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Veronica's entire 4-year-old life has been lived at the center of a protracted custody dispute between her biological Native American father and a couple in South Carolina chosen as adoptive parents by her mother.
Now that the legal fight is over, the struggle to create a normal existence for the young Cherokee girl begins.
Late Monday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to uphold a stay keeping Veronica with her father, Dusten Brown, and ordered that custody be turned over to Matt and Melanie Capobianco, of Charleston.
The Capobiancos began the long journey back from Oklahoma to Veronica's new permanent home following the resolution of a yearslong battle involving questions of jurisdiction and tribal sovereignty in both Native American and U.S. courts.
When they get home, their topmost priority should be creating the stable life that Veronica has lacked in her first four years of life, experts say.
"The saga she's been through really seems to be this tragic tale of law and adults who talk about the best interest of the child but don't seem to be doing what's in the best interest of the child," said Dr. Naranjan Karnik, a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry at Chicago's Rush University. "Kids always know when there's uncertainty in the air. To not know where your home is going to be is the most unsettling thing."
Dr. Philip Fisher, a psychologist specializing in childhood trauma at the University of Oregon, agrees.
Fisher notes that children who have been in unsettled home environments, such as shuttling between different houses or families, can suffer. At 4 years old, traumatic changes can actually hamper development in the part of the brain that helps someone make good decisions, Fisher said.
Veronica was born Sept. 15, 2009 to an unwed, non-Native American mother in Oklahoma who decided to give her up for adoption and chose the Capobiancos in South Carolina as her adoptive parents.
But Brown also had petitioned for custody shortly after her birth, and in December 2011, after Veronica had lived with the Capobiancos for a little more than two years, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in the father's favor. The court said that under the Indian Child Welfare Act, it was in the little girl's best interest to be raised by her biological father because of his Native American heritage. Consequently, Veronica went to live with Brown in Oklahoma.
Two more years passed, and this past summer, the tables turned again: The U.S. Supreme Court – responding to a challenge from the Capobiancos to the South Carolina court's decision – ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act did not apply in this case because Brown had been absent from the child's life. The South Carolina courts finalized the couple's adoption and ordered Brown to hand Veronica over. Two Oklahoma courts certified the order.
But Brown wasn't done. He was still hoping that the Oklahoma Supreme Court would refuse to lift a stay that was in place to keep Veronica with him. The court declined the request, and Veronica was transferred Monday night to the Capobiancos.
Justice Noma Gurich dissented.
"We cannot ignore the fact that (Veronica), at the age of 27 months, has already been moved from one set of `parents' to another, after lengthy judicial consideration of her best interests," Gurich wrote. "Under the issues present to this court, an immediate change of custody without any consideration of her best interests will require a four-year-old child to resolve her feelings of loss and grief for a second time."
The Cherokee Nation fought on Brown's behalf for permanent custody, but late Monday, the tribe's attorney general, Todd Hembree, indicated the fight was over. In a statement, Hembree expressed hope that the Capobiancos would "honor their word" to allow Brown to be remain an important part of the girl's life.
"We also look forward to her visiting the Cherokee Nation for many years to come, for she is always welcome," he added.
The Capobiancos have repeatedly said they wanted to honor Veronica's Cherokee heritage, and at one point, with the help of several adoption consultants and experts, they laid out a transition plan that included keeping Brown in Veronica's life.
But the most recent negotiations on a settlement for shared custody or visitations broke down Monday, a few hours before the Oklahoma court ruled. Details of the proposed compromise were not publicly released.
In the short term, perhaps the most important thing will be to reacquaint Veronica with the people who will raise her. Given her age when she left South Carolina, and the two years that have passed since, both Fisher and Karnik say it is unlikely she remembers much of her time with the Capobiancos previously.
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, the couple said they had been able to visit Veronica, which "allowed us to reconnect as a family and ease her transition home."
"We are all doing well and our focus now is on healing and getting our life back to normal," they said.
The Capobiancos also acknowledged the disappointment of Veronica's biological father and the Cherokee Nation.
"While we are overjoyed to bring Veronica home, we sympathize with the Brown family during this difficult time," they said. "Despite our differences, and everything that has happened over the last several months, we all love Veronica and want what is best for her."


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Washington: The US is prepared to bring back jobs lost to recession and overseas competition in recent decades and the Congress should help achieve this goal, President Barack Obama said on Saturday.
"We are primed to bring back more of the good jobs claimed by the recession, and lost to overseas competition in recent decades," Obama said in his weekly radio and web address.
"But that requires a year of action. I want to work with Congress this year on proven ways to create jobs, like building infrastructure and fixing our broken immigration system," Obama said.
Referring to his visit to the North Carolina State University this week where engineers are set to develop the new technology that will make motors even better, Obama said this is part of his push not only to make America home to more high-tech manufacturing but to make it more attractive for the jobs that a growing middle class requires.
"And increasingly, we are. Thanks in part to our all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, for the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here at home than we buy from the rest of the world," Obama said.
"We generate more renewable energy than ever, and more natural gas than anybody," he said.
He asked the Congress to help him achieve his goals.
Obama said where Congress is not acting, he will act on his own to put opportunity within reach for anyone who is willing to work for it.
"I firmly believe that this can be a breakthrough year for America. But to make that happen, we`re gonna have to act to create good jobs that pay good wages, and to offer more Americans a fair shot to get ahead," he said.
"That`s what I`m focused on every day that I have the privilege of serving as your president. That`s what I`m going to be focused on every single day of this year," Obama said.

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From Simmaron Research
Dear Friends,
As we reflect upon 2013, we are grateful for the generosity of our supporters, humbled by the strength of our patient community and hopeful about new research studies being pursued. Science is on the cusp of new understanding of ME/CFS driven by research studies and collaborations to which Simmaron is proud to have contributed.
We are excited about the foundation's accomplishments in its first two years, having completed our portion of 9 research studies and begun 4 more. We eagerly await publication of Dr. Ian Lipkin's groundbreaking results, which he previewed for the community this fall. 2014 will also see publications of more of our finished collaborations.
We need your continued financial support going into 2014 as we begin several new scientific initiatives.
First, Simmaron Research is proud to announce that we are in the initial stages of a 2 year ME/CFS Physician Fellowship. For some time now, we have been looking toward the future at the critical gap in the number of experienced ME/CFS physicians to treat patients. Simmaron is uniquely positioned to take leadership in training fellows given Dr. Daniel Peterson's expertise in diagnosis and treatment of CFS and his understanding of clinical research.
Next, we are initiating our first study on genomics of natural killer (NK) cells. Led by our Scientific Director, Dr. Isabel Barao, Ph.D., this study will examine immune response genes expressed by NK cells, macrophages, and B cells in families with CFS. Genomic and functional analysis of immune receptors in chronic fatigue syndrome, is a collaboration with University of Nevada, Reno, National Cancer Institute, and Sierra Internal Medicine.
Simmaron has also been awarded access to samples from the NIH directed XMRV investigation for our study entitled, Tick and Arthropod-Borne Disease in Post-Infectious Fatigue. We will begin work on this study in the New Year. This study has the potential to aid in subsetting patients for treatments and identifying a role of infection in precipitating ME/CFS.
Work has also begun on our study to investigate the value of T-cell gene rearrangement testing in identifying a subset of ME/CFS patients who are at risk of developing lymphoma and other cancers, for diagnostic and treatment purposes. And in response to rural health needs, Simmaron will endeavor to develop a repeatable model for a hepatitis C virus (HCV) clinic.
2013 marked the first year of our popular Internship Program which supported 5 interns! We have started a number of data analysis projects to generate pilot data on treatment protocols and biologic markers to inform future grant submissions and clinical trials, assisted by these young, budding scientists.
While building capacity this year, Simmaron continues to be a lean organization focusing our resources on a strong science team. We are building our Scientific Advisory Board with the addition of Dennis F. Mangan, Ph.D. Some of you may recognize his work as the Chair of the Trans-NIH Working Group for CFS, where he organized the National Institutes of Health's first State of the Knowledge Scientific Workshop on ME/CFS in more than a decade. Dr. Mangan has already brought great insight to our research initiatives.
2013 additions to our science team include Scientific Director, Isabel Barao, Ph.D., who is a cancer immunologist and adjunct assistant professor at University of Nevada Reno. Gunnar Gottschalk, SNC '11, is now Simmaron's Research Manager, and we have recently hired Holly Evers as our new Administrative Director.
With the New Year upon us we would like to again thank you for your generous contributions of our scientific efforts. Our new initiatives need your continued support, and if you are able, we are pleased to invite you to make a year-end contribution of any size to propel us forward. You may send donations to the address below, or make them online. Thanks to you, we will continue our work to reach the goal where ME/CFS is a treatable and well-understood illness and where patients have access to care that truly improves their quality of life.
All of us at Simmaron wish you and your family a wonderful, healthful new year.
Courtney Miller, President
For the Board of Directors
New Scientific Study Initiatives
ME/CFS Physician Fellowship – Under the leadership of Dr. Peterson, Simmaron Research has created a 2 year physician fellowship program to train physicians to recognize and treat patients with ME/CFS and develop expertise in this field.
Genomic and functional analysis of immune receptors in chronic fatigue syndrome – In this study, Simmaron Research will determine whether genetic variations in the genes coding for immune receptors expressed by natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages and B cells, play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) risk and pathogenesis. Findings could support diagnosis and development of new therapeutic interventions.
Tick and Arthropod-Borne Disease in Post-Infectious Fatigue – This study will assess the similarities and differences in exposure to multiple tick and mosquito-borne pathogens among geographically diverse patient cohorts, with the potential to aid in subsetting and identifying a role of infection in precipitating CFS/ME.
Multisite Assessment of the Prevalence of Clonal T-cell Receptor Gamma Gene Rearrangements in CFS patients – This study will investigate the value of T-cell gene rearrangements in identifying a subset of patients who are at risk of developing lymphoma and other cancers, for diagnostic and treatment purposes.
Clinical Data Analyses – We have started data analyses of clinical charts to generate pilot data for possible publications and grant submissions for on the pathogenesis of CFS and therapeutics. Initial clinical data analyses include the drugs Cidofovir, Ampligen and IVIG.
Ongoing Scientific Study Initiatives
Griffith University Spinal Fluid study – As a complement to the Lipkin study seeking to identify pathogens in spinal fluid, this study is assessing the role of miRNAs and immune abnormalities in CFS patients compared to controls. This investigation is groundbreaking, and seeks to explain the neurological symptoms of CFS. Led by Dr. Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Ph.D., the study will be completed in early 2014.
CDC's Multi-Site Clinical Assessment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – year 3 – Sierra Internal Medicine is collaborating in the CDC's 7-site clinical assessment of CFS to characterize patients in clinical practices of clinicians with expertise in ME/CFS. The data collected using a standardized approach from expert clinical practices will be used by CDC to address the CFS case definition and to study sub-groups to improve therapy and allow the underlying biology to be discovered. CDC's Dr. Elizabeth Unger is charting a new path at CDC to scientifically research the illness grounded in the field's expert physicians.
Pending Publication
Epidemiological Survey – This study is aimed at following up with individuals who were diagnosed with CFS in a number of sites, including those diagnosed more than 10 years ago. The survey seeks to learn if patients have developed cancers, autoimmune diseases, or other disorders at a higher incidence. Results will be published in mid 2014.
Pathogens and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Cerebrospinal Fluid of ME/CFS – This study seeks to detect Pathogens and Pathogenic Mechanisms in the cerebral spinal fluid of patients with ME/CFS using the known and novel pathogen arrays at The Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University. Results will be published in early 2014.
Nested Pathogen study in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Cancer Subset of ME/CFS – This study parallels the Columbia University investigation of the cerebral spinal fluid of a subset of ME/CFS patients who went on to develop lymphoma or other cancers. Results will be published early 2014.
Post-Infectious Cardiomyopathy Study – This study investigates four subjects from Northern Nevada who developed a form of dilated cardiomyopathy with an unknown cause. We are awaiting publication of the results.
Persistent human herpesvirus-6 infection in patients with an inherited form of the virus. – The data presented in this publication, sponsored by the HHV6 Foundation, document that some individuals with CIHHV-6 are infected persistently with exogenous HHV-6 strains that lead to a wide range of neurological symptoms. Journal of Medical Virology, July 25, 2013.
XMRV and MLV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – The study, funded by the NIH and led by Dr. Ian Lipkin, created one of the best characterized, multi-site set of patients and controls in CFS. The results of this study indicated that there was no connection between CFS and XMRV or MLVs, and were published in the Journal of Molecular Biology on September 18, 2012.
Cytotoxic lymphocyte microRNAs as prospective biomarkers for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – The objective of this study was to determine the association between miRNAs in cytotoxic cells andCFS/ME. There was a significant reduction in the expression levels of miR-21, in both the NK and CD8(+)T cells in the CFS/ME sufferers. Additionally, the expression of miR-17-5p, miR-10a, miR-103, miR-152, miR-146a, miR-106, miR-223 and miR-191 was significantly decreased in NK cells of CFS/ME patients in comparison to the non-fatigued controls. Journal of Affective Disorder, December 2012.
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Trial of the TLR-3 Agonist Rintatolimod in Severe Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Ampligen) – A Phase III prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing twice weekly IV Ampligen versus placebo was conducted in 234 subjects with long-standing, debilitating CFS/ME at 12 sites. Ampligen produced objective improvement in ET and a reduction in CFS/ME related concomitant medication usage as well as other secondary outcomes. PLOS One, March 14, 2012


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Benton woman arrested on 23 counts of animal cruelty
A Benton woman was arrested on Friday for 23 counts of animal cruelty, authorities said.
As of press time, 48-year-old Dorothy Rhonda Braithwaite remains in the Saline County jail with a $2,500 sheriff's bond. She is expected to appear in Benton District Court on Nov. 13.
Lt. Kevin Russell, public information officer for the Benton Police Department, said there is no indication that Braithwaite was selling the animals or part of an illegal "puppy mill." He said authorities do not anticipate any more arrests; however, the investigation is continuing.
Russell said that on Wednesday Arkansas Department of Correction officers were in the 700 block of Latimer Drive in Benton searching for escaped inmate Curtis Reese Jr. — who has family in Saline County — when they discovered a home "that appeared to have a large number of animals in it without electricity or a caretaker." Benton officers responded to the home and gathered information that allowed them to obtain a search warrant.
Russell said what officers found were animals living in deplorable conditions.
"They found dogs and cats in cages stacked all throughout the residence," he said. "They found one dead, and the other 22 were found in very poor condition. There were no utilities at the home to provide heat or air conditioning, and they were covered in excrement. Additionally, there was no evidence that the animals had been given any food or water in some time."
Russell said that officers discovered that the Braithwaite was living in the home, but they were unable to locate her that evening. On Friday, Braithwaite voluntarily surrendered at the Benton Police Department, was questioned by detectives and then was charged with the 23 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty.
Russell said the dogs and cats were transported to the Benton Animal Control facility for care.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Benton Police Department at 778-1171 or 315-TIPS (8477). Individuals also may send an anonymous crime tip to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text.


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I have a program that when submitted goes to an email.
If the person is under 18 and has ordered an adult book the program validates and tells them they are too young to order and Adult book and then is supposed to return to the Selection input box to chose a childrens book. Instead it goes straight to the email.
In the exercise I am only using html/Javascript because I haven't learnt PHP yet and my computer is not set up for it.


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SYCAMORE – DeKalb County Board member Riley Oncken plans to decide by early next week if he will resign in light of new questions about him also serving as a conflict public defender.
Oncken, a local defense lawyer and a Sycamore Republican, was appointed to the District 3 Republican County Board seat in March 2013, about four months before DeKalb County Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert appointed him to one of four special public defender positions. Conflict public defenders, who are paid $24,250 a year and are eligible for county health benefits, handle cases where the public defender's office would have a conflict of interest.
Oncken said he was poised to be appointed chair of the County Board's Law & Justice Committee on Wednesday, when he and other board members were surprised by an unpublished Illinois Attorney General's opinion suggesting he might not legally be able to hold both positions.
DeKalb County State's Civil Division Chief Stephanie Klein advised Oncken last week that he could legally hold both positions based on research that did not include the unpublished opinion.
The revelation prompted Oncken and County Board leaders to put off the committee chairman vote. Oncken and DeKalb County State's Attorney Richard Schmack are reviewing the opinion, while County Board member Anthony Cvek, a Sycamore Republican in District 4, is calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Stuckert's appointment.
"When you have the chief law enforcement officer of the county and the chief judge of the county both signing off on this, it raises some serious questions," Cvek said, asserting that the conflict could amount to a crime. "I think it's a serious matter and it should be taken seriously."
Schmack said a special prosecutor is unnecessary.
"The mere fact that another attorney has issued an opinion that contradicts my civil assistant's opinion does not create a conflict of interest; it merely means that two attorneys have two different opinoins," Schmack said. "We intend to throughly review this advisory opinion that Mr. Cvek has obtained that was not a published opinion and was not readily available."
For his part, Oncken said he is going to ask a private lawyer for advice. He also plans to consult people outside the local political and legal communities about whether him holding both positions appears improper.
"The last thing I want to do is create some sort of perception that I'm doing anything improper," Oncken said. "If the only way to remedy that is for me to step down from the county board, I'm going to do that."
His decision could have political implications. Both Cvek and Oncken are running in separate contested races in the November election to retain their seats. Oncken wasn't immediately certain Thursday evening if the deadlines had passed to remove his name from the ballot and to find another Republican to run in his place if he ultimately decided to drop out of the race.
Cvek was among two people who voted against appointing Onken to the County Board in March. Oncken received the fewest votes in November 2012, when Democrat Mark Pietrowski Jr. and Republican Kenneth Andersen beat him for two District 3 county board seats. Andersen resigned in February 2013 after losing the board chairmanship to fellow Republican Jeff Metzger, who had the support of Democrats.


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BLOOMINGDALE – Cherry tomatoes, lima beans, snap peas. Those are just a few of the crops that will grow in the coming months at the new Community Garden at Community Consolidated School District 93's Early Childhood Center in Bloomingdale.
With spring in the air, the youngest and oldest students in the district came together May 8 to add some life to the garden.
Assisted by eighth-graders from Bloomingdale's Stratford Middle School, the center's preschoolers planted class-grown seedlings in the garden and learned about food chains.
"I loved it," said Paige Lyons, a preschooler at the center.
The idea for the garden came when designs were being developed for the center building, which opened at the start of this school year. Superintendent Bill Shields brought the idea to center Principal Kim Hefner, and she jumped on the opportunity to provide her students with an authentic learning experience.
About 370 students from both schools worked on the project, and the groups said they enjoyed spending time together.
Preschooler Josephine Techter said she had fun with the eighth-graders who helped her.
"They were good," she said.
The eighth-graders had fun spending time with the district's littlest students as well.
"They were adorable," Lexandra Prestidge said.
In addition to helping the preschoolers plant their crops, the eighth-graders also taught them about food chains, which they learned about this school year as part of an ecology science unit.
This meant the older students had to come up with lesson plans to teach their young partners.
Developing the plans involved figuring out a way to share the information with preschoolers in a way they could understand, eighth-grader Alexis Copeland said.
For Janari Fisher, it was interesting to see how the preschoolers think.
And for eighth-grade teacher Liz Bruning, it was great to see her students act as leaders.
"The bright spot was watching the eighth-graders take on that leadership role," Bruning said.
By being able to teach the concepts they had learned, the older students demonstrated a deeper level of understanding of the material, eighth-grade teacher Jill Kirby said.
Beyond what they learned from their eighth-grade partners, center students also received other educational opportunities through the garden project.
In class, preschoolers learned about plant parts and what they do, preschool teacher JoAnn Murphy said.
They also had the unique opportunity to see the garden be built outside their building, and now that the seeds have been planted, they can continue to keep an eye on the garden, she said.
The garden will be tended by center families during the summer, allowing for learning to continue. The families will be welcome to take crops home with them that mature or donate them to local food pantries, Hefner said.
The hope is to continue collaborative learning across grade levels through the garden. In order to develop more long-term relationships between the preschoolers and middle-schoolers, planting projects may pair sixth-graders with the center's students in the future.
"We're going to reflect on our experience, and we'd really like to capitalize on the relationship-building," Hefner said.


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Crafted by RTA, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the Chicago Regional Green Transit Plan highlights the RTA system's ability to become greener and more fuel efficient. Each year, the region's transit system saves 6.7 million metric tons of carbon from being emitted into the atmosphere. That's equivalent to 750 million gallons of gas or taking one million automobiles off the roads. Between 2005 and 2008, the RTA system improved its carbon-emissions efficiency up to five percent, due to increased ridership.
"Public transportation and ride sharing lessen our region's impact on the environment by minimizing the number of cars on our highway," said Joe Costello, RTA executive director. "We are working toward making our entire system truly green and this plan will help our region work together in addressing climate change, improve the quality of air, while improving mobility for millions of riders each day."
The plan also provides a vision for a more environmentally-friendly transit system that can maximize the environmental benefits of transit in the future. The plan identifies four main strategies for increasing the environmental benefits of transit, including growing ridership and market share, promoting transit-oriented development, improving operational efficiency and greening the transit system. Key initiatives highlighted in the plan include bringing the region's system to a state of good repair, expanding real-time bus and train arrival information, modernizing fare payment systems, expanding technical assistance and funding efforts related to transit-oriented development, studying and piloting more efficient locomotives, trains and buses and installing additional pollution control technologies on buses and trains.
The RTA received a $1.3 million grant to develop and implement the plan from the IDOT State Planning and Research program. The plan brings the RTA system in line with transit agencies across the country that have completed sustainability and climate action plans including the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.


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2010 Softball
Pioneers sweep Bluffton at Transy
Transylvania takes control in HCAC with sweep of Beavers
April 10, 2010
Game one box score I Game two box score
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The Bluffton University softball team saw its eight-game Heartland Conference winning streak come to an end with a pair of losses at Transylvania on Saturday, April 10, 2010. Bluffton slips to 8-2 in the HCAC and 10-13 overall, while Transylvania improved to 20-6 on the season and 4-0 in the HCAC.
Transylvania 6, Bluffton 3
Transylvania jumped out to a 3-0 lead after rapping five hits in the bottom of the first inning. Mitchell doubled to left center, scoring two, and Ladanyi followed with an RBI single up the middle. The Beavers answered with three scores of their own in the top of the second. Brooke Babcock (Findlay) laced a ground-rule double to start the frame before pinch-runner Tiffany Buckmaster (Lima/Bath) moved to third on a passed ball. Emily Manahan (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) picked her up with a single to center. Two errors by the home team aided the Beavers as both Jessica McDonald (Mechanicsburg) and Manahan crossed the dish.
The Pioneers added two runs in the bottom of the second and another in the third before Kendra DeArk found her zone as she allowed just three hits and no runs over the last five innings in improving to 14-2 on the year.
Torrie Wilson (Delphos/Jefferson) and Brooke Babcock both finished with two hits apiece. Freshman Stevie Cuttitta (Columbiaville, Mich./Clio) fell to 4-5 with the loss. She gave up six runs on nine hits in five innings of work. Kristin Agauas (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover) set the Pioneers down in order in the sixth to keep Bluffton within striking distance.
Transylvania 8, Bluffton 0 (6 innings)
Following two scoreless frames to start the second contest, Transy exploded for four runs in the third and never looked back. Mitchell provided the spark with a two-run shot to right center. Pierce and Wall both followed with RBI hits as the Pioneers pounded out five safeties in the inning.
The home team scored in each of the next three frames, including two times in the fifth, before Tiffany Buckmaster broke up Olivia Wall's no-hit bid with a pinch-hit single up the middle in the top of the sixth. Transy plated its eighth run of the game in the home half, ending the contest with two outs and one runner on base.
Babcock surrendered four runs on six hits in just three innings on the mound. Agauas also gave up four runs as Transylvania made a statement with its convincing sweep of Bluffton.
The Beavers return to action with a non-conference doubleheader against Ohio Wesleyan on Tuesday, April 13. The first contest is slated for 3:30 p.m. in Bluffton.


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For the third year, Upstate employees and families marched in the Central New York Veterans Day Parade. Held on Sat., Nov. 10 at the NYS Fairgrounds, the parade showcased more than 90 groups, including close to 40 people representing Team Upstate. Marchers waved flags and carried a large banner that read "Saluting CNY Veterans." A truck — decorated in red, white and blue and bearing the Upstate logo — followed the marchers, some of whom had also attended the Friday ceremony at Upstate's Setnor Hall.
During that ceremony, Upstate President David Smith MD recognized the contributions of all service men and women, including the 185 medical school alumni who died fighting in World War I.
Today, 262 Upstate employees are veterans, reservists and guards.
Click on the video to "meet" 12 veterans who work at Upstate and marched in the parade. They are:
Dana Lonis, nursing, PSS-ICU
Le'Nard Chisholm, payroll
Mike Sheldon, pulmonary function laboratory
Christopher Sanders, clinical neurophysiology
Elton Garvin, radiation therapy program, College of Health Professions
William Pelley, kidney transplant program
Melissa Mulvey, nursing, ambulatory procedures
Joseph Dixie, pharmacology
Ted Spadotto, physical plant
Willie White, central equipment
Peter Banks, nursing, recovery room
Edgar Johnson, diversity and inclusion, Human Resources


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One-On-One Resume Review
Hosted by: Westland Area Library
The event will start on: Aug 07, 2014 10:00 AM
And will end on: Aug 07, 2014 12:00 PM
Location: Westland Area Library
Address: 4740 W. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43228
Need help with your resume? Representatives from New Directions Career Center, specialists in career development, will be on hand for this resume review.
- Registion required. Call 878-1301, ext. 239.
- Bring your resume in print or on disc or create one at the library.
- Computers and library resources will be available.
Bring a flash drive to save your work or buy one for $5.00.
Westland Area Library
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.-noon
June 5 and August 7


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bobthebob1234 wrote:Have you enabled visualization acceleration on whatever cpu you are using? Or maybe its just cos I have an 8 core CPU and 16gb of ram. But then Win7 has access to that when it is booting not in a VM...
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If there's a microphone in the room, then meeting in person probably isn't much better.there's not much PGP can do about a compromised terminal, keyloggers, passive listening devices (reconstructing passwords from the sound of keyboard tapping), etc.
Would a recording outside of the US be viable in a US court?
Do US courts seriously consider these issues any longer? The majority of the constitution is at best nod and wink territory these days. They tap whoever they want; they jail whoever they want; and as for admissible in court, who says it'll even get to court? Who says you'll even get a phone call? This isn't your father's USA.
Anyway, who says the NSA can't crack PGP? Some crypto-fanboy showing off how much smarterer he is than lawyers who make no claim of security expertise and have a professional obligation to err on the side of caution?
If you take into consideration that communication (as we are told) is 70% non-verbal, then any half decent lawyer will make sure he/she is able to see the client face to face. It is impossible to take a good history from a person if you can't see them, let alone hear their voice.
Given this fact, it is not a surprise that lawyers want to meet their clients. Yes and there are limitations to PGP that won't ensure privacy especially when you are opening lines of communication in an already hostile environment. There are things you just can't know unless you are physically there.
PORTLAND, Ore. Thomas Nelson, an Oregon lawyer, has lived in a state of perpetual jet lag for the last two years. Every few weeks, he boards a plane in Portland and flies to the Middle East to meet with a high-profile Saudi client who cannot enter the United States because he faces charges here of financing terrorism.
Mr. Nelson says he does not dare to phone this client or send him e-mail messages because of what many prominent criminal defense lawyers say is a well-founded fear that all of their contacts are being monitored by the United States government.
Even if they knew this for sure, the jailer is under no obligation to provide access to PGP or even a computer, and he would likely be an idiot if he did provide PGP to the inmates.
Which, in turn, has links...
What is it with the Slashdot crowd and PGP? What's wrong with S/MIME?
I can say with some authority, having been evaluating and testing it for my company for some months now, that it is natively supported by current versions of the 3 major email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail), and that their implementations are, by and large, compatible.
So...are there any particular issues with S/MIME that make PGP a significantly more desirable solution?
Dan Aris
What is it with the Slashdot crowd and PGP? What's wrong with S/MIME?
I can say with some authority, having been evaluating and testing it for my company for some months now, that it is natively supported by current versions of the 3 major email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail), and that their implementations are, by and large, compatible.
So...are there any particular issues with S/MIME that make PGP a significantly more desirable solution?
Dan Aris
OpenPGP software allows you to easily self-generate valid keys. Doing the same with S/MIME (self-signing certificates) is really obnoxious. Further, OpenPGP clients tend to support a web-of-trust introduction model which is strictly better for actual security than the centralized commercial PKI model that S/MIME software tries to force on users.
For sending secure messages within a medium to large sized organization there is some argument for S/MIME using a local CA, but even then simply emulating the same effect with a organization PGP key signer and key server is probably cleaner.
Has the submitter not heard about billable hours?
Is it possible that lawyers don't even know about PGP?"
Which is why most crypto software is developed outside the US nowdays
But PGP still is subject to those laws. Interestingly, I read somewhere where a textbook on cryptography was exported to a forbidden country. The CD with the binaries was confescated, but the book, with compliable source written out, was allowed.
I agree with the spirit of the law, but it seems unenforcable.
Zimmermann challenged these regulations in a curious way. He published the entire source code of PGP in a hardback book, via MIT Press, which was distributed and sold widely. Anybody wishing to build their own copy of PGP could buy the $60 book, cut off the covers, separate the pages, and scan them using an OCR program, creating a set of source code text files. One could then build the application using the freely available GNU C Compiler. PGP would thus be available anywhere in the world. The claimed principle was simple: export of munitionsâ"guns, bombs, planes, and softwareâ"was (and remains) restricted; but the export of books is protected by the First Amendment. The question was never tested in court in respect to PGP, but had been established by the Supreme Court in the Bernstein case.
More worryingly why do you agree with the spirit of the law? are foreigners not allowed privacy? DO you consider privacy as US ONLY, right?
Very nicely put. I find it touching how much faith computer-oriented people tend to have in their machines and software. The plain fact of the matter is that most security breaches and failures of confidentiality occur as the result of good, old-fashioned sneakiness and duplicity, coupled with misplaced trust and human error.
Barring the laptop remaining in his sight at every moment from the time he took the case until this moment, there's the possibility that a sneak-n-peek has compromised his private keys, or that someone has even installed a keylogger.
That's actually pretty reasonable to guard against, and given that the laptop would presumably be locked, someone would need to be alone with it for an extended period of time.
And did you notice that even the Ninth Circuit has now allowed laptops to be searched by border guards without evidence of a crime?
A laptop can be had for less than that plane ticket, so you don't have to take that particular one overseas.
Now consider that the lawyer's own laptop is probably the more secure end of the connection.
If so, you have to assume that the other end of the connection is probably much more thoroughly bugged physically than either of their computers are electronically.
And this from the most liberal federal circuit.]
Eh. Probably true, but easily overstated. The Ninth Circuit has 28 judges from places as far-flung as Hawaii and Idaho. It takes only three judges to make up a panel, so you can end up with some extremely conservative permutations. Really, the most noteworthy aspect of Ninth Circuit jurisprudence is how politically unpredictable it is, since so much can turn on which three judges you draw. It makes for extremely fractured jurisprudence, as each panel tries to distinguish the facts of its case from those of
inally the lawyer who had just spent a few days at a HIPPA conference sees the light. DING DING DING Clueless I swear.
Don't confuse your specialized knowledge with common knowledge. Your phrasing assumes that encryption, as a word, conjures up images as it would in a geek's mind (and more than five years earlier than now, when it was less well known.) Obviously they explained it better at the HIPPA conference.
Really, I doubt had I not already know what encryption, or the ease of e-mails being read by third-parties, I would have gained nothing from your explaination.
A possible alternative: It is easy for any third party to read your e-mails. Encryption uses a password (or automatic process) on both ends to make sure that only you and your recipients can read the e-mail. It also verifies that the person who claims to have sent the e-mail did, since falisifying the sender of an e-mail is also very easy.
"Mach was the greatest intellectual fraud in the last ten years." "What about X?" "I said `intellectual'." ;login, 9/1990


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Celtic boss Neil Lennon admits club turned down bid from Norwich for Gary Hooper
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has confirmed the club has turned down a bid from Norwich for Gary Hooper.
Last Updated: 18/01/13 5:33pm
The 24-year-old striker has been the subject of continued media speculation over his future in recent months.
Hooper, who still has 18 months on his contract, has previously stated his desire to remain at Celtic Park.
Lennon refused to discuss details of the offer but admitted to being bemused the matter had been made public with Celtic continuing to talk with the player's agent over a new deal.
"There's a bid," he said. "But it's very disappointing it has been made public knowledge.
"We do our business as privately as possible and it's been leaked out somewhere, so I'm not happy about that.
"The bid has been rejected. We had discussions with his representatives this morning, and we are waiting to hear back from them.
"We are in a good position. We don't want to sell. We feel we have a lot to look forward to in the second half of the season.
"And that's always been the case. We don't want any of our top players going, and Gary comes into that bracket."
Norwich could now be tempted to raise their offer for Hooper, who Canaries boss Chris Hughton has watched several times in recent weeks.
Hughton, however, remains coy about how much business he might do in the January transfer window.
"It is our duty if we're able to improve the squad, but I have no real interest in anybody leaving," said Hughton, who denied knowledge of any move by Wolves for Canadian striker Simeon Jackson.
"Numbers-wise we're fine as regards the squad. The injury situation hit us a bit up front having Grant Holt and Steve Morison out for a period of time.
"Can we add to it? If we are able to add some quality to what we've got we'd gladly do that. We are ambitious here. We do want to develop but it has to be in the framework of the club."


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BHS Baseball Camp Feb. 9
Bluffton High School will host its seventh annual Bobcat Baseball Camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at Johnston Stadium.
Players should bring their own cleats, glove, baseball pants or long pants and personal bats. Equipment will be provided if needed, along with lunch and drinks. Campers are welcome to bring their own lunch. There will be several contests for individual awards, with a participation and awards ceremony to follow.
PALS seeking sponsors
Beaufort County PALS is asking local businesses to support its youth sports programs by becoming a sponsor.
Several levels of sponsorship are available from $300 to $2,500. Sponsors are being sought in baseball, softball and soccer in Beaufort and soccer in Bluffton.
For more information, go to www.bcgov.net/PALS, or call the Burton Wells Recreation Center at 255-6680 or the Buckwalter Recreation Center at 255-6710.


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George Will coming out of the closet as a rape apologist should have been warning that the camo is coming off the old white male faces. Have a listen to his latest thoughts on sexual violence on college campuses, catch up at Raw Story.
Will asserts that making the leap from "forcible sexual penetration" to "nonconsensual touching" is too broad of a definition for sexual assault, and denigrates the "doctrine that the consent of a female who has been drinking might not protect a male from being found guilty of rape," worrying about the costs of litigation for the universities and the reputations of college men accused of assault.
Worse?!? The existence of a backlog of rape kits that should humiliate SCROTUS itself. The offensive, unjust, rapidly-accumulating numbers and the systemic devaluation of finding justice for one of the most heinous crimes man can commit are shocking.
Anyone who has seen an episode of Law & Order S.V.U. knows how critical a rape kit is to a case.
And underneath that legal case is a woman, a rawly, recently broken woman, who knows that the precious shreds of DNA taken from her in painful, violating ways may be the only clues a jury will take seriously enough for her to find justice. And any hopes of knitting that shattered life back together.
You're 24 years old and in Tennessee, far as can be from a Hollywood set and that much more embarrassing because you know everyone in that little town and they know you. Collecting leftover semen and skin scrapings from under your raw, torn fingernails all happened in a fog, but you were repeatedly told by someone like Detective Olivia (goddess forfend as kind and a female at all) that this was EVIDENCE.
Your body is a crime scene. That is a reality that has been experienced by far too many women to ponder without a rage response. Girls and women of all ages, brought in by police of family, or having somehow gathered the inner strength to commit to doing the ultimate Walk of Shame and report a sexual assault with the intent to prosecute.
With great relief you watch the technicians finish your rape kit, and are congratulated for having chosen to stand up and fight back.
Then, crickets. The big cricket chorale of We Don't Care. The young Ronan Farrow of MSNBC afternoon earnestness, gave the absurd and disgusting rape kit backlog story a slot in his 'Call To Action' series this summer, a worthy cause.
Prepare to be more outraged that usual, and there's more in a shocking second segment.
And he then he and guests tell us of The Hundreds Of Thousands, yes I said Hundreds Of Thousands of backlogged rape kits lying around in storage.
GOP: shock and rage would be the appropriate response. Not cutting, cutting cutting every service that might help anyone other than the 1%. Not making women invisible and their justice meaningless.


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Two years ago, I was the son of a broken nation. For almost 40 years, I fought to bring freedom and basic human rights to Libya, only to see the regime of Moammar Gadhafi gain acceptance into the international community as the oppression continued. I despaired of ever seeing my country free.
Fast-forward less than a year, and I found myself racing down a desert road to Tripoli with a coroner's report on my lap. As deputy prime minister of the newly liberated Libya, I was returning to the capital with confirmation that Gadhafi was dead and Libya's 42-year nightmare was over.
Our path from a brutal autocratic regime to a fledgling democracy has been swift, but we have a long road ahead of us and many people outside Libya do not acknowledge or appreciate just how difficult our challenges are.
It has been just two years since the emergence of the Arab Spring and the start of Libya's Feb. 17, 2011, uprising. Too many in the United States and Europe have rushed to judge the ultimate outcome of these revolutions. Grandiose statements that the Arab Spring has either failed or succeeded are premature and unhelpful.
Before passing judgment on the region, look at the ex-communist states of central and eastern Europe and their progress toward post-Soviet democracies. Where were they two years after the Berlin Wall fell? They were at war in Yugoslavia, still struggling to overthrow the regime in the Soviet Union, and in various states of economic free-fall in the former Warsaw Pact countries.
Despite the close ties that many of these nations enjoyed with western Europe, some of their economies and governments remain in flux to this day. More than 20 years on, the question of whether that "Eastern Spring" was an unalloyed success remains unanswered.
There are vital things that our friends in the U.S. and Europe can provide to help speed us along our path to democracy and prosperity in Libya. First among them is the understanding that there will be no overnight solutions.
Libya's revolution is distinct from those in Tunisia and Egypt in important ways. First, our release from dictatorship required a protracted and bloody war. Second, in both Tunisia and Egypt, the Arab Spring deposed the heads of state, but left the basic institutions of government intact. In Libya, that vital state apparatus barely existed under Gadhafi's regime. For that reason, the new Libya has far fewer pieces to work with in building an effective governing structure. Lastly, in both Egypt and Tunisia, a powerful, patriotic, national army remained to protect the sovereignty of the state.
Today, Libya still lacks an effective central government, as well as a strong national army and an internal-security force to protect its borders and cities. Moreover, the revolution has left a civilian population that is armed to the teeth and very reluctant to relinquish its weapons.
Despite all this, what should surprise and encourage observers is that most of Libya remains relatively safe for people to go about their daily lives. Almost all of Libya's 6.4 million residents are Arabs and Sunni Muslims. This small, homogenous population, coupled with Libya's strong social ties (largely due to the positive impact of Libya's tribal structure), virtually eliminates the possibility of Libya descending into sectarian conflict.
As a sign of progress, 80 per cent of eligible voters stood in line last year to vote for their local governments and the national assembly in Tripoli for the first time in more than 40 years. On Aug. 8, with tears of joy in my eyes, I had a front-row seat to witness the peaceful transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to the newly-elected national assembly — a first for Libya.
The process of building a politically stable and economically prosperous Libya will be long. Many from outside Libya have already contributed greatly to our nascent state. Chief among them was my dear friend Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador, who worked tirelessly for the cause of a free and democratic Libya until his tragic death in Benghazi last year.
Chris knew that Libya's future is one of almost limitless potential that cannot be fulfilled in a day. Not only does Libya have vast oil and gas reserves, it also sits on enormous, untapped deposits of mineral wealth and enjoys one of the longest, most pristine coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea. Its strategic geographical position means that it is uniquely poised to be an important link between Europe and Africa.
Capitalizing on these immense resources to grow and diversify the Libyan economy will allow the nation to become a powerful force for stability and prosperity in North Africa. Already, the Libyan economy supports 2 million Egyptian workers, and harnessing new sources of income will enable our economy to look westward to Tunisia and the reservoir of unemployed skilled labor that it possesses.
But first things first. Achieving security and political stability is paramount if Libya is to fulfill its economic potential. On both of these fronts, the U.S and Europe can help by providing access to their rich experience and technical skills. To secure Libya, we need to create effective internal security and border-patrol capabilities as quickly as possible. Building these forces from scratch would take too much time, prolonging the residual violence in Libya.
On the political front, Libya is also starting from scratch. Stable, inclusive democracy is not possible without robust civil and political institutions that allow all Libyans to have a voice in the future of their country. Due to Gadhafi's ban on any form of political or civic organization, we have little experience creating — let alone participating in — these institutions. Again, the expertise that established democracies have can spur Libya along the path to a stable and free society.
There is a verse in the Koran that beautifully captures the challenges facing Libya today: "Feed them when they are hungry, and protect them from fear." At its most basic, this is what Libya is searching for: peace, security and prosperity.
Libya's quest is no different from those of its Arab Spring neighbors or the rest of humanity. We all seek the promise of safety and food on the table. With hard work, good intentions and help from our friends, we can realize that promise. The Libyan people paid a heavy price for their freedom and now hope to create a stable state that accepts, and contributes to, the global community at large. That, surely, is a goal worth the patience of our friends.
Ali Tarhouni was minister for oil and finance in Libya's National Transitional Council and later deputy prime minister and interim prime minister.
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NEW YORK - The Columbia wrestling team hosted Ivy League foe Penn Saturday afternoon at the University (Blue) Gym. Despite a strong effort, the Lions fell to the Quakers 23-9. Each of the Lions senior co-captains, Steve Santos, Jake O'Hara and Stephen West won decisions in their final matches in the Blue Gym.
Prior to the match, Columbia honored its nine seniors: Ryan Doyle, Robert Dyar, Andrew Grabfelder, Chris Manna, Nick Mills, O'Hara, Santos, Tyler Sheridan and West.
When wrestling got underway, the Quakers were able to build an early 11-0 lead with victories in each of the first three bouts. Columbia's first points came in dramatic fashion in the 149-pound bout.
Santos trailed by one point with just seconds remaining to Andrew Lenzi, but used a great sweep to put his opponent on his back and as the referee counted off, the clock ticked away the final seconds, but not before Santos was awarded four points for the takedown and near fall. Lenzi tallied the riding time, but it wasn't enough as Santos captured his 20th win of the year, a 7-4 decision.
The Lions closed the gap to 11-6 in the next bout with O'Hara notching a 4-1 decision over Troy Hernandez. Columbia's co-captain scored the only points of the opening period, two points on a takedown, and then increased his lead to 3-0 with an escape to start the second period. Hernandez scored his only point of the bout on an escape later in the period. Neither grappler was able to add any points in the final period and O'Hara, with the riding time point, recorded his 18th win of the year.
The 165-pound bout featured the evenly matched Josh Houldsworth and Casey Kent. Kent would register the bout's only point, an escape in the second period. He would hold off the numerous late attempts by Houldsworth to shoot for his legs and hang on for the 1-0 win.
West scored the final three points for Columbia with an 8-4 decision over Ian Korb in the 174-pound bout. West built a 5-1 lead over the first two periods and was able to keep the four-point advantage at the final horn with a reversal in the third period and the riding time point.
Penn went on to capture the final three bouts to complete the win.
Columbia wraps up the regular season with two road matches next weekend. The Lions will do battle with Harvard at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 in Cambridge, Mass. and then take on Brown in the 2012-13 season finale Saturday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. in Providence, R.I.
Penn 23, Columbia 9
125 - Mark Rappo (P) wins by maj. dec. over Penn Gottfried (C) - 17-5
133 - Jeff Canfroa (P) wins by decision over Matt Bystol (C) - 8-2
141 - C.J. Cobb (P) wins by maj. dec. over Alec Mooradian (C) - 19-8
149 - Steve Santos (C) wins by decision over Andrew Lenzi (P) - 7-4
157 - Jake O'Hara (C) wins by decision over Troy Hernandez (P) - 4-1
165 - Casey Kent (P) wins by decision over Josh Houldsworth (C) - 1-0
174 - Stephen West (C) wins by decision over Ian Korb (P) - 8-4
184 - Canaan Bethea (P) wins by decision over Drew Rebling (C) - 7-4
197 - Micah Burak (P) wins by decision over Nick Mills (C) - 4-3
285 - Steven Graziano (P) wins by decision over Chris Manna (C) - 5-3


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So we take Austin at #9 and then you're gonna play OLB for us?
What wins in todays NFL? Offense wins. What area did the Jets struggle mightily last season? Offense! Todays NFL is geared towards the offense. Do the Jets need playmakers? Yes - badly! Do the Jets have a good defensive coordinator that can take a defense with average talent and make them better? Yes we have Rex. The Jets will keep this quiet but I can almost guarantee that they will pick Tavon Austin with their 9th pick. It simply makes too much sense. They will keep looking at defensive players but they gonna go offense. If Austin is gone they will go with that other receiver Patterson I believe. Jets need offense folks. Austin would make this Jet offense instantaneously more dangerous. I think its a no brainer. Just hope he's there at #9.
So we take Austin at #9 and then you're gonna play OLB for us?
If the jets go offense at 9 it's either geno smith or warmack. Nobody else
I am not generally "that guy", but is it that hard to post draft topics in the draft board.
I think we must draft the best pass rusher available at 9
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Go Jets!
You have a 50% chance of being right (yes I'm not including ST/K/P)...
They could go D with the 1st round and O the rest of the draft...Who knows...
Oh boy, another "if I wish it to be so, it must be true" thread. Both of these are doubtful picks at #9, particularly given the fact that the Jets have seen good success with Kerley's development in the slot and just drafted Hill in the second last year AND are desperate for a pass rusher. But hey, who knows. If it was me running the Jets, I'd go OLB or OL. Even Star would be a worthwhile pick. Can't see going WR that high in this draft.
With as many holes as we have, you take the best player available. Whether that is O or D shouldn't matter.
Everyone crows about offense being all that matters - tell that to New Orleans. All the O you need but nothing on D at all. Yes, our O is further behind, but our D needs a lot of new talent too.
With the rookie salary cap, I think the rules have changed regarding the draft,. In years past, it was tough to gamble in the 1st round because you owed these guys so much money. So for exaample, in the past, it would be tough for the Jets to take an offensive skill position player at 9 because the salary you would pay the guy would not justify the reach.
Now, you can take a guy like austin at 9 because he cannot make a ton of money because of the salary cap.
My dream scenario is trade revis to the bucs and take warmack at 9 and austin at 13.
But if they take austin at 9, i will not be upset.
Austin at 13 after Revis trade on Draft Day. Mingo at 9.
I don't care anymore. As long as our top pick turns into a real starter. And by real starter I mean that he could start for a decent NFL team.
Actually we probably need out top 3 picks to start for us. But the first rounder needs to be a good player. Another bust and it will really hamper the rebuild or retool (whatever you guys like to call it).
If I had my choice I would go OLB at number 9. But I wouldn't be opposed to taking a OL like Warmack.
Draft ansah jordan or mingo at 9
Trade revis for the #13 and a 2 next year that can become a 1.
Trade back from #13 to #20ish and draft eifert. Pick up a #3 as well.
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Team needs a pass rusher real bad!Only way they go O is if Geno is available and that ain't happening!
Most open spots for starters IMHO are G, OLB and S. I wouldn't be surprised if those are our first three picks.


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(I tried to talk about different things different places, I promise.)
A quick collection of the latest interviews on GENERATION HOPE, CAPTAIN AMERICA & BUCKY, ASTONISHING X-MEN, and even some stuff about theater, comedy, and where the hell I came from!
Probably the most quickly comprehensive interview I've done is on Comic Vine. And it's on a website that runs its own comics wiki that I use RELIGIOUSLY!
A dedicated chat about ASTONISHING X-MEN #43 with Newsarama! Hilariously, this was going to be part of a comprehensive interview, but the writer and I really got chatty – so they broke it up into a couple pieces 🙂 PS – Astonishing is OUT NOW!
Newsarama part 2: GENERATION HOPE! More than any interview, this is where I talk about the thought process behind some of the scripts and choices.
Why read? Watch and listen to a video interview! We talk a bit more about how comedy and theater lead me into comics.
Believe it or not, I think there might still be some more stuff coming.
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Also, CBR (ComicBookResources.com) gave my Astonishing X-Men issue 4/5 stars! You can read it all here but the real take away is – YOU SHOULD BUY A COPY! At your local comic book store 🙂
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Forestry/Wildlife Advisory Committee
The Foresty/Wildlife Advisory committee met September 24, 2013. This group is committed to making sure that our students are well educated and competitive in the job market. Accreditation and curriculum changes were topics of discussion. Also, the students' organizations – Forestry Club and Wildlife Society – OUTSTANDING accomplishments were reviewed. Beast Feast, Duck Boxes, professional meetings, Quiz Bowls and more – a lot of exciting things happening in the School's Department of Forest Resources!
Front Row: James Johnson, Georgia Forestry Commission; Greg Balkcom, GA DNR, Wildlife Resource Division; Jimmy Atkinson, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Kip Hall, ABAC faculty
Back Row: Doug Waid, ABAC faculty; Larry Fudge, Langdale Forest Products; William Moore, ABAC Department of Forest Resources Head; Dr. Tim Marshall, ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean; Daymond Hughes, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services; George Lowerts, ABAC faculty; Bert Earley, Georgia Forestry Commission Water Quality (Guest).


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Keselowski's Big Tweet
February 12, 2013
How, then, did a driver that finished 32nd in last year's Daytona 500 steal the show?
If the NASCAR community doubted the power of Twitter before the 2012 Daytona 500, no one questioned it after the checkered flag fell. Who knew a picture could mean so much? And who would have guessed that it could create conversation all across the country?
"I just asked myself, 'If I was a fan, what would I want to see?'"
That was the question NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and Penske Racing driver Brad Keselowski posed to himself moments before snapping one of the most famous pictures in NASCAR history. It wasn't a picturesque moment mind you. Juan Pablo Montoya's car had just crashed into a jet dryer during the 54th Running of the Daytona 500. The aftermath caused an enormous fireball that forced a stoppage of the racing action for two hours in a race that had already been delayed twice.
The 2012 Daytona 500 was actually held on Monday, February 27th instead of its scheduled Sunday date of February 26th. Persistent rain showers pushed the race into a primetime slot on Monday night for the first time in its history.
Once the cars were stopped on the backstretch following Montoya's accident, Keselowski pulled out his iPhone and snapped a photo of what he saw in front of him. He quickly posted it to Twitter - the social networking platform that he had long embraced - and his 65,000 followers.
Simple enough.
What followed was a social media phenomenon in its full, real-time glory. Within minutes, as Twitter and the live FOX TV broadcast worked in concert, the fact that Keselowski was tweeting from "the playing field" was all anyone related to the sport was talking about. By the end of the race, Keselowski's foresight resulted in a tripling of his Twitter followers.
One month later after his win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Keselowski became the first driver to tweet a picture from Victory Lane. This further cemented his status as the face of NASCAR within the social media universe. He can be partially credited with helping NASCAR secure the first partnership between Twitter and a professional sports league.
"What drew me to Twitter was the one-on-one interaction you have with your fans," said Keselowski. "I really use it as my fan club. As it has grown there are challenges to keeping up with it, but it's a labor of love."
"I have one simple commandment when it comes to Twitter," continued NASCAR's reigning champ. "I stay authentic to myself. That sounds pretty basic - and it is - but you can get yourself into trouble when you try to be something you're not."
This seminal moment began what was truly a dream season for Keselowski as he captured the first Cup title for himself, as well as the first for legendary team owner Roger Penske. As the one-year anniversary of that famous tweet approaches, what will Keselowski - who now has over 350,000 followers - do for an encore?
"You'll have to tune in to find out," said Keselowski. "One of the things I love about Twitter is that you never know what might happen next. Just when you think you've seen it all, someone comes up with a new use for it."
"I will, however, go out on a limb and say that no one will run into a jet dryer this year."


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Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Gluten-Free Snack or Dessert Option
Cooking Directions
Preheat the over to 375 degrees.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking power, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl and using a fork, beat together the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Beat in the egg and vanilla.
Gradually mix the flour mixture; stir in the chopped chocolate.
Using a 1 1/2-inch (3.5-cm) scoop or a rounded tablespoon, drop the dough 2 inches (5-cm) apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
Baking until golden at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes.
Let cool for about 2 minutes.
Using a spatula, transfer to a brown paper bag-lined surface or a wire rack to cool.
Recipe Summary
Main Ingredients: gluten-free flour, shortening, sugar, vanilla extract, chocolate
Course: Dessert, Cookies, Snack
More Info: Wheat/Gluten Free


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Morneau's key hit leads Twins to victory
First baseman drives in two, Walters strong through 7 1/3
By Kelly Erickson 6/12/2013 12:20 AM ET
MINNEAPOLIS -- With two outs and runners in scoring position, Justin Morneau may just be the only batter the Twins would want at the plate.
Morneau delivered a clutch base hit just when the Twins needed it most, as he drove in the eventual winning run in the eighth inning at Target Field on Tuesday, and Minnesota took Game 1 of a three-game Interleague set against the Phillies, 3-2.
With the game tied, Morneau hit a two-out single to center off Antonio Bastardo to score Jamey Carroll, who walked to lead off the inning. Carroll moved to second on Joe Mauer's single and to third on a fielder's choice that put runners on the corners. After Josh Willingham popped out in foul ground, the lefty Bastardo replaced Mike Adams to face Morneau.
After his big hit, Morneau is hitting .385 (10-for-26) with 14 RBIs with two outs and runners in scoring position. The Twins were 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
"I think watching TV we saw the numbers scrolling across about how our numbers with runners in scoring position haven't been very good," Morneau said. "To get a big hit there and come in and shut it down, [because] we've been playing a lot of long games and extra-inning games, is good for the team. It's good for everybody, and hopefully gets us rolling in the right direction."
"He fouled off all of them, so I tried to go away with the fastball," Bastardo said about giving up the hit to Morneau, who'd fouled off four straight pitches before the hit. "He don't do nothing. He just put the barrel on it. Nothing I can do about it, you know? I tried to make a pitch. He tried to hit the ball, so I give the credit to him."
The Phillies tied it in the eighth on Ryan Howard's single off lefty Brian Duensing that brought in Kevin Frandsen, who had a pinch-hit single to lead off the inning.
Twins right-hander P.J. Walters worked efficiently through 7 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on six hits with five strikeouts. In each of his four starts this season, Walters has pitched at least six innings (with three quality starts) -- providing some necessary relief for the bullpen.
"When I pitch I try to go nine, not six, and that's the kind of mentality I take out there," Walters said. "If it ends up six, it's not killing our bullpen, but it's not helping it much, either."
After Ben Revere's single put runners on first and second in the eighth, Walters gave way to Deunsing -- but not after a minor miscommunication from umpire Paul Emmel that initially brought in righty Casey Fien.
"The umpire signaled for the right-hander," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. "I signaled for the left-hander and yelled it twice coming out of the dugout, he just waved for the right-hander. I just know that I've never had that happen. They straightened it out."
Howard's hit was all Duensing allowed, and he earned his first win of the season despite getting a blown save.
Phillies starter Cole Hamels -- who came into the game with a 4.56 ERA and only two wins on the season -- gave up two runs on seven hits before leaving after six innings. Hamels finished with 108 pitches and struck out five.
Hamels was sharp in all but one inning: the fourth. With one out, Hamels gave up three straight doubles -- all off the wall -- to Willingham, Morneau and Oswaldo Arcia, who saw action with the Twins for the first time since May 24 after being recalled earlier in the day. Arcia's hit gave the Twins a 2-1 lead.
The Phillies scored in the third inning when Michael Young drove in John Mayberry on a single to right. Mayberry reached on an error, as Morneau was unable to reel in Pedro Florimon's throw -- it was Morneau's first error since Sept. 28, 2012, in Detroit.
Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save.
Gardenhire noted the effect of the win on his clubhouse after his club won only two of six on the road last week.
"Our starter was fantastic," the manager said. "He threw the ball great. He gave us our first great opportunity. Unfortunately we couldn't hold it there. Like I said, a good baseball game and some big hits, a couple of big RBIs, which kind of broke some of our mojo from the road trip where we didn't get those big hits. We got a couple tonight and a little bit better feeling in the dugout, and we got a good win."


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Tag: 7 Deadly
0 Hard Rock Hideout's Fresh Blood – Sin 4 Sin
Baltimore, Maryland's Sin 4 Sin recently sent us a copy of their new EP, 7 Deadly. Prior to receiving this CD, I haven't heard of Sin 4 Sin before, so I had no expectations going into this CD. The opening song "Love Vice" quickly establishes the band's influences of Guns N' Roses & Skid Row, and shows a lot of promise for these Maryland rockers.
"Love Vice", and "Fast, Hot Sleazy" are easily the best tunes on 7 Deadly. Both songs rock hard! You can hear a Sebastian Bach like growl with singer Brandon Hayden! I am glad to hear Hayden take some chances with his voice, and add some metal screams, instead of taking the easy way out like so many modern rock bands today.
Do I dare say that "I Quit Drinking (Again)" reminds me of the Beastie Boys? This song oscillates between heavy riffs, and a talking lyric by Brandon Hayden. It isn't my favorite song on this EP, but this tune does get in my head.
The song title "She Can Pay the Bills in Ones" made me laugh the first time I read it. I bet you can guess what this song is about! This song reminds me a lot of the band The Last Vegas. With a little better production, Sin 4 Sin could have a hit on their hands with this tune.
Hopefully, 7 Deadly will get in the hands of some producers that can help out Sin 4 Sin. This band has a lot of potential. A few minor tweaks, here and there, and we could have another major hard rock band rockin' the airwaves and concert halls!
Check out Sin 4 Sin on myspace, and facebook!
Track Listing:
1. Love Vice
2. I Quit Drinking (Again)
3. Fast, Hot, Sleazy
4. She Can Pay The Bills In Ones
5. Buy Me A Drink
6. Dirty Liar (demo)
7. Murderland (demo)
Sin 4 Sin is:
Brandon Hayden – vocals
Griff Callahan – guitar
Billy Williams – bass
Chain Saw – drums


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The most awesome engine crane ever!
Posted 22 June 2010 - 01:09 AM
It started off as a Harbor Freight 2-ton engine hoist. I swapped the manual hydraulic jack for a pneumatic one. Spent a few minutes with the PPG color swatch book. Spent a few more minutes sanding and cleaning. Finally spent a few minutes painting. Took a few hours to get it right. Also, I need to touch up a few spots...but hey...its still awesome.
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Posted 22 June 2010 - 11:36 AM
Isnt that just a wee bit overkill for an angine that is held in by four bolts and removed with a floor jack
Look closer at the pics, he's using the hoist to lift the car.
Posted 22 June 2010 - 11:37 AM
Look closer at the pics, he's using the hoist to lift the car.
heheh love the color, but 6 college students can do that, or four to remove the engine (dont ask how i know)
Posted 22 June 2010 - 12:01 PM
love the color of it may have to custom paint mine also ....
plus it will keep the HF hates away
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Posted 22 June 2010 - 08:39 PM
I've had that crane for several years now and its a bit beat. You can't see it in the pics, but I had to do some repair work on it. I laminated some .25 inch plate to the center cross beam. The manual cylinder crapped out about 2 years ago. At the time it was about $20 for the manual cylinder or $40-something for the air cylinder. So I upgraded to the air cylinder. It is really just a secondary air-operated hydraulic pump on the same cylinder. It can still be operated manually. Makes one-man engine-ectomies a breeze. I will NOT go back to a pure manual cylinder again.
Posted 23 June 2010 - 08:07 AM
ours sits in a corner collecting dust more than it gets used, but still nice to have it - ya just never know...
it may be getting a workout soon - need to pull my motor for a reseal - got some SERIOUS oil leaks.
we did use it to turn an 1100cc motorcycle up-side-down once for some tranny work LOL that poor bike, it looked so pathetic laying on it's back...
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Posted 23 June 2010 - 12:29 PM
Handy tool for testing the the tensile strength of ground straps and clutch lines which you forgot to disconnect.
As for the color is that grave digger green? or goosebumps green?
Posted 23 June 2010 - 10:48 PM
Posted 24 June 2010 - 04:29 PM
The HF hoists are just fine for light work of this type. Also, the penumatic cylinder is just the thing to make one-man engine removal easy. It lets you run the engine up slowly so that you can guide it. Then, once clear, you can simply hold the control lever down and it goes up much faster than you could do it by hand. Well worth the price of entry. $180 for the crane. I can't find it now, but I seem to recall paying about $60 or so for the pneumatic cylinder. So $240 + tax. Not bad at all.
i had the whole sub frame ( motor and trans) out of one of my ford SHO atx cars never had a problem lifting with it
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Posted 01 July 2010 - 05:25 PM
Its Fluorescent Green and Atomic Purple. It may remind the geekier amongst us of this.
actually it reminded me of this: http://miotd.com/images/20080224.jpg
Posted 02 July 2010 - 07:31 AM
haha yeah I need to pull my motor too a little nervous since it would be my first time.
yup, gonna be my first time pulling a Suby engine (pulled a 460 out of an old Lincoln once - did NOT reinstall however) so it is gonna be a definite learning experience!
Posted 02 July 2010 - 09:04 AM
yup, gonna be my first time pulling a Suby engine (pulled a 460 out of an old Lincoln once - did NOT reinstall however) so it is gonna be a definite learning experience!
I just gotta buy a clutch kit and a few other things and I should be ready to go Going to make sure I label everything and take pictures lol
Posted 04 July 2010 - 08:57 AM
haha yeah I need to pull my motor too a little nervous since it would be my first time.
Everyone is nervous on their first time
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Posted 07 July 2010 - 10:10 AM
I did find a pretty decent writeup about it, but of course, i am still kind of nervous about the whole thing...
a quick Q - is the separator plate on the '90 EJ22 metal or plastic?? am fairly sure i have a pretty serious leak there judging by the oily residue on the outside of trans/engine mating surfaces in that general area...
Posted 08 July 2010 - 04:46 PM
Be sure to put a jack under the trans to hold it up at a slight angle. This will make re joining the two easier when you put it back in, and will help prevent the TC from sliding forward. You can also bolt an angled box end wrench to the bellhousing with the opposite end somewhere near the center of the TC to hold it.
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I've got the flu. Nothing dramatic about that -- judging from my Facebook feed, half of America does, too. But it got me thinking: When you're feeling rotten -- runny nose, watery eyes, constant hacking -- what food makes you feel better?
I've got a couple of favorites of my own, depending on the meal and just how rotten I'm feeling. When I'm at my worst, and this may be hard to believe, I really don't care what I'm eating. Seriously. I'll make a cup of tea with Meyer lemon slices, honey and hot water (and if I'm REALLY rocky, I'll pull my grandpa's trick and add a slug of bourbon).
When I'm feeling the way I am today -- merely disgusting, not actually endangered -- there's nothing that soothes me like a breakfast of toast with lots of butter and honey. Toss in a grapefruit half and a cappuccino and I can even approach "human" for a short period.
Dinners are another matter. I've got two favorite flu-fighters: the Thai coconut-lemon grass chicken soup tom kha khai (medium spicy please!), or a big bowl of Southern greens, cooked long and slow, studded with pork bits and spiked with a couple of good hits of vinegary Tabasco sauce.


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Title: The Stubborn Dead
Author: Natasha Hoar
Publisher: Carina Press
May Contain Spoilers
From Amazon:
Rachel Miller thought her next job was a run-of-the-mill haunting. As a member of the Order of Rescue Mediums it's her duty to release trapped spirits from the earthly realm. But when called to client Sylvia Elkeles's house, she finds a wraith who doesn't act like he should.
The Order considers the wraith an extreme threat and Rachel may be forced to use a barbaric ritual to free him—a ritual that comes with a heavy personal price. If she fails to humanely release the wraith, she'll have her supernatural abilities bound.
When Janus Ostara—local supernatural mob boss—shows up demanding her attention, and Sylvia keeps secrets that may place Rachel in mortal danger, she doesn't need her abilities to know something darkly sinister is at play.
Between uncovering Sylvia's disturbing motives, and avoiding Janus, Rachel has enough on her hands without dealing with a wraith who may not realize he's supposed to be dead…,
I loved this novella from the first sentence to the last! It starts with a bang, and the excitement never lets up. Rachel, a Rescue Medium, releases spirits that are trapped, or refuse to leave, the earthly realm. She's good at her job, powerful, and confident in her abilities. When she is set-up and forced to engage a wraith far outside of powers of any spirit she has ever encountered, she faces dismissal from Order that governs the rescue mediums, as well as the threat of having her powers sealed away. So not a good way to start the day!
I haven't read many Urban Fantasies, and as I experiment with new titles and authors, I am finding a lot to like out there. Since so many of the UF titles are series, it's intimidating to try to jump onboard after there are already several volumes available on bookstore shelves. Whenever I see a new series, I have been making it a habit to try to read them. Since The Stubborn Dead is a novella, and I had just finished up some other Carina Press novellas, I was even more tempted to read this. I squeezed it into the schedule, and was pleasantly surprised with the pacing and the characters. I also loved Natasha Hoar's writing style – her prose grabbed me right away, and didn't let go. Once I started reading the story, I really, really did not want to stop.
Rachel is a great character. She is capable, confident, fearless. Even when a nasty spirit is trying to bash her through a wall, her determination to successfully finish a job never wavers. So when she encounters the wraith that Sylvia Elkele has hired her to get rid of, she is taken aback. Nothing makes the powerful spirit pause for even a second, and Rachel finds herself retreating, hastily, from her first attempt to subdue it. Now that she has engaged it, though, she has no choice but to defeat it, and to make things even more interesting, the Order has given her a deadline. She has 48 hours to handle her spirit problem, or she will be unemployed and powerless. Yikes!
I enjoyed the mystery that Rachel found herself embroiled in, and found her both a clever and interesting character. Impulsive, to be sure, and that made her even more relatable for me. She doesn't often stop to think things through, and this impatience gets her into a lot of trouble. She is also overconfident, a character flaw that almost gets her killed. I also liked her fearlessness. She is up against badass spirits, and she doesn't hesitate to enter into each new fray.
I loved this novella, and I am looking forward to more from Natasha Hoar. This was such a fun read that she has been added to my auto-buy list.
Grade: A-
Available January 23
Review copy provided by publisher


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Monday, 23 November 2009
Rules for a Perfect Family Christmas
8 comments:
- Karen said...
I didn't realise you were from 'that estate' I thought you were a bit further away in a small village just off the Coast?
- 23 November 2009 at 17:45
- Aingeal said...
Lol at pink cauliflower. My Mum always over cooks the veg too for some reason. Think it's all down to timings. I'm a xmas baby as well, but again with kids you have to have the decs up before or we'd have no time to celebrate before in our house (mine is 23rd)
- 23 November 2009 at 17:46
- TheMadHouse said...
Karen - pmsl I am not from THAT estate thank heavens, we are in a little villiage just off the coast!!! We were in Berkshire when that made the National News I couldnt believe it. I dont even think it is all that TBH!
Aingael - MIL overcooks everything, we dont eat there very often!! Oh hello Chritmas Baby!
- 23 November 2009 at 17:49
- cowgirl in wellies said...
Very sweet to hear all your traditions. Enjoy all the fun. Josh already has a pantomime on Saturday. I can't believe how quickly it's coming.
- 23 November 2009 at 19:37
- bad penny said...
I undercook veg and my mum complains that they are too crunchy !
Kidz are teens now but when little opened a pressie Christmas eve ( we lived in Spain & they celebrate then and a huge festival on the fifth of Jan - will post about it ltr )
Anyway, the pressie was ALWAYS new jammies or a story book ... he he my idea of getting them to bed !!!
They opened their stockings when they woke sometimes 5am .... ALWAYS wanted to open them & SHOW us !!! we would doze off again !
We always do a walk - have to we have dogs but it's good to get out.
When I was overwhelmed with the cooking I told myself " it's just a roast " and have enjoyed it ever since !!!
- 23 November 2009 at 20:46
- Itch2stitch.com said...
Oh yuk, mushy veg!!! I like my veggies crunchy. Sometimes we go for a walk after dinner, but we are a bit haphazard really! suzie. xxx
- 23 November 2009 at 22:14
- The Dotterel said...
Love starting the decorations early. We have to get the tree up as soon as dawn breaks on December 1st, and we never take them down on January 6th, because that's Christmas Day as well (in the Orthodox Church!) So, they stay up for another twelve days...
- 24 November 2009 at 09:04
- david said...
Christmas Lights are always great to see up nice and early, remember to buy those LED ones this year, they out perform incandescent lights by 80% you'll save a bomb on energy bills to!
- 24 November 2009 at 14:52


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