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HIA, 5>A 15> BL?A>fc '
i oriuer Governor Sees Overthrow <?a
iristocracj and Juaiiaiiijr iiuio
m rigui oi i?io.
Columbia, Oct. 26.?'"I now predict j
that the year iyli> will see the grea<.-,
est political battle tnat has yet occii
iougnt in South Carolina, and iua>
tne Reform tacion will be the victws,
because the rigiit will prevail, a^.i
"truth crushed to earth snail rise
this inoi ning, in the course of af
statement wnicli he gave to Thei
Cix<u lesion American reviewing the political
situation which has developed
during the week as tiie result of the j
convention roi the Reform faction.
~>r\ rpniv to a Question as to his own i
.political future, he said that person-1
ally ho had 110 further political arnbi- J
tion. "but I stand ready to serve my
triends whenever they call. If it be ,
to canvass the state as an individual j
citizen and make speches for m;*|
party I shall do it. If it be that 1 am
compelled to be a candidate for some !
office, in order to reach the people.!
\and my friends request it, I shall do
it In other words, the future must1
^ take care of itself. I cannot say wnat,
I do, or what I won't do, but at j
present I am not a candidate for any ,
Former Governor Blease's statement j
in reponse for an expression from Mm
upon the Reform convention, in con-'
nection with the entire political sltua-j
tion, is as follows:
"I have never seen a more representative
gathering of citizens. There were
represented there as much wealth, as
brains, as much proud blood and
as much honor as have ever been sepS
stated by men who were deadly in
of South Carolina, and in looking into
the faces of those who had there gath
?r?d together you could see thai thy
j;reat masses of the people, the farmers
and laboring element, were reprel
sented by men who were dealy in
Good for 1C
In THE HERALD A
t tion Ca
I nominate Mrs., Miss ...
Nominated by
In the Campaign, only t
sent in for each candidate wi
I* r
Void after Novn
r.nnn ptw
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K Address
Fill out properly, mail
ft Office of The Herald
expiration date.
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with families using
Kigl Cole's Origi]
KfB Hot Bias
The Cole.Manufact
g y ,.y Co. of Chic go, estir
that their first half rr
8 Hot tsiast .Heaters
paid dividends to
owners a m o u n t i n
$50,000,000 in actua
Now is the time
replace past fuel wai
" Cole's Hot Blast mak
your coal pile last. "
To avoid imitations look t
Cole's on feed door.
fwberry Hdw.
Newberry, S,
earnest, and who c*; ne not to cele-j
brate a victory, not to cheer on in his ,
i ace some candidate for office, not J
looking for the spoils after tbe victor.*
l.ad been won. but men who thorough- j
ly realized that tt present there was J
nothing in sight for them. Some of j
them must have realized that possibh ;
before a victory could be reaped they j
would have passed into a great beyond.
Hut tlie\ were there, honest,
upright. true citizens of South Ca.\>- 1
iu:a U; to what they considered
lor i.ie Li<_'st interests of their slate,]
rf t]:oir children rtn.l children's ;
children, ami determinted to put int!/;
motion an honest election system un- j
d-er which in the future they could not ,
be robbed, as they themselves, by their !
resolutions on Tuesday night, said they 1
bad been. !1
The Nominee.
"Those resolutions, beyond contro- j
versy. declared that I was the nomi-1
nee of the Democratic party, the reso-1
lutions saying so in so many words. |
The nomination is not made by the;
nnr iq ir
MUIC CAt*lUU?t v.vuiu*4ww,
made by a convention, but is made 1
by the voters of the state, and he who '
receives a majority of the votes is thb j
nominee of the party. That conven-j
tion said emphatically and positively i1
that I had received a majority olj
those votes, and vias therefore the!
nominee of the Democratic party for j'
governor. They further said that the 11
? * -1 1 1 aK/\/? linm J
Yjciory littU UtJfcJii wieuvucu nuiu u?ui j
by fraud, coercion, intimidation, theft j '
and perjury. I would much prefer to ,
be in my position today than to be in
Mr. Manning's. Samuel J. Tilden, al- j;
though he was never president, went j
to his grave a much more beloved and J
honored citien than did Rutherford B. !
Hayes. I would far rather have never I
been governor, and never be governor, :
than to have had such a representative j
body of citizens, coming from every 1
county among the rorty-flve counties j
of my state, pass such resolutions as J1
that convention passed, condemning j ]
the nomination, or so-called nomina- i
tion, of Richard Irvine Manning. Mr- :
jor J. C. C. Black, of Augusta, when
he was cheated in over Tom Watson
?or when it was intimated tliat ho j i
>,000 Votes
,ND NEWS SubfcripmpaigR
firat amrnnatinti trmrna
-v 1 I
ill be counted.
iG COUPON
leber 11th, 1916
> NEWS Subscription
. /
or send, to Campaign
and News on or before
Blast in vour home
saving dividend equal
Bank Account! $15.00
aving over a
; is the rule j
- mkk !
nates ?|
i ill ion gm
war,-- said lie would never accept tliv
nomination where it was intimated
iha: iraud existed; demanded another
primary, and was elected to congress.
Ho v. ever, it seems that the so-called
nominee for governor of this state,
no !-. ic thn li on "li tin nf Vl i Q
JM'I I 111^, CX n 10. ui^ uvtiv.uiav.it ui '?*?
faction, prefers :o have the office,
v.hethcr there be any honor attache 1
oi not.
\ot Fiiir.
soeinc; tlie representatives in
this convention, and having had perInterviews
with men from every
T10CK ana corner oi oouui \ annui-;
rtr.p'vjr the }.resent week. I am absoltely
and confidently satisfied that
Sout'i Carolina is facing the greatest
political crisis of her history, and that
the honest yeomanry of this State,
even some of those who are opposed
to mo politically, have awaKenerl tc
a r^lization of the fact that their
elections are no longer fair and honorable,
nor is the victory to the man or
men-who engaged in honest methods,'
but to those who can steal, purchase, 1
intimidate or coerce the largest nam- j
ber -f their fellow-citizens. Realizing
this, they have made up their
minds with full determination, to go
into the fight with renewed vigor,
snd 1 now predict that the year l!>ls
will see the greatest political Dattl*
that has yet been fought in South
Carolina, and the Reform faction win
be the victors, because the right will i
prevail, 'and truth crushed to earth j
shall rise again.''
f'X 1 .. T"? _ .
>ian(is? ntrauj.
"What of your own political future?'' j
Mr. Blcase was asked.
"When I was cheated and defrauded
of my election for the United
States senate," he said, "which, was1
brought about hy pimps and hirelings, j
[ decided to retire from politics, so j
far as self-interest was concerned, ana j
to work only in the future for those .
who have given me mv life's ambition, j
the governorship. 'When the call was
Hade for me to enter the race for gov- |
ernor mis year, remcianuy i weni in. j
r sairl from the stt.-np all over the j
state that I was going to win the
victory, but that it \ras going to be j
stolen from me. I did win the victory.!
and it was stolen from me. Personally
I have no further political ambition,
but I stand ready to serve my
friends whenever they call. . If it be
to canvass the state as an individual
citizen, and make speeches for my
party, I shall do it. If it be that I
am compelled to be a candidate for
3ome office in order to reach the people,
and friends request it, I shall do
[t. In other words, the future must
take care of itself. I cannot say trhat
I will do or what I won't do, but at
present I am not a candidate for any
3ffiice, nor, ar stated in my speech
before the convention, do I exp?c:
:o be."
Giving Out
Around all day with an aching back,
Can t rest at nght;
Enough to make any o^e 'give out.'
Doan's Kidney Pills are helping
They are for kidney backache;
And other kidney ills.
Here is Xewoerry proof of their
J. J. Eargle, prop, machine shop,
935 Friend St., Newberry, says: "1
caught cold about a year ago and It
settled in my kidneys, causing backache.
I had dull pains across my
loins and was troubled mostly while
working or standing a great deal. The
kidney secretions passed too freauentlv
and were scantv and gainful.
I also had dizzy spells and almost toppled
over. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
at W. G. Mayes' Drug Store fixed
me up in fine shape."
50c, at all dealers. Foster-Milbur:
Co., Props., Buffalo, X. Y.
Southern Christian Advocate.
The "Life of Henry Laurens," by
Dr! David Duncan Wallace of Wofford
College is a piece of work of which
all South Carolinians, and especially
we Methodists, should be proud. We
were .the good Doctor's pastor when
he was a boy at Newberry. He is emphatically
a product of Methodism,
in birth and training and education.
And it is no small tiling that one of
our own boys should "arrive" after
this fashion.
This book is a monumental achievement?
the l ist word of research and
scholarship. Dr. (Wallace has rescued
and rehabilitated Laurens in a
way that puts all under deep obligations
to him. It would be too much
to hope that such a work should be
"popular." but we do cordially recommend
it to every Advocate reader who
aspires to have a library that is
worth while.
J. Lemack Stokes.
Walhalla. S. C., Sept. 26. 1916.
DIXIE STAMP ft ST ATT ON RUT
COMPANY, Columbia. S. C. Office
and hank supplies. Manufacturers
of rubber starass, seals, etc.. qt*4sity
&n(^?ervic*. Prowpt attention
to mail orders.
Jovfgoratlag to trie Pai? ana SlcXi^
The Old Standard jrenersl strengthen incr tonJc
GROVE'S TASTELESS c'.iil! TONIC, dHccs cui
Ma!">ri.i.evjricbe -t leMco'l.anr] builds apincsys
>ux A fvu? ton r for s?.d Hb Mivd
. 4i_ J%f.i i .>L A
10 TttJE WOMfc-N
! ? i
i Preside:.; Wilson's message to the.
women iouuws m Dart:
"iucic never was a time wneii it
was ljLiUie neciS.>a;v lur u.e nations
.. . . v? I J C.xv'? v li>C tl ocii-posses'
sic 11 to acciane seil-Kiio xetUe, to dettiuiv.ii'
diiejiijn an.i purpose
an<; ij re-ate tneiiiseives to tne
e.ai work 01 establishing justice
liuill.vind. i ti.llllv iii<U t'Ve/V
cixo us ao A.iicricaiii would be
asuamed 11 Anu'iica aid not know,
wiidt s~ic was ajoul ana uy wii..t
means and instrumentalities sue was
going to act. J tnerefore thought
mat you would indulge me this atternoon
if I tried to point out what
seemed to me the leading peculiarities
of the task that lies oetore me. , ;
"You can best illustrate it by the j
relations between employers and em- '
ployes. Justice can 110 longer be i
and sympathy and emotion in it. And j
coid. It is beginning to have warmth
there is coming the time, unless I j
am very much mistaken, when na-!
tinns shall aere^ wltli nations tnat
1-" ?CP- -w
the rights of humanity are greater '
than the rights of sovereignty.
"Therefore modern society has a
new set of problems to meet. It has
to say if the employer will not voluntarily
establish the proper conditions
of laaor the law must oblige him to j
establish the proper conditions of la- j
"I have said before that .one of the !
thing3 that most deeply distressed me |
in the recent conference of the
heads of the railways and their employes
was to find that there was a;
profound mutual understanding, dis-!
trust and hostility.
"It jiight not to ^e so. Something !
is wrong when the men wno are'
working together at the same tiling
do not trust one anomer and that
wrong thing rests, I am profoundly
convinced, upon ignorance; it rests
upon not associating with eacn oth-j
er in the kind of conference which;
will enable them to understand one j
"Politics, my friends, consists of
something that you can almost ex-!
i 1
press in the formula 'get together.' j
Try to understand what the common '
task is. You cannot understand so- j
V1Y11 understand the coin-!i
ponent "parts bo that -after all the for- j
mula 'get together' lies at the bast of;
it all, and the first step is for the ele- j
ments of society to understand one j
another. The next thing i3 that the i
elements of society should understand!
their common relationship to the so- j
ciety of which they constitute a part.
When I see some gentleman running
'imuck I am perfectly aware that thev
do not see that by running recklessf
ly against the interests of other people
they are really checking the enterprises
which they think they ar>3 j
"If you are wrong, you will get it j
knocked out of you and if you are
nght you will help knock it out of
other people.
"What difference does it make
that you think a thing as a Republican,
if it is wrong? What differ-j
ence does it make if you think as a|
Democrat, if it is not true? And j
what difference does a party make, or j
a party's interests make as compar-1
'' 1 Ll nf +V10 nofiort I
60 "Willi Hie C3LO ui me j
"Now it occurs to me that you |
would permit me to suggest wh-it the j
particular function of -women is in j
t.hic new age. Men have tried their |
bands at it and in the opinion of a|
great many of you have made a mess j
v-f it. And it must be obvious, if |
hat I have -nlready said is true, that!
the functions that have to be deter- j
mined 'by those who lead opinion have j
taken on an entirely new character.
"The whole spirit of the law has,
been to give leave to the strong, to j
give opportunity to those who could J
dominate but it seems to me that the
function of society now has another
element in it, and I believe that it i.-> j
the element which women are going
to supply. It is the element of me-j
diation. of comprehending and draw- j
j ing the elements together." j
! lino uciTnii'C ICTTER
irinoi (villiun o LLiikii
To Tired Worn-out Mothers
Jackson, Miss.?"I shall feel repaid
for writing this letter if I can help any
! hired, worn-out mother or housekeeper
J to find health and strength as I have,
j "I have a family of five, sew, cook
! and do my housework and I became
! eery much run-down in health. A friend j
' asked me to try Vinol. I did so and now i
I am well and strong and my old time j
inergy has been restored. Vinol has no j
superior as a tonic for worn-out, run- :
down, tired mothers or housekeepers." j
' ?Mrs J. N. Meltok, Jackson, Misa? 1
J Gilder & Weeks, Druggists, New-,
j berry, S. C.
W wmrww&a w
For Forty Years Ly(
Y c^ciauic K^uiup
Woman's Most F
?Here is More !
To women who are suffe
woman's special ills, and have a
J -4-^- ?- i.U f/\ll^tirir\nr 1 Affnrc
auwil, U1C II11CC iwnuwmg
I ||H| North Crandon,
ll j jj^^pSSEi | old I got married a
' ^H ^wins an(^ & left me
I l?g?<?B not wa^ across t3
^own Tes^ ^
<||y and do my work.
I I me I had a display
| j have to have an op(
l l^m 'av! much that I did n<
heard of Lydia E. P
\ iljp % I thought I would g
'M : IwpII as ever. I can
; ^inkham remedies."?Mrs. Mayme Aj
Testimony from
Lawton, Okla.?"When I begai
Vegetable Compound I seemed to be t
and had headaches much of the time ar
before my little child was born and it
good at that time. I never fail to re
Vegetable Compound to ailing wo me]
for me."?Mrs. A. L. McCasland, 509
From a Grateful Massachuset
TJnvhnrv Mfl.cc?UT wm cnfiFp.rinp
mation and was examined by a physici
that my trouble was caused by a j
My symptoms were .bearing down pa^
and sluggish liver. I tried several k
cine; then I was asked to try Lydla
Vegetable Compound. It has cured
pleased to be in my usual good healt
and highly recommend it." ? Mrs. ]
1 Haynes. Park. Roxbury, Mass.
If you want special advice wr
E. Pinkham Medicine Co. fconiic
?an *? a jm ~
leiwr win oe opeoeu, reita auu aus
in strict confidence*
The Boll
fc P All
If it isn't here next year t*ie chi
the year after and it is just good \
prudence on-tbe p?rt <?f everv fair
stuffs for man and beast at home,
wheat and oats, corn, hogs, and m
not be?ht rt so much by the boll \\
The man who has the ,e thin~s t
out of a crop of cotton will be in t
strikes him.
Now is the time to so.v wheat a:
to make grain, if you are in earne
you sow and use the Anderson Fi
takes the "if.." out of making gra
Anderson Phc
Oil Con
SeeJGresham & Speer, <
Anything in the f<
make you a handsome
Hand painted Chir
Sterling Silver, Buy he
Book Free. With a
will give a 50c Cook 13<
to a customer. Will i
school books.
The House of a Tin
iia E. Pinkham's
ound Has Been
Reliable Medicine .
:ring from some form of
i constant fear of breaking
ou^ht to brinp- hoDe: ?
o " O 1
Wis. ? " When I was 16 years
rid at 18 years I gave birth to
with very poor health. I cotild
ae floor without having to sit
was hard for me to keep about
I went to a doctor and ne tott
cement and ulcers, and would
sration. This frigntened me s?
Dt know what to do. Having
inkham's Vegetable Compound,
ive it a trial and it made me sm
mot say enough in favor of the
sBACii, North Crandon, Wis.
i to take Lydia E. Pmkham^g
jood for nothing. I tired easily .
id was irregular. I took it agar*
; did me a wonderful amount of
icommend Lydia E. Pirlkham1?
a because it has done so mueh
Have St., Lawton, Okla.
ts Woman.!
from inflam- J 11 [ |
ins, backachej 8
me and_I am
ite to Lydia
lential) Lynn, Mass. Yowr
wered by a woman and ?eld
ances are that it will be here
Micincec it ic meet pntiimnti ,
/U.^lUV.O%^^ 11 1 v7 j VIOOV \.VA1I44*V*.
ner to raise his own food
The farmer who has his
tolasses cane at home will
.o buy and pay for them
rouble when the boll weevil
nd oats, if vou reailv want
st about it, fertilize it when
sh and Blood goods. That
in. Ngw is the time.
>sphate and
, Secretary,
areenwood, S. C.
r Gifts
ollowing lines will
wedding gift.
la, fine Cut^Glass,
re and] get a Cook
$1. 50 purchase I
>ok Free, only one
lot be given with
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Why Alcohol is Making You Fat
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Written: © Maxima
Woman Of The Night
O! golden shadow
In this night
With moon hands braided
Please Hear
The cries of my heart
When I see your beautiful Hair
I'd like to be just a blossom,
A Flower bud
So as part of that magic
I offer promises of coming times
That make me feel nice.
My golden shadow
In the night
I love her .
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Starfish Volunteers
The Starfish Way
At Starfish Volunteers we believe in enriching lives through responsible travel. As soon as you begin your travel adventure with us you will be assisting in developing the local community through your chosen project. All of the experiences that we offer have been carefully selected to not only ensure that they benefit the community, but also to give you a lasting lifetime experience and memories.
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Pathien is only 1.5hrs from Burma's unspoilt West coast. Very easy to reward yourself with weekends at the beach.
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Starfish provides houses for our volunteers. Volunteers share with each other. A typical house will have a shared bathroom, shared living area and kitchen, 3-4 bedrooms organised a twins or triples. All bedding is provided. Cleaners attend the property once a week, however volunteers are expected to keep the property clean during their stay.
This constant water, dependable electric and hot water. Interent and Wifi has been ordered, expecting installation for Jan 2014.
Starfish was founded in 2003. In the last ten years Starfish has made a positive social impact in numerous disadvantaged rural Thai communities. In 2009 our program base was expanding to support Karen and Burmese communities living in Thailand along with Thai-Burma border. There are many stateless commmunities in need of sustainable development to ensure their long term success.
In 2011 Starfish, over 14 weeks engaging many different groups of volunteers, completed a water pipeline in Sangklaburi district, Kanchanaburi Province. The water pipe now delivers water all year round to a village of 130 families. Previously villages hard to trek to the water source during the dry season.


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Well, I see I am still on your e-mail list, Ricky. And as long as you are going to continue spewing your nonsense into my inbox, I am going to continue to respond.
Your latest missive is what I have come to expect; a combination of fact-free rhetoric based on RW talking points and a sputtering display of verbal ineptitude.
"The incidents in Cairo and Benghazi are tragic. As we continue to learn more details, we must look to the immediate future and ask ourselves what does America stand for, and how will we stand for it?"
Your piss-poor grammar aside (something we've grown used to from Republicans), perhaps you should have cautioned your candidate, Mr. Romney, about the wisdom of learning more details before opening one's mouth. But that's all blood under the bridge now, and your chosen standard-bearer is learning that lesson the hard way.
As for what America stands for and how will we stand for it – sorry, but could you get someone with some grasp of the language to explain exactly what that means, and get back to me?
"We must stand strong and make it abundantly clear that if you attack American people or property, you will pay the price. This reality needs to be unequivocal in the minds of potential adversaries and enemies prior to acts of violence."
How unequivocal was this stance during the Bush/Cheney administration? It would seem they failed to make it abundantly clear that attacking American people or property would be harshly dealt with, prior to the ultimate act of violence on September 11, 2001. After the fact, those who "paid the price" were the people of Iraq – who had nothing to do with that event – along with the troops who were wounded or killed on the basis of WMDs that never existed, and the taxpayers whose money found its way into the pockets of war profiteers like Halliburton, or was simply disappeared into thin air.
Do you remember, even vaguely, Dubya's "dead or alive" speech re Osama Bin Laden – the one quickly followed by his "I don't think about him much because he's not important" remark? I remember it quite vividly.
As much as you might choke on the fact of the matter, Ricky, it was the Obama administration that took out Bin Laden. It was Obama who exacted the price to be paid, something your boys couldn't accomplish – and, more to the point, showed no interest in accomplishing once their goal of invading Iraq had been realized.
Of course, we are now all abundantly aware of the many, many warnings the Bush administration was given with respect to an imminent attack on US soil – warnings that were ignored. Was this part of that "standing strong" against our enemies strategy, looking the other way while the gathered intelligence was dismissed out-of-hand by a drunken idiot and his war-mongering VP?
But here's the money shot, Ricky:
"We must show that America will not tolerate an ideology and a threat that oppresses women and minorities, opposes freedom of conscience and religion, and aggressively promotes violent Jihadism to spread its power. "
Not to put too fine a point on it, but just where the fuck do you get off?
It is the ideology of your party that poses the greatest threat when it comes to oppressing women and minorities, along with freedom of conscience and religion. Are you completely unaware of the fact that the GOP have been seeking to implement laws that prohibit a woman's right to contraception, or a safe abortion? For millions of women, access to either is not against their religious beliefs, nor their conscience. But it is against yours, and so you seek to oppress the rights of others who do not share your faith or your ideology.
Quite frankly, that sounds rather jihad-esque, don't you think?
As for the oppression of minorities, you might want to apprise yourself of the efforts of your party to suppress the votes of minorities, the elderly, the disabled, and the poor with voter ID laws meant to curtail illegal voting – which, as statistics have shown, is almost as prevalent as WMDs in Iraq.
"President Obama's approach of apologizing to our enemies, turning our backs on our allies, and leading from behind weakens America and empowers our enemies."
I'm going to assume that last bit was meant to be a knee-slapper, Ricky – a joke told by dumbass Republicans who have their heads either up their asses or glued to Fox News, which pretty much amounts to the same thing.
There was no "apology" to our enemies from the President – and you and your cohorts saying it over and over doesn't make it any truer than all of the other bullshit your fellow Republicans spew on a regular basis.
And if turning our backs on our allies includes insulting them when visiting their countries, again you might want to have a little heart-to-heart with your candidate (you know, the one you're fawning all over now, the same one you labelled the worst possible candidate for your party just a few months ago – yeah, that one!).
Admittedly, Ricky, it's been decades since I left the church. So it's always possible that bearing false witness is now as acceptable among Catholics as it has always been among the Mormon cultists.
"We are committed to ensuring that President Obama is not reelected and that commitment is even stronger following his reaction to these attacks."
His reaction was that of an empathetic human being, a good citizen, and an exceptional president. As for ensuring he isn't re-elected – well, sorry, but that boat has sailed.
He WILL be re-elected and, while we're on that topic, I just want to thank you, your unbelievably inept candidate, and your equally incompetent fellow Republicans for turning what was once a probability into a done deal.
Yours Ever So Gratefully,
Nance Greggs


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(CNN) – A school bus driver in St. Louis is fired after cell phone video surfaced of what appears to be him sending text messages while driving.
The parent tells us the students were from Saeger Middle School.
This was recorded Thursday during the rain storms. You can see the windshield wipers are going, the driver's got one hand on the wheel, he's texting with the other, often looking down.
Those we talked to said texting and driving is bad enough but it takes it to a whole new level when you're driving a school bus.
"In this particular case you're in a vehicle that's carrying 20, 30, 40 children so it's compounded."
A statement from the district says this will not be tolerated; the driver's been fired, and the pushback here.
"Safety of our students is our top priority, and we will continue to work closely with first student to review procedures."
This comes at the same time the Department of Transportation is launching a first-ever national campaign to crack down on distracted driving.
It features a graphic depiction of an accident caused by texting.
43 states have an outright ban on all texting and driving; Missouri is not one of them.
"I think it's crazy, I think it's as dangerous as drunk driving…think it should absolutely be banned."
As for the bus driver in this case?
"He certainly should be fired; since there isn't any legislation, probably isn't any additional punishment other than to not get hired again."


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Lewis & Clark Revisted
WHAT: "Lewis and Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day," a traveling exhibition now on display at Penn Museum. The exhibit includes 60 black and white photographs taken by Greg Mac Gregor as he retraced Meriwether Lewis and Williams Clark's historic 1804 voyage across the continent.
ORIGINS: In the early 1990s, as the National Park Service prepared to open a new museum about the exploration of the American West, Mac Gregor—who had previously photographed the Oregon Trail—was contracted to photograph some of the sites Lewis & Clark passed during their approximately 4,000 mile journey. But after completing the job, Mac Gregor knew there was much more to see—and shoot. So he set out to document the entire Lewis & Clark trail, following in the explorers' footsteps.
CHANGES: That was the plan, at least. "I didn't realize how difficult it would be [to follow their course]," Mac Gregor explains. "I didn't realize how much the Missouri River wandered back and forth across the original course. But today in Missouri they've diked it all the way across. So the river you're looking at today isn't nearly the same river they saw. This awareness eventually led to me change the way I was going to photograph it. I was kind of forced into it."
METHOD: Lewis & Clark's original path stretched from Saint Charles, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, and Mac Gregor knew he couldn't possibly hike or drive the entire trail. Instead, he flew to different locations along the path, rented a car, then drove up and down the trail, 200 miles in each direction—essentially covering it multiple times—all the while keeping an eye out for worthy sites. In total, he would travel 16,000 miles. The project took six years to complete.
A WELL-WORN PATH: Mac Gregor's photographs capture some natural beauty, but plenty of industry and commerce, as well. Such is the state of the modern West. "Wherever Western rivers travel, that's where the action is," Mac Gregor says. "Besides, they're running through arid country. So along the river and trail, you have big cities, little cities, cattle drinking from the river, fishing competitions, boats. That was a surprise. On Lewis & Clark's path today, there's a lot of commerce, a lot of dams. But I wanted the project to talk about contemporary America anyway."
PHOTOGRAPHER'S FAVORITE?: Mac Gregor struggled to pick just one image to name his favorite, but eventually settled on his shot of Montana's Eye of the Needle monument—or, more accurately, what is left of it. The naturally created "arch" overlooking the Missouri River, once a beloved landmark, was destroyed by vandals while Mac Gregor was working on his project. His photo shows what's left.
DETAILS: The exhibit runs through Feb. 10 at Penn Museum, 3260 South Street. For more information, visit www.museum.upenn.edu or call 215-898-4000.


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Adobe Seeking Developers to Help Bring Flash to the iPad
Date: Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 10:38
Category: iPad, Software
In the wake of Apple's iPad release, Adobe Systems reached out to its Flash developer base via a blog post stating its plans to add support for the iPad's higher screen resolution to its upcoming Packager for iPhone development tool.
Although the iPad offers a significantly larger screen and packs more powerful hardware than the iPhone and iPod Touch, it won't support Flash when released in the coming months.
Per the post, Flash developers can use Adobe's upcoming Packager for iPhone tool to convert Flash content into applications that can run on the iPad. The converted content won't immediately be able to take advantage of the iPad screen's resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixel resolution and the company said this feature would arrive later.
"It is our intent to make it possible for Flash developers to build applications that can take advantage of the increased screen size and resolution of the iPad," the post said.
The iPhone and iPod touch handsets feature screen resolutions of 480 x 320 pixels, with a pixel density of 163 pixels per inch. The iPad screen has a pixel density of 132 pixels per inch.
Adobe also asked for developers interested in developing iPad applications using Flash to get in touch.
"We are looking for developers and designers who have a specific app in mind to be submitted to the iTunes App Store within the next two months," the blog post said.


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New Disney Store arrivals and sales for August 8, 2014 Below is a list of new items and sales now available for purchase at Disney Store. Clicking on a product's image or description will launch the product's page on Disney Store in another window. Note that this list is generated and posted automatically. Stitch Kingdom should not be held responsible for any inaccuracies, misinformation or item availability. Disclosure: This post includes specially formatted links which allow the site to receive a small percentage of purchases made through them. Using these links does not affect your shopping experience in any way, but it does help the site. Even if you don't purchase anything, even just sharing products you like through Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest using the icons below them will help the site.
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|Duffy the Disney Bear Eeyore Costume – Medium – 17" – $22.00BACK IN STOCK!
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The Facebook phone now available in Kenya via Safaricom [Take a peek!]
Tefo Mohapi had earlier blogged about the Facebook Phone here.
Kenyan telecommunications company, Safaricom has begun selling the rumored Facebook phone produced by Vodafone and named VF 555. Facebook addicts would love this as the phone is highly Facebook optimized. The phone will be selling for Ksh 6,999.
According to CIO,
The VF 555 is a Mediatek based phone, bearing a similar chip and operating system found on many Chinese, Taiwanesse and Brazilian handsets. Notably, the phone has a 2.4 inch screen, a full qwerty keybaord with a dedicated Facebook key.
The phone supports EDGE Internet connectivity, FM radio, 40 megabytes inbuilt memory (enough to store about 10 MP3 songs) and support for an external memory card. The VF 555 also bundles a 2 Megapixel camera with flash. Entertainment savvy users can look forward to the phones support for standard avi video and a standard earphone jack.


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5 men ran screaming from the burning building at the dead of night, terror played out on their faces. 4 of the men ran in a frantic as the embers from the smoldering wood splintered passed them, while 1 of them tripped and fell on to the ground below. The man tried to claw at the ground, trying to crawl away from the shadow that started to walk out from the building. It took a step closer, and then another, until finally, it was on top of the man. He turned back and found himself staring down the barrel of one of two twin handguns called Eyeteeth. The shot rang out and he soon found himself dead, lying on the floor as blood pooled around him. The other 4 turned back towards the noise as the shadow reached into the man's chest and pulled out a black shard radiating both light and darkness. It quickly shoved it into its pockets and started to walk towards the others.
"Stay back!" shouted one man as he picked up a stone and threw it at the shadow.
The rock simply passed through the silhouette and fell on to the ground behind. The shadow raised its Eyeteeth and shots rang out into the night, followed by the screams of those unfortunate. The shadow walked off into the alley after taking the remaining souls it had collected, but it was really late and it felt tired, making it slump to the alley wall. Just as the shadow leaned, a young boy with burning red hair crystal blue eyes walked up towards it. It was obviously a knight, no, a squire really, judging from the armor he was wearing. At one side he had a red long sword, and on the other, a blue short sword.
"Hey!" he shouted as he ran forward, "Are you alright sir?!" He grabbed the shadow as it was about to fall but then felt something strange as his hand took hold of it. "This is oddly…soft…" he said in a confused voice. Without any notice, a hand came up and slapped him across the face, causing him to reel back and take hold of his face. He looked up to the shadow as the hood it once had been wearing came off. The girl that stood before him was gorgeous. Even in the dark, he could see her long, blue-white hair fall down her shoulders and the angry, crimson eyes staring at him while her red face matched.
"Y-you're a girl?!" he said, utterly shocked before realizing what he had done, "Wait…that means that I…"
Without any warning, the girl pulled out her Eyeteeth and started to fire a barrage of bullets at her target, now the boy, without giving him a chance to defend himself. The boy dodged left and right, doing an awkward dance as he panicked and tried to avoid each and every bullet, but usually only able to make them barely graze the armor.
"Wait! I'm so–"
"Twin Empower!" she cried out, making the ends of the barrels of her Eyeteeth glow blue before firing 2 powerful shots right at the boy.
Without any other choice, they boy pulled out both of his swords, overlapping them in front of his chest in order to block the bullets. He placed the blades at the right time, but what happened next shocked him. The bullets impacted the blades, exploding and throwing him off into the wall of another building. He shook his head, letting the rubble fall off his hair and looked down. Shock shown on his face as the blades that were gifts from his parents were broken into 4 pieces. He looked up and then noticed that there were several other knights that now gathered in front of him, their spears pointed towards the girl, who now had her cloak on, ready to attack. Elesis Sieghart and Ronan Erudon, two of the legendary knights from the Grand Chase which ended about 15 years ago, now stood there in front of the young boy.
"Mom, Dad!" the young boy shouted as the two came to help him up, "Be careful, this 1 is strong, look what she did to the swords you gave me!"
"Eric! You broke those swords?! How?!" Elesis shouted as she picked up the shards of the blades and waved them in front of the young boy.
Elesis was about to shout at Eric again, but before she could start, another knight hit the wall. Before the Elesis and Ronan could even turn back, all of the knights that accompanied them were now unconscious and leaning on, or in the wall.
"Why you little–" Elesis shouted as she pulled her twin long swords from her scabbards and started to swing at the young bounty huntress.
She jumped back and waved her hands in the form of a cross and then placed one of the Eyeteeth in the center of the purple markings that hung in the air. "Bullet Cross!" she shouted as she pulled the trigger several times, sending waves of cross-shaped magic with a bullet in the middle towards Elesis. Elesis took the hits assuming that they were weak, but she was dead wrong; each shot sent waves of pain throughout her body before finally making her strike the wall hard and fast.
"Elesis!" shouted Ronan as he rushed towards his wife's side, "Just who are you?!" he shouted towards the girl who placed her Eyeteeth back in its holsters while she put her cloak back on.
"Wilde," whispered Eric. The huntress heard this and turned towards the boy, her eyes wide open as she approached them.
"u-ugh…" grunted Elesis, "Y-you must be the daughter of Rufus then…t-that explains the power a-and the Eyeteeth."
The girl nodded and answered, "Yes, my name is Claire Wilde. I'm a bounty Huntress."
Hey guys! This is the first chapter of this story called Introductions! Its a story that takes place 15 years after the grand chase, hope you enjoy =)


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Er, wasn't Christmas done and dusted weeks ago? The festive season may well be well and truly over but these festive trees have shown they still have a place on the Fylde coast almost six weeks since Santa's annual big rush.
They might look out of place without a hoard of presents nestled underneath, but the trees have plenty more to give... as part of the area's sea defences.
A team of around 10 volunteers turned up yesterday to help council staff bury hundreds of discarded trees on the beach – to reinforce the sand dunes and protect the coast against storms.
The unlikely protection measures will also help protect vulnerable homes and coastal roads by reducing the amount of sand blown into the highway from the beach.
A five-mile stretch of coastline, from Lytham to Starr Gate, will benefit from the creative defences that experts say have worked wonders in the past.
Two years ago trees were strategically laid out, half buried, to catch sand as it was blown by the wind.
The resulting sand dunes took an almighty beating at the hand of recent storms – that saw 80mph gusts batter the Fylde coast – but, crucially, they kept the waves back.
Where the dunes are not reinforced, the power of the wind and waves is plain to see.
Geoff Willetts, Fylde Council's senior coast and countryside officer, said: "Where there is no protection, at Starr Gate, the sea has removed eight to 10 metres of dune – it is dramatic."
Recycling staff at the council collected more than 700 trees this year and although some were sent to the wood-chipper, hundreds have been used to boost the sand dunes.
Alan Wright, of the Wildlife Trust, said: "These trees are going to act as another line of defence against the really bad weather we have been having.
"It has worked before and we are obviously going to do it again."
Lynn Ashton, Lancashire sand dunes officer for the Wildlife Trust, said: "The Christmas trees have had a couple of feet of sand on them over summer as they were creating new dunes.
"That has been taken off but the established dunes behind them are not badly damaged.
"The vegetation is still showing its roots so it will grow quickly once spring arrives.
"Widening the dune system will help to reduce wind-blown sand problems on the highway, increase dune habitat and supplement sea defences."
The dunes help to slow the wind as well as trap some of the sand, causing it to pile up further.
This widens the dunes, making them stronger, and also provides an important habitat for wildlife.
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Condensed fonts are narrow versions of standard typefaces in type families. Often a condensed font has "condensed," "compressed" or "narrow" in its name. For example, you are probably familiar with the font Arial. The Arial font family includes Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Condensed and Arial Bold Condensed among other variations of the font. The Arial Condensed font is the same height as the Arial font, but it is much narrower, which means more characters fit on a line of type.

Some fonts that are not part of a larger family are also described as condensed when they are much taller than they are wide. ITC Roswell is a good example of this. Although there are several versions of Roswell, all of them are condensed and dramatically taller than they are wide.

Why Use Condensed Fonts

Condensed fonts exist to save space. The narrow width allows more characters to be packed into a line, headline, paragraph, column or page. The downside is that condensed fonts are harder to read because the letters are thinner and more closely spaced than in standard fonts.

Condensed fonts work best in small doses such as for subheadings, captions or pull-quotes, especially when paired with standard fonts of the same type family. They can also work for decorative headlines and text graphics when individual characters are intentionally spaced out so that you get the tall, thin letters but without the cramped letterspacing.

Condensed fonts are also available in display faces—those that are designed for use as headlines, not text. In situations where column width is fixed, such as in newspapers, condensed display typefaces can be used to set larger headlines than are attainable with standard faces.

Condensed fonts have a style of their own, one that some people feel is more modern than the standard font, and they can be used to add contrast with a standard font or in a design.

The list of condensed fonts is so long, they can't all be listed here, but a few examples are:

Myriad Pro Condensed

League Gothic

Futura Condensed

Generica Condensed

Helvetica Condensed

Soho

Avant Garge Gothic Condensed

Frutiger Condensed

ITC Garamond Narrow

Arial Narrow

Why Stop at Condensed?

There are extra-condensed fonts out there, but in most cases, you should stay away from them for any use other than as headlines. Unless they are used at a large size, they are almost unreadable. Extra-condensed fonts include:

Franklin Gothic Extra Compressed

Proxima Nova Extra Condensed

Facade

Runic

Monotype Grotesque Extra Condensed


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Innate Caravan Compartments
One of the big challenges about adventuring with kids is the unbelievable amount of stuff you need to bring with you. Keeping track of what's where, and keeping daughter A's clothes away from son B's can be a hassle, let alone keeping it dry.
Since last summer, we've been testing out a set of Weatherproof, RF sealed, heavy-duty storage containers by Innate Gear called the Caravan Compartments. We take these literally everywhere we go, and we have a least one of them on hand 95% of the time, whether adventuring in the back country, or just heading out to town (which can be the most challenging adventure with 4 kids!)
We've used these storage containers on canoe and backpacking trips, to the beach, on day hikes, picnics, snowshoeing, you name it, and we'll be bringing them with us on our adventures next summer as well.
Let's take a look at the features:
- Weather proof construction thanks to PU coated zips and stitchless welded seams,
- Exterior RF welded grab handle,
- Translucent recycled PU top panel,
- Repurposed fabrics for sidewalls and base panel.
- MSRP: $22 to $42 CAD
- LARGE: 36cm x 24cm x 10cm (14.2″ x 9.5″ x 4″), 80g (2.82oz)
- MEDIUM: 25cm x 18cm x 10cm (9.8″ x 7″ x 4″), 60g (2.12oz)
- SMALL: 22cm x 12cm wide x 8cm (8.7″ x 4.75″ x 3.1″, 40g (1.41oz)
- NEW! EXTRA SMALL: 16cm x 12 cm x 5cm(6.3″ x 4.8″ x 2″), 22g (0.8oz)
You'll notice that these are called, "weather proof" containers. That's because they all have a weatherproof zipper access. As a result, they're not truly waterproof, but like a good zipper on your jacket will still keep the majority of the water out. Frankly, that's been good enough on all our adventures.
We live and hike in the Pacific Northwest and have never had problems with damp clothes or gear. Even while canoeing for a week, all the gear stayed dry, despite several rainy days.
The materials used are really sturdy and the construction has really proven itself. Despite getting chucked in with kids' gear, cooking stoves, etc. and jostled around on weekend backpacking trips, portages and car-camping expeditions, we haven't managed to puncture, tare or otherwise damage them.
Oh, and the translucent window really helps one identify what is inside, so you don't have to sit there opening everything in your bag to find that dry pair of pants for your son (who yet again thought it would be fun to go wading in his clothes).
One thing that separates these containers from other storage options is the shape. All my other clothing and storage containers for outdoor adventures are tubular stuff sacks. I'm sure there's a good reason for this, but the shape makes it hard to optimize space in backpacks and duffels that aren't cylinders.
When I pack for backpacking, every inch of space in the backpack matters. I don't want to carry a 50 liter pack if a 40 liter one will do the trick. Being able to optimize the space in my pack with a cuboid storage container was a useful, and refreshing change. It also meant that the clothes inside endured a few less wrinkles than those in my other stuff sacks.
Carbon Footprint
It's nice to see that Innate is keeping a bit more waste out of the system.
The Innate website says,
"All woven fabrics used are re-purposed scrap that were previously going to an industrial incinerator. The carbon footprint reduction is significant: 1 kg of re-purposed fabric results in a carbon footprint savings of roughly 1.8 kg that was used to manufacture the original material based on data we have gathered from the original material supplier. Recycled pu film is used for the window panels; data provided from our supplier indicates a significant footprint reduction of approximately 30% after transportation."
Oh, and there is no compromise in quality as a result.
There isn't that much room for improvement for these storage compartments. The one thing I would change is making a slightly larger size available for longer adventures (like week-long canoe trips). Kids go through a lot of clothes and you can't always wash and dry everything the same day.
I'd like to see the price of these come down a bit from the MSRP. MSRPs on weatherproof/waterproof stuff sacks are high typically, but I think there's a bit of room to drop the price. That said, amazon carries these for about 27% lower than the MSRP.
The Innate Caravan Compartments are a great weatherproof line of storage containers that have a ton of uses for outdoors individuals and families. The form-factor is a refreshing (and useful) change to typical storage sacks. They are a durable, high quality piece of gear that fills a gap in the weatherproof storage market, and that we will continue to take out this summer on our outdoor adventures.
Disclaimer: I received three Caravan Compartments free of charge from Innate for the purposes of this review. All opinions are just what I'd recommend to friends and family.


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2016 Manor: qualified 20th, finished 16th
Pascal Wehrlein was one of three rookie drivers on the 2016 Formula One grid and is highly rated by his backers, Mercedes. Wehlein won the DTM championship for the German marque in 2015 and also tested for the manufacturer's Formula One team that year.
After a successful career in the lower formulae, which included the ADAC Formel Masters title in 2011, and then his DTM crown, Mercedes placed Wehrlein at Manor for his Formula One debut last season and the 21-year-old German produced some sparkling performances.
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The Brown University Bears knocked off Florida in Game 1 of their doubleheader by a score of 11-2. The Bears got a strong pitching performance from Will Weidig went eight strong innings while scattering five hits and allowing two runs to lead them to victory. Nick Punal hit a three run homer in the sixth inning to give the Bears more then enough runs to cruise to the victory in Game 1.
Brown had the Gators on the ropes in Game 2 leading 7-2 in the seventh inning but the Gators made a furious comeback to steal the second game of the doubleheader.
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Unhealthy mercury levels persist in fish
Published 10:51 am, Monday, April 22, 2013
By Theresa
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Despite efforts by the state to curb mercury in the air and water, unhealthy levels of the element in most fish persist, resulting in restrictions on local fish consumption.
"Mercury is a really big issue," said Gary Rose, director of engineering and enforcement at the Bureau of Air Management the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. "It's local. It's national. It's international."
Exposure to mercury, through the air or by eating mercury-laden fish, is toxic to humans. In recent years, there were signs that levels of the substance were declining in the state's water.
A University of Connecticut study of fish found that in 22 lakes tested statewide where year-over-year comparisons were done, the overall mercury concentration declined by 17 percent, from 0.41 parts per million in 1995 to 0.34 parts per million in 2005-06, the most-recent data available. However, that's still higher than the .2 parts per million that's the threshold for unhealthy mercury levels.
Also, fish in seven waterways, including Canoe Brook Lake in Trumbull and Lake Kenosia in Danbury, contained increased levels of mercury, the study by UConn Professor Christopher Perkins showed.
While the study doesn't test the fish in rivers and streams, the state Department of Public Health declared a fish consumption advisory for all the state's waters. Since much of the mercury contamination comes from the air, officials know that it's in the lakes and rivers, said state DPH epidemiologist Brian Toal.
Mercury's health risks
Mercury can attack the central nervous system and damage the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys and immune system. Developing fetuses and small children are especially susceptible, and mercury can cause neurological and developmental damage.
Based upon blood sampling data, federal scientists estimated that between 300,000 and 630,000 infants are born in the United States each year with mercury levels that are associated, at later ages, with the loss of IQ, according to a report published by Environmental Health Perspectives. Research attributed this to pregnant women's consumption of mercury-contaminated fish.
The state DEEP has worked to lower mercury levels through implementing tighter emissions restrictions, banning the manufacture and sale of most mercury-added products and encouraging proper recycling.
For instance, nationwide, only an estimated 2 percent of household compact fluorescent light bulbs are recycled properly, according to the Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers. In Connecticut, only 4 percent of households participate in hazardous waste collection days, which is when mercury-containing CFLs, thermostats and thermometers should be recycled.
Instead, those items usually end up in one of the state's trash-to-energy plants, where, through the disposal process, mercury gas is emitted into the air and eventually pollutes waterways and ends up in fish. While 40 percent of mercury pollution in Connecticut comes from out-of-state sources such as Midwestern coal-fired plants, volcanoes and other sources of pollution, 60 percent comes from in-state sources — primarily the state's six trash-to-energy plants and its one coal-fired plant in Bridgeport.
In 2012, the coal-fired PSEG Power Bridgeport Harbor Station, operating a total of 561 hours, emitted 0.33 pounds of mercury, while the state's trash-to-energy plants collectively emitted 48.52 pounds of mercury, DEEP figures show. That's enough mercury to contaminate 28.8 million fish, according to Professor Robert Mason, of the Marine Sciences and Chemistry Department at UConn's Avery Point campus in Groton.
Still, there have been mercury reductions in some local freshwater fish and those are due, in part, to the New England governors' commitment to a "virtual elimination goal for mercury" made in 1998. "Subsequently, that included placing mercury control devices on waste incinerators and coal-fired power plants both in Connecticut and throughout the region," said Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project.
"The good news is that we are making a dent in reducing local pollution, but the bad news is that national and international sources of mercury continue to rain down on us."
Fish consumption advisories
With fishing season here, people who get their fishing licenses receive the state DPH advisories on eating fish caught in Connecticut waters. In a video created by the Connecticut Health I-Team, several local fisherman were interviewed at Jimmy O's Bait and Tackle in Bridgeport and said they generally stick to the guidelines. "You just use your own judgment," said Thomas St. Cyr, of Stratford. "But basically, I don't want to get sick."
Jimmy O's owner, Jimmy Orifice, said he feels most fish in the region are safe to eat, but he and other fishermen do take precautions. "We bleed the fish when we catch them," he said. "Most of the toxins are in the blood."
Meanwhile, multiple studies report that those with fish as a dietary staple and subsistence fishermen eat the fish they catch far more frequently than the health advisories of once a month for pregnant and nursing women and small children, and once a week for adults.
"Lower-income people are affected a lot worse" by mercury in the fish, said Dr. Mark Mitchell, co-chair of the Environmental Health Task Force for the National Medical Association, who researched people fishing in the Connecticut River. "When I asked Latinos, African Americans, Asians — they all said they ate the fish. Nobody threw the fish back," Mitchell said. He found that the sustenance fishermen were unaware that they were required to get a license to fish in public waters.
The state health department has the equivalent of a full-time person working with nonprofits and religious institutions that serve low-income people to educate them about fish-consumption restrictions. "We send information to physicians. We send it to tackle shops and town halls," said DPH's Toal.
"It's labor intensive. We do as much as we can with the resources that we have. We probably don't do as much as we could."
For the state public health fish consumption advisories, visit http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3140&Q=387460.
Stores in Connecticut that recycle CFLs are: IKEA, Home Depot and Lowe's.
This story was reported under a partnership with the Connecticut Health I-Team (www.c-hit.org)


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Boston is a city with a truly rich sports history, and we're proud to bring New England fans and some of the best athletes in sports together at the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (PRWEB) May 05, 2014
Fanatics Authentic, the leading online destination for authentic signed sports collectibles, is bringing its innovative series of sports memorabilia shows called the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular to Boston, Massachusetts. The Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular offers the sports collectibles industry an unparalleled experience by providing fans with the rare opportunity to meet world-renowned athletes and witness the creation of their own unique piece of memorabilia. As the year continues, Fanatics Authentic plans to host the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular in all major cities across the United States, including Chicago, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
Over the course of three days, the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular will provide Boston sports fans with an unforgettable weekend of events from May 16th to 18th featuring current stars, league champions, and icons of the game. With a lineup that includes 2013 Boston Red Sox World Champions, Boston Bruins legends, and other sports superstars, New England sports fans are in for a real treat. In addition to headliners, like David Ortiz, Joe Montana, and Ray Bourque, the Boston Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular boasts a lineup of athletes across all major leagues, including the MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA. On Saturday, May 17th, the show highlights a salute to the 2013 World Series Champions with appearances by Boston Red Sox players, Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino, Clay Buchholz, Xander Bogaerts, and more. With all athletes available for various signing sessions and photo ops throughout the weekend, Fanatics Authentic is bringing fans closer than ever to all of their sports idols.
By providing a variety of ticket options, the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular caters to all types of fans and collectors. Anyone can attend the show on Friday, May 16 at no charge and will receive free autographs from Bill Lee and Lee Smith. General admission is just $7 for adults and $5 for children seven and under during all additional days of the show, while ages 3 and under are free of charge. Meanwhile, die-hard fans and serious collectors can purchase an inclusive VIP package for $89, which includes an express line bracelet that minimizes wait time, free daily admission with a half an hour early bird admission each day, signed memorabilia giveaways, free autograph tickets, and a Fanatics VIP gift bag. Admission tickets are available for purchase online or at the show, as are vouchers for autographs, inscriptions, and photo-ops at various prices depending on each athlete. Each signed item is fully certified authentic and backed by the Fanatics Authentic authenticity guarantee, plus PSA/DNA will be on-site authenticating autographs for $10.
"Boston is a city with a truly rich sports history, and we're proud to bring New England fans and some of the best athletes in sports together at the Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular," says Ross Tannenbaum, President of Fanatics Authentic. "We look forward to creating new and exciting memories for sports fans nationwide, as our show reaches other major cities in the future."
The Boston Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular will be held at the Royal Plaza Trade Center, which is located at 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, MA 01752. Fans can pre-order general admission tickets and VIP packages at http://www.FanaticsAuthenticShows.com or purchase at the event.
About Fanatics Authentic:
Fanatics Authentic, the premier online destination for authentic autographed collectibles, is the new memorabilia division of Fanatics, Inc. As the nation's largest online retailer of officially licensed sports products, Fanatics provides sports fans with the ultimate shopping experience via its brands, including Fanatics, Fanatics Authentic, and FansEdge. The company powers the online shops for all major professional sports leagues, like MLB Shop and NFL Shop, as well as media brands (FOX Sports, Yahoo! Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports), and over 200 collegiate and professional team properties. Fanatics also possesses official league licenses from the MLB, NFL, NBA, MLBPA, NFLPA, NCAA Football, NASCAR, CLC, PGA, NLL, and AFL.
With the support of Fanatics' unparalleled reputation as a Top 50 Internet Retailer Company, Fanatics Authentic offers sports fans a trustworthy and reliable source for authentic memorabilia. By developing exclusive athlete relationships with many of the top athletes in sports, including David Ortiz, Colin Kaepernick, Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, and Paul George, Fanatics Authentic boasts a product offering unlike any other manufacturer. Due to a large distribution network, Fanatics Authentic provides fast shipping to sports fans nationwide, and is on the ground leading the way for product procurement to deliver 100% authentic items in hot markets and more.
Fanatics Authentic is proud to partake in exclusive game-used relationships with professional teams, providing fans and collectors access to same-day, game-used merchandise. These rare products are acquired by an expert member of the staff and authenticated onsite. In addition, the Company has an in-venue division that retails merchandise throughout stadiums nationwide. The Fanatics Authentic headquarters is located in Sunrise, Florida. Its new 175,000 square foot facility is home to a premier custom framing, manufacturing, and engraving operation that is focused on delivering the highest quality products in memorabilia. For more information, visit: http://www.FanaticsAuthentic.com


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Windows 8 is coming and it looks like it will be a game changer in the world of computing as now, you don't only use windows 8 on a PC but you can take to out with on portable machines like tablets and these tablets will be called as windows 8 tablet. Oh yes you will be able to do things on windows 8 for the first time by just touching the screen and enjoy the complete multimedia experience without compromising the personal required computing on a tablet on the go.
Excited ? Take a look at the video below to get the preview of what all you can do on a windows 8 tablet or pc in upcoming future.
Any questions, please read our existing article on windows 8 and other windows 8 tips or tricks, still you have something to say or ask, please leave a comment at the end of this post.
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In her Maine Voices piece on March 13, Katherine Merseth scolded Portland Mayor Michael Brennan for not supporting the creation of Baxter Academy, a proposed charter school that would be located in Portland.
Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are run privately. Public schools, on the other hand, are funded through our tax dollars but are run by publicly elected school boards. Public schools are a cornerstone of American democracy.
Dr. Merseth is correct in stating that our mayor should be aggressively working to expand high-quality opportunities for all students.
However, Mayor Brennan should (and does) show that support through our public school system, not through a system that has no input from our democratically elected leaders and our voters.
To promote a charter system as a means to improve education for all students is a folly. Portland's public school district has a proven track record of improving educational opportunities in Portland (such as Casco Bay High School, a success notably absent from Dr. Merseth's editorial), and should be encouraged to continue to do so.
Instead of scolding our publicly elected mayor for not supporting a private, anti-democratic "fix" to our public schools, perhaps Dr. Merseth should support school reform that honors local knowledge and control.
Charter schools do not do better, on average, than public schools, but they do manage to take away public control and put it in the hands of private citizens and corporations, ones that have a very different bottom line than our public schools.
I applaud our mayor for standing up to attempts to privatize public education and keeping our public schools just that: public.


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Epic journey for cyclist Monika in aid of Wicklow Mountain Rescue
A cyclist has set off from Kildare to Galway to raise funds for the Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue teams after members came to the aid of her partner after he suffered two heart attacks while out walking in Glendalough.
Monika Mossakowska began her 200 km journey on Friday as she departed from Kill toward Galway. Along the way she will be supported by friends and family of her partner Ken.
Monika and Ken were enjoying a leisurely stroll around the Spinc Glendalough on a cold Easter Sunday morning when disaster almost struck. Shortly into the walk Ken became extremely short of breath and began to suffer from the symptoms of a heart attack. An extremely anxious Monika dialled 999.
The Irish Coast guard helicopter was tasked from Waterford as the Dublin based Rescue 116 helicopter was already tasked to another job. Upon the helicopters arrival the paramedic trained crew assessed the casualty and winched him on board. In transit to hospital the casualty suffered a further heart attack.
Monika has no doubt that mountain rescue personnel played a major role in ensuring Ken is still alive. Thankfully he has now returned to work and is making a full recovery.
Monika says, 'If not for the hard work of Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue team I am not sure if he would still be here. In order to say a big Thank You to them I have decided to cycle 200k to Galway in order to raise funds for DWMRT. Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue team is fully funded by donations so only our support can keep them going,'
She has set herself a target of €3,500 and already looks likely to exceed that figure. All donations can be made by visiting http://www.mycharity.ie/event/ride_for_rescue/
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I was born in 1972, in Kemerovo, Russia.
Education: Kemerovo Art College, easel painting, Fedorov Studio 1988-1990,
Uzhgorod College of Arts and Crafts, decorative design 1990-1993,
Lvov Academy of Arts, decorative textile, Lecturer Bodnar, Lebit-Korovaj, 1993-1999
1993-2011 Member of Ukrainian and international art exhibitions and pleners.
My artworks are in galleries and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.


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Loudon County (WVLT) -- A killer is on the loose tonight after an early morning fatal beating in Loudon County.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating the murder at Yarberry Peninsula Recreation Area and say it's the first murder in Loudon County in three years.
According to investigators, the victim was Stephen Michael Booth, 18.
They say the Lenoir City teen was beaten to death by someone who may have known him.
By Wednesday afternoon, the only way of your would know their had been an early morning homicide were the blood stains on the pavement of the camp grounds parking lot.
"He did have signs of blunt trauma to the back of the head," said Loudon County Sheriff Tim Guider.
Officials say a camper was passing by the parking lot around 8:00 A.M. when he found Booth unconscious on the ground by a car.
"He wasn't moving, so he came back and it was obvious he was deceased," Sheriff Guider said.
The sheriff says their investigation is on going, but they have several persons of interest.
Investigators don't think it was a random act and according to some frequent visitors, this wasn't Booth's first time at the campground.
"I saw him and his family members, he's a big kid, playing with other kids," said Shirley Spoon.
The park is owned by Tennessee Valley Authority and has campers who stay there year round.
Officials say one camper heard a vehicle leave at a high rate of speed around 3:00 A.M.
Other park visitors are disturbed by the news of today's murder.
"I come here by myself sometimes and if something like that can happen it's kinda scary," said Gene Efu.
Booth had a criminal record that stretched from Loudon to Knox County.
He had been arrested 4 times for charges including simple possession, prohibited weapon, and failure to appear.
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Seth is a young man torn by fear and indecision. His life no longer in his hands, he fears an uncertain future where the only certainty is a life of servitude to the kingdom. Fortunately for Seth, he is not alone. His brother, Garret, too attends the choosing ceremony where their fates will be decided. Together, the twins make their way to the castle city of Valdadore for the choosing ceremony, but along the way, Seth notices a strange new trend in his life.
Time after time, strange circumstances befall him in what others might call a coincidence, but Seth knows something else is amiss and begins mentally cataloging each new and strange event. Learning his past is all a lie, Seth begins to fear more for his future as a dark goddess vies for his service to her cause. Seth's loyalties and responsibilities begin to stack up as he makes friends and allies and even falls in love, but with the choosing ceremony growing ever nearer, will he be forced to flee the kingdom into a life of exile, or choose to serve the goddess who swears that only through her will he find peace?
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There are three more weeks of major-college basketball tournament games, but only one more day to fill out those brackets in Channel 95.7's Million Dollar Bracket Challenge.
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I am a reluctant morning person. I'm probably at my "best" early in the day, but I like my sleep. My city is the same. While Dublin looks lovely in the morning, it is often up late, and frequently in its cups, so it's a city that generally starts late.
Cycling at 6:30 this morning, with the sky tinted rose out over the Irish Sea, and the sun still crawling towards its first cup of coffee, I was struck by the fortitude of this town. Despite the late night and an early morning chill, delivery men and women, the frosty joggers, and the gung-ho get to work early types were all making their way in the day. I've always loved to see a city early in the morning, while it's still stumbling around bleary-eyed in its manky old bathrobe. You learn a lot about a place if you catch it with its makeup off.
Getting to know your city at all times of the day is invaluable. Make a point of seeing it not just when it wants you too. Sneak up on it. Surprise it. Catch it off guard. For potential immigrants this is critical.
In today's world of too much information and endless sources of input, we are fed a constant stream of constant streams. No, I don't know what that means either. Except to say that the key word there is "fed". We are given information freely, and, effectively, told what to think.
One of my favorite lines from the TV show 'The Wire' (a show packed with good lines) comes when a wise old clergymen tells a police commander "Nothing in this world is more expensive than free." That's certainly true when it comes to getting to know a place. They (the powers that be and their PR operations) will tell you what they want you to hear. They put out the message:
"Dublin is a party town filled with good-natured easy going folks who like to drink and stay up late."
And before long, true or not, that's what people expect. They go looking for it, and publicans, restaurant owners, and officials give them that. The whole system gets geared to that thing, and the reality of a place is determined by all manner of information that we get for free. But is it true?
If you are going to live there, year round, possibly for life, you must look deeper and find the answer to that question.
It's for this reason that I always recommend taking a pre-emigration trip if your circumstances will allow it. When you take your scouting trip, make an effort to get up early and stay up late. See the city with its shirt untucked. Read the literature and the hype, but enjoy the beauty of sunrise. Say hello to people on the street at 6 in the morning. Do they grumble or say hello back?
A good friend, and fellow immigrant who writes the New Dubliner blog tells me that Paris is really not a "morning" town. By ten o'clock they are just getting the day's deliveries.
"10 o'clock, seriously?", I asked, stunned.
Even in Dublin the early morning supply runs are substantively under way by six. In the U.S. it's often 3 or 4am. Yes, American excess truly knows no bounds.
But my point is, a city's, and indeed, a country or culture's, rhythms reflect its values and priorities. They are a pretty good indication of what you can expect if you move there. So, get up, and get out. Get to know the place where you live, and the place where you think you'd like to live.
In the meantime, please share you experiences with city rhythms, and catching notable places off guard.
Things to look forward to in upcoming posts:
* Renting Abroad, Home Maintenance and Property Management in a Foreign Country
* Corporate Taxes Abroad, and the Con Artistry of Luring Foreign Investment


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The Union Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 Monday night to write a letter of support for the Highway 47 Missouri River Bridge to use in a grant application.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is preparing an application for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grant.
MoDOT is seeking $20 million in grant funds to use toward the overall construction cost of the bridge from Washington to Warren County.
The total cost of the bridge is estimated at $55 million. The deadline to submit applications for this round of grants is June 3.
Judy Wagner, MoDOT area engineer, said she wanted more than 50 percent of the cost of the bridge to come from Missouri.
Wagner said competition for the funding is very competitive, with thousands of applications across the nation.
"The only difference this year is in the timing," Wagner said, noting that the application deadline is earlier, so agencies had less time to prepare the grant application.
Bob Zick, chairman of the Missouri Highway 47 Bridge Committee, requested the letters from about three dozen cities, state representatives, counties and legislators.
The letters will become a part of the application.
"I think it's a really important project for the region and for the state of Missouri," Zick said. "If we can get this funding, it's more likely that we will get the bridge more timely, it will put people to work and give us a safe bridge again."
Wagner said the grant would bring Missouri money back to Missouri.
"We're trying to get as thorough and comprehensive as possible so we can bring this additional funding to our state," she said.
If the grant funding was received, the money has to be allocated by June 2014.
Wagner said she appreciate entities showing their support for the bridge and for the project itself.
The city of Union also wrote a letter of support last year, but grant funds were not secured.


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Mike Collett | July 07, 2006 16:53 IST
One flash of inspired genius might be all that separates France and Italy [Images] at the end of Sunday's World Cup final which is likely to see the defences of both sides dominate.
With the Italians having conceded only one goal, and France conceding just two, the outcome could hinge on a single slip or mistake -- or by one flash of brilliance.
Naturally, if one team can dominate midfield they will hold an advantage, and Italy must start as favourites as they hold the slight advantage in almost every department from goalkeeper to attack.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi and his French counterpart Raymond Domenech have altered their tactics throughout the competition but both appear to have found settled formations now.
Both are employing systems featuring lone strikers supported by two attacking midfielders -- which puts the onus on the midfielders to create as many chances as they can.
Luca Toni took on the target man role for Italy against Germany [Images] but was later replaced by Alberto Gilardino -- Lippi will choose between those two again unless he opts to play both with just Francesco Totti [Images] in the supporting role.
Argentine-born winger Mauro Camoranesi, who along with Totti has the job of operating just behind the frontman, was one of the few players to disappoint against Germany and Lippi might be tempted to sacrifice him for a second striker.
The rock solid defence, marshalled magnificently by captain Fabio Cannavaro, has been the foundation of Italy's run to the final but it is the midfield where the battle could really be won or lost.
Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo were outstanding against Germany with Gattuso's controlled aggression perfectly complimenting the class of Pirlo's intelligent passing and movement.
The pair will be up against two of the toughest central midfielders in the game however in France's Claude Makelele and Patrick Vieira -- the outcome of that midfield match-up will go along way to determining the pattern of the game.
Italy's midfield lacks width but the Azzurri have made up for that through the contribution of overlapping full-backs Gianluca Zambrotta and Fabio Grosso -- both have scored in the tournament and both have created goals.
Their approach will contrast significantly with France's where Zinedine Zidane [Images], playing the last match of his illustrious career will try and prompt attacking moves for Thierry Henry [Images] and Franck Ribery.
Domenech is expected to keep faith in the team who started France's last three matches, a compact 4-2-3-1 formation with Zidane in the playmaking role and Henry on his own up front supported by the likes of Florent Malouda and the speedy Ribery.
Before the tournament Domenech had never fielded the same team in successive matches but he now seems to have found the right formula with an almost equally watertight back four as the Italians.
A fan of Italian football, Domenech believes in a tactical, defensive approach with just one key attacker in Henry. Although he has scored three goals in the tournament, he is not the same lethal finisher for France as he is for Arsenal, although still a permanent danger.
David Trezeguet, who has hardly been used so far, knows all about breaking Italian defences and looks the perfect man to bring on if fresh legs and ideas are needed to decide the game.
France have few weaknesses but Fabien Barthez in goal has been less impressive than Italian counterpart Gianluigi Buffon so far and could show signs of nerves.


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Just heard an awesome story on the NBC Olympic coverage. Michael Phelps alternated between watching Olympic coverage and the movie Hoosiers for motivation last night, prior to his record-extending 23rd Olympic medal, and 19th gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro tonight.
Hoosiers has always been one of my favorite movies. And growing up a Midwestern basketball player, in the heart of Illinois, with an entire family of Hoosiers and Indiana connections, it's always been my favorite sports movie. Hands down. I grew up as a kid with a framed Hoosiers movie poster on my wall. (My mom was a cheerleader for the 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers basketball team, led by Bobby Knight, who went 32-0 and won the National Championship.) My entire family went to IU (except for me).
Hoosiers has always been an inspirational movie for me. It goes without saying that it was pretty cool to hear that Phelps used it as motivation. If you haven't seen the classic from David Anspaugh and Angelo Pizzo, I highly recommend it.
Go Team USA.