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Donna Kooler's 555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns
Donna Kooler's 555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns
Try this wealth of fabulous patterns that can be done singly for charming trinkets, or combined for delightful motifs. Following general themes of flora and fauna, friends and family, heart and soul, hearth and home, heaven and earth, and happy holidays, there are hundreds of full-color charts to choose from. From mischievous kittens and dozens of different alphabets to carousels and cupids, the hardest part of these designs is choosing which one to stitch first!
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says:Nibs Thomas8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Have both these wonderful books, easy to use.,
April 20, 1999By A CustomerThis review is from: Donna Kooler's 555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns (Paperback)I have both books by Donna Kooler and can not wait for book 3 and 4 to come out. I have made some beautiful items for myself and gifts from these books. Love them. Wish she didn't continue to the next page on the graph. I haven't been stiching long and I got lost once. Love these otherwise. Also the Sam Hawkins books, I have 5 of his books and can't even begin to say enough about his books. Love them.
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555 stars for Donna – yet again,
April 5, 2000ByNibs Thomas (Wiltshire, England) –This review is from: Donna Kooler's 555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns (Paperback)Yet again, Donna and her team have managed to put together distinctive charts, this time using six themes : Flora & Fauna, Friends & Family, Heart & Soul, Hearth & Home, Heaven & Earth and Happy Holidays. All the designs manage to be straightforward to stitch without being boring, and all are vibrant, colourful and effective. As usual, she excels with her Christmas designs – I'm on my third 'If you see Santa, tell him I've been good', its so good on blue. Add one or two different small designs (there's so many in this book) and you have another special picture for someone's Christmas (and it doesn't have to be a child!) This book is yet another goldmine. Like all of Donna's books, its a joy just to look at the pictures !
says:Anonymous4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The best book of small designs ever produced.,
August 8, 1998By A CustomerThis review is from: Donna Kooler's 555 Fabulous Cross-Stitch Patterns (Hardcover)This is a wonderful book! Every chapter has hundreds of designs to choose from and something for every occasion you would ever need. It is truly a stitchers dream book.


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Hm. With 52 choices for the first character and 62 thereafter, a 4 character is capable of producing 52 * 62**3 different strings:12,393,056
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SL reps God; Military chief backs nuke deal, chides Russia
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Iran's Supreme Leader cannot be removed
Reuters | Mowjcamp | Oct. 13, 2009Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cannot be removed from his post because his legitimacy comes from God, an official close to Iran's most powerful figure was reported on Friday as saying.
Mojtaba Zolnour, a Khamenei representative in the elite Revolutionary Guards, told a gathering of Khamenei's representatives in Iranian universities that the clerical body that chose him, the Assembly of Experts, could not remove him.
"The members of the assembly ... do not appoint the Supreme Leader, rather they discover him and it is not that they would be able to remove him any time they wish so," he said, according to a report on the website Mowjcamp, which backs Ahmadinejad's opponent Mir Hossein Mousavi. In theory Khamenei can be removed by the 86-man Assembly of Experts, which approved him as successor to Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. But the system has never been tested.
"In the Islamic system, the office and the legitimacy of the Supreme Leader comes from God, the Prophet and the Shi'ite Imams, and it is not that the people give legitimacy to the Supreme Leader and are able to remove him when they want," said Zolnour, speaking in the religious city of Qom.
He said the Supreme Leader should try to make himself acceptable to the people. "The legitimacy of the Supreme Leader is from above (heaven), and his acceptability is from the people," Zolnour said.
Feds move to seize 4 mosques, skyscraper linked to Iranian government
AP | Nov. 13, 2009
Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.
Iran armed forces chief backs nuclear deal
AFP | Nov. 13, 2009
Iranian armed forces chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi said Friday he backed proposals for Iran to ship out most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium in return for fuel for a reactor designed to produce medical isotopes.
"We won't suffer from an exchange of fuel," the Mehr news agency quoted the general as saying.
"On the contrary, in obtaining fuel enriched to 20% purity for the Tehran reactor, a million of our citizens will benefit from the medical treatment it can enable and we will prove at the same time the bona fides of our peaceful nuclear activities."
The general said he had no particular issue with the amount of low-enriched uranium that Iran shipped out --1,200 kilograms under the proposals drawn up by the U.N. nuclear watchdog and approved by the major powers.
Top Iran commander chides Russia over failure to deliver S300 missiles
BBC Monitoring | Nov. 13, 2009
We have some grievance against our Russian friends in our northern neighborhood, said a member of the Supreme Council for National Security, IRNA quoted Joint Armed Forces' Information Center as saying.
"Do the Russian strategists not consider Iran's geopolitical importance in terms of ensuring security for Russia? Why is it that S300 defense missiles, on which the two countries had agreed in order to defend Iran, have not been allowed to be dispatched and the Russian side has been delaying their dispatch for more than six months?" Dr. Seyyed Hassan Firouzabadi added.
He expressed his hope that this reminder would encourage the Russian friends to act more promptly in the dispatch of the subject of the agreement.
Osama lighters popular in south Iran
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There has been a large-scale distribution of some goods in the southern regions of the country, especially in Khuzestan Province. When these items are switched on the image of Osama Bin Laden appears, which amazes the citizens!
A type of Chinese lighters, equipped with a torch, when switched on reflect the image of the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, on a wall or anywhere else, toward which the beam is directed.
The sellers of the lighters, who have purchased them from other sellers, have also expressed unawareness of this matter.
The lighters have reportedly been imported to the country by seamen who travel from the southern ports, especially from Khorramshahr to Iraq and the [United Arab] Emirates.
The image of Bin Laden appears in a lighted circle wearing a turban and delivering a speech.
The lighters, under the trade name of "olqmpre 2008" [written in English], are being sold in some roadside shops and kiosks.
In Iran, Cyber police spring into action
Press TV | Nov. 13, 2009
Amid the growing use of the Internet in Iran, a senior Iranian police official says a special unit to monitor Internet crimes has sprung into action in the country.
Speaking to Iran's Labor News Agency (ILNA) on Friday, head of the police unit in charge of countering internet crimes General Mehdi Omidi said the special committee would act against "attempted fraud, illegal advertising, insults and spreading lies and falsehood."
"The police will also intervene in political matters in case an illegal act takes place [on the Internet]," Gen. Omidi told ILNA.
He added that the police would deal with individuals as presently there exists little or no major organized crime in cyberspace.
MP against administration takeover of Tehran metro
Tabnak | Nov. 13, 2009
Mousa Servati, a member of the Majlis programming and budget commission, said handing the management of the Tehran Metro Company to the government was in violation of article 44 of the Constitution.
"Article 44 of the Constitution states that the responsibilities of the government must be reduced and passed on to other sectors and returning control of the metro to the government is in violation of this article."
"Returning the Metro Company to the government is a wrong move; and according to Article 44, the government's responsibilities must be reduced," Servati told Mehr News Agency.
"[Pursuant to] Majlis legislation, the management of the Metro Company was handed to the municipalities. If the government wants to regain control of this company, it would also require Majlis approval."
He went on to speculate that the recent remarks by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regarding a government takeover of the Metro Company could be the result of repeated criticism that the government was not doing enough to help the company.
"Either way, the government is obliged to execute Majlis legislation, and if it wants to help the Metro Company this does not require directly stepping in to assume management of the company."
Safi-Golpayegani: Sources will never enter political games
Tabnak | Nov. 12, 2009
Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi-Golpayegani said the Sources of Emulation followed the path of Islam, the Qoran and faith and would not engage in political or factional movements.
"Those who move around the axis of clergy and pursue Islamic objectives will achieve their goals, but those who contemplate inflicting damage do not seek to protect the Leadership as they are betraying Islam therefore they must redeem themselves," he said.
"Internal disputes and disagreements between political parties must be resolved, because internal disputes do not serve the interests of the country and it is damaging to Islam and the independence of the country."
"Majlis must be independent in its decision-making and actions; and it must not be pressured, otherwise it will be compared to the Pahlavi-era parliament."
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Chapter 1 : My Best Friend
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A/N: This story is dedicated to TheOtherGirl, who provided the character base for Talianna and let me manipulate her to do whatever I want.
The first time I paid any attention to Talianna Remington was my first Saturday at Hogwarts. I had seen her at the Sorting Ceremony a few nights ago, but I was way too nervous to actually acknowledge anybody or anything. I couldn't do much else but talk with all my brothers. Then there were lessons I had to pay attention to. But I sure paid attention to her that morning.
I was sitting on a common room couch at one in the morning, staring into the fireplace because I didn't have anything else to do. Tali skipped down the stairs from the dorm. She apparently hadn't thought to put on a dressing gown, because she wasn't wearing anything but a tank top and shorts. I thought she would turn around and run up the stairs to make herself a little more decent when she saw the common room wasn't empty. But she surprised me. It wouldn't be the last time.
Tali made a beeline to the sofa I was sitting on. She jumped up and landed on her knees, sitting on her feet, right next to me. She stuck her hand out to me.
"Hi! I'm Talianna, but I go by Tali. I'm a first year." I continued to stare at her. "You know," she said, wiggling her hand, "you're supposed to shake it."
I snapped out of it. "Sorry," I replied, shaking her hand. "I'm Fred. I'm a first year, too."
A smile broke across her face. "Really? You're a first year, too? Isn't this the best place ever? My parents are Muggles, so I was so surprised when I got my letter. What about you? Are the people in you family magic?"
Tali and I sat there and talked for three hours. When we got hungry, we walked straight down to the kitchens George and I had found the day before. We talked in the kitchens for another two hours. I told her everything I could think of about me and my family. She told me everything I could ever wasn't to know about her (like what her favorite foods are) and a lot of things I wouldn't necessarily think to ask (like why she won't eat Altoids). She quickly became my best friend. She is one of very few people and the first girl (the second and only other being Ginny) to successfully pull a prank on George and I. (I won't go into specifics, but let's just say it involved glitter, a Niffler, and every pair of dirty socks me and George have.) Tali, Lee, George and I were easily the closest four friends Hogwarts had ever seen.
Until second year, that is. That's when Tali discovered there were boys at Hogwarts.
Not that she didn't realize her three best friends were male. She's not that stupid. But we were guys, not boys. Guys knew her as loud, blunt, and sometimes annoying, wearing tank tops and ponytails. Boys were treated to a quieter, ladylike, flirtatious girl who wore make-up. Make-up! I didn't even think she knew what make-up was until I watched her putting on lip gloss in the Great Hall.
It was through her adventures with boys that I realized that Tali could have legitimately been sorted into any of the four houses. She showed Ravenclaw intelligence by learning everything she could about her most recent target. Ahem, I mean, potential boyfriend. Then she showed Gryffindor nerve by flirting outrageously and Slytherin cunning by manipulating the poor boy. After she acquired her prey, I mean, had secured a date, she showed a fierce Hufflepuff loyalty to him until she broke up with him a week later (if they were lucky, it was two weeks). But she showed her true scarlet-and-gold Gryffindor pride by always coming back to her guys.
She stayed close to comfort at first, dating the only other Gryffindor in our year, William. Then she started going for older Gryffindors she went after Aidan, Alexander, and Henry in quick succession. She had a fling with Oliver until she realized he was a little too obsessed with Quidditch. She considered Percy, but George and I talked her out of that one. She also thought about Charlie, but quickly decided he was too old for her.
After that, Tali began dating outside our house. She and Cedric were together for a full two-and-a-half weeks before they both decided they weren't right for each other. Then she dated a long string of Hufflepuffs (including Colin F., Byron, Ian, Colin R., Tristan, Ben, Colin P., and Alan. We couldn't keep up, so we called them all Colin.) with a few Ravenclaws like James, Noah, and Joseph thrown in. Then she developed a rebellious streak and decided on a Slytherin. She and Marcus Flint lasted two days before she hexed him for wandering hands and decided "No more Slytherins." After that, she fancied herself as a "cougar" like those older actresses and dated a few twitchy little first years named A.C., Karl, Wendell, and Duane.
Truth be told, I was frustrated by all this. I never told anyone, not even George, but about halfway through the Colins, I started resisting really strong urges to punch the "Flavor of the Week." They were all right, and I was even friends with some of them (post-break-up).
But when my Tali talked about how happy they made her, I wanted them gone.
George and I stayed at the school over Christmas break. Tali stayed too because she had to break it off with Vinnie. (Nice bloke. Ravenclaw Prefect. Never turned us in for sneaking around the kitchens, which was his patrol area.) George and Lee were serving detention the first night of holidays for transforming all the Christmas decorations in the corridor to the Slytherin Common Room into rather angry flobberworms. I wasn't blamed due to being in detention myself at the time. So I lazed about in the Common Room with my older brother, playing Exploding Snap. (To clarify, I was with Charlie. Can you imagine dear old Perce lazing about, or me lazing about with him? Sign of the apocalypse, that is.) We talked about Charlie's girlfriend, Brenna, until we saw Tali come down the girls' dorm steps in her customary break-up outfit (her school blouse and tie, along with a pair of jeans) and head out the portrait entrance.
Charlie glanced at Tali before returning to our game. "Enough about me and Brenna," he said. "How are you and Miss Tali doing?"
I looked at him like he was crazy. "We would be fine, except for the fact that there is no 'me and Miss Tali.' She's my best friend, and for the next ten minutes, she has a boyfriend named Vinnie."
"So who is the next poor soul to fall into her trap?"
"She hasn't chosen yet, and don't talk about her like she's some evil mastermind. She's not You-Know-Who, you know."
Charlie smiled at me. "Yeah, but apparently she's got you as a follower. You like her, don't you?"
I played with my cards guiltily. "Maybe. I guess that makes sense. But she's my best friend! What if, when we break up, we're not friends anymore? What would I do then?"
"I don't know. But is it worth the risk? That's what you have to ask yourself. If you think it could last, or if you fall apart, you'll still be okay, then you should go for it. Because it's better to take the risk and be happy than do nothing and wonder what could have been." He put his cards down in front of me. "Night," he said and went up to the seventh year boys' dorm.
After my talk with Charlie, I made myself a promise. I was going to ask Tali out before the end of Christmas holidays, when everybody came back. On the last day of holidays, I still hadn't gotten up the nerve. I was sitting on our couch, the one we met on, when she climbed through the portrait hole. She spotted me and jumped onto the couch. The first thing I noticed was a surprising amount of clothing covering her body for a day without classes (even if it was January). The second thing I noticed was a giddy smile on her face. (I'll admit, then my eyes wandered down to the v-neck of her sweater, but she didn't notice before my eyes were back on her face.)
"Guess what, guess what, GUESS WHAT!" she shrieked, bouncing up and down.
I grabbed her hands to stop her from bouncing off the sofa and hitting her head on the floor. They were warm and soft. "What?" I said smiling. She was like a two-year-old waiting to tell someone what she got for Christmas.
She stuck out her lip in an adorably pouty way. "Spoil sport. You're supposed to guess." She smiled again. "Anyway, Roger Davies just asked me out!"
"I wasn't even considering him, but he asked me out and I said yes!"
"So now we're going to hang out on the grounds next Saturday!"
"We're going to skinny-dip in the lake and ride the Giant Squid!"
"Freddie? You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm okay. I'm just a little tired. I'm going to go to bed. Night."
"But it's only two in the afternoon!"
"Then, I'm going to...take a nap." I walked quickly up the stairs. I collapsed onto my bed and thought.
Davies. I attached every bit of hatred I could to that name. The Ravenclaw dating machine. He's gone through more girlfriends than Tali has boyfriends. He's a firm follower of "use 'em and lose 'em." Merlin, I hope she knows what she's getting into.
Shoot, I didn't lock the door.
"You sure you're okay?"
I sat up on the bed. She had poked her head in the door and looked upset. And I had done that to her. She had shattered my world into a million little pieces. But she didn't know that. And it wasn't her fault. It was mine for not acting sooner. So I shouldn't treat her like a criminal. I can't stand to see her like this. I smiled.
"Yeah, I'm sure."
She smiled back. She's so pretty when she smiles. "Good. Because you're my best friend and I love you. You know that, right?"
"Right. And I love you too." Just not in the way you think I mean.
"And I tell you everything."
"Yep." More than I want to know, sometimes.
"And you tell me everything, too?"
"Of course." Except the one thing I want to tell you most.
"Yay!" She threw her arms around my neck. She smelled like winter air, you know, that smell you think you smell when your nose goes numb from cold? That's my favorite smell. It makes me think of Christmas, snowball fights, and Tali. She pulled away too soon for me. "I'll let you get back to your nap."
"Or," I stopped her, "we can have a no-holds-barred snowball fight. You and me versus Lee and George."
She giggled an evil little giggle. "They are going DOWN!"
Tali and Roger lasted a while. On Valentine's weekend, Tali took off early Saturday morning. She had been really excited the night before because Roger wanted to meet her in the branches of "their tree," one right on the edge of the lake.
"I think he's going to ask me to be his official girlfriend! Eeeep!" she squealed.
I just sat there and smiled like an idiot. I had to be the supportive friend. "Of course he will. You two have been unofficial for over a month now. That's a record for you!" And for him.
Morning came. She didn't know it, but I woke up at five to watch the Marauder's Map to see when they were together. At seven, I saw Davies walk out the front doors of the school and heard Tali run down the stairs, trip on the leg of a table, hit the ground, groan in pain, then laugh, and, finally, the Fat Lady asking her where she could possibly be going this morning. I bolted down my stairs, tripped on the same stupid table leg, and went through the portrait hole. I ignored the Fat Lady's "And where are you going?" and ran to the only window on the seventh floor with a view of the tree they were meeting in. I checked the map and found Tali walking through the entrance hall. Then I glanced at the spot on the map representing the tree and saw something I probably shouldn't have.
Marietta Edgecombe was in the tree with Roger Davies.
I looked back out the window. Yes, there were two people in the tree. And it looked like Davies was snogging her. And, Merlin's pants, her comes Tali, skipping across the lawn. Now she stopped. She looks like she's yelling toward the tree. Davies stopped snogging Marietta and climbed out of the tree. He's pleading with Tali, looks like. Ooh, that has got to hurt! Ouch, so does that! She slapped him across the face and kicked him in the crotch. He sunk to the ground on his knees, covering his family jewels. Tali strode away proudly, but I knew her well enough to know there would be tears streaming down her face, if not already, then by the time she got up to the tower.
I headed back to the Common Room, keeping my eyes on the Map. She was running by know, trying to get to the tower before she completely lost it. If she could, she would drag me out of bed to help cheer her up. But I would be waiting for her instead.
I stood in front of the portrait hole in the Common Room, waiting for her. A few seconds later, she came through and threw herself at me before I completely registered she was there. I gently led her to the couch in front of the fire. We sat down and she curled up to me, her face pressed to my shoulder, crying. I patted her back, smoothed her hair, made "Shh"-ing noises, anything I could think of the make her feel better. But she just cried.
About fifteen minutes later, the tears slowed and the sobs became less violent. Eventually, she stopped altogether and just stayed there, her head on my shoulder, my arms wrapped around her.
"Thanks," she whispered.
"For what?"
"For not asking why I was upset. For just being there. For being a best friend. For being you."
We sat in silence for a few more minutes, then:
"I dumped him. He was making out with Marietta Edgecombe in the tree. He started with the whole 'It's not what it looks like' deal, but I just slapped him. Then kneed him."
I had to ask. "Where did you knee him?"
She looked at me with a devilish grin. "Where it counts."
I couldn't help myself. I bent my head down and kissed her. She seemed shocked, but almost happy. It was my first kiss, so it was a little awkward, but I wanted it to last as long as possible because the conversation that was coming could be even more awkward.
She pulled away. "What was that for?"
"I don't know. But you have to know that I really like you, and that day when you came in and told me about Davies, I was trying to get up the courage to ask you out myself, but you were so happy, so I couldn't burst your bubble, but his whole time I've wanted to tell you that I've liked you since, like, Halloween when you were dating all those Hufflepuffs, even though I didn't realize it until Charlie told me that I liked you the day you broke it off with Vinnie, and it all made sense, like why I really wanted to punch a guy when I saw him holding hands with you, and why I wanted to be the one to hex Flint but you got to him first, and Charlie told me that if it can be something more, then we should take that chance, and I really want to, but I'm scared that if we break up, our friendship will be ruined, and then-"
She kissed me suddenly, then pulled away. When I looked at her, she shrugged and said, "You were babbling."
"You do that when you get nervous."
"I know."
We sat in silence for a few minutes, then she said, "Well? Are you going to ask me out or not?"
"Have you ever known me to turn down a first date?"
I racked my brain. "No. But you wanted those guys to ask you out."
She cuddled closer to me. "Who said I don't want you to ask me out? People are supposed to be best friends before they fall in love. Why shouldn't we make it that far? We're already halfway there."
I still had my doubts. "Are you sure?"
"Ask me the right question and you'll find out."
"Fine." I got off the couch and pulled her so she was standing next to me. I took her hands in mine. "Tali Remington, will you go out with me?"
She looked like she was thinking about it, then smiled one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen. "Of course."
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Haze Gallery, 6635 N Baltimore, Suite 210, Closing Party Friday Oct 29, 8pm
For Chandra Bocci's generation--which is also my own--childhood reality was defined by G.I. Joe action figures, Rainbow Bright, and video games. We believed sugary drinks would imbue us with secret powers and that happiness was just a plastic-encased toy awayÉ then we all got older.
While the imagery of a childhood in the '80s has been enjoying an awkward comeback for some time now, the results seem bipolar. Either we had it all back then and it's gone (defeatist naiveté) or we can't even comprehend our cartoon-junkie-mini-materialist past outside of laughing at it (frightened irony).
Bocci's installation, Bubble Speak, turns Haze Gallery into a fantasy world where these extremes collide like a pair of Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots. Six hundred feet of Otter Pops and wire are strung together to form a huge rainbow, which emerges from one corner of the gallery, twists and turns, then disappears in a soft explosion of vinyl clouds. Islands of synthetic grass and flowers are constructed out of green fleece dryer sheets. A yellow brick road built of 8,000 mustard packets navigates the candy-coated, otherworldly space.
In one sense, it seems easily categorized as over-the-top and nostalgic. But the commercial and artificial nature of the installation adds a subtle, sinister tinge. This rainbow landscape is not real. Artificial flavors and super-soft cottons never evolved into the promised utopia. (Will I die like a postmodern Charles Foster Kane, whispering the words "Mario Brothers" while a broken 8-bit Nintendo controller drops from my hand to the floor?)
Each artistic generation since Warhol has dealt with the consumerist promises of its youth. In many ways, Bubble Speak recalls the giant soft sculptures of Claus Oldenburg, whose giant hamburgers and ice cream cones both celebrated and critiqued the insane beauty and beautiful insanity of popular culture. Bocci's installation is playfully ambitious in scale and content. It risks being easily misunderstood, but it will transport open-minded viewers (under the age of 35) to an imaginary place that conjures the fantastic, contradictory wonder of our formative years.


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Polarized Sunglasses – The Pros And Cons
This article contains many pros and cons of polarized sunglasses.
Polarized sunglasses are great for getting rid of glare and they have become quite trendy as well. A good pair of polarized sunglasses can absorb up to 97% of glare from flat surfaces such as water, snow and roads.
The way polarized sunglasses work is by polarizing light that is reflected to you off of flat surfaces. Ok, so what does that mean? Well light typically travels in the form of waves that vibrate in all directions. When light bounces off of a flat surface and is projected back at you it comes in the form of horizontally polarized light. Polarized sunglasses are designed with vertical polarization and hence they will block out much of the glare that is being reflected back at you.
There are some benefits and disadvantages when it comes to polarized sunglasses. This article will list a few of the Pros and Cons:
PRO – Polarized sunglasses will block glare that is reflected back to you from the road, shiny chrome bumpers and windshields of approaching vehicles, making it easier and much safer to drive.
CON – Although the benefits are apparent, polarized sunglasses are typically more expensive then ordinary sunglasses.
PRO – Grey polarized lenses are the best for multi-purpose use, and especially for fishermen, as the polarized lenses will enable fishermen to see right down into the water, protecting their eyes while making it easier to spot fish.
PRO – Brown polarized sunglasses are the choice for golfers, as the lenses will help to show the texture on the green and on the fairway, making it easier to get a birdie.
PRO – Polarized sunglasses with yellow lenses are a good option for people who use gun ranges, as the yellow lenses will really make the red bull's-eye stand out more.
CON – Polarized sunglasses will block out some of the discerning features when it comes to snow sports. In certain light conditions it may be hard for the wearer to differentiate between ice patches and moguls.
CON – One of the major drawbacks of polarized lenses is that they make LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) virtually impossible to read from certain angles. This is because LCDs are also polarized light. LCD displays are commonly found on vehicle dashboards and aircraft displays, making it potentially dangerous to operate them while wearing polarized sunglasses.
CON – Pilots should not wear polarized sunglasses because the coating will make it hard to read the digital instruments inside the aircraft.
PRO – You can also purchase polarized sunglasses that contain a backside anti-reflective coating, which will also block the glare and reflection that comes from behind the wearer.
As noted in this article there are many Pros and Cons for the wearer when it comes to polarized sunglasses. Not only are they more expensive then regular sunglasses but also in certain situations the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. That being said, they provide the wearer with better sight as the lenses absorb glare from flat surfaces. In truth it is entirely up to you whether you think you would benefit from sunglasses with polarized lenses. If you are a golfing or fishing enthusiast however, the decision to buy polarized sunglasses seems to be a good one to make.


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Exotic Green Ficus 3 Year Old Grafted Ficus Bonsai Plant in Pot
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Caring Instructions:
A certain amount of yellow leaves on an Indoor Bonsai are completely normal, leaves on an evergreen tend to last about 3 months, then drop off and are replaced by new ones, about once a week or so go over your tree and remove any yellow leaves.
In the summer fill a bowl with water at room temperature, deep enough to cover all of the soil in the pot. In the winter lightly top water your tree by pouring water over the soil when it feels really dry as they do not use as much water during the winter months. Water when the soil feels really dry and not before.
Your tree needs plenty of light (i.e. the brig htest window you have). Without enough light growth will be leggy. Any warm bright area will do, if there is only one light source, i.e. one window, turn your tree round once a week to get even growth. When you find a place your tree likes leave it there, you will know it's happy because it will grow many new shoots and flourish.
Your tree needs pruning all year round, more so in the summer months. Cut off new shoots once they grow to about 3-4 inches long, prune between a leaves joint to maintain its original shape.
Grafting is an ancient plant technique that is used to improve the strength of a tree by introducing a better plant onto another one with stronger roots and trunk. Generally, one plant is selected for its roots and this is called the stock or rootstock. The other plant is selected for its stems, leaves and is called the scion or cion.It goes without saying that the older a tree, the more valuable it will become. By absorbing harmful gases like Xylene, toluene and Formaldehyde our bonsais work as air purifiers and great stress busters.
Grafted 3 years old Ficus-Micorcapa bonsais turn out to attain their beautiful unique shapes with time. Grafting Ficus as Scion and Microcarpa as Stock works very well because Ficus heal rapidly and grow vigorously so grafting is really quite successful. Grafted Ficus-Microcarpa 3 year's old bonsai is a combination of two different plants, Ficus and Microcarpa, joint together to increase the overall strength. These ideal green gifts will make your home/office a definitely a better place. Aside from the fact that these bonsai trees are very rare and beautiful to behold, they are scientifically proven as a great stress busters. There are different virtues or values that can be developed when growing a Bonsai such as patience, contentment, appreciation, gratefulness, creativity, and many others and of course they will add beauty and aesthetic to your life.
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NC HEALTH REPORT: Florida GOP Gov. Scott decides to expand Medicaid — What this means for NC
Florida governor Rick Scott was one of the new federal health care law's most strident opponents, leading the charge to sue over the law and repeatedly warning of the dangers of expanded coverage. Yesterday that all changed and Scott became the seventh GOP governor in the nation accepting federal money for the Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid health coverage to low income people, saying:
"I cannot, in good conscience, deny Floridians access to health care."
In North Carolina we are a very, very small legislative step from going in the opposite direction. Both the NC House and NC Senate have passed a bill blocking North Carolina from accepting federal money to fund any Medicaid expansion. That bill is currently in a conference committee to work out minor differences between the two chambers. Governor Pat McCrory has indicated he too opposes accepting federal money for Medicaid expansion and will sign the bill.
But GOP governor Scott's decision yesterday sends up a flare that the GOP in North Carolina cannot easily ignore.
While the Florida legislature still must agree with the Governor Scott's plans, having the most populous state in the South accept expansion further isolates North Carolina and makes GOP arguments questioning the federal financial commitment to the Medicaid expansion look even more hollow. Indeed, NC Representative Farmer-Butterfield (D-Pitt, Wilson) proposed an amendment to the no-Medicaid bill in the House that would have used the federal money available for expanding coverage under Medicaid for three years with a reassessment at the end of that time - exactly what Governor Scott has proposed for Florida. Farmer-Butterfield's amendment, rejected on party lines, may be a now be a compromise NC GOP members wish they had taken more seriously.
Virginia's leadership is not united in its opposition to rejecting the federal Medicaid money, this wavering putting the NC GOP potentially at odds with friends both north and south.
For NC Governor Pat McCrory, Governor Scott's change of heart on Medicaid puts him in an extremely uncomfortable position. With this week's State of the State address and yesterday's quick trip to Clayton for an afternoon hot dog with "the people" after his country club lunch, McCrory is clearly still trying to cling to the label of moderate Republican Charlotte mayor, despite signing (away from the prying eyes of the press) the largest cut of unemployment benefits in the nation this week. However, blocking the billions in federal money available under the new health care law for making coverage available to hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians will be an act not so easily finessed as "moderate" when fellow GOP governors all over the country, including now in the South, are moving in the opposite direction.
By any measure, the Medicaid decision is shaping up to be a truly defining one for Pat McCrory. A choice this important isn't one he perhaps expected so early in his term but circumstances have changed and the rush of events is now overtaking the new GOP Governor. Should he choose to reject the federal money and block coverage, this issue will loom very large for the next year and beyond. January 1, 2014 is the date that lower income people in states around the country will be able to sign up for Medicaid. On that day if North Carolinians look around and see that people in Florida, Virginia, Ohio, and most other states in the country can get health coverage while that option is denied to them in North Carolina, many will look to the Governor's continued opposition, inaction, and lack of leadership on this issue as a stunning failure. And that failure will be repeated every day and with every story of families continuing to be unable to afford care they need - this time not through lack of national health reform, but only because they live in North Carolina.
Pat McCrory's failure will also be compounded by the General Assembly's hasty action to block Medicaid expansion. Right now the every Republican in the North Carolina General Assembly (and not one Democrat) is on record as voting to reject the federal money available for expanding coverage. Voters who see a very different picture of who can afford health coverage in most other states ten months from now may not be so willing to forgive this public rejection of federal help with expanding coverage.
In the end, Governor Scott's acceptance of the federal Medicaid money is a turning point in the implementation of the new health care law. Most states will move forward with the major aspects of the law, including the important extension of coverage to low-income people. States that continue to reject federal funding to expand coverage will become more politically and economically isolated from the rest of the country. And political leaders in states that still have to make a decision have to face the reality that opposition to accepting federal money to extend health coverage is an increasingly unpopular choice.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Coffee prices are going up again. Keurig Green Mountain plans to hike its prices by nearly ten percent.
The industry blames the increased price of a cup of coffee on the drought in Brazil drying up this year's harvest of Arabica beans.
But coffee lover Tom Stevens, visiting Springfield from Atlanta, doesn't intend to cut down on his four cups a day, in spite of having to pay more.
When asked what effect the price hike would have on him, Stevens told 22News, "Not very much for me. I really like coffee. So if it went up even a moderate amount it probably wouldn't make a difference."
Keurig Green Mountain plans to raise its prices on November 1st.


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How many Itaniums can you fit on the head of a pin?
HP boffins in molecular computing advance
Boffins at Hewlett-Packard are working with academics to develop chips so small they could fit on the head of a pin.
HP and UCLA yesterday announced they have received a US patent for technology that could make it possible to build very complex logic chips - simply and inexpensively - at the molecular scale.
The collaboration is pursuing molecular electronics as an entirely new technology that could augment silicon-based integrated circuits within the decade and eventually replace them. Silicon technology will reach its physical and economic limits by about 2012, HP believes.
The latest patent involves a process for dividing a minute chip into discrete zones, making it possible to build more complex circuits without running into problems from interference. The scientists had previously worked out how to fabricate a grid of nanowires just a few molecules wide.
Here's how HP explains the technology:
"Today's chip manufacturing process involves multiple, expensive precision steps to create the complex patterns of wires that define the computer circuit. The HP and UCLA invention proposes the use of a simple grid of wires - each wire just a few atoms wide - connected by electronic switches a single molecule thick.
"Previously, HP demonstrated in the laboratory how some rare earth metals naturally form themselves into nanoscopic parallel wires when they react chemically with a silicon substrate. Two sets of facing parallel wires, oriented roughly perpendicular to each other, could then be made into a grid, like a map of Manhattan in New York City with streets running east-west and avenues north-south."
"In a related experiment, researchers from the collaboration crossed wires the size of those used in today's computer chips and sandwiched them around a one-molecule thick layer of electrically switchable molecules called rotaxanes. Simple logic gates were then created electronically by downloading signals to molecules trapped between the crosswires."
While simple logic circuits have been formed in previous experiments, until the most recent patent, interference remained a barrier to creating more complex chips.
The solution proposed by the patented invention is to cut the wires into smaller lengths by turning some "intersections" into insulators. Insulators are created by "cutter wires," which are chemically distinct from the others. A voltage difference between the cutter wire and the target wire creates the insulator.
The latest patent, issued to Philip Kuekes and R. Stanley Williams of HP Labs and James R. Heath of UCLA, builds on previous patents and scientific work, including a patent for a memory chip based on molecular switches granted in 2000, by the company and university.
The work is being funded by a four-year, $12.5 million grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a $13.2 million investment from HP. ®
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Saskatchewan & Alberta are known hotspots in Canada for radon gas.
What is radon gas? Radon is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment. It comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soils and rocks.
How does radon get into a home? Radon can enter a home through foundation cracks and similar unsealed openings in basement walls and floors. Radon levels are generally highest in cellars and basements because these areas are nearest to the source and are usually poorly ventilated.
What does it do? Although you will experience no immediate symptoms, the gas can damage lungs at the DNA level, potentially leading to cancer, when inhaled at high levels over many years.
How serious is the threat? Radon is the leading source of lung cancer after smoking. It is estimated to kill 2,000 Canadians every year. Because there is some risk at any level, homeowners may want to have their homes tested and take any steps to reduce their exposure to radon, regardless of levels tested.
What are the changes to the radon guidelines? Health Canada's new guideline was developed in partnership with the provinces and territories. It is now 200 becquerels ("bec‐ krells") per cubic metre, much reduced from 800 becquerels per cubic metre.
Health Canada's guideline for radon has always been based on the best available scientific evidence of health risk and two recent, independent scientific studies in Europe and North America have shown that the lung cancer risks extend to levels of radon found in some homes.
How do I know if my home is at risk? The only way to determine the actual concentration of radon in a home is by a direct measurement. got mold? can assist in getting a test available for your building envelope. The tests can take three to six months to complete. The best time to test is between September and April, when your windows and doors are closed.
Which is at a higher risk? New or older homes? Radon can enter any home. However, remediation options available to you may differ, depending on the type of foundation you have. If building a new home, speak to your builder about construction options that may reduce your risk. Every new home should be tested for radon by the homeowner after occupancy.
What if I get an unacceptably high reading? Radon concentrations in a home can usually be lowered by: reducing the emission from the ground into the building (for example, sealing cracks in cement foundations), and increasing the ventilation in basements and other enclosed areas where radon accumulates.
Is the remediation work costly? Costs typically range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on the amount and type of work needed. Please note that radon ‐ reduction mediation techniques may also result in energy savings and lower your utility bills
Will radon lower my property values? That depends on individual buyers. Some might be scared off, whereas others might feel more comfortable knowing the owner has looked for radon and, where applicable, done the remediation.
Does Saskatchewan & Alberta have radon "hot spots"? Radon levels vary not only from one geographic area to another, but from house to house. A survey conducted by Health Canada in the 1970s showed that radon levels in certain Canadian cities were higher than in others. However, these same studies showed that it is impossible to predict whether any one house will have a high level of radon. Your home may have very little radon gas, while your neighbour's house has significant levels.
How safe are multi‐unit dwellings? Based on past experience, multi‐story apartment buildings are much less likely to have radon problems.
How safe are public facilities (hospitals and schools)? Government and Certain jurisdictions are currently testing for radon, for example they are testing school divisions that wish to have their facilities tested. Initial testing has been completed. In the case of health care facilities, officials from Saskatchewan Health will work with Regional Health Authorities and other stakeholder groups to ensure that owners/operators of these facilities have the necessary information to determine the safety of their facilities, and collectively determine if strategies to address radon need to be developed to maintain safe facilities.
Fill out the form to the right to test your home of office for Radon.


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I almost met Daniel at the TUG days in Holland a few years ago. At the last moment I was prevented, but a colleague met him there and reported me all details.
My first mail to Daniel was probably 10 years ago. I thought I had found an error in musixtex.tex. I was afraid to mention it and asked him how to solve a problem I had. I am sure everyone knows his answer: "read the manual" which I did, and it was all there. Anyway it helped me to understand musixtex. It happened that I posed a problem and a few hours later I saw appear a new version of musixtex with the adaptions. It was so fast that I doubted whether it was a reaction on my mail or he had just coincidally made an update.
Daniel Taupin is one of the unbelievable smart minds in making a music typing program that handles all exceptions. Even Donald E. Knuth honoured him with a link to musixtex.


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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report
Leadership, innovation and targeted investments in a number of social sectors have led to transformative interventions and in many cases revolutionized people's lives, says an annual report produced jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), called "Assessing Progress in Africa Toward the Millennium Development Goals".
Africa has seen an acceleration in economic growth, established ambitious social safety nets and designed policies for boosting education and tackling HIV and other diseases. It has also introduced women's quotas in parliament, leading the way internationally on gender equality, and increased gender parity in primary schools.
Although overall poverty rates are still hovering around 48 percent, according to the most recent estimates, most countries have made progress on at least one goal. Much more work lies ahead to ensure living standards improve for all African women and men. While economic growth has been relatively strong, it has not been rapid or inclusive enough to create jobs. Similarly, many countries have managed to achieve access to primary schooling; however, considerable issues of quality and equity need to be addressed.


text: At Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:32:17 -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 01:47:55PM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > > > At 21 Jun 2003 00:27:18 +0200, > > Mathieu Roy wrote: > > > RedHat provide glibc for i386, i586 and i686. Why doesn't Debian > > > provide several packages for i*86 when the package can be optimized a > > > lot depending on the CPU type? > > > > We're planning. i686 optimized binary does not work on my machine, so > > it's currently dropped. We need to check whether it's ok to upgrade > > smoothly or not. > > There used to be libc6-686 and so on, but they caused a lot of problems with > upgrades. Then they were re-enabled, then disabled again in the same > release. Yup. I investigate a good way to support them. > I wasn't able to measure a significant performance increase with > the optimized library anyway, so I haven't missed it. Good point. I agree with your thought. Performance improvement is _not_ my primary intention. At least it needs to support libc6-686: - LinuxThreads floating stack support. It's ready for i686 and later. - NPTL/TLS support. NPTL currently supports i486 and later because pthread_spin_trylock uses cmpxchgl instruction (well, it's not difficult to support i386, but imagine pthread on i386 with the max clock (I recall it was 20MHz?) speed and memory...) and so on. BTW, I also think that 5% performance improvement with optimization is valuable. It's not easy to accelerate 5% performance without any source code modification and hardware improvement. In addition, it reduces the user responce time, I think it's more important than increasing throughput (= computational speed). IMHO, the problem is the lack of real data which compares non- optimized vs optimized binary performance on the actual environment. I often heard the perfomance improvement issue using gcc optimization like Gentoo, but I merely saw the real perfomance comparison graph. So, supporting optimized library is not primary issue for at least libc. Regards, -- gotom


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Guide to polishing a brass hanging lamp fixture with Simichrome polish
In this polishing tip a 30 year old hanging brass light fixture is restored using Simichrome Metal Polish.
Materials Used:
1. Apply a dab of Simichrome to the finger tip of your nitrile glove about the size of a dime.
2. Apply the polish to the arms of the light fixture and base finial and rub it evenly over the entire surface with moderate pressure. Let stand for a couple of minutes to work, but do not let the polish dry.
3. Although any soft cloth will work fine, a microfiber cloth does a better job of removing the polish residue. Flip the microfiber cloth to a clean area and shine to the desired sheen.
4. Continue the process on the shade holder & globe part of the hanging lamp following the above application. In the intricate detail of the pierced design of the shade holder, use a Fuller Horse Hair Detail Brush to get the polish in and out of the intricate design areas of the light fixture.
5. As this is a vintage piece, the idea is to just clean and polish the lamp fixture so that it looks good, not shine it to a brilliant mirror finish. Although you certainly could if that was the finish you wanted.
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Archive: News / Features / Science & Tech (3 Stories)
Air Force sends mystery mini-shuttle back to space
12/12/2012 9:48amThe military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.
Most Googled in 2012: Whitney, PSY, Sandy
12/12/2012 12:09pmThe world's attention wavered between the tragic and the silly in 2012, and along the way, millions of people searched the Web to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, and a record-breaking skydiver.
Time in nature increases creativity, U. researcher says
12/12/2012 7:18pmDo all your ideas seem a little dull these days? Do you feel lees creative than you used to? Perhaps it's time to put down the cell phone, strap on a backpack and channel Henry David Thoreau.


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Traditional Judaism considers particular common homosexual sexual activities as an abomination (see Question 12.28). The more liberal movements (such as Reform) make no statements about the sexual acts, but do not feel that homosexuals should be discriminated against due to sexual orientation. Great debates have raged on S.C.J regarding the extent to which Jewish practices and congregational life should include homosexuals.
Nevertheless, as with society as a whole, there are members of the Jewish community who are homosexual. A support page (<http://www.usc.edu/Library/oneigla/tb/>) has been established on the web for those individuals.
For additional information, readers might want to consult the following links:
Orthodox Jewish responses to homosexuality: http://shamash.org/listarchives/mail-jewish/Special_Topics/Homosexuals
Essay by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Oxford, UK: http://www.shamash.org/listarchives/oxford-judaism/homosexuality
http://www.gayjews.org/. This is a web page and resource for Orthodox/Traditional Jews who are homosexual. It also maintains some resources from non-Orthodox rabbis, both official positions as well as personal position papers.
Conservative Judaism has issued four separate teshuvot (responsa) on homosexuality, all of which were used as backing sources for a unified movement consensus position. The CJLS consensus position is that given the current state of scientific, psychological and biological information on the origin and nature of homosexuality, homosexual relationships nevertheless can not be judged to be in accord with halakha (Jewish law). Some of the responsa note that there are certain leninencies in the law and potential legal novellae which may be utilized, depending on new information which may be discovered.
In particular:
The Conservative movement does not ordain homosexuals as rabbis or cantors, because these positions are considered to be the most important halakhic role models.
The Conservative movement does not approve of homosexual marriages or committment ceremonies.
The Conservative movement does allow homosexual men and women to otherwise participate fully in synagogue life and the Jewish community. It sees homosexuality as the non-fulfillment of one mitzvah - but there are 612 other mitzvot that are open to be fulfilled. Conservative Judaism affirms that homosexual men and women may lead prayers, have an aliyah to read from the Torah, and may even serve as youth group counselors or Hebrew school teachers.
The specifics of the Conservative responsa may be seen at http://communities.msn.com/JudaismFAQs&naventryid=118.
Reconstructionist Judaism has rejected the traditional view in all areas relating to this issue: they view all restrictions on homosexualiy as null and void. As such, they ordain homosexual Jews as rabbis and cantors. The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association permits Jewish homosexual marriages and homosexual intermarriages.
The American Reform movement has rejected the traditional view in all areas relating to this issue: they view all restrictions on homosexualiy as null and void. As such, they do not prohibit ordination of homosexual Jews as Rabbis and Cantors (although they don't really make a point of asking anything about sexual preference beforehand). With respect to same-sex union ceremonies, in 2000, the Central Conference of American Rabbis issued a resolution that says:
WHEREAS justice and human dignity are cherished Jewish values, and
WHEREAS, in March of 1999 the Womens Rabbinic Network passed a resolution urging the Central Conference of American Rabbis to bring the issue of honoring ceremonies between two Jews of the same gender to the floor of the convention plenum, and
WHEREAS, the institutions of Reform Judaism have a long history of support for civil and equal rights for gays and lesbians, and
WHEREAS, North American organizations of the Reform Movement have passed resolutions in support of civil marriage for gays and lesbians, therefore
WE DO HEREBY RESOLVE, that the relationship of a Jewish, same gender couple is worthy of affirmation through appropriate Jewish ritual, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that we recognize the diversity of opinions within our ranks on this issue. We support the decision of those who choose to officiate at rituals of union for same-gender couples, and we support the decision of those who do not, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that we call upon the CCAR to support all colleagues in their choices in this matter, and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that we also call upon the CCAR to develop both educational and liturgical resources in this area.
Details on the history of this position may be found in Section 18.3.8 of the Reform FAQ. You can search for the CCAR resolutions at http://www.ccarnet.org/reso/
Progressive [Reform] Judaism in Israel does not permit homosexual marriages.
The FAQ is a collection of documents that is an attempt to answer questions that are continually asked on the soc.culture.jewish family of newsgroups. It was written by cooperating laypeople from the various Judaic movements. You should not make any assumption as to accuracy and/or authoritativeness of the answers provided herein. In all cases, it is always best to consult a competent authority--your local rabbi is a good place to start.
Hopefully, the FAQ will provide the answer to your questions. If it doesn't, please drop Email to email@example.com. The FAQ maintainer will endeavor to direct your query to an appropriate individual that can answer it. If you would like to be part of the group to which the maintainer directs questions, please drop a note to the FAQ maintainer at email@example.com.
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|Pregnant What? The first housing area for UH students was known as "Pregnant Valley." But this post-World II housing was replaced by the Quadrangle dorms in the '50s. Later, the Moody Towers and Cougar Place were added. In the future, of- _____^ ficials say, UH may be considered a residential school instead of a commuter campus. Housing has had ^^^^ a long and colorful history and, in fact, has produced innovations such as coed dorms and "necking rules." Houston veterans returned from World War II ready to start new lives. Many decided to start families as they pursued their educations. But first they had to have a place to live. "That was the primary purpose of the housing — for veterans returning from WWII," said Ray Stidham, who retired from UH in 1980 after 37 years of service. He was a maintenance man when soldiers began returning from "Stidham said he remembers standing in mud up to his knees that first year..." war. Stidham said this first housing area was called Pregnant Valley "because there were so many young couples coming back and quite a few children born there (in the trailers and barracks)." Construction on the first student housing was started in 1946. Dirt and shell roads were built and trailers were moved onto the site. Stidham said he remembers standing in mud up to his knees that first year, trying to get in an ice truck so students could fill their ice boxes. B_-^_ Plans are under way for new student apartments to be built by next year. Tom Penett, as- ^^^^^ sociate director of residence halls, said these units will be mainly for married students, single parents and couples with children. These new dorms are needed because the current dorms do not cater to these students. — Darlene Mcllvaine Front: Tricia Anastasio, Elena Roach, Shari Cason, Jeff Bell, David Hughes, Eric Sweiter, Chris Viles, Jerry Samouce. Second: Mark Hammond, Scott Smith, Bobby Wong. Third: Mike Hon, Dave Meyers, Tim Kampshroeder, Spike Spencer, Teresa Robertson, Coleen Murphy, Ty Wamsley, John Dohlman, Wayne Young, James Smith. Back: Rob Sukach, Steve Hartzell, Brian Davis, Michelle Fredericks, Tom Vredenbuiz, Alex Jones, Dave Jerwick, Ken Steinhauer, Steve Kitt. 270 University of Houston Residence Halls 271


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LONDON (Dec. 1)
A leading German neo-Nazi, who had been scheduled to address a meeting of neo-Fascists in London, will not be permitted to enter Britain, British Home Secretary R. A. Butler announced in Commons today.
Hans Rudel, a lieutenant colonel during the Nazi regime, was one of several European Fascists scheduled to address a meeting of the neo-Fascist "Friends of Europe" to be presided over by Sir Oswald Mosley, long-time British Fascist figure.
Marylebone Town, fearing the possibility of disturbances, canceled a permit to the group for the meeting on December 6 and the Kensington Town Hall was booked for the meeting for the same day. However, Mosley, leader of the British Union Movement, said there was a question whether the meeting could be held at the Kensington Town Hall because the hall might not be large enough.
The issue was raised in Commons today by Barnett Janner, MP and British Jewish leader, who asked Mr. Butler if the latter was aware that Rudel had been a prominent Nazi during the Hitler regime and that Rudel would address a meeting in London. Mr. Janner asked whether the Home Secretary would act to prevent Rudel from coming to England. Replying, the Home Secretary said Rudel would not be allowed to enter the United Kingdom.


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Hooghly district is one of the districts
of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively
be spelt Hoogli or Hugli.
The district is named after the Hooghly River.Hooghly
situated on the west bank of Hooghly River about 40 km north
of Kolkata. But, the district has thousands of years of rich
heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut.
The first European to reach this area was the Portuguese sailor
In 1536 Portuguese traders obtained a permit from Sultan Mahmud
Shah to trade in this area. In those days the Hooghly River
was the main route for transportation and Hooghly served as
an excellent trading port. Within a few decades the town of
Hooghly turned into a major commercial center and the largest
port in Bengal.
Later in 1579-80 Emperor Akbar gave permission
to a Portuguese captain Pedro Tavares to establish a city
anywhere in the Bengal province. They normally chose Hooghly
and thus Hooghly became the first European settlement in Bengal.
In 1599 the Portuguese traders built a convent and a church
in Bandel. This is the first Christian church in Bengal known
as Bandel
Church' today.