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Wellness programs: Howard County General Hospital will offer the following classes. Unless otherwise listed, all classes will be held in the Wellness Center, 10710 Charter Drive, Suite 100, Columbia. Information: hcgh.org or 410-740-7601.
•Maybe baby: A certified financial planner will discuss financial issues involved in starting a family. Also, learn how to protect your family should something happen to you and how employer benefits and government tax breaks can provide for your new family, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21.
•Recurring back pain. A panel of speakers will discuss causes and treatment for back pain as well as solutions ranging from medical management and physical therapy to new pain management techniques and surgery. The panel will feature Dr. Mark Matsunaga, pain specialist, Dr. Oren Blam, orthopedic surgeon and Dr. John Collins, physiatrist from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23.
•Preparing for total joint surgery. Toni Keller, P.A. will discuss what to expect and how to prepare for the best possible outcome from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.
•Smoke-free classes. This program provides support and education for those who want to quit as well as for those who have already quit. Held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14.
Look good, feel better
This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers, as well as instruction and suggestions for wigs and head coverings. The class is taught by a licensed cosmetologist. Classes are held at 3:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the Howard County General Hospital Wellness Center in the Medical Pavilion, 10710 Charter Drive in Columbia. Information and registration: 888-535-4555.
VA outpatient clinic
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates a 13,300-square-foot facility to serve veterans in Anne Arundel and Howard counties. The clinic is at 2479 Fifth St., adjacent to the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at Fort Meade. Services include general outpatient medical care, preventive health and education services, various medical screenings, TeleHealth services and referrals to specialized programs and inpatient services available throughout the VA Medical Health Care System. Information: 410-305-5300.
Caregivers and seniors
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland has received an 18-month, $500,000 challenge grant from the Maryland Home and Community Care Foundation, and additional funding from the Howard County Department of Citizen Services. A new program, SERVE (Services, Education and Resources for Vulnerable Elders), will work to improve the safety of seniors, enhance the quality of life for caregivers, help families find services, prevent premature institutionalization and reduce incidents of elder abuse and neglect. For information or to donate, go to http://fcsmd.org.
Blood donations
The Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross is requesting blood donations. Eligible donors can call 800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment. Platelet donors should call 800-272-2123.
Dance classes
Presented by Vantage House, a retirement community, classes are held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays in the Vantage House auditorium, 5400 Vantage Point Road in Columbia. Dance has shown to improve balance, gait and mood in those with Parkinson's disease. Registration and information: Megan Wallnofer at 410-992-1691.
Spiritual reflections
Bon Secours Spiritual Center offers spiritual enrichment programs, 1525 Marriottsville Road in Marriottsville. Information and registration: 410-442-1320.
The county health department's North Laurel Community Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, offers HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment. Call 410-313-0630. Also, the Columbia Health Center, 7180 Columbia Gateway, conducts HIV testing at 8 a.m. Mondays by appointment. Call 410-313-7500. Testing is free, anonymous and confidential.


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AFT Resolutions
WHEREAS, one of the most difficult challenges facing the world's working men and women in the 21st century is the expansion of the global economy and the impact globalization has on economic stability, the equitable distribution of income, the preservation of public services and democratic control of public policy. While it is important to not dismiss the potential benefits of globalization, we must not fail to recognize and address the serious problems that globalization creates for working men and women, trade unions and the institutions of democratic governance in the United States and worldwide; and
WHEREAS, one of the most striking developments over the last several decades is the growing and pervasive influence of global institutions that seem unresponsive to the interests of ordinary citizens and civil society groups like trade unions. When the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the predecessor to the World Trade Organization, were established after World War II, the global economy was much smaller and the challenges more limited than today, the post-Cold War era. Increasingly, these institutions have taken on roles that were never envisioned by the founders, including the role of directly or indirectly establishing economic priorities and domestic policies in countries that are undergoing economic and political transitions; and
WHEREAS, with the growth of world trade and the enormous increase in the number of independent nations, the WTO has evolved into a powerful international body that can directly or indirectly influence the trade policy and even the foreign policy of sovereign nations throughout the world; and
Increasingly, government policies, regulations and public institutions that were forged in protracted labor and civil rights battles in the United States and similar battles in other nations are being threatened in the name of creating a level playing field for foreign corporations and international trade. Both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Uruguay Round trade accord, which led to the creation of the World Trade Organization, contain provisions that require U.S. state and local governments to comply with a new set of continental and global trade edicts. For example, state and local governments must adjust their procurement practices so they do not discriminate against foreign suppliers; and
Similar trade rules aimed at opening access to U.S. and world markets for education, health care and public services are presently being negotiated under the General Agreement of Trade in Services (GATS), the only element to survive the WTO Seattle meetings in November 1999. As GATS negotiations are expanded to include distance education, a wider range of health care and public services, and, potentially, primary and secondary education, teachers and other AFT members in the United States and affiliates of Education International (EI) and Public Services International (PSI) around the world will be increasingly affected by trade rules decided and administrated outside the borders of the U.S. and other nations; and
The World Bank and IMF have also undergone major changes in recent years, especially following the serious debt crisis of developing countries in the 1980s and the collapse of communism in 1989. While there is no question of the need for economic reform in many of the nations of the former Soviet Union and in the developing nations of Asia, Latin America and Africa, the world community must address the lack of democratic procedures in making important public policy decisions that have profound implications for workers, trade unions and ordinary citizens in nations where democracy is just gaining a foothold. It also is necessary to take into account the societal impact of economic reform that causes unemployment or other economic dislocations in countries that have inadequate or no social safety nets; and
As a result of growing economic integration and related economic instability, more and more countries, rich and poor, are forced to rely on the decisions and policies of these global institutions. In view of the power they have to affect public policy and the lives of citizens in more than 180 nations, the World Bank, IMF and the WTO need better mechanisms for openness, transparency, accountability and democratic participation; and
With few exceptions, World Bank and IMF economic reform programs require borrowing nations to privatize public services, deregulate industries and to introduce labor market flexibility and free trade policies. These policies, which are negotiated as conditions for financial assistance, have devastating consequences for workers and their families, trade unions and other democratic institutions. Frequently, as a result of these policies, budgets for education, health care and public services are sharply cut, and privatization and labor market policies are implemented without regard to democratic procedures, collective bargaining agreements, labor laws and the rights of workers. Environmental regulations and social and economic policies are routinely bypassed or eliminated in efforts to create an attractive environment for foreign direct investment; and
Additionally, unmanaged global trade combined with free-market policies have sharply increased unemployment and the number of workers in sweatshops and export-processing zones, as well as the number of children forced to labor under the most dehumanizing conditions to compensate for smaller family incomes; and
Finally, global market forces, increased competition and highly mobile foreign capital can adversely influence trade union membership and union bargaining power in the U.S. and worldwide. The freedom of association, the right to organize and to bargain collectively and other international labor standards are not only ignored by multinational companies, governments and international financial and trade institutions but also are characterized as "impediments" to free trade and as obstacles to attracting foreign investment to low-wage countries.
AFT National Priorities
The AFT has a long history of supporting democratic governance, workers' rights and free trade unions throughout the world, as well as a strong interest in supporting the work of the AFL-CIO, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), Education International (EI) and Public Services International (PSI) in defending the rights of teachers, public sector employees and private sector workers throughout the world:
RESOLVED, that the American Federation of Teachers:
- Continue to monitor the impact of globalization on education, health care and public services, as well as the impact on workers and trade unions in these sectors.
- Provide information and education on globalization to AFT affiliates and members and assist them to participate in legislative and other campaigns to combat violations of workers' rights, democracy and other adverse affects of globalization; and
RESOLVED, that the AFT cooperate with the AFL-CIO and its allies in calling on the U.S. government to address the following national priorities:
- Ensure that the U.S. government consistently and effectively demand the incorporation of enforceable workers' rights and environmental protections into the core of all new trade and investment agreements.
- Strengthen the workers' rights provisions in existing U.S. trade laws and enforce these provisions aggressively and unambiguously.
- Vigorously monitor and enforce existing trade agreements.
- Strengthen and make enforceable the labor and environmental side of agreements within NAFTA.
- Ensure that trade agreements and other international policies do not lead to the privatization of education, health care or other public services.
AFT International Priorities
RESOLVED, that the American Federation of Teachers cooperate with the AFL-CIO, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Education International, Public Services International and their allies in calling on the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization to take concrete steps to:
- Carry out institutional reforms, enhancing transparency, accountability and access, so that citizens can understand the basis for decisions, as well as provide meaningful input through a democratic process.
- Review the impact of trade liberalization, structural adjustment and stabilization policies on income distribution, economic development and financial instability before launching major new negotiations and initiatives.
- Incorporate enforceable rules on core workers' rights (including the freedom of association, the right to bargain collectively and prohibitions on child labor, forced labor and discrimination in employment).
- Establish accession criteria requiring that new WTO members be in compliance with core workers' rights, human rights and democratic principles.
- Ensure that IMF and World Bank policies and WTO rules do not create pressure on governments to privatize education, health care or other public services.
Provide more technical and legal support to developing countries so their participation in negotiations with the WTO and international financial institutions is not hampered by lack of resources or technical expertise.


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Internet connection problems are most commonly caused by disconnected cables or by routers or modems that are not operating properly. First, try running the Network troubleshooter to see if it can help diagnose and solve your problem:
Open the Network troubleshooter by right-clicking the network icon in the notification area, and then clicking Troubleshoot problems.
If running the Network troubleshooter didn't solve the problem, then follow the steps described in Wired and wireless network connection problems in Windows.
If the steps in that topic didn't help, then follow these steps:
Make sure that all cables are connected (for example, make sure your modem is connected to a working phone jack or cable connection, either directly or through a router).
Restart your modem, and then restart your router. Remove the power cable from the modem and router. After all lights on the device have gone out, wait at least 10 seconds, and then plug the modem and router back in. Some modems have a battery backup that prevents the lights from going out. For this type of modem, press and quickly release the Reset button. If you don't see a Reset button, remove the battery instead.
Check your router. Because of the new networking features in Windows Vista and Windows 7, some older network routers are not fully compatible with these versions of Windows and can cause problems. For a list of routers that are compatible with Windows Vista, go to the Windows Compatibility Center website.
If these steps don't solve the problem, look for a specific problem and solutions to try in the following sections.
Try these things:
Make sure that your modem is turned on.
Check to see that the Ethernet cable is plugged correctly into the Ethernet port on the modem and on your computer. Each end of an Ethernet cable looks like this:
Verify that you are not using a DSL filter between the phone jack and the modem.
Check the lights on your modem. These can sometimes indicate the location of the problem—whether it is the Ethernet connection, the power to the modem, or the DSL or cable connection.
Winsock corruption can cause connectivity problems. To fix this, open the Network troubleshooter:
Open the Network troubleshooter by right-clicking the network icon in the notification area, and then clicking Troubleshoot problems.
For more information, go to How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption on the Microsoft website.
Ask your Internet service provider (ISP) to verify that its servers are functioning correctly and that you have an ISP user account and access to the ISP service.
If you have recently replaced your router or modem, ask your ISP if it uses MAC address filtering. If so, your ISP must add your new device to the list of devices that can access the network.
Make sure that you are dialing the correct number, including any required access numbers (such as 9), and that the number is not busy.
Make sure that the phone jack is working. To test this, plug in a working phone and see if there is a dial tone.
Make sure that the phone cable is plugged into the "line" jack on your modem, not the "telephone" jack.
Make sure that the phone cable is not defective by plugging a working phone into the "telephone" jack of your modem. If there is a dial tone, the phone cable is working.
If you have call waiting, try disabling it, and then try the connection again.
Your ISP might have disconnected you if you weren't interacting with the website for a while. Try connecting again.
If someone picked up the phone while you were online, you might have been automatically disconnected. Try connecting again.
Most dial-up modems work only with analog phone lines. Verify that you have analog phone lines installed, or, if you have digital phone lines installed, verify that your computer has a digital modem.
Make sure that your modem is working properly. For more information, check the information that came with your modem or go to the manufacturer's website.
Contact your telephone company to verify the quality of your line.
If your computer has two network connections, the networking software must choose which connection to use for network traffic. The networking software picks the connection with the best performance. If connection A has Internet connectivity but slow performance and connection B has no Internet connectivity but better local network performance, the networking software will route network traffic over connection B. This means that you won't be able to view websites, so the networking icon and the network diagram in Network and Sharing Center will report that you only have local connectivity (no Internet). This is correct, but it's not what you want. To force your computer to use connection A—the connection with Internet connectivity—disconnect connection B and try again.


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Stevens' Shaefer To Play For Augustana
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Augustana College head men's basketball coach Tom Billeter announced the signing of Steven Schaefer from Rapid City, and Sam Mayer from Queensland, Australia to letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Augustana. Billeter also announced the addition of Jordan Spencer, who joined the team at the semester break and sat out the 2013-14 season as a redshirt.
Schaefer, Spencer and Mayer bring the 2014-15 recruiting class to six as they join Marcus Asmus, Matt Heitmann and Ben Weisbeck who signed with Augustana during the early signing period this fall.
Schaefer, a 6-foot-3 guard, capped off a stellar high school career at Rapid City Stevens where he was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter. Schaefer was recently named the Argus Leader Player of the Year after averaging 24 points, five rebounds and two assists per game in 2013-14. He was a three-time all-conference selection during his career and earned two All-State distinctions being named first team as a senior and second team as a junior.
Schaefer earned the Spirit of Su Award his senior season and was a finalist for South Dakota's Gatorade Player of the Year. He set school records with 579 points and 62 3-point field goals at Stevens his senior season and was named to the State AA All-Tournament Team. As a junior, Schaefer averaged 19 points, four rebounds and two assists after scoring 12 points to go along with two rebounds and two assists per game as a sophomore.
"Steven had a tremendous senior season for Rapid City Stevens and is an excellent athlete with incredible jumping ability," Billeter said. "He has a natural ability to score and finishes well in the lane and around the rim along with the ability to hit the perimeter jump shot. Our staff believes Steven has only begun to scratch the surface of his potential and has the ability to become a great college basketball player. Steven's dad, Troy, was an outstanding football player at Augustana and we are happy to continue the Schaefer legacy at Augustana."
Spencer, a 6-foot-2 guard from London, England, is a 2013 graduate of Milton Keynes Academy where he averaged 26 points, seven assists and six rebounds last season. Spencer was selected for the Under-20 Great Britain national team in 2013 and competed in the FIBA European Championships. He was ranked as the third best player in the UK at his age level by Hoopsfix.com in 2013.
"Jordan joined our team last December and will have four years remaining at Augustana," Billeter said. "Jordan is an extremely talented athlete and has the ability to be an outstanding guard in the NSIC. He is an explosive player with great basketball knowledge and a constant desire to compete and improve."
Mayer, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 13 points, 17 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game during his senior season at Anglican Church Grammar School. As a junior, Mayer scored 13 points per game while grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking 1.5 shots per game. After leading his team to a conference championship as a senior and a successful high school career, Mayer and his team completed a U. S. Tour that included a game against powerhouse Mater Dei in California. While playing for the U-18 National team Mayer averaged seven points and eight rebounds per game. He also played for the U-16 National team averaging 10 points and nine rebounds. Mayer spent three seasons on the Queensland State team and was selected for the U-20 Queensland team in 2013.
"Sam is an athletic forward with all the tools to become an excellent basketball player," Billeter said. "He has great jumping ability and is very agile and can really pursue the basketball. Sam also has the ability to be an excellent defender and will fit very well in the system we have in place. Also an excellent student, Sam plans to explore the business side of things in the Unites States."
Augustana finished 16-14 in 2013-14, including 12-10 in the NSIC which was good for a ninth-place finish.
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UPDATE - Tuesday, June 18
Salem police say the two suspects wanted in connection to the home break-in have been arrested.
U.S. Marshals caught 19-year-old DeAnthony Jackson and 20-year-old Percy Jackson IV on Monday night.
Salem Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a home break-in over the weekend.
Officers say they were called to the 10 block of McCauley Drive at 5:12 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, for a burglary in progress. The person who lived in the home stayed on the phone with the 911 dispatcher while the burglars broke in.
When police arrived, they found a 16-year-old girl and 20-year-old Steven Wilson Perez, of Floyd County. Officers say two other men, 19-year-old DeAnthony Marquis Jackson, of Roanoke, and 20-year-old Percy Johnson IV, of Roanoke, both ran away.
Perez faces four charges:
The 16-year-old girl faces charges of statutory burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary.
Police say both Jackson and Johnson are wanted on one charge each of breaking and entering while armed with a firearm.
If you have any information about where they may be, call the Roanoke Valley Crime Line at (540) 344-8500.


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KENNEWICK, Wash. - Kennewick police are looking for the people who stole climbing equipment out of Columbia Park. Police say earlier this week directors from the Substance Abuse Coalition realized someone had cut the padlock from the ropes course storage container on Columbia Park trail.
"They lost a large quantity of the materials that they need in order to make the ropes course work. They lost everything from their ropes to vests, safety harnesses and all those different things," said Crime Prevention Specialist Mike Blatman.
The container had not been checked since December so they do not know when the burglary happened. Police currently do not any suspects or witnesses.


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David Drake (born 1945) sold his first story (a fantasy) at age 20. His undergraduate majors at the University of Iowa were history (with honors) and Latin (BA, 1967). He uses his training in both subjects extensively in his fiction.
David entered Duke Law School in 1967 and graduated five years later (JD, 1972). The delay was caused by his being drafted into the US Army. He served in 1970 as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Blackhorse, in Viet Nam and Cambodia. He has used his legal and particularly his military experiences extensively in his fiction also.
David practiced law for eight years; drove a city bus for one year; and has been a full-time freelance writer since 1981. He reads and travels extensively.
The second book in the epic saga of 'The Lord of the Isles'
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CHICAGO – The Red Sox' hitting coaches feel Jacoby Ellsbury is about to break out. They see the progress in the leadoff hitter's swing in batting practice and feel it's just a matter of time.
"He hasn't yet taken what he does in batting practice to the game,'' said assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez. "It's about him being more aggressive earlier in the count. He's getting there. The power is there. The strength is there. I think it's only a matter of time before we see the Ellsbury we know and love.''


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The breadwinner
Ellis, Deborah
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What other readers are saying about this title:
madelaine said:
This book is a trilogy, so if you like this book, which you obviously will, you should read the rest. They are set in Afghanistan, and the women and girls lead a really tough life there.
posted Nov 6, 2007 at 7:05PM
sam Lagerstrom said:
This book made me realize what life was like. I felt a little bad that I could not do anything.
posted Feb 20, 2007 at 5:25PM
Samantha Hamilton said:
It's a great book about an afghan girl who has to dress as a boy to save her family.
posted Feb 15, 2007 at 1:09PM
Laura said:
I thought this book was amazing! It was fast paced and kept you reading wanting to know what would happen next. This book was a very fast read with 170 pages and large print. This book represents the phrase- Don't judge a book by it's cover. I think this book was great!
posted Aug 26, 2006 at 11:07AM
Laura said:
I thought this book was amazing! It was fast paced and kept you reading wanting to know what would happen next. This book was a very fast read with 170 pages and large print. This book represents the phrase- Don't judge a book by it's cover. I think this book was great!
posted Aug 26, 2006 at 11:07AM
Kelly said:
This trilogy is excellent! It starts with a family in Afghanistan and it follows the girls life all the way through. Boys and Girls alike will enjoy these 3 awesome books. If you like history or culture, or even just a good book of any type, they are perfect for you. They're full of adventure, mystery, suspense, happiness, and much more. I would definitely recommend this trilogy to any one of the teenage reading level.
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Michelle said:
The Breadwinner is an intriguing look into the life of Afghan people. Ellis does an excellent job portraying the hardships they face in everyday life. The storyline is very compelling and holds the readers interest. It has a young hero, which young adults will relate to. Ellis develops her characters so well that the reader almost gets the feeling that Parvana's (the main character)family really exists. There are many different conflicts going on in The Breadwinner that keep the reader interested. Parvana has conflicts within herself, with her family, and the overall life of people in Afghanistan. She is old enough to remember what life was like before the Taliban, so she has some real issues with her current situation. Ellis includes a glossary in the back that gives definitions and descriptions of the Afghan terms used in the story. She has studied and worked in Afghanistan and used her background to help keep the depictions of Afghan life accurate. In addition, although this book was written in 2000, it deals with current events taking place in our world today and therefore would be an excellent way to begin discussions on the topic. The Breadwinner is a great example of realistic contemporary fiction and would be a great multicultural book as well.
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Lyndsi said:
If you want to read a heart touching and adventureious book at the same time read The Breadwinner. This is about a young girl named Parvana, and she lives in Afganistan and girls are not allowed to leave there houses and if they have a window it must be painted in black so you cantout be seen. Parvanas father was arrested for doing nothing at all and they have no money since no girls can go outside so Parvanas mother cuts her hair and gives he some clothes that boys would wear and she works for the family. You may think this is no big deal but it is if she is caught it will be death for her and her family. will she find any other girls pretending to be boys. Will her Family live. Read the book and i gaurante you wont regret it.
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Chris Legh is famously known through the Gatorade commercial centered on his story. At the Ironman race in Kona, Hawaii in 1997, Legh collapsed to the ground mere feet from the finish line.
Legh won the 2004 Ironman Coeur d'Alene and returns this year to compete in Sunday's race for the first time since that victory. The Australian gave a talk to Team Blaze at Fleet Feet on Tuesday.


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Gooch and Flower need to be taken to task as it isn't though they haven't had long enough to sort the batting line up out in conditions like this.
This is turning and was turning on day 1. Swann got 4 wickets against the Indian batting lineup on day 1. That is proof its turning more than usual and can be difficult to bat on.
Yeah, The pitch is certainly not a minefield but I'd say it's a good pitch as opposed to a dead one that people were going on about - Offering a considerable amount to the bowlers and rewarding batsmen who work themselves in.
It's certainly not as dead and lifeless as was being said when Sehwag was hitting England around for fun.
Ashwin hard done by with 3-80, tbh. Has been the bowler of the match so far.
Nasser Hussain - The Visionary.
Strauss's England team put the rest of the world to shame
Where is that Shri ****? Is he banned or something?
Somewhere he is tasting this Ojha 5-fer hard.
Did anyone pass comment on the "KP to left arm spin again lolz" thang at the time, btw?
Cricket Web's 2013/14 Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"as much a news event as an actual footballer, a worthy stop-start centre forward, but an all-time hyper-galactico when it comes to doing funny things with cars and hats, a player whose signing proves once again that the Premier League is still undoubtedly the best in the world when it comes to doing things with cars and hats."
- Barney Ronay on Mario Balotelli
I was sorely tempted to resubscribe to Sky for this series - thank **** I resisted
So will we get 250 in this innings?
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Authorities say 43-year-old Tricia N. Phillips called 911 to report that she was involved in an altercation with her boyfriend, which led to her shooting him with a 9mm handgun.
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That's where I hoping that those of you reading this blog can help us. We are currently looking for a teacher willing to come down and homeschool our boys. It's a big request, I know, but it's an important one. We really don't feel peaceful about our boys continuing in school here, so I am praying that somewhere in the States there is someone who will feel called to help us. We would need this person around March of next year. That is when the school year starts here and since our girls will be following that schedule we think it's best to keep the boys on the same schedule. It would only be a 9 month commitment. Since we travel back to the States in July, this person would also have a month off during that time to do as he/she likes. The boys will be in 4th and 2nd grade. We honestly haven't worked out much more than that because we're new to this homeschool world. We do know that it will be an unforgettable experience in both wonderful and hard ways. That is the beauty of living in a foreign country.
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On the surface of it — and it has gone through several surfaces over the past four years — love would seem to be in short supply in Love, Linda, a one-woman show composer Gary William Friedman arranged for his wife, jazz singer Stevie Holland.
It purports to tell, in 75 minutes and 17 Cole Porter songs, a story that has never been told onstage, let alone sung, before — what the subtitle calls The Story of Mrs. Cole Porter (or how to hang together for 34 years with a great songwriter who's a closeted homosexual).
Love, Linda, scripted by Friedman and Holland, started out a cabaret act, playing The Triad and other such venues, before it evolved into a genuine piece of theatre that is now playing the York Theatre through Jan. 5, 2014. Lyricist Richard Maltby Jr., who has been known to stitch storytelling songs into whole shows (Ring of Fire and the Tony-winning Ain't Misbehavin'), was hired to direct the show into the homestretch.
The challenge, of course, has been to find an authentic love story in this unique set-up. In small clubs where the piece seemed coyly evasive, it loomed like an elephant. Now, as theatre, it has matured and deepened, becoming more frontal and modern.
"The approach in the previous environment — which was more nightclubby than this real legitimate theatre environment — created some of that performance," admitted Holland. In this current reincarnation, her character addresses the issue right off the bat: "If the goal of the curious is just to find what label to put on something, then I'm afraid I must speak," Linda says. "Marriage is not a can of soup, and, just because a love between two people may be difficult to define, that doesn't mean it didn't exist."
Maltby fast-forwarded to the close of the play where that logic is still holding: "The last thing Linda says in the play is: 'But did we ever have to define our love? No, we didn't. It may not have been a picture-perfect postcard, but what a journey it was!'
"We all know from our own lives that there are so many increments of relationships and love affairs. It's because of our paucity of imagination that we keep trying to find terms for these things. We're actually as a country in a crisis of trying to understand what anything is. It isn't what we thought it was, and I think we're sorta ready to receive this story. Even though it's a story that took place in the '20s and '30s and '40s, it doesn't feel like a period piece. I find that completely modern — totally a story for now because the whole universal acceptance of gays has changed in the last few years — and, as it changes, it also opens the door to all the other variations.
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The One Thing I Just Can't Live Without
Living in small spaces is all the hype these days and my husband and I are paring down our belongings left and right. Although we're good with doing without and borrowing things from friends and using our community as a network of resources — there's still a few things we just can't live without. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours!
For my husband and I who have moved more times than we have fingers to count, we've shifted, sold and brought in more furniture and furnishings than we care to admit. We've loved them all (or at least I have… jury is still out on my poor supportive husband) and are OK with the in-and-out nature of our belongings.
That said, there are a few things we need in our house to make it function. Not to sound temporal, but our computers top that list as we need them to make money and keep the lights on and food in our tummies! When it comes to decor, I have an old board game I cherish. My 8 cousins and I played hundreds of thousands of games with it against my Grandfather and it is very special to me.
As a family, my husband and I have a long wooden bench which you can see in the photo above that we've had in our last 4 spaces — no matter how small — which was often a chore with a 10' bench! It's made from antique barn wood that holds no significance to us other than it being the first piece of cool furniture we ever bought. We've always had neat "stuff" and artwork, but it was the beginning of love for fun and funky things that has only grown stronger as the years have progressed.
When all is said and done, we don't need anything in our house to live, but if there was a fire and aside from grabbing important documents and photos (though most of those are online for just such an instance), we'd pack up our pups and drag that bench out before it was engulfed in the flames! If we failed to do so, I'm sure we'd find another and so the cycle would continue.
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I love sentimental item. Its what makes a house into a home.
T have a small bronze lion I bought as a teenager while living in Japan. It was the first big purchase I made with money I had made myself. It was even stolen in a burglary but somehow recovered. It had a history before me--it was part of a family's home shrine. It's just a small beautiful thing I love.
Oh yeah. It's an antique solid oak ice box. A garage sale find for $2. We've lugged that beast in five moves to five states. However the next move is international and the icebox won't be coming. :-(
When my grandmother died in '73 and my grandfather was clearing out the house I was allowed to take one thing for myself. I took the conch shells that had sat for years on the little shelves outside the downstairs bedroom. When I was very small I would hold them up to my ear and listen to the ocean. I can't imagine not having them.
Tough question... Assuming above & beyond the very basic necessities of life, health & cleanliness. If just one thing, the computer for sure. If I could have a little bit more, add the iphone, kindle, slouchy rolled up boyfriend jeans, bikini, my two Balenciaga bags and all my James Perse Ts/tanks.
I actually had the moment where I ran out of my burning building--and the winners are embarrassing: the iPod, the Laptop, doggy treats. I will say that I tried to figure out how much time it would take me to save one treasured artwork. But when I think of what I need to make myself feel like I'm home, it is all about the cast iron skillet.
My wooden slab coffee table (it resembles a Nakashima piece). My parents, who were highschool sweethearts, and are still married 35+ years later, bought it shortly after they got married in the 60s. It has their progressive addresses scrawled on the underside in permanent marker as they shipped it from Boston to Colorado, to California, and then to Northern Virginia. It now sits in my living room, and I treasure it along with it's history.
i have a cobblers bench that has been in the family for 200 years and is still in amazing shape. I also have a state of a monkey looking at a human skull that was my grandfather's. I'll always have those two items.
I moved from a large house into a 696 sq ft two room condo. I left WAY more than I took. It was interesting to see what I valued.
The chest my great grandfather made for my grandmother. My sterling, china, and bed and table linens, which I use everyday. Five pieces of art, mainly my largest pieces. Cherry Ethan Allen furniture that was in my room as a child. It was originally a 12 piece suite. I took 6 pieces, and use the four chests and two toppers as a 123" hutch in the great room. My Henredon sofas, chairs, and ottomans. A 'birdcase' round end table, which was next to my mother's chair in her living room, and an end table that I bought off display, with my mother. When I told her how much I liked it, but it wasn't for sale, she replied, 'everything is for sale' and found a manager. We carried out my new purchase. A Wildwood Budda lamp, and my Henredon red lacquered desk with two chairs. And my mother's dressing table.
When I was in college, I bought my first 'furniture'. My husband called it my road work furniture. It is plastic, and basically two cones intersect, one up, one down, with a top that pops on. It was meant to be a table with four stools, but one stool had been lost. I bought the set, with a missing stool, for cheap. It has been with me ever since. I have used it in various ways, the table as a bedside table, the stools as sofa tables, and today, I am still using them. The table is draped, and is currently a bedside table. The three stools are currently being used as 1) one is in the shower, 2) one is under the tower fan for the summer, and 3) roams as is needed. Yesterday, I used it in the bathroom to clean up an overflowing toilet. Hey, it's plastic. A good Lysol bath, and it's good to go.
My most prized possession is a signet ring my great grandfather gave my grandmother. I have worn it since her death, and it will be taken off my . . . . well you know the rest.
There is actually nothing I would get rid of in our apartment. If we move back to our house in our hometown (which is half the size of our apartment), I would put anything I couldn't fit in the attic and rotate all my cool stuff!
Cannot live without, however:
Couch (3 seater + chaise, insanely comfy)
Bed (Design Mobel slat with Latex mattress, most comfortable bed ever)
My Bio-mag. I am an achey person.
My laptop (I got home last night and discovered our bunny had chewed the cable to our ADSL. Freaked out and had traipsed the streets of Wellington looking for somewhere that sold Phone cables that was still open at 6.30pm, nerd much?!)
My husband :P
Once upon a time, many years ago, I lived in NYC and one December morning I left for work only to have phone messages from my roommate waiting for me when I got to the office. Our high-rise building on the UWS was on fire (this was the fire caused by MacCauly Caulkin's family - several people died).
The only thing I cared about was the safety of my dog. That was it. Clothes, family heirlooms, electronics were the farthest things from my mind. My dog. My baby. He was ok. Everything was ok.
There are a few things that have meaning to me. My late grandmother's old cookie jar and my late aunt's glass chicken. I keep both of them on my kitchen counter. There is also a painting my husband and I recieved as a gift for our wedding, it's kind of our own new family heirloom. I'd also swipe the back up hard drive for our mac. It better be a slow growing fire! Other than photos and those few family things, I could care less about the rest, let it all burn. Obviously I've worked hard decorating and collecting the right peices of furniture and art, but I've never grown strong attachments to things. It's just stuff, you can buy more.
I've actually been in an apartment that was on fire, courtesy of the neglectful neighbor upstairs. I grabbed my wallet, keys and pets and was in my pajamas at the time.
(FYI - no one notices when you leave a burning building without clothes.)
That said, I don't have many sentimental things that couldn't be replaced. There's a lot of things I like, but they could all be replaced.
I have moved all over the US and abroad, sold pretty much all of my furniture and have replaced my kitchen items, and lived out of two suitcases at one point, but I will never part with my framed photos. I have one of me and my dad that is still in the frame he gave it to me in when I was 3.
I have a few pieces of jewerly and several watches worth monetary value that are easy to grab in a rush. Other than that there is nothing I have that I couldn't live without. This all from downsizing from a house, to larger condo, then finally to the small condo I live in now. At this point, I don't care for "things" much.
This is a hard one. Most of my too much stuff came thru family someway. I guess though I'd have to say the piano that takes up too much space in a little home. It was bought by my Sweetie when we had little money, he learned to play it and taught me about jazz on it, and the hours he spent with it every day kept him from finishing the house before he died. I might even learn to play it one day.
For the burning house scenario, has to be the cat.
My art collection, including the handbound books, from artists such as Edy Pickens, Britton Derby, Pamela Chavez, and Marilu Derby, among others. Those items are irreplaceable.
The spinning wheel my boyfriend made me. So special.
Last summer there was a huge gas leak in my street and we had to evacuate it. I took my wallet, my phone, my laptop and my cat.
My grandfather's paintings. All of the art in our house was painted by my grandfather, a retired college art professor. Some of these paintings were in my house or my grandparents growing up and others were gifts when we moved into this house. No house is home for me until Grandpa's art is on the walls.
Ok I use to live in place called La Conchita, CA & it was a condemned area due to past mudslides. So I always had a mental list of what I'd take if we had to leave due to heavy rains.
My list today is:
Nook Color
Laptop (mini)
Everything else is replaceable!
After all our moves we really embrace that concept!
While there are many things in my house that I love, the main things I would take after making sure my cat was out are my camera & laptop and a chair that belonged to my great-great grandmother and was the chair my grandfather often sat in to read. It's not the nicest thing I own but it is definitely the most sentimental to me.
Coming from an Army family I managed to not get attached to items. Albeit I love everything that I have and give myself mental fist bumps whenever people admire my cabin, I'd let it all burn simply because I enjoy starting over. I moved to Alaska with 2 suitcases and a box of music and pictures. As long as I have my passport and a memory stick with pictures from my travels I'll be fine.
First and foremost: my cat, my dog and my turtle (Assuming my husband would save himself).
After that: my 1974 Ovation acoustic guitar. I got it from my mom's side of the family, and it's probably worth more than most of my possessions. It has better sound than any other guitar I have ever heard.
My late grandmother's (Dad's mom) sewing machine. It's a foot-propelled Singer made in 1887. It's the full antique table kind that we cleaned up when we took it out of her basement when she was moving into a smaller space. The only problem: it weighs probably 200 lbs. It currently resides at my mom's house until I have the space to take it. It is absolutely gorgeous, and it works!
My "concert album". I have collected my ticket stubs since 1969 - great notations such as playlists, etc. (Rolling Stones for $3.50 general admission - oh yeah!) My Kiyoshi Saito woodblocks - plus my MacBook.
The dog and the laptop. In that order. (also assumming my husband would save himself)
The dog is my best bud, and the laptop would have all of our records--and photos--that would help us re-start our lives.
The rest is just "stuff".
I wouldn't risk my life trying to save a bunch of stuff. I'd get out of there as quickly as possible with only my cat in tow. Material items can always be replaced. Life cannot.
My ATM card, phone and my kitties are what I would grab if there was a fire.
But the things I never move without (and I have sold literally everything I own twice now - except these things): My mokka pot, my teeny tiny family of trouble dollies and a small glass prism.
Our Quan Yin. It used to be in my mother's house; whenever we moved when I was a kid, the place felt like home once the Quan Yin had her corner.
Five years ago my mother downsized and passed the Quan Yin onto me. She is about 5 feet tall and now has her corner of honor by our front door. She has made it even more our home.
When I bought my condo the thing I insisted on was having a washer and dryer in the unit. The things in my place that I love...
1. My cat
2. My laptop
3. My gothic arch mirror
4. Throw pillow made from an old Fender tshirt
5. Darth Tater
1. My Kids
2. My Husband
3. My Dog
4. My Laptop
5. My Books
I love the "Healthy Body Sick Mind" Op Ivy poster!!! Where did you get this?
1) Things aren't memories
2) Part of the fun of having nice things is finding them.
Computer and wallet aside, I would run out of here with...not.a.single.thing. I try do that whole non-attachment thing. Hmm, must be kinda working.
My wife. It's just not home without her. And I don't mean that to sound like she's an object. She's the finest person I know, and I am blessed, honored, and humbled to be married to her.
My partner is a given, so from most to least important:
1. my cats (I keep their carriers under the bed in case of emergency)
2. my laptop (seems to be at the top of several lists. As a grad student, I can't live without it)
3. my teak dining table that extends to 10 feet (Our first "grown-up" furniture purchase and I hope it will be with us forever! The chairs are replaceable)
4. My grandmother's embroidery box that her teacher gave to her in 1935
5. My chef's knife, though that's easily replaceable.
Hula Hoops! A nightmare to store. At the moment I have ~30 of them hanging on bike-racks on the walls of the garage but I'm about to move into a small apartment with no such space, nightmare! I'm thinking of drastic solutions like bungee-cording them to the ceiling!
My bed. It's seven foot long and the reason my super tall boyfriend and I can share a bed without any grumps. It was also the fact that I (an average height girl) had this king size super long bed that caused our mutual friend to jokingly set up a blind date. So it's super sentimental and super functional! It's coming with us wherever we go.
here's a really blurry picture of the bed. Excuse the mess!
In an emergency, all loved ones, the guinea pig & a hideous (but I love it) Bavarian vase of my great-great grandmother's.
In a regular move, all of the above & probably my hand-me-down dresser. It was my grandparents' from a complete '60s bedroom set. It weighs a ton & has so many dings, but is has survived many moves & flights of stairs officially growing on me.
As long as my husband made it out of the house, I don't care if everything else burned. He's what makes my house a home.
i'm assuming my husband would grab me first, so i'd grab our dog, antique carved chinese box, laptop. hubby would have to carry either me holding everything, or we'd each take stuff
The photo albums of my kids.
I can't live without my family pictures and my passport. The pictures will keep me grounded and the passport will set me free.
Art. Color. Plants.
Assuming my boyfriend grabbed wallets & phones, I would only take my (small) jewelry box and crystal candy dish. I'm very sentimental about jewelry, and I have several pieces that mean a great deal to me--mom's wedding earrings, grandma's rings. The crystal dish is an antique family heirloom. I think I would be killed if I didn't grab it :)
Dog. Cat. Keychain with thumb drive. Wallet with passport.
(And I'd hope that my iron bedstead, a wedding gift from my paternal greatgrandmother to my grandmother, as well the iron skillets I got from my maternal grandmother all survived the blaze!)


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67-year-old Donald Lazar of rural Hawkins is charged in Rusk County in the shooting death of his 65-year-old wife Darlene last December 30th at their home.
Prosecutors said the two were arguing about property taxes and her bathroom usage for washing her hands.
Lazar originally pleaded not guilty, but online court records show that the defense is considering a plea change.
In March, a psychologist ruled that Lazar was not competent to stand trial, and he was taken to the state's Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison for treatment.
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