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While a multivitamin can be beneficial if your diet is not very healthy, eating correctly to give your body and skin the proper nutrients and vitamins is always best. Here are a list of vitamins the skin needs and some foods that contain them that are easy to add to your diet.
VITAMIN A – maintains healthy skin and helps to help heal the skin and prevent acne. Eat egg yolks, milk, carrots, mozzarella cheese, spinach, and cantaloupe.
VITAMIN B – the B vitamins contain enzymes to help skin maintain its normal function. Eat red meat, tuna, poultry, bananas, oats, and potatoes.
VITAMIN C – helps to maintain collagen in the skin which reduces wrinkling and sagging of the skin. Also helps to protect skin against sun exposure and environmental damage. Eat citrus fruits, tomatoes, and strawberries.
VITAMIN E – also helps to protect skin against environmental damage as well as slowing the aging process of the skin. Eat salmon, almonds, leafy veggies, oils, and legumes.
SELENIUM – helps greatly with the skins antioxidant levels – keeping it fresh and healthy. Eat tuna, whole grains and seeds.
ZINC – works to maintain collagen and elastin fiber in the skin and helps your skin heal faster after it is wounded. Eat turkey, mushrooms, seafood and soybeans.
As you have probably noticed – a lot of these foods contain more than one vitamin so adding a few foods every couple of days will be pretty easy and make a huge difference.


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The Creative Style of Emerald City Brows
Name: Cadee Harris, owner & aesthetician at Emerald City Eyebrows
Location: Golden Triangle, Denver, Colorado
Size: 800 square feet
Years in business: 10 years; 1 year at this location
While hunting for a new location for her business, Cadee Harris visited a shop in Denver's Golden Triangle neighborhood and instantly fell in love with the exposed brick, natural light and back patio. In less than a month she transformed the shotgun style open room into a cozy, stylish private appointment skincare salon and was open for business.
Cadee's penchant for design extends far beyond shaping brows; she up-cycled and created many pieces in the shop with a little help from her girlfriend. They constructed rolling room dividers and added antique doors with glass panes at one end to take advantage of every bit of natural light. Another noteworthy piece is Cadee's industrial table in her aesthetics room. She combined a tanker credenza with a custom acrylic top, custom cabinet doors and industrial casters to create the perfect vintage-industrial-medical supply cabinet.
From doorknobs to a glittery gold barber chair and everything in between, Cadee's perfectly curated space is a great place to spend an afternoon being pampered and inspired.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Eclectic, modern vintage.
Inspiration: The Wizard of Oz, 1930's & 40's Hollywood.
Favorite Element: The exposed brick and outdoor space.
Biggest Challenge: Maintaining the bright, open gallery feel of the space while still providing a private and cozy place for waxing and facials.
What Friends Say: "I want to live here!" or "I want to just hang out here all day!"
Biggest Embarrassment: The old brick is beautiful but crumbly! I sweep a lot!
Proudest DIY: The wall made of vintage doors, the 1960's steel credenza i customized for a perfect work station, and the custom framed flat screen hanging above the fireplace!
Biggest Indulgence: The Sputnik chandelier and my turquoise velvet fainting sofa.
Best Advice: You have the power to make your dreams happen! There's so much inspiration out there… follow your heart!
Dream Sources: Anthropologie, and Lounge Lizard vintage in Portland, Oregon!
Resources of Note:
- • Pink hairpin table, coffee table, velvet painting, patio chairs, & lots of misc decor: Night & Day Vintage
• Front desk & wood bench: custom made by Sarah Heid for Emerald City
- • Large Deco mirror: Decade
• Sputnik chandelier: Mod Mood
• Fainting couch: online
• Zebra rug: FLOR
• Floral arrangements & plants & pots: Babylon Floral
• Wooden & metal display boxes: Brass Armadillo Antiques
- • Seafoam chair, Decade
• medical cart, blue framed mirror, vintage medicine cabinet, small deco mirror: Lee Alex Decor
• wallpaper: Graham & Brown
• shelves above credenza: CB2
- • Gold lamp: SoulHaus vintage
• kitchen dinette: family heirloom
• vintage suitcases: family heirloom
Thanks, Cadee!
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Written By Loren Grush for Fox News
The term "medical malpractice" often brings to mind errors made during surgery or the over-administration of prescription medications. However, a significant component of medical malpractice revolves around errors made during a patient's diagnosis – which ultimately happen a lot more often and can be much more dangerous.
After conducting an extensive analysis of 25 years of U.S. malpractice claim payouts, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., revealed diagnostic errors account for the largest fraction of claims and cause the most severe harm to patients overall. In terms of financial impact, these errors resulted in the highest total of penalty payouts – amounting to $38.8 billion between 1986 and 2010.
A diagnostic error translates to a diagnosis that was missed, wrong or delayed, as discovered by further testing. These mistakes lead to injury either as a result of failure or delay to treat the condition – or from incorrect treatment given for a mistaken diagnosis.
According to the study's researchers, the impact and significance of diagnostic errors has been downplayed by experts, because these types of mistakes are much more difficult to pinpoint and define.
"There's more uncertainty about diagnostic errors than there are about treatment errors," lead study author Dr. David Newman-Toker, an associate professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told FoxNews.com. "It's reasonable to say no nurse should ever administer a tenfold dose of chemotherapy or a medication to a patient allergic to that medication. Those events are easier to keep track of and easier to measure.
"Diagnostic errors are not quite like that," he continued. "…Instead of having a very specific time that's documented – with a diagnostic error, you don't find out until later when someone is injured that it happened. That lag creates uncertainty, and that uncertainty (sparks ideas like) 'It wasn't reasonable for someone to have diagnosed it at the time.' That's where the debate starts."
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The Velocipede Salon Frame Forum (VFF) is maturing.
The VFF aims to be the place for conversation, open discussion, and the mutual exchange of ideas about modern frame construction. With an emphasis on the work, techniques, and approaches of the contemporary frame builder, the forum is open to amateurs and professionals alike. The VFF seeks not to be a how to on basic practices, but a place for peer exchange and encouragement.
Since 2008, the VFFs archives and knowledge base provide a treasure trove for all interested in the niche, in design and construction, in business practices, as well as how to build frames for just fun rather than for profit. The boards are open for anyone to read, and participation open to all members.
The Salon's forums include a Discussion section where frame builders share information, discuss technique, and talk about their work. The Friday Night Lights (FNL) section has almost 200 weeks of Fridays showing the labor from scores of builders who have captured their work on camera. This running documentary serves to mentor and inform viewers about the processes of each person posting that day as well as to show prospective clients what's new and back from the paint shop. The Smoked Out (S.O.) section is a veritable encyclopedia of who's who from the industry. The S.O. threads are open conversations started by specific builders where they discuss who they are and what they do directly with other members.
In order to foster independent views and further an open dialogue, the VFF has created an independent group of industry experts who will act as moderators, mentors, and conversation guides.


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I've deleted 181 broken modules which were autogenerated from Slackware's packages but didn't work on Slax due to some missing dependency or any other reason. There were already some users waiting for that action in order to be able to upload own build scripts for some of the software, so now it is your chance :) Thank you, and I'm sorry it took me so long.
Can you list them?
No more, sorry
Hi Tomas, I want to ask something;
First, can we download modules directly. I mean -all- of them or some of them. Is there any directory containing them. I have 64bit version of everything but I will make USB drive with slax 32-bit. Got nearly 1.5 GB modules but i dont want to download them one-by-one.
Second, as I said, can i download 'changed' modules from somewhere. Like 'extracted iso of current build' I have 1 megabit connection and sometimes download interrupts. (even dlms cant recover)
Third. I want to use - actually already using - Slax in my school for Interactive Boards. I have found compatible touch-screen driver and installed then made bundle of it. Also created some basic scipts that giving proper hostname for these boards/computers. All data coming from local PXE server. Local connection speed is up to 100Mbps. So all 1GB data should download in 1 or 2 minutes, and boot is less than 30 seconds. No persistent changes and no copy2ram. Just KDE, and not by XMODE (it causes touchscreen driver not to work) by rc.local file...
Everything is perfect to here, my problem is getting first data hangs or waits too long. It instantly takes vmlinuz and initrd but when it comes downloading modules waits nearly 2-3 mins at 'waiting data from 192.168.1.5' or something like that. After that starts down-loading modules...
I did not searched much. But i think you may know why it hangs. I have httpd, sshd, and telnetd on server. Server runs from hdd not usb.
This project is experimental but worth to try. I want to see Slax in good places because of being compact and fast, easy to use, supporting various things...
Today I test slax for backward compatibility. From cd with 32 bit 7.0.5 i type option from=slax-6.0.0.iso.
Option from usually working with the same version, but with different was not successful. That's meaning the option from=somefile.iso loading only modules from this iso file, but initrd and BOOT_IMAGE are from cd. In case of new kernel this will failed because of different paths.
Did someone have idea what prefix to put before /boot/initrd.gz and before /boot/vmlinuz to point exactly files from the pointed iso image?
In other case I have to burn every new slax to other cd (not very acceptable for me)
BTW I have one idea about my problem. I intend to extract initrd file and BOOT_IMAGE file from newest iso to /mnt/sda1 and to add in boot options initrd=/dev/sda1/initrd.gz BOOT_IMAGE=/dev/sda1/vmlinuz
please often update slax please very much update because i need slax new versions i need slax.
can anyone tell me how to connect to a vpn using the kde network manager?
Hi Tomas,
Is there a forum where we can ask/answer questions? I was looking for it but can't seem to find it only the blog.
Thanks for delivering a great new Slax release.
@ Jos
Try the old slax forum here: http://old.slax.org/forum.php
Effectively, there is a problemsystem-config-printer:
root@slax:~# slax activate system-config-printer
Download in progress...
100% done
Download completed: 1723-system-config-printer.sb
Slax Bundle activated: 1723-system-config-printer.sb
For one reason or another the above command does not download the full array of bundles necessary to get the printer setup. Where are cups, gutenprint .... ?
Hi Thomas;
I had downloaded V7.04 both English and Thai edition. But I found the former more pleasant after I added Thai font.
This is one of the best Linux I've experienced. It's should be ranked #15-20 in Distrowatch, in my opinion. But if it has all the popular applications it should be one of the top 5. When I used it in the net shop I also found the connection was excellent.
My first time to experience KDE&Dolphin. The most powerful WM&FM I have experienced. But KDE is too complexed for me. What I did to easily get the panel I want is to;
-- Create new default panel.
-- Delete both panels.
-- Create new default panel again.
And if I added "Slax destop" I can't remove it (V7.08).
I found Dolphin can't group icons correctly at the first time. I must sorting and grouping agian.
Some feedbacks;
1. Because of my quirky bios sometimes I ddin't see the first menu, and if I saw there's only 1 second left. I hope it could be longer, please.
2. Is it possible to have a selection of 2 dat files? One for the first time that user had config. to suit each personal. And another one is the latest dat file. Another option is to stop the monitoring process which can cause some problem in slow machine.
Some bugs;
1. From Desktop theme, if I choose Open air for notebook I can't switch back to others;
2. SM player showed Thai files correctly, but Juk showed some files name error.
7Gods bless you.
Last messenger
@Last messenger, about your feedbacks,
1. You can edit syslinux.cfg file in /slax/boot (in your flash)
set timeout 100. It will be 10 seconds. Yu must muliply by 10 for setting this. For example: To set 15 seconds it will be 150.
2. You can try to rename their extension to sb, then use Qbundlemerge. I think it can handle this.
first, boot with your first dat file and do command "dir2sb /mnt/live/memory/data/changes firstfile.sb" (without quotes) then copy/move your file to safe location,
do it same for booting with secondary dat file. this time change your out sb name for example secondfile.sb
then use qbundlemerge as i said in first solution. Finally, put your merged sb file to /slax/modules/ (be sure its starting with 9999- or else 8888-) example: 9999-mert.sb then it will load after all modules...
1: I have changed to air too. But i did not tried to change back. Also i have configuration like above. So my changes are frozen. I have set them once, It always loading them, but never 'overwrites' into. No difference between 2 boot, but first one. (Obv i had to set settings before using it...)
2. I also got Turkish version and always downloading it. But nearly never used it in Turkish. I'm using it to adversite slax or showing my friends to 'it supports'.
Get into slax and go to /mnt/live/memory/bundles/01-core/etc/profile.d copy lang.sh and put it to /mnt/live/memory/data/slax/rootcopy/etc/profile.d (create etc profile.d folders)
It will boot (if clean/no persistent) in English core. Also you can change KDE language from Locale icon in system-settings
PS. Turkish had one bug too. But its not slax-related, it was kde-related. It was logical error ( kullanici mert uzerinde slax uzerinde slax uzerinde.....) in Klick-off menu. I have fixed it by editing such file...
PS.-2-. Im using 7.0.5 which is more stable i think. you can find older builds in here: http://ftp.slax.org/Slax-7.x/ and its not including localized versions older than 3 build. so you have to download your localization bundle separately...
Hope it helps, have a nice day.
Sorry,it's Japnese URL.
I've made some Slax 7.0.8 sbs.
libreoffice 4.0.0 1fg
cairo-dock 3.0.2 1ftm
megamario 1.6c 1gv
desmume-0.9.8 1ponce
And,please often update slax.
For Japanese Staffs
Please visit my homepage.
Please more Japanese informations.
Hi pvtmert
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation.
I don't have much linux knowledge so I don't know how to Qbundlemerge. After I tried reading many times I still got puzzle, very sorry about this.
My idea is that I want to delete the file that perform the background monitor, which in my opinion will be easier than using the Qbundlemerge method. Or is it possible to change the time value from monitor every 10 minutes to 4 hours?
Perhaps you don't understand about the error I found in Juk. I have used the English version 7.08 with installed Thai font, which is OK for me. But as I understand, you explained how to change Thai version into English version. Sorry if I misunderstand you.
One more question, do you know how to change wallpaper? I am very surprised that Slax doesn't have this feature.
7 Gods bless you.
I could really need some VNC server/client such as TigerVNC, TightVNC and Teamviewer; can you help me to make such modules for Slax 7 ?
@ Last messenger
"so I don't know how to Qbundlemerge"
It's a gui module for merging modules
In slax 6 , you can specify changes.dat to use with
changes=/path/file.dat (You can rename the changes dat)
Hence you can have
changes=/path/file1.dat or changes=/path/file2.dat but I am not too sure if this cheatcode is still available
"One more question, do you know how to change wallpaper? I am very surprised that Slax doesn't have this feature."
Is a kde function and it is still available..
Just right click with the mouse on your Desktop.
Choose Folder View Setting.
You will see Wallpaper option on the right hand side (2nd option) . You can the navigate to select your new wall paper.
Hi jcsoh, thank a lot for your useful information.
I have an Ubuntu HTTP-server for my website. I try to make a stand-alone presentation for the "static" part of the website on DVD. Of course Slax with a data-bundle with the static HTML-part. Is it possible to run dir2sb and QBundleMerge on my Ubuntu server? In this way I can make this bundle on the server and combine it with a prepared Slax (Apache etc.). Is there any information what standard module contains what applications? Which modules can I take away only to run Firefox?
Thanks and regards...


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By: Parrys Raines, Category: Science, Date: 24 Aug 2011
Biomimicry is looking at the way nature does things and then copying nature to build a sustainable future and now scientist are looking at humans to learn how we can help with climate change.
I love the idea of using Biomimicry to solve some of the environmental problems we are facing. Looking at nature makes sense to me because nature has been doing things just fine and maintaining the balance since the beginning of time.
Scientist are now looking at human lungs to find out how we absorb carbon and then hopefully they will be able to use their finding to help find ways to help with climate change and maybe discover a new way to absorb carbon out of the atmosphere.
I love this idea because as we are part of the problem in climate change was can truly be part of the solution!


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Two Gentlemen of Lebowski
A Most Excellent Comedie and Tragical Romance
- The original Shakespeare text that inspired the movie, "The Big Lebowski"
- A sidesplitting comedy of errors and ninepins
- The Knave abideth
A lot of people complain about the unoriginality in Hollywood lately, and we're really thinking it's true. Just like George Lucas ripped off the original Star Wars trilogy, it's now been brought to light that "The Big Lebowski" was also plagiarized from the Bard of Avon. That's right: William Shakespeare wrote yet another play a movie we loved was based on. And now you can get your own copy of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski.
Join "The Knave" and Sir Walter on a wild tale of mistaken identity, kidnapping, bowling, and a rug that, in faith, really tied the room together. Two Gentlemen of Lebowski is a sidesplitting Shakespearean comedy of errors and ninepins, told in five glorious acts of iambic pentameter and impeccable period prose. And if your insides say you might not need this book for your collection, we say to your guts the same thing Sir Walter says to Sir Donald, "Hold thy tongue, Donald, I pray thee...." Two Gentlemen of Lebowski also features notes and pictures, just like the Shakespeare books we had as kids. Zounds!


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Ships Passing in the Night Miami Heat Sign Hamilton Release Liggins
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the poet who coined the phrase about "Ships that pass in the night." The modern edition involves two basketball players.
Justin Hamilton and DeAndre Liggins form the muse for this artistic creation as the 7-foot center signed a long-term deal with the Miami Heat. The team did not disclose the terms of the agreement. However, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Hamilton will be in the NBA for the balance of this season and has a foot in the door for next season. The Heat initially traded for Hamilton's rights during the 2012 NBA draft and allocated him to the Sioux Falls Skyforce after attending training camp in 2013. Hamilton had just completed a 10-day stint with the Charlotte Bobcats.
Liggins is the casualty of the Heat's roster move as guard from Kentucky was released from his second 10-day contract to make room for the big man from LSU. Although the NBA is more like a fraternity and not exactly Tales of a Wayside Inn, the two will transition into their new roles with Liggins likely returning to the Skyforce and Hamilton becoming property of the Heat.
Here is a future scenario to consider should Liggins remain in the D-League. Hamilton could be assigned to Sioux Falls and the two vessels could dock in port again as they did for a lion's share of this season.


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Papal Expert Weighs In on Benedict's Legacy
U.S. Catholic Church expert Chester Gillis joins Lunch Break with a look at the legacy Pope Benedict XVI leaves behind, who is most likely to succeed him, and what to expect in the coming days and weeks as the Church prepares for the papal transition. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... the kick and the Catholic faith he took a decision to step down at the end of the month ... the question now plans to fix fashion ... will take a look at Pope Benedict sixteenth legacy and will are among the early contenders to become the next leader of the Catholic Church ... lovely wine and welcome to lunch break I'm Kelsey Havre ... joining me is Chester well as his Deen and Georgetown University in a field cheaper faster ... to talk more about this latest news that Pope Benedict the sixteenth will resign thank you for joining me ... feels ... like to get your reaction to the news this morning out what did you make of that ... 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Cardinals ... to be ... under each post ... and he is over he personal and said I don't think he's going to want in response to continued success ... contrasts with the system works ... can you say you're sorry ... all of the Cardinals to elect their own ... I thank you so much for joining us this


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WASHINGTON (AP) This Military Bowl will feature San Jose State and a team from the Mid-American Conference.
San Jose State has accepted an invitation, and the MAC announced Friday night that it reached an agreement with the bowl for one of its teams to be in the game Dec. 27. The Military Bowl is played at RFK Stadium. Last year, another MAC team was in it when Toledo beat Air Force 42-41.
This year's game was supposed to be Army against an Atlantic Coast Conference team, but Army isn't eligible, and the ACC has only six bowl-eligible teams following Miami's decision to ban itself from the postseason.
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saturday thoughts
i impulse bought a bathing suit last night from jcrew.
have i told you my theory on white bathing suits? they make pale people look less pale.
did you see what keila and maggie did to my office wall while i was gone? i love it.
i can't get over jane alridge from sea of shoes. she's amazing.
did you see her new apartment?
i didn't even realize until i went to la how fashionable big chain necklaces are. errbody had one on.
so i came back and realized we sell a great one. **SOLD OUT! now
i'm so behind on some things. i am, however, really great at colored denim. so is this guy. in LA, both days, we pulled out identical outfits. we literally packed the same things to wear. i let him win b/c it was his party.
i thought sally king benedict in the new matchbook mag was about the cutest thing i've ever seen.
i don't know why particularly, but i'm feeling very patriotic lately.
loving this pendleton blanket
ok gotta go watch unc beat duke. go heels!
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Loving the pendelton blanket!ReplyDelete
I'm in love with Sally's hair- effortless glamour...sigh...ReplyDelete
This post is totally speaking to me..ReplyDelete
1. I have that white bikini top from last year from J.Crew and I love it. The silhouette is very flattering. Totally agree that white swimsuits make pale people magically look "tan". I like the idea of mixing the mint bottom with it, too.
2. I have been on the hunt for something green to wear to a st pattys day parade/drunk fest in dallas and I think I have found it in the necklace! So amazing.
Love the wall in your office!ReplyDelete
I love the new paint in your office! So fun! And I was equally thrilled with Sally's feature. Have a great week dear!ReplyDelete
I will have to check out the white suit this year!:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2012 at 7:54 AM
GREAT PICS:) I really like your blog..so much nice inspiration:)ReplyDelete
I wish you a lovely week.
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis.se
I love that bathing suit - its wire support makes it seem as if it actually holds up breasts! Most bikinis leave me flopping. ALSO, that patriotic blanket reminds me of Bruce Springsteen's American Flag Album Cover! Rock on.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 2:08 PM
holy upholstery! that green couch is something special.ReplyDelete
Please oh please make some more of those big chain necklaces! I didn't know that I needed one but after looking at it my neck is already itching from its absence!ReplyDelete


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A building that housed two businesses is a total loss after a fire on National Highway in Thomasville late Monday night.
THOMASVILLE | A building that housed two businesses is a total loss after a fire on National Highway late Monday night.
Firefighters with the Thomasville Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 1100-A National Highway at 11:59 p.m.
Kevin Tolson, the battalion chief who was in command of the fire scene, said firefighters arrived to find fire coming through the roof. The firefighters, the battalion chief said, went into a defensive mode.
Tolson said everything was a total loss in the building. He estimated the 1,800-square-foot building, owned by Robert Reid Properties, to be valued at $150,000 and contents inside the structure valued at $125,000.
Tuesday morning, several vehicles that were scorched could be seen inside the building, which was used by a general contractor on one end and a home improvement business on the other.
"I'm definitely in shock and devastated about what happened," Richard Baldwin, the owner of the home improvement business, said at the fire scene. "I basically lost all the equipment, everything I had — mowers, sprayers."
The fire is under investigation by Thomasville Fire Marshal Rocky Watts.
Watts said the damage has made it difficult to find the direct cause of the fire. He said the building is an older one that could have had electrical problems. Watts said there also was a wood heater in the building that possibly could have sparked combustible materials in the structure to ignite.
"We do think it's accidental, but not sure on the cause," Watts said. "… There is a general area we are looking at it."
Watts said Tuesday afternoon that he did all of the fire investigating he could do at the scene. However, he still had interviews to conduct, particularly trying to find the last person who was in the building.
Farzan Nasir, the manager of the Exxon at 1102 National Highway, said her convenience store was "very lucky" not to have been a victim of the fire as well. The Exxon is located a short distance away from the building that was destroyed.
Tolson said he had one fire truck dedicated to preventing a fire at the Exxon, and his other fire trucks were dedicated to the working fire. He said the main body of the fire was extinguished by 12:30 a.m., and firefighters cleared the scene about 3 a.m.
No injuries were reported, and it was unclear Tuesday morning whether the building was insured.
Three TFD stations worked the fire, and the Hasty and Fair Grove volunteer fire departments were on standby with full crews in case they were needed to handle calls in Thomasville. Davidson County Emergency Medical Services and the Thomasville Police Department assisted at the scene.
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The Red Sea is home to one of the world's richest coral reef systems which, like almost all other reefs around the world, is suffering from the impacts of climate change. Coral bleaching is threatening not only the reef, but the tourism and fishing industries and the coastal communities who depend on it.
More than half a million people come every year to dive in the Red Sea, constituting much of Egypt's US$ 7.8 billion tourism income last year, but climate change is a growing threat to the tourism industry, reducing the attractiveness of destinations and jeopardizing major sources of income.
Raising awareness of the threats to the reef among local tour operators and natural resource managers is critical to develop actions that can reduce future impacts on coral reefs and marine-based tourism. This is the focus of a partnership established last year between IUCN, local tour operators, the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) and travel company, Kuoni. They are working together to assess the vulnerability of the tourism industry to climate change, focusing on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, and how best to adapt to future changes in the reef.
"We believe that the tourism sector, through its major contribution to global development, can influence other sectors by sending important signals to government, industries and the public that climate change mitigation and adaptation are not only vital for our future, but also make economic sense. Raising awareness among local tour operators and resource managers is crucial to plan actions that can potentially minimize future impacts on coral reefs and marine-based tourism", says Matthias Lisinger, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd.
The partnership is boosting local capacity to monitor and manage coral reefs. Reef managers, including park rangers from several marine protected areas in the region, and members of the tourism and diving industry have undergone training and are now working together to develop a response plan to mass coral bleaching.
"Our work in Egypt is an excellent example of proactive management and adaptation planning in the face of climate change. Although Egyptian reefs have generally escaped mass bleaching, maintaining their health from day to day anthropogenic impacts is of critical importance to enhance the resilience of these fragile systems and associated communities in the face of climate change. In the future, we will focus on the Maldives as a case-study, where coral bleaching and mortality has been extensive and understanding the vulnerabilities of reef-associated communities and industrial sectors will play a major role in adapting to these impacts", says Dr. Ameer Abdulla, Senior Specialist from IUCN Global Marine Programme.
Meanwhile, it has been found that awareness of tourists about climate change and other environmental issues is likely to be a major factor in their future holiday choices. According to a survey of tourists and tour operators in the Egyptian Red Sea region, carried out by HEPCA, analyzed by IUCN and funded by Kuoni, the industry often misperceives its clients' environmental sensitivity, putting its own business at risk.
The poll results suggest that while the majority of tourists are interested in operators that promote energy efficiency, environmental friendliness and climate awareness, the dive industry in the Red Sea region is largely unaware of this attitude and focuses its marketing more on the allegedly less environmentally-aware traditional dive tourist. Operators that do not adapt to this emerging 'climate aware' market risk losing market share to more responsive competitors, the study warns.
For more information: contact Dr. Ameer Abdulla, IUCN Global Marine Programme, email@example.com.
Kuoni: www.kuoni.com/corporate+responsibility
HEPCA: http://www.hepca.com/


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A Free Beer And Hot Wings Listener Gives Milking A Try [FBHW]
Last week, Free Beer and Hot Wings taught us about the new prank known as 'milking.' It is similar to planking, but replace the laying on something with pouring milk over yourself. To the untrained internet user it might appear that the milker is a crazy person. But to the savvy internet user, you are in front of the curve.
Just so you know, a good milker doesn't react - Producer Joe
Our friends at Extreme Car Audio once again gave us a bunch of remote car starters to give away, so we wanted to see if we could get a listener to "milk" to win one. Colin stepped up and accepted the challenge!


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Modern Male Role Models: The Superhero and the Slacker
Young boys only have two models of masculinity, according to a University of Massachusetts psychologist: Violent, misogynistic superheroes or lazy, funny slackers. What does this mean, for the future of the U.S.? Why, a nation filled with bloggers wearing costumes!
It is hard to be a boy, these days! Except for the whole "patriarchy" thing, and the higher salaries, and the global domination of government, finance, culture and technology, boys just don't have a lot going for them. How bad is it? Unlike girls, who have a plethora of role models, including "sexy secretary" and "sexy nurse," there are only two options for male role models: "Aggressive, sarcastic" superheroes, or responsibility-shirking, school-hating "slackers."
According to UMass Boston professor Sharon Lamb, who surveyed almost 700 boys between the ages of four and 18,
"Today's superhero is too much like an action hero who participates in non-stop violence; he's aggressive, sarcastic and rarely speaks to the virtue of doing good for humanity.
"When not in superhero costume, these men exploit women, flaunt bling and convey their manhood with high-powered guns."...
"Slackers are funny, but slackers are not what boys should strive to be; slackers don't like school and they shirk responsibility.
Oh no! Have you already started dictating your 8,000-word missive to the American Psychological Association demanding the expulsion of Dr. Lamb on the basis of that one issue of Detective Comics where Robin cries, or whatever? Good for you! Superheroes, who are costumed extralegal vigilantes skilled in the use of violence, provide many positive messages for our youth, including "try wearing a cape sometime."
But slackers? Hating school? Shirking their responsibilities? Being... funny? Obviously, I'm all for the constitution. But slacking has no place in the United States of America.


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It was the first day of school for Alphonso, Roland and Margaret Scott.
It was the first day of school for Alphonso, Roland and Margaret Scott.
Their mother, Pearl Scott, led the children from a nearby base housing complex on a short walk to Havelock Elementary School, where on a typical first day they would meet new classmates and new teachers and find their desks in new classrooms.
But this was no typical first day. The men in military uniforms with rifles lining the walkway into the school showed the children that this was different.
On Aug. 28, 1959, the three Scott children were among the first 11 black students to attend the previously all-white Havelock Elementary and Barden Elementary schools in Havelock. The schools were the first in the state east of Goldsboro to open their doors to both white and black students.
Roland Scott, now 62 and a resident of Louisville, Ky., said he has vivid memories of that first day as a second-grader.
�The memories run kind of deep and it�s something that�s kind of hard to get away from,� he said. �I didn�t know why all of the soldiers were there. They were lined up on the sidewalk on both sides and we went between them. There were a few people shouting some things. At the time, I didn�t understand why they were shouting. None of them was allowed to come inside the line where we were walking. We were escorted up the steps and reporters were in front of us, behind us, taking pictures as we went into the building. It wasn�t too bad.�
Older sister Margaret Scott Rivers, then a third-grader and now a resident of Monks Corner, S.C., remembers being on the front page of the paper and on television.
�Mother took us and the principal gave us permission to come to the school and some reporters came and put us in the newspaper and on TV because we were the first black kids to go to that school,� Rivers said. �When we came outside for recess, we were playing with the kids and we saw some people taking pictures.�
Alphonzo Scott, now of Monks Corner, was in first grade.
�I remember walking to school and some people were saying some things, you know, and I just tried to ignore them,� Scott said. �I felt uncomfortable because of all the name calling and things like that. There were people on both sides of the steps going to the school. It wasn�t a very good environment. You got the feeling that people didn�t like you and that they didn�t want you there. I remember getting our picture in the newspaper going up the steps and into the school.�
The three were the children of Cpl. Roland Scott, a Cherry Point Marine. The Craven County Board of Education passed a resolution allowing the black children of military personnel to attend the previous all-white public schools in Havelock, clearing the way for integration.
At Havelock Elementary, eight came on that first day, while at Barden Elementary, three attended.
Black students of non-military parents remained barred from public schools. The school board�s �integrated but segregated� decision was prompted by a local committee ruling that came after �a pointed request from the air station authorities that something be done to correct the situation then in existence,� according to a story in the Havelock Progress on July 16, 1959. The decision was based on that federal money was used to build the schools.
The Scott children had attended Annunciation Catholic School, and Roland Scott said he liked the school, despite its strictness. He said one day his father, now deceased, informed the children they would be switching schools and offered no explanation.
�All I remember was not wanting to change schools,� Roland Scott said. �They did say that it would be good, or something. I don�t remember what his exact words were. He didn�t tell us that we would have to go through a lot of changes and stuff like that.�
He said he remembers name-calling and insults, but no violence, on the walk to school. The newspaper reported that integration went smoothly.
�There were some people yelling some things but I wouldn�t understand what they were saying,� he said. �They weren�t very happy, I guess, that I was going there. That�s what I heard later on.�
Things weren�t much better inside the school, Alphonzo Scott said.
�I never felt welcome at the school,� he said. �It was a bad experience. I was glad to leave there. I never felt comfortable. I blocked a lot of that out. You heard a lot of the N word and stuff like that. I heard that a lot. When I went to the classroom, I just sat there and didn�t say anything at all. Nobody would talk to me anyway.�
Roland Scott said he felt isolated as well.
�None of the kids would every talk to me,� he said. �None wanted to play with me. They all pretty much wanted to stay to themselves. Whenever we would have contests and stuff in class, no matter how hard I tried, I never could get anything right. It was just stuff I had to deal with. I understood it after a while.�
He said the worst part was that no student wanted to be paired with him for class projects.
�There was one white little girl who wasn�t very attractive and was kind of heavyset and people tried to avoid her too, and a couple of times we got stuck together and the kids would laugh at her and stuff like that and I didn�t understand it,� he said. �One day, me and her got paired off and we had to do a project together and apparently I guess she got tired of being paired with me and we were sitting beside each other and she took a pencil and she jabbed it into the center of my hand and I looked at my hand and the lead was still stuck in my hand.�
Recess didn�t offer any relief, Roland Scott said.
�I found out I couldn�t go outside and play unless I was getting beat up,� he said. �I would stand in the doorway at recess every day, because the first day I was out there I must have been surrounded by about 20 kids, mostly boys, that wanted to beat me up and I didn�t understand why. I was just saved by the bell on that particular day.
�I spent all of my recesses just standing in the doorway. They were waiting for me to come out into the open, so I would just stay up there by the doorway for all my recesses. Then I began to understand it was a black thing, because I didn�t have that problem at the Catholic school.�
He said he did manage to have one white friend.
�I believe his father was also in the Marines, but him and his sisters were very good friends of ours,� he said. �They were good people. No prejudice at all. Me and him played daily even though his friends would try to turn him against me. I believe his name was Tony. He was my only friend, but he was a good friend.�
He wishes he could reconnect with the family.
�If I could see her and her brother today, I would tell them thanks for being true friends and not letting people around them turn their feelings against us,� Scott said.
He said not all his memories are bad.
�When we went up to the shopping center, people there treated us really great, so I really didn�t think nothing of it,� Scott said of the Commercial Shopping Center.
Six months after entering the school, his father was transferred and the family left the area. Roland Scott eventually joined the Army and later became a minister.
�There has been a tremendous amount of change compared to the way it was back then,� Roland Scott said. �It was like day and night I would say. I wasn�t prepared for a lot of that stuff that was going on. We weren�t taught to hate people because of their race. It�s gotten a lot better.�
But just because race relations have improved doesn�t mean history should be ignored, he said.
�Even though it�s not a pleasant time in our history, I feel that it should never be forgotten,� he said. �It�s too early to forget about it. It should be remembered that there are still people alive that came a mighty long ways just to get to where they are today.�


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I received a 'Notice to all SMP Authors' today that read...
"Still Moments Publishing and The Wild Rose Press, Inc. are excited to announce that effective immediately, The Wild Rose Press will be acquiring SMP"
So, as of April 1, 2013 the rights to my short stories have been reverted back to myself and so, 'said' stories are in fact, 'homeless' at the moment. But hopefully only for a moment.
I wish Darlene Fredette and all of the SMP crew who are making the move, all the best and very good luck. They will always be my 'FIRST' Publisher and I have appreciated the opportunity they afforded me. I will be eternally grateful.
For now, I will go in search of a new publisher and will send out inquires as to who is accepting any submissions, and if anyone out there knows anyone who is looking for a few really great short stories...then please pass their names on.
Thanks all!


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There's nothing we like more than a British success story - and so huge congrats to the team behind the UK comedy short Tooty's Wedding, whose film is heading to the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
The 19-minute film - about a married man who decides he's meant to be with another woman the night before her wedding - made the shortlist of 27 being shown in Sundance's International Shorts section next. A pretty amazing achievement, considering there were 3,592 entries from 16 countries.
But then, its credentials are pretty great. Tooty's Wedding is made by Hoot Comedy (the independent production company who brought you the recent web series The Real George Osborne), directed by Frederic Casella - and stars comedy actors Laura Solon, Ben Willbond and Daisy Haggard (last seen being the funniest person in Episodes).
Good luck at the festival, guys. And in the meantime, enjoy an exclusive snippet from the film below:


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A Resolution Against the Use of Torture as a Violation of the American Library Association's Basic Values
WHEREAS, The American Library Association (ALA) is among the preeminent defenders of intellectual freedom and government openness in the US; and
WHEREAS, Intellectual freedom, our primary value as librarians, cannot be more seriously violated than by forcing speech or enforcing silence through systematic violence by government against detained individuals; and
WHEREAS, The US government has proven its readiness to use torture (including practices such as hooding, shackling, drugging, sleep deprivation, etc.) in the interrogation of suspected terrorists or their suspected accomplices in its "war on terror"; and
WHEREAS, The use of torture and coercive interrogative practices is inhumane, illegal and destructive of the democratic sensibilities of a free society, the cultivation of which we as an Association and as a profession are committed; and
WHEREAS, The secrecy which attends the use of torture violates our commitment to open government and the necessity of true and accurate information of our government's actions; and
WHEREAS, The violence of torture violates our commitment to the rule of law as a protector of the integrity and dignity of the human person; and
WHEREAS, The barbarity of torture fundamentally violates our commitment to the preservation of the human spirit; and
WHEREAS, The threat of torture or the use of torture and similar practices of coercing testimony, confessions, information is universally condemned under international law [e.g. the Geneva Convention, Article 3 and 31 and by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, Article 5] and (a) the Fourth Amendment's right to be free of unreasonable search or seizure (which encompasses the right not to be abused by the police), (b) the Fifth Amendment's right against self-incrimination (which encompasses the right to remain silent during interrogations), (c) the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments' guarantees of due process (ensuring fundamental fairness in criminal justice system) and (d) the Eighth Amendment's right to be free of cruel or unusual punishment]; and
WHEREAS, ALA policy 53.1.12, Universal Right to Free Expression: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights, says, in part: "Courageous men and women, in difficult and dangerous circumstances throughout human history, have demonstrated that freedom lives in the human heart and cries out for justice even in the face of threats, enslavement, imprisonment, torture, exile, and death. We draw inspiration from their example. They challenge us to remain steadfast in our most basic professional responsibility to promote and defend the right of free expression"; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That ALA condemns the use or threat of use of torture by the US government as a barbarous violation of human rights, intellectual freedom and the rule of law. The ALA decries—along with the practice of torture anywhere—the suggestion by the US government that under a `state of emergency' in this country, or in territories it occupies, torture is in any case an acceptable tool in pursuit of its goals.
Adopted by the Council of the American Library Association
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
In Orlando, Florida
Keith Michael Fiels
Secretary of the ALA Council


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> Plays of the University Wits acted by the Children
Histrionic activity of the Children; Dramatic work of the Masters
The Children at the Blackfriars: profitable nature of the undertaking
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes
Volume VI. The Drama to 1642, Part Two.
The Children of the Chapel Royal and their Masters
§ 4. Plays of the University Wits acted by the Children.
So much is known of Richard Edwards and William Hunnis that only the briefest notice of them can be given in the space available here.
It may suffice to say that Edwards was a university man (as Richard Bower may also have been) and Hunnis obtained, in some way, the equivalent of a university training. Both were celebrated by contemporary writers as authors of dramatic and of non-dramatic works, the fame of Edwards lasting till 1598, though his death occurred in 1566. Non-dramatic writings from the pens of both have been preserved; of their dramatic compositions, we have only Edwardss
Damon and Pithias,
though chance has preserved for us a very detailed account of his other known play,
Palamon and Arcyte,
produced at Oxford in 1566.
Mrs. Stopes has suggested that Hunnis was the author of the
Tragedie of the King of Scots,
produced by the children in 1567, the first recorded performance after his succession to the mastership, and of several others of the plays produced under his supervision. Among these were
1571, the
History of Loyaltie and Bewtie,
1579, the
History of Alucius,
1579, and a satirical
Comedie or Morrall devised on A game of the Cardes,
1582. Probable as the suggestion is, we have no means of verifying it. But the accounts of Edwardss
and Hunniss
indicate that, as stage managers, they carried on the traditions of the group of plays discussed above. The two passages are so interesting in themselves and so important in their bearing upon the history of the stage that they may be quoted briefly:
In the said play [
Palamon and Arcyte
] was acted a cry of hounds in the Quadrant, upon the train of a fox in the hunting of Theseus, with which the young scholars, who stood in the windows, were so much taken (supposing it was real), that they cried out, Now, now!there, there!hes caught, hes caught! All which the Queen merrily beholding, said, O, excellent! these boys, in very troth, are ready to leap out of the windows, to follow the hounds. This part, it seems, being repeated before certain courtiers, in the lodgings of Mr. Robert Marbeck, one of the Canons of Christ Church, by the players in their gowns (for they were all Scholars that acted) before the Queen came to Oxford, was by them so well liked, that they said it far surpassed
Damon and Pithias,
than which they thought nothing could be better. Likewise some said, that if the author did any more before his death, he would run mad: but this comedy was the last he made; for he died a few months after. In the acting of the said play, there was a good part performed by the lady Amelia, who, for gathering her flowers prettily in a garden then represented, and singing sweetly in the time of March, received eight angels for a gracious reward by her Majestys command. By whom that part was acted I know not, unless by Peter Carew, the pretty boy before mentioned.
A scene in
may have been suggested by this play, as the
History of Loyaltie and Bewtie
may, possibly, have been suggested by Cornishs
Triumpe of Love and Bewte,
of 1515. The revels accounts for 15712 contain the following:
John Tryce for mony to him due for Leashes, & Doghookes, with staves, & other necessaries: by him provyded for the hunters that made the crye after the fox (let loose in the Coorte) with theier howndes, hornes, and hallowing, in the playe of narcisses. which crye was made, of purpose even as the woordes then in utteraunce, & the parte then played, did Requier John Izarde for mony to him due for his device in counterfeting Thunder & Lightning in the playe of Narcisses.
For reasons which will soon appear, it seems improbable that Nathaniel Giles, the last of the masters with whom we are concerned, composed any plays for production by the children. But the
of the boys was probably not confined, even in the early years of their histrionic career, to the plays written by their masters. Unfortunately, the early records are too scanty and too indefinite to permit of very positive statements on this point. As early, however, as 1584, two of the most distinguished authors of the time had written for them. John Lylys
Sapho and Phao
were played before the queen by the children of the chapel in conjunction with the children of Pauls before this date, and another play by the same author,
Loves Metamorphosis,
originally written for the children of Pauls was transferred to the chapel boys at some date before its publication in 1601. One of the most interesting of the plays of George Peele, and, in the opinion of some critics, his best play,
The Araygnement of Paris,
also bears upon the title-page of the first edition (1584) the statement that it had been presented before the Queenes Majestie by the Children of her Chappell. Fleay, indeed, assigns the presentation of it to 5 February, 1581, and the same writer gives 1581 as the date for
and 1582 as the date for
Sapho and Phao.
These dates seem probable; but we are not here concerned with their accuracy, as the essential fact is that both Lyly and Peele wrote for the children of the chapel. That Greene wrote anything for them is unlikely, but the
Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage,
by Marlowe and Nashe, is stated on the title-page to have been played by them, and it is highly probable that it was they who played Nashes
Pleasant Comedia, called Summers last will and Testament
at Croydon in September, 1592. The play alluded to here as having been presented by the same company in the preceding summer was, according to one of Fleays conjectures, Marlowe and Nashes
according to another, the anonymous
Warres of Cyrus,
published in 1600; we have no means of knowing whether it was either.
To one unfamiliar with the stage history of the time these records might seem inadequate evidence for the brilliant and influential histrionic career ascribed to the children of the chapel. But those who know how scanty the records are will recognise that no other company in these early years presents greater claims to having exercised a real leadership in the drama. The children of Pauls were, indeed, at one time served by Lyly as dramatist;
but he began with the children of the chapel, who seem, in fact, to have been pioneers in many important features of both dramatic and histrionic development. That there were other companies of boysnotably those of Pauls and those of Windsor, those of Westminster school and those of Merchant Taylorsand that many companies of men players performed at court and in public, does not detract from their primacy in these early years.
The opinion expressed above that Nathaniel Giles, who, as will be seen, became master in 1597, wrote nothing for the chapel boys is a mere conjecture, but is supported by two facts: first, that not long after he became master he seems to have allowed other men to use his commission to procure boys for the chapel to provide a company of professional child actors; and that, from this time onward, the actual choir boys of the chapel do not seem to have taken any part in the presentation of plays at court or in public. Since the professional company was supplied with plays by professional dramatists, and the boys under the immediate personal care of Giles did not produce plays, it is very improbable that he wrote any.
On 9 June, 1597, Nathaniel Giles, bachelor of music and master of the children of St. Georges chapel, Windsor, became master of the children of the Chapel Royal, in succession to William Hunnis. By a privy seal of 3 July, he was authorised to take up boys for the service of the chapel. No essentially new provision appears in this commission. Giles is authorised to take up suche and so many children as he or his sufficient Deputie shall thinke meete, and to provide sufficient lodging for him and the sayd Children, when they for our service shall remove to any place or places; but the former clause is repeated from earlier commissions, and the latter would never have seemed anything more than a more explicit expression of a similar clause in previous commissions but for the events which ensued. At some unknown date after the issue of this commission, James Robinson and Henry Evans joined with Giles in exploiting the commission. They took up more boys than were needed for the chapel choir, lodged them in Blackfriars and established a regular theatrical company of the children of the chapel.
Note 7
. Good accounts of Edwards have long been accessible, and Mrs. C.C. Stopes has published two notable articles on Hunnis. (See bibliography.)
Note 8
. As to
Damon and Pithias, cf. ante,
Vol. V, chap. IV, and, as to this play and
Palamon and Arcyte,
Chap. XII of the present volume. The university drama
mentioned in the same chapter is, of course, a different play from that mentioned in the text.
Note 9
. That Lyly ever occupied the official position of vice-master (i.e. assistant master) of Pauls, seems a solemn inference from a jesting satire. Harvey says he played the Vicemaster of Poules and the Foolemaster of the Theater. Was there, then, a Foolemaster of the Theater? That neither epithet need be taken seriously is indicated by the additional sometime the fiddlesticke of Oxford, now the very bable of London. So far as we know, there was no such officer as vice-master of Pauls. Vice, in Vicemaster, is, doubtless, the counterpart of Foole, in Foolemaster.
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The Hood River Valley High Eagles had a good start in a Columbia River Conference football road game last Friday against the highly regarded Hermiston Bulldogs. The Eagles (0-2 CRC, 1-7 overall) got the first score of the game on a Jeremy Fischer touchdown run and led 7-3 going into the second quarter before Hermiston (2-0 CRC, 5-3 overall) turned up the heat at its home stadium and ran away with an eventual 60-36 win.
HRV took the initial advantage on a five-play, 57-yard possession, capped by Fischer's 14-yard TD run and Martin Lanthaler's extra point for a 7-0 lead with nine minutes, three seconds left in the first quarter.
"I thought that we actually played pretty tough and we really made Hermiston work hard to get a win," said coach Caleb Sperry. "Even with all the adversity we've been through this season, these kids never quit. They always keep playing hard, while maintaining a great attitude and that's pretty cool to see."
The Eagles' defense was solid in the opening 12 minutes of the game as they held the Bulldogs without a touchdown. Hermiston had a field goal, but HRV was on top 7-3 after one quarter.
Hermiston took the lead 17 seconds into the second with a TD drive to go ahead 10-7. Capitalizing on Eagle turnovers, the Bulldogs quickly added two more unanswered second-quarter scores to build a 23-7 lead.
"We had costly turnovers that helped give Hermiston opportunities to make some big plays that really changed the momentum in their favor," said Sperry.
The Eagles trimmed the second-quarter margin after a stellar 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by senior Alix Jimenez; Lanthaler's PAT made it 23-14 with 10:25 left in the second. Hermiston later converted on a scoring drive with 7:49 on the clock to build a 31-14 halftime lead.
After Hermiston extended its lead to 38-14, the Eagles responded with a valiant effort on back-to-back third quarter scores. Eagle junior quarterback Riley Van Hoose (17-for-29 passing, 155 yards, TD) threw a 17-yard TD strike to sophomore receiver Kellan Duffy (five receptions, 85 yards) to cap a six-play, 64-yard drive and Lanthaler's kick made it 38-21 with 6:05 left in the quarter. It was the first touchdown reception of the year for Duffy.
Later in the game, Van Hoose (eight carries, 90 yards rushing) broke away from defenders and sprinted to pay dirt on a 73-yard TD run, followed by Lanthaler's kick, trimming the margin to 38-28 with 3:05 left in the third. The resilient Eagles were within striking distance as they trailed by just 10 points going into the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs used home-field momentum to outscore the Eagles 22-6 in the fourth, though, to claim the victory. Van Hoose connected with Fischer (five receptions, 39 yards, TD) on a 10-yard TD toss with 4:39 remaining in the game for the Eagles' final tally.
The Eagles will now focus their final game of the season this Friday when they take on 5A No. 16 rivals The Dalles-Wahtonka (7 p.m. at TDHS).
"The Dalles has had a good season as indicated by their record, so it's going to be a good test for us," said Sperry. "We can't take anything for granted because we're a one-win team. It's a big game, especially for our seniors, who really have lots of pride to play for. I think they'll go out there one last time and do their best in their final game. There's one week left and we can't hold anything back."
If the Eagles accomplish their goal of winning, they would earn the additional prize of retaining the "Water Bucket Trophy" for a third straight year. The trophy lists the scores of each game played between the two rivals and the winning team gets to keep it in its trophy case for the following year.
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Suspensions and other disciplinary actions for African-American students fell at Anne Arundel County schools last year because of new practices, said a school system team examining purported racial disparities in punishments.
The audit, design and planning team was created by schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell as part of efforts to address concerns about school discipline, particularly among African-American students, who school officials say make up 22 percent of the school district's enrollment but account for a higher percentage of suspensions. The findings were presented Wednesday to the school board.
Suspensions and disciplinary referrals for infractions such as insubordination fell for black students last school year. But the percentage reduction among African-American students in every category was less than the decreases among white, Hispanic and mixed-race students.
"I'm encouraged, but the big frustration is that, even as the numbers drop, disproportion remains," said Maxwell. "The question is how do you get both the numbers to drop and proportionality?"
In 2004, the county's branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People joined a consortium of community organizations voicing such concerns; their efforts led to a 2005 memorandum of agreement mediated by the U.S. Department of Justice and signed by the NAACP and county school officials.
Last year, the NAACP filed a formal complaint that accused the school system of subjecting African-American students to different treatment than other students regarding discipline referrals and suspensions. In March, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights said it would investigate the NAACP's accusations that significant reductions had not been made since the memorandum agreement was established.
The auditing team said that during the 2011-2012 year, each principal was asked to review discipline data and work with their staffs to address disproportion numbers of suspensions among any "over-represented" group.
Audit team member Carlesa Finney, director of the school system's office of equity assurance and human relations, said that the team found numbers were high among some student groups because a small number within each group would receive multiple referrals. She said that the audit team suggested approaches such as interventions with the student, assisting teachers with classroom management, and engaging the classroom in instruction.
"Teachers' responses in classrooms are so inconsistent and different that for some kids, they respond to them differently for some of the same behaviors," said Finney, who presented the findings with Arlen Liverman, Anne Arundel deputy superintendent of schools.
Finney said that the approaches led to decreases: Disrespect, disruption or insubordination referrals for African-American students in Anne Arundel middle and high schools fell 27 percent overall last year from the previous year. Among African-American middle-school students, the numbers fell 23 percent last year from the previous year; at high school, there was a reduction of 32 percent.
Referrals for out-of-school suspensions for African-Americans overall fell 37 percent, officials said. Among middle-school students, suspensions resulting from disrespect, disruption and insubordination dropped 50 percent; for high schools it dropped 29 percent.
The presentation prompted lengthy discussion among the members of the school board. Member Deborah T. Ritchie said that any discussion should include more parental involvement.
"We have some very tried-and-true and dedicated community leaders who are major parts of our school system. They get it. We need to reach past them," Ritchie said. "For students who have higher referrals, why don't we reach out to their parents and their caregivers and whoever is responsible to them as adults?"
The findings were among several topics raised in Wednesday's meeting. Among them:
•Board President Andrew Pruski requested that the board form a committee to find a new site in Anne Arundel County for graduations.
•The school board approved a three-year deal with CVS Caremark for drug prescriptions for school system employees that school officials said would save the system $10.8 million, including $3.3 million in 2013. Those covered by the plan include 9,000 school system employees and 5,000 retirees, school officials said.
Schools Chief Operating Officer Alex Szachnowicz said the deal with CVS Caremark should offset the 7 percent to 8 percent increase in national health care costs anticipated by the federal government and health care consultants.
"Therefore, the out-of-pocket expense to the employee and the company are going to be flatlined next year versus this year," Szachnowicz said.
•The board voted to allow the Baltimore-based Children's Guild to seek alternative sites for its new Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School, which is scheduled to open in fall 2013.
The proposed K-8 school is expected to be built by Severna Park-based Polm Cos. at Brock Bridge Road in Laurel to ease crowding at Maryland City, Brock Bridge and Jessup elementary schools. But the company is struggling to secure funding for the project, school officials said, and might not be able to build the school before the start of next school year.
Wednesday's vote gives the Children's Guild officials three options: erect a temporary building; lease an existing building until Polm can build the school at the Brock Bridge Road site; or construct a new facility at another site. Szachnowicz said the third option is the least desirable.


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Rob Williams Festival: Charity Silent Auction
As some of you will know Rob's friends in St Albans have been organising a charity festival and during the day will be running a silent auction with some great prizes help raise money for the Princes Trust - Rob Williams Enterprise Fund. Bids can be made online before the day so anyone can get involved. As the charity is in its infancy there is a chance that your bid could win so please get involved if anything takes your fancy.
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1 record(s) were found:TRIAL #3232
Date: 1914/05/11; Reels(s): 396-397.
Defendant(s): Charles Becker, Sex: M;
Charge(s): Murder (1st degree);
Judge: Seabury;
Defense Attorney(s): Bourke Cockran; John B. Johnson; Martin T. Manton; Harford Marshall;
Prosecuting Attorney(s): James A. Delehanty; Frederick J. Groehl; John M. Minton; Charles S. Whitman;
Note(s): Volume 3 preliminary motions and examination of talemen. See case 3196 for first trial. See case 3200 for related trial.
Stenographer Number: 2878; Page(s): 3 v.
Court: New York Supreme Court
The Crime in New York 1850-1950 digitization project was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program.


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Guest Blog: Bad (Tattooed) Cripple
Still on vacation so the wonderful William J. Peace of the Bad Cripple blog is taking over to discuss his "stigmatized identity" for being tattooed and for using a wheelchair. Read more in his "The Artful Stigma" article for Disability Studies Quarterly.
My presence upsets my neighbors and strangers. Since I have moved into my house in the suburbs north of Manhattan not a single neighbor has invited me to their home. When I go to the local supermarket mothers grab their children in fear and tell their kids "Watch out for that man". I have what academics call a stigmatized identity. What have I done that is so socially unacceptable? I use a wheelchair.
To me, my wheelchair is a powerful technological device or more simply an alternative means of locomotion. However, for most Americans, I am the ultimate symbol of infirmity, my very existence a tragedy. In short, my wheelchair is a portable social isolation device. My social transgression does not end with wheelchair use. I have knowingly and purposely modified my body--yes, I have a large scale Japanese style quarter panel tattoo. When I wear a t-shirt my tattoo--my large tattoo--is clearly visible. Thanks to television tattoos are more socially acceptable but let me assure you that memo was lost in the mail where I live. My neighborhood is not known for its diversity. Difference I have learned is for other areas.
This social phenomenon fascinates me. Which is more socially unacceptable--having a large tattoo or using a wheelchair? Much depends upon the social context. At Board of Education meetings my presence is met with groans. People know I will fiercely advocate for disability rights--an unwanted and expensive position. In contrast, at Boy Scout meetings my wheelchair use is not a factor--especially among the boys. My tattoo is a radically different story. I have been told on more than one occasion I am setting a bad example--tattoos are a violation of the scout spirit or law.
As a result of my disability and tattoos I am considered a rebel. This is amusing and depressing. It reflects a very narrow view of the world. But one can find power and a place in society even if we are not wanted. Thus I have concluded every disabled and tattooed person has obligation to rebel against ignorance, prejudice and any attempt to socially isolate people who are different. Taking pride in one's tattoos and being, "Disabled and Proud," as a popular activist poster proclaims, is the only road to social equality. Tattoos and disability blur the dividing line between those within and outside mainstream society, a continuum that engulfs all humanity in a lifelong descent into entropy. It is not simply that others are afraid, impressed, repulsed, or bigoted but rather are social entities reflecting what they have been taught and chosen to believe.
William J. Peace earned his PhD with distinction from Columbia University in 1992. He is author of "Leslie A. White: Evolution and Revolution in Anthropology." His research interests include the history of anthropology, disability studies and body art and modification. He is a disability rights advocate and maintains a blog entitled Bad Cripple. He is at work on a memoir under the same title.
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I am a music composer, and am trying to offer a new service to my customers. I sell marching band shows for high school marching bands, which have multiple movements (songs) to them. What I am trying to create is a Form that the customer fills out with their name and personal information on the first page, and then on pages 2-4 of the form, there will be circles for the customer to choose from. Next to those there will be the name of the movement, and audio next to it. I drew a diagram. This will be for pages 2-4.
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On the final Page, it would ask for the Title of the marching show (entered through a text box), and allow the customer to backtrack to any of the other pages. Then, when the customer hits submit, it will show him a confirmation page, and a number (each movement has a certain number that goes with it that I will organiize) with the title and addition information. When the customer reaches that confirmation page, it will email me the information.
So, is there a way I could pull this off. I do not have enough money to hire a company to help me out with this, and I also need to update it with more of my compositions. I have seen it done before, but I need help and advice to get it started.


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My first impressions of Demi Lovato and Britney Spears, in their new "X Factor" world? Lovato could be a sharp, zesty force. Spears, I'm not so sure about. And Lovato really needs to get back to her jet-black hair, instead of those silly dye jobs.
All of that is, however, beside the point. Here's the story I sent to papers:
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I had high hopes for the 2012 Volvo XC60. I recently (reluctantly) ended a long-term relationship with my own beloved Volvo, a C30, because it no longer fit my evolving family. Having recently added a husband and stepdaughter to my previous status as a single mom of two, we're now in the market for a five-seater like the XC60. I hoped that maybe this car would fill my empty heart.
While my courtship with the well-mannered XC60 started out positive, the chemistry just wasn't there. However, he … I mean it would make a perfect fit for someone else.
The XC60 comes in front-wheel and AWD versions in 3.2, T6 and T6 R-Design select trims with Premier, Premier Plus and, new for this year, Platinum editions (see the 2011 and 2012 versions side by side). I tested the T6 R-Design — it offers a slightly more aggressive look and driving experience — in the AWD Platinum edition, which checked in at $52,675.
With a huge number of mix and match configurations, there's an XC60 for every taste and budget. See them compared here.
The Volvo XC60 is a sharp-looking little crossover body-type SUV, a poster child for Volvo's evolving modern image. No longer the square, boxy station wagon we remember from our childhoods, today's Volvo is sporting, sleek and sexy. Volvo refers to the XC60 as "the most sensual Volvo ever." To some, that might conjure fantasies of making out with Edward in the back of the XC60 he drove in several of the "Twilight" movies. To me, it just means there's enough form to make this car desirable to drive — with or without the family in tow — on top of all the function and safety it offers.
One of the areas where the Volvo XC60 really shines is in its simple Scandinavian interior. The designers tried to replicate the sensation of peace and tranquility they experience on the Swedish coastline, where the smooth-as-glass water surface is punctuated with gently sloping, weather-worn rock shores. They definitely succeeded; it just feels good to sit in the XC60.
Because my New Year's resolution is to eliminate as many toxins in my daily life (foods, cleaning products, my beauty routine) as possible, Volvo's continued commitment to creating a clean environment inside this car impressed me. The leather seats were dyed without the chrome typically used in the process, and all nickel products (which can be highly allergenic to many people) have been completely eliminated from the XC60's interior.
The XC60 is pretty basic when it comes to family functionality. The backseat had enough room for my two oldest daughters (ages 9 and 11), but got a little tight with the addition of my 7-year-old stepdaughter on the weekend. I did manage to squeeze them all in — the two youngest in Bubble Bum booster seats in the outboard positions, with the oldest in the middle. Although the optional feature was not in my test car, Volvo does offer integrated booster seats in the XC60's outboard seats. They're so subtle nobody even knows they're there, helping prolong the length of time an older child will tolerate using the booster. It also simplifies seat folding, where a separate booster seat must be detached and removed before the seats can fold.
There's 36.4 inches of legroom for the rear passengers, slightly more than other cars in this class — like the Mercedes-Benz GLK — offer. While the backseat splits into thirds and folds flat with the press of a button, expanding the cargo area to 67.4 cubic feet, its backrests don't recline, a big oversight on Volvo's part. More and more child-safety seat manufacturers allow the installation of forward-facing seats in a slightly reclined position for added comfort. My youngest daughters still nap in their booster seats, so I prefer to keep the seatback reclined just enough so that they stay upright, rather than slumping forward over the top of their seat belts.
Backseat passengers have just enough storage. They each get a storage pocket on the back of the front seats, storage bins with bottleholders in the doors, and cupholders and another storage bin in the armrest that folds down from the center seatback when that position isn't in use.
Up front, two cupholders, an average-sized center console and storage bins in the front doors help contain loose stuff. Another discrete storage area is stashed behind the clean, modern floating center control panel. However, unlike in my C30, the bin isn't recessed enough to actually secure much.
The large cargo space in the Volvo XC60 fits everything a family needs and has the added functionality of a lockable under-floor storage bin. In my Platinum edition test car, I also got a lot of use out of a grocery bag holder — a flip-up flap that has elastic bands and hooks to help prevent grocery bags from sliding and spilling all over the cargo space. Nets on either side of the cargo area also hold on to loose items.
Storage Compartments (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Fair
Cargo/Trunk Space (Puny, Fair, Ample, Galore): Ample
Family Friendly (Not Really, Fair, Great, Excellent): Great
Fun-Factor (None, Some, Good Times, Groove-On): Good Times
The base Volvo XC60 has a 240-horsepower, 3.2-liter six-cylinder engine. I drove the more powerful T6 version, which was a little bit of a bummer. I appreciated the solid feel and the 325-hp, turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine's quick and smooth acceleration, but the soft ride felt a little on the floaty side for my taste. That, in combination with its 38.4-foot turning diameter, made me feel like I was driving a larger SUV than I was. In comparison, the GLK has a turning circle of 37.6 feet. My Volvo XC60 came with a six-speed automatic with a manual shift option.
While I personally prefer more car-like cornering, my husband loved the ride quality. He said he had no idea what I was griping about. You'll have to drive this one yourself and see how it feels to you.
One thing we definitely agreed on was the surprising amount of noise inside the Volvo XC60. With a luxury brand like Volvo, you expect — and hope for — an unnaturally quiet interior. Unfortunately, this is one area where Volvo doesn't deliver. My husband and I both commented on the wind noise entering the cabin from around the windshield pillars, possibly from the large side mirrors. The noise issue didn't improve in the backseat, either. My daughter asked me on more than one occasion if a window was cracked or if she maybe hadn't shut the door all the way. She said she could hear every car that passed us on the highway.
The XC60 stays true to Volvo's strong heritage of top-of-the-line safety innovations, packed full of advanced safety features that any family would utilize and appreciate.
With top scores of Good in front, side and rear crash tests, plus the roof-strength test, the XC60 is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives the Volvo XC60 an overall crash-test rating of five out of five stars.
As is required of all 2012 models, the Volvo XC60 has standard antilock brakes, an electronic stability system and traction control. There are side curtain airbags for the front and backseat passengers, plus side-impact airbags for the driver and front passenger.
Volvo says 75 percent of all crashes occur while vehicles are going less than 19 mph. In order to help curb that, the XC60 features Volvo's class-leading City Safety as standard equipment. An infrared laser sensor "watches" the front of your vehicle to see if you're about to hit another car. If the difference in speed between the two cars is less than 10 mph, the XC60 intervenes and brakes to a stop to completely avoid a collision. If the difference in speed between the two cars is between 11 and 19 mph, the XC60's braking should decrease the severity of the imminent crash.
Optional safety features on my Volvo XC60 Platinum included a backup camera, collision warning with auto brake, pedestrian detection with full auto brake and a lane departure warning system, with the option to choose either normal or increased sensitivity.
See all the 2012 Volvo XC60 SUV's standard safety features here.
Installing child-safety seats in the Volvo XC60 is a mixed bag. Of course, if you have Volvo's integrated two-stage booster seat option, your kids will jump right in and get buckled up on their own with the help of stable seat belt buckles.
However, installing either rear- or forward-facing seats using the Latch system is a bit of a challenge. The lower anchors are hidden within the seat bight, so if you're installing a seat with Latch hooks on a nylon belt (rather than rigid Latches like those on Clek seats), you'll have to fish around in the seat bight to hook and unhook the Latch.
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This is a sequel to Forever and Always (1D fanfiction)
Forever And Always (1D Fanfiction)
- by ILoveLiam_1D & Trinity :)
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- Published: 10 Oct 2012
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
- Status: In Progress
Nicole is a 17 year old girl who loves One Direction, She and her bestfriend Sophie went to a One Direction Concert but what happens when a member of One direction falls for Nicole and She falls for him and there is another member who also loves her will there be a love or will there be broken hearts? Find out!!!
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