MORE NO-MAN!"
Outside the bus, families ambled along the sidewalks, some pulling their children in sleds. Crowds gathered to admire the unusual: lights that seemed to drip like icicles, gigantic white presents glowing from within, a tree full of miniature disco balls glittering in the night.
I'd once discounted Candy Cane Lane as kitschy, wasteful. I judged it having never seen it. Now, with my son pointing and shrieking and bouncing, this neighbourhood's enthusiasm and spirit stretched my Grinchy heart a few sizes.
Why isn't THAT house lit, I wondered, or THAT house? How could you live here and not catch this festive bug?
The bus headed out to its next stop, the legistature. Our host passed the time with more silliness. "What's red and white and blue at Christmas? A sad candy cane." A collective awwwww from the passengers.
At the Leg, we stopped for half an hour, got out and listened to carollers, sipped free hot chocolate. It was past the boy's bedtime, and I dreaded a meltdown, unaware this tour would last nearly two hours. My child held out, bless him, thanks to the snow piles and the music and our tour host, armed with a good supply of toy buses.
By the time we'd looped over to Strathcona and back to City Hall, I was fully in the Christmas spirit, feeling grateful this small, patient gift had waited until I got around to being a parent. Thanks Candy Cane Lane. It was worth the nine-year wait.


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With a bit of prodding from a citizen, county commissioners spent the last portion of last week�s meeting in vocal outrage about the Political Action Committee Citizens Improving Gulf County.
With a bit of prodding from a citizen, county commissioners spent the last portion of last week�s meeting in vocal outrage about the Political Action Committee Citizens Improving Gulf County.
Commissioner Carmen McLemore provided a hint of what was to become when he insisted that county attorney Jeremy Novak state for the record that he did not have a conflict of interest pertaining to future decisions concerning BP litigation given that McLemore had once worked for BP in the aftermath of the spill.
Novak said it was up to McLemore to file the appropriate forms and to clarify any potential ongoing conflict from McLemore�s employment. As noted later in the meeting by Bill Koran, McLemore earned roughly $250,000 after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
According to his annual financial filings, McLemore�s net worth spiked from under $90,000 to nearly $300,000 while working for BP.
But the fireworks were lit when Port St. Joe resident Christine McElroy, who is working with Economic Development Council on strategic planning, came to the podium to speak.
McElroy said she was concerned about an effort that seemed less about politics than �destroying lives and hurting people in the community.�
She said she had cooperated with a State Attorney investigation into what Commissioner Bill Williams called a �blackmail� attempt by the PAC against Commissioner Warren Yeager and launched into a discussion about the link between the PAC and campaign contributions from some members for a candidate in District 3.
Williams said the PAC was �out of control� and acknowledged that he had also cooperated with the State Attorney investigation by wearing a wire to obtain incriminating evidence about the alleged blackmail.
Williams, a Republican, added his hopes that the candidate singled out by McElroy, Joanna Bryan, �loses� and said the State Attorney investigation is the public�s business.
Williams and Bryan are both Republicans and the local Republican Party is endorsing Bryan.
According to a Public Information Officer with the State Attorney�s Office, the investigation was closed without any charges being brought on Oct. 16.
The PIO said it was reopened after last week�s meeting.
Commissioner Ward McDaniel said to McElroy that anybody had the right to make campaign contributions as they wished.
Williams said the PAC�s campaign had become too personal.
�You have the right to question our decisions, but you do not have the right to personal attacks,� he said, directing his remarks to several PAC members in the meeting room. �They know no bounds. It is not about bullying, it is about being a coward.�
McLemore suggested that members of the PAC were �blow-ins� to the county who should just go back to Georgia and Alabama and quit telling elected officials how to act.
Later, McLemore suggested that he wanted people to move to Gulf County but not come intent on telling government what to do.
Williams said the PAC included malicious and cold-hearted people and added his own accusation about alleged acts by the PAC to those detailed by McElroy, who had detailed the same acts before commissioners in August.
Bill Koran, who ran against Yeager for the District 5 seat, came to the podium to note that McLemore made $250,000 while working with BP, itself a conflict, and nearly one-third the entire amount of fine money the county has received to date.
He also challenged commissioners to provide a single instance in which Koran had said something that was not true.
After additional back and forth, commissioners moved to the next issue.


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AYER -- What started as a conversation between two homeschooling moms turned into a full-fledged community called Ayer Resources for Kids. Lisa Arrigo of Ayer has been homeschooling her two children, ages 13 and 14, for seven years. The same goes for Laurl Matey of Andover and her two children.
"We met at a homeschool co-op -- there are many flavors of homeschooling styles and we share the same style, so we started sharing resources between each other," said Matey. "We realized that what we were really seeking for our kids was a homeschool community, not a co-op."
"ARK was born out of our interest in developing a family-like, small community feeling," said Arrigo. "The kids have academically challenging work plus socialization." Students at ARK participate in student council, dances, field trips and community-service projects in addition to academics.
According to the National Home Education Research institute, homeschooling may be the fastest growing form of education in the United States, with about 2 million home-educated students in the U.S.
"One thing Laurl and I have in common is that if you are given an assignment, you need to finish it and turn it in," said Arrigo. "These kids are going to enter the working world and need to learn that what they do affects everyone else." Arrigo said ARK gives the students a sense of responsibility while building confidence.
Both Matey and Arrigo stressed that ARK is not a school or a co-op, but rather, a community.
ARK opened its doors in January 2013 for the spring semester with 10 students. Fall registration begins at an open house on April 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. and April 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. Any homeschooled children and parents from any town can become members. The cost is $275 per semester. ARK is a nonprofit organization located in the Peter Pan Center in Ayer, open every Friday.
Some of the areas of study include anatomy, current events, career choices, presentation skills, art history, Africa, drama, and nature/endangered species. ARK is also starting a book club and offers a lending library for its members. For April vacation week, ARK will host a reader's theater workshop with props. ARK's community service initiatives include supporting the Apple Valley Retirement Community in Ayer, with students visiting, reading and playing games with the residents. For St. Patrick's Day, ARK students hand-designed more than 100 shamrocks for the residents. ARK also has a partnership with Winter Wyman's Northeast Animal Shelter Supply Drive.
Arrigo and Matey suggest that homeschooled students and their parents attend one of ARK's summer programs as a good way to test out if the ARK community is a good fit. The summer programs will occur every other week from June 18 to Aug. 27. The summer programs are not academically based and include improv, murder mystery, spa day, reader's theater, abstract art, Lego challenge, and yarn and fiber art. The school has complete information at arkhomeschool.com and is also on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
The duo also recommends that parents who are considering homeschooling as an educational option check with their local school district first. The requirements for homeschooling vary from district to district.
"This is a great time to do homeschooling because there are so many resources available," said Arrigo. "At ARK, it's both a community of the students and a community of the homeschool parents that blossoms and grows. It's this community we are building that makes us successful."


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Graveyard Rabbit of South Alameda County by Cheryl Palmer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - Mausoleum
Mausoleum. May 10, 2009. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward California. Digital Image. Held by Cheryl [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE] California. 2009
Posted by Cheryl Palmer at 9:30 AM
Labels: Holy Sepulchre, Mausoleum, Wordless Wednesday
3 comments:
- Steven Wheeler said...
Cheryl, my uncle, Robert Wheeler used to live in Alameda, California.
Steve Wheeler
- July 29, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- Deez said...
I drive by there all the time for work. I keep meaning to get back there. My next trip will be to Martinez to get the keys to Alhambra...going next weekend...
- July 30, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- Cheryl Palmer said...
Hi Steven, is your uncle deceased, and if so is he buried in Alameda Co and do you know where?
Hi Deez, I have been here a couple of times now. I will be anxious to hear about your trip to Alhambra!
- August 5, 2009 at 8:46 AM
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Just to let everyone know that Kiriwrite 0.5.0 is now out (well... when you're doing this in your own time there isn't much willpower for the whole release early release often thing) . :)
In this release, there is now an Output Module system which has it's own API. The functionality which was hard coded into Kiriwrite for compiling pages is now in the Normal.pm file in the Modules/Output directory ( not the Modules/System directory as it says in the CHANGELOG ^^;; ).
Two bugs were also fixed, there was no friendly message to install CGI::Lite if the eval failed when running the install script and pages now compiled if there is no template database.
As usual, Kiriwrite 0.5.0 can be downloaded in several archive formats (bzip2, gzip, ZIP and 7-zip) with checksums in MD5 and SHA-256 for verifying the archive downloads.
The main Kiriwrite website is at http://xestia.co.uk/kiriwrite/ and a mirror (with a lovely BerliOS logo) is at http://kiriwrite.berlios.de/
(And this time I have remembered to put the licence details on the front page this time instead of everyone fishing it out working out what it is)


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Modulars don't compromise care
I understand that The Hook does not pretend to be anything other than entertainment, and that you are a writer as opposed to being a journalist.
That is why I am sure when you say "Some... staff are not too happy" about the modular operating rooms [News, May 29: "O.R. in a trailer: UVA's newest medical facilities"] (http://www.readthehook.com/93533/news-or-trailer-uvas-newest-medical-fac...), you were sure to talk to at least two people so you could use the plural.
That level of thoroughness, while seemingly acceptable in your profession, doesn't cut it when people's lives are at stake.
As an employee of the hospital who works hard to maintain the highest levels of patient safety, patient satisfaction, and address long lists of regulatory requirements, l am sensitive to the dis-service you provided to the community.
Should you have the misfortune, in the near future, to require surgery to relieve a painful condition, a tent, a sharp pocket knife, and a shot of whiskey might seem like a blessing– with the tent not being necessary.
Modular operating rooms, modular classrooms, and modular housing are accepted solutions to the need to increase capacity. These options are tightly regulated by codes, statutes, and licensing agencies– a level of rigorous care that is not required in the statement of opinion or the writing of fiction.
While the modular units have a modest external appearance, you and the community can feel assured that the quality of care will not be impacted. Indeed, the ability to provide services more quickly will be enhanced.
Jeff Ciucias, RN


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text: I knew it! It has to be a conspiracy when the deep south was just covered in "snow" and "ice" this week. I mean, when the earth has been heating up rapidly for the last 100 years because of heavy industry in the wealthy countries, how could there possible be such a thing as snow anymore? At first, I just assumed that it was a byproduct of climate change (or, global warming). But, they even managed to stage this so well that when the temperature when above freezing, the "ice" and "snow" actually melted. This is obviously the work of those evil capitalists who want to destroy our planet!


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Thursday was a historic day for Oklahoma. State Board of Education members gave their unanimous approval to release the state's first A-F Report Cards for schools. Having this clear-cut, transparent accountability measure available for students, parents, educators and community members is a win for Oklahoma students.
Thursday was a historic day for Oklahoma. State Board of Education members gave their unanimous approval to release the state's first A-F Report Cards for schools. Having this clear-cut, transparent accountability measure available for students, parents, educators and community members is a win for Oklahoma students.
After the board meeting, I met with a group of concerned parents to discuss the report cards in depth and to help determine ways they can help their local schools improve. Other members of my staff took calls from educators and parents from across the state answering questions about the grades and brainstorming solutions for future success. That is the point of this reform – to start these productive conversations and to give all who have a stake in local schools (and that includes each one of us) action steps to help their schools achieve or maintain an A.
As I sifted through the myriad stories written about the release of the report cards, I came across a quote from Muskogee Superintendent Mike Garde saying he will use a "laser focus on ways for each child to be successful." I'm thrilled to hear that, and I encourage others to follow this vision.
On a visit to Vinita Schools this week, Assistant Superintendent Kelly Grimmett told me when their administration examined their schools' data they found it more meaningful to put faces with the numbers. In that way they felt they could personalize instruction for each child. That is leadership.
After Thursday's State Board of Education meeting, several people asked what steps the State Department of Education will take to help schools improve their grades. That's a great question.
I've already started a Raise the Grade Together campaign, visiting schools and communities all across the state to get resources into the hands of educators, parents and community members who are interested in helping their local schools boost performance.
The resources I'm sharing give schools practical steps they can take to raise their grade. These include organizing data in ways that will inform decision making, developing a written plan for improvement, aligning funding sources to needs, involving parents and community members.
I also have a handout for parents that is being translated into different languages to ensure we are reaching all families. This sheet gives parents ideas on how to get involved in their local schools and questions to ask of their school boards and administrators to ensure their school is reaching its highest potential.
Resources are available at Raise the Grade Together, http://www.ok.gov/sde/raise-grade.
When everyone involved in a child's success comes together to forge a path toward improvement, we all win. Our students are better prepared for future success, our parents and community members are empowered to help make changes, our educators can bask in a job well done, and we as a society can be assured that we have are raising productive workers and citizens.


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Commerce – Texas A&M University-Commerce announced Monday the hiring of Mark Pryor as the new head volleyball coach.
"I am excited about the opportunity here at Texas A&M Commerce. There is a lot of work to be done, but it seems that the infrastructure from previous head coach Gwen Weatherford is in place for this program to be competitive within the Lone Star Conference and in this region," said Pryor. "This is a great opportunity for my family and I."
"We are very excited to have Mark Pryor join our Lion athletic family. He brings a wealth of volleyball knowledge to our program and his relationships in the volleyball community will keep us focused on the vision of becoming a national leader in college athletics," said athletic director Carlton Cooper.
"In choosing a coach to lead the volleyball program to the next level, we wanted a person who is committed to our athletic department mission, has a strong work ethic, believes in community engagement, and has a solid coaching background," said associate athletic director for academic affairs/SWA Judy Sackfield. "We are thrilled to have Mark Pryor join the Lion athletic family."
Pryor comes to A&M-Commerce with an impressive background that includes being a head coach at Louisiana Monroe and Southwest Baptist as well as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Boise State. In addition, he has experience as the head coach of the Dallas Premier Volleyball Club and an assistant with the USA Volleyball High Performance Program and New Mexico State University.
While at Louisiana Monroe, he built a .500 program where they established 11 school records, posted their first non-losing season in 16 years and recorded double-digit victories for the first time in 14 years. Pryor was named the 2005 Southland Conference Coach of the Year and recruited the 2005 and 2006 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Newcomer of the Year.
At Boise State, Pryor played an integral role in the improvement of the program on the court and his recruiting efforts brought in two all-Western Athletic Conference selections as well as the first-ever Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit. On the court, Boise State went from last in the WAC to fourth within a two-year span.
At Southwest Baptist, he revitalized a program that experienced a 10-win improvement and was ranked 12th in the nation in blocks per game. At the Bolivar, Missouri based institution; he was involved in the entire development of the program, including recruiting, training, fund raising, budget implementation, public relations, and marketing.
Pryor is a 1995 graduate of Baylor University, where he played on the men's club volleyball team before entering the coaching ranks. In 1998, he received his master's degree in public relations/communications from Louisiana-Monroe.
What Others Are Saying About Mark Pryor:
"Mark has extensive experience in all phases of coaching and will be a great fit at Texas A&M-Commerce. He will be successful due to his unmatched work ethic, keen eye for talent and ability to develop that talent in the gym." - Tennessee head coach Rob Patrick
"Texas A&M University-Commerce did an outstanding job in getting Mark Pryor, who is one of the top recruiters and top young coaches in America. He is very experienced at recruiting and developing players. He will help the players at A&M-Commerce in a big way on and off the court." -Baylor head coach Jim Barnes


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The 5th generation of the Wave Ronin is set to arrive for the Spring '13 season. No groundbreaking changes in this update of Mizuno's neutral performance trainer/racing shoe, though expect the new upper design to appeal to a greater number of runners who found the Ronin 4's upper just a bit tight or constrictive. According to Mizuno's measurements, expect the weights of this update to stay about the same (6.9 oz Men's size 9, 5.8 oz Women's size 8).
What to Watch For
- New Upper Design: A perforated open mesh allows for improved airflow through the shoe.
- Reduced Overlays: The removal of a few overlays on the upper makes for a less constricting fit, allowing for a greater range of foot shapes and sizes, as well as more upper flexibility.
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AUBURN, Ala. - Michael O'Neal held Maine to just three runs (two earned) in 5 2/3 innings as the Auburn baseball team completed a doubleheader sweep on Saturday with a 4-3 win in the second game. The win improved Auburn to 3-0.
"One of the things we talked about was focus and concentration; stay locked-in all 18 innings," Auburn Head Coach John Pawlowski said. "After the first game the concentration could have wavered. We scored a lot of runs with a lot of two-out hits and our guys really buckled down. It was a close game. That game wasn't over until the last pitch."
"It was a really exciting atmosphere," O'Neal said. "I can pitch a lot better. I didn't hit my spots but I got outs like I should and I got quick outs. I was very efficient with my pitches. I was trying to get into the sixth inning. I didn't finish it so I still have stuff to work on for my next outing."
O'Neal, a junior college transfer making his first appearance, retired the first six hitters he faced before surrendering a single run in the third on a Colin Gay RBI single. Auburn would answer Maine's run with a three-run bottom of the third, marking the third time in as many games that Auburn would come from behind on Maine (0-3).
Ryan Tella, who was 1-for-3, drove in two runs with a third-inning triple and then scored on a Garrett Cooper RBI groundout to put Auburn ahead, 3-1.
A Tanner Cimo sac fly in the fourth scored Sam Gillikin, who had walked earlier in the inning, to stretch Auburn's lead to 4-1.
Maine clawed back in the sixth with a pair of runs off of O'Neal, capitalizing on the pitcher's throwing error, to make it a one-run game but Auburn's bullpen trio of Jay Wade (1 1/3 innings), Conner Kendrick (one inning) and Terrance Dedrick (one inning) limited Maine to just two hits while striking out five to close out the game.
Dedrick, who earned the win in the season-opener on Friday, got the final three outs, striking out the first and last hitter he faced to pick up the save.
Maine's A.J. Bazdanes (0-1) took the loss, allowing all four of Auburn's runs in five innings on five hits and three walks while striking out one.
Auburn won the first game of the doubleheader, 12-3.
Auburn, which has now begun a season 3-0 for the 24th time since 1949, will look to go to 4-0 for just the 17th time in that same time frame when it goes for the four-game series sweep on Sunday. Dillon Ortman will get the starting nod on the mound for Auburn while Maine will start Mike Connolly. First pitch is set for 11am at Plainsman Park.


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As if you needed an excuse to bar-hop down Fort Myers Beach, the 11th annual Fort Myers Beach Pub Crawl, benefitting the Cherise Mims-Kruty Memorial Scholarship Fund, will stroll through town this weekend Saturday, June 12, beginning at the Lighthouse Tiki Bar at 6:30 p.m.
Set up by Tim Blair and Mike Powell 11 years ago and organized ever since, Mike said, "We started with 20 to 30 people on the initial crawl 11 years ago, and it was just a good chance to have a good time with friends. We chose to do it during the slow season, as some of our friends were bartenders and appreciated the business."
From then on, the crawl did nothing but grow and expand, which makes it just that much more fun.
"I strongly suggest you get your room reservations made, as you will not be able to drive home," Mike said.
All proceeds from the pub crawl is donated in loving memory to the Cherise Mims-Kruty Memorial Scholarship Fund, and during the event, participants can get a souvenir shirt and koozie for $25, which goes toward the fund as well.
Usually, while wearing the souvenir T-shirt during the crawl, Mike said bartenders can spot you as a fund-raiser and perhaps offer some additional specials along the way just a side bonus to the cause.
Also, Rick and Rae, owners of the Sun Deck (1051 3rd St., Fort Myers Beach SunDeckResort.com) and veteran pub-crawlers, said 5 percent of funds brought in are donated to the cause.
Prior to Cherise's fund, for a number of years, Mike said funds raised from past pub crawls went to the fight against breast cancer, but, "Our good friend Cherise passed away a few years ago, and we donated to her scholarship fund."
For more information on the fund or the upcoming crawl, visit FMBPubCrawl.Webs.com.


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America's climate change-obsessed media love to point to warmer winters in our country as proof of Al Gore's infamous money-making scam.
A new study from the journal Nature Climate Change reported by the Los Angeles Times Monday finds that in North America and Asia, heat from megacities is playing a larger part than anyone previously thought.
"So-called waste heat produced by human activities in major urban centers has altered aspects of the jet stream and other atmospheric systems, causing significant warming in some regions and cooling in others," the Times reported of the study.
"What we found is that energy use from multiple urban areas collectively can warm the atmosphere remotely, thousands of miles away from the energy consumption regions," lead author Guang Zhang, a research meteorologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, observed. "This is accomplished through atmospheric circulation change."
Although the overall heat produced might be small on a global scale, it is highly concentrated, "and in many cases, positioned directly beneath major atmospheric troughs and ridges."
According to the study, winter temperatures in Russia and northern Asia have increased by up to two degrees Fahrenheit as a result of this megacity heat. In the northeastern United States - conveniently the center of America's global warming-obsessed media! - and southern Canada, "the effect has raised winter temperatures by more than a degree."
America's media had a conniption fit recently when it was "reported" that 2012 was the "warmest year on record" for the 48 states on the U.S. mainland.
Exactly how much of an impact did all the heat coming from cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco have?
Keep in mind that the authors of this study believe their numbers are conservative because they only studied heat from megacities.
When all of the world's heat sources are factored in, just how much of the warming that we've seen since the magical year 1850 - this is the year climate alarmists love to begin their calculations from! - is due to urbanization and NOT carbon dioxide?
Be advised that the authors of this study are not contesting global warming orthodoxy.
However, skeptics have noted for decades that there are many factors behind the global temperature rise since 1850, and that pinning the blame on a trace, naturally-occurring, necessary to life gas defies scientific reason.
This study goes to support such skepticism.
The only question remaining is how much play it will get from media hellbent on ignoring all reports that go against their climate ideology.


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'Stockpiling" is the term couponers long have used for shopping ahead of sales cycles, then storing groceries and supplies until the next sale. It's a great strategy for shelf-stable, nonperishable or freezer-stable items.
Buying at a low sale price with coupons ensures that we never have to pay full price. Need another box of cereal? Tube of toothpaste? Roll of paper towels? Grab it from your stockpile versus running to the store and you're saving big.
However, for some people, the word "stockpiling" has become synonymous with "hoarding" or "buying big." And based on some of the email I've received, I think we need a new word for what we do! Thanks to extreme couponers, the word seems to be scaring would-be couponers.
Q: I know couponers are saving large amounts of money on everything. But I have seen those TV shows where people stockpile a whole bedroom of things. We don't want that much in the house. Don't these people want to live in their living spaces? Show me couponing without stockpiling and I might sign up.
A: Notes like that make me want to scream from the rooftops, "MY house isn't full of cans and toilet paper!" My stockpile fits on a set of shelves in my laundry room, and it's rotated regularly. For most items, I'm buying only in quantities that we can use over about a three-month span. But couponing without some form of stockpiling is tough as we "win" the couponing game by buying when prices are low, then using our on-hand inventory when prices are high.
I try not to stock up on anything that we won't use before its expiration date. Completely nonperishable items, such as paper products, never expire. Even when I've hit a great deal on paper towels (and ended up stashing extra rolls in the garage!), I think the longest that stock-up lasted was close to a year. And the paper towels were on a shelf in the garage, so they weren't taking up living space. Most times, I buy in three-month quantities. It's not as much as you might think — for our household, three months of ketchup is three bottles. Three months of a favorite cereal is about nine boxes.
But for other items, it's good advice not to buy more than you can use before a product spoils.
Smaller stock-ups, replenished every few months, ensure that your inventory remains fresh.
So what should we call these "smaller" stock-ups? Readers, I'd love to hear from you!
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You are joking aren't you, security cameras have this week been proved ineffective in solving and preventing crime!
With the greatest of respect, this study 1. does not "proove" anything - if you wanted to test the relationship between crimw clear-up rate and cctv then this is not the way you would do it, 2. studies in the beavhoural sciences typical 'falsify' 3. that study did not say anything about prevention. There's reference to a study completed in 2005 but this has been the topic of some contention in the world of criminology - some studies show one thing, another something completely different.
CCTV in the UK is
So all it seems to be doing is to find new and inventive ways of feeding the US public's tax dollars into the bloated profits of politically favoured corporation
There is a myth that seems to infest these new fangled security organisations, that if only they can gather sufficient data they will be able to identify and prevent bad things happening. They cannot, but are willing to spend huge amounts of money in the attempt.
"Seventy percent of all criminal activity can be tied to a vehicle," says Mark Windover, president of Remington ELSAG Law Enforcement Systems, which is marketing its product to 250 U.S. police agencies.
The problem is using technology to replace people instead of augmenting their skills and accepting the inferior results since they have a lower cost.
The PHB's of the world know that video surveillance is not as effective as a person who is interested in their work and has proper training. Surveillance gives "nearly" (80%ish) the same results for far less cost and risk than a person.They just plain do not understand that technology is best used when helping people in a task, not removing the person from th
That is the most worrisome part of the article. As we are today, unless people know you there is some anonymity when you are in a public place. If Walker's claim is true the only way not to be identified would be with polarized lenses and gloves. This alone would flag you though, sort of like encrypting files may do today.
Might be cheaper to cut off the boot with an oxy-acet, and just eat the cost of one new wheel. "What boot?"
George Washington and our founding fathers were considered terrorists.
Because he targeted so many babies and burned down so many towns. Held all those hostages. Shot civilians in cold blood.
Nobody with a brain ever considered George Washington a terrorist.
I suspect you're confused because so many real terrorists, like Ho Chi Minh, have compared themselves to George Washington. There are millions of useless idiots who believe claims like Ho's, and some of them may have forced you to parrot their idiocy to pass their class.
It's okay now. You can think for yourself.
"Seventy percent of all criminal activity can be tied to a vehicle," says Mark Windover, president of Remington ELSAG Law Enforcement Systems, which is marketing its product to 250 U.S. police agencies."
Hold on a second; what percent of criminal activity is related to Homeland Security? I'll bet it's very low. Now cut that to 70%.
The Department of Homeland Security Mission Statement [dhs.gov] says:
We will lead the unified national effort to secure America. We will prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protec
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Orlando International Airport (Orlando). The change is part of the department's upgrade from two- to 10-fingerprint collection to enhance security and facilitate legitimate travel by more accurately and efficiently establishing and verifying visitors' identities.
"Biometrics have revolutionized our ability to prevent dangerous people from entering the United States since 2004. Our upgrade to 10-fingerprint collection builds on our success, enabling us to focus more attention on stopping potential security risks," US-VISIT Director Robert Mocny said.
For more than four years, U.S. Department of State (DOS) consular officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have been collecting biometrics -- digital fingerprints and a photograph -- from all non-U.S. citizens between the ages of 14 and 79, with some exceptions, when they apply for visas or arrive at U.S. ports of entry.
"Quite simply, this change gives our officers a more accurate idea of who is in front of them. For legitimate visitors, the process becomes more efficient and their identities are better protected from theft. For those who may pose a risk, we will have greater insight into who they are," added Paul Morris, Executive Director of Admissibility and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, CBP.
DHS's US-VISIT program currently checks a visitor's fingerprints against records of immigration violators and FBI records of criminals and known or suspected terrorists. Checking biometrics against the watch list helps officers make visa determinations and admissibility decisions. Collecting 10 fingerprints also improves fingerprint-matching accuracy and the department's ability to compare a visitor's fingerprints against latent fingerprints collected by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI from known and unknown terrorists all over the world. Additionally, visitors' fingerprints are checked against the FBI's Criminal Master File.
On an average day at Orlando, more than 1,700 international visitors complete US-VISIT biometric procedures. Visitors from the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and the Netherlands comprise the largest numbers of international visitors arriving at Orlando.
Orlando is the next port of entry to begin collecting 10 fingerprints from international visitors. Washington Dulles International Airport began 10-fingerprint collection on November 29, 2007. Thus far, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport, San Francisco International Airport and Miami International Airport have also begun 10-fingerprint collection. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport will soon begin collecting additional fingerprints. The remaining air, sea and land border ports of entry will transition to collecting 10 fingerprints by the end of 2008.
Since US-VISIT began in 2004, DHS has used biometric identifiers to prevent the use of fraudulent documents, protect visitors from identity theft and stop thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the country. US-VISIT, in cooperation with CBP, is leading the transition to a 10-fingerprint collection standard. This upgrade is the result of an interagency partnership among DHS, FBI, DOD and DOS.
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The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Lafourche Parish Council Tuesday.
The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Lafourche Parish Council Tuesday. Councilman John Arnold was absent. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Action: Passed ordinances to accept into the parish maintenance system these subdivisions: Plantation Garden Subdivision phase 2, Crescent Estates Subdivision phase 2, Cyril Scioneaux et al, Norris Matherne Subdivision, a portion of property belonging to Wendell and Gail Rouge designated tract 1 and Division of a .580 acre lot into lot 1, 2 and three of property belonging to Donald J. Hebert.
Action: Passed an ordinance to amend parish permit fees.
Action: Proposed an ordinance abolishing the Lafourche Home Mortgage Authority.
Action: Asked the administration to file a quarterly report on any position that is filled increasing parish government staffing. Councilman Joe Fertitta and Daniel Lorraine opposed.
Action: Approved a cooperative-endeavor agreement between senior citizen centers and the parish government for the Lafourche on the Move program.
Action: Approved a cooperative-endeavor agreements for each Lafourche Parish Recreation District for various improvement and operation costs.
Action: Reset a previous resolution dictating who can sign checks issued by parish government to remove former Parish Administrator Crystal Chiasson.
Action: Approved the purchase of a Ford Explorer for the Office of Coastal Zone Management.
Action: Amended the bylaws of the Office of Community Action and the advisory board.
Action: Approved an engineering contract with J. Wayne Plaisance Inc. for pre-storm recreation-facility repairs and Hurricane Isaac facility repairs in Recreation District 3.
Action: Approved a confidentiality agreement between the parish government and Louisiana Housing Corp. to obtain information on damage to homes in the parish.
Action: Approved an intergovernmental agreement between parish government and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to draw down from the Federal Financial Participation in the Louisiana Medicaid Program.
Action: Approved the contract with Author Gallagher Risk Management Services to provide commercial general-auto liability, public officials and employee's liability, excess workers' compensation and crime insurance coverage.
Action: Approved an agreement with Laris Insurance Agency to provide commercial property, equipment-inland marine and boiler-machinery coverage.
Action: Approved the hiring of Charles W. Butts. of Real Estate Appraisal Service to appraise property at 146 East 28th St. in Cut Off.


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Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials, Elected to SEMI Board
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 13, 2005 -- SEMI today announced the appointment of Ed Segal, senior advisor to Metron Technology, as chairman of the industry association's International Board of Directors. Segal succeeds Tetsuro (Terry) Higashi, chairman and CEO of Tokyo Electron Ltd., who served as chairman for the past year. The results of the association's annual elections were announced at the annual SEMI membership meeting, which was held today during the SEMICON West 2005 exposition in San Francisco.
In addition to the chairman's election, the association's membership elected Michael Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials, to the board of directors. Archie Hwang, chairman and CEO of Hermes Epitek, succeeds Segal as vice chairman of the board.
"SEMI is pleased to welcome Ed Segal as chairman and Mike Splinter as a new board member," said Stanley Myers, president and CEO of SEMI. "Their industry experience and counsel will be of great value to SEMI as the organization moves forward during a time of great change in the industry."
Segal served as CEO of Metron from July 1995 until it was acquired by Applied Materials in December 2004. Prior to joining Metron, he served as president and CEO of Transpacific Technology Corporation, a company he founded in 1982, which later merged with Metron.
"SEMI is a unique global trade organization serving the semiconductor equipment and materials industry. In a period when the needs of members are shifting, I am pleased to have the opportunity to serve as chairman of the organization," said Segal.
In accordance with the association's by-laws, the following board members were reelected; Tetsuro Higashi, chairman and CEO of Tokyo Electron; Archie Hwang, chairman and CEO of Hermes Epitek; Doug Neugold, president and CEO of ATMI; Mary Puma, chairman and CEO of Axcelis Technologies; Stephen Schwartz, chairman, president and CEO of Asyst Technologies; and Akira Yamamura, president of Ferrotec.
Brad Mattson, chairman of Tegal; Ed Segal, senior advisor of Metron Technology; and Duane Wadsworth, director of Micro-Mechanics, were elected as second-term ex-officio directors. Michael Parodi, president of Isel Robotek USA; and Arthur Zafiropoulo, chairman, CEO and president of Ultratech, were reelected as ex-officio directors for a third term.
The global industry association's 19 voting directors represent companies from Europe, Japan, Korea, North America and Taiwan, reflecting the global scope of its activities. The association's charter stipulates that individuals may be elected by the general membership as voting members of the board for a total of four, two-year terms and non-voting ex-officio members for a total of three, one-year terms.
SEMI is a global industry association for companies participating in the microelectronics and display industries. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
Editors' Note: A downloadable photograph of new SEMI Chairman Ed Segal is available at www.semi.org/segal
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Spring Pilaf with Salmon & Asparagus Recipe
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- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
- 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2-1/2 cups cut fresh asparagus (1-inch pieces)
- 12 ounces fully cooked salmon chunks
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives, divided
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- Saute carrots and yellow pepper in butter in a large saucepan until crisp-tender. Add rice; cook and stir for 1 minute or until lightly toasted.
- Stir in the broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in asparagus. Cook, uncovered, 3-4 minutes longer or until rice is tender.
- Stir in the salmon, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon chives and lemon peel; heat through. Fluff with a fork. Sprinkle with remaining chives. Yield: 4 servings.
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"I gave this 4 stars based on the fact that I love all the ingredients however I would have to adjust this a bit. One serving as written would be 15 points on Weight Watchers and more than I want to spend for one dinner. Cutting the butter down or out would help greatly and perhaps reducing the rice and adding more veggies. I have lost 78 pounds and want to keep it off. Has anyone reduced this down a bit? Hats off to whoever lists the fat, carbs, fiber and protein for those of us who count points!"
"VERY GOOD! Mine didn't turn out as pretty as the photo - I normally use Jasmine or Basmati rice, so next time I'll have to cut the simmering time down as it overcooked the rice a bit."
"Very good. It is lite and a great way to use leftover salmon."
"Delicious! Will definitely make again!"


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The National Park Service has moved buildings from nearby sites to represent some of the original outbuildings on Hornbek's homestead which no longer remain. The building in this photo, which was constructed in 1890, was the home of the Del Johnson family for many years and is typical of homestead houses of that time. When they became better established, the family converted their original homestead house into a barn. The building was moved to its present location to represent Hornbek's chicken and small livestock barn. This structure is small enough to fit in the downstairs bedroom of the Hornbek house.
1. How does the Johnson cabin compare to the Hornbek house in size and design?
2. What does this indicate about Hornbek's financial status when she came to the Florissant area?
3. What does this indicate about the lifestyle of the typical homesteader? Keep in mind that this house was built over a decade after Adeline Hornbek settled in the area.
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Fort Myers Beach Mayor Larry Kiker has been involved in Town government for seven years now. This Monday morning will be his final official meeting as a Town council member and the following Friday will be his last day in office.
Kiker, who will face San Carlos Island resident Charlie Whitehead in the General Election for Lee County Commission seat #3 on Nov. 6, reflected on his past years as an elected official and offered personal insight on the Council's future. He served one year on the Local Planning Agency and then six years on Council, which included the first year as vice mayor and five years as mayor.
When asked to list some of the more noteworthy accomplishments during his Council tenure, he chose quite a few that have been completed or are near completion: North Estero Boulevard Drainage Improvement Project; reaching the five-year plan for Estero Boulevard to be on the Lee County Capital Improvement Plan; Crescent Beach Family Park; modified approach to dunes and vegetation after Beach re-nourishment; the sign ordinance; Town Hall's fate; the Beach water system; codification; storm water system; Mound House; Newton Park; Bay Oaks acquisition; and hiring a new Town manager
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FMB Mayor Larry Kiker, a businessman by trade, stands barefoot on the beachfront in front of Junkanoos on the Beach. His final day in office is Oct. 5.
"Look at the shelf-life of projects that this Council has managed and tackled. If you add those up, that's 130 years worth," he said. "How many times did Town staff work on those projects? How many man hours? How many times did we get public comment? All of that has gone away. That cleans the slate and gives us the freedom to reallocate newer priorities with the same amount of research."
Keeping reserves intact during budgetary cycles is another worthy achievement of the Council under Kiker's reign. During a recent budget workshop, it was reported only 10 municipal tax districts have a lower tax rate than the Town of Fort Myers Beach.
"Since this last hearing, my guess is that we have dropped further," he said. "The trick is balancing all the numbers, and the end result is this is one of the cheapest places in Florida to live from taxes. Throw that with a great beach, some sun and our best resource, which is the people, and you get my definition of paradise."
When he came into office, Kiker was instrumental in changing the voting process for town council from majority to plurality to prevent runoffs and disallow someone from running unopposed.
"That was one of my big deals to put that on referendum. The plurality way allows the highest vote getters to get in. I believe it got a lot of dissention out of our election system," he said.
When asked what he would like the next Council and its members to accomplish or set as a priority, Kiker stated "keeping the synergy" that has been developed.
"I hope they keep their focus and continue to accept a generous portion of public input. They should keep being the same great people they are right now," he said. 'On a scale of one to 10, I give them an 11. I think this town is well off because that group is there."
Vice Mayor Bob Raymond takes over mayor duties effective midnight on Oct. 5. Kiker believes the man nicknamed "the grumpy old man" is ready for the challenge.
"Even at his ripe old, young age, I think that we are going to watch him grow and develop some more," said Kiker. "I think he is going to be a great leader and that everybody is ready to work with him."
Councilman Alan Mandel will fill Raymond's role as vice mayor.
"Quite possibly, he is one of the hardest working council members that I've ever met. He is involved with so many things," said Kiker. "His leadership with his focused professionalism in economic development and marketing strategies has been a missing link for this Town for a long time."
On Town Manager Terry Stewart, Kiker called Town officials "lucky" to have someone of his experience and expertise.
"He came along at the right time. We needed someone who was going to offer not only stability, but also some one who would place arms around our environment," he said. "Staff has completely settled down, and everybody seems to be really happy. I'm jealous. I think he knows more people in this Town than I do now. He takes time to listen to people."
Agenda items during Kiker's final meeting will include appointing Beach residents for Town advisory committees and two variances for signs. He stated the two main reasons for picking Oct. 5 as his final official day in office were to complete the budget process for fiscal year 2012-13, and allow time for whoever is appointed to adjust to the role of interim council member before the next regular election in March 2013.
Kiker believes and urges potential Council candidates should serve time on the Town LPA. Councilman Joe Kosinski was the latest such example.
"What happened was he was able to jump right in the middle of a meeting by knowing what was going on, what was expected of him and how to conduct himself," said Kiker. "The people who don't have that experience have a tougher time to get started."
Regarding his legacy in Town government, Kiker was short and to the point.
"I think this town has grown leaps and bounds in the last six years," he said. "And, I think I have too."
Town seeks new council member
According to the Town Charter, vacancies on the council, except for the position of mayor, can be filled by appointment by majority vote of the council members remaining. The appointment to fill Kiker's seat will be effective until a successor is chosen at the next regular election in March 2013. Until then, the vacancy will be filled by an interim appointment under the provisions of the charter.
Candidates for Town Council need to be a resident of Fort Myers Beach for one year prior to appointment and a registered voter.


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