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by K Zach on Feb.09, 2014, under Animals, Crime, Culture
Cattle rustlers in Penang, Malaysia, had the whole operation planned.
To avoid the pitfalls of the traditional methods, they followed a modern trend that's been gaining in popularity.
First they drugged the cows to make them more compliant. They used blowpipes and tranquilizer darts.
Then they prepared their vehicle for transport, by folding down the rear seats. By using a Proton Wira, they thought they were less likely to draw the attention of the police.
One cow was placed in the trunk.
Three were stuffed into the back.
It was a more ambitious plan than the thieves were able to carry out. Although the back seat was designed to seat three, it was overcrowded, even with the seats folded and they were unable to fasten their seat belts.
The crooks got away, but the car broke down about seven miles away, and they abandoned it with the cows still inside.
The End of the Tunnel
by K Zach on Aug.20, 2013, under Health, Recreation, Technology, Toys
We know that when people get bored, they find ways to occupy themselves. If you have kids, you can be fairly certain that at some point they are likely to stick something up their nose that doesn't belong there.
It is normal for a child to explore his body, according to MedlinePlus. Children routinely place food, seeds, erasers, crayons, beads, and legos into their ears and noses.
It's part of childhood, and most parents have admonished their kids to keep their fingers and other objects out of their noses.
Kids know that you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, and you can even pick your friend's nose.
By the time they're adults, they've grown tired of seeing what fits up the nose and start exploring other areas… like seeing what they can fit inside their rectum. We've already covered that — complete with x-rays.
For the truly adventurous, the wanderlust never ends, so what's left to explore?
When a 70 year old man arrived at the Canberra Hospital Emergency Room in Australia, he was in intense pain and complaining about bleeding genitalia. He admitted that 12 hours earlier, he had inserted something into his urethra for his anticipated pleasure.
The fork had lodged itself inside so firmly that it wasn't even immediately visible.
After using forceps and a lot of lubrication, doctors were finally able to remove the fork without permanent damage.
According to the article, entitled 'An Unusual Urethral Foreign Body', it is very rare to find alien objects lodged in the lower urinary tract. The motives for inserting objects into such a sensitive region were difficult to comprehend. They said that practice tends to occur "during states of pathological masturbation, substance abuse and intoxication."
Pen in Urethra
Going Fishing?
Terminating an electrical connection
Electrical wires in urethra with a knot in bladder
While it's good practice to use a knot for strain relief on some electrical wires, it can make them more difficult to extract. In this case the electric cable made a knot in the bladder during the manipulation so that removal by pulling on the distal ends that were depressing into the meat of the urethra was impossible. Due to the fact that the diameter of the electrical cable was 5 mm, introduction of any endoscopical instruments was considered impossible. A removal attempt was made, however, the knot slipped from the bladder over the urogenital diaphragm into the bulbar urethra. At this point, no further mobilisation was possible and the cable had to be removed by open surgery.
As described in the past literature most foreign bodies are inserted into the urethra by psychiatric, intoxicated, confused or sexually curious patients. The most common reason still seems to be auto-eroticism.
We always thought that was a figure of speech.
Heat of the Moment
by T D Wolf on Apr.19, 2013, under Health, Technology
Northgate Vehicle Sales, in Darlington, County Durham, UK was having a chain link fence erected. They hired a contractor to install the fence but failed to apply for plans showing the location of the underground utilities.
Tom Sharp didn't know about the high voltage cables that ran underneath. So he was shocked when his jackhammer hit an 11,000 volt cable.
The burns he suffered were so severe that his clothes seared to his skin causing 20 per cent burns to his arms, face and neck. He spent more than a month in hospital receiving treatment for his wounds.
He is still receiving therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his experiences.
Northgate Vehicle Sales admitted that it was up to them to get the plans showing the cables and they did not do so.
"Staff did not believe there were cables in the area because the company has no need for high-voltage power and there is no sub-station nearby." said their attorney.
Flooding the Market
by T D Wolf on Jan.01, 2013, under Consumer, Environment, Nature
Some people picked an unfortunate spot to park.
Others couldn't find them where they left them.
Lots of cars were submerged by floodwaters.
Many of the cars are obviously beyond repair and will be scrapped.
But others will just be cleaned up.
Some of these cars were under 3 feet or more of water. The wiring may be corroded by saltwater. But the insurance companies that own the cars hope to sell most of them to new owners who could fix them up and put them back on the road. Most of the cars are fairly new
At present, about 15,000 storm-ravaged vehicles are parked bumper-to-bumper on runways and taxiways at the Calverton Executive Airport on Long Island, which years ago was the site of a Grumman aircraft manufacturing plant where the military assembled F-14 and tested lunar roving vehicles.
Insurance Auto Auctions Corp. has agreed to pay the town of Riverhead, which owns the airport, $3,200 per month for every acre taken up by the cars. The city expects to collect about $ 2.7 million.
The auto dealers group, and the Illinois firm that plans to auction thousands of cars from Sandy, said car buyers can trace a vehicle's history through online databases from the insurance and auto industries that disclose whether they were salvaged from storms.
In a recent bulletin, the National Automobile Dealers Association, a trade group, said damaged cars "offer a tempting opportunity for criminals to defraud unsuspecting consumers." But a spokesman said the group would not support moves to destroy the cars.
Open Season
by T D Wolf on Dec.30, 2012, under Animals, Food, Weapons
Illinois has some of the toughest gun control laws in the nation. If you're determined to bring home a fresh Thanksgiving turkey, but you're in an urban area, you might have to find an alternative method.
This hunter used a 2.2L 4-cylinder to take down his bird.
A friction fit was used to secure the kill to the front of the vehicle, but we would recommend straps, and to keep it away from the heat of the engine while in transport.
Finally, this turkey is actually a vulture.
Hunting without the proper knowledge and equipment can be hazardous. If you're going out for the first time, start with something small.
This hunter was out looking for rabbit.
He was apparently confused by the big ears and mistook this baby moose for his intended prey.
The outcome wasn't good for either the car or the moose.
So remember to keep it safe by using a gun. A car is dangerous in the wrong hands.
Rockin' The House
by T D Wolf on Aug.15, 2012, under Environment, Games, Nature
The game of Rochambeau has been used for recreation or to settle disputes for thousands of years, as this image of Jesus challenging St. Jerome illustrates.
It's still played world wide, by all ages.
Although there are many variations of the game, one thing is always etched in stone.
Paper always beats rock.
But rock beats damn near everything else.
After weeks of torrential rain in Mentougou, a mountainous region in the western hills of Beijing, a few rocks dislodged and rolled down the mountain.
A two ton boulder embedded itself into a wall, but it missed the residents inside.
Gwyneth Jarman, a resident of Dulverton, Somerset, UK didn't beat rock either.
The five metric ton boulder rolled down 60 feet, pushed a 1000 liter oil tank against the house and flattened her garden shed. The rock rested against the back of the house.
An investigation is underway to determine why the rock attacked the garden shed.
Heidi Huber had just left her VW Lupo in a parking lot in the Black Forest in Germany when she heard a horrendous sound. Two seconds after she exited, a rock tumbled down and totaled the vehicle.
They should have used paper.
Headed For Infamy
by T D Wolf on Feb.23, 2012, under Crime, Drugs, Health
Carlos Rodriguez got his 15 minutes of fame two years ago when he was arrested for soliciting prostitution.
His mug shot was posted online, and it rapidly spread around the world.
Many thought it was a hoax. But Carlos "Halfy" Rodriguez lost a large portion of his brain and skull in a crash after flying through his car's windshield and landing on his head on the road. He was 14.
"I was barred out on drugs. I was driving and I hit a pole and flew out the front window and landed on my head," he said in a new warning message on You Tube.
Showing his head to camera he added "And this is how the old boy has come out. That is why it is not good drinking and driving or drugness and driving. It is no good kids."
But he admits that he still smokes a lot of pot.
"This is what I do daily; burn a stake (joint). Obama is the President of ya'll United States and he smokes. Fucker has the whole White House growing. Then why can't I smoke me a blunt?".
Halfy, who also goes by the name Sosa, is still waiting for an answer from Obama.
by T D Wolf on Dec.22, 2011, under Health
Most people don't have time to think about it when they lose a limb.
A brief moment of distraction or carelessness is all it takes. A lawnmower can be just as dangerous …
… as farm machinery.
A day at the beach can turn bloody.
And so can a Sunday drive.
For these people, the sudden loss of a limb was unexpected and unpleasant. It might cause you to wonder what went through the mind of a Bellingham, WA man who cut off his own arm. According to the City of Bellingham police report:
Bellingham police were called to a medical clinic in the 300 block of Birchwood Avenue late Thursday morning after a man walked into the clinic with a severed right arm. Employees from the clinic called for an ambulance and police.
Statements made by the man to police indicate that the injury was self inflicted.
Officers checked a wooded area near the clinic and discovered a camp believed to be the temporary home of the individual. At the camp, officers located the severed arm and a homemade Guillotine.
The arm was transported to the hospital in the hopes it could be reattached. The Guillotine will be dismantled.
The condition of the victim is not known at this time only that he was being airlifted to Harborview in Seattle for further treatment.
The elaborately constructed guillotine appeared to be made from discarded items, and appeared to be very effective.
The man has not explained his reason for amputating his arm. BPD Public Information Officer Mark Young revealed, "We suspect he was suffering from mental issues."
Off Road With A Jaguar
by T D Wolf on Sep.04, 2011, under Animals, Family, Health, Kids, Nature, Recreation, Toys
Indie, a two year old Labrador lives with his owner, Belinda Simpkin, and two boys, Ben, eleven, and Alex, eight. Like lots of dogs, he loves to play with his boys and chase things.
But when he took on a Jaguar, he bit off more than he could chew.
Ben had attended a wedding with his mother the day before and received a party bag with a toy car inside. Ms. Simpkin reports, "He was absolutely delighted with it and took it home to play with the next day he was messing around with it at home – I know now he was pushing it along the floor for Indie to chase. Indie would pick it up in his mouth and drop it at Ben's feet. All of a sudden, Ben came to me and said 'Mum, I think he's swallowed the car.'
I had a quick look around for the car but I was in no doubt Indie had swallowed it and Ben was scared. Indie was lying on the ground panting, as if he'd run ten miles. He wasn't acting his normal self and I knew something was wrong."
Ms Simpkin said, "The X-rays are unbelievable. You can see the exact outline of the car in amazing detail. Now it's out, you can even see bubbles in the paint from Indie's stomach acid."
The family is keeping the Jaguar as a souvenir.
Standing Room Only
by T D Wolf on May.19, 2011, under Crime, Culture, History
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
In the early 20th century, immigrants were, if not welcome, mostly tolerated. They provided an essential labor force to build a rapidly growing country. They were mostly poor people looking for a better life, and many of them had to sell all of their possessions and borrow money just to get here. They didn't travel first class.
Fourth class travel was often called "Steerage Class" because the passengers were crowded like cattle. But that was nearly a hundred years ago. Immigrants and the way they travel have changed drastically.
Instead of Europeans arriving by ship, today's immigrants are mostly Mexicans entering on foot or in vehicles.
But sometimes conditions aren't any better.
Recently, Mexican police found 513 people squeezed together in two trucks just outside Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas – a painful 18-hour-drive away from the nearest US border.
They were caught when the trucks sped through a vehicle scanner at a police checkpoint. After the incredible X-ray image came up on the screen, police gave chase, finding 240 people in one truck and 273 crammed into the other.
The vacationers are being given spacious apartments before being repatriated to their home countries.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It's that time again. The annual Boardwalk Bash will take place Thursday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
It has taken more than the normal extra effort required to organize this great outdoor event since Hurricane Sandy swept by, but the committee has done it, so mark your calendar to come on down and/or remind your group to register to be part of the showing.
You do not know what I am talking about? You've never heard of the Boardwalk Bash? As a reminder to the old timers and to explain to the newcomers, here is the story.
The event is a Health and Information Fair for seniors, family and friends. When the weather cooperates (and it usually does) it is like an old-fashioned fair. There is something for everyone!
Not only do you have a chance to stroll along one of our lovely beaches, but you will probably meet old friends and make some new ones.
The sponsors are Staten Island University Hospital, in cooperation with Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, Primary Care Ambulance, Health Plus-Amerigroup, the city Department of Parks and Recreation, the city Police Department, the city Fire Department.
Many community, city and state agencies will be available to answer questions related to health and services on Staten Island. Want your blood pressure checked and get a physical by the Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC)? Come on down!
Want an HIV and Hepatitis C screening by the Community Health Action group? Maybe it is for a free mammography (if you qualify) that will bring you down to stroll with the crowd. The representatives from the mobile FDNY will be on hand, sharing valuable information regarding house/fire safety, too.
Bring the kids — there will be giveaways — as well as entertainment, music, arts and crafts, snow cones, balloons, face painting and zumba dancing.
Where is this great event taking place? It will be at Midland Beach (near the Turtle Fountain), Jefferson Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard.
Want to register and share some information about your group's activities or get more information? Please contact: Assemblywoman Malliotakis' office 718-987-0197 or Carmine Raimondi at email@example.com or Christie Hollie at SIUH, 718-226-1832 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you to Adele McMahon, LCSW, coordinator of Geriatric Services at SIUH for sharing this information with me and you.
By the way, just a reminder, don't forget the sun-tan lotion. Wear a hat! You don't want to spoil a lovely outing by getting sun burned!

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West of Málaga – or more correctly, west of Málaga airport – the real Costa del Sol gets going, and if you've never seen this level of tourist development, it's quite a shock. These are certainly not the kind of resorts you could envisage anywhere else in Europe. The 1960s and 1970s hotel and apartment tower-blocks were followed by a second wave of property development in the 1980s and 1990s, this time villa homes and leisure complexes, funded by massive international investment. It's estimated that 300,000 foreigners now live on and around the Costa del Sol, the majority of them British and other Northern Europeans, though marina developments such as Puerto Banús have also attracted Arab and Russian money.
Approached in the right kind of spirit, it is possible to have fun in resorts like Torremolinos, Fuengirola and, at a price, in Marbella. But if you've come to Spain to be in Spain, put on the shades and keep going at least until you reach Estepona.


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Choosing Hot Sister or Hot Mom?
I took a poll that asked if I thought the majority of guys polled said they would choose either to "be" with the HOT SISTER or the THE HOT MOM?
I picked the The Hot Sister and I was wrong! They said 80% of the guys chose the HOT MOM. I was surprised. The power of the MILF I guess? lol
IF YOU WERENT IN AN EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WOULD YOU DATE SOMEONE ONE OF YOUR 18+ yr old Kids ages?
I think younger men like older woman for experience wise, maybe?
I am 30 and dh is 41. My step kids are 20 and almost 19 lol so kinda close in age both ways....
Not surprised at all.
I would never date someone that much younger than I.
Nope, not surprised and not dating someone that young either because that woud be like dating one of my kids, yuck! I'm 46 years old.
I haven't ever thought about it. I wouldn't want to date anyone that much younger then me.
I enjoy being a "MILF"... it is only natural


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Andrea Gordon
Ship Manager, Bob Barker
We confiscated illegal Patagonian toothfish fishing gear onboard the Bob Barker last week. We had to pull in two kilometers of line just to reach the gillnet! As the net came over the Bob Barker's bow, I reached over to pull off any of the animals that may have survived the long journey to the surface. First, there was a tiny starfish. As I held it in my hand, I sensed its little feelers move and I knew it was still alive. I gently returned it into the ocean. Next, I carefully untangled a larger object from the net. It was a piece of rock from the seafloor far below but on top of the rather ordinary palm-size rock, was a breathtaking scene like an underwater bonsai garden. There were miniature pink coral trees, delicate white ferns, a tiny sea urchin no bigger than my fingernail nestled between the coral, and a smooth, dime-size pink starfish positioned just on top of the rock. I didn't have much time to dwell on these magnificent deep-sea treasures as we had a long night ahead of us to finish confiscating the illegal fishing gear.
What was most alarming was not that there was just illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean's waters, but that there was any fishing happening at all. There are so few fish left in the oceans in general, it is absurd that the (illegal) industrial fishing fleets have to come all the way to the bottom of the planet to steal the last ones, destroying the deep sea habitat in the process. Precisely why we have traveled here to protect the last of the great whales from a criminal whaling operation.
The stakes in our battle to save the oceans don't get any higher than this season. The stakes are life versus death, existence versus extinction. I joined to Sea Shepherd to save wildlife and the oceans and this is exactly what we are doing.


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Print publication: Wednesday, Nov. 17
TSA scanners and pat-downs
Regarding the Nov. 16 editorial endorsing virtual-naked and full-genital-contact inspection as necessary to airline safety, I say poppycock ("Welcome to the less-friendly -- or unduly friendly -- skies"). I wouldn't walk through an airline terminal naked, and I don't want some clammy-handed brute molesting my privates.
It simply isn't necessary. If it were, we'd hear about it every time the TSA intercepted a would-be bomber. We haven't. We've got full-body scanners because they're expensive high-tech, private-sector profit generators. We've got TSA gropers to remind us to be scared.
It's much simpler to catch terrorists using explosives-sniffing dogs. The DEA uses them to find illegal drugs very effectively. Who hasn't been nuzzled in the crotch by an inquisitive canine? A well-trained Rottweiler/Argentinean mastiff/Labrador retriever could discover terrorist wannabes for a lot less money, and much more acceptable physical contact, than either the full-body scanner or a groping TSA agent.
West Linn
If the next terrorist tries to bring down a plane using explosives carried internally, how will the TSA screen for that? There's got to be a better way.
Northwest Portland
I'm somewhat surprised at people's outrage about full-body scanning and/or pat-downs. So someone can see through your clothes; I ask, so what?
As a society we've decided, albeit without consensus and in most cases without realizing it, that photographing or monitoring people is OK, whether it's at a convenience store, a red light or a speed trap. Of far more concern to me than whether someone sees that I'm built just like every other male is being coerced into submitting samples of bodily fluids for examination by corporations as a precondition for work. That seems far more invasive to me, and most people already agree that's OK.
Southeast Portland
All airline bags need to be screened, since it is possible to be an unwitting courier for terrorist bombers. Not all passengers require special screening. It is not possible to be an unwitting suicide bomber -- you darn well know if plastic explosives are stuffed in your shorts.
Only people who fit the behavioral profile of a potential terrorist should be pulled out for full-body screening. It is an unreasonable imposition on the rest of the traveling public to have Big Brother literally sticking his hands in your pockets.
Southwest Portland
Air travel is a privilege, not a right, and that privilege comes with certain obligations, such as pat-downs. If you don't like them, don't fly.
Northwest Portland
Sacrifice and the deficit
I nearly spilled my coffee when reading David Brooks' Nov. 13 column, in which he says, "Do you really love your tax deduction more than America's future greatness?" His point being that we, the working people of America, should be willing to make financial sacrifices to fix the fiscal woes of this country.
The tax deduction and Social Security cost-of-living increases Brooks suggests we give up are truly meaningful to working people and can make all the difference in the quality of life. Elimination of the FICA cap on earnings over $106,000 would have the same effect as a reduction in services to working America, but a small tax increase is not going to affect the quality of life for the wealthy.
I would ask a different question of the wealthy: Do you really love that extra zero on your bank statement more than America's future greatness?
Southwest Portland
Woodstock and 7-Eleven
In Anna Griffin's Nov. 13 column, "Woodstock's reach, reality meet at Arby's," she compares the residents of the Woodstock neighborhood to homeless beggars who would reject food they have been offered. This an insulting analogy.
Several offers were made on the property in the past two years. These offers were turned down because the contractor and real estate agent had wanted what they referred to in an Oct. 19 meeting as a "class-A line of credit." They stated that they chose 7-Eleven because it has that credit. While I understand not taking too many risks in this economy, passing up local and regional offers with good credit in favor of the Japanese-owned chain is frustrating for the residents who had been contacting those local companies and providing interest in the property.
Southeast Portland
Consumer culture
I'm currently studying global environmental politics at American University in Washington, D.C. This is an issue that continues to come up in my class discussions and one that I feel passionately about.
It is an unfortunate truth that planned obsolescence in the form of cheap goods now fuels the engines of our markets. However, by placing so much weight on the materialism and the economy, we inhibit our growth as a sustainable species. If we continue to view the world in reference to everything material and monetary, we will cramp our ability to enjoy the Earth both as a form of entertainment and as a sacred place to treasure and protect. This trend of artificially low prices is -- and always will be -- a reality of our world as long as we continue to buy into this consumer culture lifestyle.
While it will help to demand sustainable, quality choices and refute the unsatisfactory alternatives we are currently offered, we should also think about the ways that we can benefit from a life that is less influenced by our economy.
Northwest Portland
Let USPS go bankrupt
According to a Nov. 13 article, the "Postal Service says it needs help to avoid going broke." I recommend that we let USPS go bankrupt so it can finally reorganize into a sustainable business structure. If Congress simply bails the Postal Service out, it will continue operating as is forever.
Northwest Portland


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Charter school proponents, including Gov. Bentley, have been selling them as limited to schools and systems with chronic problems.
Experiences in other states show that once a law is passed, charter schools pop up everywhere, from the wealthy suburbs to poverty stricken inner-city locations, even in some rural counties. If an Alabama charter school law is passed, there is a good chance it will affect every school and every system.
AEA is staunchly against charter schools, rightly pointing out that research shows they do worse or no better than existing schools while draining critically needed resources.
Now there are other voices from education raising concerns about charter schools.
In a recent article in an Auburn newspaper, the three superintendents of Lee County don't share the vision of the governor.
"We live in a state that has a tremendously limited amount of revenue for public education as it is," said Dr. Terry Jenkins, Auburn City Schools superintendent, in the Auburn Villager. "I think what you will find in the state of Alabama is a real concern on the part of a lot of superintendents that they are afraid the revenue that is coming to them to provide the instructional programs they need to apply will be thinned even further to fund the charter school."
"With charter schools as well as public schools, it all depends on leadership, the kind of faculty they hire, and how they are structured," said Dr. Stephen Nowlin, Lee County superintendent. "I see no need to have charter schools in Alabama in places where you have successful public schools; it is just a duplication."
Florida provides a cautionary tale on how charters can proliferate even in places where local public schools are considered high quality. Over the past several years, charter expansion has sapped the strength of even the most prestigious Florida systems.
A recent Miami Herald editorial told the story about Florida charter schools.
"They were supposed to help public schools improve and give parents choices – not steal limited resources from those struggling public schools. Charters started as nonprofit endeavors mostly to help inner-city students succeed. They have evolved into money-making suburban enterprises with for-profit management companies lobbying their way up the Tallahassee food chain to keep expanding – even at the expense of public schools that are making great gains in student learning. Talk about bait and switch," wrote the Herald.
The Lee County superintendents noted in the Villager article that charter schools tout the flexibility in rules and regulations they receive and ask if it is so effective, why can't they have the same flexibility.
"Dr. Bice, our new state school superintendent, is putting together a proposal that would allow us to make application to get some rules waived," Jenkins said. "It may not be the kind of blanket flexibility that charter school's may get, but then again there are situations where there are for-profit charter schools or privately owned. But Stanford University research shows there is very little difference in the success of the charter schools."
"However, I do think in some school systems that are chronically failing, this might be an alternative where they can have good schools, but I am not convinced they work on the large scale available everywhere for everybody and anybody," said Nowlin.
Dr. Nowlin's position that charter schools may be alright for some ignores what has happened in other states. There is a real possibility that his own system may be threatened by charters at some point down the road.


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Im german. Howabout you
Italian & Costa Rican
1/4 German, 1/4 Scottish. Born in USA, but currently in Germany until middle of November.
Wii: Super Mario Galaxy, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, MLB Power Pros, Punch Out!!!, Legend of Zelda
DS Lite (black): Madden '08, Tiger Woods '08
iPhone (8GB), iMac (24"-2.4Ghz), MacBook (2Ghz Intel Core Duo), iPod Nano (4GB-Green)
German, Austrian and Peruvian.
Have all 3 Nationalities, but I live in Germany.
edit: yep, Peruvian
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Peruan as in, Peruvian? Or is this something else?Originally Posted by Secumfex
As for me, I'm English.
I never add friend codes.
Originally Posted by AndThen?
Pakistani living in England.
American living in America. 12 generations ago my family moved from england, but thats a long enough time to consider myself American.
German, Scottish, and uhhh American....(lol)
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Huron South Dakota (and where, pray tell, is South Dakota?) bans eating, drinking coffee and doing anything else that distracts while driving.
HURON, SD -Huron is the latest city in South Dakota to ban texting while driving.
The ordinance approved by the City Commission on Monday night also encompasses distracted driving. Mayor Dave McGirr says that includes everything from eating pizza to reading a newspaper while driving. The ordinance also bars drivers with learners' permits from talking on a phone while driving.
The ordinance will go into effect sometime around the start of the new year, with police giving motorists a grace period while they become familiar with the new law. The fine for texting while driving will be $100, and the fine for distracted driving $15.
Since reporters no longer report, I took two seconds to look up the latest fatal accident statistics for Huron (pop. 12,000). Turns out there were two in 2009, and one in 2008. No mention of whether any of those deaths were caused by a pepperoni slice falling into the driver's lap – indeed there's no mention of the cause at all. So, while driving while distracted is probably unwise, why do the people of Huron feel it necessary to pass a law forbidding it? I'd spend my energy voting the City Commission members out of office, but that's just me.


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Several area choirs will combine for a holiday concert scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 in Te Ata Memorial Auditorium at the University of Science and Arts.
The 5th and 6th grade choirs from Lincoln Elementary, under the direction of Crystal Wyatt, will join the USAO Chamber and Concert choirs to perform seasonal music in a variety of styles.
The choirs, representing in total more than 100 singers, will all take the stage together to perform two numbers, "In dulci jubilo" and "Hope for Resolution."
The USAO Chamber and Concert choirs are under the direction of Dr. Jan Hanson, professor of music. Adam Bryant, a senior music and theatre arts major from Tuttle, will guest conduct the Concert Choir on two selections.
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Turn on the applause sign, Fool, for Intel (Nasdaq: INTC ) posted a strong quarter. Sales climbed 17% year over year, while net income rose 25% over the same period. Gross margin was much higher than expected at 59.3%. And while inventory climbed by close to $200 million, management said it would like to see even higher levels, a sign of strong demand.
The chipmaker is also expecting to increase capital spending for the year by an average of $500 million to accommodate more business and to complete the transition to a more efficient 65 nanometer manufacturing process. Intel can well afford it, especially if it keeps dropping its cost to acquire new sales. Intel grew revenue in the first quarter by $1.34 billion. The cost of sales over the same period rose by $615 million. That's $0.46 for each new dollar of sales -- and a massive improvement from the $1.21 Intel spent for each new dollar of sales in the fourth quarter. All told, Intel appears to be returning to form. And that probably means investors are in for a year of sizable profits.
With all that good news, it would be tempting to write an early epitaph for rival Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD ) . But that would be decidedly un-Foolish thinking. Intel's revenue from microprocessors declined slightly from December, as expected. But AMD bucked that trend by booking a 3% sequential sales gain. Intel's strength continued to be chips for notebook computers. AMD, meanwhile, says sales of server processors such as the Opteron hit a new record in the recently completed first quarter.
Still, Intel is a remarkably diversified business, and any AMD gains in microprocessors could be offset by strength in mobile and wireless, among other segments. So it's worth asking: Is Intel stock worth buying? Not likely. Running the numbers through the intrinsic value calculator available to subscribers of Motley Fool Inside Value prices the shares at $23. That assumes trailing 12-month structural free cash flow of $6.3 billion, a 12% discount rate, and 15% earnings growth for the next five years. Growth is assumed to drop to 8% for years six through 10 and 4% thereafter. Critics will undoubtedly take issue with the free cash flow number because I pulled options expenses from net income in arriving at the total. Why? Because the Feds are soon going to require it. And employee stock options transfer wealth from owners to employees, anyway.
Surely some will think I'm just picking on Intel again. But I'm not. Instead, I used this exercise to prove a point I don't think we make enough here: Obviously good companies frequently don't make for good investments. That's because such firms typically sell for exactly what they're worth, or more. Conversely, value investing is all about buying stocks on sale.
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- Intel's first-quarter guidance was pretty good, too.
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COACH'S COMMENT: "He's a very intelligent kid. I think he reads the game real well and he's becoming more vocal. His confidence is building, he's an intelligent player, he's got the skills and that's what makes him a strong player." -- Bridgewater-Raritan coach Rick Szeles, who credits Bridgewater-Raritan's goalie coach, Jim Casey, for Mohan's development this season.
TURNING POINT: "Even though we lost against Scotch Plains (1-0 on Sep. 29), I think we played very well against them and we forced them into overtime. After that game we've been playing great soccer." Bridgewater-Raritan has gone 5-0-1 since then.
GOALS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON: "This week we're playing in the Somerset County semifinals against Pingry and I'm hoping to get a win against this time. Since we've been playing pretty well lately I expect to go on a good run in the state playoffs and maybe win. We'll put up a good fight."
FAVORITE PLACE TO PLAY: "A home night game."
FAVORITE MEMORY PLAYING SOCCER: "Winning a soccer tournament in Toronto a couple of summers ago."
FAVORITE TV SHOW: "Tosh.O"
FAVORITE MOVIE: "The 'Harold and Kumar' movies."
FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMERS: Drake and J. Cole.
PREGAME SUPERSTITIONS: "I do the exact same warmup before every game. I don't change one thing about it. I also have my lucky water bottle that I bring to every game."
FAVORITE CLASS: Calculus.
FAVORITE MEAL: Sushi.
THREE FOR DINNER: Neymar "because he's my favorite soccer player," Drake and Michael Phelps.
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Liverpool F.C.
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Neymar.
FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER: SpongeBob SquarePants.
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What it says on the T-shirt that Justin Verlander is wearing in the photo is not familiar. And for good reason.
It's because it is fake.
A doctored photo of Verlander has made the rounds of social media since he allowed two home runs to San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval in Game 1 of the World Series. The altered version of the picture shows Verlander wearing a T-shirt that says "Property of Pablo Sandoval" with a picture of a panda on it.
The photo made the rounds on the Internet, mainly via Twitter and Facebook. The Twitter account for the ESPN show "SportsNation" retweeted the photo to its followers -- more than 1.5 million of them -- then posted a Tweet shortly after that clarified that it was a fake. Fox broadcaster Erin Andrews retweeted the photo and asked, "Is this real?"
Many people on Facebook and Twitter fell for it as well.
The original version of the photo was taken by Brian Britten, the Tigers' director of media relations. It was taken in Chicago the day that Verlander first showed up in the clubhouse wearing a "Keep the MVP in the D" T-shirt to help promote teammate Miguel Cabrera for the American League Most Valuable Player award.
Verlander has worn the shirt regularly and had T-shirts made for his Tigers teammates.
It should have been clear that the photo was a fake for several reasons. First of all, someone in the background of the picture is wearing shorts. The weather in San Francisco has not been especially warm. Second, the ballpark in the background does not bear any resemblance to AT&T Park or Comerica Park.
But the most obvious reason people should have known this was a fake? Verlander wouldn't dream of wearing a shirt like that. What player -- with his team trailing in the World Series -- would?
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This isn't going to sound all that shocking, but remember that this country is still wrapping its head around evolution: Criminalizing abortion does not reduce the number of abortions; it reduces the number of safe abortions. Contraception, however, does reduce abortions, according to an epic study of 197 countries.
The research was carried out by a pro-choice think tank, but you don't have to be biased or even particularly clever to figure out that birth control prevents unwanted pregnancies and, therefore, abortions.
Guess what country, according to the BBC's report on the study, has an abortion rate "among the highest in the developed world"? Hint: abstinence-only education. —PZS
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LACEY — The nation's oldest operating nuclear plant is back online following a five-day outage for maintenance work.
Officials say the Oyster Creek nuclear station in Lacey Township was returned to service at 3:52 a.m. today after crews completed work on one of the unit's five recirculation pumps. The pumps move water through the reactor during power operations.
The plant had been offline since 10:15 a.m. Monday, when it was manually shut down by operators.
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MUSKEGON COUNTY — College-bound high school seniors and their parents can receive free help filling out financial aid forms 2-4 p.m. Sunday in Muskegon Community College's Hendrik Meijer Library and Information Technology Center.
Financial aid advisers from MCC and Baker College of Muskegon will be available to work individually with students during "College Goal Sunday." The colleges take turns hosting the event.
For more information, call MCC at 777-0342, or go online at www.MICollegeGoal.org.
Students who attend the event do not have to commit to enrolling at MCC or Baker.
Participants will be assisted with filling out Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms. The federal government recommends the forms be completed before March 1. For filling the form out on your own, apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
"The FAFSA form is about the most critical financial aid piece a new college student can request," said George Maniates, MCC's interim vice president of student services. "It's imperative the form is filled out correctly and on time, and we will provide the resources to make sure that happens."
Students attending the event will be eligible for additional scholarships just for attending, as well as door prizes.
More than 250 high school students attended the event in 2009.
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Bricks piled higher than the buildings they once held erect; glazed looks on the faces of rescuers and Chinese military as they sifted for bodies; family's trying desperately to speak about the children they lost, and cars mangled like toys discarded by an angry giant.
These scenes only touch upon the catastrophic wake of an earthquake that measured eight on the Richter scale in the Sichuan Province in Rural China. College of Staten Island professor Ming Xia and a crew from HBO went to scene almost immediately after the May 12, 2008 quake and filmed a documentary which is set to air tomorrow and again on May 12.
Xia, a political science teacher who grew up in Sichuan Province, worked as a producer, interviewer, translator and travel guide on "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province."
Working in collaboration with award-winning producers and directors Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill, and Peter Kwong, a professor at Hunter College, they chronicled the despair of parents who lost children in the poorly-constructed school buildings, in spite of the Chinese government's attempt at censorship.
"Once we began shooting, we quickly found our focus on the heartbreaking story of the 10,000 students affected. This film captures the anguish of the parents and their struggles for justice. Since the Chinese government did not want the outside world to know what really happened, we were detained by the police as we were completing our work," said Xia. "It was a wonderful experience to work with Emmy award winning director Jon Alpert, and I am grateful for the opportunity to help tell this important and tragic story."
The film premieres on HBO channel Thursday and on May 12 at 8 p.m. Encore showings include May 16, 18, 21 and 24.
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From the moment it was announced, fans of Modern Warfare 2 have been up in arms over the new Stimulus Pack map pack. The reason for that being is at a premium price point ($15), even though 2 of the 5 maps are can be found in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. We were […]
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Louisiana Lottery officials say one ticket won the $325,000 jackpot in Wednesday's Lotto drawing. It was purchased in Bogalusa.
In the Easy 5 drawing, there were 2 winners. Lottery officials say they will split the $50,000 prize. The tickets were purchased in Shreveport and Natchitoches.
There was no winner in the multistate Powerball jackpot drawing. The top prize increases to an estimated $128 million for Saturday's drawing.
Louisiana Lotto will have a top prize of $250,000 for Saturday.
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Because the altitude regions for CH4 and NH3 photodissociation are physically separated from each other in the Jovian atmosphere, the possibility of forming organo-nitrogen compounds on Jupiter has been an uncertain problem [1,2,3,4,5]. Carbon- and nitrogen-bearing species do not interact significantly in laboratory experiments involving ultraviolet irradiation of CH4-NH3-H2 mixtures [6,7]. However, HCN and a variety of complex organo-nitrogen molecules are produced when methane in the above experiments is replaced by unsaturated hydrocarbons such as C2H2 or CH3C2H [8,9]. To determine the formation efficiency of organo-nitrogen compounds on Jupiter, we have added the reaction schemes proposed by [3,8,9] to a photochemical model of the Jovian troposphere and stratosphere. We find that HCN does not form in observable quantities unless a large tropospheric source of C2H2 exists (e.g., via lightning-induced chemistry, see [10]). Organo-nitrogen reactions are unlikely to be important on Jupiter --- chromophores are most likely due to inorganic compounds. References:\/ [1] Strobel, D. F. (1973), J. Atmos. Sci.\ 30, 1205; [2] Kaye, J. A., and D. F. Strobel (1983a), Icarus\ 55, 399; [3] Kaye, J. A., and D. F. Strobel (1983b), Icarus\ 54, 417; [4] Tokunaga, A. T. et al.\/ (1981), Icarus\ 48, 283; [5] Bézard, B. et al.\/ (1995), Icarus\ 118, 384; [6] Raulin, F. et al. (1979), Icarus\ 38, 358; [7] Ferris, J. P., and J. Y. Morimoto (1981), Icarus\ 48, 118; [8] Ferris, J. P., and Y. Ishikawa (1988), J. Am. Chem. Soc.\ 110, 4306; [9] Ferris, J. et\ al.\/ (1992), Icarus\ 95, 54; [10] Bétremieux, Y., and R. V. Yelle (1999), BAAS\ 31, 1180.


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After 3 rounds, Michael Adams tops the standings with 2.5 points at the 41st Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Germany. The English grandmaster won in rounds 2 and 3, both times in a Berlin Ending: first with White against Andreikin, and then with Black against Fabiano Caruana. Vladimir Kramnik and Georg Meier are tied for second place with 2/3.
It was a good weekend for Mickey Adams, who won both his games in Dortmund to take the sole lead. On Saturday he beat Dmitry Andreikin in "Carlsen style", from an ending that looked extremely drawish. The Englishman just improved his position more and more, started pushing his g-pawn and then it was suddenly winning after Andreikin's 58...Bc2?. Black can't take the pawn on g6 because of 60...Bxg6 61.Rf6+.
The next day, Adams played the same opening with the black pieces and duly won again. This time he was helped by his opponent Fabiano Caruana, who was a bit too optimistic with his move 21.f6? where 21.Bg5 Rg2+ 22.Kf4 Rf2+ 23.Kg3 was probably the most White could get. Can you find how Adams refuted the mistake?
Here's the full game:
Wang Hao won a good game in the second round against Daniel Fridman, whose Petroff was solid, but not solid enough. White could just push his pawns on the kingside and create an attack, and when the black king walked away, h7 became too weak.
The other seven games in rounds 2-3 ended in draws (and to be honest, they were not too exciting). What to think of this one?
The night before, Andreikin was one of the 80,675 fans in the Signal-Iduna-Park football stadium where he saw Borussia Dortmund take revenge for the lost Champion's League final, beating Bayern Munich 4-2. For the Russian grandmaster, who started his tournament with two losses, it was a good way to forget about chess for a while...
The Sparkassen Chess Meeting runs July 26th – 4 August in Dortmund. July 31st is a rest day.
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Go Mickey!!
That puzzle was..awesome!
Did Adam's win this tournament last year because I had a moment of Deja Vu when I saw the headline Adams leads dortmund?
English spirit shines through.Go the spider!
Wang Hao, 48. Bf5! is an exquisite demonstration of positional domination.
So good to see Michael Adams do well, since he is among the greatest gentlemen of chess. He can always have a breakout event, and can play well at the highest levels. His positional exploitation was phenomenal in these last two games.
I'm conflicted on this, since I really want to see Caruana get a great performance and establish a 2800+ rating, but then again I love to see an English player doing well too.
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Can't see your pic yet, but since it's named facepalm, I'm assuming you're being sarcastic.
My take. It comes in a foil wrapper. Lots of things that don't sound like food in the ingredients. When did peanuts become Paleo? Oh yeah, it comes in a foil wrapper. There just aren't many things that come in a foil wrapper that are much more than candy.
Glorified candy with a healthy halo.
rice protien, how the feck do you get the protien outta rice :confused:
I have no idea, nor do I care to find out, but I'm sure it dosn't just fall out when you shake it :p
Rice also doesn't have teats, and yet... there's rice milk. Rice must be a wonder food!
To mis quote the lost boys
"you don't like rice michael, come-on how can 10 million chinese people living in a represed govenment contoled state where the have no control over food choices be wrong?"
"oh it's magots propper protien, YUM, oi give me them maggots you theiving vampire bastard"
[QUOTE]Maltitol syrup, rice protein concentrate, erythritol, almond butter, Unsweetened chocolate, glycerine, digestion resistant fiber (fibersol 2) Crisped Rice (rice flour, malt extract, rice bran, calcium carbonate) Guar Gum, Coconut oil, Cocoa Powder, Natural Peanut butter, Creatine Magnapower (magnesium creatine chelate) Natural Flavor, Rice X stabillized rice bran, Sea Salt, Alpha Lipoic acid, Chromium Niacin Glycine Chelate.[/QUOTE]
Fibersol 2, Magnapowder, and Rice X! Yum!
I fired an email out to them asking how they can justify calling their bar paleo.
Response was:
The term "paleo" is used to encourage changes toward a lifestyle. Not all of our products are truly paleo.
As long as corporations have zero ethics, you can't believe just about anything on the front of the label. And the govt can't be expected to define every word used on those labels because as soon as they define any word for labeling, marketers will just come up with another misleading wording for their label.
I learned it with simple canned tuna. Tuna in water - that's what it reads on the front of the label. But, the average grocery store tuna in water has soy. I've read labels for years and I never thought to read the label on a can of tuna until I was doing some online searches to learn about soy.
Anyway, what I took away from that is to never trust the front of the label. Light and Fruity yogurt is neither light nor fruity - it's barely yogurt. Energy bars are by and large a rip-off in terms of nutrition and price (think of all the packaging you're paying for). The list goes on and on. Sadly, Paleo will be one of the next scams to take in people who don't/won't read labels.
The good news is that if we stick to foods we can see - butchered, picked from the ground, wild caught fish, etc., we won't be taken in because a little piece of crumbly "energy" packed in foil will no longer register as anything that could be food. :)
Don't be surprised if you find a Primal/Paleo aisle in your supermarket in the near future, the segment is growing and they want your money.


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Nueva Vida, Inc., (NV) is looking for a Spanish-speaking Therapist/Counselor to provide individual and group therapy to Latinas with cancer in Richmond, VA.
The QUALIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES:
- Masters Degree in Psychology or Social Work (With a valid license)
- Two or more years of experience
- Experience in cancer or other chronic illness
- Fluent in English and Spanish, and bicultural (closely familiar with both American and Latino/Hispanic cultures)
- Training and facilitation skills
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- Deep commitment to strengthening cancer survivors
- Ability to work weekends or nights
- Computer proficiency
Program Consultant's specific responsibilities are listed below:
- To provide individual counseling to cancer survivors and their families if necessary. (Clients will be referred by the Richmond Program Manager or Survivorship Program Manager)
- To facilitate peer support groups
- To participate in monthly clinical supervision sessions with the survivorship program team. NV's Survivorship Program Team includes all the Survivorship Program Consultants from Richmond, DC, and Baltimore.
- To provide regular feedback to the Survivorship Program Manager about assigned cases
- To refer cancer survivors to support groups as they phase out of the initial period of crisis
- To identify any unmet clinical needs of cancer survivors and relay these needs to Survivorship Program Manager
- To prepare monthly reports and patient notes for review to the Survivorship Program Manager
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This is Twins Territory … ooooh, I'm shaking
April 14, 2009 - Per Peterson
Is this what we have to look forward to this summer? Is this the best the Twins have to offer? This year's version of the Twins — picked by some to not only go to the playoffs but win a World Series — are a silly-looking, sad ballclub right now. And if the first week-plus of games are any indication, it's going to be a long summer in Twins Territory. Granted, they're playing without their All-Star catcher and one of their best pitchers missed his turn in the rotation to start the season, but if those two are the glue that holds this wretched model of a baseball team together, they're in trouble. The pitching has been horrible, save one stellar outing from Glen Perkins, who deserved to win last week but didn't because of the Twins' punchless offense. Francisco Liriano is not an ace. He's not even a king; he's more like the jack of the starting rotation. Kevin Slowey has given up five runs in both of his starts and a total of 22 hits in 11 1/3 innings. Nick Blackburn is fine as long as he doesn't have to face Jim Thome, but fine isn't good enough to help lead a team to a division title. A.J. Dickey was decent in his first start, throwing about 1,000 pitches in five innings and now he's in the bullpen. Speaking of that bullpen, with the exception of Matt Guerrier, it, too, is tanking it. But at least that has come as no surprise, as no one expected them to be lights-out anyway. With low expectations comes, well, nothing really. And as far as the offense goes, it looks pretty lifeless compared to last year. Where are the sneaky drag bunts? Where are the stolen bases? Where are the hit-and-run plays? Geesh, steal home if nothing else — they'd have a better chance at that than one of their hitters actually driving in a run from third. Eventually, Joe Mauer will return to add some life to the offense and Manager Ron Gardenhire can then settle on a lineup. But until then, get used to a garbled mess that includes your one home run hitter batting third in the order. Monday's game was the Twins ' first Minnesota's Market Monday promotion where the price of Home Run Porch seats, usually $21, is based on the close of the Dow Jones Industrials Average from the previous Friday. Monday's tickets came in at a mere $8. Still too much to watch this team. You won't see me at a game unless the stock market collapses again.
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by Bronwyn Wilson
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It looks like it could be a forest for Munchkins. Stored en masse, little trees, about a foot high, poke out of one gallon plastic pots. Their well-being is important, not only to the City of Woodinville, but to Leota Junior High student Morgan Giddings. As a volunteer for the City, Giddings regularly waters and cares for the young trees which are destined for planting October 7th at a site north of Wilmot Park where the Sammamish River and Little Bear Creek meet. On that day, 400 to 600 people are expected to turn out for the ReLeaf public event and plant over 3,000 young native trees. When full grown and filled out, the trees will shade the river, cool the water for salmon and add beauty to the city. And Morgan Giddings will have had her place in helping to make it possible. Of course, someone else could have watered the young trees if Giddings hadn't volunteered. But the job of caring for the trees couldn't have been accomplished without the commitment of a volunteer. Fortunately, Morgan Giddings, and many other teen volunteers just like her, are willing to donate their time and skills to help make Woodinville a great place to live.
Another example of volunteer teen spirit is Woodinville High School student Jasmine Wang. She works on the City's teen website three times a week, updating other teens on news about events and schedules for teenagers. There are a number of ways student volunteers help the City of Woodinville. To name a few, some enter data, file, design brochures or the web page. Others host, set up and break down sites for the summer concert series, or help with various activities needed during special events. Recently, a group of teen volunteers gathered together to stencil-paint the message "Dump no waste, drains to streams" next to storm drains in the City's streets. Their one-day contribution to this project will help improve salmon habitat and make the Sammamish River a better place for fish and people.
According to the City's Volunteer Coordinator, John Markuson, teen volunteers aren't required to commit to a term of service. Their assistance, he said, is needed and wanted for as long as the teen decides to participate. Markuson also said that he tries to match the volunteer with his or her interest. For example, Jasmine Wang wants to have a career in computers and Markuson was able to offer her the opportunity to work on the teen website. And though Morgan Giddings plans a career in interior decorating, she said she was willing to do any job. And taking care of young trees was a new experience for her. Markuson commented, "Periodically, we review the volunteer's involvement and check with the volunteers to see how they feel about their work." He also mentioned that he's in the process of putting volunteers together who share an interest in providing care for those with special needs. "We are encouraging educational training for our special needs population," he added. When Markuson is able to link volunteers with their interests, he said the teens are given a chance to practice doing the things they like to do.
Jasmine Wang, an honor student, is an example of a teen who enjoys her service for the City. Her initial objective was to apply her community service hours toward the 8-10 hours needed for membership in the National Honor Society. However, she has already served 50 hours and has no plans of quitting. The hours Morgan Giddings has put in working for the City will apply toward a 20 hour service learning project required of all eighth grade students at Leota. Plus, the extra hours are counted toward the 9 hours she needs for placement in the National Honor Society. Both Wang and Giddings were among six teens who were honored at the Woodinville City Council meeting Sept. 18. In recognition of their dedication to community service, the teens were awarded certificates by Deputy Mayor Scott Hageman. The teens noted as All Star Volunteers in good standing with the City of Woodinville were: Roy Brown, Katt Clifton, Morgan Giddings, Amber Nicholson, Jak Thulien and Jasmine Wang.
For further information on volunteer opportunities, call John Markuson at 425-398-9327 ext. 298. For information on teen programs, contact Cole Caplan at 425-398-9327 ext. 297. Or visit www.Woodinville-city.com/teens.


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Today's Journal reports that the off-duty Jersey City police officer who was involved in the fatal Bayonne crash that killed an 82-year-old woman last month will be getting two more summonses by Bayonne police, bringing the total number of tickets issued to nine, officials said.
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I am no garden guru , matter of fact I almost kill every plant I get, but this year I was determined to have a beautiful garden!!! So I went to lowes and bought a bunch of perennials from the clearance section, I figured why kill a luscious vibrant plant when I can try to nurse the ones noone wants back to life, well I grabbed all the wilted ones from the clearance rack only spent ninety dollars and got enough to flourish my entire front yard , then the.kids and I went to the creek by the house and.grabbed some rocks , to be honest I didn't think they would do good , see we live up by castle creek off upper front so we get flooded anytime we get a good amount of rain, my neighbors and family agreed that the front yard was too rocky and the dirty was more like clay.now from all the floods, but we dug the yard up and planted the dimming flowers, I swear I looked out the.window everyday hoping they'd spruce up , well its been a month now and the flowers are actually blooming , thriving, growing!!! I must admit there is no feeling like that of accomplishments, I am so proud of myself and now my husband, children , and I can come.home to a beautiful front yard, I even got some of the neighborhood coming up with there own lawn ideas, we'll have a beautiful road in no time :)
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Mates of State's latest effort, "Re-Arrange Us," came out this week. Largeheartedboy has available an mp3 - "My Only Offer" - on his Try It Before You Buy It post.
The new Mates of State album comes after a year of touring without synthesizers and with cellist Linnea Weiss, and following the early 2008 birth of Kori and Jason's second child.
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Sundance: 22 Festival Hits -- That Tanked
With the independent film festival winding down in Park City, Utah, we remember some of the most notoriously buzzed about flicks in years past that were the toast of the town -- only to end up getting burned at the box office elsewhere
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The second directorial effort of How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor had Zach Braff-ian level hype behind it, including back-to-back standing ovations at its first two screenings and a distribution deal in excess of $1 million. Alas, when it came time for HIMYM fans to pony up their hard-earned dollars to see Ted Mosby as a thirtysomething cradle robber, they weren't so liberal. The film grossed just $327,345. —Lanford Beard
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DETROIT -- Trust me, it's worth watching again.
With two outs in the ninth, Torii Hunter did the unthinkable when he smacked a three-run homer to help the Detroit Tigers cement their biggest comeback of the year.
"I lost my vision rounding the bases because I was so pumped up -- I almost passed out," Hunter said. "All my air was out of me because I was screaming so loud."
It was a big home run from Hunter that secured Detroit an even bigger win.
The walk-off homer lifted the Tigers to a 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics and helped them avert their first four-game series sweep since 2004.
More importantly, Hunter's blast gave the Tigers plenty of momentum as they now take at least a 5 1/2-game lead over Cleveland into their three-game weekend series.
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The Lighted Loops at Kincaid have been freshened up and are in great shape. The rest of the park is holding and the trails are in fine shape for both classic and skating.
As promised, Tom was out last night and early this morning grooming APU, the TOA, Lake Otis Connector, Service HS stadium and soccer field, the Multi-Use and all the trails on the Hillside with the exception of the Ridge and Richter which are still in good shape. He also made two loops at Trailside Elementary. Skiing is excellent today! Have a good one!


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