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The Return of the King is the towering climax to J. R. R. Tolkien's trilogy that tells the saga of the hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings. In this concluding volume, Frodo and Sam make a terrible journey to the heart of the Land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron.
In addition to narrating the prose passages, Rob Inglis sings the trilogy's songs and poems a capella, using melodies composed by Inglis and Claudia Howard, the Recorded Books studio director. This recording also contains Tolkien's preface to the trilogy, including a prior history of the ring, and shire habitat, history, and folkways.
©1983 Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H.R.Tolkien, John F.R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M.A.R.Tolkien (P)1990 Recorded Books
I've listened to Fellowship and Two Towers on audiobook by the same narrator, and I had been trying to find Return of the King on CD from a bunch of different libraries and no such luck- but now it's finally here!
Rob Inglis does a wonderful job as the reader, and gives the characters their own voice. I've read the books before and enjoyed them, so I knew that I would like this story- but if you have never read the books before then I definitely reccomend listening to this version. :)
I love clean books of all sorts. Love mysteries, fantasies epic to kids stories, fairy tales, romances, humor, and historical fiction
"May the Hair On Your Toes Never Fall Out!"
We are at the end of our war trilogy. Some people like to call this book/movie the story with a thousand endings. I disagree. There are several things that have to be wrapped up in this story. Will the hobbits ever get home? Will Aragorn ever become king? Will Frodo and Sam fulfill their quest? Will your favorite characters still be standing when it is all over? Will good triumph over evil? Keep your eyebrows crossed and hang on to your walking sticks because this book is exciting! I have read it so many times, but it never gets old for me. I think over all that the Lord of the Rings is one of the best stories about friendship and enduring to the end that I have ever encountered. The history and poetry are delightful. Maybe I am biased because I am a Tolkien nut, but this book and the other two in the trilogy are fantasy at their best. If you can hang in there and if you are patient enough, the Appendices at the end offer some interesting back story you won't get anywhere else. I hope you like it as much as I do.
I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
"Great Story, Good Narration"
The Lord of the Rings is a true classic and if you have not experienced it (or only experienced the movies) this recording should be a wonderful experience. This recording includes the prefix and appendices (both at the end of the recording), which might be dry for some, but is great for LOTR geeks. Having an unabridged Lord of the Rings on Audible has been long awaited and is terrific. If I had not been exposed to the NPR/Minds-Eye production of this series I would have been pretty happy with the narration. The Minds-Eye production was abridged but was a really excellent performance. Rob Ingles' narration is very good, and he does particularly well presenting the difficult epic poetry sections, but I did not much like his singing and overall a simple narration can't compete with the Minds-Eye performances. Nevertheless I was very happy to have this excellent unabridged version. I started out a little unhappy with the narration, but as time went on I just became quite immersed in the story.
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"Awesome. Just Remember to Bring a Map."
A completely satisfying, surprising, edifying and moving end to the long saga. If you like this kind of thing (and I do) then you will enjoy Lord of the Rings beyond all measure. There is nothing I can say to convince you otherwise if your tastes don't lie in this direction.
I admit that I tackled it, at least in part, out of a desire to repair an omission. Back in high school The Hobbit and its sequels were all the rage; you couldn't walk into the meanest bookstore without seeing a poster-size version of Tolkien's map of Middle Earth. And while I read The Hobbit for a class I never embarked on the three following volumes. Laziness? Yes, in part. But also my aversion had something to do with the kind of people who were reading Lord of the Rings at that time: players of Dungeons and Dragons, geeks of the first water, fellows who would argue for hours about the respective powers of about Gandalf and Sauramon. Of course, these books deal with some very sophisticated themes (temptation and sin, redemption and renewal, the wellsprings of courage and perseverance, the choice of revenge or forgiveness) and it isn't surprising that 16-year-olds would gravitate to the details rather than see the larger sweep of the story. For myself I'm glad I waited. What some dismiss as a quaint fairy story is in reality a profound meditation on all the themes mentioned above and more.
One practical piece of advice: make sure you have a good map. None that I found online covered every location mentioned in the story. But the one that worked best for me was drawn by Christopher Tolkien and is available at, among other places, the Tolkien Gateway (again, a little too D&D for me, but that's where the map is).
Tolkien has a disconcerting habit of mentioning places and events from the distant past that his characters are well aware of, while you are left guessing. (And, incidentally, no map I found showed every place he mentions.) A passing familiarity with Beowulf and the Norse Sagas made me realize these asides were echoes of those works, touches that made the story sound even more like old lore from a land that actually existed. For those interested, there is a long essay by Tolkien at the end of this recording that covers that lore and history; I skipped it, happy to soak in the towering power of the story without all the enthusiast's details on the different strains of pipe weed or who taught the Hobbits the art of building.
Finally, a note on Rob Inglis' superb performance. He is a boon companion to have on such a long journey. His sonorous delivery, his unerring ability to reflect the mood of the words he reads, helped bring out the inner meaning of much of the tale.
"Rob Inglis and JRR Tolkien in Perfect Partnership"
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Two juvenile series -- Oz and Harry Potter, all inspired by the classic Beowolf, came to mind during this book. There certainly seems to be a chain of inspiration among every hero adventure series, no matter the characters or settings.
I both laughed out loud and cried.
I listened to the audiobook on a road trip because I was in the middle of reading the books and they don't like you to read while driving. It couldn't have made the travel more delightful. If I could, after this experience, I'd walk around listening to a great audiobook all the time, and never engage in real life again.
"great performance"
post destruction of ring
uses voices and songs. A master of narrator. Best in the business
narration is like the first 2 books. Rob Inglis work in this trilogy is constant perfection
"Just as good as the last 2 simply great!"
This book was one of the best books I've listened to and I would recommend it to anyone. The extra information at the end is really interesting and it's nice to know more history behind it all.
"All the Dominoes Fall... into the Kitchen Sink."
The Third and Final novel in the Trio, and it all comes to a head! The preceeding novels, and indeed much of Tolkien's own works, culminate in This Book.
It, litterally, all comes down to this! And the ensuing novel is like watching a huge arrangement of dominoes slowly fall all over middle earth. Even to be seen time and again from different angles, and through different eyes.
If I had a favorite, this would have to be it.
Not only do both, and All the storylines begin to get into the really meaty parts; travel after travel is brought toward its end and things that are 'to be done' become things that are 'now over'...
Aside from the more interesting material events, Tolkien also seems to have better woven this last book, having far more effective and clear connections made between the multiple stories, and managing to repeat events and timelines without seeming to repeat himself. Large sections of story left untold from the film interpretation are covered, and All the loose ends ultimately get tied up.
The book ends, then, and the enormous addative materials begin.
I found the first reading of this sort of in depth material to be a bit daunting and overwhelming, but found it enlightening and revealing on my second read.
Whereas the council held in the first book covers much depth quickly in the first book, the ensuing materials make that short reading seem a brief introduction.
The enormous times and various events and references seem thick on the ground and I cannot help but feel it is this sort of depth that keeps fans comming back and continuing to be interested for years to come.
I found the Dwarf History particularly interesting, as well as the completely seperate love story which also seems to cover more cohesively a running narrative that may have been lost if put substantially into the greater story.
I have heard of his other publications on the subject and may concidder looking into them as well. In the meantime, I enjoy most that the novels do what I most admire in a writer's writing, which is to say, they end in such a way that the reader knows the Rereading of the novel will then be read in a whole new light, as a New Novel all over again!
I certainly think the series is designed to get better and better over time... a tactic I find particularly applaudable in any writing. I knew going into this that it was a much loved and engaging book, and I am left agreeing with that proposition.
"How could I be disappointed?"
Sigh. This reading of the Return of the King is from the 1980's editions which have been altered from the 1960's editions that I'm familiar with. While I'm certain that the changes made to the story were well meant they are noticeable and irritating. I would appreciate it if , in the future, Audible would note the edition of the story that is being presented, especially when there are significant differences between the editions.
"A classic tale comes to a close"
The tale of the ring comes to an epic conclusion and solidifies the loyalty of its listeners. In this final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien wonderfully ties up all the lose ends in a satisfying and rewarding way, making the listener, or reader, want to go back to fellowship and start all over again. The narration is wonderful and captivating as to be expected in a Lord of the Rings book.
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They might look like eyesores, but they are signs of progress for the City of Dothan.
To the average eye, this recycling container in Dothan looks like a big, old mess.
But to people who recycle, like john white, this mess is a good thing.
"You see that they are full you know at least people are recycling and are bringing things over here," says Dothan resident John White.
Dothan assistant environmental services manager Ken Rice agrees.
"If any of our containers or sites are over flowing it's actually a good sign for us because it means, a lot of participation," says Ken Rice.
At least one other recycling container in the city is just as full as the one we showed you on Redmond road.
According to officials, crews pick up the items at all six locations once a week.
The overflowing issue isn't the only good news for Dothan when it comes to recycling.
Once those items are compacted, how does plastic, cardboard, and other materials turn into cash for the city?
"We are given a certain amount of money, for each of the ton that we provide to them, that money is paid to the city," says Ken Rice.
So more stuffed to capacity containers, means more money, and that means...
"We're going to be adding a couple of more containers that we may be able to utilize, we're also purchasing another few thousand of blue bins that we will be able to provide to residents," says Ken Rice.
Residents, like John White, who can help turn a recyclable mess into money.


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I use iTunes primarily to sync music to my iPod, but other than that I use it to play music as opposed to streaming like Pandora or Spotify. I'm trying to completely convert from Win7 to Fedora and if I was able to have my music in a Linux environment, I'd be one step closer.
Here are some suggestions:
For simply playing music, I've never been able to go past Amarok. It's also possible to sync your iPod using it.
For copying stuff into your iPod, use
For streaming, and support of spotify / last.fm etc., use
I like Clementine, it's a good clone of what Amarok 1.x used to be like before they (IMO) messed it up with the version 2.x release.
On a more general note, pretty nearly anything is better than iTunes - Apple is usually excellent with user-interface design, but that program is an unusable abomination. I'd think "WTF were they thinking?" except that it's obvious that usefulness to the user was decidedly a second-class consideration compared to being a walled-garden storefront for Apple to sell music.


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SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Executive VP/General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has recalled C Greg Rallo from the San Antonio Rampage (AHL).
Rallo, 31, earns his first recall to Florida this year. He has played in 62 games with San Antonio this season and leads the team with 22 goals while ranking second on the club with 38 points. The Gurnee, Illinois, native made his National Hockey League debut with the Panthers on Dec. 18, 2011 against Carolina.
Florida plays their fourth game of a five-game road trip when they visit the New York Islanders at 5 p.m. today. The game can be seen live on FOX Sports Florida and heard on 560 WQAM and 740 AM.


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Name is Ismail, call my self Izzee, new to this site, but i've been knowing this site long time ago, before iregistered, soo , my gta iv is lagging, and its annoying , i downloaded game booster, it didnt work, i downloaded speedfans, didnt work, and then gamegain, didnt work, also this gta is illegal, downloaded from a site without paying, may that be the problem, since, i dont have any money for the gta atm, soo i wonder, is it becouse it isnt the real gta ? , or my computer specs
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could it be my specs, or becouse it isnt the real
Reason i downloaded a fake gta iv is : I wanted to try mods, i got the game to ps3, but it aint possible for mods on ps3, .. Soo i figured out it was possible on PC, and downloaded, a later on i will get money, but is it worth to buy the game, or should i just buy clothes / shoes ... ? If i buy the game, would it be lag free ?, or atleast some lagg ?
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Seymour's Sirowich plays with unrivaled passion
SEYMOUR — Zack Sirowich had a clear angle to the punter, but, realizing he had little chance to alter the kick, he spun out of a block and darted downfield to help with the return.
There was nothing unusual about that except the Seymour High senior defensive end beat everyone, including all of the Shelton players, down the field. The whistle blew, ending the play in this controlled scrimmage at Finn Stadium last Sunday. Still, Sirowich kept looking for someone to block.
"Relentless. That one word sums up my brother," said Seymour sophomore center Tyler Sirowich. "Zack just never gives up on a play. He is such a great example to follow, and that forces me to play to another level."
As a junior, Zack Sirowich recorded 83 tackles, 53 solos and 30 assists, to go along with four quarterback sacks and a tackle for a safety. He's likely to improve on those numbers. He'll also play left tackle on the offensive line.
When Zack was an incoming freshman in 2010, Seymour offensive line coach Eric DeMarco, now the offensive coordinator, marveled at the way the 14-year-old tackled the game.
"Zack was able to absorb the physicality without being dominated by 17-year-olds," said DeMarco. "He came into the program with a level of effort that was unparallelled. That earned him minutes on the varsity right away."
The strong student in Zack enabled him to absorb football terminology. Sirowich is cur-
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rently president of the National Honor Society at Seymour.
"Zack was always asking questions during and after practice," noted DeMarco.
Zack's inquisitiveness came from his dad, K.C., a 1986 All-Stater and New Haven Register State Player of the Year from Seymour, who later played linebacker at Syracuse.
"My dad says that if you want to know something, just ask. It's that simple," said Zack.
K.C. was the Pop Warner coach of current Wildcats head coach Tom Lennon, who has known the Sirowich family for practically his entire life.
"Zack has a passion for the game, unlike any player or coach I've ever seen, with the exception of Paul Sponheimer (Lennon's predecessor)," said Lennon. "We've certainly have had other talented players in recent years who played with great passion, like Mike Osiecki, Jacob Drozd, Rob Moir and Mike Hicks. But Zack Sirowich's passion for the game doesn't have an equal."
At a recent practice, Wildcats assistant coach Jamie Burns was so impressed to see Sirowich hustle on every drill that he joked out loud, "That was probably the way he was taught to put his toys away."
From the time he was a young, Sirowich knew that if he wanted to play sports he needed to keep a high standard in the classroom. It was a non-negotiable rule set by his parents, K.C. and Jessica.
"They always told me that once football is over, I'd have to get a real job," said Sirowich, who has already decided to major in environmental science in college with a career path in renewal resource technology.
"I've been taking a lot of alternative energy classes and learning about the wind turbine world and hearing that there will be a lot of possibilities in the (future) job market," said Sirowich.
"I've looking to stay in New England for college," said Sirowich, who wants to be relatively close to home to be near his sisters, Kolby, 11 and Mackenzie, 9, who are up-and-coming basketball and softball players.
"I'm really looking forward to seeing my sisters play when they get into high school," said Sirowich. "Kolby and Mackenzie are probably the best athletes in the family."
Tyler is not too bad, either. They're just following their big brother's lead.
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I thought it was interesting to show how the Sunex Superfisheye lens performs with Nodal Ninja 3 mkII.
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From worst to first to worst
The Red Sox appear to be cursed.
With all of their young guns
Why can't we score any runs?
We are in some sort of malaise.
We haven't won a game in days.
We need to find the reason
For this unbelievable season.
Is it Farrell that has us over a barrel?
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If we don't fix it very quickly
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Is Amazon down? Has the mothership crashed?
Ugh, it won't let me view an order I just placed,and some links from d.woot aren't working either. Seems to be flickering off and on , some pages you can access others not, some are there once and then error codes. I tried 3 browsers on 2 computers, but couldn't get a straight answer from is it down or just me.
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Yep, you're right. Amazon is down. I was actually redirected back to Google.
I guess the zombie apocalypse has really started.
And it's back now.
@atd15: I think I broke it, I was trying to cancel an expensive order I placed in error. I hope it stays up, despite all of the griping, re: woot, I kind of like that place.
@pickypickypicky: Man, so now I have to pull all those boards of the windows, and apologize to my neighbors about not believing that they were not the living dead.
@atd15: You might want to leave them up, a lot of people here in Florida do, they claim because of the hurricanes. But I think we both know it's about the zombies, really. Every Floridian knows, you use masking tape on the windows to ward off hurricanes.
I placed an order an hour or two ago. The only problem I had, is that things I hadn't planned on buying jumped into my cart.
Maybe it was down to install that new software. Not to mention their embedded mind suggestion program .
I don't seem to care that I purchased those items at the moment...... hmmm....


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The Money Train That Is Sports TV
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not everyone's barrel of fun but I like him because he's impish and honest, and the other day he said an obvious but rather extraordinary thing. He was talking about the recent controversy involving the NBA and the San Antonio Spurs, and he opined that the league was correct to fine the Spurs $250,000 for not playing their best players in a nationally televised game versus Miami last week. Cuban said he didn't really have a problem with the Spurs sitting their aging talent—they have done it before—but suggested they should have picked another game, and not one scheduled for a big telecast on TNT.
"My opinion is, if it wasn't a Thursday night TV game, nothing would have happened," Cuban said, according to the Dallas Morning News. He later added: "Rest your starters for the long haul? One game earlier, one game later? Sure. Rest them when you've got our biggest customer at stake, that's a whole different animal."
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. Cuban. I know it seems silly to praise someone for acknowledging the plain-sight relationship between a sports league and television, but that relationship is seldom characterized in such a collaborative manner, especially as far as game action is concerned. Cuban probably thought he was just stating a fact—and he was stating a fact—but it was valuable to hear it out loud.
Because television does rule sports, like never before. Not a month seems to pass in which there's not some new TV contract announced for a professional or college sports league, and the figures are astonishing—billions of dollars, piled high over years, sometimes decades. Last year at this time, the NFL reached new agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC that totaled $27.9 billion. Even regional leagues and single teams can command huge figures, sometimes into the billions for one franchise alone. The Los Angeles Times reported late last month that Fox and the Los Angeles Dodgers were closing in on a deal valued around $6 billion. (Fox is a unit of News Corp., which also owns The Wall Street Journal.)
These megadeals are not breaking news. This is the accepted reality. Television is the driver behind the comical conference-hopping that is rearranging the geography of college sports, as the map is redrawn and San Diego State and Boise State are welcomed into something that still calls itself, with no irony, the Big East. It is behind Maryland's move to the Big Ten and Louisville's escape to the ACC. It is why the BCS championship occurs on Monday prime time in early January, not the calm of New Year's Day. Television is at the heart of the coming BCS playoff—the Journal's Rachel Bachman reported that ESPN's deal for the new format is worth about $470 million annually.
These are flabbergasting amounts of money, and it only makes sense that it elevates the partners who are writing the checks. That's what Cuban meant when he called TV "the driver for all things financial in sports. Period, end of story. We are not 10 years ago where TV is just another source of income. That is the money train. Period, end of story, no questions asked."
The Money Train is what the San Antonio Spurs ran up against when they decided to rest the aging Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili versus Miami. Sure, you can have the distraction arguments—the Spurs rest their seniors all the time; they'd already played a tough stretch of games that week; the NBA schedule is too long and intense. You can accept Stern's vague statement that the Spurs' Day Off was "contrary to the best interests of the NBA" and a "disservice to the league and our fans."
Or you can just cut to the chase with Cuban: This was about TV. That doesn't mean the NBA's fine of San Antonio wasn't completely over the top, or doesn't provoke troubling questions (should TV relationships be valued over player relationships?). But it is to confront a reality that sports is still prissy about: that games are entertainment, and entertainment is what the networks pay top dollar for. It is to embrace the obvious. The Spurs made a perfectly defensible choice that crossed a bright modern line. You can love it or hate it. But don't look to the basketball court for an explanation. Look at the screen in your living room.
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Weirton Redevelopment Authority denied bid to extend Southern Redevelopment District
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WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commission on Tuesday denied a request by the Weirton Redevelopment Authority to extend its Southern Redevelopment District and was asked to consider the extension of......
Interesting diligent review of this request. But County Commissioner Jim Andreozzi was unconvinced, saying, "I don't see a need for that request at this time. There may be a need in the future."
What qualifies him to see "the need" better that the REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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a simple request to ease a growing problem and make our area safer has been nixed because of a power play or as is always the case its my ball and I say no. the residents lose and pay the cost while the county is safe in the south. Holiday cove is burned as is the city and residence of Weirton. Perhaps we should petition to be annexed to Hancock county? we would get better services and be heard.
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Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Calms Chronic Cough
Aug. 27, 2012 -- A drug used to treat epilepsy and chronic pain after shingles also appears to be effective for another persistent condition: chronic cough.
About 1 in 10 people suffers from chronic cough, and for many the cause is unknown.
Chronic cough is a cough that lasts for longer than eight weeks. Treatment tends to focus on the underlying cause of the cough, which may be due to conditions like asthma, acid reflux, or postnasal drip. The condition is increasingly common, poorly understood, and difficult to treat, experts tell WebMD.
"Chronic cough can have a profound impact on quality of life, but most people, including many physicians, know very little about it," says cough researcher Kian Fan Chung, MD, of Imperial College in London. He was not involved with the research.
Chronic Cough Improved With Gabapentin
In the new study, published in the journal Lancet, researchers in Australia report that the epilepsy drug gabapentin (Neurontin) reduced cough severity in many people with chronic cough who did not respond to other treatments.
The drug may work by calming overstimulated nerves believed to play a role in chronic cough, researchers say.
Gabapentin can also be used to treat postherpetic neuralgia (chronic pain after shingles), in which abnormal sensitivity to pain is thought to be caused by increased excitability of the central nervous system.
Because unexplained chronic cough shares many characteristics with these pain conditions, researchers speculated that the drugs may work for cough as well as pain.
The study included 62 people with chronic cough of at least eight weeks' duration. Most did not improve with other treatments, and many had no identified cause for their coughs.
They were assigned to receive either gabapentin or a placebo for 10 weeks.
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After treatment, more gabapentin-treated patients reported reductions in cough frequency and severity.
Noticeable improvements in quality-of-life scores were reported in 74% of the gabapentin-treated patients vs. 46% of those in the placebo group.
"Gabapentin is effective, well-tolerated, and has few drug interactions," writes researcher Nicole M. Ryan of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. Nausea and fatigue were the most commonly reported side effects.


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Marjorie Sanford
Devoted to her family
NAUGATUCK — Marjorie "Katherine" Louise (Beecher) Sanford, 94, passed peacefully Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012.
Marjorie was born in Seymour on Sept. 11, 1918, and raised in Derby and Bethany, married and raised her family on Spring Street in Naugatuck, and later served as a personal care attendant for her mother and others in Bethany and Prospect. Marjorie, daughter of Harold and Martha Beecher, grew up on the Beecher homestead in Bethany with her older sister, Arlene. After graduating high school, she married Earl Sanford and raised four children.
Marjorie devoted herself to the care of her family. Her Pennsylvania-Dutch values and giving spirit were the substance of her daily chores and routines. She was the prototype stay-at-home mom of her generation her life entirely engaged in providing for the needs of her children and her home. She managed to keep everyone on point despite distractions school, after school, church and social agendas of her children must have been dizzying. Marjorie valued family gatherings, the close and frequent contacts with immediate and extended family, the holiday and weekend traditions playing cards, exchanging gifts, graham crackers and milk, the family gathered around the TV in Bethany on Sunday evenings. She was everyone's secret Santa; she always had a gift and kind word for everyone.
She was active in the United Church of Christ in Bethany, the Naugatuck Methodist Church, with the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Bethany and Naugatuck Senior Centers. For much of her elder years, Marjorie lived independently at her home in Naugatuck, and then with her daughter, Bonnie. Faced with age-related health compromises, she received supportive and loving care at nursing homes in Waterbury and Naugatuck.
Marjorie is survived by her four children, Earle, Sandra, Bonnie and Keat; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and her sister, Arlene.
One of Marjorie's most memorable characteristics was her imperturbability. No matter the urgency or perceived seriousness of pressing demands, Marjorie was the definition of a calm and peaceful demeanor. She loved to tend to the little things; she was frugal and thrifty; she never spent more than she had to; she never threw anything away. It bothered her that people were wasteful with their resources. We remember her as down-to-earth, always good natured, always encouraging and supportive, a goddess of patience and kindness.
The family extends appreciation for the caring support provided by staff at Abbott Terrace and Beacon Brook.
The family plans a private family service and a church memorial service. The Alderson Funeral Home of Naugatuck, 201 Meadow St., is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Robert Veillette Special Needs Trust at the Naugatuck Savings Bank, 87 Church St., Naugatuck 06770, care of Brian DeVito.
For further information or to send an online condolence, go to www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.
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An Alternative Experience
For five weeks, Berroco was lucky enough to work with John Yonda, David Meaden & Richard Earley. None of these men had been to a yarn warehouse before, but they mastered many of the tasks required to package and ship our products to all of our retail stores.
They came to Berroco as part of an on-the-job training program. The Alternatives Employment Academy was started earlier this year by Alternatives Unlimited – a non-profit agency that works with more than 1200 people with disabilities living in Central Massachusetts. Students in the Academy attend six weeks of skill-building classes at Quinsigamond Community College. They also shadow employees at local businesses to see what kinds of jobs they might enjoy.
If you watch the video above, you can see how hard these men worked, each in his own style. John had a quiet focus that helped him overcome each new challenge, while David was laid back and preferred repetition. As for Richard – let's just say his enthusiasm could be heard down the halls! I know I wasn't the only one who looked forward to their Friday morning visits.
John, David & Richard graduated from the Academy this week. On behalf of everyone at Berroco, I want to say thank you and wish them the best of luck!
Watching this video game me a thrill! I am a former special education teacher and an avid knitter. Loved seeing my two worlds work together. Way to go Berroco and your "new" team!November 21, 2012
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Thank you so much for doing this. My son is autistic, and my hope is that he will be able to find some work in the community after he ages out of eligibility for services from our local school district.November 22, 2012
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My sister-in-law has a developmental disability and is probably the most conscientious and hardest working woman at her several jobs. I think it's great that Berroco can participate in a program like this! Thank you for sharing this with us!November 26, 2012
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I trust that the next time there is an opening at Berroco for one of these jobs, that you immediately call the agency.November 26, 2012


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus knew "almost immediately" after the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi it was the work of Ansar Al-Sharia, a loosely-formed group that has some members sympathetic to Al Qaeda, according to a source who has spoken to him and is directly familiar with his analysis of the situation.
According to this source, Petraeus says the stream of intelligence from multiple sources, including video at the scene, indicated the group was behind the attack. But a separate stream of intelligence also emerged indicating ongoing riots in Cairo over an anti-Islamic film might have motivated the attacks.
The source says there were some 20 different intelligence reports indicating the Cairo film might be responsible. The CIA eventually disapproved all those reports, but not until after Petraeus' initial briefings to Congress in which he discussed all possibilities, the source said. "All those other reports got disproved over time," the source says Petraeus told him.
Petraeus also believes confusion has emerged over two separate intelligence questions. First, who was responsible, and second what was the motivation of the attackers.
Petraeus' aim in testifying, the source said, is in part to clear up "a lot of misrepresentations of what he told Congress initially. He wants to clear it up." Petraeus is expected to tell Congress he had no direct involvement in the talking points UN ambassador Susan Rice used in the days after the attack. Petraeus developed unclassified talking points that were approved by the intelligence community the source says. Rice's talking points may have used some of that information but were separate from what Petraeus provided.


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Holcomb City council member, Richard Scott Homer was arrested Thursday, June 27, by Ford County Sherrif's Office, on an allegation of felony theft stemming from an investigation involving Homer and Nebraska Irrigation, 1000 S. Second Ave., Dodge City.
"Homer is being charged with one count in the alternative," Assistant County Attorney, Kevin Salzman said. "There is only one criminal count against him but there are allegations that could've been committed one or two ways."
According to Salzman, the main charge is theft property of property valued minimum $25,000 but no greater then $100,000; Classified as a severity level 7, If convicted the charge could result in a prison sentence between 11 to 34 months with a possible fine up to $100,000.
The alternative is theft by deception of property valued between $25,000 and $100,000; also a severity level 7 with a prison sentence of 11 to 34 months if convicted.
"With cases involving alternatives, more evidence will be conducted and sometimes the prosecuting office will drop one of the alternatives," Salzman said.
Homer bonded out from the Ford County Jail, Friday, June 28; No hearing has been set at this time.
Richard Scott Homer was certified as a Holcomb City Council member, April 8, after receiving 12 write-in votes.
According to Holcomb Mayor, Gary Newman, because the allegations did not occur in the city of Holcomb, it is defined as a personal matter and Homer will continue to serve in his seat for the time being.
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Seth Bergman Wins Round #4 Of The ASCS-Northwest Region Triple Track Challenge At CGS
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Malcolm White Photography)
It was a perfect couple of nights for Snohomish, Washington's Seth Bergman at Cottage Grove Speedway as he backed up his victory the night before with a triumph on Sunday May 25th with the American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region. The race was also the final leg of the four nights of racing which was dubbed the Triple Track Challenge. A total of twenty-eight race cars would be on hand for the event.
Sutherlin native Rob Held was the early race leader taking full advantage of his pole starting position. As the laps would click by Held, in the Held's Automotive & Accessories/Double R Powdercoating/Budget Lumber Company #68 J&J, would hit heavy lapped traffic and found himself also trying to hold off second and third place. Shortly after a lap nine restart Seth Bergman, who started fourth, would make a pass for the lead on lap ten to become the new race leader.
From that point on it would pretty much be clean sailing as Bergman would dominate the remainder of the feature in his Corridor Electric/Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing/Young Tool Company/Speedmart Inc. #23 Eagle. The victory would mark his third career ASCS-Northwest Region victory, his second win with the series at CGS, and his fifth total win of 2014.
Finishing in second was the Steve Forler Trucking/P.G.H. Excavating/Lucas Oil Products #2L Maxim of Logan Forler, originally from Orting, Washington but now living in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, while coming home in third was the Finley Farms/CLT Logging/Rider Racing Engines #77 Maxim of Chico, California's Kyle Hirst driving for car owners Scott and Jason Finley. The balance of the top five would consist of Trey Starks from Puyallup, Washington in his Starks Timber Processing/T&C Concepts/Southstar Limited Equipment/MASCO Petroleum #55 Maxim in fourth and while fifth went to Rob Held.
Earlier in the evening four heat races were ran with the winners being the Kovash Logging/Johansson Excavating/FK Shocks/Big Al Kids & Motorsports Foundation #33V of Henry Van Dam from Enumclaw, Washington, Kyle Hirst, Logan Forler, and Cam Smith of Mill Creek, Washington in his Dave Smith Motorsports/Don Ott Racing Engines/DCSigns.ca #17 Maxim. Picking up the victory in the consolation feature was Kyle Mehner from Damascus in his Oregon Outlaws Speed Shop/Extremeturbosystems.com/All Seasonal Rolling Shutters/R.S. Race Products #7K XXX.
The American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region will take a couple of weeks off before returning back to the Cottage Grove Speedway on Friday June 13th and Saturday the 14th for rounds five and six of 2014. For the latest information log on to www.ascsnorthwest.com
Race Summary:
Sunday May 25th, 2014
Triple Track Challenge Round #4/American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region Race #4
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
A Feature: 1. 23-Seth Bergman[4]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler[3]; 3. 77-Kyle Hirst[8]; 4. 55-Trey Starks[7]; 5. 68-Rob Held[2]; 6. 33V-Henry VanDam[6]; 7. 7N-Jared Peterson[10]; 8. 71-Colin Baker[12]; 9. 9R-Reece Goetz[15]; 10. 5N-Seth Nunes[13]; 11. 3-J.J. Hickle[9]; 12. 33-Colton Heath[11]; 13. 22-Garen Linder[14]; 14. 28M-Mark Herz[16]; 15. 21W-Vern Wheeler Jr[5]; 16. 98-Chris Masters[19]; 17. 7K-Kyle Mehner[17]; 18. 26F-Shane Forte[18]; 19. 22R-Mike Romig[20]; 20. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith[1]
B Feature: 1. 7K-Kyle Mehner[5]; 2. 26F-Shane Forte[7]; 3. 98-Chris Masters[3]; 4. 22R-Mike Romig[4]; 5. 4J-Allison Journey[12]; 6. 6A-Kady Adelman[2]; 7. 9A-Luke Didiuk[11]; 8. 5R-Steve Reeves[1]; 9. 89-Sterling Kane[8]; 10. 56-Ross Mathewson[9]; 11. 23L-Rob Lindsey[6]; 12. 16-Nick Tomlinson[10]
Heat 1: 1. 33V-Henry VanDam[2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 3. 5N-Seth Nunes[1]; 4. 9R-Reece Goetz[4]; 5. 22-Garen Linder[7]; 6. 26F-Shane Forte[3]; 7. 16-Nick Tomlinson[6]
Heat 2: 1. 77-Kyle Hirst[1]; 2. 7N-Jared Peterson[2]; 3. 33-Colton Heath[3]; 4. 71-Colin Baker[5]; 5. 98-Chris Masters[4]; 6. 22R-Mike Romig[7]; 7. 9A-Luke Didiuk[6]
Heat 3: 1. 2L-Logan Forler[1]; 2. 55-Trey Starks[6]; 3. 21W-Vern Wheeler Jr[5]; 4. 28M-Mark Herz[4]; 5. 23L-Rob Lindsey[2]; 6. 7K-Kyle Mehner[7]; 7. 4J-Allison Journey[3]
Heat 4: 1. 17-Cameron (Cam) Smith[1]; 2. 68-Rob Held[4]; 3. 3-J.J. Hickle[5]; 4. 5R-Steve Reeves[3]; 5. 6A-Kady Adelman[6]; 6. 89-Sterling Kane[2]; 7. 56-Ross Mathewson[7]
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Websites for Mesothelioma
OncoLink Team
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: May 7, 2013
How do I know if websites about mesothelioma are reliable? It seems many are sponsored by law firms.
AnswerJames Stevenson, MD, Medical Oncologist, responds:
This is a major issue for mesothelioma, as there is a lot of unreliable information on the Internet. A trustworthy website for mesothelioma information is curemeso.org, associated with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. You can also find information on our program through the Penn Medicine website and reliable information on OncoLink.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire Focus on Mesothelioma transcript.


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Back of the House/Episode 9: Lamb with Ariane Duarte
Check out the latest episode of Back of the House with Ariane – Lamb, bam, thank you ma'am! In this quick video, Ariane is cooking our grass-fed lamb and lamb merguez sausage with Chef Ariane Duarte of CulinAriane in Montclair, NJ.
Rack of Lamb with Warm Green Bean Potato Salad
Duckfat Potato Cake with Merguez and Harissa Aioli
Merguez Canapes with Eggplant Caviar
Couscous with Merguez, Fennel and Raisins
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I need help setting this variable up. Was wondering if this is correct syntax
Is that possible to run from root? I need it to be done in root in order to access certain files, I can also add the rest of the command I am trying to run if you'd like to see the context it's being used inn.
New problem, don't know why but shouldn't this output the file with extension .arpa ? i dont seem to get that file and I require it to run the next command to finish compiling this program.
~/irstlm/bin/add-start-end.sh < ~/corpus/news-commentary-v7.fr-en.true.en > news-commentary-v7.fr-en.sb.en export IRSTLM=$HOME/irstlm; ~/irstlm/bin/build-lm.sh -i news-commentary-v7.fr-en.sb.en -t ./tmp -p -s improved-kneser-ney -o news-commentary-v7.fr-en.lm.en
Here is the full command:
/home/user/irstlm/bin/add-start-end.sh < /home/user/corpus/news-commentary-v7.fr-en.true.en > news-commentary-v7.fr-en.sb.en export IRSTLM=$HOME/irstlm; /home/user/irstlm/bin/build-lm.sh -i news-commentary-v7.fr-en.sb.en -t ./tmp -p -s improved-kneser-ney -o news-commentary-v7.fr-en.lm.en


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Polo Ralph Lauren Lander P Men's Boat Shoes
Buy Online & Pick Up In-Store
The Polo Ralph Lauren Lander P Men's Boat Shoes are perfect to set sail or cruise the beach. The canvas upper keeps your feet cool and comfortable while offering a versatile style that's easy to dress up or down. 360-degree lacing, lace-up front and clean white rubber sole keep the shoes classic.
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I think the activity (comments, votes, new examplary questions) on Area 51 has dropped dramatically since late Friday (UTC). What is the reason? Northern Hemisphere summer holdidays?
Is it a correct observation?
There was no such drop a week ago.
I think that a lot of the drop in activity can be attributed to the fact that, unlike the definition phase, there's nothing you can actually do in the commitment phase. And since the proposals with the highest interest are stuck in commitment limbo, many people have stopped visiting the site.
Don't forget the normal drop on weekends on the whole family of sites. I know you suggest that there was no such drop last week, but are you sure?
You could argue that the weekly drop illustrated below is expected to be a bit less dramatic on A51 than SO, as it's less of a tool folks are using at work, but I suspect that there's still a major dropoff after every Friday night.
For the family, I think there's about a 66% drop from mid-week peaks to weekends, and close to a 60% drop from Friday to Saturday every week:
I agree that @Kyle's answer (less to do in "Commit" phase than in "Define" phase) is a contributing factor, but if you're not already controlling for the weekend drop, that's more likely the bulk of it.
I voted on questions for a few proposals, but there are now with 16 pages of proposals. I'm not going to browse through them all to see if there are any proposals I'm interested in enough to write or vote on questions. I'm sure other people feel the same way.
It is midsummer (aka summer solstice holiday). Many of my European colleagues are totally offline since Thursday.
The drop on Area 51 is nothing compared to the drop on StackApps. It's only a few days older and now there's almost no one actively participating anymore. (There are exceptions to that, though.)


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City crews began construction on the rain garden on April 15.
The Ann Street rain garden will temporarily hold and filter stormwater runoff (rainwater that flows off of streets, driveways, and rooftops) to remove pollutants and reduce flooding in Burnt Mill Creek. The project is funded by a U.S. EPA grant that NCSU received in partnership with the city for installing storm water improvement projects in the Burnt Mill Creek watershed.
For more information, contact Christy Perrin, Program Manager, NCSU, 919-515-4542 or 919-259-0683.


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12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Winner: Hand-Held Game of the Year
HE WAS FORCED TO SERVE THEM. The ancient world speaks of a mortal that slayed a God. But long before his battle with Ares,
Kratos sought absolution from his past sins by pledging himself as a champion to the Gods.
These brutal crusades in the name of Olympus became legendary. The Ghost of Sparta is
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10 Stress-Busting Tips from Moms Like You
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Go for a Lunchtime Walk or Workout
Exercise is a major stress-buster and mood-lifter, but moms are too busy to hit the gym when the kids are around. If you work outside the home, use your lunch break to fit in a workout or a brisk walk with a colleague. If you're a stay-at-home mom, take your little one out for fresh air in the stroller or baby jogger, or do an exercise video when your tot is napping (tip: check YouTube for some free yoga and workout videos).
One mom says: "You don't have to join a gym or feel like it's another chore. All you have to do is to take a walk. Look at the sky, feel the sun on your face, and smell the grass. It may be tough getting yourself started, but once you do, you won't want to give it up."
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25 Oct 2012 10:50 AM #11
Ah yes! That got it to work!! While playing with it a bit more, I noticed that as long as I gave it an id, I could use the original code you linked to, where it was calling
var chartId = sprite.surface.id; var chart = Ext.getCmp(chartId); // this works as long as I have some id defined in the chart object, even if I'm not calling it here as I was earlier.
Thanks again!
25 Oct 2012 1:13 PM #12
you can now remove the id and instead, use the "this" for accessing the series directly:
you can reduce the code a little by removing the lines related to chart's id. Also, using an id is considered bad practice. you can use component query instead.
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Is there a way to change the chart point from a point to an image? I just want to change one of the points though. (in this instance, the last one). Not sure where to look for that info. TIA.


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flesh into gear myself appears disected and pretentious...genius,sheer genius i tell you!
by key key March 18, 2004
very awesome singer/guitarist for cky, one of the best bands ever. has a great voice and is also hot
all must worship deron miller
by holliver twist March 10, 2004
Plays guitar and vox in CKY.
"To whoever is thowing ice on the stage...If I find out who it is, I'll fuckin' slice their throat open."-Deron
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Preforms Guitar & Vocals for the band CKY
by Alliance For Life July 17, 2003
Deron Miller, lead singer of CKY, superb voice, uses parker fly guitars.
good shot man but dont do that again- Deron Miller.
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He is a very talented singer and guitarrist, he is part of the band CKY, which is an amazing band, He is a cutie as well
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Is my cat a thief?
It's hard to face the truth, but I can remain in denial no longer. Camry might be a thief. Yes, that Camry! The very cat my Wootizen friends helped me name. (http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/294c56d9-b394-4c5e-a4a7-02b83f2247d1/what-should-i-name-my-new-rescue-kitty#59).
We recently returned from a trip and hadn't yet unpacked. I had a tiny box with jewelry for the trip just sitting on a shelf and yesterday I found it knocked over on the floor. One of my NEW onyx and gold earrings was missing. I spent nearly an hour crawling around the floor looking for it with no luck. On a whim I put the other earring on the floor and Camry immediately started batting it around, fascinated by it.
Could Camry have swallowed the missing earring? Doubtful. It was rather large. I am watching her litter box, just in case (YUCK!).
Could she have hidden it somewhere, along with the missing toothbrushes, razers and socks?
How do I trick my cat into helping me find my earring? HELP!!!!
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It's under the furniture. The Intern told me this is likely. :)
Check under the dressers, couches, etc. My cat will bat things around and then lose interest once it's in a place that isn't easily accessible.
I hope you find it.
I wish you luck in your search. My mother had a cat that would steal rings. I was missing a ring for more than a year, then one day it was lying on my bed. We eventually found her stash place--behind a box in a storage room. Worse than a pack-rat!
Has Camry recently acquired a mysterious new bag of catnip or gotten those cute, pink press-on nail caps she's been wanting for so long? If so, I would check the local pawn shops.
You could try putting an object of similar weight and size like maybe a bottle cap down for her to play with and then watch the places it tends to slide out of view. Not cat-related, but I misplaced one of a pair of earrings and held onto the mate for about seven years (inexpensive, but sentimental value). When I had my carpets pulled out and replaced with laminate hardwood, they found the missing earring. Evidently years before when I'd had the house re-carpeted, they had carpeted over the earring and it was there all along. I re-united them and have worn them many times since.
My (almost) namesake a thief? Never! She is just doing what cats do best--playing with her kingdom of toys. Unfortunately for you, her kingdom is the same as yours and your "playthings" also belong to her-- (She loves you Mommy). But the good news is that the earring will reappear sooner or later. Just remember that "watched pots never boil."
One other thing: I really think that our kitty cats read our minds (thoughts). My Tiger kitty had been ignoring me all morning until I started reading and answering this question. Now, he won't get off of my keyboard. Jealousy?
Short answer: probably.
Also, she may be plotting to kill you:
I would say yes. Cats are nefarious beings.
On a related note, my new rescue cat finally learned how to sleep at night. I have had two nights in a row without crashes, bumps, thuds, foot-attacks. She is convinced that feet exist only to be swatted and bitten.
One of my cats steals yarn, including active knitting projects if they're small enough for him to tote away.
Look behind/under every piece of furniture, and don't forget to check in floor vents.
Wonderful answers! Just to clear up a few things, the earring disappeared from my bathroom which has ceramic tile floors so no carpet or furniture for the earring to be under. I fear it might have fallen into the sink while being swatted to the floor, but a flashlight doesn't show anything as far as I can see.
I am heading to yet another volunteer meeting (retirement is wearing me out), so I am giving the search a break for a while, but when I return I plan to bait a trap (i.e., leave something similar in that spot) and to spy on her to see if she will lead me to her (alleged) stash.
I have to get to the bottom of this soon! And after learning that all of her cute behavior is secretly a part of her nefarious plans to do me in, I don't know if I will ever sleep again!
I wish you well in your search! One trick I use also is to turn off the lights and shine a flashlight around. Makes things easier to spot, too.
(And don't be surprised if it's far from the bathroom at this point! :)
Yes, she just saw a bright shiny object that looked suspiciously like a toy! It's bound to be hidden somewhere!
My cats have a TON of toy mice, and after a few weeks, I can't find half of them. Then, one time I went to move my mattress (I have bed frames that are built into the wall, so you can't look under the bed unless you move the mattress/boxspring...totally wierd, I know) to flip it around and couldn't understand why the cats all sniffed in the one spot along the wall. I shined a flashlight down there, and ta-da! 14 play mice! Apparently they play with them on the bed, and they fall down alongside the wall. In fact, I think it's time I look there again, who knows what I'll find this time.
But, an even funnier story of a true theif cat. My Siamese opened up a drawer that I had saved about $200 in, then took only $50 bill and was walking around my room with it...she avoided the 20's, 10's and 5's altogether...it's like she knew! Glad I caught her before she ate or hid it!
Wow, the cat must be part ferret. Or maybe trained by a ferret!
Check your vacuum bag before you throw it away.
My cats will bat and carry all sorts of "toys" around the house. One of them particularly likes to play with things in the kitchen (only room with linoleum and near his food, so that might be it). He'll take something to the kitchen from multiple rooms away. Unfortunately he usually ends up batting things under the refrigerator or stove. When he's low on toys, I run a yard stick under there to recover everything he's pushed under there. So you might check under things in other rooms.
Your cat may not be the actual thief. It probably told cat friends/buddies about the treasure. Then let them into your house to steal it. An accessory to the theft... Does she have that innocent far-away look when you ask what happened to the earring?
Cats are crafty, intelligent and Sly. Maybe you should have named this one Don. ;-)
Good luck finding your earring. If it was in a carpeted place, it couldn't have gotten too far if she just batted it around, but hopefully she didn't just pick it up and move it elsewhere...
I was staying with my aunt and uncle earlier this year on a trip and they have a house cat. The dang cat could open doors, which is quite unnerving because the bathroom had no lock... Anyway, the cat didn't sleep at night either. I found this out the first night when the cat quietly opened the door to the bedroom I was sleeping in, hopped up onto the bed and preceded to stare at me until I woke up a few moments later. It was quite a start to me opening my eyes to see a cat face 5 inches from mine. It then continued to try to lay on my chest while I tried to sleep, which of course I couldn't do. I had to barricade the door with my suitcase to keep that cat out.
Check every nook, crack, cranny, and cushion. One of our cats (Frank--not quite a year old) is a klepto-kat. One of his favorite places to tuck his finds is under our carpets and between the cushions/behind the pillows on our family room sofa.
The little bugger has even gone as far as to swipe a thumbdrive. My daughter had a big lecture to deliver for one of her college classes and had all of her slides loaded on the drive. She placed the drive on top of her stack of books and stepped into the bathroom. When she came out, the drive was gone and panic ensued. Luckily we had an extra drive to reload the info. She found the drive several days later all the way across the room behind the leg of a "Ready Room" chair. He's a tucker.
My cats stole 2 of those plastic wrist bands from me. I still have not been able to find them.
Our kitty has several favorite stashes for "her " stuff. She guards them jealously and paces if someone is near or worse in her stuff. Her stuff includes all pens, wireties, rubberbands, ect. She does have mice balls and other normal cat toys but pens, strings and the rings from around the milk are the current favorites.
Last night she was loudly playing and meyowling. When we got up this morning, she had raided my purse for a little tube of super glue I had placed in there to take to work with me today. It was still in the middle of the floor and not put away safe in the stash, yet. I snatched it back and left. After arriving at work, I figured out she had poked a hole in the tube and the glue was junk. The little brat is lucky she did not stick herself to something or glue her jaw shut. Left a note to self, zip purse and keep superglue locked up.
Good luck on the search. She is not a thief, she owns you and everything there is hers by right as the queen.
Ceramic tile floors are ice hockey rinks to cats. Look a looooong distance away for a possible slap shot. Good luck.
@pattiq: Queen Camry! LOL!
These stories just keep getting better!
Right now DH is trying to play ball with the Shih Tzu. She won't play if Camry is anywhere around because she KNOWs that Camry is faster than she is. Shih Tzus might have been the pet of royals, but cats ARE the royals!
@belyndag: If you think it might have fallen into the sink, you should remove the drain trap to see if it's caught in there.
Two days ago, one of my cats pulled a string tie off of a costume my husband had upstairs in our bedroom, carried it downstairs to me on the couch and expected me to play with him. This is the same cat who picked up a credit card my husband dropped on the floor and brought it straight to me.
He loves to pick up random things and try to get me to play with them. And they usually belong to my husband. It's like the cat is trying to redistribute wealth in our household.
I guess the relevance to this question is that some cats will pick things up and carry them far away from where they started. You might have to look EVERYWHERE for your earring.


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Which is better to use during a night trek - a flashlight or a headlamp? Which do you prefer? Would be great if recommend the one you use and tell me what made you buy it.
For night trekking, I use a headlamp. Couple of reasons:
Advantages of a flashlight over a headlamp:
My choice is a headlamp while night trekking and a flashlight in my backpack in case my headlamp fails me for some reason. I use a petzl LED headlamp and a geonaute LED flashlight.
PS: You can use a trekking pole with a flashlight holder. But if you aren't someone who uses a trekking pole(I do not use most of the times), then you have to hold the flashlight with your hands.
I tried out both options when I started night hiking and can share the following observations:
These days I use trekking poles, which means my hands are full and thus the headlamp becomes the obvious choice. I still carry a flashlight but find that I almost never need to use it.
I use a high-power LED headlamp (with lights I find that less LEDs means it is of higher quality).
I have used both for night hiking, and I like a headlamp way better. The main reasons are that it leaves the hands free, and the light is aiming roughly in the direction I'm looking. I made my own headlamp with 4 white LEDs in series:
This seems to be a good brightness for hiking and seeing the ground in front of you. Having it built into a hat is also nicer than a separate deliberate headlamp. I used to have one of those (actually I still have it, just haven't used it since I made this headlamp), and it always felt somewhat uncomfortable on my head and never worked right with a hat and is fiddly with a wool cap.
One drawback of a headlamp is that since the light is coming from close to the same direction you are looking from, you don't get much help from shadows to get 3D cues. Everything looks "flat".
If you are deliberatly going night hiking, always take at least two independent means of making light, and at least one extra set of consumables for each. For example, you can use a headlamp as your primary light, but bring a hand-held flashlight to augment the headlamp in particular situations and as a backup. For example, when getting to a trail intersection, it can be useful to shine a more focused light around a bit. Bring a flashlight that you are willing to hike out with in case the primary light fails for whatever reason.
In my personal experience, a headlamp is much better. It doesn't have the directional capabilities of a traditional flashlight, but it leaves your hands free for other tools. During an emergency hike/climb down a mountain in sub-zero temperatures I needed to use my hands to hold on to trekking polls and other hand-holds and the headlamp saved my life, I probably wouldn't have been able to get down without one.
I'm going to have to disagree with others here about headlamps. Although they can come in handy in certain situations, I don't really like them for hiking. For me, a handheld flashlight is best for the following reasons:
A flashlight is in my experience much better for traveling at night. This because:
WHile I would always take two flashlights and a headlamp, I would prefer the flashlights as my "go to" lighting devices on a night trek.
Short answer: Headlamp sucks at real hiking.
Long answer: Headlamp and Flashlight has different use. As some previous comments already stated, you see NO SHADOWS with a headlamp alone. At typical brightness of LED headlight, it very difficult to tell protrusions/pits apart form flat area WITHOUT SHADOWS. Result will be constant tripping/falling while you hike. VERY ANNOYING. Headlamps are handy when you need both hand for work, e.g. cooking, making a tent, map-reading etc.
Conclusion: Get both, but use flashlight when you are on the walk. P.S. Use a low intensity floodlight normal hike, use a high power spotlight for pathfinding/beaming at distant.


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While some children head off to summer camp to have their Christian worldview enhanced, other kids end up attending camps that emphasize a secular or humanist worldview. Children's television program host Bill Nye has even chastised parents for teaching Creation to children. Some individuals have even gone so far as to compare the teaching of Creation to child abuse.
In an effort to strengthen the Christian worldview of children, Crosstalk welcomed Craig Froman to Crosstalk. Craig is a curriculum writer as well as assistant editor at New Leaf Publishing Group. He is author of 'Passport to the World' produced by Master Books, the recently released, 'The Children's Atlas of God's World' as well as a contributing editor for 'The Big Book of Earth and Sky'.
'The Big Book of Earth and Sky' is basically a 15 foot chart that looks at the earth from its inner core to its outer atmosphere as it examines the ocean zones, the Flood, the resulting fossil layers, the fastest bird, caves and cave creatures, how coal is formed, volcanoes, tornadoes and much more. This book brings the Bible and science together in a fun and fascinating way that testifies to the glory of God.
While 'The Children's Atlas of God's World' concentrates on 22 countries, it gives interesting insights into Christian history such as how every country has a Christian heritage. Craig proved this by explaining how this is true even in Saudi Arabia where it's believed that one of the first Christian church buildings has been found. You'll also learn about God's design for the ecosystem, the unfolding of great civilizations, Christian explorers, the wonders of earth's 7 continents such as the longest rivers, the tallest mountains and more.
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I used to make mac and cheese with cheddar. Like many, I'm cutting costs due to the recession and I'm buying the cheapest cheese I can find. The problem is, when I make macaroni with it, it's just tasteles. Is there anything I can do to keep using the cheap cheese, but get more taste out of it?
Cheap cheese is, as others have explained, cheap for a reason.
You should be able to find old/extra old (AKA "sharp"/"extra sharp") cheddar cheese in the cheap section, which makes a reasonably good starting point - this cheese does have some flavour.
Daniel says he simmers the milk; I generally start with evaporated milk, which is even more economical than regular milk and keeps in the pantry forever. Although I would not use evaporated milk in just any recipe calling for milk, it happens to work quite well for Mac 'n Cheese.
Other common additions to help offset the lack of flavour in poorly-aged cheeses are:
If all else fails, my "secret weapon" for Mac 'n Cheese is - not kidding - the sauce base from Kraft Dinner (AKA Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner for you Yankees), especially if you can get the "extra sharp" version. This stuff is dirt cheap (often just 99 cents for a package) and before you dismiss this as heresy, keep in mind that the idea is not to use the whole thing. Just a teaspoon or two to enhance your homemade sauce. If you don't approve of such shortcuts then you shouldn't be buying cheap cheese in the first place, right?
So there you have it. Try some or all of the above; I'm sure you'll end up with something that's at least acceptable, if not great.
You would need to add other flavours; you can't add cheese flavour without adding more (or better) cheese. When I make M&C, I like to simmer the milk before adding it to the roux, and I poach a clove or two of garlic in the flavour. Adding well-rendered bacon is also nice.
The biggest difference between expensive cheese and cheap cheese is time.
A cheap block of cheddar aged in the fridge will become more and more sharp as the bacteria continue to work in it turning lactose into lactic acid.
This takes up fridge space and time and you have to carefully remove any mold (or reapply a rind before you start). Just for the hassle it's probably not worth it.
This is a big part of why good cheese costs more. For example, the manufacturers of the inedible canned "parmesan" powder that is sold in the USA have lobbied the FDA down to 6-months of aging to save costs.
I would recommend adding non-cheese flavor additions as Daniel suggests.
You could go halfway and buy a small bit of really sharp cheese and mix it with your cheap cheese.
Do you do a crumble topping? I find that the crispy texture can add an extra something to Mac and Cheese, as well as additional flavors.
make your own cheese, it will be tastier and cheaper.
its pretty simple, everyones favourtie search engine will give you a good list of result on how to do it.
I'd suggest the downsizing method I use for most things. Start with the expensive option and slowly downsize until you reach the point where you can taste the difference, then go back one step. This works for recipes and products.
You could start with your original cheese and then slowly replace this with cheap cheddar until it makes a difference.
My mac'n'cheese recipe uses half gruyere and half cheap cheddar and turns out really well at a reasonable price. :-)
Yes, any aged cheese would be better than plain cheap cheese. I tend to make mac 'n cheese when I have a selection of cheese starting to go bad. I mix it all up in a roux, stir in the noodles, sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, a little mustard and a little cayanne or hot pepper sauce. But my secret to really yummy mac 'n cheese - the "adult" version - is a splash of white truffle oil. Sounds terribly expensive and decadent I know but I found a large bottle in Winners - or equivalent - Ross Dress for Less for about $5! It's potent, and packed with flavor and you need just a drop or two so it will go a long way. It's yummy in any noodles, on home-made pizza, etc. A breadcrumb topping is also a must if you are looking for flavor.
Ways to add flavor to Home-Made Mac and Cheese;
when I used to use a mild cheddar for economic reasons, I would add a pinch of dry mustard to the grated cheese and mix it up. It gave the cheese a sharper flavor.


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If you are nursing, you may have a new challenge on your hands when it comes time to do more vigorous exercise: breasts that are bigger and more sensitive to jarring and bouncing than they have ever been before. If you plan to do fast walking, jogging, or anything else that causes your breasts to bounce, it is a good idea to invest in a few supportive sports bras that minimize motion by pressing your breasts flat. Wear these bras for exercise only. The pressure they exert can lead to plugged ducts or mastitis if you wear them over longer periods. Also, nurse your baby before you work out. If you time it right, your hungry baby can empty your breasts and be ready for a nice long nap while you exercise.
Some women report that their babies do not like the taste of their milk right after a hard bout of exercise. Lactic acid that builds up during hard exertion can make breast milk bitter, but moderate exercise should not pose this problem. If it does, hand-express or pump off some milk before the postworkout feeding.
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If you cannot stick to an exercise program after your baby is born, don't beat yourself up about it. Do what you can and add more when you feel able to. Every little bit you do helps your body move toward a fitter state. If, however, you are not exercising and find that you are feeling excessively tired or depressed, your body hurts, you are constantly getting sick, or you are gaining weight postpartum, keep in mind that exercise has healing effects on all of these symptoms. Remember that this isn't an all-or-nothing proposition, and let it be a natural part of your daily life.
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I normally don't keep unsalted butter on hand since I use it so seldom. So when a recipe calls for salt and unsalted butter among its ingredients would it be alright to use salted butter and reduce the amount of salt? And if so, by how much should the salt be reduced? In other words, how much salt is typically contained in a tablespoon, ounce or gram of salted butter?
Depending on brand, it is approximately 1 1/4 tsp per pound (US), or a little more than 1/4 tsp per stick (4 oz).
For most applications, yes it is fine to substitute and adjust; you can just adjust the "salt to taste" step of your recipe in many cases.
There are a very few uses (such as yeast raised dough) where you want to be more precise. I would not use salted butter for a yeast dough by preference, but if I had to, I would calculate the amount of salt to remove from the other ingredients based on this ratio:
1 1/4 tsp salt / 16 oz butter
If you're in the US, labeling laws actually make it pretty easy to know exactly how much salt is in your butter, and yes, it varies by brand.
Salt is sodium chloride, it's 40% sodium by weight. Land O Lakes salted butter (my go-to brand) has 90mg of sodium per tablespoon. That means it has 225mg of salt per tablespoon, or 1.8 grams per stick, 7.2 grams per pound. Table salt weighs 5.7 grams per teaspoon, so Land O Lakes salted butter contains 1.26 teaspoon of salt per pound of butter.
I always bake with unsalted butter, but just now I am making a brioche according to a recipe that will take as much as 6 ounces of butter in one loaf. That's a stick and a half, a BOATLOAD of butter. I wanted to make it special and use a highly rated, European style cultured butter. I've got the butter, but it was only available salted. That's ok. This brand has 55mg sodium per tablespoon. That's 660mg sodium for all of the butter in the recipe. 660mg sodium = 1650mg salt (NaCl), or 1.65 grams. The recipe calls for 3.3grams of salt to be added with the (unsalted) butter, so I'll add (strangely enough) half of that, 1.65 grams.
According to the folks at America's Test Kitchen, the salt content in butter varies and may increase or decrease the amount of water in the butter. If you use unsalted butter, there are few if any variations. I've baked muffins and cookies with both salted and unsalted butter and personally prefer unsalted butter in baking but salted butter when adding to a finished dish (vegetables) or making things like grilled cheese.
If you're substituting the unsalted butter you have into a recipe that calls for salted butter:
Similarly, if you're substituting salted butter into a recipe that calls for unsalted butter, remove an equivalent amount of salt elsewhere. Be more cautious going this direction, though; for example, if you're making a dish where butter is added separately from the salt, you should think about why the salt is being added separately before using salted butter.


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I would like to know which degree out of these two would better prepare me for Information Systems Security. I want to eventually work with the CIA as a Information Systems security specialist however I've already put two years of work into my CIS degree and was wondering if i should transition over to the CS side. If not these two degrees, then which degree would best prepare me to reach my goal. What should i primarily know to be proficient in computer security field? Would a CIS degree and self teachings be enough?
CS would definitely be more useful as far as starting a career in general is concerned, but even if you went with Comp Sci you'd still have to either learn on your own, through your career, or through a degree/cert program a good bit of the security related aspects as most schools don't focus heavily at all on it.
(That's not to say CIS wouldn't work at all for your career goals, but it really depends on what you'd like your focus to be)
Does your current university have an ISS degree program? I know a lot do not, but some do so if that is what you had your heart set on you could always do that.
It depends on what you'd want to do in the security field what you'd need to be proficient in. Crypto would require a stronger math (and depending on what you were doing, software engineering or at the very least programming) background than say...application hardening.
If I were you and I had my heart set on ISS but my school didn't have the program I'd go with CS, learn everything I could, and see from there what interested me most. I'd then start a job in it if I could, if not I'd start a job doing something similar that I would enjoy and learn there and on my own.
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