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A Fashion Blogger's Belgian Ties
If you want to collaborate with Diane von Furstenberg, it helps to have the right accent.
The Belgian-born fashion designer, best known for her famous wrap dress, said this is what solidified her decision to work with Natalie Joos on a recent video and photo project for the third anniversary of the fashion blogger's site, "Tales of Endearment."
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Fortunately for you, we're here set the MGS chronology straight so that you know exactly where you are when you delve into Metal Gear Solid: Rising.
1964: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
FOX agent Naked Snake - father of SolidSnake - parachutes into the Soviet jungle under orders from Major Zero to recover a Russian weapons designer and sabotage the new Soviet Shagohod super-weapon.
Snake is foiled by his own mentor, The Boss, whose defection and theft of the Shagohod by main baddy Volgin is covered up by the detonation of a nuclear bomb, ending the Virtuous Mission in failure.
With the US blamed for the bombingand the world on the brink of nuclear war, the US cuts a deal to prove their innocence and sends Snake to kill The Boss and destroy the stolen Shagohod.
In the jungle he's assisted by ex-NSA agent and defector EVA, fights Spetsnaz agent Ocelot, and learns of the Philosophers and the Philosophers' Legacy - a $100 billion fund, illegally inherited by Volgin.
With the proto-Metal Gear Shagohoddestroyed during a chase through a Soviet military base and Volgin and The Boss dead by his hand, Snake learns the truth about his mission.
EVA reveals she was a double-double agent - a US agent pretending to defect to Russia but actually defecting to China - and was trying to secure the Legacy for the Chinese.
The Boss, forever branded a traitor, was in fact loyal to the US and underorders to secure the Legacy then die at Snake's hands to prove the US' innocence.
With half the Legacy in American hands, Snake is named Big Boss but leaves the Oval Office a broken man, angry at his country and at the world.
1970: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Six years after the events of Snake Eater and half the Philosophers' Legacy is still in play, leading the now renegade FOX unit tocapture and torture Big Boss in hopes of uncovering its whereabouts.
In the cells of FOX's base - an abandoned Soviet missile silo in Colombia - Big Boss meets Green Beret Roy Campbell and promptly escapes from the facility.
When Big Boss makes contact with his comrades from Operation: Snake Eater missions he discovers he has taken the blame for FOX going rogue and so Big Boss forms a newgroup named FOXHOUND to hunt the FOX rebels. His group includes Zero, Para-Medic, Ocelot, Eva, and Jaeger.
Having ousted Zero as FOX's commanding officer a few years after Snake Eater, super-soldier Gene was the first soldier to undergo genetic alteration by the Philosophers in an attempt to create the perfect warrior.
Big Boss brings FOX down and defeats Gene, who accepts Big Boss as thetrue successor to The Boss and hands him FOX's soldiers, funds, and his plans to build a military nation-state named Army's Heaven.
Behind the scenes the entire FOX rebellion was orchestrated by Ocelot and FOX's former CO, Zero, to drive the CIA's director out of hiding and grab the entire Philosophers' Legacy.
Tired of the inadequacy and internal politicking of the existing secretPhilosophers government, Ocelot kills the head of the CIA, seizes control of the Legacy and forms a new group of American Philosophers with Zero, Big Boss, and the former FOX members from Snake Eater under a new name.
Following a corrupted version of the original Boss' dream of a united world, Zero's 'Patriots' soon took control of every aspect of America's government and made Big Boss a legendaryfigure and the figurehead of their organisation.
1974: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Returning to his Naked Snake codename, Big Boss and Militaires Sans Frontieres - 'Soldiers Without Borders' - is enlisted by Costa Rican agents to help liberate the country from a growing military presence.
As Snake assembles an army he learns about Peace Walker - yet another prototype Metal Gear,...

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Jerusalem patriarch urges Holy Land Catholics to bear witness
April 25, 2011
Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, urged the Holy Land's Catholic to "to be witnesses of our faith in the Resurrection to the thousands of pilgrims and tourists who come to seek Christ and rediscover the roots of their faith."
"Christ in his body of flesh and bones, is no longer in the tomb nor among the dead," he preached in his Easter Sunday homily at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. "Through faith and love, he invades humanity asking us to do what he asked the women, to announce to the whole world, to Jews, Muslims, believers and nonbelievers, the message of this Easter feast."
"Today, as it was then, is not enough to proclaim Christ and his resurrection in words alone," he added. "We must bear witness by our actions, our unity, our own processions here in this land and through our institutions."
"We must bury our worldly spirit, our divisions, our hostility, our disbelief and our fears, so we will be led to new life, a resurrected life according to the Master's will."
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A Visit From An Angel
I promised that I'd share one of my favorite Christmas memories...
When I was very young - maybe 4 or 5 - my mother (then a single parent) made these amazing shadow boxes to sell at a local craft festival during the holidays. The festival was very well-known, themed around the Renaissance period during Christmas.
On December 23 of that year, my mom let me come with her to the festival. Actually, I think I came by default - no babysitter is my guess. Regardless, I distinctly remember the different craft booths, the smells of hot chocolate and roasting chestnuts, and the beautiful costumes everyone seemed to wear. My mom and I walked around for a bit before she left me at a child-care center located within the faire. Later that night, a quartet from the Robert Shaw Chorale was singing at the festival. They walked throughout the faire, dressed in historical garb - minstrels singing the most beautiful songs.
After some time past - in my 5-year old mind it seemed like it was the whole night - we made our way back to the child-center, unable to find my mother's booth. Mom was waiting for me. And after she was done chastising me for leaving, she thanked Kate. Before Kate left, I pulled off the bracelet I was wearing - a special charm bracelet given to me by my grandmother. The stone of the charms spelled out the word "dear". Kate tried to refuse the present, but I told her that Christmas was about giving and since she had given me the gift of her voice, I simply had to give her the bracelet. Reluctantly, she took my gift and left.
The next day was Christmas Eve. I remember listening to a recording of the Robert Shaw Chorale over and over again. I just knew I could hear Kate's voice in the chorus, sounding every bit as angelic as she did at the festival.
The next morning, Christmas morning, I raced out of bed to see if Santa had come. Mom joined me and I opened my stocking. Tucked at the bottom of the stocking was a little package completely different from the rest. Carefully, I unwrapped the little gift until it lay in my hand - a mosaic pin with a little note.
I couldn't believe it. How did she manage to get a present into my stocking? Surely she must be an angel.Thank you for your kindness at the festival. You reminded me just how special Christmas and music are. Love, Kate
To this day, I listen carefully anytime Joy to the World by the Robert Shaw Chorale is played, straining to see if I can hear the voice of my angelic Kate.
What special memories do you have about this season?


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Two childhood friends battle a haunted video game and their own insecurities, in the middle of the Toronto Blackout of 2003.
Toronto is a city teeming with life, where all kinds of stories are born and live.
Compiled in a fresh new anthology, some of Toronto's newest talent share their own stories about the city; some fantastic, some terrifying, and some as real as the streets themselves.
Whether you're looking for a tale to touch your heart or to chill your blood, you'll find something that will speak to you in one of the 12 stories within, from 8 new talented writers and 11 exceptional artists.


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Here at PRISM, we love reading the great writing published by lit mags across the country and the world. Though it's always difficult to choose favourites, here are a few pieces that stood out for us this spring and summer, chosen for you by our avid lit mag readers, Nicole Boyce and Clara Kumagai.
Nicole Boyce, Prose Editor
The New Quarterly – Issue 131
"Soldiers" by Ayelet Tsabari.
In the first of her two excellent non-fiction pieces in the TNQ issue titled War: An Uphill Battle, Ayelet Tsabari recounts a romantically charged friendship with an Iraqi immigrant that took place when she was living in Vancouver during her late twenties. The piece explores Jewish and Arab cultural identities while creating a vivid portrait of two people and their relationship. An absorbing and memorable read.
"Learning to Stand Still" by Ayelet Tsabari.
A powerful essay about risk, restlessness, and identity. The piece moves seamlessly through years of memories—from Tsabari's childhood in Israel, to her years spent travelling after her army service, to her present-day reflections—all in the service of the question: what does it mean to live in harm's way? Beautiful, honest, and intimate.
"Krasnagorsk-2" by Tamas Dobozy.
After discovering his deceased uncle's collection of homemade pornographic movies, a man tries to understand his uncle's secret life. A complex story subtly told.
The Malahat Review – Issue 187
"Mask" by Dora Dueck.
The winner of The Malahat Review's 2014 novella prize tells the story of a daughter's relationship with her father following his disfiguring injury in the Second World War. Rich characterization and slow-building tension make this novella a compelling read.
"Dead Ewes" by Madeline Sonik.
In this non-fiction piece, Sonik recalls an unusual encounter: searching for snow-buried sheep with Ted Hughes at a writers' residence in England ("Dead Ewes"…get it?). Sonik contemplates the encounter in graceful, thought-provoking prose, focusing on Hughes' relationship with Sylvia Plath.
Event – Issue 43.1
"Braces" by Hilary Dean.
Orthodontics meet romance in this hilarious story told from the perspective of a teenage girl. Fantastic voice, memorable characters, and unique details make this piece a must-read.
"My Mother's Breasts" by Dave Margoshes.
A man contemplates beauty, fame and mortality when his mother—an actress famous for her breasts—is diagnosed with breast cancer. This is the kind of fluid, well-paced prose that you can lose yourself in. The piece is poignant but never melodramatic.
Plus, check out these pieces from members of the PRISM family:
"A Different Kind of Life" by 2013 – 14 Prose Editor Jane Campbell in Grain 41.3.
"Homecoming" by Prose Editorial Board member Christopher Evans in TNQ 130.
Clara Kumagai, Executive Editor, Promotions
Ricepaper, 19.1 Summer Issue 2014
"I Miss You Too" by Sherry Wong.
I may be biased but I always look forward to the next issue of Ricepaper, a magazine that often provides a platform for creative non-fiction, and particularly memoir or autobiography. In the Summer Issue, Sherry Wong's "I Miss You Too" is such a piece, centered around the author's relationship with her elderly mother as she decides to "learn computer". Often funny—and recognizable to anybody with a computer-illiterate parent—it illustrates Wong's Mom as a determined and demanding woman, and how Wong herself negotiates what it is to be a 'good' daughter.
The Antigonish Review, 178 Summer Issue 2014
"How to Survive" by Hollie Adams.
There are many narratives that tackle the subject of living with, or surviving, cancer, but Hollie Adams' story stood out to me with its freshness and narrative voice. Written in the second person—which can sometimes be a gamble—this reads like advice from the protagonist to the reader. And it's not comforting or cloying advice, either, but coming from a woman who is angry, frightened, regretful and honest.
Geist, 93 Summer Issue 2014
"Hibakusha" by Myles Wirth.
This short comic was one I made other people read after finding it in Geist. It tells the story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person recognized by the Japanese government as surviving both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. Wirth's writing and illustration are simple, effective and poignant.
"Do You Have a Lighter?" by Erin Kirsh
Kirsh's story came second in Geist's 10th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. Like all good flash or micro fiction, this story is more than the sum of its parts. Funny and sad, this is a moment in the protagonist's life that allows the reader to see and imagine much more than what is on the page.
Room, 37.2 Summer Issue
"Writing, In Transit" by Najwa Ali
Najwa Ali won Room's 2013 Creative Non-Fiction contest, and rightly so. Told in vignettes, memories, and poetic prose, it's an exploration of native and foreign languages and what it means to grapple with both.
"Under the Skin", by Nicola Harwood
"Under the Piece" was awarded second place in Room's Creative Non-Fiction Contest, and though they are both unique and distinctive, there is in both a searching-and-finding theme. Harwood's piece is also an exploration of identity, in this case the transgendered experience, and of questioning what that means, and how one can discover, reclaim and change it.
Of course, there are lots of other fantastic pieces out there, and fantastic literary magazines publishing them! Look for more in Part II of our post.


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UPDATE: Robert Reagan was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the 2015 murder of his girlfriend, reality TV star and model Loredana Nesci, according to local reports. Weeks prior, he was found guilty of second-degree murder.
"I will never know what Loredana ever saw in you," a letter written by Nesci's brother Robert and read in court reportedly said. "She wasted years of her life, gifted you with so much money, and foolishly believed in your stories. You told her lie after lie."
"You were never grateful but, just like any other con man, you tried to dig deeper and get more out of her for doing nothing," the letter continued. "And when she was finally going to leave you, you gutted her like a farm animal."
Robert Reagan has been charged formally with one count of murder with a knife in the death of Loredana Nesci, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office said on Friday. If convicted as charged, he faces a possible maximum sentence of 26 years to life in state prison.
Loredana Nesci, an LAPD officer-turned lawyer who starred in the SundanceTV reality show Loredana, Esq. has been found dead at age 47 while her longtime partner, Robert Reagan, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said in a statement obtained by E! News that around 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, they received an emergency call from a "distraught male." Officers arrived at the Redondo Beach home Nesci shared with Reagan and their 5-year-old son Rocco Nesci-Reagan and found the reality star's body. They are investigating the incident as a homicide.
"A resident of Redondo Beach, Robert Reagan, 51 years of age has been arrested in connection with this homicide," police said in the statement.
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Reagan has not commented. He is being held on $1 million bail, police records show.
Nesci appeared to have been stabbed or shot, Los Angeles South Bay-based newspaper The Daily Breeze quoted police as saying. The couple had had "an altercation" before the incident, the outlet reported, adding that their child was not home at the time.
Nesci, often dubbed "The Legal Diva," grew up in Connecticut and got her bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in Storrs. She moved to California in 1996 and worked as a Los Angeles police officer. During her time on the force, she helped the FBI handle what is now dubbed the famous North Hollywood shootout of 1997, according to her website bio.
She went to law school years later and graduated with her Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in 2002. She worked as a lawyer and returned to California two years later, where she opened her own practice. In 2008, she began hosting her own radio show on KCAA 1050 AM. Her reality series premiered on the SundanceTV channel in March 2014 and documented her life at home and on the job.
Nesci often posted photos and videos of her son and the family's two dogs, Louie and Toukie, on her Instagram page. The family also has two cats. Her friends are working to try and find homes for the pets.
(This story was originally published Friday, July 24, 2015 at 12:29 p.m.)


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Edited by Matthew Bennardo
Sixteen writers tell sixteen very different stories -- each one only a single sentence in length. In these quick literary journeys you'll meet astronauts, werewolves, knight errants, super spies and storytellers... The stories are comic, suspenseful, wistful, joyful and even epic... But each one ends before the first full stop.
Stories by Mari Ness, Megan Engelhardt, Alex Shvartsman, and thirteen others. Edited by Matthew Bennardo, with sixteen illustrations by K. Sekelsky. Read the free PDF here.
Tasha Robinson,
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Co-edited by Matthew Bennardo
The sequel to Machine of Death is more expansive than the original in every way. With more variety in stories and more illustrations (as well as some cartoons), writers and artists explore the series core concept even further.
The 31 short stories hop genres from mystery to fantasy to science-fiction to thrillers to humor. Published by Grand Central Publishing (an imprint of Hachette), the book was named both one of Publisher Weekly's Best Summer Books of 2013 and one of the AV Club's Favorite Books of the Year.
Tasha Robinson,
A.V. Club
Co-edited by Matthew Bennardo
A top ten Amazon Customer Favorite in Science Fiction & Fantasy for 2010, Machine of Death is an anthology of original stories bound together by a central premise. From the humorous to the adventurous to the mind-bending to the touching, the writers explore what the world would be like if a blood test could predict your death.
The book includes 34 short stories and 36 illustrations, and is published by Bearstache Books. A second volume is forthcoming in 2012. Visit machineofdeath.net to download free PDF of the entire book.
Zach Weiner,
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The Time Traveler's Pocket Guide by K. Sekelsky contains everything you need to know before you get in your time machine -- if you don't care much about scientific or historical accuracy, that is. This humorous book contains practical advice, helpful charts, a set of emergency muttonchops, and twenty-one pages of illustrations.
The Time Traveler's Pocket Guide contains additional contributions from M. Bennardo, Jeff Huber, and Sanjay Kulkarni. For more information or to buy the book (it makes a great gift for Doctor Who fans!) visit the publisher at The Time Travel Bureau.
M. Bennardo is the writer of numerous published short stories.
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The broad outlines of the GOP presidential stakes are coming into focus, and it ain't a pretty picture.
Ms. Palin's campaign handlers have clearly and repeatedly tried for an upstaging strategy. She pulled it on Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, and now she's pulled it for the Ames Straw Poll, showing up with her bus at the Iowa State Fair over the weekend.
And, Rick Perry played "upstage" by announcing his neo-Confederate/Dominionist candidacy in South Carolina as the selfsame "Straw Poll" was taking place.
In both cases, an intentional ploy to steal the spotlight and undermine all the other candidates who are "workin' hard and playin' by the rules."
Seriously: this kind of crap wouldn't pass muster in a high school election for a Student Council president. But infantilism and narcissism seem to be the tactic of choice in the GOP field. That, and a complete disregard for those annoying facts. It doesn't matter what y0ur political stripe is, this is emblematic of a deeper rot in the American body politic: the need to beg, borrow or steal the "media" spotlight now supercedes all other imperatives. Issues, facts and solutions to increasingly grave national problems are a distant second to GETTING YOUR FACE ON THE TUBE, BABY!
There are two equally culpable parties here: the rise of the paid political professional as the determinant factor in campaigns, and the utter superficiality of a 24-hour-news-cycle driven media who are unwilling or mentally unable to comprehend the important issues of the day.
And, of course, the vertically-integrated monopoly that is News Corp. gets to pick and choose WHO among the GOP pretenders gets that all-important face time, while the Tea Party patrols the periphery of the visual field, threatening swift and sudden retribution should any GOP candidate stray from the "true faith" of no taxes and no spending.
This is all well and good for a Junior High School election, where the graffiti scrawled in the bathroom stalls is every bit as potent as any other form of campaigning about nothing. But it is not fit and proper for a great nation or even a mediocre people. We face serious and dire structural problems, not the least of which is that our infrastructure is rotting and needs help immediately. Add to that the loss of middle class jobs to literal slavery and we have the two gravest problems facing our country.
Note that ignorance is a form of enslavement, as well
But nothing is ever actually said about these things. What is said is what focus groups have indicated will get the best response, what is proposed is whatever has polled as the most palatable to a cockamamie demographic, and even in "fair" — albeit sound-bitten and all but nonsensical — debates and the open bribery of the Ames Straw Poll must take a backseat to media stunts and blatant upstaging.
In the theater, it's a great way to lose a job. In politics, seemingly, it's THE way to win a job.
"Heads we win, Tails you lose"
(Our motto)
The outlines of a vicious and gutter-driven campaign about unicorns and other mythical creatures seems clearly defined now, and it is a damned shame that there are no adults left in the room as the Snivelization of the Guttersnipes trundles forward on Wheels of Purese Ordure.
Increasingly, this looks less like "what democracy looks like" and more like "Disneyland Democracy," or, "Great Moments with Mr. Rove," as the audio-animatronic political consultant steps to the podium to lip-synch its canned message to those Disneyland patrons trying to duck the late summer heat in the air-conditioned auditorium of an otherwise dull and stultifying exercise in "patriotism."
Automatons on Parade.
A writer, published author, novelist, literary critic and political observer for a quarter of a quarter-century more than a quarter-century, Hart Williams has lived in the American West for his entire life. Having grown up in Wyoming, Kansas and New Mexico, a survivor of Texas and a veteran of Hollywood, Mr. Williams currently lives in Oregon, along with an astonishing amount of pollen. He has a lively blog His Vorpal Sword. This is cross-posted from his blog.


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Schneier: Passport radio chips send too many signals
"Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, the Bush administration – specifically, the Department of Homeland Security – has wanted the world to agree on a standard for machine-readable passports. Countries whose citizens currently do not have visa requirements to enter the United States will have to issue passports that conform to the standard or risk losing their nonvisa status.
These future passports, currently being tested, will include an embedded computer chip. This chip will allow the passport to contain much more information than a simple machine-readable character font, and will allow passport officials to quickly and easily read that information. That is a reasonable requirement and a good idea for bringing passport technology into the 21st century.
But the Bush administration is advocating radio frequency identification (RFID) chips for both U.S. and foreign passports, and that's a very bad thing […]"
SOURCE: International Herald Tribune
NOTE: Schneier also has a new security weblog.


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That's all it takes, let entropy run its course thereafter.
Like everybody else's hard times, mine too are mostly between my ears. That is, they only exist in my fictional version of the Universe. Sure, there's overlap sometimes, but mostly, my life itself is as good as golden and I'm just epicly failing to acknowledge it.
Right now, for us, it's big dreams, uncertain futures, making money, squirreling away our resources for the months to come. My introvert self wants things to slow down, but right now I'm better off just letting myself get swept up.
I keep my head down and my cards close to my chest and just try to take it all in.
In the meantime, beers are drunk, bloomer's are worn, whole outfits even. Our little community prepares to receive its newest member, turns out that Vilina is quite the seamstress, I hang Lissa's picture in our family altar in anticipation of the birth.
C. picks flowers to decorate all the food I make for our friend's wedding celebration. We get to speak to everyone we know and love. We see what can only be interpreted as signs for a bright future everywhere.
We goof around, exchange handmade jewelry, Amelia learns to hula-hoop. I wear my current favorite Gunne, a recent gift from Missa and my new earrings from Amelia's latest batch of jewels. Who, by the way, wears an outfit that not only reminds her of grandmas, but was gifted by me. Leopard print and flamingo earrings scream "Florida", in a decidedly Pacific Northwest way.
Friends ebb and flow, come around with new sorrows and jokes and ideas and experiences.
These are not just good things, I remind myself, these are the things that are happening right now.
It's business as usual, only that it's constantly changing and we keep bobbing along, waiting for the next calm pool, from which to look up and see the stars.
Two more weeks.
ps. I would also apologize for my lack of posts and comments, my crypticness, my inability to string together a decent sentence lately, but I think you understand.


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Where did the summer go?
October has been a very busy month for me. I started the month by helping the family and our sheep herders bring our sheep out of the mountains to our Ignacio headquarters where the lambs were weaned and then sent to new owners in Yuma, Ariz., where they will graze on alfalfa pastures all winter.
Agriculture is one of the bright spots in the national and state economy. The latest figures that I saw showed that agricultural income was 178 percent above one year ago. It was a good year for us also, and provided the opportunity for our ranch to pay down extra principal on our debt so that we will be ready for the next downturn in lamb prices that will inevitably come.
All levels of government should manage their budgets in the same way. New projects and programs should be carefully scrutinized to make sure that they will be sustainable in tough economic times. In good years, equipment and infrastructure must be properly maintained and money should be set aside for replacement. This will help to avoid crisis management caused by improper planning.
The Capital Development Committee continues to be of great interest to me. This committee is made up of three Democrats and three Republicans who approve or disapprove all capital and maintenance requests from state-funded operations. In October, we toured some of the more western facilities. We visited Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin in Leadville; Western State College, and the Miller Land and Cattle wildlife site in Gunnison County; Ute Indian Museum in Montrose County; Colorado Bureau of Investigation Grand Junction office and Colorado Mesa University in Mesa County; and my favorites, Fort Lewis College and Southwest Community College in La Plata and Montezuma counties.
I have to say that Fort Lewis College has the most beautiful campus in all of Colorado and is one of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States. It is no wonder that students come from all over the world to study here.
There is definitely a need for Southwest Community College, part of the Pueblo Community College system, where students of all ages can be trained quickly and affordably for immediate placement in today's economy.
The Miller Ranch wildlife site north of the City of Gunnison is of great interest to me. The primary purpose of this ranch is the preservation of habitat for Gunnison Sage Grouse. This species of grouse is found no place else in the world.
What was interesting to me is that livestock grazing is important to the survival of the grouse. Wildlife experts explained to our committee how the irrigated pastures and cattle grazing, which stimulates grass production, are key to the maintenance of the critical habitat for these beautiful birds. Strategic sage brush control enhancing high quality grass close to sage brush cover is also key to habitat management. They contract with local ranchers to manage the ranch.
This job continues to fascinate me.
More next time.


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It seems many people is trying to make Wordpress and Yii work together. I got stuck with the same problem, but now I think I have achieved doing it, after a lot of hard thinking and many work hours spent.
My starting point was reading imasia's and isekream's articles. The principle of both researches is calling the Yii application from inside Wordpress. The solution I propose goes on the opposite way: use Wordpress as page template for the Yii application, so the end-user won't even realize he left the former and entered the latter.
Let's proceed.
My Wordpress installation is themed with a child theme of Twentyten (Wordpress 3.x default). For the purpose of this tutorial, let's assume that our WP installation is on http://yourserver.com/wp. When applying it, change the path accordingly.
First step is creating a file under your WP theme folder, and name it yii-template.php.
File: [wp-root]/wp-content/themes/[yourtheme]/yii-template.php
/** * Template Name: Yii Template * * Template for Yii-powered pages * * The "Template Name:" bit above allows this to be selectable * from a dropdown menu on the edit page screen. * * @package WordPress * @subpackage Twenty_Ten * @since Twenty Ten 1.0 */ get_header();

 <?php /* * The placeholder below will be replaced by Yii-generated content later. */

 <?php get_sidebar(); <?php get_footer();
We have just created a new template for Wordpress pages.
Second step is creating a Wordpress page that will use the brand-new template. Access your WP admin panel, create a page and choose "Yii Template" (should be listed) as the page template. Title it yiipage, and leave the page content empty. After saving, you should be able to see the page using the uri http://yourserver.com/wp/yiipage (assuming your permalinks are in path mode).
That's all for Wordpress.
Create a Yii application (using yiic) under WP root, on a folder named yii. You should see the familiar Yii application frontpage by accessing http://yourserver.com/wp/yii.
We'll need a custom ClientScript class. Let's create it under [yii-root]/protected/components.
File: [yii-root]/protected/components/ClientScript.php
We also need to override CController.beforeRender(). This can be done in the already existing file Controller.php, located under [yii-root]/protected/components.
File: [yii-root]/protected/components/Controller.php
/** * Controller is the customized base controller class. * All controller classes for this application should extend from this base class. */ class Controller extends CController { /** * @var string the default layout for the controller view. Defaults to '//layouts/column1', * meaning using a single column layout. See 'protected/views/layouts/column1.php'. */ public $layout='//layouts/column1'; /** * @var array context menu items. This property will be assigned to {@link CMenu::items}. */ public $menu=array(); /** * @var array the breadcrumbs of the current page. The value of this property will * be assigned to {@link CBreadcrumbs::links}. Please refer to {@link CBreadcrumbs::links} * for more details on how to specify this property. */ public $breadcrumbs=array(); protected function beforeRender($view) { /* * Let's prevent Yii from registering jQuery library. We'll stick with * the jQuery registered by Wordpress. */ Yii::app()->clientScript->scriptMap=array( 'jquery.js'=>false, 'jquery.min.js'=>false, ); /* * Wordpress works with jQuery in no-conflict mode, i. e., it doesn't define the $ alias for * the jQuery object. Nevertheless, many Yii scripts and plugins assume $ to point to jQuery, * so let's do the assignment ourselves. */ if(! Yii::app()->clientScript->isScriptRegistered('jquery-alias', CClientScript::POS_HEAD)) { Yii::app()->clientScript->registerScript('jquery-alias', 'var $ = jQuery', CClientScript::POS_HEAD); } /* * To keep the visual coherence between normal Wordpress pages and Yii-powered pages, * we should use the CSS provided by the Wordpress theme. However, Yii use some * specific CSS for forms, so it's a good idea to register the file containing it. */ Yii::app()->clientScript->registerCssFile(Yii::app()->request->baseUrl . '/css/form.css'); return parent::beforeRender($view); } }
Now, the whole idea keystone. Let's change Yii main layout file, in order to fetch the Wordpress page we have previously prepared, replacing the placeholder within it by the content generated by the framework.
File: [yii-root]/protected/views/layouts/main.php
/* * Here lies the core of the magic. Instead of using the content of the main layout * file provided by Yii, we fetch the proper Wordpress page (as a string) and replace the * placeholder within it with the actual content. */ echo str_replace('', $content, file_get_contents('http://yourserver.com/wp/yiipage')); /* DO NOT FORGET TO ERASE THE ORIGINAL FILE CONTENT ;) */
Finally, let's tell Yii to use our custom ClientScript class.
File: [yii-root]/protected/config/main.php
(...) 'components'=>array( /* * Let's use our very own ClientScript (application.components.ClientScript). */ 'clientScript' => array( 'class' => 'ClientScript' ), (...)
That's all. You should be able to see your Wordpress-themed Yii application by accessing http://yourserver.com/wp/yii, and even logging on it through http://yourserver.com/wp/yii/index.php?r=site/login. Further tweaks include adjusting your Yii configuration to use url paths and hide the script name (so your urls will look like http://yourserver.com/wp/yii/controller/action). And yes, AJAX works! *__*
Back onto Wordpress, the final task is creating menu items linking to Yii powered pages.
Hope this be as useful for you as it was for me. Cheers!


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Yorkshire evening Post reporter and novice cyclist Jonny Brown is saddling up to ride Stage One of the Tour de France this weekend in aid of the YEP's Half and Half Appeal
The 25-year-old - currently Tour de France reporter for the YEP and its sister paper, The Yorkshire Post - will cycle the mammoth 190km route from Leeds to Harrogate on Sunday.
Despite last riding a bike as a teenager, Jonny decided to get back in the saddle after launching our Yorkshire-wide 'Let's Get Cycling' campaign and has been charting his rigorous training in a YEP column every Saturday. He said: "We've been encouraging people to get on their bikes, so I thought 'if we're asking people to ride, then so should I'. I've been training by riding on a static bike and out on the roads for three and a half months, gradually increasing the distance of my rides.
"The last ride I did was my longest yet - from north Leeds to Starbotton via Ilkley and Burnsall and back. It took over five hours was nearly 135km."
Jonny will be riding in aid of the YEP's long-running Half and Half Appeal, which raises money for Leeds' two hospices - St Gemma's and Sue Ryder Wheatfields - and is currently nearing the £3m mark.
The hospices are a cause close to Jonny's heart after his mother was cared for at Pendleside Hospice in Burnley before her death in June last year. He said: "I've experienced the incredible work UK hospices do in caring for those with serious illnesses, as my own mum was cared for in a hospice.
"That's definitely given me extra motivation to get on the bike in aid of a great cause."
To sponsor Jonny make a donation at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/YEPHalfandHalfAppeal.
***The YEP's Half and Half Appeal is thought to be the longest-running newspaper charity campaign in the country.
It began in 1982 and has so far raised more than £2.8m which has been split evenly between St Gemma's Hospices and Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice.
The YEP has now launched 'Project £3m' - to try and top an impressive £3m target for the two hospices.
We are calling on you to help raise money for the appeal and keep these vital services going in the city of Leeds. To donate, visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/YEPHalfandHalfAppeal.
Cheques can also be made payable to 'The Yorkshire Evening Post Half & Half Appeal' and sent to The Editor's Secretary, Yorkshire Evening Post, No 1 Leeds, 26 Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 1BE, in an envelope marked 'Half and Half'.
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Long before I was called PilotGirl, I was known simply as "Sony" or "Son" (long o) to Rachael Ray and a bunch of friends at WRGB, Channel 6 news. My many years of working with Rach as a short-haired bleach blonde with a red NABET shirt appeared in a special tribute of Biography on CBNC tonight. Her success is cushioned between photos of Bill Gates, Ray Kroc and Sam Walton. This photo was taken during a taping of a 30-minute meal in Bethlehem by local TU Photog Extraordinaire, Skip Dickstein.
This photo reminds me that back before Rach became a superstar, she and I bemoaned about boys and being broke over glasses of cheap wine and cold pizza. We'd commiserate about watching out for our younger siblings (she her brother and me my sister) and the similarities between our family worlds. In the car, we'd sing our favorite Barenaked Ladies tune at the top of our lungs: "If I had a million dollars – If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a fur coat – but not a real fur coat, that's cruel."
Combine her infectious personality, trademark expressions and ease in front of the camera and I knew instantly she was going to be a hit. Convincing her of that wasn't easy though, especially when local TV news stations declined to hire her full-time. Can you imagine?
Of course, all of that, including a blonde 15-pounds lighter and terribly naive, are distant memories for our rags-to-riches phenomenon. In the meantime, the rest of us still enjoy cheap wine and cold pizza. Sing it with me now: "If I had a Million Dollars… if I had a Million Dollars, I'd be Rach, I mean Rich"!


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The Twilight actress attends the 12.12.12. benefit concert Kristen Stewart attended the historic 12-12-12 concert benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fun at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
If missed, Billy Crystal gave her quite the introduction.
"If you're a young person and you were born after Ronald Reagan was president and your parents have just finished describing who I am, then we have a special treat for you," Billy said of Stewart. "She flew in from California just to be here tonight because she wanted to help out. She got here in three seconds because that's what vampires do when they fly at night, they go very fast. Please welcome, a fantastic young actress, please welcome Kristen Stewart!"
Kristen, wearing a neon jumper, walked on stage and seemed a bit nervous at first before finding her groove.
"I am here to talk to you about New Jersey tonight," Kristen said before giving devastating statistics like $37 billion damages Sandy caused in New Jersey.
Kristen will be in New York City for a while to promote On the Road, which hits theaters on December 21.
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tearing down the system doesnt mean anarchy, it can mean tear down the current system, and build a better one.
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tearing down the system doesnt mean anarchy, it can mean tear down the current system, and build a better one.
the it was pretty crazy, people passing out all around me in the front and the dumb fucking security guys throwing open water bottles in stead of just letting us pass the bottles b4 rages set. lol...
b/c freedom/township extented, is so hot it makes the crowd orgasm.
No Shelter
War Within A Breath
nugg aint hard to get in MN(for me i guess atleast)
ahhahah ive actaully read that book, the real one that is not the photoshop one from this forum
K cause all fans are the same.
i doubt bush even knows coachella exists(no sarcasm)
although i love morello, i am more excited to see zack go crazy then morello but if i could vote twice the second would be for morello tobad i cant make his nightwatchmen performace.
Songs i hope they play:
war within a breathe
sleep now in the fire
year of the boomerang
renegades of funk
mic check
song they have to play:
wake up
o helllll no, then what would they finish with :-)
they almost always finish freedom/township extended
SOAD is on highatise(how ever the fuck u spell it)
and mudvayne.....like what the fuck are you on mudvayne at coachellla would be like Snoop Dog at ozfest.
sunday needs some beastie boys ^_^
more like the only good rap/rock band...
no ones mentioned jimi yet?!?!?!
yeah minnesota really wound be a great place for some festival or SOMETHING
we have such nice scenery exspeically(fuck i suck at spelling) if it was in the fall but nothing cool like that would...
faxman75 from all your other posts i can tell your just being a sarcastic prick.
and his name is Mumia Abu-Jamal
sorry for my bad grammar and spelling as it seems to have offended you.
does being a jerk make you feel good inside? sure hope not
Sigh the more rage forum posts i read the more i realize that most rage fans are morons, unfortunity. At the same time there is a great deal of tools that i guess represent the yearly coachella...
I think it wont be as bad as people expect,
i just hope other rage fans arnt stupid fucks when there playing like everyone thinks they will be, i mean fuck their first gig in 7 years and ur gonna...
It could be alot of things, it has gone off and on the last few years, as they dont seem to care about it much now, but it is more then likly they are updating it now.
The old site was really...
What about ALLPOWERTOTHEPEOPLE?
Well the only real one was the democratic national convention... but what can u expect when u play there :)
who would wanna ruin Manu Chao :-(
and there will always be assholes at a...
Stop being a baby, there wont be any riots.
Yes you were obviously stronger then the doctor with a clothes hanger.
You win, because i mean this is a lit class forum right?
fuck you.
4. They knew you were joking, but just want you to understand your a fucking moron.
see sig for more info
once again, its your type that makes Rage fans, and most liberals look like morons.
You give us Rage fans a bad name.
?? i never said you couldnt dislike a band i liked i said you shouldnt sterotype all rage fans as the same you dumb fuck.
anyways for all u pussies worried about the Rage fans, grow a pair, its...
hope its not a one-off, but im not about to take the chance and not see them at coachella....
your cool for steriotyping.
oh wait.
because you know everyone who like rage and is going to see rage is the same right?
Even if Rage is only doing it for the money, which i highly doubt, who cares?
The members of Rage have done more for more people who have previously had no voice in the world then almost anyone...
ya same, i mean i wont mind seeing willie and a few others if they are at the mainstage during the day( good way to pass teh time) but i am defitly only making this trip for Rage
My only hope is that other RATM Fans will not be complete assholes to the band who is playing right before Rage, but i can understand crazy fucking shit during and after.
LOL thats awesome, on a side note you know that kid who you are gonna hear about dying in the RATM mosh pit on Tv, thats me :D
gonna go for a deathgrip on the baracade jsut like i did for RHCP at...
... no one doubts that he did it really, its more along the lines of what the circumstances were...
your like one of those kids who believes all the anti-cannabis commercials
"whats wrong with...
Yes he is married, and has a son.
HAHA me 2
been going to the gym every other day to build up sum extra muscle for this
but hey, if i was a girl i'de go for him haha
Killing in the Name
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Bactrian Camels
Bactrian camels are well suited for cold climates with rugged terrain.
With their shorter legs and stout bodies they can walk over slippery surfaces that dromedary camels can't handle.
Hybrid camels
F1 hybrid camel are half-Dromedary and half-Bactrain cross.
F1 hybrids are the largest camels and make for good draft animals,
They have one large hump on their backs.
F2 Hybrid Camels
F2 Hybrid Bactrian camel, 3/4-Bactrain 1/4-Dromedary. Like the Bactrian
camel they can walk over ice, mud, snow, and slippery surfaces.
A good all around camel that can handle steep rocky mountain trails.
Snow-white Dromedaries
They are faster and can travel more miles in a day than the Bactrain camel.
Good in deserts, flat land or rolling hills, not good on slippery surfaces.
Black Camels
Black camels are more rare than white camels.
These beautiful black dromedaries are bred for show and their beauty.
Some places consider them to be adverse and bad luck


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What would you say about the traffics from social networking sites, they convert good or not?
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What would you say about the traffics from social networking sites, they convert good or not?
Social networking is always good for Traffic and it generate good tragic as per the post, but you have to know good SMO for this, you can also get the traffic report from the insights of social networking sites.
SMO brings your website a good traffic..What you have to do is promote your page in social networking sites by forming groups and publish something that attracts the customers and drive a organic website traffic..
Social networking is always good for increasing Traffic. Smo brings more traffic to your site.
Thanks for your opinions..
Traffic from social networking sites is good for SEO too as it gives social signal to search engine and you can get benefit of this, there is no doubt of this really.
The Google crawler counts the link of the social networking sites or blogs to get the internet searches. The social networking sites or blogs can divert visitors to main sites. Any types of content or entry over the networking entry count on ranking to site.
Social Networking sites owner submit the site to various directories like reddit and dig. Many sites provide review of social networking sites and blogs so that they can get maximum traffic to their parent site. You need to look at the specific target audience to attract the traffic for the community.
Also, try to be active on some popular social networking sites to get maximum benefit from traffics I would say.


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So I'm really excited about today's post!
I'm guest posting for the first time over at my friend Kelly's blog, Eat-Yourself-Skinny. She has the most fantastic blog loaded with absolutely delicious recipes…and they're all guilt-free! Craving creamy macaroni and cheese?? Raspberry margaritas? Gooey cinnamon buns? Check out her recipes over at http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/ and check out my guest post recipe today, Pear, Apple, and Raspberry Crisp.
So I always forget how amazing fruit crisps are. Every time. Seriously. Have you had one lately??
Chocolate bars have totally brainwashed me. Actually its more like chocolate and peanut butter have teamed up to totally takeover my tastebuds and make me forget that any other category of dessert actually exists.
But not this weekend! I was thumbing through my new King Arthur Flour cookbook searching for something yummy to post and ran into an entire section on fruit crisps. A whole section! Chocolate had no chance. 25 pages of warm buttery streusel later I was off to the store to pick up my absolute favorite fruit crisp combo- Granny Smith Apple, Bartlett Pear, and juicy Raspberry… oo yumm……
O ya, and did I mention you can indulge guilt-free? Only problem was I indulged guilt-free for like 4 people so I think the whole low cal thing kinda cancels out.
But seriously, this crisp has the most delicious sweet and tart fruit flavors with this totally crumbly, buttery oat-pecan topping, all with half the fat and calories. The secret is having a great fruit combo- you don't even need all that extra sugar when you have delicious ingredients.
So put down that snickers bar (put it down….!) and indulge guiltlessly in a warm and gooey fruit crisp!
For the recipe check out Kelly's blog over at Eat-Yourself-Skinny!


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Hundreds of Metro teachers across all grade levels in recent days received notifications from the district's central office informing them they won't be returning to their positions next school year.
Metro school officials say the release of non-renewal teachers is typical this time of year and that they don't constitute as layoffs. Many could be re-hired.
"These are all non-tenured teachers," June Keel, the district's assistant superintendent for human resources, told The City Paper. "None of them are being non-renewed for budgetary reasons. That was not a consideration in any of these non-renewals."
In all, 265 teachers were given notification that their employment with the district will terminate June 2. All were given notice before a state-mandated May 15 deadline. Metro has about 5,900 teachers employed in the system.
Keel said non-renewals result from state licensure issues. She said each year the district hires teachers who have a transitional license. Though this type of license is state-certified, she said this particular group of teachers has coursework they must take to become eligible for a full license.
"There are specific requirements as far as coursework and taking the required practice exams that they have to take in order for them to renew that license," Keel said. "So, we non-renew these teachers every year until they can provide us documentation that states that they have met the requirements for renewal of that license. This is not an unusual number. This happens every year."
Keel said a number of the non-renewed teachers are educators the district would like to retain somewhere in the system. But she pointed out the district has been "tightening up" on its state-required teacher-pupil ratios, meaning many other teachers are already being displaced to different schools.
"We will place all of those teachers and make sure all of those teachers are placed before we start considering these non-renewed teachers for rehire," Keel said.
But some teachers learned they won't return to their positions as a result of unsatisfactory evaluations, she added. Presumably, these teachers would be less likely candidates to find employment elsewhere in the district.
Erick Huth, president of the Metro Nashville Education Association, the local teachers' union, agreed notifying non-renewed teachers is standard practice, adding that they aren't layoffs.
"The numbers don't seem to be out of the ordinary," he said.
Huth, however, has observed that many teachers who aren't being renewed for state-licensing issues are more confused than in previous years.
"They seem to be less understanding this year than they have been in the past," Huth said.
"We have a lot more people calling us up this year wondering why they're being non-reelected because of their licensing than we have in the past," he elaborated. "Usually we get one or two people ... This year it seems there are more people who are in that situation."
For teachers being displaced within the district, Metro has organized two job fairs, allowing teachers to learn about other school employment opportunities.
The first was to take place Tuesday night at the Martin Professional Development Center. The second job fair will take place at the same venue, Wednesday night from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.


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Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe's reported a solid third quarter, with sizable gains in earnings and sales.
The company's net earnings increased 26.0% to $499 million. Sales for the quarter jumped 7.3% to $13.0 billion, up from $12.1 billion in the year ago quarter. Comparable sales for the quarter increased 6.2%.
"This balanced performance resulted from our improved collaboration and execution within a strengthening home improvement market, combined with our employees' hard work and continued dedication to serving customers," said Robert Niblock, chairman and CEO.
"The home improvement industry is poised for persisting growth in the fourth quarter and further acceleration in 2014," Niblock added.
Lowe's sales gains followed by one day the third-quarter report from rival Home Depot, which reported sales gains of 7.4%
The company said it expects to open nine stores in fiscal year 2013, a year in which it expects comparable-store sales to increase about 5%.
Despite the solid numbers posted by Lowe's, shares of the company dropped on Wall Street over its slightly lower-than-expected earnings per share numbers.
At the end of the quarter, Lowe's operated 1,831 home improvement and hardware stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico, representing 200.1 million sq. ft. of retail selling space.


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In Memory of
Judy Ann Allard
December 5, 1943 - August 26, 2012
Allard, Judy 68 of Plant City, Fl passed away peacefully on Sunday August 26, 2012 at 5:54 AM. She is survived by her adoring husband of 51 years, David J Allard, daughter Annette Kirk and son-in-law Michael Kirk of Seffner, grandson's Anthony Cuzzupe and David Cuzzupe III of Seffner, grandson Daniel David Allard-Kiessling of Nuremburg Germany, granddaughter Alyson Herman of Sterling Hgts, MI, granddaughter Alexis Kirk of Seffner, brother Alexander Havasy and sister-in-law Donna Havasy of Hudson, brother John Havasy and sister-in-law Kelly Havasy of Silver Spring, MD, soon to be born great-grandson Baby C*** Paul Herman of Sterling Hgts MI and her extended family, adopted sister Mona Lewandowski of Valrico, adopted sister Henri Plourde of Seffner, adopted daughter Karen Herman and husband Joseph Herman of Sterling Hgts MI, adopted daughter Juli Lazarevich and husband Dragan Lazarevich of Sterling Hgts MI, adopted daughter Robbie Corriveau Bish-Warner of Valrico, adopted son Brett Jacobs of Seffner, adopted granddaughter Tish Havasy of Silver Spring MD adopted granddaughter Megan and Brandy Lewandowski of Valrico and adopted great-granddaughter Taylor Nevinski of Sterling Hgts MI. She was preceded in death by her grandson Paul O. Cuzzupe II of Seffner, son David J Allard II of Plant City, sister Nancy Kinney of Corbin KY, father, and mother Alexander and Marie Havasy of Melvindale, MI. Judy was born on North Island in San Diego, CA. on Sunday December 5, 1943. Her family later moved to Melvindale MI where in 1959 at the age of 16 she dated her childhood friend David. They were married Friday May 13, 1961. She was a dutiful parishioner of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church where until her lengthy illness, was a member of the Women's Guild, past Vice-President of the Legion of Mary. She worked tirelessly in her labor of love for the Virgin Mary. Judy was also past coordinator for the Rosminian Order of the Institute of Charity where she toiled unwaveringly in meeting preparations, meals, and member enrollment. She also worked in the Tender Care Pantry assisting the needy with food and clothing. In 2009, Judy established an email campaign of "Prayer Warriors" who pray for the intentions of others request. Since its inception, the extension of Warriors had swelled to well over 450. Her smile, sense of humor and positive attitude will be missed by her family and friends. Rest in peace "My Sweetie Pie." Visitation will be held on Friday, August 31, 2012 from 5:30-8:00 PM with a Rosary Service by the Legion of Mary at 7:00 PM at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 9:00 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Seffner. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the Institute of Charity via St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Seffner, FL.
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A thousand songs, stories, and television programs base themselves in the intricacies of the negotiations surrounding relationships. Which is to say, any time you put two human beings together and throw in high emotions, life might get complicated. This was especially true in the past, when inheritances and previous marriages got in the way. See…
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West Ham's Matt Jarvis thinks he may need to be more clever after Arsenal penalty incident
West Ham's Matt Jarvis says he may have to be "a bit more clever" after staying on his feet despite Bacary Sagna's foul.
Last Updated: 17/04/14 9:59am
Jarvis nipped the ball past Sagna inside the penalty box and appeared to be clipped by the full-back's challenge.
But the former Wolves player chased the loose ball rather than hit the deck, prompting a debate over whether players should always extract the maximum advantage for their side by going down when fouled in the area.
"The manager was disappointed as I could have had a penalty too," Jarvis, who scored his side's goal in a 3-1 defeat, told the Hammers' official website.
"I don't know if it was a foul. I don't know if I had gone down whether it would have been a penalty or whether I'd have been booked. Maybe I should learn from that and be a bit more clever."
Referee Kevin Friend decided against giving a penalty after the incident, which happened when the game was still locked at 0-0.
"For years now, the facts are that when you stay on your feet, referees do not give penalties," said Hammers boss Sam Allardyce.
"For honesty, there is no reward, so what do I do? A foul is a foul, it does not matter if you go down or stay on your feet.
"We get slaughtered for diving or being dishonest, but when someone is honest and does not get what you should get... so then you should go down and make the referee's mind up for him."
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville said the harsh reality was that a modern-day professional player should be doing everything to win a penalty for his team.
"He should go down," said the former England defender. "You can either be an angel and do what Matt Jarvis did and you can get a pat on the back off his nan when he goes home, or he can win his team a penalty.
"If Kevin Friend gives the penalty, it would have been the perfect scenario for football. The best scenario would be if refs give penalties where a player doesn't have to go to ground - but they never do."


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Yesterday I pulled everything out of my closet to reorganize and figure out what clothes to give away. I do this every 6 months or so to preserve my sanity. I just can't stand clutter and messiness. It drives me bonkers. That's not to say that I'm not messy because there are times when my life gets a bit hectic.
Organizing your closet and all of those beauty products is something I highly recommend. Not only will you feel instant zen, you'll begin to discover items you forgot you had. You realize that you don't have to go shopping after all. You've been reacquainted with that pair of brown peep-toe heels that go with all your summer dresses 😉
One area that needed help desperately was my beauty products. I have lipsticks, lip gloss, eyeliners, perfume samples, and hair accessories all over the place. Thank Goodness for the handy-dandy Magnapods. They have magnets so you can attach them to the inside door of the medicine cabinet. I don't have a medicine cabinet, so I've put them on my metal shelf next to the bathroom mirror.
I also organized all the items on top of the dresser drawer in my closet. My jewelry was a mess, so I took a cork board, stuck push pins in it, and used it to hang some of my longer necklaces and bracelets.
So, hopefully this post will inspire you to get organized. I've always believed that a cluttered life equals a cluttered mind. Believe me, your mind will feel so much better after you've organized a closet. Besides, there might be something in there that could be more useful for someone else.
If you want to learn more about how to organize your beauty products, check out this article at BellaSugar: How to Organize Your Product Stash.
Here's a video from Real Simple Magazine that offers some tips on how to organize your closet space:


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Jim Parr of Panhandle Builders, left, receives a gold pan Thursday from John Wood, after being named Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association Builder Member of the Year at the Buoy Deck. Also recognized were Dave Berger of Dave's Painting, Lowell Frank of Spenard Builders Supply, Dan Graves of Valley Lumber Building Supply, Richard Harris of R.H. Development LLC and Eric Endicott of Counter-Fitters. The Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association is a nonprofit trade association that promotes the building industry in Southeast Alaska.
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My son is 14 months and he is still not walking, he crawls around really fast and can stand alone at times. He just want let go, I think because he doesn't have enough confidence yet and sometimes I feel that he's afraid to let go. He was born at 33 weeks, weighing only 2.9 pounds, he is doing so well now and he's doing all things on target. Should I worry about this and when did your baby start walking? Thanks! Amanda


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An Allentown woman has been charged with homicide after her baby was found in a toilet in a bar in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, on Aug. 18.
Amanda C. Hein, 26, was charged with criminal homicide on Aug. 19, The Allentown Morning Call reports.
Hein went to Starters Pub, on Route 378, with three friends to watch a pay-per-view wrestling event. While there, she allegedly gave birth to a baby boy in the bar's restroom, put the infant in a plastic bag and discarded the "alive and viable" child in a toilet tank before going outside to smoke a cigarette.
A cleaning crew found the baby the next day.
The baby died from suffocation.
Hein is being held in Northampton County Prison without bail. She was sent to the prison Monday evening after she was arraigned.
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New Boy Scout Uniforms Will Be 100 Percent Recycled
New jerseys worn by young members of the Boy Scouts of America will be made from 100 percent recycled materials that are manufactured in the USA, according to an announcement by SustainU, a maker of sustainable clothing for students.
The "Americana," "Varsity Performance" and "Hiker" jerseys used by the Boy Scouts will soon be made using REPREVE, a 100 percent recycled yarn fiber created from sued PET water bottles and pre- and post-consumer waste from manufacturing processes.
"REPREVE is a natural fit for the Boy Scouts of America apparel program," said Roger Berrier, president and COO for Unifi, the company that manufactures the fabric. "REPREVE helps conserve and reduce our dependency on our precious natural resources for our future generations to enjoy."
Athletic gear is often made from synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon because they are flexible, quick-drying, and more durable than natural fibers. Unfortunately, these fabrics are created from crude oil that must pass through long and resource intensive refining processes.
The company states that on average, every pound of REPREVE yarn conserves the equivalent of half a gallon of gasoline.
"Most people don't realize that approximately 68 pounds of clothing per person in the United States is thrown away every year, which amounts to about 10 percent of all the waste in landfills today," states Chris Yura, founder and CEO of SustainU. "By using REPREVE in the BSA apparel, we're delivering a comfortable, high performance shirt that is helping to minimize the environmental impact of apparel production."
The Americana jersey is currently available, and the Varsity Performance top will debut later this fall
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Head Below The Clouds "You can read in between all of the things that have no meaning." I was talking to someone today and she told me, 'It just doesn't matter. The only way to keep from going into a blind rage is to tell yourself that it just doesn't matter.' For a moment, I thought that she may have been right. So much today makes you want to go into a blind rage. 30 years ago people used to make albums about imaginary places to save themselves and those around them from the moment that they might finally lose it. These days, we're just not wired that way. It's the square one that we keep coming back to. Albums about imaginary places seem as worthless as umbrellas to stop falling anvils. But Artie's record is something else entirely. An album about reimagining yourself. Well, more like imagined again. Reattempted, maybe. The first time I heard this music, I struggled with where it was coming from. There I was, in the mindset of "if at 1st you don't succeed, maybe you were wrong to begin with." And here comes Artie with 'try, try again.' Who the f*** does Art Lamonica think he is, asking me to imagine living happily ever after in a Little Crooked House, I asked myself? Except that I would listen to that song, and I would WANT that "I will care for you if you look after me" reality to exist a little. Art's no kid. He shouldn't care so much anymore. But he does. "All these people with their heads so down. All these people drinking trying to forget. I, will remember." Don't despair, I will remember for you, he says. And here's this record to keep reminding you. "We'll put the welcome mat down. Don't have to sell now." On Head Below The Clouds, Artie asks what the illusion is, and what the reality is. How much of the reality is just crammed into your head until you don't know anything else? Can you be totally aware of what's going on in the world and still prevail the way this record suggests? Is Art Lamonica the antidote for worldly poison? Well, just put on "An Open Letter" and dance with your baby at night and forgive yourself a little, I say. Even Artie knows that he's getting at something that isn't easy. "A Cold Night At The Carnavale," one of the most haunting things on this record features entirely improvised lyrics. The jury's still out on some of these things. He knows "it's a scary ride." It's not just an album of false optimism, and pieces like "Carnavale" and instrumentals like "Autostrada" and "Bella Mostro" with their unexplainable Italian titles spend their days in a haze of inbetween, of getting AT something that you want desperately, but aren't so sure will be there. Artie worries about this also. Listen to him sing about the cold he can't shake in "December," beating his fists against a fortress of solitude in "Shame On You" and the resignation in "Lucky Charm" and know this is true. And here's why I love Art Lamonica. I only believed that John Lennon's "Imagine" wasn't a bunch of "easy for you to say" schlock because it was coming from a man who once said he beat women and was reforming himself from real bouts of cruelty and self-doubt. I figured, when a guy like that voices that kind of idealism, I believe him. And so it is with this record. When Artie hopefully asks his friend about starting a band, aspires to a strange combination of Louis Prima cool and hallucinogenic local stardom in the rough industrial area of Red Hook, Brooklyn, or of living happily ever after despite the imperfections, he's made his case. "I'll come running to you," he says and I know he means it. Art Lamonica can afford to imagine these things because he's willing to commit to the realities that they will become. He's spent his life committing to them. I believe this record. You will too. -Adrian Romero, NYC March, 2006.
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December 2010
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Building Scale in Community Impact Investing through Nonfinancial Performance Measurement
The measurement of nonfinancial performance is becoming increasingly important in the community impact investing industry, where individuals and institutions actively deploy capital in low-income domestic markets for both financial and social returns. Quality data ensure that the creation of jobs, construction of community facilities, financing of affordable housing, and other benefits that characterize the sector are delivered cost-effectively and transparently.
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The Chess Club at Bethesda Academy, a leading private residential and day school in Savannah for young men in grades 6 through 12, recently earned 11th place at the U.S. Chess Federation's 2012 National High School Championship.
The tournament, which attracted 1,300 high school students from across the country, was held in Minneapolis, Minn. April 13-15. Last year, Bethesda Academy's chess team earned 16th place at the national tournament.
Bethesda Academy's 2012 championship chess team features, Londen Berksteiner, Jabari Gaston, Tyler Gregory, Joshua Wilkin, Randall Green and Kearnston Berksteiner. The school's Chess Club is coached by middle school science teacher Jean Delgado and volunteer coach Barrett James. Annette Young and Althea Clark serve as the team's teacher volunteers.
"Our chess team did an outstanding job at this year's tournament, where they faced some of the country's best high school chess players," said Dr. David Tribble, president of Bethesda Academy. "We're delighted with their performance and with all their hard work preparing for this major chess tournament."
Savannah attorney Brent Savage donated tickets for the chess team to see the Minnesota Twins play during their time in Minneapolis. Bethesda supporter Tim Lindgren provided snacks for the team's journey to and from Minnesota.


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This blog post is a little different from previous ones.
An essay I wrote for Real Simple was picked up this week by CNN. I was pleased that a story about a serious issue — mental illness — was getting attention. My ex, who I'll call Mike, developed bipolar disorder after we'd been together thirteen years. I spent another five years with him, trying to make him take his meds so he'd stay well. He didn't. I took Lizzie and left — Mike's untreated illness had made him a danger to us.
I write about Mike because I got a firsthand look at a mental health system that's broken, and far too many of the most vulnerable fall through the cracks. Mike did. I write about my experience of seeing someone I once loved fully and deeply change into a stranger because it changed me. I write about mental illness because, after I "came out" about Mike's illness to friends and acquaintances, I was astonished to find out how common it is, precisely because it's not talked about. But mostly, I write about it because I have to. There's an almost burning need to share our experience.
It's been eleven years since I left Mike. Everyone who knew us back then knows about his illness and has seen him deteriorate. I can't sit silently by and whisper, "Poor Mike." That doesn't do a whit of good. Instead, I have to put fingers to the keyboard and get our story out because I can't sit by and do nothing about mental illness. I can't cure it. I can't fix the system. But I can write about it. I can tell my story.
When I logged on to CNN and read some of the comments, I was surprised at some of the vitriol. I know I shouldn't be. I'd already learned firsthand about trolls — when Salon published an essay of mine for the first time, the editor told me she warns writers not to read the comments. We all know that it's easier to judge and express rage anonymously rather than expressing legitimate concerns using a real name. So I thought I'd address some of the recurring comments.
One thing that struck me was that so many people didn't seem to know about how bipolar disorder can vary and that it can present differently, especially in severe cases. This, to me, is yet another indication that we need to talk about mental illness instead of keeping quiet about it. Mike, after several misdiagnoses (which is apparently common), was given a diagnosis of bipolar disorder about fourteen years ago. He's been in and out of hospitals and has seen different psychiatrists. They all agree on his diagnosis. But apparently many on the internet, who've never met Mike and are most likely not psychiatrists, know better.
I was stunned by those who kept chiming in about "What about her wedding vows: in sickness and in health?" When I was married to Mike, I took those vows seriously (as I do with my incredibly wonderful second husband). I spent the final five years of our eighteen year relationship trying to make Mike better, taking him to doctors and pleading for him to stay on his medication. That's an awful lot of "sickness and health." But vows take two people. Mike repeatedly went off his meds. What happens when the person who has bipolar disorder refuses to do his part to keep himself "in health?" What happens when they refuse to take them not just for themselves, but for me and for their daughter?
It's an interesting question, though: whose responsibility is it if a sick person refuses his meds? If they're sick and refuse to take part in their recovery, are they responsible for their choices? If Mike didn't think he was sick and didn't take his meds, whose "fault" is it? His? Mine? An inadequate health system that flings meds at people with mental illness, hospitalizes them — but only if they're a danger to themselves or others, and only until they're stable — and releases them without followup healthcare? Would the old Mike, pre-mental illness, choose to be unmedicated? I truly can't imagine that. Ultimately, I had to protect my daughter and me. And I'm confident I made the right decision, as I wrote, in this essay.
The fact is that Mike's mental illness doesn't just affect him — it affected me, his daughter, his parents, his sister, his relatives, his neighbors and his friends. Mike's mom has stuck by him and has spent both massive amounts of time and money attaining legal guardianship. She should be at the point in her life where she gets to enjoy herself and her grandkids rather than worrying what will happen to Mike in the future.
Some commenters mentioned, validly, about Lizzie appearing in the photos. We discussed it with her beforehand. She has a say. She also knows about Mike's illness — I've been open with her about mental illness in an age-appropriate way from the time we left. I never want her to think mental illness should be stigmatized.
I can and do ignore trolls. Writing about mental illness it too important to worry about what others say. I don't have time to fall into the troll pit. And I've been truly floored by the many emails and messages I've received from people who've gone through something similar. If my essay made even a few people feel they were less alone, then it was worth it.


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A Weekend of Peace and Violence
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This weekend, which included International Day of Peace on Saturday, was blighted by two terrible attacks on innocent people. Shoppers at a Nairobi mall were brutally executed by Al-Shabaab militants (I am not going to honour them with the title 'Islamic') and worshipping Christians at a church in Pakistan were killed or seriously injured by suicide bombers. It is a raw irony that these events took place while others were marking the UN's day for peace by welcoming Christians and Muslims into a synagogue on the Sabbath and Muslims at a church for Sunday worship, both visits taking place in London. It is also only a few weeks since the Christian community in Egypt experienced large scale attacks, both on people and places of worship at the hands of those who have been described as 'Islamists', hijacking the religion for violent rather than religious purposes.
Read about the Coptic Nayrouz service, including prayers for the bereaved and reconciliation.
As Christians and Muslims we mourn all those who lost their lives and pray for the injured and bereaved families. We also pray for peace and interventions by security forces to prevent terrorist attacks. We ask our leaders to demonstrate the way of peace in international relations and when dealing with international and domestic crises. We pray for people of faith, and all people of good will, to model peace in their own lives and contribute to societies which are hospitable, harmonious and inclusive. We seek to put aside anything which tempts or encourages us to be divisive, sectarian or hostile to others.
Just as a few commit to peace initiatives, which are a minority interest in peaceful places, another militant minority disrupts fragile peace in more troubled countries. Peace is needed in both places, as connected human beings our work for peace needs to be joined up. We hold up good Christian-Muslim relationships in the UK, and other countries (where Christians and Muslims who have lived alongside each other harmoniously for hundreds of years), as a model for improved Christian-Muslim relations in needy places. We are 100% committed to the belief that there can be no good religious grounds, in either religion, for hatred of and attacks on the other, see our statement here.
A Christian need not hate a Muslim nor expect God to be pleased with hatred, a Muslim need not hate a Christian and see Christians as the enemy. For those who have met and shared together we are sisters and brothers, those who have yet to meet are more like distant cousins who have yet to encounter each other.
The sad fact is that in many places where we see tensions, killings and atrocities there were previously good relations between different religious groups. These have soured or become precarious due to the impact of power struggles, contested political regimes, military conflict, war and terrorist attacks. These have challenged inter faith initiatives in many countries leading to accusations of hypocrisy, compromise and appeasement. Across the board people of different faiths have maintained and strengthened their relationships and since 9/11 there has been a tremendous growth in inter faith groups in the UK.
In response to acts of terror, people of faith have consistently refused to give any religious approval to violence. Our faiths stand against terrorist attacks, bombings and murders. The divine command to love our neighbour features in all the religions and is notable in the Common Word declaration, and Christian responses to it, which highlights the centrality of having regard for the other in Christianity and Islam. Many have said and say now that the actions of terrorists, frequently described in the media as Muslims and Islamists, are evidence of the true Islam. In fact they are far from Islam, the Qur'an explicitly condemns atrocities carried out in the name God – attacks on places of worship, on the innocent, causing unrest and division, initiating hostilities against those who are not at war.
This is why we continue to hold out dialogue, including with extremists, as the approach which our faiths demands of us. We cannot contribute to or excuse violence and must work through speaking peace, calling others to peace and sharing peace including in places of violence.
Statement from Karimia Institute (a Muslim organisation in Nottingham): Condemnation of brutal suicide attack on a church in Peshawar
Joint statement and call to prayer from Bradford Council for Mosques and West Yorkshire churches
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