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"The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2012
Executive Order — Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council
(A.K.A. Vulture-Capitalism at it's finest)
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance the Federal Government's use of local partnerships to address homeland security challenges, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The purpose of this order is to maximize the Federal Government's ability to develop local partnerships in the United States to support homeland security priorities. Partnerships are collaborative working relationships in which the goals, structure, and roles and responsibilities of the relationships are mutually determined. Collaboration enables the Federal Government and its partners to use resources more efficiently, build on one another's expertise, drive innovation, engage in collective action, broaden investments to achieve shared goals, and improve performance. Partnerships enhance our ability to address homeland security priorities, from responding to natural disasters to preventing terrorism, by utilizing diverse perspectives, skills, tools, and resources.
The National Security Strategy emphasizes the importance of partnerships, underscoring that to keep our Nation safe "we must tap the ingenuity outside government through strategic partnerships with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, and community-based organizations. Such partnerships are critical to U.S. success at home and abroad, and we will support them through enhanced opportunities for engagement, coordination, transparency, and information sharing." This approach recognizes that, given the complexities and range of challenges, we must institutionalize an all-of-Nation effort to address the evolving threats to the United States.
k): No mention is made concerning the Congress or the people of this country, nor are the exalted purposes of this self-proclaimed edict ever mentioned. The public has made no demand of the government for more "local private-partnerships" to do anything which the federal, state and local governments have already and so consistently FAILED so massively to even address; much less achieve…
Whatever "success" is hypothetically being sought here obviously has nothing to do with the survival of the public, regardless of the supposed-point in anything undertaken by this "government" to improve anything which has already become part of the lives of any American's in today's world.
As for the public-safety – That has NEVER been a priority since the Department of HOMELAND-SECURITY was created!
Section 2. White House Homeland Security Partnership Council and Steering Committee.
(a) White House Homeland Security Partnership Council. There is established a White House Homeland Security Partnership Council (Council) to foster local partnerships — between the Federal Government and the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement — to address homeland security challenges. The Council shall be chaired by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (Chair), or a designee from the National Security Staff.
(b) Council Membership
(i) Pursuant to the nomination process established in subsection (b)(ii) of this section, the Council shall be composed of Federal officials who are from field offices of the executive departments, agencies, and bureaus (agencies) that are members of the Steering Committee established in subsection (c) of this section, and who have demonstrated an ability to develop, sustain, and institutionalize local partnerships to address policy priorities.
(ii) The nomination process and selection criteria for members of the Council shall be established by the Steering Committee. Based on those criteria, agency heads may select and present to the Steering Committee their nominee or nominees to represent them on the Council. The Steering Committee shall consider all of the nominees and decide by consensus which of the nominees shall participate on the Council. Each member agency on the Steering Committee, with the exception of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, may have at least one representative on the Council.
(c) Steering Committee. There is also established a Steering Committee, chaired by the Chair of the Council, to provide guidance to the Council and perform other functions as set forth in this order. The Steering Committee shall include a representative at the Deputy agency head level, or that representative's designee, from the following agencies:
(i) Department of State;
(ii) Department of the Treasury;
(iii) Department of Defense;
(iv) Department of Justice;
(v) Department of the Interior;
(vi) Department of Agriculture;
(vii) Department of Commerce;
(viii) Department of Labor;
(ix) Department of Health and Human Services;
(x) Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(xi) Department of Transportation;
(xii) Department of Energy;
(xiii) Department of Education;
(xiv) Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xv) Department of Homeland Security;
(xvi) Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(xvii) Environmental Protection Agency;
(xviii) Small Business Administration; and
(xix) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At the invitation of the Chair, representatives of agencies not listed in subsection (c) of this section or other executive branch entities may attend and participate in Steering Committee meetings as appropriate…"
Once upon a time there was a congress here that had the job of legislating the business of the people and the activities of the legislative and executive branches of the government in order to formulate and provide for the population. Whatever was needed, by the citizens, especially in times of crises would be provided: However it's clear from this privately-written dictate from the TARNISHED HOUSE—that the CONGRESS is no longer here:
Therefore CONGRESS should no longer exist!
There is a lot more of this drivel from the TRAITOR in the Tarnished House. The entire document is listed in footnote-one below.
Incidentally this gift to the American People was released to the public during the peak of Superstorm Sandy's romp through the Northeastern US, while SANDY was devastating the same public this document was meant to destroy by governmental fiat of which this is a prime example.
Had any of this bullshit mattered, then the carnage left behind from both Sandy, and the Nor-Easter that followed in her wake, would not still be growing as it is today. Millions of people devastated, hundreds if not thousands dead, thousands more driven from their homes – not by the storms but by FEMA, DHS, the states and the FEDS and all of it was supposedly done to protect people from the aftermath, while failing to provide, power, fuel, food, water or safety to any of the survivors of either storm. (1)
Illustration by David Dees
When will Americans finally act on the fact
That Obama-himself, as anything but a criminal is finished?
October 26, 2012." (2)
PS This article is only the latest chapter of the full story that began a very long time ago with what has become:
Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA – 2 hrs 20 min film
2) Executive Order – Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council
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thepcfacer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 72 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
I am a working professional and entrepreneur in my mid twenties. Some sites that I admire are google, facebook, digg, twitter and yelp because of the simple ideas and huge success.
I want to create a fun and simple site for reviewing food for the 18-35 year old crowd. The company is in the garage (or perhaps pre-garage) phase, but we thrive to make a simple website that is easy to use, and has a logo that can be EASILY RECOGNIZED and UNIQUE.
The target audience is the same group of people who are the core users of facebook, twitter, yelp, digg, and all the other web 2.0 sites. They are internet savvy and stray away from websites that are not visually pleasing. They want something similar to other familiar sites, but unique in design and style.
Please design the logo using Adobe Illustrator. If you use a food item in your design, which is not required, please use a popular food item, such as pizza, hamburgers, etc. I also like the idea of using a tongue in the logo, if it looks right. Everything else is open to the designer's creative abilities. I will provide feedback/ratings along the way as I see designs that catch my eye.
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Lipscomb Guard Brian Fisk Named To A-Sun All-Freshman Team
Lipscomb University guard Brian Fisk was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference's All-Freshman team.
The announcement was made Tuesday.
Fisk, from Newbern, Tenn., was one of the most outstanding players for the Bisons this season with a team-leading 11.5 points per game average, 52 steals, 78 assists and a 41.6 field goal percentage.
Fisk is 18th in the conference in scoring, sixth in steals (1.86 per game) and 12th in free throw percentage (71.8).
Joining Fisk on the team were Haminn Quaintance (Jacksonville), also A-Sun Freshman of the Year; Jarred Stockton (Jacksonville), Josh Goodwin (Belmont) and Anthony Atkinson (Campbell).


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Asiana Airlines and the A380: Placing passengers at a premium
Asiana Airlines is taking full advantage of the A380's unique cabin offerings, combining the South Korea-based carrier's philosophy for customer satisfaction with Airbus' unmatched technical capabilities to provide a one-of-a-kind passenger experience.
"With "premium" space for all passengers, the A380 will become a flagship for Asiana Airlines' commitment to customers – providing unrivalled comfort, service and efficiency," explained Joost van der Heijden, Airbus' Head of Marketing for Asia. "The A380 allows Asiana Airlines to be competitive in the market and still answer the requirements of customers – in all classes – for high-quality service."
van der Heijden said the carrier's first-class A380 cabin – containing 12 seats located on the main deck – will offer a "five-star hotel in the sky." Passengers will each have a "private room," with a full-flat seat, an impressive 32-inch high-definition screen for in-flight entertainment, and space to hang clothes.
In business class, Asiana Airlines also is featuring full-flat seats – complemented by personal 15.6-inch video monitors. Located on the aircraft's upper deck, the carrier's 66 business class seats are configured in a staggered 1-2-1 layout for more personal space and direct aisle access.
Asiana Airlines' economy passengers will experience best-in-class "premium" service on the A380 as well. With a total of 417 economy-class seats (311 on the main deck and 106 on the upper deck), the carrier is providing these travellers with 11.1-inch individual video monitors, along with slimline seats for additional legroom, as well as the Airbus modern comfort standard of at least 18-inch wide seats on long-haul travel.
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to address contaminated soil and debris at the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site in South Plainfield.
Previous dumping of old electrical capacitors at the site has contaminated some of the soil with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are chemicals that persist in the environment and can affect the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems. Under the plan proposed today, contaminated soil and debris will be dug up and removed.
"This was a poorly run dump in the vicinity of the Dismal Swamp – a natural wildlife refuge and an important wetland," said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. "Some material that caused contamination, including electrical capacitors, has already been removed and now we will get rid of the contaminated soil. I encourage the public to give the EPA their input on this proposed cleanup plan."
The EPA will hold a public meeting on Aug. 26, to explain the proposed plan and is encouraging public comments. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the South Plainfield Municipal Building courtroom at 2480 Plainfield Avenue. Comments will be accepted until Sept. 16.
The Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site is located on land that was used as a dump in the 1940s and 1950s for both industrial waste and household waste until it was shut down by the state of New Jersey in 1958. Among the materials disposed of at the site were old electrical capacitors, which contained PCBs and had contaminated the soil. Under EPA oversight, the current owner of the property, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (TETCO), removed a number of PCB-contaminated capacitors, secured the site and placed warning signs around the area. The EPA added the Woodbrook Road Dump site to the Superfund list in 2003.
Under the EPA's cleanup plan, as much as 120, 000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and debris will be dug up and disposed of at a facility licensed to receive the waste. All PCB-contaminated soil and debris above 1 part per million from both the Eastern and Western dump areas will be disposed of off-site. Wetland areas that are disturbed during the work will be restored. Ground water at the site is not contaminated with site-related chemicals. The EPA will conduct a review every five years to ensure the effectiveness of the cleanup.
The Superfund program operates on the principle that polluters should pay for the cleanups, rather than passing the costs to taxpayers. After sites are placed on the Superfund list of the most contaminated waste sites, the EPA searches for parties responsible for the contamination and holds them accountable for the costs of investigations and cleanups.
Written comments may be mailed or emailed to:
Diane L. Salkie
Remedial Project Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2
290 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
To review the plan for the Woodbrook Road Dump Superfund site, visit: http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/woodbrook/index.html.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas -- one of the most classic Christmas stories -- is available for the iPhone and iPad as an interactive story. Just like It's The Great Pumpkin, A Charlie Brown Christmas is extremely well made, fun, and engaging for kids and adults alike. You must help Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang as they try to find the true meaning of Christmas.
Included with the flip style book book with awesome animations and graphics, A Charlie Brown Christmas also lets you play Schroeder's piano, finger paint with the gang, and go carolling with the Peanuts choir. You also get to participate in the Spectacular Super-Colossal Neighborhood Christmas Lights and Display Contest and unlock decorations for your very own Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.
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Olenka needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
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We are a high end Jewelry Estate brokers looking to start offering some of our products online. Key to our success is quality of our products + trust.
upper income individuals seeking one of the kind jewelry, including: vintage pieces, limited edition watches, etc.
Please view attached file for the overall layout. We are looking for a 1 page home page layout. This attachment is only a representation of the general outline. It is highly recommended that you change box sizes, colors.
Its imperative the site looks high end as we sell mostly high end products.
Two websites that we like you to look at for an idea of the sort of design we're looking for are http://www.cozynite.com and http://www.bluenile.com.


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Leticia A. "Laddie" Waltman, 68
Leticia A. "Laddie" Waltman, 68, of Punxsutawney, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Leticia was born July 9, 1945, in Buffalo, N.Y., the daughter of the late Anthony Tuman and Angeline (Schuster) Tuman-Bennett.
Mrs. Waltman is survived by her husband of 50 years, John H. Waltman, Sr., of Punxsutawney. They were married July 23, 1963.
Leticia loved going to stock car races and car shows with her husband,
gardening, playing board games with her grandchildren and putting together puzzles.
In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by five sons, John H. Waltman, Jr. and wife Tricia of Punxsutawney, Donald Waltman and wife Missy of Rossiter, Richard Waltman and wife Kathy of Coolspring, Kenny Waltman and wife Michelle of Reynoldsville and Vincent Waltman of Big Run; one daughter, Karen Pearce and husband Doug of Reynoldsville; 14 grandchildren; one sister, Gail Hicks of Massillion, Ohio; her mother-in-law, Sophie Waltman of Valier; four brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, at the McCabe Funeral Home in Punxsutawney.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at the funeral home with VNA Chaplain Tom Spiker officiating.
Interment will follow in Valier Cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at mccabefuneralhomes.com.


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BethFrazer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
Beth Frazer & Associates
Real Estate is largely relationship driven. That is why I decided to go with my name verses a 'company'; no easy choice because I tend to shy away from too much self promotion. I live and work in a rural area where word of mouth can make or break. I have an established name in the local market and I enjoy a good reputation for hard work and fairness. A number of clients come from visitors striking up a conversation with locals in the coffee shop. I understand the importance of branding, but I do not want to come across as too trendy or slick. My logo needs to look new and forward thinking yet like it has been around for longer than 20 minutes (no easy task!). I tend to gravitate towards simpler designs with a flair.
I am affiliated with a boating community, River Dunes (http://www.RiverDunes.com) so I need some cross over with their look but I do not want to duplicate their design. Could be achieved by using the same color palate: a deep red, navy and cream. I work primarily in the village of Oriental (see http://www.towndock.net) for a feel for the town and the town of New Bern. My office is located with in an historic structure that is walking distance to the harbor.
I offer both real estate services as well as rental services.
Retiring couples or couples that are in planning stages of retirement, 45+, BOATERS (primarily sailors but not exclusively). Professionals that work in urban areas. Usually female initiated.
My market will primarily come from the following states (listed in order)
*Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
*Virginia--Richmond and D.C. areas
*New York, Long Island
*Annapolis, MD.
If I could draw you a picture of my perfect client it would be a 40+ woman with a Wall Street Journal or New York Times under her arm clutching a cup of coffee and wearing shorts, boat shoes and a hat. Her husband is in tow. He is relaxed but one glance you know that he enjoys the outdoors and has probably been boating most of his life. They are both intelligent and successful in their own rights. They may have children in high school and/or college and therefore want activities to draw their children to the area (because although we live in a beautiful area it is still rural). They are in the planning stages of retirement. They want a cottage on the water and a place for their boat. They plan to do some sailing and travel during retirement. Arts, restaurants and outdoors activities are important. Shopping in malls is not.
*I offer real estate and rental services so that text needs to be incorporated somewhere in the logo.
*Nautical symbols that tend to be overused: burgees, hulls, compass rose, and the captain's wheel. Not saying I am opposed to these symbols if they can be used in a fresh new way, just saying I see allot it in our area.
*I am unsure about 'house' images in the logo, again overused, but I have to agree it says 'real estate' so if you are going with that thought then a coastal type of image (see Real Estate by CREO).
*No beachy designs, please. Water is large part of the lifestyle but think sailboats/powerboats not sand dollars.
*Some type of serif font, without coming across as dull.
*Needs to translate into black and white easily.
*Colors: deep, rich red; cream; navy blue (no stark white or gloss)
*A couple of stock logo art that were interesting--Real Estate by CREO; Pond Grass by labmarquez; Pinecone by derrsign.
Once we secure the logo, I would like to work with the designer to come up with printed materials: business cards, stationary, information folders
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Travelisense OpenDistribution API - How To
The service provides unified access travel information from a distributed partner network of separate systems specializing in information about flights, hotels, car rental, insurance, and entertainment options. The service returns a range of content in response to a single submission so applications need not separately contact all the providers involved. API methods support submission of a query specifying the desired departure and destination locations, along with desired information. The response provides a compiled package of results gathered from separate providers.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Palestinian terrorists operating out of the Gaza Strip fired as many as 50 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel on Monday, as Israelis were marking the final day of the biblical festival of Sukkot - the Feast of Tabernacles.
Most of the rockets landed in open areas and did not cause any injuries or damage, but some did strike residential buildings and a petting zoo, killing and wounding several of the animals.
Israeli army sources said the Palestinians were able to fire so many rockets in such a short period of time thanks to the recent acquisition of sophisticated launchers capable of firing multiple rockets at once.
The barrage came a day after Israeli forces targeted two wanted terrorists traveling by motorcycle in the Gaza Strip. Israeli officials identified the two men, members of an Al Qaeda-inspired group, as being involved in recent deadly attacks emanating from the Egyptian Sinai.
One of the terrorists was killed and the other seriously wounded in the Israeli strike. Palestinian officials said several bystanders were also injured.
Gaza's Hamas rulers claimed credit for at least some of the indiscriminate rocket fire, the first time the group has done so in months. Hamas typically leaves smaller allied terror groups to take responsibility for the violence in and around Gaza.
Israel responded to the barrage by targeting Hamas positions in Gaza. Officials noted that several mosques were being used by Hamas to house its fighters and equipment.
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A fascinating research study recently performed at Yale University is helping us to understand the important relationship between stress and fat. In the September/October 2000 edition of the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, researcher, Elissa Epel, PhD and colleagues reported a unique relationship between what is termed "central fat" and responsiveness to life stress.
Central fat, (you know the stuff) located primarily around our mid-sections, is considered unhealthy as it appears to be commonly associated with heart disease and diabetes. Particularly sensitive to cortisol, a circulating hormone typically released as part of the biological stress response, central fat literally increases with perceived distress.
Let's take a few moments to review the typical biological stress response that may actually be adding inches to our waists. First it's important to recognize that anything serving to disrupt or challenge our inner sense of balance is recognized as stressful. With this in mind, it's obvious that stress varies considerably from person to person. In fact, what stresses one person may bring comfort to another. As an example, consider an incredible 12 inch high ice cream sundae smothered in chocolate and caramel, covered with nuts and overflowing with whipped cream and a cherry on top. For some of us, it's a welcome delight, while for others, it's a major threat in the battle of the bulge.
With this example in mind, (my mouth is watering yet my belt is snug) assume for a moment your stress response is already set in motion. Chemical messengers from key areas of your brain are sending distress signals to your adrenal glands (pyramid shaped structures above the kidneys) to release cortisol, a well-known and studied stress hormone. As a result, cortisol actually triggers a fat build-up particularly around your waist. Are you loosening your belt yet? ... only kidding!
Getting back to the research, 59 women were included in the study. Half had a high waist to hip ratio (WHR). A high WHR basically signifies increased fat storage at the waist.
In practical terms, a woman with equal waist and hip measurements of 34 inches would have a 1:1 ratio, signifying a high WHR. Women with high WHRs are often referred to as "apple" shaped, as opposed to women with low WHRs who are referred to as "pear shaped." Please note that a high WHR does not equate with obesity. A thin person can also have high WHR.
All participants in the study were given puzzles and speech tasks designed to evoke stress. As a result, women with high WHRs (both in the overweight and lean groups) secreted more cortisol in response to stress than women with low WHRs. The high WHR group was typically more threatened by the stressful activity, performed relatively poorly on the stress tests, and reported higher levels of daily stress than their low WHR counterparts.
In addition, overweight women in the high WHR group seemed to adapt to laboratory stress, while lean women with high WHRs did not. Well into the study, the lean women in the high WHR group continued to secrete more cortisol than their lean counterparts with low WHRs. Based upon these findings, it is likely that different mechanisms come into play for the overweight and lean high WHR groups.
As the image of our delicious chocolate sundae slowly fades from our sight and taste buds, it's now time to get to the bottom line. Essentially there appears to be a significant association between a woman's figure and the way she perceives and handles stress.
Yet don't be fooled into believing the importance of this association is purely cosmetic. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA) December 2, 1998, WHR and waist circumference in women are both clearly associated with a significantly increased age-adjusted risk of coronary heart disease.
While one cannot discount the roles of genetics, hormones, behavior and underlying metabolic abnormalities related to central fat, the stress-fat association appears to have notable merit. Future research is necessary to help us decipher the mysteries associated with maintaining an optimal body weight and shape. We also need to learn more about how men handle stress in the context of optimal risk factor reduction.
From this physician's perspective, we now have another key element of support for including "whole person" stress reduction and coping skills training in every rational weight management program. Yet the good news doesn't end here.
Consider it a bonus knowing that smoking, alcohol and lack of exercise increase central fat as well. So if you really want to tone that waist, get in shape and prevent some serious illnesses, forget the gadgets and the infomercials. There's no better time than the present to settle in, relax, and make some important lifestyle choices - Mind Over Matter!


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Will Smith Spends the Holidays With 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Cast
The Fresh Prince was back together with the Banks family in a recent photo, as Will Smith met up with several of his former co-stars from the sitcom 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'
Smith posted a photo on his Facebook page with the caption, "Got the Holiday season started right with a "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" reunion…there's nothin' like spending Holidays with fam!" Smith joined former castmates Tatyana Ali (Ashley), Karyn Parsons (Hillary), Alfonso Riberio (Carlton) and James Avery (Philip). US suggests the pic was taken at a luncheon for Sweet Blackberry, a charity Parsons is involved with.
Before his success as a solo rapper with 'Men in Black' and 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It,' Smith starred for six seasons as the Fresh Prince, a West Philly kid sent to live in Bel Air with his rich Aunt Vivian and Uncle Phil.
It's cool to see most of the cast back together, but now that they've teased us with this photo, they clearly owe us a reunion special or movie.


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[UPDATE: Turns out the Vlachs and Brodniks at the Moldovian site swiped the story from Carscoop. Damn them and their Carpathian con job.] Look at the Republic of Moldova, making their car-blog bones. The writers, chilling out in their landlocked country between Romania and the Ukraine, say they've received an internal e-mail stating the redesigned Mazda6 will debut in September at the 2007 Frankfurt auto show. They say pan-European sales of the new 6, which will share a platform with the Euro Ford Mondeo, will start in mid-November. No word on the MPS (Mazdaspeed6), but we might have to wait a month for the Tokyo show in October.
Insider: 2008 Mazda 6 To Be Introduced In October, Sales Start In November [via Winding Road]
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MONKTON — "Do you want to jump higher?" Karen Amirault shouts to the gymnasium full of Monkton Central School third- and fourth-graders.
The students, spread at arms' length across the space, giggle and nod. Amirault presses play on an iPod hooked up to a set of speakers. The music begins and the students dance in unison, calling out their moves to stay on track.
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"Ballet is like Latin — it's an incredibly strong base for any kind of dance," Amirault said.
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I snapped this photo of my Amazon Fresh Jersey to contribute to an active discussion that cropped up on Byron's Flickr stream. Bike Hugger readers dig technology as much as the bike culture we blog. So, tech savvy cyclists, we're turning to you. Weather it's a blue chip, or dot com bust, show us your best corporate cycling jersey. So far, in addition to Amazon, we've seen Vista, Yahoo, Google, Sun, and Intel. What about Apple, IBM, Dell, or new skool like Flickr, or Twitter? Heck, we'd like to see anyone traded on NASDAQ. Show us what (or who,) you're work'in with.
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Incredible You! was a very good book. It shows us ten ways to let our goodness shine. We liked the book becuase it makes us feel good when the girl was riding her horse. The girl did not think she new how to ride, but after she tried she did.
We recommend that grown-ups and kids read this book. It teaches us a lesson about loving yourself. It teaches us to dream big and not to give up. We should all feel loved in our hearts and this book teaches us how to do that.


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cojac wrote:Also if BGL is still here, does Koci take a run at Gonchar Saturday night? That's a question we'll never know the answer to.
Guido wrote:Right now? I'm worried about the health of our blue line.
Love this assessment. Totally on target - "tough" isn't created by two forwards (Roberts, Malone) and an enforcer. We've got Orpik, Gill, Talbot, and Fedo who all play with a lot of grit, Godard, who isn't above actually fighting someone (Thx PittsburghJoe for pointing that out) and a few gritty players in Cooke, and Kennedy. Heck, "tough" is why Dupuis makes sense on the top line if you think about it - because he fights for pucks in the corners.Henry Hank wrote:In that sense, there is team toughness that pervades the entire lineup from Crosby to Malkin to Staal to Talbot to Fedotenko to Kennedy to Orpik to Gill, etc. These are guys that will play for each other and stick up for each other.
LeopardLetang wrote:my number 1 concern is whether or not they can beat Det if they play them in the finals.
also, anyone think Staal will pick up his fighting game this year? he could, right?
demangone wrote: my biggest concern is deciding whose jersey to buy.
newarenanow wrote:I hope they don't come out stagnet. Sometimes, teams that achieve a lot the previous year will start off slow since they know the grind they have to go through to get back to where they were.
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While new, alternative input methods have become quite popular, it seems few have bothered to take a second its at the humble desktop mouse. London-based Laura Sapiens has taken that second look, and its Ego Smartmouse (funding through April 12) is the result.
The Ego works as an ordinary—if stylish—wireless mouse, but at any point you can lift the device and begin controlling the cursor by waggling, pointing, and gesturing as if holding a Wiimote. These capabilities are far from new, but the Ego bundles them with a slew of functions built around the connection it forms with your machine.
Each mouse features a 2-, 4- or 8GBs of storage capacity (dependent upon the version you chose) that automatically presents itself as a regular folder on your computer when synced. The files you transfer to and fro can then be carried with you, on the mouse, off to another machine. Following a press of a button and quick scan of a QR-code, the Ego syncs to and commandeers its new target, again offering mouse control and information sharing. With password-less access to your favorite sites, storage of browsing and configuration settings, and remote blocking of your mouse's sharing via the designer's website, the mouse allows you to safely carry your computing identity with you.
Marketed also as a development platform, the Ego features an embedded accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, VGA camera, and a touch surface to be tinkered with. Users will be given the opportunity to create software for the Ego to their hearts' content.
The aforementioned capacities are available for £100 (white or black), £110 (six basic colors), and £120 (six basic colors), respectively, with the 8GB option existing in limited supply. If you act quickly, you can snag a £85 early bird 2GB mouse. If you're interested in hopping into development, £150 will grant you reserved access to the API. Having recently reached the initial funding goal, Laura Sapiens set a secondary milestone of £25,000, which has also been met. As a result, the company promises to double the memory capacity of each model for all contributors. The company expects to ship the first batch in June, along with Windows software. Mac software should follow in July.
Confidence level
Laura Sapiens is a five-year-old company with little behind its name, save the work it's put into the Ego. That said, it's a significant amount: Existing prototypes are functioning and production and supply have been planned.
This story, "Ego Smartmouse puts other input devices to shame" was originally published by TechHive.


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Gillette Stadium will feature East- and West-side seating next year for first time ever
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – In 2011, the New England Revolution is making a major change to its home at Gillette Stadium.
For the first time since the stadium opened in 2002, the Revolution will open the seats on the West side of the stadium for the full season, creating a full-bowl seating configuration. For the last nine seasons, Revolution fans have been seated only on the North and East sides of Gillette Stadium.
"We are very, very excited about creating a full-bowl set-up," Revolution Chief Operating Officer Brian Bilello said. "We have previously made several changes to create a more intimate atmosphere in our 68,000-seat stadium, but one thing our fans have been passionate about through this process is seating fans all the way around the bowl.
"We believe having fans seated on both sides of the stadium, with our supporters groups at the north end, will create a more dynamic, energetic atmosphere at all of our home games. We've seen this at some recent events which have necessitated a full-bowl seating arrangement, and we're looking forward to experiencing this at every game next year," Bilello said.
The full-bowl configuration will be created by opening the first 25 rows in sections 101 through 115 and 126 through 143. The top 10 rows in each section will be covered by decorative tarps, while the South end zone (sections 116 through 125) - which is already unavailable for most of the spring and summer because of other Gillette Stadium events – will be unsold. The North end zone will continue to be the primary home for the team's supporters groups.
The newly-opened West side will create four new sections of prime Category I midfield seats (sections 130-133), while also adding four sections of Category II (128-129, 134-135) seats, and four Category III sections (126-127, 136-137).
New season seat sales and renewals begin on Saturday, Aug. 7. Current season ticket holders will receive a significant discount on their renewals through Sept. 30, while all fans will be eligible for reduced season ticket prices through Nov. 24. The 2011 season ticket packages will again include 18 matches, and will start at $270 in the early-purchase window.
In conjunction with the new game day stadium configuration, the Revolution is launching a new marketing campaign to drum up interest in the West side seats. The team's "2011 Midfielders Wanted" campaign is a multi-faceted program that includes in-stadium, advertising and digital assets, and will feature prominent Revolution midfielders as the team looks to promote the new midfield seats available beginning in 2011.
For more information about 2011 season seats and the new West-side seating configuration, visit 2011midfielders.com, revolutionsoccer.net or call 1-877-GET-REVS.


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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016 presidential rivals.
At times emotional and frequently combative, Clinton rejected GOP suggestions in two congressional hearings that the administration tried to mislead the country about the Sept. 11 attack that killed Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other Americans. She insisted the State Department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at diplomatic posts worldwide.
In her last formal testimony before Congress as America's top diplomat — but perhaps not her last time on the political stage — Clinton once again took responsibility for the department's missteps and failures leading up to the assault. But she also said that requests for more security at the diplomatic mission in Benghazi didn't reach her desk, and reminded lawmakers that they have a responsibility to fund security-related budget requests.
Three weeks after her release from a New York hospital — admitted for complications after a concussion — Clinton was at times defiant, complimentary and willing to chastise lawmakers during more than 5½ hours of testimony before two separate committees.
Her voice cracking at one point, Clinton said the attack and the aftermath were highly personal tragedies for the families of the victims who died — Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty — as well as herself.
"I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children," she told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a packed hearing.
Clearly annoyed with Republican complaints about the initial explanation for the attack, she rose to the defense of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who was vilified for widely debunked claims five days after the attack that protests precipitated the raid rather than terrorism.
Clinton said, "People were trying in real time to get to the best information." And she said her own focus was on looking ahead on how to improve security rather than revisiting the talking points and Rice's comments.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., pressed her on why "we were misled that there were supposedly protests and something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that."
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," she said, her voice rising and quivering with anger as she and Johnson spoke over each other.
"Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they would go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator."
If Johnson's comments drew an irritated response from Clinton, she notably ignored Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., when he said he would have fired her if he had been in charge and found that she had not read cables from her team in Libya asking for more security. Paul is a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
Clinton and other officials have testified that requests for additional security did not reach her level, and a scathing independent review of the matter sharply criticized four senior State Department officials who have been relieved of their duties.
Later, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina repeatedly challenged Clinton's claim to have looked at the tragedy with "clear eyes," saying she should have personally ensured security at the mission.
He said Clinton had "let the consulate become a death trap" in denying requests for additional security and called it "malpractice."
Clinton said she could have let the review board's report remain classified and told Congress "goodbye" before leaving office. But she said, it's "not who I am. It's not what I do."
Absent from the Senate hearing was Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the man tapped to succeed Clinton, who is leaving the administration after four years. Kerry is expected to win swift Senate approval. Clinton is to introduce him at his confirmation hearing today.
In a second round of questioning Wednesday, Clinton testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where Republican members pressed her on why cables and other memos about security deficiencies in Benghazi seemed to be ignored.
"The dots here were connected ahead of time. The State Department saw this was coming," said Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the chairman of the panel. "The State Department didn't act."
Clinton told senators the department is implementing the 29 recommendations of the review board and going beyond the proposals, with a special focus on high-threat posts.
"Nobody is more committed to getting this right," she said. "I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger and more secure."
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona dismissed her explanation of events, the administration's response to warnings about the deteriorating security situation in Libya and even the attention paid to Libya after rebels toppled Moammar Gadhafi. "The answers, frankly, that you've given this morning are not satisfactory to me," McCain said.
She replied matter-of-factly: "We just have a disagreement. We have a disagreement about what did happen and when it happened with respect to explaining the sequence of events."
Some Democrats raised the point that Congress had cut funding for embassy security.
"We have to get our act together," she told the panels, chiding House GOP members for recently stripping $1 billion in security aid from the hurricane relief bill and the Senate panel for failing for years to produce a spending authorization bill.
In something of a valedictory, Clinton noted her robust itinerary in four years and her work, nearly 1 million miles and 112 countries.
"My faith in our country and our future is stronger than ever. Every time that blue and white airplane carrying the words "United States of America" touches down in some far-off capital, I feel again the honor it is to represent the world's indispensable nation. And I am confident that, with your help, we will continue to keep the United States safe, strong, and exceptional."
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., expressed incredulity that the independent review board did not interview Clinton for its extensive report. She also complained about the department's "false narrative" that four employees lost their jobs over the attack.
"There's just been a shuffling of the deck chairs," said Ros-Lehtinen.
Clinton said earlier that she was not asked to speak to the review board but would have been available. She said the four employees have been removed from their jobs and have been placed on administrative leave, but federal rules prevent the department from taking more drastic steps.


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I am a 15 year verteran of Wall Street and have developed a proprietary technical trading model. The model generates directional calls and specific trades for any equity, index or ETF. I deliver a market comment and model calls in a daily report to subscribers, The Blue Line Report. The name comes from the old time use of the blue line on the trading floor of the NYSE. You were only allowed inside the line physically if you were a member of the NYSE, if you were "experienced" and "informed". I connect the report title and this history in that readers of the report will have an edge, an experience that others will not.
Target audience are those who actively, or even passively, manage a portion of their own investments. Active traders would be ideal, but more passive traders who want to have some feel for market technicals and direction would also be interested readers. I currently distribute the report to institutional clients only (hedge funds, pension funds, money managers) but this logo will be used as a major part of a marketing effort to reach the individual investor. I would imagine a certain net worth and education level would apply to the audience i am descibing but you never know.
I want the design to be clean and professional. I very much like the green and blue used by OptionsXpress on their website. I defintiely want the letters "T B L R" included in the logo. TY so much
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If we take the dangers of future global warming seriously, then nothing is more important for curbing them than to immediately begin significant annual reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. That was my first reaction on reading the new paper by climatologist James Hansen of Columbia University' Earth Institute and his colleagues being published today by PLOS ONE, "Assessing Dangerous Climate Change: Required Reductions of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature" (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081648).
The paper, which is very large in scope, sets out to do several things. Its most noteworthy ambition is to make a case, based primarily on paleoclimate data and the Earth's planetary energy balance, that the 2 degree Celsius target that climate strategists often use as a limit for allowable warming is too high. That much warming would not only be worse than is commonly projected, the authors argue, but would commit the world to catastrophic levels of further warming thereafter. The paper also offers some projections about how rapidly CO2 from burning fossil fuels needs to fall to keep the total amount of global warming below crucial thresholds.
For many readers, however, the great value of this paper may be that it serves as a broad summary of the current state of climate science relevant to the warming challenge. Hansen conceived of the paper as a brief that might be understood by a judge or other authority who needed to understand the rationale for restraining carbon emissions.
I imagine that the report's focus on developing appropriate plans for the future was why PLOS ONE's editors chose to publish it in conjunction with the new PLOS Collection "Ecological Impacts of Climate Change" and accompanied it with a call for papers offering constructive responses to climate change.
Its comprehensiveness also offers a good opportunity for examining a number of particular climate change issues and ideas. I am planning to publish a variety of posts in the days ahead that tee off of this paper, but which may not be restricted to what Hansen et al. wrote, including criticisms of the paper's recommendations and a more considered reflection on my first reaction. To kick off the series, here are a couple of items:
- My overview of the Hansen paper and its significance for Scientific American.
- My interview with James Hansen.
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While many watch the super bowl for the football, many others watch for the creative and often funny commercials. I'm personally not a fan of watching sports as I'd rather play them, but I do enjoy watching the super bowl commercials — usually after the game.
While many of these sites will show essentially the same commercials, it's the additional features like voting, commenting, video quality and overall presentation that will make the difference. If you missed some or all of the commercials, or if you just want to see them again, here are the top ten sites for watching super bowl commercials online.


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I like all animals...
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I like all animals...
Same. Except for Mosquitos and Flies. There D*** Annoying!
Felines, canines, and equines are my top three though it's tough for me to limit to just a few categories. I LOVE animals(but not that way).
I LOVE animals(but not that way).
Thanks for putting that picture in my head.
Eek too many to list. I will put a few down though.
Big cats, birds of prey, sharks (ok not an animal but they are great), rats, Jackdaws (they have fantastic blue eyes), Wolves, Otters, Foxes, Hedgehogs, Bats, Insects (I love how useful they are), Horses (all kinds), Dolphins and Whales.
I think that will do for now
Tasmanian Devils are my all time favorite. Second is the Thylacine.
I think my favorite animal is House...
Seriously, I like cats and chihuahua.
Cats are ok most of the time, they can be useful to catch the bugs. Dogs can be cool. Turtles and tarentulas can be fun to watch. Grasshoppers... that was the tarentula's living food when I had one... can be totally hilarious.
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August, 2013
Strategies for Natural Joint Health
By Sarah Holvik, BSc Nutrition
With the barrage of supplements available today, choosing a safe and effective product to address joint health issues can be anything but straight forward for consumers and health practitioners alike.
Many patients suffering from complaints from joint pain to stiffness and lack of mobility have tried a variety of options without finding a reliable, long-term strategy for relief. And while the word is getting out about the dangers of pharmaceutical options for pain relief, from the increased risk of ulcers to cardiovascular and kidney complications, the world of natural alternatives still largely remains a quagmire of products with widely varying results beyond placebo.
So the questions arise: is a 50/50 shot at relief good enough for you? How, as consumers or practitioners, can we forage through the weeds and effectively assess or recommend options that work?
Joint Pain 101 – Why Do Joints Hurt?
Joint pain can arise because of a variety of reasons and assessing the cause of a patient's discomfort is a key factor in determining the right treatment option.
Stiff, painful joints caused by physical wear and tear due to movement, sports, injuries and/or aging is due to cartilage degradation resulting from physical friction and strain on the joint and can lead to osteoarthritis (OA). Cartilage breakdown can cause painful bony spurs or extra bone formation around the joint, triggering the connective tissue (for example, ligaments) and muscles around the joint to stiffen and become weaker over time. Although OA is the most common, other forms of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout are also prevalent and need to be considered when determining sources of joint pain.
However, don't be fooled into thinking arthritis is the only cause for stiff or painful joints; the fact is that our lives today are riddled with joint pain-inducing influences. Research suggests that the abundance of saturated fat, refined sugars and starches, salt, dairy, caffeine, red meat and even some vegetables (for example, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant from the nightshade family) in our diets can worsen arthritic conditions.
The combined inflammatory effect of our sedentary lives with consuming a high-calorie diet deficient in essential nutrients such as omega-3 fats; minerals including calcium, magnesium, selenium, zinc and copper; vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin K is a major instigator of bone and joint health issues today.
Stress is a major contributor to pain in the body, as it activates specific biochemical pathways that signal a chronic inflammatory response if left unchecked. Exposure to environmental toxins plays a role in elevating body's overall inflammatory burden and can increase symptoms of existing joint conditions.
While both categories of joint supplements can be effective, keeping the various causes of joint pain in mind enables consumers and practitioners to target which type of supplementation may provide the most effective relief for each individual situation.
Natural Anti-inflammatory Ingredients
If we envision joint building ingredients as building blocks, it's not hard to imagine inflammation as the deleterious force of a fire that continually burns as you build a house. Inflammation calmers are ingredients that naturally reduce the inflammatory response in the joints. Some anti-inflammatory benefits can also be seen within the joint building category; however, persistent inflammation caused by injury, disease and/or lifestyle factors can overwhelm the system and diminish the benefits of joint building supplements. One of the key dietary anti-inflammatories are omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs), including eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA) from fish oils, and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) from plant sources such as flaxseeds. Most North American diets are deficient in omega-3s, causing an imbalance between omega-6 and omega-3 EFAs and increasing the risk of pain, inflammation and chronic disease. Supplementation with EPA and DHA, on their own or in combination with vitamins D and E, offers significant benefits not just in relieving joint pain and stiffness but also markers of systemic inflammation such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and has therapeutic benefits in many inflammatory conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis.
As discussed, deficiencies in certain vitamins and minerals are related to the deterioration of cartilage health and can lead to painful and inflamed joints. To make up for a lack of these important nutrients in the diet, another inflammation calming option is to supplement with minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc and selenium, most commonly with vitamin D (which enhances calcium and magnesium absorption). Choosing a unique, silicate mineral complex containing a wide spectrum of minerals, such as products derived from the Sierra Mountains, is also a great option. A key benefit of this type of mineral complex is the relatively short duration before results are seen compared to other ingredients which require longer, continuous use to see benefits, such as some joint builders.
Many herbal ingredients and spices also offer anti-inflammatory properties. Extracts from spices like turmeric and ginger and botanical ingredients such as ashwaganda, boswellia and maritime pine all possess potent benefits in combating joint pain and inflammation due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemical components. The specifics of how these botanical ingredients work is far less important than their significant benefits on reducing the overall inflammatory burden of the body, which translate into tangible therapeutic benefits for OA sufferers.
Endogenous Cartilage Components
Providing the body with components that make up cartilage is another strategy that has demonstrated some effectiveness in certain individuals suffering from joint pain.
Ingredients that fall into this "joint building" category of natural supplements include the two best-known natural ingredients glucosamine and chondroitin, as well as type-2 collagen and hyaluronic acid. These joint building ingredients are naturally manufactured by the body on its own in order to maintain joint health in normal physiological conditions; however their endogenous production may be insufficient to maintain optimal joint health in damaged cartilage.
Glucosamine is an amino sugar which serves as a precursor for joint cartilage components called glysaminoglycans (GAGs). Often used in combination with glucosamine due to its complementary mechanism, chondroitin is a sulfated GAG that helps cartilage to retain water, thereby cushioning the joints. Also, falling into the GAG category, hyaluronic acid (HA) has also been used as an effective "joint builder."
Despite transcending from its original injectable dosage form into oral supplements and retaining some efficacy in relieving OA symptoms, many still believe the usefulness of HA is more suited for cosmetic purposes than joint health.
Type-2 collagen supplementation (derived from chicken combs) also presents a natural option for relieving pain and inflammation caused by arthritis.
Despite its lesser known status, one trial using a patented type-2 collagen ingredient demonstrated a more significant benefit in improving joint comfort, flexibility and mobility than a glucosamine/chondroitin mixture.
A Complex Process, Simplified
Joint pain stems from a variety of factors and cannot be viewed as a simplistic process, nor treated with a simplistic approach.
Whether you are an arthritis sufferer or a practitioner trying to assist your patients in finding an effective treatment option, keeping the various causes of joint pain in mind, and using a combination approach including lifestyle modifications and targeted supplementation, can greatly assist you in determining the best course of action and get you to the winning side of 50/50 to achieving symptom relief.
Sarah Holvik is a nutritionist and owner of Manna Health Group based in Vancouver, BC. Sarah's wide scope of experience in the nutrition industry combined with her passion for achieving health naturally inspires her to share her knowledge through her writing and public speaking engagements. Sarah's work is published in various medical and consumer publications and her first book on anti-inflammatory lifestyles will be available in fall 2013. Sarah can be contacted at
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God called man into existence, committing to him the craftsman's task. Through his "artistic creativity" man appears more than ever "in the image of God", and he accomplishes this task above all in shaping the wondrous "material" of his own humanity and then exercising creative dominion over the universe which surrounds him.
-Pope John Paul II, Letter to Artists
The traditional quadrivium is essentially the study of pattern, harmony, symmetry and order in nature and mathematics, viewed as a reflection of the Divine Order. Along with Church tradition, they provide the model for the rhythms and cycles of the liturgy. Christian culture, like classical culture before it, was patterned after this cosmic order, which provides the unifying principle that runs through every traditional discipline. Literature, art, music, architecture, philosophy—all of creation and potentially all human activity—are bound together by this common harmony and receive their fullest meaning in the Church's liturgy.
This course teaches a deep understanding of these principles and their practical application through both lectures and workshops.
When we apprehend beauty we do so intuitively. So an education that improves our ability to apprehend beauty also develops our intuition. All creativity, even that employed in business or scientific endeavors, is at its source intuitive. Furthermore, the creativity that an education in beauty stimulates generates not just more ideas, but better ideas—better because they are more in harmony with the natural order. The recognition of beauty moves us to love what we see, and leaves us more inclined to serve God and our fellow man.
The Way of Beauty courses are taught by the College's Artist-in-Residence David Clayton, an internationally known painter of icons, who was trained in the natural sciences at Oxford University and in the techniques of Baroque painting at one of the ateliers of Florence. He has received commissions at churches and monasteries in the U.S. and in Europe, and has illustrated a variety of Catholic books, most recently one written by scripture scholar and apologist Scott Hahn. All students will learn to understand the principles and techniques that make classic works of art beautiful; those interested in creating their own works are welcome to join his optional evening classes in drawing and painting.
The course draws on works of pre-Christian classical thinkers, the Church Fathers (especially St. Augustine and Boethius) who established it as a Christian tradition, the developments of later medieval thinkers such as Aquinas and Bonaventure, and the writings of more recent figures such as popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI which place it in a modern context.


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Friday, September 23, 2005
More laundry
On the other hand, you get to turn up to people from television channels, pop a silvery disc in a slot, let them watch brightly coloured things move, and then say 'cash please, if you want to see more where that came from, unmarked notes, we'll send the lads round as usual.' As opposed to sending in a script, which relies on people taking a chance, using their imagination, or as mostly happens in my case NEVER GETTING BACK TO ME EVER. In the words of that bloke from that film - 'Fuck y'all'.
Not you though. You're okay.
Crumpled shirt issues at the hotel (I own about seven linen shirts, and it occured to me the other day that instead of just buying different colours, I should maybe think about, you know, wearing them occasionally), which lead to this fab conversation with Yuri and the attractive Eastern European girl on the reception desk. I know it may seem as if I exaggerate sometimes for dramatic effect, but I promise, in this case, not.
ME: Is there anywhere here I can iron a shirt?
YURI looks at me as if I'm mad, for at least ten seconds, which doesn't sound like much, but try it. It's a long time.
ME: (weakly) No?
YURI: There is the laundry room.
ME: Can I iron my shirt in there?
YURI: We have an ironing board.
ME: (because I've talked to Yuri before) Is there an iron in there as well?
YURI: No.
AEEGOR: We had one.
YURI: We did have one. But we no longer have one.
AEEGOR: Because of the fire.
YURI: Yes. there was a fire.
In the end, I go two doors down to another hotel I occasionally stay in, which I am convinced is also run by the Russian mafia, which I know has an ironing board and iron set up in a downstairs hallway.
ME: Hello. I occasionally stay in your fine hotel. Tonight I am not staying in your fine hotel, but I wish to use your ironing facilities. I will use them briefly, and then I will be gone.
PIETR: Are you staying here tonight?
ME: No, but I'd like to use your iron anyway.
PIETR: Fine.
I iron my shirt, and on the way out, tip Pietr a two-pound coin. I enjoy this, because both the act of tipping and the heaviness of the coin make me feel like a victorian man in a book.
I return to my other hotel, bear in mind less than two minutes later, with a freshly-ironed shirt over one arm, and I confess, a certain bounce in my step, as (to move my metaphor on by at least one king) Bertie Wooster would have upon the defeat of a particularly virulent aunt.
YURI and ATTRACTIVE EASTERN EUROPEAN GIRL ON RECEPTION are quite literally agog. Here is a man who left their establishment with a crumpled shirt and returned moments later with an ironed shirt. I suspect this has never happened before.
And this is my favourite bit, because it's true.
YURI: Sir, where are you from?
ME: (slightly carelessly) Cornwall. And yourself?
YURI: Sir, I am a Greek Cypriot.
ME: (to ATTRACTIVE EASTERN EUROPEAN GIRL ON RECEPTION): What about you?
AEEGOR: I am Spanish.
ME: Oh.
I need to travel more. Or maybe less.
25 comments:
- Elfgirl said...
I scanned that quickly and was left thinking, who is this Aeegor person?? Read it properly now...
Years ago I stayed in a nasty hotel (think of The Shining) that actually had irons in the rooms. Irons. But no ironing boards. There were also funny stains on the wall but I try not to think about that.
- 7:13 pm
comment squad - assemble!
- 8:44 pm
- patroclus said...
Igor is quite a good Victorian name, particularly for a hideously deformed creature in a Gothic novel. Not so great for an attractive Eastern European senorita, though. Poor love.
- 10:38 pm
- james henry said...
I never should have taken that order of red herrings, fresh off the boat.
Spanish people should carry maracas, and do tarantellas and eat piellas. Otherwise, how are we to tell?
- 11:39 pm
- cello said...
I've read AEEGOR's blog where she talks about the side-splitting times she and YURI have, convincing people they are from east of the Danube when they are really Mediterranean through and through.
- 11:56 pm
i'm just starting a 3d animation degree. Hard work? not yet. but next year and the year after will be.
- 12:09 am
- james henry said...
Good luck to you! Not that you'll need it. After all the hard bits are done, you'll be eating caviar from the cleavages of commissioning editors (should you want to) and inventing new kinds of CGI fur.
And cello yes, I read it. There's this tall Welsh bloke who keeps turning up and being sort of vaguely flirty, to no great effect. He reminds me of someone....
- 11:46 am
I always thought it was a shame Darth Vader wasn't a tall Welsh bloke - just to have had the pleasure of hearing him say "I am your father, look you"
- 11:55 am
- BiScUiTs said...
Ah it's impossible to actually get into animation. Actually don't take much notice of me because that comment is coming from someone who can't get into *anything*.
What was that whole thing about the bloke who was Darth Vader having a westcountry accent? They should have left that in just to see if the westcountry accent became synonymous with intergalactic type evil!
- 2:37 pm
- irony in motion said...
Oh yes, I think I heard about that. He was really tall and bulky so he looked good in the costume but they decided his voice wouldn't have the necessary authority.
It would have been really good though.
- 3:18 pm
- surly girl said...
oi'm yer faaaaarther, luke.
- 9:26 pm
- Jack Spanners said...
Wasn't Darth Vader also the Green Cross Code Man?
- 8:44 am
The great Dave Prowse was indeed both the Green Cross Code man and Darth Vader. What a guy.
Trufact: I was in the NEC Hilton bar one night last year, and, as a result of various conventions taking place, there were four members of the England '66 World Cup winning football team a few tables to my right, and Dave Prowse, Chewbacca, C3PO and R2D2 (in mufti) two tables to my left. There were quite a few men in the room on the verge of imploding with excitement.
- 9:35 am
- james henry said...
I like the idea that Pamela Anderson could have walked in at that moment, and got absolutely no attention whatsoever.
There's a series of sketches in that probably, but I can't be arsed frankly. I tried to watch some new comedy shows over the weekend and felt like I was watching a bunch of chimps wanking in the face of an elderly aunt. And then getting six commissions.
May have detoured into personal anger and loathing for a second there.
- 11:22 am
- BiScUiTs said...
Good to see I'm not the only one who does that then!
Dave Prowse seems to have been in an awful lot of Frankenstien films, playing 'the monster'. I wonder if he used his accent in that?
- 12:40 pm
- cello said...
James, you are far too good a writer to think of yourself just as someone who writes comedy sketches. You care about things like plots and characters and ideas and culture and history and romance. You could be the next David Renwick or Mike Bullen. So how about a drama, albeit a romcomy one?
- 12:49 pm
- Stef the engineer said...
Biscuits: am a bit puzzled over which of James's observations you also do. (Chimps, elderly aunts etc.) Very worried.
West Country accents do always scare me, but that comes from having lived in the area. When I hear it I always wonder whether there should be some malformed little child playing a banjo (or blowing on cider jugs perhaps) somewhere nearby. Brrr.
Comedy sketches, plots, ideas, culture, history, romance. Romcom drama? Old hat. Romcom reality: bunch of writers in a room, doing scenes for projected rocom shows, performed by rubbish "one character" actors. (e.g. H*** G****) (Or get the chimps to do it, give their wrists a rest.) We get to vote out one per week, winner gets to be head of channel 4.
- 1:09 pm
- james henry said...
Well that's definitely where I want to head, but weirdly enough, it might prove more realistic to write great 80 million dollar film scripts than small simple funny dramas to go on telly. It's an odd thing.
In a few years I think it'll be possible to bypass the big channels altogether and go straight to the production companies, who'll cut out the middle man and put stuff straight out for download. I'm counting the days, and trying not to get too annoyed with executive-type people by reminding myself that they are metaphorically the equivalents of those dinosaurs that picked their teeth and farted while that bright light in the sky grew ever brighter....
- 1:37 pm
- lauren said...
and on the moomin news front - apparently there are moomin mugs available in john lewis
does that make up for all the discontent over jobs-worths?
- 5:27 pm
- james henry said...
Yes, thank you. I want a Groke coffee mug, which unstantly freezes any beverage placed in it, and induces existential dread in anyone who comes near.
If they make them.
- 5:45 pm
- belladona said...
Heh. I am drunk and love everyone. You all make me very happy. Even occasionally when I haven't drunk a bottle of wine selected purely for the virtue of being in the fridge section of the co-op.
There IS a Groke mug (who looks suitably lurky, if there is such a word), though I'm not so sure about its frosty / scary abilities.
I read 'Who will comfort Toffle' the other week and nearly cried in the shop. Which would have been embarrassing. Unlike this post, obviously.
- 9:38 pm
- james henry said...
I can't believe there's a Groke Mug. This might be the most exciting thing ever to have happened in the history of the world.
- 10:20 pm
- Steve Dix said...
There's a Groke mug?!
- 7:58 am
- patroclus said...
Feast your eyes on this lot.
This probably isn't the right time or place to admit that until very recently, I was using my nice purple Hemulen mug as an ashtray...
- 12:44 pm
- belladona said...
But where is the Groke mug? I have seen it somewhere in Islington, I know I did.
- 6:02 pm


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|Kevin Burke has led Mount
Union this far and can focus on the game.
Photo by Eric Kelley, d3photography.com
Mount Union quarterback Kevin Burke was named the winner of the 2013 Gagliardi Trophy, it was announced Wednesday night in Salem, Va.
Burke is the first junior to ever win the trophy, which goes to the top all-around Division III football player, in terms of athletics, academics and community service.
"Honestly, it just feels good," Burke said after the ceremony. "It's a feeling of joy, is the only way I could describe it. It just feels good to have this weight off my shoulders, that maybe you're going to win, maybe you're not. I'm glad that it's over with and I can focus on Friday."
Mount Union takes on UW-Whitewater on Friday night in Salem in Stagg Bowl XLI. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU. D3football.com pregame coverage starts at 5 p.m.
Burke has thrown for 3,514 yards and 44 touchdowns for the Purple Raiders this season, while rushing for 1,035 yards and 13 more scores. He beat out fellow finalists Cole Klotz, linebacker at UW-Whitewater; McCallum Foote, quarterback at Middlebury; and Octavias McKoy, running back at Western Connecticut State.


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The last few months of 2007 were not the best for me. First of all, on October 27 I broke my arm. I was trying to help my 8 year old granddaughter rollerblade. The idea was that I would walk beside her as she skated and, if she were to slip, I would catch her before she could fall. Well, she slipped and we both went down. After a trip to the ER (this was a Sunday night), I found I had a fracture of the radial head in my elbow. I was told it would heal in 4-6 weeks.
I work as a paralegal in a small lawfirm. Much of my work requires working on the computer. Needless to say, my keyboarding was pretty sad when I could only use one hand. My boss was very disgruntled, to say the least, and hired a temp to come in a couple of hours a day to do my typing for me. Other than just the typing, I continued to do all my other work. To my huge surprise, at 5:00 p.m. on November 30, my boss came to me and told me they were letting me go. After six years! In complete shock, I inquired as to why. His response was that he didn't think my mind had been on work the last month or so. Give me a break!!! What it really boiled down to was that he was mad because I had broken my arm as it had inconvenienced him. Most bosses would have sent their assistant flowers, but I got fired!
Needless to say, this threw me for a loop. I am single and pride myself on being self sufficient. To find myself with no job, and right before Christmas, was stressful (to say the least).
The second week of December, while on my way to the post office, I was side swiped by a UPS truck. Luckily, I had on my seatbelt. However, I received seatbelt related injuries (a cracked sternum and several broken ribs), and my car was totaled. I just purchased my car in July, and I loved my car.
I got through the holidays with no self confidence, hurting physically and emotionally, but with resolve to begin the new year with a new outlook. No more feeling sorry for myself, mourning for a car (it's only a car for Pete's sake), or settling for a nowhere job that leaves me unhappy and unfulfilled. I deserve better! So I am seeking new employment and taking time for me to renew my spirit and rejuvenate my mind.
I am knitting, scrapbooking and making lots of cards. I find that these creative outlets comfort me and bring peace to my life. Every stitch of my knitting, every piecing of paper, and every inked stamp to paper brings me joy and reaffirms my knowledge that the world is a beautiful place full of wonderful things to enjoy. So, I'm smiling again and feeling good about life.
I have completed a scarf that I will be sending to my Ravelry scarf exchange pal, Kate, in London. I hope she will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed knitting it.
Yarn: Jaggerspun Zephyr
I am currently knitting Cookie A's Flicker socks
and have begun the Melon Scarf found in Victorian Lace Today. I am loving knitting lace!
I have a lot of projects in my queue and am excited for the new year and the wonderful things I know are in store for me!


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How to Use
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Inquiry Question
Reading 3: The Account of Pvt. Henry T. Johns
Henry T. Johns was a private in Company C, 49th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. His letters to relatives and friends back in Pittsfield were printed in Life with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteers (Pittsfield, Mass., 1864), from which this account is taken (pp. 252-55).
At last we were ordered to fall in. The fascine-bearers [fascines were bundles of sticks used to fill the ditches in front of earthworks so attackers could cross] were in advance. General [Christopher C.] Augur said: "Now, boys, charge, and reserve your fire till you get into the fort; give them cold steel, and as you charge, cheer! Give them New England! A Connecticut regiment is inside, but they have exhausted their ammunition. In fifteen minutes you will be there. Press on, no matter who may fall. If ten men get over the walls the place is ours." We answered only by grasping tighter our guns. Lieut.-Col. O'Brien appeared in a state of intense excitement: "Come on boys; we'll wash in the Mississippi to-night." We emerged from the woods, turning to the right up a main road. A small belt of timber to our left hid us from the foe. The artillery had ceased firing; all was quiet till we passed that small belt and came in full view of the rebels. Then bullets, grape, and canister hurtled through the air, and men began to fall, some crying, "I am hit!" and one, "Oh, God, I'm killed!" Advancing a few yards, we wheeled by the right flank and started across the fatal field. Then we could see our work. Full two-thirds of a mile distant we saw the parapet lined with rebels, and great volumes and little jets of smoke, as muskets and cannon bade us defiance. For a few yards the field was smooth, but difficulties soon presented themselves. A deep ditch or ravine was passed, and we came to trees that had been felled in every direction. Over, under, around them we went. It was impossible to keep in line. The spaces between the trees were filled with twigs and branches, in many places knee-high. Foolishness to talk about cheering or the "double-quick." We had no strength for the former, aye, and no heart either. We had gone but a few rods [a rod is 16.5 feet] ere our Yankee common sense assured us we must fail. You could not go faster than a slow walk. Get your feet into the brush and it was impossible to force them through, you had to stop and pull them back and start again. As best we could we pressed on; shells shrieked past or bursted in our midst, tearing ground and human bodies alike; grape and canister mowed down the branches, tore the leaves, or lodged in trees and living men. Solid shot sinking into the stumps with a thumping sound or thinning our ranks, minie balls 'zipping' past us or into us, made our progress slow indeed. As the storming party was less heavily loaded than the fascine-bearers, we would get ahead of them and had then to tarry until they got in advance. They were our bridge. If they failed or fell, we were helpless. With anxiety and despairing sorrow we saw them fall, some from bullets and some from sheer exhaustion. Seeing Callender down, I said: "For God sake, up, my boy! We can do nothing without you." He cried, "Go on! go on! I'm wounded." Turning my eyes I saw Lieut. Siggins drop his sword and put his hands to his mouth, from which the blood was gushing in torrents. It was no time to help him, so on we pressed. Soon a bullet came tearing through the left sleeve of my blouse. I thought but little of it. My one thought was, will enough of the fascine-bearers be spared to bridge the ditch? Again we had got in advance of them. They looked more like loaded mules than men. Nearly all of them were behind. They could not keep up. As I watched I could see one after another drop, and round me voices moaned out, "O, God! O, God!" and bleeding men dragged themselves to the safe side of the felled trees. Some, too badly wounded, lay where they fell, all exposed to the deadly rain. I saw no more of the fascine-bearers, but, the white flag of Massachusetts passing by, I followed. It was the State colors of the Forty-eighth Massachusetts. Soon the standard-bearer was killed; an officer grasped the colors and waved them aloft. In less than half a minute his blood had dyed the white silk of the banner. We had then got within forty rods of the parapet. Save a few scattered soldiers, we were alone. Officers we saw none, so down we lay. Five of us together, and were congratulating each other on our safety. One poor fellow had just put down his canteen, from which he had been drinking, when a bullet passed through it into his leg. He sought the protection of the nearest log. In less than five minutes I was the only unwounded one of the party, and a bullet had rent my blouse right over the heart.
Questions for Reading 3
1. Define the military terminology you may be unfamiliar with such as "grape," "canister," and "parapet."
2. What natural and man-made difficulties did the Federal troops attacking Port Hudson encounter?
3. Emotions are known to peak during an assault. What emotions did the soldiers exhibit during their attack?
4. Why did the officer pick up the flag of the 48th Massachusetts?
5. At what point does Johns say "common sense assured us we must fail?" Why does he think that? If he expected failure, why does he continue to press forward in the fight with full force?


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Well with all the serious talk going around Hoboken these days, how about something fun, and refreshing.
Ever since I bought my condo there seemed to be something just, missing, from my life. I lived with roommates in Hoboken since I moved up here and in some ways they were like a surrogate family or friends that were always at home with me. Now that I lived in my condo alone for two years, it's a bit empty. Even when I lived with roommates and would be watching TV or playing on my computer, it was nice to know there was someone else in the house. Now certainly there's not an exact parallel between a human roommate and a dog, but there's also something there, too. I could have had a cat or a bird or maybe some fish...but I wanted a dog for a very long time.
As some of you know from my Facebook updates, and posts over the last year or so, I have been doing a ton of research into getting a dog. There were lots and lots of factors to consider.
Like...is it right for the dog? I asked Opportunity Barks' Leigh Siegfried about that a few weeks ago, I wrote:
"Hello, I live by myself in a condo. I had dogs all my life, growing up, and my family members and many friends have dogs. I'm an active person, with a fairly busy life, but my weekends & nights are mostly free. I'm interested in getting a new furry friend, but i'm torn with a dilemma. I work about 9-10 hours a day. I certainly can get a dog walker for an afternoon walk, but the dog would be alone most of the day. Is this fair to the dog? I kind of feel guilty for locking up a dog in my condo all day. I'd be around for nights and weekends to be with the dog."
and she replied:
"Look, if everybody that had a dog didn't work 8 hours a day, there would be a lot MORE homeless dogs out there! I think you may want to consider a low energy dog that may already be in foster care, so that the foster folks know that
1. the dog IS crate trained
2. the dog IS comfortable being left alone for hours at a time
3. the dog IS house broken
That sounds like a win-win to me. And remember as you get to know your dog better, they may be able to afford freedom in the house and can get out of the doggie "condo" themselves. Even in a crate, a dog should have multiple things to chew on- kongs, bones, yada, that helps make crate time, less boring and gives a dog access to things to stimulate them.
You can also consider dog daycare if the dog enjoys being around other dogs too, and some walking services even offer mid-day hikes!"
At the time, I was looking to adopt. I did some looking around, getting in contact with various shelters, and viewing what they had available. But, I didn't have a dog jump out at me that was perfect for both me, and the dog.
Some of the factors was that I wanted a low energy dog, a companion breed, that could handle being alone in my home while I was at work. I had my heart set on French Bulldog, Bulldog, Boxer or Boston Terrier. I looked at lots of other breeds, for example, a Labrador Retriever...but didn't think it was fair to have that kind of dog in a condo all day alone.
I know some people are adamantly against dogs being alone at all, but I think Leigh presented a logical argument. The breeder was found by my sister, while we were looking on Petfinder for mixed breed dogs. The French Bulldogs were already 8 weeks old...and available from a registered AKC breeder in Southeast Ohio.
There are friends of mine that very much wanted me to find a homeless dog for my home, and in a way I do feel guilty for not looking longer. But I had to make a decision that was right for me...and right for a dog entering my home. At the end of the day, everyone needs to be happy and this was my decision. I hope that one day I can have more dogs in my life, once I have a home with a backyard, and can help rescue or foster dogs.
I'm very excited at this new chapter of my life. I'm certainly up for any advice from other dog owners and already reading up on what I have to do to "puppy proof" my home.
I don't have a name yet. I have been thinking of a bunch of names and given advice on names like Erving, Scrapple, Rocky, Ben, Will, Krimpet.
Thoughts? Ideas? Comments. Shoot me an email at email@example.com. Also if anyone can suggest a dog walker in Hoboken, i'm all ears.
In case you didn't understand my title...