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the art of balance
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- cb said...
such a great topic and something we all struggle with. it is really hard. for me i feel like it fluctuates.some weeks i can do a great balance of both but others i can't. i have to remember that real life is more important and not being present in it is a waste of a wonderful life. i think that having a schedule really so that i know what to expect and i can write things all one day and then make small changes the day before if i don't like how it came out.
- January 28, 2012 at 8:56 PM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
I have missed you so!!! But I know it is all about BALANCE. Blogging and the friends that make it all possible are part of my priority, but work at school and my husband are number one. This school year and the operation of my Etsy shop have made that balancing act a lot more CHALLENGING, but I figure that I will hold myself to a standard of GRACE in all things. I didn't even post a new post this past weekend because I had 52 fourth grade essays to grade to prepare for data input this Monday for report cards. I love my students, I love the subject matter. I do not like the system under which we all have to work, but would you believe that I found A LOT of encouragement and a LIFE LESSON in one of my student's papers that reminded me how to handle the stress? LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN DO, and DON'T LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN'T. Now that is my "mantra" for the rest of my life.
Shawna dearest, I wish you well! Anita
- January 29, 2012 at 2:33 AM
- A Plum By Any Other Name said...
Beautiful post. Ah balance. Balance is tricky for most and I'm no exception with working full time, going to grad school and blogging. For me the trick has been finding "work" that doesn't feel like it!
- January 29, 2012 at 4:50 AM
- Unknown said...
Life is indeed an art of balance! I love this post, so true!
- January 29, 2012 at 7:32 AM
- Just Believe said...
I completely agree with you! Sometimes I think it's important to remember that I'm human. I can only do so much and it's okay to take a little time to just enjoy being me.
- January 29, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Martina said...
Balance is what i try to achieve as well - not easy to achieve. I have it for a while and than - swoosh, a wave kicks me of of my board! But i do constantly work for it, by parctising mindfulness. I meriate a little bit every morning!
- January 29, 2012 at 8:39 AM
- Monique said...
i think balance is key but i'm still searching for it. these photos are lovely and yes of course it's really tough to squeeze everything in. if i have more insight on this in the future i'll certainly share.
- January 29, 2012 at 2:55 PM
- amy b.s. said...
i find that finding the right balance in life is a constant struggle and learning experience.
- January 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM
- Gracey said...
My January has been shaky. To sum it up, i quite lost the equilibrium of my scale. But i aim to recover this February. Thanks for posting this. Inspiring article to read :) Have a great month!
- January 31, 2012 at 6:49 PM
- Imogen said...
You're right, this is something I'd like to think about and work on more. I totally wish I was in an industry that I actually enjoyed so I could achieve more balance in my life.
- February 1, 2012 at 4:44 AM
- HOGGER + Co. said...
So true. I hardly think we are balanced enough in life - and it's easy to forget. I think the "when we go on vacation" or "when I have a day off" has to be thought of in the here and now, not later.
- February 1, 2012 at 6:47 AM
- Kumudha said...
Once we know our responsibilities in life, then everything will be on the correct path...
- February 1, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- StephieB said...
Such a lovely post with beautiful images too - as always!
You are so right - balance is so important but often seems so elusive.
I have been very slack on the blogging front but have decided to just manage to post when I can - I feel much better for making that decision. Sorry, I don't have any tips. I am kind of hoping that some of your other visitors will reveal their secrets!
Hugs, Stephie x
- February 2, 2012 at 3:26 AM
- Gloria said...
Beautiful balancing photos! :)
It truly is a challenge isn't it! The whole balancing act. Sometimes something has to give. And you have to decide which things to let go of. Through prayer and a sincere heart God will help us know what we need to do. I am so thankful he guides us in that way.
Happy February to you!!!
- February 2, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- Elisa @ Crazy, Amazing Life said...
Ah, balance, that elusive mistress, that big tease!
I think balance is when we manage to live our life based on our own priorities - not those society says we should have, not those our mother tried to teach us, and not necessarily those our friends have. Balance is deciding what's important to us, and trying to fit it all in. Which might just be happiness, too.
- February 5, 2012 at 2:16 AM
- georgia ~ gi gi said...
Hey there Poppie Girl :) Just missing you sooooooo!
I hope all is well in your busy busy world!
This post is perfect! I long for balance! So many things pulling for your attention!
oh, and I love that.... holding on and letting go!
Hope you have a super week sweet girl!
- February 6, 2012 at 7:12 AM
- A Casa da Vá said...
Oh friend what a lovely post, couldn't relate more! It has been quite challenging to manage it all, move to another state, new apt, new friends, host family, new job, started my own business, keep the blog alive and still run my non-profit, but at the end of the day it is so worth it!
Miss you!
- February 6, 2012 at 8:06 AM
- Madeleine Roberts said...
I would love to hear other people's opinion on balance because I have yet to achieve this. But I would love too.
- February 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Punctuation Mark said...
i'm a libra so balance is really important to me... love the post!
- February 9, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- Wander.Lust said...
it's been a while since I visited but I'm so glad I did! what a wonderful and inspirational post. Hope you are having a great week. xoxo
- February 9, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- Catherine Denton said...
Funny, balance is my word for the year. And yes, I struggle with it.
I schedule my blog posts for the week on Sunday night so I'm not scrambling to upload pictures when we're thick in the middle of things.
Catherine Denton
- February 10, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- Annie said...
I love this, Shawna. Everything you said it so true. Balance is SO key to a happy life. I'm always working on ways to be more balanced each day.. I think a lot of my imbalance at times comes from a failure to prioritize things and people correctly. Lately, I haven't been keeping my blog as high on the priority list as I would like, but hoping to get back to a balanced routine soon ;) p.s. so glad you're in Pinterest! I'm following you now.
- February 12, 2012 at 5:27 PM
- Monikka said...
Indeed, I agree so much with your post that "Life is a balance of holding on and letting go". The kind of balance we all need to understand and appreciate. By the way, you can check out this dresses too which has the balance of glamour and sophistication. http://www.missesdressy.com/q-black_and_white. Keep your post beating, I'll keep posted!
- February 25, 2012 at 12:02 PM

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Durham (26-24, 9.0 gb).
- Rocco Baldelli is off to a great start on in the first week of his minor league rehab assignment. In 6 games, he is 8-19 (.421), with 3 doubles and 3 RBI.
- James "Don't Call Me Jamie now that I am in the bigs" Shields, made his scheduled start Saturday night unaware that he would be called up to the show after the game. He was pulled from the game after pitching 2 perfect innings and striking out 4. You can imagine his surprise by being yanked. Shields, a 6'4″ righty will make his major league debut on Wednesday in Camden Yards against the Orioles. Shields is not an overpowering pitcher, but what he lacks in heat he more than makes up for with pinpoint accuracy and command of his pitches. In 61.1 innings at Durham, he has struck out 64 and walked only 6 with an ERA of 2.64.
- Kevin Witt continues to pound the ball for the Bulls. He currently leads the league with 13 home runs (3 ahead of 2nd place), is second in RBI (34) and is 7th in batting average (.313).
- Elijah Dukes continues to try and get his name mentioned among the outfield prospects for the Rays. He is currently hitting .305, with 6 home runs, but is 3rd in the league in slugging (.552) as he leads in triples with 5. He is also 5th with 31 RBI.
- B. J. Upton continues to lead the IL in stolen bases with 21 (caught 8 times). His average has consistently hovered around .300 all season and is currently .293 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. He still strikes out a lot, but makes up for it with a solid OBP of .397. Of course we are all well aware of his fielding woes. He has committed 18 so far this season.
- Darnell McDonald numbers have fallen off a bit recently but they are still strong. He is now hitting .300 with 6 home runs, 29 RBI and 13 stolen bases.
- The rest of the starting pitchers, outside of Shields, has struggled of late. Chris Seddon did pitch well in his last outing going 7 and giving up 6 hits, 0 walks and 3 runs. He is now 5-3 and his ERA now sits at 4.66. Against Richmond, Brian Stokes gave up 7 hits and 2 walks and 5 runs in 5 innings. He is now 2-2 with a 3.59 ERA. Edwin Jackson is probably the biggest disappointment so far. After his last start, he is now 2-4 with a 6.10 ERA.
Montgomery (29-22, 3.5 gb).
- 2B Elliot Johnson, continues to big the biggest surprise for the Biscuits. Johnson, who has never shown much promise with the bat is 8th in the Southern League in hitting (.301). He also leads the league in triples (6) and is 5th in home runs (8). His .536 SLG is good for 5th in the league.
- C Ryan Christiansen leads the league in home runs with 12, with a .263 batting average.
- OF Jason Pridie is only hitting .210 but is 12-12 in stolen bases.
- SP Tony Peguero leads a strong starting rotation, although he got knocked around pretty good his last time out. In 6.2 innings he gave up 7 runs (6 earned). He is now 5-5 with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP.
- Andrew Sonnanstine was also without his best stuff in his last start, giving up 9 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings. He is now 3-4, with a 3.56 ERA.
- Jason Cromer, made his first start since being demoted from Durham. He went 4 innings and didn't allow any runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.
- Jim Magrane appears to finally be making a breakthough in pro ball. In his last start he pitched 7 shutout innings. He is now 7-3 with a 2.64 ERA. Considering his age and experience, we would not be surprised to see Magrane working out of the Devil Ray bullpen some time after the All-Star break.
- Juan Salas is yet to give up an earned run in 24.2 innings out of the bullpen. He also has only given up 5 hits and 10 walks, while striking out 37. He has 12 saves on the season.
- Brian Henderson has also been strong out of the bullpen, allowing only 1 earned run in 20.1 innings.
Visalia (23-28, 8.5 gb).
- In the hitter friendly California League, C John Jaso is 5th in batting average at .338.
- SS Reid Brignac is 7th in hitting at .325 with 8 homer runs and 38 RBI and a lot of errors.
- Shaun Cumberland is 2nd in the CL with 11 home runs and 43 RBI. He is hitting .241.
- Patrick Breen is 4th in home runs with 9 and is hitting .311.
Southwest Michigan (25-25, 6.5 gb).
- Starting pitching continues to impress for the Devil Rays. One of the Rays' biggest pitching prospects is Wade Davis and he is not disappointing this season. In 10 starts, he is 3-1 with a 1.00 ERA. In 54 innings, he has given up only 32 hits and 25 walks. He is 2nd in the league with 71 strikeouts. In his last outing, he went 6 innings, giving up 7 hits, no walks and 1 run. He struck out 8.
- Jacob McGee leads the league with 72 strikeouts. He is 4-5 with a 2.96 ERA.


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Armed, irritated and vocal majority will react to worsening economic decline
Paul Joseph Watson
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Money insider Charles Ortel has warned that a worsening economic picture across the globe will see civil unrest hit the streets of America, not on behalf of leftist OWS types, but by an armed, "irascible and vocal Majority".
Ortel, a managing partner with Newport Value Partners, LLC in New York City, predicts that a failure of the so-called financial recovery will precipitate "A painful re-calibration of economic strength and geo-political standing during 2012 in the midst of widespread civil insurrection and cross-border war."
Noting that Americans' access to firearms will cause such riots to be bloodier than anything seen in Europe, Ortel predicts that a contented and silent Majority will be turned into "an irascible and vocal Majority," as a result of numerous macro-economic and geo-political threats facing the country, including the collapse of the euro, the bursting of the financial bubble in China, and the looming debt crisis, all of which will contribute to weak economic growth.
"Some will manage to contain their activities to peaceful protests. However, we believe the far more likely scenario is that violence will result, especially in the United States where the wider population has more ready access to weaponry and where mobs have proven impossible to restrain," Ortel writes.
The crisis will also be exacerbated by a shift in "the governing pole of political discourse," which will see the usual right-left paradigm replaced by a clash between young and old, with the youth of developed nations increasingly irate at seeing the elderly enjoy the security of retirement benefits while their own economic futures look increasingly bleak.
Despite widespread protests and civil unrest sweeping almost all corners of the globe aside from America over the past two years, the prospect of disorder unfolding in the United States in a broader context than the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations is widely expected.
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Indeed, with trust in both the executive and legislative branches of government at an all time low, pollster Pat Caddell warns that Americans' lack of confidence in their leadership is so fervent that they are now "pre-revolutionary."
Fully aware that Americans' disenfranchisement with the political system, allied with falling living standards, is provoking people to become more radical in their outlook, U.S. authorities have been preparing for civil dislocation.
Halliburton subsidiary KBR is seeking sub-contractors to staff and outfit "emergency environment" camps located in five regions of the United States follows preparations over the last three years to deal with riots inside the United States that have already spread throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Major police departments like the NYPD staging "mobilization exercises" to train police to prepare for civil disorder in the United States.
A report produced by the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Institute warns that the United States may experience massive civil unrest in the wake of a series of crises which it termed "strategic shock."
"Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security," stated the report, authored by [Ret.] Lt. Col. Nathan Freir, adding that the military may be needed to quell "purposeful domestic resistance".
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Hate Sites and Propogandas. Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Hate Sites and Propogandas. Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Next Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:37 pm Post subject: Hate Sites and Propogandas. Be careful of Hate sites and propogandas. There are many of them on the Internet. There is only one purpose of Hate sites and to these one-sided propogandas. Their purpose is to appeal to the emotions of people so they could get them to hate their intended targets. Who are the targets usually depends on the hate site. There are hate sites targeting Blacks and immigrants. There are also anti-semitic hate sites targeting Jews. There are also hate sites targeting Americans. There are many of them, and they target almost every race and religion on this planet. Be careful of hate sites and propogandas. In this day and age of great technology, it is always easy to fake images and photos. Images and photos can also even be taken out of context or even be misrepresented. Beward of this and use keen judgement. Hate sites and propogandas twist the truth, and they allow you to see only what they want you to see. They only tell one side and allow you to see only one side. One hate site, for example, listed down all the atrocities that Americans committed. The occupation of my island is also listed on that hate site. It is true that my island is considered "occupied" territory or a colony of the United States. However, NO atrocities were committed on my island by the Americans. I know because I am Chamorro, and I know the history of my people. They twisted the truth. The Americans did not kill any Chamorros. It was the Spanish and the Japanese who massacred my people. This is what I mean about hate sites. They don't tell the entire truth. Hate sites are created by racists who twist the truth and only allow you to see what they want you to see. Beware of them! Back to top ChrisJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 32 Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:12 pm Post subject: My propaganda: Be critical towards the official one Diana has launched here one aspect of our most modern and overinformed societies in which several groups want to keep up certain ideas which are often against our democratic principles. But sometimes propaganda is used by our officials for some hidden goals or to divide or break any oppositions that you can find in all organized free structures. Control in the mind and the body is the main aim of several folks to reinforce their economical and of course their political power. All the recent development of what occured lately about all the Iraki affair is a good example of the lack of discernment that many individuals can feel on behalf of nationalism or the pride of a great nation. When a country doesn't like the opposition, it is certainly the best target for this kind of action. Mixing the gendars, confusing the historical points of view, raising stereotyped thoughts, thats what I saw and read in a certain Saxon press last week. Maybe, I made a mistake or I was blind but the NY Post or the Sun were very close to the nationalfront dot com. Firstly, before taking for target a legitimate government elsewhere which follows exactly the main feeling of his people The Post would be aware to ask itself of the American economical situation which could account for her foreign policy. Secondly, the Sun which isn't worth a penny apart maybe the girl in the third page has certainly indulged all the Albions jelly bellies with a brain of a soccer supporter but not the major part of the British crowd. Before that the battle takes place on the ground, the words will still have their biggest importance. No, the game is not over......... -- We can judge of the intelligence of a lord by seeing the people who are surrounding him The Prince Nicolas Machiavel Back to top obelixJoined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 304 Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject: Free Speech The trouble with freedom of speech is that it applies to all those rotten people we don't agree with as well! Back to top ChrisJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 32 Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 1:51 pm Post subject: Free Speech There's no trouble with free speech. They have expressed some opinions and personally I'm in favor of a non limited practice of it. Back to top wingJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 193 Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Free Speech obelix wrote: The trouble with freedom of speech is that it applies to all those rotten people we don't agree with as well! I would be grateful if you could define the term "rotten people" a little more. Enlighten me about how they misuse the freedom of speech please! Back to top ThomJoined: 12 Feb 2003Posts: 29Location: Sarajevo Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:23 am Post subject: Misuse of free speech Hi wing, Dont you remember when Hala posted on here saying that 1000 jews hadnt turned up for work at the twin towers on 11/9/01? She had read on some hate site that the whole thing was a conspiracy Organised by "Isreal and their US puppets" to find an excuse for bombing the Muslim nations. Someone was posting that kind of crap on the internet to fool the guilible. That is the kind of thing we could do without. Similarly, other noted propagandists have used speeches broadcast on TV to fool the gulible into thinking that Saddam Hussein was involved with al-quieda and the 9/11 so as to drum up support for a war. Back to top obelixJoined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 304 Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject: free speech. Wing, Sometimes you have to read between the lines and not take everything literally. There is no trouble with free speech. It was just a touch of irony. Many people who demand the right to say what they want are offended when someone else says something they do not like. No more; no less. Back to top wingJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 193 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: Re: free speech. I just think that withdrawal of free speech is never for the sake of rotten people or disgusting propagandists. Back to top ilyaJoined: 01 Apr 2003Posts: 74 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:25 am Post subject: Are we childs? Why do we should be scared of some propagand sites? Becouse they have other opinions? Life is not black and white. Everybody has his own opinion. He said or wrote what he had wanted to say or believed. You read that and if you disagreed you could try to make change his mind. If he wrote rubbish nobody makes you believe it. I want to know every opinion. And that gives me possibility to come to a right conclusion what`s the right, who is the right. And if one man tells me "Don`t lesson to them, their words are poison, and they are an evil", i want to know why. Am i stupid? Why don`t you tell me everything? Or you are scared that they are not worse than you?. There is no chanall or newspaper without propagand. Every man is propagandist and try to make us sure in something. If we are clever people that only right words will get in our minds and wrong words will stay outside our ears. We should grow our children giving them all the truth what is going on in the world and show them why this stuff is right and this is not. And when a bad guy on the streets or in Internet tell him "Let`s go robbing somebody or something else" your child will not go becouse not he heard that thing was bad but becouse he had known why this thing was bad and he believed in that with all his heart. Back to top pugachevVJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 2295 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:53 am Post subject: Right I agree with you Ilya. We are all quite capable of making up our own minds about things we are told and if we are not lazy we can find out which things we are told are true and which are not. The trouble with propaganda is that one of its favourite techniques is the "big lie" which tells a huge lie that is hard to disprove without very diligent investigation. Governments use this a lot because they are presumed to have information, via their secret services, which we cannot verify. The example quoted above about the 1000 jews not showing up for work on the day the twin towers were destroyed is an example of this. You can see how hard it would be to verify it. In Islam, though, it is taken as the literal truth. In Canada, at this moment, there is a man who says he believes the holocaust did not happen. They are trying to deport him to Germany, accusing him of hate crimes. Most of us would agree that what he is saying is nonsense but what if he sincerely believes what he is saying? We either have free speech, or we don't. Back to top CoreyJoined: 23 Mar 2003Posts: 445Location: Costa Rica Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:38 am Post subject: Everyone needs to read with a critical eye, no matter if the source is CNN or some small website. There is a little truth in everything and a little lie too. Personally, I feel it is a double-edge sword that hate sites exist. On one hand we can see that this type of thing really exists and so we can fight it. On the other hand, we have to hope it doesn't reach the gullible. Corey http://english.abcingles.net_________________Niagara Summer Programs Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 12:55 pm Post subject: I agree. I agree with you in that everyone needs to read with a critical eye. Unfortunately, not everyone does. Hate sites are the worst and they can easily twist the truth around. Propoganda and hate sites have reached some gullible people. What bothers me is when young people get into these sites. Young people are very impressionable and can easily be swayed into all the hate. Young people need to taught to keep an open mind and not always believe everything they read. They also need to be taught not to be lazy and do some investigative work to find the truth. Back to top ilyaJoined: 01 Apr 2003Posts: 74 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:56 am Post subject: Why don`t we want some people to read articles propaganding violence, murders, terrorism and other bad things? Becouse they can believe that the world should be the other one, with terrorism. On my opinion it`s useless to limit access to information. I mean for adult people it`s useless, becouse he wouldn`t become a terrorist if he doesn`t want. And if he wants he will become a terrorist reading some propagand or not reading. And the question is why he wants to hurt somebody. I don`t want. do you want? no. So, we don`t want to lesson to any propagand connected with a terrorism. For what? And who is in trouble, whose relatives were killed and nobody has been punished for that, he would revenge in as a way as he could. Let`s find sources of existing of terrorism. Children shouldn`t watch any wrong things connected with violence, terrorism, sex without their parents who would tell them these things are wrong. You can hide your children in a closet not speaking about cruel outside, but when they go out they wouldn`t be able to resist any threat. Yes, of course, children should always be careful as they have no idea in what world they live. Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:57 pm Post subject: Believe in Free Speech. I never said that we should limit freedom of speech. I actually believe in free speech and free access to information. I only said that we should be careful of propogandas and hate sites. I never said to stay away from them, but I tell people to beware of these sites because they twist the truth around. People should always be critical of what they read and should ask questions. Unfortunately, not all people are critical of what they read and won't even bother to do any investigative work on the information. Back to top ilyaJoined: 01 Apr 2003Posts: 74 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:30 pm Post subject: The American government and mass-media are the best propagandists in the world. And terrorists were tought how to impress at minds of people by american mass-media. American Mass-media twisted all over the world around its finger. All the world eat hamburgers, watch american blockbusters and do what american mass-media wants. Is it good for minds to watch stupid movies like the "Spider Man", then go to Mc`Donalds to eat some cholesterol fast food? Nobody realizes in weak developed countries that america live becouse bulgarians, ukranians buy Coca-Cola, humburgers and the american life style ruins their owns. America advertises its life style to everybody, and they have already come with its life style in Iraq. Diana, don`t you think people should be careful with your american propagand the most? It`s not democratic way, we see how americans pave the democratic road, with bombs breaking the law. All Europe become democratic, there has been nothing to teach already there, but you went there with your life style propaganding the lieing on a coach with a humburger in a mouth. You don`t know what`s happenning out of America, who was the Napoleon. I`m happy that the first american girl said that we should be careful with a propagand. American? You will shout "Let`s go to Iran and Siria" only having lessonned "Usama was seen there". And you would be told this by mass media. They would tell how many terrorists there, and that sirians and irans should taste a smell of bombs. And you would shout "Let`s kick them at asses". 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Letter, Henry Saunders, certifying James Abbott as a militia member
Author: Saunders, Henry F.
Date: July 25, 1855
Henry Saunders, Captain of the Wakarusa Liberty Guards, a free state militia group, wrote this letter certifying James Abbott as 2nd Lieutenant of that unit. Saunders added that Abbott was also officially employed in the task of procuring arms for the free state cause.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: James Abbott Collection, #252, Box 2 Folder 8
Item Number: 102427 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Abbott, James Burnett; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Free state militia; Saunders, Henry F.; Weapons (see also Guns)
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Senate approves legislation to reconfigure local attraction
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, announced the New York State Senate has unanimously approved legislation (S.1095) he sponsored to expand and rename the Niagara Wine Trail and Niagara Escarpment Wine Trail. In effect, the wine trails would be enlarged to encompass all of Orleans County and Western Monroe County, bringing more wineries than ever into the popular wine trails' network.
"The wine industry in the greater Niagara Region is growing so fast that our laws designating the various wine trails must keep up with the pace of growth," Maziarz said. "Agritourism is an important part of the regional economy and the state must act now to support it. Signage, literature and other tourism promotion materials need to be updated to reflect the wineries in existence now and the wineries soon to come. The passage of this bill will make travel to these wineries easier and safer for visitors."
Under the bill, all of Route 104 between the Ferry Avenue/Route 62 intersection in Niagara Falls and Route 390 in Monroe County would be known as "Niagara Wine Trail Ridge." All of Route 18 between Route 104 in Lewiston and Route 390 in Monroe County would be known as "Niagara Wine Trail Lake."
Seventeen wineries are on the trails now and more are under development. The money to pay for additional signage on an expanded trail system has already been obtained by the wineries through a 2011 Regional Economic Development Council award. Thus the expansion would entail no new cost to taxpayers.
"Partnering with businesses that are already working hard to create jobs and bring visitors to our region is a no-brainer," Maziarz added. "Bringing more wineries into the orbit of the Niagara Wine Trails will help boost awareness of this industry and support its future growth."
The Senate unanimously approved this wine trail expansion last year, but the Assembly failed to vote on the proposal.
"I call upon the Assembly to approve this measure as soon as possible and stop ignoring one of the brightest areas of economic development in Western New York," Maziarz said. "There is simply no reason why the Assembly has not passed this, and hopefully they will move forward in a timely fashion. We have been waiting long enough."
For more information about regional wineries, visit www.niagarawinetrail.org.


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Gov. Malloy on Sandy: "The worst is just beginning"
Winds were blowing from the northeast at 30 mph, gusting to 50 mph, at 11 a.m. — and picking up. Wind gusts on Long Island Sound went up to 54 mph during the past hour, according to the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
The state has shutdown interstates and parkways, including the Merritt Parkway and Interstate 95, to trucks and passenger vehicles will be banned beginning at 1 p.m. In New Canaan, a curfew went into effect at noon Monday and is expected to last until noon Tuesday.
"The last time we saw this threat was never," Gov. Dannel Malloy said during a noon press conference in Hartford.
Some shoreline flooding was not as bad as expected at noon because of winds blowing toward Long Island. That flooding still approached what was seen during Tropical Storm Irene last year. But Malloy warned that by Monday night, the wind should be blowing the opposite direction, which could lead to flooding unlike most have seen in the state, during high tide around midnight.
Malloy said the state is about to hit the most difficult part of the storm this afternoon, which is expected to last for 24 hours.
At 11 a.m., the center of Hurricane Sandy was 260 miles south-southeast of New York City. Hurricane Sandy has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is moving to the north-northwest at 18 mph. "Sandy is currently a strong Category I Hurricane," according to the state.
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting that Sandy will turn to the northwest during the next 3 hours. The storm is forecast to continue to intensify and grow in size as the storm interacts with an approaching winter type storm system. Sandy is forecast to move Northwest to a position near the south coast of New Jersey by 9 p.m. this evening.
"Sandy is transitioning to a very large and extremely dangerous hybrid storm," according to the state. "Hybrid storms do not act like hurricanes and do not weaken over cold waters."
High wind warnings remain in effect for very strong winds sustained at 40-60 mph and gusting to 60-85 mph along the coast and in the higher elevations at times. Coastal flood warnings have been issued for the potential for major to record coastal flooding. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection continue to monitor the latest forecasts and will issue another update on Sandy at 2:30 Monday afternoon.


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Education and the Electroplating Industry
The First AES Scientific Achievement Award (later William Blum Memorial) Lecture
presented at the AES Golden Jubilee Convention, June 15, 1959, in Detroit, Mich., for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the AES. (Originally published as 46th Annual Technical Proceedings - AES, 46, 39-42 (1959).)
Presented at the AES Golden Jubilee Convention, June 15, 1959, in Detroit, Mich., for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the AES. (Originally published as 46th Annual Technical Proceedings - AES, 46, 39-42 (1959).)
It is an added honor to receive this cherished award at the Golden Anniversary of the inception of the American Electroplaters' Society. I wish to pay tribute to the founders of this Society, and to the officers and members whose devotion and vision have made possible its great progress in numbers and accomplishments during the past fifty years. In my 45 years' association with the AES, I have known personally all of the officers and have respected and admired their ability and sincerity.
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In connection with the studies of family genealogy that Mrs. Blum and I have conducted in recent years, we frequently recall the verse from Psalms: "The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage." On this Golden Anniversary, the AES and its officers may well feel that they too have a goodly heritage to preserve and to pass on to their successors.
It is a special privilege to present this talk at this International Conference, at which many of our friends from Europe and Australia are present. It is hoped that some of the suggested activities will be of interest to these countries.
The success of the Russians in launching the first and other satellites represents an outstanding accomplishment of Russian science. We should recall that, contrary to the belief of many persons, Russia has made many notable contributions to science during the past century. For example, all scientists are indebted to D.I. Mendelyeev for his inception of the Periodic System in 1869.
Since 1957 no subject has probably received more consideration in this and other countries than the advancement of education, especially in science and engineering. Fortunately this movement has also emphasized the importance of a well-rounded education for all the rising generation, to better fit them to meet the pressing problems of our complex modern civilization.
The subject "Education and the Electroplating Industry" was suggested by my long association with the AES, in which I feel that my principal role has been that of a teacher. It would be presumptuous and untimely for me to discuss the broad field of education, which is challenging the best minds of today. I may be permitted to express a few personal opinions on this important subject.
The aim of education is not conformity with certain ideas or doctrines. This view was tersely expressed some years ago by a college president in his address to a graduating class. "Do not try to make others like you are; one is enough."
The chief goal of education is not the memorizing of facts. Certainly we must develop the memory so as to know and recall important facts. But it is far more helpful to know where to find needed facts and how to apply them and the laws and principles derived from them, that is, to learn to reason and to think. An old proverb comes to mind. "Knowledge without thought is waste of time. Thought without knowledge is dangerous."
Please note that the title of my address is not "Education or the Electroplating Industry," but "Education and the Electroplating Industry." I will try to point out channels through which education may affect this field. If emphasis upon a single industry appears to be a narrow or provincial view, we should bear in mind that in our complex society each essential segment must advance to meet the new demands.
I will try to point out the needs and possibilities for improving the education of apprentices, platers, works chemists, research chemists, plant executives, designers and the purchasing public, the ultimate consumer of electroplated products. It is obvious that the AES cannot directly initiate or sponsor all of these activities. It may however endorse and encourage efforts made by other groups. Such a program should not represent a selfish effort to improve the status of electroplating and those engaged in it. Rather its chief goal should be to enable electroplating to contribute more efficiently to the health and welfare of our entire population in peace and in war.
Apprentice Training
There is still a need for intelligent, well informed persons, preferably high school graduates, to conduct or supervise the many manual operations that are involved in plating, even in highly mechanized installations. To become more than a laborer, a beginner should take every opportunity to learn the basic principles of the various operations and equipment, and the reasons for their adoption. Such knowledge can be gained through evening classes now conducted in many cities by the AES and by schools, through correspondence courses, and through study of technical journals and books. Young persons employed in plating plants can best learn the actual operations in the plant from a competent supervisor. It is not necessary for a school to install elaborate or large-scale equipment. Small tanks and appropriate laboratory apparatus are adequate and essential. The most important requirements for the success of the student are the interest and stamina that are needed to pursue evening courses after a hard day's work.
It is desirable that the teacher of such a course have sufficient knowledge of plating to point out the application of the subjects to industrial practice. But above all he should know his science and be enthusiastic and stimulating, qualities that are essential for all good teachers. Chemists engaged in plating plants may well teach such courses, or assist the teachers, even at a sacrifice of time and energy.
Plant foremen
While the so-called old-time platers are becoming less numerous, there are still many plating foremen with long experience and a prospect of many more years of service. Increased business and domestic responsibilities make it difficult for an older plater to attend classes. But only through better technical education can he hope to conduct efficiently the new processes and methods that are coming into use. The advent of chromium plating over thirty years ago challenged the ability and ingenuity of all platers. The present extensive use of bright plating of nickel and other metals has introduced new problems of operation and control. Even when the services of a chemist for analysis are available, the plater must know how to interpret and apply the results. He should also be able to read intelligently the papers published in technical journals, even though their authors sometimes fail to state their results in clear, simple language. We need foremen platers who appreciate and deserve opportunities for a better education. Whenever possible they should attend "refresher" classes, or take correspondence courses.
Work chemists
Too many college graduates assume that their education is completed when they receive their diplomas, when it has just commenced. Many works chemists are assigned, often incidentally, to duties connected with plating, such as analysis of the baths, even though they have never specialized in electrochemistry, much less in electrodeposition. Only through a study of advanced text books and journals can such persons contribute to progress in this field or indeed keep up with it. It is not enough to make rapidly an accurate analysis; the chemist should know what analyses are pertinent and what the results mean, not only for that day's operation, but for long-run production. He should be sufficiently interested in and familiar with the plating process and its requirements to serve as a "trouble shooter" or better as a "trouble preventer." He should keep up to date by study of text books and journals, including those in related fields such as electrochemistry, metallurgy and physics, and take advantage of courses in these subjects. The practice and equipment used in other industries may prove applicable to plating.
The extensive use of large scale equipment for preparing and plating metals, purification of solutions, recovery of wastes, and ventilation, offers an attractive field for "plating engineers." As few if any colleges offer such a course, he must be first qualified in physical science and engineering, and then apply this knowledge to plating. Large scale plating offers opportunities for "automation," to extend much further than the use of automatic conveyors. "Feed-back" mechanisms, such as automatic devices for measuring the thickness, may be designed to control the current density or period in each step in the plating.
Research chemists
This title is inadequate, because any thorough modern study of electroplating processes involves the services of not only chemists with some knowledge of physical, electro, analytical, inorganic and organic chemistry, but also of persons with a knowledge of atomic and nuclear physics. All-around scientists are needed to solve the problems involved in the production of coatings to withstand the temperatures and pressures prevailing in rockets and satellites, and in plants producing or using atomic energy. To cope with such problems the chemist must know more about the "unusual" metals that are now finding important uses, and more about the electrochemistry of non-aqueous systems.
It is unlikely that a person with all these qualifications, if such a person exists, could be induced to conduct studies in electrodeposition. The obvious solution is for the research chemist to learn enough about the modern advances in science to know when they may prove helpful; and then to secure the advice or assistance of a specialist in that field. I am reminded of a short course in commercial law that I took as an undergraduate student in chemistry. The professor emphasized that its purpose was not to enable us to dispense with the services of a lawyer, but rather to know when to hire one.
To an increasing degree, intensive research in any field of science requires the services of many groups, including mathematicians, physicists and chemists. Such an assemblage is possible only in large research laboratories maintained by universities, industries and the government. The cost of maintaining such a corps of scientists may appear prohibitive, but it is the only way to economically conduct extensive and intensive researches.
One of the most promising directions toward solution of problems in electrodeposition is the acquisition of new approaches and new technics. The progress made in atomic and nuclear physics in recent years may suggest methods of attacking problems that have baffled solution by the hitherto conventional methods. For example, radioactive tracers have thrown light on the mechanisms of certain plating processes. It is in this field that younger scientists are most likely to succeed, because they have not only learned the new concepts and theories; they can also make them a part of their thinking. Those of us who studied science fifty years ago may with sufficient effort understand most of the modern advances, but it is difficult for us to make these new concepts guide our thinking.
Every scientist over fifty years of age can benefit from a "refresher course," such as the "Continental Class Room Course in Physics for the Atomic Age" that has been given on television during the past year. My life-long habit of early rising, and the absence of office hours, made it easy for me to listen to most of these lectures, given from 6:15 to 6:45 a.m.! I did not attempt to take the examinations required for credit! But I did succeed in recalling many facts and principles that I had virtually forgotten, and in getting authentic even though elementary concepts of the problems involved in nuclear physics and in missiles and satellites. A similar course in chemistry recently prepared by Dr. J. F. Baxter and available for broadcasting in the fall, may benefit most of us even though electroplating may not be mentioned.
There is no simple solution for the necessity for specialization and the equal importance of broad scientific knowledge. It is certain that a person with a bent and desire for scientific research should receive in both undergraduate and graduate studies the broadest possible knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry. He can then intelligently select that field of science which most appeals to him. Specialization can then be acquired in the research laboratory. Concern has been expressed over the comparatively few colleges that offer specific courses in electrochemistry. For prospective engineers and works chemists, such courses may be very valuable. But to conduct fundamental studies in any branch of electrochemistry, a broad knowledge of modern science is the best foundation.
Another means of bridging the gap between the specialist and the general scientist is the writing of text books, articles and lectures in which the latest developments of science are interpreted and applied to specific problems. Symposia of two or more societies may point out the possible applications of new discoveries and concepts. In general such explanations can best be made by the fundamental scientists, provided they are willing to learn the status and needs of the specialists.
Plant executives
Thus far this talk has been devoted to those persons who have a direct connection with and responsibility for plating operations. However, the ultimate decision as to whether plating is to be used on certain products, and whether a plating plant should be installed, rests on the management, as represented by the plant executive. To make an intelligent decision he must receive information and advice from members of his staff, consultants and suppliers. To understand and interpret such reports, he should have knowledge of the purposes for applying plated coatings, and their advantages and limitations as compared with competitive finishing processes. There is no existing textbook on plating for executives, who in any case would be unlikely to study it. The responsibility rests upon the works chemists or consultants to educate the executive before making specific recommendations.
It is important to emphasize those purposes for which plating is not wisely applied. Every unsuccessful application of plating renders more difficult its appropriate uses. Emphasis should be placed on high-quality plating, since the cost of the plating operation is usually a small part of the total cost of the finished article. But its quality may determine the salability and life of the product. On an automobile sold for $3000 or more, the purchaser is not concerned with whether the plating cost $25 or $50 per car, but with whether the finish will last for one or for five years.
Design engineers
The actual type and extent of plating may be specified on drawings by a design engineer who has little knowledge of plating processes. The appearance of an automobile or a toaster is an esthetic question that involves psychological factors that are not susceptible to scientific analysis. But whether a certain device or part can be efficiently coated by plating is a very practical problem, on which qualified platers have had much experience. The most obvious difficulty is that of applying a coating of the required thickness and quality on sharp edges and in deep recesses. If such designs are insisted upon, troublesome and expensive devices such as auxiliary anodes and "thieves" may be required. The design engineer should therefore be advised or instructed to prepare designs that are artistic and can still be readily plated.
The purchasing public
The existence of the plating industry depends upon a demand for, or at least an acceptance of, plated coatings on a large proportion of the metal articles used in the household, office or school, and in our complex system of transportation, entertainment and sports. Few of these consumers are conscious of the presence of the plated coatings, unless perchance they are so inferior as to become conspicuous. Some people's concept of plating may resemble that implied in the old conundrum: Teacher - "What is the first thing to turn green in the spring?" Pupil - "Christmas jewelry."
The problem of informing the public about the plating industry, its products and its contributions to modern living is essentially a question of public relations, to which the AES has given serious consideration. The following approaches are suggested with a full realization that each will require careful study to determine whether it is practicable and expedient.
Increased use of specifications. To gain the respect of the public for plated coatings, they should to the greatest extent possible be of good quality for the purpose intended. This does not imply that all plating should meet the highest standards. Articles for transient use, such as paper clips and safety pins, do not warrant the application of thick coatings, but they should be well plated.
In the last 25 years the AES, ASTM, IMF and many firms have adopted specifications for plated coatings, which have in general improved the quality of these finishes. These standards are extensively employed in the plating of parts of automobiles and appliances, but not so widely in the plating of the very large number of miscellaneous articles thus coated. Unfortunately the existence and use of these specifications has not assured consistent production of coatings of high or even satisfactory quality. Inferiority of many plated coatings from 1950 to 1956 was explained and excused by the shortage of nickel available for plating during and for some time after the Korean conflict. As no fully satisfactory substitute for nickel in plated coatings was developed, manufacturers of automobiles applied the best coatings they could and advised the car owners to "treat the plating carefully." This unavoidable period of admittedly inferior plating has placed electroplating on the defensive in the minds of the public.
Now that adequate nickel is available, it behooves the industry to produce coatings of such high quality that the public will again prefer plated finishes. While the present wide use of bright nickel plating is fully justified by the savings in the cost of polishing and buffing, it has introduced certain new problems regarding the uniformity and adequacy of the protective properties of the coatings. This problem offers a real challenge to the researches of the AES and other groups to discover the causes and remedies for the failure of nickel-chromium coatings in service, and thus to improve their quality to a satisfactory level. Fortunately, substantial progress is being made through such studies.
Quality marks. Coatings consisting of precious metals such as gold and silver are frequently designated by "quality marks," that are generally accepted by industry, even though not in all cases required by law. For example, silver plated flatware may be marked "Triple plate," which corresponds to "six troy ounces of silver per gross of teaspoons." This represents an average thickness of about 0.0008 inch of silver. An additional thickness, known as the "overlay," may be applied to areas subjected to most wear, and be indicated by suitable symbols. For example, teaspoons with triple plate plus an overlay may be marked "AAA+," or "XXX+." The present system of marking silverware may be misleading, since the lowest marked grade bears the letters "A-l"! While the purchaser does not usually know the basis of the marks, he at least understands that if it is marked "triple plate," it is a high grade for household use. The marking of silverware is not required, but if it is so marked and fails to meet the standards set by industry, the producer is subject to action by the Federal Trade Commission.
The marking of electroplated gold coated articles is less common. Certain articles such as watch cases, with rolled-gold or gold-filled coatings, must bear quality marks, such as "1/10-18 K," which means that one-tenth by weight of the article consists of a coating that is 18/24, or 75 per cent, pure gold. The marking of very thin gold electroplated coatings as "24 K gold plated" is discouraged as misleading, even though the coating consists of pure gold. Articles may not be marked "Gold Electroplate" unless the coating has a minimum thickness equivalent to at least seven millionths of an inch of pure gold. If the coating has a minimum thickness equivalent to 100 millionths of an inch of pure gold it may be marked "Heavy Gold Electroplate."
The use of quality marks for precious metal coatings is based primarily on the intrinsic value of the silver or gold. Actually this may be a misleading factor. For example, six troy ounces of silver may cost $6.00, or about four cents per teaspoon, and a gross of triple plated teaspoons may be sold retail for $60.00 or more. Hence the cost of the silver may represent only 10 per cent of the selling price. While this cost of silver is not negligible, the purchaser is not concerned with how much silver he gets, but with the quality and life of the articles. Similarly, a small piece of jewelry such as a ring may weigh about one-fifth of a troy ounce. If it is coated with "0.1-12K" gold, the total weight of the gold is one-hundredth of an ounce, or 35 cents worth. If this ring is sold for five dollars, the value of the gold is only seven per cent of the selling price.
I have included this information about the marking of articles coated with gold or silver to indicate that quality marking of other plated coatings may be even more warranted. In connection with plating specifications, there have been discussions about the marking of the finished products to indicate the grade of plating. On an automobile with many plated parts, local marking would probably be impractical. But the advertising literature might well include the quality of the plating in accordance with designated specifications. Just now it may be more important to improve the quality of the plating to a degree that warrants calling attention to it. But in the future such marking may well add to the stature of plating.
Exhibits. At this and certain other AES conventions, expositions of plating equipment and supplies have been held. These are directed primarily to persons engaged in plating, to acquaint them with the progress in this field. The public visitors to such an exhibition may gain a wholesome respect for the complexity and ingenuity involved in this industry, but are unlikely to learn much about how or why plating is applied.
In New York, Philadelphia and Chicago there are large industrial and scientific museums, in which are displayed attractive models of equipment used in many industries. Certain of these exhibits can be operated by pressing a button, to illustrate vividly the way the process works. Each year thousands of people visit these museums and are fascinated and enlightened by their observations. Many of these visitors are of high school age, a very impressionable period. It is safe to assume that all of these visitors carry away some impressions that may influence their thinking and their purchasing habits. High school students may there gather ideas that may influence their choice of a vocation.
I sincerely believe that the plating industry would find it advantageous to have an exhibit in each of these museums. Such a display might include methods of plating and the uses of plated products. A small automatic plater might be installed, which would plate small souvenirs that may help to retain the interest of the visitors. The annual expense of such an exhibit is relatively small and could appropriately be shared by the AES, the supply houses, and large manufacturers and users of plated products. It has been conservatively estimated that the plating of metals in USA adds at least 500 million dollars annually to the value of manufactured products. It would not be extravagant to spend annually about fifty thousand dollars, that is one-hundredth of one per cent of the cost of plating, to acquaint the purchasing public with the uses and value of plated finishes.
Popular articles on plating. Where can an average person, be he lawyer, doctor, business man, salesman, or mechanic, learn anything authentic, interesting or useful about electroplating? Encyclopedias, even if kept up to date, can devote little space to such a restricted field. Some of our high class magazines such as Fortune have at times carried interesting, well illustrated articles on specific industries. Here is a challenge to the plating industry, to prepare articles on electroplating that will show clearly to the public its possibilities and limitations, its problems and their solution, the choice and care of plated coatings, and evidences of quality by appearance or quality marks.
Newspaper publicity. The metropolitan dailies in the large cities in which the AES must perforce hold its large conventions afford little space for publicity of these meetings, usually at most a short article on the principal speaker or the elected officers. It should be possible for the AES to select for each convention some report or development that is of sufficient general interest to warrant publicity. The Educational and Publicity committees of the AES might well cooperate in this effort.
I believe that education in its broadest sense and application is the most important problem that now confronts the plating industry. The international associations of platers, such as the AES and the IMF, are organized and operated primarily to advance education in this field. They should initiate or support all efforts that will enable this industry to compete effectively in our complex society, now appropriately known as the "Space Age." We must prepare to fill our proper share of that space!


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Defense wants some evidence suppressed
The Council Bluffs doctor accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl inside his home appeared in court Wednesday morning for a suppression hearing.
The hearing focused on evidence investigators seized in a search of Dr. Dennis Jones' home four days before his arrest.
Defense attorneys Mike Winter and Angela Campbell argued that investigators were "going on a fishing expedition," searching Jones' home for child pornography that they claim is unrelated to Jones' charge of second-degree sexual assault.
The defense argues investigators violated rights outlined in the United States and the State of Iowa's constitution by searching for child porn, when the case pertained solely to the alleged sex assault.
Denise Timmins, with the State of Iowa Attorney General's office, argued the investigators' search was justified and violated no rights, based on common sense. Timmins said if someone's committed a hands-on sexual assault with a child, they're likely to have child pornography as well.
Judge Richard Davidson has not yet ruled on the suppression of evidence. That's expected in the next couple of weeks.
Jones' trial is set to begin in January.


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Political uncertainty is probably depressing the value of South Africa rand, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund's Africa department.
South Africa's fiscal and monetary policy has been "as good as it gets," Abebe Selassie said in an interview in Washington. "It's more on the structural side that attention is needed. It's more about getting confidence in the private sector to invest."
While most polls are predicting a comfortable win for the ruling ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership in the May 8 general election, he faces difficulties introducing reforms to stimulate the economy, consolidate spending and reduce corruption. Ramaphosa's rise to power to replace Jacob Zuma after a scandal-ridden tenure of almost nine years initially boosted confidence in the rand, but the currency has slumped back to the levels seen before the change in leadership.
"The rand is of course among the most freely floating currencies in the emerging-market universe, subject to the ebbs and flows of sentiment," Selassie said. "Our view is that there's nothing awry with the calibration of macro policies."
The rand weakened sharply last year as rising interest rates in the US put pressure on emerging markets including Argentina, Turkey and South Africa. The currency has gained about 3 percent against the dollar so far this year.
The IMF this week downgraded its forecast for global growth to the slowest pace since the financial crisis. The fund cut its outlook for South Africa to 1.2% growth this year, down from 1.4% projected in January.
The fund projects sub-Saharan Africa's economy will grow 3.5% this year, accelerating to 3.7% next year. Growth in the region is being held back by the relatively slow expansion in major economies including South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, Selassie said.
"What we see is continued recovery, but it is a two-track recovery amid uncertainty," Selassie said.


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If there's a dessert that speaks Boston, that's our famous cream pie. I knew that had to be my dessert. The problem? Carrying a creme filled, chocolate covered cake in this heat and humidity, sounded like a nightmare to me. Filled cupcakes are an easier option and reduce the risk of arriving to the party covered in chocolate and pastry cream.
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One last thing! A few days ago I got another award for the blog, this one from Carmen at Dulces Bocados, check her out, she makes beautiful concoctions of all kinds. This award is to demonstrate appreciation for those bloggers who try to pass on cultural values and to promote relationships between them.
I'm gonna pass the award to a few blogs... The award goes to Maduixa, Maria, Merce, Dolores and Kike and Txell. I highly recommend you visit their blogs.


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Falling tree limb injures 4 at block party
Residents of a North New Hyde Park community where four people were struck and injured by a falling tree limb at a weekend block party said Sunday they fear others may come down.
"We've had a lot of problems with trees since before superstorm Sandy," said Kathleen Campon, 35, who lives on Maple Drive, where the large limb fell Saturday night as the party wound down. Trees are "pretty to look at, but they're old and cause a hazard," Campon said.
Since Sandy, Campon said, there is a heightened community fear of falling trees. "We're more nervous and cautious because there are a lot of people and cars. It could be a huge risk."
There were about 500 people at the height of the party, host David Cushman said.
Cushman, who moved to 28 Maple Dr. two years ago, said he has complained to officials for six months about the possibility of his tree falling. The limb fell from a neighbor's tree.
"This town doesn't take things seriously," Cushman, 34, said of his complaints.
He said North Hempstead town officials did inspect his tree, but informed him to either pay for the removal himself or have the tree put on a removal waiting list with 7,000 others.
The homeowner whose tree the limb fell from did not answer the door.
Nassau County police said a man and three women who were at the party were hit by the tree limb when it fell shortly after 10:30 p.m.
The man, 30, suffered a fractured right leg; one woman, 43, was bruised on the right side of her face; a second woman, 44, had head cuts; and the third, 40, had a scraped forehead and reported pains to her back and shoulder.
All four were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries that police said were not life-threatening.
More than 20 of the 28 homeowners on the block paid $55 for the party, which had a DJ, face painting and a dunk tank, Cushman said.
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A new study finds that many U.S. adults — roughly one in five — are deeply religious, know a lot about science, and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations of creation and evolution.
Putting the lie to "digital dualism" in an essay on the inseparability of online and offline selves.
As work regimes become global, social communication increasingly occurs across locations far apart. In the absence of a common national, ethnic, or organizational culture across continents, what makes communication possible among social worlds technologically integrated in real time? Taking India's global call centers as the focus of analysis, this article attempts to solve the riddle of communication by showing how transnational business practices rely on the transmutation of cultural communication into global communication through the processes of neutralization and mimesis.
Blended learning, in the form of screencasts to be viewed online outside of class, was incorporated into three sections of an introductory sociology course in a liberal arts college setting. The screencasts were used to introduce concepts and theories to provide more time for discussion in class and more opportunity for students to review concepts and theories outside of class. Students' use and their perceptions of the impact of the screencasts were assessed with an in-class survey instrument in addition to a web-based college-administered survey.
Americans love crime. The criminal justice system is fetishized in popular culture and news media. We watch the news and scour the Internet to assess our own moral compass, take cues from others' digressions, and bear witness to justice and punishment. Historically, we learned about crime through news media and fiction. The Internet has dramatically changed this landscape: for the first time, mug shots and jailhouse rosters are available with a click.
This article isolates and observes the impact of peer readership on low-stakes reflective writing assignments in two large Introduction to Sociology classes. Through a comparative content analysis of over 2,000 private reflective journal entries and semipublic reflective blog posts, I find that both practices produce distinct forms of reflection. I argue that these differences can be understood in terms of the risks that students take in their writing.
Youth cyberbullying is dramatically more likely to occur between current or former friends and dating partners than between students who were never friends or in a romantic relationship, suggests a new study that was presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Death and mourning were largely considered private matters in the 20th century, with the public remembrances common in previous eras replaced by intimate gatherings behind closed doors in funeral parlors and family homes.
But social media is redefining how people grieve, and Twitter in particular — with its ephemeral mix of rapid-fire broadcast and personal expression — is widening the conversation around death and mourning, two University of Washington (UW) sociologists say.
We examine instances of youth cyber aggression, arguing that the close relationships of friendship and romance substantially influence the chances of being targeted. We investigate networks of friendship, dating, and aggression among a sample of 788 eighth- to twelfth-grade students in a longitudinal study of a New York school. Approximately 17 percent reported some involvement in cyber aggression within the past week. LGBTQ youth were targeted at a rate over four times that of their heterosexual peers, and females were more frequent victims than males.
As the U.S. experiences sharp increases in drug overdoses, researchers in Delaware are using geo-mapping to look at the state, neighborhood by neighborhood, to identify "hot spots" where the use of prescription fentanyl — an extremely powerful synthetic opiate, which recently attracted national attention as the drug that caused Prince's death — and other opiates is especially prevalent.


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Adobe has always been very supportive of professional development for its employees. It is a great way to work on projects that might not be directly related to one's main responsibilities. While I am currently responsible for managing engineering and quality engineering on the Adobe Photoshop architecture team, I have been using my professional development time to research cybersecurity.
I recently learned about Cyber Aces, founded by Alan Paller, co-chair of the Secretary of Homeland Security Task Force on Cyberskills and founder and research director of the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security) Institute. The goal of Cyber Aces is to "fill a critical shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals by growing the talent pool, discovering those with high potential, and offering a fast track to cybersecurity jobs."
In order to qualify for the Cyber Aces Minnesota State Championship, I had to take a series of online quizzes in Networking, Operating Systems, and Systems Administration. Luckily, I scored high enough to be invited to participate for the championship title on a simulation called NetWars – a real-time capture-the-flag competition on March 15, 2014. NetWars was created by the folks at SANS as a way for participants to test their skills with hands-on exercises and penetration tests.
Before the competition, there was an ethics panel hosted by Dr. Kevin Gyolai, dean of STEM (science, engineering, and mathematics) at Inver Hills Community College where the competition took place. The panelists represented a range of disciplines from industry (UNISYS), to education (Inver Hills Community College), and government (FBI). They talked about the "insider threats" facing many organizations, how the US Cyber Command has hundreds of job openings that they cannot fill and how BYOD (bring your own device) is challenging university campus networks and corporations.
After the panel, we got down to business. Level 1 had a series of questions asking us to find flags by looking at the file system, and an interesting question about PDF. On a personal level, it was awesome to see a question about a PDF. I am not allowed to talk about the question as the other states haven't completed the competition yet, but it was an excellent question.
I have earned the ASSET (Adobe Secure Software Engineering Team) brown belt certification and programs like Cyber Aces and NetWars will help me on my way to earning a black belt. Thank you to everyone at Cyber Aces for hosting a fantastic event. I encourage anyone interested in developing their security skills to take a look at Cyber Aces and participate.
Jeff Sass
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Superstar and 2012 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Garth Brooks has been added to the already-stellar lineup of artists scheduled to perform on the upcoming Teachers Rock television special.
The program airs live at 8pm ET from the Nokia Theatre in L.A. on Friday, August 17 on CBS.
The concert will also feature performances from country stars Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley, as well as pop group fun. and singer Josh Groban. In addition, Maroon 5, Meryl Street and Glee's Matthew Morrison will offer personal testimonials on their favorite school memories.
Teachers Rock is a charity concert that will raise money for teachers and education. The proceeds from the LA show will benefit three nonprofit organizations: DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that raises money for classroom supplies, the hunger-relief foundation Feeding America and Teach for America, a program that trains recent college graduates to lead a classroom.
The Country Music Hall of Fame this spring announced that Brooks was among it's 2012 inductees (alongside Connie Smith and Hargus 'Pig' Robbins). Brooks was also in the news for selling out his gig at the Calgary Stampede last month in less than a minute. He's also been hinting at possibly returning to the stage on a more regular basis in the coming years.
Note that the airdate for Teachers Rock has been updated to Friday, August 17 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
All professional education courses leading to certification shall include teaching and assessment of the Wisconsin Teacher Standards.
Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure
In this column, indicate the nature of the performance assessments used in this course to evaluate student proficiency in each standard.
1.Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
See Appendix C, Wisconsin Content Standards, for specific information regarding the content standards met in this course and the performance assessments used to evaluate them.
2.Teachers know how children grow.
The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
Not assessed in this course.
3.Teachers understand that children learn
The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
The assignments, group project and student presentation are used to assess the ability to illustrate multiple viewpoints on the solution to various counting problems.
4.Teachers know how to teach.
The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
A presentation is given by the students on a solution to a counting problem.
5.Teachers know how to manage a classroom.
The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
Not assessed in this course.
6.Teachers communicate well.
The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
The student is expected to illustrate mathematical communication skills in their assignments, tests and presentation.
7.Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.
The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.
A group project is assigned that involves discussion of lesson plans on a discrete mathematics topic for the classroom.
8.Teachers know how to test for student progress.
The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.
Not assessed in this course.
9.Teachers are able to evaluate themselves.
The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils, parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
There are classroom discussions after the group projects and the presentations in which the students are expected to reflect and evaluate their own as well as their peers' work.
10.Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community.
The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well-being and acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.
The group projects and classroom discussions serve to help illustrate how adept the student are at working with colleagues.


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Southwest Michigan Landscape Association
Our Mission
The Southwest Michigan Landscape Association is a group of professionals dedicated to the promotion of horticulture, specializing in growing and planting nursery stock, grounds maintenance and landscape design.
About the SWMLA
The Southwest Michigan Landscape Association (SWMLA) was founded in 1952 by a group of local Green Industry Professionals to promote the industry and provide educational opportunities to its members. Members include landscape architects and designers, retail and wholesale nurseries and garden centers, suppliers, irrigation contractors, and grounds maintenance companies.
About the MNLA
The Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association was established in 1922 and is the statewide trade association representing over 5,000 nursery, perennial plant production, Christmas tree, sod producers, landscaping, and lawn care firms that are the fifth largest nursery industry in the nation, the largest specialty crop in the state, and provides significant impact on the state's economy accruing a total of approximately $5.715 billion each year and employing over 36,000 Michigan citizens.


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Though the plants and trees are considered as gifts of nature providing us with food, shelter and clothing, there are some exceptional plants which are dangerous to eat or even to touch. Nettles sting and other plants, such as euphorbia and poison ivy, may blister our skin. Many quite common plants, including buttercups, are poisonous if eaten, because they contain chemicals called phytotoxins. Strangely, some plant poisons such as curare, digitalis and strychnine, are used in minute quantities to cure illnesses.
This plant grows upto 3 feet tall producing purple, white or pink, sometimes dotted inside the central stalk. Its Latin name is Digitalis purpurea. If we eat any part of the plants in wild, we would likely get heart problems, after a spell of nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhoea and pain in the mouth. If we a doctor, he might administer charcoal to absorb the toxin or pump your stomach, and might also administer drugs to bring your heart rate back to normal. Other names for this plant include fairy bells, rabbit flower, throatwort and witches' thimbles.
Hydrangea macrophylla are popular yard ornaments that can grow up to 15 feet tall with rose, deep blue or greenish-white flowers that grow in huge clusters and look as edible as cotton candy or a big bun . But those blooms will give us a stomach ache that sets in sometimes hours after eaten. Persons also experience itchy skin, weakness and sweating, and reports also indicate that they can even get into coma, convulsions and a breakdown in the body's blood circulation.
Strychnine comes from the koochla tree, which grows in Mynamar and India. It is one of the most deadly poisons known.
Death Cap Mushrooms
These mushrooms are highly poisonous. It is responsible for almost 90% of deaths from eating fungi. The poison causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting.
Ricin is extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant and is more poisonous than cyanide or snake venom. Even minute doses of ricin can be fatal.
Deadly nightshade
This is also known as the belladonna. It contaoins a poison called atropine. Less than ten milligrams could kill a child.
Opium is extracted from the juice of a poppy and contains morphine. Small quantities of both are used legally as pain-relieving medicines and illegally as drugs. Both can easily cause death.


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Lance Armstrong banned for life, career vacated
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong's career Friday -- including his record seven Tour de France titles -- and banned him for life from the sport that made him a hero to millions of cancer survivors after concluding he used banned substances.
USADA said it expected cycling's governing body to take similar action, but the International Cycling Union was measured in its response, saying it first wanted a full explanation on why Armstrong should relinquish titles he won from 1999 through 2005.
The Amaury Sport Organization that runs the world's most prestigious cycling race said it would not comment until hearing from USADA and the UCI.
Armstrong, who retired a year ago, said Thursday that he would no longer challenge USADA. He denied again that he ever took banned substances in his career.


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BEIJING — China's ruling Communist Party has punished 21 officials over a scandal in which they allegedly were extorted by real estate developers after being secretly filmed in liaisons with hired women.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that the party's disciplinary body in the central city of Chongqing had stripped former local district party chief Lei Zhengfu of his party membership. The scandal broke after footage of Lei having sex with one of the women was leaked on the Internet. Images of his jowly, pop-eyed face have become targets of derision and disgust over government malfeasance.
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Last week, Lei was indicted on charges of accepting bribes.
Other officials were placed under investigation for suspected corruption or given administrative punishments.
The scandal has exposed the intertwining of sex, money and politics and the often shady ties between real estate developers and local officials. China's new leadership has vowed to crack down on rampant official corruption.
Authorities have also been investigating the developers behind the alleged extortion scheme. State media say Chongqing prosecutors are preparing to file extortion and blackmail charges against six people, including the man who allegedly masterminded the scheme and the woman who was allegedly hired to sleep with Lei.