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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2006 Media Releases
The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) will present the City of Lincoln with a Well Workplace Silver Award at the 20th annual WorkWell banquet Tuesday, October 3. The Silver Well Workplace Award recognizes organizations and companies that are supportive of employees' efforts to modify health risks and improve overall health and well-being. Six others will receive awards at the banquet, which begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Country Club of Lincoln. Mayor Coleen J. Seng will give opening remarks and help present the awards.
"We have a dedicated group of Wellness Committee representatives that strive to encourage healthy practices among all employees," said Bill Kostner, Risk Manager for the City of Lincoln. "We have also worked closely with Coventry Healthcare, our health insurance carrier, to encourage a healthy lifestyle among all employees. Studies have shown that wellness programs are not only a good deal for employees – helping with morale and productivity – but they are also one of the few proven methods to reduce health insurance claims costs."
Others receiving awards are Nebraska Heart Hospital - Silver; Nebraska Heart Institute - Silver; BryanLGH Medical Center - Gold; Union Bank - Gold; UNL Campus Recreation - Gold; and Lincoln Plating Company - Platinum re-certification.
WELCOA developed the Well Workplace Awards Initiative in 1991 to advance an aggressive national worksite wellness agenda. Since its inception, more than 700 corporations, health care systems, public agencies, and educational institutions – employing more than one million people – have met the criteria and have been recognized as some of "America's Healthiest Companies."
WorkWell is a local wellness council serving about 95 businesses that employ 55,000 workers. It is the only wellness council in the nation with a true local government - private partnership. WorkWell is celebrating its 20th year of service in Lincoln and southeastern Nebraska.


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Dolls, doll making supplies, some felted items.
A KID'LL EAT IVY DESIGNS/ Lynne O'Connor
ACORN WORKS FIBER PROCESSING / Diane Seely
ACORN WORKS FIBER PROCESSING / Diane Seely
BACKWOODS POTTERY/ Megan Hillyard
BACKWOODS POTTERY/ Megan Hillyard
Wheel thrown and hand built stoneware pottery. Jam bowls, mugs and other kitchenware, tea pots, some ceramic jewelry and some ceramic buttons.
BONNIE BRAND HANDMADE/ Bonnie Morrisey
BONNIE BRAND HANDMADE/ Bonnie Morrisey
Handsewn items for makers/ Crafters including bags pouches and tools. Also adorable gifts for babies.
COLOR WORKS / Beverly Speller
CREATED OVER TIME/ Paula Wharton
ARTIST: Bonnie Klatt
We make felted pictures, pins, vessels, felted scarves, needle-felted animals, dolls, weavings, raw wool, art balls, watercoin sheep cards, needle felted necklaces, wooden buttons, tapestry amulet prayer pouches and shawls.
EMBRACEABLE EWE YARN/ Erin Kosich
EMMA LUCILLE PERCY/ Emma Percy
EMMA LUCILLE PERCY/ Emma Percy
We make packs of handmade paper made from wild-harvested, garden and commercial fibers, silkscreen, block and digital prints on handmade paper, A zine published about making natural dyes, handmade blank books made with handmade paper and naturally dyed fabric as decorative elements.
EWE 2 COLORWORKS/ Cindy Hubacher
EWE 2 COLORWORKS/ Cindy Hubacher
We will be selling quarter yards of wool- both off the bolt and hand dyed; quilting and Applique patterns; quilting tools- threads, ruler guides, embroidery thread, etc; hand made items such as bags, quilts, bedspring items, Rug hooked items and rag rugs.
EWE-WOOLY YARN CO / Melissa Emerling
EWE-WOOLY YARN CO / Melissa Emerling
Wool blankets, yarn, roving and knit items, socks, scarfs, dishes from our Border Leisters.
FERNGULLY GALLERY/ Becky McQuillan
FERNGULLY GALLERY/ Becky McQuillan
Salvaged findings upcycled into wearable art. Vintage flatware, antique linens and doilies.
FIBER INTEREST GROUP of WNY/ Ina Randall
FIBER INTEREST GROUP of WNY/ Ina Randall
Hand knit goods, metal and needle felted sculptures, hand dyed and recycled clothing, knit shawls and fiber jewelry.
GRANNY J CREATIONS/ Jill Piontkowski
GRANNY J CREATIONS/ Jill Piontkowski
Hand dyed yarn (wool), spun yarn, crocheted items, blankets, scarves, tops, stuffed animals and dream catchers.
HANDMADE BY HANNAH / Hannah Rampton
HANDMADE BY HANNAH / Hannah Rampton
We make photo cards, barley bags and covers, knitted items, decorative feather items, feed bag tote bags and lavender bags.
HEAVENLY VALLEY FARM/ Doreen Schenk
HEAVENLY VALLEY FARM/ Doreen Schenk
Curls - Dyed Batts and yarn and other finished products made from our Cotswold Sheep Wool.
HYBRID REVIVALS / Arleen (Arch) Behrens
HYBRID REVIVALS / Arleen (Arch) Behrens
We make upcycled garments made from felted commercial wool sweaters, jackets and vests (men's and women's) Fingerless gloves and other felted items.
KEEPEMGOING FARM/ Cindy Pasnik
KEEPEMGOING FARM/ Cindy Pasnik
Spindle spun yarns, cormo sheep fiber, (our farm breed), other items made or grown at our farm, handmade from yarn items, catnip (inventory dependent).
KHS DESIGNS / Karen Sienk
KHS DESIGNS / Karen Sienk
Roycrofter Artisan providing hand knit & hand painted infinity scarves, one of a kind handbags & quilt art wall hangings.
KNIT BUFFALO, LLC /Jenna Meyer
KNIT BUFFALO, LLC /Jenna Meyer
We sell Heirloom quality yarn, roving, and knitting notions. Full of unique indie dyed 716 knit yarn. Felted goods and hand dyed scarves.
LONGMEADOW FARM/ Sandy Long
LOST POND LOOMS/ Craig Vogel
MAY APPLE FARM/ Jessica Krueger
MONICA GRECCO/ Monica Gecco
MOON ROCK FARM/ Ellen McCarthy
MOON ROCK FARM/ Ellen McCarthy
Wool roving, batts, yarn and felt, white, colored dyed with natural dyes. some finished items and baskets, fleece, felt kits.
NETOHATINAWKWE OKWEHOWEH/ Allan Jamieson
NETOHATINAWKWE OKWEHOWEH/ Allan Jamieson
Hand crafted Native American beedwork, jewelry and wompum belts.
POLLYWOGS/ Jesse and Diane Jezewski
POLLYWOGS/ Jesse and Diane Jezewski
Largest retailer of Brown Sheep Co Discontinued and second yarn, spinning fiber, felted hats, buttons and more.
PROPANICUS MOON/ Sarah Bass
RAVELOE FIBERS/ Linda Collignon
RAY'S CREATIONS/ Raymond Sutz
ROAD KILN/ Shaun Silverwood
ROAD KILN/ Shaun Silverwood
We make copper enameled jewelry including earrings, necklaces and bangles. Many of the items are crafted on a penny.
RUEBARB ALPACAS / Barb Austin
RUEBARB ALPACAS / Barb Austin
We make alpaca products, yarn dry balls, roving, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, shawls, socks and alpaca fur animals and insoles.
SPENCER HILL YARN / Barbara Kish
SPENCER HILL YARN / Barbara Kish
Spencer Hill provides high quality hand dyed yarn using only natural dyes. We offer both breed-specific and wool-blend yarns from New York farms.
SPIRITWORKS SOAPS/ Mysha Webber-Eakin
SPIRITWORKS SOAPS/ Mysha Webber-Eakin
Handcrafted cold process and hot process solid and liquid soaps, salves, balms and butters, made with herbs and flowers which have been grown in Holland, New York.
SUGAR SHACK CREATIONS/ Diane Biamhi
SUGAR SHACK CREATIONS/ Diane Biamhi
We make felted soap, dandlion lotion, soap, lip balm, bath tea candles and wash cloths.
THE SPARKWORK STUDIO / Catherine Southwick
THE SPARKWORK STUDIO / Catherine Southwick
We create baskets made of rope, fleece, yarn and other fiblers
WHISPERING PINES / Jennifer Johnson
WILD MOUNTAIN ORGANICS / Pauline Hoffman
WINERY OF ELLICOTTVILLE/ Beth Sheehy
WOODSIDE FARM ALPACAS / Anne Richter
WOODSIDE FARM ALPACAS / Anne Richter
Natural fiber, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, BFL, merino wenskydade, camel, luxury fiber, tussah silk, mulberry silk, silk lap, blending fiber, bamboo, nylon, firestar, angelina, yarn, felted scarves, knit and crochet items.
WOOLY ACRES MAPLE FARM/ Joann Russell
WOOLY ACRES MAPLE FARM/ Joann Russell
Shetland and romney fleeces, roving, batts, yarn; maple syrup and honey.
ZANIE CRAFTS / Suzanne O'Brien
ZANIE CRAFTS / Suzanne O'Brien
Handmade felt gifts, hand dyed wool & silkd fiber & hand dyed sock blanks.


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Elevation Polish Jengish Chokusu is a green leaning sea glass creme. It's gorgeous on its own but me being the glitter lover that I am, layered Hare Polish: Dauphine of Decadence over the top. I actually saw Kristi at Happy Hands do this combination in an NOTD of hers and I copied it because they went so well together :)
Hare Polish Dauphine of Decadence is mixture of gold glitter in several sizes of hex & square glitter, with a sprinkling of pale mint green hexes and gold shimmer. This is a complex glitter, as are most of Hare Polish's creations :)
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Handover Inspection Reports Sunshine Coast
For a new homeowner or property investor a Handover Inspection or "PCI" at Practical Completion is a most important independent building inspection to have carried out. You will have peace of mind knowing your new home has been checked for quality and finish, and that any defects have been picked up before you pay the final payment and take possession of the new home.
All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports "ASBIR" provide Handover Inspection Reports to Sunshine Coast and surrounding suburbs.
What to look for in Your Handover Inspector
Because a new home or investment property is such a large investment you will want to look for an inspector who is highly experienced and fully qualified and licensed to conduct handover inspections. You will want an inspector who provides you with a written inspection report noting the quality and condition of all aspects of the finished property, including defects, incomplete work and other issues.
We are dedicated to delivering highest quality Handover Inspection Reports to clients building a new home or investment property in the Sunshine Coast area.
Why a Handover Inspection is so important
A Handover Inspection or Practical Completion Inspection Report "PCI" has to be the single most important independent inspection you can have carried out when you are building a new home or investment property, in order to check the quality prior to paying the final payment.
A lot of building defects and other issues are not apparent to the untrained eye so it's important to engage the services of an experienced and licensed building inspector to conduct a quality assurance inspection on your behalf before Handover.
Any defects not identified at this stage may not be rectified by the builder and could end up being your problem later and could potentially end up costing you a lot of money!
What is a Practical Completion?
Practical Completion marks the conclusion of the long and often stressful journey of home building, and any defects not noted at this point may not be rectified by the builder later, so any problems are best picked up now to avoid disappointment and possible building disputes down the track.
At Practical Completion, which is the point when the contract works are considered to have been completed by the builder, the property should be carefully scrutinized for any issues, so that you can have the opportunity of having defects rectified, or to make specific agreements in regard to rectification, prior to settlement or paying the builder their final progress claim, and before accepting the keys and finally taking possession of your new home or investment property.
The importance of engaging a Handover Inspection Expert
Building defects and other issues that are not easily detected by the untrained eye are noted during our comprehensive Quality Assurance inspection which is conducted by a highly experienced and fully licensed and independent building expert, who will ensure that all building work is of a high standard and complies with Australian Building Codes and Standards.
Sometimes agents or property managers might offer to do the PCI on an owner's behalf, but while agents may know a lot about real estate they are not generally qualified to carry out handover inspections, so this should only be done by a Handovers Expert. Or, some people have 'a friend in the industry' who offers to do the inspection for them. While this might seem a nice gesture on their behalf, it is not a wise move as it's a huge risk because these people may not be licensed and insured, which can cause a whole host of problems for you down the track.
So it's best to play it safe and engage the services of licensed and insured inspector such as All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports to carry out your Sunshine Coast Handover Inspection at Practical Completion!
An independent Expert looking after Your Interests
All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports "ASBIR" is dedicated to delivering independent Handover Inspections Reports to new homeowners and property investors at Practical Completion that are superior in every way. .
Your inspection will be carried out by a highly experience and qualified building expert who is not only a licensed building consultant but also a licensed builder. We are here to support you throughout the whole building process by providing quality inspections and professional advice which will help you have peace of mind.
Call us on 1300 553 007 during business hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm to speak to one of our friendly team.
Request an obligation free quote 24/7 via our Free Quote Form or send us an email enquiry via our Online Enquiry Form.
The Expertise that Counts at Handover
Sometimes real estate agents or property managers might offer to do a PCI for a new home owner, and although they might know a lot about real estate they are most often not licensed builders or building consultants, so are not generally not qualified nor insured to carry out such building inspections services as Handovers.
All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports inspectors are fully QBCC licensed builders and building consultants with many years of industry experience. Their extensive knowledge, experience and qualifications ensures expertise and professionalism in the every building inspection service we provide.
At All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports we go to great lengths to ensure that every handover inspection is carried out in a thorough, accurate and professional manner and in accordance with Australian Building Codes and Standards, so that our clients receive the the highest quality inspection and most professional Handover Inspection Report possible.
Can I attend the Handover Inspection?
As the client or property owner you are most welcome to attend the inspection with your ASBIR inspector and discuss any concerns you may have with them before or during the inspection, or if you aren't able to attend, you may give the inspector or our office a call after the inspection to discuss the findings. You should notify the builder that you are engaging the services of an independent inspector and will require access to site for the purpose of conducting the inspection. Most builders are quite happy for this to happen and will usually provide access no problem. If your builder is reluctant or refuses to allow an independent inspection you should check your contract requirements for Practical Completion. In our experience most contracts allow for an independent inspection prior to Handover.
Comprehensive Handover Inspection Reports
Your Handover Report is a document which includes relevant photos and a summary of the inspector's findings, namely the defects list. Defects are listed in the report under the various trades responsible for rectification. This is issued in an easy to read format which is sent to you by email by the following business day, in most cases. The list of defects is also sent to the builder for their attention and rectification. And if necessary we can also liaise with the builder on your behalf in regard to rectification of the defects or any items in dispute. If necessary your report can be used as a legal document in the unfortunate case of a building dispute.
Your property will be thoroughly inspected inside and out for defective workmanship and any incomplete work. All building work and materials used are assessed to ensure they are of the highest quality, and that everything complies with Australian Building Codes and Standards. See what we check…
Building Stage Inspections during construction
We also recommend having building stage inspections done at various stages throughout construction i.e. slab stage, frame stage, enclosed stage, pre-paint stage. This way any problems can be picked up during the building process and rectified before the build progresses to the next stage.
The friendly team at All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports are here to support you every step of the way during the building process by providing quality inspections and professional reports, and expert advice that will help you make informed decisions and give you peace of mind.
We achieve an End Product of Exceptional Quality
Our handover inspection methods are far superior to that of other handovers companies in that we inspect many extra things that others don't i.e. the external roof system including gutters , the site including fences, retaining walls, landscaping and site drainage. We also inspect the complete interior including the ceiling cavity, and we check the floor tiles with a special tool to detect any cracked or drummy tiles.
We work with buyers, sellers, agents, property marketers, property managers and builders alike, to achieve an end product of exceptional quality and finish!
We take our work seriously and pride ourselves on our customer service and our ability to achieve an end product of exceptional quality and finish for our clients. We go the extra mile to ensure your experience is a good one and try to ensure all our clients are satisfied with our service.
You can read what our clients have said about ASBIR on the Testimonials Page of our website.
Other Inspection Services we offer for New Homes
The post-construction inspections we conduct include; Contract Inclusion Checks, Six (6) Month Maintenance or End of Warranty Inspections, Annual Property Maintenance Inspections, Annual Termite Inspections, and Building Defect Reports or Expert Witness Reports for building disputes. See below for more information about these inspections;
- Contract Inclusions Checks– At the time of the Pre-Handover Inspection ASBIR can also carry out a check of the contract specifications and inclusions list to determine if all items e.g. appliances, fixtures & fittings etc. are correct according to the contract. This would be particularly important if you live interstate or overseas and are not able to view the property yourself. You will appreciate knowing that the inclusions you have signed for in the contract is what has actually been installed. Differences between the contract inclusions and what is actually provided will also be noted in the Report, so that any discrepancies or omissions can be addressed prior to the final progress payment being paid.
- Re-inspections or Final Handover Inspections– After the Pre-Handover Inspection (PCI) we can carry out a re-inspection or 2nd inspection if required, to check that the defects noted on the Handover Report (PCI) have been rectified.
- Six (6) Month Maintenance or End of Warranty Inspections– Prior to the expiry of the statutory Defects Liability Period we will conduct a Maintenance Inspection and provide you with a written Report noting any defects and omissions which have become apparent during the Defects Liability Period, or may not have been rectified at Handover or settlement. Things like cracking to plaster cornices or doors that do not close properly are just a few things that are quite common. You are entitled to have any issues which are considered the builders responsibility rectified within specific time frames and in accordance with builders warranties.
- Building Defect Reports or Expert Witness Reports– If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of a building dispute in regard to any building defects or contractual issues you or your Solicitor may request us to conduct an inspection of any items in dispute, in accordance with relevant Australian Building Codes and Standards, and provide a written Report which you can provide to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC), formally QBSA, or the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT), or other relevant authority, and if required we can attend an adjudication or court hearing as an Expert Witness.
- Annual Termite Inspections– During construction a termite barrier should be installed in all new buildings. You should receive detailed information from your builder at Handover regarding the termite protection or treatment used. A yearly inspection of the property should be done to protect your property from termite infestation and timber pest damage. ASBIR conduct Termite Inspections or Timber Pest Inspections annually to the complete exterior and interior of your property, in accordance with Australian Standards AS4349.3. We will provide you with written Report and recommendations for protecting your property. You should have a Termite Inspection done annually otherwise the Six (6) Structural Warranty may be affected.
ASBIR is there looking after Your Interests
When building a new home or investment property on Sunshine Coast it is important to have an independent building consultant, someone who is a highly experienced handovers expert inspect the property for you.
All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports are there to support you during the whole building process by providing Quality Assurance Inspections and professional advice. Our highly experienced and fully licensed building consultant will assess that building work and materials used are of a highest possible industry standard and in accordance with Australian Standards.
We work in well with buyers, sellers, agents, property marketers, property managers and builders alike, always with the interests of our clients as our first priority. Our goal is to achieve an end product for you, which is one of exceptional quality and finish!
Licensed Builders and Building Consultants
We are fully licensed and completely independent building consultants with over 40 years combined industry experience. Your Sunshine Coast Handover Inspection will be carried out by a fully qualified building inspector who is also a QBCC licensed builder. Our extensive knowledge, experience and qualifications ensures expertise and professionalism in the every building inspection service we provide.
You can have peace of mind knowing that a building expert is carrying out your handover inspection on your behalf and looking after your interests!
Our Detailed Handover Inspection Reports
At All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports we go to great lengths to ensure that every handover inspection is carried out in a thorough, accurate and professional manner in accordance with Australian Building Codes and Standards and that our clients receive a most professional and superior report.
Using the latest specialized 3D Report System technology, sound expertise, and with the use of thermal imaging cameras and moisture meters where necessary, we accurately report on any defects and incomplete work, noting in an easy to read format under the respective trades responsible for rectification, exactly what needs to be done. Your report may also contain relevant photos, as necessary to identify any significant defects.
The report is sent to the builder, and if necessary we can liaise with the builder on your behalf in relation to rectification of any defects. If you require, we can conduct a re-inspection or follow-up inspection to ensure all noted defects are rectified and everything is in good order, before you pay your final payment to the builder.
What you want in Your Handover Inspector
You want someone who is thorough in searching for defects in all accessible areas of the property, including the site, fencing and landscaping, the complete exterior and external roof system including the gutters and downpipes. The report should include a summary of the defects as well as recommendations for rectification by the various trades who are responsible for the defective workmanship.
You will want an inspector carrying out your handover inspection or PCI, who inspects the complete property including the external roof system and gutters, the complete internal area including the roof cavity, the presence of services and installations such as air-conditioning, fans, lights, appliances etc.
You will also want your fixtures and fittings inspected such as; kitchen cupboards, sinks, vanity units, laundry cabinetry, taps, baths, showers, tapware, toilets and tiling etc.
Our handover inspection methods are superior because we inspect a lot of extra things other handover companies don't, e.g. the external roof system, the site including fences, retaining walls, landscaping and site drainage.
We inspect the complete interior of the property, including the ceiling cavity. We also check the floor tiles with a special tool to detect any cracked or drummy tiles
Other New Home Building Inspections by ASBIR
We also offer various building inspection services for new homes during construction including; Building Stage Inspections e.g. Base or Slab Stage Inspections, Frame Stage Inspections, Enclosed or Lock-up Stage Inspections and Fixing Stage or Pre-paint Inspections.
At Practical Completion we conduct Pre-Handover Inspections or PCI, Final Handover Inspections and pre-settlement building and pest inspections.
The post-construction inspections we offer include; Contract Inclusion Checks, Six (6) Month Maintenance or End of Builders Warranty Inspections, Annual Property Maintenance Inspections, Annual Termite Inspections, and Building Defects Reports or Expert Witness Reports in the case of building disputes.
Finding the Best Inspector to Conduct Your Sunshine Coast Handover
When looking for a building inspector to conduct your Sunshine Coast handover inspection in Brisbane you need to look at the type of service they provide. You need a reputable and professional building inspection company who genuinely wants to help you with this most important step in the home building process, the handover of your new home or investment property!.
What our Customers have said about ASBIR
When booking your Sunshine Coast Handover Inspection or Practical Completion Report "PCI" it is important that you feel confident about your choice of inspector. What better recommendation can you have than from other people who have used All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports "ASBIR" Building Inspection Services?
Here are a few of the many Client Testimonials
"We have been very impressed with how thorough your team has been. Even the most minute fault has been picked up and rectified. Although we live interstate and cannot actually view the faults and what you allocated to be fixed, the timely fashion in which you have let us know all outcomes has been greatly appreciated. We can only trust that all items have been completed to a high standard. We would not hesitate to recommend your company. Thank you!" Mark and Caroline J.
"It was greatly comforting to us to have All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports inspecting our duplex once it was near completion. They picked up quite a few problems that require actioning. They came again to make sure everything they had listed was dealt with. We will definitely use them again!" Linda D.
"Thank you very much! Overall we have been extremely happy with All Suburbs Building Inspections and Reports' service. If we ever purchase another property in QLD we will use your company again." Sandra F.


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Elsie Elephant
Elephant clip-toy for your baby girl's enjoyment on-the-go
- Adorable little clip-toy with an all-smiles expression
- Engaging features, such as crinkly ears and jittery effect
This product highlights the following developmental wonders:
Baby spends much time watching the toy dangling above her. She randomly reaches out with her hand, bats at the toy, causing it to swing and make pleasing sounds – a captivating effect that encourages her to try again.
Baby's grasp reflex disappears and her control of her hands improves, allowing her to reach out confidently to bat the toy and make the fun sounds
Use the clip to hang Elsie Elephant on your baby's car seat.
Hang it on baby's stroller as an on-the-go toy.
Place it in baby's crib for fun and play indoors.
Social smile appears at around 6-8 weeks of age, so when baby is around 2 months old, she may smile back at a smiling face (or take a little longer to reach that milestone). The smiling expression of Elsie Elephant, combined with the jittery feature and crinkly ears help heighten baby's senses.
For all product-related issues and complaints, please use our Contact Us Form to help customer service address the problem ASAP.


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Among a string of 'rest in peace' messages from Bollywood celebrities, following Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's death in Mumbai on Saturday, were emotional condolences from veterans like Amitabh Bachchan and Lata Mangeshkar.
They described him as a man of grit and purity.
In pictures: Salman, Juhi and other stars visit Bal Thackeray
Several other names from the Hindi film industry, including Mahesh Bhatt, Ram Gopal Varma, Madhur Bhandarkar, Kabir Bedi and Riteish Deshmukh took to Twitter to share their sentiments on the death of the politico, who breathed his last Saturday afternoon at his residence Matoshri.
Many called him the 'tiger'.
Here's what the celebrities wrote:
Amitabh Bachchan: I sat by his bedside for hours these past few days, a prayer in my heart, watching him struggling to breathe, but fighting. Each day he continued his struggle with a grit that was baffling even for the doctors on hand. And just a couple of hours back, as I stand next to his still, peaceful, saffron draped body, it is difficult to imagine that he has left us!
Lata Mangeshkar: Today at 3:30 pm, respected Bal Thackeray left us all to tread the path to salvation. Maharashtra is orphaned today. He had been doing some great work, served the country for years and kept the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj alive in Maharashtra. The Mangeshkar family pays tribute to a soul extremely pure as Bal Thackeray. May his soul rest in peace.
Ram Gopal Varma: Can't ever forget the hug the real Sarkar gave me when he saw reel "Sarkar". Balasaheb was a true epitome of power in every sense of the word.
Hema Malini: The battle is over and eternal life begins. I'm so sorry (for) the loss Shri Balasaheb's family is enduring. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Mahesh Bhatt: Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. The memory of Bal Thackeray will live in the memory of we Mumbaikars forever.
Kabir Bedi: My condolences to the entire family of Balasaheb Thackeray. He was certainly a major influence in the politics of Maharashtra.
Karan Johar: Thoughts and prayers with the Thackeray family. RIP Balasaheb.
Madhur Bhandarkar: RIP Balasaheb. He lived with great conviction in his beliefs, which led him to be a great leader. Wish strength to his family! Balasaheb was outspoken and a sharp observer. He will deeply be missed.
Arjun Rampal: RIP Balasaheb, condolences to his family. Peace be with you and all your loved ones.
Neha Dhupia: RIP Balasaheb. Prayers and strength for the family.
Aftab Shivdasani: Another legend passes away... let's pray for the soul of Shri Balasaheb Thackeray. May the divine grant him peace. Om Sai Ram.
Siddharth: Bal Thackeray is dead. If you're not a born Maharashtrian, I don't think he would like you stealing condolences for his death from his people.
Vivek Oberoi: RIP Balasaheb - the roaring tiger of Maharashtra! Our prayers are with the Thackeray family and the millions of followers!
Smriti Irani: Maharashtracha Sher la antim pranam. RIP Saheb.
Dia Mirza: RIP Bala Saheb. Let there be peace. 45 years as leader, a phenomenon no one can ever ignore.
Riteish Deshmukh: Balasaheb was a hero. People loved him, copied him, followed him.
Ranvir Shorey: Tiger to the end. RIP, Balasaheb.
Kunal Kohli: Balasaheb will always live on. A great orator. An astute cartoonist.A voice of the people. A lion amongst men.
Ritesh Sidhwani: Maharashtra has lost its tiger. RIP Balasaheb. My condolences to the family.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar rose against the pound Wednesday, reversing an earlier loss, after Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney emphasized the U.K. economy hasn't strengthened enough to warrant a rate hike just yet.
The pound GBPUSD, -0.2832% fell to $1.6769 from $1.6829 late Tuesday. The U.K. currency had jumped as high as $1.6877 earlier Wednesday.
Carney didn't provide any information on when the first rate hike could come. His comments in a press conference followed the Bank of England's quarterly Inflation Report showing little change in forecasts for growth and inflation. The report noted there is still spare capacity in the economy of about 1% to 1.5% of annual output. Read: BOE's Carney leaves investors in the dark
"The initial take away from FX markets is that there isn't going to be an acceleration of the timing of the tightening cycle," said Robert Lynch, a currency strategist at HSBC.
The British pound has gained about 10% against the dollar in the last 12 months, according to FactSet. For the year, it is up 1.4% against the greenback. Gains have come as U.K. economic data have consistently beat expectations for a number of months, leading the market to adjust interest rates higher as they price in the potential for the bank to begin tightening monetary policy sooner than expected, said Lynch.
"If 'spare capacity' is the new economic threshold, yet it can't easily be measured, this gets the bank off the hook from raising rates too early," said Kathleen Brooks, a research director at Forex.com, in a note.
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Next up on our tour of the South Pacific is our first female contestant of the season, Christine Shields Markoski. As most people with three names (Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Holly Robinson Peete) cause my eyeballs to get stuck inside my skull from rolling them too hard, I'm not holding my breath on this one. Christine Newton John is 39 and hails from the great state of New York. She has nothing left to accomplish in life because she says she's already done it all. Well la di da, Miss Fancy Pants. Must be nice.
Christine Dee Williams cites some obscure Mexican revolutionary as her personal hero and hates it when people don't remove the price tags from the bottom of their shoes. I tell ya, I'm going to have to agree with Christine Ingalls Wilder on this one. I once bought a pair of Manolo's at Off Fifth and unwittingly flashed the 60% off sticker to my holier than thou boss from hell at the time. The humiliation wasn't worth the deal I got. Trust me.
Christine Trent Darby says the Survivor she most identifies with is Stephanie because she's strong and outspoken. Look, if Christine Lou Retton truly is strong and outspoken, I'll trade in my eye rolling for nods of approval. Let's check out Christine Bob Thornton's video, shall we?
Oh Christine Nicole Smith... you'll definitely be trouble, but I'm getting the impression that you also won't last very long. I predict that a nasty encounter with one of your many necklaces and a wayward branch will be your ultimate demise. With that orange dress, Christine William Scott, you'll be easy to find swaying from the tree so... at least that's something.
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- Chrissy_NYSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Oh my god... you throwing in all the other 3 named celebrities had me LMAO. I adore you in all your snarkiness, bitch. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:50 PM
GAWD I can't wait for Survivor to take the nasty BB taste out of my mouth.ReplyDelete
Your best player profile yet! Loved it. And I totally agree. As you post your profiles, I'm gonna choose which player I'm gonna support for the season. Depending on how you spin each one, I'll change my mind. By the end of the profiling, I should have my scapegoat...I mean future sole survivor! Right now, I think I'll back Christine Joel Osment.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Damn, that woman is annoying.ReplyDelete
But then, she IS a New Yorker, as she might have mentioned - a GAJILLION times.
- DiabolicalSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Some of you may have missed it, but what with my astute powers of observation I was able to pick up that she's from New Yark.ReplyDelete
Unless someone more annoying comes along with an overdeveloped sense of achievement and ability this chick is going to be first off the island.
Is divaness even a word?
I don't like ANY of them so far; they seem pretty damn annoying! And why do they all use their hands so much when they talk? Ugh, hoping this is better than Big Brother.ReplyDelete
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I've harvested wild horseradish, but I'm not sure I have anywhere I could grow wasabi. Doesn't wasabi like very damp/wet conditions?
Is wasabi also like horseradish in that, when you are pureeing it in your blender, you should wear swimming goggles? I found that out the hard way the first time!
Goodness! I've never used such large quantities of either horseradish or wasabi that I'd put it in the blender. I imagine that if you did, yes you would. My wasabi grows behind my glasshouse in a fairly damp spot, not wet wet though The best wasabi, I believe, grows in running water, mine is pretty good though. Good enough that my Japanese friends were very impressed and are now growing their own from bits I gave them.
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The incidents occurred most recently the weekend of Dec. 7-8 in the area of Copper's Hunting Club in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County.
Copper's Hunting Club is a hunting lease that is clearly posted no trespassing. Numerous adjacent properties are also posted. Yet I can watch the same vehicle a half dozen times or more drive past this posted property and neighboring posted property in an attempt to kill a deer.
What right or by what ethic do such "slob hunters" have to kill deer on posted property they don't own or control or pay taxes on?
Apparently a no-trespassing sign Pennsylvania is an invitation to trespass and kill game.
Recently I had a conversation with a board member of the Quality Deer Management Association. I griped that I don't understand the goal and image of QDMA — why would I want to help cultivate a superior deer herd and trophy bucks in Pennsylvania when a no-trespassing sign is an invitation to interlope and kill without restraint.
This QDMA member told me to contact my state representative to propose stronger laws for trespassing and the killing of wildlife. But why have stronger or stiffer laws when no one abides by the existing laws.
Here's what I would like to propose instead of strong or stiffer laws: Let's have a state that resembles Colorado, where you don't cross property lines for the fear of being shot.
In a recent trip to Colorado, I noticed there were few, if any, no-trespassing signs. It is a known rule that you don't cross that fence or line for fear of losing your life.
How many times would it take for a trespasser to have second thoughts if they learned the landowner or designee is armed and has at least one kill to their name? That might deter the next person from trespassing.


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BigBadJohn needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Eat My Goal!
Our soccer/football forum has been around for over 6 years and has been massively popular during that time. Originally the forum was launched as an unofficial fan site for the popular Soccer AM television show on Sky TV in the UK, the site is due to be relaunched shortly with a new domain name and logo (that's were you come in!). You can visit the site as it is now at http://www.socceram.net
Soccer/football fans from the UK and around the world.
The logo must consist of the words 'Eat My Goal!', though capitalization is not important, you can use lowercase and/or uppercase as you best see fit for your design.
The exclamation mark is required in all designs.
As the forum is soccer based, a soccer/football ball can be included if you wish. Also you may wish to make use of the 'eat' part of our name by showing the ball (or even the text) with a bite taken out of it, these points are optional though so don't feel you have to include them.
The logo should feel solid, clean and modern, and appeal to soccer fans across the world.
An urban/street feel to the logo may be good.
The logo should be able to be used in its original color form, or in single colors for use in single color printing for t-shirts, caps etc.
The ability to add '.com' text when we needed to would be useful (again for t-shirts etc).
The logo should obviously degrade cleanly to be used as the logo on the website, which is about 250 pixels wide by 100 pixels high.
The forum is moving away entirely from being based on the 'Soccer AM' TV show, so this should bear no relevance in your designs.
Other than the above points please feel free to be as creative as you wish.
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Cats sick of raw?
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Cats sick of raw?
My 2 8 month old Bengals have now been on a raw diet most their lives. They started off on canned, but they had such a bad case of runny poops (for a month I couldn't find a commercial food they were both happy with), someone here suggested raw. I did research, chose to go with Dr. Lisa A. Pierson's diet. I have had to make adjustments to the diet (replacing taurine with actual chicken hearts as I can find it in abundance where I live, I have had to play around with egg quantity (cooked and raw - they don;t seem to like it), and now I am at a standstill! They just don't seem to like it anymore!!!
I package the raw I make in individual vacuume sealed packages, per meal, They went from eating it completely raw, to I had to nuke a small portion of it and then mix in a larger portion of raw, to half and half to all cooked
They just are not eating it raw they refuse to eat it! So I am going between raw, raw/cooked and fresh pet select) because they will inhale this stuff and they do need to eat inbetween me trying to figure out what is wrong)
I have a couple of ideas to get them back to raw, but I am not sure if it will work.
1) I have had boiled a albacore tuna steak and I froze it in tablespoon sizes just for a treat. I know that canned tuna is extremely bad for them, and since albacore steak is something I already had in my freezer, I cooked up a steak for the kitties. So I plan on re-introducing the raw and mixing the albacore in the raw... hopeing that they go for the tuna smell they love so much.
2) change up the recipe? I wouldn't know to what? I currently make them both chicken and rabbit and I switch between the 2, they end up eating more chicken because rabbit is super expensive!
I would love to keep them on raw as I do feel it is better for them in the long run, less kidney failure complications and such, but I can't if they won't eat it? Unless I can continue them on this diet but make it cooked? I wonder what if any nutrients are lost once I cook the food? Is there something else I can add to this cooked diet to compensate?
Just so lost again with this food thing, and I always get nervous because it seems there is always an underlining issue, last time poops and now I have another thread out there about my one cat having trouble/seeming uncomfortable sitting and walking (muscle maybe, maybe nothing), waiting for him to get better or worse because right now it's just something I noticed recently and not going on a long at all and I don't think my vet can do anything right now with "I think my cat is uncomfortable walking and sitting" even though to someone who is not around him as much as I am, he seems to be walking fine.
I know I am a worry bug and I baby them.
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The Bisons spent their first morning in the Dominican Republic visiting a village whose destitute residents formerly worked at a now-closed sugar cane farm. The visit was a very emotional and eye-opening stop for the Bisons.
Click on the image to the right to play a video of this morning's visit.
After leaving the hotel this morning in two small mini-buses, the team stopped at Jumbo which is the Wal-Mart of the Dominican Republic. Food was purchased and packaged into forty kits that would be distributed to forty families at the "Sugar Cane Village." Each food package cost about $8.75 USD and was expected to last a family for two weeks.
Click here to view images from the stop at Jumbo
The team then proceeded into the country-side towards the preselected village. Turning down a non-descript side road, kids soon came running from every direction to meet the team. This village was coined the "Sugar Cane Village" by the SCORE International staff because it is located on a now-closed sugar cane farm. After the farm closed, the residents had no where to go and now live life in deep poverty.
There were about 150 people at the village but only a few houses were visible. While the residents had no possessions, they all acted extremely happy just to be alive. There are an estimated 2,500 villages similar to the "Sugar Cane Village" located throughout the Dominican Republic. The video and pictures speak more about the stop than can ever be written.
Click here to view images from the Sugar Cane Village
After returning to the hotel, the Bisons had lunch and then visited the pool and the beach. The team can best be described as contemplative right now. Even though they are having some time to relax, many of them were talking about the morning's experience and how the game of basketball seems so menial compared to the fight to simply live that they saw at the village.
The Bisons depart the hotel at 5 p.m. central time for a game in Santo Domingo. Previously it was announced that they would face a Mauricio Baez team, but that has changed. We'll apparently know our opponent once we reach the gym. Everything is very fluid here.
You can follow game updates on Twitter on the LipscombBisons account and we'll have a recap late tonight on LipscombSports.com.
We'd also like to thank The Christian Chronicle and ESPN for their stories today on the Bisons trip.


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Kensington, Sep 2003, 12.95, 256 pp. ISBN: 0758204930 Thirty years old Holly Phillips lives in Greenwich Village and works as a book production editor. Four years ago she divorced her husband Josh who remarried. Three years ago her father ran off with a cousin that no one heard of so he lives in Texas. Her sister Janie has been engaged five times, but never made it to I do and now number six has been hooked. Finally her mother is running off ...


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RNC 2012: 8 takeaways
TAMPA, Fla. — The sometimes soggy, slightly-shortened GOP convention is over. The party leaves this steamy city itching to beat President Barack Obama, finally accepting its new standard-bearer after his emotional acceptance speech and feeling a sense of comfort that its future could rest in the hands of two of this week's stars: Ryan and Rubio.
They leave more confident that Romney has a fall fight in him, and he certainly tried hard to win them over. He gave them a greater sense of his story, delivered powerfully through movies, testimonials, his wife's address and his own Thursday night, in which he choked up at times, and at others brought the crowd to its feet.
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1. Romney opened up
In a speech that was heavier than normal on biography, the candidate accepted his nomination by talking about the "disappointment" of Obama's tenure, the desperate need for corrective action this election, and the promises the president made that weren't met.
The speech was largely an expanded version of his stump address, but it was well-written, and well-delivered. He performed as well as he has this cycle. Even Romney's detractors in the party said they thought he turned in a strong enough performance to help himself with voters just tuning in, and those beyond the GOP base. The nominee talked about his father in familiar terms to those who've watched his speeches, but with genuine emotion, his voice catching at times.
The former Bain Capital head touted his business experience at length, before a televised audience of millions.
Romney has tended toward the "in sorrow, not anger" approach toward Obama for much of the cycle, and he went there again last night, after recently using words like Obama's campaign of "hate" and "anger" in to characterize the president.
Romney's best line of the night claimed that the most excitement surrounding Obama came on the day people voted for him. He hit a recurring line among Republicans for the past year, that Obama is Jimmy Carter 2.0. He did touch on the Medicare issue, albeit in passing.
Topics he did not deal with — his Massachusetts record, the state-based health care plan he pushed through, the war in Afghanistan.
Romney is not a naturally gifted speaker, and selling himself has remained a struggle. The expectations were low, but he did a commanding job on the convention's final night.
The commentary in the next few days will determine whether he was able to change the arc of a campaign that's seen a very rough July and August. Romney will likely get criticized by Democrats and some commentators for a lack of specifics - he outlined a contrasting governing philosophy with the incumbent. And in the short term, he may indeed see a bump.
2. Rubio electrified.
Marco Rubio's speech introducing Romney was among the best-received of the convention, as he delivered an emotional punch in a different way than Ryan did the night before. He told an aspirational story about his upbringing as a Cuban-American, speaking about his experience as deeply grounded in the American experience.
He described Romney as the best person to reclaim American exceptionalism, and framed much of the beginning of his speech as an attack on Obama. Other than the distraction of the red, lava lamp-like background behind Rubio, he was a success, and his speech played well on television.
( Also on POLITICO: Marco Rubio thrills RNC on final night)
It's a little less clear how Clint Eastwood, the convention's surprise guest who preceded Rubio, played on the small screen. The aging actor, his voice at times garbled, ad-libbed and riffed with a stool next to him, improvising an odd conversation with an imaginary Obama.
He can safely claim the title of first prime-time speaker at a political convention to lead the crowd in a chorus of, "Go ahead, make my day."
The Romney family semmed less than thrilled when the camera panned to them, and the campaign made a game attempt at describing the actor as beyond the bounds of normal political discourse. But it was a disjointed moment on what was the most serious night of the convention.


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Last week I called on a fencing contractor in the Illawarra area to find out how his business was running and discuss the recent introduction of the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA). Lance is from a well-run, third generation family business, supplying and installing fencing products.
I was greeted to a warm welcome and our discussion was a general view of business, how implementing terms of trade into his business had improved cash flow and the importance of PPSA to his business. When we had first met Lance over five years ago he had his fair share of slow payers affecting his ability to get paid. EC was initially able to recover some of the outstanding debts owed to Lance's business, which was an immediate priority at the time. We were also able to assist Lance by implementing Terms of Trade documentation designed to protect the future cash flow of his business.
Since implementing Terms of Trade documentation Lance told me that, five years on, he has not had any further bad debts that he needed EC to recover. In addition, one of the debtors we had recovered money from previously on behalf of Lance had since called him to get our details as he needed EC's help recovering bad debts himself!
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A Short History of Homeland Defense
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2001 -- Since the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes in New York and Washington, many Americans have been calling for the military to do more for "homeland defense."
The recent Quadrennial Defense Review also said DoD must make homeland defense its first priority.
Ironically, the U.S. military doesn't need that kind of reminder -- homeland defense has been its first priority since the founding of the Republic. Many Americans may not see things that way, but it's because the nature of that defense and the agencies involved have changed over the years.
Providing for the common defense was so crucial and basic a government obligation that the framers explicitly said so in the Preamble of the Constitution. When George Washington became president in 1789, "common defense" primarily meant two things: defeating a foreign invasion and defending against Indians.
Military forces -- and this included the various state militias -- were raised to defend the country against England, France and Spain. With the Revolution fresh in their minds, American leaders considered Britain the main enemy and a second war and possible invasion their greatest threats.
France, though a Revolution ally, claimed ownership of a huge tract to the west that posed a potential threat to American interests. Spain held Florida and virtually all the lands to the west not claimed by the French.
French and British naval ships both preyed on American merchantmen.
In the interior of the United States, settlers confronted American Indians as the boundaries of the country pushed west.
The Army and the Navy were the homeland defense. Congress authorized the Army to build or strengthen fixed harbor defenses and the Navy to build blue-water ships to defend America's right to the sea lanes.
The USS Constitution, berthed in Boston, is a material example today of this building program. Fort Monroe, Va., Fort Washington, Md., and Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., are also remnants of these homeland defense efforts.
This does not mean the defenses were successful. During the War of 1812, neither Fort Washington nor the one that is now McNair stopped the British from capturing Washington and burning it. Seems the forts were in place, but not the manpower to adequately garrison them.
A bit later in the war, the British wanted to burn Baltimore as they had Washington. Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor withstood a British naval onslaught that inspired eyewitness Francis Scott Key to pen "The Star-Spangled Banner."
After the war, Congress appropriated more money to harbor defense. The best and brightest graduates of the U.S. Military Academy became engineers, and many were assigned to work on these fortifications. Robert E. Lee worked all along the East Coast building brick forts to defend the United States from foreign enemies. Fort Pulaski on the Savannah River in Georgia, Fort Totten in New York and Fort Jackson on the Mississippi were just some of the forts strengthened or built during this time.
In 1861, the Civil War broke out at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. The masonry fort withstood Confederate pounding, but the Union garrison surrendered because food was running out.
But technology was already passing these forts by. Conventional wisdom was that forts could withstand anything a ship could shoot. That wasn't true with the Union Navy's new rifled cannons. The weapons fired projectiles at higher speeds and with greater penetrating power than smooth-bore guns. Union ships pulverized Fort Pulaski in 1862 and ran past the forts on the Mississippi to take New Orleans.
The forts built at such expense and with such effort were obsolete.
On the frontier, the U.S. Army patrolled. Soldiers protected settlers and trade routes. In many cases, the Army acted as "frontier cops." This mission would continue through the 1890s.
After the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era saw changes in homeland defense. The Army occupied and policed the South. It propped up courts and protected former slaves, and soldiers had arrest powers. Reconstruction ended in 1876. The passage of the Posse Comitatus law in 1878 ended the military's having civilian law enforcement powers.
In the latter part of the 19th century came another era of ship building. While Americans still considered the Atlantic and Pacific oceans enough of a defense against foreign enemies, a strong Navy upon those waters was important. The U.S. Navy built larger all-metal steam ships that sported larger and larger guns.
The theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan became current. Americans viewed the Navy as America's first line of defense. Mahan, who wrote "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" and retired as a rear admiral, was instrumental in persuading Americans that the United States needed a large "battleship Navy."
By the time the Wild West was tamed, the Army was reduced to maintaining small garrisons in the West and now-obsolete forts in the East.
In 1898, the Spanish-American War broke out. During the six-month war, the Navy handily defeated Spanish fleets off Cuba and in Manila Bay, the Philippines. But Americans were shocked at what they perceived as thousands of miles of undefended coasts. In the years following the war, money poured into building new defenses around U.S. ports. Retractable guns and electric mines were the primary defenses. The coastal artillery branch of the Army manned these posts. They were never tested.
Another result of the Spanish-American War was the United States obtained the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. A Navy able to keep the sea lanes open became a necessity.
In World War I (1917-18), the British bottled up the German fleet. America girded for war untouched by a threat to U.S. soil.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the first foreign strike against U.S. territory since the war of 1812. While coast artillery units continued manning their forts early in the war, none ever fired a shot in anger. When it soon became apparent that aircraft and ships would be the main line of homeland defense, the Army transferred coast artillery officers and NCOs into field artillery.
During the war, the Army Air Forces and the Navy defended the homeland. Aircraft patrolled the approaches to ports looking for German and Japanese submarines. Navy destroyers and corvettes patrolled the sea lanes and pursued enemy craft that aircraft could not engage. The Navy even launched anti-submarine blimps to patrol the East Coast. At least one blimp attacked a German U-boat and was shot down for its effort.
Air power entered the homeland defense equation during World War II. The Nazi bombing campaign against Britain and the U.S.-British campaign against Germany made real the threat from the air. The safety America felt by being separated from the rest of the world by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans evaporated.
The United States was first in developing intercontinental bombing platforms with the B-29 Stratofortress. If the United States could develop long-range bombers, so could other countries. Nazi war plans in fact called for an "Amerika Bomber."
Conventional bombs were scary enough for defense planners, but the atomic bomb totally changed homeland defense.
The United States developed the atomic bomb and used two against Japan. The devastation and radiation dangers posed by the bomb caused the military to think of new means of defense. After the Soviet Union developed the bomb, the threat to America came from the skies.
The United States responded with the North American Air Defense Command. NORAD was a U.S.-Canadian organization charged with the missions of air warning and air control for North America. The command searched the skies for Soviet planes and would direct interceptors to shoot them down.
Later, with the development of intercontinental nuclear ballistic missiles, NORAD became the early warning system. To this day, there is no defense against these missiles. The NORAD warning would give people a chance to take cover in the event of a nuclear strike.
In the minds of the average American, "homeland defense" became "civil defense." And civil defense programs consisted of urging families to take cover and build fallout shelters and directing the development of community air raid shelters. Air raid drills became as common at schools as fire drills -- children practiced hiding under their desks or sitting together in the hallways.
In the traditional military sense, "homeland defense" meant forward deployment. U.S. forces stationed everywhere from Europe to Korea were America's line in the sand against the Soviet Union. Engaging the Soviets and their allies overseas precluded having to fight them in the United States.
With the exception of NORAD, a direct military connection to homeland defense eroded. Many Americans came to perceive the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps as assets to defend U.S. interests in distant lands, but not actively defending U.S. shores. Wars in Korea and Vietnam reinforced this attitude, as did operations in the Dominican Republic in 1965, Lebanon in 1958 and the Berlin Wall crisis in 1961.
Historians view the 1970s as the age of détente. President Nixon recognized the People's Republic of China. He and President Gerald Ford met with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972 resulted, and the two superpowers moved to relax tensions. Through this period, homeland defense was seen mainly as a function of civil defense.
In the late 1960s, terrorism in the form of plane hijackings and assaults on innocent civilians grabbed public attention. U.S. aircraft were hijacked and diverted to Cuba or Mexico City or Rome. The U.S. response was not military, but centered on law enforcement. Sky marshals appeared. FBI agents investigated hijacking crimes and threats. Justice Department counterterrorism programs appeared.
So, the U.S. version of homeland defense meant the FBI was the lead federal agency for investigating or preventing terrorist incidents and the Federal Emergency Management Agency was the lead for remediation. The military stood by to help if called.
The events of Sept. 11 seem to be bringing homeland defense full circle. From the halls of Congress to New York street corners, Americans are calling for more military involvement in homeland defense. Sept. 11 changed the world just surely as the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki did. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has said that the people of the United States need to debate this issue long and hard.
President Bush appointed former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as his director of homeland security. Ridge must see how the Defense Department fits in with all the other federal agencies and coordinate responses to threats to homeland security.
While the threats to America have evolved and changed, one aspect is clear: Whatever happens, the Defense Department will play a major role in defending America.


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Chief: Austin had 'bloody year' of traffic deaths
The police chief in Austin says there's no excuse for the highest number of traffic deaths the city has seen since 2000.
Austin has recorded 77 traffic deaths this year, up from 54 last year.
Art Acevedo tells the Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/U5kNOX ) that 2012 was "a bloody year on our highways. There is no excuse for it. We can't sit back."
Traffic deaths had declined earlier in the year, but surged again by October.
Acevedo says he's considering using more overtime to put officers on traffic enforcement. He says officers will hand out more tickets than warnings.
He says police will meet with prosecutors and officials from neighboring counties to see how they can boost safety.
Police say alcohol factored into at least 32 deaths - more than 40 percent.


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Northwest Turfgrass Topics. Vol. 10 no. 2 (1968 September)
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