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Hudson County Surrogate Donald W. De Leo will address the members of St. Joseph's Senior Citizens' Club of St. Michael/St. Joseph's Parish of Bayonne at 1 p.m. The discussion will focus on living wills, living trusts, and stories from the Hudson County Surrogate's Court. The discussion will take place at the St. Michael's Madonna Hall, Church Lane, between 23rd and 24th streets. For information, call (201) 436-1412.
The Hudson Toastmasters Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. The meeting will take place in a classroom in the basement of the Bayonne Public Library, at the corner of 31st Street and Avenue C. Enter through the 31st Street side. Signs will be posted to direct attendees to the meetings. Toastmasters International encourages the art of public speaking and develops leadership skills. For information, call (201) 858-6970.
The Peninsula Women's Club will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. The objective of this club is to bring women together for the promotion of civic and philanthropic activities to better the community. The meeting will take place at Trinity Parish Hall, which is located at Fifth Street and Broadway.
Houlihan's Restaurant and Bar will host team trivia night. Trivia questions will come from different themes ranging from TV shows, films and sports. There will be prizes and giveaways. Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m. and select martinis cost $5 at the bar and lounge. The restaurant is located at 151 Lefante Way. Reservations are encouraged. For information, call (201) 858-0400 or email email@example.com.
The Bayonne Feral Cat Foundation is looking for volunteers. You can help by volunteering for fundraisers and joining the team. The Foundation is located on East 22nd Street, near Bayonne Crossing Way. Call Phyllis at (201) 339-4517 to find out how to get involved.
Wallace Temple A.M.E. Zion Church invites the public to "Living Faith Food Pantry" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 398 Avenue C. For information or assistance before the scheduled distribution date, call (201) 455-3442, (201) 233-5711 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Hudson County Animal League will host adoptions from noon to 4 p.m. HCAL has cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in need of a home. Adoptions will be held at PetValu at 3017 Crossing Way, Bayonne. For information, call (201) 895-3874 or (201) 200-1008.
The Jewish Community Center of Bayonne will offer zumba classes. The classes are held from 11 a.m. to noon and instructed by Lauren Grodkiewicz. The center is located at 1050 Kennedy Blvd. For more information, call (201) 436-6900.


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One night a few weeks ago as Belle was resisting bedtime, she kept asking Kevin and me to stay with her until she fell asleep. As the drama went on, something occurred to me: she can have a companion - or even two - but it doesn't have to be us.
I called the dogs in, and so began a nightly ritual that has drastically reduced our bedtime struggles. It's really sweet; when Belle starts getting ready for bed, the dogs mosey into her room and lay down, without even being asked. She still stalls a bit, but much less than before. I really think they have a soothing effect on her.
I'm just so glad to finally see Belle really enjoying being with the dogs. For the longest time, they were just part of the background to her. In fact, for a long time she just kept asking for a cat. Now she'll occasionally go hug one of the dogs when she gets hurt or is feeling sad, and the other day she called Bailey her "best lovey." She's starting to play with them, too. However, they like to play tug, and although they're gentle with her, she's still a little intimidated. Understandable... they weigh almost three times as much as her. I wish they would just fetch, but unfortunately we have two golden retrievers who don't have the slightest interest in retrieving.
Anyway, having them around is starting to feel worth it again. I mean, I love the dogs - they are part of the family. We have entire photo albums devoted to them (before Belle, of course). But there have been many times since Wes was born that I've felt overwhelmed trying to care for them as well as the kids, and I've had moments where giving them away has crossed my mind - not that I would actually do it. But with Belle starting to reap the benefits, it's making it more worthwhile. To that end, here's a good summary of the psychological benefits of pets on children:
Rose Swartz, a seasoned Psychotherapist and 18+ year veteran of Ulster County Mental Health in Kingston, NY is committed to the facts. She believes children who are raised with pets have higher IQ's, healthier immune systems and are more socialized than those raised without. In more than 15 years of practice, Mrs. Swartz has reviewed clinical data which substantiates her findings that children are greatly rewarded on many social, emotional and psychological levels when raised with a pet companion.
Swartz stresses, "expecting moms should welcome the many opportunities in which pets can teach children responsibility, empathy, and compassion. These are all important ingredients for an emotionally healthy and well rounded child." When it comes to the issue of moms giving up pets so they can spend more time with a new arrival, Swartz reassures new moms that "it's very healthy for the baby to share mom with pets. It builds social skills and helps them learn to share." She believes "overindulgence and isolation can be unhealthy to children." Swartz adds, "learning to share space, time and affection even with a family pet can teach a child fundamental lessons which facilitate more confidence and successful integration in school or society as they mature."

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And now for some lovely news. Hat tip David (abu dabu)
Yanked by yanks
Comcast backs away from Arab net
LONDON -- Al-Jazeera Intl. has all but conceded defeat in its effort to gain U.S. distribution in time for its worldwide launch Wednesday.
Execs at the nascent English-language offshoot of the Arab broadcaster said Comcast Communications pulled the plug on talks Monday on a deal the net considered essential to gaining a beachhead in the U.S.
The Associated Press last week reported Comcast had pulled out of talks but, in fact, negotiations continued, with Comcast offering to roll out the channel regionally. Comcast is the dominant operator in the Detroit area, which has one of the nation's largest Arab-American populations.
But AJI execs were holding out for a full rollout across all of Comcast's 12.1 million digital subscribers (Comcast has 24 million digital and analog subs), and they believed a deal was imminent.
"We thought we were just awaiting signatures. We feel like we've been led down the garden path. It's a setback for us in the States, but I don't want this to overshadow the fact we've had phenomenal figures in the rest of the world," said one AJI employee who insisted on anonymity.


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Boost Your Immune System Naturally!
It's that time of year again...or so we think. The "Flu and Cold" season is in full swing and as always people are frantically looking for answers to avoid it. Commercials for free flu shots and cold medicines are abundant. And the fact remains that those are temporary, reactive (not proactive) solutions. So obviously the question is; what is the provactive, more permanent solution? And the answer would be building a strong immune system! Now, you might say "well duh, Doc." So now the question becomes how do you build a stronger immune system? So here we go:
- First things first; you must have an optimally functioning nervous system. To do that you need to be well-adjusted and stay on top of your chiropractic appointments. When your spine is subluxated (this means interfering with the nervous system) your body naturally goes in to a "fight or flight" response just as it does with any alarming stimulus. This in turn allows your body to increase inflammation that may manifest as your "flu or cold."
- Remove inflammatory foods from your diet. The big three here are grains, dairy (with the exception of non-denatured whey) and legumes. These are the 3 that most people are sensitive to. And the reason why you need to remove them is again to reduce the chronicity of being in the stressed "fight or flight" response.
- Rebuild your gut using supplementation such as l-gluatamine and licorice root. There are some very specific blends that you can get from your healthcare provider that do this fast and efficiently. Also, be sure you are staying away from inflammatory foods.
- Replace with a highly concentrated probiotic blend containing several different types of the beneficial bacteria. I recommend starting off with about 30 billion CFU's 2 times per day.
- Get your vitamin D levels checked. If you are below 70 then I suggest you increase your dosage. Personally I take a maintenance dose of 5,000 IU per day. But if you are sick or have a less than optimal dosage, you may need to take more for a small period of time. The reason is that vitamin D plays a huge role in our regulating your immune system amongst other things. The world's leading vitamin D authority suggests that ~80% of North Americans are deficient.
- Get your omega 6 to omega 3 ratio checked. It should be at least 3:1. The average American is somewhere around 20:1. With this largely skewed ratio we see a whole host of inflammatory problems becoming epidemics in our society.
- Eat across the rainbow. Each color provides it's own individual benefits. Whenever we do this we consume several anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant nutrients.
- Boost your glutathione levels. Again, low glutathione levels are usually apparent with inflammatory conditions. The fastest way is through an IV drip, however, this is costly. The most natural way is to consume grass-fed beef products and non-denatured whey protein. Glutathione is the most powerful anti-oxidant known to man, and like vitamin D3 and your omega 6:3 ratio, when it's in it's "sweet spot" good things happen.
- Exercise regularly. Being on a regular excercise boosts your immune system's function. I recommend at least 150 minutes per week. But don't over-do it as this can then become inflammatory as well.
- Sleep. Be sure you are getting 6-9 hours of quality sleep each night. Again, if you don't you are not giving your body enough time to rebuild and you are again putting your body in a state of "fight or flight."


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Mississippi State softball's Briana Bell broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh with a two-RBI double and Heidi Shape knocked in another on a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat, as the Bulldogs outlasted Syracuse, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. With a perfect 5-0 weekend at the 2013 D9 Citrus Classic, the Maroon and White improved to 14-4 on the season, the best mark through 18 games since the 2008 squad began 15-3 and recorded the second 40-win season in school history.
"I am tremendously proud of the resiliency this team showed this weekend and today," head coach Vann Stuedeman said. "We refuse to go away from the first pitch to the last pitch and that showed in all five victories."
Coming off the 14th no-hitter in school history Saturday, junior Alison Owen had another stellar outing Sunday against the Orange. The right-hander picked up her third complete-game victory, in as many starts on the weekend, tallying 10 strikeouts and one walk for her eighth triumph in the circle this year. On the weekend, the reigning SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week went 3-0 with a 0.38 ERA, holding opponents to a microscopic .097 batting average.
Picking up hits at the dish for State were Bell (1-for-4, 2 RBI), Shape (1-for-3, RBI), junior Logan Foulks (1-for-4, RBI), senior Shelby Fisher (1-for-3, run) and freshman Loryn NIchols (1-for-3, run). Underclassmen Kayla Winkfield and Ashley Phillips scored runs for the Maroon and White as well. Foulks ended the five-win weekend 9-for-17 (.529) with six RBIs, four runs and three home runs.
After Syracuse jumped out to a 1-0 lead, the Bulldogs' offense started barking in the top half of the sixth inning. Shape went shopping at the gap in left field with a one-out double, before being pinch ran for by Winkfield. Winkfield, the speedster out of Texas, scored on the next pitch as Foulks rifled an RBI single to center field, tying the game.
Deadlocked in a one-all tie in the final frame, the Bully Bombers went to work. Fisher slapped an infield chopper for a single with one out and advanced to third when Nichols slapped an infield single of her own and sprinted to second on a throwing error by the Orange third baseman. Phillips pinch hit for junior Jessica Offutt and loaded the bases with a walk on a 3-2 pitch.
With the bases juiced and one down, Bell slashed a two-RBI double down the left-field line, giving MSU a lead it would never relinquish. State tacked one more final run when Shape drove in Phillips on a sacrifice fly.
With the 5-0 Sunshine State sweep under its belt, Starkville's team returns home to the MSU Softball Stadium for a four-game homestand, beginning with a non-conference matchup against Memphis on Wednesday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. State concludes the homestand with the SEC series opener against nationally-ranked LSU March 8-10.
For live in-game updates of MSU's homestand this upcoming week, follow the program on Twitter at @MStateSB. For pictures, like the team on Facebook at Facebook.com/MStateSB and visit the team's Instagram account at MStateSB. For pregame and postgame video, check out MSU's official YouTube channel at YouTube.com/HailState.
Women's Basketball
Falling down by as many as 16 points in the first half, the Bulldogs stormed back and made it a competitive finish, before falling 74-65 to Auburn in the final Southeastern Conference regular season contest for both teams at the Auburn Arena.
MSU (13-16 overall, 5-11 SEC) earns the No. 12 seed in the SEC Tournament and will face Alabama at 5 p.m. CT Wednesday in Duluth, Ga. The game will be broadcast regionally by Fox Sports Net South and may be heard locally through the Bulldog Sports Network on WNMQ-FM (103.1).
MSU were playing fresh off a 50-38 upset win over No. 11 Georgia in the Humphrey Coliseum Thursday night. However, the Bulldogs could not build on that momentum.
"We just weren't ready to play," MSU head coach Vic Schaefer said. "You don't have to blame anyone, or look any further than me. We came out and weren't ready to play when the lights came on. We haven't had a good practice the last couple of days, which is typical of a young, inexperienced basketball team coming off a great win. I give Auburn a lot of credit. They really executed and forced us into 31 turnovers."
After allowing 38 points total to Georgia, MSU gave up that many in the first half Sunday. Auburn shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the first half and blitzed out to a 40-24 halftime advantage.
MSU began the second half with a 12-2 run. A 3-pointer by Jerica James, followed by two free throws by James, had the Bulldogs within 42-36 with 16:20 left in the contest.
A jumper in the lane by Martha Alwal had MSU within 44-40 with 14:13 remaining.
An old-fashioned 3-point play by James brought MSU within 48-45. Auburn (16-13, 5-11) finally righted the ship and scored the game's next eight points. A 3-pointer by Blanche Alverson ran the Tigers' advantage to 56-45 with 9:38 left.
Still, MSU hung tough and closed within six on two occasions in the final 6:46.
"We obviously struggled against their zone press most of the day," Schaefer said. "I think that was the key, and our inability guard Alverson on the perimeter. Those were really the biggest disappointments for me. Again, that's my inability in preparing this team, and we just have to find a way to bounce back."
For the contest, the Bulldogs hit 25 of 48 shots from the field (51.2 percent), 3 of 8 shots from 3-point range (37.5 percent) and 12 of 14 shots from the foul line (85.7 percent). The Tigers hit 25 of 52 shots from the field (48.1 percent), 6 of 13 shots from 3-point range (46.2 percent) and 18 of 23 shots from the foul line (78.3 percent).
MSU held a 30-26 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs had 13 assists and 31 turnovers, while the Tigers had 22 assists and 23 turnovers.
Alverson paced Auburn with 32 points, while Tyrese Tanner added 19 points.
For MSU, Alwal notched her 16th double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kendra Grant also added 15 points, while James and Carnecia Williams each added 12 points.
Now, all thoughts turn to the postseason.
"We're going to embrace that opportunity and go do it," Schaefer said. "We're excited about it and look forward to playing on Wednesday, when no one else is playing. I'm sure Alabama will be ready for us, and it will be a great opportunity for both teams."
Men's Tennis
In a notoriously tough battle in Southeastern Conference matches, the No. 10 Mississippi State men's tennis squad (12-2, 2-0 SEC) defeated No. 31 Alabama (9-5, 0-2 SEC) 4-2 Sunday afternoon to sweep its opening weekend of conference play.
Looking for their third straight SEC West crown, the Maroon and White now return home for a crucial four-match stretch of SEC play at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, during which State will host four top 25 teams, and three in the top 10 nationally. The Bulldogs will entertain No. 8 Tennessee (March 8, 2 p.m.) and No. 9 Georgia (March 10, 1 p.m.) next weekend, before welcoming No. 25 Vanderbilt (March 15, 2 p.m.) and No. 6 Kentucky (March 17, 1 p.m.) the following weekend.
With Sunday's win, State won its third consecutive match against Alabama and improved to 28-24 all-time, and 13-11 on the road, against the Crimson Tide.
Alabama took an early lead after clinching the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. UA's top duo of Jarryd Botha and David Veiyra upset MSU's No. 24 tandem of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp 8-5 to start doubles play. The Crimson Tide then clinched the point with an 8-6 victory on court two from their duo of Becker O'Shaughnessey and Daniil Proskura against State's Zach White and Ethan Wilkinson.
Play on court three was abandoned, with UA's Philippe Tsangarides and Stuart Kenyon leading MSU's Romain Bogaerts and Pedro Dumont 8-7.
With play turning to singles, State would need four victories to sweep their SEC-opening road trip. The Bulldogs came out firing, taking the first set on all courts except for No. 2.
MSU freshman Stefan Vinti made quick work of his opponent, UA's Tsangarides, defeating him 6-3, 6-0 on court four to level the team score at 1-1. MSU's top singles player, No. 23 Bogaerts, defeated the Crimson Tide's Proskura 6-1, 6-4 to then give the Bulldogs the lead.
Following soon after was a 6-1, 7-6(1) victory from Bulldog freshman Dumont against UA's Kenyon. The win put MSU up 3-1 with a chance to clinch on either courts two, three or five, but the Crimson Tide would not go down without a fight, as the final three contests of the day all went to third sets.
On court two, State's No. 93 James Chaudry battled back-and-forth with No. 100 Botha. Botha took the first set 6-4, but the MSU senior would answer back in a strong manner, taking the second 6-3. The two would fight to a 3-3 tie before Botha went on to take the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to cut the MSU lead to 3-2.
On court five, MSU's White battled Vieyra of Alabama. White took the first easily and held a 5-3 lead in the second before Vieyra came back to force a final set. The two traded games, eventually ending up in a third-set tiebreaker. As it was all match, the two clashed for an exciting finish, with White finally taking the win 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5), clinching the win for MSU.
Play on court three was suspended once the match was clinched, with UA's O'Shaughnessey leading MSU's Angus 6-7(6), 7-5, 5-3.
"The team did a great job bouncing back after losing the doubles point," head coach Per Nilsson said. "We built a big lead, but let a few of them slip away. We were fortunate to get out of there with a win. Now we need a really good week of practice to get ready for next weekend."
For more information on Mississippi State men's tennis, follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (www.twitter.com/mstatemt) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/mstatemt).
Track and Field
In a field of the nation's most elite sprinters, senior D'Angelo Cherry raced an unforgettable 60-meter dash at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, turning in a personal-best time of 6.49 seconds to crown him champion.
"There is no one more deserving of a performance like tonight than Mr. Cherry," coach Steve Dudley said. "He has battled through a lot to experience this moment. The entire Mississippi State nation should be very proud that a person can truly persevere through anything."
Bouncing back from last season's physical obstacles, Cherry said he has refused to let past injuries affect his mission toward the future.
"I have trained very hard on the off-season," the sprinter said. "I was hoping for a time of 6.55 seconds today, but 6.49 was unexpected."
With Cherry's championship performance, the Jonesboro, Ga., native secured his ticket to the 2013 NCAA Indoor National Championships on March 7-9 in Fayetteville.
"I'm all smiles," Cherry said. "I couldn't be happier."
Women's Tennis
Mississippi State's Lady Bulldog tennis team (5-4, 0-2 SEC) fought hard and registered a pair of impressive wins over ranked opponents, but ultimately fell 6-1 to No. 5 Alabama (10-1, 2-0) Sunday afternoon at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
The Lady Bulldogs competed very well with the Tide in doubles competition, nearly taking the point with an upset win on court 1 and a neck-and-neck match on court 3.
MSU freshmen Sarai Flores and Lien Van Geel were the first to complete competition, falling in an 8-0 decision to Alabama's duo of Maya Jansen and Natalia Maynetto at the No. 2 position. Alexandra Perper and Naomi Tran for the Lady Bulldogs then evened the score with a huge win at the top spot. The MSU pair took down Alabama's No. 4 nationally-ranked duo of Alexa Guarachi and May Anne Macfarlane in a dominant 8-3 decision.
MSU's Petra Ferancova and Georgiana Patrasc then fought with Alabama's Antonia Foehse and Emily Zabor at the No. 3 position to the very end. After getting down 7-3 in the match, the State tandem fought back to 7-6 and very nearly broke back to even the match. But after three deuce points, the Alabama duo won 8-6, giving UA the 1-0 lead.
Singles play began with a promising outlook on several courts for the Lady Bulldogs as both Patrasc and Tran took their first sets against ranked opponents on courts 2 and 3.
Court 1 was the first to complete singles play with a 6-1, 6-3 win for No. 20 Macfarlane of Alabama against MSU's Perper. The Tide's lead was extended to 3-0 as Foehse defeated Lady Bulldog Ferancova 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 4 position.
MSU's Van Geel took an early 3-1 lead in the first set on court 5 before dropping the match 6-3, 6-0 to Alabama sophomore Zabor, clinching the Tide's victory.
Lady Bulldog sophomore Naomi Tran took the first set on court 3 in a 6-3 decision against Alabama's No. 77 ranked Jansen, but was unable to carry the momentum, falling 6-2 in the second set and 1-0(3) in the deciding super tiebreaker.
MSU rookie Patrasc notched her second impressive victory of the weekend, taking down No. 36 Guarachi on court 2. Patrasc won the first set 6-2 before claiming the second in a tiebreaker and the match 6-2, 7-6(7) to put the Lady Bulldogs on the board.
Roseline Dion of MSU fell 6-1, 6-3 against Alabama's No. 106 ranked Maynetto at the No. 6 position to complete the day's competition.
Head coach Daryl Greenan was pleased with several aspects of the day's competition.
"We fought hard today and had some stellar individual highlights," said Greenan. "Tran and Perper gave us some hope in doubles beating the No. 4 team in the country proving that they can play among the best. I am also very proud of Georgiana for the big win over Alabama's senior and No. 36 ranked player. We didn't get the win, but we got better. We need to use this match to give us confidence moving forward in SEC play."
State will continue SEC action next weekend when they travel to take on No. 57 Tennessee on Friday and No. 7 Georgia on Sunday.
Updates for all Lady Bulldog tennis action is available through twitter @mstateWT and through LiveStats at hailstate.com.


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Marriage for all
Let's return to the good ole days of segregated marriage. Blacks marry blacks. Whites wed whites. Enough of this "melting pot" nonsense. Let's have arranged marriages where daddy decides who you will marry. Even better, let the government decide for you.
Outraged by these statements? You should be.
It's time for us all to stand up against discrimination, demand equal rights and proudly support marriage for all. Yes, gays included.
Society openly supported my search for a partner, celebrated my marriage, and welcomed my children with open arms. It's easy to be "straight" in America.
Why are some people homophobic? Because homosexuality is "un-natural?" Because gay couples cannot procreate? What about heterosexual couples spending thousands on adoption or fertility treatments? Do we shun them? No. Americans applaud couples for creating a loving family at any cost.
What if we legalized marriage for everyone? Imagine promoting monogamous commitment in lieu of promiscuity. What a philosophy to teach our youth.
There are many "right-left" issues with arguable sides. Marriage, however, should be available to all regardless of sexual orientation. Period. There is no justifiable argument supporting otherwise.
Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe said, "As much as the social conservatives might not like to hear it, there will be a time when your grandchildren say: 'What was the argument with gay marriage? Who cares?' "
Alabama can either embrace marriage equality and lead the South or relive the past and apologize for our intolerance in the future.
Hilary A. Gould
Huntsville, 35803
So how are we doing?
In the name of God amen. So begins the opening of the Mayflower Compact, written in 1620 and signed by all 41 men aboard Mayflower.
It was their intent to establish a government based on Biblical values.
It was the first written law in this new land by those who were to be governed by its precepts. It was to set forth a covenant between God and the men who signed it, that the purpose of government was to provide a framework work whereby they could build a life unfettered by the restraints of the repressive governments they had fled.
John Adams remarked 150 years later that the Mayflower Compact was the foundation of the Constitution, which charged government to secure the liberty of its citizens.
So how are we doing? Not so good. We have now come full circle.
We have replaced the wisdom of God with the chaos of a nanny state that is taking our freedoms from us through laws, regulations, and government intrusions into the most unexpected places. Congress has stuck their heads into our toilets and their fingers into our light sockets.
Can you imagine some doofus introducing legislation to regulate an outhouse? We are a debtor nation, replacing the silver certificate with a federal reserve note, thereby granting an IOU legal tender status.
How far we have come. How little we have learned.
Tom L. Williams,
Owens Cross Roads, 35763


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A toy truck that came as a gift with the purchase of a T-shirt is being recalled due to the possibility that the battery compartment could catch fire.
Big Movers Super Car toy trucks, sold exclusively at Kohls, was a gift with the purchase of Big Movers T-shirts.
The 4-inch long blue trucks have oversized tires and a flashing light on top and were sold with a yellow, red and blue logo on the hood. The navy T-shirts were sold in boys' sizes S, M and L.
Consumers should immediately take the toy trucks from children and remove the battery. Consumers can contact Happy Shirts for instructions on returning the truck for a refund.
For additional information, contact Happy Shirts toll-free at (855) 354-2779 between noon and 8 p.m. PT (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HT) Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.happyshirts.com


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"In today's smaller, more contemporary homes, we're often seeing more open layouts that don't include a specific room dedicated to a dining space. This often leaves homes with only one eating area. Since that space should be appropriate for everything from a casual breakfast to a dinner party for six, you may want to mix in a few formal accents so you can easily transition from morning to night. By no means are we aiming to create a traditional, stuffy look; the idea is to introduce a hint of the elegant while maintaining an aesthetic appropriate for the everyday. Read on for 11 ideas for giving your breakfast nook just the right amount of formal glamour."
PAINT IT BLACK: Having just added some black – quite a bit, actually – to my living room, this post from Kristie Barnett at Decorologist on her new Pinterest board titled "And I Want to Paint it Black" caught my attention.
PAINTED FLOORS: From Design Sponge on painted floors:
"When floors are in bad condition and refinishing or renovating seems out of the question, people often try to downplay their floors by painting them a neutral color or hiding them under various rugs. However, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that if you can find a pattern or color you really love, the best cure for a mediocre floor can be a bold, eye-catching treatment instead. Take this pretty patterned-floor project by Carrie of Lovely Etc., for example."


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People on the Move
Saint Mary's cardiologist, Eric Drummer, MD, FACC
9:50 AM, Dec. 9, 2012
Eric Drummer, M.D., F.A.C.C. is an experienced interventional cardiologist who graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He went on to complete an internship and residency from Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in New York and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation focused on invasive cardiology, electrophysiology and interventional cardiology. Prior to joining Saint Mary's, Dr. Drummer served as the medical director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Renown Health for 20 years. Board-certified from the American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology, Dr. Drummer is a published author and has presented on a number of topics related to heart-health and cardiovascular disease.


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TOMS RIVER — Thirteen Ocean County College employees are to be laid off at the end of June under a financial restructuring plan announced Monday, according to a report on APP.com.
Under the plan, 22 other employees are to be reassigned or transferred on campus. The school faces a $1.5 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2012. None of the employees to be let go are faculty members.
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Positivity: Archbishop Spurns Appeals to Skip Marriage Rally
Jun 16, 7:48 PM EDT
The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Monday it's his duty to proclaim "the truth about marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife," even when those views are unpopular.
The comment by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone came in response to a coalition of liberal politicians, fellow clergy and gay-rights leaders who have urged him to skip an upcoming March for Marriage event in Washington,
Cordileone, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' subcommittee on the promotion and defense of marriage, is a scheduled speaker at Thursday's march and rally sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage and other groups opposed to same-sex marriage.
The Catholic church's position on marriage "requires me, as a bishop, to proclaim the truth – the whole truth – about the human person and God's will for our flourishing," Cordileone wrote in a letter made public by his office.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, both of whom say they are practicing Catholics, were among the supporters of same-sex marriage who asked Cordileone in an open letter last week to cancel his appearance.
They said he should not align himself with the event because the views of its sponsoring groups "contradict Christian belief in the fundamental human dignity of all people" and are out of step with some of the conciliatory statements Pope Francis has made on gay rights issues.
In his written response, Cordileone disputed their characterization of the march and rejected the suggestion that Francis would disapprove of his participation.
"Rest assured that if the point of this event were to single out a group of individuals and target them for hatred, I most certainly would not be there," he said. …
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At issue is a Jan. 14 story by CBSsports.com, in which reporter Jason La Canfora, quoting an anonymous source, wrote that Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was "drunk with power" and "woefully out of his depth" and was a detriment to the Eagles' search for a head coach.
Both the Browns and Eagles courted Oregon Ducks coach Chip Kelly, who said no to the Browns before deciding this week to coach the Eagles.
According to Reuben Frank of csnphilly.com:
Lurie, owner of the Eagles, said former Eagles executive Joe Banner, his boyhood friend, top adviser for nearly two decades and now CEO of the Browns, appears to be the source of anonymous comments sharply critical of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman that appeared recently in a story on a national sports web site.
"I'm very supportive of Howie, and if there's criticism coming from afar about Howie, it's just off-base, and so I will support Howie completely, because that's not right," Lurie said.
"And, you know, if there are 'league sources' that are really based in Cleveland, that's not right. We see through it all." 's not right. We see through it all."
Frank includes a statement that Banner released through the Browns, in which Banner denied being the source quoted in LaCanfora's story:
"It is always difficult to comment on a quote that may or may not be accurate or in context. In this case, from the comments which Jeffrey made that were communicated to me, it is necessary for me to make this clear, unambiguous statement. Any implication that I had anything to do with Jason La Canfora's story is completely false, outrageous and borders on being libelous.
"I had absolutely no conversation with Jason La Canfora. . . .
In Kelly's introductory press conference, Lurie said this about the hiring process, which some took as a veiled shot at the Browns:
"We were told that by the end of the same day that it was really a simple question for Chip: He was either going to come to the Philadelphia Eagles or he was going to go back to Oregon and that was really it."
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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- After a lengthy session behind closed doors Friday, the executive committee of the Alabama A&M board of trustees acted quickly.
The executive committee authorized board president pro tem Odysseus Lanier to work with university attorneys to investigate legal issues relating to the Alabama A&M Research Institute.
The action comes on the heels of FBI investigators inquiring about events taking place at the Research Institute. A federal grand jury may soon be convened to consider possible wrongdoing at the Institute.
Lanier declined to further expand on the action taking by the executive committee Friday.
"There's nothing left to say," Lanier said. "We're where we are right now. Stay tuned."
Lanier will report any developments regarding those legal issues to the board at its next meeting.
In other developments Friday, A&M officials said Police Chief Charlie Porter had been released from his duties.
Porter served as interim chief since 2008 but was given the job on a permanent basis in June. No reason was given for his departure.
Joel Thomas Gilliam, a retired police chief in Decatur, has been hired to replace Porter, The Times learned Friday night. Gilliam served as head of security at Von Braun Center from 1995-97 before being hired to oversee the police department in Decatur.
Gilliam also served as the narcotics commander for the Detroit police department. His expertise in narcotics enforcement resulted in an appearance on the television show "20/20" and in Newsweek magazine.
Gilliam will assume his new duties on Monday. During the weekend, Lt. Raymond Johnson will serve as interim chief.


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Amendment #34 to H.3700
Dedicating Turnpike Toll Revenue for Use on the Turnpike
Representatives Humason of Westfield, Boldyga of Southwick and Frost of Auburn move that the bill be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
"SECTION XX. Subsection (a) of section 13 of chapter 6C, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "purposes" in lines 13 and 14, the following:- ; provided however, that no tolls so fixed and adjusted over the turnpike may be expended to pay for the costs incurred related to the metropolitan highway system including, but not limited to, the cost of owning, constructing, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling and operating the metropolitan highway system; and (ii) the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on notes or bonds relating to the metropolitan highway system as the same shall become due and payable.".
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The Mint Act of 1792
After determining an average silver content in the Spanish Milled Dollar via the merchants, Congress drafted the Mint Act of 1792, which stated:
"The U.S. Dollar or Unit shall be of the value of the Spanish Milled Dollar as the same is now current.
To wit, 371 1/4 grains of fine silver."
That is what an attorney would call "a finding of historical fact". Congress was not creating this "thing" (ie, "dollar"), it had no power to create this "thing" because the "thing" was mentioned in the Constitution. It (Congress) was finding out what this "thing" was at that moment. And that was a decision of Constitutional Law. Now we know what the word "dollar" means in the Constitution as a historical fact.
We can't change the 371 1/4 grains of silver written into The Mint Act of 1792 because we don't have the box of samples used. Even though our chemists today may be more accurate than the Framers, we can't perform the experiment. More importantly, we can't go out into the market as it existed then and determine if the coins they picked were really representative. We would have to assume they acted in good faith to the best extent of their knowledge. Ultimately it doesn't matter because it was an arbitrary number anyway. They (Framers) needed to find a number (371 1/4 grains of fine silver) and they found it.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by slappiebbble Great shoes! They fit perfect, so comfy I can walk around with no problem. February 4, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mary51 Beautiful shoe I've been wanting the Caroline Ballet flat for a long time now and finally ordered them. I bought them in black because they will match a TB bag that I have. I ordered my usual size and they fit perfectly. They are sooo comfortable. No break-in for me! I am now considering other colors, they are my favorite shoes and can be worn with everything. So glad I ordered them. October 31, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Paigey IN LOVE! I went back and forth about these flats, mainly because they were a bit pricey and had some mixed reviews. Well, words cannot even express how much I'm in love with these shoes... So comfortable and stylish! I wear them almost everyday and I'm already saving for my next pair! I ordered a half size up after reading the reviews and they fit great. I'm normally wear a 7 1/2 but went with an 8. I feel like I could've also gotten away with a 7 1/2 too. I also read on some reviews that you may have to wear them a few times to break them in? However, that was not the case for me. First time I wore them I was able to stay in them all day without any pain (and I usually have to take my flats off after the first hour because they hurt so much from rubbing). The elastic around the shoe make it so comfortable and easy to slip in and walk around. Seriously, BEST PURCHASE EVER! Thanks Tory! October 27, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Southernbelle158 Very comfortable The Caroline flat is one of the most comfortable pair of TB flats. I have dozens of revas for the Caroline style fit is better & it's more comfortable. I'm happy with the quality, much better than my purchases last year. October 15, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by sunni Caroline Ballerina Flat/Order up size I have never worn anything in a size 8 before except for these, I had to order a whole size up to an 8. These took a couple days break in period for me, but now they are fairly comfortable. Right out of the box they fit my foot, I could never of worn my usual size 7. I do however were a size 7 in the Mini Millers. The only issue I have with any of TB shoes are the insoles, I just wish there were a little more padding. I do really love these, they are smart looking, versatile & seem to get better with wear, however I cannot wear these a full 8 hrs due to not enough padding in the insole. June 26, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cinda Great for narrow feet I have literally tried every brand and style of flats available. With narrow feet, I have never been able to find a pair that wouldn't slip off of my heel when I walked. The elastic banding on these flats is perfect for this problem! They are true to fit, stayed in place all day, and are extremely comfortable! I have yet to be disappointed in any of my Tory Burch purchases. I only wish these were available in more colors. March 8, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by mamacari Might be the most comfy Tory I own! My first pair of Tory Burch flats were a black pair and to this day they are one of my favorites but I decided it was time for a new pair and I picked these because of the elasticized trim. While I love various Tory Burch flats - this pair is by far the most comfortable Already thinking about ordering more colors. March 2, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by alisongrace On my 2nd pair! Simply love these shoes. As the title suggests, I am on my 2nd pair. I have to order a 1/2 size up and takes a day to break them in, but after that it's nothing but love love love. February 21, 2015
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VYFS to take on Chautauqua child care program
Vashon Youth & Family Services, in a move that will lead the agency in a new direction, plans to take over operation of the YMCA's popular child care program at Chautauqua Elementary School beginning Jan. 1.
The Y of Greater Seattle, which has run the before- and after-school program for more than a decade, decided the program no longer penciled out, in large part because it's a stand-alone project and the Y's only one on Vashon, said Josh Sutton, branch executive for the West Seattle & Fauntleroy Y.
The Y and VYFS "have been in dialogue for a while," Sutton said. "We're thrilled about this development. Our local board didn't want to walk away from serving families on the Island."
VYFS's board voted last week to take on the program, its first foray into providing direct child care services, said Diane Kjellberg, the agency's interim executive director. One of the two employees at the program, Dalinda Vivero, made a presentation to the board about the Y program, its successes and the needs it fills, Kjellberg said.
"The board was very moved," Kjellberg said. "For them, it just made so much sense to take this on."
"We like to work with families who are in need of services," she added. "This is definitely a program that is much needed on the Island."
The Y is giving the Chautauqua program's assets to VYFS, including some computers and other office supplies, Kjellberg said. It also plans to spend several months working with VYFS on the transition, helping the agency find funding sources and obtain its day care license, said VYFS board president Deanna Gildea.
"The YMCA has been fabulous in working with us on those issues," she added.
Initially, little will change, Kjellberg said. Both the pricing structure and staff will remain the same.
Over time, however, VYFS hopes to have enough funding in place to provide more scholarships to families in need than the Y was able to offer, institute a sliding-fee scale and offer programs on Chautauqua's late-arrival days, she said. It might also provide some of its parenting services or other programs to families enrolled in the child care program, she added.
The announcement comes in the wake of the Y's decision about two years ago to close its gym on the Island and, before that, end its day care program — both of which took place at a former church on the corner of Vashon Highway and Gorsuch Road S.W. That building, purchased several years ago after a group of Islanders undertook an ambitious fundraising campaign, is still owned by the Y and is leased to VYFS, which runs its PlaySpace program at the site. The final dispensation of the building is still under discussion, Sutton said.
With the decision to turn the Chautauqua program over to VYFS, the Y will no longer offer any kind of services on Vashon. Sutton said that was a hard decision by the Y's board to make.
"It's never easy to make a decision where you have to walk away from a community you've been serving for so long," he said. "But the key is to make sure that the kids and families you're serving are going to continue to be served. ... And in that way, Vashon Youth & Family Services is such a good partner in this. We know ... the program's going to be in good hands."
Sutton said he hopes Islanders will rally behind VYFS and help the Island-based social service agency make the child care program thrive under its ownership.
"In the end, I think that the continued support of donors on the Island is going to be important to the sustainability of the program, but Vashon Youth & Family Services is situated to continue that support, to really draw that support," he said.
The Y's fundraising on Vashon "waned a bit after the closure of the building," Sutton added. "I think this could rejuvenate support for that program."
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Joe, On my O2 using VER. 2.028, the RF gain is reduced from 100 to 60 or thereabouts when turning the multi knob slowly. The S-meter reading moves from 0 to S9 with this adjustment. When adjusting the DSP filter length taps from 199 down to 32, with receiver A in UCW mode, BW set at 400, and the CW signal zero beat, I can hear a difference in the audio, but not much difference in the gain... So I do not think I have replicated your observations. Ron KA7U -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com]On Behalf Of Joseph Trombino Jr Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:28 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: [TenTec] Orion II questions I visited my friend who has an Orion II a while back and noticed two things that I thought were kinda strange. First, when using the multi-knob to back down on the RF gain it only took a quarter turn or less to go from full RF gain to zero RF gain. Second....when adjusting the taps in the DSP from max to min it controlled the IF gain of the receiver....that is it went from max gain to min gain. These to "anomolies" don't occur in my Orion I....I can go down to 50 on the RF gain and still get full S meter readings with reasonable gain....I need to go almost all the way down on the RF gain to reach zero gain. I really like this feature...it keeps the S meter active and very gradually adjusts the RF gain unlike what I saw on the Orion II. Also, when adjusting the tap level in my original Orion the gains stays the same but I can hear a difference in the audio "quality" when going from max to min......the gain doesn't disappear as in the Orion II. I'm wondering if what I saw in the Orion II is normal or did my friend have a bad unit??? 73, Joe W2KJ _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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A capacity crowd, and Frank Sinatra, sent former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter on his way to eternal rest today outside of Philadelphia, his adopted city and political base.
Among those offering eulogies were Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime Senate colleague and fellow Amtrak commuter; and former Gov. Ed Rendell, who worked for Specter in the Philadelphia DA's office 40 years ago.
But they were just biggest lights in a gallery reserved for dignitaries that included Senate colleagues, countless Congressman, judges, city officials and Israel's deputy ambassador to the United States.
Specter died Sunday of complications from his latest battle with cancer, and many in attendance and speaking today said that successes in the war to conquer that and other disease's will be one of Specter's lasting legacies.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham City Schools officials will host a second community meeting to discuss plans for a $7 million renovation of Ernest F. Bush K-8 School in the Ensley Community.
The proposed renovation plans supplants a project approved by the previous Birmingham Board of Education administration to build a new school for the low-income community.
[Related: Birmingham school officials pitch $7 million renovation instead of rebuilding Bush K-8 School]
She also complained that the meeting was held at a time when six of nine board members were not able to attend. Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Craig Witherspoon agreed to host a second meeting.
Williams, one of only two board members from the previous administration, has proposed an alternate financial plan that involves using available capital funds to pay off existing debt and borrowing additional money for the school system to build the new school as well as meet other capital needs.
But Board of Education President Randall Woodfin, District 5, told residents this week that the $19 million the school system has available is not enough to build a new Ensley school and meet the capital needs of the system's 43 other schools.
Waiting for additional funds to become available would leave the school in a state of disrepair with no certainty as to when the new school would be built.
"I stand before you to tell you that this is a very tough decision, but we don't have another option," he said at the time.
The board of education approved this week the expenditure of capital funds Williams had hoped to use for her alternate financing plan.
[Related: Issue of new Ensley school broaches meeting as school board approves more than $13 million in capital improvements]
Board members voting for the expenditures said they had not had enough time to review Williams' proposal and that the issue of a new school for the Ensley community was not related to those expenditures.
"As we have learned at the state, you can't convert an 85-year-old building to work in the world of technology that we have here today," Scott told the school board this week.
According Witherspoon, the renovation plan would install a new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, replace the roof and all windows, provide technology and intercom upgrades, provide new furniture for classrooms and offices, as well as upgrade restrooms, the kitchen and the cafeteria.
The plan would require students and staff to vacate the school for a full year beginning in June or July, Witherspoon said this week, though no alternate site had been selected at the time.
Williams says the renovation plan does not include many of the amenities that would have been part of a new Ensley school, including a pre-kindergarten program, a magnet middle school program, parking improvements, and new indoor and outdoor playgrounds and athletic fields.
[Related: Does the Ensley community deserve a new school? Answer our poll question here]
She also said the school system has already spent $928,000 on professional services designing the new school and that those funds would go to waste if the facility is not built.
School system officials dispute that figure, saying the expenditure was closer to $300,000.
George McCall, president of the local neighborhood association, said the new school is needed to help revitalize the declining community by attracting new residents and increasing property values.
"We've been looking forward to a new school so that we can have a neighborhood that's on the move for people to move back in," he said.
"Why move back into a neighborhood that offers nothing?"
Residents attending the community meeting next week will be able to ask questions about the proposal in written form, according to school system announcement.
Witherspoon said the board of education is slated to take up the school renovation proposal during its meeting next month.


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If you're in the market for a new truck or SUV, you may want to consider a Ford. The automaker won the 2011 North American Truck of the Year award for its Ford Explorer.
The winner was announced Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This is Ford's second win in a row for the North American Truck of the Year award. Last year, Ford won for its Transit Connect. This is Ford's seventh win overall for the North American Truck of the Year award.
Mark Phelan, the auto critic for The Detroit Free Press, said the Explorer offers "class-leading fuel economy and technology and features you can't get in luxury crossovers that cost twice as much."
The 2011 Ford Explorer is available in January with 2.9 percent auto loan financing for 36 months, 3.9 percent for 48 months, 4.9 percent for 60 months and 6.9 percent for 72 months. Cash buyers can take advantage of $1,000 in retail bonus cash on the Explorer. Remaining 2010 Ford Explorers are available with 0 percent car loan financing in January for up to 72 months or $3,000 in cash rebates.
The Explorer won with 253 points while the Jeep Grand Cherokee had 138 points and the Dodge Durango had 99 points.
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Russell Crowe is taking a break from his singing career to play with politics in the upcoming crime-drama "Broken City". Four new clips have been released for the film, which also stars Mark Wahlberg and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) seeks redemption–and revenge–after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor (Russell Crowe). Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force–and the mayor's worst nightmare.
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ladylaura 23 TTC#1 :
LoveLife 24 TTC#1
mermaid27 27 TTC#1
Missworld (Anna) TTC#1
MujerMamaMismo 28 TTC#1
Oceane 25 TTC#1
pittnurse08 (Rachel) 21 TTC#1
puffnstuff 27 TTC#1
Quate 29 TTC#1
rroso (Renee) TTC#1
SarahDC 26 TTC#1
sarahinsf 27 TTC#1 :
Snow~Pea 28 TTC#1
Slowtime 27 TTC#1
smeisnotapirate (Sara) 22 TTC#1
Songbird45 28 TTC#1 :
Sunflwrmoonbeam (Ashley) 22 TTC#1
TaraRae82 25 TTC#1 :
WeasleyMum (Mara) TTC#1
Ajjones TTC#2 : :
Azuluna (Shannon) TTC#2 :
BlissfullyLoving 27 TTC#2
CatholicBFMama 25 TTC#2 :
ChesapeakeBorn 27 TTC #2 :
chic_mama (MacKenzie) 23 TTC#2 :
jwpsgurl (Jessica) 26 TTC#2 :
Kelly1216 (Kelly) 22 TTC#2 :
mama2noah 26 TTC#2 :
Marilyn82 25 TTC#2 :
simonboy'smommy 27 TTC#2 :
tjjazzy TTC#2 :
elvispupy (Laura) 28 TTC#3 : :
lovingmommyhood TTC#3 : :
PookieMom (Ashley) TTC#3
raechelsmomm (Michelle) TTC#3 : :
Sioko 27 TTC#3 and : :
JohnsCelticQueen (Jennifer) TTC#4 : : : :
meredyth0315 29 TTC#4 : :
Momz3 TTC#4 : :
Taking a TTC Break
Marthad (Martha) 28 TTC#1 later
SimplyRochelle (Rochelle) 20 TTC#1 later :
If you would like to be added to our group or moved due to a please make your request in bold.
Monday Check in:
Where are you at in your cycle:
Symptoms if they apply:
semi-crunchy foster mom to A - 11mo
JohnsCeltic---I'm still happy to do the thread if you only took it because I didn't respond today. I don't want to put any extra stress on you, especially since you were just ThreadKeeper! Let me know.
On a positive note (read "I need to vent" for the negative), my temp finally made a huge jump today! It had been climbing but so slowly that it made me almost doubt if I'd O'd even though I really, really thought I had. YAY!
wife to DH and mama to Kaden 1/1/06 and Jagger 4/21/12
due 9/4/13
please add me to "ttc #1", i'm 21 and my name is rachel. thanks!
Mommy to Abigail 2/09 and Ollie 3/11
Name: Aimee
Date: 12/2 (Little early, so shoot me )
Where are you at in your cycle: CD 27, 11 DPO
Symptoms if they apply: Nausea for about 4 days
Testing: One neg. HPT, 10 DPO
Thoughts: I feel like this is the month, but I don't want to get my hopes up too much. I'm trying not to obsess, but who am I trying to kid?
SAHM to DD1(9/06), DD2(4/09), DS1 (1/11), and DS2 (2/12)
Surprise! #5 due 12/16/13
can you possibly add my chart up there? also, i am 23 if you wanted to add in my age.
mama to two boys 13 & 11
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due end of October 2015.
and his baby brother (7/2011)
I've been gone all week so I'm not sure what I missed.
If you remember, last week before I left I was about to ovulate. Well... I'm still 'about to ovulate'. : I have no idea what's going on with my body but this is the longest cycle I've had in a long time (I'm on CD 39). And, all the other long cycles I had were in the year after BC, so this one has no explanation. I did take 2 trips so I guess that's it. I just didn't realize my body was so sensitive to travel. FF is actually giving me dotted crosshairs for CD 31 but I KNOW I didn't ovulate.
Anyway, that's what's up with me. I hope everyone is doing well!
Gillian: s I hope your body works it self out soon.
Updated to here.
Gillian, sorry about the travel delay. I'm sure that's it, I had the same happen to me two cycles in a row! hopefully it won't be an anovulatory one.
welcome new ladies!
Monday Check in:
Name:Kriket (rachel)
Where are you at in your cycle 6
Symptoms if they apply: feeling hopeful
Testing: opk next week
Thoughts: i really feel this is our month! the vitex is working nicely! i have had three "normal" cycles in a row! thats unheard of for me!
I'm crunchy... Like a Dorito.
Mama to Sprout 4.09 and Bruises 7.11 handfasted to 9.07
Name: MMM
Date: Dec 3rd
Where are you at in your cycle: CD 10
Appointments: Acupuncture on Thursday and then again the following Thursday to aid implantation.
Symptoms if they apply: Nil
Testing: Will start OPK's on Thurs.
I suspect that I had a chemical pregnancy last month.
I'm a bit concerned about my temps - I've just come back to charting again and find that my temps are VERY low. I'm dealing with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and my current levels indicate that I'm ok but the low body temp would suggest otherwise. Could this be a concern for TTC?
One gorgeous solstice babe 12/08, two smitten mothers - mothering consciously with conscience and compassion. Birth & Postnatal Doula. Student Midwife. Expecting #2 November '12.
Name: Jennifer
Date: 12/3/07
Where are you at in your cycle: CD59 (3dpo I believe
Appointments: Follow up with Dr tomorrow
Symptoms if they apply: tingly boobs, strange cramping today
Testing: I'm going to hold out until at least the 11th and then as the dr for blood test
Thoughts: I think my body had decided to get on track. I believe vitex was the cause for my wacky cycle :, I've also noticed that the pains that were really worring me and caused me to go the dr have disappeared since I stopped taking vitex on CD46. I guess that is my bodys was to saying don't try to fix what isn't broken. I'm not getting my hopes up and fully expect AF to show sometime in the next week (I usually have a 12 lp), after 60+ days I'll be happy to see her.
semi-crunchy foster mom to A - 11mo
semi-crunchy foster mom to A - 11mo
Please join me.
Wife to my best friend and love of my life
SAHM to DD1(9/06), DD2(4/09), DS1 (1/11), and DS2 (2/12)
Surprise! #5 due 12/16/13
Rochelle ff: /home/simplyrochelle Wife to Matt; 9/08; 11/12; 6/13;
Every day brings me closer to fulfilling my dreams of becoming a midwife and a mother
Name: Karli
Date: 12/3/07
Where are you at in your cycle: CD 167 AAAAHHHH!!!!
Appointments: THURSDAY, finally!
Symptoms if they apply: None.
Testing: I do it about once a week just to make sure I'm still broken.
Thoughts: I cannot WAIT to get some answers this week. And to finally be able to shave off my "mustache"... lol Trying to keep my body hair natural so they can observe it and not think I'm making stuff up.
Name: Lorry
Date: 3 Dec 07
Where are you at in your cycle: CD 11, maybe 1 DPO???
Appointments: N/A
Symptoms if they apply: N/A
Testing: N/A
Thoughts: I haven't posted in a while, but I see I'm still in the list. :
I'm a bit : since the last few cycles I've O'd on CD19 or CD20. Nothing particularly stressful or different. I just figured that's when I O'd. (Before that I was anovulatory due to stress for a few months, and before that I was not charting.) I was having a nice drawn out, but seemingly predictable, evolution of CM from dry through stricky and creamy and a good three days of EWCM.
Well, come CD9, out of friggin' NOWHERE I have EWCM. Again yesterday (CD10), and now this morning my temp is up more than .2º C! What the hey?? Not that I'm complaining, I mean, I'd LOVE to not have to wait so darn long to O, but I was totally not expecting this! :
Fortunately, DH is a good sport and doesn't mind some extra BDing.
I guess we'll see tomorrow if my temp is still up. :
Name: Anna
Date: Dec 3
Where are you at in your cycle: CD 26, 12DPO
Appointments: none
Symptoms if they apply: I have had a stomachache but honestly I think it may be a case of overindulgence! Slightly sore boobs but I'm beginning to think this is just common in my LP.
Testing: BFN at 11DPO and 10DPO. Will test again if AF does not come on Thurs or Fri. Friday I would be "late" so probably then.
Thoughts: I 100% do not think I am pregnant this cycle. I know I am being pessimistic but I trust my gut feeling. I feel silly for wasting 17.99 on a 3 pack of FRER! and wasting 2 of them... : oh well, if the 3rd is a BFP at any point in time, it will be worth 18 dollars. Strangely enough, although I used to be against temping, I am anxious for my next cycle to start, so I can begin doing just that! I have a feeling I O at a different time then I think, though I swear I don't and I think I will be one of those ladies who gets pregnant right away when temping. I hope anyway! :
Anxiously awaiting Thurs, so AF can arrive. It's a strange feeling to just know you're not pregnant this early. I really want to maximize my chances of conceiving these next couple cycles. I would love, love, love a fall baby!
Name: Laura
Date: 12/3
Where are you at in your cycle:CD 4
Appointments: n/a
Symptoms if they apply: n/a
Testing: after Christmas
Thoughts: this is cycle 5 of ttc for me. I really got my hopes up last time, but I'm optimistic that we've got this system down by now. It'll be really nice to have Christmas wrapped up in all of this because I'll be really, really busy and distracted during my TWW. Also, I wasn't sure how I was going to handle announcing a pregnancy at Christmas anyway (if I'd gotten pregnant last cycle), because we are going to my aunt and uncle's house and they just lost a baby at birth (from known issues) a month ago. If get pregnant this cycle, I probably wouldn't tell anyone until mid-late January or even February.
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True 'lies' about ObamaCare.
So the watchdog news outfit called PolitiFact has decided that its "lie of the year" is the phrase "a government takeover of health care." Ordinarily, lies need verbs and we'd leave the media criticism to others, but the White House has decided that PolitiFact's writ should be heard across the land and those words forever banished to describe ObamaCare.
"We have concluded it is inaccurate to call the plan a government takeover," the editors of PolitiFact announce portentously. "'Government takeover' conjures a European approach where the government owns the hospitals and the doctors are public employees," whereas ObamaCare "is, at its heart, a system that relies on private companies and the free market." PolitiFact makes it sound as if ObamaCare were drawn up by President Friedrich Hayek, with amendments from House Speaker Ayn Rand.
This purported debunking persuaded Stephanie Cutter, a special assistant to the President. If "opponents of reform haven't been shy about making claims that are at odds with the facts," she wrote on the White House blog, "one piece of misinformation always stood out: the bogus claim . . ." We'll spare you the rest.
PolitiFact's decree is part of a larger journalistic trend that seeks to recast all political debates as matters of lies, misinformation and "facts," rather than differences of world view or principles. PolitiFact wants to define for everyone else what qualifies as a "fact," though in political debates the facts are often legitimately in dispute.
For instance, everyone can probably agree that Medicare's 75-year unfunded liability is somewhere around $30.8 trillion. But that's different from a qualitative judgment, such as the wisdom of a new health-care entitlement that was sold politically as a way to reduce entitlement spending. But anyway, let's try to parse PolitiFact's ObamaCare reasoning.
Evidently, it doesn't count as a government takeover unless the means of production are confiscated. "The government will not seize control of hospitals or nationalize doctors," the editors write, and while "it's true that the law does significantly increase government regulation of health insurers," they'll still be nominally private too.
In fact—if we may use that term without PolitiFact's seal of approval—at the heart of ObamaCare is a vast expansion of federal control over how U.S. health care is financed, and thus delivered. The regulations that PolitiFact waves off are designed to convert insurers into government contractors in the business of fulfilling political demands, with enormous implications for the future of U.S. medicine. All citizens will be required to pay into this system, regardless of their individual needs or preferences. Sounds like a government takeover to us.
PolitiFact is run by the St. Petersburg Times and has marketed itself to other news organizations on the pretense of impartiality. Like other "fact checking" enterprises, its animating conceit is that opinions are what ideologues have, when in reality PolitiFact's curators also have political views and values that influence their judgments about facts and who is right in any debate.
In this case, they even claim that the government takeover slogan "played an important role in shaping public opinion about the health-care plan and was a significant factor in the Democrats' shellacking in the November elections." In other words, voters turned so strongly against Democrats because Republicans "lied," and not because of, oh, anything the Democrats did while they were running Congress. Is that a "fact" or a political judgment? Just asking.
As long as the press corps is nominating "lies of the year," ours goes to the formal legislative title of ObamaCare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For a bill that in reality will raise health costs and reduce patient choice, the name recalls Mary McCarthy's famous line about every word being a lie, including "the" and "and."


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What a difference an hour makes: Staten Islanders were basking in 87-degree sunshine this afternoon before a round of powerful thunderstorms swept through, bringing an abrupt, dreary end to what had started out as the perfect summer's-almost-here day.
The wild-weather spurt that started at 3:45 p.m. -- with the heaviest of the rain and thunder coming in the first 45 minutes -- darkened the sky, sent folks scrambling for shelter and churned winds close to 60 mph. Trees toppled onto lawns as and streets, and onto some unlucky cars and trucks.
Carpenter Richard Mullaney of Westerleigh, working in St. George, was reaching for his van's door handle when a tree fell on top of the 2003 Dodge, which he just bought for $8,000.
"It was terrifying. I ran for my life," said Mullaney.
In Mariners Harbor, the Mikey C's Dancing Dogs hot dog truck lived up to its moniker. Proprietor Ronnie Wiemmer, 60, said he was taken by surprise at Western and Gulf avenues.
"It was a spook. It got dark in, like, five minutes. Later there was dirt and papers flying in the air," said Wiemmer. "The next thing I knew, I couldn't open up the door to my [attached] trailer."
Wiemmer eventually got inside, but by then his Plexiglas windows were under attack.
"All of a sudden -- Boom! Boom! Boom! My three windows took off and they went flying down Western Avenue."
He managed to retrieve the windows, but "it was scary for me. I can't fly. I'm not like Judy [Garland] in 'The Wizard of Oz.'¤"
Neither Mullaney nor Wiemmer was hurt, nor were there reports of anyone else on the Island being injured.
After 4:30 p.m., "it was lighter showers and lighter thunderstorm activity," said Nelson Vaz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Total rainfall was about an inch.
About 1,700 customers throughout the Island lost power during the storm, according to Chris Olert of Consolidated Edison.
Outages were concentrated on Grymes Hill, Castleton Corners and Lighthouse Hill, with smaller problems scattered throughout the borough.
By 7:30 p.m., 1,300 customers had been restored to the grid and crews anticipated getting the rest back within a short time, Olert said.
-- Contributed by Kiawana Rich


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Dark Horse Entertainment has a new Hollywood home. The movie and TV production arm of Milwaukie-based Dark Horse Comics has signed a three-year production and distribution agreement with Universal Pictures. In the deal, announced Friday, Universal will have access to all Dark Horse characters and creative properties for film or TV development. Dark Horse Entertainment will be able to distribute movies through Universal.
"It's a big step for our company," said Mike Richardson, Dark Horse founder and president. "It puts us in a different position." Richardson didn't specify the financial details. "I haven't sat down with my lawyer, and we want to make sure everything is firmed up," he said.
The deal gives Dark Horse access to actors and directors that the company might not have had before, said Richardson. Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios, part of NBC Universal, one of the world's biggest media and entertainment companies.
Dark Horse Comics, founded in 1986, has grown into the third-largest comic book publisher in the U.S., with annual revenues of about $35 million and 150 employees. Dark Horse Entertainment, launched in 1992, is the company's film and TV production division, which has produced "something like two dozen film and television projects," Richardson said Friday.
While the company has had distribution or production arrangements in the past with 20th Century Fox and a prior deal with Universal, the new partnership represents a major boost in Dark Horse's Hollywood profile.
The deal gives Dark Horse access to actors and directors that the company might not have had before, said Richardson. Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios, part of NBC Universal, one of the world's biggest media and entertainment companies.
The Dark Horse/Universal deal is the latest sign of an ongoing love affair between the comic book and movie worlds. Dark Horse-published titles have yielded hit movies for years: "The Mask" (1994), helped make Jim Carrey a star; "Hellboy" (2004), was a hit adaptation of Mike Mignola's popular Dark Horse comic; and "Sin City" (2005) was a critical and box-office sensation, inspired by Frank Miller's Dark Horse-published graphic novels.
The film industry's interest in comic titles has steadily increased in the wake of such blockbusters as the "Spider-Man" films. According to the box office analysis Web site, Boxofficemojo.com, "Spider-Man 3" holds the record for biggest opening weekend of all time. Two of the spring/summer movie season's most anticipated movies are comic book adaptations, "Iron Man" (May 2) and "The Incredible Hulk" (June 13).
After releasing its films independently in the past few years, Richardson said, he was interested in establishing a home base with a studio. Under the Universal deal, Dark Horse can bring self-financed projects to the studio to distribute, and Universal can finance production of Dark Horse properties. That flexibility appealed to Richardson.
"We wanted distribution because we have such a large library, and we have the ability to create a lot of entertainment possibilities," Richardson said. "It seemed like Universal was the place where we could realize them."
According to David Linde, co-chairman of Universal Pictures, this deal isn't just about "comic book movies." "This is about ideas," he said Friday. Dark Horse gives Universal access to artists with original, distinctive visions. "One of the most important things in the film business is original perspective, and it comes at a premium in our business," Linde said. And original material draws gifted filmmakers, Linde added, citing Guillermo del Toro, who directed "Hellboy" and its sequel, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," which opens July 11.
What this means for Dark Horse, Linde said, is that "Mike is now part of the Universal family, and our production people are going to be spending a lot of time discussing all of the material he's working on. We already have several projects in development."
And the deal allows Richardson an unusual amount of creative control. "In most cases, we finance and own all of the movies we make. In this case, it also gives (Richardson) the opportunity to finance and own the movie himself and have Universal provide the distribution."
However, not every comic-turned-movie is a hit.. And while a hit movie can jump-start a comic's sales, you can't count on that, Richardson says. When "300," a Frank Miller graphic novel published by Dark Horse, became box-office monster, so did the book. "I think '300' is now, dollarwise, the number-one selling graphic novel of all time," says Richardson. "It had already been a huge hit in the comics market, but when the movie came out and was a hit also, it went to a whole new level."
On the other hand, the well-received movie, "A History of Violence," didn't do anything to bump sales of the graphic novel that inspired it. "It was a fine film and fine graphic novel, but I wonder how many people even knew it was a graphic novel," said Richardson.


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National Alliance of Women Veterans
Contact Information
FY 2012 National Day of Service and Remembrance Grants
Executive Summary
Cathy Bennett-Santos -- Legal Applicant
Program Name: September 11th National Day of
Service and Remembrance
The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of an effort originally launched in 2002 by 9/11 family members and support groups, who worked to establish the charitable service day as a forward-looking way to honor 9/11 victims, survivors, and others who rose up in service in response to the attacks.
Objective: The "Veteran's Impacting Community Volunteer Service Project" directed by National Alliance of Women Veterans, Inc. of Philadelphia since 2004 for addressing Post 9-11:
* Recruit and connect volunteers with services and opportunities
* Effectively use service and volunteerism to solve community problems.
* To organize and provide support through volunteerism to military families and those affected Post -911
Geographic area: Philadelphia and surrounding Counties - Bucks, Chester, Delaware; targeting volunteers and military community from various states throughout the country, via nonprofits, churches, and neighborhood civic and community organizations, estimated 5000 individuals of volunteers
* Recruit and connect volunteers;
* Build relationships with community and civic leaders; organize
* partnerships with civic and other grassroots organizations; combine efforts addressing individuals who are affected by 9-11 including Iraq and Afghanistan military, First Responders
Since 2004 we will continue to:
* Identify and address needs for restoring lives affected by 9/11.
* Organizing and paying tribute to Post 911 victims
* Educating civilians on military culture and Post 911


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St. Amant — The ringleader of an impressive season for Baton Rouge area softball was St. Amant for much of the way.
The veteran and balanced Gators rattled off 30 wins and earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A playoffs before falling short in the quarterfinals.
And by season's end, a pair of individual efforts amid that impressive team performance — junior shortstop Kara Gremillion and senior pitcher Skylar Cook — proved enough to bring home the 2014 NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune All-Baton Rouge Area Large Schools Player and Pitcher of the Year recognition.
"Somebody told me years ago, 'To the winner go the spoils,' and when the team does well, the individuals get honors," Coach Scott Nielson said. "We've always had the philosophy of 'next man up,' that whoever's turn it is to step in and get the job done will get the job done. We have a lot of confidence in them, and we had a bunch of kids step up this year."
Gremillion entered the season as the NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Preseason Softball Player of the Year and easily lived up to expectations.
The UL-Lafayette commitment batted .548 with six home runs, 28 RBIs and 62 runs, while also finishing a perfect 29-for-29 in stolen bases.
"We had a really good season," Gremillion said. "We just came up a little short at the end. We played probably our worst game ever, and they played probably their best game … We had such good chemistry, and I'm really gonna miss that. I'm still kind of upset about the loss, so it's gonna take a while for me to feel like we still had a good year even though we came up short."
Gremillion hoped to take as big a step forward on defense this season as in any other aspect of her game and managed to field her position at a .968 clip, including numerous highlight-reel plays with her quickness, glove and arm.
"My biggest improvement was definitely defense," Gremillion said. "I made plays this year that I never had made in my life, and I just felt like I gave it my all every play. I never took a play off."
Cook stepped into the starting role in the circle after the graduation of 2013 award winner Kasey Nielson, now at Southeastern Louisiana, and excelled in her first year with that level of responsibility.
"It was definitely a big change, but I knew I had to work through it and be able to help my team when they needed me," Cook said. "I just had to push through it because it was a big jump from pitching less games to pitching almost 30."
The Pearl River Community College signee tallied a 21-3 record behind a 1.71 earned run average and 133 strikeouts.
"I think I could've done better in some games, but overall I think I did all right," Cook said. "I don't wanna give myself too much credit. I had a lot of backup from my teammates."
COACH OF THE YEAR: No area Class 5A team made a deeper playoff push than Denham Springs.
Coach David Bourque helped bring the Yellow Jackets back to the state tournament after an early playoff exit in 2013, and the fifth-seeded squad reached the state championship game and held a lead before eventually falling short to Ouachita.
Denham Springs managed the 23-6 season despite having just a few upperclassmen, including less than a handful with experience from the program's previous trip to Sulphur.
P Skylar Cook, St. Amant, Sr.
P Amanda Holliday, Live Oak, Jr.
P Jessie Watts, East Ascension, So.
P Avarie Louque, Lutcher, So.
C Jessica Crum, Dutchtown, Sr.
IF Kara Gremillion, St. Amant, Jr.
IF Payton Gremillion, Live Oak, Sr.
IF Carmisha Payton, East Ascension, Sr.
IF Claire Weinberger, East Ascension, So.
OF Brittany Case, Denham Springs, Jr.
OF Harli Crow, Denham Springs, Jr.
OF Madison Edmonston, St. Amant, Sr.
UTL Jaden Accardo, Denham Springs, Fr.
UTL Taylor Lockwood, Walker, Sr.
UTL Ali McCoy, Dutchtown, So.
UTL Katelynn McKenzie, Walker,
UTL Mallory Perrault, Plaquemine, Jr.
Player of the Year: Skylar Cook, St. Amant
Pitcher of the Year: Kara Gremillion, St. Amant
Coach of the Year: David Bourque, Denham Springs
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Nine Evergreen-area churches will host an event for youths that is being called The Gathering, and it will be the first major event at the new community center in Evergreen called The Place.
The Gathering will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at The Place, 27888 Meadow Drive, across from Da Kind Soup.
Josh Doneff, youth pastor at Bergen Park Church and a coordinator of The Gathering, is expecting at least 100 middle- and high-school-age kids to attend the ecumenical event that is part concert, part worship and part social time for teens.
LAKEWOOD — If the Evergreen Cougars, off to a 3-1 start in 2010, ever wanted to know where they stood then the 3A Metro South conference opener with Elizabeth would be a good measuring stick. The Sept. 23 game at Trailblazer Stadium, if nothing else, would let Evergreen know if its early-season success had any weight to it.
The numbers alone may have told the story. The Cougars had, as follows:
— 26 total yards.
— One first down.
— Four turnovers, all in the second quarter.
Patti Townsend decided on a whim eight years ago, at age 62, that it would be fun to train and compete in a triathlon with a couple of her girlfriends.
"We just thought it would be fun if we could do that," Townsend said. "It was a flukey thing. We all decided we'd start training."
The first outing was the Danskin Women's Triathlon in 2003.
Rampant deflation flattens booming business
BROOMFIELD — Bryn Haebe knows that finishing her races is a work in progress. She has to do better, and, unfortunately for her, that was proven to be the case on Sept. 24 at the Broomfield Invitational.
LAKEWOOD — Evergreen dropped just four games total en route to its largest margin of victory this season, 7-0, at Alameda on Sept. 24.
The match was rescheduled from earlier in the week due to a lockdown at Alameda High School.
Evergreen's No. 2 singles player Stephen Hardy, No. 3 singles player Bryan Repko, top doubles team of Peter Hassinger and Steve Jensen and No. 3 doubles team of Cameron Sadler and Garrett Smith all scored 6-0, 6-0 victories.
Patti Townsend decided on a whim eight years ago, at age 62, that it would be fun to train and compete in a triathlon with a couple of her girlfriends.
"We just thought it would be fun if we could do that," Townsend said. "It was a flukey thing. We all decided we'd start training."
The first outing was the Danskin Women's Triathlon in 2003.
Was it coincidence, or an example of an amazingly speedy response to a crying public need? Actually, it was a coincidence.
The new guardrail along Evergreen Parkway above Stagecoach Park had been on a longstanding list of safety projects and was not installed in response to the auto accident at the ball field on Sept. 16.
"It was just a coincidence," said Bob Wilson, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The community is invited to a candidates forum featuring many of the top choices on the November ballot at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Evergreen Lake House.
Sponsored by the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce, the forum is open to the public. Questions may be submitted in advance. Each candidate will make a 7-minute presentation from 7 to 8 p.m.
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The Temple of Khnum in Isna
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The temple, which lies in a pit below the level of the houses in Isna, is dedicated to the god, Khnum. This the ram god that was worshipped through out this area and who fashioned mankind from mud of the Nile on his potter's wheel. He was associated with other gods, including Menhyt (his consort), Nebtu (the goddess of the countryside) and Hka (the manifestation of vital energy).
While all that remains of the temple is the Great Hypostyle Hall, surrounding ruins of the ancient complex and city have yet to be excavated due to the modern housing built on the site. The temple sits atop the ruins of earlier temple(s).
Ptolemy VI originally began this building project, but the Temple of Khnum was a later addition built by the Roman emperor Claudius in the 1st century. The rectangular hall opens to the west. The roof is still intact, supported by 24 columns decorated with a series of text recording hymns to Khnum and relating the annual sacred festivals of Isna with scenes illustrating the surrounding countryside. The sacred festivals are the creation of the universe by Neith, the raising of the sky by Khnum, and his victory over the human rebels. These texts were done between the Graeco-Roman period and the rule of Decius in 250 AD, but were never finished. There are 16 different palm and plant capitals on the columns, still with some good color. Looking up, one might almost feel as though he or she were gazing up in a forest. The columns also record other nearby temples, including one at Kom Mer 7 1/2 miles south of Isna which has been excavated. The west wall of the Temple of Khnum is all that remains of the original Ptolemaic temple and has reliefs of Ptolemy VI and Philometor and Euergetes II.
In the forecourt of the temple are blocks from an early Christian church. Then also is an inscription found on the back of a block from Emperor Decius decreeing that Christians will suffer death if they do not sacrifice to the pagan gods.
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