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Description: The monthly horse market on East Washington Avenue between Pinckney and Webster Streets. The 125-foot-high water tower (1890-1921) and Amerika, (1889-1922)...
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Description: Exterior view of the Turner house, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction officers.
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Date: 1893
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Date: 1896
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Date: 1886
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The First 48 Hours: Breastfeeding
The first few days of breasfeeding are tough, but with a little detetective work, even the most mysterious issues can be solved
Doing detective work isn't exactly the first thing you associate with breastfeeding, but when breastfeeding gets off to a rocky start, some gumshoe action may be in order. Here to point out the clues that a nursing mom can watch out for in the first 48 hours and the culprits behind many early breastfeeding problems, is Dr. Lana Gagin, a pediatrician at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Clue: Breastfeeding hurts… a lot.
Culprit: If your baby seems hungry and is interested in taking the breast, but the actual act of nursing hurts way more than you thought it would, it's probably a case of improper latch or a positioning problem, explains Dr. Gagin.
The remedy can be quite simple if there are lactation consultants on staff at the hospital. "Ask the lactation consultant to observe you breastfeeding your baby," advises Gagin. The lactation consultant can then offer specific feedback on improved positioning or latch-on technique, and answer any questions you may have.
Clue: Your milk's not in yet
Culprit: It typically takes two to three days after birth for a mom's milk to "come in"—a process known as lactogenesis. Until then, nursing babies are getting colostrum, a kind of "pre-milk" that is low in fat and high in carbohydrates, protein and antibodies. A mom might worry whether her baby is getting enough to eat, or whether she'll produce enough milk to keep her baby healthy.
This is why pumping or learning how to manually express breastmilk is often recommended during the first 48 hours. "Pumping or manual expression can speed up lactogenesis by stimulating the breasts," says Gagin. "This can help milk come in a little earlier and more amply—both of which help moms feel better about their supply."
Additionally, certain groups of women may have more trouble than others establishing an adequate milk supply. Says Gagin, "older moms, moms who delivered via C-section, and moms with BMIs over 30″ can benefit from early pumping as a way to boost their supplies.
"The lactation consultant can show you how to use a pump or learn how to manually express your milk. Just ask," she recommends.
Clue: Your baby is losing weight
Culprit: A nursing mom can be alarmed, and then discouraged, to learn her baby has lost 5, 7 or even 10 percent of his birth weight in the first few days. It's easy to blame inadequate nourishment from breastfeeding, but, as Gagin finds, this is not typically the case.
"Losing weight in the first 24 hours is normal in healthy newborns, especially babies delivered by cesarean who naturally retain more fluids in their bodies at birth," she notes. "In the first day after birth, babies are busy peeing out these extra fluids left over from life in the womb, and that's what [often] accounts for the weight loss—not getting too little from the breast."
A recent study suggested that a baby who loses more than 5 percent of her birth weight in the first 24 hours could benefit from formula supplementation. However, Gagin cautions to look at the whole picture—not just a percent—before deciding that any weight loss is excessive. "Is your baby eating? Is your baby making wet diapers? Is your baby otherwise healthy and thriving? Then chances are everything's OK… don't just go by a number."
If you are concerned about your baby's weight, don't hesitate to talk to your doctor about it. Newborns should be gaining, rather than losing, weight by day five. Babies typically regain their birth weight between 10 days and two weeks.
Clue: Your baby has jaundice.
Culprit: When excess bilirubin builds up in the blood after birth, Baby's skin can take on a yellowish appearance. How best to deal with jaundice? Feed your baby early and often: colostrum actually acts as a laxative, and frequent stools lower bilirubin levels.
When jaundice continues past the first week after birth in breastfeeding babies, it is sometimes called "breast milk jaundice" and may be a sign that a mom's milk supply needs a little help. "As long as the baby is not very jaundiced, we can help a mom work through this without formula by helping her to pump as a way to boost her supply and give her baby more milk," says Gagin, who also recommends seeking help from a lactation consultant on latch and positioning if jaundice is an issue. Jaundice usually goes away on its own by six weeks.
Clue: Your baby's diapers are dry.
Culprit: What goes in must come out, and your baby's wet and poopy diapers are actually a telltale sign that he's getting enough nourishment from breastfeeding. What to be on the lookout for? "In the first 24 hours, we want to see at least one of each. This helps us know that the baby's bowels and urinary tract are functioning," Gagin says. And after that? "In the first two or three days, we're looking for two to three wet diapers, and by day five, the standard is five wet diapers."
Before you press the panic button because today you only changed her diaper four times, Gagin recommends taking a step back. "All of these things are really just general guidelines; every breastfed baby is different."

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The Toyota Tacoma in Orlando is a pretty popular vehicle – but have you ever wondered how this truck came to be a top choice? At Toyota of Orlando, we did some digging into the history of this popular truck to find out exactly not just when it was produced, but also what changes were made to it along the way that helped develop it into the impressive vehicle it is today.
The new Toyota Tacoma in Orlando has received many awards over the years. Some of the more recent accolades and forms of positive recognition it has received includes:
These are only a few of the awards it's received, but this truck has been a top-choice amongst drivers for quite a while.
Pretty soon the Orlando Toyota Tacoma will be celebrating its 20th anniversary. It was first produced in the United State in 1995 and was designed to replace the Toyota Hilux. What did the first generation have to offer?
Some facets of the Toyota Tacoma in Orlando have remained the same over the years. For instance, when it was first introduced it was available in either an automatic or manual transmission, a choice that's still present in many different trim-levels!
If you're in the market for a tough new Toyota that can take care of your work needs and personal driving preferences, then this might be the truck you've been looking for! Since we have it at our dealership right now, there's also no reason to wait any longer to test-drive it.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A newly formed coalition that represents a wide range of interests intends to develop a long-term strategy to protect Ohio's water resources and address the challenges confronting it.
Healthy Water Ohio -- an amalgam of business and industry, conservation, agriculture, academia and water suppliers based in Columbus -- announced Monday the formation of a 16-member steering committee intended to guide the group.
"Ohioans use 11 billion gallons of water each day," reported Steve Hirsch, president of the Ohio Farm Bureau. "It's a resource that's often taken for granted."
Plus, the state boasts 125,000 lakes, reservoirs and ponds and more than 60,000 miles of rivers, streams and lake shoreline. Water-related tourism, recreation and business use account for more than $40 billion in economic impact each year.
Hirsch was one on a panel of stakeholders in Columbus who announced the initiative during a conference call with reporters across the state.
Over the last several years, Hirsch says, the state has addressed some of the issues and challenges water resources face but lacks a comprehensive, long-term strategy. "Healthy Water Ohio is a proactive initiative to develop recommendations about water quality challenges and opportunities for the future of all Ohioans," he said.
The food and beverage industry, energy industry, municipal water districts, transportation, public health and research institutions -- all have a huge stake in preserving the state's water resources, he said.
Hirsch says that Healthy water, guided by its steering committee, intends to take a comprehensive approach and have a plan developed by next summer. The plan would include a strategy of between 20 and 30 years.
The risks to Ohio's future water supply are diverse, he said. Among them are changing climate patterns, the growth of water-dependent industries such as energy, manufacturing and food, and urban and rural development.
Larry Fletcher, of Lake Erie Shore & Islands Visitors Bureau, said the group will focus on matters related to the supply of water and its quality.
Future water levels could very well be affected by increased use, including consumption by oil and gas companies exploring the Utica shale in eastern Ohio.
Energy companies require millions of gallons of water to hydraulically fracture a well once it's drilled. Often, these companies pull their water from streams, rivers or water districts to frack a well.
"The availability of water is something that's come up in discussions," Fletcher adds, "and might be more of a timing issue as to when that water is withdrawn and used."
At 8.9 billion gallons each day, the electrical generation industry consumes the most water of any industry.
"We'll also be looking at economic impact," Fletcher said. Tourism alone brought $38 billion to the state economy last year, $11.8 billion of that figure from the eight counties that border Lake Erie.
Healthy Water began its work late last year when it announced it would conduct a statewide poll to survey public opinion on how to achieve its goals.
The poll data would be included in the group's report next year.
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If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
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"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"
"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
— The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) by Margery Williams, 1922
"I can feed the caterpillar, and I can whisper through the chrysalis,
but what hatches follows its own nature and is beyond me."
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Meet the Campus Ministry Team
Meet the Staff
"Let all be received as Christ." (Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter 53)
The Campus Ministry Team is the University of Mary's peer ministry program. Each spring, students are selected for membership on the team for the following year based on their involvement in campus ministry, leadership potential, and the ability to model an active faith life. Membership on the team is open to students of all faith traditions.
This year the team has selected as their theme:
"Let all be received as Christ." (Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter 53)
They invite students of all faith traditions to take advantage of the many opportunities for spiritual growth offered by Campus Ministry.
Members of the 2010-2011 team and their positions are:
If you need to call us: Kristi Wanner - (701) 355-8102; Sister Hannah Vanorny - (701) 355-8374


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Farberware Millenium cookware - have 3 pans, all are pitted - sent one pan for warranty service and received it back several months later
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Company: Farberware Millenium cookware - have 3 pans, all are pitted - sent one pan for warranty service and received it back several months later
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From: Diane Gittin [COMPLAINTS.COM_FORM_MAIL_22010#] RE: Farberware Millenium cookware - have 3 pans, all are pitted - sent one pan for warranty service and received it back several months later
I found several complaints about the Farberware Millenium cookware on your website, and I have had the very same problems with my Millenium cookware, which was sold with a 20-year guarantee about 10 years ago. A few years ago, I tried to find out where to send my frying pan for warranty service and found out Farberware sold their name years ago and the company doing their warranty service was called Berwick Lighting Company. I got in touch with them, sent in the pan, and didn't get it back for months.
After numerous fruitless phone calls and letters, I finally had to file a complaint with my state's Consumer Affairs division before I received the pan back "refurbished." I have 3 different pans, and they are all pitted. I was making a lemon sauce in one small saucepan the other night and there were tiny bits of grey Teflon floating in my sauce. It looked as if he finish was literally melting off the pan.
Needless to say, I do not want to go to the hassle of returning another pan to that inept warranty service company. I think the pans probably last longer if you don't use metal utensils with them, although the MAIN reason I purchased these pans in the first place was because they advertised that you could use metal utensils! Diane in Midlothian, Virginia


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Plugged In
In an era of idling prohibitions and $4 fuel, the power switch is back on for truck stop electrification.
Given a choice between a truck stop that offers shore power and one that doesn't, owner-operator Michael Ben-Dror leaves no doubt where his loyalties lie: "I will choose the one that does."
Ben-Dror, leased to Anderson Trucking Service, doesn't face that choice most of the time. At mid-year, a U.S. Department of Energy database listed just 40 truck stops that offer electrical hookups, although more installations are expected this year and the next.
Yet for the first time since the former IdleAire abruptly closed its doors in early 2010, providers of truck stop electrification (TSE) are jumping into the market. At least five companies are negotiating with truck stops and building new sites. Though truckers and truck stop operators have been cautious about embracing the new technology, TSE is expected to spread as state and local governments impose more idling restrictions and diesel fuel prices remain high and volatile.
TSE company reps are fond of noting the chicken-or-egg dilemma facing the industry: Must the electric network expand before more usage will occur? Or must operator demand first increase before there is more infrastructure development? For now, federal grants aimed at reducing carbon emissions and idling remain the primary funding source for expanding the infrastructure.
Jim Bianco, owner of TSE provider CabAire, acknowledges his company is in the business because of federal and state funding. For now, he says, "We probably will not go out on our own."
Other TSE providers say the key to stimulating truck stop operator investment will be greater demand from owner-operators and fleets willing to pay $1 or $2 an hour for service. Yet carriers are reluctant to commit to retrofits and new vehicles with on-board electric outlets or inverter/chargers unless a TSE infrastructure is in place to accommodate them, says Alan Bates, Shorepower Technologies director of marketing and strategic development. Only 20 percent to 30 percent of today's trucks are equipped with outlets.
"I think owner-operators who are paying their own expenses are going to be your early adopters," says Ken Neal, president of EnviroDock, a TSE service provider with three installations.
"Items 1 through 5 are trucker education," says Jonathan Overly, executive director of the East Tennessee Clean Cities Coalition. "If we drive the benefits to the truckers and they speak to the travel plazas about putting in the equipment," he contends, plaza operators will listen.
Those truck stop operators also need education, says Dave Orton, marketing manager at Cascade Sierra Solutions, an Oregon-based non-profit involved in reducing diesel emissions and saving fuel. "The technology is viable and will expand … but there's been a half-step backward to overcome."
A few years ago, the industry was more than three times its current size. The pioneering Knoxville, Tenn.-based IdleAire operated thousands of stations at 130 sites in 34 states. Its invention of providing not just electricity, but in-cab hot and cold air and telecommunications services won awards and attracted devoted users.
Within a few years of its founding, though, its labor-heavy operation and haphazard site selection (some highway exits had three separate installations) led to large losses. The company declared bankruptcy in 2008. Bondholders ran IdleAire while seeking new owners, then closed the company in 2010. Later that year, new investors Convoy Solutions bought the intellectual property and assets, reopened more than 20 sites and shortened the name to IdleAir, hoping for a fresh start.
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I encountered a MySQL bug that intersected in an unfortunate way with how Drupal (D6) functions. The result was a big red box with this message:
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Periodically, there is a need to remove all bookmarks from a PDF. Sometimes the bookmarks become unwieldy. Sometimes planned document mergers render the bookmarks superfluous. Other times, you just don't want them. Regardless of the motivation, pdftk seems like an appropriate tool for quick adjustments of this sort. Unfortunately, as its features have evolved, this is a use case of apparently secondary concern.
Drupal 7 has an issue discussing some strategies for inclusion. However, I wanted to accomplish a similar task in Drupal 6. One flaw with triggering the standard Drupal bootstrap is that it attempts to handle the request. A strategy that was more successful for me, at least within the context of command-line scripts, was to bootstrap Drupal via Drush to avoid the Drupal FrontController pattern. The code was pretty simple.
QuipXml is chainable PHP objects for manipulating XML. Unlike other libraries that attempt to replicate jQuery syntax throughout, Quip attempts to provide lightweight extensions to SimpleXML to facilitate cleaner code without imposing JavaScript conventions on a PHP project. The end result is fast and easy to use.
I encountered this error while working on a SSL (SSTP) VPN setup. The distinctive characteristic was that we defined the VPN host in the computer's hosts file, although the same error could be encountered by an improperly configured DNS entry.
Any time you think about "unlimited," you likely think about the cloud, and that is about the only way to do this. With PHP, any standard file upload must remain under the post_max_size and the upload_max_filesize. There are client-side solutions that can chunk a file to make it uploadable without increasing your limits, but even those require you to pay close attention to your disk space and to your temp directory space. Chunking the upload and storing the chunks on cloud-backed storage can address most concerns. However, the combination of Amazon S3, Amazon IAM and Plupload provide a compelling stack that allows for unlimited uploads to a secure cloud-based storage provider without any impact on your web server. Below are some of the keys steps that facilitate leveraging these exciting technologies.
The Standard PHP Library (SPL) provides various utility classes and interfaces to address common problems. Some of the most visible solutions center around the SPL Iterators. The ability to iterate over a non-array collection and then to iterate over that iterator creates an interesting design pattern for building with PHP. However, the iterators deprioritize conciseness and therefore (to some degree) readability.
There is an easy way to get the local IP of a server using PHP.
Our web site platform is highly efficient, primarily due to the aggressive caching we have implemented using APC. APC has performance advantages over other systems like Redis and Memcache because it avoids any kind of protocol overhead. It is tightly integrated and allows PHP to access the key-value pairs in memory. However, it comes with the drawback that any command-line PHP does not have access to the same cache because it is running in a different process. This becomes a major issue when there are intensive background processes that are run, and it can become a major source of database load in configuration-heavy systems like Drupal. So how do we leverage the online cache that has been built when working with console applications?
PHP has several built-in strategies for handling XML, but each comes with its own limitations (e.g., DOM is verbose, SimpleXML has limited creation capabilities). The weakness of built-in solutions has led to a proliferation of XML libraries. Stack Overflow has a post that identifies 13+ substantial projects. The syntax of many of the projects has been influenced by jQuery, and several of the projects (e.g., phpQuery and QueryPath) explicitly attempt to replicate jQuery functionality.


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After months of signing up to 50 yrs+ dating sites (for research purposes only…although Debbie, 63 from Avon was kinda cute) the new site is live. Well the registration to be invited to the beta.
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Book Description:Quite out of the blue, Kyon receives a phone call from his middle school classmate Nakagawa. Six months ago, he spotted Kyon walking with the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen and instantly fell in love! Now he wants Kyon's help conveying his feelings. But Nakagawa has no idea that the fair maiden who stole his heart is actually an otherworldly being...Nagato?! How will the stoic alien react to Nakagawa's affections?!
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > You Stole My Heart Gerard Way
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Sara and Gerard try to fix things.
"Hi," I said, sounding surprised to see her, although I had been listening to them argue for the past 15 minutes. Mostly about how he failed to tell her about me being at Warped Tour, but she also mentioned something about cocaine.
"You know that was the past!" he had retorted to the comment and hit what I assumed was the side of the bus, moments before she yelled at him to leave her alone and came around the trailer.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Uhm, I guess I wanted to talk." I had been prepared for her rejecting the suggestion right away, but she shrugged her shoulders and replied, "Anywhere is better then here."
I followed behind her, and as soon as we were out in the open, we were getting stares. Everyone on tour now seemed to know that Sara and I had once been married, I had to be subjected to that topic of conversation many a times already. But every where I went, if people didn't realize I was around, I would hear them talking about it as if it were today's news, and surprisingly, it seemed that everyone made me out to be the bad person.
There was a food tent set up, and another one just behind it with tables and chairs, which is where Sara headed, and I noticed what she was wearing; an extremely short black dress, with white polka dots, and a little bow on the chest. The neck was scooped, and her breasts were being pushed up to an extreme measure. I averted my eyes as she sat down, and I took a seat across from her, but the ring on her finger caught my gaze. She had a simple wedding band, but it was the engagement ring that I was staring at; it could have been the size of marble the diamond was so huge.
She didn't notice me looking, because neither one of us looked each other in the eye, but for me, it was the fear that in a matter of seconds, I would ask her to come back to me.
"Is everything fine?" I asked, and instead of answering the question, she whispered, "It's happening again. It's all falling apart."
"What is?"
"My marriage." She took a deep breath and her shoulders shuddered. I recognized that as the sign that she was going to start crying soon.
"Sara, it won't fall apart unless you let it. Our marriage, you gave up to easily on. Maybe there was nothing we could do about it, but it's in the past, there's no point in dwelling on it. But you can fix this one. If you love him, then you can work through anything."
"Why are you telling me this?" she asked, leaning forward and placing her hands on the table. I reached over and placed my hand over hers.
"I want you to be happy. You deserve to be happy." I squeezed her hand, and she squeezed back, just as her phone buzzed. She smiled awkwardly as she reached in between her breasts and pulled out a phone.
"I've gotta run and set up the tent now, what did you want to talk about?"
"Oh." I stood up. "I know we can't pretend like we don't have a history, but maybe there's a way we could be friends without having to discuss it?"
She drew herself to her feet. "Of course."
I had my head in my hands, and was looking down at the lines infront of me. My head was screaming at me, and I knew I should listen, but Jared was telling me to do it. He placed in my palm what I hadn't held for almost a year, and it seemed to be beckoning me. I started thinking about Sara, and about all the arguing we had been doing since the tour started, and I thought maybe it would make me feel better. Before I could stop myself, I leaned forward, put it to my nostril, plugged the other side of my nose, and inhaled sharply. Immediately, I felt the familiar sensation of it going up my nose, and I did the next line without hesitation. Just as I was going for the third one, someone knocked on the trailed door and both Jared and I jumped.
He hastily put it back into the small bag and I answered the door.
"Why are you avoiding me?" asked Sara, who was wearing a dress a little too short to wear for anyone but me.
"Why are you wearing that?" I asked, instead of answering.
"What's wrong with it?"
"It's a bit short, isn't it?"
"You're the one who bought it for me," she said quietly. I started rubbing my nose and furrowed my eyebrows. I was already starting to feel different, a second later I sneezed three times in a row. My head started spinning and I had to lean against the trailer for upport.
"Are you okay?" Sara asked, looking worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Well then, answer me. You can't keep avoiding me."
"You're still angry at me! I don't want to be around you if you're going to keep arguing with me all the time," I yelled at her.
"Well can't you understand why I'm so angry?" she yelled back. "You lied to me! And you won't even talk about it."
"I didn't lie! We've been through this. I just thought that maybe if you knew he was coming back, then maybe you would-"
"Would what? Wanna fuck him?"
"Well he was your first love!"
"What does that have to do with any of it? That's in the fucking past! You're my husband, I don't want to be with anyone but you. But this isn't going to work if you lie to me!" and 10 minutes later, we were still going at it.
"I know he still wants you! I don't want you anywhere near him, do you hear me?"
"You are not going to tell me what I can and cannot do!" she said in a low voice.
"I just don't want anything to happen. I don't trust you around him."
"I can't believe you!" she shouted as Elias Reidy from the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus walked by the bus looking worried. "How can you not trust me? I gave up my life to be with you. I've had to start new with everything, and this is how you're going to treat me? Because if that's how it's going to be, we're not going to last much longer."
"Hey!" I yelled defensively. "It was your choice to leave him!"
"I left him for you," she said, getting quieter, "because I love you and I thought you and I could work." She sighed slowly and shrugged her shoulders. "We can't keep arguing like this," she said. "It's been three weeks. You don't want to resolve it. I don't want to keep doing this." We stood in silence for a moment, and the door opened.
"Here, take it," said Jared, tossing the small bag of cocaine at me. Sara's eyes went wide, and Jared stopped dead.
"I thought you didn't do that anymore," she whispered. Jared grabbed it back from me and replied quickly, "No, it's mine." He walked away, leaving us in another silence, before she turned to leave. I grabbed her arm, and she turned on me.
"That shit will ruin your life Ronnie!"
"I said it's not mine!"
"Well then why did he give it to you?"
"I don't know."
"Ronnie, you can't get back into cocaine. You said so yourself that it almost ruined your life before, don't let it do it again. We still have to make a life together, kids, a family. Don't you want all that?"
"Of course I do." Since the day we got married, I couldn't wait to start a family with her. But I knew I was in a hole of lies at the moment.
"Then don't get back into cocaine."
"You know that was the past!" I yelled and hit the side of the trailer.
"Yeah, you've been itching your nose a lot, and the past has a way of repeating itself."
"So does that mean that you're going to cheat on the person you're in a relationship with, with Gerard," I whispered.
"Fuck you," she almost yelled, and ran off. I knew I should go after her, but I could barely hold myself up. Instead, I climbed back into the trailer and passed out on the couch.


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Angelina Beltran
Angelina Beltran was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984 and has been admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Angelina was the Chief Prosecutor for Corpus Christi, the Assistant County Attorney for Nueces County and the Assistant City Attorney for Corpus Christi before joining The Edwards Law Firm.
Year Joined Firm
- 1989
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1988
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Past Employment Positions
- Corpus Christi, Chief Prosecutor
- Nueces County, Assistant County Attorney
- Corpus Christi, Assistant City Attorney


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Danville, VA -- Zumba has made its way to the Southside. Not only is it getting hundreds of people in shape, it's also helping the community.
"Every night, it seems like new people are coming and they are getting excited about it," said Rhone.
Rhone credits Zumba for helping her drop 60 pounds and taking weight off dozens of others.
"When you feel good about yourself, you are ready to tackle anything that comes your way," said Rhone.
But the workout isn't the main reason countless people keep coming back. They do it for the people that can't make it to class, like Damaris Seay. Last year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"All I could think was well taking one day at a time and hoping and praying that I would get through it," said Seay.
With treatment came big bills, and that's where Redeemed Fitness comes in. At a cost of only $2 per class, 20% of the proceeds go to a different charity each month. Last month, they could pay for seven cancer patients to get wigs, including Seay.
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Time for a Pre-Guest Clean Sweep?
Entertaining is moving indoors with the season change, folks. And now that I'm out of the parents' house and on my own, I know that the way my home looks is a reflection of me. So, when guests are coming over &mdash even if only for a low-key get-together, I like to spruce it up in a few quick steps...
• 1 Turn on some low-key background music.
• 2 Vacuum &mdash one of the best ways to get that clean feeling without a full-on cleaning.
• 3 Do a quick swipe of the kitchen and bathroom counters with disinfecting wipes or spritz with a clean-smelling spray, such as one of Mrs. Meyers' concoctions.
• 4 Replace bath towels and kitchen towels (and hide the dirty ones in the washing machine).
• 5 Turn on some low-key background music.
• 6 Put out a bowl of nuts or fruit on the coffee table.
• 7 Light candles in the bathroom, kitchen and living room.
• 8 Open a window for fresh air (only for 15 min. or so if it's chilly!)
• 9 Evaluate trash and take out emergencies.
• 10 Do a once-through house pickup, straightening and retrieving items that need to be put away.
I prioritize which of these are most important, depending how much time I have and who is coming over. What do you do before guests arrive?
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I wish my husband and I were the types people who always keep the house neat and tidy. Our friends and family know they need to call ahead first because we have to do a mad-dash kind of clean up around here first! Steps 1-9 and up taking us a couple of hours; we're still working on #10!
before the guests arrive i have a glass of wine to take away the pre-party jitters. i always love the idea of a get-together until the day before when it morphs into all out panic that has me fantasizing about calling everyone to cancel with tales of my suddenly coming down with ebola.
my house is always neat so i don't freak out on that end. but because i am polish, there MUST be food, and i don't mean chips, i mean real food. so i guess panicking, cooking and drinking are my real pre-guest priorities.
Sprinkle some carpet deodorizer before vacuuming. Baking soda will remove odors but a scented carpet deodorizer will make your home smell fresh and clean, even if it isn't.
Any info available about that GREAT piece of art that illustrates this post?
The artist is Banksy but it's probably not available for purchase, I think it was done on an outdoor wall.
The work of art is by famed graffiti artist Banksy.
The music's pretty important, eh?
We add a little essential oil (lavender is always nice to calm ourselves down before guests arrive!) to the baking soda before sprinkling it on the carpet. You get the freshness from the baking soda lifting out the smell, plus the added touch of light scent without the fakey floral scent of prepackaged room fresheners. We sprinkle it on all the carpets and let it sit as long as possible (an hour is usually best, but even a few minutes helps!), and then while we wait for that to work its magic, we run around tidying things up, shoving things into the garage to be dealt with on another day, and lighting candles around the house. We also make sure to light every light in almost every room. Once the guests arrive, you can turn some of the ones you don't need off, but it's important for their arrival that they feel you are welcoming them in and they aren't just interrupting you. It's a subliminal way of say "We've been looking forward to this." :) Plus, homes always look better when they are lit up. I do home staging, and the most important rule I tell clients is, "Leave ALL your lights on!" It's a subtle extravagance that sends the message to your guests you are willing to indulge for them.
If I have 20 minutes I hide all clutter, sweep like a madwoman, and make sure the bar is set up. I agree with the post that wiping down the kitchen and bathroom is crucial too.
I have a beer while I'm doing all of these things, and then it feels a little more like the party has already started :)
Since for the most part my place is reasonably tidy it's never a real big issue when I need to suddenly go through the place and pick up, the biggest thing is make sure the kitchen and bathroom are at least presentable and by that I mean, wipe down the counters, take out the garbage and recyclables if at all possible and do a quick wipe of the stove and eyeball the kitchen/bathroom floors, damp mop or hit the hand vac around the edges to get the hairs that have fallen and accumulated.
Clean the sink, toilet, straighten everything up and close the shower curtain if my bathtub is a disgrace, I shut the shower curtain and deal with that later and ensure all the dirty clothing is INSIDE the hamper that resides in the bathroom and make sure the TP roll is on it's hanger and the rest put away if just purchased.
In my bedroom, depending on what's up or even if I SHOULD worry about it, straighten up the bed, pick up and put/stash away until they leave or when you can deal with it.
Unless really necessary, do a quick dusting and vacuuming but otherwise, if not done, so be it, I'd rather have the place looking picked up, even if dusty as long as it also appears to be sanitary. :-)
Now if I have albums leaning against the table where the turntable resides, CD's stacked, I'll just tidy up quickly and make it look less cluttered and call it good.
Usually it never takes me more than 15-30 minutes depending on what's up. Now if I have stacks of dirty dishes, the very least I have, time depending is restack so they at least are more neat and just not show the guests the kitchen and wash later when I have time since I don't have a dishwasher.
That Banksy piece used to be on a wall near Chalk Farm station in Camden, but the council painted over it a year or two ago....
London, that is...
Simplest way is to keep your home clean. Other than a spritz of my favorite fabric and air freshener here and there, guests could arrive at my home unannounced - though that is never a good idea - and I wouldn't be embarrassed in the least.
It's simple:
Put it away after you are done with it.
Clean up the kitchen every night before bed.
Make your bed every morning.
If you have pets or children, sweep and/or vacuum two times a week.
If you are a pack rat, look to baskets and other containers to conceal your junk.
Do a good dusting at least once a week.
It's far easier to keep on top of it through the week than have to spend brain power worrying and makes quicker work of the regular weekly cleaning.
I do #9 & 10 in about 2 minutes while my friends wait by the door...hey its their fault they dropped by unannounced!
Before anyone came over my mom would always put a sauce pan on low and filled it with water, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Made the whole house smell amazing!
Pretty much the same things, except I'll also open window treatments and turn on most of the lights. No one likes feeling like they're visiting a cave.
Oh, and if I have it (and I usually don't), I'll pop some chocolate chip cookie dough in the oven.


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Guilded Age
|Guilded Age
The title page cover to Guilded Age featuring all main characters past and present.
|T Campbell, Erica Henderson & Phil Kahn
|Current status / schedule
|Launch date
|September 4th, 2009
Guilded Age is a fantasy webcomic about five heroes who have come together to work for a common goal: three squares and a warm bed. There's conflict between warring coalitions based on centuries-old feuds, but the writers claim they intend to "try to focus on what's important." The comic is the creation of T Campbell, Erica Henderson & Phil Kahn. T Campbell, the co-writer, has also described the work as "fantasy dramedy-adventure"[1] Erica stepped down as the primary artist of the strip at the end of November 2010, with art duties being taken over by John Waltrip.
As reviewer El Santo puts it, "the title comes from a portmanteau of 'The Gilded Age,' the post-Civil War era in US history, and guilds, those ubiquitous career-based country clubs in RPGs. Appropriately, while the fantasy trappings suggest the European Middle Ages, they also suggest the dawn of the Industrial Age and the American Wild West." The influence of role-playing games, and World of Warcraft in particular, makes Guilded Age a regular feature on Joystiq's "Sunday Morning Funnies."
Part of the Love Shack and Comicbox networks, Guilded Age has supplied a cover to the online magazine Comixtalk, published books and even inspired a theme song by Dain Saint.
- 1 Main cast
- 2 Other Cast
- 3 Setting
- 4 Races
- 5 External links
- 6 References
Main cast[edit]
Together, the main characters form the Gastonian Peacemakers. Charged with representing Gastonian interests through establishing peaceful relations with foreign powers, their mandate also includes the use of violence to solve the problems of potential allies.
Byron Hackenslasher[edit]
— Human Berserker
Said to be the only survivor of the War That Felled Battleshire, Byron The Berserker is just about the most professional and genial sort a dual-axe wielding killing machine could be. His good head for tactics and strong sense of loyalty make him the de facto 'quarterback' for the group. Byron is normally very cool-headed, but his berserking is a growing danger to himself and his comrades. His axes are named Bayen and Brayen, named for childhood friends, and he seems to be quite fond of them.
— Wood Elf Field Medic
As a Wood Elf, Syr'Nj feels a close connection with nature and the world around her. As an ambitious young prodigy, she has a deep curiosity and applicable knowledge of the cutting edge in technology. That connection and curiosity, combined with a can-do attitude, have drawn her out from her own people to explore a larger, often xenophobic world. She once served as a medic in the Gastonian military, and is now Byron's de facto second-in-command. She has a tattoo on her left arm which seems to indicate royal blood.
Frigg Akerfeldt[edit]
— Human Crusader
A former unwilling acolyte of the Sisterhood of the Bloodshot Eyeball, Frigg rebelled against their tyrannical rule and struck out on her own for a life of adventure and ultra-violence. Frigg is crude, impulsive, and shows little respect for almost anyone.
Gravedust Deserthammer[edit]
— Dwarf Mystic
Gravedust is the last of the Dwarven Mystics, a sect of shamans who communicate with the souls of the dead. He traveled to Gastonia in order to understand humans, and find a way that Dwarves and Humans can live together in peace. In spite of his mission, Gravedust is mistrustful of most humans, though his interactions with Byron have improved his attitudes towards them somewhat. Gravedust is stoic, occasionally grumpy, and usually keeps to himself.
Bandit Keynes[edit]
— Gnome Thief
Bandit is a cunning and agile thief who eventually replaced Payet Best as the group's fifth member. Little is known about Bandit's background, since she is distrustful of strangers. She claims to only serve her own self-interest, but has proven to be a loyal member of the team.
Other Cast[edit]
Payet Best[edit]
— Elf Virtuoso
A prophesied hero of legend (or so he believes), Best is a gifted and intelligent Warrior Musician with a natural talent for both combat and charming a crowd. And he takes great lengths to ensure that you know that very well. His ego has made his membership with the group very volatile, and he was last seen vanishing into a vortex.
Field Marshal Ardaic[edit]
— Human 'Mission control'
Following the team's first mission rescuing kidnapped children from aspirational skypirates, he recruited them as a band of trouble shooters and emissaries for Gastonia. Although he is generally satisfied with the ends they achieve, the means by which they do so sometimes leave him less than impressed.
The story takes place in Gastonia, a society that is considered the centre of human (and gnomish) culture on the continent of Arkerra. Their recent period of expansion was triggered by events surrounding the Battle of the Solates Mountains.
The capitol has segregated humans-only regions akin to modern day gated-communities, designed to keep the riff-raff of the other races away from the children of the rich and influential.
It is ruled by the Parliament of Nine Houses, each of which controls an essential commodity (agriculture, mining, technology, etc.); this includes the Church. The House of Houses was constructed to contain the activities of Parliament, as Gastonians believe society should be directed by those who produce. Currently Gastonia is trying to walk the line between not being feared enough (in which case they will be attacked) and being feared too much (in which case they will be attacked by everything their enemies can throw at them); keeping their airship development program secret until it's viable falls into the second category.
The dominant human religious faith is presided over by the masked Priestlord Gigundus; people who follow other faiths are not well received. He claims that his word is the blood that flows through the world and washes out its disobedience. The status of this faith is uncertain, following the dissolution of its most important temple (see "Sisterhood of the Bloodshot Eyeball," below.)
Sisterhood of the Bloodshot Eyeball[edit]
They believe themselves to be the fist of an angry god, though others describe them as thugs hiding behind a facade of righteousness. Their belief in their divine duty fuels their ambitions, strengthens their resolve and binds them together into a formidable fighting force. Dissolved following the disappearance of Gigundus.
Order of the Countless Limbs[edit]
A human terrorist organisation that operates within Gastonia. Described as a cult.
Gastonia appears to have entered an Age of Reason and is developing technology to replace the influence of magic. Though combat is still predominantly melee-weapon based, guns and explosives exist and are used by certain technologically adept factions. Airships are on the cusp of becoming reality.
The human populace looks down on the other sapient species of the world with smug contempt fueled by a sense of their own manifest destiny (a trait it shares with pretty much every other nation and race). The various ethnicities, at least in the upper echelons of Gastonian society, appear well integrated though distinct.
Their own name for their race is the Savasi. They are charactertised as being blinded by rage, nearly unrivaled in combat and ruthless beyond reasoning, traits encouraged as a defence mechanism against the depredations of others. They suffered a significant defeat during the Battle of the Solates Mountains; they still seek restitution from Gastonia for having been forced from their ancestral homes, and to that end toy with forming an alliance with the so-called Savage Races.
Elves claim to be the oldest race on Ankerra and there is evidence for their claim. They are found in — and have adapted to — a number of different environments.
Sky Elves[edit]
The world's most prominent magic users, who rely on it almost exclusively. They reside in the floating city of Asallah En-Qu'Lara, which has allowed them to rise above the petty squabbles of the world below and achieve political neutrality. Although they could bombard the land below with an endless array of lightning bolts and fireballs, this threat is abated by the Sky Elves being the most peaceful culture in Arkerran history, but they are not without their own internal difficulties.
Wood Elves[edit]
Wood elves are green skinned and part-plant, but otherwise resemble other elves. They believe that Nature will Provide and have no particular qualms about using Nature's bountiful excess any way they see fit. They have a habit of planting willow trees on fields of victory the way a Wallachian prince named Vlad impaled his enemies. They are as merrily xenophobic — maybe even more so — than humans.
A canine people described as being one of the Savage Races, Gnolls practice shamanism and worship a fire god who slumbers (very very soundly) inside a volcano.
A small and inquisitive race, resembling diminutive humans with pointed ears. They operate the Academy of Arts & Sciences in the Gastonian capitol and describe themselves as being the ones responsible for the nation's technological progress, but even so they still suffer from the casual speciesism of humans who consider them the best of the rest, rather than equals.
Another of the so-called Savage Races, Orcs live in communes which they will fiercely protect. Culturally open to new concepts, they are also known to suffer depredations at the hands of troll slavers.
Large and intelligent, they appear to be at the forefront of efforts to unite the so-called Savage Races into a unified entity that may pose a threat to Gastonia. Practice slavery, utilising other species such as orcs.
External links[edit]
- guildedage.net — Comic homepage
- Facebook page
- Erica Henderson's website
- ^ Crossword record: Clues to a puzzling man, Virginian-Pilot, April 12, 2010, Diane Tennant.


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IOWA CITY– The Iowa City West Trojans look to "fly under the radar for a while this season," according to Coach Brian Martz. The Trojans have a strong mix of juniors and seniors coming back to lead the way. Seniors Ben Fick, Lincoln Rozeboom, Bennett Thompson and Daniel Seabra will provide leadership with juniors Isaac Jensen, Bailey Wetherell and Joseph Malanson. Sophomore Daniel Gardarsson also returns to forefront of Trojan running.
TIFFIN– Coach Jane Astor returns eight starters to the boys' line-up this season and five to the girls' squad as the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers engage in WaMaC cross country action this fall. Astor, assisted by Joe Graf, has 20 years of experience guiding CCA in cross country as well as track and field.
Alvin Ervin Rodas, 57, of Farmersburg, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at the Elkader Care Center in Elkader. Private family services will be held.
Local survivors include daughter Elizabeth (Brian) Riley of North Liberty,
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Loretta E. Telecky, 99, of Solon, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Hallmark Care Center. Funeral Services were held Aug. 19 at Brosh Chapel in Solon. Burial followed at Rogers Grove Cemetery, near Ely.
Gerald Peter Wolfe, 70, of Manchester, formerly of Ryan, died Saturday, Aug. 13, in the home he built, surrounded by the family he loved.
OXFORD– The Johnson County Conservation Board will conduct the 2011 Controlled Deer Hunt (antlerless only) in the F.W. Kent Park Deer Management Zone.
The controlled gun hunt for year 2011 will allow issuance of 60 licenses to 40 hunters for Dec. 3 and 4. Hunters will be allowed to apply for two antlerless licenses. If more than 60 applications are received there will be a drawing
NORTH LIBERTY– Crafters are wanted for the North Liberty Community Library Waffle Breakfast and Craft Sale on Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Friends of the Library will provide space for crafters at the low cost of $15 for one space and $25 for two spaces. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register online at www.northlibertylibrary.org. (Note: space will not be guaranteed until fee is paid). Contact Dee at 626-5701 or email@example.com for more information.
The kitten's injuries were severe.
The backhoe operator never saw her until it was too late. It wasn't his fault; there were no signs of a cat's den. But while a lot of men would have tossed the black ball of fur aside, this one took the time to scoop the wisp of life up and call the police, who in turn got it to the local veterinary clinic, the same clinic were my spouse, Sabra, works.
I've never quite understood the difference between policies and rules, though there must be some distinction or we wouldn't need both words. Policies, I've always felt, were intended to make decisions simple. If the company policy dictates that everyone must wear a uniform to work, then everyone is spared the trouble of deciding what to wear. Policies can also apply to the public that the company deals with. Take those return policies at department stores. Individual sales clerks and cashiers are not required to make judgment calls about returns and refunds.
Paul Daniel Ehmsen, 47, of Coralville, formerly of Mount Vernon, lost his battle with alcoholism Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011. A gathering of family and friends was held Aug. 13 at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
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