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This area of the website is dedicated to designs Emma Bridgewater produces for special occasions, significant events and dates. It means the design team can create seasonal runs of pottery so watch out for regular updates and don't miss out as sometimes these ones are produced on short runs so will disappear as soon as all the stock has sold. Predominantly the specials are limited to mugs, however occasionally for a major event such as the Royal Wedding other pieces are included. As for all Emma Bridgewater mugs a light touch and keen eye is needed to produce them and more than 30 people are involved in making each one, making them true masterpieces.
A special range would not be special without inclusion of one of the biggest and most exciting events of 2011 – the Royal Wedding of course. It's easy to dismiss Royalty memorabilia as being naff but not when Emma Bridgewater gets involved – these pieces are incredibly tasteful, quite unlike most other commemorative pottery. Well we wouldn't expect anything less of course! Combine with Union Jack for a truly British celebration. A souvenir plate, bowl, 2 different mugs and tea towel are available in this design. Elegant crowns, hearts, illustrations of Westminster Abbey, and coats of arms are featured in red, black, creams and golds. The more complex designs using the transfer print technique to get across the intricate detail not possible through sponging alone. A sponge pattern mug is also available which features the initials W & C, and uniquely has helicopters around its base to reflect Prince William's duties as an RAF Search & Rescue Pilot. The mug collection also extends to significant Royal Buildings such as Buckingham place (the London Home of the British Monarch), Hampton Court (a favourite palace of King Henry VIII), St James palace (considered to be the most senior palace), and Westminster abbey steeped in thousands of years of history and of course is the location for the upcoming Royal Nuptials of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton which will take place at Westminster Abbey 29th April 2011.
Prince William (or to give him his full name William Arthur Phillip Louis of Wales) is the son of the late Princess Diana and Prince Charles. He was born on the 21 June 1982 in St Mary's Hospital, and is second in line to the United Kingdom crown, as William will succeed his father to the throne. The Archbishop of Canterbury christened Prince William at Buckingham Palace, and he spent much of his early childhood at Kensington Palace London. Prince William gained twelve GCSEs and three A-Levels during his education at independent schools around London. He chose the University of St Andrews in Scotland for his pursuance of a degree where he gained a Scottish Master of Arts degree along with an upper second class honours in Geography. St Andrews is also where, he met his now fiancée, Kate Middleton who was studying for her degree in art history.
The royal couple became engaged in October of 2010 whilst holidaying in Kenya, the engagement ring was the one that Charles, his father, gave his mother Diana. Famously, and very recognisable, it has fourteen diamonds with one large sapphire made from 18 carat gold. Elizabeth II the Queen of England and Prince William's grandmother expressed her joy as to the engagement of the couple as did the rest of the British public. Celebrate with them and own, cherish and love Emma Bridgewater's Royal Wedding pattern.
Another special event included is Easter with the Easter chick egg cups and mugs. Children get so much chocolate these days it makes a lovely change to give them something different – you could of course combine a chocolate egg and egg cup as a memorable Easter gift.
For Halloween and bonfire night there are Emma Bridgewater's Polka Bats and Polka Pumpkins – which is also very apt for autumn – greens, reds, blues, and yellows are the colours used which you will recognise for polka patterns used elsewhere. The pumpkin baby or half pint mug has a smiley or grizzly face depending on which way you choose to look at it!
Other special occasions celebrated include Valentines Day with the Love all over mug where large red Matthew text is all over the mug. Mother's day, end of term teacher mugs and Silver Toast with platinum text for weddings, christenings and special anniversaries.
St Patrick's Day is celebrated with the Shamrock mug, a three leaved clover being a well known symbol of Ireland. The Saltire mug is for St Andrew's cross, a diagonal cross used on flag of Scotland and St George's day is also celebrated with its own mug
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Republicans nominate Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh for Congress
Montville — State Republicans on Friday nominated Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, a real estate broker who ran for New London mayor in 2011, to represent Connecticut's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"She has charisma. She has vision. She has smarts. She's a little bit brazen," said Mary Ann Turner of Enfield, who nominated Hopkins-Cavanagh, adding, "She's focused and she's passionate and she's on the point."
Hopkins-Cavanagh received the majority of delegates' votes at the Republican convention at Mohegan Sun, beating out nominees Evan Evans and Dan Reale.
Speakers at the convention focused on the ability of Hopkins-Cavanagh and Evans to beat four-term incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who was nominated Wednesday for a fifth term.
Evans, who is from Colchester, received 30.5 percent of the vote. He was nominated by Tom Banish of Madison, who called Evans the Republicans' best chance at beating Courtney.
"Who better to confront the mythical relationship Joe Courtney has with the military?" asked Banish, who highlighted Evans' role as a major in the National Guard and history of military service overseas.
Republican convention rules state that candidates who receive at least 15 percent of the votes can force a primary, but Evans declined to do so.
"This has never been about me," he said. "This is about beating Joe Courtney and changing things in Washington."
Reale received four votes.
In addition to her experience as a real estate broker, Hopkins-Cavanagh produces and hosts a radio show that airs in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York. She established her first business, an advertising and public relations firm, at age 25.
Turner insisted that Hopkins-Cavanagh, who spoke to the Enfield Republican Committee and "grabbed us by the throat," would be a strong contender against Courtney.
"You can be a good guy," said Turner, referencing former state Sen. Edith Prague's remark about Courtney, "but what we need is (a) can-do girl."
"Lori can win our hearts and Lori can win in November," she added. Her speech, the most fiery of the 2nd District convention — it contained a reminder that "you have to pick yourself up by your bootstraps and that's why we're Republicans" — received the most applause and audience reaction of the night.
Hopkins-Cavanagh said she plans to fight to improve the state's economy, claiming that college graduates are stocking Wal-Mart shelves and "ma and pa are closing shop."
Courtney is a friend to big business, said Hopkins-Cavanagh in her acceptance speech, but he's "not such a great friend to the average Joe."
"Of all the congressional districts in Connecticut, the second is most likely to turn from blue to red," she added. "Tomorrow we begin the journey to bring Joe (Courtney) home for good."
Republicans also nominated Mark Greenberg to run for the 5th Congressional District, former state Sen. Dan Debicella to run for the 4th District, Jim Brown for the 3rd District and Matt Corey for the 1st District.
"Party unity is critical to success, and I'm thrilled that these candidates will leave here with a strong tailwind of support that will point them to victory," said state Republican party Chairman Jerry Labriola said. "Connecticut residents can't afford another two years under these Democrats who have shown they believe taxation and regulation are the path to prosperity."
The Republicans will continue their convention today, when they will nominate candidates for statewide offices.
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Sue Quillen has been chosen for a seat on the Ravenswood City Council. Don Titus has moved outside of the city limits, which eliminated Titus' from being a member of council.
Quillen had next highest vote after Titus who was only 7 votes ahead.
City Council had its regular meeting on Tuesday evening. There were moments of pride and of somberness.
Chief Lance Morrison gave his monthly report, but also wanted to talk about the two State troopers who were killed in the line of duty.
Back ground of shootings: Luke Silas Baber shot Cpl. Marshall Lee Bailey and Trooper Eric Michael Workman, of the Clay County detachment 22, of Oak Hill, near the Wallback exit in Roane County and near the Clay County line. Baber was arrested and handcuffed, with his hands in front of him, which made him able to access a 9mm Hi-Point pistol. With weapon in hand Baber and shot Bailey and Workman in the head.
Morrison read this poem with great emotion for his fallen law enforcement brothers.
Someone killed a policeman today and
A part of America died.
A piece of our country he swore to protect
Will be buried with him at his side.
The suspect who shot him will stand up in court,
With counsel demanding his rights,
While a young widowed mother must work for her kids
And spend many long lonely nights,
The beat that he walked was a battlefield too,
Just as if he had gone off to war.
Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast,
To his name they will add a gold star.
Yep, somebody killed a policeman today
In your town or mine.
While we slept in comfort behind locked doors,
A cop put his life on the line.
Now his ghost walks a beat on the dark city street
And he stands at each rookie's side.
He answered the call, of himself gave his all
And a part of America died.
-Author Unknown
As Morrison read the poem there were tears from those listening.
Councilman Don Titus had to quit the council as he now lives in Ripley. Sue Quillin will fill the empty council chair and was supposed to be sworn in but she was absent from the meeting. Quillin was the highest candidate on the polls, with only 7 votes less than Titus.
Titus wrote a letter to council in which he stated that his house was for sale and his plans to locate to Ripley. He also sincerely apologized for not completing his council term. Titus chided council for not focusing on the issues:
"I am troubled by the lack of civility and unprofessionalism that has infected this council. It has not been fair to the people in Ravenswood or my colleagues that so much attention has been focused on the council, rather than the real issues facing the city. I am very disheartened with policies in this town. It is a shame we can't disagree without personal attack. If it means we have to destroy lives to make a point, I don't want to be a part of that kin of politics."
Drew Dormagen went before council to explain his project of decorating the town with red and black ribbons and balloons ribbons. The first time Dormagen decorated the town with the help of Kathy Garrett for the game at Hubert Hoover.
He stated that he has raised $ 1,000, which is twice the amount of his last report. Volunteers from the high school were going to help, but anyone who wanted to assist in the project is welcome to do so, by calling Dormagen at (304) 531-7075.


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During the late 1800's to the 1930's, canoe clubs were a common form of recreation in river front city's like Dayton, Ohio. The Dayton Canoe Club remains much as it was in 1913.
Canoeing was an especially popular pastime. In the early days, pillow-lined and Victrola-laden canoes offered romantic interludes before the day of the automobile, and canoe competitions attracted large and enthusiastic crowds. At one time, five canoe clubs dotted the banks of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers. The last of these was the Dayton Canoe Club.
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SAN JOSE — San Jose took a step closer to becoming the largest city in California and perhaps the nation to ban plastic foam food containers after voting Tuesday to pursue phasing them out beginning next year — a move aimed at reducing a stubbornly durable form of litter that ends up in creeks, rivers and oceans.
The 9-2 vote, with Councilmen Pete Constant and Johnny Khamis opposed, would move to phaseout the containers in 2014 for large businesses and 2015 for small businesses. The vote calls for the city to conduct environmental impact studies on a potential countywide plastic foam phaseout that could speed adoption of similar bans in other local cities and lessen competitive disadvantages for those in San Jose. It also wants the city to increase litter-reduction efforts.
"It's a big ocean, a big bay, but we're the largest city in the country to be considering this move," said Councilman Sam Liccardo, who argued that America's 10th largest city would have great impact on litter reduction.
The next step will be for city officials to produce an Environmental Impact Report, which will take several months, according to the office of Mayor Chuck Reed, who supported pursuing the ban. Once completed, the council would then consider recommendations for implementing the potential phaseout prior to final approval.
Restaurant owners and other critics argued such a ban would force small businesses to buy more expensive and less effective takeout food containers, eating into their bottom line at a time when they already are facing higher state sales taxes, federal payroll taxes and a new San Jose minimum wage hike taking effect next month.
"Another cost doesn't help small business," said Andres Valencia, who owns a San Jose Mexican restaurant.
Danthy Nguyen, who owns Pho Noodle House, argued there's nothing quite as effective as plastic foam cups and clamshells for hot, wet foods.
"We feel that the foam we use contains heat really well, so customers don't burn their fingers," Nguyen said.
Supporters in the audience and on the council — including one environmental activist dressed in a plastic foam suit — said the foam doesn't break down easily in the environment but rather breaks into smaller pieces and poses a hazard to wildlife in addition to being unsightly. The plastic foam is technically "expanded polystyrene" or EPS but often popularly called "Styrofoam," although Dow Chemical Co., which trademarked that name, says it doesn't manufacture foodware.
"I represent 216 pieces of Styrofoam that we cleaned from Coyote Creek," said Save Our Shores program coordinator Rachel Kippen, who wore the plastic foam "monster" suit at the meeting. "To make sure you rid me from our environment, please move forward with this ban."
Despite the lopsided vote, the council hearing lasted three hours as officials weighed various proposed alternatives. Constant, Khamis and Councilman Xavier Campos failed to garner enough support for a substitute motion to defer action on the proposed ban in favor of further litter reduction studies. Opponents hoped to use the next few months to head off the proposed ban.
Michael Westerfield, director of recycling at Dart Container, which supplies restaurants with foam containers, said, "There are 65 communities across the state including the city of Los Angeles that successfully recycle foam every day and we will continue to encourage the city to move forward with an approach that will actually move the city closer to achieving its zero waste goal."
In other actions, the council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to accept a proposal to revitalize a five-acre parcel in San Jose's Japantown with housing, retail and a public park in an area that once was used to store and maintain city-owned vehicles. Before that, it was the site of San Jose's last Chinatown.
Under the terms of the outline, Portland, Ore.-based developer Williams & Dame Development would buy the land for $24 million, and build 600 rental units in several towers capped at six stories high. Some 6,000 to 12,000 square feet of retail space and green space for the local farmers market also would be included.
Another three-quarters of an acre would be dedicated to a space for a Creative Center for the Arts, a permanent home for not only the San Jose taiko drum troupe, but CreaTV and the Arts Council Silicon Valley.
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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UK prosecutors charge DJ with indecent assault
LONDON (AP) — A prominent British disc jockey has been charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault, authorities said Thursday, for offenses that allegedly occurred over a period of 30 years.
DJ Dave Lee Travis — whose real name is David Patrick Griffin — was arrested in November as part of a wide-ranging police inquiry that began by looking into allegations against the late Jimmy Savile, a BBC TV host suspected of abusing hundreds of underage girls.
British prosecutors on Thursday said they decided to charge the DJ with the 12 counts dating from 1977 to 2007, and related to eight women and one teenager who were between the ages of 15 and 29 at the times of the alleged assaults.
Travis, 68, has denied any wrongdoing, and his lawyer said Thursday that the DJ is "naturally disappointed" by the decision to file charges.
"We will be taking stock of the position in the coming weeks once we have full details of the prosecution case," lawyer Martin Bale said. "Travis denies the allegations and looks forward to having the opportunity to clear his name."
Travis will appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Aug. 23.
He is best known for his nearly 30-year career with the BBC: a long stint on BBC Radio 1, a presenter of Top of the Pops on BBC TV, and a long-running radio show on the BBC World Service. Travis recently was DJ'ing a weekend show on Magic AM, but following his arrest, Bauer Media said it was suspending the show until the investigation was resolved.


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- The Bills held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the first time in 9 games.
- The defensive scheme of the Chiefs confused the Bills early and they got tremendous pressure from the edges on Fitzpatrick.
- Chan Gailey challenged a stop on a Chiefs third down stop in the 2nd qtr. It's tough to win those challenges and he didn't but it was worth it since it only cost them a first half timeout. They aren't as important as 2nd half timeouts.
- The 8:57 drive to a field goal to start the third quarter was the longest of the season in terms of time of possession.
- The Chiefs became the fourth team in five games to get 200 yards rushing on the Bills. They finished with a whopping 274 yards on the ground but somehow only scored 13 points.
My Take:
The Bills continue to amaze me with the ways they find to lose. I actually thought they were going to win a game today. The Chiefs did so much to bungle this game. The referees awarded the Bills two huge victories on challenges in the final minutes of the game to actually allow them to tie the game. Lindell hit an apparent game winning 53 yard field goal in overtime but as usual this snake bit franchise lost again. The defense was awful but the Chiefs play calling was mind blowing as they stopped their own fourth down conversion with a timeout and then punted. The Bills had at least four chances to win and fell short everytime thanks to two punts, a missed field goal after a phantom timeout, and a turnover. They couldn't force a turnover, what else is knew, and despite every chance given to them to win, they found a way to lose. Thus is the life of a Bills fan. The question is if the Chiefs missed that final field goal would a tie have been fitting for a very poorly played game.
What's Ahead:
The Bills will once again look for their first win of the season. They will be at their home away from home when they take on the Chicago Bears in Toronto. Chicago is coming off their bye week so they will be well rested for this game.


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January 2011 Readers' RidesPosted in Features on January 1, 2011
Grand Start
- Vehicle: '04 Jeep Wrangler
- Owner: Tony Holland, Sacramento, CA
- Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 MT/Rs on 15-inch Pacer wheels
- Suspension: 31/2-inch Rubicon Express long arm
- Drivetrain: NV3550, NP231, Dana 30 front, Dana 44 rear, ARB Air Lockers, 4.88 gears
- Performance Mods: 4.0L
- Other Doodads: Currie steering system, JKS bar-pin eliminators
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything to add?: I'd like to thank my grandpa who helped me with the down payment on the Jeep in 2006
Stock Oval
- Vehicle: '90 Ford F-150
- Owner: Robert Mikos
- Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 Pro Comp Xtreme Mud Terrains on 15-inch stock wheels
- Suspension: Stock
- Drivetrain: Stock
- Performance mods: 4.9L
- Other Doodads: Hurst shifter
- Does everything work the way you want?: For the most part
- Anything you would change?: Lift, lockers, gears, and 35s are all on the wish list.
- Vehicle: '98 Jeep Cherokee
- Owner: Bob Lamoureux, Fitchburg, MA TIRES: Firestone Destination A/Ts
- Suspension: Custom 21/2-inch
- Drivetrain: NP231, High-pinion Dana 30 front, 81/4 rear
- Performance mods: 4.0L, K&N intake
- Other Doodads: Hella lights, Auto Meter gauges, Optima battery, lots of radio receivers
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: A rear locker
- Anything to add?: I built the XJ to get me out on the New England beaches for surf fishing and diving
Ninja Truck
- Vehicle: '85 Suzuki SJ-40T Pickup
- Owner: Dan Arreola, Quezon City, Philippines
- Tires & Wheels: 245/85/16 Simex Extreme Trekkers on 16-inch steel Toyota pickup wheels
- Suspension: 4x4 Eng. leaf packs with Gabriel shocks
- Drivetrain: Samurai axles, Lock Rights, 5.12 gears
- Performance mods: 1.6L from a Grand Vitara
- Other Doodads: Custom cage, bumpers, and sliders, front and rear winches
- Does everything work the way you want?: More or less
- Anything you would change?: Front ARB Air Locker and high steer
Power Cooker
- Vehicle: '78 Dodge Power Wagon
- Owner: Steve Baker, Hartselle, AL
- Tires & Wheels: 44x19.50 Pit Bull Rockers on 16.5x14 Bart wheels
- Suspension: Custom 12-inch with Skyjacker springs and Tuff Country shocks
- Drivetrain: 727, NP205, Dana 44 front, 14-bolt rear
- Performance mods: 440ci
- Other Doodads: Corvette master cylinder, crossover steering, tilt hood
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: 21/2-ton Rockwells, hydraulic assist steering, and 4 more inches of lift
- Vehicle: '76 GMC K-10
- Owner: Nathan Jeffery, Tualatin, OR
- Tires: 39.5 TSLs
- Suspension: Custom 8-inch
- Drivetrain: NP203, Dana 44 front with Warn hubs, 14-bolt rear with welded spider gears, 5.13 gears
- Performance mods: 305ci, Edelbrock carburetor, headers, Flowmaster muffler
- Funniest Wheeling Incident: Driving into a mud hole with the front hubs unlocked and then having to jump out into the pit to lock them in!
- Does everything work the way you want?: Getting there Anything you would change?: Needs softer rear springs Anything to add?: Great magazine!
Sandy Claws
- Vehicle: '78 Chevy 1/2-ton
- Owner: Safia Pew, Eugene, OR
- Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 Baja Claws on 15x10 steel wheels
- Suspension: 4-inch Drivetrain: TH350, NP203, 3.73 gears
- Performance mods: 350ci, Edelbrock carburetor, dual exhaust
- Funniest Wheeling Incident: While driving in the Oregon sand dunes I dropped off of a 6-foot razorback, which instantly buried the truck in the sand. Moral of the story: Always double-check the ridge in front of you when you are driving through the dunes!
- Does everything work the way you want?: Good enough for now
- Anything you would change?: Needs lockers and more power!
- Anything to add?: Even though I am a girl I have tried to do most of the work on the truck myself. I've only got about 1,500 bucks into the rig, but I usually can keep up with the big boys. Well, most of the time!
Toy Lover
- Vehicle: '73 Toyota FJ-40
- Owner: Dan DeCicco, Lemoore, CA
- Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 BFG M-Ts on 15x10 wheels
- Suspension: Spring-over with stock springs, Rubicon Express shocks
- Drivetrain: SM420, Dana 18, FJ-60 front axle, Lock Right's
- Performance mods: Stock
- Other Doodads: 12-inch wheelbase stretch, custom cage
- Does everything work the way you want?: Getting there Anything you would change?: Hydraulic assist steering Anything to add?: My wife wants to burn my FJ to the ground because she thinks I love it more than her. I know I wouldn't want to put it to the test!
IFS Eliminator
- Vehicle: '87 Toyota
- Owner: Doug Funderburg, Sulphur Springs, AR
- Tires & Wheels: Maxxis Buckshot Mudders on 15x8 Outlaw Iis
- Suspension: Cranked torsion bars up front, 3-inch block in the rear
- Drivetrain: Lock-Right front, welded rear, 5.29 gears
- Performance mods: 22R, K&N air filter, Flex-a-lite fan
- Other Doodads: Warn bumper, MileMarker winch
- Funniest Wheeling Incident: Twisting the rear driveshaft while trying to pull a dead log out of a mud hole.
- Does everything work the way you want?: Not yet
- Anything you would change?: Trail Gear IFS Eliminator Kit.
- Anything to add?: You guys have the best off road magazine on the market!
Long Lander
- Vehicle: '05 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
- Owner: Ron Saenz, Riverside, CA
- Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 Yokohama Geolandar Mud Terrains on 15x10 Cragar wheels
- Suspension: 41/2-inch Rubicon Express with Rancho shocks
- Drivetrain: Dana 30 front, Dana 44 rear with a Detroit Locker, 4.88 gears
- Performance mods: 4.0L, Flowmaster exhaust
- Other Doodads: 1-inch body lift, Rock Hard sliders and front bumper, LOD rear bumper, Skid Row belly plate
- Does everything work the way you want?: Everything works great!
- Anything you would change?: Cage, winch, ARB Air Lockers
Rusty Rock Classic
- Vehicle: '46 Willys CJ-2A
- Owner: Tyler Merriam, Herriman, UT
- Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 MTRs on 15x8 American Racing wheels
- Suspension: Rusty's 4-inch with Skyjacker shocks
- Drivetrain: SM420, Warn overdrive, Dana 18, Dana 44 axles, Warn full float rear conversion, Lock Rights, 4.56 gears
- Performance mods: 4.3L
- Other Doodads: Warn winch, cage
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: It's a Jeep. It's always changing!
- Anything to add?: Thanks to my dad for all of his help
SD Mudder
- Vehicle: '03 Ford F-250
- Owner: Greg Ramos
- Tires & Wheels: 44-inch Michelins on 20-inch KTM wheels
- Suspension: Custom 16-inch
- Drivetrain: Dynatrac steering and hub conversion, 4.88 gears
- Performance mods: Stock
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
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This view of the Mansion House in Greenfield, Massachusetts, was taken in 1860. As the coach at the side entrance suggests, the Mansion House was a stagecoach stop as well as a hotel. Stagecoaches connected passengers with stagecoach lines from various northeastern cities. The Mansion House was built in 1828 on the site of a tavern built about 1720. Later additions to the original structure expanded the building until it occupied the entire block to the east. Although the arrival of the railroads in the 1840s put many stagestop taverns out of business, the Mansion House's business was relatively secure because it was well-established and well-situated on a busy intersection across from the Greenfield Common. The Mansion House was demolished after it was destroyed by a fire in 1959.
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Stopovr.com needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 275 designs submitted by 69 freelance designers.
stopovr.com simply is a social network community in development. You can compare it with Facebook.com for example.
The particular of stopovr.com will be a consolidation of all the good things in currently existing social network communities. Because we want to launch this project in some different countries, we need the possibility to change the domain-ending. For this contest we want it with .com (if you think it must be within the logo)
Our users should recognize us all the time, when they are at school, shopping, ...
The logo should be an eye-catcher on posters/flyers and it should be unmistakable.
- vector
- contact with the winner for future adaptations
- shiny
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- web 2.0 style logo
- extremly bold
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- stop-signs
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Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific
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Calculated Metabolizable Energy: 1974 Kcal/pound or 4343 Kcal/Kg
Calculated Energy Basis: 30% protein, 41% fat, 29% carbohydrate
Fish Meal, Ground Corn, Poultry Fat (Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid, and Rosemary Extract), Chicken By-Product Meal, Pork Meat and Bone Meal, Pearled Barley, Pork Blood Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Liver, Brewer's Rice, Fish Oil, Brewer's Dried Yeast, Flaxseed, Salt, Potasium Chloride, Lactobacillus Acidophilis, Bifidobacterium Longum, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Lactobacillus Salivarius, Enterococcous Faecium, Vitamin A, D3, E, B12 Supplements, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Pyrdoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfate (source of Vitamin K activity), Biotin, Zinc Oxide, Iron Carbonate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Oxide, Cobalt Carbonate, Calcium Iodate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Selenite.
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Crude Protein Min.32%
Crude Fat Min.20%
Crude Fiber Max.3.5%
Moisture Max.10%
Redpaw 32K is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages of the dog.
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First ingredient is a meat product
Byproducts, fat of unidentifiable origin, low quality grains, controversial filler
The first ingredient in the food is fish meal. Fish is a reasonable quality ingredient in dog food, but we find no sign on the manufacturer's website of a guarantee that only ethoxyquin-free protein ingredients are used in this food (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients, and that is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
The main grain in the food is corn. This is a difficult to digest grain that is of limited value in dog food, and that is commonly linked to food allergies. Poultry fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". We note that this is the third ingredient, and that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
The next ingredient is byproducts. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. The AAFCO definition of Chicken by-product meal is a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice. Pork meat and bone meal has no specific definition, and it is unclear whether this ingredient corresponds to "pork meal" which is a decent quality ingredient, or "meat and bone meal" which is better used as fertiliser. Blood meal is a further ingredient without specific definition, but is likely to be meal made from the blood of slaughtered pigs.
Beet pulp is filler, and a controversial ingredient. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. Barley is a decent quality grain, but brewers rice is a low grade grain and byproduct.
The food contains a good range of probiotics. We note the inclusion of synthetic vitamin K, a substance alleged by some to be linked to liver problems.
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Eugenics in Latin America
Alexandra Minna Stern
Eugenics emerged in Latin America in the early 20th century on the intellectual foundations of 19th-century social Darwinism and positivism, and expanded in contexts influenced by Catholicism, nationalism, and transnational scientific exchange. Although the extent and objectives of eugenic policies, practices, and organizations varied across the region, Latin American eugenicists tended to subscribe to neo-Lamarckian principles of environmental modification, foreground puericulture or infant and maternal care, and support new techniques of human measurement associated with biotypology. Overall, eugenics in Latin America was less extreme than in Anglo and Nordic countries, rarely resulting in sanctioned policies of compulsory sterilization or euthanasia. It was an integral component of programs designed to combat infectious ailments, especially sexually transmitted diseases, and to ameliorate national health indicators. This overlap meant that eugenics sometimes was less visible as a stand-alone movement, and that its tenets were absorbed with little friction into public health and social welfare infrastructures and campaigns. At the same time, eugenic racism was expressed in calls for immigration restriction that reverberated across Latin America, most notably in the 1910s and 1920s. In retrospect, eugenics in Latin America contributed both to exclusionary policies that stigmatized certain social groups and to overarching campaigns for health and wellness that were backed by a diverse political spectrum that could include feminists, Socialists, and military leaders.
Food Science, Race, and the Nation in Colombia
Stefan Pohl-Valero
At the beginning of the 19th century, Colombian physicians thought of food as an essential factor in shaping human character and corporeality. Framed in a neo-Hippocratic system, health and racial differences were related not only to climate but also to the connection between food qualities and humoral fluids. For example, it was believed that the tendency to eat cold and moist food, as well as greasy substances, was one of the reasons why people in warm regions of Colombia were choleric, phlegmatic, and indolent. By midcentury, it was further argued that each regional type—a local racialized categorization based on geographic determinism—had certain diet habits and physiological characteristics that explained its character (sober, obedient, lazy, industrious, etc.), and that made this type "naturally" suitable for different kinds of work. During this period, the working population's diet was not perceived to be a social problem requiring regulation, at least not by the government. In the midst of liberal reforms, the political elites were more focused on the economic and genetic integration ("whitening") of highland Indians, and to a lesser extent blacks, than on producing a supposed "better race" through nourishment.
But by the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, however, a new cultural framework that crossed the boundaries of thermodynamics, political economy, experimental physiology, and eugenics had begun to emerge in Colombia, converging in the social problem of nutrition. Centered on the analogy of the human body as a heat engine that transforms energy, local scientists began to conduct surveys of the eating habits of the "working classes," analyses of the chemical and caloric composition of their foods, and studies on the metabolic characteristics of different regional populations. The results of these investigations were used to push the government to "restore the energies" of an impoverished population that was consistently thought to be weak and racially inferior, but capable of physiological and hereditable improvement. The cry of conservative elites for political and moral "regeneration" at the turn of the century also had a biological component—the optimization of the human motor. In the 1920s and 1930s, several campaigns and institutions were created for this social engineering, aimed at producing a modern, healthy, and industrious citizen. These campaigns gained special political force after the Liberal Party returned to power in 1930.
Maternal Death in Mexico
Paola Sesia
Today, the death of women during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum is considered simultaneously a public health, social inequality, and gender discrimination problem. In Mexico, approximately one thousand women die each year during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum or from an unsafe abortion, experiencing a premature and sudden death in the midst of their most productive years, often with lasting consequences for their families and surviving children. As elsewhere, the great majority of these deaths would not have occurred if women had had prompt and unlimited access to quality emergency obstetric care, as well as easy access to contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Most deaths are related to the substandard quality of available maternal healthcare services; services that are provided for free to most Mexican women in an overly saturated and underfunded public health system that also tends to overmedicalize and pathologize normal births. Their prematurity and abruptness, their occurrence in the process of giving life, the fact that these deaths exclusively affect women, and their avoidable nature make maternal mortality unacceptable in today's social, political, and ethical arenas.
From an historical perspective, deaths in childbirth were much more common in past centuries than today; these deaths were considered inevitable and were accepted as natural occurrences until the late 19th century. However, surrounding rituals, the meaning attached to these deaths, related notions of womanhood and motherhood, and practices to prevent or avoid them, underwent changes according to broader sociocultural, political and religious transformations from Pre-Hispanic times to the 20th century.
As elsewhere, in Mexico maternal deaths declined considerably in the 1930s–1950s with the discovery of penicillin and the concomitant decline of puerperal fever; they reached a plateau in the 1960s and 1970s and began to slowly decline again in the 1980s–1990s with an even steeper decrease after the signature of the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals in the year 2000; time when the reduction of maternal mortality became one of eight high-priority global public policy objectives, closely monitored by UN bodies.
Maternal deaths are a reflection of ingrained multiple social inequalities that characterize Mexican society at large; poor, rural, marginalized and Indigenous pregnant women face a 2–10 times higher risk of dying than the rest of Mexican women, because their access to contraception and to prompt and high quality obstetric emergency care is more limited. Today, research in the field of maternal mortality etiology, measurement and reduction includes the call for women-centered respectful maternal care, the elimination of discrimination in the provision of obstetric services and the application of a human rights perspective to health policies, programs, and care.
Maternal Health in the Andes
Nicole L. Pacino
During the pre-Columbian and colonial periods, Andean cosmological understandings shaped indigenous approaches to maternal health. Women typically gave birth at home with the assistance of a midwife (also called a partera or comadrona in Spanish). Birthing and post-partum care relied on local herbal remedies and followed specific social rituals. Women drank teas derived from anise or coca during the labor process, gave birth in a squatting position (toward Mother Earth, or Pachamama), and drank sheep soup after labor to replenish strength and warm the body. Rooms were kept dark because the common perception was that bright light injured newborn babies' eyes. After labor, families buried or otherwise disposed of the placenta to keep the baby and mother healthy and facilitate lactation, as per Andean tradition.
Changes in maternal health rituals began in the 18th century, as colonial rule became more consolidated. The rise of a distinct medical profession and government interest in population growth gradually shifted responsibility for maternal health from the Catholic Church and charitable organizations to the state. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the growing power and authority of the state and the medical profession led doctors and urban-based reformers to attempt to change long-standing Andean birthing practices, which they considered archaic and unsanitary. These reforms emerged from a desire to reduce infant mortality rates and to replace traditional healers with medical professionals who were trained, licensed, and regulated by the state. As reformers looked to replace Andean maternal health and healing practices with new scientific understandings of the female body and birthing process, they also worked to discredit and displace midwives' knowledge and practices. In particular, they encouraged women to give birth in newly constructed hospitals and to seek the guidance of medical professionals, like obstetricians. However, these reforms met with limited success. In the Andes today, midwives still attend to roughly 50 percent of all births, and in some remote areas, the figure is as high as 90 percent. It is also more common today to see the merging of biomedical and ritual practices to increase women's access to and acceptance of health services and to reduce overall mortality rates.
Public Health in Mexico, 1870–1943
Claudia Agostoni
The prevention of communicable diseases, the containment of epidemic disorders, and the design of programs and the implementation of public health policies went through important transformations in Mexico, as in other Latin American nations, between the final decades of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. During that period not only did the advances in medical science make possible the identification and containment of numerous contagious diseases; it was also a time when the consolidation of formal medical institutions and their interaction with both national and international actors contributed to shape the definitions and solutions of public health problems. Disease prevention strategies were influenced by medical, scientific, and technical innovations and by the political values and commitments of the period, and Mexico experienced profound and far-reaching political, economic, and social transformations: the apogee, crisis, and downfall of the long Porfirio Díaz regime (1876–1910), the armed phase of the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), and the period of national reconstruction (1920–1940). Thus, during the period under consideration, and alongside the consolidation of an official medical apparatus as an integral part of public power, the promotion of public health became a crucial element to reinforce the political unification and the social and economic strength of the country.


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MetroLyrics needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 36 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
We are the 3rd largest music website on the internet. Fully licensed and a direct partner of AOL, Billboard and many other brands.
13-25 (Should be a fun design!)
This contest is for 1 (one) ecard, the winner and other contestants will be hired to design more ecards.
The cards will feature lyrics from songs - a few lines from a chosen song and then they get to select a background to fit they're lyrics, their mood/theme, and to whom they're gonna send it to. So for example they will see lyrics from a song they like and will choose to send it as an e-card - the first step will be to choose the background theme - so an example of themes may be:
- love
- rainy day
- happy
- sexy
- celebration
- thinking of you,
- get well soon,
- miss you,
- party time
- etc
If you think of something new, unique or related then feel free to create it. These are just examples of the kind of themes we want illustrated in the design. As for the designs themselves we would prefer unique illustrations/artwork rather than photography. However should you choose to incorporate photography, make sure that the images you use are rights-free and include the link of the image from whatever stock photography site you used. The dimensions for the designs are 400 x 300, however if possible try and make the design scaleable/alterable - this is easier if its vector artwork.


text: At Ropes and Ladders your instructor will lead you on a high level adventure to remember! Ideal for families groups or individuals the site is conveniently situated in the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis. A spectacular central tower gives access to circuits of tight rope walks, balance beams, swings jumps and platforms. An aerial zip line hurtles you past the tree canopy to more giant jumps swings and climbs. For a grand finale let the giant swing swoop you down and up to glimpse the mountains above the treetops.


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DanielADeYoung needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 110 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
http://www.CurateGifts.com -- Fabulous, Functional & Affordable Gifts for All Occasions and Yourself.
A startup retail store and website that will sell gifts that enhance body and home. We want people to think of us as a place to go to for gifts for themselves or others that exude quality but are fun to shop for, fun to own and rewarding to give. Quality without pretense.
In general the merchandise will be non-mass produced, affordable, functional high-quality items that will primarily focus on women ages 20 and up, but will include gifts for men, infants, and of course the home. Some examples of the types of things we will be carrying are: Italian leather goods like gloves and wallets, articles made of cashmere like throws for bed and sofas and scarves, jewelry, candles, home scents and one of a kind serving pieces as well as high end art pieces for home decorations. On the other end of the spectrum, we will also carry less expensive whimsical items that would be appropriate for hostess gifts.
Let me start by welcoming everyone to the contest.
A special welcome to the group that has been invited by Curate Gifts (they like your work), and to the others artist I have worked with in the past.
There is one thing I want to remind everyone…
The client (Curate Gift) is putting up the $325 prize (and paying an additional bounty just to run the contest), so what they like is all that matters.
There is so much talent here on 99designs that we know there will be many very talented submissions, so I repeat…It is the design Curate Gifts likes the most (and for any reason) that will win the contest!
You will NEED to CHECK BACK frequently as we will give ALL entries feedback!
This feedback should be absorbed by EVERYONE so you do not duplicate efforts that we do not like.
Feedback may come from two sources and should be taken accordingly.
Feedback from the client (What they like or dislike in general terms of your design)
Feedback from me personally (I have a keen understanding of how to use the development tools, and this will be high level critique… more like creative director if you worked for an agency)
In past contest the winners has also gotten additional work on an "as needed basis" on those particular projects, so for the winner this could lead to additional work (no promises!)
Ok now to some concept, style and design examples…
>>> See Attached File For Details <<<
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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New York, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team has been selected to finish first in the Skyline Conference in voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches. The Rams are in search of their seventh consecutive Skyline Title.
Farmingdale State returns all-conference forward Ashlee Thompson (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and goalkeeper Breanna Blair (Littleton, Colo.). Last season Thompson tallied a team-high 10 goals and was second with 24 points, while Blair ranked second in the conference in save percentage and third in goals against average. Andrea Kiefer (Centereach, N.Y.), the Defensive Player of the Year and Tournament MVP, will miss the entire 2013 season due to injury.
Mount Saint Mary College (57 votes) was chosen to finish second and St. Joseph's (46 votes) was tabbed third.
2013 Skyline Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Farmingdale State 62 (6)
2. Mount Saint Mary 57 (2)
3. St. Joseph's-L.I. 46 (1)
4. Old Westbury 40
5. The Sage Colleges 37
6. Purchase 32
7. Mount Saint Vincent 27
8. NYU-Poly 14
9. Maritime 9
(First-place votes in parentheses)
To view the complete Skyline Conference press release, click HERE.


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Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
January 22, 1876
A Chapter of Inside History in Regard to the Admission of West Virginia Into the Union
Letter from Ex-Congressman Blair to Ex-Senator Willey.
A Chapter of Inside History in Regard to the Admission of West Virginia Into the Union
Letter from Ex-Congressman Blair to Ex-Senator Willey.
Morgantown, January 18.
Editors of the Intelligencer:
In your issue of the 15th inst., there is an extract from a book recently published by Granville Parker, Esq., complimentary to Hon. Jacob B. Blair for his ""honesty and earnestness" in support of the bill creating the State of West Virginia, and, also, relating to certain incidents connected with that bill about the time it became a law. Mr. Blair is eminently entitled to the full credit of the commendation bestowed upon him, without the apparent reluctance and reserved qualification which accompany it. To no man, more than to Mr. Blair, are the people of West Virginia indebted for the successful carrying through the Congress of the United States of the bill for the formation of our State. If Mr. Parker had been satisfied with his lukewarm approval of the course of Mr. Blair, without doing gross and manifest injustice to the other members of the West Virginia delegation then in Congress, it would have afforded no grounds of complaint on my part. This injustice is so flagrant, that it attracted the attention of Mr. Blair, and a few weeks ago he addressed to me the following letter, for which I respectfully ask a place in the columns of your journal. I am aware of the reluctance with which you publish matters having a merely personal relation, but the letter of Mr. Blair contains so many incidents of a quasi-historical character, that I hope they will redeem it from the objection just stated.
There are other inaccuracies in Mr. Parker's book, relating to myself. On page 46, it is alleged that on my way home from the Richmond Convention, I "made a disloyal speech, exhorting the people to repel any invasion of Virginia soil by the Yankees." To this allegation I give an unqualified denial. It is wholly without foundation in fact, as is, also, the allegation on page 49, that I "denounced as triple treason" the ordinance of 1862, providing for the election of delegates to form a constitution for a new State.
Very respectfully,
W. T. Willey.
Letter of Hon. Jacob B. Blair.
Parkerburg, Dec. 27, 1875.
Hon. Waitman T. Willey:
DEAR SIR: A short time ago I saw published in one or more papers of our State, some extracts purporting to be taken from a recent work by Col. Granville Parker, which reflect very severely on you and your action as one of the Senators in Congress at the time when action was taken to secure the creation of the State of West Virginia.
I have not as yet had the pleasure of reading Colonel Parker's book, and can not therefore say whether he is correctly quoted or not. I have always entertained a high regard for him, and am therefore slow to believe him guilty of such gross, not to say wanton, misrepresentations in regard to your action at the time mentioned, as Senator from West Virginia, as the extracts above referred to most clearly contain. As no one could have taken a deeper interest in the creation of the State of West Virginia than I did, and being a Representative in Congress at the time of its creation, I certainly ought to know who were the friends of the "new State" and who were its enemies. This I can say: there was hardly a day from the time the first action was taken on the petition in the House praying Congress to pass a bill creating the State of West Virginia to the day when the bill passed the Senate that I did not talk with you in regard to the measure. The greater part of the time we lodged at the same house and ate at the same table, and our relations were the most confidential and friendly throughout. It does appear to me that I know not only what you said and did in that regard, but almost your inmost thoughts and feelings, and I do declare in all sincerity that there was not a moment from the inception of the measure to its final passage by Congress in which you failed to give the bill your most hearty and unqualified support. Nay, more: I am confident that but for your continuing exertions, particularly after your colleague in the Senate had gone back on his first love, the bill would have failed to become a law, and the people of West Virginia, instead of enjoying as they now do the blessings of an independent State of the Union, would be tied to and governed by those who never felt any respect or sympathy for them, and who act as though they thank God daily that they were not made out of the same material that other men are.
But this is not all. After the bill had passed both Houses of Congress, and needed only the approving signature of the President to become a law, it was thought prudent by you and myself to visit the members of the Cabinet, and explain to them the true condition of the loyal people of West Virginia, and to answer, if possible, any objections they might urge, either to the constitutionality or expediency of the measure. To this end we called on Mr. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury; Mr. Seward, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Blair, Postmaster General; and I know we had good reason to congratulate ourselves on our day's work. The other members of the Cabinet, if my memory serves me right, we failed to see.
There was now but one thing more that could be done by the Representatives in Congress from West Virginia, to secure the success of the bill which we believed to be fraught with so much interest to our constituents; and that was, to visit the President, and appeal to him in the name of the loyal people of West Virginia to give this measure his approval. The President had had the bill under consideration for nine days, and, under the constitution, the hour for action was at hand. We all felt confident he would approve it, but such was our anxiety for its fate, that we felt restive under the suspense. As I have said before, we then determined to go and see the President, and urge him to give the bill his favorable consideration. There is scarcely the smallest incident that occurred at that interview that I do not distinctly remember. It was in the evening of the last day of December, 1862. You, Hon. William G. Brown, and myself were present. We had hardly taken our seats, when Mr. Lincoln remarked that he was glad we had called, as he wished to talk to us as to the constitutionality and expediency of creating the proposed new State out of a part of the State of Virginia.
Without waiting for a reply he went on to say that he had consulted his Cabinet on the above points, that he had their opinions in writing, that he would read them to us, but would not tell us which was which. Friend Brown just then got in a word, and remarked that he thought we would be able to tell whose opinion he read. You remember we did so in every instance. He had the written opinions of every member of his cabinet, save one - that of Mr. Smith. Mr. Seward, Mr. Chase, and Mr. Stanton, were for us. Mr. Wells, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Bates, were against us. The President then pulled out a drawer in the table by which he was sitting, with the remark: "Now gentlemen, I will give you the odd trick;" and I remarked "that is the trick we hope to take." One thing I do know, that we three agreed afterwards that Mr. Lincoln's argument was the clearest, most pointed, and conclusive of all that was read to us. Above all it was the most satisfactory to us. We went at 7 o'clock and left after 10. You will remember that just as we were leaving I obtained a promise from him, that notwithstanding the next day was New Year's Day, when the President received no visitors on business, that if I would come up early he would let Mr. Brown know whether he had approved our bill or not. I was there early in the morning, and he kept his promise as he always did. He brought the bill to me and holding it open before my eyes, he said: "Do you see that signature?" I read - "Approved, Abraham Lincoln." I need not say, I was happy. I thanked the President in the name of the loyal people of our new-born State, for what he had done for them and with a light heart I made my way back to the National Hotel. When a square off I saw your tall form standing in front of the hotel. When I approached you, I shall ever remember the anxiety depicted in your countenance to learn the result of my visit to the President. I told you all in a word, and then and there two souls were made happy. We both went immediately to the telegraph office, and sent the good news with lightning speed to Gov. F. H. Pierpoint, then acting Governor of the restored government of the State of Virginia.
With all these facts fresh in my mind, as if they occurred on but yesterday, I confess, on reading the extracts above referred to, I felt, and that keenly, that a great wrong had been done you, and I resolved that I would avail myself of the first leisure moment to tell you what I knew (not about farming), but about the creation of the State of West Virginia.
Individuals often prove ungrateful, but the masses of the people seldom; and you may rest assured that the people of West Virginia are not ignorant of the ability and fidelity with which you served them in every position you were called by them to fill; and no act of your life will be longer or more gratefully remembered by them than your faithful, honest, persevering effort, which was at last crowned with success, to secure for them that for which they had so long prayed - an independent State carved out of the territory of Virginia west of the Alleghenies.
You are at liberty to dispose of this letter as you may see proper.
Your obedient servant,


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Saddle specialists Fizik are the latest company to try their hand at cycling shoes, with three road models – the top-end R1, men's R3 Uomo and women's R3 Donna – arriving in US and European stores in December.
And in keeping with Fizik's usual mode of operation, the company are putting a strong emphasis on Italian construction quality, style and fit.
Indeed, all of the new models are simply gorgeous, with genuine kangaroo leather and synthetic microfibre uppers joined with svelte 'rivoltato' stitching, old-school perforations in strategic areas for ventilation, and classic colours that include matt and gloss black, white, and red.
The details have been well thought out, too, with logoed zinc strap ends for a finished appearance, heavily stylised and oversized main buckles (with the top-end R1's being made of compression moulded carbon fibre!), and a cheeky tricolore graphic on the inside of the tongue.
The R1 Uomo uses a heavily stylised and oversized moulded carbon fibre buckle lever
Lest you assume Fizik's new shoes are nothing but style, there's plenty of technical detail as well, starting with an unusually complex three-piece '3D Flex' sole that the company claim blends efficient power transfer with just enough strategically placed give for long-term comfort.
The centre of the sole is built in the usual fashion from high-modulus carbon fibre for stiffness but wrapping around the heel cup and outsole perimeter is a softer 'Mobius' composite rail that helps lock in the back of your foot and also lend a bit of flex to the sole's edges as they transition to the upper.
Lying between the rearmost Mobius loop and carbon outsole is yet another semi-rigid, U-shaped composite bit that's meant to provide even more heel stability. All three pieces are individually moulded then bonded together before being hand-finished for an integrated appearance.
A fibre composite piece adds further heel stabilisation
Up top, the ratcheting buckle strap plus twin Velcro forefoot straps are made of sailcloth to prevent stretch, and the main strap is easily adjustable in length to accommodate a wide range of foot volumes.
As previously mentioned, the top-end R1 buckle lever is made of carbon fibre – the R3's slightly less showy lever is aluminum – and the atypically stylized shape is larger than usual, with Fizik comparing the concept to a large men's watch.
The top-end R1 also features a high-tech semi-rigid insole system from Sidas. Heat mouldable materials are included in strategic areas for a customised fit, fibre composite reinforces and cups the heel area, and memory foam is used throughout the cotton-and-polyester top sheet for comfort.
The R1 will also come with a heat mouldable semi-rigid insole from Sidas
Tongue padding is dense and generous but also customisable via a unique 'pocket' configuration – pull the padding out if you prefer a more bare bones feel, or replace it with an even more protective technogel strip (available separately). Designer Steve Delacruz has even incorporated semi-rigid strips inside the upper to prevent the non-offset D-rings from digging into the top of your feet.
Weights are competitive but not superlight. According to Fizik, the R1 is 274g for a size 43, the R3 Uomo weighs 258g and the R3 Donna is 206g (size 38.5).
Though we weren't able to try them on, the lasts look to be typical Italian as well, with an impeccably well formed heel cup, a slim fit through the middle third and a fairly tight-looking toe box. Few words can describe just how buttery soft the kangaroo leather feels and it's almost unbelievably supple as well – even if your foot doesn't fit the standard last perfectly, we expect the material will conform to your personal anatomy over time for a more custom feel.
The new lasts are distinctly Italian, with snug-looking fits through the rearmost two-thirds – especially around the heel – and a fairly narrow toe box
Pricing will be at the upper end, but given the complexities of the sole and the high-quality construction, the numbers almost seem reasonable. The R1 will retail for US$400/€340 and either R3 model will cost $300/€240. Men's shoes will be available in sizes 40-48 with half sizes up to 47, and the women's shoe will come in 37-43 with half sizes up to 42.
Fizik say this year's fairly modest debut will be followed by additional models next season, plus related accessories such as shoe covers and socks.
If it seems to you like the shoe market is suddenly getting awfully crowded, you're not alone. But at least the newcomers appear to be more than worthy of a second look and our initial inspection gives good support to Delacruz's assertion that Fizik's shoes will "bring back the heritage of Italian craftsmanship". Welcome to the party, guys.
Fizik are proud of the shoes' Italian heritage but want to be a little subtle about it, too
Want more? Be sure to check out our video coverage of Fizik at Eurobike.


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One of our favorite podcasters, Garnett Lee,played a sample from "Hues of Grey" on his new podcast "Weekend Confirmed" (April 9th, 2010). Go check it out, it is Episode 3.
Garnett used to host my favorite podcast "1up Yours" and is now working for Game Fly on the site Shack News. He is doing some amazing work over there, go support his new show and check out the site. You can find "Weekend Confirmed" on Itunes.


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Mich. lawmakers approve right-to-work
LANSING, Mich. — As the chants of angry protesters filled the Capitol, Michigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations.
The Republican-dominated House ignored Democrats' pleas to delay the passage and instead approved two bills with the same ruthless efficiency as the Senate showed last week. One measure dealt with private sector workers, the other with government employees. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed them within hours.
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"This is about freedom, fairness and equality," House Speaker Jase Bolger said during floor debate. "These are basic American rights — rights that should unite us."
( PHOTOS: Right-to-work protests in Michigan)
After the vote, he said, Michigan's future "has never been brighter, because workers are free."
Once the laws are enacted, the state where the United Auto Workers was founded and labor has long been a political titan will join 23 others with right-to-work laws, which ban requirements that nonunion employees pay unions for negotiating contracts and other services.
Supporters say the laws give workers more choice and support economic growth, but critics insist the real intent is to weaken organized labor by encouraging workers to "freeload" by withholding money unions need to bargain effectively with management.
Protesters in the gallery chanted "Shame on you!" as the measures were approved. Union backers clogged the hallways and grounds shouting "No justice, no peace," and Democrats warned that hard feelings from the legislation and Republicans' refusal to hold committee hearings or allow a statewide referendum would be long lasting.
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegation met with Snyder on Monday and urged him to slow things down.
"For millions of Michigan workers, this is no ordinary debate," Levin said. "It's an assault on their right to have their elected bargaining agent negotiate their pay, benefits and working conditions, and to have all who benefit from such negotiations share in some way in the cost of obtaining them."
Although impassioned, the crowds were considerably smaller than those drawn by right-to-work legislation in Indiana earlier this year and in Wisconsin in 2011, during consideration of a law curtailing collective bargaining rights for most state employees. Those measures provoked weeks of intense debate, with Democrats boycotting sessions to delay action and tens of thousands of activists occupying statehouses.


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Bucs return to high-water mark in win over Tigers
PITTSBURGH -- It wasn't exactly a coming-out party for the Pirates, already strutting on Major League Baseball's Main Street prior to Tuesday night's 4-2 Interleague triumph over Detroit.
With the victory in front of 34,919 in PNC Park, the Bucs did return to their season peak of nine games above .500 while gaining a game on each of the three other National League Central contenders, nearing within 1 1/2 games of the leading Brewers.View Full Game Coverage
PITTSBURGH -- It wasn't exactly a coming-out party for the Pirates, already strutting on Major League Baseball's Main Street prior to Tuesday night's 4-2 Interleague triumph over Detroit.
With the victory in front of 34,919 in PNC Park, the Bucs did return to their season peak of nine games above .500 while gaining a game on each of the three other National League Central contenders, nearing within 1 1/2 games of the leading Brewers.View Full Game Coverage
However, the occasion was a legitimate emergence for Josh Harrison. After having spent the first month of the season in his familiar shadows, with fewer than 50 at-bats, Harrison by late Tuesday officially entered the National League batting race in third place.
With his four plate appearances against Detroit, Harrison earned qualification, which requires 3.1 plate appearances per each team game. With one hit in three at-bats, Harrison raised his average to .318 -- ahead of teammate Andrew McCutchen, and trailing Colorado teammates Troy Tulowitzki and Justin Morneau.
"It's good confirmation of how important he has been for us," manager Clint Hurdle said. "Offensively, he has been the glue holding us together."
"I'm not really worried about it," said Harrison, who had been made aware of the development, pretty significant for someone who had a total of 96 plate appearances in 2013 while constantly shuttling between Pittsburgh and Triple-A Indianapolis. "It lets me know I've played enough games. It does feel good to be recognized, but there's still more season left."
Harrison's one hit, characteristically, was key -- a third-inning double that led to the eventual winning run.
With the sweep of the two-game Phase I of this Interleague clambake -- Phase II comes the next two days in Michigan -- the Bucs made it 19 wins in their last 25 home games. The team with the NL's top home record, the Bucs will continue to play this card the rest of this month, with nine of 17 remaining August games in PNC Park.
Obviously, the tab for that comes due in September: The team will be home for only nine of 26 games.
Hurdle, of course, is not worried about that. Nor is he concerned about his Pirates being two games into a stretch of 22 games against contenders. He wasn't even thinking of Wednesday, yet.
"Today's game is all this team has on its mind. That's the way we've always approached it," Hurdle said.
Focus on what is immediately in front of you certainly served Edinson Volquez well on Tuesday. Particularly when Miguel Cabrera was in front of him three times. The first time, Cabrera ripped a single to aggravate a first-inning situation Volquez was able to escape only by instinct and reflex.
The next two times, Volquez walked the two-time American League MVP.
"I told him, 'You're not going to beat me. Enjoy your time at first base,'" Volquez said. "I even told [catcher Russell Martin], 'Don't let this guy beat me. He doesn't want to steal any bases [when he gets on first], so I can take care of the rest of the guys.'"
He did so well enough for six innings, allowing five hits and two runs, to nail down his 10th win of the season, the veteran right-hander's return into double-figures territory for the first time since 2012, when he won 11 in San Diego.
"About time," Volquez said. "It feels really good, and it's also a great win for the team."
Detroit rookie Robbie Ray acquitted himself quite well, finding the Pirates only a little more troublesome than he had found their Triple-A underlings. In three International League starts this season against the Indianapolis Indians with Toledo, the most recent on Aug. 4, Ray allowed four earned runs in 19 1/3 innings. Tuesday, in his first Tigers start since May 22, the 22-year-old went five-plus innings and allowed six hits and four runs, with a pair of walks and five strikeouts.
"He did a good job," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "He did what we asked. He gave us a chance to win, and we didn't take advantage."
Ray, as well as Wednesday starter Buck Farmer, are stepping in to assist with the Tigers' pitching load in the aftermath of their 19-inning Sunday game in Toronto. As far as at least one Detroit player was concerned, that marathon's shelf life as an alibi has expired.
"No excuses," said Victor Martinez. "That's not an excuse. We played 19 innings. It's over. We got here plenty early. We got some rest. There's no excuses."
The Bucs doubled up to take a 2-1 lead in the second, with Martin, Gaby Sanchez and Travis Snider lacing two-baggers, and the next inning Jordy Mercer's single cashed in yet another double, by Harrison.
After Alex Avila's solo homer in the fourth brought the Tigers within a run, Ike Davis' run-scoring double in the sixth reset the Bucs' lead at two runs.
Volquez may have saved his game early, with a "Matrix" defensive play. With one away in the first, he had allowed three straight hits, with Ian Kinsler's RBI single in the middle, to fall behind, 1-0, with more trouble looming. Martinez ripped a hard one-hopper back to and apparently over the mound -- but even while falling off to his left at the end of his delivery, Volquez instinctively whipped his gloved left arm behind his back and blindly snared the ball.
Volquez's alert throw home erased Kinsler after a brief rundown. Then J.D. Martinez's outfield fly ended the inning, with still only that one run on the scoreboard.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.


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Hello, TA community,
My name is Frank, and I just thought I'd introduce myself to you all; I've only registered yesterday, but it has been almost a year since I've fallen away from my Roman Catholic upbringing and considered myself an atheist. I am a graduate student studying molecular biology (specifically, cell & developmental biology), and I have held an interest in science for most of my life. In addition to the reasons that I've listed when I first registered (e.g. disillusionment with the church, doubting the bible), the coup de grâce was my inability to reconcile scientific reasoning/evidence with religious dogma.
The decision only came through considerable reflection, though -- leaving the church was not easy for me. I was born into the faith (as I imagine many of you were with respect to your former religions), and I've had considerable religious instruction through my years growing up (both through school and through my own private study). While I've had doubts about aspects of the church's teachings, I ignored them for the most part and moved on; it wasn't until my senior year in high school, when my theology instructor had us look critically at the Bible and question our faith (with the intention of getting us to reject the superstitious slant that many of the rituals adopted amongst the congregation where I grew up), that I revisited a lot of my old doubts. It started with questioning the Bible and the Catholic rituals and eventually progressed to questions about the efficacy of prayer and the nature of god. Nonetheless, I still considered myself a Catholic until the end of my first year in graduate school -- when, in a last-ditch effort to salvage what was left of my faith, I attended a religious retreat that was aimed at people who needed to restore their "anchor of belief." After three days of quiet introspection and re-examination, I arrived upon my decision to leave the church -- thus leaving my anchor at the bottom of the sea to pursue greater horizons of thought :)
That said, I'm looking forward to getting to know the community! Cheers!
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Updated with closing prices.NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Netflix ( NFLX) shares tacked on 1.44% to $87.41 despite the company and its CEO Reed Hastings receiving a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The government agency claims Hastings violated the Regulation Fair Disclosure, Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rules 13a-11 and 13a-15 by making comments on his Facebook ( FB) account talking about usage figures. Hastings then took to his Facebook account, saying he believes the company and himself will be vindicated. "We remain optimistic this can be cleared up quickly through the SEC's review process," Hastings wrote on his page.
Apple ( AAPL) shares were off 1.55% to $538.77 after CEO Tim Cook gave his first public interview Thursday to NBC's Williams. Cook discussed a multitude of topics, including what life is like as Apple's CEO, his relationship with former CEO Steve Jobs, some gaffes, and where Apple goes from here. He mentioned that television is "an area of intense interest" for Apple, but that he wouldn't delve more into the company's notoriously secret plans. He also noted that Apple, along with partners, would be bringing some manufacturing back to the United States, as Apple brings its some of its Mac production home.
Palo Alto Networks ( PANW) shares fell 3.47% to $49.52 after the company delivered a first-quarter earnings beat and second-quarter guidance. The network security company reported non-GAAP earnings of 4 cents per share on $85.9 million. Analysts were looking for 3 cents per share and sales of $83.7 million. On the company's conference call, Palo Alto issued second-quarter guidance. It expects to earn 4 cents a share on revenue between $90 million and $94 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters now expect earnings of 4 cents per share on $92.93 million in revenue. Interested in more on Palo Alto? See TheStreet Ratings' report card for this stock. Closing prices: Netflix gives up 19 cents to end at $85.98; Apple dipped $13.99 to $533.25; Palo Alto Networks added 1 cent to $51.31. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York. >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull


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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for jtoop in logo design - custom.
Our new organisation, Impact London, is a small Christian organisation with big ambitions. It aims to tackle every sphere of social exclusion in London by 2024 by growing and multiplying a large number of social action projects based from London's inner city churches. We are preparing to launch the organisation and need a logo which will be seen by thousands of people across the city.
This is the first part of a two stage competition, the second will be for the website layout and this will be launched once we have chosen a logo.
Impact London
Impact London aims to create a network which bring together social-action charities with solutions to social problems, churches who want to deliver social action in their community and individuals who can provide the funding, knowledge, and support to scale-up and replicate those projects.
To achieve its aim, Impact London will provide:
- A fund for early stage ministries tackling social exclusion which could be replicated across London
- Capacity,skills and support to help grow early stage social action ministries
- Promotion to encourage and mobilise more Christians to get involved and even move into target poor neighborhoods strategically
The logo must include "Impact London" and must allow for a tagline to be added later once this is decided upon.
It must fit with our key messages, brand values and tone (see below)
1. Key Messages (for charities)
- An historic opportunity in the current climate to tackle social exclusion
- Long-term financial support and knowledge to scale-up and build capacity
- Professional approach to grow a range of organisations
- An uncompromising focus on using the transformational power of the Christian message as an integral part of efforts to tackle social exclusion
- A commitment to urban,inner city communities across London
- A network of Christians from different sectors focused on the same goal
2. Key Messages (for individuals)
- A new movement at an historic time
- Hope for the future
- Exciting, action focused community mobilising like-minded Christians
- Empowerment for Christians to participate in a range of church-based, social action ministries
- An opportunity to use the transformational power of Christian message to wake up the world
- Fun, simple way to bring power of social change to the masses
3. Brand Values
- Empowerment, action focused, historic movement, uncompromising and revolutionary, here for the long run, London specific, social reform is achievable, growth and replication
4. Tone
- Serious, hard hitting, professional, exciting, clean, engaging, for people interested in making a difference
An icon including a map of London would be interesting to see
- Must not be aimed at one audience in particular, must engage all Impact London's key audiences
- Nothing for a purely Christian audience - this must have credibility and be respected outside of Christian world
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If you are from California it can feel a little ironic to find yourself in Disney's California Adventure Theme Park. The ride soaring over California was similar to my actual plane ride from nor cal to so cal. However, the new Cars Land was admittedly a lot better than authentic California traffic and I still remember the scent of flavorful bbq sauce drifting out from Flo's Diner! The Little Mermaid ride was another favorite attraction from the park, the mechanics and charm were very reminiscent of the kiddy rides in Disney's Fantasyland. A Bug's Land is another fantastic area, as someone who is over 6 feet tall, it was very amusing and humbling to walk beneath gigantic lucky clovers that made me feel oh so small! If you find yourself lucky enough to be in sunny southern California I would recommend a day trip to Disney's California Adventure Theme Park filled with magic from the golden state!
During my stay in Southern California I was fortunate enough to spend two evenings in Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel and I would highly recommend the venue. In my opinion, this is the best value of the Disney hotels and just across the street from both parks! Perfect for midday relaxation and maybe a power nap!
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In August of 1964, the United States claimed that North Vietnamese naval craft had attacked two United States destroyers in international waters off the coast of North Vietnam. This attack became known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Only days after the incident, The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed unanimously in the House of Representatives. Only two Congressmen voted against it in the Senate. With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the Congress authorized the President to use military force as he saw fit without a formal declaration of war. Through a massive commitment of ground forces in the South and an unrelenting bombing campaign in the North, the United States greatly intensified its military involvement in the Vietnam War. The belief that the Gulf of Tonkin Incident may have been manufactured by the United States as grounds for war did not publicly surface for another decade. The actual details of the incident are still debated.
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The fine football satirists at Every Day Should Be Saturday caught on to something that eluded me during NFL Blitz's launch back in January. Not only are late hits stripped out of the game, the playbook has been toned down considerably.
Not in terms of play dynamics—you still have "Da Bomb", and all sorts of elaborate plays that take forever to get set up, allowing the opposing defense plenty of time to wreck your quarterback. It's in the name of the plays. Specifically, the original Blitz had:
• Flood Slit
• Tasty Treat
• Smack You
• Deep Attack
EDSBS also cited a "Double Teen Anal Mesh" and "CTE BRAINBLEED NUTSLAP," but they must have been on a platform I did not play at the time.
In the EA Sports reboot of NFL Blitz, the most suggestive it gets is, maybe ... "Cruis'n?" If you're looking for a hookup in a public park or an airport restroom, I suppose. "Split Backs" takes a lot of raised eyebrows and amirite to be a double-entendre.
NFL Blitz Had a Very Suggestive Playbook [Every Day Should Be Saturday]


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2013 mini cooper-countryman Model Overview
Vehicle Overview
The 2013 Mini Cooper Countryman may be the largest vehicle in the brand's lineup, but it's still relatively small compared to a typical crossover. "It's too small to be a legit crossover, and too big to be a legit Mini," we said of our long-term Cooper S Countryman All4. "But the Countryman proved to be fun and functional during its stay.
Part of the Countryman's fan factor can be attributed to its sharp handling behavior, a characteristic that attract most buyers to Mini. The sport-tuned suspension and large tires, however, can result in a slightly rough ride on the highway. Its powertrains are also entertaining, including the Cooper S Countryman's 1.6-liter, turbocharged I-4 that produces 181 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. The base Cooper Countryman (no "S") gets a naturally aspirated, 121-hp 1.6-liter I-4 and both models are available with a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. The S model can also be had with Mini's new all-wheel-drive system. New for 2013 is the John Cooper Works model, which is powered by a tweaked version of the Cooper S Countryman's engine, making 208 hp and 207 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed manual gearbox is standard. All-wheel drive is also standard and an automatic is offered, making both a first for a John Cooper Works variant.
As with all Minis, the Countryman is offered with a wide selection of unique exterior paint choices, contrasting roof colors, and patterned body decals. Premium features available on the Countryman includes HID lights, leather seating, navigation, automatic climate control, and parking sensors. The Countryman is offered in four or five passenger configuration and the rear hatch makes loading items in the cargo area easy.
New for 2013
The new 208-hp John Cooper Works model joins the lineup. Bluetooth is standard on all models and the Technology Package has been revised to include Comfort Access and a center armrest with Mini Connected.
You'll Like
- Mini-like handling
- Premium options
- Unique paint choices
You Won't Like
- Rough highway ride
- Cramped rear seats (five-passenger configuration)
- Can get pricey