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In recent years, I have been experiencing stress and anxiety episodes as are a lot of people. I go through periods where all is good and other where I'm totally stressed out. Sometimes I see dark but I would say that 90-95% of the time I feel positive and/or manage to find positive in my day to day life.
What to do when you can no longer control stress and anxiety? Tips anyone?
In the last few weeks I've been experiencing episodes of anxiety and panic attacks. Somehow all the methods I know or use seem to fail. I go to the gym to sweat it out but I can't get my mind of the tightness I feel in my chest; I try meditating but only manage to focus on distracting noise around me; I tried to get back into doing Yoga but instead of concentrating on my breath I think about the things I have to do later on. I listen to relaxing music when I go to bed, sometimes while driving in the car to chill out but my thoughts are louder than the music; and the list goes on and on…
The good things: eating habit wise I know for sure that I'm ok. I love to eat well.
Lifestyle wise: My partner lives in another city about 1 hr away but it's something I don't mind too much at the present time. Although we'd love to see each other more often, we manage to see each other 2-3 times a week and/or including weekends. There are 3 wonderful kids part of our life and our connection and love for each other is strong and true. We have the most amazing connection. There's a move on the way which will leave us with only 30 minutes from each other which will be amazing.
Passion wise: Music occupies my time quite a bit. My band rehearse about twice and week plus performs once a week or so and we're establishing a network which will allow us to have more gigs. Trying to promote the band, writing new songs and planning our future is also keeping me very busy. In addition to that, my passion for photography has awakened from a close to one year siesta. That keeps my creative eye in a constant alert.
Work wise: well I work a full time job which pays my bills.
Apart from that I try to stay in contact and get together with friends and family on a regular basis.
I know you'll say "just slow down". Trust me I try. I book days off here and there; just got back from a 3 day trip to New York, try to evade to the country side for a drive every so often; going to my partner's house is amazing because it's so peaceful. I try to watch movies and funny shows for distraction… and more. One of my fav thing to do is petting; brushing, playing and napping with my cats which I don't get to do enough.
Nothing to complain about: I have a great family and great friends to whom it's difficult to say "no" to; I have great passions that keep me alive; a wonderful partner who keeps my heart pounding with love; 2 adorable cats, an ok job that pays my bills. What's wrong with me?
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Freshness: Refresh your foods for better flavor — The answers to many kitchen conundrums in one easy-to-use volume, from the author of the acclaimed culinary bible On Food and Cooking. From our foremost expert on the science of cooking, Harold McGee, Keys to Good Cooking is a concise and authoritative guide designed to help home cooks navigate the ever-expanding universe of ingredients, recipes, food safety, and appliances, and arrive at the promised land of a satisfying dish. A work of astounding scholarship and originality, Keys to Good Cooking directly addresses the cook at work in the kitchen and in need of quick and reliable guidance. Cookbooks past and present frequently contradict one another about the best ways to prepare foods, and many contain erroneous information and advic


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3 eggs
2 oz. butter
1 tsp. cream or milk
Buttered toast
Very convenient for invalids, or when required, a light dish for supper. Beat up three eggs with two ounces of fresh butter, or well-washed salt butter; add a teaspoonful of cream or new milk. Put all in a saucepan and keep stirring it over the fire for nearly five minutes, until it rises up like a soufflé, when it should be immediately dished on buttered toast.
From Godey's Lady's Book magazine, reader-submitted recipe from 1866.
Comment: While the author prefers to compare this to a soufflé, we must confess to suspecting a bit of "it sounds so much tastier in French!" classism at work here. This is not a durn thing but scrambled eggs after all, and the bit of butter and cream should make it tasty indeed.
Most cookbooks of the period had entire sections devoted to "cooking for the sick" and "invalid" was an all too common status in the years of the war, and long afterwards. Also included in the category would be those who, while otherwise healthy, had lost or damaged teeth and consequent difficulty chewing hard foods.
Pigeons, fresh
Parsley, fresh
Parsley, fried (optional)
Bread crumbs, fried (optional)
When the pigeons are ready for roasting, if you are desired to stuff them, chop some green parsley very fine, and the liver, and a bit of butter together, with a little pepper and salt, and fill the belly of the bird with it. They will be done enough in about twenty or thirty minutes; send up parsley and butter in the dish under them, and some in a boat, and garnish with crisp parsley, or fried bread crumbs, or bread sauce.
Obs–When pigeons are fresh they have their full relish [flavor]; but it goes entirely off with a very little keeping; nor is it in any way so well preserved as by roasting them: when they are put into a pie they are generally baked to rags, and taste more of pepper and salt than of any other thing.
A little melted butter may be put into the dish with them, and the gravy that runs from them will mix with it into fine sauce. Pigeons are in the greatest perfection from mid-summer to Michaelmas [Sept. 29].
The Cook's Oracle by William Kitchiner, MD, New York, 1829
Comment: The main ingredient called for here is the clean, carefully fed, properly raised and well tended domesticated pigeon, not some scruffy urban rat-with-wings. "Crisp Parsley," which was inordinately favored as a garnish in this period, did not refer to a sturdy fresh sprig of the herb but to the same sprig dunked in boiling oil and fried. Why this was considered an improvement is unclear from this historical distance but we must admit to some relief that the custom appears to have died out.
1 leg of pork
1/2 c. boiling water
Browned flour
Juice of 1 lemon
One [leg] weighing about seven pounds is enough, even for a large family. If the pig is young, the leg will be even smaller. Score the skin in squares, or parallel lines running from side to side, for the convenience of the carver. Put it down to roast with a very little water in the pan below. Heat gradually until the fat begins to ooze from the meat, when quicken the fire to a red, steady glow. Baste only with its own gravy, and do this often, that the skin may not be hard or tough. When done take it up, skim the gravy thoroughly, put in half a cup of boiling water, thicken with brown flour, add pepper, salt, and the juice of a lemon, and serve in a boat.
Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland, New York, 1871
Comment: Whole legs of pork are rarely found in most supermarkets today, but if you have access to a custom butcher or some other method of obtaining one, this recipe calls for no modification at all. Of course it was intended to be cooked over a wood fire, which can easily be constructed in such a way as to provide higher heat to the larger upper portion of the leg so as to avoid overcooking the skinnier lower parts, but this can be achieved in a modern oven or barbeque grill with the judicious deployment of tinfoil.
2 guinea fowl, young
Stuffing of choice
Shallot, chopped
Parsley or summer savory
Browned flour
Currant or other tart jelly
A pair of young Guinea fowls, stuffed and roasted, basting them with butter until they are half done, deserves an honorable place upon our bill of fare. Season the gravy with a chopped shallot, parsley or summer savory, not omitting the minced giblets, and thicken with browned flour. Send around currant, or other tart jelly, with the fowl. A little ham, minced fine, improves the dressing.
Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland, New York, 1871
Comment: The guinea fowl was never a terribly common breed in America, and those who keep them nowadays do so in part for their large eggs and also for their extremely noisy response to the approach of a stranger (or in many cases a person they know perfectly well.) They provide the owner with the advantages of a guard dog without the fear that they will bite somebody and run up one's insurance rates.
Writers of the period even comment on their rarity but also speak highly of their taste. Lettice Bryan compares them favorably to the turkey and Dr. Kitchiner says they can be substituted for pheasants if those birds have been promised for dinner and the cook runs short of supply.
1 roast of beef, sirloin or rib
Salted water
Paste of flour and water (optional)
The best pieces for roasting are the sirloin and rib pieces. The latter are oftenest used by small families. Make your butcher remove most of the bone, and skewer the meat into the shape of a round. If you roast in an oven, it is a good plan to dash a small cup of boiling water over the meat in first putting it down, letting it trickle into the pan. This, for a season, checks the escape of the juices, and allows the meat to get warmed through before the top dries by said escape.
If there is much fat upon the upper surface, cover with a paste of flour and water until it is nearly done. Baste frequently, at first with salt and water, afterward with the drippings. Allow about a quarter of an hour to a pound, if you like your meat rare; more, if you prefer to have it well done. Some, when the meat is almost done, dredge with flour and baste with butter–only once.
Remove the beef, when quite ready, to a heated dish; skim the drippings; add a teacupful of boiling water, boil up once, and send to table in a gravy-boat. Many reject made gravy altogether, and only serve the red liquor that runs from the meat into the dish as it is cut. This is the practice with some–indeed most of our best housekeepers. If you have made gravy in a sauce-boat, give your guest his choice between that and the juice in the dish. Serve with mustard, or scraped horse-radish and vinegar.
From Common Sense in the Household by Marion Harland, New York, 1871
Comment: Note the fact that Mrs. Harland lists "an oven" as a possible device which her readers might be using for beef roasting. This marks her as a very progressive and up-to-date cookbook author, as stoves with ovens suitable for roasting (as opposed to bake ovens) were just coming into widespread use during the Civil War era. (Culinary historian Karen Hess has a rule of thumb that new cooking techniques, recipes, etc., have usually been in fairly widespread use for at least ten years before they are ever mentioned in a published cookbook.)
The default was still the open hearth, with roasting done on a spit before the fire with a pan underneath to catch drippings. This is still regarded by many as the ideal way to roast meats of any sort, considering oven "roasted" meats to be better named as either baked (if an open pan is used) or boiled (if cooked in a lidded vessel.)
Cod skull, sole, carp, trout, perch, eel or flounder
1/2 pint claret or port wine
1 qt beef broth, stock or consommé
1 large onion
12 black peppercorns
12 allspice, whole
Whole cloves or blades of mace
Essence of anchovy
Mushroom catchup
Chili vinegar
When the fish has been properly washed, lay it in a stew-pan, with half a pint of claret or port wine, and a quart of good gravy; a large onion, a dozen berries of black pepper, the same of all spice, and a few cloves, or a bit of mace; cover the fish-kettle close, and let it stew gently for ten or twenty minutes, according to the thickness of the fish; take the fish up, lay it on a hot dish, cover it up, and thicken the liquor it was stewed in with a little flour, and season it with pepper, salt, essence of anchovy, mushroom catchup, and a little Chili vinegar; when it has boiled ten minutes, strain it through a tamis, and pour it over the fish; if there is more sauce than the dish will hold, send the rest up in a boat. .
From The Cook's Oracle by William Kitchiner, MD, New York, 1829
Comment: This is a straightforward fish soup, and misses being a chowder only for lack of a thickening/stretching ingredient like potatoes or crushed crackers. The complication comes in the flavoring agents: "essence of anchovy" is rather complicated but one can substitute anchovy paste, often available in convenient squeeze tubes in better supermarkets or gourmet shops. Chili vinegar is easily made by depositing a whole or split chili pepper in a bottle of cheap vinegar and letting it soak for hours, days or such time as needed to extract the desired level of chili-ness.
Mushroom catchup is the tricky one of the lot, virtually unobtainable today unless you make your own which is a lengthy job indeed. As Dr. Kitchiner gives us no indication as to how much to use, the modern cook may substitute as seems proper or omit the item altogether.
A tamis is a very fine strainer. If one is not available a doubled piece of cheesecloth or muslin should serve the purpose admirably.
We should probably point out that this was originally titled by Dr. Kitchiner as "To stew a Cod's Skull, Sole, Carp, Trout, Perch, Eel or Flounder" but that was both a tad lengthy and also seemed likely to put off potential readers due to the "ick" factor involved.


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The 7 Nations Celtic Club is set to host the 7th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 16 starting at 11 a.m.
The parade route begins south on Market Street, turns east on Second Street, proceeds to Washington Street and follows Washington Street north to Fifth Street, turning east on Fifth street and then north of Chillicothe Street with the parade dismissing at Tracy Park.
"Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day. This is our way of having some fun around this annual holiday," said Lee Daily, parade coordinator.
He said over the past couple of years, the parade has grown and is becoming an annual tradition in downtown Portsmouth.
"Adam Streitenberger of Saint Mary Catholic Church will be the leader of this years parade, with the American Legion Post 23 Honor Guard following close behind. This year's parade Grand Marshals are John and Sue Burke and this year we have two Junior Grand Marshals Moira Hogan and J.R. Cochran," Daily said.
He said even though the weather does not look favorable for Saturday, people are still encouraged to come out and support the participants of the parade.
"We won't go in the lightning, but rain a snow will not stop us. We've done it before," Daily said.
He said this year's parade will feature a number of floats and organizations represented throughout.
As is customary, a green line will be painted along the center of the parade route.
"That is done by secret leprechauns that do that. What we use to do that with the kindergarden finger paint and will wash off with the next rain," Daily said.
According to the 7 Nations Celtic Club's website, www.7ncc.org, the goal of the club is, "to celebrate, promote and preserve our common Celtic inheritance through educational, artistic and social means."
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I am a college student, graduating from my current college with five degrees ranging a gamut of topics from digital art, to programing to business and am going to start at a new university in the fall where I plan to focus on Computer Science as my major. I learned that they use linux there and figured that since I planned on eventually taking a look around at it that I might as well do so now so I can start off there at a crawl instead of a coffin.
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Great to see the Skins get back to the ground game because I think it'll work. Problem has been too many negative plays that put us in 2nd or 3rd and long.
Really bad penalty by Niles Paul. How is a tight end off sides?
RG3 is just amazing. I love having that guy on the team.
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8 plays, 80 yards. 44 yards on the ground, 36 yards thru the air. Just beautiful. THAT is good Redskins football. Get back on the ground.
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RBC attorney Frank Bibeau, himself a named party to the dispute as a participant in negotiations over the proposed investment contract, argued that the suit by 13 Leech Lake plaintiffs constituted an effort to "interfere with governmental duties and actions taken by officials acting within their scope as duly elected officers." The defense brief argues that the reservation court has no power of judicial review over actions of the RBC, which exercises both executive and legislative authority. 'The Tribal Council of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has not waived sovereign immunity for this matter, which waiver is required to be formalized by an official Tribal Council Resolution. Congress has taken no express action, nor have Petitioners alleged in their complaint, which limits the sovereign im munity of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Therefore, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is immune from suit," the brief maintains. In their request for injunctive relief, the plaintiffs relied in part on RBC Ordinance 97-01, which conferred upon the Leech Lake court "original jurisdiction to hear and decide cases or controversies concerning the authority of the Reservation Tribal Council and of Band Officers and Employees, and the effect and effectiveness of actions of the Reservation Tribal Council and Band Officers and Employees." The ordinance also granted the court "the power to order such declaratory relief as it deems appropriate and necessary." However, the RBC response contends that the plaintiffs have no standing under the ordinance to challenge the constitutional legitimacy of specific official actions, alleging that the issues raised are "political questions." "This is not an absolute grant of authority to review all actions of the LLRTC. Rather, Ord. 97-01 confers jurisdiction only to review whether the RBC, Officers or employees have the underlying authority to take a given action. 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Acknowledging the appearance of conflict of interest, Bibeau said he was handling the case by default as the only staff attorney licensed to practice in tribal court. 3 Twin Cities men charged in Redwood Falls killing By Terry Collins • Star Tribune Three Twin Cities men were charged Monday on multiple counts in the fatal shooting of a man early Saturday in Redwood Falls, Minn. They are being held at the Redwood County jail with bail set a $1 million each after their involvement in a fight that resulted in the death of Jarvis Joseph Wabasha, 27, of Morton, Minn. Two others were wounded in the shooting. Michael Lewis O'Brien of Redwood Falls and Hunter Jay Parker, whose last known address was in Bemidji, Minn., were listed in serious condition Monday at North Memorial Medical Center in Rob- bins dale. Redwood Falls Police Chief Mark Dressen said Monday that the killing was the first in the town of more than 5,000 since a murder-suicide in 1997. Redwood Falls is about 50 miles south of Willmar in western Minnesota. Dressen said Saturday's incident at the house of O'Brien's girlfriend began about 2 a.m. when two groups of men went outside after a gang-related dispute. About 20 minutes later, Dressen said, officers saw three men on the ground in front of the house. O'Brien was shot several times, Parker was shot in the abdomen and Wabasha had a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died at Redwood Falls Hospital. Dressen said at least 10 gunshots were fired, but "we don't know who fired a gun." The Twin Cities men made their first court appearance Monday. Todd Benjamin Skip- intheday, 23, of Minneapolis, faces the most serious charge of being an accomplice after the fact for second-degree murder. Dressen said Skipintheday received the felony charge in part because he urinated on his index/trigger finger while in custody and because he allegedly told a woman driving him from the scene of the party not to talk to police because she "didn't see anything." Dressen would not comment further about those allegations. If convicted, Skipintheday could face up to 20 years in jail, said Redwood County Attorney, Michelle Dietrich. He also was charged with four other related counts. Two men face aiding and abetting second-degree murder charges as well. Itanca Henry, 25, of New Hope, and James Cletius Mata, 30, of Minneapolis, also were charged with two counts of aiding and abetting attempted second-degree murder and two aiding and abetting first-degree assault charges. Police stopped the three men and a woman about five miles away from the shooting on the Lower Sioux Community Indian Reservation about 2:40 a.m., Dressen said. A criminal complaint said officers saw Henry's hands and clothing covered in blood. One officer found two handguns in the car. The woman, who was arrested but not charged, later told police that after hearing gunshots at the party, Skipinth- day said, "Let's get out of here." Their next court appearance is scheduled for July 21. 23-year-old charged with Mille Lacs stabbing death Both Murphy, Smith charged with domestic assault by Joel Patenaude Messenger Staff Writer A 23-year-old area man stands charged with the July 8 murder of fellow Vineland resident Christopher Michael Smith, 20. While an autopsy was still pending late last week, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office reported Smith appeared to have died from a single stab wound in the chest. About 12:30 a.m., Darryl Shane Murphy is alleged to have fatally stabbed Smith after Murphy heard a female relative yell "Get off me!" at Smith from inside a bedroom in Murphy's residence at 17355 Virgo Road. The woman — who, less than two months earlier, was hospitalized for serious head injuries allegedly inflicted by Smith, identified as her boyfriend — tried to protect Smith from Murphy. "Remember what the dude did to you.... I'm just paying him back," Murphy allegedly told the woman as he kicked and punched Smith, according to her statement to police. Other witnesses said they saw a man drag another man from inside the house. They said the man doing the dragging said, "I stabbed him in the throat. I killed him." The witnesses also heard the man say something about "dragging him (the victim) into the water," according to the criminal complaint. The first officers on the scene said they found the woman, half dressed and quite intoxicated, standing above Smith's body as it lay in the grass. According to the complaint, she tried to run away, fell and said, "I was trying to help him." Mille Lacs County Sheriff's deputies found Murphy inside the house. (The criminal complaint, filed by the county attorney's office, identified Murphy as a resident of Fridley.) In his initial statement to investigators, Murphy said he helped Smith after he came crawling onto the property bleeding. Later, according to the complaint, Murphy stated Smith had been inside the house drinking with him and the woman. Murphy said Smith and the woman were inside the bedroom when he heard her yell "Get off me!" Murphy said he went into the bedroom to break up a fight and "that was it," the complaint states. Murphy's blood-stained pants and shoes, as well as a four-inch knife appearing to have blood on it found in the bathroom, were sent to the state crime lab for analysis. Blood stains were also found in the bedroom, hallway, living room and outside where Smith's body was found. Murphy was formally charged on July 9 with three counts of second-degree murder and ordered held in the Mille Lacs County Jail on $800,000 conditional bail. Murphy's attorney, David Dean of Milaca, did not contest the county attorney's bond request but said he may do so after reviewing the case. Previous assaults Coincidentally, Murphy was previously scheduled to appear in court the same day to be sentenced on charges of assault against his girlfriend and county correctional officers. On Feb. 12 at 9:47 p.m., in the 45000 block of Wind Drive, Murphy allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend if she left him. He then punched her in the head several times and bit her cheek, the complaint states. The woman ran for help to a nearby house. A man there agreed to give her a ride home when Murphy jumped DEATH to page 7 Jury can hear Garbow statement in murder case By Joel Patenaude Messenger A jury will be allowed to hear Roger Duane Garbow Jr.'s statement to police in which he allegedly admitted taking part in the beating death of Mel- vin Eagle Jr. on Jan. 5. Mile Lacs County District Judge Steven Ruble on July 7 dismissed a request by Garbow's attorneys to suppress his statement. The defense argued he was not adequately informed of his right to remain silent, and he was deceived by the officers who questioned Mm. Ruble disagreed and ruled that the statement made by Garbow, 20, was legally obtained evidence and admissible at trial, which is scheduled to start Aug. 4. He is one of three defendants — including Coleman Lee Weous, 18, and a 17-year-old juvenile. Garbow allegedly told police that the three of them were drinking with Eagle, 42, at a residence on Nay Ah Shing Drive when an argument broke out. Garbow said Eagle was knocked unconscious, and the three men then kicked him about the head and body. The judge ruled last month that a statement by Weous to police was admissible as evidence. According to the prosecution, Weous said the juvenile first struck Eagle in the face and, with Garbow, stomped on the victim. Weous said he kicked Eagle only once after the two other men told him to, the criminal complaint states. The juvenile defendant refused to give a statement. All three have pleaded innocent. Judge Ruble noted the poor quality of the video and audio- JURY to page 6 web page: www.press-on.net American Press We Support Equal Opportunity For All People A weekly publication. Copyright, Native American Press, 2003 Founded in 1988 Volume 16 Issue 5 July 18,2003 Narragansett Indian Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, right, is loaded into a police car after he was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police during a state police raid at the Narragansett Smoke Shop on tribal land in Charlestown, R.I., Monday, July 14, 2003.. The State Police confiscated the smoke shop's inventory and arrested several members of the tribe. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho) Narragansetts sue Carcieri, alleging rights violation By Elizabeth Zuckerman Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Narraganseit Indian Tribe sued the state Tuesday, claiming its rights were violated during a tumultuous state police raid on the tribe's new lax-free tobacco shop. The Narragmisetts also asked the U.S. District Court to reaffirm that the tribe is a sovereign nation and declare that state police acted illegally when they arrested eight tribe officials Monday and confiscated tobacco products and $900 from the tribe's smoke shop, which opened Saturday on tribal land. The lawsuit also seeks a declaration from the court that the tribe has authority to sell cigarette products free of state taxes. The governor "said (the smoke shop) violates state law. We said, 'Look, let's let the federal courts decide,'" Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas said outside federal court Tuesday. The lawsuit names as defendants the state, the state police, Gov. Don Carcieri, Attorney General Patrick Lynch, state police Superintendent Steven Pare, Charlestown, the Charlestown Police Depart ment, and the justices of the Rhode Island District and Superior courts. 1 lie tribe also planned to file for a temporary restraining order that would prevent the state from shutting down the tobacco shop again. Thomas said he would contact the state's congressional delegation to ask for federal law enforcement protection on the reservation. Meanwhile, the state is preparing to go to state Superior Court over die matter. Carcieri told WPRO-AM that he'll launch a full independent investigation into the raid and conduct of the state police. He accused the Narragansetts of staging the riot and said it looked like the tribe's resistance was orchestrated. About 20 state troopers arrived at the Narragansetts' tobacco shop Monday to execute a warrant for search and seizure. Videotape showed state police troopers walking in a line toward the smoke shop and forcibly opening its doors. Several tribal members who resisted were wrestled to the ground and handcuffed. Pare, head of the state police, said plainclothes officers entered the tobacco store first and served the warrant; The line of troopers followed only after tribal leaders indicated they would not honor the warrant, he said. But members of the tribe criticized the state's conduct. "I'm disgusted in the way this was handled," said Randy Noka, the tribe's first councilman. "This is over cigarettes." The Narragansett Indians, who have been federally recognized since 1983, began Saturday to sell cigarettes without sales tax or the cigarette tax, in an effort to make money. By law, Indian sales to Indians aren't subject to government sales taxes, but tribal businesses are supposed to collect taxes on sales to non-Indians. Carcieri said the tribe was told the shop was illegal, and continued their "flagrant violation of state law." "This is all about the leadership of a tribe that is so frustrated that it did not get a casino," Carcieri said Monday. The tribe has been trying to build a casino more than a decade. A bill that would have put the casino question to voters failed to win legislative approval during the recently concluded session. Following his release from police custody Monday night, TRIBE to page 3 Groups offer $10,000 reward in northern Wisconsin murder case Associated Press WASHBURN, Wis. - A foundation and an American Indian tribe are offering $10,000 to anyone who has information leading to the conviction of those who killed the director of a literacy program. The investigation into the murder of .Tody Ricard, 50, has yielded no suspects, said Bayfield County Sheriff Bob Folhs. "All we need is someone to come forward," he said. The Washburn woman disappeared June 27 from the Red Cliff Chippewa Reservation. Her body was found July 8 in a wooded area in Bayfield County. She was director of the Evenstart literacy program in Red Cliff. Half the reward money is coming from the Carole Sund;' Carrington Reward Foundation, named after two women REWARD to page 3 Indian casinos report brisk growth By Barbara Powell Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - American Indian gambling revenues are gaining on the rest of the industry, industry analysts say. Investment bank Merrill Lynch estimates that Indian gaining revenue this year will total $15 billion, or 36 percent of national gaming revenue this year. By 2006, Indian casinos will account for 40 percent of national casino revenues, according to Kurt van Kuller, director, municipal bond research, at Merrill Lynch. 'To a very large extent, I would attribute the fact that Indian gaming is in the forefront of the proliferation of gaming to the location of these facilities," van Kuller said. "It's opening up closed markets." In Mississippi, the Choctaw Indians have opened a second casino and a Hard Rock Beach Club in the past nine months and announced a third hotel within two years. Nationwide, Indian tribes have more than a dozen major casino proposals - in areas where they would have no di rect competition from commercial gaming. The Navajo Nation signed a gaming compact with Arizona while in other states, tribes already operating gaming facilities are proposing expansions. In this stale, by contrast, the last new commercial casino to open was the Beau Rivage in Bi- loxi in early 1999. Atlantic City early this month opened its first casino in 13 years. Commercial casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, Las Vegas and Atlantic City must jockey for market share in urban or waterfront markets that are increasingly saturated. In Mississippi, revenue for the 29 commercial casinos for January through May was down in each month except March. Harrah's Entertainment Inc. recently announced it was selling its Vicksburg casino and hotel, saying it no longer fit the Las Vegas-based company's long-term growth strategy. In 2002, commercial gaming revenue nationwide rose a modest 3.5 percent to $25.5 billion, according to Analysis Group, a Los Angeles economic con- GROWTH to page 3
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Most people would love it if their laundry rooms could be more efficient and frankly, more attractive – we hate spending time in there, but when we do, we might as well enjoy it, right? Luckily, the world of laundry is evolving and there are an increasing number of options out there to help people create smarter laundry rooms. Read on as we showcase the state of the art in green clothes cleaning!
Washing Machines
Let's start with the main attraction in the laundry room, the washing machine. The first step to creating a smarter laundry room is getting a smarter machine. According to the Soap and Detergent Association, almost 98% of households still use traditional agitators; machines that submerge the load in water and stir it up to remove dirt from the contents. While they were revolutionary in the 50′s, they're not the most efficient design anymore. A more recent study states that more sales of high efficiency washers have increased from 1% to more than 15% in only ten years. These high efficiency washers use a more modern front-loading a tumbler system, similar to that of a dryer. Laundry sits in a shallow pool of water and the washtub itself rotates. While front loaders are definitely more expensive than top loaders, the good news is that the price of high-efficiency machines continues to come down. Consumer Reports shows price drops of as much as 33% compared to a year ago. And many consumers got a $250 rebate from the federally-funded Cash for Clunkers program when they traded in their qualifying models.
LG, Maytag, Whirlpool, GE, and Samsung all make energy-efficient, whisper-quiet machines in a variety of colors, from sleek stainless steel to bright crimson and modernist white. Several of the newer machines also offer a steam cleaning option, which does work slightly better than normal cycles but tends to increase energy use. The new AEG-Electrolux Eco Washing Machine is the world's first machine to use only cold water in a wash cycle. It apparently utilizes a special combination of enzymes during washing that allows its 15.4 lb capacity bin to use only about 13 gallons of water using its Eco Wash setting (versus an average 40 gallons in a standard washing machine). Then there's the Xeros machine (which means "dry" in Greek) which uses barely any water at all. When doing a load of wash, users throw their clothes in like a normal washing machine. Then a cartridge in the back of the machine adds plastic chips – about 45 pounds (20 kg) of them – to the load. Next, a cup of water containing the detergent is added. After the water dissolves the dirt, the chips absorb the water, without the need for a rinse or spin cycle. When finished, a grill at the bottom of the machine opens to collect the chips.
A dryer is typically the second-biggest electricity-using appliance after the refrigerator, costing about $85 to operate annually. While washers have become more efficient, dryer technology hasn't changed dramatically in the past decade. The Department of Energy says that most use the same amount of energy, which is why there are no Energy Star models, and state rebates won't apply. The most efficient way to dry clothes is still the old fashioned way – fresh air and a drying rack.
Otherwise, there are also several washer-dryer combo units on the market that have long been popular in Europe, such as Innovative Washing's EdgeStar units or LG's All-in-Ones. However, since high efficiency washers spin far more water out of clothes compared to their less efficient predecessors, using a newer washer means shorter run times for dryers, lowering energy costs as a result.
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Today's laundry rooms often pull double duty, becoming an outpost for shoes, sports equipment, craft junk, and junk all around. Part of creating a smarter laundry room is creating smarter storage. Utilize shelving to store supplies and products, reducing clutter and making the most of the space that you have.
Many retailers like Target, Container Store, and Stacks and Stacks offer great and inexpensive storage solutions. 2 modern offers eco-friendly and super cool wall-mounted storage units if you don't mind spending a bit more money. If you're DIY inclined, sew together old towels to make colorful laundry bags for members of your family or use old wood from past construction projects to build shelving. An organized laundry room is far less unpleasant than a disorderly one.
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For those people who spend a considerable amount of time in the laundry room, there is no reason to check your tech in at the door. Create a tech space in your laundry room where you can plug in your laptop and watch some Hulu while you fold laundry. Bring in your iPod and blast your favorite tunes while you iron (if you iron!). If you do it right, the laundry room could actually become a secret sanctuary. Why not set yourself up with a flat screen? Alternatively, if you'd rather not have to spend a minute longer in the laundry room, Maytag has some rather ingenious machines that literally e-mail and text people when the load is done. While they're not available on the mass market for individual households, you can check them out at Wheelock College in Boston. If you're really smart and tech savvy, you might even be able to hack your own machine to tweet you when it's done.
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Don't forget to enter the Method Laundry Room Sweepstakes today for a shot at winning a stunning green laundry room renovation worth $8,500! Inhabitat has teamed up with Method to stock your laundry room chock full of a year's worth of laundry supplies, a new energy efficient washer and dryer, and a set of eco-friendly laundry room furnishings. The competition ends on April 16th, so if you haven't applied yet it's time to get cracking!
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salllyshine May 25, 2011 at 11:21 am
This commercial laundry company uses green initiatives like solar energy water heating to be more eco-friendly – http://prestigecorp.com/green_initiatives.aspx
ko March 19, 2010 at 12:12 am
Siemens also makes excellent energy and water saving washing machines. After comparing many brands we finally chose Siemens model WD 7295 which had the best ratings in both catagories. This model has many good features including fuzzy logic controls to minimize water use and cycle time, the washing perfomance is very good and sfter 1 year we are very satisfied.
On the other hand, I suggest people take care with Samsung, our previous machine was that and after 3 years and 4 repairs including one motor replacement, we finally gave up on it when the warranty expired. This was a compact model and I thnk the drum design was at fault because it always twisted up the clothing and unbalanced the load, maybe the larger machines don't have such problems.
DONT HEAT DRY CLOTHES. it's a rediculous waste of energy and damges clothing. If you set up a simple hanging drying rack and use a electric fan, most clothing will dry almost as quickly wuth very little power use and your clothes won't shrink or fade. We yse a ceielg monted drying rack theat lowers by cable and pulley suspended next to our outside window sor fresh air and sunsihine drying in nice weather.
landscapearch March 18, 2010 at 9:25 pm
change your washing detergent/soap to a phosphate free type
J - Pacha Mama March 18, 2010 at 8:31 pm
We already have energy star and front loading laundry appliances, but still wanted to go greener. After some searching, we found an awesome wooden drying rack and are luvin' it. Here's more info on installing your own: http://pachamamahouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/hey-nice-rack.html


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Suppose you have an equation of the form $Ax=f(x)$, where $A$ is a $n \times n$ matrix, $x$ is a vector of length $n$ and $f(\cdot)$ is some function. Is there a name for this sort of problem?
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Do you have any examples in mind? As it stands it is essentially a system of $n$ simultaneous equations in $n$ variables. That term would (as commented above) usually suggest a system $$g_i(x)=0 \text{ for } 1 \le i \le n.$$ But that is easily obtained by setting $A$ to be the zero matrix. If that is too degenerate then we can use your formulation with $A$ your favorite matrix and $f(x)$ returning the vector whose $i$th component is $g_i(x)+(Ax)_i.$ So some restriction is needed to get an interesting question. |
This does not answer the question as stated, but your specific question (assuming the inverse is coordinate-wise) can be stated as $\min_i \min x_i,$ subject to the system of constraints $x_i = 1.$ If you remove one level of $\min,$ you are trying to minimize the function (wlog) $x_1$ over the set defined by the constraints, which reduces to a lagrange multiplier problem: $1 = \lambda_1 \langle A_1, x\rangle + \sum_{j=2}^n \lambda_j A_{j1} x_j.$ and for $k=2, \dotsc, n$ $0 = \lambda_1 x_1 A_{1k} + \lambda_k \langle A_k, x\rangle + \sum_{j=2, j \neq k}^n A_{jk} x_1.$ Unless there is some trick to reduce this system (quite possible, I don't really want to think too hard about it), this is a general system of quadratic equations, which is ETR hard (that is, about as hard as any computational problem), so in that sense, @Quiochu's comment is very a propos. |


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While your feet are a small part of your body, they are required to support your entire body weight and allow you to move freely. Not only are your feet incredibly strong, they are also a very complicated structure of 33 joints comprised of 20 bones all attached by many tiny muscles and tendons. When one part of this complex system is damaged by injury, disease, or inflammation it can cause pain that ranges from annoying to horribly debilitating. There are many potential reasons for you to be experiencing pain in your feet, or even in just one foot. These common cause of foot pain include:
- Bunions – An inflamed lump on the bottom of the big toe, usually caused by shoes that are too narrow.
- Flat feet or falling arches – The arch of the foot is no longer present when standing.
- Corns and warts – A thickening of the skin or sores on the soles of feet from rubbing or pressure.
- Hammer toes – Toes that almost look like claws because they curl downward.
- Arthritis – A rheumatic disease with many causes.
- Break & fractures – Traumatic injury as well as stress from weight or normal movement.
- Bursitis – An inflammation in a fluid filled sac that is between the tendons and the skin.
- Gout – Increases in the uric acid in the blood causing joint inflammation.
- Plantar Fasciitis – The thicker tissue on the bottom of a foot become inflamed.
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Friday, 09 Mar 2012
What does the RGS have to do with the Olympics?
Come and find out on Monday 12 March at 7.00pm, now in the UPPER LIBRARY. (Please note change of venue!)
The year was 1948 and Olympic rowing and canoeing events were both held at Henley. Some 600 beds were needed. An approach was made to Bucks County Council who "helpfully agreed to allow the Committee to have the use (rent free) of three schools in High Wycombe". RGS was chosen as the central HQ for operations and the Organising Committee decreed that "an Olympic flag will fly at each school" along with the flags of the resident nations.
A week before the 1948 Olympic Games were opened by King George VI at Wembley Stadium, a rather smaller ceremony was held at the RGS. At the time, future England rugby international, Ted Woodward, was an already outstanding schoolboy rugby player and cricketer but he also excelled in athletics, and had recently won the 100 yards race for the RGS at the English Schools Championships in Bath. The Town Clerk wrote to Woodward explaining that he was to raise the flag for Wycombe and the Olympic Committee... The rest, as they say, is history.
As part of our series of community lectures celebrating our 450th Anniversary, the Royal Grammar School High Wycombe is hosting sports broadcaster, historian, and RGS alumnus Philip Barker, who will be giving a talk on the forthcoming 2012 Olympics on Monday 12 March 2012 at 7.00pm in the Queen's Hall at RGS. Refreshments will be available to purchase, provided by the RGSPA.
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The Harbor City teens were arrested Monday afternoon after witnesses saw them walk out of the side yard of a home in the 24600 block of Falena Avenue, Lomita sheriff's Sgt. Mark Moffett said.
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Denver investigators tell CNN there is a "strong connection" between the killings of Leon and Clements.
Even as the investigation appears to link Ebel to the shooting, authorities have said little about a possible motive.
Did Ebel kill a pizza deliveryman to get a hold of his uniform as part of an effort to disguise himself? Did he target Clements because of the prison chief's crackdown on white supremacist gangs in prison? Was he part of a wider conspiracy to kill Clements? Or was it something else?
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This much is known: On Thursday, Ebel sped through Montague County, Texas, near the Oklahoma state line, about 700 miles from Monument.
Deputy James Boyd tried to pull the car over. It's unclear exactly why, other than it would have a been a routine part of Boyd's job.
Boyd did not know about the Clements case, authorities said.
Ebel shot the deputy three times, hitting him twice in the chest and grazing his head. Wearing a bulletproof vest, the deputy managed to call for help and to tell law enforcement which way Ebel was driving. Authorities say they have looked at the dashcam video of the shooting.
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Charter Review Committee 2012
On July 25, 2012, the Rio Rancho Governing Body approved a resolution activating a Charter Review Committee (view
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The Governing Body specifically directs the Charter Review Committee to only consider the following: (1) review the duties and role of the Mayor position as defined in section 3.01 of the Charter; (2) make specific recommendations to define "full time" which is noted in section 3.01(B)(3) and states "Devote her/his full time to the discharge of mayoral duties and have outside employment only if the outside employment does not materially conflict with the performance of such duties;" (3) and make any other amendment recommendations to the Charter they believe are necessary and/or warranted in reviewing the duties and role of the Mayor.
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In accordance with sections 33.19, et seq., of the Rio Rancho Ordinances, 2003, membership in the Committee shall consist of seven members; one member to be appointed by each City Councilor from a resident residing within their respective district, and one member to be appointed by the Mayor from a resident at-large.
On July 25, 2012, the Rio Rancho Governing Body approved the following individuals to serve on the Charter Review Committee via resolution (view
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Mayor At-large - Dan Foley (Vice-Chairperson)
District 1 - Don Dulac
District 2 - Chris Neubauer
District 3 - Jerome Wade
District 4 - Steve VanHorn (Chairperson)
District 5 - Henry Pacelli
District 6 - Wes Bassett
At the first committee meeting on Aug. 6, 2012, a chairperson and vice-chairperson were selected by the committee.
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The term of the Charter Review Committee shall expire at midnight on Dec.12, 2012.
The Committee is requested to submit its recommendations to the Governing Body no later than Sept. 30, 2012. The Committee shall be dissolved once its proposed amendments are approved by a majority of the Governing Body or upon expiration of the term.
The Governing Body has 30 days to either approve the recommended amendments submitted by the Charter Review Committee or refer the amendments back to the committee with suggestions. If the Governing Body approves the recommended amendments, an election resolution is brought forward so as to place the amendments on a ballot for voter consideration.
If the Governing Body refers some amendments back to the committee, then only those items can be considered. Once the committee has considered the appropriate amendments the committee has 30 days to re-submit them to the Governing Body.
This process continues until the recommendations are approved by the Governing Body or the committee reaches its expiration date.
At their regular meeting on Sept. 26, 2012, the Governing Body voted to not accept the Charter Review Committee's recommendations and consider a resolution to repeal the creation of the committee at their Oct. 10, 2012, meeting. At their Oct. 10, 2012, meeting, the Governing Body approved disbanding the Charter Review Committee.
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SOMERSWORTH — Because of a reporter's error, the polling hours for Somersworth published online and on Page 2 in Monday's paper were incorrect. City polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations: Ward 1 — City Hall at One Government Way; Ward 2 — Summersworth Historical Society at 157 Main St.; Ward 3 — Flanagan Community Center on Bartlett Avenue; Ward 4 — Charpentier Apartments at 28 Franklin St.; Ward 5 — Romeo T. Messier Building at 218 Main St.


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Sonia is a Western Australia based illustrator and graphic designer. She has studied ancient history, fine art and design, and recently graduated from Curtin University with a major in illustration. Her work incorporates many different styles and media, both digital and traditional, but always contains a sense of caprice. The World According to Warren was her first book. Sonia lives in Fremantle with her partner and their two children.
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