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An open letter in a Murrysville-area newspaper is causing controversy in a community trying to heal from the high school stabbing that wounded 21 people.Video Transcript
IF YOU'RE HEADING INTO THE CITY THIS WEEKEND. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THERE'S BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS IN THE RECENT STABBING ATTACK AT FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE'S AN EFFORT UNDER WAY TO TRY TO HELP THE FAMILY OF THE SUSPECT. THAT'S RIGHT. Reporter: THE PASTOR OF THIS CHURCH SAYS IN NO WAY DO THEY CONDONE WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 9th. AS CHRISTIANS, HE SAYS THEY NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY'LL BE CALLED TO SERVE. THAT SERVICE IS UPSETTING SOME FAMILIES OF THE CHILDREN STABBED THAT DAY. ONE LETTER TO THE EDITOR CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT. WHEN YOU LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE SERVED UP TO YOU. Reporter: CONGREGATION CHAIR WROTE SHE'S EMPHATHETIC FOR THE FAMILY. THEY HAVE THE ADDED GUILT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY. SOMEBODY IN THEIR FAMILY BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. Reporter: THE CHURCH WILL BE ACCEPTING DONATIONS NOT ONLY FOR THE VICTIMS BUT FOR THE DEFENSE. THEY DO NOT CONDONE WHAT POLICE SAY HE DID. THERE'S NO EXCUSE. THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT. IF WE BELIEVE THAT WE FOLLOW ANY KIND OF BIBLICAL MANDATE FROM JESUS, WE SEE HOW HE MINISTERED AND HE WENT RIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THOSE WHO WERE SO-CALLED SINNERS, OFFENDERS. HOW CAN WE DO ANY DIFFERENT? Reporter: I SPOKE OVER THE PHONE WITH BRANDON BROWN'S AUNT. THEY ARE DEEPLY UPSET OVER THE CHURCH'S OPEN LETTER IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER. THEY EXPECTED PRIVATE SOLICITATION BUT CHURCH SERVICES BUT NOT AN OPEN LETTER. MANY VICTIMS DIDN'T KNOW HIM AND THE LETTER MAKES THEM FEEL REVICTIMIZED. HR HRAIBEL'S FAMILY CONTACTED HER. I AGREE HE DID SOMETHING
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Day 31 - Salcedo to Santiago de Compostela
Trip Start Sep 03, 2012
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It rained all day again. They say that rain purifies the air, but it didn't in my bedroom. It was like mustard gas without being able to open the window all night, and admittedly I haven't washed any clothes this last week with the end so close. So a slight smell of rotten cabbage lurks around my rucksack!
The last 25 kilometres finally here, such a long walk
I stopped for a long lunch at Arzua hoping that the rain would keep going towards Santiago without me...and it did!
When I started walking again the sun was timidly looking through the clouds. The exit from Arzua was a confusing one as there was yellow arrows in all directions. The pensiones want the pilgrims and will make sure that everyone walks around their place. At one point there were pilgrims walking from four different directions. We all coincided in a crossing and started looking at maps...it was similar to pilgrim zombies dragging their feet at the end of the day with absolute confusion as to which way to go.
My best friends since I arrived in Galicia are all over this part of the Camino - the eucalyptus trees. Thousands of them planted in lines marking the way.
All along the path also the rubbish and clothes that pilgrims no longer needed
Most annoying are the twits that abandon their old boots and trainers next to crosses or distance markers. First of all its rubbish, secondly its stinky rubbish, thirdly its a horrible sight and fourthly there are people leaving photographs of loved ones there and I'm sure the last thing they would want it a gritty old shoe to be stuck next to them.
I guess these air heads are thinking "how symbolic...the boots I have used and now I leave as a sign of respect". I think in turn "there is a better place where I would stick them...".
Ironically as I was thinking about this and looking for the sign for 10 kilometres remaining, I realised that after 10,5 kms there are no more signs
The last 5 kilometres are not glorious, the Santiago suburbs, a motorway, several industries and the weirdest monument (huge) built on the Monte de Gozo. Apparently constructed during the last Jacobeo in 2010 and visited by John Paul II. A horrible piece similar to communist art.
I walked all the way to the Cathedral. I had walked this way quite a few times in my life, although never as a pilgrim, so I knew more or less how everything looked like. I assume this is where the last few steps are supposed to be emotional...but I was simply thinking of getting there, taking a picture and having a good shower. The humidity was unbearable.
So I arrived, took a few snaps, said "thank God that's over!" and left. Others were sitting on the floor, crying, laughing, and generally emotional. Perhaps next time!
Most guide books and people that have walked the Camino several times (why oh why?) say that the arrival is an "anti-climax"
I did collect my Compostela from the Pilgrim Office. Its all in latin (even my name) - so I have do everything that has to be done - only Mass is missing tomorrow.
All the t-shirts they sell around here and a lot of the silly graffiti along the way said "the Camino is only the start of your new life"...well mine started with pulpo, mejillones and ribeiro.
I walked around the old streets of Santiago and Santiago had one last fun vision for me to look at: a group of German old aged pensioners limping and struggling to walk after the Camino, lead by a German priest dressed in full "priest attire" except...he was wearing flip flops. Fantastic!


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BROOKLYN - Women created video games during a 48-hour jam session this weekend at NYU Polytechnic Institute.
The event was organized by Code Liberation Foundation, which aims to get more women involved in the male-dominated field of game developing.
Ladies at all levels of game design and programming teamed up to create new video game prototypes entirely from scratch.
Women make up just about 4 percent of video game programmers.


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If you're trying to find ways to deal with a ladybug infestation inside your house (like I've done each of the past 6 or so years), then you've come to the right place! Ladybug infestations typically consist of the orange and black variety of ladybugs (Asian lady beetles), rather than the bright red ones with black spots. The following tips apply to any type of ladybug that may be invading your living space. A new imported species, the multicolored Asian lady beetle, likes to spend … [Read more...]
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Failure to Launch
As I noted last week, in my story on the new Bone Thugs N Harmony album, it's the rare occasion that you hear the single from the new T.I. album, "Big Things Poppin'," on the radio these days. Though it's been out for a few weeks now, I only recall hearing it once or twice right after it came out.
This despite the fact that T.I. had the best-selling rap album out last year. King, which hit the streets the same week as the film ATL, sold something like half a million copies its first week out and went on to sell well over a million copies, which is about as good as it gets these days.
Its single, "What You Know," was all over the radio last summer. Personally I was never too crazy about it, but I know a lot of people really were. Ccracka-ass cracka Noz even went so far as to suggest that a) it was the best rap song that came out all last year, and b) T.I. is the new Big Daddy Kane.
Gotdamn shock bloggers.
Here's the thing: "Big Things Poppin'" kinda sucks balls anyway. Even if you were a big fan of "What You Know," it's hard not to hear "Poppin'" as a pale imitation of it, not unlike the umpteen different 50 Cent records that all kinda sound like either "In da Club" or "Magic Stick."
If anything, the fact that "Poppin'" has failed to catch on thus far could be viewed as proof that today's hip-hop community has more taste than I'd like to think. But of course I couldn't possibly have that much faith in humanity.
Case in point: the last Ludacris album. You can still occasionally hear the singles from it on the radio to this day despite the fact that I don't recall anyone being particuarly crazy about them. Even my esteemed colleague Sickamore was left with no choice but to give "Money Maker" a vote of no confidence.
So obviously there was some sort of cooperation going on at all levels of the music industry, a fact that was made even more clear when Luda's Release Therapy beat out King for Best Rap Album at the Grammys, which was widely viewed as an upset.
Am I suggesting money was exchanged for radio spins and awards for the Ludacris album? Obviously I wouldn't know one way or the other. But I wonder what it was about that album that made it so much better received than the new T.I. album has been so far.
When I read last week that the Warner Music Group, the group of major record labels to which T.I. is signed, was laying off 400 people, I wasn't sure what to think. But now I'm beginning to wonder. Maybe those poor bastards really were that inept.
If this new T.I. album does about as well as I expect, which is not very, I wouldn't be surprised if even more of them got the axe, and rightfully so.


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Karl 'Pat' Kettler
Karl "Pat" Kettler, went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2013.
Born in Williamsport, Pa., he was the son of Karl A. and Ada (Hannen) Kettler. He resided in the Villages, Fla., for the past 11 years.
He served in the Navy in Europe during World War II. He retired from Textron, Lycoming, after 38 years. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, his beloved pet, Bridgett, and, in his later years, he thoroughly enjoyed painting pictures for his family.
Karl is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Dottie) Magent Kettler; daughters, Yvonne (David) Hamm, Patty (Rick) Bruner; stepson, Lewis (Myla) Magent; grandchildren, Brent (Carrie) Hamm, Brenda (Kevin) Ho, Jason Bruner, Christine Bruner; and stepgrandchildren, Michael (Yesim) Magent, Chris (April) Magent. Karl had seven great-grandchildren.
Karl was predeceased by his first wife, Eva Doreen (Hodge) Kettler; two sisters, Abbey Briggs and Donna Lee Trimble; and three brothers, Richard Kettler, George Kettler and Jack Hannen.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 100 Walnut St., Montoursville, with Rev. John K. Manno officiating, followed by burial at Wildwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Crouse Funeral Home, 133 E. Third St., Williamsport, on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m.


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We've known for some time that Canadians are becoming increasingly overweight. Will another study showing we're less fit encourage the collective will to address the problem?
A Canadian Health Measures Survey, from information collected between March 2007 and February 2009, found that nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. One-quarter of children fit the same description.
Not surprisingly, that's being called a national health crisis - "crisis" a word used by Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network, in responding to release of the data.
When does knowing there is a crisis turn into action?
People perhaps rightly resist notions of a nanny state where personal choices are concerned. But the reality is that some people make healthy food choices on their own - and some, simply, do not. Government mandating healthier products on store shelves, then, seems a logical option.
We're slowly seeing - usually by jurisdiction - laws focused on fat content in foods. This came about with growing concern over the dangerous amounts of transfats being used.
More recently health advocacy groups have spoken out about the high levels of salt in prepared foods, particularly in Canada. It wouldn't be difficult to alter that with regulations.
And considering young people are part of this scenario, it's obvious more education in schools is needed. Instilling better dietary habits at a young age is apparently in demand.
This is a critical issue and one in which honest appraisal is forthcoming. Honest criticism is used in other health issues, such as identifying smoking as a cause of premature aging and all sorts of health problems.
It's interesting: it's acceptable to say smoking is a fault. But it can be construed as harassment to make reference to someone's excessive weight.
We will find ourselves far short of conquering society's overweight problem unless we acknowledge it and discuss it thoroughly and openly.
Too big an issue to tuck away
We've known for some time that Canadians are becoming increasingly overweight. Will another study showing we're less fit encourage the collective will to address the problem?
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Blake Lewis is definitely not a sore loser or anything. Wait, scratch that.
Spider-Man has entered the land of Legos. Check out the Lego version of his battle with Doc Ock from the last good Spider-Man movie.
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MARYSVILLE — Both Marysville Getchell and Marysville-Pilchuck's cross country teams competed at the Wesco 3A/4A Conference Meet at Cedarcrest Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 18 and look now to compete at the 3A District Meet at Lakewood on Oct. 27.
Marysville Getchell's varsity girls team of Rachael Lefstad, Nicole Buell, Briaunna Heacock, Shaleen Troxel, Lindsay Atterbury, Sam Gibson and Hannah Fink placed fifth overall, with a team score of 147, advancing them to the district meet.
Senior Lefstad placed seventh overall with a final time of 19:12.6. Sophomore Buell finished in 29th place with a time of 21:31.6 and senior Heacock finished in 38th with a final time of 21:51.6. Sophomore Troxel took 43rd with a time of 22:06.9. Atterbury finished in 45th place with a time of 22:11.9, while Gibson finished in 46th with a time of 22:21.5. Fink finished the race in 60th place with a final time of 23:39.3.
Marysville-Pilchuck sophomore Sierra Broker finished in 35th place with a time of 21:38.8. M-P sophomore Amanda Venables finished with a time of 23:46.2. M-P sophomore Jennifer Christenson finished with a 27:20.0 and freshman Mary Lucy finished with a 30:02.9.
"This is a fast course," said M-P head coach Jeff Reichel. "It's a little more downhill than uphill so they tend to get some good times. It's great to have this course right here."
M-P varsity boys team of Chris Moen, Josh Bevan, Michael Dufour, David Gloyd, Isreal Lopez, Brandon Farrington and Josh Berry placed 10th overall with a team score of 278.
Moen took 29th place with a time of 17:26.5, Bevan took 68th place with a time of 18:45.8, Dufour took 75th place with a time of 19:06, Gloyd took 77th place with a time of 19:15.9, Lopez took 82nd place with a time of 19:47.8, Farrington took 84th place with a time of 19:48 and Berry took 85th with a time of 19:58.
MG's varsity boys team of Cameron Wagstaff, Roger Devora, Mitch Ryiter, Thomas Lindgren, Jake Shearer, Garrett Westover and Sam Campbell placed ninth overall, with a team score of 244.
Wagstaff finished in 40th place with a time of 17:47, Devora finished in 44th place with a time of 17:58.3, Ryiter took 55th with a time of 18:15.7, while Lindgren took 59th with a time of 18:24.4. Shearer finished in 64th place with a time of 18:37.1, while Westover finished with a time o 18:47, in 69th place and Campbell took 83rd place with a time of 19:47.8.
Runners head now to the 3A District Meet at Lakewood High School on Saturday, Oct. 27.
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The Jets could enter next Sunday's critical home game against New England without several important offensive players.
They already know they won't have tight end Kellen Winslow, who entered Sunday's 19-6 loss to the Steelers as their catches leader. Sunday was the first of Winslow's four-game suspension for using a performance-enhancing substance.
There's a chance they might not have their most talented wide receiver, Santonio Holmes, who sat out Sunday's game with a sore hamstring. He also missed last week's win at Atlanta.
On Sunday, when they Jets fell to 3-3, they also saw two now-valuable offensive players fall to injuries in the fourth quarter.
Receiver Clyde Gates hurt his left shoulder and didn't return. Nor did running back Mike Goodson after injuring his left knee when trying to tackle linebacker Lawrence Timmons as he returned Geno Smith's second interception.
Goodson was helped to the sideline and wasn't in the locker room afterward when it was open to reporters. Gates was, and had his left arm in a sling. Gates declined to discuss his injury.
It marked a sour conclusion to an otherwise productive day for him. He led the Jets in catches (five) and was tied for second with seven targets. He had 36 receiving yards, third-most on the team, with a long of 11.
"It was going well," Gates said of his game.
If the Jets don't have Winslow, Holmes, Gates and Goodson against the Patriots, it will be a tall order to crack New England's defense. No. 1 running back Bilal Powell, who carried nine times for 30 yards Sunday, also hurt his shoulder, according to coach Rex Ryan. But Powell returned to the game and said afterward that it wasn't a significant injury at all.
The injuries Sunday weren't just limited to the offense, which isn't good news as the Jets prepare to face future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.
Cornerback Kyle Wilson left the game in the first half with a head injury and did not return. Isaiah Trufant, who played 14 snaps all season before Sunday, took his place as the slot/nickel corner.
Wilson was just the latest injury to the Jets' secondary. Corner Dee Milliner missed his third straight game Sunday with a hamstring injury, but he said last week that he expected to be ready for New England. Corner Antonio Cromartie hyperextended his right knee in Thursday's practice, but started Sunday.
Darrin Walls started opposite Cromartie. Walls took Milliner's place for the second straight game. Wilson started for Milliner in the first game of his absence, a win over Buffalo. If Wilson can't play against New England, Trufant might have a large role again, depending on how much Milliner is available.


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When I do a revision… generally I tear the ms to shreds. I pull it apart, piece it back together and hope the glue holds long enough to do it all over again (approximately 4 times – 4th time I'm pretty certain the glue's no longer visible).
But what that means for me, is that the margins are NEVER enough. And so the backs of my novel's pages look like this:
BTW, in case you were wondering, this is this novel's 2nd time through the gauntlet – and I still have that many notes/changes.
I should also point out that my best editor is my mother, who will no doubt send this version back to me with another 5,000 changes in track changes – which I've slowly gotten to the point of relishing. (I should also point out that she's been waiting a long time for me to finish this novel up… so I should probably get on that, no?)
Are the margins enough for you? Or do you find yourself slipping on to the back of the page as well?


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Ugh, that sounds just horrible!!!
I had some blood tests yesterday - hormones and thyroid and stuff, iron - and since my 'oscopies were clear and I'd declared I'd figured out that was allergic to wheat and my symptoms had cleared up, the doc added gluten antibodies to the list. So I had to eat wheat for a couple of days beforehand. Not that I really care since I'm convinced that wheat is bad anyway, but I figure out of curiosity it would be interesing to know. I don't know enough about allergies- I have hayfever and wheat is part of that group of birch Pollen allergens that give me 'oral allergy syndrome', SOME of which also give me digestive issues (avocado being one; and no it's not latex, the avocado has both proteins - more than one allergen)
So I think 'yay' and tuck into a bacon sandwich, have cake and porridge. All the things I thought I was missing and you know, I really didn't enjoy any of them! Did forget to have a doughnut tho.... oh and the interesting thing, along with the wheat usually seems to come sugar or crappy oils. In pastries or cake or breads.
So yesterday and today I feel like crap, guts feel hot and bloated, at one point yesterday my chest felt tight and I wondered if I was actually going to have an anaphylactic reaction (could my response to the allergen have gotten worse through abstinence?) and my joints all hurt! My knees are crackling and I lie in bed with my guts gurgling which they haven't done in ages!
Nothing like a bit of empirical evidence to test a theory...
Ugh, that sounds just horrible!!!
Take good care geekgirl and know that you are well!
Why is it not the standard to test the body by what feels well instead of what feels dis-eased?! I am totally confused by this.
Ah, science! It has an interesting relationship with common sense. I would be interested to know what the tests say--I know lots of people who turn up there noses when someone "claims" to be allergic to something, unless they have it confirmed by a doctor. I understand that sometimes expectations can play havoc with our perceptions . . . but they also have an impact on our health. So, would thinking you're allergic to something have an impact on a test?
Random thought. Huh.
I have a soy allergy. The more processed the soy the more I react. Soy bean oil is in EVERYTHING theses days. It makes my throat swell up, get itchy and I start to cough and gag sometimes for hours until the muscles around my lungs are all strained, leaving me wheezing for a few days. Because soy is in almost all processed foods these days we really didn't make the connection of why I was always coughing non stop. It took almost a year to diagnose, and in the search for the cause I was put on four different antibiotics to treat possible "lung infections" which I didn't actually have and went for lung x-rays and many tests none of which questioned what I was eating or checked for allergies. Finally a naturalpathic doctor helped me figure it out. I cut out all soy, and as a result all processed foods ,and suddenly I was no longer coughing day and night and could breath again.
So then I was at a family event (Ok it was my wedding...) and I was explaining in my speech how the caterers had been nice enough not to use soy in anything and my aunt who is a retired paramedic and therefore, at least in her mind, an authority on all things health and medical, yells out across the room, "You don't have an allergy. You don't go into anaphylactic shock. If you had an allergy you'd need an epi-pen just to leave the house! Stop being over dramatic!".
And people wonder why I don't trust conventional medical advice.....
Leanne, I am an EMT and work in the health care field outside of my EMT duties. I learned a much different explanation of anaphalxis. Your sypmtoms are indeed anaphylaxis. That would be like saying my son who has a skin reaction to fire ant stings and develops a full body rash with nly 1-2 tings is nt allergic to fire ants.
Definition of anaphylaxis
I'm feeling much better now, thank heavens - will be eating very clean for a week.
Leanne, your story is interesting - and awful, gosh what an annoying relative! I have a similar relative, very skeptical about anything like allergies or sensitivity - thinks it's 'all in the mind". (In which case cutting out the things I THOUGHT were causing me problems - like caffeine, alcohol, etc, should have worked, right?)
Amazing that you had such a difficult search to find the cause, and such a specific reaction - interesting. I wonder how many other people have respiratory symptoms that they don't connect with a food allergy?
I've never been a fan of homeopathy and unproven "complementary" medicine which I feel some people opt for in the misguided belief that natural=better, but I'm so frustrated by the narrow focus most doctors seem to have. The specialist had even put on my notes to 'suggest psyllium..." to improve symptoms! I'd been practically LIVING on freaking fiber supplements - bran cereal every day. STOPPING the grain fiber was the best thing I ever did. Anyway, I've heard of a naturopath who is conventionally trained - so I'm hoping to get to see her.
I'm just so, so, so grateful I found Mark's Daily Apple - if it wasn't for Mark I'd never have picked up on the possibility of a wheat allergy.
Wow, I cringed when I read about the aunt at your wedding. Even if she was right, and I don't think she is, that was not the time or place to share her opinion.
I have some empirical evidence to share. My husband and both of his adult children get stuffy and the sniffles after eating sugar. Every single time. We all stay away from it for the most part, but occasionally one of the kids will just have to indulge in a Starbucks and some kind of pastry or candy or pie...and it usually takes less than 1/2 hour for the sniffles to begin.
I am very suspicious that I have a wheat allergy. As a very young child I had hay fever, and was on some kind of prescription medication before the age of ten ( I remember taking little blue pills but my mother doesn't remember what they were). I had horrible dandruff, and my mother would give my scalp olive oil treatments. As a teen and young adult, I suffered with severe acne. My hormones were out of whack or something else was going on because I was put on birth control pills at thirteen to control my extremely heavy menstruation. In my thirties, I developed endometriosis. And in my later forties, my already sensitive skin starting flaring up to the point that it was painful and disfiguring. When I started a low carb diet to try and lose weigh, by skin cleared up along with many other benefits including no hay fever. My family is amazed that now I am the only one that goes through summers without allergies and they all suffer and sniff and sneeze. I am actually amazed too. It's got to be the wheat...
I am glad you are feeling better geekgrrl.
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As much as there's a long way to go before Nova Scotians can have total confidence in their system of emergency medicine, the short-term look is not all that bad. While emergency rooms continue to be closed temporarily, for the first time in a years there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Health and Wellness Minister Maureen MacDonald released her department's second accountability report on emergency departments on Thursday pointing out there were 196 fewer hours of ER closures last year while the number of unscheduled closures was also down by 1,195 hours.
The report, which provides data to enhance the understanding the challenges facing the province's emergency care system, will help government provide better health care to those people who need it during an emergency situation.
While some hospitals have seen a huge improvement, there are still many others struggling to keep the doors to their ERs open. Yes, help is on the way, through the opening of collaborative emergency centres, but you can understand how people are still a little jittery about the state of health care in Nova Scotia.
Where credit is due is how government is not repeating the past by just throwing money at the problem. It's establishing collaborative emergency centres and setting up a rapid assessment unit at the QEII hospital in Halifax. It's also hiring paramedics to work at nursing homes and it's training paramedics in the use of life-saving drugs.
Even more encouraging is the fact the information collected will continue to be used as a benchmark so the data can be compared and progress charted annually so government and Nova Scotians will know whether we are heading in the right direction.
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Council authorized the police department to pursue the purchase of four cruisers. The price is about $131,000. The 2013 Ford sedan interceptor is a Ford Taurus. Police Chief Gregory A. Foresman said the cars are expected to have better fuel mileage compared to the Crown Victoria models. The vehicles are all-wheel drive and have more horsepower than their predecessor, he said.
They would be bought from Sunbury Motors and there would be about a little more than $4,000 left over to be returned to the budget, he indicated.
A crash involving a police cruiser and a private vehicle at West Fourth and Walnut streets early Easter morning has led to the department most likely having to ask council for a fifth vehicle but that will be made in another request and another time, Foresman said.
In tracking the inflow and outflow of the police vehicles, the city finance committee earlier this week determined the net effect is that the city police has taken off-line five vehicles and replaced them with four. A Ford Expedition, a type of sport-utility vehicle, was transferred to the Williamsport Bureau of Fire, which paid $7,500 for the vehicle, according to City Fire Chief C. Dean Heinbach.
Mayor Gabriel J. Campana said he would like to see discussion whether to transfer a police car to the mayor's office for use of individuals within that department. Campana suggested Justin Simpson, director of recreation, could use a vehicle, especially during the heavy summer months when Simpson oversees camps and other programs.
Council President Bill Hall said he has advocated that a car be available for use by the mayor's office – not solely for the mayor – but for those who need it. Hall said a vehicle with 100,000 miles – which used to be considered high mileage – is not any longer.
It is not unusual for vehicles to reach 200,000 or higher mileage, he said, asking Foresman, for budget purposes, whether it could be determined how much a car would cost in terms of maintenance, tire replacement, and registration.
Hall said he asked that so the city could come up with a cost of operating the vehicle and add that to the department budget. "You could move a car to the department and set up a budget," he said.
Councilman N. Clifford "Skip" Smith asked about the feasibility of transferring a vehicle to departments, such as recreation. Smith noted Simpson uses his own vehicle for city business and does not receive remuneration for gas mileage.
Councilman Don Noviello, who shared responsibility for the annual Soap Box Derby in July, said Simpson was run "ragged" before and during the event.
Williamson also appreciated how much Simpson does for the city, but he also said it was the administration's intention to bring the recreation department back to City Hall this year. In that context, Williamson said, part of the reason for council approving that was the overall budget was not to see any increase in expenses.
Williamson also said any discussion about transferring or moving cars from one department to another would better be served, as Campana also said, during the budget deliberation.
Councilwoman Liz Miele asked Foresman to what extent it was viable to pass any vehicles down to the codes department. Foresman said the police cruisers are used "pretty hard," but that for the other departments, which typically operated 9 to 5 hours, the wear and tear on them might be less than what the police encounter.
Councilman Randall J. Allison asked Foresman whether there are any vehicles in the police department that can run on compressed natural gas.
Foresman said there was not enough compressed natural gas stations around, but said he was sure there are police departments where the fuel source is being tested on vehicles for law enforcement use.


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the supermarket lidls often do a week when they have running gear for sale......i bought running tights very very cheap but perfectly durable about 5 or 6 quid. they even had a bit of reflector on and a very small non zipped pocket, anyway i lost a pair to my daughter so bought another pair for myself .......great for running around the countryside as i frequently ladder mine on brambles etc while out so have had to stop buying expensive models. they did mens version too
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getting along good at the moment will have a review in december so will see what they say ...thats good advice about the guy on caridacathletes website thanks for that will do if they decide that i need one. symptoms have improved quite a lot i have reduced training quite a bit as i also had a knee injury from a fall and realise i feel better for not pushing myself so much. im not so dizzy and dont feel so tired either. there is my answer partly i think.....
hope you got on ok dave and maybe think about cutting down training for a bit see if your symptoms improve also
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bloody hell i just want to stand up without feeling dizzy and go out running occasionally to let off steam......but i have to admire you... go get it!!!!!!
ive got a review in december or sooner if i feel unwell but dont want to rush into this unless i really have to.
i did everest base camp in 2009 probably the toughest thing mentally and physically i have ever done. its so good to have theses goals it keeps us sharp and focused on what we need to do to get ourselves there....in short its living life to the full!!!!!
i've done my share of parachuting in my early years so dont feel the urge to rekindle that sport at my time of life now ha ha ha!
its very encouraging to hear that my sporting life is not finished because of bradycardia and i will continue to pursue fitness. i'm happy to just go out run and enjoy myself and yes you are so right its usually the body that lets you know what it dosent like too much so i do trust my instincts more and if i feel tired i cut back on the training and think tomorrow is another day.
good luck with triathlon. if you're taking part in that i shouldnt really have any worries about having a pacemaker fitted in the future as its obviously surviving you putting it through its full ranges.........
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March 10, 2014 at 3:47pm
Typo: Cannot be violating our own Prime Directive.
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I NEVER post on here because most of the comments seem to be very vitriolic and ridiculous, but Darmok is one of my all time favorite Trek episodes, so you sir get a +1 just for that.
TIPS stands for To (E)Insure Proper Service, and it doesnt change the 2.15 an hour I make thanks to TX right to work laws. Sunday Christians get the same stereotype as some African Americans at restaurants. These stereotypes are created because of continual repeat issues, possibly someones personal bias also, but the sort of stuff actually happens.
However to take a note from Trek, we can be going around acting like ******** violating our own Prime Directive. Treating anyone badly whether you are a Christian or not, is a ****** human act. When someone gives you bad service, it is indeed THEIR OWN FAULT and they should be compensated (or not) accordingly.
February 20, 2013 at 2:23pm
And where is this ******** being broadcast from? MSNBC? Thats crazy, theyre a respectable news outlet. Talk about misdirection.
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January 31, 2013 at 4:44pm
LOL Ive worked as a server and bartender since I was 18 and it has paid for 2 undergraduate degrees and am now completing my masters degree. During this time I also managed and trained employees, it is very difficult to get great employees who really give a **** for 2.15/h here in TX. That tends to be a huge part of the reason that people experience such ****** service on a regular basis. That does not however mean give you the excuse of being a ****** customer as so many choose to be and as many of the people who have commented on this post proudly admit to being.
TIPS means To (I)Ensure Proper Service, meaning if the person does a great job and exceeds your expectations and needs as a customer, it is proper and polite to reciprocate.
ALSO, Never in my life has an athiest handed me a booklet about athiesm instead of a tip, only "Christians" felt the need to repay good service with verbal tips and religious literature. BUT this is America, and I support your religious beliefs 100% even though I do not share them, please leave them the hell out of your dining experience. The comment above about sunday tippers is unfortunately true most of the time, let alone if they are "urban", you know youre working for free for that table.
Bottom line, ****** attitudes and not smiling should not earn you a good tip. To be a dumb ass and immortalize it on the internet is unfortunate and has consequences.
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Realhazard i heard a rumor that the senior staff were paid 100% of their bonus that can't be true, right?
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I apologize in advance, as our natural direction of conversation leans towards the technical and we tend to veer off here and there. We talk about the challenges that "Eclipse" fight sequences presented, the complexities of shooting a movie in 3D (which he hasn't done yet) and how he goes about choosing his next project.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Perhaps, something gets lost in the translation. Maybe, he could be more precise. But when he thinks about what has pushed him — first to the United States from Japan, and then from Los Angeles to New York — he often comes back to one word.
Fear, Hiroki Kuroda said this week, is the ultimate motivator. He talks about how it drives him, how it is always present, how it comes in many forms. For Kuroda, who is about to begin his next major transition by joining the Yankees, fear acts as his fuel.
"Whenever you try something new, you always have some kind of fear," Kuroda said through a translator. "But by practicing and working hard, you're trying to get rid of that fear. And that's what I've been doing all my life."
He conquered that fear when in the prime of his career, Kuroda left his native Japan to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He started over, forced to make sense of a foreign culture and in some ways, a foreign game. He recalled being perplexed by the idea of tipping servers, a custom here not done in Japan. He got his body used to a new routine, pitching once every five days here, as opposed to once every seven in his home country.
"The toughest transition for him was when he went from Japan to L.A., the first transition to the major leagues," said Yankees catcher Russell Martin, who was Kuroda's first catcher with the Dodgers when he arrived in 2008.
In four seasons, Kuroda is 41-46 with a 3.45 ERA. He has consistently generated ground balls, and until last season he had always avoided giving up home runs. But even with the spike in his home-run rate, Kuroda, 37, is coming off perhaps his best season.
Though poor run support dragged down his record to 13-16, his 3.07 ERA offered a more accurate picture of his performance. The Yankees thought enough of Kuroda to stretch the budget to sign him to a one-year, $10 million contract.
Now Kuroda and Martin are reunited, just in time for another tough transition. The American League, with its deeper lineups and the designated hitter, is a harsher place for pitchers than the National League. The Yankees don't have to look far for examples.
Javier Vazquez posted a Cy Young-caliber season in 2009 with the Atlanta Braves. The Yankees banked on Vazquez making a smooth transition, trading for him before the 2010 season. And for the second time in his career, Vazquez found himself overmatched in New York, the latest to falter while making the change.
But Martin, who watched it happen with Dodgers, believes Kuroda can adjust.
"He's pitched in interleague, he's pitched against American League teams before, so he knows how it works," Martin said. "He's a veteran guy. He'll adapt. He's a great teammate, a great guy."
Pitching coach Larry Rothschild believes that switching leagues is often an overemphasized challenge.
"To me, it gets overplayed," Rothschild sad. "He's a guy who knows how to dissect hitters, and hitters are hitters. It doesn't matter what division they're in or anything else. So he's got the weapons to get hitters out."
Those weapons include a live fastball, a splitter and a curve, though his cutter and two-seam fastball might be most important. With those pitches, Kuroda can work both sides of the plate, which manager Joe Girardi believes is the key to a smooth transition.
Said Rothschild: "He's got enough pitches in his repertoire to get hitters out and keep a good mix."
Yet Kuroda admits there is still some fear. Those feelings, he said, are strongest around this time of year. Every new season is yet another test. He must once again prove himself.
"Every offseason, with the dawn of a new season coming, I always have some fear," Kuroda said. "Maybe it's because of my age, or challenging new hitters. But to get rid of that fear, you have to practice a lot better, you have to improve your mechanics. That's what I've been doing during the offseason. But you have that fear constantly. Every level that you play baseball, you always have that."
Kuroda reminds himself that he made this choice, to accept a new reality, to embrace new challenges. But perhaps more than anybody else, Kuroda is anxious to see if he's up to this latest challenge. He wants to once again conquer his fear.
"I just have this motivation to keep moving forward," he said. "If I didn't have that, I think I'd be retired already. I just have to keep having that motivation."
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SOUTH HADLEY – The Cultural Council in South Hadley, a local chapter of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is known for awarding small grants to artists and other creative groups and individuals.
It will continue to do that, said Barbara ("Bobbie") Salthouse, vice-president of council, but it's also striking out in a new direction.
Salthouse said the new Master Plan for the town includes a directive to "enhance and expand" cultural activity in South Hadley.
The council is taking the first step by inviting artists, performers, writers, musicians, storytellers, historians and other creative people in the community to a gathering on May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the South Hadley Public Library for refreshments and an exchange of ideas.
- Event: Social gathering to talk about the arts in South Hadley
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"It's going to be a fun meeting," said Salthouse, "and we hope to have a big turnout."
She said South Hadley is full of talented people who are artistic in many ways, "but they don't tend to talk to each other.
"The meeting will focus on finding out what people want to do and see in their town, whether it's displaying their own art, or seeing other people's art, or hearing music or watching dance.
"One of our models is Easthampton, because it has a lot of artists and cultural events going on. They even produce a booklet that's a directory of artists," said Salthouse, a graphic artist by profession and a fine arts painter herself.
The section on "Historic and Cultural Resources" in South Hadley's Master Plan is mostly about historical attractions. South Hadley is home to an active Historical Society, an industrial canal from 1795 and a couple of small historical museums with limited hours.
It also has a town band and a public library with a lively program featuring guest authors and other artists. Most famously, South Hadley has Mount Holyoke College and the rich cultural offerings it shares with the community.
Salthouse said she hopes representatives of all of these organizations will attend the gathering on May 3.
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So my 16 months sits on the potty of a few sec, every time I put her on the potty she is less scared, and she sits there for longer. When she is in her diaper ( like right before bath time ) alike to grab it. Not so much play with but any way. When she poops ( in her diaper ) she do sent do it around us. Not so much of her binding, but I have notice she you squat and do it. Or go behind the TV .so what do you think?
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IRVINGTON -- Facing multi-million dollar deficits due to cuts in state aid and reduced revenue from other sources, the township has sent out layoff notices to 20 police officers and 10 firefighters.
The heads of the police and fire unions, though, said Mayor Wayne Smith's layoff plan looks to balance future budgets at the expense of public safety.
The layoffs, which Smith said he hopes to avert through concessions from police and fire unions, would trim uniformed police personnel to 159 officers. The number of firefighters would drop to 77.
Although the township is working to close a roughly $5 million budget gap for the fiscal year ending June 30, the layoffs would trim just $132,000 from that budget. They would save the township more than $1 million next fiscal year.
The president of the police union, Detective Jerry Ramos, said laying off 20 cops would jeopardize the department's recent successes. After years of frustrated efforts fighting one of the state's highest crime rates, police were credited for trimming one of the state's highest crime rates about 25 percent in the last year.
"Gang members don't lay off, they hire every single day," Ramos said. "The only way to get rid of these gang members is to hire more
The 20 officers were hired in the last year through federal Department of Justice grant programs. The grants pay the officers' base salaries for three years, while the township is responsible for step raises, overtime and benefits.
The layoffs would further compromise township's already poor police-to-resident ratio, Ramos said. Right now, Irvington's ratio stands at 2.94 officers per 1,000 residents. The layoffs would drop the ratio to 2.62 cops per 1,000.
By comparison, Ramos said, Newark ratio is 4.68 officers per 1,000 residents, and East Orange's is 4.16 per 1,000.
"We're doing significant work with much less manpower than cities around us," Ramos said. But, he added, "We obviously won't be able to sustain those numbers."
Alex Lima, the president of the firefighters local, said the projected layoffs would bring that department's staffing to the lowest level in 15 years.
"I've never seen it that low. It's very alarming. It's like losing a whole shift," Lima said, adding that the department would also be losing four or five firemen to retirement in the next few months.
According to a state survey, ideal staffing would number about 100 firefighters, he said.
Lima and Smith will meet on Monday. "We will try to negotiate," he said.
Councilman David Lyons, who is challenging Smith in the May elections, called the layoff plan unacceptable.
"Our citizens already complain about very poor police response time," he wrote Smith this week. "This will no doubt jeopardize the public's safety and well being."


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My quick impressions from the New Orleans Saints' 31-23 victory against the Houston Texans on Sunday at Reliant Stadium:
Impressive quarterback play
Drew Brees, Luke McCown and Ryan Griffin combined to complete 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards and four touchdowns. It's been awhile since I've seen a more complete game by the Saints quarterback position. Sean Payton had to be ecstatic with the execution from this group, from top to bottom.
Special teams remain inconsistent.
The good: Preston Parker's 52-yard return of the second half kickoff led to a touchdown. The kicking of Garrett Hartley (51-yard field goal) and Thomas Morstead (43.5 average). The bad: A 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by KeShawn Martin that was nullified by an unnecessary block-in-the-back penalty.
Situational defense
Forget the 496 yards and 30 first downs. The Saints' defense played well when it mattered. They limited Houston to two touchdowns in five trips to the red zone and held the Texans to a 42 percent conversion rate on third down. In goal-to-go situations, Houston managed just one touchdown in three tries.
Positive screening
The Saints' running backs showed their versatility, catching 11 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. All six running backs and fullbacks that were active caught at least one pass. Many of the receptions came on well-timed screens.
Making their case
Parker, Andy Tanner and Courtney Roby all made their cases for roster spots. Tanner had two touchdown catches and 33 receiving yards. Parker's 52-yard return of the second-half kickoff set up a touchdown. And Roby set up another score by drawing a pass-interference penalty on Brandon Harris. The Saints' staff is going to have a tough decision to make at receiver.
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Tom Izzo couldn't be reached on his phone, but he submitted this comment through Matt Larson: "Based on the information we have received, Derrick Nix has been suspended indefinitely from our basketball team, and his future with our program is uncertain. He made an irresponsible decision that has put his future with our program in serious jeopardy."


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Natural History by Linda Lehmusvirta - Fall 2002
Twenty years ago, a few people gathered in a dusty hayfield and looked into the future. They envisioned a country where people valued and protected the native plants that were disappearing day by day. They wanted to unlock the secrets of wildflowers and illustrate the contribution plants make to a healthy and beautiful place to live. With a handful of test plots for wildflowers, they ventured down a path that led to an international resource for environmental research and education, visited by more than 100,000 people each year -- the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
"The idea for wildflower research had been alluringly going round in my mind for several years, and I finally decided to 'throw my hat over the windmill' when I celebrated my 70th birthday this past December and gave the land and a gift of money to get the Center started." - Lady Bird Johnson, June 1983
It all began when Lady Bird Johnson and close friends discussed a center to study and promote wildflowers. "To start out with, the idea was to make use of the historic property -- known in east Texas as the Brick House -- where Lady Bird Johnson had grown up," said Patsy Steves, a friend to Mrs. Johnson who had traveled with her as a Texas Highway Beautification Awards judge.
Mrs. Johnson's childhood home in Karnack, the Brick House, was where she formed her lifelong friendship with nature. She ran unhampered along its sandy roads, discovering the first violets of spring and exploring the piney woods.
"The song of the wind in the upper branches of the pine trees is the most evocative symphony I've ever heard . . . I believe most of us cherish memories which have their roots in nature - a bond that forever ties us to the land," Mrs. Johnson said in 1988. As first lady in the 1960s, Lady Bird Johnson found a good friend in Nash Castro, with whom she worked on national beautification efforts while Castro was the director of the National Capital Parks in Washington, D.C.
In 1980, when Castro and his wife Bette were hiking with Mrs. Johnson at the LBJ Ranch, Castro said to her, "You're not getting any younger, and I'm not getting any younger, and we need to do something about your girlhood home."
Castro believed that the Brick House was a potential National Park Service site and said, "It occurred to me that a wildflower project could be made a part of that historic property." Although it turned out the Brick House was unavailable, Castro didn't want Mrs. Johnson to give up on the project. She agreed, since when she and President Johnson returned to Texas in 1969, many of the open fields and meadows she remembered had disappeared, "And in their place were shopping malls, suburbs chock-a-block with housing developments and industrial plants and spaghetti networks of highways," she later said.
"I realized this pattern was repeated all over the country. Gone were the scenes I loved, along with much of the habitat for wildflowers and native plants. I wanted to do something to keep alive the beauty I had known." She chose her 70th birthday to found a wildflower center as "my way of repaying some of the debt for the delight and sustenance nature had given me all my life."
Mrs. Johnson discussed various properties to house the center with the Castros and Steves, and in spring 1981 they chose 60 acres of hayfield in east Austin, the site of the Johnsons' KLBJ-AM radio towers. They put together a board of directors of more than 100 members that included Johnson-family friends and colleagues from the national beautification project Mrs. Johnson led during her days as first lady who -- because of their love and respect for her -- were eager to help.
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Despite gaining three officers and three new police cars in 2013, during February budget hearings Upperman told City Council members "We're short three people still."
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Where's Romeo?
That's what the people of Juneau are wondering as they mull what happened to the city's most famous black wolf. Romeo has disappeared, prompting speculation about his death or the less likely scenario that he joined a pack and took off.
Whatever the case, the wolf, who seemed to have made peace with humans and their domesticated dogs, is missed, this morning's Anchorage Daily News reports.
Neither hide nor hair of Romeo, the city's celebrity wolf, has been seen in Juneau this winter. Residents who hiked with him every day said he was last seen in mid-September.
Romeo first showed up in the Mendenhall Valley in 2003, hanging around every winter since in the Dredge Lakes area and on the frozen, snow-covered lake. It was clear this was no ordinary wolf; he instigated playful behavior with dogs being walked by area residents.
"The thing that impressed me most about him was his non-aggressiveness, or his turn-the-other-cheek sort of attitude that he had," said photographer John Hyde, who spent countless hours taking hundreds of images of the animal. "I saw him attacked by various dogs, aggressively attacked and bitten, and he would just turn away and walk off when he could have literally killed those dogs in seconds."
It was clear to many residents the shiny black wolf, estimated at 140 pounds, yearned for canine companionship and was seemingly willing to stifle innate behavior in a quest to make friends.
"He would make noises, wanted to show us something. He wanted to play," said Harry Robinson, who was joined by the wolf on daily walks with his female dog, Brittian. "He'd jump eight feet straight up in the air and grab a branch, be like, 'Look at me, I'm so cute, look what I can do.' He'd play tug-of-war with other dogs but act like he's pulling it, so the dog would not get discouraged or something. He liked to be chased by other dogs."
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Lynne Featherstone: I support opposite-sex civil partnerships but the amendment may be a 'cynical trap'
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I find myself agreeing with Lynn, which usually surprises me. These people proposing these amendments have never given a damn about fairness, equality etc before and carry a record of utter homophobia as well. I find it unlikely they've suddenly been moved by the plight of straight folks rather than the chance to hurt us some more
The issue of civil partnerships for opposite sex couples is an important one (that I want to see accepted) but in this bill it is being pushed as a wrecking amendment, designed to slow or derail the bill's passage as a parliamentary tactic/manouvre.
The clue is to look at who the main proponents of the amendment are and then look at their voting record.
Loughton was pushing this during the CP legislation and believes that the current bill for equal marriage doesn't provide any more equality for gay people because of CPs. He bleats about an inequality for heterosexuals being excluded from them, knowing that it could derail the legislation which is what it's all about. I strongly believe back in 2004/5 when the legislation was going through that his support had to more to do with making CPs so commonplace among straights that it would quash any chance of equal marriage for gays ever gaining acceptance among the public. Even then, it was a sinister move on his part.
Lynne is absolutely right, it's a trap. If those who voted yes on 5th February support this amendment, then that is what will happen. The bill will go down in flames. Loughton and Burrowes are voting no to the bill regardless. There is no evidence or assurances from those MPs who voted no that they would vote yes if the amendment were carried.
It's an ill-intentioned spiteful move by Loughton. His support of CPs for straights is bogus. It was in 2004/5 and again in 2013. He's voting no on Tuesday, regardless. He told me that excluding heteros from CPs is an inequality that needs to be removed and that equal marriage conveys no further equality for gays which would imply that he is justified to vote no the bill. He's one nasty sick man and a loon.
Openly gay Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams is supporting this amendment, one of the six who are tabling it I might add. I received no response from him in two emails I sent letting him know why I think this is wrong and the reasons why which Lynne has outlined. I'm hoping this is raised in the debate tomorrow and on tuesday. It needs to be said.
Let's hope that Tim Loughton's tactics turn out to be a massive own goal when the legislation is passed with the equal civil partnerships amendment too and full equality is achieved at a stroke. Surely that isn't too much to hope for?
Loughton isn't doing it out of genuine concern for heterosexuals not having access to CPs. These people want all of the amendments carried including a referendum. If this one amendment is carried while others aren't, all of those who are feigning support for straight CPs will be given a golden opportunity to do exactly what Lynne suspects, filibuster, block delay and hopefully kill the bill altogether assuming that many who voted yes to the second reading suddenly do a u-turn and vote no on tuesday because of this ill-conceived, spiteful amendment. That is their goal. No thank you.
Yes, exactly. So I hope for an *own* goal, which means that they inadvertently "score" for those striving for equality.
Why does anyone need civil partnerships, gay/straight, once equal marriage is enacted? Phase them out I say. They are an anachronism.
Their duplicity is obvious. On the one hand they are saying that there is no need for same sex marriage because Civil Partnership is enough, then they are saying that we need opposite sex CP. They can't have it both ways.
Civil partnerships should be reviewed and changed or abolished in another bill all together. MPs like David Burrowes have been pretty outspoken about wanting to ruin this this bill with amendments. Don't let a few bigots ruin this.
Quite right. I don't think they will succeed in wrecking anything. They didn't in Committee after having all of their absurd nonsense shot down one by one. They went into Committee thinking they stood a chance. I think the same will happen tomorrow and Tuesday. If people like Phillip Hammond can concede that the bill will probably pass, then Loughton and Burrowes will be what they've always been, delusional but hateful religious loons.
Keep this Same-Sex marriage bill going – no amendments from Loughty as he's rabidly homophobic and his only purpose is a wrecking amendment – Tories tried this same tactic with the Civil Partnerships bill, and lost. Have a new bill to extend CPs to heterosexual couples – and that will go through with almost no parliamentary effort or time because everybody agrees with it, apparently. Nothing must derail this bill, nor weaken it – those homophobes like Loughton also want opt-outs for registrars – which is never going to happen.
This is their new Section 28 — nobody is going to forgive them or forget what they've attempted here, it will be a millstone around the necks of all Tories for a lifetime.
Labour must absolutely not support these wrecking amendments, or they will lose my support, same for LibDems.
House of Commons starts 3-4pm today, the first debate
Brief note on this £3 to £4bn. No calculated were provided, and it's absurd to claim this is a cost to the tax-payer – if these cohabiting couples married it would still cost the treasury. The loss is inheritance tax – when people die, but it is balanced out by a reduction in welfare costs during the couples lifetime. So the calculation becomes zero over time. I'd be surprised if cohabiting couples didn't want to get a Civil Partnership given that it should give them plenty of rights including inheritance tax benefits for the surviving partner. Surely the government want more people to get CPs and married because it helps to strengthen society, so to claim that they don't want CPs because cohabiting heterosexuals WILL get them, is absurd. They should be encouraging all avenues to formalising relationships (i.e. getting your rights and benefits) and any extra pension costs would be only those which would happen if these people got married.
All MP's supporting equal marriage must – absolutely must – make an effort to attend and vote to ensure this wrecking tactic fails. It could be closer than we imagine as the proposal sounds very attractive at first glance. So no abstentions and no excuses from our MP's this time. Labour and LibDems in particular should take note, we'll be watching to see IF you vote and how you vote.
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THE GAME: Auburn (3-4) vs. Rutgers (5-2), 11:30 a.m., Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. (ESPN2).
THIS GAME WILL DETERMINE ... if Auburn's young team has gathered enough confidence to win its first game away from Auburn Arena.
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In the spring of 2006, after teaching mathematics for more than 30 years in Lamoni, Ankeny, Underwood and Harlan, Tom Pattee decided to put down the chalk for good and become a full-time cattleman.
When his father-in-law retired in 1980, Pattee started farming and grazing cattle part-time on his father-in-law's property near Avoca. Now Pattee runs a cow herd of mostly commercial Angus on about 100 acres of rough, hilly pasture.
The last few years Pattee researched ways to expand his cow herd, knowing he would soon retire from teaching, and find a way to keep his cattle out of a creek that runs through the pasture. "I wanted to increase the cow herd, and I thought I could get better use of the grass," he said.
Multi-Paddock System
In 2004, Pattee got help from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Harlan. Luke Zaiger, soil conservation technician with NRCS, recommended Pattee switch from a continuous grazing system to a multi-paddock rotational grazing system.
Multi-paddock rotational grazing is a system where livestock are moved often from paddock to paddock, according to forage use and allowing for rest periods. "The advantage of a paddock system is high forage production and use per acre, plus pastures can be rested and grazed more efficiently," says Zaiger.
"I had done some paddock grazing in the past," said Pattee. "Luke designed the system to cut down on some trails. There are some terraces out there, too, so they dictated how the paddocks were designed."
To help pay for the multi-paddock system, Pattee signed a contract through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in 2004, which paid 50 percent of the cost of electric fencing and watering system. EQIP is administered by the NRCS.
Other advantages of a multi-paddock grazing system include better weed and brush control, more evenly distributed manure throughout the paddocks, increased stocking rates and more forage options.
Zaiger said Pattee's situation was unique in that he had excess forage that could be hayed. "Tom needed more movement from his herd," he said. "Usually it's the other way around; more often I see overgrazing of pasture."
The electric fences and watering system were complete and ready for Pattee's cows in 2006. He rotated them every couple weeks last year. This year, Pattee started rotating them more often to obtain more uniform grazing. "I've been cutting them to about a week in each paddock," he said. He currently rotates 43 cows between five paddocks, each 10-15 acres.
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A common challenge with any new paddock system is finding the best location to place water for the cows. Considerations include water sources, herd size, time and costs. For Pattee, it was decided that a centrally located stock tank, accessible from three paddocks, was a low-cost, low-maintenance solution.
Pattee thought the creek running through his pasture would be a sufficient water source for the cows from the other two paddocks. It has worked okay, but Pattee wants to improve that part of his watering system, so he signed a 2007 EQIP contract to install two low water crossings on his creek. Cows will be able to easily access stream water when construction on the low water crossings is complete, later this summer.
"We try to place water no more than 600-800 feet from anywhere in a paddock," said Zaiger.
Pattee says his cows responded well to the electric fences. "I've got ten first calf heifers and they follow on through," he said. "We've about gone through one complete rotation already."
Included in the fencing project is 3.1 acres of use exclusion from the stream. Pattee said he fenced off the stream to prevent soil erosion, keep the water clean and to protect his herd's health. "Every year I would have four or five cows with foot rot, and it was mainly from standing in the water on a hot day," he said.
In addition to his grazing land, Pattee owns about 70 acres of cropland - 30 acres of hayland and 40 acres of corn and soybeans. "The corn and hay stay with us," said Pattee. "We run them through two Harvester silos."
Pattee says his rough, hilly grazing land will stay as cow pasture. "There have always been cows on this ground, and that's the way it should be," he said. "With corn prices so high, there's too much ground coming out of pasture that should remain as grass."
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We don't typically do anything for Saint Patty's, but Little Man has an affinity for browsing the calender for holidays and making sure we know about them for the sake of having a party. I am in a bit of a festive mood and decided to make just a little something for decor. I am not big on decorating for all of the holidays due to the fact that I don't like storing all the items and I get tired of having things out besides the everything, I'm just picky like that.


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In the spring of 1976, America was, apparently, feeling seriously groovy. Memphis soul singer Johnnie Taylor's smooth "Disco Lady" spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard pop chart that spring, and six on the R&B chart. The tune saw its stellar debut the first week of April '76, just about exactly 38 years ago.
According to the Internet, it was the first No. 1 hit with the word "disco" actually in the title, although that dancefloor revolution was already well begun by the bicentennial year.
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